After the Best Film award was taken away by "Poem", Li Zhenfan was obviously a little disappointed. "The Lone Agent" had only won the Best Actor award and the Best Editing award. As for the popularity award? Xu Zhixuan was already so popular, it was obviously not because of him or the movie! His most coveted Best Director and Best Film awards were all gone, so one could imagine how he was feeling.
Xu Zhixuan also risked his life to accompany him and got drunk with the crew. Unfortunately, everyone collapsed in the end except for Xu Zhixuan, who was still sober because no one challenged him to a drinking contest. That would be suicide. He called Choi Ho-woon to send him home.
Xu Zhixuan got his wish and won the Best Actor Award at the Big Bell Awards. The Green Dragon Awards would be held soon, on November 26th, while the Baekxiang Arts Awards would be held on May 26th, 2011. There was still half a year to go.
As soon as Xu Zhixuan reached home, he heard Song Ji-hyo say, "Give your teacher a call. He wants to talk to you!" Song Ji-hyo was all smiles. Although she could not be there to support Xu Zhixuan, she was still very excited to see Xu Zhixuan win the award in front of the TV.
Xu Zhixuan was not drunk, but his stomach was a little bloated. After drinking the hangover soup that Song Ji-hyo had prepared, he leaned on the sofa and asked, "Did the teacher say anything?"
"I'm not sure, I didn't ask!" Song Ji-hyo shook her head. She would not ask anything if Li Shunzai did not want to tell her, even if she was Xu Zhixuan's girlfriend and future wife.
Xu Zhixuan nodded and walked into the study. He closed the door and made a call. "Teacher, what's the matter?" After all, it was not late and Li Shunzai was still awake. It could not be just to congratulate him. There must be something.
"Well, congratulations on winning the award. I'm very happy!" He had also watched the live broadcast of the award ceremony. He was not angry at Xu Zhixuan's speech. Instead, he was happy. As mentioned before, there was no teacher who did not like their students surpassing them.
Xu Zhixuan smiled. Li Shunzai's introduction of contacts and assistance had played a huge role in helping him win this trophy. He thanked Li Shunzai. "Hehe, it's all thanks to Teacher's good teaching. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to win this trophy!"
"You brat, didn't you say that Xu Zhixuan has a teacher called Li Shunzai? Now you're saying that I'm a good teacher? " Li Shunzai was also amused. He had never seen such an adult before. He was still as shameless as before, but this feeling was not bad.
Xu Zhixuan chuckled. He also knew that Li Shunzai wasn't angry. He replied, "Isn't this for you to be proud of me?"
"Oh you, you're so sharp-tongued. Have you borrowed any movies recently?" Li Shunzai smiled and started to get to the point. He had called Xu Zhixuan today because of the request of an old friend's son. Because the budget for the script was small, he could not pass it to Xu Zhixuan. He had seen the script and it was quite a good story.
Xu Zhixuan really hadn't received any scripts recently. Ever since he rejected all the other scripts for "Furnace," in the end, because of Liu Yongzai's intervention, he was stood up by the "Furnace" crew. After that, there was the beating incident, which caused even more people to not come to him. After he finally cleared his name, Xu Zhixuan became arrogant and insisted on waiting until after the Big Bell Awards. After all, if he won the Best Actor award, the price would be different.
"No, but after today, there should be people coming to him!"
Li Shunzai had no doubts about Xu Zhixuan's words. One had to know that Xu Zhixuan's Best Actor award was extraordinary. He was competing with a few veteran Best Actors, and the others were also strong actors. To be able to compete with them for the Best Actor award was also a symbol of strength.
"Yes, I have an old friend's son. He's a director and recently came up with a script. He wants to invite you to act in it. I've seen the script and it's quite good. Take it and have a look. If you think it's good, then accept it!" Li Shunzai did not force Xu Zhixuan to accept it, but he followed Xu Zhixuan's thoughts. He was someone who could bridge the gap.
