It was already eight o'clock in the evening when Mu Xuxing stepped into the airport lobby.
Unlike the excessive noise during the Eleanor Awards ceremony, the airport at this moment can almost be described as quiet.
This is not to say that there are no people at the airport at this moment. In fact, it is quite the opposite. During this prime time, Huaijiang Airport still has its usual high passenger flow. The difference is that there are no star-chasing girls eagerly waiting, nor are there people carrying long wooden cannons or short guns. People come and go in a hurry, reluctant to pay special attention to others.
This made Muxuxing feel a sense of enjoyment that he hadn't felt for a long time.
Although he doesn't mind the nonsense of outside reporters, it is also good to be able to stay away from the spotlight and have such a quiet and short personal time.
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"Hey?" Seeing Mu Suxing's figure appear at the end of the passage, in a corner of the airport, the young reporter couldn't help but exclaimed "Huh", and his eyes suddenly lit up.
He poked the senior beside him and said, "Sister Bai, look over there, the one beside the passage, isn't that Muxuxing? Why is he here too?"
Without waiting for the other party to answer, he thought of the subsidy incident that had been making a lot of noise on the Internet recently. He changed his initial decadence and became full of fighting spirit. He had the momentum of not fearing power and wanting to vent the anger of the masses: "I heard that no reporter who wanted to interview him during this period succeeded in catching him. Sister Bai, why don't we give it a try?"
He looks like he's enjoying the fun.
The capable woman he called "Sister Bai" frowned, glared at him, and angrily scolded: "What are you trying for? Do you think we are paparazzi outside, and we want to take advantage of any news we get? Don't you see what kind of occasion this is!"
There is no denying it.
Compared to an all-star event like the Eleanor Awards, the Muse Art Festival is unlikely to attract a significant amount of attention from ordinary people. Even if they had a dispute with Muxiuxing at the airport right now, it would not have any special impact on both parties, because the matter could be reported in newspapers or leaked as news on the Internet.
This is determined by the nature of the Muse Art Festival.
As a comprehensive cultural event held once every four years by the Blue Star Culture Department, the Muse Art Festival is undoubtedly a true art festival. Those who can attend this festival are all genuine artists. Although these old artists have no real power, even the Ministry of Culture will treat them with courtesy when they meet them.
In such an occasion, arguing with the special guests of the Muse Art Festival, no matter what the reason is, to some people, it is just ignorant.
As the official newspaper of Blue Star, the evaluation of "ignorance" is much more serious than any other factor.
"Okay, stop thinking about those nonsense." Noticing the slightly unconvinced look on the young man's face, she shook her head in her heart and warned him lightly: "Every place has its own rules. If you want to interview Muxiuxing's work for the Muse Art Festival, then I will definitely not stop you. As for the rest, you'd better watch your mouth and don't do anything you shouldn't do."
Mu Xuxing certainly did not miss the interaction between the man and woman in the corner who looked like reporters.
What surprised him a little was that the reporter, who he thought might come over to harass him at any time, finally just watched him leave with some unhappiness in his mood.
Anyway, it was a good thing that the other party didn't come to disturb him.
The other party had no intention of making things difficult for him, and Mu Suxing quickly put this incident, which was not a small incident, behind him. As soon as he left the airport lobby, he skillfully stopped a taxi on the roadside and went straight to the hotel prepared by the organizer for all the participants of the art festival.
When he arrived at the designated hotel, several other senior colleagues who had completed "The Old Man and the Sea" with him had already taken their positions.
Mu Suxing had just walked into the hotel when a familiar voice rang out the next second.
"Xiao Mu is here." Tan Qingyi greeted him with a smile. The two of them were old acquaintances during the Eleanor Animation Award period. After this collaboration on "The Old Man and the Sea", Tan Qingyi naturally felt close to him. It was as if she was treating him as her own junior.
Xin Zongyi also said: "Come to think of it, you haven't participated in the Muse Art Festival before, right? Come on, don't stand outside, let's talk inside."
The attitude is no different than before.
