Entertainment: Who still wants to fall in love when there are cheats?

Chapter 148 Best Actor
Li Boda originally planned to stay with the "Magic Phone" crew until filming wrapped, but now he has to ask for leave.

Because of his starring role in the film "The Dog", he received an invitation to the 7th Chinese Film Media Awards, and Li Boda was even nominated for Best Actor at the awards.

According to what Jiang Wenli told Li Boda, he has a high probability of winning the Best Actor award and becoming the Best Actor at this year's Chinese Film Media Awards.

This was also quite important to Li Boda, so he had no choice but to come.

In fact, it wasn't just "The Dog" that Li Boda starred in; another film he directed, "Crazy Stone," was also nominated for numerous awards at the 7th Chinese Film Media Awards. However, in this film, Li Boda only played a supporting role, although Ning Hao nominated him for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer awards.

However, probably because the Chinese Film Media Awards organizers had already decided to give the Best Actor award to Li Boda, Ning Hao's nominations for Best Boyfriend and Best Newcomer were not approved.

After all, every award is about dividing the spoils.

Giving Li Boda a Best Actor award is already a huge honor; we can't possibly give him Best Boyfriend and Best Newcomer awards as well.

Therefore, Li Boda understands this very well. As long as he can win the Best Actor award and become a movie star, nothing else matters.

The venue for this year's Chinese Film Media Awards, hosted by Li Boda, is the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong.

So Li Boda and the crew of "The Dog" flew to Hong Kong together.

After arriving at the hotel, Li Boda also encountered the crew of "Crazy Stone".

The crew of "Crazy Stone" were overjoyed to see Li Boda. Ning Hao even gave Li Boda a big hug. After all, if Ning Hao hadn't managed to squeeze two million yuan out of Li Boda, the filming of "Crazy Stone" wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

Now that the movie is making money, not only has it achieved high box office returns, but it's also vying for awards. Ning Hao can be said to have reached the pinnacle of his life thanks to the movie "Crazy Stone." Of course, he is extremely grateful to Li Boda, the person who provided him with this help.

The group chatted and laughed for a while before parting ways.

Li Boda's nomination this time is for the movie "The Dog," so naturally he should sit on the "The Dog" crew's side.

Speaking of which, this year's Chinese Film Media Awards was quite lively.

Actors and crews from mainland China, actors and crews from Hong Kong, and actors and crews from Taiwan.

This award, jointly created by Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, sees quite fierce competition among films from the three regions.

Li Boda saw many familiar Taiwanese and Hong Kong actors. However, to be honest, although it was lively, the cast wasn't particularly large.

Big names like Gu Tianle and Stephen Chow didn't make much of an appearance; the only one to show up was Andy Lau.

On the contrary, many young actors have emerged, such as Daniel Wu.

When Li Boda heard that Daniel Wu's movie was written, directed, and starred by himself, he looked surprised and couldn't help but glance at Daniel Wu many times. Daniel Wu noticed Li Boda's gaze and looked back at him frequently, while thinking that Li Boda was a strange person.

As for Taiwan, the woman Li Boda remembered was named Vivian Hsu—well, she was very beautiful and had a pretty good figure.

The 7th Chinese Film Media Awards have officially begun. Li Boda was somewhat surprised to find that the host was also from mainland China.

Well, since the event was held in Hong Kong, Li Boda thought the organizers would take the opportunity to invite some Hong Kong hosts to host the event, but unexpectedly, it was the mainland hosts Li Xiang and the other two.

For Best Film, three films were nominated, and the winning film was Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone".

Seeing Ning Hao's eyes bulging with laughter, it was clear that he was genuinely happy.

Li Boda also sincerely offered his applause and blessings.

"Thank you, Mr. Liu Dehua, thank you..." Ning Hao held up the trophy and said the words of thanks he had prepared in advance. Among the people he thanked, Ning Hao also mentioned Li Boda's name.

Hearing Ning Hao mention his name made Li Boda feel even better.

Just after Ning Hao walked off the stage with the Best Film award, he came back up.

Because the Best Director award also went to Ning Hao.

Holding the trophy, Ning Hao was a little unsure how to give his acceptance speech. He had only prepared one speech, and he just recited it dryly, causing everyone present to burst into laughter.

Next up is the Best Actor award.

Looking at the three nominated actors for Best Actor, Li Boda couldn't help but feel a little nervous and apprehensive.

