At 7:30 p.m. on December 23, 2003, the temperature in Star City was 3 degrees.

The sky was overcast, and the night sky was full of black clouds, blocking the stars, shielding the moon, and isolating the Milky Way.

The cold wind blew, and the black cloud pattern did not move.

For many, tonight is destined to be bleak.

The Window of the World Conference Hall is particularly lively tonight, and most of the actors and directors in the domestic entertainment TV drama circle have come over.

By this time everyone had taken their seats.

Lee Shengyao, as before, still sits in the most conspicuous position in the first row.

"Director Li, "Please Answer 1988" was filmed really well, and I will definitely win the award next year."

"Director Li, "Please Answer 1988" is great, the next time there is such a good drama, you must tell me, I just make a cameo as a passerby."

"Director Li, it's really touching, I've never seen such a touching TV series."

From time to time, people come over to express their love for "Please Answer 1988" to Lee Shengyao.

Li Shengyao is all smiling.

Next to him sat Zhang Guoli and Zhang Tielin, and it seemed that the seats were no different from the Feitian Award.

The two teachers Zhang were both costume dramas last year, and it is unlikely that they will win the grand prize.

Li Shengyao saw the two old Zhangs, and sighed secretly in his heart.

However, he had already prepared, so he quickly let go of the expectation in his heart, smiled and sat quietly, he planned to meet his old friend tonight.

Today, Li Shengyao came with the crew of "Signal", in addition to him, there are also Zhang Zhijian, Yan Bingyan, Guo Xiaodong, these three are sitting in the third row behind.

At this time, Li Shengyao was sitting in the first row, and behind him were sitting Di Bingbing, Su Youpeng, and Brother Xiao Ming.

Behind these three people sat Dong Xuan, as well as Li Xiaolan, Yan Yuan, and Qiao Zhenyu.

Li Shengyao sat down, and he felt two eyes behind him, it was Dong Xuan and Li Xiaolan.

Dong Xuan has been filming recently, and it is still a co-production between Hucheng Satellite TV and Fenghua Film and Television Company.

She won't have time to rest until the end of the year, and this time she took the time to come to Star City to promote the new drama.

In the afternoon, Li Shengyao received a text message from Dong Xuan, telling him that he had arrived in Star City.

Li Shengyao has been with Li Xiaolan for the past ten days, so naturally he can't favor one over the other, so he told Dong Xuan the room number.

Li Xiaolan was surprised, she quickly reacted that Director Li had an appointment in the evening.

At this time, he sat down, and a pair of big eyes slanted over, and there was a chill in his eyes.

Li Shengyao pursed his lips, too lazy to take care of her.

At this moment, He Jiong came over, he came over to say hello to Li Shengyao, and then expressed his love for "Please Answer 1988", and finally whispered: "Director Li, "Signal" has hope to win a best supporting actress. ”

The producer of "Signal" reported to Yan Bingyan the best supporting actress.

She is actually the heroine in the play, but everyone thinks that the theme of this play is problematic, and the shining point is on the two male protagonists, so she has little hope of taking the heroine.

If you apply for a supporting actress, you may be able to win an award, so she applied for a best supporting actress.

At this time, He Jiong said this, he should have gotten some news.

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "Okay, I know." ”

Fenghua Film and Television Company has a good relationship with Shonan Satellite TV, in the second half of this year, not only co-produced dramas, but also helped Shonan Satellite TV make subtitles for two self-made dramas, and then sold them to the Philippine Island, India, and the New Malaysia-Thailand area.

This makes Shonan Satellite TV very excited, this is a Fenghua drama, in addition to "Pink Girl", which is once again sold overseas.

He Jiong then left.

Zhang Guoli said in a low voice: "Director Li, "Signal" can win the award again tonight. ”

"Signal" won two awards in the Feitian Awards, and now it is the Golden Eagle Award, if it can still win the award, it can be regarded as a good performance.

After all, there are hundreds of feature-length TV series in the mainland every year, and there are only a dozen that can win awards.

Li Shengyao adjusted his mood and nodded, "Director Zhang, borrow your auspicious words." ”

Zhang Guoli began to try his hand at directing, and he now likes to hear others call him "Director Zhang".

"Director Li, wait until next year, "Dashang Palace" and "Please Answer 1988" will definitely win more awards, saying that they can't win the best feature-length TV series."

This year, Lee Shengyao released a total of two dramas, both of which are very weighty.

Maybe there will be a real harvest next year.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he chuckled and nodded.

Zhang Tielin sat on the side, smiling silently, he took out a string of prayer beads from his pocket, and then whispered something while fiddling with the beads.

This god is chattering at this time.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he frowned slightly.

What a obscurity.

Zhang Guoli also showed a speechless look, he glanced at Li Shengyao, and planned to ignore Zhang Tielin, "Director Li, what are your plans for next year?" ”

"Let's make another TV series."

"Oh, what's the subject?"

