The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 551 He's Back Again

"Lu Yuan."

"Liu Shishi!!"

“Ahhhh, poetry and distant places.”

"Listen to the deafening cheers. The fans are so enthusiastic." The host looked at the two people who were waving to the side from time to time.

On the red carpet, Lu Yuan and Liu Shishi walked side by side, one in a flowing skirt and the other in a suit. They occasionally looked at each other, looking sweet and well-matched.

Fans on both sides expressed their feelings and waved their posters and cheering boards wildly with flushed cheeks. The whole scene was instantly ignited.

When the two of them finished signing and were about to enter the venue, the host's voice sounded at the right time: "Please wait a moment, both of you."

Lu Yuan and Liu Shishi stopped in tacit understanding.

The host walked towards Lu Yuan and asked: "You are nominated for Best Actor again for "The Unforgettable Number". Can you share with us how you feel at the moment?"

"It feels like revisiting an old place." Lu Yuan smiled and spoke in a gentle tone.

“Are you looking forward to the award?”

"The nomination is a recognition of my acting career, and I am very grateful. As for whether I can win the award, the audience's love and support are the greatest motivation for me."

The host turned his gaze to Liu Shishi: "Shishi, as the award presenter tonight, can you tell us a little bit about which award you will be responsible for announcing?"

Liu Shishi smiled playfully and answered without hesitation: "Keep it a secret."

"Ah." The audience on both sides booed.

The host stopped at that point, ended the questioning tactfully, and let the two of them go.

Lu Yuan and Liu Shishi waved to the fans and turned to enter the venue.

As she entered the venue, Liu Shishi keenly noticed the subtle changes in the expressions of some male actors in the guest seats.

She could probably understand how these people felt.

It's probably because the big screen is developing so smoothly, and the first movie he directed and acted in has become the domestic box office champion, so why not let go of the small screen?
After thinking about it, Liu Shishi couldn't help but straighten her back. Although the bastard often acted like a jerk in private, making her feel suffocated and her teeth itched, it was still very face-saving to bring him out.

"What are you daydreaming about? Let go of me." Lu Yuan glanced at her. Their seats were not next to each other.

"Oh oh." Liu Shishi came back to her senses and let go of her hand obediently.

In the first row of the guest seats, Wen Zhang secretly observed Lu Yuan who was slowly approaching with his peripheral vision.

A few years ago, the two had a competition for the role of Xiaobei in "Snail House".

At that time, he was full of confidence, thinking that the two of them were of similar age, that he had a wife from the Beijing circle, and that he was no worse than the other party in any way. He would always have a chance to get back at the situation in the future.

Unexpectedly, the other party's growth rate far exceeded his expectations, leaving him and Ma Yili stunned.

Noticing that there was a camera staring at him, he collected his thoughts, adjusted his mindset, thought for a moment, and stood up, bent slightly, and stretched out his hand to greet.

"Teacher Lu, long time no see. I wish Lost in Thailand a big box office success."

Lu Yuan glanced at him, and seeing his conflicted expression, he shook hands with him and said with a smile, "We are the same age, so don't be so polite, just call me by my name. By the way, congratulations on your nomination for the Magnolia Award for Best Actor. You deserve it."

Wen Zhang was nominated for the Magnolia Best Actor Award for his role in "Naked Marriage".

The drama was aired in June last year and he didn't have time to watch it, but it received good reviews from the industry and the audience, and the role of Liu Yi Yang was widely recognized.

"Thank you." Wen Zhang replied modestly.

After a brief conversation, the two sat down.

Lu Yuan discovered that Wen Zhang had become much more mature compared to his early years, especially his eyes, which were less sharp and more calm and reserved.

The hosts of tonight's award ceremony are Cao Kefan, Yang Lan and Cheng Lei.

Lu Yuan has already won the Grand Slam and has no hope of winning the second round in the short term. It seems a bit disinterested for him to participate in the TV festival now.

With mechanical clapping and a polite smile on their lips, they finally held on until the highlight arrived.

