This director is so innocent.

Chapter 110 Zuo Shandiao: Su Jin, I've Got Your Cover

"Is this inspiration something I can just conjure up on my own?"

"Luo Jin said that you wrote the song 'Wrong Wrong Wrong' for him on the spot."

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"It was on the spot, but I had already written it down beforehand; I just recited it to him from memory on the spot."

"Really?" Architect Jiang looked up at Su Jin, his eyes filled with doubt, and unconsciously increased the pressure on his hands.

"Of course, you know Luo Jin's tendency to boast," Su Jin replied without batting an eye.

Architect Jiang frowned slightly, then flipped over and straddled Su Jin, her red lips parting slightly, "Then give me a deadline."

"I'll give it to you before the end of the year."

"Fine! You just said that inspiration doesn't just appear out of thin air, so how can you be sure you can give it to me before the end of the year?" Architect Jiang sneered twice and continued, "Two months. I'm releasing an album in November."

After thinking about it, Su Jin decided to give her a song.

After all, they had been exchanging ideas about art for three or four years, and Architect Jiang had never asked him for anything, which made him feel rather embarrassed.

"Two months is fine, but do you want something like 'Wrong Wrong Wrong'?"

"This style doesn't fit my album's style. I want the style of your own album."

"That style requires a lot of thought to write, and I estimate I can't give it to you within two months."

Architect Jiang frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "Try to write it. If you can't give it to me within two months, I'll release it as a single."

"Actually, I think that instead of waiting for the style of my album, you should wait for the style of 'Wrong Wrong Wrong'. This style is popular, but it becomes popular quickly."

"If you're going to become famous so quickly, why don't you sing it yourself?" Architect Jiang rolled his eyes and said irritably.

"I'm already famous! I don't need to take shortcuts."

"Then I don't want to. I'm going for an artistic career, and singing in this popular style would break my style."

"So what if it's broken? Fame is the ultimate goal. So many people want to be famous but can't figure out how, and you're actually complaining?"

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"Hehe—anyway, I don't want to."

"Just don't regret it. Once Luo Jin sings 'Wrong Wrong Wrong,' you'll know just how short his shortcut really is."

"Then I'll wait." Architect Jiang curled her lips, not caring at all. She didn't believe that a popular song could become so popular.

She looked down and muttered complainingly, "Why are you soft again?"

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They complained, but their actions betrayed them.

"Then put on your condoms!"

"I'm not feeling well, so I bought some medicine." Architect Jiang closed his eyes, lost in his own world.

Half an hour later, the battle ended.

After resting for a while, Architect Jiang got up, took out a box of medicine from her bag, popped out two pills, put them in her mouth, took a sip of water, and swallowed them.

Su Jin was relieved to see this.

Actually, architect Jiang had considered secretly not eating, but after exchanging ideas about art with Su Jin for three or four years, he had come to understand Su Jin's character.

Don't be fooled by Su Jin's usual cheerful demeanor and smiling face. If you think he's easy to bully, you're mistaken. He can turn on you without hesitation.

When they become ruthless, they will not even recognize their own family.

She got pregnant and gave birth, and she seriously suspected that Su Jin was capable of abandoning the mother and keeping the child.

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So it's better to be like this now. Maybe we can become a top-tier star by relying on Su Jin in the future.

She had no doubt that she could reach the top tier of entertainment, after all, Chengtian Entertainment had put so much effort into promoting her, it would be strange if she hadn't.

August 26th, 3:30 PM.

The 12th Huabiao Awards Gala and Ceremony.

At this moment, the waiting area at the entrance of the North Exhibition Hall was a veritable gathering of stars. If you threw a brick down there, you might hit a film mogul, a famous director, or a top-tier celebrity.

Fang Shilong, Li Lianjie, Zhou Xingxing, Chen Daomin, Zhang Guoli, Andy Lau, Li Min, the Four Dan and Two Bing (referring to actresses and actresses) ———

Besides the actors, many heads of film and television companies also attended, including Xiao Wang from the floristry business, Wang Changtian from the insurance company, Fatty Yu from Polybona, and Old Yang from Yinghuang.

The directors are numerous, including Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Gu Changwei, Jiang Wen, the poetry prodigy, and Wong Kar-wai —

Basically, everyone who received an invitation came.

If this were any other award, it certainly wouldn't be possible to invite so many celebrities.

After greeting her acquaintances, Su Jin immediately took off her suit jacket; it was just too hot.

