The Entertainment Industry in Turmoil: Young Actresses All Want to Rise to the Top

Chapter 353 Twin Flowers Bloom, Two Actresses Win Together [Two Chapters Combined, Bonus Chapter 34]

In November 2016, the entire Chinese-language film industry was abuzz with excitement due to the upcoming Golden Horse Awards.

Before any negative incidents occur, the Golden Horse Awards remain one of the most prestigious and trendsetting awards in the Chinese film industry.

Among those nominated for Best Actress are Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei for "Soulmate", Fan Binbin for "I Am Not Madame Bovary", Xu Weilei for "The Tag-Along", and Wu Kexi for her stunning performance in "The Road to Mandalay".

Fan Binbin's glamorous and transformative performance makes her a shoo-in for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress!

From "Pretty Face" to "Village Woman": An Epic Transformation, With Feng Xiaogang's Support, Fan Binbin is on the Verge of Winning the Golden Horse Award!

For a time, the headlines of major entertainment portals and traditional newspapers were almost entirely filled with a still of Fan Binbin with ruddy skin and wearing a bulky cotton-padded coat.

Fan Binbin's goal is to win the Best Actress award, and she has spared no expense in creating momentum for this.

She bribed countless veteran entertainment reporters from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, attempting to create an absolute aura of "the queen has returned, and all the gods have retreated."

"A huge investment, they really spared no expense."

"Mr. Shen, Fan Binbin has invested heavily in Taiwan. Should we follow suit?"

Shen Mo tapped his fingers lightly on the table, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips.

"Let's get started! Show her what real public relations is."

Instead of scrambling for cheap entertainment headlines, Shen Mo set his sights directly on the most credible mainstream media in Taiwan.

The culture section of the well-known Taiwanese media outlet, the Taiwan Times, published a lengthy film review spanning two pages:

"Soulmate: A Film About Twin Souls"

"Li Yitong's July is a volcano surging beneath the iceberg. She brought a torn modernity to the classical lady-like feeling that the film had long been absent from.

Tian Xiwei's An Sheng is like a moth dancing in a raging fire; the extreme tension and wildness find their soul's resting place in the authentic narrative.

The performances of these two young actresses, instead of being confrontational or antagonistic, presented an almost miraculous complementarity.

Every time their eyes met, it was a soul-stirring process.

This article instantly caused a stir and attracted attention among Taiwan's cultural elites, especially among the final judges of the Golden Horse Awards.

Following closely behind, the United Daily News, a long-established newspaper in Taiwan with a huge circulation, published a photo of Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei in its most important feature interview section.

On the poster, the two figures are depicted in black and white, their eyes locked, and the title boldly proclaims the classic line from the movie: "I hated you, but you're all I have!"

In the interview, there was no tearing or fighting between the two girls, only their insights into their roles, their admiration for each other's acting skills, and their artistic discussions on how they complemented each other's performances with just a glance on set.

A well-known film critic in the Chinese film industry published an in-depth article in a prestigious film weekly titled "The Golden Horse Awards only give one Best Actress award, who should it be?"

The article offered a lengthy and highly complimentary assessment of Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei's acting skills, but its brilliance lies in deliberately leaving the conclusion ambiguous at the last moment.

"The cruel thing about this problem is that you're wrong no matter who you choose."

If the Golden Horse Awards chose July, it would be a cruel betrayal of An Sheng's intensely burning vitality:

If Jinma chose Ansheng, it would be ignoring the great restraint of July who swallowed all the pain.

The Golden Horse Awards are facing the most challenging and painful dilemma in its 53-year history.

This article ignited a frenzy of discussion about the historic question: "Will the Golden Horse Awards break with tradition and produce a tie?"

It should be noted that, prior to this, the Golden Horse Awards, which prides itself on purity and exclusivity, had never had a precedent of awarding a tie for Best Actress.

But just as the rivals and local forces in the Taiwanese film and television industry were trying to refute it by saying it was "not in accordance with the rules".

