Entertainment: Top players who started out as trainees

Chapter 440 Joining the Changjin Lake Group & Best Actor Candidates
It was already early morning when he returned home. The living room was dim and Ning Luo felt relieved.

It was not in vain that he spent half an hour playing Douyin in the underground parking lot.

However, when he quietly pushed open the bedroom door and saw through the cool moonlight that Cha Mei was hanging in the air like a big bat doing yoga, with an innocent smile but a hint of evil, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and then it turned cold again.

Turning on the light, Ning Luo looked at her speechlessly.

"Are you seriously ill? You don't have the lights on and you're not sleeping in the middle of the night. Who are you trying to fool by pretending to be a ghost?"

"It's only 12 o'clock, why are you sleeping? Since I came to Beijing, I have never slept before 2 o'clock in the morning!"

Cha Mei rolled her eyes and looked at him suspiciously.

"Why did you come back so late? Did you go out and cheat on me again?"

"I would like to steal, but I need the energy to do that."

Looking at Ning Luo who was calmly changing into his pajamas, Cha Mei pinched her chin and pretended to ponder for a moment.

"Hmm... That's true. By the second half of last night, I was obviously running low on energy."

"..."

Ning Luo couldn't help but curl his lips: "The best thing to say about the two of us is 'energy'."

Cha Mei blinked mischievously: "I'm talking about that one, which one are you talking about?"

"Neuropathy."

After cursing, Ning Luo went into the bathroom to wash up. When he came out, he saw Cha Mei's slender legs wrapped in a pair of white stockings, sitting on the yoga rope and swinging.

Seeing him come out, Cha Mei raised a sweet and lovely smile on her face, stretched out her legs together, raised her two little feet, and flexed her nimble toes towards him.

He didn't say a word, but he said everything.

Ning Luo sighed softly.

It seems that this evening will not end peacefully.

In the next few days, after Ning Luo completed a series of major tasks such as song editing and mixing, he left the rest to the music department staff and said his final goodbye to Cha Mei at home.

On November 11, after Ning Luo defeated Cha Mei in one fell swoop, he set off for Zhejiang Province and officially joined the crew of "Changjin Lake".

In fact, his original plan was to undergo physical and adaptability training with other actors after joining the crew.

After all, he had never participated in a war scene before, and knew nothing about military posture or firearms.

He had a chance during the military training in college, but the lady in the infirmary said he was sick and forced him to write a note for leave, so he ultimately missed the opportunity to participate.

This is Ning Luo's lifelong pain.

However, due to the tight shooting schedule, after Ning Luo joined the crew, he was not arranged in Meishan County, Wuxing where the main force was located, but first went to Xiangyan Village, Xianju County to shoot the opening part, in which Wu Qianli, played by Wu Jing, returns home from the army to visit his parents and his younger brother Wu Wanli, played by Ning Luo.

The entire exterior scene was actually shot at the more pleasant Hanshan Lake in Tiantai.

However, since this is an important water source protection area in the local area, the actual shooting location was in Xiangyan Village.

After traveling and transferring all the way and putting his luggage in the hotel, Ning Luo rushed to the set without stopping.

After sleeping all the way, Ning Luo regained some energy and spirit. Looking around this quiet and leisurely little village, a hint of admiration emerged in his heart.

The village is surrounded by fields and water on three sides. The river banks are lined with dense forests. There are many old wooden houses built in the 1940s and 1950s in the village, which are ancient and simple.

What somewhat ruined the atmosphere was that there were more than a dozen set vehicles parked outside the village, and numerous crew members were coming and going, shouting and yelling, which was quite annoying.

These people had already set up camp here more than a month ago.

They modernized this quaint village and made it even more quaint.

Led by the staff, Ning Luo walked into a makeshift lounge and greeted the director Chen Dashi, who was responsible for filming this scene.

Director Chen still looked like a father, but his attitude was much friendlier than before. He encouraged him with a kind smile.

Last year, Xinli Media signed a director cooperation agreement with Director Chen, and Xishi Investment, in which Director Chen holds a stake, also appeared on the list of Xinli shareholders. The two are now in a deeply binding relationship.

To some extent, Ning Luo and Director Chen are in the same boat.

After chatting for more than ten minutes, Ning Luo rushed to the dressing room and greeted Emperor Wu Jing who was putting on makeup.

"Hey~ Our best actor candidate is here, welcome~"

Facing the other party's teasing eyes, Ning Luo also made a joke: "It's too sincere to just say it, you have to stand up and bow to the actor~"

In early November, the 11rd Golden Rooster Awards announced the nomination list, with "Better Days" topping the list with 33 nominations.

Ning Luo became one of the five candidates for this year's Best Actor for his role as "Xiao Bei".

The other four are Da Peng in "The Beneficiary", Xiao Yang in "The Accidental Detective", Wu Yuhan in "Half a Comedy", and Xiao Mingge in "The Bravest".

As soon as the list was announced, it caused extremely heated discussions on major social media platforms.

The focus of the topic is undoubtedly Ning Luo, who has become a "Best Actor candidate" with his film debut.

However, there is not much controversy, but more surprise and admiration.

After all, Ning Luo's performance in "Better Days" is indeed amazing.

The box office of 22.6 billion is enough to shut up most of the haters.

The only point they could attack was Ning Luo’s age.

But to be honest, most netizens do not think that Ning Luo can win the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor this time.

Including Ning Luo’s fans, they all say “nomination is victory”.

Liu Huohua, the youngest actor in the history of the Golden Rooster Awards, also won the award at the age of 26.

Ning Luo is only 24 years old this year.

Moreover, countless marketing accounts have revealed that Ning Luo is a lone wolf in the domestic entertainment and film industry. His relationship with various circles cannot be said to be bad, but it is certainly not harmonious.

Under such circumstances, it is no less difficult for Ning Luo to win an award in the domestic entertainment industry than to go overseas and win an Oscar.

Ning Luo himself didn't hold out much hope.

In fact, he is not completely indifferent to the so-called Golden Rooster, Golden Statue and Golden Horse.

What era is this? How much are these awards worth?

Wu Jing smiled heartily and raised his hand to tap the smiling Ning Luo a few times.

In fact, at the beginning, he did not have much affection for this junior who had a delicate and gentle appearance and a somewhat smooth temperament.

To be more precise, he has no good feelings towards all the "effeminate" young actors in the entertainment industry who will cry for a long time after being punched, and can even be said to hate them.

However, when he met Ning Luo for the first time backstage at the premiere of "My People, My Country" and witnessed him confronting Xu Guangtou face to face, he completely changed his opinion of Ning Luo.

This young man appears to be humble, gentle, and sophisticated on the surface, but his true character is very strong and resolute.

It can even be said to be arrogant!

This made Wu Jing, who also has a strong personality, very appreciative.

Later, Ning Luo's outstanding performance in "Better Days" and "Joy of Life", as well as his charitable act of spending 50 million during the Chinese New Year, made him appreciate this young man even more.

After several contacts backstage at parties, the two gradually became familiar with each other.

Sitting down in the makeup chair next to Brother Jing, Ning Luo flipped through the script while chatting with him.

"Oh, right." Wu Jing suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "Are you confident about your Little Red Flower this time?"

　I will post two chapters first, and I am currently coding three more chapters, which will probably take until around 8 or 9 in the evening.

　　
　
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