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In temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius, there was no air conditioning, only a dozen or so industrial electric fans with a dozen or so large blocks of ice placed in front of them.

"Brother Jin, let me help you carry it!" Liu Shishi said with a smile.

Su Jin casually handed the suit jacket to Liu Shishi, who was there as an actress in "The Coffin in the Mountain".

"The Coffin in the Mountain" was nominated for five awards: Best Feature Film, Best New Director, Best Technical Achievement, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay.

It looks like a lot, but in reality, the Huabiao Awards have as many as 17 categories, both large and small.

The Huabiao Awards are not prefixed with "Best" but with "Excellent," intended to encourage "excellent" films, and are held every two years.

As for why I wasn't nominated for the Best Director award, just look at the nomination list and you'll know.

Yin Li's "Yunshuiyao", Wei Lian, Shen Dong, and Chen Jian's "On the Taihang Mountains", Yu Zhong's "The Messenger of Shambhala", and Gao Qunshu's "The Tokyo Trial".

These four films are inherently politically correct; it would be strange if you were nominated.

"Su Jin, Third Master is looking for you," Ning Hao said as he walked over.

Ning Hao is here as the director of "Crazy Stone," and he has been nominated for the Best New Director Award, the Best Digital Film Award, and the Best Film Technology Award.

Su Jin picked up the suit jacket from Xia Jie's hand and put it back on, asking as she walked, "What does Third Master want with me?"

"I'll act as your pimp."

Who are they?

"Who else could it be but Xiao Wang from Huayi, Fatty Yu, and the others?" Ning Hao's tone revealed a hint of sourness.

After all, before Su Jin rose to prominence, he was the most dazzling star in Third Master's eyes; after Su Jin won the award at Cannes, he became like a stepmother's son.

Before long, Su Jin saw Zuo Shandiao, pointing out the state of affairs with a group of bigwigs from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television companies.

He was surrounded by several A-list celebrities.

Han Sanping also saw Su Jin at this moment and waved to her.

Seeing this, Su Jin quickly walked over and respectfully said, "Third Master."

Han Sanping nodded slightly and moved closer to Su Jin. He had intended to put his hand on Su Jin's shoulder and introduce her to everyone.

But Su Jin was a head taller than him, and it looked awkward to put her hand on top of him, so she awkwardly put her hand down.

"This is Su Jin, a promising young talent I have high hopes for. He just won a small award in Cannes and started his own small company. If any of you have any good projects, please give him some pointers."

Everyone shook their heads and smiled. If the Cannes "Jury Prize" was all small prizes, then there would be no grand prizes.

As the heads of film and television companies, they must know Su Jin.

After all, Cannes is one of the three major international film festivals in Europe. If a Chinese director wins an award, the staff will definitely report the situation to them to avoid encountering someone who misjudges people later.

"Third Master, don't worry, I'll definitely bring Director Su along if there are any good projects," Wang Changtian said with a smile.

The others echoed their agreement, readily agreeing.

As for whether Su Jin will be involved in any good projects?

Nonsense. Who would share a good project with someone else? If they were to share it, it would be with someone of equal ability.

Han Sanping knew that these people weren't telling the truth, but he didn't care. He was here today to tell them to watch their step and that he had Su Jin under his protection.

After chatting for a while, Han Sanping led Su Jin away to a secluded spot, where he cautioned her, "Just listen to what they said, don't actually believe it."

If you greet them in the future, be more careful, lest they betray you without you even realizing it.

"Yes, Third Master." Su Jin nodded seriously.

"I'm going to get busy now. You can go explore and meet more people; it'll be good for you."

"Take care, Third Master."

After the bandit leader had gone far away, Su Jin was about to return to Sister Xia's place when she ran into Old Yang, who was smiling at her.

"President Su, President Han really values ​​you highly!" Old Yang said with a slight smile.

He was there just now, and he naturally understood what Han Sanping said. It seemed like he was taking care of everyone, but in reality, he was warning them.

This made Su Jin even more important to him, which was also the reason he came to Su Jin's side.

Relationships naturally deepen through more communication.

Thinking about this, should I call Mina and ask her to send the Twins over? I heard Su Jin really liked them last time.

"Mr. Yang is too kind. Mr. Han just likes to mentor younger people, and he treats everyone the same," Su Jin said modestly.

Old Yang smiled. "How can someone so young be so mature? He speaks so tactlessly."

