I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 307 A Golden Rooster Award Winner Nailed to the Pillar of Shame!
The biennial Golden Rooster Awards ceremony will be held tonight, October 29, 2011.

Chen Jin, Guo Fan, Tian Zhuangzhuang and their entourage arrived in Hefei, Anhui, the venue for this year's Golden Rooster Awards, in the morning.

The 28th China Film Golden Rooster Awards will be held at the Binhu International Convention and Exhibition Center here.

In addition to CCTV-6 broadcasting the red carpet and awards ceremony live, the four major portal websites also launched online live streams similar to those used at the Venice Film Festival.

"Are there no big names participating this year?"

Inside the hotel, Guo Fan looked at the list of guests attending this year's Golden Rooster Awards and couldn't help but say something to Chen Jin beside him.

Chen Jin is arguably the most popular star at this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

The cast and crew of "The Founding of a Republic" included Huang Jianxin, Chen Jin, and Li Xuejian, while Li Qin was unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts.

"I've been scammed!"

Chen Jin was also sitting there with her phone in hand. The awards ceremony hadn't even started yet, but the media had already begun their barrage of criticism.

The red carpet event tickets cost as much as 6200 yuan each, which was clearly a way to exploit Chen Jin's fame and make money off her fans. The key point is that there were a lot of fans attending.

Chen Jin has already addressed this issue on Weibo, but her brainless fans still recklessly rushed in.

He was also very troubled.

"The Golden Rooster Awards are so unprofessional. If it weren't for its fame, the Huabiao Awards would have blown it away long ago!"

Chen Jin was too lazy to complain.

The Golden Rooster Awards have always been hailed as the premier film award in mainland China, not because of its authority, but because of its popularity and strong backing.

The Huabiao Awards are too lazy to promote themselves, the Hundred Flowers Awards are considered bad partners, so they pick the best among the worst, and the Golden Rooster Awards seem relatively "professional"; but in fact, the awards and the annual awards ceremony are criticized by netizens.

In recent years, the competition has become increasingly fierce. Before the Golden Horse Awards were exposed, netizens basically only recognized the prestige of the Golden Horse Awards.

Few people really care about the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor; only industry insiders value it.

But a Golden Horse Award winner is a true award winner in mainland China, recognized not only by industry professionals but also by netizens.

However, there are indeed not many male actors from mainland China who have received offers.

To date, only five people in mainland China have received this award.

Xia Yu, Losang Qunpei, Liu Huohua, Huang Bo from the year before last, and Zhang Hanyu from the year before last's "Assembly".

"The red carpet and the awards ceremony aren't even in the same place!"

"The awards ceremony is about to start, is there even enough time?"

Chen Jin was very worried about her evening's itinerary. Although there was a car to pick her up, she checked the distance and found it was 13 kilometers away.

If he makes a grand finale appearance, the awards ceremony will definitely be too late to start.

It would be fun if the red carpet ended early.

The organizers dared to sell tickets at a sky-high price of over 6000 yuan because they were after Chen Jin; if they hadn't seen him, the consequences would have been difficult to handle.

Even Chen Jin herself will be affected.

Chen Jin's absence from the awards ceremony is a minor issue; she will definitely face another round of criticism from netizens during the live broadcast. In short, this year's Golden Rooster Awards will certainly be criticized by netizens, and if it gets serious, it will definitely alarm the higher authorities.

"The organizers probably had no choice!"

"The red carpet being set up in front of the Crossing-the-Yangtze Campaign Memorial Hall this year, marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Party, is politically significant!"

Guo Fan could understand the official's "good intentions".

Chen Jin turned to him and said, "Will netizens care about these things?"

"will not!"

"That's okay!"

"They clearly had a better solution!"

Just find a closer venue.

But if you want both, then you have to be prepared to be scolded.

The filmmakers who participated were also very unhappy, not because Chen Jin was acting like a diva, but because the arrangements were extremely unreasonable.

