Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 226 Rehearsal
Zhou Le had heard a lot about Zhao Liying, but there was nothing he could do about it.

However, while looking for a seat, Zhou Le saw the crew of "All Is Well" walking in from afar.

Actually, Zhou Le wanted to go up and greet Guo Jingfei and Ni Dahong, but then he saw Yao Chen next to them.

In the end, he gave up.

He felt it was better to keep some distance from the flowers of evil.

When filming "Go Fighting!" last time, Zhou Le tried his best to keep his distance.

This time was no exception.

Although he cannot deny that Yao Chen's performance in "All Is Well" was indeed very good, Zhou Le felt that Yao Chen had a high probability of winning among all the actresses nominated for the Magnolia Award for Best Actress this year.

After settling in, Zhou Le found himself surrounded by members of the film crew on both sides. As the event began, the hosts and guests on stage took turns reading out the list of names. Zhou Le noticed that "Like a Flowing River" was indeed the biggest winner this year, ranking among the top in both the number of nominations and the number of awards it won.

Of the seventeen awards presented so far, "Like a Flowing River" won four.

Among them, "All Is Well" won two awards: Best Supporting Actor and International Communication Award.

Finally, it's time for Best Actor.

The screen showed the works of several nominees one after another. Among them, the scene that Zhou Le was selected for was the scene that Zhou Le personally felt was the best performance in the play.

"The winner of the Best Actor award at the 25th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards is Zhou Le for his role in 'Like a Flowing River'."

Hearing his name called, Zhou Le smiled and stood up to gesture to those behind him.

"Congratulations! Go up and claim your prize!"

Kong Sheng patted Zhou Le on the shoulder.

After Zhou Le went on stage this time, he received the trophy from Huang Zhiqiang and Yan Ni, two of the TV drama judges. He didn't do anything funny or talk nonsense, and he didn't even tell any jokes.

After saying that, he stepped off the stage.

The first person was awarded such an important prize by the organizers in accordance with the rules, and the second person was surrounded by veteran actors, while the second person was surrounded by veteran actors among veteran actors.

Saying even one more word would be inappropriate.

This disappointed some people who were expecting some entertainment, but Zhou Le wasn't stupid. He obediently took the trophy off the stage, sat down, and waited for the cameras to roll around on him.

He then asked in a low voice, "Director Kong, why did you give me this award?"

Kong Sheng smiled and said, "Although Ni Dahong was the frontrunner before, 'Like a Flowing River' was just selected as one of the top five songs, and you yourself also won one of the top five songs. That's the first point."

Secondly, you now have a larger audience, and while the Magnolia Award is very prestigious in the industry, to be honest, it still falls short compared to the Golden Eagle Award. It also needs exposure and promotion.

Thirdly, although our "Like a Flowing River" is a period drama, and you are more involved in the Beijing circle, you also have a good relationship with the Shanghai circle. You should know that the Shanghai circle is rooted in the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and your company also helped you with the process, so this award naturally came to you.

More importantly, your current acting skills and abilities are in line with the star-making plan. If you win this award, you will be branded as part of the Shanghai entertainment circle. Although you already have many such brandings, cherish this opportunity.

Otherwise, if you postpone it a few more times, and you bring a suitable work, but there's also a serious drama coming at the same time, you'll really have to step back.

Kong Sheng said.

"However, by now, 'Like a Flowing River' has already won almost all the awards at the Magnolia Awards, which is a win for both me and you. It's just a pity about 'All Is Well'."

Zhou Le became increasingly curious: "Why do you say that? Isn't there a Best Actress award later? Yao Chen should be able to win one, right?"

Kong Sheng shook his head: "I can't win. Jiang Wenli is here this year too. Although I have to admit that Yao Chen acted really well in 'All Is Well,' and she doesn't usually act in TV dramas easily, she didn't win for 'Lurking,' so I guess she'll have a hard time this time too. And this should be the closest she's come to winning Best Actress in recent years."

"such a pity"

Hearing this, Zhou Le looked at his trophy again, then put it in his pocket. No matter what, the award was given to him, so it was his.

After all, it's not up to you to judge what's good or bad; there are judges above you, and behind the scenes, there's a power struggle involving large capital.

He did indeed receive benefits, not only from the honor of winning the Magnolia Award for Best Actor, but also from a bonus of 200 million yuan.

