The Protagonist’s Halo [Arc 1] Chapter 23: Entertainment Circle Vase (31)
If “Ice” is still the dark horse that shocked everyone, then the interview with Director Qiao was the real bombshell in the entertainment industry, causing countless waves.
“When did Su Man get in touch with Director Qiao?”
“Movie? When did Director Qiao shoot a new movie?”
Su Man is also likely to be the heroine of Director Qiao’s new movie. Who knows how many people in the entertainment industry are jealous and crazy because of this news, tossing and turning.
Zhou Zhuo even called the paparazzi he had hired before to thank him.
The paparazzi footage he’d had of Su Man and Youyi’s CEO, Shen, revealing a hidden relationship wasn’t even a clue. Mr. Shen was a workaholic, constantly at home or at work, handling various tasks. Su Man’s whereabouts were even harder to capture, as she could spend entire days at home. Aside from Su Man being a Youyi artist, the two had virtually no connection. The paparazzi even blamed Zhou Zhuo for giving him misinformation, making his time spent waiting in vain.
Unexpectedly, the box office of “Ice” soared to the top, and news of the collaboration between Director Qiao and Su Man was leaked. The paparazzi had previously taken some photos of Su Man’s daily life, such as walking the dog and going downstairs to buy coffee. These photos were immediately sold at a high price and made a lot of money.
The only pity is that the entertainment company moved Su Man to a more confidential residence and arranged more bodyguards, so it will be harder to keep an eye on her in the future.
Listening to the paparazzi’s thanks on the phone, Zhou Zhuo was so angry that his nose almost turned crooked. He wanted the paparazzi to expose Su Man’s black material, not to add icing on the cake and increase the popularity.
Even though he was unwilling to admit it, Zhou Zhuo knew that Tianhuang could not ban Su Man.
Because once some people rise, they are unstoppable.
The Internet was also in an uproar because of this news. Even young people have heard of Director Qiao’s reputation and have seen the classic films directed by him.
Su Man’s fans said sincerely, “I wouldn’t even dare to draw this cake in my dreams.”
“Forget the protagonist, even if it’s a supporting role, it’s easy for her to overtake others and become a top star.”
“I’ve quietly gotten top-tier resources in the entertainment industry. Who dares to call me a lazy guy? My achievements are absolutely amazing. Go watch “Ice” again.”
Not only netizens, but even people in the circle have re-examined Su Man, including some big bosses of giant companies and top stars, because maybe after the movie comes out, Su Man will soon be on par with them.
People in the circle were asking about this movie, but it was unexpectedly kept secret and no news was leaked.
“Ice” is still reaping box office revenue in summer movie theaters. People are crazy about a name called “Su Man”. Just like the stars pale in front of Su Man, other than “Ice” this summer, other movies have little presence.
In fact, seeing that “Ice” was so strong, some movies that were originally scheduled to be released chose to withdraw and change the release date depending on the situation, but there were also some that were confident that they could compete with it, such as “Life and Death Crossing” starring Ji Yanhuai, but unfortunately it failed after two days. Many theaters generously gave 45% of the screening volume at the beginning, but seeing that the attendance rate was far less than that of “Ice”, which had great staying power, they reduced the screening volume for the sake of profit. Even a powerful company like Tianhuang could not do anything about this.
In fact, no one expected that Ji Yanhuai’s box office appeal was not as good as before, and this movie unfortunately ran into the movie “Ice”, which was about killing gods and demons. Judging from the trend, let alone winning the championship, it would be considered good to be able to barely recover the cost. You must know that this movie not only has a large investment, but even the salary paid to Ji Yanhuai is at the sky-high standard of a movie emperor.
Not to mention the months of effort invested, some investors are already regretting their decision. Take “Ice,” for example. The entire film’s investment, including publicity and promotion, was less than 100 million yuan, yet its box office is already approaching 3 billion yuan, with projections for double that. That’s a truly eye-watering return on investment.
According to various big data statistics, Su Man has also become the artist that investors in the circle most want to work with.
This information was also passed to Luo Qiyi, who is also an investment tycoon. If the fact that Su Man refused to appear as the heroine in the movie he invested in were to be spread now, people would probably no longer say that Su Man was stupid and gave up a great opportunity, but would say that it was a pity for Luo Qiyi to miss Su Man. Even if he finds Su Man again now, she will not be worth the same as before.
If the box office of the movie invested by Luo Qiyi is not as good as “Ice”, outsiders will mock Luo Qiyi and say that he is no longer the Midas Touch he is praised for.
It’s like an artist who gave up a poor, tiring film with a poor future and chose to star in another film with seemingly better conditions. The former film ultimately became a breakout success. While others may sympathize with the poor artist for missing out on a chance to become famous, they may also subconsciously despise him for his poor vision and for making a wrong choice.
People often value the results rather than the process.
Luo Qiyi certainly understands this principle, but can the film he invested in surpass “Ice”? Even Luo Qiyi is not confident. With the current box office trend, “Ice” will definitely enter the top five of the year and even challenge the top three.
Thinking of this, Luo Qiyi felt a rare headache and sighed.
He had to be prepared first, so that the media wouldn’t dig it up and use it as a joke. Although he couldn’t hide it from his peers, Luo Qiyi consoled himself by saying that luck might not always favor him, and that failures were only an occasional occurrence.
Some people are disappointed because of their investments, while others are in high spirits because of their investments, such as Shen Can.
Because he had invested 30% of the project “Ice,” an additional investment he made after Su Man and Shen Duo joined the team. Of course, for a director, the more money the better. At the time, no one could have imagined the fierce competition “Ice” would have in the summer box office, so Shen Can easily added another 30%. He still feels that his investment was too little, but it was a pity that it only lasted for a moment or two before it quickly dissipated.
