I'm really good at this.

"Yamazaki, you're awesome!"

When Li Shanqi returned, Zhang Hong turned around and gave him a thumbs up.

Everyone else praised him, saying, "Awesome, Brother Li! You won our team's first award!"

"That won't work either," Li Shanqi said embarrassedly. "It's just that the photography award is given out first. Since I can win an award, there's no reason why 'Mobile Suit Gundam' shouldn't win one with its visuals and special effects. And the music—it's a symphony composed by a master!"

That being said, he still quietly showed off his trophy and certificate.

"No." Zhang Hong looked at his pretentious act and revealed the same devilish smile as Lin Muqing. "I just think that after you pulled that stunt, we probably won't win any more awards."

"Huh?" Li Shanqi and the others were stunned. "No way..."

"Of course they will." Liu Yishou sighed. "You might not be able to win the biggest awards, but based on my understanding of the organizing committee, they will probably give you some other awards to make up for it. Your photography award proves that point."

But with your actions... if the Feitian Awards are to have another edition, you definitely won't get any of the other awards.

Li Shanqi suddenly felt several piercing gazes.

He didn't dare look at his friends, but swallowed hard and hid the trophy and certificate behind his back, saying with a wry smile, "This... I'm sorry."

"It's okay, it's just speculation." Zhang Hong smiled and comforted him, as well as the others. "The Feitian Awards are quite professional awards. Generally speaking, these awards are not given to TV dramas with exaggerated visuals. Don't overthink it."

Zhang Hong now has a completely Buddhist-like mentality.

After all, it's impossible for me to win an award, and even if I did, there would be no prize money.

What's the use?

At most, it just means that with greater fame, more people will invest in making films.

But would this be useful to Zhang Hong?

Others invest, you work hard, but in the end, most of the money you earn goes to others.

Why bother?

However, Zhang Hong couldn't leave empty-handed. Driven by curiosity, he began to look around at the others.

From the moment an award is nominated to the moment the winners are announced.

Watching the expressions on those people's faces change from tension to confusion, to resentment, to anger, to jealousy, and finally to forced smiles and applause when the camera lens was on them.

It's really fun.

As expected, Mobile Suit Gundam didn't win any of the three awards: "Outstanding Art Direction," "Outstanding Editing," or "Outstanding Audiovisual Performance."

Among them, "Bloody Youth" won the "Outstanding Audio-Visual Award".

The "Best Editing Award" was given to a crime drama series called "The Drug Enforcer".

The "Outstanding Art Award" was given to "I'm Not a Hero".

This is a cold and austere period drama.

It tells the story of a hitman who, to keep a promise, escapes with a baby.

The entire film is in black and white ink wash style, with blood gushing out, but it's all treated in an ink wash style.

Only the main character.

Every time he killed someone, the bloodstains on his body would turn red.

He kept accumulating blood until the very end, when the red blood had soaked through his clothes and he successfully handed the baby over to the baby's grandfather, he died.

Then the baby became colorful.

Overall, Zhang Hong also really liked this show.

However, he felt there was a slight flaw: the show dragged on a bit.

Well, Zhang Hong thinks this drama would be better made into a movie than a TV series.

And what viewers might not believe is that, apart from "Mobile Suit Gundam" and "Bloody Youth," these TV series are all highly acclaimed but have only average viewership ratings.

However, Zhang Hong also noticed something.

That is, the creative teams behind these award-winning works are all quite young, averaging around thirty years old.

Zhang Hong turned around and, sure enough, saw that Liu Yishou's face had turned black.

Zhang Hong was amused.

Just now, Liu Yishou was comforting him, but now it's his turn to comfort Liu Yishou: "Uncle Liu, calm down. You've already won the Feitian Award twice, what's one more time?"

"You don't understand." Liu Yishou's expression remained serious, his eyes fixed on the stage. "I understand the Chinese film and television industry better than you do. The Feitian Awards are officially sponsored, so the awards ceremony is a signal."

He was getting old, and Wu Dingguo was a person who "flirted with the new and tired of the old".

In the past, he followed the other party and, as the younger generation, overtook the older generation.

Now that he's "old and faded," he probably doesn't have much time left.

Moreover, he has indeed poured a lot of effort into "Bloody Youth" this time, and with a stroke of genius like Zhang Hong, if he still can't win the contract, he probably really won't be able to hold on.

