Huayu: The Big Players Behind the Scenes

Zhang Lu's aesthetic sense is still on point.

Due to time constraints, the purchase wasn't from a luxury brand, but this bohemian-style off-white maxi dress is very suitable for a young girl of this age.

It is both lively and elegant.

At 5 p.m., the group arrived at the Workers' Stadium. After watching Zhuang Huai'an and the other person enter the venue, Zhang Lu led four people from the company to the Workers' Stadium next door to watch Jay Chou's concert.

Perhaps because S had just been released from quarantine, this year's MTV Awards did not have a red carpet show. Instead, a rest area was set up backstage for everyone to chat.

As soon as the two entered the rest area, their handsome man and beautiful woman quickly attracted the attention of the guests.

"Hey, Huai'an," Li Zongsheng said, pulling Zhang Xueyou forward, teasingly, "You actually came to join in this kind of fun?"

"Old Li, we've released singles before, you know."

Li Zongsheng, known as Huang Zhan of Taiwan, was born with this kind of unconventional personality.

Zhuang Huai'an then turned to Zhang Xueyou with a smile and extended his hand, "Brother Xueyou, it's been a while."

When Zhang Xueyou was filming "Detachment" in Hong Kong, he made a special trip to visit the set. When "Parasite" was released, he also sent a text message to congratulate him.

"Indeed," Zhang Xueyou smiled subtly, speaking at a measured pace, "Old Li was just saying that we've come to your territory and you should make the necessary arrangements, but I didn't expect to meet you here first."

"Of course, I'll make the arrangements after the event. Oh, by the way," Zhuang Huai'an pulled Liu Yifei over and introduced her, "This is my junior, Liu Yifei, Xixi, greet her."

Liu Yifei wasn't shy at all. She gave a slight bow gracefully and said sweetly, "Hello, Teacher Li. Hello, Brother Xueyou."

"Hey, how are you too?"

Li Zongsheng gave Zhuang Huai'an a meaningful look, "Not bad, little brother, you've got some of my style back in the day."

Neither of them were decent people. With that inexplicable understanding between men, Zhuang Huai'an immediately saw through Li Zongsheng's thoughts and raised an eyebrow at him.

The four found a place to sit and chat. Not long after they sat down, the princess brought Yingzi over. After another round of introductions, they were officially acquainted.

Zhuang Huai'an had no prejudice against Yingzi. The so-called "Knife Wolf Incident" in later generations had long been overturned. Apart from being a bit outspoken, this girl had no problems.

Teacher Gu Jianfen's comment is very good: He was born with a great voice, but he has a pair of dog brains.

"This event was really well organized; they even managed to get you involved?"

Li Zongsheng looked at the princess with surprise. Because of the "Nicholas Tse-Cecilia Cheung romance," this diva had been retired for more than a year.

"When stillness reaches its peak, movement arises; one must always move forward."

The princess, who had spent over a year studying Buddhist scriptures at home, spoke with a Zen-like quality.

"Take things easy and keep a positive attitude; that's the most important thing," Zhang Xueyou advised her.

As an old friend, he knew that the princess's retirement this time was not entirely due to the "Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung relationship." Under the double blow of the sudden death of her friend in April, the princess began to study Buddhist scriptures.

"Then let's not talk about those sad things."

Yingzi casually spread out cigarettes, even Liu Yifei wasn't spared, which terrified the young girl, who had never seen anything like it before.

Zhuang Huai'an subtly stopped her, saying, "Sister, this isn't appropriate."

Princess Wang also glared at Yingzi, "Can't you change your behavior? You're acting like a gangster boss, and you've scared that girl."

"Oh, I'm used to it," Yingzi said, feeling guilty, and gave Liu Yifei an embarrassed smile. "I'm sorry, little girl, I forgot you're still young."

Everyone rolled their eyes at her. What kind of talk is that? Even when you're grown up, it's still not acceptable. Didn't you see there's a protector of a flower lurking beside you?

When Zhang Jizhong was casting for the role of Wang Yuyan in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", he went through a lot of actresses in the industry, but the role ultimately went to Liu Yifei. So people are not unfamiliar with the young girl, at least they know that she is still a minor.

Yingzi really didn't have any bad intentions. Seeing Liu Yifei looking at the people coming and going with a curious expression, she turned around and started telling the little girl some gossip about the circle, which made the little girl's eyes widen.

"Keep your voice down." The princess slapped Yingzi helplessly. Who talks about others so loudly?

While chatting and dealing with people who came to greet them, Zhuang Huai'an took advantage of the time to chat with the biggest star in the room. He was pleasantly surprised to learn that the other person was a fan of his and they successfully exchanged contact information.

Li Shaohong, a senior from the same directing department of Beijing Film Academy, also came over and chatted with Zhuang Huai'an for a while. This senior was in the same year as Kai Zi. At this time, she had not yet made the ghost movie "The Dream of Red Mansions". With dramas such as "Palace of Desire" and "Orange is Red", she and another classmate, senior Hu Mei, were known as the two major female directors in mainland China.

