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"This project has only been launched for a short time, and even the male and female protagonists have not been decided yet. I suggest you don't hold out too much hope." Yang Qian interrupted her hesitation and said, "Even if Song Jinhe is interested in working with you, you may not be able to pass the director's test."

Su Lingxi thought so too. Song Jinhe herself was not 100% sure of getting the female lead, let alone her.

Yang Qian paused, then changed the subject: "The Golden Rooster nominations will be announced at the end of the month. Are you nervous?"

"To be honest, there is a little bit." Su Lingxi said with a smile: "I heard that the Best Supporting Actress is the most likely to be an upset award in the Golden Rooster Awards."

An upset is actually a game between the capitals behind the scenes, but it is just expressed in a more pleasant way.

As one of the three major awards, the Golden Rooster Award is the most authoritative and valuable film award in mainland China. Every year, countless actors flock to it. Even if they can only get a marginal nomination, it is a quick way for some people to upgrade their status.

This also means that capital operations are indispensable during the annual awards season.

"Even if it's a surprise, it won't affect our nominations, unless the organizers are really crazy." Yang Qian shrugged. "As long as those people have eyes, they will know which movie has the highest box office in this summer's movie season. It would be unreasonable if they don't even give us a nomination."

Su Lingxi curled her lips and pretended to be dissatisfied: "I have to fly a long distance and then sit in the audience and watch others receive the award... Isn't this too tragic?"

Attending an award ceremony not only requires spending a lot of money on styling, borrowing dresses, and walking the red carpet, but also requires sitting in the guest seats with a smile on your face and acting as an applause machine, always maintaining an elegant demeanor in front of the camera, and trying not to let anyone capture any "ugly pictures" of you. Just getting through a few hours like this is not at all easier than staying up all night on the set, and it may even be more tiring.

If Su Lingxi had known in advance that she had no chance of winning the prize, she would not have wanted to suffer in vain.

"There is no award in the film and television industry that doesn't need to be run. Just like the newcomer award just now, everyone on and off the stage knew it, but the applause was still as enthusiastic." After the group drove away from the venue, Yang Qian said, "All we can do is to use our own methods. Whoever makes a better move will become the winner. This has been the unchanging rule of the game for decades."

Su Lingxi sighed when he heard this.

With her past life experiences in her mind, she understood the meaning of Yang Qian's words better than anyone else.

In addition to first-tier awards such as the Golden Rooster, Golden Horse, and Golden Image Awards, second-tier awards such as the Asian Film Awards and the Directors Association are often filled with various exchanges of interests.

The agent's connections, company capital, the financial backers behind the scenes... Most people who can make it in the circle have their own way of survival. It is not difficult to contact the judges or organizers. The key lies in whether the conditions offered are good enough.

For some third- and fourth-tier small awards, as long as the quality of the work is acceptable, you have good connections, and are willing to spend money, it is easy to win an award.

But major awards like the Golden Rooster Awards and the Asian Film Awards and Directors Association, which are hailed by the media as the forerunners of the Golden Rooster Awards, will treat the awards more cautiously and the rules of the game are also different.

The Golden Rooster Awards attracts a lot of attention, but the jury is small. Every year, the list of 15 judges is made public and is closely watched by netizens from the nomination stage. If the film quality is not high enough or the acting is not outstanding enough, no matter how much money is spent, the judges will not give in - if the shady dealings are too obvious, it will only ruin their own reputation.

"There are two Chinese on the jury for the main competition at this year's Tokyo Film Festival. Red Careerist has the Berlin trophy and its box office performance is also very good. It has a high probability of being shortlisted for the main competition unit." Yang Qian turned to Zhang Wenya, "Is Lingxi free at the end of October? If we are shortlisted, we will need to go to Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony."

"No problem. There are no other filming tasks scheduled from the end of October to the beginning of November." Zhang Wenya said immediately.

Yang Qian flipped through her phone quickly. "Well, contact the red carpet related matters and endorsement invitations before mid-October. Put them on hold until after the Golden Rooster Awards."

"Sister Yang, you won't respond to the sponsorship invitations from these luxury brands?" Zhang Wenya awkwardly opened a document. "Dior's invitation to endorse this time is very sincere. They are willing to give me the title of Asia Pacific Brand Ambassador, and the price is also very considerable."

Most luxury brands are arrogant when choosing spokespeople. Dior is one of the best among them. It has not officially announced a brand ambassador for the Asia-Pacific region so far. It only has one global brand ambassador, and the rest are image ambassadors or branch endorsements limited to each country.

It is indeed surprising that they are willing to give such a high title.

Su Lingxi took the phone and looked at the invitation from Dior: they were willing to sign a three-year brand endorsement contract with her at a price of two million per year.

At first glance, two million a year may seem like a small amount. In fact, for luxury brands, this price is already considered to be above average.

Unlike fast-moving consumer goods brands that are generous with their spending, luxury brands, which can elevate the style of celebrities and add to their star power, are more stingy when it comes to endorsements - of course, even so, it is often the case that several young stars scramble for a luxury brand's sub-endorsement.

Whether TV actors or movie actors, they all want their faces to appear on huge advertisements of luxury brands in city center shopping malls rather than on ordinary supermarket shelves.

Although the latter bid much higher than the former.

Su Lingxi has been very cautious about endorsements since her debut, and has always adhered to the concept of "better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality". She would rather have no endorsement fee than lower her own status to endorse a brand without any endorsements.

She started her career at a high point, becoming an instant hit with her first movie. She is also a professionally trained film actor with her own style, and she is not short of one or two side endorsements which are better than nothing.

This cautious attitude has created a good screen image for Su Lingxi. Audiences are accustomed to seeing this face in high-quality movies or gorgeous advertisements of luxury brands. The image of an elegant actress has gradually become more and more popular.

This is also one of the reasons why GUCCI quickly sent a new endorsement invitation contract after the release of "Red Careerist".

"The treatment offered by Dior is really good, and the brand image is more suitable for your current style than GUCCI. I think we should seriously consider this invitation." Zhang Wenya added, "It just so happens that GUCCI's newly signed endorsement contract expires in July next year."