Full-time actor

"First of all, I would like to thank the Golden Horse Awards jury for recognizing the character of Chen Nian!"

"This award is not only a personal honor for me, but also a tribute to the entire creative team behind 'Better Days.' My husband, Chen Yu, was the director and screenwriter; he is truly an outstanding person..."

Liu Yifei stood on the stage, smiling elegantly, when suddenly the camera cut to Chen Yu, causing the viewers in the live stream to go completely crazy.

Is it really okay to praise someone like that to their face?
"It's so sweet!"

"She actually said so openly that he was her husband?"

"She truly lives up to her celestial status; every step she takes is extraordinary. I never expected her to say that!"

"Chen Yu, you truly deserve to die!!!"

"..."

Viewers in the live stream had mixed feelings of love and hate. They watched the beautiful figure in the elegant evening gown under the spotlight, at the peak of her looks and figure.

And this young woman is already taken?

The key point is that, despite being famous for so long, she still looks like a young girl.

This is something that netizens find hard to tolerate.

The camera then gave Chen Yu a close-up, showing him smiling and raising two thumbs up to praise his fiancée.

"roll!"

"So your name is Chen Yu? Come here, I want to have a chat with you!"

"Chen Yu, I have an irreconcilable hatred for you!!!"

"I hate it, I hate that I didn't enter the entertainment industry, otherwise Sisi would be mine!"

"Wake up! You're just a background actor in the entertainment industry!"

"Thank you!"

"Thank you for weaving such a cruel yet beautiful dream for me!"

Liu Yifei's acceptance speech this time was noticeably different from her previous ones; she appeared more poised and composed: "Thanks to the silent dedication of every actor and behind-the-scenes worker, we have collectively built the story of Chen Nian and Xiao Bei. It is everyone's perseverance that has allowed this story about pain and redemption to be presented authentically!"

"Chen Nian is a girl searching for light in the darkness. Her fear, struggle and awakening made me deeply realize the responsibility of an actor - we are not only storytellers, but also a mirror of reality!"

"During filming, I often asked myself: If I were Chen Nian, how would I face bullying? How would I protect the purity of my heart? This role taught me that true courage is not fearlessness, but choosing to act even in fear."

"stand out!"

Swah——

Liu Yifei suddenly raised her head, and a particularly captivating heroic spirit suddenly appeared on her soft yet radiant face.

His eyes also became exceptionally sharp and clear.

It was as if Chen Nian's shadow, unique to her, reappeared on her face.

clap clap clap!
A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, while her fiancé, Chen Yu, who was with her every day, was somewhat taken aback.

Holy crap, my wife came prepared!
When did she prepare her acceptance speech?

Unlike the previous times when they were unprepared and rushed, this was clearly meticulously prepared, which impressed Chen Yu.

My future wife has become much more mature and dignified.

These words were surprisingly insightful, and because they were spoken in Kinmen, they held even greater significance.

"Better Days showed me that school bullying is not just a plot in a movie, but a silent wound for many young people!"

"Chen Nian's 'redemption' is not only a personal rebirth, but also a show of solidarity for all victims!"

"Today, I want to say to everyone who has experienced darkness: You are not alone, and someone in the world will eventually light a lamp for you!"

To borrow a line from a movie, true heroism is having someone by your side to face the darkness in the gutter!

"..."

A wake-up call, every word a gem.

Liu Yifei's face had never looked so formal or so strong before, as if an ancient female knight-errant had come to life.

Thunderous applause erupted from the audience once again.

Your wife is amazing!

"She's going to be a female knight-errant!"

Jiang Wen noticed it too and started teasing him.

Zhou Yun, standing to the side, enthusiastically praised her: "How well said! Speaking out for bullies will move many people, especially fans who are currently in the dark, and they may have the courage to face the darkness!"

"Sister-in-law, what you said really resonates with me!"

Chen Yu quickly flattered Zhou Yun, saying to Jiang Wen, "Brother Wen, your wife is also a chivalrous woman!"

That's~~~

Zhou Yun tilted her head back and chuckled. Jiang Wen glanced at her, grinned, and said, "You know what, I really want to make a movie called 'The Story of Shi Jianqiao' and have your sister-in-law as the lead!"

