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Chapter 790 The Beginning

On August 8, the 7th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards ceremony was held at the Dongshi Theater in the PD area.

At around 6 pm, Gu Wei arrived outside the venue by car.

Compared with previous years, this year's Magnolia Awards was much smaller in scale. Not only was the most anticipated red carpet segment cancelled, but the number of guests in attendance was also small.

However, there are still many media, especially online media.

Migu Video, Kuaishou, Douyin, Youku, Tencent Video, etc. It is easy to distinguish the different media companies from the logos on their microphones and filming equipment.

In addition to being broadcast on Dragon TV, this year's Magnolia Awards Ceremony will also be broadcast live on various online platforms.

After entering the venue, Gu Wei reunited with other members of the "Joy of Life" crew.

"Isn't Teacher Daoming here?" He asked Director Sun Hao after greeting everyone.

"I contacted him, but Teacher Chen said he had other things to do in Beijing and would not come."

Gu Wei nodded, not too surprised.

When chatting with Nini last month, she told him that the filming of "Our Best Years" had been completed.

Chen Daoming lives in Beijing, so he will definitely go back after finishing filming here.

Considering his status and position, the Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actor does not seem to be that important, so it is normal that he did not attend.

In the lounge backstage of the theater, various stars arrived one after another. Some directors and stars who were familiar with Gu Wei came forward to greet him when they saw him there.

"Gu Wei~"

"Sister Li, long time no see.

Isn't Brother Chao with you?"

Sun Li was wearing a white silk long dress and had neat short hair, looking very capable.

“What is he doing here? He has no works shortlisted.

Congratulations on being nominated for Best Actor again. Joy of Life is so popular, you have a good chance of winning this time."

"Haha, I wish you good luck.

Sister Li was nominated for Best Actress. If she wins the award, she will have won the Magnolia Award three times. This is unique in China, right?"

Sun Li was nominated for the Best Actress Award at this year's Magnolia Awards for her performance in the hit TV series "Home" at the beginning of the year.

She has won the Magnolia Award for Best Actress twice before, for "Hot Mom" ​​and "Legend of Miyue", and is a popular candidate for this year's Best Actress.

"I would like to, but it depends on whether the judges will give me a chance."

Sun Li had a smile on her face and was obviously looking forward to receiving the award tonight.

As the ceremony was about to begin, all the guests entered and took their seats.

Gu Wei and the crew of "Joy of Life" sat in the front left corner of the venue.

Next to him was the crew of "The Longest Day in Chang'an". When Lei Jiayin saw Gu Wei coming, he quickly stood up and greeted him.

"I watched The Longest Day in Chang'an, the acting was really good."

Gu Wei smiled and praised.

"You're too kind, Brother Wei. It's far behind [Joy of Life] in terms of popularity and broadcast performance." Lei Jiayin smiled innocently and said modestly.

Lei Jiayin is from Ning Hao's circle, but he also has a good relationship with Gu Wei.

The two had known each other 8 years ago. Lei Jiayin played the leader of the trio of robbers, "Brother Bei", in "Detective Chinatown 1" directed by Gu Wei.

At that time, he was still an unknown little actor.

Later, the two collaborated on "Knife of the Assassin 2" and "The Wandering Earth". Although Lei Jiayin played supporting roles, his fame and status have been rising little by little.

Over the years, Lei Jiayin has found a track in the film and television industry that suits him very well - the loser track.

Most of the roles he played were cowardly and bullied, but he was very popular with the audience and he thrived in this field.

The two chatted for a few minutes and the ceremony began soon.

Today's Magnolia Awards Ceremony was very straightforward. There were no performance segments, and they just started giving out awards.

First up are the less popular awards such as Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary, and Best TV Variety Show.

After half of the time, the awards that everyone cares about most, such as Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, and Best Leading Actor, began to be presented.

The Best Supporting Actress award went to Tao Hong from "Little Joy", while the Best Supporting Actor award went to Tian Yu from the "Joy of Life" crew.

After hearing the host announce that he was the winner, Tian Yu stood up excitedly and hugged several people from the crew around him.

Gu Wei stood up and hugged him with a smile: "Congratulations~"

"Thank you~"

After saying this he walked all the way onto the stage.

Tian Yu graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, but because of his plain looks, he could only play supporting roles in various film and television dramas for many years after his debut and never became popular.

In the early days, people's deepest impression of him was that of Tang Wei's ex-boyfriend.

It was not until he played "Teacher Wang" in "Charlotte's Troubles" that he left some impression on the audience.

The popularity of "Joy of Life" made his "Wang Qinian" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but this is also because of Tian Yu's superb acting skills. If someone else played "Wang Qinian", it would be unlikely that he would be as likable as him. It can be said that the role and the actor complement each other.

"Thank you for your love, thank you to the Magnolia Awards jury for giving me this award, thank you to Director Sun, Gu Wei, Teacher Daoming and all the colleagues in the "Celebrating More Than Years" crew."

