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Chapter 979 Sun Yi: Is it my fault?
Inside the ceremony hall, Sun Yi and Liu Yifei were looking for their seats according to the nameplates when they looked up and saw Ms. Xi Meijuan, the chairperson of this year's Golden Rooster Awards, as if she had deliberately waited for them on their way.

"Teacher Xi." The two spoke almost simultaneously, their attitudes respectful.

"Xiao Yi, you've finally arrived! And Yi Fei too!" Xi Meijuan's face lit up with a smile when she saw the two of them. She was especially happy to see Sun Yi and grabbed his hand. Her words were filled with the warmth of an elder and a hint of teasing, "Good, it's good that you're here! I was worried that my old face wouldn't be able to invite such a great person like you."

"Teacher Xi, you flatter me. You called me personally before, how could I not come?" Sun Yi quickly replied with a smile, his attitude sincere. "Besides, the Golden Rooster Awards is a grand event for Chinese filmmakers, so I should come both professionally and personally."

"Okay, I understand now." Xi Meijuan smiled knowingly, then turned to Liu Yifei with admiration in her eyes. "Yifei looks really beautiful tonight. She's the center of attention wherever she goes."

"It's not like that at all," Liu Yifei said shyly, praising, "Teacher Xi, your temperament and natural affability are what I admire most."

"Haha, good, both are great. With you two here this year, our awards ceremony will truly be star-studded. Alright, I won't keep you any longer. I need to go check over there. Hurry up and find your seats."

"Okay." "Yes, Teacher Xi~"

After exchanging pleasantries with Xi Meijuan, Sun Yi and Liu Yifei, guided by staff, took their seats in the front row of the venue.

In just a short while, the grand awards hall was almost full. Well-known directors, actors, and producers from the industry gathered together, chatting in hushed tones. An atmosphere of anticipation and tension filled the air.

Liu Yifei gently straightened her skirt and glanced around. Tonight's biggest rivals, Feng Xiaogang's "1942" crew, were to their right, while Wang Jiawei's "The Grandmaster" crew was in the row behind them.

She leaned close to Sun Yi and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Honey, I have a feeling... you're sure to win an award tonight, especially Best Director."

Ms. Liu's eyes shone brightly, filled with undisguised trust and expectation, as if in her heart only her husband's talent was beyond question.

"Wow, when did our Sisi become the chair of the judging panel? She already knows the results?"

"I'm serious, I just have a feeling I'll definitely win an award tonight," Liu Yifei said confidently. "My feeling is spot on!"

"Haha, then I'll take my wife's good wishes." Sun Yi smiled slightly and gently patted the back of her hand. "However, let's make it clear beforehand, don't get your hopes up too high."

Sun Yi didn't take Xiao Nizi's prediction too seriously. He was much more clear-headed and rational than Liu Yifei.

Despite his Best Director nomination tonight for "Mountain Cry," honestly, the film isn't really that competitive in that category.

Especially considering that all of their nominees this year are of high quality.

"Why can't we have hope?" Liu Yifei pressed on, starting to dig deeper.

Sun Yi could only patiently analyze it for her:
"Unlike our previous film, Gravity, 'Shout Mountain' doesn't offer any absolute breakthroughs in terms of audiovisual language or technological innovation. This film focuses more on the core expression of the story and the deep exploration of the actors, failing to showcase the director's overall control and skill."

Sun Yi analyzed the pros and cons for Miss Liu, but seeing her completely bewildered look, he could only choose to explain it to her in the simplest and most straightforward way.

"To put it bluntly, this film doesn't inherently demand much from the director, nor does it offer much opportunity for the director to showcase their talents. Any competent director could easily make it 80-90% accurate by simply following the script, understand?"

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Liu Yifei pouted. Although Sun Yi's analysis was simple, easy to understand, and very reasonable, and she understood it, she was still unconvinced deep down because of what happened in the previous Golden Rooster Awards. She always felt that the Golden Rooster Awards owed her husband a trophy.

Basically, the main theme is to side with relatives regardless of right or wrong!

Yes, my husband deserves the award!

Seeing Liu Yifei's unconvinced expression, Sun Yi had no choice. He couldn't very well argue with her about this. Anyone who argued with their wife over something like this deserved to be alone forever.

So he decisively changed the subject. "Sissi, I think you have a very good chance of winning tonight."

"What? Why are you dragging me into this again?"

As soon as the topic turned to Liu Yifei, she reacted, much like Sun Yi. Her opponents tonight were all genuinely talented actors, so she didn't even consider the possibility of it happening to her.

“Look at your nominees tonight.” Sun Yi was about to give her some analysis when she waved him off.

"Oh dear, alright, alright, the ceremony is about to begin."

I'm too embarrassed to go!
The two had just finished their whispered conversation when the awards ceremony officially began.

The procedure remained the same: the relevant leaders took the stage to speak.

However, compared with previous sessions, this year's leaders' speeches were noticeably more approachable, the language was more down-to-earth, and the time was kept very short, without lengthy platitudes or empty talk. Obviously, this corrected the practices of the previous session to some extent, which made the filmmakers in the audience breathe a sigh of relief and respond with goodwill applause.

Then, the awards ceremony officially began.

This year's awards ceremony also features some innovations. Instead of strictly separating film awards and individual awards, the ceremony is now conducted alternately, with a film award presented followed by an individual award, rotating back and forth.

First, the award presented was for Best Opera Film, which falls under the category of film awards. The winner was "The Story of Lanmei," a project with a strong traditional flavor, produced by the Movie Channel in conjunction with the Chinese Opera Association.

Sun Yi and Liu Yifei clapped along. Although neither of them knew much about this subject, it did not prevent them from expressing their respect for the traditional arts left by their ancestors.

Next, the next award presented was the individual award – Best Music.

When the presenter announced, "The winner is—Wang Zongxian for 'The Martian'..." the 'The Martian' crew immediately burst into applause. Guo Fan, as if he had never seen anything like it before, jumped up excitedly. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought that he himself had won the Best Director award.

"Wow, brother, this is a great start!"

"Yes, it counts."

Sun Yi and Liu Yifei clapped with smiles, feeling honored. This was the first award of the Starry Sky Department tonight, a good omen.

Sure enough, after a great start, good fortune followed one after another.

The Best Animated Feature Award, presented later, once again went to "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" by Sisi's Dream Garden Animation Studio, who unsurprisingly won the trophy.

Director Tian Xiaopeng invited Liu Yifei to the stage to accept the award, but the girl was too shy to go up. In the end, Tian Xiaopeng had to thank her by name on the stage, which made her blush.

When the studio was named, she felt very sweet and happy. But now, as she stood on the stage to receive an award, especially when director Tian Xiaopeng announced the studio's name—"Sissi's Dream Garden"—Ms. Liu was extremely embarrassed.

It felt like being publicly executed; they wanted to dig their toes out of their skin.

She looked at Sun Yi with a reproachful expression.

Look, look, these are all the "good" things you did, how embarrassing!
Sun Yi, looking completely unfazed, chuckled and pursed his lips.

Is it my fault?
　Something came up last night, sorry!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)