Chapter 161 Golden Horse Award Opening (Ch 161)

December 17, 5:30 p.m.

The Golden Horse Awards event started at 19:15, but people could actually enter the venue as early as noon.

Qi Jia, who was used to arriving early, originally planned to leave at 16:00.

But he remembered that before leaving, Chen Yuwen told him that he must enter the venue with Xu Zheng and the others, and not go there alone foolishly.

At that time, Qi Jia asked her why?

It was just that Chen Yuwen happened to have to take a very important call and didn’t have time to explain to him.

Thinking of this, Qi Jia patiently waited for a while. It was already past five o’clock and the two had not yet decided to leave.

So, he went to Xu Zheng’s room, but when he came in, he found that the two of them were cracking melon seeds and they hadn’t even put on their shoes.

“Brother Xu, when are we leaving?” Qi Jia asked doubtfully when he entered the room.

Xu Zheng continued to calmly eat melon seeds and said, “Why are you in such a hurry? It’s still early. Let’s eat some melon seeds together.”

Wen Muye saw Qi Jia’s doubts, smiled and said,

“Hahaha, don’t worry, sit down first. There are many tricks here. Let us explain it to you briefly.”

After a brief explanation from the two, Qi Jia finally understood that the order of appearance in such an event is very important!

To put it simply, there are generally two types of artists who attend this kind of event.

Xu Zheng casually divided the melon seed shells and melon seeds on the table into two piles, then pointed to the melon seed shells on the left and said,

“The first type is those who have just debuted and are not famous, but the management company is ready to promote them. The management company spends a lot of money to sponsor the award ceremony in exchange for invitations to let the newcomers attend.

Then, find several media outlets in advance, take some beautiful photos of the newlyweds on the spot, and then interview them.

Finally, post it online and find a few marketing accounts to package it.

After this operation, netizens and fans who don’t know what’s going on will feel that,

“Wow, that’s amazing! She’s participating in the Golden Horse Awards right after her debut!”

The truth is, they just paid to walk the red carpet.

After walking the red carpet, they can leave because there are no seats for them inside. “

Qi Jia understood immediately. He picked up two pieces of melon seed shells, closed them, put them back next to the melon seeds and said,

“It’s like when I was a kid, there was a big fool in the village wearing a big cotton jacket and picking his nose.

Later, his family made some money, and his parents sent him abroad for two years.

From then on, whenever someone asked them about their son, they would say that their son was a returnee who had studied abroad.

But no one knows that they actually bought the diploma with money, and the school doesn’t even exist.”

Xu Zheng and Wen Muye were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“That’s right, that’s the reason, gilding it.” Wen Muye said.

After laughing, Xu Zheng divided the pile of melon seeds into four parts from most to least, and then said,

“After the newlyweds on the red carpet, the celebrities who are officially invited to the event enter, and these can be divided into four categories.”

After that, he pointed to the largest portion and said,

“The first category is the second and third-tier celebrities, who are the largest in number. Although they are also formally invited guests,

But their popularity is not as high as that of first-tier or super first-tier stars, so they have to know how to make an appearance in advance.

Otherwise, if you steal the spotlight from your predecessors, it will easily lead to criticism and cause dissatisfaction among people.

Once this behavior spreads in the circle, the next time there is an event, the organizer may not invite you to avoid trouble.”

Qi Jia thought for a moment and said, “It’s just based on seniority.”

“Not bad.” Wen Muye nodded and said:

“It’s not just in the entertainment industry, it’s normal to rank people based on seniority in all walks of life.

After all, I have worked hard for more than ten years to get this position. Why do you, a newcomer who just debuted, have the right to steal the spotlight from me? “

Xu Zheng nodded in agreement, and then finished the rest in one breath.

“After the second- and third-tier stars, the next in order of appearance are the first-tier, super first-tier, and the best actor and actress. The number decreases as you go further back.

The award ceremony starts at 19:15, so we can just go there around 18:30.