More than ten top film critics, including several former chairpersons of the Golden Horse Awards jury, jointly published a lengthy article in various academic columns.

A Collaborative Work That Could Not Be Fulfilled Without Either Individual Member: On the Historical Inevitability of the 53rd Golden Horse Award for Best Actress (Twin Winners)

The lengthy article, from the perspectives of film aesthetics, dramatic structure, and the future development of Chinese-language films, elevates the "double yolk" award from a "contrary idea" to a "historic step that the Golden Horse Awards must take for the sake of art."

The suggestion of "double yolk eggs" has officially entered the public eye.

The message left to the public is no longer whether Fan Binbin or the other two will win the award, but rather to tell you directly that a tie for Best Actress in "Soul Mate" is the right answer, and that both of them have the ability to win the Best Actress award.

At the same time, Mohen, who has been deeply involved in the online public opinion field for many years, launched a direct attack.

Hundreds of technical analysis posts on Zhihu and Douban analyzing the acting in "Soulmate" have seen a surge in likes, favorites, and comments, prompting a frenzy of reposts from various self-media platforms.

"[Multiple Images Warning/Frame-by-Frame Analysis] Why is it said that Li Yitong's trembling hands when unbuttoning her clothes, and the tear about to fall in Tian Xiwei's eye, are the greatest scenes in Chinese film history in 2016?"

"From the perspective of micro-expression psychology, how July and An Sheng completed the exchange of self-identity: A textbook example of Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei's co-starring."

On the other hand, although the two did not reach the top of the trending topics on Weibo, they still firmly occupied the top ten for more than a week.

Bilibili, a platform popular with anime and young people, saw a surge in activity from its content creators (UPs).

Several montage videos comparing the acting skills of Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei in "Soulmate" have gone viral on the entire site.

The barrage of comments flooded the screen, completely covering the entire screen.

However, the real ultimate weapon came from the ice cream cone, which already had 2 million daily active users at this time.

In the #July and An Sheng Soul Co-starring# topic challenge of the short video platform, Mohen directly offered a cash pool of up to tens of millions and a top-tier traffic package worth tens of billions to support the contest.

In no time, the entire internet began to participate in this imitation frenzy.

Ice Cream Cone's accounts in Taiwan were almost indiscriminately pushed cuts and marketing content of "July and Ansheng" to varying degrees.

On overseas social media platforms Twitter and Facebook, the top five trending topics in Taiwan were completely dominated by the marketing and highlights of "Soulmate"!

"In just three days, the trending topic on Twitter in Taiwan has surpassed 300 million views!"

This terrifying digital transformation left the Golden Horse Executive Committee and artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan speechless.

They never imagined that the promotion and distribution of a movie could go to this extent.

At this point, "Soulmate" was no longer just an award-winning film.

Under Shen Mo's management, it has become a phenomenal cultural storm that has crossed the strait!

Online, the debate over whether Fan Binbin beat the two actresses to win the Golden Horse Award, or whether it was an internal battle between the two actresses, has become extremely heated.

"The Golden Horse Awards have never had a tie!"

"Although Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei are both good, they will definitely split the votes! In the end, Queen Binbin will definitely have the last laugh!"

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"What a joke! Didn't you see what the top film critics said? July and An Sheng are both indispensable!"

"If you ask me, the real battle between the two beauties is the Ink Trace duo. Tongtong's performance in July, with those expressive eyes, is absolutely worthy of an award!"

"Hehe, Weiwei's quiet life is what truly has explosive power, okay?"

"During that bathroom scene, her veins were bulging. If she doesn't win Best Actress for that, the Golden Horse Awards might as well gouge her eyes out!"

Fans from all three sides, along with countless passersby attracted by the ice cream cone short video and mainstream media, were arguing fiercely. Every second, tens of thousands of posts debating the conflict were refreshed in every corner of the internet.

Meanwhile, Chen Jun sat in a private teahouse in Taiwan.