"The urban theme is not a romantic drama, or a drama that reflects urban life, a story about two lonely souls who redeem each other."

Lee still has no plans to make a movie, and now is not the time.

It's not that at the end of last year, "Hero" grossed 250 million, and the box office of mainland movies exploded.

Facts have proved that "Hero" is just an exception, that is, Lao Mouzi and Li Lianjie teamed up, which created this box office legend.

Last year, the cinema chain was reformed, and at the same time, the co-production system on the mainland of Hong Kong Island was promulgated.

The mainland film and television industry in 2003 was much more lively than before.

"Heroes of Heaven and Earth", "Mice Fall in Love with Cats", and "Flying Dragon Regeneration" are all good at the box office.

"Heroes of Heaven and Earth" has a box office of 41 million, but this drama brings together a large group of film and television stars, and the investment cost is said to be as high as 80 million, which is undoubtedly a loss.

Director He Ping was scolded by a group of media and netizens, and it can be said that since then, his resources have decreased a lot.

"Flying Dragon Rebirth" has a box office of 24 million, it is a drama of Brother Cheng Long, and there is a box office overseas, so it should not lose money.

And "The Mouse Falls in Love with the Cat" is a co-production drama with a box office of 21 million, this drama has Liu Dehua, Zhu Bingbing, Zhang Baizhi, with an investment of about 20 million, and the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, barely keep the capital.

The only mainland film in the top 10 box office in 2003 that was sure to make money was "Mobile Phone", which grossed 45 million at the box office, ranking second only to "Harry Potter".

Xiaogang Cannon teamed up with Ge You, Zhang Guoli, and Zhu Bingbing, the actors in this drama have low salaries, no big scenes, low costs, and should have earned millions.

Therefore, Huayi tried his best to publicize it, as if he had won a big battle.

According to Li Shengyao's memory, the theater reform in 02 was still in a transitional period in 03, and the mainland market was not fully driven.

'04 was different.

"Kung Fu", "Ambush on All Sides", and "No Thieves in the World" have exceeded 100 million yuan.

However, there are three movies that exceed 100 million, which does not mean that it is suitable for Lee Shengyao to enter.

He is too famous now, and once the first movie is not made well, it will be very detrimental to his entry into the film industry.

Ordinary people will think that he is not suitable for making movies, that is, a TV series director.

It takes more effort to form such an inherent impression and to reverse it later.

"Kung Fu" has Zhou Xingxing, as well as China Film Investment.

"Ambush on All Sides" has Lao Mouzi, Liu Dehua, Zhang Ziyi, and many large companies invest.

"There Are No Thieves in the World" is Huayi's, and Xiaogang Cannon joins forces with Liu Dehua and Ge You.

When these three movies were released, the major theaters gave enough schedules, and each premiere had 50% of the schedule.

Let's ask such a schedule, can Lee Shengyao get it?

And these three movies are all very well scheduled, and they all avoid Hollywood blockbusters.

Hollywood blockbusters in 04 include "The Lord of the Rings", "Troy", "Spider-Man 2", "The Day After Tomorrow" and so on.

You don't have a hard enough relationship, why should you arrange a good schedule.

These three blockbusters are followed by four Hollywood blockbusters in a row, the eighth is the co-production "New Police Story", with a box office of 43 million, the ninth is a Hollywood movie, and the tenth is "2046", with a box office of only 30 million.

It can be seen from this that in 04, a large number of people ate meat in the mainland, and other films were lucky enough to drink soup.

You don't have enough schedules and schedules, it's hard to get out.

Lee is well aware that now is not the time.

And with his current momentum, people in the film industry must not want him to come in and get a piece of the pie.

If his first movie fails, there will be more people who scold him than He Ping.

At the end of 04, the above issued a system for private companies to enter the theater, Fenghua obtained a license, and when Fenghua Cinema was established, he became the owner of dozens of cinemas, and at that time, others would look up to him and would not make it difficult for him in terms of schedule and film scheduling.

05 is a good time for him to enter the game, and when the schedule is not a problem, he only needs to consider the quality and theme of the film.

In the first half of 04, I was still filming a TV series, the theme of "My Uncle" was very good, there was no big scene, the investment was small, and it could be filmed in three months, this drama is very pleasing to urban white-collar workers.

At this time, urban white-collar workers are the main force of movie consumption.

This drama can not only help him win awards, but also help him attract movie audiences.

In the second half of the year, depending on the situation, everything went well and he started making movies, and he hasn't figured out what movies to make yet.

But there is a general idea.

It must be a commercial film, it cannot be a literary film.

Those who want to rely on literary films to win awards and become famous in one fell swoop are laymen, and they are all big fools.

All the films that can win international awards have a very strong personal color of the director.

For example, in "In the Mood for Love", the use of light and shadow by the king of sunglasses is not something you can plagiarize after watching it.