This is the first time that Tian Yu has won the Magnolia Award, and it is also the first time that he has been nominated. It is obvious that he is surprised and excited about winning the award.

After the acceptance speech, everyone applauded.

"I watched Joy of Life, and teacher Tian Yu's performance as Wang Qinian was particularly great!" Lei Jiayin said to Gu Wei beside him while applauding.

"Lao Tian is a rare golden supporting actor in the film and television industry, but he has never had many good opportunities before."

Gu Wei is very optimistic about Tian Yu. They had the most rival scenes together when filming "Joy of Life" and he highly recognizes his acting skills.

After the supporting actor and actress awards were presented, it was time for the ceremony's most anticipated best actor and actress awards.

Yan Ni won the Best Actress award at this year's Magnolia Awards for her outstanding performance in "Life of Pi", while the Best Actor award went to Mr. Chen Baoguo from "Old Tavern".

When the awards were announced, Sun Li's face was full of disappointment. Gu Wei was fine. Neither he nor Lei Jiayin, who was also nominated for Best Actor, reacted much. After all, losing to Mr. Chen Baoguo was not a shameful thing.

The Best Director Award was given to Wang Jun, the director of "Little Joy", who is not only a director but also likes to play roles in his own dramas.

In the film "A Little Farewell" which was also directed by him, he played the role of Hu Xianxu's father and Chen Xiaoyun's husband.

After the last award was presented, the Magnolia Awards ceremony officially ended. Gu Wei was about to leave when he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.

"Mr. Gu!"

"Mr. Hou?"

The person who came was Hou Hongliang from [Noon Sunshine].

"Do you have time later to have dinner together?" Hou Hongliang invited.

"Mr. Hou came here alone?"

“I’m the only one here this time. All Is Well unexpectedly won the International Communication Award this year, and I happened to be in Shanghai so I came here to receive it.”

Gu Wei understood that Hou Hongliang must have something to talk to him about, so he smiled and said, "No problem, it just happens that we haven't seen each other for a long time, so I'd like to get together with Mr. Hou."

After leaving the award ceremony venue, the two found a nicely decorated restaurant nearby, ordered a few dishes and a bottle of white wine, and chatted while eating.

".It's a pity today. [Joy of Life] is a rare good movie, and it is definitely the most popular TV series this year. It's reasonable for the Magnolia Awards to give you the Best Actor award."

After drinking a small cup of wine, Hou Hongliang filled Gu Wei's glass again, feeling a little sorry for him.

Gu Wei smiled and said: "Joy of Life is popular but it is too commercial, and its depth and emotion are not outstanding.

It’s normal that we didn’t win any awards.” “Recently, our company received a very interesting script, which is currently in the hands of director Sun Molong.

He wanted to invite Mr. Gu to star in the film, and was planning to send you the script and invitation some time later, but he just happened to meet me today and told me directly."

"Old Sun, he has been getting better and better in the past two years. I watched the movie [I Am Yu Huanshui] last year. It was very interesting."

Director Sun Molong mentioned by Hou Hongliang is also an old acquaintance of Gu Wei. He is Kong Sheng's personal director of photography and has followed Director Kong since the earliest works "Jiu Zhang Jiu Lou Zi" and "Chuang Guandong".

He was also the photographer of the crew when filming "Nirvana in Fire".

With the development of "Noon Sunshine" in recent years, Sun Molong, who was a professional cameraman, also started to work as a director. "I Am Yu Huanshui" is a work directed by him.

"This is also a short drama, estimated to be only about ten episodes, with a tight pace but very gripping content."

"What drama?" Gu Wei had a premonition after hearing Hou Hongliang say this.

“It’s called [The Beginning], a TV series adapted from the novel of the same name, and it tells a story about time and space cycles.

I'll have someone send you the script later."

Gu Wei nodded, it was indeed this drama.

He still has a deep impression of "The Beginning". The concept of time and space loop is rarely filmed in the domestic film and television circles, and the drama "Original Time and Space" is very well filmed.

However, there are only 15 episodes in total and it is a web drama, which means that even if it becomes a big hit, the profit of the TV series itself will be extremely limited.

So when Gu Wei was choosing the film he wanted to make, he didn't even consider this drama.

"I just happened to read the original novel, which is similar to Groundhog Day and Source Code."

"Almost. It's about a bus explosion, the protagonist keeps going through time loops, and finally solves the case."

Gu Wei thought for a moment and said, "My schedule is too full. I won't have time to shoot other dramas in the next year."

He was somewhat interested in [Beginning], but he really didn't have the time.

Hou Hongliang smiled and said, "The schedule is easy to say. [Beginning] itself is a small production and the filming time will not be too long. As long as you can act, the crew will definitely give priority to your time."

"Okay, let me go back and look at the script and then we can discuss it."

The Magnolia Awards ceremony ended, and the list of winners sparked a wave of discussion online. The audience did not have much opinion on this year's results. Several of the winning actors are talented, and everyone agrees that they won the awards.