"Forget it, let's finish this quickly and go home!"

"I reckon even the Best Actor award is in jeopardy!"

Chen Jin didn't tell Guo Fan this, to avoid being suspected of showing off.

Although there were five nominations, Chen Jin had two nominations, for Best Actor in both "Life's Big Events" and "The Founding of a Republic".

But when Chen Jin glanced at the original list of winners for this year's Golden Rooster Awards, her heart sank.

Various upsets, coupled with being hailed as the worst Golden Rooster Awards in history, led to a direct criticism from the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

It was this very year that the Golden Rooster Awards faced countless questions about its authority, plunging the awards into their darkest hour; even the 29th Golden Rooster Awards two years later received little attention.

It wasn't until the Golden Horse Awards suffered an incident that the Golden Rooster Awards made a comeback and began to regain lost ground.

Otherwise, it would probably still be considered a worthless award.

This year's Golden Rooster Awards will be nailed to the pillar of shame for Chinese cinema.

The various awards at this year's Golden Rooster Awards were quite bizarre; "Flying Apsaras," which received a score of 3, won the Best Film award.

Sun Chun won Best Actor for his role in "Qiu Xi", Naren Hua won Best Actress for her role in "Eji", and Chen Li won Best Director for his role in "Love in the Covered Bridge".

I've never even heard of any of them.

It's not that they shouldn't have won the award, but if everyone does it this way, it makes them seem a bit aloof.

The film "Aftershock," which was widely favored by the media, only won technical awards such as "Best Art Direction" and "Best Music." Many of the top contenders for awards, including Lü Liping and Xu Fan, Guo Fucheng, Zhu Xu, and the newly crowned Tokyo Film Festival Best Actor Wang Qianyuan, failed to win any awards.

Although Chen Jin doesn't like Xiao Gangpao, the fact that "Aftershock" was so tragic is really unacceptable.

Although there are historical issues, with Huayi Brothers controlling the awards in previous years, and this year they have regained that power, you can't just go from one extreme to another, can you?!
The winning films are either not yet released nationwide, or have been released but not many people have seen them. Their highbrow and niche appeal fully demonstrates the "professionalism" of the Golden Rooster Award, which is increasingly trying to distance itself from the tastes of ordinary audiences.

Because of this year's Golden Rooster Awards, the last vestige of its credibility was completely lost.

The blockbuster "Aftershock" and the critically acclaimed "The Piano in a Factory" both failed to win any major awards.

The "battle of the two queens" that the audience was looking forward to did not take place, and veteran actor Zhu Xu, at the age of eighty, was once again left with regret.

Therefore, Chen Jin is not as confident about winning the award as she was when she was first nominated.

Although the judges were the same old guys from the Beijing Film Academy.

"Let's go, let's get our makeup done!"

"Eat something good later, and take a leak before getting in the car. There aren't even any toilets on the red carpet; it's all open space around. Be prepared!"

Chen Jin said to Guo Fan, who was standing to the side.

Guo Fan looked up, somewhat surprised, and asked, "How did you know?"

"secret!"

Chen Jin grinned, and Guo Fan could tell from his expression that he seemed eager to take on the challenge.

Therefore, he did not take Chen Jin's words to heart.

……

In the afternoon, Chen Jin, along with the crew of "Life's Big Events" and the group from "Love is Not Blind," headed towards the vehicles provided by the organizers.

Wan Qian did not attend because she was not nominated for the lead role; she is still filming "Special Forces 2" with Wu Jing.

Guo Fan and Chen Jin were among the cast and crew members of "Love is Not Blind".

Chen Jin will have to walk the red carpet three times later; she's definitely a workaholic.

He also has to promote "Love is Not Blind 2," which will be released next month!
Another main reason is that Chen Jin felt that the 6200 yuan red carpet ticket was too outrageous, so she just wanted to give the fans who attended a little psychological comfort.

If the organizers are inhumane, he has no choice but to be inhumane as well.