Last year, Chen Kun, an artist under her company Rongxinda, inadvertently offended Zhuang Huai'an. Li Shaohong personally called to apologize, and with the help of several teachers from the Beijing Film Academy, the matter was eventually dropped.

So, it's not that simple to blacklist someone. You can choose not to use them, but why should others give you face and blacklist them?

Liu Yifei was also blacklisted by Huayi Brothers, but Enlight Media still used her to make several movies.

However, Jiang Wen has never forgotten this incident and has stated on many occasions that Chen Kun lacks professional ethics, which has made the past year difficult for Chen Kun.

Chen Kun was also present today, but he wasn't qualified to go up and greet them; he had to ask Li Shaohong to do it for him.

Zhuang Huai'an's small circle includes top directors, mainland divas, Hong Kong superstars, and top producers from Taiwan, making it a veritable gathering of big names from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong. As a result, people flock to him to pay their respects.

Sun Yanzi, A-Du, and Fan Yicheng from Taiwan.

Li Keqing, Karen Mok, and Louis Koo from Hong Kong.

Sun Nan from mainland China, the Yu Quan duo, actor Lu Yi, and Han Hong, a Harvard student who is admitted without really showing up, whose hometown is unknown, who can't understand Tibetan, who salutes and cries, and who has connections.

The deeper the love, the deeper the hate; Zhuang Huai'an utterly despises this person! (Damn it! Refund! Give me back my monthly donation!)

While we were chatting, the organizers came to tell everyone to come in and take their seats.

It's unclear whether the organizers changed the seating arrangement at the last minute because they saw the group chatting so enthusiastically, or if this was the original arrangement. In the auditorium, the five people were seated together in the center of the second row.

The first program of the awards ceremony was a group of stars singing Mr. Zhang's songs to commemorate this superstar.

then,

Sun Nan and Ying Zi won the Most Popular Male and Female Singers of the Year awards in Mainland China, while Pang Hong won Best Female Singer of the Year. Yu Quan won Best Album for "I Can't Do Without You". Although I don't like them, these people are indeed the leading figures in the current Mainland music scene.

The Best Male Singer of the Year award was won by Lu Yi. A film and television actor who crossed over into the music scene, his debut album defeated a host of professional musicians in just three months. Zhuang Huai'an could already imagine how many people would criticize Lu Yi tomorrow.

Lu Yi is also the first mainland actor to "sing after excelling in acting". Since then, other artist companies have also seen the potential of the fan economy and have followed suit.

In Taiwan, the Best Male and Female Singers awards unsurprisingly went to Rene Liu and the relatively unknown singer Sun Yanzi, while the Best Male Singer award was presented by Zhuang Huai'an.

Interestingly, Jay Chou was holding a concert at the Workers' Stadium next door, and the event organizers gave him a special treat, arranging a remote connection so that he could sing the title track of his new album "Ye Huimei," titled "Sunny Day," on the big screen.

Zhuang Huai'an has always believed that all award ceremonies in China are just about dividing up the pie.

This year's MTV Awards featured four main categories: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and International. The awards largely overlapped, making it clear that no one's attendance was in vain.

Zhang Xueyou and Wang Fei won the Best Male and Female Singer awards in the Asian region respectively, and Li Zongsheng also received a Special Contribution to Music Award.

Needless to say, "Bauhinia Blossoms" is a politically correct song, sung by an internationally renowned director. How could MTV not give it a shout-out?

But it wasn't a big award; it was given to the most promising singer of the year in mainland China.

Perhaps MTV itself knew that this award was not very prestigious, and they were also worried that Zhuang Huai'an would not give them face, so they cleverly changed the winner to Liu Yifei.

This made the little girl laugh so hard her teeth bulged out, and she praised Zhuang Huai'an profusely on stage.

After the awards ceremony, Zhuang Huai'an invited Li Zongsheng and a few others to a late-night snack.

Except for Zhang Xueyou, who doesn't drink, everyone else was beaten by him. Before leaving, Yingzi was still shouting that she was not convinced and that she had to fight again next time.

Zhang Lu drove Liu Yifei home first.

The little girl was still excited, her face flushed.

"Senior, do you still stand by what you said before?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lu, who was driving, immediately perked up and started listening intently.

"What did you say?" Zhuang Huai'an rubbed his temples.

"It's about releasing an album, you know." Liu Yifei's eyes lit up. "I think singing is pretty fun."

Zhuang Huai'an chuckled, then feigned doubt and asked, "Did I say such a thing?"

"You said that!"

Seeing that he wouldn't admit it, Liu Yifei angrily reached out her wicked hand and grabbed his waist, though not forcefully, threatening, "Think about it again!"

Good, good, so you've turned the Heavenly Gang upside down, haven't you!

Zhuang Huai'an subconsciously shrank back to the side, glancing at her sideways. "You call this asking me for a favor? Using this to test officials? Which official couldn't withstand such a test?"

Hmph! You just wait!

Liu Yifei's eyes darted around, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. She leaned close to Zhuang Huai'an's ear and whispered softly:

"Brother Huai'an~ I want to sing~"

What the hell!

Zhuang Huai'an felt the warm breath on his ear, and his body tensed up suddenly.

This test, who the hell can withstand it!