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

Chapter 308 Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor! The Final Winner!
"Best music: Aftershock!"

Feng Xiaogang had just taken his seat when he heard the news that his film had won an award. Before the crew members had even sat down, they went straight up to the stage.

In fact, even so, it still took ten minutes to finally award the prize.

It's so awkward when the person doesn't show up but the awards are announced.

The online abuse from viewers in the live stream has lasted for 20 minutes, starting from the beginning of this year's Golden Rooster Awards ceremony. The entire ceremony was like a performance, with poor entertainment and many people not even recognizing the awards presented.

Because several major film crews were the finalists on the red carpet and arrived late, the award presentations were adjusted.

Awards for best documentary, best educational film, and so on have already been given out.

The rest are the mainstream film awards.

Feng Xiao had just sat down when she received two awards, which made her feel a little better. The award she had just received was for Best Art Direction.

"This time, 'Aftershock' is sure to win so many awards it won't be able to keep up!"

Guo Fan whispered a promise in Chen Jin's ear, and Chen Jin smiled slightly: "That's not necessarily true!"

"That's right. 'The Founding of a Party,' 'Major Events in Life,' and 'The Piano in a Factory' are all very strong!"

Guo Fan thought Chen Jin was trying to salvage the reputation of the film she starred in.

In fact, he had seen the list of winners for this year's Golden Rooster Awards, so he knew the nature of this year's awards ceremony.

Then another award was presented, which seemed quite normal.

"The Founding of a Republic" won Best Sound Recording.

But the best photography award is a bit of a surprise.

"Life's Big Events," "The Founding of a Republic," and "Aftershock" were not competing for the cinematography of "Autumn in the White Flower." Of course, the director of "Autumn in the White Flower" is also quite famous; it is Huo Jianqi, who was in the same class as Zhang Yimou.

The photographer is also from the Beijing Film Academy.

However, the cinematographers for several films, including "Life's Big Events," were also graduates of the Beijing Film Academy. Basically, any well-known cinematographer in China is affiliated with the Beijing Film Academy.

Have you seen "Autumn White Flowers"?

Guo Fan had nothing to say about the award. Huo Jianqi was originally good at fine arts, so it wasn't too surprising that he won the photography award.

"I didn't watch it!"

"Technically speaking, this award definitely goes to 'Aftershock'; professionally, I would definitely support my film!"

Hou Yong, the photographer of "Major Events in Life," captured life-and-death contrasts that Chen Jin found very impactful.

But unfortunately, the judges might not think so, and besides...

"I think I've figured out what the winners will be this year's Golden Rooster!"

"Qiu Zhi Bai Hua" is a tribute film about Qu Qiubai.

"Not necessarily? It's the 90th anniversary, so the awards tend to favor the mainstream?"

"Pretty much. Moreover, the main theme films have to be divided up; it's impossible to give one to just one. Basically, every film can win an award. This has always been the tradition of the Golden Rooster Awards!"

Average prize.

The judging style of the Golden Rooster Awards can be summarized in 32 words.

The saying goes: "Disregard family ties, only recognize the work; face all winds, steer the ship yourself; be unbiased, readily accept good advice; fully consult, and consider the overall situation!"

The first 24 characters are a bit of nonsense, but the last 8 characters are actually the essence.

This is something that everyone in the industry is aware of.

It's impossible for a good film to win 5-6 awards like the Oscars, Golden Horse Awards, or Hong Kong Film Awards.

They became the so-called favorites to win the award.

If you get one or two Golden Roosters, that's already pretty good; that's what you call "considering the bigger picture"!
"impossible……"

Guo Fan actually had some expectations for the Golden Rooster Awards, but after Chen Jin said that, wouldn't films like "Love is Not Blind" and "Life's Big Events" be unable to win awards?
After all, the entire awards ceremony did look very solemn.

Chen Jin suddenly realized it was because he had seen the original list of award winners.

Indeed, all the awards were for mainstream themes.