They're all die-hard fans, even though they're definitely brainless.

Along the way, Chen Jin saw many familiar figures, but she couldn't recall their names; they were all actors from the performing arts troupe.

I didn't meet any of the bigger names.

Oh, I saw one.

Huang Xiaoming.

He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Message." In fact, Chen Jin felt that he was the male lead in "The Message," even though he played the villain.

But the acting was actually quite good.

I should be able to win over this male supporting role without any surprises.

But an accident still happened.

This year's Golden Rooster Awards are strange; the winners are all the most obscure, and anyone with even a little bit of fame just won't get an award.

It's as if they're going against their own fame.

"I rely on!"

Having finally arrived at the red carpet event, Guo Fan was completely bewildered by the barren, empty space around him.

It's exactly the same as what Chen Jin just described.

Long lines formed in front of the five makeshift toilets, with reporters, shortlisted actors and directors all waiting for them to open. Those who couldn't wait had already rushed into the elm grove next door.

The security measures on site were excellent, with numerous security personnel standing every few meters and erecting numerous barriers. The 6200 yuan ticket price was certainly justified.

Many of the fans who were supposed to attend hadn't even entered yet; they were all queuing up. Some fans who couldn't afford tickets were standing at the entrance shouting, mostly Chen Jin's name.

"Did your fans send you this message?"

Guo Fan regretted not listening to Chen Jin. He ate a decent lunch, but drank a lot of water.

He now feels the urge to urinate.

But many women were queuing up in front of the makeshift toilet.

Five toilets are not enough. There are at least a thousand people on site, and it's chaotic and disorderly.

This is the Golden Rooster Awards!

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was some kind of amateur concert; it was a complete mess.

"If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer a lot!"

Chen Jin gave Guo Fan a look that suggested he understand, and then got into the car.

It will take him more than an hour to walk the red carpet.

Zhao Jinmai was reading a book in the back row, looking very focused.

"MaiMai, have you ever thought you might win Best Actress today?"

"China's youngest Best Actress!"

Chen Jin was making a joke.

Zhao Jinmai raised her head, smoothed her long, loose hair, blinked, and shook her head: "Mom said I have no chance of getting it!"

"What?"

Chen Jin asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I don't know, that's what my mom said!"

"What if we manage to get it?"

Chen Jin comforted her, saying, "The awards haven't been announced yet, so who can say for sure?"

"no!"

Zhao Jinmai closed the book in her hand and said, "I saw the shortlist, and it includes teachers Xu Fan and Lü Liping. If I win, I won't dare to go on stage. I'll probably get scolded."

At such a young age, he has already shouldered pressure that he shouldn't have to bear.

That Hu Ling is really something.

"MaiMai, if you were my age and won this award, you'd be criticized!"

"But you're only 9 years old. People will only think you have acting skills and talent, you know?"

Chen Jin spoke to Zhao Jinmai, patting her head.

Who would hold a grudge against a child?

Unless the child has a criminal record.

But Zhao Jinmai is liked by many netizens online, and no one will criticize her even after she won the Best Actress award.

Zhao Jinmai pursed her lips, but looked at Chen Jin and said, "Brother, now that you've won Best Actor, are you going to get criticized?"

"will not!"

"I have Venice! If I didn't, I might get scolded!"

That's just how society is.

Those who gain external recognition will be considered very impressive by netizens.

If Chen Jin had nothing to show for it and still won the Best Actor award, not only would the Golden Rooster Awards not have given it to him, but netizens wouldn't have accepted it either.

These days, Chinese people are still very demanding when it comes to young actors winning awards.

Chen Jin explained it to Zhao Jinmai, and the little girl gave an "oh" that seemed to understand but not quite. Tian Zhuangzhuang, who was sitting there almost asleep, said speechlessly, "Why are you telling her all this? It won't be that easy for Mai Mai to become empress!"

"seed!"

"It would be great to get it, but not getting it can be a source of motivation!"

