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Chapter 798 Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite
After the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony, Gu Wei and Zhang Zifeng, the winners of this year's Best Actor and Best Actress, were interviewed by the media backstage.

“.I think I won the award more because of luck.

I have said before on the stages of other ceremonies that winning an award is not something that can be achieved through individual efforts. First, you have to catch up with the current good era, then you encounter a good script, a good director, and a good team, and finally everyone works together to produce a good work.

All of these plus a little bit of my own efforts will earn the audience’s love, the judges’ recognition, and finally the award.”

Gu Wei held the trophy in one hand and the certificate in the other and talked eloquently.

Winning the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor is a happy thing, but Gu Wei was most excited only at the moment he won the award, and now his mood has calmed down.

"Today's candidates are all excellent actors. Xiao Ming won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor, Xiao Yang won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor, not to mention Zhang Yi and Han Yu. It's normal for anyone to win the award.

So I still have to thank the audience and judges for their love and for voting for me.

Those who follow me should have noticed that in recent years I have been trying to shoot various different types of movies.

War films, science fiction films, romance films, the reality-themed film "Better Days" and the crime action film "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils".

I hope to challenge different types of roles, and hope that the audience can see a new me in the movie every time, and hope to bring more and better works to the audience."

Compared with Gu Wei, Zhang Zifeng is much more excited and is still enjoying the joy of winning the award.

When being asked questions by the media, she was so excited that she was a little incoherent. Fortunately, Gu Wei was there to help her make up for it.

After completing all the procedures, the two left the Hundred Flowers Awards venue.

"Brother, thank you for today~" Zhang Zifeng said to Gu Wei beside him while hugging his trophy and certificate tightly.

Gu Wei smiled and patted her head: "Why are you thanking me? It's normal for you to be a little excited when you win such a big award for the first time.

I’ll get used to it after winning more awards.”

"It's not as easy as you say, as if winning an award is like treating someone to a meal. There will always be another one next time. Many actors never win an award in their entire lives."

Gu Wei smiled and said, "You are different, you have talent, as long as you work hard on acting in the future, the Hundred Flowers Award is just the beginning.

By the way, you should be admitted to Beijing Film Academy this year, right? "

Zhang Zifeng nodded.

"I started school at the beginning of this month. I am now a freshman majoring in acting at the Beijing Film Academy."

Gu Wei said with emotion: "You won the Best Actress Award in your freshman year, but when I was a freshman, I was just hanging around in school and had never acted in a play."

As he was talking, he thought of something and told Zhang Zifeng, "You debuted as a child star and are becoming more and more famous, but you should try to attend school classes when you have time.

Build good relationships with teachers, it will be beneficial to your future development."

"I know that when I'm not filming, I will definitely study hard in school."

Gu Wei nodded: "The reason why the entertainment industry is called a circle is because our industry is very clique-oriented.

You are a student of Beijing Film Academy, and naturally you are a member of the Beijing Film Academy circle.

This circle is said to be useful, but in fact it is not very useful. There are so many students graduating every year, it is not certain that it can bring you much help.

But to say it is useless can sometimes play a crucial role.

For example, when it comes to major domestic film awards, such as the Hundred Flowers Awards, the Golden Rooster Awards, and the Huabiao Awards, there is indeed a difference between those who are trained in professional films and those who are not.

Because most of the judges are from the three major colleges in China, they will subconsciously take care of their alumni.

Many teachers in the school have extensive connections in the circle, and they may be able to introduce someone who can help you someday."

What Gu Wei said were all his personal experiences. If it weren't for Teacher Xu's introduction, he would not have been able to meet Lu Yang and shoot the first movie in his life.

"I know, bro~"

Zhang Zifeng nodded seriously.

The Hundred Flowers Awards have ended, but the impact it brought has already fermented and spread.

The internet is full of discussions about this year's Hundred Flowers Awards, and various media outlets are also reporting on the winners.

Overall, everyone recognizes the results of this year's Hundred Flowers Awards.

The best supporting actor and actress Zhang Yi and Yuan Quan are both recognized as talented actors, and their award-winning works are excellent.

Although Zhang Zifeng is a little young, her performance in "Better Days" is obvious to all and she deserves a Best Actress trophy.

Not to mention Gu Wei, who won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards and the Hundred Flowers Award. His acting skills, box office and reputation are impeccable.

After the award ceremony, Gu Wei stayed in Zhengzhou for one night and arrived at the airport early the next morning to prepare to fly to Hengdian.

".Congratulations, you won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor again.

It seems that you have now completely transformed from an idol to a talented person."

While waiting for the flight, Gu Wei received a call from Liu Yifei.

"I have always been a talented person, so winning the award was completely within my expectations." Gu Wei said with a hint of boasting.