For example, "The Red Lantern Hangs High", Lao Mouzi's color and architecture, you copy a few handfuls, and give you a frame by frame, you can't copy it.

Another example is "Yellow Earth", which is Kai Zige's, reflecting the changes of the times, and the traverser can copy a poop.

Wang Xizhi's copybooks are everywhere on the Internet, give you a pen, give you paper, can you write it?

With such a film with a strong director's personal characteristics, Lee Shengyao knows the story and knows the advantages of these movies, but he doesn't think he can copy it, copy it perfectly, or surpass it.

It's really so awesome, he was a big star in the film industry before he crossed over.

The only thing he can copy now is commercial films, and commercial films are relatively not so demanding for the director's artistry.

He needs to rely on commercial films to gain a foothold first, and then think about winning awards when he has a firm foothold in the film industry.

At this time, if you copy a movie, you can't copy a movie with extremely strong personal characteristics, if you can, it won't be Li Shengyao's turn to copy.

If he still wants to copy Korean films, Park Chan-wook and Kim Ki-duk's movies can't be copied, can't be copied, his personal style is too strong, and others can't shoot that flavor.

On the contrary, Bong Joon-ho's movie is relatively more commercial and can be plagiarized.

"Dear Mr. Feng, I'm sorry first."

At this time, the award ceremony officially began, and several singers took the stage to sing.

Li Shengyao retracted the messy thoughts in his heart and watched the performance with a smile.

At this time, the Golden Eagle Award likes to invite Hong Kong and Taiwan stars to sing, and Liu Dehua performed on stage last year.

This year, Chen Huilin was invited, and at this time Chen Huilin was singing "It's Better to Dance".

She has a really good figure and strength, singing and dancing at the same time, crushing the domestic entertainment girl group more than ten years later.

However, such an actress is not the first at this time, and I have to say that his music scene is really a shame for Chinese entertainment, and he is regressing more and more.

Li Shengyao felt the cold air behind him again, turned his head slightly, and saw the cold light from Li Xiaolan.

Zhao Baogang said that Li Xiaolan has a love brain, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.

She wouldn't think that Director Li was going to spoil her alone.

Li Shengyao turned his head, intending to deal with it coldly.

After Chen Huilin, several more people sang, and then the award ceremony officially began.

Compared with the Feitian Award, the Golden Eagle Award awards more awards, including documentaries, short films, and TV programs.

Naturally, these less important awards were presented in the front.

About forty minutes later, the host Cao Ying raised his voice and said: "The next thing is to award the best short TV series, and invite the famous actor Mr. Sun Haiqiang to present the award." ”

Sun Haijian was the most popular actor at last year's Golden Eagle Awards, that is, the Emperor of the Golden Eagle Awards.

He came over to present this award, and it seemed a little different.

Zhang Tielin was still playing with the rosary there, Li Shengyao and Zhang Guoli glanced at each other, and both of them felt that this award might be different.

Sun Hai came to the stage, and then read: "The best short TV series is "The Last Horse Gang in the Army". ”

"The Last Caravan in the Army" is a very good short TV series, reflecting the life of soldiers who enter Tibet for supplies.

This TV series was filmed in the Sichuan-Tibet area, with both prairies and snowy mountains.

The excellent quality and perseverance of the transport soldiers were photographed, and the vast and beautiful scenery of Sichuan and Tibet was also photographed.

The director of this play is Zhang Shaolin, who is also the director of "Water Margin".

He has had many very good TV series before, and he has already won the Feitian Award and the Golden Eagle Award for Best TV Series.

This time it's going to be a big prize again.

Zhang Guoli said in a low voice: "The best director tonight may be him." ”

Li Shengyao looked at Zhang Shaolin, who walked on the stage with a red face, and nodded, "Eight or nine is not far from ten." ”

Soon after, the Golden Eagle Award entered the advertising time, which was considered an intermission, and the actors and audiences went to rest conveniently.

Zhang Tielin rushed out as soon as possible, and the speed was very fast.

This guy just played with the rosary, it won't be to be a distraction, so as not to pee his pants.

Li Shengyao didn't have the urge to urinate, he didn't smoke or drink, so he sat there quietly.

At this point, the phone vibrates.

"Scumbag, you must not have a prize tonight."

A text message from Li Xiaolan.

Li Shengyao chuckled and put the phone back in his pocket.

The phone vibrates again.

"Scumbag, why don't you speak?"

Li Shengyao turned his head to look at Li Xiaolan, and when he saw Dong Xuan leaving, he got up and walked over, "What do you want to say?" ”

Feeling that many people looked over, Li Xiaolan didn't dare to be presumptuous, her pretty face was slightly red, "It's nothing, you go back." ”

Cut, can't it cure you?

Li Shengyao smiled and walked back slowly.

At this time, Zhang Tie came back, this guy had a gloomy face, and he didn't know if he was peeing on his pants.

Li Shengyao felt very unlucky, maybe he really didn't have any awards tonight.

(End of chapter)