Mu Suxing immediately realized that these seniors were probably not aware of the ups and downs on the Internet, otherwise they would have come to ask him about it long ago. Come to think of it, as the production process of "The Old Man and the Sea" gradually approached the end, the entire production team, including Mu Suxing, could be said to be isolated from the world, focusing all their thoughts and energy on the animation itself, so it was not surprising that they were unaware of the public opinion on the Internet.
Only Li Lianggong cast a worried glance at him as he walked in with the others. Mu Suxing hadn't thought of hiding it from his teacher, but now was not the time to talk, so he just gave him a comforting smile.
The evening's bedtime was spent with the seniors introducing the Muse Art Festival to him.
The next day, at the Muse Art Festival.
As usual, this year's Muse Art Festival will last for a full twenty days. During these twenty days, all works participating in the Muse Art Festival will be publicly performed in the Huaijiang Grand Theater in the order designed by the jury, and finally the winning works of this festival will be announced at the closing ceremony on the last day of the festival.
Seven o'clock in the morning, outside Huaijiang Grand Theater.
There is still a full hour before the Muse Art Festival officially begins, but at this moment, a large crowd has gathered outside the theater. There are invited guests, special judges, and official reporters who are allowed to appear on the scene for interviews.
At 7:30, cars drove in from the other side of the street and finally stopped accurately in front of the theater. As the car doors opened, dignified women and well-mannered men walked out from time to time and walked into the theater under the guidance of the organizer's staff.
"Am I seeing right? The person who just walked over was Selina?" Someone exclaimed in surprise, "Even the Bird Symphony Orchestra was invited. This year's Muse Art Festival is really a big deal!"
"Isn't it?" Another person lowered his voice and said, "Who made the Muse Art Festival four years ago fail because of the mediocre quality of the works? If it is not so popular again this time, will the organizer still have the face?"
For artists, the Muse Art Festival is a stage for them to communicate and improve with their fellow artists. For art lovers, the Muse Art Festival is an art feast that is held every four years and should not be missed. But for the organizers, this art festival is not only a grand event, but also represents their political achievements and reputation.
The man wanted to ask more, but someone pulled his sleeve and pulled him aside.
It was at this time, as the crowd dispersed consciously, that a black limousine drove along the street and stopped accurately at the door of the theater.
As soon as the car door opened, the man who had been waiting at the door took the initiative to greet him: "Minister Shen, you're here just in time. The backstage is almost ready and can start at any time. Now we are waiting for you to preside over the opening ceremony."
The man called Minister Shen nodded slightly, and as he walked in, he asked, "Have the performance order and items been determined? What about the finale? Will it be Miss Selina's dance drama, or the music performance of the Bird Symphony Orchestra?"
The so-called finale, as the name suggests, is the work that is shown at the end of all the projects. In such a grand ceremony with so many talented people, the importance of the finale is self-evident. After watching all the other performances, even if the previous performances are excellent, if the finale is not well chosen, it is easy to be criticized.
This should have been a routine inquiry, but the person being asked showed a slight hesitation on his face, and he stammered: "… It's an animation work called "The Old Man and the Sea". You should have heard of this name."
Of course Minister Shen had heard of this name.
He had heard about this art animation that brought together half of the animation industry's bigwigs when the project was first launched, and he was very fond of this work that allowed many semi-retired artists to come out of retirement, but...
The youngest animation producer among them has had a bad reputation recently.
Not only that…
Minister Shen couldn't help but frowning when he thought that the finale of this art festival was actually an animation, remembering that the last art festival had been satirized openly and covertly by the Blue Star cultural circle for more than half a year.
It’s not that he doesn’t believe in the quality of this animation work. A project that can attract so many veteran artists must have unquestionable artistic value. But the problem is that the largest proportion of the Muse Art Festival has always been live performances such as musicals and symphonies.
Can the sensory effect be the same when the artist himself performs on stage and when everyone sits in the theater and watches the animation on the big screen
No matter how good this animation is, can it surpass the live performances of other artists
He muttered to himself, feeling unhappy at the self-willed decisions of his subordinates, but the order of the projects had already been decided, and with the opening ceremony about to begin, he had no reason to adjust the performance items. He could only hope that this animation work would be more powerful.
