Chapter 574 Award Recipient Meet-and-Greet (5000-word long chapter) After the awards ceremony, there will be an award recipient meet-and-greet.
"Tianban" has achieved great success this time, winning Best Television Series, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor. Looking at the list of winners, almost no one recognizes the name "Tianban" anymore.
"Yun Qing Ji" was born at the wrong time, clashing with "Tian Ban" and being completely overshadowed.
In fact, given Qin Tianye's acting skills in "Yun Qing Ji," Shang Yechu believes he was more than qualified to win Best Actor. However, firstly, Uncle Qin lacks background, connections, and popularity; secondly, the character of the emperor is portrayed as too negatively; and thirdly, he recently spoke out about Su Ge's situation, causing his reputation to plummet online. It's understandable that the Xinghan Awards didn't consider him.
"Yun Qing Ji" wasn't entirely without merit. It shared an award with its long-time rival "Qing Yun Zhuan" and "Fei Hua Zhu Yue Ling Ping Sheng," which was thoroughly outshone by "Tian Ban."
The selection criteria for this award are the scope and impact of the work's international dissemination. Only works that are published overseas and "effectively promote Chinese culture abroad" are eligible for selection.
Chinese period dramas and fantasy dramas were once wildly popular in Southeast Asia, sweeping across the continent. In recent years, they have even crossed oceans and expanded beyond Asia, their influence steadily increasing. As one of the top dramas of the year, "The Legend of Yun Qing" naturally attracted the rights to be sold to numerous countries.
Although both *Qingyun Biography* and *Flying Flowers Chasing the Moon* were box office failures in China during their respective release periods, they were far more popular than *Yun Qing Ji* in Southeast Asia. *Qingyun Biography*, which was heavily criticized by Zheng Bohan domestically, received high praise abroad. This fact allowed fans of the lead actress, Wang Miyun, to finally regain some ground and feel quite triumphant.
Of course, *The Legend of Yun Qing* also has its audience. The toxic romance between the emperor and empress in the drama has surprisingly been described by foreign netizens as possessing "unbelievable magic." Shang Yechu has seen some feedback videos from foreign viewers, and when they saw the scene where the emperor stabs the empress, everyone was crying and wailing in anguish. Ironically, the discussion surrounding Princess Pingzhao wasn't as high as it was domestically.
Both "Tianban" and "Yunqingji" were works in which Ye Chu participated, and they had a significant impact on her life. Now, "Tianban" has been a huge success, and "Yunqingji" has also achieved some success. Only Ye Chu, the lead actress, has received no awards!
Zheng Bohan's face had been hanging low ever since the Best Actress results were announced. If the gloom on his face could materialize, the Star Han Awards venue would have been flooded.
Shang Yechu was already in a bad mood because she didn't win the award and almost got tricked. But when she saw Zheng Bohan looking like he had lost his parents, he seemed to be in an even worse mood than her. She had no choice but to put aside her doubts for the time being and keep comforting the old man Zheng to prevent him from getting angry.
No matter what Zheng Bohan has done, he is one of the people who loves Li Yiming the most in the world. That's the only thing that can't be faked.
Xu Hanwen knew Zheng Laoguan's stubborn temper better than Shang Yechu. One glance at his expression told him that something terrible was about to happen.
When the Best TV Series award for "Tianban" was announced, as is customary, the producer, director, and screenwriter were to speak on stage together. However, Xu Hanwen gave Qin Tianye and Shang Yechu several meaningful glances, instructing them to each hold down Zheng Bohan, while he pulled the producer onto the stage to speak.
This was incredibly undignified, as evidenced by the whispers among the crowd and the constant clicking of camera shutters from the reporters. But Xu Hanwen was helpless. Holding Zheng Bohan back was only temporarily undignified; if Zheng Bohan were allowed to go on stage and open his mouth, the entire Xinghan Awards would be ruined!
This was Xu Hanwen's most uninspiring award experience. Holding the trophy, he didn't even know what to say on stage. His eyes kept glancing at the audience. Shang Yechu was holding Zheng Bohan's arm, and Qin Tianye was holding Zheng Bohan's thigh. The two of them still had proud and moved smiles on their faces (no wonder they are good actors, Xu Hanwen thought to himself).
Caught between Shang Yechu, who was crying tears of joy, and Qin Tianye, who was smiling and greeting him, Zheng Bohan's eyes were practically spitting fire, and he looked like he was about to suffocate.
Xu Hanwen hurriedly recited his acceptance speech, almost making a slip of the tongue, reciting "Li Yiming's drama is our hard work" instead of "Tianban is our hard work." He broke out in a sweat.
In his original acceptance speech, Director Xu had specifically thanked Ye Chu, intending to praise the lead actress with great enthusiasm and perhaps even shed a few tears. Now, however, he forgot all about tears, quickly thanked Ye Chu, and then fell silent, not daring to pause even for a moment.
What if he passionately thanks Ye Chu on stage, which annoys Zheng Bohan so much that he stands up and speaks out from his seat? — Zheng Bohan is really capable of doing that!
