Chapter 384: Unexpected Honor

Once the orange-red sunset meets the layered clouds, it will weave into a magnificent evening glow—that's right, magnificent.

Lu Yan He always has this word pop into his mind whenever he sees that sunset. It seems that in the depths of his memory, the colors and environment associated with it are just such emotional memories.

"Yan He."

Chen Ziyan's voice pulled Lu Yan He out of his daze.

They are on their way to the China TV Director Association Awards Ceremony.

This awards ceremony is being broadcast live on CCTV, so the place they are going to is also the CCTV studio.

"What's wrong, Sister Ziyan?" Lu Yan He asked.

Chen Ziyan said, "Although you have three nominations tonight, you have to be mentally prepared. Judging from the competition in the units where these three nominations are located, you basically have no hope of winning an award."

Lu Yan He suddenly realized, nodded, and said, "I know, Sister Ziyan, I am already mentally prepared not to win an award."

"You not only have to be mentally prepared, but you also have to manage your expressions." Chen Ziyan said, "You are already lucky enough and are a favorite for awards. Don't be disappointed or unhappy because you didn't win an award at this time. This will make people think you are greedy—there is no reason, no logic, this is reality, and don't ask me why, I don't know why either."

Lu Yan He nodded with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I understand. I will definitely manage my expressions. Even if I am disappointed in my heart, I will definitely not show any traces."

Chen Ziyan: "Do what you say."

Chen Ziyan's advice makes sense.

And the scale of tonight's awards ceremony also exceeded their expectations.

They didn't even see such a star-studded lineup of guests at the awards ceremonies of the three major mainstream awards.

Including Li Zhibai, Yan Liang, Qin Zhibai, Song Linxin, Liu Zhiyin, Lang Xia, Zhen Hongyu, and other popular actors and singers, all attended tonight's awards ceremony, either as performance guests or as award-presenting guests, making the whole venue look very high-spec.

After Lu Yan He arrived at the red carpet, he got out of the car alone, and Chen Ziyan did not accompany him.

Zou Dong followed him, keeping a distance of about two meters, keeping Lu Yan He in his line of sight, so he could react to some emergencies in time, without letting the media fail to take Lu Yan He's solo photos.

Wang Biao followed Chen Ziyan directly into the inner venue through another passage.

Chen Siqi did not come tonight.

Lu Yan He originally wanted her to come with him, but Chen Siqi said, "I have to prepare for the midterm exam. I have to take it the day after tomorrow. If I don't prepare well, in case I fail, I will have to retake it in my senior year."

There was no way, Lu Yan He had to come alone.

However, the cheers were still very loud and enthusiastic.

Lu Yan He didn't even expect that many people at the scene were shouting "Meng Bai, I love you!".

Meng Bai is the character he played in the movie *Late Spring*.

There are really many audiences who have taken this movie into their hearts.

Lu Yan He is also very happy that everyone has such a deep impression of the Meng Bai he played and likes him so much.

The red carpet host asked him, "Yan He, you have three nominations tonight. Have you thought about how many trophies you can take home tonight?"

"I have thought about it. I want to take all three back." Lu Yan He said bluntly, "But it's very difficult, so I can only look at the results. Maybe I won't be able to take any back, then I can only take back the blessings sent to me by the audience at the scene."

The audience, especially his movie fans and fans, let out intense screams.

Although she didn't come to the scene, Chen Siqi, who was wearing headphones and watching the live broadcast, felt a chill all over after hearing Lu Yan He say this sentence.

"Why is it so greasy?" She couldn't help but complain.

Bai Yu, who shared a headphone with her, laughed very loudly.

Everyone else in the cafe looked over.

Chen Ziyan was already waiting for him in the inner venue, accompanying him to greet and socialize with others before the awards ceremony officially started.

Especially those older directors and actors. Lu Yan He didn't know many of them and had to rely on Chen Ziyan to introduce them.

But everyone was quite friendly and enthusiastic to him, and they were all encouraging words when they met.

Everyone was also quite concerned about his subsequent film and television projects, and almost everyone would ask one or two questions. The main concern was the costume sitcom *My Own Swordsman*, after all, it is rare to combine costume and sitcom, and everyone is very curious about what this play will look like.

