Became the best actor, the system just finished loading

Chapter 296 Why not use a boyfriend?
"Next up is the much-anticipated Newcomer Award segment. Let's see which new faces will appear... Please welcome our award presenters, Liu Qingyun and Qian Jiale!"

This year's Hong Kong Film Awards were hosted by Lawrence Cheng alone.

Because there was only one person, there was much less room for jokes and banter.

The task of creating a spectacle fell to the award presenters.

After some awkward small talk, the two invited all the nominated newcomers to the stage.

An Feng, who was sitting next to Qi Hao, also went up.

The Hong Kong Film Awards have changed platforms and the rules have changed a lot. In the past, everyone would sit in the audience and wait for the winner of the Best New Performer award to go up.

The idea of ​​having several people go up now is probably to increase the exposure of the newcomers.

"Is this An Feng's first time attending the Hong Kong Film Awards?"

Liu Qingyun and An Feng have little interaction. He is a very low-key acting talent in Hong Kong and a drama fanatic. If you ask him whether he admires Qi Hao or An Feng, he will definitely admire Qi Hao more, rather than the beautiful An Feng that most people would choose.

"Yes, although I often come to Hong Kong for tourism and shopping, this is my first time attending the Hong Kong Film Awards. I am very happy to be able to gather with so many filmmakers today."

An Feng did not appear nervous; his demeanor was poised and confident.

"How do you feel about being nominated? Are you excited and nervous?"

Qian Jiale also asked questions from the side.

“Of course, this is also my first time being nominated,” An Feng nodded and said.

"But you don't seem nervous at all."

The question wasn't malicious; it was a fairly normal interaction. Chin Ka-lok is the king of stuntmen in Hong Kong films, and in recent years he has mainly worked as an action director.

"I was very nervous, but Qi Hao just told me that he had never won a Best New Performer award, which made me feel much better."

An Feng used Qi Hao as a shield.

Boyfriend...

If you don't use it, you won't use it.

"Qi Hao has never won a newcomer award..." Liu Qingyun was very surprised and said to the audience in a serious tone, "That's such a pity. How about we make an exception today and let Qi Hao jump the queue to be nominated for the newcomer award?"

"Then no one can compare to him!"

Qian Jiale took over the conversation, not minding that the topic was about Qi Hao, a young man who was not yet thirty years old and was from the mainland.

In fact, admiration for the strong is a normal phenomenon, no matter where you are. As long as you are powerful enough, you are the center of the world.

This is probably Qi Hao's current state.

Don't forget, he not only starred in "Bodyguards and Assassins," which broke the nomination record today, but he was also one of the main producers.

We're on a completely different track now.

Qi Hao could just smile from below; he didn't care about the newcomer award at all—except when he was doing tasks.

The two award presenters then interacted with the other guests.

On the surface, it's not clear that Hong Kong filmmakers are xenophobic.

The key lies in the final winner.

Judging from the awards presented so far, the Hong Kong Film Awards' protectionism has not improved; on the contrary, it has become even more severe.

Fewer and fewer mainland Chinese stars are willing to attend the Hong Kong Film Awards.

If Qi Hao hadn't been planning to go on a business trip and sightseeing with An Feng, and also to check out the Naughty Ghost Studio, he wouldn't have been very interested in participating.

"Are you all ready now? We'll announce it shortly."

Liu Qingyun got down to business.

"Let's take a look at a snippet of the candidate list!"

Qian Jiale pointed to the large screen behind him, and everyone's eyes turned to the movie clip that had already started playing.

This is also known as the Oscar moment.

An Feng's highlight moments are edited together in three parts: a crying scene, an action scene, and a scene of his heroic death at the end.

Whether it was out of respect for An Feng or for the sake of "Bodyguards and Assassins", An Feng's Oscar moment was exceptionally well done, better than the others.

This is... quite intriguing.

"This year's class is very evenly matched, with two boys and two beautiful girls..."