When considered in conjunction with the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the political significance becomes particularly evident.

"Damn it, I should have thought of that sooner!"

Chen Jin sighed as she watched the presenter announce the nominees for Best Screenplay.

Chen Jin received a screenwriting nomination for her work on "Major Events in Life".

But in the end, the winner once again surprised everyone.

Cheng Xiaoling's "Every Year on Qingming Festival"!
Several award favorites, including The Piano in a Factory, Tangshan, and Major Events in Life, once again failed to win any awards.

"Holy crap, what movie is this?"

Guo Fan had at least heard of "Autumn in the City," as the director was quite famous; but few people present knew about this "Qingming Festival."

But as he watched a woman in military uniform go on stage to receive an award, Guo Fan seemed to understand something.

August 1st.

The film is also of the patriotic genre.

"Maybe... you're right!"

Guo Fan pursed his lips speechlessly. He had originally thought that his directorial debut had a good chance, since Xue Xiaolu's "Ocean Heaven" was not nominated and the other five films on the nomination list were not very good.

I don't know any of the four new directors, and I've never heard of their movies. The only one that poses a threat is Jiang Wenli's debut film, "We Meet in Heaven"!
The film stars Mr. Zhu Xu and Liu Huohua... The movie received good reviews, but its box office performance was poor.

"Keep a calm mind!"

"Don't think too much!"

Chen Jin patted Guo Fan, who was extremely eager for an award. This guy had been a runner-up for the Huabiao Awards, and he obviously wanted to save face for the Golden Rooster Awards.

Thinking about it, it's actually quite pitiful.

It broke box office records but didn't win any awards, which is really outrageous.

The winner of the Best Directorial Debut Award is—

Siqin Gaowa, who was in charge of presenting the award, opened the envelope in her hand and smiled slightly: "Lu Yang, Cinema Paradiso!"

"???"

Guo Fan suddenly turned his head and looked at Chen Jin with an incredulous and absurd expression.

"Who is this?"

"We're from the Directing Department at Beijing Film Academy!"

"No, I think this award would be suitable for Jiang Wenli, so why was it given to someone like this..."

Guo Fan was genuinely frustrated.

It hurts too much.

Having failed to win the Huabiao and Golden Rooster Awards, I don't know about next year's Hundred Flowers Awards. Next, I'll be competing in the Golden Horse Awards.

Winning a Best New Director award at the Golden Horse Awards is much harder than winning a Golden Rooster or Huabiao Award.

"I just want to get a new director's job, is that so hard?"

Guo Fan said, feeling extremely frustrated.

Chen Jin, however, seemed quite calm: "It's tough. Which new director wouldn't want to win? Do you have a father who's the head of the directing department at the Central Academy of Drama?"

"no!"

Guo Fan's family background is very ordinary.

"That's settled then. This Lu Yang's father is Lu Haibo!"

My Director Dad!
The head of the Directing Department at the Central Academy of Drama, plus an expert group from the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, while the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the largest organizer of the Golden Rooster Awards, is a subordinate unit of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

The old leader's son deserves a good currying favor.

However, Lu Yang has shown some promise; at least he has some potential among the younger generation of directors in China.

His most famous work, the "Brotherhood of Blades" series, was directed by him!
According to the timeline, he was one of the five young directors who went to Hollywood in the same batch as Guo Fan.

They are among the key talents that the state is focusing on cultivating.

Of course, this is also related to Lu Yang's father; he has that kind of family background.

"Sigh, this is an era where connections matter!"

After hearing Chen Jin's explanation, Guo Fan instantly understood.

"Then your chances of becoming a Best Actor might be in jeopardy?"

Don't be fooled by the fact that Chen Jin was nominated twice; the judges won't look at your nomination or performance, they'll only look at your background.

If any of the other shortlisted candidates had powerful connections, Chen Jin wouldn't have had a chance at all.

"Look!"

"A film like 'The Founding of a Party' is bound to win an award, right?"

