Huayu 02: The Days of Extreme Pulling and Rolling with the Fairy

Xie Jin's heart was pounding. Her opponents were all top-notch actors, none of whom had any weak acting skills.

Their only advantage is box office revenue; with hundreds of thousands of people voting, those with high box office revenue have an inherent advantage.

The big hamster muttered to itself, "You'll win! You'll definitely win..."

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"Based on votes from 600,000 viewers nationwide and certified by the Hundred Flowers Awards jury, Xie Jin won Best Actor for his role in 'When a Man Falls in Love,' receiving 37.341% of the votes."

Buzz

Xie Jin felt her mind explode and her heart skip a beat. Mainland China had won one of its three gold medals!

Huang Lei's face was incredibly ugly, like he'd swallowed a fly. He was thinking, "These idiots voted with their feet!"

"We won! We won!!" The big hamster excitedly patted Xie Jin.

Xie Jin stood up and hugged Miss Liu, then shook hands with the people around her.

As she passed by Huang Lei, she paused with a half-smile, then extended her hand. Huang Lei forced a smile and shook hands with Xie Jin.

Congratulations!

"Thanks"

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On the stage, an elderly woman with white hair smiled as she looked at Xie Jin.

Award presenter: Mr. Tian Hua.

Mr. Tian raised his hand, and Xie Jin bent down slightly to accept the trophy with both hands. The old lady then patted the young man's head.

"Baby, I watched your movie, and it made me cry for a long time." For Xie Jin, Tian Hua's words were a great honor.

"I am humbled; Mr. Tian is too kind."

The old lady smiled kindly: "Remember your school motto: Respect teachers and pass on the torch. Always use your camera to serve the people."

"I will remember your teachings, seniors, and never forget them for a moment."

Xie Jin was genuinely excited, because this person was no ordinary person; objectively speaking, he was one of the top actors in the Chinese-speaking world.

Born in 1928 during the War of Resistance against Japan, Tian Hua, after witnessing countless relatives being killed by the Japanese army, joined the Anti-Japanese Drama Troupe of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region at the age of 12 and followed the organization in its campaigns across the country.

She played Xi'er in "The White-Haired Girl" 50 years ago, and later participated in many classic films and television series. She has won almost all the major life achievement awards in China, and was awarded the title of People's Artist on the 75th anniversary.

Her husband, Mr. Su, served as the art designer for the Tiananmen Gate at the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China.

He never accepted any GG endorsement in his life, always lived in an old building, and insisted on performing for charity.

Hsieh Chin feels honored to receive the award, but if Tien Hua is willing to receive the award, it is an honor for the film festival.

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Hsieh Chin's acceptance speech was very formulaic, without any surprising remarks.

  

Basically, I want to thank the school, my teachers for their guidance, and Yu Dong for his support. I'd also like to mention the main creators as well.

Before stepping down from the stage, he bowed to Mr. Tian and then floated off the stage.

The big hamster enviously touched the trophy and pointed at Xie Jin with its little finger: "Good luck! Mr. Tian is awarding the prize."

Xie Jin forced a smile: "Let me tell you, my back is soaked. Did I make any mistakes in my acceptance speech?"

The big hamster muttered to itself, "What a spineless fellow. He talks a good game, no problem."

"Give me the trophy."

Despite the hamster's assurance that Xie Jin was fine, she was more nervous than anyone else because it was her turn next.

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Xie Jin glanced at the Best Actress nominees and, apart from Ni Ping, there weren't any strong contenders.

Actually, it was X Jinglei who won the award this year.

In Xie Jin's mind, she actually felt that the hamster had a very high chance of winning the award.

After all, X Jinglei and Miss Liu competing on the same stage is no different from Benbo Ba fighting Sun Wukong.

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Of course, this person who was originally able to win the award also had some tricks up his sleeve and was no pushover.

Negative news about them never stopped.

She knew three people and acted like three people: she went to BIGONG's original wife's house, frequently belittled other female stars, slapped her repeatedly, and publicly acknowledged DAIYUN.

