coobybook Chapter 22 National Drama Awards
Chapter 22 National Drama Awards
While waiting for the production team of "Strategies of the Warring States" to select actors, Ling Xia began a life of going back and forth between two points.
Given Ling Xia's current popularity, she must be receiving numerous scripts and advertising offers. So why is she still living a monotonous life?
Agent Zhao explained it this way: if Ling Xia wants to pursue an acting career, the scripts she chooses must be the best of the best, and the advertisements must have national recognition. Ordinary scripts are simply Photoshopped out; we want to take a high-end approach.
Ling Xia is currently very free, but not entirely idle.
In the morning, I went to Professor Yang's house to continue training actors' basic skills in voice, stage presence, and physical expression. In the evening, I worked out at the gym—oh, it was still that face-changing coach.
Now, you can still see other colleagues at the gym, and everyone is keeping a close eye on Lingxia's workout results, as if they've entered a 360-degree, all-day, no-blind-spot monitoring environment.
After all, every employee knows about the equity incentive plan, and Yang Youning, Chi Han, and Ling Xia each represent the company before the merger.
They're not fighting for a steamed bun, they're fighting for pride. Some people are even betting on who will be the first to try something new.
After signing the contract, Director Cheng Wanli specifically instructed Ling Xia on WeChat that as an assassin, she needed to have taut muscles. That very night, Sister Zhao threw Ling Xia into the gym.
During this time, Ling Xia sent the lyrics to the song "Big Fish" to Zhou Shensheng, after all, she had promised him.
When Zhou Shengsheng saw the lyrics, she immediately called and said, "Lingxia, you are my goddess, these lyrics are amazing!"
"Shen Shen, calm down."
"But why isn't there any music?"
"The melody is in my head, but I don't play any instruments."
"Wait for me, I'll come to you first, don't go."
Ling Xia told Zhou Shen Shen the location of the stadium. Both of their companies were in City A and not too far apart.
Two hours later, Zhou Shensheng and her agent walked over with smiles on their faces.
Zhou Shen's agent is a tall, thin man in his thirties. The two of them coming in together have a cute height difference, like the characters Big Head Son and Small Head Dad.
Zhou Shen's manager, with tears in her eyes, expressed her gratitude to Ling Xia. With the music chart competition just around the corner in August, Ling Xia's lyrics were a timely and much-needed help for Zhou Shen.
I heard Zhou Shengsheng mention before that Ling Xia would write a song for him, but I didn't really care. I wonder if an actor would write songs.
Even he, who can't sing, felt great after receiving the lyrics, let alone professional singers.
I feel really ashamed when I see Lingxia now.
When Ling Xia took the song copyright to Zhou Shensheng to sign the contract, she notified the agent. Ling Xia originally wanted to give it away for free, but Zhou Shensheng firmly refused.
Zhou Shen knew that Ling Xia wanted to repay her for her help at the Huating Hotel, but the two things should not be confused.
Besides, if Ling Xia can write one poem, then she can write a second. Before Ling Xia ascends to immortality, let's latch onto a powerful patron.
When Sister Zhao learned that Ling Xia had written a poem for Zhou Shen Shen, she looked at Ling Xia with a resentful gaze.
If you have this talent, you should have shown it sooner; otherwise, you wouldn't have flopped like this.
Ling Xia sang the song several times for Zhou Shen in Xingyao Entertainment's recording studio, and all three of them, along with the recording engineer, were completely captivated.
Close your eyes and feel the noisy world quiet down; your restless heart will instantly find peace.
Why only give the lyrics? Ling Xia has no musical talent and doesn't even understand musical notation. It would be better to sing them out and let them figure out how to compose the music themselves.
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The biennial National Drama Awards are starting to build momentum.
That day, Xia was preparing to go to Professor Yang's house to study as usual when Sister Zhao suddenly stopped her, saying, "I've already spoken to Professor Yang. There's an awards ceremony tonight, and you'll have a chance to walk the red carpet."
Awards ceremony?
"I don't seem to have any TV dramas that I can attend the red carpet event for." I think I have a cameo role in a web drama and a PUBG commercial. Which one is it?
"You're just going to crash the red carpet," Sister Zhao said kindly and frankly.
While giving Lingxia a body treatment, Sister Zhao explained to Lingxia how the red carpet invitation list came about.
Each senior executive in the company has one slot, and hers was given to her by the boss's assistant.
boss?
