lcionline Chapter 44 Award Ceremony
Chapter 44 Award Ceremony
Gu Qingshan and Jing Tian didn't arrive at their seats until ten minutes before the awards ceremony officially began.
The two were seated in the middle of the third row.
The first row was occupied by leaders from the Film Bureau, the Beijing Propaganda Department, and Beijing Normal University, while only a very few directors, such as Zhang Yimou and Chen Dashi, were allowed to sit in the first row.
As for Feng Xiaogang, he could only sit in the second row!
In such public places, seating arrangements are very particular. Who sits where is pre-arranged, and you can't just sit anywhere.
Anyone who sits haphazardly is sure to cause a major incident.
Look at what happened after Peng Yuyan took Li Bingbing's place. Li Bingbing stood for five hours and refused to sit down. Then Peng Yuyan's image plummeted, his resources dropped drastically, and he could only rely on hype.
Gu Qingshan and Jing Tian's positions are quite good.
As for Chai Biyun and the others, they were already sitting in the very back.
They're not even third-tier celebrities now; they're more like obscure, low-tier stars.
The awards ceremony officially began with a song and dance performance, followed by the host's appearance to warm up the audience, and then the leaders came on stage to give speeches.
It took a full half hour before the first award was presented: the "Best Actress in a Television Movie" award!
Gu Qingshan and Jing Tian chatted quietly.
The awards mentioned earlier are mostly television awards and technical awards, which have nothing to do with them.
It wasn't until twenty minutes later, when it came time for the 'Best Newcomer' award, that the two of them sat up straight.
"The nominees for Best Newcomer at the 15th Beijing College Student Film Festival are: Jing Tian and Gu Qingshan from the film 'Love is Not Blind'... and Huang Xiaolei from 'The Second Best in the World'."
At this moment, highlights of the Best Newcomer Award nominees were playing on the big screen.
Then, with a smile on his face, the presenter announced, "The winner of the Best Newcomer Award is... Gu Qingshan, Jing Tian for 'Love is Not Blind'!"
The camera immediately switched to where Gu Qingshan and Jing Tian were, and the two of them couldn't help but stand up and hug each other excitedly.
"Love is Not Blind" won an award!
Even though it's a double-yolk egg, it's still mine!
The crew members were very excited and couldn't help but applaud.
Gu Qingshan and Jing Tian went on stage to accept the award and then gave their acceptance speeches.
Gu Qingshan, holding the microphone, said, "Hello everyone, I am Gu Qingshan."
"Clap clap clap clap..." Gu Qingshan's fans cheered and applauded at the scene.
"I didn't expect to receive this award today, I'm a little nervous... I consider myself a director, not an actor. I just had a limited budget, so to save money, I starred in 'Huang Xiaoxian' myself, and I never expected to win an award... Thank you to the organizers for recognizing me, and thank you to the fans for their support..."
"Haha~~~" Many people couldn't help but laugh when they heard Gu Qingshan's remarks.
Gu Qingshan is indeed a director, but it was his portrayal of the character "Huang Xiaoxian" that earned him recognition for his acting skills. He performed exceptionally well and deservedly won the "Best Newcomer Award."
Then it was Jing Tian's turn to speak, and Jing Tian got very excited.
I completely forgot the acceptance speech I had prepared. My mind went blank, and I couldn't speak coherently, just offering various thanks.
But no one laughed; instead, they all smiled kindly and applauded Jing Tian.
This kind of "Best Newcomer" award, at a film festival or film award, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Many truly remarkable people never achieve this in their entire lives.
Next is the Best Visual Effects Award, which was given to "The Warlords".
Following that was the Art Exploration Award, and the Best First Work Award was not presented until 8 p.m.
Gu Qingshan is undoubtedly deserving of this award. His films, such as "Night Shop" and "Love is Not Blind," were both box office hits, surpassing many directors with over a decade of experience.
Gu Qingshan went on stage to receive the trophy and gave his acceptance speech.
Gu Qingshan stepped down from the stage in just one minute.
Then we enjoyed Sa Dingding's live performance of the song "All Things Grow," a song that has become incredibly popular across the country, with its unique style that is refreshing and delightful.
As a result, Gu Qingshan won the next comedy writing award.
"Um... I'm sorry, I'm on stage again!" Gu Qingshan said somewhat embarrassedly.
"Haha~~~" Laughter rang out from the audience, followed by applause for Gu Qingshan.
"Nightclub" and "Love is Not Blind" are both very good comedy films, and their box office success has made them popular with many people.
If the award hadn't been given to Gu Qingshan, people would have accused it of being rigged.
Following that, Gu Qingshan was no longer eligible for the awards for military-themed creations, ethnic-themed creations, realistic-themed creations, educational-themed creations, and sports-themed creations.
In addition to cheering for the Beijing Olympics and showing the short film "Dream - Olympics," which was also Olympic-themed, it was already 20:40 PM when the Best Director award was presented!
This year's Best Director nominees include Feng Xiaogang, Stephen Chow, Wang Xiaoshuai, Chen Kexin, and Gu Qingshan.
At this point, the camera kept panning to each nominee.
As a result, the award was won by Feng Xiaogang.
Gu Qingshan remained calm and showed no sign of resentment.
Feng Xiaogang, dressed in a suit and tie, walked onto the stage, looking spirited and confident.
Of course, Feng Xiaogang appeared more humble than usual when giving his remarks.
Gu Qingshan looked at Feng Xiaogang on the stage. He was not surprised that Feng Xiaogang won the award. Zhou Xingchi and Chen Kexin were not here today. Normally, he would not have been so eager to give them the award.
In this situation, it would be normal to award the prize to Feng Xiaogang.
Next came the Best Actress award. Gu Qingshan could clearly sense that Jing Tian next to him was getting nervous, even more so than when he was nominated for Best Newcomer.
Princess Jing, thanks to her role in "Love is Not Blind," has also been nominated for this award and has a good chance of winning.
Competitors include Miao Fu, Li Jia, Ma Yili, Yu Nan, and others.
"Love is Not Blind, by Jing Tian!"
As the award presenter opened the letter, glanced at it, and leaned into the microphone to announce it, the audience was somewhat surprised.
After all, Jing Tian is still a freshman in college, and yet he received this award.
Jing Tian was extremely excited. When she went on stage to accept the award, she was so excited that she was incoherent. This was the most prestigious award she had ever received.
Now that the Best Actress award has been presented, the winner of the Best Actor award at the Beijing College Student Film Festival will be revealed!
The award presenters were Huang Shengyi and Guo Tao. Huang Shengyi is still very popular. Her role as the mute girl in "Kung Fu" made her famous all over the country and garnered a lot of popularity.
Unfortunately, if she had any intelligence or emotional intelligence, she wouldn't have squandered such a good hand, thinking that just because she's associated with Yang Zi, she's all grown up.
As a result, they went to court, and Huang Shengyi was labeled as "ungrateful" and "brainless".
Honestly, terminating the contract is very simple; just pay the penalty fee.
They hype up their wealthy family status while being unwilling to spend any money on it. What kind of wealthy family is that?
We're all adults here. We signed a contract, so we should just do what the contract says. But after becoming famous, they don't take the contract seriously anymore. That shows a complete lack of contractual spirit.
In contrast, Zhang Yuqi's methods were much more sophisticated, and she later became even more popular with "The Mermaid".