The sword fell, and Ding Xiu left the scene gracefully.

Then came the overwhelming applause.

However, the show is not over yet.

The last part of this year's Spring Festival Gala is for all the artists to sing "Unforgettable Tonight". There are still a few hours until twelve o'clock, and no one can leave.

Of course, with so many artists, it's impossible to just let them all sit backstage.

The program team opened a hall specifically to entertain the artists after their performances for New Year's Eve dinner.

There were a lot of empty seats. Ding Xiu wanted to sit down at a random table, but Cheng Long took him to Liu Dehua's table.

Everyone was chatting while eating, and the conversation was about domestic matters. Ding Xiu spent most of his time listening and rarely spoke.

After a while, Liu Dehua said to him: "This year's Hundred Flowers Award is about to start. You have signed up for House of Flying Daggers. You are lucky to catch up with the last one. From this year on, it will no longer be held once a year, but twice."

Once a year.”

The Hundred Flowers Award is different from other awards. It has been held once a year in recent years. Maybe it is because it feels that once a year is too hasty. This year’s organizing committee announced that it will be in line with international standards and will be held once every two years in the future, intersecting with the Golden Rooster Award.

"That's right." Ding Xiu was stunned for a second, then smiled and handed over his hand: "Congratulations in advance to Brother Hua for winning the Best Actor."

The most valuable domestic film trophies are the three gold medals, the golden horse, the golden statue, and the golden rooster.

Film festivals such as the Hundred Flowers Awards, Changchun Film Festival, and College Student Film Festival belong to the second tier.

Even the second tier is not easy to win awards. How many people are waiting for the best actor and actress every year.

Other awards are held every two years, while the Hundred Flowers Award is held once a year. Because it is held frequently, it is a popular award every year and the competition is more intense than awards of the same level.

This year is the last time it will be held annually. It is indeed an opportunity for Ding Xiu. If he wants to win the award in the future, he will have to wait for two years.

If you miss it once, wait two years. If you miss it, wait two years. For artists, there are several two years. If you endure it a few more times, you will reach 30.

You have to come out early to become famous.

Liu Dehua said half-jokingly: "There are so many people who signed up this year. No one knows whether they will win the prize before the lottery is drawn. I am possessed by a weak spirit, and I miss out every time."

"How can you be as bad as me?" Hearing this, Cheng Long was not happy: "I have been nominated for the Academy Award ten times, but I have never won it once. Either Chow Yun-fa or Tony Leung Chaowei."

Hong Kong Island is too small and there are too many actors. It is no exaggeration to say that every Academy Award is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge.

Andy Lau has been nominated for Best Actor no less often than Cheng Long, but he has won the Best Actor several times.

Cheng Long specializes in kung fu movies, and the focus is on kung fu. Very few people pay attention to his acting skills, so he has become a professional escort over the years.

Andy Lau sighed. When he mentioned this, he thought of Infernal Affairs a few years ago. As the pinnacle of Hong Kong films, this film has won numerous awards.

He arrived at the set before dawn every day, was the last to leave, and was still discussing the script with the director in the middle of the night.

Liang Chaowei works from 9 to 5, gets off work at the same time, and goes to work every day to catch fish. In the end, he got the prize, so where can he reason with him?

"Hey, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's have a drink with tea instead of wine."

We have to go on stage to sing a chorus at twelve o'clock. It's not appropriate to drink. There's no wine to drink here.

Among a group of big guys, Ding Xiu talks little and appears to be very low-key.

As there were more and more people in the hall, everyone was chatting in twos and threes. Ding Xiu went to the bathroom and returned to his seat.

He found a remote corner and played with his mobile phone.

As soon as he turned on his phone, he was bombarded with a large number of text messages blessing him. You should know that this is his personal number and does not have as many contacts as his work number.

Most of the text messages were to congratulate him for attending the Spring Festival Gala, and to praise his martial arts skills. There were too many text messages, and Ding Xiu could not reply to them all.

First I called Gao Yuanyuan and chatted for more than an hour. Then I called Qin Lan. When it was almost twelve o'clock, I handed my phone to the staff for safekeeping and he hurriedly came on stage.

"boom!"

At twelve o'clock, the sky over the city of Peiping was filled with fireworks, and there were fireworks and firecrackers in all directions.

After singing the song, without taking off his makeup, Ding Xiu put on his down jacket and came out. The street outside was full of cars, all coming to pick up various artists.

I called the driver and within a minute, a car stopped on the side of the road.

The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year, before Ding Xiu could say New Year's greetings, the New Year's greetings had already arrived. They were all artists he had worked with. They did nothing on this day except to receive people.

There are so many gifts in the house that I can hardly put them away.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ding Xiu picked out a few gifts from others and went out to pay New Year greetings.

The first trip I made was to Zhang Jizhong’s home.

