When the host came for the interview, Xia Siyu had only a faint smile on her face. When she usually goes on the red carpet, she doesn't have to smile carelessly with big red lips, but her smile is radiant. If the host of the interview made her feel unhappy, she also tried to show off her face on the spot. But this time, he was holding Bo Yan's hand, so his expression was particularly bright.
"Siyu is so beautiful tonight."
Xia Siyu has indeed become a little fatter recently. Although she was previously posted on trending searches and mocked for being "pregnant", I have to say that wearing a cheongsam, without any flesh on her body, and looking as dry as a bamboo pole would be very ugly. Xia Siyu looked calm: "When did I not look good?"
Even if she is fat, as fat as "pregnant", she still looks good. She is too thin and looks a bit like her mother, with prominent cheekbones and sharp lines. But when it became slightly rounded, once the Xia family's genes showed up, all those sharp lines turned into soft curves, and there was still a bit of innocence that didn't understand the world.
Therefore, Xia Siyu is suitable for heavy makeup. Heavy makeup only needs to draw the shadow of her zygomatic arch and bring out her sharpness, and she will look gorgeous. But she is also suitable for light makeup. The lines on her face are rounded and not thick, making her look cute.
Her youthfulness when she debuted and her domineering attitude when she appeared on the red carpet are the combination of these two points.
The host was scolded by her, but not too angry. Xia Siyu's answering style should be something all media are used to. When she doesn't make weird remarks, it doesn't look like her. The host also asked: "You didn't win the award last year, are you confident this year?"
When she entered the competition last year, her work was "Boy 2". For this kind of movie, being shortlisted proved her acting skills. If she won the award, it would look like a shady film. As for the year before last, her right to be a finalist was directly cut off because of her "reputation", that is another matter.
Xia Siyu said: "This confidence should be shared by all the finalists."
Anyway, there is a one-fifth chance that if she is chosen, it will be her, and she won't be angry if it's not her.
The host asked Bo Yan again, and Bo Yan smiled charmingly: "I wonder if you're asking me about my confidence, the leading actor or the director?"
He was nominated for Best Director and Best Actor at the same time. Under normal circumstances, only one award would be given to such a work. The host laughed: "Of course they are."
Bo Yan also said: "Then I am much more competitive than her. The male lead is chosen from five, and the same goes for the director. Whatever I can get is fine."
If he had to choose, he might be more inclined to win the best director. After all, he already has two awards for male lead, but this is his first time as director. Moreover, he did not become a director just to make money. He carefully considered the shooting techniques, narrative methods, scenes, lighting arrangements, etc.
The actor can only prove that he acted well in it, but the director is the one who has full control over everything.
Like a concert, first violinist and conductor, he is willing to wave the baton in his hand.
Moreover, it is the director who fights with gods. At least Wang Ju was nominated for "The Moon Over the Sea" and his master Yu Fenfei was also shortlisted for his films.
"Okay, then I wish you both that your wishes will come true."
After them, Shang Feier also came up. This time she came with Wang Zheng. When answering, Shang Feier still responded with her usual gentle tone: "I am confident, but the performance of other senior friends is also good. In the end, of course, it still depends on the judges' consideration."
As for Wang Ju, he is a great director who has been famous for decades. His previous works have won numerous awards internationally. Although the Golden Phoenix Award is also the third largest Chinese award, he seemed much calmer: "There are many good works this year, and some new excellent directors and excellent works have emerged. I have gone to see some of the shooting scenes, and they really impressed me. Big touch.”
He was talking about the visiting team for "Sunrise". They had just returned from Cannes at that time, and they were really shocked when they saw Xia Siyu's acting skills, Bo Yan's camera movements, camera handling, and scene layout. So later he quickly collaborated with Xia Siyu on "A Falling Country" and is currently promoting it to be released on Christmas and New Year's Day.
Then, Yu Fenfei also came. What he brought this time was his best story of a small western town, some small families, and the joys and sorrows of the lower class people. The story is small but precise, and one of the units was performed by Bo Yan, who also served as the executive director.
He was much more direct: "Xia Siyu. Although this guy usually looks unreliable, he is very nervous when acting. She used to be like a vase, just beautiful, with no connotation. Now I don't know what hit her head. After that, I suddenly understood. Even the cracks made by the smashing look like the 'golden iron wire' in Ge kiln, which is very impressive." (The golden iron wire is a special feature of Ge kiln, and it naturally forms during the firing process. The ice cracks formed. Ink and light colors are intertwined, making it look like it is broken but actually it is not.)
He is Bo Yan's teacher and also directed Bo Yan's director. He said this passage completely in the tone of an elder, and there seems to be nothing wrong with it. Moreover, he had collaborated with Xia Siyu before. Yu Fenfei, who was always strict in filming, asked Xia Siyu to finish the filming in twenty days. It’s not that she’s dissatisfied with her work, but it’s just that it’s so outstanding that it was shot ahead of schedule.
Originally, when Bo Yan and Xia Siyu fell in love, as a teacher, he actually felt that she was not worthy of his proud disciple. But after working with Xia Siyu, he is now worried that his disciple cannot hold her.
It is a bit strange that two great directors supported Xia Siyu from different angles. After all, the movies they each represent are different, and they are not from the same company, so there is no problem of old and new.
It can only be said that it was Xia Siyu's performance that impressed them more.
But this time for the Golden Phoenix Awards, they are not the judges. Even if they name the candidate who they feel is more likely, the outcome still depends on the final selection of the judges.
Sure enough, after the red carpet, many people on domestic social media were buying out and starting to speculate on who would be the winner.
There are fans who support Shang Feier, Xia Siyu, and others. There are still more than two hours before the final heroine award time. In addition to these fans and passers-by, there are also many film critics who analyze who has a greater chance of winning the award.
Of course, Best Actor and Best Director also receive much attention. It is Bo Yan's first time as a director, and it is already quite good to have such achievements. There are senior newcomers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places on the male lead side, and gods from all walks of life on the director side. Everyone is waiting for the lottery draw in the evening.
(End of chapter)