Otherwise, it wouldn't be right to save face.

So, it's not like there's no chance.

Soon after, the awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress were also announced.

The online criticism had reached its peak at this point.

There's no way around it; netizens don't recognize the screenwriters or directors, only those in the industry know. They just think the award winners are relatively unknown; but the supporting actors are a different story.

This is an award for actors, and among the special nominees are popular young actors and actresses such as Huang Xiaoming and Jiang Qinqin.

Many netizens are still fans of both of them.

However, the award recipients were extremely unpopular.

"Holy crap, I've looked at all these awards and I don't recognize a single one!"

"+1!"

"+2!"

"+10086!"

"What the heck? I just saw 'Love is Not Blind' was nominated, but the director didn't even get a nomination for his debut film!"

"Don't even mention it, the movie 'Life's Big Events' didn't even win Best Screenplay!"

"It couldn't even win the Venice Jury Prize for Best Screenplay. I couldn't even find the movie that won it on Baidu Baike!"

"Haha, you can tell just by looking at the military uniform on stage, they have connections!"

"This year's Golden Rooster Awards are a complete mess. I have no idea how the awards were chosen."

"..."

Amidst countless complaints and criticisms from netizens, the Best Supporting Actor award was won by Xu Caigen for "Reunion". This old man actually has very strong acting skills, reaching the level of a performing artist, but he is not very famous. However, many viewers recognize his face.

The Best Supporting Actress award went to the national anthem from "The Shocking Sandstorm," and she was also an "unknown" actress!
However, she graduated from Beijing Film Academy, while Zhang Jingchu, a favorite to win an award for "Tangshan", is a graduate of the Central Academy of Drama.

Just as Chen Jin has always believed.

In fact, whoever is nominated and wins is convincing, provided that the character is recognized by the audience; many viewers are familiar with the character Zhang Jingchu.

But "The Shocking Sandstorm" is different.

Therefore, this will raise questions among netizens.

Many of the shortlisted candidates appear to be strong contenders, but in reality, anyone could win.

In fact, this is true for many of the shortlisted entries.

Being shortlisted means everyone has a chance; but you can't be so outrageous that netizens can't be convinced. This award seems to be challenging the intelligence of netizens.

Guo Fan was stunned by the winners of these two awards.

Considering what Chen Jin just said about the "main theme," it seems... this statement is even more accurate. "If I didn't want to see if Chen Jin could win an award, I wouldn't watch this garbage awards ceremony even if you paid me!"

"This is utter garbage, what kind of rubbish are these being awarded..."

"The male supporting actor was alright, but is this female supporting actor even worthy of him?"

"That's ridiculous..."

"I made a list of winners before the awards ceremony, and I didn't guess a single one correctly!"

"Haha, pretty much, every award was a surprise to me!"

Popular films like "Tangshan", "Major Events in Life", "The Founding of the Party", and "The Piano in a Factory"... didn't win any major awards.

Especially "Life's Big Events" and "The Piano in a Factory," with so many nominations, there's nothing left but nominations.

I don't know if it's because there weren't enough awards to go around, or if they're just trying to make up for it.

Just as the Best Actress award was about to be presented, the Golden Rooster Awards suddenly awarded a "Special Jury Prize".

"The Piano in a Factory," and also the late Mr. Zhu Xu, won this award.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that these are just two consolation prizes.

In other words, "The Piano in a Factory" is unlikely to win any major awards, and Mr. Zhu Xu is definitely out of the running for Best Actor.

Zhu Xu has been nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards five times. Whether it's "Shower" or "The King of Masks", his acting skills are definitely at the level of a Best Actor, but the Golden Rooster Awards have never given him a single award.

He did win the Tokyo Film Festival Best Actor award, and the Golden Lion, the highest award for actors in the theater world, twice.

This old man's acting skills are absolutely top-notch among Chinese actors, whether it's his delivery of lines, his physical expression, or his overall performance.

clap clap clap!
The entire audience gave Mr. Zhu Xu a warm round of applause.

