Chapter 849: Hit it off

Li Zhibai looked at Ji Miao in disbelief, a sentence of "Are you sick?" was about to blurt out, but he thought of the public and held it back.

Ji Miao had been interested in him since they started filming, and he knew this.

It's just that he had always expressed his attitude later—of course, because Ji Miao had never said the words "I like you" very frankly, Li Zhibai couldn't directly say to her: "Then I'm sorry, I don't like you, I have no possibility with you."

The two maintained a relationship that had contact, didn't have contact, said they were familiar, and said they weren't familiar.

Li Zhibai's instinctual reaction was, could it be that Ji Miao already knew about him and Jiang Yuqian being in a relationship?

However, just looking at Ji Miao's clear and stupid eyes, Li Zhibai knew that she definitely didn't know; otherwise, it wouldn't be like this.

She was deliberately trying to borrow Jiang Yuqian's mouth to "mess with" him again.

Li Zhibai was too speechless.

Jiang Yuqian, however, said with a smile: "It's okay. As for whether he has a conscience, you have to ask Lu Yan He and Yan Liang. Who else knows better than the two of them?"

Ji Miao immediately covered her mouth exaggeratedly.

"Li Zhibai, you wouldn't like your own gender, would you?"

This time, Li Zhibai really couldn't help it and said the words "Are you sick?".

Ji Miao smiled satisfactorily and nodded confidently, "Don't be ashamed and angry."

Li Zhibai took a deep breath.

Ignore.

Forget it, don't pay attention.

Fortunately, finally, the host at the scene began to guide everyone to take their seats, reminding everyone that the awards ceremony was about to begin.

"You are so beautiful today." Zhang Yuezhen hugged Wei Xue, who she met on a narrow road, intimately.

Wei Xue said thank you somewhat awkwardly.

"Pinhe and I both watched *Breath*, your performance was excellent, I wish you win an award tonight."

Wei Xue smiled and said thank you.

"By the way, do you not have an agency now?" Zhang Yuezhen asked.

Wei Xue was taken aback and opened her mouth—because Chen Ziyan reminded her not to disclose that she had signed with Shihuo for the time being, she didn't think about how to respond for a while.

"My dear, after the awards ceremony, let's find an opportunity to talk about cooperation, how about it?" Zhang Yuezhen held Wei Xue's hand affectionately. "Pinhe and I have a company, and Pinhe said he really hopes to have the opportunity to invite you to be his heroine."

Wei Xue said: "This, this is my honor."

For Wei Xue at the current stage, if she could act as Chen Pinhe's heroine, it was indeed a rare opportunity.

Zhang Yuezhen regarded this response as a good signal.

She smiled at Wei Xue.

"Let's talk later."

Wei Xue wanted to open her mouth to say that she had already signed with a company, but the host urged the guests who had not found their seats to take their seats.

Zhang Yuezhen patted her arm and said: "I'll go find my husband first."

After turning around, Wei Xue found that her seat was actually behind Zhang Yuezhen and Chen Pinhe.

It was just that the surroundings were already full of people, and she was not easy to mention what happened just now on this occasion.

Awkward.

After taking her seat, Zhang Yuezhen whispered in Chen Pinhe's ear ""

"Tonight, you have a high hope of winning an award." Her voice was as low as a mosquito's hum. "I just met a judge, and she gave me a hint."

In the entertainment industry, the higher the status, the more people know each other.

At the level of Lingyun Awards judges, basically everyone knows each other, but it's just the difference between "knowing" and "very familiar."

Chen Pinhe was indifferent and said: "Whether I win or not, it's up to me."

Zhang Yuezhen muttered in her heart: Obviously care very much.

However, Chen Pinhe had always been shaping his image as an artist. This point was also consistent with Zhang Yuezhen's ideas. Therefore, she had always maintained this image that Chen Pinhe wanted to shape outside.

Zhang Yuezhen: "Zheng Ximo didn't come tonight."

Chen Pinhe: "What does it have to do with us whether he comes or not? Last time he came, he didn't come to greet us, did he? Anyway, he has already hugged the thigh of Beijiguang."

