Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 598: During the awards ceremony, I understood

The Golden Eagle Awards ceremony.

As He Jiong and Qin Hailu walked to the center of the stage, the background music that resounded throughout the venue gradually slowed down. Facing the many applauding artists and audiences below the stage, He Jiong was the first to raise the microphone.

"Hello, distinguished guests, audiences, and netizens who are watching the live broadcast. This is the 29th Golden Eagle Awards ceremony. I am the host, He Jiong."

"Tonight, we will present awards including two favorite actors and actresses, one best TV series, 2 outstanding TV series, best director, best screenwriter, best concept, best art and other awards."

"The person next to me is my partner tonight, our beautiful and talented teacher Qin Hailu."

He Jiong gave his opening remarks with ease, without showing any sign of nervousness, and he looked completely at ease.

"Hello everyone, I am Qin Hailu, Mr. He's partner today."

Qin Hailu also followed up with a brief self-introduction.

As the two finished their introductions, the audience applauded enthusiastically, and the feedback was very enthusiastic.

"We saw it. It's really star-studded tonight. When we glanced around, wow! They're all familiar faces!"

He Jiong began to warm up the audience. The interaction before the award ceremony can be said to be a classic part of the Golden Eagle Festival and has always been loved by the audience.

Especially He Jiong's opening interaction, which was a textbook performance, with witty remarks and eloquent speech.

As He Jiong opened his mouth, audiences online and offline began to look forward to his next speech.

And He Jiong is destined not to disappoint everyone.

"I have an old friend who doesn't follow the appearance route but is definitely cool and stylish. He is definitely not romantic but has a suave demeanor. He is a professional actor with a distinct personality, Mr. Lin Yongjian!"

The audience applauded loudly to show their approval.

Lin Yongjian stood up and put his hands together to signal He Jiong, then turned around and did the same gesture to the audience, which caused another round of warm cheers from the audience.

However, this is just the beginning.

"He was born into a family of opera performers but turned to drama, climbing to the pinnacle of art in different ways. His rigorous attitude is the cornerstone of his good works. Welcome Mr. Yu Rongguang!"

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"He is a very distinctive performing artist. Whether on the stage of a drama or in front of the camera on the screen, he can portray the characters deeply into the hearts of the people. Welcome our Dakang Secretary Wu Gang!"

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"His superb acting skills have created countless images of seven-foot tough guys. He is also both good and evil, making the audience love and hate him. Welcome Mr. Hou Yong!"

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"When he debuted at the age of six, he was quirky and childish. Now he has long since gotten rid of the label of a child star and has carved out his own place in the entertainment industry with his strength and passion. Welcome Wu Lei, our little Wu Lei has grown up!"

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"She is a serious and dedicated actress who strives for perfection. She is also a new director Qin Hailulu who has unique ideas and professional insights. Yes, it is the one next to me. Welcome my new partner, Teacher Qin Hailu!"

Every actor who was named by Teacher He would stand up and respond with a smile. When Qin Hailu was introduced, she seemed to have not expected that she would have her own part. She looked at He Jiong in surprise. After she reacted, she quickly bowed to the audience to express her gratitude.

"I just introduced a lot of people, but you may have noticed that I didn't introduce a few of our familiar friends, such as..."

"Our Yang Zi!"

He Jiong paused, then looked at Yang Zi and gestured with his hand.

There was a sudden burst of enthusiastic cheers from the audience, mixed with some boos, and Yang Zi quickly stood up and bowed to the stage and the audience. After standing up, he did not forget to wave to the fans behind him.

He Jiong smiled as he watched this scene, and then continued to name names:
"And our Feng Feng!"

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"And Yilong who looks a little shy!"

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"Our Reba is wearing a red dress today, she looks very festive!"

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Every time He Jiong called out someone, there would be a commotion at the scene. Just when everyone thought he would call out Lin Li, he suddenly changed the subject and said:
"It seems like everyone is waiting for me to name someone, right? Well, I won't name anyone. He's so well-known, I'm afraid he'll steal my limelight, so forget it."

He Jiong pursed his lips and joked.

As soon as the words were spoken, the audience burst into laughter. The director was very sensible and turned the camera to Lin Li's face, which was clearly displayed on the big screen on the stage.

The moment Lin Li’s smiling faces appeared on the big screen, the entire audience suddenly burst into the loudest cheer of the day.

On the screen, Lin Li's expression was startled for a moment, then he immediately curved his eyebrows and revealed a smile as warm as spring breeze. His angular facial features were still able to stand out under the harsh lighting of the scene, and were not affected at all, fully demonstrating what it means to be handsome and willful.