"Sister-in-law, Happy New Year."

The person who opened the door was still Zhang Jizhong's wife Fan Xinman. She has become more and more beautiful after a year of absence, exuding the charm of a mature woman.

"Ding Xiu is here, come in and sit down. Lao Zhang and I watched the Spring Festival Gala yesterday. He also praised you for your good martial arts skills and said that you are the most beautiful martial arts actor he has ever seen."

"Director Zhang deserves the award. I am a three-legged cat and cannot be the best. Hey, isn't Director Zhang at home?"

"I just finished drinking with my friends. He is lying in the room. You sit down first and I will call him."

Ding Xiu clasped his hands together and said with a wry smile: "No need, sister-in-law, it's not appropriate. I don't dare to disturb Director Zhang's dream."

"Then you have a cup of tea and I'll chat with you for a while."

"sister in law……"

"Keke, aren't you just having a cup of tea, and you're still worried that I'll eat you?"

While drinking tea, Ding Xiu was trembling and looking at the bedroom from time to time, fearing that Lao Zhang would rush out with a kitchen knife.

When he was refilling his third cup, Lao Zhang still didn't come out. Ding Xiu slowly let go of his worries and chatted and laughed with Fan Xinman.

As he spoke, Fan Xin said casually: "Look at my memory, you haven't eaten yet. There are dumplings in the refrigerator. I'll give you another plate."

Before Ding Xiu could say anything, he was already wearing an apron and entering the kitchen.

After a while, a plate of dumplings was brought to the table, along with a bowl of dipping sauce.

"I made them all by myself, try to see if they taste good."

"Sister-in-law, it's great, it's delicious." Ding Xiu gave a thumbs up.

In the middle of winter, it is a very warm thing to be able to eat the hot dumplings made by a beautiful woman.

It would be better if it wasn't at Lao Zhang's house.

Seeing Ding Xiu eating happily, Fan Xinman was also happy. He leaned on the table with his hands and said, "Recently, Lao Zhang is planning to remake The Legend of the Condor Heroes, did you know?"

"Really?" Ding Xiu's eyes lit up: "I have to have a good chat with Director Zhang about this."

Jin Yong's drama, whoever stars in it will be popular.

Zhang Jizhong also guarantees ratings, and the reputation is there. The previous films such as Swordsman, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and The Legend of Dragons are controversial, but it is a fact that the investors made a lot of money and the ratings skyrocketed.

Holding her chin, Fan Xin said slowly, "Then you have to hurry up. If you are late, it will be too late."

"Why is it too late to hurry up?"

At this moment, Zhang Jizhong's voice came from behind. Ding Xiu was so frightened that a mouthful of dumplings almost got stuck in his throat. He finally swallowed it down, then turned around and said with a smile:

"Director Zhang, my sister-in-law said that you are planning to remake The Legend of the Condor Heroes. She asked me to talk to you quickly. It's too late."

After glaring at his wife, Zhang Jizhong pulled up a chair and sat down: "Can you do it?"

Ding Xiu took out a paper towel and wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "Don't you know if I can do it, Director Zhang? To be honest, I am a fan of novels. I have read all Mr. Jin's novels, and my favorite is The Condor."

Heroes, when I see Yang Guo, I always feel that he is very similar to me, as if he was written by me."

Zhang Jizhong poured a cup of tea and drank it leisurely: "I don't know if you are good or not, you are really thick-skinned."

After drinking a cup of tea, he said in a deep voice: "I don't have to say anything about the casting."

Ding Xiu pouted, if Zhang Jizhong's words don't count, who has the final say?

The subtext is nothing more than saying why do you think you are Yang Guo?

"Director Zhang, there are not many cheap actors like me."

If that's the case, let's start a price war so that I can star in the head office at a low price, right? Others want one million, I want 800,000, others want 80, and I want 50.

Zhang Jizhong glanced at him: "I think it's quite a lot."

The prices for actors who come to him to act are lower than the market price. This is a tradition.

Ding Xiu raised his eyebrows: "I'm cheaper than them."

Zhang Jizhong nodded slightly, this was reasonable, but he still didn't dare to give the role to Ding Xiu.

To be honest, he and Ding Xiu had a great time working together, and they were very familiar with each other after working in several movies. The young people were sensible, aware of important matters, and had strong professional abilities. The costumes were beautiful and the martial arts scenes were beautiful.

But for a project that can easily earn hundreds of millions of dollars in profit, it won’t be helpful even if a brother comes.

He must think clearly from many aspects. Ding Xiu is not worthy of his decision yet.

"Casting is very complicated. I have to consider many things, including the actor's acting skills, character compatibility, investors' opinions, director's opinions, etc."

"Understood." Ding Xiu said with a bright smile: "I just hope that Director Zhang will consider me when he decides on the candidate."

"That's for sure."
To be continued...