Many fans felt sorry for Gu Wei as he failed to win the Magnolia Award for Best Actor for the second time.

[What a pity! "Joy of Life" is so good, why can't Gu Wei win the Best Actor award! ]

[Joy of Life is the best drama I have watched this year. All the characters in it are very outstanding. Congratulations to Tian Yu for winning the Best Supporting Actor. I feel sorry for Gu Wei.]

[Is it possible that Gu Wei didn’t win the award because other characters were so outstanding? The feeling I get from Joy of Life is that it’s more of a group portrait.]

[It’s probably due to the subject matter. Although Gu Wei played Fan Xian very well, the TV series and the character itself limited his performance.]

[Gu Wei's loss was not unfair. Anyone who has watched "Old Tavern" knows how outstanding Chen Baoguo's performance is. It is normal for him to win the award! ]

[In fact, I think "Joy of Life" is a commercial film with a wide audience and everyone likes to watch it.

Mr. Chen Baoguo's "Old Tavern" is an art film with deeper connotations and gives actors more room to perform.

Obviously, this year's Magnolia Awards places more emphasis on the latter.】

[Woo woo, don’t be sad that you didn’t win the award, brother. I bought the movie ticket for “Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils”. I will go to the theater to support you when the movie is released in two days! ]

"There has been a lot of discussion online about you not winning the Magnolia Award, especially many of your fans have been speaking up for you."

On the second day of the set, Reba, who was taking a break on the side, was browsing her phone and talking.

"Stand up for me?" Gu Wei frowned and took out his mobile phone to search for relevant news and discussions.

Then his frown slowly relaxed.

It’s okay. Although many fans think it’s a pity that he didn’t win the award, the words were not too intense and there was not much media coverage.

Being a celebrity, especially a traffic star, it is easy to offend many people without knowing anything.

For example, this time Gu Wei did not win the Magnolia Award. If some irrational fans felt that Chen Baoguo was blocking her brother's path and slandered and abused Chen Baoguo online, once a large number of people spread the news, Gu Wei would have offended Chen Baoguo without knowing it, and many people would have a bad impression of him.

This is what fans do and idols pay the price for.

The more popular you are and the more fans you have, the more likely this situation is to occur.

Therefore, traffic has always been a double-edged sword. If used well, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort. If used poorly, it can hurt others and yourself.

8 month 10 day.

"Is my wife okay?"

"Right away, I'll just put on some lipstick later."

In the room, Fu Xinbo, who was dressed neatly, urged Ying'er impatiently.

"You started putting on makeup after dinner, and I've been waiting for you for half an hour.

Now everyone wears a mask when going out, so no one can see your beautiful makeup."

Ying'er finally finished packing everything and trotted out of the room.

"That's different. I have to put on makeup whenever I go out, otherwise I feel insecure."

Fu Xinbo felt helpless and didn't know what to say.

The two of them went down to the underground parking lot of the community and drove out. In a short while, they arrived at a shopping mall near their home.

After entering the door, I didn’t wander around, but went directly to the Yaolai International Cinema on the top floor.

"Why don't you buy tickets for a later date? It always feels weird to go out to watch a movie in the morning."

After Fu Xinbo exchanged the ticket and bought some drinks and snacks, Ying Er complained.

“The evening sessions were so popular that there were no good seats.

Anyway, we have nothing to do during the day, so now is a good time to watch it."

Ying Er took two movie tickets from Fu Xinbo, raised her phone to take a photo, then pulled her husband over and the two of them took a photo together.

"what?"

"Post on Weibo~" Ying Er replied without looking up from her phone.

"Okay, done!"

After finishing, she looked very happy and did not forget to urge her husband.

"Log in to your own Weibo and post a similar Weibo post like me, using the same photos as mine."

"You haven't even watched the movie yet, and you're already in a hurry to check in?" Fu Xinbo didn't quite understand. It was normal to check in and post on Weibo after watching a movie, but it was a bit abnormal that his wife was so anxious, not to mention that she asked him to post one too.

"My silly husband, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand?

What are we doing here?"

"Watch a movie. Didn't you say we should watch Gu Wei's new film, Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils?"

“I wanted to see a movie, but that’s not the point.

The most important thing for us today is to post this on Weibo!
You will be joining the crew to shoot Joy of Life 2 next month. Have you forgotten that it was Jing Tian who asked Gu Wei for this role for you?
Now that Gu Wei’s new film is released, even though we are not big stars, we can still help promote it.”

"Isn't this a bit too deliberate to please?" Fu Xinbo has a straight male mindset.

"How can you call that flattery? Isn't it normal for friends to help each other?

You see, after today, there will definitely be many celebrities showing off their movie tickets, just like how everyone helped Gu Wei promote his movie on Weibo a few days ago.

Okay, stop wasting time, I’ll do it for you.”

As she said this, Ying Er took Fu Xinbo's phone without any hesitation and helped him to start a Weibo account.

(End of this chapter)