What else could Xu Zhixuan say? Since the teacher had spoken, how could a disciple dare to refuse? Moreover, from Li Shunzai's tone, their relationship was quite good. He had to give him some face. However, Xu Zhixuan was a little annoyed that this person did not directly give him the role, but went through the back door to ask Li Shunzai. He more or less despised him.
"Yes, teacher. As your disciple, how could I not listen to your words? Tell that person to go to YG tomorrow!"
Who was Li Shunzai? He had been in the entertainment industry for decades. It was basic for him to talk to people and talk to ghosts. He was an expert at reading people's expressions. He immediately heard the contempt in Xu Zhixuan's tone and explained, "He sent the script to YG. It's just that this movie is a small investment and was rejected by your company. That's why he came to me."
"Oh, is that so? Last time, he saw a script that he really liked, so he rejected the others!" Xu Zhixuan also knew the reason. That person's script was one that he had rejected. However, after seeing "Furnace," he was not in the mood to read the script. He could only blame that person's bad luck.
Li Shunzai was the same as Xu Zhixuan. When it came to movies, if there were no good scripts, they would not accept them. Now that he heard Xu Zhixuan's words, he asked, "Then you … could it be that the other party did not like you?" He was very curious about the film crew that could reject Xu Zhixuan's offer.
"There were some accidents, but I reckon they are now regretting rejecting a Best Actor." Xu Zhixuan did not mention the specific reason and just glossed over it. However, with the current mood of the "Furnace" crew, he did not know if the other party regretted missing out on him.
Since Xu Zhixuan did not say anything, Li Shunzai did not pursue the matter. As an elder, as long as Xu Zhixuan needed it, he would stand behind Xu Zhixuan and be his eternal support. This was kinship. Xu Zhixuan and Li Shunzai had already formed a father-son relationship.
"Alright then, it's not too late. I reckon you drank quite a bit. Rest early!" Since he had already informed him, Li Shunzai did not intend to continue the conversation. Although he did not want to admit that he was old, his body could not take it. Sleeping early and waking up early had become a habit.
Xu Zhixuan reminded him, "Teacher, you should sleep early too. Remember to take your medicine." When one was old, there were more illnesses. Li Shunzai did not have any major illnesses, only some minor ones. High blood pressure was one of them. However, he could not be blamed. In Korea, where meat was expensive, eating meat had also become a luxury. Those in the entertainment industry, especially actors, would always drink and eat meat at gatherings. That was when Li Shunzai's minor illness developed.
"I know. You're as naggy as your teacher's wife!" Although Li Shunzai spoke in an impatient tone, his heart was filled with warmth. He really treated Xu Zhixuan as his own son. He was closer to Xu Zhixuan than to his two biological sons. This made the two brothers, Li Yongmin and Li Yongzhi, suspect that Xu Zhixuan was his biological son and they were just adopted.
After hanging up the phone, he opened the door. Song Ji-hyo had already prepared a hot towel. After wiping his face and neck, she asked, "How's your movie?" Xu Zhixuan was still very concerned about Song Ji-hyo, especially when she was working with Li Shunzai and the other three veteran actors.
"It's very good. I've learned a lot!" Song Ji-hyo replied with a smile. In the crew, she did not have many scenes. Moreover, she was acting as Li Shunzai's grandson. With him taking care of her, Song Ji-hyo could be said that no one in the crew dared to make things difficult for her. She was much happier than before. However, she also knew that all of this was because of Li Shunzai's face!
Xu Zhixuan handed the towel to Song Ji-hyo and nodded. "That's good. Take good care of your teacher in the crew. He's not young anymore. I'll visit him soon!"
Song Ji-hyo nodded and did not speak. Even if Xu Zhixuan did not say anything, she would still take good care of Li Shunzai in the crew. This was a kind of attitude. She knew that in Xu Zhixuan's heart, Li Shunzai was like a father figure. She continued to wring the hot towel for Xu Zhixuan and handed it to Xu Zhixuan.
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