From Taiwan's top three post-production companies, two top-notch special effects studios, to the documentary development fund that has been in deep cooperation with the Golden Horse Awards for many years.

Chen Jun visited almost the entire area in the first three days.

However, in all public meetings and private banquets, Chen Jun never mentioned the words "Golden Horse Awards".

He was just talking about Inkprint's investment strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. You have an excellent technical team, and Inkprint has funds and projects. Cooperation would be beneficial to both parties.

The founder of a post-production company happened to be one of the judges for this year's Golden Horse Awards. After the meeting, that person took the initiative to ask Chen Jun.

"Were both of you nominated for the lead role in your film 'Soulmate'?"

Chen Jun smiled and said, "Yes."

"So, Mr. Chen, who do you think has more potential?"

"I think both of them are quite deserving of the award."

The other party was silent for a moment, then nodded.

In this teahouse today, Chen Jun, through various connections, arranged a meeting with a senior advisor who has served on the Golden Horse Executive Committee for many years.

This consultant has been deeply involved in the Taiwanese film industry for thirty years and has decades of close personal relationships with many of the veteran judges on this year's final judging panel.

During the meal, glasses clinked and swayed, but Chen Jun still didn't talk about the awards.

After the main courses were served, he casually pulled a business plan bearing the official seal of Inkstone Capital from his briefcase.

"Advisor Lin, the Ink Trace Project plans to establish a youth director support fund in Taiwan," with an initial investment of 100 million RMB to subsidize the debut films of emerging Taiwanese directors.

"Who in your circle do you think is most suitable to take the position of chairman of this foundation?"

The initial investment is 100 million RMB!

Specifically supporting emerging local directors!

He gave Chen Jun a deep look, then slowly uttered a few names.

These names happen to be among the most self-righteous Taiwanese producers on this year's final judging panel.

Shortly after, an overseas investment company appeared in Taiwan.

The music critic Chiao Yuan-fu, who was on the review panel, had his wife's arts center receive a donation of NT$800 million. Sometimes, whispered conversations between husband and wife are more effective than any persuasion.

Judge Yao Hongyi, a photographer by training, has a post-production company that has taken on a project for a small mainland film and television company, with a contract fee of NT$700 million.

Ma Jiahui, a cultural critic in Hong Kong, said that his university research center project team received a HK$500 million academic grant, ostensibly to "support Hong Kong film culture research".

Subsequently, several other producers' companies had new projects approved, and investment contracts were delivered on the same day.

A Gulfstream G650ER landed at Taoyuan Airport.

This is a private jet that Shen Mo ordered two years ago, costing a total of $8500 million. It was finally completed and signed for last month, and this was his first experience with the private jet.

Shen Mo arrived here a few days before the Golden Horse Awards ceremony, accompanied by Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei.

The goal is simple: to ensure everything goes perfectly, there is one more person who needs to be won over.

This person is Hsu An-hua, the chairman of the final judging panel for this year's Golden Horse Awards.

As a highly respected and legendary director in the Chinese film industry, Anhua Hsu has won five Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Director and three Golden Horse Awards for Best Director.

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She never married and lived an extremely simple life.

She has an almost sacred dedication to the art of film, and it is clearly inappropriate for Chen Jun to tempt her with benefits.

Shen Mo stood up from the sofa on the airplane and straightened his suit.

Li Yitong got up and gently straightened his tie, while Tian Xiwei sat quietly to the side.

Shen Mo smiled slightly.

"Wait for me at the hotel, I'm going to get back the crowns that belong to you."

"Don't worry, everyone has weaknesses."

"Those who do not seek profit often care about fame."

Half an hour later, inside a traditional old street restaurant in Taiwan.

During afternoon tea time, the shop was deserted.

Xu Anhua, wearing her signature black-rimmed glasses, was stirring her milk tea with a spoon all by herself.

She looked somewhat tired; the intense film review sessions over the past few days had taken a toll on her mental and physical well-being.

A series of steady footsteps sounded.

Shen Mo sat alone opposite Xu Anhua.