Even if we don't ask him to surpass his live performances, at least we can prevent him from getting criticized again this year, right
He thought to himself, but said, "That's it. Since Director Li chose this animation as the finale, there must be a reason for it. Let's just wait and see."
Soon after a simple opening ceremony, the Muse Art Festival was officially announced to begin.
If at the beginning, Minister Shen was sitting quietly in his seat, enjoying the performances at the art festival with great interest, then as time went by, he became more and more disappointed.
It’s not that the quality of the works at this year’s art festival is too poor—
Even though he still had his faults, he had to admit that Director Li did a pretty good job this time. The order of the performances was just right, and each one was more classic and excellent than the last, which could be seen from the enthusiastic atmosphere of the audience. But because of this, he became more and more worried about The Old Man and the Sea.
When everyone came with great anticipation to welcome the finale, they unexpectedly discovered that this work was actually an animation, and what they had to do was to watch the entire animated short again like watching a movie in the cinema. How would they feel
I'm afraid this silly performance alone is enough to get him scolded to death.
In fact, Minister Shen is not the only one who is worried about the viewing experience of "The Old Man and the Sea" at this moment.
After learning that Mu Suxing went to Huaijiang City to participate in this year's Muse Art Festival, the attention of the employees of Huaying's public relations department also shifted to this project that they usually don't pay attention to.
Just as Muxiuxing said.
With Yunsu's army leading the way, netizens had preconceived ideas. Even if they wanted to explain, it would be difficult for them to stand on Huaying's side. What they needed was an opportunity that would attract the attention of everyone on Blue Star and push the real truth to everyone.
Indeed, in the past, the Muse Art Festival was not well-known. But this was not because of its low quality, but because the works at the festival were too highbrow and not appreciated by ordinary people, so they were unknown on the Internet.
But in the eyes of the public relations department employees, such a grand ceremony that is extremely impressive and not lacking in hard power definitely has the marketing foundation to attract everyone's attention.
Even if "The Old Man and the Sea" only makes an appearance at the Muse Art Festival, as long as the work's reputation is good, they will have enough confidence to sound the clarion call for a counterattack in the war of public opinion!
Of course, not everyone is anxiously waiting for the arrival of the time for "The Old Man and the Sea".
At the same time, at Yunsu Headquarters.
"So, have you found out the exact release date of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?" Gareth asked.
He originally thought that this would be a somewhat troublesome problem - after all, whether this masterpiece could recoup its costs would have a direct impact on Huaying's financial situation. Logically, Muxuxing should be extremely careful about its release date, but the fact is just the opposite -
"It's already been confirmed. It's February 1st next year." The Yunsu employee said, and he was also a little puzzled: "It seems that Huaying didn't intend to conceal the release date."
That's a bit weird.
Was it that Mu Xiuxing was busy with other projects at the time and didn't notice this, or was it that he had enough confidence in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" so that he didn't care even if someone bumped into him
Gareth frowned, and the inexplicable uneasiness made him ask another question: "Where is the Muxu star? Do you know where he is now?"
"It seems to be at the Muse Art Festival in Huaijiang City."
After he said that, Gareth felt relieved.
Art animation is usually unrelated to commercial animation, and the crisis that Huaying is facing now is obviously not something that can be solved by an art animation. Even if Muxuxing really won an award at the Muse Art Festival, so what
Did the internet trolls who influenced Yunsu criticize him for being morally corrupt
Thinking of this, Gareth waved his hand tolerantly and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, let him go." At this point, he paused, a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth: "After all, soon, he will only have artistic animation as his only way out."
At the same time, Huaijiang Grand Theater.
As the penultimate performance ended, the staff quickly went on stage and urgently set up the equipment needed to play "The Old Man and the Sea". Such a strange move made everyone look at each other in surprise, unable to react for a while. When the lights in the theater suddenly went out and the big screen in front of them suddenly lit up, all the guests realized what had happened.
The finale this time is actually an animated short film
In such a grand celebration, the organizers of the Muse Art Festival abandoned the vivid and wonderful performances of other artists and chose another cold animated short film as the final Asia. Are they crazy
Hasn’t the last Muse Art Festival been criticized enough