"Ahhh! Nanda smiled at me!"

"What a great face, can it be nominated for World Heritage status?"

"The leisurely Nanda is so calm, and the mood is so stable. I want to talk!"

“Can we have one NTU per household? I think it is possible!”

"It seems like I live in the eyes of Nanda University. I really want to go in and take a look!"

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The audience and fans at the scene can still control themselves, but the online audience can't care so much. They throw all kinds of compliments at him like they are free, and they are full of praise.

"Director, the real-time ratings have already exceeded 2.4, the highest peak of the Golden Eagle Awards so far."

A staff member walked up to the director and informed him excitedly.

"Great! As expected of Teacher Nanxun, Teacher He was also very helpful today, hahaha!"

The director waved his arms happily and laughed.

After laughing, the director immediately adjusted his state and continued to pay close attention to the subsequent developments.

He had a feeling that today's award ceremony would be very interesting.

After the warm-up, the main process of the award ceremony began.

Under the chairmanship of He Jiong, the award ceremony went exceptionally smoothly, and the major awards of the Golden Eagle Awards were announced one by one.

Begonia still won the Best TV Series Award, while White Deer Plain, Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky, The Last Guard, A Different World, Love in the Courtyard, The World's Grain Fields, Original Heart, Pretty Li Huizhen, The Passionate Military Flag, The Best of Us, and Spring won the Outstanding TV Series Award.

Chen Li won the Best Director Award for "The Begonia Remains", Shen Jie won the Best Screenplay Award for "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky", Wang Shaolin won the Best Art Direction Award for "Love in the Courtyard", and Zhi Lei won the Best Cinematography Award for "Nothing Gold Can Stay".

The presentation of each award is greeted with warm cheers from the audience, and as time goes by, the award ceremony gradually becomes more intense, with the most important awards about to be announced one by one.

The ceremony was not idle during the formal award ceremony.

The Golden Eagle Awards ceremony has been interspersed with some performances. Although Yang Zi did not go on stage to receive the award, and judging from the current situation, she is destined to receive nothing today, but she and Zhou Bichang sang a song together on stage, "Running to You with All My Might", which was very good. Although Yang Zi is an actor, she has also sung some songs. The previously popular "Ashes of Love" sung with Deng Lun was also widely loved by everyone.

On the stage, Yang Zi was wearing a black suit and looked very handsome. He sang songs with the powerful singer Zhou Bichang.

To be honest, Lin Li thought Yang Zi's voice was pretty good and she seemed to be in a good mood. He happily interacted with Zhou Bichang. The beautiful lights made the entire stage look very gorgeous.

She was very devoted in her singing, and Lin Li felt that she might also want to use the lyrics of "Running Towards You with All My Might" to express her own thoughts.

Judging from her current performance, Lin Li had a good impression of her. At least she behaved in a graceful and graceful manner.

Moreover, he had also interrupted her intimacy. If there was a suitable role in the future, he could make it up to her.

As the song ended, the award ceremony continued.

Lin Li also applauded along with the audience, clapping his hands lightly.

Then, under the control of He Jiong, Hou Yong and Wu Gang went on stage together to present the Audience Favorite Actor Award, which is the Golden Eagle Award Gold Cup, and is also one of the most important awards tonight.

After some jokes, Wu Gang read out the winner of the Audience Favorite Actor Award at this year's Golden Eagle Awards.

"The winner of the 29th Golden Eagle Award for Audience's Favorite Actor is..."

"Congratulations to Zhu Yilong and Zhang Yi!"

As Wu Gang's voice fell, Zhang Yi and Zhu Yillong stood up at the same time.

Zhu Yilong's face was full of excitement. He nodded to the people around him and walked to the front row. He bowed 90 degrees in front of Lin Li and said sincerely:
"Thank you, Teacher Nanxun!"

"Thank you so much, I wouldn't be who I am today without you!"

Lin Li stood up and patted his shoulder, pointed to the stage, and chuckled:
"Congratulations, Yilong, go up, everyone is still waiting for you."

The results were all within expectations and not surprising at all.

"Okay, Teacher Nanxun."

Zhu Yilong bowed again, then quickly followed Zhang Yi's steps and went onto the stage.

Watching the interaction between the two, the audiences at the scene and on the live broadcast suddenly realized that it was Lin Li who made Zhu Yilong famous, and today he even won the Golden Eagle Award Gold Trophy and the Best Actor award!
On the stage, as Zhu Yilong and the other man stood still, there was a burst of warm applause from the audience.