On the podium, Yang Lan straightened the microphone.

"Next, we will announce the Magnolia Best Actor and Best Actress awards, which are our TV King and TV Queen!"

The colleagues in the guest seats perked up, and some of them cast their eyes towards Lu Yuan's back.

After the Best Actor nominations were announced in mid-May, his name once again became the focus of everyone's attention, and the popularity was so high that it was astonishing.

Last year, Lu Yuan was nominated for Before the Dawn and Snow Leopard, but he had already won the Best Actor award for Insidious. Before the Dawn had a repetitive theme, while Snow Leopard was more of an idol drama, so the judges gave the award to Zhang Jiayi.

But this year is different from last year, "The Eternal Number" is a pure war drama.

Cao Kefan took over the conversation and said, "First, we are going to announce the Best Actor Award for a TV Series. Please welcome our award presenters, one who won the title of Best Actor for Borrowing a Gun last year, and the other is an actress whose popularity has risen sharply in recent years. They are Zhang Jiayi and Liu Shishi."

Yang Lan clapped her hands gently and said, "Please invite the two guests to the stage."

There was thunderous applause from the audience. Zhang Jiayi and Liu Shishi came on stage and stood in the center of the stage.

Liu Shishi bowed slightly to the audience and said in a gentle voice: "Good evening, everyone."

Zhang Jiayi, with a bald head, followed up with, "Good evening."

"Ms. Zhang, long time no see. Your hairstyle today is very special."

"Haha, it feels cool." Zhang Jiayi smiled and explained, "I'm currently filming a Qing Dynasty drama, so I shaved my head."

"Are you playing a villain? The TV series "Ups and Downs" starring you is about to be aired. You look much gentler in the trailer than now."

"Don't you think my hairstyle looks more gentle? Actually, just like your makeup in "Searching" is very different from now, I think the shaping ability of a male actor is sometimes reflected in his hair. With hair, he is one character, and with shaved hair, he is another character."

"That seems to be the truth." Liu Shishi turned to the guest seats and joked: "We talked about "Ups and Downs" and "Search" one moment, so does this count as advertising?"

“Why don’t you also promote Lost in Thailand for Lu Yuan?” Zhang Jiayi added with a smile.

"Hahaha." The guests all burst into laughter.

Liu Shishi couldn't argue with him, so she glanced at her boyfriend who was laughing along with her and said, "Okay, let's get back to the topic. Let's quickly present the awards and see which outstanding actors are nominated."

The screen behind the stage lit up, and the first thing that appeared was a clip from the play "The Unforgettable Number". Li Dabenshi, played by Lu Yuan, looked dusty and dirty.

Then came "The Promise of This Life" starring Jiang Wu and "Naked Marriage Era" starring Wen Zhang.
After the short film was over, the audience held their breath and waited. Zhang Jiayi slowly opened the red envelope in his hand, and everyone's eyes followed him closely.

"The 18th TV Festival Magnolia Award, the best actor in a TV series is."

He deliberately lengthened his tone, squinted his eyes and stared at the list for a few seconds, leaned his upper body back slightly, smiled mysteriously, and handed the list to Liu Shishi.

"You should read this person's name."

As soon as Zhang Jiayi finished speaking, the guests in the audience had different expressions on their faces.

The camera on the scene immediately captured the reactions of several nominated male actors in the first row.

Lu Yuan had a smile on his face, looking calm and relaxed.

Wen Zhang's eyes fluctuated for a moment and his shoulders sank slightly. It was obvious that he understood Zhang Jiayi's almost unspoken hint.

On the stage, Liu Shishi looked away from the list and looked at her boyfriend in the audience, her voice full of excitement and pride: "Best Actor, Lu Yuan!!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Thunderous applause instantly filled the venue.

"Congratulations, Lu Yuan. Please come on stage to receive the award."

"The judges commented that Lu Yuan's performance broke through the limitations of stereotypical roles, and he struck a balance between heroism and sense of humor, creating a typical example of a small-time hero."

