Shattering the talent show script, sweeping the world film scene

After eating and resting for a short while, Xie Xingyan, just like Xu Yanqing had done the day before, went to find Ling Wushuang.

Just then, Jiangxi Heng was chatting with Ling Wushuang about where they were going after the show finished recording.

"Go straight to Haikou. The Star Awards are about to begin. You haven't filmed any TV dramas in the past two years. The only web series you did was 'Life and Death Cycle' two years ago. Since the birth of this web series, the web series industry has ushered in a revolution. Various new themes have emerged. Niche themes that we dared not film in the past have appeared one after another. You have also set a precedent. I wonder if they will give you an award or give an award to this web series."

Ling Wushuang, wearing glasses, flipped through the folder in her hand and spoke earnestly about her work.

Jiangxi Heng pondered and said, "It will probably be given to me personally. After all, 'Life and Death Cycle' is a web series from two years ago. You also said that web series have been innovating in the past two years. Giving it to this old relic would break the hearts of many people. As for the award, I guess it will be one of the awards for artist of the year."

"There are many categories: most popular, most influential, talented actor, promising actor, breakthrough film actor of the year, high-quality film actor of the year... Hmm, I find you fit all of them."

Jiangxi Heng smiled and said, "This is giving the organizers a headache."

Ling Wushuang nodded: "That's true. You already have a major award to your name. These smaller awards only increase your fame in the short term. If you want to build connections in the industry, you still need a major award... Xingyan?"

Seeing the head peeking out from behind the wall, Ling Wushuang changed the subject, smiling as she looked towards the corner: "Looking for me?"

Xie Xingyan only discovered that there was another Jiangxi Heng deep inside the wall after he came over.

"I was looking for you," he said, then asked, "Were you talking about something?"

Jiangxi Heng turned around and waved to him: "There are no cameras here."

Xie Xingyan ran over quickly.

"I just heard you guys talking about the Tencent Video All Star Awards. Are you not planning to go to the Weibo Night event?"

Jiangxi Heng and Ling Wushuang exchanged a glance. Since there were no more cameras on them, they decided to tell the truth: "We gave the platform two chances. We didn't say anything the year before last, but we came back empty-handed last year. That's a bit unethical. I guess all the awards have already been distributed. They're using our popularity and fame to give awards to other artists. Tsk."

The Weibo Night platform is too big, and there are too many artists to consider. Universe gives it face, but it doesn't give Universe face. Since that's the case, let's just do nothing this year.

While the Tencent Video All Star Awards may be slightly inferior, it is not as ambiguous in its award presentation. If it were to use the guise of inviting people to play games, then it would be a no-go.

Xie Xingyan nodded. He now understood many of the industry's unspoken rules and brought up a lighter topic: "Actors still win more awards. Music awards are too niche in comparison."

"Where is the Musical Note Award niche? This is a minor singing champion award, and there's only one every year. Compared to the minor film emperors and empresses in the entertainment industry, which have four a year, the former is much more prestigious," Jiangxi Heng said seriously.

Xie Xingyan sighed: "You're offering your consolation too early; I haven't even received it yet."

I've been rushing around like crazy lately, attending music festivals everywhere, all in an effort to increase my chances of winning this year's Note Award. After all, it's an award based on popular reviews, so as long as there's enough publicity and the quality of my work is up to par, the chances of winning are pretty high.

More importantly, Xie Xingyan felt that Jiangxi Heng had won the Best Actor award last year and the Best Actor award for an art film this year, while she herself was still stuck with minor music awards, which was really a bit behind.

"Oh, right," Xie Xingyan suddenly remembered that he had come to see Ling Wushuang for something important: "I heard that Lin Sen and Mel are now under your supervision, and I'd like to ask them to sing a song."

Ling Wushuang confirmed, "Want to sing a song?"

"Yes, I want them to collaborate on a song." Xie Xingyan's eyebrows curved into a smile, his mischievous look both strange and familiar.

Jiangxi Heng chuckled and said, "Could it be that the two of you started arguing before the song was even written?"

"They're already working together, why are they still so hostile?" Xie Xingyan assumed that since the two had switched employers, they had made some kind of reconciliation, just as netizens had guessed.

Ling Wushuang shook her head: "Tell me first, what is this supposed to be about?"

Xie Xingyan said seriously, "I plan to make an album of my own next year. In addition to my original songs, the album will also include songs that I previously covered, as well as a few songs that can generate buzz."

The collaboration between two giants in the Chinese style music scene is enough to generate a lot of buzz.

These days, albums are hard to make; singles sell better. But if you want to become a singer, making albums is an essential step.

Ling Wushuang told Xie Xingyan, "You might lose money in the early stages."

Xie Xingyan nodded: "I know that many singers end up selling their houses and cars because of music production. Capital, in order to make quick money, would rather spend a little money to promote those catchy pop songs on short video platforms than give high-quality songs the opportunity to be tested by the market. They are afraid of failing the test, after all, the market is the most unreasonable thing."

Xie Xingyan took a deep breath. He could have done what Wen Qiyue and most other people did: used his fame to make fans buy into those clichéd lines he wrote on the fly. He would have made a lot of money, been popular for a few years, and if he was lucky, he could have retired from the entertainment industry in a glorious way under the guise of peace and tranquility.

"But I don't want that. I don't want my songs to be labeled as something only fans can listen to. I don't want casual listeners to think that I got my current status through hype and pampering. I don't want to stay where I am."

Xie Xingyan lowered his voice: "Back in the camp, I said something like this: 'Twenty years ago, there were good songs, and those classic songs are still being sung today. But starting ten years ago, the level of music in our country and even the world has been declining.'"

None of the three noticed that because they had been away from the camera for too long, a drone was already searching for them.

A camera the size of a battery flies high in the sky, and once it captures a person's silhouette, it rushes over eagerly.

"Back then, Jiangxi Heng asked me if I wanted to become a singer in the future and change all of this. I thought that question was ridiculous. How could I, alone, change this situation?"

Xie Xingyan smiled.

An invisible radiance emanated from him, a radiance that had been transferred from Jiangxi Heng.

The netizens who were discussing the three-person CP relationship in the joking live stream were all stunned.

Everyone heard Xie Xingyan say, "But now, my thoughts have changed. Even if I am poor and destitute, even if I am covered in dust and dirt, even if the road is long and arduous, I will reach my destination if I keep going."