"Have you returned to China?"

The last time I contacted Liu Yifei, she was promoting "Mulan" in the United States.

"Well, I just came back and saw the good news about you winning the award online. Do you have time these days to come out for dinner?"

"Unfortunately, I can't go back anytime soon. I have to go to Hengdian to film the second season of [Celebrating Yu Nian]"

"You're really busy, let's meet up later.

By the way, there is a drama that has approached me recently. I read the script and I think it is quite good. Do you want to play the male lead?"

Gu Wei asked curiously, "What drama?"

"It's a costume love drama, adapted from Guan Hanqing's Yuan opera [Zhao Pan'er Saves the Wind and Dust], called [Bianjing Menghuatu].

Directed by Yang Yang, filming will probably start at the end of the year."

The director Yang Yang that Liu Yifei mentioned here has nothing to do with the actor Yang Yang, but is a famous female director who is deeply involved in the TV drama industry.

Director Yang Yang graduated from the Directing Department of Beijing Broadcasting Academy in the 80s. He has directed TV series such as "Midnight Tram", "Holding Hands", "Mind Game", and "New Bright Sword", and has won the Feitian Award for Best Director twice.

He is a well-known TV drama director in the industry.

In addition, the Beijing Broadcasting Institute was later renamed Communication University of China.

"I really don't have time. I have to shoot "The Battle at Lake Changjin" after the new year, and I have several other films lined up until the end of next year."

Gu Wei knew which drama Liu Yifei was talking about.

The plot and production of "Dream of Red Mansions" are very good. After it was broadcast, it became popular for a while thanks to the popularity of Liu Yifei starring in a TV series again after many years. It was one of the most popular TV series that year.

"What a pity. This could have been a good opportunity for us to work together on a TV series," Liu Yifei said with a hint of regret.

"Haha, don't worry, there will be opportunities in the future."

Preparations for [Joy of Life 2] began as early as the first half of the year. After the script came out, director Sun Hao led the staff to start selecting locations and setting up the venue.

The crew started filming in Hengdian, and will later go to Xiangyang, Guizhou, Xiangshan and other places for filming. The planned shooting period is about 4 months.

The cast basically inherited the lineup from the first film, even Xiao Zhan's "Yan Bingyun" was not changed.

Although Xiao Zhan has become a top star now, "Joy of Life" is the company's drama and his boss's drama, and no one will say anything about his guest supporting role.

In addition, the second part added some new faces based on the original characters, such as Fu Xinbo's "Eldest Prince", Yu Feihong's "Queen", Gao Lu's "Mrs. Wang", Wang Churan's "Sang Wen", etc.

The plot continues from the first part. Fan Xian conspires with Yan Bingyun to fake his death and escape to Beijing secretly.

After joining the crew, Gu Wei first met director Sun Hao, and then quickly got involved in the filming.

"Congratulations on winning the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor again!" Jing Tian was very happy to see Gu Wei again.

"When did you arrive, sweetie?"

"Three days ago, I was in Shanghai shooting the cover photo for Bazaar next month. After finishing, I came directly to Hengdian to join the crew."

"September and October are golden. It's not easy to be on the cover of the October issue of Bazaar. Your fashion resources are getting better and better."

Jing Tian smiled and said, "It's probably because of the popularity of Joy of Life this year.

After the summer vacation, I received more and more invitations, which was similar to the situation after the broadcast of "Sito"."

Da Tiantian is really popular now. With the drama "Sito" and this year's hit "Joy of Life", her popularity among the public has almost turned 180 degrees.

When she was filming "Warring States" and "The Great Wall" she was criticized for being resource-rich. A few blockbusters brought her fame, but most of the comments were negative.

She is particularly unpopular with the public, giving people the impression that any movie she stars in is bound to be a bad one.

However, in the past two years, thanks to the two dramas he collaborated with Gu Wei, Jingtian's reputation has reversed and it has gained a lot of fans.

"Brother Wei~"

While the two were chatting, Guo Qilin and Tian Xiwei also came over.

"You two joined the group quite early."

[Joy of Life] has a very large crew and a lot of actors, but except for a few main actors, most of the characters do not need to follow the film from beginning to end, and many of them will be wrapped up after a period of shooting.

"The company hasn't assigned me any other work recently, so I can concentrate on preparing for Joy of Life 2," said Oda.

Guo Qilin grinned and said: "I am almost there too. I have finished recording the previous variety shows. Isn't it time to join the crew and prepare?"

Gu Wei nodded.

"How does it feel for Xiaotian to record [Running Man]?"

"It's quite interesting. Brother Kai and Sister Baby know that I'm the boss and they all take good care of me. I feel like everyone is quite friendly.

