Chapter 630 The sedimented clouds were carved with beautiful lines, and the crystal and gold leaf shone with a clear luster.
Shang Yechu repeatedly wiped the cloud-shaped trophy of the Sky Award with a soft cloth until it shone brightly before opening the cabinet door and placing it inside.
Shang Yechu's new home still has a large study, and in that study, there's still a display cabinet that fills an entire wall. In the most prominent position on the cabinet are the script and notes for "The Mute Woman," used in place of the Best Newcomer Award trophy from the Ying Shi Awards. Shang Yechu placed the Tianji Awards trophy next to the script and notes for "The Mute Woman."
Shang Yechu held the cabinet door and admired the Sky Award trophy for a long time, completely absorbed in it; then she closed the cabinet door and admired the Sky Award trophy through the glittering glass for another long time.
After memorizing every detail of the trophy, Shang Yechu hummed a song and lay back in her new rocking chair.
After winning the award, her sleep quality improved, her cravings decreased, and even Ye Ya, who was urging her to join the production team again, didn't seem so bothersome anymore.
Shang Yechu has decided to take a break for a while, or, in industry jargon, "settle down."
For artists paid by the day, taking a break for a few months would mean a significant loss of revenue for the company. However, Shang Yechu is a small business owner at Qingping Entertainment, and the company can't stop her from taking a break. The biggest obstacle, actually, comes from her fans.
The entertainment industry is currently caught in a vicious cycle. If an artist doesn't start filming for a long time, the company will be the first to panic, as if their ancestral graves have been destroyed; marketing accounts and some netizens will mock the artist for being unemployed, and consequently, the artist will become a disgrace to their fans. The fans' slaps will come flying like rapidly spinning fan blades, offering the artist, studio, and company the most affectionate caress.
Acting isn't a streamlined process. Frequently jumping between productions prevents many actors from properly studying the script. Most actors' acting skills are already mediocre, and coupled with such a frivolous and impatient attitude, the final result will be pitifully poor. When the work airs, it will be ridiculed by audiences from a new perspective.
However, back in the last decade or so, there were many veteran actors who simultaneously joined two productions, taking on two vastly different roles. Ultimately, it all came down to a difference in skill level.
Shang Yechu wasn't sure if she had the skills to seamlessly transition into a new project. Since she wasn't sure, she figured it was best to take a break for a while. Her fans had recently come up with a new business: swarming the studio's Weibo account, hinting or explicitly asking her to film a drama series.
Although the film industry is generally considered "higher" than the television industry, in terms of fan management logic, television dramas are still better at consolidating fan bases and attracting new fans.
TV series often run for dozens of episodes, continuously generating new content, topics, and materials during their run. The emotional depth and character development accumulated over dozens of episodes far surpass what a two-hour movie can offer. Take a forty-episode TV series as an example: with two episodes released daily, fans have twenty days to look forward to. After the finale, they can rewatch it two or three times, digging into details and analyzing character traits, extending the peak popularity to around forty or fifty days. Anyone who has ever followed a TV series with bated breath understands the joy of character development and the sense of presence it provides.
As for movies, even if a film is packed with details, very few people would watch it every day for 40 or 50 days straight. During a movie's release period, fans basically have nothing to do besides watching it a few times, doing some promotion, and generating data.
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