Huayu: Starting with Hijacking from "The Story of a Noble Family"

Chapter 99: The Golden Rooster Awards Public Humiliation, Super Girl

The red carpet ceremony started promptly at 6 p.m., with veteran film artists making their appearance first.

Following them were leaders from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and then film and television stars such as Zhang Guoli, Pu Cunxin, Li Youbin, Feng Yuanzheng, Liu Ye, and Xia Yu.

Then came the cast of "Our Times," with Xu Heng appearing alongside Zhang Zichen and Zhou Yang.

In the film crew of "Cellphone", Feng Xiaogang and his wife Xu Fan appeared together, while Fan Binbin appeared alone.

Sina Entertainment once again provided live text and photo coverage of the red carpet ceremony.

CCTV-6 Movie Channel will broadcast the event live without delay, instead of recording it the next day like the Huabiao Awards did previously.

So, not long after the red carpet ceremony began, Sina Entertainment's live broadcast room and the film and television sections of various forums and communities became lively.

"This is the first time the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival has been held in Ningxia Province. The order at the scene was better than expected, and the audience was very enthusiastic."

"There are quite a few veteran artists present tonight, but not many young A-list stars, so the lineup is a bit thin."

"The live broadcast on CCTV-6 was very clear."

"Xu Heng is really handsome, and not just in photos, he's even more handsome in person!"

"Zhang Zichen is also handsome, but he's still quite a bit less so than Xu Heng. Zhou Yang is also very beautiful."

"It's a pity Liu Yifei didn't come again. I really hope to see Xu Heng and Liu Yifei walk the red carpet together, preferably holding hands!"

"Liu Yifei can't register, and it seems she's currently undergoing martial arts training before filming 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'?"

"Fan Binbin's attire today was very elegant, and he walked very calmly throughout, without any intention of deliberately creating hype."

"I wonder if Fan Binbin will win the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Awards tonight. It would be really interesting if she did."

"Many Hong Kong and Taiwan stars didn't come this time, so it's much less star-studded than previous events held in big cities."

"The crucial point is that Little Swallow (Zhao Yunpeng's character in 'My Fair Princess') isn't here either. Could the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Awards really go to Fan Binbin?!"

"The Hundred Flowers Awards are a popularity award, and among all the nominated actresses, only Xiao Yanzi (played by Fan Binbin) is more popular than Fan Binbin. So, Fan Binbin's chances of winning are actually quite good!"

After the red carpet ceremony, the awards ceremony officially began at 7:30 p.m.

The two award ceremonies were combined. The Golden Rooster Awards were hosted by Ni Ping, while the Hundred Flowers Awards were hosted by Pu Cunxin and Zhang Yan.

The opening performance was followed by a speech from a leader, and then the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony.

The first award was for Best Actor, which was won by Li Youbin for his role in "Heart-Stopping".

The Outstanding Actress award was won by Zhang Yan, who was only 10 years old at the time, for her role in "Warm Spring".

Best Actor was awarded to Ge You for his role in "Cellphone".

Best Actress was awarded to Fan Binbin for her role in "Cellphone".

Best Feature Film was awarded to the film "Cellphone".

Upon seeing this result, Sina Entertainment's live broadcast room and the film and television sections of various forums and communities immediately exploded!

"Fan Binbin indeed won Best Actress!"

"It's a cover-up! This is absolutely a cover-up!"

"It seems the Hundred Flowers Awards changed its competition format specifically for Fan Binbin!"

"Ge You winning Best Actor and 'Cellphone' winning Best Feature Film are also highly likely to be the result of behind-the-scenes manipulation!"

"No matter how popular Ge You is, she can't possibly surpass Xu Heng's current popularity. Besides, this time there's SMS voting, so the number of young viewers participating will definitely be much higher than before. Under normal circumstances, Xu Heng absolutely cannot lose to Ge You, and 'Our Times' cannot lose to 'Cell Phone'!"

"What shady dealings? Don't they know the final result is based on the live vote? It's just that the voters are all their own people!"

"Wayi's behavior is appalling!"

"It's because Hsu Heng didn't sign with Wayi Securities before. As long as Wayi Securities can pull strings, even if they can't win an award themselves, they absolutely won't let Hsu Heng win one!"

After the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony ended, another round of performances began.

Hong Kong singer Miriam Yeung performed "Small Town, Big Events," while Taiwan singer Yu Chengqing performed "Unavoidable Love."

Xu Heng also sang two songs, "Confession Balloon" and "Those Years," which received a very enthusiastic response from the audience.

The Golden Rooster Awards ceremony began, and the first award, Best Supporting Actor, was won by Feng Yuanzheng for his role in "Beautiful Shanghai".

The Best Supporting Actress award was left vacant as none of the four nominated actresses won.

And Fan Binbin happens to be one of the four nominated actresses, which instantly made the internet buzz again!

"What does the Golden Rooster Awards mean? Four people were nominated, but no awards were given?"

"The Golden Rooster Awards are showing absolutely no respect for the Hundred Flowers Awards or Huayi Brothers!"

"Fan Binbin just won the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Awards, and then the Golden Rooster Awards refused to give her the Best Supporting Actress award, even for the same role. It's practically a public humiliation!"

"It just goes to show that the Golden Rooster Awards still have some sense of shame, unlike this year's Hundred Flowers Awards, which have absolutely no shame!"

Fan Binbin's face in the audience also turned very ugly. She wouldn't have looked this bad even if she had lost the award to someone else!

