I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 489, The Times Have Changed Again

"Li Zi, it's you! It's your name! Can you see it?!"

"It really is your name!"

Jiang Chenggang was extremely excited. He hadn't even received a nomination before, but now he had received two. This was simply history-making, a truly historic achievement.

At least, at the Golden Eagle Awards.

This is the first time.

However, when he looked at Li Yun beside him, he was incredibly calm, exuding an air of complete indifference.

"Why aren't you excited at all?" Even when Jiang Chenggang was looking at Liu Qianqian, she remained very calm.

Li Yun and he seemed to be singing in harmony, giving off a feeling of a husband and wife working together seamlessly.

Even their calm demeanor is so similar.

Calm? Absolutely. In addition to calmness, there was a great deal of joy, which stemmed from Li Yun himself.

Many of the people present were excited.

Many were shocked.

They were filled with all sorts of emotions, but only Li Yun and Liu Qianqian were affected.

"Are you excited? Yes, I should be extremely excited, but right now, I'm not feeling the emotions I expected."

TV King Li Yun.

When Li Yun heard this title, he was surprisingly calm.

Li Yun had thought countless times about what he would feel when he won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards. He had rehearsed it countless times, but he didn't feel nervous at all.

That's only natural.

The process was somewhat unexpected, because my name didn't appear at the very beginning.

Do I lack self-confidence?

No, because Li Yun genuinely felt that if he didn't win the Golden Eagle Award this year, it would be incredibly hypocritical.

There's no need to give any false expectations.

But now, when I actually see my own name, I feel naturally calm.

At this moment, Li Yun walked up to the dazzling stage, just moments before when everyone's eyes were on him.

There seem to be few words that can express how I feel right now.

When Li Yun walked over, he saw the Golden Eagle Award trophy in front of him.

Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor.

A pure gold trophy is placed in front of you, along with a soaring golden eagle, set against a marble base, representing the highest honor.

In the realm of television dramas.

The most proud and outstanding existence.

Li Yun stood here, feeling the dazzling starlight, starting from today.

I am Li Yun.

He is the Golden Eagle Award-winning actor.

The thunderous applause from the audience told everyone one thing: Li Yun's achievement award was absolutely well-deserved.

Absolutely.

To win over the masses

"He actually did it."

At this moment, Liu Lili was somewhat dazed as she looked at the scene before her. Although she knew that the Best Actor award was no longer the most prestigious award at this year's Golden Eagle Awards, she still couldn't hide her feelings when she saw Li Yun, this young man, achieve such success.

He actually managed to defeat these veterans when they competed for the same award, knocking them down and cutting them off.

The fairness of the Golden Eagle Awards is beyond doubt, and the Li Yun portrayed on the big screen just now is a representation of Zhuge Liang.

It's unforgettable, incredibly unforgettable.

He really did beat those veteran actors.

They were defeated under absolutely fair and just circumstances.

"This is absolutely impossible! How could this be? He's clearly just a little bastard!"

At this point, Liu Meng became somewhat hysterical.

Wang Chen, who was standing nearby, frowned as he watched, even though he was amazed by Li Yun's achievements.

But Liu Meng's undignified behavior at this moment made him even more displeased.

Why is it that other people can grow into towering trees, while your son is just a piece of rotten flesh? The difference between your child and him is that they share the same bloodline, but they don't have you, Liu Meng, as their mother.

Try to examine your own actions.

At least, putting aside your stance, your child is worlds apart from him.

Of course, the reason Wang Chen maintained his composure at this time was probably because he knew that although the Best Actor award at this year's Golden Eagle Awards was unexpected, it was, in previous years, the highlight of the Golden Eagle Awards and the most watched event in the entire category.

But an unexpected event occurred this year.

The surprise this year lies in a newly added unit.

The Best Foreign Language Film category is the real highlight of this event.

Wang Chen is confident that the Best Foreign Language Film award can replace the Best Actor award this year.

This became the most eye-catching scene.

"Double TV King"

At this moment, Gao Xinxin was also a little dazed, feeling that the world was not quite real. It was actually true that "New Three Kingdoms" had swept the Best Actor awards this time.

Congratulations!

"Congratulations."

"Amazing!"

Congratulations from his colleagues were endless. When these voices reached Gao Xinxin's ears, he felt as if he had just woken up from a dream. This time it was for real.

In previous years, there has never been a case of two Best Actor winners coming from the same work; this is the first time in a true sense.

Both Best Actor winners came from the same production.

Next up is the Best Foreign Language Film category, which is also the grand finale of this year's competition.

It's fair to say that if there weren't a Best Foreign Language Film category, the absolute star of this year's Golden Eagle Awards would be the new Three Kingdoms. Unfortunately, there is still the Best Foreign Language Film category, with the epic medieval film produced by a billion-dollar company.

A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones.

The Night King's arrival is an epic spectacle, breathtakingly stunning.

Gao Xinxin, who was initially quite pleased with her new Three Kingdoms, suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.

This sense of powerlessness doesn't stem from feeling inferior to these foreigners.

Rather, it's a sense of disparity in size.

The production budget for one episode of that show could make a whole movie in China. But when the Night King enters the scene, it feels like a catastrophe has struck.

It makes people feel suffocated.

Domestic television professionals, like those behind the Great Wall in dire straits, witnessed for the first time this "natural disaster" of the Western industrial system.

They were like ants before my eyes.

When people see something they approve of, they applaud, feel joy, and admire it. But when they see something that is unsurpassable or unattainable, they feel an extreme sense of powerlessness.

Just like the current situation, the arrival of the Night King and the sight of fire dragons soaring through the air was an extraordinary blow to the domestic television industry.

Cinematic visuals.

No, it's Hollywood movie-quality visuals.