This is to keep me popular.
"You can go and broaden your horizons."
What do you mean by that? Are you afraid that you're ignorant? Well, I admit I've never been there.
Lingxia spent 5 hours on body treatments and 3 hours on makeup and dressing.
She finally dressed up like a glamorous female celebrity that she could take out in public.
The dress was a domestically produced haute couture gown that Sister Zhao borrowed through her personal connections.
The dress is full of Chinese style, with auspicious cloud patterns and light green tulle. It moves gracefully with every step and has a soft texture, similar to silk, making it feel smooth and weightless against the skin.
"Sister Zhao, this dress must be very expensive."
"You have a good eye, so you'd better be careful you can't afford to lose money." Sister Zhao noticed that Ling Qiong Xiaren suddenly became very cautious.
She obtained this dress through a friend; it's from the flagship series of the domestic brand "Chen Qing".
If the person in charge hadn't seen Ling Xia's current popularity and the upcoming big-budget production of "The Warring States Period," they might not have been able to borrow her.
Zhao Jie didn't give Ling Xia any instructions on the red carpet this time. She just waved her hand and let Ling Xia leave. After all, who would interview you if you don't have any works to show for yourself? At most, you can take a few pretty photos.
But the shoes in the car look familiar... She wouldn't wear flats to the red carpet, would she?
Sister Zhao covered her face...
Evening, at the National Drama Awards ceremony.
Media, fans, a constellation of stars.
Ling Xia felt as if she were in Alice in Wonderland, experiencing something completely unreal.
Many familiar celebrities posed for photos in the same pose, and when they changed their pose, their fans screamed.
Ling Xia took the invitation and walked onto the red carpet.
Walking in flat shoes is so comfortable! If you ask Lingxia what she hates most about being an actress, it's wearing sky-high heels to events. Every day feels like walking a tightrope, and she feels so insecure.
Ling Xia originally planned to walk the red carpet quickly and sneak into the venue.
Who knew that an unknown celebrity in front of her would act all coy, shake her head, and fall onto the red carpet, revealing her breast pads.
The red carpet was very long, and this fall immediately alerted the reporters and photographers, drawing everyone's attention to this incident.
The cameraman started snapping photos. Although he knew the celebrity did it on purpose, it might still make headlines.
Ling Xia stared in surprise; it was quite eye-catching.
With the help of staff, the female celebrity was helped down.
The photographer captured Ling Xia in the shot during filming. Seeing the photo was a shock; who was this beautiful actress?
Someone who knew her called out Ling Xia's name, and everyone then realized that she was the one who had caught the attention of Actor Lu.
Then, *click click click*, a flash of light shone on Ling Xia.
Anyone who didn't know her would think Ling Xia was some big-name celebrity. Ling Xia snapped a few beautiful photos in a daze.
After successfully walking the red carpet, Ling Xia rubbed her stiff, smiling face, thinking, "Being a celebrity isn't easy."
She found her seat in the middle of the venue. The first few rows were filled with big names and A-list celebrities. Perhaps the organizers thought she was popular enough to place her among the fourth-tier celebrities.
Fourth-tier celebrities are actors who frequently appear in supporting roles in film and television works, and whose faces are familiar in various popular dramas, but whose names are not easily recalled.
When Ling Xia walked over from a distance, the people around her stirred. Some of the actresses even lowered their heads, after all, she was a beauty queen.
"Isn't that Ling Xia? Does she have a TV series nominated for an award, or is she a presenter?"
"Her dress is so ethereal, I can ask her about it later."
"I've seen her mukbang videos, and now that I've seen her in person, I'm even hungrier! She's going to be starring in the hit drama 'The Warring States,' I'm so envious!"
"She must be talented to get Actor Lu's attention; we could collaborate sometime."
Ling Xia listened to the surrounding chatter and walked to her seat with a smile.
Lingxia's position offered a clear view of the stage, but the novelty wore off over time, and she felt her back was about to give way. She was gritting her teeth and persevering so that the camera could capture her looking good, but sitting for hours on end was unbearable.
To distract myself, I started chatting with a familiar middle-aged actress next to me about cosmetics. After all, it would be too awkward to sit together in silence, and cosmetics are a woman's favorite.
When the ceremony ended and she returned home, Sister Zhao still asked if anything had happened.
Ling Xia shook her head. "Don't you know me?"
Sister Zhao: I don't know about your crazy tricks now.