Chen Jin certainly wanted to nurture Zhao Jinmai, but Tian Zhuangzhuang shook his head: "Unless you're like her, for young actors to win major awards without connections or backing, the Golden Rooster Award... is basically impossible!"

Old Tian sees the truth clearly, so he takes a very Zen-like attitude towards awards.

China's society, characterized by its strong emphasis on personal connections, is particularly evident in many awards, especially the Golden Rooster Awards, which differ from the Huabiao Awards.

The Huabiao Award is a commendation and award, while the Golden Rooster Award is a vote by individual judges. Wherever voting is involved, there will be shady dealings.

"I can't hold it in anymore, I'm going to join the queue!"

"Call me when it's our turn on the red carpet!"

Guo Fan was incredibly miserable.

Filmmakers have a sense of shame. Reporters and moviegoers can take care of things in the woods; if filmmakers did that, they'd be on the front page in no time, because the woods would be full of reporters.

The red carpet ceremony proceeded rather quietly.

Very miserable.

Chen Jin truly felt sorry for those vengeful people who had come from afar.

I spent 6200 yuan, and I might as well have gone to a few concerts... The venue was incredibly amateurish, and there weren't even many familiar stars.

Running the red carpet for three events by myself is definitely the most generous thing I could do.

Chen Jin checked the time and realized she definitely wouldn't make it to the awards ceremony. She figured by the time she arrived, most of the awards would have already been given out.

"Alright!"

"It's over now, but I bet the awards ceremony was incredibly uncomfortable!"

Chen Jin really wanted to end this as soon as possible.

Running the promotional tour for "So Young" is better than attending this feudal awards ceremony.

Finally, the red carpet event featured several major films.

The Piano in a Factory, Love is Not Blind, and The Founding of a Republic!
The final highlights were "Major Events in Life" and "Aftershock"!
"Chen Jin! Chen Jin!"

"Chen Jin!"

"..."

The entire audience erupted in cheers for Chen Jin, leaving Guo Fan, who walked the red carpet alongside her, in awe.

"You rarely show your face, how come you're so popular?"

Chen Jin doesn't appear in endorsements, interviews, or variety shows, but she still has a group of fans who like her. Although many of them are attracted by Chen Jin's looks, her movies do attract a lot of male fans.

This is gaining fans through talent, which is different from gaining fans through popularity.

Chen Jin waved to a group of fans and even took a moment to get autographs and take photos with a few people in the front row; after finishing one round, she hurriedly went back for a second round.

After walking back and forth three times and signing no fewer than 30 autographs, many fans at the scene were already satisfied.

Today's celebrity fans are indeed foolish and have too much money.

After a hurried red carpet ceremony, Chen Jin and her entourage rushed to the National Exhibition Center, where the awards ceremony would be held.

During rush hour, it takes at least half an hour to get there.

The awards ceremony has already begun.

Those who stayed at the back to walk the red carpet were obviously big production crews, so the awards ceremony was obviously very quiet.

Chen Jin sat in the car, watching the live streams on several portal websites, and almost burst out laughing.

As expected, it was all negative comments.

Because some people already know the truth that the red carpet and the awards ceremony are not in the same place, since there are audience members present.

"If you don't know how to do it, then don't do it!"

"That's so damn amateurish!"

"If it weren't for Chen Jin, would I be watching this lousy awards ceremony?"

"Damn it, the awards ceremony has been going on for 20 minutes and I still haven't seen Chen Jin, not a single familiar celebrity in the audience!"

"You guys play by yourselves..."

"Chen Jin is still on her way, but the awards ceremony has already started, pfft..."

"Hahaha, this is such a shoddy operation!"

"Wait, I don't recognize any of these award winners?"

"..."

Countless viewers were cursing, while Chen Jin and her crew finally rushed to the awards ceremony.

Feng Xiaogang, with a dark expression, walked ahead of Chen Jin.

Needless to say, Little Cannon will be firing on Weibo tonight!

(End of this chapter)