Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

When Sister Zhao arrived, Aunt Gu was even happier.

Good, good, you little rascal, you're doing great! You just hugged two, and now you can hug another one.

Sister Zhao's words were as sweet as honey, making Aunt Gu beam with delight.

Is this still Zhao Xiaodao?

In the days that followed, the three older sisters got along very well.

Gu Zhiyan became the most superfluous person in the family. His mother complained that he was useless at home and told him to hurry up and go out to earn money for baby formula.

This is truly a case of forgetting one's son once one has a daughter-in-law and grandchildren.

His mother dislikes him, but his fans and netizens miss him dearly.

Where did Gu Zhiyan go?

This topic even trended on social media.

He simply disappeared from the public eye for far too long.

When other artists are at the peak of their careers, they are busy with various media interviews, variety shows, endorsements, commercial performances, etc., almost working around the clock to maintain and consolidate their popularity.

Gu Zhiyan, on the other hand, had none of these things and simply went "missing".

Fans directly urged Gu Zhiyan to come out and engage with the public soon.

Many netizens were still marveling that Gu Zhiyan truly lets her work speak for itself, without resorting to such superficiality; she is truly a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry.

Gu Zhiyan found it hilarious; these netizens really know how to make up their own imaginations.

Qingliu, he just had something to do.

However, he is currently in a period of being single.

Zhang Yimou has already written the script and sent it to Gu Zhiyan some time ago.

After reading the script, Gu Zhiyan replied to Zhang Yimou that he would accept the role.

It also raised some logical issues regarding the plot.

Well, not many, only twenty or thirty.

This film has a lot of logical flaws, and Zhang Yimou has once again fallen into his old habit of having a "bad story".

As for whether Zhang Yimou will change it, let him decide.

To Gu Zhiyan's surprise, Zhang Yimou sent her a revised script just two days later.

Gu Zhiyan took a look and realized that this version was significantly better than the previous one.

Seeing that Zhang Yimou was so receptive to advice, Gu Zhiyan offered many more suggestions for revision.

Zhang Yimou is completely addicted; he seeks out Gu Zhiyan almost every day to discuss script issues.

Gu Zhiyan didn't refuse. Anyway, he had some free time recently, so he wanted to find something to do, otherwise he would get bored out of his mind.

After a period of communication and discussion, the script was finalized.

Gu Zhiyan felt that the movie made according to this version of the script would definitely be much better than the one in her previous life.

With Zhang Yimou's top-notch visual control and a well-developed storyline, this movie is expected to be quite successful.

Zhang Yimou even wanted to add Gu Zhiyan's name to the screenwriter credits, but Gu Zhiyan quickly refused.

He only offered some suggestions; he doesn't deserve the title of screenwriter.

Although the script is finalized, filming cannot begin anytime soon due to location requirements; it will have to wait until winter.

Despite her mother's "disdain," Gu Zhiyan stayed at home for a few more days before heading to Shanghai to attend the 25th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards ceremony.

Upon arriving in Shanghai, Gu Zhiyan met up with Zhu Yilong, Liu Lin, and Zhang Kaizhou, the director of "The Story of Minglan," to represent the cast and attend the red carpet and awards ceremony.

This year's Magnolia Awards had quite a few nominations for "The Story of Minglan".

In addition to the nominations for Best Chinese TV Series, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

Zhu Yilong and Liu Lin were nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.

Gu Zhiyan has been nominated for Best Actor at the Magnolia Awards.

Zhao Liying has also been nominated for Best Actress.

Due to health reasons, she is unable to attend. If she wins an award, Gu Zhiyan will naturally accept it on her behalf.

But Sister Zhao herself knew that her chances of winning the award were extremely slim.

Among the Best Actress nominees, Jiang Wenli and Yao Chen are considered the strongest contenders for the award.

The others are most likely just there to make up the numbers.

In "The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate," Jiang Wenli portrays an entrepreneurial woman from youth to old age. Her performance is solid and spans a wide range, making it a "textbook" acting style favored by awards.

Yao Chen's portrayal of Su Mingyu in "All Is Well" became a phenomenal character of the year, with her performance being highly infectious and realistic.

Although "Flower of Evil" has a bad character, her acting skills are still commendable.

Compared to the relatively clear competition for Best Actress, the Best Actor nominations this year are considered an exceptionally fierce "group of death," with all five actors delivering superb performances and creating memorable characters.

Besides Gu Zhiyan, there are also He Bing, who was nominated for "Sesame Alley", Ni Dahong from "All Is Well", Wang Kai from "Like a Flowing River", and Zu Feng from "The Mask".

Although there is a lot of online support for Gu Zhiyan to win an award, Gu Zhiyan herself is not sure if she will actually win.

The competitors are all very strong.

Netizens also analyzed Gu Zhiyan's biggest disadvantage in winning the award, which is that she is too young.

It's true that someone younger than Gu Zhiyan has won the Best Actor award at the Magnolia Awards, but that was 17 years ago, and the winner is a relatively young person.

The youngest Chinese actor to win the Magnolia Award for Best Actor is Hu Ge, who won the award at the 22nd Magnolia Awards in 2016 for his role in "Nirvana in Fire," at the age of 34.

Gu Zhiyan is 27 years old this year. If he wins the award, he will become the youngest Chinese citizen to win the Magnolia Award for Best Actor.

Among the judges for this year's Magnolia Awards is Zhang Yongxin, an acquaintance of Gu Zhiyan, who was the director of the film "The Age of Awakening" that Gu Zhiyan had just filmed.

Just before Gu Zhiyan set off to attend the Magnolia Awards ceremony, Zhang Yongxin called him.

The other party naturally couldn't reveal any results to Gu Zhiyan, but simply encouraged him and told him that besides his age, he also had advantages.

That is, Gu Zhiyan's achievements in the field of television dramas are too outstanding and dazzling, so dazzling that no award can ignore his existence.

This phenomenon also exists in the film industry, because Gu Zhiyan's achievements in film are even more exaggerated than in the field of television drama.

Moreover, there is a strong public demand for him to win the award. The voice of the people can't always sway anything, but it can also be very important at other times.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhiyan couldn't help but feel a stirring in her heart.

Perhaps, I might actually win an award today?

if I get it I am lucky, but if not, it is fate.

Gu Zhiyan shook her head, cleared her mind of all distractions, calmed herself down, and walked onto the red carpet with the rest of the "The Story of Minglan" cast.

Gu Zhiyan, who had disappeared from the public eye for more than two months, made her first public appearance, immediately attracting huge attention.

A huge commotion erupted from the crowd surrounding the red carpet, and camera flashes began to go off incessantly.

The commotion made everyone in the "The Rise of Phoenixes" crew walking ahead turn around to look.

With such a commotion, who's here?

Upon seeing the person, oh, this is him, then it's not surprising.

Nini looked at Gu Zhiyan walking on the red carpet, her eyes shining with a special light.

My little brother is here! We can have a big meal today!