HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 315 [315] Qi Yuan wins Best Screenplay, Fan Xiaopang wins Tokyo Film Festival Best Actress Award

“I promised to break up with you, but I didn’t say how long it would last, and I certainly didn’t say that we couldn’t get back together.”

Fan Xiaopang was perfectly justified; whether she stopped for a day, an hour, or a minute, it was still a break, and the final interpretation was up to her.

Qi Yuan discovered that when it came to shamelessness, Fan Xiaopang was just as shameless as him.

No wonder she became a rich woman later on; she really has something special about her.

Qi Yuan gave Fan Xiaopang a timely warning, telling her not to go too far with Gao Yuanyuan.

The skill gap between Gao and Fan is too large. If they were to really fight, Gao would definitely not be a match for Fan.

"I didn't realize you, a scumbag, could be so loyal."

Fan Xiaopang's words carried a hint of sourness: Qi Yuan is a scumbag, but not that much of a scumbag.

She thinks this is a good thing.

Qi Yuan remembers Gao Yuanyuan now, and she will remember her in the future.

Fan Xiaopang muttered, "It would be perfect if you could just stay away from philandering."

Qi Yuan rolled her eyes at her: "You want to weld the car doors shut once you're in the car? What business is it of yours if I don't philander?"

Fan Xiaopang was speechless. No problem!

If Qi Yuan really is a perfect good man, staying with one woman and living a secluded life behind closed doors, then Gao Yuanyuan wouldn't have a chance to be with him!
So, Qi Yuan's womanizing is a good thing, right? At least for her.

……

Before we knew it, it was November 5th.

These past two days, Fan Xiaopang has toned down quite a bit. He's shameless in private but keeps a certain distance from Qi Yuan in public.

Gao Yuanyuan had just forgiven her, and she had also promised to break up with Qi Yuan. If intimate photos were taken of her again, it would be difficult to explain.

On this day, the 13th Tokyo International Film Festival held its awards ceremony, and Qi Yuan, Fan Xiaopang, and Chen Kaige (a married couple) attended the event.

Fan Xiaopang was a little nervous. She had won an award, and in terms of awards, she could easily suppress Zhao Yanzi and Lin Xinru, and also slap Yao and the media in the face.

The problem is that she's unsure if she'll win the award.

Qi Yuan comforted her, "Calm down, just take it easy. If it doesn't work this time, try again next time."

The chairman of this year's jury, Volker Schlöndorff, is a famous German director who served as a co-producer of "In the Heat of the Sun." In an early interview, he mentioned that he admired the works of Zhang Yingmou and Chen Kaige.

One of the judges was a Hong Kong actress, Ali Lee, who was known as the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong.

Li Jiaxin's acting skills are so-so. Qi Yuan doesn't understand why she was able to become a judge, but she is indeed one of the judges this year.

Overall, the advantages of "Bouquet" are quite obvious.

Forget about winning a big prize; film festivals don't really favor art-house romance films, and Qi Yuan and Chen Kaige never even considered it.

Qi Yuan himself had no hope of winning the Best Actor award; if he could help Fan Xiaopang win the Best Actress award, then the trip would be worthwhile.

As Qi Yuan had predicted, the grand prize was won by "Love Is a Bitch" once the awards ceremony began.

This film is quite impressive; it received nominations for Best Foreign Language Film at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes.

The Grand Jury Prize was awarded to a South Korean film, "Oh! So-yong".

The Best Director award still went to "Amores Perros".

Now it's time for the Best Screenplay award.

"Congratulations to Qi Yuanjun from China on winning the Best Screenplay Award at the 13th Tokyo International Film Festival for 'Love Like a Bouquet'."

The host announced the winners' names in Japanese, but only Qi Yuan understood; Fan Xiaopang and Chen Kaige, the couple, couldn't understand. It wasn't until the translator repeated the winning entries and names in English that the couple finally smiled.

"Congratulations, A-Yuan, your screenwriting skills have gained international recognition."

Chen Kaige was overjoyed. Qi Yuan won the Best Screenplay Award, and he asked Qi Yuan to write a new script for him. The investors certainly wouldn't have any objections.

Fan Xiaopang, who was terrible at English, only realized after hearing Chen Kaige's words that Qi Yuan had actually won the Best Screenplay Award.

He won the Best Screenplay Award for his first screenplay; he truly deserves to be her man.

Fan Xiaopang looked at Qi Yuan with admiration, clapping his hands until they were red.

Qi Yuan stood up and hugged Fan Xiaopang, Chen Kaige and his wife, and Xia Yu, and went on stage amidst applause and cheers.

Upon receiving the phoenix-shaped trophy, Qi Yuan gave her acceptance speech: "Thank you to the judges for giving me this award, thank you to the investors for their trust in me as a new screenwriter, and thank you to Director Chen for his strong support."

To be honest, I was really surprised. I didn't expect to have a chance to win the Best Screenplay award, after all, this is my first time as a screenwriter, and I'm just a newcomer.

Of course, I'm used to winning awards as a newcomer. I sang in China, won the Best Male Singer award with my first album, and won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for my first movie..."

Fan Xiaopang's eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "Wow, you've taken your show-off skills abroad, haven't you?"

Fearing the translation might not be professional enough, Qi Yuan finished her acceptance speech in Chinese and then repeated it in fluent Japanese.

The Japanese people present were all surprised; Kiyoshi's Japanese was quite good.

Qi Yuan's Japanese fans were delighted, and their cheers grew even louder.

Those American singers who come to Japan to make money have no respect for Japanese fans at all. They can't even say hello in Japanese and speak English the whole time.

Look how much Qi Yuanjun respects our Japanese fans; he even learned Japanese on his own.

After Qi Yuan stepped down from the stage, Fan Xiaopang blinked and asked, "You really learned Japanese?"

At the beginning of the year, Qi Yuan found a Japanese teacher and an English teacher, the proper kind, and also bought a lot of related books. At the time, Fan Xiaopang thought that Qi Yuan was just putting on an act.

"Otherwise what? If you want to make money from other people, you definitely have to learn their language. If you really want to go international, I suggest you practice your English diligently."

Qi Yuan pointed it out to her. Later, Li Bingbing worked hard to improve her English in her thirties in order to break into Hollywood. That was real dedication.

Fan Xiaopang is not yet twenty, which is the time when her brain is at its best. Even if she doesn't have much talent for languages, as long as she is willing to work hard, she will definitely reap the rewards.

"Isn't the teacher right here? Do I need to find another teacher?"

Fan Xiaopang winked at Qi Yuan.

For some reason, Qi Yuan felt that this woman was making a suggestive joke, but he had no proof.

The Best Actor award, presented next, went to Musa Maskeri, the lead actor in "Identity Card".

When it came to the Best Actress award, Fan Bingbing became nervous again, and even his breathing slowed down.

"Best Actress Award at the 13th Tokyo International Film Festival, for the film 'Love Like a Bouquet,' winner Bingbing Fan."

Upon hearing his name called, Fan Xiaopang covered his mouth with both hands, his face showing surprise and delight.

She was crowned Empress! She really was crowned Empress! This is the Best Actress Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and the Best Actress Award at an A-list international film festival.

From this day forward, she'll see who dares to call her a maid.

Fan Xiaopang was so excited that he burst into tears. He wasn't faking it; he was genuinely moved.

She vowed that no matter how unreasonable Qi Yuan's request was, she would grant it just once.

Without Qi Yuan's script, without Qi Yuan casting her in the role, and without Qi Yuan explaining the script to her, she wouldn't have been able to win this award.

(End of this chapter)