Xu Anhua raised her head, her voice indifferent.

"Mr. Shen, if you're here for 'Soulmate,' then you can leave now."

"I, Xu Anhua, only recognize movies, not RMB."

Faced with the order to leave, Shen Mo was not angry and poured himself a cup of tea.

"Director Xu, you've misunderstood."

Venice?

Xu Anhua frowned slightly.

Shen Mo leaned forward slightly.

"To be precise, it's the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement."

"Director Xu, you have spent your whole life making art films that focus on reality and marginalized women. You have already achieved a grand slam in the Chinese-speaking world."

"But in the halls of fame of the three major European film festivals, Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki have both received lifetime achievement awards, while you, who represent the highest peak of Chinese female directors, have yet to stand on the podium in St. Mark's Square."

"I think this is not only your regret, but also the regret of the entire Chinese-language film industry."

Xu Anhua's body stiffened without her realizing it.

Shen Mo's words shattered the artistic ambitions deep within her heart.

"Mr. Shen, you overestimate your own abilities."

Xu Anhua took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and sneered.

"That's Venice, European territory. Do you think you can extend your reach into Italy?"

"It couldn't be done before, but now, ink marks can."

Shen Mo took out a document and pushed it in front of Xu Anhua.

"Inkstone Capital completed its acquisition of controlling stakes in Europe's largest independent cinema chain and two top European film distribution companies last month."

"At the same time, Ice Cream Cone Short Video has become the largest official Chinese-language sponsor of the next Venice Film Festival."

Xu Anhua looked at the document in his hand, which detailed European cinema data and public relations roadmap.

Xu Anhua slowly raised her head, her expression no longer calm.

The tea restaurant suddenly fell silent.

After a long while, Xu Anhua trembled as she took off her glasses, rubbed her reddened eyes, and her voice was hoarse with a hint of compromise.

"President Shen—you want me to cheat at the review meeting? That's impossible, that's my bottom line."

No, you've misunderstood.

Shen Mo stood up and gracefully buttoned up his suit jacket.

"My acting skills as a woman, Shen Mo, don't need anyone's cheating or charity."

"I'm here today with no other requests, just one condition!"

"If Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei are tied for the vote."

"Please, esteemed judges, set aside the traditional mindset that only one Best Actress can be chosen."

"Watch 'Soulmate' carefully, and see the soulful collaboration between the two girls, a collaboration that would not have been possible without either of them."

Xu Anhua suddenly laughed, looking at Shen Mo with curiosity.

"Is Mr. Shen really that confident?"

"Are their acting skills enough to impress all of us judges?"

Shen Mo confidently raised the corners of his mouth in a smile.

"I believe in their acting skills, the power of the film itself, and even more so in your and the judges' artistic intuition."

After saying that, Shen Mo bowed slightly and strode out of the tea restaurant.

Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei possess enhanced acting skills in this life, and they also have the original version from their previous lives to refer to.

Moreover, there's also Chen Jun's operation.

There is no problem with the two candidates winning the votes.

The only possible problem is that the award was only given to one of them.

For Shen Mo, this was not perfect.

Therefore, Shen Mo's strategy was simple: to make Xu Anhua the one to propose the "dual Best Actress motion".

The Golden Horse Awards have very flexible judging rules; if more than two-thirds of the judges support the decision, the original judging principles can be changed.

The first dual Best Actress awards in the previous life were born within this framework.

At that time, the judging panel voted to approve Xu Anhua's motion: to add a sixth candidate to the original five candidates, "Zhou Dongyu + Ma Sichun".

The Golden Horse Awards ceremony night.

Tonight, the stars are shining brightly, and the spotlights on both sides of the red carpet almost turn the night sky into daylight.

Inside the lobby, the air conditioning was on full blast, but it still couldn't suppress the tension in the air.

Shen Mo was dressed in a pure black custom-made suit, with Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei dressed up on either side of him.

