Chapter 521: Competing for [Best Actor]

At the Shanghai Television Festival, Luo Mo had effectively already secured two trophies.

And they had absolutely nothing to do with television dramas...

From this moment on, the awards related to television dramas would officially begin to be presented.

The first to be presented was the newly added category this year: Best Web Series.

Logically speaking, this ceremony is called the Shanghai Television Festival, and the White Rose Award doesn't have much to do with web series.

However, as the popularity of web series has grown higher and their influence greater, many mainstream awards have begun to gradually recognize web series and add categories for them.

"Lost Sin," starring Song Ge, received a nomination and ultimately took home this web series award.

Of course, this was also thanks to the fact that this web series, while having a tendency toward "selling corruption," was relatively subtle and veiled.

Otherwise, whether it could have won the award would have been a different story.

Originally, Song Ge should have been excited that the web series he starred in could win an award.

But now, he couldn't quite bring himself to be happy.

"Not a single television drama award has been presented yet, and Luo Mo has already won two."

"Given the popularity and word-of-mouth of 'Nirvana in Fire'..." Song Ge dared not think further.

With the presentation of the Best Web Series, the main event of this year's Shanghai Television Festival had effectively begun.

Xu Chujing said to Luo Mo, "According to the flow of previous years, they will first present Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography."

"I think 'Nirvana in Fire' can win one of these two awards," Xu Chujing began to predict.

After all, 'Nirvana in Fire' was very meticulous in terms of Costume, Makeup, and Props, the location shooting was done seriously, and where special effects were needed, they never skimped on money.

From the perspective of visual effects, it was more than a grade higher than those crudely made historical dramas.

As Xu Chujing expected, 'Nirvana in Fire' ultimately took home Best Cinematography.

This award was not accepted on stage by Luo Mo, but by the head of the cinematography team from the production crew.

From a certain perspective, Luo Mo himself had not yet received a trophy of his own.

"Best Animation, I'll have to take that back to give to Guang Shu when the time comes, so he can display it in the studio," Luo Mo thought to himself.

After these two minor awards were presented, it was time for the Best Screenwriter, which carried a relatively high gold content.

It is worth mentioning that the Best Screenplay Award is divided into two categories: one is Best Screenwriter (Original), and the other is Best Screenwriter (Adaptation).

'Nirvana in Fire' does not have a novel on Blue Star, so it would be classified under the original category.

The first to be presented was Adaptation.

The winner was named Liu Xing.

Luo Mo whispered to Xu Chujing, "I've kept an eye on this person; he is very talented."

In Luo Mo's mind, his level could be mentioned in the same breath as a person on Earth named Wang Juan.

This person is very skilled at adapting IP dramas.

"Why? Want to get him into the studio?" Xu Chujing asked.

"We'll see," Luo Mo said with a smile.

He wanted more capable hands, but he also held a go-with-the-flow attitude.

With the brilliant civilization of an entire planet behind him, Luo Mo no longer forced anything.

As for Best Screenwriter (Original), Luo Mo would naturally receive a nomination.

"The winner of Best Screenwriter (Original) is..."

"Luo Mo!" the presenter announced loudly.

Luo Mo stood up with a smile, buttoned his suit jacket, shared a light Embrace with Xu Chujing, and strode onto the stage.

In the Live Broadcast, the comment feed instantly boiled over.

"That's already the third award!"

"Awesome! Luo Mo is awesome!"

"His screenwriting level is beyond reproach!"

"Exactly, the talent is right there."

"If 'Reset' hadn't aired so late, the Best Web Series should have been his too!"

Luo Mo walked onto the stage, took the trophy, and began to give a very official acceptance speech.

The two presenters looked at each other from the side; one of them happened to be Liu Xing.

Listening to Luo Mo's acceptance speech, he sensitively caught one sentence.

What Luo Mo said was: "To understand the ways of the world is true learning; to be well-versed in human sentiments is the essence of literature."

"Well said!"

"I really want to have a good chat with him and exchange insights."

"It's just a pity that a Top Traffic star like him probably isn't interested in getting to know someone like me."

In Huaxia, the status of screenwriters is not very high, let alone for someone like Liu Xing who excels at adaptation but not original work.

If one were a fan of Redology, they would know that the sentence Luo Mo said came from the couplet in the main room of the Ning Mansion.

Luo Mo said a few more casual words and then left the stage amidst applause.

After returning to his seat, they began to present Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

These two awards had nothing to do with Luo Mo and Xu Chujing.

The two of them hadn't played supporting roles during this period.

However, the 'Nirvana in Fire' production crew still had a chance to compete!