Regarding the controversy on him, many seniors also encouraged him not to be affected by the outside voice, to do his own things well, and these voices will eventually pass.

The atmosphere tonight made Lu Yan He never expect it.

This formed a very different perception from Lu Yan He's initial expectations. He originally thought that he would be suppressed or given the cold shoulder—after all, he took three nominations in one breath.

Coming back to his senses, it was his own small-mindedness.

His nomination was not selected by a few people, but voted by all directors—those who have to worry about being suppressed and given the cold shoulder are those who cannot rely on voting to get in.

"Yan He, congratulations." Xu Yiren, who met again, walked to Lu Yan He and congratulated him with a smile, "Record-breaking, three nominations in one session."

Lu Yan He called Sister Yiren very politely in the face of this new Best Actress of the Honghe Awards.

Xu Yiren asked, "I saw the news before that you were injured while filming, is the injury healed?"

Lu Yan He nodded and said, "It's almost healed."

"That's good. Seeing the news of your injury scared me." Xu Yiren raised her hand to cover her heart, expressing her concern, and said, "I heard that Zhang Lan went to find you, wanting to act in *My Own Swordsman*?"

Lu Yan He was a little surprised, not knowing where Xu Yiren knew this news.

Xu Yiren seemed to know what Lu Yan He was thinking, smiled, and said, "Oh, there is no wall that doesn't leak in this circle. It's Zhang Lan. Everyone is staring at what her next project is."

Lu Yan He smiled, shook his head, and said, "Sister Yiren, the actors of *My Own Swordsman* are not decided by me. This is Arctic Light's business, and I don't know."

Xu Yiren immediately glared at Lu Yan He angrily.

"Why did you learn to play Tai Chi at such a young age?"

Lu Yan He looked at Xu Yiren at a loss, not knowing what to say for a while.

Fortunately, at this time, Jiang Yuqian came.

"Yan He." She came to Lu Yan He's side gracefully, called him first, and then looked at Xu Yiren, "Yiren, you are so beautiful today, I wish you a dazzling appearance on the stage later."

Xu Yiren also has a Best Actress nomination tonight.

According to her momentum of winning the Honghe Awards, she also has hope of winning today.

Seeing Jiang Yuqian coming, Xu Yiren stopped pestering Lu Yan He about Zhang Lan, but asked her instead.

"Yuqian, have you heard? I heard people say that Zhang Lan wants to act in *My Own Swordsman*." Xu Yiren took Jiang Yuqian's hand and asked.

Jiang Yuqian smiled, "How would I know her affairs? However, why are you curious about this? Do you also want to act in *My Own Swordsman*?"

Xu Yiren was stunned, a bit of embarrassment of being poked through her thoughts appeared on her face, but immediately said, "I don't even know if *My Own Swordsman* has a role suitable for me."

Jiang Yuqian said, "Indeed not."

Xu Yiren looked at her in surprise: "How do you know? Have you already read the script?"

"I have read the script of the first few episodes. Of course I also have to see if there is a role suitable for me." Jiang Yuqian said bluntly, keeping a smile to Xu Yiren, "After all, if I want to act, Yan He will definitely not refuse."

Lu Yan He kept silent and followed the trend, supporting Jiang Yuqian.

Xu Yiren laughed twice in surprise and said, "Also, you have such a good relationship."

She added, "However, Yuqian, you should pay more attention. Yan He is not single. We all came from the age of his girlfriend. She is most likely to be jealous at that age. Don't make Yan He embarrassed."

Jiang Yuqian: "It's too rare. I've known Yan He for so long, and this is the first time I've heard this kind of reminder. Okay, I remember it, haha."

Lu Yan He stood silently on the side, pretending to have heard nothing.

Once the murderous spirit between women rises, it is indeed sharp, with a kind of sharpness that can clash without a blade.

As soon as Xu Yiren left, Jiang Yuqian turned her head and glared at Lu Yan He, "Zhang Lan went to find you? She wants to act as the heroine of *My Own Swordsman*?"

Jiang Yuqian's eyes were fierce.

Lu Yan He explained quickly: "She came to find me, but I didn't agree to let her act, and Arctic Light also refused."

Jiang Yuqian's expression eased a little.

"If you chose her, I would really be angry." Jiang Yuqian said.