The biggest investment is still in Su Man. Compared with her, other investments are a piece of cake.
If it weren’t for Su Man’s participation, he wouldn’t have wanted to make additional investments. In his rebirth memories, why did he say that all the projects related to Su Man were gilded? Because without exception, they were guaranteed to make money and had an astonishing rate of return.
To directors, screenwriters, actors, and other professionals, Su Man is a talented actress, while to investors, she is a living god of wealth. Even later, her influence radiated global, and hundreds of millions of fans around the world were willing to spend crazily on her. It is no wonder that everyone was willing to support her and obey her every command.
Shen Can wasn’t the only one to benefit from “Han Bing.” Director Qin’s film was a critical and box office success, and many companies have already approached him about his next film. Shen Duo, as the lead actor, was overshadowed by Su Man and became a complete supporting role, which was a bit pitiful. However, the real benefits he reaped were substantial. With the impressive resume of starring in a multi-billion-dollar film, Shen Duo’s status in the industry will rise to a higher level, and his future will be smoother.
Until September, the film that Su Man and Director Qiao collaborated on was quietly completed and then quietly sent to the top international film festival. It also swept several major awards at the festival, winning Best Director, Best Film, and Best Actress.
Director Qiao was thinking about winning an award after finishing the filming. In her opinion, this movie and Su Man’s acting skills are worthy of an excellent and heavyweight award.
Even Su Man’s fans were bewildered. Is it so easy to win a gold medal at a major international film festival? It felt like Su Man had just casually gone abroad and brought it back. The main issue was that Su Man didn’t post a special acceptance speech like other celebrities. Even on the podium at the film festival, in such a thrilling moment under the spotlight, Su Man seemed calmer and more relaxed than anyone else. As if, she wasn’t holding a globally coveted trophy. She simply said a few words of thanks, accepted the award, and left the stage.
Even though the bow was only for a brief moment, her back was still straight, she was honored and the halo around her was unparalleled in the world. She was greeted with a tide of flowers and applause, but it seemed as if everything was natural.
These facts did not affect the fact that Su Man became a god with just one battle of “Awakening from a Dream”.
The following news is that “Awakening” has been shortlisted for nominations at another major A-level international film festival in November, with very similar nominations for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actress, etc.
Then they won them all without any suspense.
This year in the entertainment industry was called the ‘Su Man’ year. She won two Best Actress awards in one fell swoop. The movie she starred in, “Ice”, topped the box office and ranked fifth in film history.
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The Golden Tripod Award, the most influential and prestigious award among the three major domestic awards,
The biggest hit is undoubtedly “Awakening from a Dream”, which has created an incredible wave internationally.
Everyone knows that “Awakening from a Dream” will not go home empty-handed at the Golden Tripod Awards. It has a chance of winning Best Picture or Best Director, but many are speculating whether this will be Su Man’s third Best Actress award. The jury won’t compete with international film festivals or try to balance the cake by giving the lion’s share to the “Awakening from a Dream” crew.
But unexpectedly, the award was finally given to Su Man. When the presenter read out the name “Su Man”, celebrities in the entertainment industry all wondered if the judges were crazy.
That evening, the judging panel stated on the official Weibo account, “We feel Su Man is well-deserved and look forward to seeing more works like ‘Awakening from a Dream’.”
This domineering statement was also recognized by the public and was @ed to Su Man.
What is unexpected is that Su Man, who has always been absent from Weibo, actually replied to the message from the official Weibo of the Golden Tripod Awards.
“See you next year.”
Su Man, who won three Best Actress awards in one year, was nicknamed the “Big Devil” because she always gave similar short thank-you speeches when receiving awards, without any surprise or excitement and was surprisingly calm.
When Su Man won her second international A-level film actress title, “Awakening from a Dream” was successfully released in China. This old-fashioned novel, which was once forgotten by many people in the dust of time, has been given a brilliance that has attracted the attention of the whole world through the joint cooperation of Su Man and Director Qiao.
This is a one-man show entirely by Su Man, and the story takes place in the Republic of China .
From a simple and ignorant girl to a warlord’s daughter, she experienced the tragic death of her young love.
The beauty of living in drunkenness and dreams, wait until we sing a song of Dream in the Garden again.
She played the role of a lover and sang her opera, and it was difficult to tell whether she was a man or a woman in the opera world.
Finally, she was reborn in the turbulent times, gained ideological awakening, and became a peerless oriental celebrity.
Not only did it sweep numerous awards, it also broke the global box office record for art films and was recognized as the pinnacle of Chinese-language films in the past decade. So why would the Golden Tripod Award judges reject it? It’s already outstanding enough to break any prejudice.
Whether it is the hazy and fragile innocence of a girlhood like a butterfly, or the infatuation of losing a lover and indulging in a life of drunkenness and dreams, to the later rejuvenation and fearless vitality, this beauty is breathtaking, conveying the cold and firmness of the secret.
In stark contrast, Ji Yanhuai’s two films failed to win any Golden Tripod Awards. Even the Best Actor award, the only one the crew had fought so hard for, was ultimately awarded to someone else. Perhaps it was the butterfly effect, or perhaps the fact that “Awakening from a Dream” alone robbed the judges of much of their enthusiasm, but after the awards ceremony, discussion of the other winners besides “Awakening from a Dream” was quite dull, barely occupying much space.
The only ones being madly pursued by the media spotlight are the crew of “Awakening from a Dream”, or rather Su Man.
Even director Qiao, who is considered to have achieved another success, said that the movie might be okay no matter who shoots it, but without Su Man, it would just be an ordinary movie.
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