Zhang Yuezhen sighed lightly and said: "Husband, next time we cooperate with a director like Zheng Ximo, we can't make wedding clothes for others. We must sign the person to the company."

This way, it is also easy to control.

Chen Pinhe asked: "At that time, you also asked Zheng Ximo, wanting him to sign to the company, he refused, didn't he?"

"If he refuses, we can't cooperate. Otherwise, we worked hard to send the movie to the top international film festival and gave him a golden body, but he was dug to someone else's house." Zhang Yuezhen said. "The loss is too great."

Chen Pinhe was silent for a moment and said: "Next time, let's look at the person before deciding whether to cooperate or not. If it's a self-righteous, arrogant person like Zheng Ximo, forget it."

Zhang Yuezhen nodded.

"Indeed, cooperating with this kind of person is quite tiring. Obviously, there is no ability, but he still has the appearance of having suffered a great grievance."

Wei Xue's seat was behind Chen Pinhe and Zhang Yuezhen.

Bad luck, her hearing was quite good, and maybe because the seats were really close—because she was wearing a very big-name silhouette dress today, in order to maintain the beauty of the dress, she had to keep her waist straight, so she was also very close to the two people sitting in front of the backrest.

The whispers between the two were heard by her five or six times.

Some key words were heard.

Wei Xue turned her head to look at both sides, but found that the people on both sides looked as usual and should not have heard it.

"..."

She was already a signed actor of Shihuo.

However, this matter had not been officially announced.

Chen Ziyan was thinking about seeing if Wei Xue had any hope of winning an award tonight.

If she won an award, she would take the opportunity to announce this matter.

If she didn't win an award, she would talk about it another day, don't clash with the Lingyun Awards.

Chen Ziyan said: "Announcing this matter is also a signal released to the industry. The higher the profile we announce that you have joined Shihuo, the more the outside world will think we value you, and they will look at you more highly."

Although Wei Xue was not familiar with this, the logic was clear.

Moreover, Wei Xue would naturally not oppose Chen Ziyan's words.

However, although it was not officially announced, Chen Ziyan did not do less of what should be done.

She specially arranged an executive agent for her, personally contacted luxury brands to borrow dresses for Wei Xue, and took out her own jewelry for Wei Xue to wear.

So, when Wei Xue attended tonight, she looked completely different from the last time she went to the Feihong Awards.

Yu Qin looked at her a few more times and said that she finally had the demeanor of a star.

Actually, where is the demeanor of a star.

Wei Xue thought, it's just the jewelry and treasures created by money.

Of course, she understands the truth that people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles.

In this session of Best Actress, the biggest competitor Yu Mengling had already won the award at the Feihong Awards. According to the convention, the Lingyun Awards should be given to others—

Especially when the nomination list for Best Actress in this session is very strong and there are no water goods, winning twice or even three times is extremely rare.

Then, Wei Xue may not have no chance.

Chen Ziyan really wanted to see if Wei Xue could win the queen tonight, and Shihuo would immediately announce the news that she had signed Wei Xue, what would be the reaction in the industry.

Once again rendering her good vision?

Wei Xue sent a message to Chen Ziyan, saying that she had met Zhang Yuezhen, and asked if she could explain the situation to Zhang Yuezhen if Zhang Yuezhen really came to talk about cooperation after the awards ceremony.

Chen Ziyan saw the message and was taken aback.

What's the situation?

So coincidental, so... narrow road meeting?

At this moment, Chen Ziyan suddenly felt, does the so-called "in the dark" really exist in this world?

Is it a bit exaggerated?

Chen Ziyan took a screenshot and sent it to Lu Yan He, saying: Fortunately, we took the initiative first.

Lu Yan He couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He even looked back at Wei Xue, and his eyes suddenly met Chen Pinhe and Zhang Yuezhen.

Lu Yan He was like an electric shock, hurriedly moved away, and turned his head back.

Bad luck.

Lu Yan He said to Chen Ziyan: Director Yu Qin still has vision.

Didn't think about introducing Wei Xue to Chen Pinhe and Zhang Yuezhen at the beginning.