Lu Yan He couldn't laugh or cry.

"I know, Sister Yuqian."

Jiang Yuqian: "It's fine if you cooperate with her. You wrote the script yourself and you have the power to decide the actors yourself. If you chose her to act in this situation, my face would be beaten swollen."

In the entire entertainment industry, who doesn't know that Jiang Yuqian has a good relationship with Lu Yan He, and who doesn't know that Jiang Yuqian and Zhang Lan are fighting to the death and are completely dead rivals.

Jiang Yuqian said this, not serious at all.

Lu Yan He: "Don't worry, Sister Yuqian."

After the awards party officially started, everyone took their seats.

Presenting awards for a while, performing for a while.

Because it was a live broadcast, everyone cooperated quite well, no one left halfway, and no one took out their mobile phones to play, no one knew when the camera would hit, and everyone was watching the stage very seriously.

The party lasted more than three hours, with four commercial breaks in the middle.

As soon as it was a break, the scene was noisy, like a vegetable market.

Lu Yan He's place is a lively and concentrated place.

Many people took the initiative to chat with him, producers, directors, and other actors.

Lu Yan He could only deal with them in batches, and had no time to find Li Zhibai and Yan Liang and the others.

During the last commercial break, Lu Yan He really couldn't help but go to the restroom.

He could only apologize to the people surrounding him and rush to the restroom.

Unexpectedly, there were many people queuing in the restroom.

Lu Yan He felt a headache and could only queue.

Then, Chen Pinhe came out of the restroom.

As soon as he appeared, everyone's eyes and attention were cast on him.

After all, he is one of the top male actors in the country.

Chen Pinhe smiled and nodded to them, ready to leave, his eyes suddenly swept over Lu Yan He, and paused quietly on him for a moment.

Lu Yan He was also stunned.

He thought he was a junior and should take the initiative to say hello, so he shouted: "Hello, Teacher Chen."

Chen Pinhe nodded to him, his expression was light, he said nothing, took back his gaze, and walked forward.

Chen Pinhe is here tonight to be an award-presenting guest, presenting the Best Actor award.

The first two awards had no accidents, and had nothing to do with Lu Yan He.

The last award, Lu Yan He also knew it had nothing to do with him. His mentality was very relaxed and not nervous. If he had the possibility of winning an award, he might be nervous.

When the three words "He Dahong" were read out in Chen Pinhe's mouth, applause sounded throughout the audience.

Lu Yan He also applauded.

So far, no miracle happened tonight.

Lu Yan He stood up with many people beside him, applauding for this veteran actor who has had an acting experience of more than 30 years.

He went on stage to receive the award, and he was also very happy, laughing.

"Acting for half a lifetime, this is the first time I have won an award with weight." He Dahong said with a smile.

Unlike many excited winners, He Dahong's posture was very relaxed, without any feeling of being too excited.

"I thought Little Lu would win. I watched *Seventeen Layers* from beginning to end. The genius played by Little Lu was really well played." He Dahong said, "Being able to shape characters so skillfully at such a young age, and without professional training, awesome."

The camera immediately turned to Lu Yan He.

Lu Yan He stood up immediately, put his hands together, and bowed to He Dahong, expressing humility and gratitude.

He Dahong pointed out the several male actors who were nominated together, before talking about winning the award himself.

"Winning an award is of course a happy thing, but as an actor, winning an award is secondary, and doing the work you like is the main thing." He Dahong said, "I like acting, and being able to have plays to act in all the time is enough."

After he finished speaking, he bowed to the audience and stepped down.

The applause of the whole audience was even louder.

Afterwards, it was the Best Director award.

Chen Lingling received the award.

Lu Yan He was particularly happy to applaud for her.

Chen Lingling was as unpretentious as ever, saying: "I have filmed so many plays and won many awards. I still value the awards of the Director Association. After all, I also voted for myself, haha."

The whole audience burst into laughter.

As a result, a big cold shoulder suddenly broke out in the Best TV Series award.

The winner was actually *Friends*!

Lu Yan He was stunned and astonished.

Of course he knew this play was very good, but before coming, Chen Ziyan emphasized to him many times that *Friends*, a sitcom that is just laughing and laughing in the eyes of many middle-aged and elderly people, basically has no possibility of winning an award. Being nominated is because its influence and audience word-of-mouth are good enough.