"Don't worry, Uncle Liu," Zhang Hong reassured him. "Besides my 'Mobile Suit Gundam,' the other candidates are quite good, but they all fall short compared to your show. Those with similar reputations don't have your ratings, and your ratings... no one else has higher ratings than you, so what are you afraid of?"

The official authorities in this parallel world are quite fair, and Zhang Hong has to admit that.

He knew he had no chance of winning the grand prize, so he was pleasantly surprised that the other party was willing to give him a few consolation prizes.

There's nothing that can be done now that the unexpected prize is gone. If he were the organizer, he'd be lucky if he didn't blacklist his own team.

After hearing Zhang Hong's words, Liu Yishou felt much better.

He was actually blinded by his own involvement.

He sighed and chuckled, "You young people are truly formidable. Xiao Hong, I was thirty-four when I first came to the Feitian Awards, and I was incredibly nervous. In the end, I didn't win any awards and even got completely drunk. You have such a great attitude; you must keep it up."

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Indeed, Zhang Hong is the young director with the biggest heart he has ever met.

He had just observed it carefully as well.

He could see right through the other candidates' feigned congratulations and composure, who were clearly nervous.

But Zhang Hong was truly calm; he had never seen the kid nervous.

This kid even yawned just now.

What a big heart.

Or... is it that his ambitions go beyond this, which is why he looks down on the Feitian Award?

So it doesn't matter whether I win this award or not?

Shaking his head, Liu Yishou dismissed the audacious idea.

This is one of the highest awards for TV dramas in China; no one could possibly be indifferent to it.

Soon, the awards ceremony continued, starting with the "Outstanding Screenplay Award".

The nominees are Liu Yishou (Blood-Red Youth), Zhang Hong (Mobile Suit Gundam), Sun Yichen (Drug Police), Luo Yan (Homecoming), and Xu Fang (Thirty Years in a Foreign Land).

When the camera panned towards him, Liu Yishou instinctively tensed up.

This includes the other candidates as well.

Except for Zhang Hong.

Looking at Zhang Hong on the big screen, who was still sleepy-eyed and then rubbed his eyes to try to stay awake, Wu Dingguo smiled kindly.

Wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes.

"Young and impetuous, indeed sunny, and with a great appearance, really impressive."

His mutterings were drowned out by the voices of the award presenters on stage.

"The work that won the Outstanding Screenplay Award at the China TV Drama Flying Apsaras Awards is..." The female star paused, then announced loudly into the microphone, "Mobile Suit! Zhang Hong! Congratulations!"

Zhang Hong was still comforting Liu Yishou from below the stage: "Uncle Liu, don't worry. I have the highest ratings and word-of-mouth among them, but even if I'm not banned, the screenwriting award is the one I'm least likely to win. The plot of 'Mobile Suit Gundam' is just okay, and the special effects and visuals overshadow the plot by too much. Don't worry."

Liu Yishou chuckled and teased, "That's hard to say. What if it really is yours?"

Zhang Hong laughed: "If you really send it to me, then I won't take a single penny from you asking me to act in your movies in the future, okay..."

Before he could finish speaking, the guests on stage announced the list of winners.

Liu Yishou and Zhang Hong were stunned on the spot.

"Brother Hong! You won! You won!" Li Shanqi was more excited than anyone else. "Brother Hong! It turns out the higher-ups aren't as narrow-minded as you thought! They definitely weren't targeting me, right?!"

If no one else wins the award this time, he'll probably be stabbed and stabbed by his brothers when he gets back, or at the very least, his status will plummet to the lowest in the mountain stronghold.

So how could he not be excited!

Liu Yishou remained silent, still stunned.

Zhang Hong grinned and strode onto the stage in a few steps.

When the female presenter handed over the trophy and hugged him, she insisted on hugging Zhang Hong tightly to gain an advantage.

Including that female host.

Zhang Hong was particularly disgusted by this.

Being old is one thing! But all that makeup on your face is falling onto my clothes!

Don't you know that these high-end clothes can't be washed?

Isn't it said that in a polite hug, there's an empty space between the body?

Those strange, obscure facts from my past life are really misleading!

After receiving the trophy, Zhang Hong glanced down at it.