"Quickly, I'll invest! It's guaranteed to succeed!"

"Go ahead, it'll be at least two years, and preparations haven't even started yet!"

"Hahaha!"

Jiang Wen clapped her hands, looking at Liu Yifei on the stage with admiration. She had finished saying what she wanted to say.

"Finally, I want to thank my family and team; your trust gave me the courage to take on this role. Thank you to the audience; your empathy brought warmth to Chen Nian's story. A special thank you to my future husband, who breathed life into this character through his words, allowing me to walk alongside her throughout the performance!"

"This award is a new beginning. As an actor, I will continue to communicate with the audience through my roles, and I will approach every story with reverence, whether it is a glamorous one or a story full of scars!"

"I hope to bring you more powerful and insightful works in the future, so that movies are not only entertainment, but also a mirror that promotes social reflection!"

"Thank you!"

"Thank you everyone, thank you... Chen Nian!"

Swish!
Liu Yifei bowed deeply again, then picked up the trophy on the stage and walked off the stage step by step with a bright smile on her face.

The applause continued and lasted for a long time.

Chen Yu seemed to see in the girl before him the graceful figure of a future leading lady.

At 21, she was indeed only at the starting point of her life.

"That's so well said!"

"No wonder Ms. Liu Yifei has so many fans across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. She combines beauty and intelligence. Jianzhou, Jianzhou?"

The host, Zhou Yingqi, suddenly called out to Chen Jianzhou, who immediately replied, "Huh? What's wrong?"

"You'd better watch out, Fan Fan might hit you!"

Chen Jianzhou was obviously faking it for the sake of the show; Fan Fan is Fan Weiqi, his girlfriend.

"I don't know if Fanfan will hit me or not, but I feel like Brother Yu is going to kill me!"

Chen Jianzhou pointed at Chen Yu, who was sitting in the audience. Chen Yu clearly didn't have a good look on him, and it wasn't just because of the teasing he had just done.

"Golden Horse Best Actress, your acceptance speech is truly impressive. When did you write it?"

Chen Yu stopped listening to the two hosts' bickering, even though the award to be presented next was for the Golden Horse Best Actor award, which he was nominated for.

Instead, he looked at Liu Yifei, who had walked to his side, got up to straighten her clothes, and let her sit down next to him. Tang Yan had already reached out to see the difference between the Golden Horse Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress trophies.

"you guess?"

Liu Yifei was clearly very happy. She hugged Chen Yu's arm tightly, nestled on his shoulder, and looked up at him with eyes as bright as stars.

"Or maybe it's when I'm sleeping~~"

Chen Yu could guess what Liu Yifei was thinking. She chuckled and said, "Since you told me in advance, I... made a little preparation!"

"Your little preparation is quite substantial. I reckon you've been preparing for several nights of getting up!"

"You guy!"

Liu Yifei lightly punched Chen Yu: "Can't you say something nice? Why are you looking down on me like this?"

How many more times will I need to get up at night?
So what you're saying is that you prepared for several nights?
Although it was indeed written over three nights, it was written while Chen Yu was asleep.

But what this guy said made the fairy very unhappy.

"Okay, okay, you wrote it all night!"

Liu Yifei: "..."

You might as well not have said anything!
"And you, are you ready?"

Liu Yifei suddenly asked.

"What are you preparing?"

"An acceptance speech!"

"Are you so sure you'll win this award?"

Even Chen Yu couldn't be that sure!

"Three awards: Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film. I don't believe we can't win one!"

You really think highly of me.

Is this what they mean by "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"?

Anyway, Chen Yu wasn't that confident.

"You weren't prepared?"

"I've made preparations, I've written them down here. I've thought about it for the past few days, but there's not much to say!"

Chen Yu pointed to his temple.

They've won so many awards they're practically overwhelmed.

However, this time, the situation was special. Chen Yu had actually prepared a big gift for these people. Although he hadn't written a speech, it had been swirling in his mind for the past few days.

It's practically the same as writing it in advance.

Unless he doesn't get a turn in the next three, then... it really needs to be discussed properly.

This is more than just an acceptance speech.