Chen Jin and the others even stood up.

Even though it was just a consolation prize, many people present genuinely respected him.

"Hahaha!"

A familiar laugh came from Zhu Xu's mouth as he gracefully held up the trophy and delivered his acceptance speech.

Chen Jin only saw heartache and resentment.

He acted his whole life, and in his later years he continued to work in film, even making classics like "The King of Masks" and "Shower." Yet, he only won one Best Supporting Actor award at the Hundred Flowers Awards in China.

Many people never actually heard of this old man until he died, but his appearance was very familiar.

These are the older generation of artists who dedicated everything to the film and theater industry.

"I'll make way for you!"

Guo Fan spoke to Chen Jin, and Chen Jin understood what he meant.

If Mr. Zhu Xu wins this special award, he will basically be out of contention for Best Actor.

Chen Jin's only remaining opponents are three male actors.

In fact, Chen Jin knew very well that the stepping down was a stepping down, not a stepping down to him.

But it's hard to say now.

Anyway, in the original timeline, the Best Actor award went to Sun Chun, who is considered a veteran actor!

"She's won an Oscar!"

Following the Golden Rooster Jury Special Award are the four major awards of this year's Golden Rooster Awards: Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film.

The first award will definitely be for Best Actress.

The nominees include Xu Fan from "Tangshan", Feng Xiaogang's wife, and a double winner of the Huabiao Award and the Cairo International Film Festival Best Actress Award.

Lü Liping, who won the Tokyo Film Festival Best Actress award for her role in the banned film "The Blue Kite," is nominated this time for "Play Cool Youth." The film is not well-known, but Lü Liping's performance in it is quite remarkable.

She and her husband were quite an odd couple, and even after moving overseas, they weren't happy.

Now, it's enjoying immense success.

The other four are Qin Hailu from "The Piano in a Factory" and a Golden Horse Award-winning actress.

Yan Bingyan, winner of the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress for her role in "Guardians of Childhood"!
Naren Hua's "Eji" earned her two Golden Rooster Award nominations for Best Actress!

Finally, there's Zhao Jinmai from "Life's Big Events," the youngest actress ever nominated for Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards.

Of the six finalists, Zhao Jinmai is definitely the least experienced.

The other five actresses are all award-winning actresses; in terms of performance alone, any one of them could easily win.

But ironically, the judges gave it to the least famous one among them.

The winner of the Best Actress award at the 28th Golden Rooster Awards is—

"Eji Narenhua!"

Naren Hua finally realized her dream after being nominated for Best Actress three times; while for the other four Best Actress winners, it seems that there was little difference between winning and not winning.

The judging panel certainly had a clever plan.

Sparse applause erupted from the audience. Guo Fan stared intently at Chen Jin, feeling that this award was... eerie!

Grass!
They open whatever is unpopular.

Have these judges lost their minds?
"Naren Hua, from Beijing Film Academy!"

Chen Jin clapped her hands and chuckled, leaving Guo Fan speechless.

My own alma mater!
How to curse?
Even if you're unhappy with the award winner, what's wrong with the Beijing Film Academy helping its own people?
It's tough on the viewers who are watching the live stream.

Pure torture.

Even if they guessed that the winner was Zhao Jinmai, they probably wouldn't have imagined it would be someone like this.

Naren Flower?!

who?

They could understand why the other four actresses won Best Actress awards, but this one is definitely something they can't understand.

The comments in the live stream took off once again.

This time, the criticism was undoubtedly even harsher.

Moreover, netizens are already speculating that the next Best Actor winner might also be in trouble.

It's worth noting that this year's Golden Rooster Awards are generating a lot of buzz.

The organizers made a big splash on Weibo. Just the fact that Chen Jin was nominated for Best Actor for two films was already a huge boost in popularity. Not to mention the youngest Best Actress nominee in history, plus Chen Jin walking the red carpet three times and being nominated for Best Screenplay.