Amidst warm applause, Lu Yuan walked up the steps, arrived at the center of the stage, and shook hands with Zhang Jiayi first.

"Congratulations." "Thank you."

As soon as he let go, he saw Liu Shishi taking the trophy from the host and giving him a big hug.

Lu Yuan coughed and reminded: "Okay, the camera is filming."

"Hmph, just take the picture. What's wrong with me hugging my boyfriend?" Miss Liu didn't care at all.

Lu Yuan noticed Zhang Jiayi's teasing look.

After a while, the two award presenters left the stage.

Lu Yuan stood in front of the microphone, but suddenly found that his trophy was missing.

"Hey, where's my trophy?" He raised his empty right hand in surprise.

The camera turned and aimed at Liu Shishi, and saw that the girl was walking towards her seat with the trophy tightly in her hand.

Cao Kefan tried to smooth things over: "Okay, although Lu Yuan's is yours, can you please give it back to our TV King first?"

"Pfft, hahaha."

The scene broke out into cheerful laughter again.

Liu Shishi handed the trophy to the staff with a red face, feeling so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into the ground.

"Give Lu Yuan another round of applause."

Lu Yuan waved the golden trophy in his hand, and Yang Lan said, "Last year, 'The Unforgettable Number' not only created a miracle in ratings, but also made countless audiences share the joys and sorrows of the characters in laughter and tears. I think everyone here is very curious, what prompted you to take on such a war-themed drama?"

After the broadcast of "The Unforgettable Number", although it won wide love from the audience, it also encountered doubts from some experts who believed that war should be taken seriously and should not be mixed with too many humorous elements.

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "The new generation of audiences has a unique understanding and expectation of war dramas. Many audiences like me, or even younger, have seen war dramas that tend to be stereotyped and lack novelty.

"Number" naturally has many problems, but Director Xu Jizhou and I agree that this is a new attempt at war themes, using a seemingly playful and angry way to convey the tragic and profound behind the war. Humor is just the shell, and the core is the heavy history and humanity. "

Hearing this, Yang Lan nodded slightly, and then changed the subject: "Before the award ceremony began, in the interaction with netizens initiated by the official Weibo of the Magnolia TV Festival, there was a question that was frequently mentioned. Do you have any plans for TV dramas next?"

Lu Yuan said truthfully: "Maybe there will be one or two next year."

"Can you tell us what the specific subject matter is?" Yang Lan was surprised. She didn't expect to have any new discoveries.

"It will be kept secret for now."

"boom!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience was instantly in an uproar.

The sky is falling, and this big devil is back again.

Although it was expected that this guy would win the Best Actor award with "The Eternal Number", most people thought that "The Eternal Number" would be his last TV series.

After all, this guy’s achievements in the film industry are so dazzling, he is a movie star with great potential.

Then he suddenly said that it was not true and he would return to the small screen next year.

Are you kidding me? The film industry is booming, and a movie can earn hundreds of millions. Why would you go back to the small screen? !

Brother, please give us a way to survive. If we don’t win the award, we will be old.

The Magnolia Awards Ceremony is over.

The breaking news about the coronation of this year's Best Actor and Best Actress, as well as Lu Yuan's upcoming return to TV dramas, quickly swept across all major entertainment information platforms like a torrential rain.

"The 18th Shanghai TV Festival has concluded, and Lu Yuan has been crowned the Best Actor for the second time!"

"Shocking! Lu Yuan revealed on the spot that he will return to the small screen with one or two TV series next year."

"The Best Actress was unexpected, and Sun Li in the audience was stunned."

At the same time, Weibo was also in an uproar, and the topic's popularity continued to soar.

2012 is already halfway through, but the TV drama market has fallen into a downturn.

If the second half of the year remains the same, 2012 will be the low point for China's TV drama industry.

The audience's feelings were particularly profound.

Although the production and number of episodes of TV dramas have increased, there are very few masterpieces that can truly win word-of-mouth and market.