"President Su, I heard you had a bit of an argument with Fang Shilong. Would you like me to mediate?"

"There's no need to talk about making up, but I have to clarify one thing: I didn't have a quarrel with Fang Shilong."

He asked me for a spot to perform "Welcome to Beijing," and I told him I couldn't make that decision; it had to be decided by the higher-ups. Then he left, and the two of us remained calm throughout.

"Is that all?"

"That's all."

"But I heard that he had someone inquire about your relationship before, as if he wanted to get rid of you, but I don't know what happened after that, and then we lost contact again."

"Take care of me? Mr. Yang, this is no joke."

"I'm not joking, because the person he asked to gather information was me."

Su Jin stared blankly at Old Yang.

Truly, a fox that's been around for a thousand years, and a tortoise that's been around for ten thousand.

So all that talk and all that was to tell him was that I helped him settle things with the "bedroom dragon."

As for why Old Yang told him so directly that he owed someone a favor.

He didn't dislike it; on the contrary, he quite liked it.

Of course you should leave your name when you do good deeds, otherwise you won't know what to do.

"Mr. Yang, although I'm not afraid of Fang Shilong, I still want to say thank you."

"Mr. Su, you're too kind. It's nothing, don't worry about it," Old Yang said with a smile, though he had some doubts in his heart.

If he hadn't misheard, Su Jin said he wasn't afraid of Fang Shilong. Did he think that having Han Sanping as his backer meant he could rest easy?

If that's all there is to it, his impression of Su Jin will drop a few points.

As a prominent figure in Hong Kong, Fong Si-lung wields considerable influence and can mobilize a great deal of resources.

If a huge price is really paid, it might make it impossible for Su Jin to continue working in the film industry.

Of course, Fang Shilong wasn't stupid; he wouldn't go to such great lengths to get rid of Su Jin over such a trivial matter—it was completely unnecessary.

But if he doesn't teach Su Jin a lesson, it will make him seem like someone who is easy to bully and has no temper at all.

Who knows, some fool might try to challenge his authority someday.

Coincidentally, he asked Old Yang about Su Jin, and with Old Yang's suggestion, he went along with it.

Su Jin chatted with Old Yang for a while longer before returning to Sister Xia's place.

It was 4:30 p.m. when the red carpet ceremony began.

After renowned directors and celebrities walked the red carpet, the host announced, "Next up on the red carpet are the new generation director, Su Jin, this year's Cannes Jury Prize winner, our familiar teacher Fan Wei, and newcomer actress Liu Shishi."

Zhang Guoli didn't follow; she walked alone.

Yu Nan didn't come; Guo Tao, the male lead of "Stone," accompanied Ning Hao.

Liu Ye followed Lu Chuan, who was the lead actor in "Nanjing Nanjing," and Da Meiyuan was also an actor in the film.

Su Jin led Liu Shishi onto the red carpet, which caused a burst of screams.

"Su Jin, look at me, look at me."

"Master Jin, you must persevere and take good care of yourself."

"Su Jin, stop acting, I'll take care of you!"

The young fans shouted and yelled, and Su Jin smiled and waved to them.

Walk across the red carpet, accept the pen, and leave your signature.

The host asked, "Director Su, we all know that 'The Coffin in the Mountain' won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes," and this time you've also been nominated for the "Outstanding Feature Film" award. Are you confident you'll win?

"I have a little confidence, but not much. After all, competing with so many excellent films, I'm not entirely sure what to expect," Su Jin replied modestly.

The actual figure is too low.

Before he arrived, Zuo Shandiao had already hinted to him that he would win an award.

I just don't know how many of the five award nominations I'll win.

After entering the backstage area, I took Liu Shishi for a walk, caught up with her, and then we entered the main hall.

The seats were arranged in the fourth row.

The first row consists of veteran artists and senior figures.

The second row features renowned directors and top-tier celebrities.

The third row is still full of celebrities.

The fourth and fifth rows consist of directors and actors who received nominations.

I estimate that if I come again next year, I'll be able to sit in the first three rows.

As for the bigwigs of film and television companies, they are not the main characters; they are all in the sixth row.

The awards ceremony began at 7:30.

The four hosts are Ma Yue, Liu Fangfei, Lu Jian, and Jingwei. The movie channel will broadcast the live broadcast.

The opening of "My Motherland" featured Jane Zhang and the Prince of Love Songs.

The awards presented so far are all smaller ones, such as awards for outstanding animated films, educational films, documentaries, and dubbed films.