It has a Lord of the Rings feel to it.

This epic feeling is so powerful that it evokes no other sensation.

"This is the gap in industrialization. Are our scripts worse than theirs? I don't think so. In fact, I think that the things nurtured by our historical land are far superior to theirs."

At this moment, Jiang Dali looked on with emotion and sighed.

The objective difference lies in the gap in the film and television industry.

Others are able to apply movie-level technology to TV series.

It's not just because of the explosive budgets, but also because they have a film industry that participates in this cycle.

too strong.

That's impressive.

Does the so-called Night King in front of us deliver any acting performance? The makeup and special effects make it impossible for people to see any changes in his facial expressions, only simple emotional responses, but that doesn't stop him from becoming one of the most imposing villains in television history.

All it takes is a "cool" expression to convince people that this is a powerful guy; special effects are all it takes to achieve that.

However, for a Chinese TV series to give a character a soul, it requires superb acting skills and a good script. All sorts of factors, including timing, location, and people, are indispensable to create a good character.

In the era of the film industry.

No acting skills are needed; simply standing there is enough to be guided by the power of the film industry.

Times have changed, and acting skills may ultimately have to take a backseat to cinematography.

The times have changed.

Things have really changed.

"This is the greatness of technology, this is the victory of technology! Let those uncivilized fools see that the wheels of time are rolling forward, and technological special effects can do things you can't even imagine. So what if you've never seen the Night King?"

"We can use the most direct visual effects to let you feel its power, rather than vague expressions and laborious physical movements!"

Wang Chen felt immense satisfaction as he watched the amazement around him. This was the effect he wanted—the response people would make when they saw the changes in the times.

Imports will inevitably triumph over everything; Hollywood is the future of the film and television industries.

You don't even know how to use a computer.

They're still using outdated cameras.

That's quite ridiculous.

The power of special effects is fully demonstrated here.

Liu Lili sighed softly.

She was ambivalent about this. The reason she trusted Western technology so much and believed that its power could lead everything was that she thought that old-fashioned acting techniques would eventually be replaced by mass-produced industry.

The times have changed.

Things have really changed.

Because China did not participate in the development of the film industry early on, it has fallen into a vicious cycle of development.

Ultimately, there is no escape.

On the other side, even Liu Qianqian was amazed, watching the performance on the big screen, as she knew nothing about the script for Game of Thrones.

Looking at the character made up of special effects, there is almost no barrier to understanding. As long as you can see it, it can tell you all the information in a simple and straightforward way so that you can understand everything.

No wonder people always say times have changed.

"Wow, that's amazing! If only our Wandering Earth had a special effects team like that!" Jiang Chenggang said, looking on with immense envy.

"The acting was utterly weak compared to the expressiveness of the costumes and props."

Only Li Yun remained calm.

"Is everything made up of special effects? Why can't special effects and acting be combined instead of abandoning one side?"

"My acting skills are certainly not lacking, are they?"

On this point, Li Yun has a firm belief: scripts are all performed by people, and 'people' are the foundation.

Visual effects are just as important as visual effects, rather than the fact that having visual effects makes the core elements unimportant.

It's not like there aren't foreign works that only have great special effects but lack substance, or even works with impressive special effects but weak core content.

Even the slightest element is insufficient to support a complete drama.

This is the "truth" that Li Yun has come to understand about his own path in the entertainment industry.

"The awards for the next best work have become less meaningful. In terms of visual effects, we lost too many times. There's no point in dwelling on it anymore."

At this moment, Jiang Dali sighed softly, feeling a pang of regret. He looked at Gao Xinxin from "New Three Kingdoms" beside him, and then at his own "Indelible Number".

When presenting the Best Work award, generally speaking, what is presented is the representative "highlight" of the work.

Just like when it was awarded Best Foreign Language Film, the highlight that directly gave the work its attributes was the scene of "the Night King's army gathering".

A direct and realistic presentation of what a true Middle-earth epic is.

Works like "The Indelible Number" and "New Three Kingdoms," which belong to the same war theme, certainly have their own highlights of war.

The raging artillery fire of the War of Resistance, and the will forged from flesh and blood.

The Three Kingdoms period was marked by the clash of swords and spears between generals vying for supremacy.

These are all highlights of the subject matter!

However, compared to the special effects highlights of "A Song of Ice and Fire" that were made with US dollars.

Ugh.

"This should have been our strength, but your 'New Three Kingdoms' has already won by a lot."

You won both Best Actor awards for your role in "New Three Kingdoms," you've won big, you're practically unbeatable.

However, Gao Xinxin, who had intended to say a few polite words, suddenly remembered something, and the discouraging words he was about to utter remained unspoken.

If you insist on saying it that way...

It seems our new Three Kingdoms campaign hasn't ended yet.

At that moment, he suddenly thought of this matter.

When the Best Work award is announced, when the video clip of the work is shown.

The highlight of "New Three Kingdoms," which could represent the overall tone of the work, was unexpectedly chosen by the Golden Eagle Awards jury as a different, rather than the other, highlight.

at this time.

What is presented on the screen.

A fierce and brave man, wielding a halberd, wearing primitive armor and weapons, with a rough appearance, every step he took seemed to carry immense force.

This is an excerpt from the story of the Three Heroes battling Lü Bu.

Beside him, there were no thousands of troops, no bizarrely shaped fantasy creatures, only the fiercest and most domineering aura.

One person alone created an aura of power that even a thousand troops could not suppress.

If A Song of Ice and Fire made people feel that times had changed.

But when Li Yun's portrayal of Lü Bu appeared on the big screen as a demon on the battlefield, it gave people a feeling that "the era has returned."

The times have changed.

The era has returned.

(End of this chapter)