Xiao He gained a lot from this dinner party.
Countless script offers came his way, and the discussions about scripts were endless. Almost every director was eyeing this lucrative opportunity, and even Yang Li, the director who had won the most awards that night, stopped Xiao He.
Yang Li was probably the most triumphant person tonight besides Xiao He. After all, his crew won the most awards tonight, and he won Best Director and Best Film. More people came to see him tonight than Xiao He did.
However, it was quite unexpected that Director Yang Li would suddenly contact them.
As far as Xiao He knew, Director Yang Li held a relatively special position among Ning Jiaqi's group of directors. He was similar to an official unofficial director, and many of his works carried official assignments and even cooperated with the government for publicity. For example, the award-winning patriotic film "The Great Craftsman of the Nation" was a work that was deeply integrated with the government.
Therefore, actors like Xiao He who want to get in touch with this director can usually only do so at official events like this; otherwise, it's difficult to meet him alone on a regular basis.
Now they've even approached me on their own initiative...
Director Yang Li is in his fifties, and his hair is already a bit gray, but he doesn't look old. Tonight's banquet actually made him seem very energetic. When he saw Xiao He, he went straight to the point and said, "Xiao He, I have an official project here, and I feel that you are particularly suitable. Let's talk about it later?"
Xiao He was taken aback for a moment, then understood what Director Yang Li meant.
This official project is essentially a series of works commissioned by the government to be filmed. Some are short films, some are public service announcements, and some are even feature films. Many of these works are commissioned by the government for promotional or publicity purposes, with the government inviting well-known directors and actors in the industry to participate.
For this type of participation, actors generally do not receive payment.
Of course, the actors won't lose out either, since it's an official project, which is equivalent to getting a "red edge" (i.e. gaining political recognition). Participating in it will greatly enhance their political image, as it's like having an official backing, making their future path smoother.
For an actor like Xiao He, who is always associated with "villainous" roles, this kind of participation is even more meaningful. In a sense, it is similar to passing a political vetting process and receiving official approval.
However, regarding the timing...
After a moment's thought, Xiao He readily agreed and then exchanged contact information with Yang Li with a smile.
...
After leaving the banquet, Xiao He and his entourage returned to the hotel by car.
As they approached the main road, Xiao He told Lao Qi to move to the side a little and then slow down.
Looking at the fans still standing on one side of the street ahead, Lao Qi understood Xiao He's intention and deliberately slowed down.
"Ahhh!"
Almost the instant Lao Qi turned the steering wheel, the large number of fans remaining on the roadside seemed to sense each other's thoughts and cheered excitedly, shouting Xiao He's name loudly.
"Brother Xiao!"
Congratulations, Brother Xiao!
"Brother Xiao is the best!"
Xiao He deliberately sat in the seat by the outer window, rolled down the window, and waved to them with a smile: "Thank you, thank you everyone. It's very late today, everyone should go home early."
The fans in the front row excitedly crowded to the car window, but restrained themselves from pressing themselves directly against the car. Instead, they looked at Xiao He from a distance, then held out the letter and gift in their hands, and said expectantly, "Brother Xiao, can we accept this?"
Xiao He glanced at them; most were letters. He leaned out most of his body and deftly caught the letters being handed to him from the front and back: "No gifts, please."
"Brother Xiao, here are the flowers!"
A girl shouted something in the crowd, and then Xiao He watched as a large bouquet of flowers was passed from the back of the crowd.
The bouquet was enormous; Xiao He had to wrap his arms around it to fully encircle it. The bouquet even had a note that read, "Congratulations, Brother Xiao, on winning the Best Actor award!"—clearly a premeditated ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) gesture.
"This is a small token of our appreciation from our fans. We hope Brother Xiao won't mind."
The fans chattered amongst themselves, seemingly certain that they would see Xiao He today.
To be frank, it's not just Xiao He's fans; fans of almost all other fandoms are like this too. They come to the event with sincere love and enthusiasm, even knowing that seeing their idol in person is a very small chance, and that the gifts they bring may never be handed to their idol in person. But they are still ready to welcome their idol's appearance, even if it's just a fleeting moment.
Those who only buy small boxes of powder are always very lucky.
Xiao He would take some time to meet everyone at almost every important event. If he was too busy to meet, he would send his assistant to deliver small gifts.
Therefore, they believed that if they waited in place, there would definitely be a result.
Xiao He couldn't take all these things, so he gestured for Xiao Chen to get out of the car from the other side and take his flowers from the other side of the roof, so that the flowers wouldn't get stuck outside his car window and make it inconvenient for him to continue receiving things from fans.
After collecting the envelopes, Xiao He pulled out a large stack of random postcards from the back and handed them to the fan leader at the front: "Please help distribute these. We'll be leaving now. Everyone, please disperse quickly and don't crowd here anymore, as it will affect traffic. Thank you all for coming tonight, thank you."
Although the fans were reluctant to part, they didn't want to delay Xiao He's return journey, so they all stopped in their tracks. Lao Qi also quickly turned the steering wheel, darted away from the crowd, re-entered the main lane, and began to accelerate.
Once they were away from the crowd, Xiao He bent down and began picking up the scattered letters in the carriage.
Xiao Chen also helped collect some.
Xiao He handed all the documents in his hand to Xiao Chen: "As usual, let's compile them into a booklet first."
Xiao He does read some letters when he has free time, but there are too many of them, and most of them are folded or crumpled when they are delivered, making them look wrinkled and affecting reading efficiency. So Xiao He simply asked his team to help organize the letters into booklets, similar to books, so that he could easily browse them when he was free and also record the time of receipt, so as to properly collect the fans' sentiments.
"OK."
Xiao Chen agreed as she carefully put all the letters away.
After they finished dealing with the fans, Liu Rulan raised her phone and said to Xiao He, "Your mother saw the news and bought a plane ticket to fly to Shanghai, but luckily I stopped her."
The main reason is that Xiao He and his group are currently receiving their awards in Qin City, not Shanghai City, and they also need to meet with some other people in the coming days, so they will not be returning to Shanghai City for the time being.
It was only because Xiao's mother was so anxious that she forgot about this matter. Otherwise, once everyone boarded the plane, Liu Rulan would have had no choice but to arrange for the aunt to stay at the villa for a while.
“I’ve convinced her not to come, but she said she’ll still come to see you at the end of the year.”
Thanks.
Xiao He knew that Sister Liu was all bark and no bite and would definitely help him.
Liu Rulan snorted coldly, crossed her arms and said, "I can't stop you from doing whatever you want. I just hope you can always remember that you are the boss of a company and a big star that many people care about. Don't always take risks. Many people will worry about you."
Xiao He was silent for a moment, then gave a soft "hmm" and urged Lao Qi in front of him, "Brother Qi, please drive faster, I'm in a hurry to get back."
"No need to rush, safety comes first."
Liu Rulan interrupted Xiao He, took out Xiao He's computer, handed it to him, and said casually, "The computer is here, use it if you want."
Xiao He took the computer, somewhat surprised: "Sister Liu, when did you bring this over?"
He originally thought the computer was at the hotel.
Liu Rulan coughed lightly, turned her head, pretended to look at the scenery outside the car window, and casually said, "Some things are worth doing."
She was worried about her artists, and also about the innocent victims.