Li Yitong wore a silver-gray fishtail dress with a deep V-neck that accentuated her shoulder and neck lines.

Tian Xiwei chose a peacock blue satin dress, her bright eyes and white teeth revealing a wild yet delicate beauty.

The three stunning appearances captivated most of the film rolls in the room.

Across the corridor, diagonally ahead, Fan Binbin tried her best to maintain an elegant smile, but her tightly clenched hands betrayed her inner anxiety and unease.

After being suppressed by public opinion across the internet for several consecutive days, her public relations team has long been in disarray.

Tonight, she can only gamble on the so-called "last vestige of integrity" at the Golden Horse Awards.

When it came time for the Best Actress award ceremony, clips of the nominees began to play one by one on the big screen.

When the camera switched to "Soulmate," the classic bathroom fight scene appeared on the screen.

Li Yitong's red-rimmed, desperate, and cold accusations intertwined with Tian Xiwei's trembling, hysterical cries, echoing throughout the hall.

At that moment, every filmmaker present was shaken.

The sense of destiny between two souls, torn apart and then merged, still sends chills down your spine even after watching it a hundred times.

"Next, we will be presenting the Best Actress award at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards."

The award presenter smiled and opened the envelope in his hand.

The moment his self-illumination fell, his expression froze, and his pupils dilated abruptly.

He even rubbed his eyes in disbelief, turned to look at his partner beside him, and saw the same shock in the other's eyes.

He took a deep breath and read it into the microphone in a slightly trembling voice.

"The Best Actress award at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards went to ————"

"July and Ansheng, Li Yitong! Tian Xiwei!"

Congratulations!

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence at that moment.

There were no gasps, no applause; everyone even wondered if they had misheard.

Fan Binbin's smile froze on his face instantly, and Feng Xiaogang abruptly straightened up.

In the 53-year history of the Golden Horse Awards, there has never been a tie!

After two seconds of shock, the scene erupted in thunderous applause and cheers, almost lifting the entire roof off!

Tian Xiwei couldn't hold back her tears, which streamed down her face. She turned around and hugged Shen Mo without any hesitation.

Li Yitong's eyes also reddened. She sat quietly in the chair until Tian Xiwei left that embrace, then she opened her arms and hugged her back.

Amidst thunderous applause from the audience, Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei walked hand in hand, steadily onto the podium.

Looking at the trophies on the tray held by the hostesses, they did not decline them as usual.

The two girls exchanged a glance, and simultaneously reached out their hands, each taking their trophy, and stood side by side in front of the microphone.

The applause gradually subsided, and everyone waited for the two historic twins to speak.

Li Yitong bowed slightly first. She held the microphone, her crescent-shaped eyes were red, but her voice remained steady.

"Thank you to the jury, thank you to the Golden Horse Awards."

Standing here, looking at everyone in the audience, all I want to say is—

"This trophy is really heavy, so heavy that if I were alone, I probably wouldn't be able to lift it at all."

The audience erupted in applause.

Shen Mo, sitting in the audience, also looked at her with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, Tian Xi turned her head slightly, looked at Li Yitong beside her, smiled slightly, and her signature dimples appeared on her face.

"I feel that God has really been kind to me."

"He knew I would be afraid if I were alone, and he knew I couldn't walk this road alone."

"So—he specially arranged for someone to come and help me get it."

Tian Xi paused for a moment, gazing affectionately at the girl in front of her.

"Thank you, Tongtong."

Li Yitong turned her head to meet Tian Xiwei's self-sunlight.

In that instant, her signature crescent-shaped eyes curved into two exquisite arcs.

In the drama, July and An Sheng, and in real life, Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei, stood in the center of attention amidst a sky full of golden ribbons.

Meanwhile, Shen Mo sat in the dark audience seats, his hands clasped together.

Looking at the two women on the stage, he felt an unparalleled sense of accomplishment.

Let's rewind to the late night two days before the awards ceremony.

Inside the screening room of the Golden Horse Executive Committee, the air was filled with the rich aroma of coffee and cigarettes.