Qian Jiale started to beat around the bush and whet people's appetites.

“And there are children too,” Liu Qingyun added.

"Who exactly is it? Such an important task, let the Best Actor tell us."

Qian Jiale handed the letter to Liu Qingyun.

Liu Qingyun won the Best Actor award at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in "I Want to Be Famous".

His story is very inspiring; after 22 years in the industry, he finally won the Best Actor award.

She is one of the most talented actors in Hong Kong.

"Okay, the winner of the Best New Performer award at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards is..."

Liu Qingyun opened the letter and showed it directly to the audience.

"Anfeng!"

"Thank you An Feng, thank you An Feng for bringing us such a wonderful performance. Thank you An Feng for setting such a valuable example for all new actors in film. Any actor, as long as they have respect for acting and strive for excellence, can become a powerful actor."

Liu Qingyun praised An Feng generously, revealing the main reason why An Feng won the award.

Singers cross over into film, models cross over into television, television actors cross over into film, and sometimes even hosts cross over into film.

However, most crossover attempts treat movies merely as a copy, showing no respect for film and leaving behind a series of awkward roles.

An Feng has starred in many popular TV series such as "The Story of a Noble Family", "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", "Chinese Paladin", and "The Return of the Condor Heroes", and is very well-known even in Hong Kong.

When she entered the film industry, she should have only been responsible for being beautiful, but she did not take shortcuts. Instead, she broke the audience's preconceived notions about her and won the recognition of the jury. The Hong Kong Film Awards believed that this was very worthy of encouragement.

An Feng really didn't expect to win the award. As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." After receiving the nomination information, she watched the films of the other competitors.

She didn't feel very good about herself.

She felt that all her competitors acted better than her, and the fact that she wasn't a native of Hong Kong further reduced her chances of winning an award.

However, the Hong Kong Film Awards are exceptionally unruly.

Ok……

The main reason is that people think An Feng is Qi Hao's rumored girlfriend, and that more and more Hong Kong filmmakers may have to rely on Qi Hao for their livelihood.

Qi Hao's special effects company is located in Hong Kong and is currently one of the top special effects companies in Hong Kong.

When he was filming "The Man from Nowhere," he employed many Hong Kong filmmakers, such as Yam Tai-fa and On Chi-kit, which fully expressed his goodwill towards the Hong Kong film industry.

Going back further, Qi Hao also starred in the Hong Kong film "Black and White Forest".

Unfortunately, the Best Newcomer Award that year went to An Zhijie for "Young Tiger," preventing Qi Hao from winning the Hong Kong Film Awards' Best Newcomer award.

In short, as long as you have the ability, you will never lack people who want to associate with you.

Amidst enthusiastic applause, An Feng walked from the newcomers' line to the center and began to deliver his acceptance speech.

At this point, you definitely can't say, "Oh, I can't do it, I don't deserve it, let's give the award to someone else."

There have been instances of people refusing awards in the history of the Hong Kong Film Awards, but they are not many. One example is Ricky Hui, one of the "Four Hui Brothers," who received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role as Man Choi in "Mr. Vampire," but insisted that he should be the lead actor and refused the nomination.

He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor but was overshadowed by Uncle Ying.

"Thank you to the organizing committee, thank you to director Chen Delin, and thank you to Qi Hao for recommending me for this role..."

An Feng recalled the time when she was blacklisted by Aunt Hua, and it was Qi Hao who, despite the pressure, reached out to help her.

Her heart was instantly filled with gratitude for Qi Hao... and sweetness.

The acceptance speech was delivered with exceptional sincerity, but the audience felt a strange mix of emotions.

Previously, when people saw Qi Hao standing up for An Feng despite the pressure from Aunt Hua, they thought it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. How could a celebrity like him compete with the top film companies in the industry?

Standing up for a beautiful woman requires the ability to handle things effectively.