Chen Ziyan: That's right, everyone knows it like a mirror in their hearts.

Lu Yan He: If Zhang Yuezhen knows that Wei Xue has signed to Shihuo, won't she be angry to death?

Chen Ziyan: That's probably not just angry, but also crazy, and can't sleep when thinking about it in the middle of the night.

Lu Yan He: I really hope Wei Xue can win an award tonight.

Chen Ziyan: Then Zhang Yuezhen might invite a Taoist priest to practice, calculate her eight characters, whether it clashes with our fate.

Lu Yan He: Does this still need to invite a Taoist priest to calculate? We, with them, are not God's will, but human will.

Chen Ziyan: Well said.

The award that Li Zhibai and Jiang Yuqian are going to present together is the Best Screenplay Award.

In order to promote *Love is Not Blind*, the two must present the award together; otherwise, coming here this time would have no significance for promoting the movie.

And the two of them presenting the award together, the award must have some weight, so it was arranged for this award.

After Li Zhibai and Jiang Yuqian went on stage, they sang and harmonized according to the previously designed script.

In the award speech, they mentioned *Love is Not Blind* which is about to be released.

"For example, the very famous, very talented, very beneficial screenwriter for both of us, Lu Yan He, although he did not get a nomination for this award this time, the movie *Love is Not Blind* that he wrote and we both starred in is about to be released. Please pay more attention and support." Li Zhibai said.

Jiang Yuqian nodded: "As an actor, getting a good script is our eternal obsession, because only in a good script can there be good characters, let us become the us in the audience's hearts."

Mrs. Huang whispered in Huang Zhongjing's ear: "*Love is Not Blind* is set so suddenly, it's quite surprising. Do you know what the situation is behind it? It is said that they are still trying hard to communicate with the theater side about scheduling, and it has not been negotiated. Obviously, this movie chooses a suitable schedule, and can calmly get a scheduling rate of more than 30%."

Huang Zhongjing: "I don't know, but I heard that Lu Yan He personally set the schedule for *Love is Not Blind*. It is indeed suitable for this kind of love movie to be released on New Year's Eve. I don't know when New Year's Eve suddenly became one of the preferred schedules for love movies, and it is followed by the New Year's Day small holiday."

"New Year's Eve, isn't it the time for young men and women to date." Mrs. Huang smiled. "Speaking of which, *Love is Not Blind*, Lu Yan He didn't think it could become a big hit?"

"Released on this schedule, it is estimated that its forecast did not go above 1 billion." Huang Zhongjing nodded. "I really admire this point of Lu Yan He, being able to make movies like *Home Alone* and *Men in Black*, and still thinking about doing small and medium box office volume movies like *Love is Not Blind* and *The Notebook*."

Mrs. Huang: "It is indeed, we Long Yan haven't made love movies for a long time."

Love movies can't sell much box office, this has become a consensus in the domestic film circle.

Huang Zhongjing: "Actually, it should be done. The difficulty and cost of shooting are relatively low, and it is the easiest type to support actors."

Once a love movie is filmed well and becomes the "white moonlight" and "heart blood" of a certain group of people, it is absolutely an overnight flight.

Because of the substituted love perspective, the audience is more likely to be on top of the actors.

Mrs. Huang said: "The one who is still stably making love movies is Yu Jiang's Love is Like a God company, but their latest two movies have box office of only 50 or 60 million."

"That also earned." Huang Zhongjing said. "Her movies are basically campus and modern urban backgrounds, and the actors are all actors who have just become popular. The cost is definitely not more than 20 million."

Mrs. Huang: "That's true."

"Need to learn." Huang Zhongjing said bluntly. "Speaking of which, the movies she made have never lost money, it's just that they don't earn as exaggeratedly and obviously as Lu Yan He."

"How about in the future, those young popular actors who want to participate in our big productions are required to help us film another medium and low-cost love movie? Their image and age are also suitable, and their pay is not high."

These young actors who have just become popular can call for a pay of about 20 million for a TV series that takes about three months to film, but for a movie that takes about three months to film, the actual pay generally has to be discounted by two, or even more.