Only seventeen judges sat on the dark red velvet chairs.

The lights and shadows on the screen slowly dimmed, and all four films nominated for Best Actress had finished screening.

Jury Chairman Xu Anhua stands in front of the screen.

She glanced at the various documents on the table, snapped out of her thoughts, and tapped the table.

"I trust your judgment."

"Having watched all four dramas, everyone knows the actors' acting skills."

"Please make your own judgment after reading this."

The words had barely left his mouth when an extremely heated debate erupted.

"I vote for Fan Binbin!"

An experienced director was the first to speak.

"To strip away all pretense and portray a rural woman—this self-destructive breakthrough is exactly the type of role the Golden Horse Awards have always favored!"

"Moreover, this play has significant social relevance!"

"I disagree!"

On the other side, a producer immediately retorted.

"Fan Binbin's performance is superficial; it's a deliberate attempt to look ugly, not a genuine, soul-stirring performance! In contrast, Li Yitong's performance in 'Soul Mate' is a powerful explosion of suppressed emotions, tearing apart the inner world of a modern woman—that's the highest level of modern cinematic aesthetics!"

The other screenwriter shook his head.

"I think Tian Xiwei's portrayal of An Sheng, with its blend of wildness and vulnerability, is a unique screen image in Chinese-language films of the past decade. To deny their artistic achievements simply because they are young would be a disgrace to the Golden Horse Awards!"

For a moment, spittle flew everywhere in the screening room.

Xu Anhua sat at the head of the table, remaining silent throughout.

The argument escalated until both sides of the long table were red in the face, and all eyes were on her.

She slowly took off her glasses, rubbed her temples, and calmly uttered a few words.

"Just vote!"

The seventeen judges straightened up, nodded, and wrote their names on the ballots.

Five minutes later, the vote count was announced and clearly written on the blackboard.

李依桐6票田曦微6票范彬彬3票许伟甯1票吴可希1票看到这个票数，全场倒吸一口凉气。

According to the Golden Horse Awards rules, in the first round of voting, someone must receive more than half, or at least 9 votes, to win directly.

Currently, no one has a majority of votes, and Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei are tied at a high level.

"A tie?!"

"What a coincidence!"

"How should this result be calculated?"

An old screenwriter shook his head with a wry smile.

Xu Anhua looked around.

"In that case, let's proceed with the second round of voting!"

"We will vote between Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei, who are tied for the highest number of votes."

Everyone nodded, and the second round of voting began immediately.

Soon, the results of the second round of vote counting were announced:

Li Yitong received 7 votes, Tian Xiwei received 7 votes, and there were 3 abstentions, resulting in another tie!

7 against 7!!!

Staring at the two identical numbers on the blackboard, the entire room fell into a deathly silence that lasted for several minutes.

Everyone turned around and handed the final decision over to Xu Anhua.

As the chairman of the judging panel, in this tie, if he supports one side, that side wins.

As Xu Anhua looked at those two names, images from "July and Ansheng" kept flashing through her mind, along with Shen Mo's words in the tea restaurant that day.

"A soul collaboration cannot exist without the absence of any one of them."

Xu Anhua slowly stood up, her gaze sweeping over the sixteen judges present.

"Everyone, the two rounds of voting have both ended in a tie. Perhaps this is not God playing tricks on us, but rather the film itself revealing its truth to us."

"Perhaps this year's Golden Horse Awards deserves an unconventional tie."

These words shocked the entire audience!

But looking at the "7 to 7" on the blackboard, and thinking about the overwhelming "double yolk" press releases outside, the judges looked at each other and then raised their hands one after another.

14 votes in favor, 3 abstentions.

The Golden Horse Awards' 53-year-old ironclad rule has been abruptly changed at this moment.

Late at night after the awards ceremony, facing a frenzy of reporters, Xu Anhua, as the chairman of the jury, stood under the spotlight with a calm and composed expression.

When faced with a reporter's pointed question about "why break the 53-year tradition of giving out double yolks," she smiled.