Chen Jin is the organizer's main draw for traffic.

Many netizens and movie fans, including those watching the live streams on the four major portal websites, came specifically for him.

But so far, the Golden Rooster Awards have been a huge mess.

Can netizens please stop cursing?

Apart from the first few, the rest of the awards were constantly pushing the limits of what netizens could accept.

It's like going to a concert where Zhou Jielun is listed as a guest, but not only is he late due to the organizer's questionable actions, the opening guests are all incredibly awful.

Ultimately, Zhou Jielun might not even sing; he might just go on stage and say hello.

Chen Jin isn't winning any awards now; that's just her current level.

Not to mention Chen Jin's fans, netizens are also ready to unleash their fury. If Chen Jin doesn't win the Best Actor award, their keyboards will become weapons.

"Alright, next we will be presenting the last individual award of this year's Golden Rooster Awards!"

"Best Actor Award!"

The award presenter, Qing Nai, stood in front of the stage, delivering her acceptance speech along with another well-known domestic actor, Tao Zeru, who was also responsible for presenting the award.

Qing Nai's talent goes without saying; she is a true first-generation top star in China, a five-time winner of the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress, and also a winner of the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress.

Tao Zeru, winner of both the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor and the Flying Apsaras Award for Best Actor.

The two were chatting about funny things that happened during filming, while the big screen displayed the list of the five nominated male actors.

"Let's take a look at the nominees..."

Wang Qianyuan's "The Piano in a Factory"

Liu Zhibing's "Flying Apsaras"

Sun Chun's "Autumn Joy"

Zhu Xu, "We'll Meet in Heaven"

Finally, there's Chen Jin, who starred in "Major Events in Life" and "The Founding of a Republic".

He occupied two nomination slots by himself.

In particular, the role in "The Founding of a Republic" is quite unique.

The moment the male lead of "The Founding of a Party" appeared, the entire audience spontaneously burst into applause, with some people in the front row leading the way.

While many award-winning patriotic films were met with lukewarm reception from netizens, Chen Jin's appearance as the male lead garnered overwhelming support.

Therefore, there are differences between different main themes.

Thanks to the box office success of "The Founding of a Republic" and Chen Jin's performance, the film has indeed left a deep impression on the audience.

"This award was originally going to Sun Chun for 'Qiu Xi'!"

Chen Jin sat there, looking at the six avatars that popped up on the big screen; Chen Jin had two of them.

"Whoo~~~"

"So nervous!"

Holding the award certificate, Liu Xiaoqing turned to Tao Zeru beside him and said, "Old Tao, why don't you drive it?"

The two had worked together on many films before and were actually quite familiar with each other.

"Okay!"

Tao Zeru smiled and pulled out the list of winners from the letter.

He first looked down at it, then said to Liu Xiaoqing beside him, "Come on, I'll give you a chance to read it out!"

"Wow!"

Looking at the names on the list, Liu Xiaoqing couldn't help but smile and say, "It's a bit unexpected, but it also makes perfect sense!"

After speaking, she suddenly raised her head, leaned closer to the microphone, and said, word by word, "The winner of the Best Actor award at the 28th China Golden Rooster Awards is—"

"The Founding of a Party, by Chen Jin!"

"Chen Jin, congratulations!"

boom!
At that moment, thunderous applause erupted throughout the venue.

The netizens who were about to hurl insults in the comments all simultaneously pressed the simplest character—1!

The live broadcast rooms of the Golden Rooster Awards on major portal websites were filled with the number "1", filling the entire screen.

It is what everyone expects.

All the dissatisfaction and criticisms were temporarily relieved for many people after Chen Jin won this award.

"..."

Chen Jin sat there blankly until Guo Fan next to him nudged him, which brought him back to his senses.

You won an award?
The only unexpected thing was himself?!

Or perhaps it's the role itself that gave him this advantage!

Chen Jin's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

It wasn't because he won the award, but because... he missed him!
(End of this chapter)