This top celebrity got drunk and acted crazy, and everyone in the Chinese entertainment industry bur

After hearing what Lu Ming's assistant said, Li Yan couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

Putting aside the fact that Han Dongjun and his colleague have gained some fame in the entertainment industry because of the drama "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program team had already planned to invite them. Not to mention that Lü Ming had already spoken up, the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program team wouldn't have any objections to bringing just two artists from his own studio, or even bringing a few more people.

At worst, we can just add a few more chairs. Anyway, the venue for the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony is big enough to easily accommodate another ten or so people.

After briefly discussing the arrangements with Lü Ming's assistant, Li Yan hung up the phone.

Steady!

After learning from Lü Ming's assistant that Lü Ming would be attending this year's Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards, Li Yan knew that the ratings for this year's Golden Eagle Awards were already guaranteed.

It's important to understand that in recent years, with the rapid development of various new media and the emergence of competing award ceremonies and galas, coupled with the general public and netizens gradually losing interest in these award ceremonies and galas, even authoritative domestic award ceremonies and galas like the Golden Eagle Awards have seen a decline in viewership.

This is why major award ceremonies and galas, including Hunan TV's Golden Eagle Awards, are going to great lengths to invite top-tier and leading celebrities. Only by inviting these celebrities can they maintain their viewership ratings and their status in the industry.

The Golden Eagle Awards Ceremony was previously impacted by award ceremonies and galas such as the Anhui Provincial Drama Awards, but now the situation is completely different.

With Lü Ming accepting the invitation from Hunan TV's Golden Eagle Awards program team, it can be said that for some time to come, their Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards ceremony will be the most watched awards ceremony and gala in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

This is Lü Ming's first time attending such a large-scale and authoritative awards ceremony since his debut. Both Lü Ming's fans and netizens are very concerned about whether he can win any awards at this ceremony.

"Boss, what award should we arrange for Lü Ming?"

When Li Yan shared this good news with the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards production team, the team was very excited for a while, then seemed to remember something and asked Li Yan somewhat helplessly.

It's important to know that although Hunan TV's Golden Eagle Awards ceremony hasn't started live streaming or recording yet, most of the prestigious awards have already had their winners, especially the Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best TV Series awards, where the final winners have already been determined. This makes things much more complicated.

Given Lü Ming's current status in the entertainment industry, it would be a complete humiliation to give him some obscure, low-level award. You should know that other award ceremonies and galas have even offered Lü Ming whatever award he wanted just to get him invited.

However, those important awards have already been decided, and it's not easy to change the candidates now.

Moreover, although Lu Ming's popularity soared to the top in the entertainment industry last year, he didn't have many real works, only one: "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer".

Although Lü Ming delivered a near-perfect performance in "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," it couldn't change the fact that "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" was just a web series, and Lü Ming didn't play the male lead role, but rather a supporting or even third male lead role.

It's important to know that the Golden Eagle Awards are not some low-level award; they have considerable prestige.

If Hunan TV's Golden Eagle Awards program were to award the so-called Best Actor role to Lü Ming, while Lü Ming might be happy, the very foundation of the Golden Eagle Awards would be destroyed.

As things stand, the best, and perhaps only, award that can be arranged is the 'Best Supporting Actor' award.

This award might be considered a significant prize for other actors, but it seems rather casual to Lü Ming. It remains to be seen whether Lü Ming can accept it.

"Let's leave it at that for now. I'll talk to Lu Ming about the details when I have time!"

After hearing his subordinate's words, Li Yan also realized that this was a problem.

Although they were willing to pay a considerable price to invite Lü Ming to participate in their Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program, even if it meant giving the Golden Eagle Goddess title to Dilraba, who was currently at a disadvantage in the competition, the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program team was still somewhat unable to make a decision if they were to disregard their reputation and undermine their own foundation by awarding Lü Ming a major prize.

So, after briefly discussing the follow-up arrangements and preparations with his subordinates, Li Yan called Lü Ming the next morning to explain the situation on his end.

"It's okay, things will be as they are!"

"Besides, as a newcomer to the film and television industry, it's already quite an achievement for me to be a contender for Best Supporting Actor!"

After hearing what Li Yan said, Lü Ming smiled and said to Li Yan on the other end of the phone.

For Lü Ming, he doesn't actually care that much about so-called awards.

It would be best if I could get it, but I wouldn't care too much if I didn't.

Moreover, Lü Ming is aware of his own situation. Although he performed well in the hit drama "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" last year, it is impossible for him to win those so-called important awards based on that performance alone.

If he were to win that so-called major award through underhanded means, it would be utterly shameless and disrespectful to those who work hard and act diligently. This is definitely not the outcome Lü Ming wants.

In Lü Ming's mind, if he really wanted to win the so-called Best Actor award, he would do so through his own strength and in an undeniable way, not through such means.

Even if an award obtained through such means were given to Lü Ming, he would not accept it.

After hearing Lü Ming's reply, and sensing that Lü Ming's tone on the other end of the phone wasn't joking but rather sincere, Li Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. This was great news for the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program team.

Not only will they not have to worry about these things affecting the foundation of the Golden Eagle Awards or questioning its authority, but they will also make netizens believe that the Golden Eagle Awards program team is very fair and just and has not engaged in any underhanded dealings due to pressure from Lü Ming.