Whether Feng Gong had a premonition that he would not win the Best Actor award or not, he appeared unusually relaxed and made a lot of jokes, which was very humorous. When he and Jiang Shan went on stage to present an award for a children's film, Feng Gong appeared particularly relaxed and humorous.

Feng Gong strung together the names of several excellent children's films and television shows into a humorous dialogue, calling the list of award winners in his hand a "chicken feather letter," which made the audience burst into laughter.

Feng Gong also took the opportunity to tease Jiang Shan: "The two of us standing together are like a movie."

Jiang Shan replied without hesitation: "Of course, it's 'Beauty and the Beast'."

Feng Gong opened the envelope and, without even lifting his eyelids, uttered a few words: "Watch more domestic films, like 'The Crow and the Sparrow'."

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The audience burst into laughter, leaving Jiang Shan, who was standing to the side, both amused and exasperated.

Feng Gong kept talking and even blurted out, "《No Brains and Unhappy》".

After the excitement, it was time for the Outstanding Film Technical Award.

Then I won the award, but I wasn't excited at all.

The Huabiao Awards love to distribute prizes among themselves; no award is given out alone. There are at least two winners, and usually three or four.

For example, there are 20 films nominated for the "Outstanding Feature Film Award," and it is estimated that at least half of them will win the award.

This perfectly exemplifies the principle of "friendship first, competition second."

The main theme is harmony and peace.

Su Jin wasn't excited, but Sister Xia was!

She grabbed Su Jin's wrist, looked at Su Jin with eyes full of admiration.

"Brother Jin, you won an award! You won an award—"

"Shishi, I won an award too, why aren't you congratulating me?" Ning Hao, sitting next to him, couldn't help but tease.

Liu Shishi blushed slightly and smiled, "Congratulations on winning the award, Brother Hao."

"Alright, stop teasing her, let's go upstairs," Su Jin said, getting up.

Ning Hao stopped smiling and followed Su Jin onto the stage. He wasn't particularly excited, as he was well aware of the significance of the Huabiao Award.

Besides the two of them, director Yin Li also won an award for "The Knot".

He accepted the award politely, gave a brief acceptance speech, and then stepped down from the stage.

Liu Shishi looked at Su Jin's trophy from all angles, clearly liking it very much, as if she herself had received it.

The Huabiao Award trophy is designed based on the Huabiao (ornamental column) in front of Tiananmen Gate. It is gold, but not pure gold; it is gilded.

Also, films that win awards at mainland film festivals receive prize money, and it's quite a lot.

For example, the Huabiao Award offers 400 million yuan for outstanding works and 100 million yuan for individual awards.

The Golden Rooster Award, Hundred Flowers Award, and Golden Goblet Award are also available, but the prize money is less, ranging from 300 million to 50 yuan.

It also won the three major television awards: Feitian, Golden Eagle, and Magnolia.

The prize money is 400 million yuan for outstanding works in the Flying Apsaras Awards, 300 million yuan for outstanding works in the Golden Eagle Awards, 200 million yuan for outstanding works in the Magnolia Awards, and 50 yuan for other individual awards.

Time flies, and the day is drawing to a close.

The grand prize, the Best Director Award, was a tie, won by Yin Li for "The Knot" and Gao Qun for "Tokyo Trial".

The two outstanding actresses are Li Lianhua and Ding Jiali.

Li Lianhua was so excited when she received the award that she burst into tears.

"It took me less than a minute to walk from the audience to the stage, but in reality, it took me ten years to finally receive this highest award in Chinese cinema."

Interestingly, the award was presented to her by Fan Bayi and Chen Kexin.

There's a reason why Li Lianhua was so agitated and even cried.

She has been in the film and television industry for 13 years, starring in more than a dozen films and television dramas. She won the Best Actress award at the Singapore International Film Festival, but she had to share it with someone else. She has never won an award before.

Then he was mocked by fans of the opposing team, which led to last year's famous quote, "I am a proud white lotus, untainted by the mud."

The Best Actor award was again a tie, with Chen Kun and Fu Dalong both receiving it.

Su Jin received five nominations but only won three.

Award for Outstanding Feature Film, Award for Outstanding Film Technology, and Award for Outstanding New Director.

The latter two awards were given to Ning Hao on stage together. He received three nominations and won three awards, the other being the Outstanding Digital Film Award.

After the ceremony, he gave a media interview, sent Sister Xia home, and then went to sleep in the courtyard house.