Just when everyone was waiting to see Qi Hao make a fool of himself, it was suddenly revealed that Qi Hao actually held shares in Aunt Hua's company and was one of her shareholders. Moreover, he ranked first among the celebrity shareholders, holding more shares than Feng Xiaogang.

However, people still don't have a high opinion of Qi Hao.

So what if I have some shares? I'm not a major shareholder.

totally unexpected……

Qi Hao may only have a few shares, but he's a complete womanizer in the stock market.

He not only owns a few hundred million shares of Huayi Brothers, but also a few hundred million shares of Tencent and Sina...

Hua Yi is considered a giant in the entertainment industry, but compared to the size of major internet companies, she's just a little brother.

Those with better connections would know that Qi Hao owns far more stocks than just these.

Qi Hao's stock holdings are enough to buy almost all of Aunt Hua's wealth, making his total fortune even greater than that of the Wang brothers.

Moreover, he also partnered with a coal mine owner with a net worth of billions to establish a company.

"...I know I still have a long way to go in acting, and I will work harder. I hope the film industry will get better and better."

An Feng finished delivering his acceptance speech.

As she walked down, many people shook her hand to congratulate her.

In fact, An Feng's acting skills may not be as good as Li Zhiting's, but they are not so bad that people would complain about the unfairness of the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Because there's nothing left to complain about regarding the Hong Kong Film Awards.

There are so many unfair aspects that this little flaw seems insignificant.

Moreover, the Hong Kong Film Awards gave a very good reason.

We encourage actors to cross over into film, and even more so, we encourage them to break free from preconceived notions and become true filmmakers born for acting.

There's nothing wrong with it.

Moreover, An Feng is Qi Hao's rumored girlfriend, and he also invested in "Bodyguards and Assassins," so arranging an award would be a piece of cake for him.

Qi Hao did not shake hands with An Feng. Instead, he stood up and gave An Feng a hug.

It's your own girlfriend, what's wrong with giving her a hug?

Later, when it came to the Best Supporting Actor award, Qi Hao unsurprisingly defeated his competitors and won the award.

He played a rickshaw puller in "Bodyguards and Assassins," ruining his image by pulling rickshaws for others, and was eventually beaten to death by Hu Jun. It's only natural that he won an award.

Subsequently, "Bodyguards and Assassins" swept eight awards at this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, becoming the biggest winner, while the Hong Kong film "Echoes of the Rainbow," which is currently showing in mainland China, won four awards.

The fact that Qi Hao and An Feng won awards does not affect the fact that locals in Hong Kong are popular.

The awards given to Qi Hao and An Feng are less an award for mainland filmmakers and more an award for Qi Hao, intended to encourage him to produce more films in Hong Kong and give Hong Kong filmmakers more opportunities.

Apart from Qi Hao and An Feng, no other mainland filmmakers were seen on the list of award winners.

Whether it's a technical or performance award, the winners are almost all Hong Kong filmmakers.

In the crucial competition for Best Actor and Best Actress, Ren Dahua defeated Wang Xueqi from "Bodyguards and Assassins" with his performance in "Echoes of the Rainbow".

Actually, Lao Wang's acting was really good.

Ren Dahua's other film, "Night and Fog in Tin Shui Wai," also earned him a Hong Kong Film Award nomination for Best Actor. It was initially thought that the two films would split the votes, but fortunately, Ren Dahua finally ushered in the peak of his career this time.

The Best Actress winner, Kara Hui, is also a legendary figure. She was the first Best Actress winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards, and 28 years later, she won the Best Actress award again for her role in "At the End of Daybreak".

Best Film and Best Director were won by "Bodyguards and Assassins" and Chen Delin, respectively.

After many twists and turns, Brother Chen's film was not only successfully made, but it also did not lose money at the box office and won many awards.

His life has been fulfilling.

Qi Hao's trip was quite successful. He and An Feng both won awards, and he even helped Zhang Chenyu find a job in "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate".

(End of this chapter)