Low movie pay is a consensus in the industry—

There are very few who can get such a high pay like Lu Yan He.

Even Li Zhibai's actual pay for filming a movie now does not exceed 10 million—

The "even" and "actual" here are much lower relative to the numbers the public thinks. After all, in many people's minds, Li Zhibai is such a top popular star, how can the movie pay be eight figures.

The Lingyun Awards first presented the Best Actor Award, and then the Best Actress Award.

This order is different from the Feihong Awards.

Lu Yan He knew in his heart that he probably wouldn't win this award, so his mentality was flatter than at the Feihong Awards.

He just hoped that Wen Shengming would win the award.

However, the name read by the award presenter was "Chen Pinhe."

Lu Yan He turned to look at Wen Shengming. Wen Shengming had already started to applaud, with a smile on his face, light and breezy, as if he didn't care that he didn't win the award again.

Chen Pinhe went on stage.

Lu Yan He had to look at Wen Shengming from time to time.

The camera captured this point.

"It's okay." Wen Shengming said to him.

These big awards not only block the "second seal" of the same award, the "blooming twice" of the same session, but also block the old-fashioned movie kings who have achieved success and fame from "winning the laurel" again.

However—

Why can Chen Pinhe break these conventions?

Lu Yan He symbolically applauded twice, without any soul.

As for what Chen Pinhe said, Lu Yan He didn't listen at all and went off track directly.

Chen Pinhe is now working hard to rush for awards and film movies, it seems that he wants to return to the first line of the market. And after *Death Stranding* and *Seventeen Layers: Reboot*, he has also become one of the few actors in China who really has some international fame.

Lu Yan He pondered that he had organized such a big stall, but he might not be able to completely step on Chen Pinhe in the future. In fact, with the achievements Chen Pinhe has made now, even if Lu Yan He launches seven or eight Jiang Juns in the future, he cannot erase Chen Pinhe's status.

Depressed.

Thinking again, the worst situation is that he doesn't know what kind of result he hopes Chen Pinhe will have.

Because, on the most critical issue—he and Chen Pinhe both don't want the so-called blood relationship to be known by the public.

Chen Pinhe is afraid that his image will collapse, and Lu Yan He is afraid of being disgusted, and from then on, he will really be stained with a piece of shit that cannot be shaken off in public communication.

Then, apart from that, all the "curses" are just far-fetched psychological comfort.

Therefore, the consensus reached by Chen Ziyan and him at the time was that no matter what, in the entertainment industry, they must firmly suppress Chen Pinhe, and even block him and disgust him as much as possible.

Lu Yan He saw Chen Pinhe win the award and suddenly felt—isn't this a kind of self-deception?

Can this have any subversive influence on Chen Pinhe?

At this moment, Lu Yan He really had the urge to burn with jade and stone.

At this time, Wen Shengming said in his ear: "If you can't leave works, it's useless to win more awards. Compared with a movie king trophy, I care more about a movie like *Storm Calmer No. 1*."

Lu Yan He came back to his senses.

Wen Shengming smiled and looked at him.

Lu Yan He also smiled.

Wen Shengming was probably still worried that Lu Yan He would mind because he didn't win the award, so he comforted him like this.

However, these words made Lu Yan He come out of the "horn of the bull."

Look at the long term.

Don't be so short-sighted.

Burn with jade and stone?

Why?!

He has already ruined his life once, does he want to ruin it a second time?

"The winner of the Best Actress is—"

The voice of the award presenter pulled Lu Yan He's thoughts back.

Lu Yan He came back to his senses.

It has already started to present the Best Actress.

"*Breath*, Wei Xue."

Lu Yan He turned his head to look at Wei Xue in surprise.

Wei Xue was sitting in the third row.

Yu Qin was sitting next to her.

Wei Xue covered her mouth in disbelief.

Yu Qin smiled and patted her, signaling her to go on stage to receive the award quickly.

Wei Xue then stood up.

Zhang Yuezhen was a little annoyed in her heart, ===== CHAPTER 850 =====