This time period is the golden time with the highest traffic and popularity, and it is reserved for us to make the final appearance.”

After listening to Xu Zheng’s words, Qi Jia thought for a while and asked,

“But Brother Xu, I have discussed with my agent before, based on the box office performance of my current works,

In terms of celebrity status, I should be considered a top second-tier star. In that case, shouldn’t I set off now? “

Xu Zheng patted his bald head, and looked at Wen Muye. They both laughed at the same time. Xu Zheng said,

“You are different. This is the first time we have seen a monster like you in all these years.

After only two years of debut, he has already reached a position that others would take more than ten years to reach.”

Qi Jia quickly waved his hands modestly and said with a smile: “No, no, it’s all thanks to the help of seniors like you, Director Xu.”

“What your agent told you before is actually true.” Xu Zheng continued,

“But in recent years, events like the Golden Horse Awards, in addition to box office performance, also value the popularity and popularity of stars.

Some young actors who have just debuted for a few years have even surpassed the movie kings and queens in popularity due to capital packaging.

We call these traffic stars, and the organizers agreed to move them to the front of the line for the sake of attention.”

After a pause, Xu Zheng continued,

“In your case, although you are a top second-tier movie at the box office,

But after the talk show incident, your popularity has actually surpassed the bottom tier and is now close to the top tier.”

After saying this, he cracked melon seeds with some pride and said calmly,

“Besides, with Lao Wen and I accompanying you, you can enter at any time you want.

Relax, have some sunflower seeds first, and then we’ll start the dinner after the awards ceremony. Don’t go hungry.”

…

At six o’clock in the evening, the three finally set out.

We got on the special car prepared by the organizer and arrived at the event site more than 20 minutes later.

Unexpectedly, Xu Zheng saw that it was not yet half past six, so he asked the driver to take the three of them around the area for a few more laps.

Qi Jia was looking at the lively event scene with great interest through the car window.

As one of the three major domestic awards, every Golden Horse Awards attracts the attention of all Chinese filmmakers.

Therefore, the venue of the award ceremony was also decorated very grandly.

A long and wide red carpet stretches from the entrance of the memorial hall to the roadside.

Not only were there iron horses on both sides of the red carpet, but there were also two rows of security personnel maintaining order to prevent those crazy reporters from rushing into the red carpet area.

The roadside was full of media vehicles from various news organizations. In addition to the media from Taiwan,

Qi Jia also saw several domestic media including UC Entertainment, Penguin Entertainment, Maochang Entertainment, Weibo Entertainment, and Toutiao.

At this time, a black Mercedes slowly drove over and stopped at the end of the red carpet, instantly attracting the attention of all the media.

As the car door opened, a woman wearing black sunglasses walked out, followed by a teenage girl.

“Zhou Xun is here too, and she brought Zhang Zifeng with her.”

Recognizing the woman getting off the bus, Xu Zheng smiled and said,

The media at the scene also recognized Miss Zhou, and immediately more than a dozen media outlets swarmed over to interview and film her.

Mr. Zhou was obviously not surprised by this situation.

With Zhang Zifeng facing the camera, he skillfully posed in several positions to make it easier for the media to take pictures.

After taking the photos, he briefly answered a few questions from the media.

Then, amid the clicking of flashes of light, he slowly walked towards the center of the venue.

Along the way, we stopped from time to time to take photos. After we reached the entrance of the venue,

She skillfully picked up the pen from the hostess’s tray and signed her name in the middle of the poster, near the edge.

Zhang Zifeng simply signed on the edge of the poster.

Interesting, it seems that this signature is also particular, just like the houses in Beijing.

Those who are powerful and influential live in the middle, those who have no power but money live in the first and second ring roads, those who have money but not much live in the third and fourth ring roads, and those who have no money and no power live in the fifth ring road.

When Qi Jia was watching with great interest, he heard Xu Zheng say to the driver,

“Master, it’s almost time. Send us over after this circle.”