The producers and director Bai Jingnian were stunned.

This is an award they didn't even think of themselves.

At this time, the people sitting beside Lu Yan He turned their heads to congratulate him. Lu Yan He then remembered, oh, he is also the main creator of this play, and he is both the screenwriter and the lead actor.

The producer and Bai Jingnian went on stage, and Hu Siwei was also pulled on stage.

Hu Siwei was so excited that the first thing he did after going on stage was to look for something in the audience.

"Yan He, Yan He, where are you? Come up quickly! And Yan Liang, you are all here tonight, come up together!"

The six leads of *Friends* came two tonight.

Lu Yan He and Yan Liang were both called on stage.

At this moment, Lu Yan He didn't know how to describe his mood.

It's incredible.

Bai Jingnian was particularly excited, his excitement overflowing, "I, I swear, I never dared to dream that this award would fall on our *Friends*!"

Many people in the audience were encouraging them with cheers and applause.

Bai Jingnian suddenly choked up.

"When Teacher He Dahong won the award earlier, he said that winning the award is secondary, and the important thing is to be able to act in the plays you like. But I also want to say that after working in this line for so many years, it is really very difficult. Sometimes you really need such encouragement and recognition from peers." After Bai Jingnian finished speaking, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

Hu Siwei stood beside him and patted his shoulder.

"It's too difficult to film such a play that is not favored by the market. We don't know how much effort we have made to get this team together. I want to especially thank Lu Yan He."

Bai Jingnian suddenly pointed to Lu Yan He, startling Lu Yan He who was whispering to Yan Liang.

The whole audience was looking at them.

Bai Jingnian said: "If Lu Yan He hadn't taken over the screenwriter's work and written such a good script, we wouldn't have been able to film it like this. If Lu Yan He hadn't firmly believed that this play must be a good play and believed that I could film this play well, we wouldn't have been able to film it like this. If Lu Yan He and his friends hadn't given up and always insisted on using their power to mobilize the audience to watch this play, this play would not have been able to win this award. Yan He will not participate in the subsequent sequels, but in my place, you are always a part of *Friends*, always."

Lu Yan He was moved by Bai Jingnian's words unexpectedly.

He sighed helplessly, squeezed his fist, and suddenly turned around.

Couldn't help but shed a few tears.

The whole audience applauded again.

Bai Jingnian: "It's a pity that he didn't win the Best Screenwriter award today, but it doesn't matter, he won the Best TV Series award today!"

Hu Siwei walked to Lu Yan He's side and pulled him to make sure he said a few words of acceptance.

Lu Yan He sighed deeply, his eyes still a little red.

"I was ready to go home and sleep, but suddenly there was such a surprise at the end, I am still confused now." He scratched his head.

The whole audience burst into kind laughter.

"*Friends* is the script I wrote, but *Friends* is the work of all our participants." Lu Yan He said, "I regret not being able to continue walking with everyone. Perhaps this is the reason why the director specifically said these words to me tonight. Director Bai Jingnian is a very, very good director. He has such deep qualifications, but he respects young people like me so much. It's not that I am a star and respect me, but respect the opinions of every creator of ours, and he never spares his strength to highlight the brilliance on us."

"Producer Hu, um, without you, I wouldn't have come to *Friends*. I knew the director because of you. Work is art, but art is made by all types of work together. Without the dedication of everyone in front and behind the scenes, art is not art, just a rough craft."

"Because of everyone in front and behind the scenes, *Friends* has become an art work recognized by you. I will always regard it as my proudest representative work, and I will always be with it."

After Lu Yan He finished speaking, he bowed, stepped back two steps, and gave the position back to others.

Yan Liang hugged Lu Yan He's shoulder.

"Okay, very okay."

Hu Siwei turned around and looked at Lu Yan He.

There was gratitude, apology, and many complex, unspeakable things on his face.

Lu Yan He looked at him with a smile, his eyes were very clean, without any other emotions, just feeling happy for this honor.

He was also telling Hu Siwei, don't think too much, enjoy the honor of this moment, and then share it with everyone.

That's enough. ===== CHAPTER 385 =====