After the event, Zhou Le took a picture of his trophy and posted it on Weibo, and then stopped looking at it.

Because so much time has passed, filming for "The Peak of Actors" still needs to continue.

Meanwhile, rehearsals for the Spring Festival Gala will also begin.

Zhou Le either goes to Beijing to rehearse with others or comes back to record a show.

However, Zhou Le's semi-final was the penultimate episode.

When Zhou Le returned, he discovered that many people had already been eliminated, and even during the period when he wasn't recording, several had either been eliminated or had voluntarily withdrawn from the competition.

Several others came during that time, but apart from Wang Lin, Liu Xiaoqing, and Hui Yinghong, none of them stayed.

According to the normal number, there should be eight people left in the end, but in this episode, Zhou Le looked at the list and then at the people present, and found that there were two people missing.

"Li Yuchun withdrew from the competition due to health reasons, and Ms. Liu Xiaoqing will also not participate in the finals due to scheduling conflicts."

Zhou Le thought to himself, "Isn't this the same as withdrawing from the competition?"

From this perspective, it seems they are still making way for others. After all, given their status, it's better for them to leave than not win the championship.

Anyway, quite a few people withdrew from the competition, and even Zhang Guoli, who made it straight to the finals, had already finished filming on the show.

Because there are fewer people now, and there are still many scripts to choose from, everyone directly picked out all the scripts for the remaining two episodes.

In the semi-finals, Zhou Le will perform the scene from "Let the Bullets Fly" where Liu Zi pulls the powder out of his stomach in a tavern.

He plans to perform "Hello Mr. Tree" in the finals.

As for the guest performers, Zhou Le directly invited the original cast from "Let the Bullets Fly," including Chen Kun and Hu Min, the actor who plays the shop owner.

Anyway, it's just a matter of making a phone call to Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen informed them, and then they contacted him again.

In Mr. Tree, Zhou Le also invited Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo.

The two agreed without hesitation. After all, helping a friend wouldn't take many days, so they would help if they could.

All that's left is to have Zhou Ye make a cameo appearance in these two films.

Mr. Tree is easy to talk about, since there are quite a few female characters in it.

The main point was to let the bullets fly. Zhou Le and Liu Zhenyun discussed it for a long time and finally changed the role of the martial arts examinee to something else.

Anyway, they're all under Master Huang's command, and their only purpose in the script is to stir up trouble.

Zhou Ye is extremely skilled at this kind of acting. In this semi-final, Zhou Le tied for second place with Kara Hui with 173 votes, while Li Bingbing took first place with 231 votes.

Wang Lin was eliminated with the fewest votes.

Liu Xiaoqing was unable to participate further due to scheduling conflicts, so she only performed and her votes were not counted.

"They are indeed respectable people."

Zhou Le sighed.

However, Zhou Le felt a bit sorry for Wang Lin's elimination. After all, in "Romance in the Rain", besides He Shuhuan, Yiping, Ruping, and Du Fei, the character that impressed Zhou Le the most was Aunt Xue, played by Wang Lin.

The first episode of the first season of Roast Conference was banned because Chi Zi made a comment about Wang Lin. Later, Zhou Le specifically searched for the video online and found that it was actually quite normal. It would be strange if such a risqué comment wasn't banned.

"If you've got the guts to steal a man, then open the door!"

Afterwards, Zhou Le specifically added Wang Lin on WeChat and even made this comment. However, Wang Lin is very kind and loves to joke in private. The reason Zhou Le said this was because Wang Lin had joked with Zhou Le first.

"Haha, I didn't expect you to remember this!"

"Of course, Teacher Wang Lin is one of the leading figures in the parody video section on Bilibili, and this clip is deeply etched in my mind."

"Haha, it's pretty good to have such a memorable scene. But when it comes to having fun, you young people are the ones who really enjoy it. These days, all those memes and jokes are really interesting."

After finishing his performance here, Zhou Le immediately returned to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival Gala rehearsals.

"Sister Dan, when can you work with Uncle Banshan again and film a skit? I've been watching your old skits a lot lately, and I never get tired of them."

Song Dandan smiled and said, "Sigh, there's no way around it. The pressure of performing on the Spring Festival Gala is too great. It's easier for singers like us, since we record everything in advance and then lip-sync. But comedy sketches are too prone to problems."