"We voted in two rounds, and both times the result was a tie."

"So, we had the most heated debate in the history of the Golden Horse Awards: Can these two roles really be separated?"

"July is no longer complete without An Sheng, and An Sheng cannot find her home without July."

"The highest level of performance is like that too; they are mirror images of each other, flesh and blood of each other."

"You simply cannot cut a complete soul in two."

The news caused an uproar on Weibo.

#Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei share the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress# (Breaking News)

#July and Ansheng's Miracle# (Breaking News)

"I've never seen anything like this before! This is the first time in 53 years that the Golden Horse Awards have done this! Inkstone Pictures has completely rewritten history!"

"I've watched that bathroom fight scene frame by frame 100 times already. Those two Golden Horse Awards are well-deserved!"

"Hahaha! Where are those haters who were just mocking that two female leads would definitely split the votes? Come out and take your punishment! The Golden Horse Awards are giving out two! Surprised? Unexpected?"

"No need to tear it apart! We've won everything! Tongtong is a Best Actress, and Weiwei is a Best Actress too! The Mohen Twins are the best in the world!"

"Aaaaaaah! I'll just do a spiral ascension right here and now! Golden Horse Awards, you've finally opened your eyes!! A double tie! Tongtong and Weiwei, lock them in forever!!"

"Waaaaah! Tong Xin and Wei Min are real!! They loved and hated each other in the drama, and they're becoming gods together in real life!"

"Family members! Who understands! One second our two fan groups were fighting tooth and nail in the supertopic, and the next second we were crying our eyes out in the comments!"

"Tongtong wiped away Weiwei's tears! My God, what an amazing, pure love story!!"

"Tong Xinwei is the best! 5399! 3599! 8899!"

Meanwhile, the hashtag #GoldenHorseAwardBestActress# trended on social media after appearing on the short video platform Ice Cream Cone.

Hundreds of thousands of on-site clips and GIFs of the award ceremony are being uploaded at an exponential rate per second.

As soon as users open the ice cream cone, one swipe reveals Li Yitong's smiling eyes, and another swipe reveals Tian Xiwei's adorable charm.

The ultimate visual impact and the exhilarating real-time interaction have completely captivated a large number of netizens.

Major mainstream media outlets have issued real-time reports.

New Wolf Entertainment: "Breaking News at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards! Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei Share Best Actress Award for the First Time!"

The Paper: "Inseparable Souls! Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei Hand in Hand Win the First Golden Horse Award in 53 Years (Double Winner)"

Best Actress

Tencent Entertainment: "A 53-Year-Old Iron Rule Broken in One Day: The Twin Flowers of 'Soulmate' Bloom, Ushering in a New Era for Chinese-Language Women's Cinema"

Phoenix Network Culture: "Xu Anhua Overcomes Opposition to Create a Historic Miracle: July and Ansheng Would Not Be Complete Without Either of Them"

Daily Economic News: "Short video traffic explodes; Mohen Capital's entire industry chain is used to target the Golden Horse Awards, as seen from its propaganda efforts."

NetEase Entertainment: "Fan Binbin Misses Out on Golden Horse Award! The Ink-Stained Duo's Internal Strife Turns into a Twin Flower Blossoms, Fans Begin a Century-Long Reconciliation"

Southern Metropolis Daily: "Two Best Actresses at the Golden Horse Awards Shed Tears, Witnessing a Highlight in Chinese Film History"

In the backstage dressing room of the Golden Horse Awards, Li Yitong had already entered the dressing room, preparing to take off her formal dress and change into something more comfortable to attend the after-party.

Tian Xiwei stood in front of Shen Mo, holding the trophy, and looked straight at him.

Suddenly, she threw the trophy onto the sofa.

He took a big step forward and wrapped his arms around Shen Mo's neck.

Interlace your fingers and pull his head down.

He kissed her directly.

It's the beginning of the month, everyone can cast their newly refreshed monthly votes!