First, Zhang Yi gave his acceptance speech.

"Without Luo Yuzhu, there would be no Chen Jianghe."

"Without the entire Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky crew, there would be no such award."

"I am 40 years old this year, and I finally won the Golden Eagle Award. I thank the Golden Eagle, Yiwu in Zhejiang Province, the Star City tonight, the audience who have been voting for me, the judges, and my father for mobilizing everyone to vote for me. Dad, you can take a rest now."

"I am grateful to my teacher. Without him, I wouldn't be where I am today. Thank you, Mr. Peng!"

"Finally, I want to say something to Teacher Nan Xun. We met at the last Magnolia Awards. I feel very honored to receive this award today together with the leading actor of your work, Teacher Zhu Yilong."

"But I want to say one thing, Mr. Nanxun. Although I am not as handsome as Mr. Zhu Yilong, my acting skills are still acceptable. Besides, my salary is not high, so the cost performance is very good. I hope Mr. Nanxun can consider me for other projects. I am always at your disposal."

Lin Li didn't expect Zhang Yi to do such a thing, and to be so direct.

He thought about it carefully and realized that this was just a coincidence.

So, under many surprised looks, Lin Li directly made an "OK" gesture to him.

The scene suddenly became abuzz, and even Zhang Yi himself was stunned. He didn't expect it to be so smooth.

Is Teacher Nanxun so easy to talk to?
So can I also learn from Zhang Yi's method?
On the stage, Zhang Yi came to his senses and bowed repeatedly to Lin Li. When he saw Lin Li make a hand-pressing gesture, he immediately understood what he meant. After expressing his gratitude again, he quietly stepped aside, but his eyes kept looking at Lin Li from time to time.

He still hasn't recovered from the shock. He didn't expect it would be so easy to get cooperation from Lin Li. It was so smooth that it was unbelievable.

At this time, Zhu Yilong had already walked to the microphone, and after a brief pause, he slowly spoke:
"First of all, I would like to thank the Golden Eagle Awards Organizing Committee, thank the producer of Honor, Nanxun Culture, and thank Mr. Nanxun for creating the work Honor."

"If it weren't for Teacher Nanxun, I don't know when I would have the chance to hold this trophy. Thank you!"

Zhu Yilong's speech was very simple but extremely sincere. After he finished speaking, Lin Li took the lead in applauding, and the others followed suit.

He Jiong exchanged a few more words with Zhu Yilong before letting them leave. When they left the stage, the audience burst into loud cheers again.

Li Yifeng's expression was extremely unnatural at this moment, and he barely maintained a smile on his face.

He thought he still had a chance, but now all hopes were completely gone. He really lost to Zhu Yillong who was just starting to gain momentum!
The cheers from the audience seemed like slaps in the face, making his skin feel hot!
Annoyed, Li Yifeng looked at Lin Li's back.

If it weren't for Lin Li, he would have most likely won the gold cup, but because of his existence, he now has nothing, and he has also become a laughing stock on the entire Internet because of yesterday's vote-rigging incident!

However, no one cared what he thought.

The award ceremony is still going on.

On the stage, He Jiong was setting the mood and laying the groundwork.

"We are about to announce our last important award tonight. I believe everyone knows who our award presenter will be, right?"

He Jiong held up the microphone and smiled at the audience.

“Nanda!”

“Nanda Nanda!”

“Nanda!!!”

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The audience suddenly erupted in cheers that almost lifted the roof off the convention center. Many people in the front row of the artist area also cheered along, and the scene was suddenly extremely lively.

At this time, the director was very sensible and switched the camera to Lin Li's face. When Lin Li's smiling face appeared on the big screen, the cheers at the scene rose again.

"It seems that our audience is very smart. In that case, I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

"Please welcome tonight's favorite actress award presenter, famous writer, director, and new actor Lin Li!"

As He Jiong's voice fell, huge background music sounded, the audience cheered wildly, and the artists in the front row also stood up, clapping their hands and looking at Lin Li's figure.

"Zhang Tai, I'll go upstairs then."

"Teacher Nanxun, you've worked hard, please."

After greeting Zhang Huasheng, Lin Li slowly stood up and looked back.

After seeing the enthusiastic audience, Lin Li smiled and waved to them, then nodded slightly to the celebrity artists around him. When he met Reba's sparkling eyes, he paused for a moment and blinked at her imperceptibly.

Reba was startled for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.

She understood what Lin Li meant.

So, I look forward to it more and more.

(End of this chapter)