Even an old actor like him used to get nervous, either forgetting to bring props or forgetting his lines. And now he has so many apprentices who have all become successful. At most, he can only perform on their local Spring Festival Gala. It would probably be difficult for him to come here.

But it's not that I'm sorry you keep watching the old shows; the Spring Festival Galas in recent years haven't been very interesting.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Le immediately said, "Sister Dan, I think things have been pretty good these past few years."

After I finished talking about experience points, I immediately gained two points.

After all, this is backstage at the Spring Festival Gala. Regardless of whether there are eavesdroppers, there are some things that cannot be said carelessly. Even if others say them, you cannot agree with them.

Although everyone present was trustworthy, it was inevitable that when the conversation got carried away, a staff member might pass by, overhear, and tell others what they had said.

"Haha, maybe that's just the kind of style you young people prefer."

"Sister Dan, I really think it's pretty good. I think the best thing is that all the traditional items have been preserved, so people of all ages can watch it."

"That's true."

After a while, Mo Wenwei also came over.

Although it was their first time meeting, Song Dandan and Zhou Le were both very outgoing and quickly became familiar with each other after chatting for a while.

"Sister, I've always had a question. I used to really enjoy listening to your songs. Back then, everyone used MP3 players, and they always listened to artists like Jay Chou, JJ Lin, and Xu Song, but most of the songs on my MP3 player were yours."

But ever since then I've kept hearing that you bought insurance for yourself, so I wanted to ask if you really did buy insurance for your leg?

"Yes."

Karen Mok readily admitted it.

"Actually, this kind of thing is quite common in the entertainment industry. Let's not talk about it in China. The earliest example abroad was Davis, who insured his back in 1940. Later, people insured their legs, their hair, and even their vocal cords. But the most expensive one is Jennifer, who insured her buttocks for 20 billion."

Zhou Le was amazed. He knew that Xu Qing was the same as Jennifer in China, except that she didn't buy as many.

After waiting a while, the others arrived one after another.

Zhang Guoli needs no introduction, but Zhou Le's eyes lit up when he saw Lin Yongjian.

"When I arrived, Teacher Zhang kept talking to me about you. Do you recognize me?"

Lin Yongjian said.

"Of course I recognize him. He's Teacher Lin Yongjian. He's known for his TV series 'Xi Gengtian'. It was one of my favorite TV series when I was a kid."

"I really do recognize them. I thought young people these days wouldn't recognize our older generation of actors."

"How could that be? We all went through that time. When we were kids, what we looked forward to most was going home after school to watch TV. But back then, my family wasn't well-off, and there were only a few TV channels. For a while, I watched the story of Xi Gengtian every day."

"Not bad, not bad, it seems we do have some common topics."

"Of course, we're not that much different in age."

As Zhou Le spoke, he watched the experience points on the system panel getting closer and closer to 11000.

Just when they were stuck at the last forty points, the staff called them to go to the rehearsal.

The song they were going to perform was called "Ode to Spring Tide".

It's a large-scale song and dance performance. There's a dance segment that lasts almost a minute, followed by a large chorus that lasts for several tens of seconds, and finally each person sings a few lines.

The songs are a medley, but they all have a festive atmosphere.

Now they need to sing the assigned lines once before going to the recording studio to record.

There was accompaniment when they sang, but Zhou Le discovered that these people were not only good at acting, but also very good at singing.

Even without accompaniment, her singing is beautiful.

Karen Mok, needless to say, is a professional singer.

After singing several times, the music instructor recorded everyone's information. On the way to the recording studio, Karen Mok asked curiously, "Zhou Le, you're also very good at songwriting. Why don't you release more songs?"

"Sister, that song of mine was just a spur-of-the-moment thing. After that, I did want to write a few more, but I wasn't very satisfied with any of them, so I stopped working on them."

"Then you're a genius! Have you had any prior experience with music?"

“I didn’t have it before. It was only later, when Teacher Li Ronghao and some other friends who make music gave me songs, that I learned them.”

"That's amazing! But you said Li Ronghao wrote a song for you."

"Yes, but that song wasn't really written for me. He had already written it before, and after we got to know each other and got along well, he simply gave it to me to sing."

"Isn't that a coincidence? He wrote a song for me before."

(End of this chapter)