He made eye contact with the big shots in the first row.

He saw the approval in the eyes of the bigwigs.

He shrugged and said, "I really didn't expect to win this award, considering I'm only twenty-five years old."

Then he got stuck.

After all, he genuinely didn't expect to win this award; he wasn't just showing off!

"Um... well." He held up the trophy and certificate, "I really wasn't prepared and don't know what to say. I see it's getting late, and the last four awards are the main event. So everyone, enjoy your meal and drinks, I'll head down now."

Zhang Hong slipped away.

The people in the audience were all stunned.

They didn't know whether they should applaud or what.

The host reacted quickly!

"Director Zhang Hong must be incredibly excited. After all, winning the Feitian Award for his first TV series, at just 25 years old, breaks the record for the youngest winner. This proves the fairness and impartiality of the Feitian Award; as long as you have the ability, even if you're only in your twenties, you can still gain the recognition of the general public!"

There was thunderous applause.

No wonder she's a CCTV host.

Wu Dingguo, sitting in the audience, also clapped with a smile.

Anyway... as long as nothing goes wrong, it's fine.

He was genuinely afraid that Zhang Hong would suddenly come up with some strange acceptance speech.

Back in his seat, the bandit leaders offered their congratulations, and Zhang Hong smiled and said, "Congratulations to you too."

Liu Yishou stared at him blankly for a long time before finally uttering two words: "Congratulations..."

"Oh, no, that won't do either." Zhang Hong quickly said modestly, "Uncle Liu, we're like family, it doesn't matter if you get the award or I get it, right? Besides, this is a good thing!"

Liu Yishou gave a forced smile: "Is this a good thing?"

"Of course!" Zhang Hong analyzed for him, "Look, I won the screenwriting award, so who can compete with you for 'Outstanding TV Series' and 'Outstanding Director'? Don't forget that I'm the only one with higher reputation and ratings than you."

Now that I've won the "Outstanding Screenwriter" award, it's really just a compensation prize. The other two most important awards are definitely yours!

Zhang Hong gave a thumbs up: "Trust me, you won't go wrong!"

Liu Yishou's expression softened.

Although Zhang Hong's statement that "both the word-of-mouth and the ratings are higher than yours" always felt a bit off to him, the kid wasn't wrong.

So he smiled and said, "Anyway, congratulations. This award isn't really compensation for you. Your 'Mobile Suit Gundam' is indeed very meaningful and it fits our domestic values ​​perfectly, so don't underestimate yourself. This is what you deserve."

As they were talking, the winner of the "Outstanding Actress" award was announced.

Liu Meng, the lead actress in "Bloody Youth," won this award.

After giving Zhang Hong a tight hug and then giving Liu Yishou a light hug through the air, Liu Meng, unable to hide her excitement, went on stage to receive her award.

After clapping and sitting down, Zhang Hong vigorously patted the powder off his clothes, then laughed and said, "Uncle Liu, what did I tell you? This is a signal! You're definitely going to win both the Best Director and Best TV Series awards!"

Liu Yishou was all smiles, like an old chrysanthemum, completely unlike his former aloof and irritable self.

"Oh, it's nothing. It would be safe to say that the 'Best Actor' award is given to someone from my drama. The Feitian Awards wouldn't give all of their most important awards to the same TV series; that's called distributing the best talent evenly. It would be easier to say if it were the Golden Eagle Awards."

He put his arm around Zhang Hong's shoulder and teased him, "Speaking of which, I'm quite envious of you. The Golden Eagle Awards will definitely be your main battleground from now on. Maybe you can even bring back a Grand Slam."

"Oh, not at all. The Feitian Award is the most prestigious award. This just shows that in the eyes of professionals, Uncle Liu, you're still the best!"

"Hehehe..."

"Hahaha..."

The two started praising each other.

until......

"The winner of the China TV Drama Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actor is... Zhang Hong for 'Blood-Stained Youth'! Congratulations!"

The smiles on Liu Yishou and Zhang Hong's faces froze.

Faced with Liu Yishou's resentful look, Zhang Hong gave an awkward smile, looked away, and went back on stage.

Trying hard to avoid hugging the award presenters and the female host too tightly, Zhang Hong delivered his acceptance speech again.