The hosts and presenters of the Xinghan Awards were all seasoned veterans, and they could tell from the beginning that something was off about the atmosphere. They smiled awkwardly, not daring to ask why Zheng Bohan wasn't going on stage. After making a few jokes, they let Xu Hanwen go.
The reporters had planned to capture Ye Chu's pained, disappointed, stunned, and jealous expressions when she missed the award, making for a great story. However, Ye Chu didn't seem to lose her composure much; it was Zheng Bohan who was practically launching himself off the planet. And he made such a mess of things.
Zheng Bohan is Ye Chu's teacher. What he did, if you round it up, could be said to have been at Ye Chu's behest; if you round it up even further, it could be said to have been done by Ye Chu. So it's not a huge loss.
Not bad. The reporters happily started taking videos and photos, and began brainstorming ideas for the trending topics that would follow.
#Zheng Bohan's Fury for His Beloved#
#Zheng Bohan lost his composure because of Ye Chu#
#Ye Chu gently stroked Zheng Bohan's hand, trying to soothe him#
#Zheng Bohan did not go on stage to accept the award in order to accompany the disheartened Ye Chu#
#Xu Hanwen specifically thanked Ye Chu#
#Qin Tianye blocked Zheng Bohan in order to talk to Ye Chu#
#Ye Chu's expression when Tao Xiang won the award#
#Zheng Bohan says the Xinghan Award is a bad thing#
#Ye Chu didn't hear Tao Xiang's acceptance speech#
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The art of journalism lies in this: a single event can be interpreted in a thousand ways, each seemingly faithful to reality at first glance; but upon closer examination, one discovers that they are merely loyal to their own self-interest.
The awards ceremony ended abruptly, and cameras immediately surrounded the "Half of the Sky" crew. The scene at Shang Yechu's place was even more lively than that of the award winner, Tao Xiang.
"What are Ye Chu's feelings about this ceremony?" a reporter asked first.
Shang Yechu replied with a smile, "It's an eye-opener."
The implications of those four words are so vast! The reporter was immediately excited and about to ask another question when another reporter interjected, "What are your feelings about seeing Professor Tao Xiang receive the award?"
Xu Hanwen answered first: "I'm so happy! Lao Tao is an old friend of ours. I said ten years ago that she would definitely win the award. I'm really happy for her to see her finally win the cup. Haha, I have to treat her to a meal later!"
Another reporter was taken aback, only then realizing that he had forgotten to add the qualifier "Ye Chu" when asking the question. That old fox Xu Hanwen had shamelessly snatched the question away.
Shang Yechu smiled and chimed in, "Could you take me with you, Director? Although you, Teacher Zheng, and Teacher Tao didn't know me ten years ago, I've already seen quite a few of your films on TV. Come to think of it, I'm an old friend of yours!"
"Look, look, look," Xu Hanwen said to the reporter with a smile, pointing at Shang Yechu, "She's trying to freeload again, and she's even making fun of us for being old—did you film it all? Hurry up and release it so my friends online can teach her a lesson!"
Shang Yechu pleaded, "I was wrong, Director. Can we do a retake?"
"The director rejects it." Xu Hanwen put on an exaggerated expression.
"This time it'll definitely be a one-take success!" Shang Yechu clasped his hands together, then gently pulled the microphone from the reporter and said with a smile, "Let me borrow it, friend."
The reporter was momentarily dazzled by that smile, and before he knew it, the microphone was already in Ye Chu's hand.
Shang Yechu exaggeratedly straightened his non-existent collar and declared in a clear, resonant voice: "I, Yechu, hereby submit my self-criticism on June 20, 2019: I was wrong, I was truly wrong. I shouldn't have slandered Teacher Xu. Teacher Xu is young and beautiful, in the prime of her life. She is incredibly wealthy, graceful and elegant. Her face is as delicate as tofu, her skin as white as a sour milk drink. Her eyes are sparkling, and her black hair is as soft as clouds..."
Xu Hanwen laughed and scolded, "Who will go and twist her mouth shut?" As he spoke, he reached out to grab Shang Yechu's microphone.
The crowd erupted in laughter. Even Zheng Bohan, who had been keeping a straight face, couldn't help but chuckle when he turned to look at Xu Hanwen's old face.
"Snap!"
"Snap!"
The reporters had never seen Ye Chu so witty and eloquent. They laughed until their stomachs hurt while frantically snapping photos. The sounds of camera shutters and laughter mingled together, making the atmosphere more like a fan meeting than an interview.
Only the reporter who had just asked the question was secretly annoyed. These idiots! What are they laughing at? Didn't they notice that Ye Chu and Xu Hanwen had easily steered the conversation away from this sensitive and important topic? They'd practically turned it into a stand-up comedy routine!
The reporter wanted to press for Ye Chu's thoughts on Tao Xiang winning the award, but the microphone was already in Ye Chu's hands, and he couldn't very well ask for it back in front of so many people. He could only watch helplessly as Ye Chu cracked jokes.
Another reporter asked loudly, "What were Ye Chu and Teacher Qin Tianye talking about at the party?"
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