Since Lü Ming has given Li Yan and the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program team so much face, Li Yan and the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program team will naturally not remain indifferent. At the very least, the Best Supporting Actor award will definitely be given to Lü Ming.

In Li Yan's opinion, given Lü Ming's performance in "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" last year, winning the Best Supporting Actor award would have been absolutely no problem. Even if the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program team didn't engage in any behind-the-scenes manipulation, it would most likely have been awarded to Lü Ming anyway.

But what they need to do is completely eliminate any unforeseen circumstances to ensure that the message is sent to Lü Ming.

All I can say is sorry to my fellow Best Supporting Actor contenders!

After catching up briefly with Lü Ming and discussing the arrangements for the next episode of "Asian King" after the New Year, Li Yan hung up the phone. He then instructed the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program team to release the news that Lü Ming would be attending this year's Golden Eagle Awards.

When the official Weibo account of Hunan TV's Golden Eagle Awards announced that Lü Ming would participate in the Golden Eagle Awards program at the end of the year, it instantly attracted considerable attention online and immediately became a trending topic on Weibo.

The latest episode of "Running Man" hasn't been aired for long, but there's still a lot of discussion online about Lü Ming's appearance on the show. He's incredibly popular, and many variety show fans are even calling for him to participate in more variety shows.

After news broke that Lü Ming would be attending the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony, it immediately drew attention to Hunan TV's Golden Eagle Awards program, which was scheduled to air soon.

Tickets for the once quiet Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards ceremony suddenly became highly sought after, with prices increasing dozens of times on various second-hand platforms.

Before this, the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program team had planned to give some tickets to some staff members to avoid the event looking deserted. However, since it was announced that Lü Ming would be attending, tickets have suddenly become scarce.

Even Li Yan's wife, who doesn't pay much attention to variety shows or celebrities, couldn't resist asking Li Yan for a few tickets so she could go see the show live.

After seeing the reactions from these netizens, the brand sponsors seemed to have caught wind of the opportunity and came to Hunan TV's sales department, hoping to participate in sponsoring this year's Golden Eagle Awards Gala.

As for the price, anything is negotiable as long as Hunan TV is willing to name their price.

Even the main sponsor that had originally agreed to the deal, upon receiving this news, fearing that their talent would be poached, immediately contacted Hunan TV, stating that they would cover the appearance fee for Lu Ming if Hunan TV could retain their position as the main sponsor.

Everyone's not stupid; there's a reason why they're willing to spend so much money.

Leaving aside the increased influence of the major sponsors of "Running Man" after the show aired, the shopping mall where Lü Ming and his team ripped name tags instantly became a popular tourist attraction after the show aired, with the number of visitors increasing by more than ten times every day. The mall's management wished that Lü Ming and the "Running Man" crew could stay for a few more days.

Some high-end luxury brands are especially envious. You know, award ceremonies and events like the Golden Eagle Awards are definitely a stage for fame and fortune. The clothes, jewelry, and luxury goods worn by the stars in the past are something that many people pay attention to. If Lü Ming could wear their brand's clothes or jewelry to attend this year's Golden Eagle Awards, he would definitely become an instant star.

In recent years, as the mainland economy has developed better and better, more and more high-end luxury brands have set their sights on this huge market, especially for many top luxury brands that are preparing to enter the domestic market, this is an excellent opportunity.

Therefore, not only the Hunan TV Golden Eagle Awards program team, but also Lü Ming's assistant has received many calls from top luxury brands in the past two days. The implication is that they hope Lü Ming can wear their brand's clothes or products. In return, they can provide all the products for free and also offer an astronomical endorsement fee.

It's important to understand that the relationship between domestic celebrities and high-end luxury brands is more like a collaboration. It's like you attend an event, and I can provide you with some clothes and jewelry for free, which you return after the event. There are very few celebrities in the entire Chinese entertainment industry who can truly endorse these brands.

Even so, celebrities still flock to collaborate with these top luxury brands, as everyone knows what it means to work with them—it instantly elevates one's status.

Even Bingbing, who is now hailed as the queen of traffic in the Chinese entertainment industry, has endorsements from some top luxury brands, but in terms of endorsement fees, they are not that high.

In order to persuade Lü Ming, these top luxury brands are offering increasingly higher and higher endorsement fees, with some even breaking the record for endorsement fees for domestic celebrities.

Although Lü Ming didn't like the money, he didn't refuse it either. He figured it was free money, so he had his assistant continue negotiating with the brands.

Looking at the situation online now, the higher-ups at Zhejiang TV are seething with anger.

Damn it, they're trying to ride my coattails!

It's worth noting that Zhejiang TV was planning to capitalize on the popularity of this episode to solidify the status of "Running Man" in the Chinese entertainment industry, but unexpectedly, it was overshadowed by Hunan TV's Golden Eagle Awards.

Although I was a little annoyed, there was nothing I could do.

This is the extent of Lü Ming's popularity; his name alone can influence public opinion across the entire internet.

Besides the online discussions and the sponsors' frenzy, the entertainment industry is also in turmoil, with almost all the female artists feeling restless.

Dilraba and Gulnazar have already set an example for others. If they could get involved with Lü Ming, they might be able to achieve the same success as Dilraba and Gulnazar.

Even if they can't become bed partners, just being able to create some rumors or something is still pretty good!
For female celebrities and artists in the entertainment industry, attention is what they care about; even a few more news articles or press releases about them online are a good thing. (End of Chapter)