Watching the expressions on the faces of the other candidates below shift from anticipation to nervousness, from nervousness to astonishment, from astonishment to jealousy, and from jealousy to forced smiles... it was quite amusing.

Zhang Hong couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Pfft...cough cough, sorry." Composing himself, Zhang Hong leaned closer to the microphone. "To be honest, I really didn't expect this award. After all, I only acted in four episodes of the TV series, which is basically like a cameo. I didn't expect to be chosen."

He pointed in Liu Yishou's direction: "To be honest, the person I am most grateful to is Director Liu. Without him, I would not have had the opportunity to stand on this stage today. I was resting in the scenic area when he rushed over, grabbed me, and ran away. To be honest, I was quite scared at the time."

Laughter erupted from the audience in perfect unison.

It's just... not very heartfelt.

"In short, let me just say this." Zhang Hong raised the trophy, intending to encourage the other young actors, "Thank you to the Feitian Awards for awarding me such an important award as Outstanding Actor. This is not only an encouragement to me, but also to everyone."

Even someone like me, who has never studied acting, won this award on my first acting role. Other actors have an even better chance of winning it! Keep it up!

Sparse applause broke out.

Many people felt their teeth ache when they clapped.

That sounds like there's nothing wrong with it.

But why do I feel so cold?

The air conditioning in this auditorium isn't even set that low...

Back in his seat, Zhang Hong was greeted by Liu Yishou's complicated gaze.

"Xiao Hong, you've really offended all your colleagues this time. Try to be less sarcastic in the future. I'm getting old and I get cold easily."

Zhang Hong found it strange: "But I was just telling the truth."

He did indeed win this award on his very first acting role.

So what can we do? Let the Feitian Awards take back the trophy, shall we?

Or if you feel you owe someone something, Zhang Hong can mail the trophy to them.

Or should I write an IOU?

"I know you're telling the truth!" Liu Yishou said, exasperated. "But some things, even if they're the truth, you just can't say them!"

His voice was a bit loud.

The neighboring film crews cast complicated glances at them.

Liu Yishou shuddered, lowered his head, and whispered, "Anyway, I'll definitely be more careful in the future!"

After saying that, he sighed again: "Alas... it's just that the Best Actor and Best Actress awards are for my production team, so I'm afraid I'll have no chance with the other two awards."

"That's not necessarily true," Zhang Hong said with a smile. "It might just be a surprise!"

Sure enough, the surprise came quickly: the winner of the "Outstanding Director Award" was none other than Liu Yishou!

It was the same routine again, but Liu Yishou spoke for ten minutes on stage, basically using up all the time that Zhang Hongshou had saved.

He still felt like he hadn't had enough.

But it doesn't matter, there's still the "Outstanding TV Series" award.

Liu Yishou is determined to win!

He came off the stage beaming, and Zhang Hong immediately began flattering him: "Awesome, Uncle Liu! Best Director is in the bag!"

"No way! There's no such thing as a best director!" Liu Yishou said modestly, "I already said it! It's 'excellent director'! We wouldn't dare call it the best!"

"Hey! Uncle Liu! My biggest flaw in life is that I'm too outspoken. I might say something that doesn't sound nice, but please don't take it to heart!"

"Tell me! What kind of relationship do we have, uncle and nephew? Why would I care?"

"Then I'll say it." Zhang Hong pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "Uncle Liu, your biggest flaw is that you're too modest! Excessive modesty is just hypocrisy! You've won this award, so you're definitely the best TV drama director of the last two years! No arguments allowed!"

Liu Yishou felt a warmth in his heart, and his face beamed like a flower: "Oh! You're such a sweet talker! What I love most about you is that you always tell the truth!"

"Then I'll stop pretending, I'm coming clean." Liu Yishou crossed his legs. "This 'Outstanding TV Series Award' is definitely mine..."

The work that won the Outstanding Television Series Award at the China TV Drama Flying Apsaras Awards is... *Mobile Suit Gundam*! Congratulations!

Liu Yishou's smile froze.

P.S.: I was busy at the hospital all day, so I typed this on my phone intermittently.

I'll stay up all night tonight and try to finish a chapter for tomorrow ahead of schedule. Everyone, go to sleep early.

Ugh, this is so agonizing, I'm sorry.

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I like it, I'm really good at it, I'm really good at it.