High ratings are often accompanied by a decline in reputation, with bad dramas and copycat works flooding the market, and bizarre and melodramatic plots emerging one after another.

What is even more distressing is that the range of subject matter is becoming increasingly narrow. Diversified themes such as business wars, police and bandits, palace fighting, time travel, and medical treatment are gradually fading from view, and are being replaced by a large number of similar family dramas and anti-Japanese war dramas.

These works often have far-fetched plots, lack depth and resonance, and are unable to reflect the true face of today's society and the voice of the people, leaving many viewers deeply disappointed.

Against this background, the news that Lu Yuan, a brand figure on the small screen, will return to the field of TV dramas next year will undoubtedly inject a shot in the arm for the market.

Netizens expressed their expectations and speculations.

Sweetheart: "What, what did you say, Lu Yuan is finally going to film a TV series again, am I dreaming?"

The more you use something, the looser it becomes: "Yes, I watched the live broadcast of the Magnolia Awards Ceremony on PPTV, and he said it himself."

Overlord Drunk: "I don't know what the subject is. This year's TV series made me sick. They were all about mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and war dramas. The screenwriters were crazy. I don't know in what state they wrote such a crazy plot. To be honest, if Lu Yuan can shoot a spy war drama, I will be willing even if my roommate is single for the rest of his life."

Feng Zhong Yu He: "I don't want a spy drama, I want an idol drama. I hope it's a sweet love drama!!"

Stay-at-home: "Costumes, I want to watch costumes."

Ren Shi Hua Kong Kong: "Don't dream upstairs, costume dramas and idol dramas are impossible, although I want to watch them too."

There was a lot of discussion online, and even the news of the unexpected winner of the Magnolia Best Actress award was suppressed.

After the award ceremony, Hu Quan held a banquet at the hotel to celebrate.

On the way to the hotel, Liu Shishi played with the trophy in her hand: "I had always thought that 'The Legend of Zhen Huan' would have a great harvest, and Sun Li was the favorite for Best Actress, but it turned out that Jiang Wenli won the award, and only Zheng Xiaolong from the crew of 'The Legend of Zhen Huan' won the Best Director award."

"This result is not unexpected." Lu Yuan shook his head.

"why?"

“In fact, many film and television works have a mass base, but they cannot be accepted by the judges of major awards. The root cause is the difference in aesthetics between the audience and the judges. Currently, major domestic awards have always favored works that promote the main theme, and works that are too market-oriented or fancy are difficult to be recognized.

Although "The Legend of Zhen Huan" received rave reviews, it is a fictional palace drama after all. There is a big gap between its subject matter and mainstream values, so it is reasonable that it did not win an award."

"What about Sun Li? I think her performance in the drama is no worse than the others."

"It's even more impossible for her." Lu Yuan shook his head again.

"Putting aside the various unspoken rules and subject matter preferences in the film and television industry, judging from the performance alone, both Xi Meijuan and Jiang Wenli are heavyweight competitors with outstanding professional abilities and their performances of the roles they were nominated for are very impressive. Although Sun Li's role this time is very outstanding, she lost in the dubbing."

"Dubbing?"

"Well, Zhen Huan is a native of Beijing, while Sun Li is from Shanghai. Her accent inevitably has a southern flavor, which doesn't fit the character setting, so we found a voice actor."

Liu Shishi asked in confusion: "So, in the future, voice actors will not be eligible for awards, right?"

Lu Yuan looked at her and sighed, "If the overall quality of TV dramas continues to decline in the future, then the judges will only be able to pick the tallest from the short ones. Perhaps actors who use dubbing will also have a chance to win awards, but this is definitely not the future of the industry that everyone wants to see."

"Well, will I have a chance in the future?" Miss Liu muttered, then frowned: "Why are you pinching me?"

"Who told you not to improve your business capabilities? You actually dreamed of winning an award by relying on the industry's decline."

"It's no use thinking about it."

"no!"

"Huh, I'm ignoring you."

(End of this chapter)