Basically, in every project she undertakes, she has to make sarcastic remarks about other female stars for being uncultured, praising herself while simultaneously putting others down.

There's a saying in Beijing: "They come to your door to force you to marry, and then you'll end up sleeping all over the city."

If it weren't for Wang Shuo's relentless promotion, her image as a talented woman wouldn't have been able to hold up.

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However, Wang Shuo's career declined after 96, and even promoting her didn't work.

Baihua's success is heavily influenced by box office performance; her films only grossed a paltry 600 million yuan in total.

After all, the number of viewers directly affects the ratings; some movies have no viewers, so how can there be any votes?

Apart from Xie Jin's film, the other films this time had a rather poor box office performance, ranging from 260 million to 1200 million.

It's worth noting that "When a Man Loves" grossed over 4000 million yuan, a figure that gives it a significant lead over its competitors this time.

Liu Yifei's popularity exploded after the movie's release.

The nominations appeared on the screen.

Liu Yifei's "When a Man Falls in Love", X Jinglei's "Subway to Spring", Tao Hong's "Life Show", Chen H's "Together with You", Ni Ping's "Beautiful Big Feet", Ning Jing's "Stormy Waves"

Are you nervous?

Xiao Liu bit her lower lip. "Yeah, I don't dare to look."

"Timid Bar"

...Ms. Liu started her frantic muttering again: "Mine, mine, mine, they're all mine...please..."

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"Based on votes from 600,000 viewers nationwide, and certified by the Hundred Flowers Film Festival jury..."

The actresses all held their breath...

Liu Yifei won Best Actress with 39.621% of the vote for her role in "When a Man Falls in Love".

YES!

Xie Jin clenched her fist tightly. This was an incredible performance; she won three out of five awards!

"Me, me, me, is it me?"

Yes, yes, yes.

The moment Ms. Liu received the award, she jumped up happily and gave Xie Jin and her mother a big hug, revealing her youthful spirit.

Anyone who sees such a spirited girl will feel happy and relaxed.

Of course, not everyone liked her. X Jinglei looked terrible, but she had no choice but to force a smile and clap.

I was cursing him to death in my heart.

As for Ni Ping and the others, they were quite calm. Seeing how happy the little girl was, Ni Ping even hugged her.

Chen H's expression wasn't much better than X Jinglei's; after all, X Jinglei was also pregnant and had an abortion, so neither of them was in a better position.

Sister Ni felt incredibly pleased to see the Chen couple's unpleasant expressions.

Serves you right! You two made a wasted trip!

You know, there's a line in her autobiography that says, "Those were days without self-respect, days when I lost myself." How can you not hate that couple?

Unfortunately for Chen H, even though she forced Ni Ping out and won CKG, this award had nothing to do with her.

Chen H glanced at Liu Yifei speaking on stage, and became angrier the more he thought about it!

In her eyes, all women are the same as her, using their influence with directors to gain opportunities for advancement.

No problem, the key is why your director is young and handsome, so appealing, and I have to serve this old bastard.

Is this reasonable? Is this fair?

Glancing sideways at CKG

Director C didn't say anything.

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However, one thing that pleased Director Chen was that Xie Jin's film, having won Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor, would most likely not win anything else.

As he predicted, Xie Jin did indeed miss out on the Best Feature Film award.

The last and most important award at the Hundred Flowers Awards is the Best Feature Film Award, which has sixteen nominations (not listed here), basically covering most of the top directors in China.

Zhang Yimou, Wu Tianming, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yibai...

The final result broke Old Chen's defenses.

The three films, "DXP," "Out of the Amazon," and "Hero," won awards at the same time, a rare triple win, but he wasn't among them.

He can accept other people winning awards, but it's Zhang Yimou who's truly upset... so upset he can't sleep...

What's even more infuriating is that Zhang Yimou was filming in Ukraine, and he didn't even show up on set...

Director Chen felt utterly disheartened...

If it weren't for the Golden Rooster Awards, Director Chen would have already wanted to leave.

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