Following the Best Supporting Actress award was the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was given to 95-year-old director Tang Xiaodan.

After some more awards were presented, it was time for the Best Directorial Debut Award, which was jointly awarded to Xu Heng and Fang Gangliang, the director of "On the Way to School".

Subsequently, the Jury Special Award was awarded to "Girls' Diary".

The Best Television Movie award went to "Zeng Kelin's Departure from the Pass".

Then came the major awards, with Peng Xiaolian, director of "Beautiful Shanghai," winning Best Director.

The Best Actress award was jointly won by Zheng Zhenyao, the lead actress in "Beautiful Shanghai", and Zhang Ziyi, the lead actress in "Jasmine Women".

Zhang Ziyi has not yet arrived at the scene today, and Fan Binbin's expression turned grim again.

The Best Actor award went to Liu Ye, the lead actor in "The Beauty Grass".

The Best Feature Film award went to "The Magic City".

The awards ceremony concluded, marking the official closing of the 13th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

The following day, major domestic media outlets reported on the film festival and awards ceremony, including Xu Heng's previous interviews.

These reports have reignited the excitement on Tianya's entertainment gossip forum!

"It seems there's definitely something wrong with Fan Binbin's Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Awards!"

"This award was clearly orchestrated by Huayi for Fan Binbin, and many people in the industry should know that, which is why the Golden Rooster Awards deliberately used..."

"They humiliated Fan Binbin by not giving her an award, and they did it twice!"

"The Best Supporting Actress award was deliberately withheld, and the Best Actress award was intentionally set up as a tie, the only tie besides the directorial debut award which is meant to be an encouragement. It's clearly an attempt to humiliate Fan Binbin!"

"If you manipulate things, no one will say anything, after all, everyone's hands might not be clean. But you changed the competition format that has been in place for so many years, that's going too far. I just didn't expect the Golden Rooster Awards to be so uncooperative!"

"There are rumors that this year is the last time the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival will be held together, and they will separate from next year. It seems that the rumors are probably true!"

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"Xu Heng is right. The assault case should be handled properly; there should be no favoritism. The whole nation is watching!"

"Xu Heng is absolutely unafraid of offending the Hong Kong entertainment industry!"

"It's said that all the Hong Kong people in the 'The Little Fish and the Flower Without Flaws' crew stood together to testify that the injuries to Cheung Wai-kin and Tse Ting-fung were accidental and not intentional. These Hong Kong people are really united!"

"What does Xu Heng have to be afraid of? He's a director, and he invested in the film himself. What can those Hong Kong people do to him? But Xu Heng's courage to say that is truly commendable!"

"You could say Xu Heng is arrogant at times, but he certainly has the right to be arrogant, and he treats everyone equally with reason and evidence!"

At this time, Xu Heng had returned to the Beijing Film Academy to continue the post-production work on the film.

Two days later, on September 22, the "Super Girl" program, broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV, ushered in its final.

Since its broadcast, this show has been extremely popular.

Because viewers can vote via SMS to decide whether a contestant advances, it has become a program that involves the entire population.

As soon as the show started, Liu Yifei, who had been training all day and was watching TV in her hotel room, casually sent Xu Heng a text message.

Liu Yifei: Are you done with your work?

Xu Heng: Yeah, I'm watching TV in my dorm right now. Liu Yifei: Not working overtime today?

Xu Heng: How can you work overtime every day? Are you crazy? Liu Yifei: Who do you think will win the championship tonight?

Hsu Heng: I don't know, but it shouldn't have much to do with the singer himself. Liu Yifei: Why? Isn't it entirely determined by the number of votes?

Xu Heng: Yes, but who can say for sure how many votes each person received?

Liu Yifei: Oh, that's going too far! Xu Heng: That's how most talent shows are, even overseas. If you don't believe me, let's make a bet. This show is a collaboration between Hunan TV and Tianyu Media.

"It's all made up, the final champion will definitely sign with Tianyu Media." Liu Yifei: "I won't bet with you." Xu Heng: "Tch." Liu Yifei: "Hmph, I'm not stupid." Liu Yifei: "I thought Zhang Hanyun would definitely win the championship." Xu Heng: "Zhang Hanyun is indeed very pretty, and her sweet girl temperament makes her very likable. She's the kind of person who can become famous just by her looks, like you. But her singing skills are a little lacking, so her future path might not be so smooth." Liu Yifei: "Why?"

Xu Heng: Because the higher the popularity, the more slander and even rumors will be spread. If you are really strong enough, it's okay. Otherwise, it depends on whether you can withstand it. Xu Heng remembers that in his previous life, it was from the filming of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" that various rumors and so-called scandals about "Fairy Sister" began to appear in large numbers.

Furthermore, some rumors about Chen Gandie have already appeared online, but their impact is not that significant.

Of course, there are also many rumors about him online, after all, he is more popular than Liu Yifei.

However, he naturally wouldn't take such trivial matters, including other people's opinions of him, to heart, and they wouldn't have any impact on him.

And then there's the "Fairy Sister" from her previous life. Once she truly got through it, even though those rumors and so-called scandals still existed, they had no impact on her, and certainly no impact on her status or position!

Meanwhile, watching her daughter constantly sending text messages on her phone, how could Liu Xiaoli not know who her daughter was contacting?

Recently, she also discovered that her daughter and Xu Heng were contacting each other more and more frequently.

But she hesitated for a moment, and ultimately gave up trying to stop it again.

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