Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 1084: "The Dragon": Who will win the award, or Xiao He?

After taking his seat, Zhuang Hongyi finally couldn't help but laugh.

"Xiao He, you're quite good at scaring people."

Although he didn't see the whole process, Zhuang Hongyi still noticed Manager El's sudden, dramatic movement.

"Ha, haven't I done enough scaring people already?"

Xiao He placed his cane beside his seat and then looked at Zhuang Hongyi with a grin.

You should know that he started out playing villainous roles!

Zhuang Hongyi immediately laughed: "Look at what I said, it was a bit imprecise."

"But Director Zhuang, I do have something really scary to tell you later."

But after laughing, Xiao He composed himself and said to Zhuang Hongyi very seriously, "I've heard that you had Producer Wang buy plane tickets for tonight, planning to pack up and leave right after the awards ceremony, right?"

Zhuang Hongyi was taken aback for a moment, then his expression turned serious: "Yes, you said you wanted to buy your plane ticket, and we have already bought it. But are you planning to come with us?"

"Well, I guess so." Xiao He shrugged. "The event is about to start, I'll tell you after the awards ceremony."

Zhuang Hongyi: "...I have a strange feeling that this is going to be bad."

He glanced at the young man beside him, feeling uneasy.

There's a kind of worry about the neighbor's kid who's been brewing this for so long and is finally ready to cause trouble.

Although the child isn't his own, they are still a community of shared interests. If something happens to Xiao He, he won't get any benefits either.

"Oh, don't worry."

Xiao He patted Zhuang Hongyi on the shoulder quite frankly, "As the old saying goes, there's always a way out."

Zhuang Hongyi: "So are we preparing to crash into a mountain? How come I didn't know about this? And speaking of which, you didn't seem to care about the situation of 'Long' at all during your trip to Cannes, and it seems you don't care at all whether you can win an award this time?"

The Un Certain Regard section, as the second competition section at Cannes, is second only to the Palme d'Or in the main competition. The highest award in this section is the Un Certain Regard Grand Prize, which is equivalent to the "little Palme d'Or" in this section. The second most important award is the Jury Prize.

The format and award names are actually quite similar to those of the main competition.

However, within the entire category, only the first two awards are fixed, while the awards for best director, best actor, best actress, best screenplay, and other individual awards are generally not fixed.

In other words, some editions may not have any awards at all, only the grand prize may be awarded, some editions may only award the best actor award, and some editions may only award the best actress award... These are all determined by the jury based on the films and contestants of that year.

Therefore, no one knows what the final outcome will be until the final result is announced.

Zhuang Hongyi had been to Cannes before, but at that time he was focused on selling overseas distribution rights and making money from overseas box office, so his works at that time were not very particular and naturally entered the screening area instead of the official competition section.

With their film "Long," they successfully entered this competition. Even if it's not the real Palme d'Or, Zhuang Hongyi still has some expectations.

Unexpectedly, Xiao He remained quite calm.

He couldn't help but glance at Xiao He a few more times: "Do you have some inside information?"

"No, but I can guess."

Xiao He raised an eyebrow: "The fact that 'Long' entered the Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes was unexpected, but its overall quality is actually quite good. It has a good theme, special effects, and character design. It has the highest popularity during the entire film festival. Even before the film was released, it had already accumulated fans at home and abroad and has a close working relationship with various distributors. If it doesn't win any awards at this film festival, it will be difficult to explain to the jury."

However, this time the creative team of "Long" had a visible conflict with Hollywood's Shield. Shield once again avoided distributing the works of Chinese people, which made everyone confirm this subtle targeting.

Therefore, this award is a bit of a hot potato for the judging panel themselves.

According to the awarding principles of previous years, the awards are generally distributed equally among the various production teams, and not all the awards, big or small, are given to one production team.

Or should we give "Long" one of its two official awards? But this would undoubtedly boost "Long's" reputation, allowing it to legitimately enter the overseas market.

Should they award Xiao He separately? But judging from the attitude of the Mekkalier heir personally questioning Xiao He at the screening of "Long," one can roughly guess who their most hated and targeted person is...

This guy is really caught in the middle, offending both sides.

Xiao He felt that if they had known it would turn out this way, the judges wouldn't have been so "willing" to vote in the first place.

Although they are not part of the same system as the United States, the Oscars are a domestic industry award in the United States, with Hollywood having a deeper penetration of industry power, while Cannes is an international film festival hosted by France, with the core discourse power in the European film circle. Even if the Shield and Mercallier are unhappy, it will not affect their part of the jury, but most people will still choose the "happy-to-avoid principle".

Instead of being stuck in the middle, neither here nor there, like we are now, between the "Long" production team and Shield Screen.

However, Xiao He was too lazy to help the judges agonize over this issue.

They're definitely going to win the award, but the question is whether it will go directly to the production team or to Xiao He personally?

This is a very difficult question to answer.

It all depends on how the judging panel decides.

"I think it would be best if 'Mang' could win a major award."

Xiao He concluded by giving his final remarks.

To Xiao He's surprise, Zhuang Hongyi had a different opinion: "It would be great if you could win the Best Actor award this time."

Xiao He tilted his head, somewhat amused and exasperated: "Director Zhuang, do we need to defer to each other?"

In fact, compared to other awards, the grand prize is the greatest honor. It is a complete recognition of a good work and an honor for the entire team. In terms of value and fame, it far exceeds the value of a single Best Actor award.

Moreover, regarding "Long", to be honest, Xiao He's acting skills are not the most outstanding among his past works. The character of Zhou Zhiyi is weaker in terms of portrayal compared to others. At the same time, the screen time and some highlights were distributed to the other members of the anti-metaphysics trio, as well as other previous actors. Therefore, I personally feel that Xiao He does not deserve this award.

But Zhuang Hongyi also had something to say.

He glanced at Xiao He, remained silent for a moment, and finally didn't mention that they had made certain concessions to European and American capital in order to win the award. Instead, he said with a mix of helplessness and emotion, "Xiao He, your humility sometimes really doesn't match your current achievements and age. Have you forgotten that Zhou Zhiyi was your first role after playing Emperor Chen?"

If the period of "No Bait" was a watershed moment for Xiao He's acting skills, then by the time of "The Imperial Empire," Xiao He's acting skills had successfully transitioned to a more natural level.

Zhou Zhiyi is a work created after Emperor Chen, and he himself is proof of Xiao He's peak acting skills.

"And you may have known about this award before, but you definitely haven't paid attention to the winners among Chinese actors..."

Zhuang Hongyi crossed his arms and looked at Xiao He, his eyes filled with unprecedented ambition and brilliance: "Currently, the number of times Chinese actors have won this award is -0."