Qilin is also here, he is also a regular guest this season."

Gu Wei looked at Guo Qilin: "With Qilin's emotional intelligence, there will be no problem for him to participate in this kind of variety show. Although he is also a newcomer, he doesn't need others to take care of him. He can take care of others."

Guo Qilin smiled bitterly: "I feel that being sensible and having high emotional intelligence is not a good thing. I still want to have someone to protect me wherever I go."

Gu Wei smiled and patted his shoulder.

Guo Qilin is a genuine second-generation star. His father Guo Degang is also a well-known figure in the entertainment industry, with a prosperous career and extensive network of contacts.

It’s a pity that due to his complicated family background, he was unable to inherit his father’s crosstalk career and could only develop in the direction of film and television.

Does it mean that Guo Qilin likes acting?
It is possible, but it is mostly out of necessity.

After all, the one who really has the final say in Deyun Club is his stepmother, and he also has a half-brother.

Under such circumstances, Guo Qilin developed a smooth and sophisticated character since childhood, without any of the arrogance and edges of the rich second generation and the second generation of stars.

Although it's miserable, his life is much better than that of ordinary people. At least he doesn't have to worry about money.

All I can say is that every family has its own problems and everyone has his or her own troubles.

The popularity of the Hundred Flowers Awards did not last long, and after Gu Wei joined the crew to film, the National Day holiday soon arrived.

The first to be released is [Win the Championship], which will be released on September 9, one week ahead of National Day.

Sports-themed movies are always easy to get good reviews, but it is not so easy to get high box office.

[Winning] has big ambitions, after all, it was originally intended to be a movie released during the Spring Festival.

In addition, there are main theme dividends to be reaped, with Chen Kexin directing the film and Gong Li starring in the role of the famous women's volleyball coach "Iron Hammer" Lang Ping.

It can be said that all conditions are met.

It can only be reflected in the fact that the box office is not so satisfactory.

The box office for the first three days was 1.69 million yuan, and until the release of "The Vanguard" on the 30th, the total box office of "Win the Championship" was just 2.6 million yuan.

I feel like the main plot of the movie has deviated.

Our country’s current sports system is called the “national system.”

In other words, we should mobilize the national strength to train athletes and enable them to achieve good results in international competitions and win glory for the country.

Under such conditions, the purpose of competitive sports is very naked: to win.

The country spends manpower and material resources to train the athletes, and the athletes spend their youth and time to train, all for the purpose of winning the game.

In "Win the Championship", Chen Kexin created the concept of happy volleyball.

It’s not that happy volleyball is wrong, but it is indeed not in line with China’s national conditions.

It's like the happy education in the West and the exam-oriented education in China.

Will you win if you like it? Will you perform well if you love volleyball?

For athletes, the fundamental driving force behind them is personal honor, collective honor and national honor.

It is unrealistic to rely on love to generate power. Ambition, responsibility and pressure are the driving forces to win the game.

[Vanguard] is not as good as [Win the Championship].

Cheng Long's performance has been very stable over the years, and the movies he has made rarely score above 6 points.

His movies are like that, and everyone is used to it, so "Kung Fu Yoga" can still be a box office hit even though it is old-fashioned and lacks logic.

However, "Vanguard" is a bit too bad, and its quality is not as good as Jackie Chan's previous films.

Because of the collapse of rhythm and atmosphere, the movie has a cheap plastic feel and is completely unwatchable.

Yang Yang was a bit unlucky. It was originally a very rare opportunity and resource to work with Cheng Long on a film.

Many young actors have had this opportunity in the past, such as Louis Koo and Nicholas Tse, and in recent years there have also been Wang Lihong, Zhang Yixing, and Huang Zitao.

The others were fine, but it was him, the [Vanguard] who pounced.

Who can be blamed? You can’t blame Cheng Long who is almost 70 years old. He can only take the blame.

"In recent days, the promotion of [My Hometown and I] has been in full swing. Several directors and actors are doing roadshows. Why don't you go?"

After finishing a scene, Gu Wei and Jing Tian took a rest in the rest area.

"I have to shoot a movie, so I don't have time to go on a roadshow.

Besides, there are so many movie stars, and I am not the only one left."

Gu Wei really didn't take "My Hometown and Me" very seriously, even though he was one of the five directors.

"It's going to be released soon. How much do you think it can earn at the box office?" Jing Tian asked.

"I'm not a fortune teller. I don't have the ability to predict the future. How can I know how much the box office will be~"

"Ah, you're always so accurate~"

Gu Wei shook his head: "It's about the same as last year's [My Motherland and I]."

“Can it reach 30 billion box office?
That would create a box office record for the National Day holiday."

The total box office of "My People, My Country" just exceeded 30 billion.

(End of this chapter)