Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 539: The long-awaited awards ceremony
Just as April began, Zhou Hao received a surprise that was neither big nor small.

"You Are the Apple of My Eye" was shortlisted for the main competition of the China University Student Film Festival and received a total of four nominations.

As the top creator, Zhou Hao also received an invitation from the organizer, inviting him to attend the award ceremony a week later.

Zhou Hao readily accepted the invitation.

Don’t underestimate this film festival as it’s just a college student film festival. The organizers behind it are a well-established academic team. If you count the names above, they are all well-known names, all of which are top-notch!
So in fact, the most valuable thing about this award ceremony is not its trophy, but the network of personal connections behind it.

Go, must go!
Also invited was the heroine Lin Xina.

After receiving the invitation, the little girl was very happy.

This was the first time she had been nominated for an award at such a formal film festival, which was a huge encouragement to her!
Even if I didn’t win the award in the end, I was satisfied!

All the depression that I had been feeling since the New Year was instantly swept away.

But the most exciting one has to be Youying Video.

Just one year ago, the term "online movie" was almost synonymous with shoddy, vulgar and boring productions. Forget about being nominated for film festivals or winning awards...it was considered good enough if it wasn't spit on!

However, now, "Those Years" has not only made a fortune at the box office, but is now expected to win a trophy at a film festival!
What a profit!

What makes them even more excited is that one of the main judges of this year's College Student Film Festival is Zhang Yunfeng.

This movie star has an extremely good relationship with Zhou Hao!
Hopefully!
In fact, Zhang Yunfeng had secretly given Zhou Hao a shot of prevention.

"College student film festivals of all generations have preferred narrative films that are difficult to understand. They have an independent review and evaluation system and are not affected by box office and public opinion..."

Zhang Yunfeng spoke very subtly, but Zhou Hao could understand.

What this means is that this college student film festival prefers art films, and commercial romance films with little depth like "Those Years" are basically not within their preferences.

Translated into adult language, it means that there is little hope of winning the prize, and you will most likely just be a runner-up.

Disappointment is inevitable, but Zhou Hao quickly adjusted his mindset.

Just run along, it doesn’t matter.

Being able to make more friends with big names in the film industry is much more meaningful than simply winning a trophy.

Moreover, for an online movie, getting a nomination is already a very impressive achievement.

You have to eat one bite at a time, don't be in a hurry!
He was able to remain calm, but Youying couldn't.

On the day when the film festival announced the nominations, Ufilm’s official Weibo went straight into diarrhea-like updating mode, posting more than twenty Weibo posts in a row.

Show off the nomination results of "Those Years", review the box office results of "Those Years", and show off a series of records set by "Those Years"...

The word "cocky" is almost written on his face.

Celebrities from all walks of life were also very considerate and appeared in the comment section one after another to send their blessings.

A few brave ones even openly "recommended themselves" in the comment section and publicly told Zhou Hao: They are ready to be called at any time.

This is not about emotional intelligence or sarcasm, most of it is the truth.

Any online movie can be nominated for the College Student Film Festival, and it even received four nominations in one go...

What kind of strength is this?
What will happen if he makes a movie in theaters one day in the future?

Isn't it a piece of cake to collect awards?
It’s not too late to curry favor with him now, before he becomes fully successful in the film industry!

Some female stars were also secretly depressed, hating Xu Lingyue for acting too quickly... and having no place to display their charm!

On the third day after receiving the invitation to the College Student Film Festival, Zhou Hao received another invitation...from the Hong Kong Academy Awards. This time, Zhou Hao was really surprised.

What's going on?
The Hong Kong Academy Awards has a very high vision and has always had very strict entry standards for mainland films. In recent years, there have even been signs of the development of "local protectionism."

Many blockbuster films from mainland China failed to be shortlisted, but "Those Years" was chosen instead?
Although the organizer has not given out any awards for the finalists, the fact that the invitation has been sent here shows that the probability of winning the award is very high, otherwise they would not let you travel all the way south to attend... otherwise wouldn't that be like a monkey trick?

It’s easy to offend people!

While feeling dizzy, Zhou Hao called Old Man Xie, intending to find out the inside story.

"There is no inside information. Your film was shortlisted based on its real strength." Old Man Xie said with a smile: "It's just that it was not shortlisted for any important award... You should understand the reason behind it."

I understand, of course I understand.

For the Academy Awards, the movie "Those Years" has too many debuffs - it is a web movie, the plot is simple, and it is a mainland movie.

If a film like this is nominated for a major award, there will definitely be some commotion.

"But you don't have to be discouraged. This is just a process of boiling a frog in warm water." Old Xie said, "Let's first let you show up at the Academy Awards this year so that everyone can get to know you. When you come up with a good work next year, I think there won't be so many doubts when you are nominated for the grand prize."

Well, we’re even using the art of war.

"Thank you. You helped with the operation again, right?"

"Hey, I didn't take the lead this time." Old Xie laughed, "It was Alan's father who did it. I just helped out."

Chen Ailun’s father?
This answer surprised Zhou Hao.

"You don't have to be so surprised. It should be a favor to you. After all, last year's song 'Descendants of the Dragon' was extremely popular and directly helped Allen's career reach a new level!"

"So you must come to this awards ceremony, don't let them down!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Hao was still a little dizzy.

Throughout the whole year of last year, he hardly received any invitations to any award ceremonies, but at the beginning of this year, he received two invitations in a row.

This is going to make you rich!

"That's because I bring good luck to my husband!" Xu Lingyue shamelessly began to take credit for it.

Zhou Hao laughed and carried his wife into the house.

What follows is a plot that is not suitable for children.

……

At the same time, Youying’s Weibo operations were so busy that they almost cried.

I just finished running the content for the College Student Film Festival, and now here comes the Academy Awards...

Have to work overtime again!
Moreover, the weight of the Academy Awards is much greater than that of any college student film festival.

After all, this has certain "external export" attributes!

Although the weight of the Academy Awards is not as great as before, the ideological imprint left on the minds of the older generation of practitioners is still very deep.

This award is of great importance!

Stimulated by the two awards, the excitement of "Those Years" that had originally dissipated has quietly revived...

(End of this chapter)