He played Boda in "The Dog", Guo Tao, the lead actor in "Crazy Stone", and Li Lianjie, the male lead in "Huo Yuanjia".

When Li Boda heard the host mention these three names, he couldn't help but glance at the other two people.

However, Li Boda is actually the most competitive among these two. Although Guo Tao is a good actor and a familiar face to the audience, the movie "Crazy Stone" has already won two major awards, so the Best Actor award may not go to Guo Tao. Moreover, Guo Tao does not have a wide network of connections, so he does not pose much of a threat.

As for Jet Li – to be honest, no one at the entire Chinese Film Media Awards is as famous as Jet Li, and his acting skills are actually excellent. However, Li Boda doesn't feel that he poses any threat.

Because Jet Li was originally a martial arts actor.

In the public's perception, martial arts actors and comedians are synonymous with a lack of acting skills. Unless there are very special circumstances, almost all awards will not give the Best Actor award to martial arts actors and comedians.

The winner of Best Actor is—

The host paused for a moment, holding the card.

The room was quiet; everyone was watching the host.

Li Lianjie, in particular, clenched his fists nervously, staring intently at the host, wishing he could rush up and snatch the card from the host's hand to see if it was him.

"[Tengu], Liberda!"

"Clap clap clap..."

Applause rang out continuously, and on the big screen on the stage, a clip of Li Boda playing Li Tiangou appeared. Li Tiangou was beaten, Li Tiangou was about to fall, Li Tiangou was seriously injured, and he fought back desperately.

Upon hearing Li Boda's name, Guo Tao and Li Lianjie couldn't help but feel disappointed, their eyes dimming.

Amidst applause, Li Boda stood up, embraced the excited director and others, and then walked onto the stage.

The audience below, those who didn't know Li Boda, were all a little stunned when they saw him dressed in a suit and tie, looking like a domineering CEO—tall, handsome, dashing, and sunny.

Look at Li Boda, and then look at Li Tiangou on the big screen behind him—old, rustic, and not good-looking at all.

Many people couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Is it really just one person?"

"No wonder he won Best Actor. It was a performance that completely disfigured him."

"The character he played is so different from himself, Li Boda's acting skills are really amazing."

"I'm completely convinced."

After comparing the images of Li Boda and Li Tiangou, Li Lianjie couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. He was impressed. The fact that Li Boda could portray such different characters without making them seem pathetic was enough to show how excellent his acting skills were.

Li Lianjie sighed inwardly. He felt that his acting skills in "Fearless" were quite good, but he just happened to encounter someone like Li Boda, so failure was really normal.

It was this award that left a very deep impression on everyone in the audience regarding Li Boda.

The main reason is that Li Boda is so handsome; he could be considered one of the most handsome stars in the entertainment industry. And yet, his acting skills are also incredibly impressive.

The contrast is so stark that it leaves a lasting impression.

In the future, whenever there is a suitable image for Li Boda, or when a young male actor with good acting skills is needed, Li Boda may be the first image that comes to mind.

"Thank you, Director Qi Jian, thank you..." Li Boda held the trophy and expressed a series of thanks.

His speech was very official, but everyone else was too, so after Li Boda finished his acceptance speech, there was another round of applause.

Amid applause, Li Boda returned to his seat.

The director Qi Jian and the actress Zhu Yuanyuan, who played the female lead, were all looking at the trophy in Li Boda's hand with excitement and anticipation.

Li Boda smiled and handed the trophy to the others.

These people took turns looking at the trophy, passing it around before it finally fell back into Li Boda's hands.

After winning the Best Actor award and becoming the film emperor of the year, Li Boda no longer focused his attention on film festivals.

Li Boda didn't care much about the Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, etc. Later, he didn't even care about the intermission. He wondered if Vivian Hsu sang well on stage.

When the 7th Chinese Film Media Awards came to a close, many people greeted Li Boda with smiles, exchanging phone numbers and business cards.

Even though he won one of the three major Asian awards, or even one of the three major domestic awards, becoming a Best Actor still made Li Boda stand out in the eyes of many people.

Even Jiang Wen came over with a smile and patted Li Boda on the shoulder: "Young man, your acting is not bad, I'll remember you!"

It was fortunate that Li Boda knew who Jiang Wen was; otherwise, with his bearded appearance, he might have suspected what this guy was up to.

(End of this chapter)