This drama was recognized as being packed with veteran actors, and even many minor supporting roles with little screen time had highlights in their acting.

Ultimately, Luo Chun took home Best Supporting Actor, while Best Supporting Actress went to an actress from a period drama called "Feng Hua."

"Honestly, I quite want to film some period dramas," Luo Mo said softly to Xu Chujing.

"These types of dramas are mostly critically acclaimed but not commercially successful; they have high reputations, but a small audience," Xu Chujing analyzed.

"That's not necessarily true," Luo Mo shook his head, but he didn't say much more.

In fact, it still depends on the acting and the quality.

Nowadays, many people feel that period dramas are something young people definitely wouldn't like to watch, and that they can only cater to the middle-aged and elderly groups, but that is not the case.

To say nothing else, just take a drama on Earth called "The Human World"; not only was its CCTV viewership ridiculously high, but its online streaming numbers and total internet discussion data were also truly not low.

As long as it is produced with heart, even if young people are infinitely far away from that era, and even if many of them weren't even born in that era, they can still watch it with great interest.

Immediately following this was the announcement for 【Best Director】.

Honestly, Luo Mo felt the award order of the 【White Rose Award】 was a complete mess; one moment it was actors in the spotlight, the next it was behind-the-scenes awards, interspersed throughout.

"But, I received a nomination!" He smiled.

As the director of "Nirvana in Fire", Luo Mo had received a nomination once again.

It was very obvious that "Nirvana in Fire" was destined to be the big winner tonight.

When the award presenter called out Luo Mo's name, the repeaters in the Live Broadcast barrage began to repeat four words: "Deserved!"

This was already the fourth award related to Luo Mo personally, and that wasn't even counting the 【Best Supporting Actor】 won by the elder Luo Chun.

When he went on stage to accept the award, the presenter asked: "Does Director Luo have any new drama plans for this year?"

Luo Mo smiled and said: "In terms of television dramas this year, although 【Mist Theater】 will release four web dramas that I am responsible for, I am only directing the first one, 'The Bad Kids', and the new drama that will close out the fourth quarter."

"Oh? That means we will be able to see a new work directed by Luo Mo this winter?" this actor said.

Luo Mo nodded and said: "Yes, everyone can look forward to it."

Of the four dramas from 【Mist Theater】 this year, the second and third will both be directed by Guan Fei personally.

Because during this time period, Luo Mo will be busy with "Dying to Survive".

Moreover, in the field of film and television, it is already difficult for Luo Mo to gain a sense of achievement; there is no need to be busy non-stop and film endlessly.

But for the closing work of 【Mist Theater】 this year, he still intends to do it himself.

One reason is that the quality of this web drama is indeed top-notch.

The other reason is that he feels the Review Department is relatively kind to him; although this drama is filmed quite obscurely in many places, it captures much of the Evil of human nature, so the difficulty of passing the review is not low.

After the 【Best Director】 award was announced, it was time for the three awards that all viewers watching the Live Broadcast were most concerned about.

First, 【Best Actress】 will be announced, then 【Best Actor】, and finally 【Best Television Series】.

In the barrage, many fans of actors had already begun Shouting.

"Tong Hua! Best Actress!"

"Li Yang, go for it!"

"Isn't Mei Mei the one with the most hope this year?"

Luo Mo glanced at Xu Chujing and said: "It's a bit of a pity you didn't get a nomination."

"I told you earlier, based on my screen time in 'Nirvana in Fire', it wouldn't meet the standard." Xu Chujing was quite indifferent about it.

As she spoke, she didn't forget to tease: "Isn't this all your fault? Princess Nihuang's screen time is actually about the same as Consort Jing's, and not much more than Qin Bore's."

Luo Mo nodded quickly and said: "My fault, my fault."

He knew that the 【Best Actor】 award, also known as the legendary 【Best Actor】, was about to be announced, and Xu Chujing was teasing him on purpose to relieve his tension.

This time, one of the two presenters was actually Luo Mo's new friend—Wang Rong!

He also started out acting in serial dramas in his early years before moving on to films, so it was normal for him to come to the Shanghai Television Festival.

Most importantly... he is from Shanghai.

He stood on stage and began to announce the list of nominations.

"The nominees for the White Rose Award for Best Actor are..."

"'Heart Chamber', Lou Pei!"

This drama looks like a Romance, but it is actually about selling houses and mortgages.

"'Warship', Chen Jianbin!"

"'Forty and Standing', Zhou Tao!"

"And..."

"'Nirvana in Fire', Luo Mo!"

(PS: Second update, went to my father-in-law's house, update is late.)

(End of chapter)