The Golden Horse Awards once gave the mainland such a performance, so Chen Yu can be seen as suddenly settling his old scores with revenge ahead of time.

Yes, I'll take the sword of rebirth and sever the grudges of my past life.

"I feel like you can go on stage for the next award!" Liu Yifei suddenly looked at the awards stage. The next award to be presented was, of course, for Best Actor.

"Next, please welcome our nominees, director Li An and actress Wu Junru, to announce the next award!"

Zhou Yingqi, microphone in hand, finally returned to the awards ceremony: "Best Actor, that is, the winner of the Best Actor award!"

"Please welcome the two of you!"

The highlight of the evening is here, and these two award presenters are absolutely well-known in the industry.

Although Sandra Ng herself comes from a comedy background, she is also a very strong actress, having won both the Golden Horse and Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress. Her husband is the famous director, Chen Kexin, who is a complete scoundrel.

As for Li An, needless to say.

Thump thump thump~~~
As the stirring music began, Li An and Wu Junru walked hand in hand onto the stage.

It must be said that Li An appeared quite reserved in front of the enthusiastic and outgoing Wu Junru.

"Director Li An!"

"You've always told everyone that you're a very repressed person."

Sandra Ng is indeed very outgoing; she started chatting as soon as she stepped on stage without any awkwardness: "If you're so repressed, how did you manage to film those iconic scenes?"

"Do you practice at home regularly?"

"Hahaha!"

Wu Junru's words caused the audience to burst into laughter.

Everyone naturally knows that Sandra Ng was implying something.

Faced with Wu Junru's teasing, Li An did indeed seem more depressed.

However, no one thought that Sandra Ng was impolite.

As a famous comedy queen in Hong Kong, her status is undeniable.

Liu Yifei looked at Chen Yu.

The latter was clearly amused by Wu Junru's words and seemed not to care much about who won the award.

"Let's present the awards first."

Li An tapped Wu Junru beside him.

She was clearly scared by what she had said.

Holding the award certificate in her hand, Wu Junru nodded subconsciously after hearing Li An's words.

"Director Li An, who do you think will win this award?"

When asked this question by Sandra Ng, Li An rubbed his hands together.

People with social anxiety are terrified of this kind of situation.

"Then let us announce it first—"

"Nominations for Best Actor at the 44th Golden Horse Awards!"

"Please look at the big screen!"

Li An breathed a sigh of relief.

At least she wasn't chased down and killed by Sandra Ng.

Everyone's eyes fell on the large screen in front of them, and then the faces of the finalists were displayed.

The camera then turned to Chen Yu.

The entire stadium erupted in thunderous applause.

The list of actors nominated for Best Actor at the 44th Golden Horse Awards suddenly came into view.

My Days in the Government Department - Ge Mixing
C+ Detective Guo Fucheng
The Sun Also Rises (by Jiang Wen)

Chen Yu, *Better Days*

"Yunshuiyao" by Chen Kun

……

Applause erupted in the stadium as everyone speculated about who would win Best Actor.

To be precise, everyone already had the answer in their hearts.

The shortlist is not very competitive, and it's about the same as the Golden Rooster Awards.

However, if Chen Yu wins again, then all the awards today will probably go to "Better Days"!
For a while.

People began to speculate.

All five works feature actors with solid acting skills.

Whether it was Chen Yu or Jiang Wen.

Those are all contenders for Best Actor, not to mention Aaron Kwok.

Whoever wins the award, it is a well-deserved honor.

"Chen Yu! Chen Yu!"

"It must be our Brother Yu, his strength is beyond doubt."

"If he wins Best Actor, it won't just be a grand slam of Best Actor awards, it would be a complete sweep of the Golden Horse Awards."

"To give the people here a little shock!"

"Absolutely, Chen Yu is qualified!"

"..."

The live stream became incredibly popular, with more and more people discussing it.

"Who do you think it will be?"

Perhaps sensing everyone's anticipation, Sandra Ng kept everyone in suspense.

To be precise, this award was not a suspense in the eyes of most people.

In the lens.

Chen Yu remained calm and composed, showing no signs of nervousness about the upcoming awards ceremony.

"Chen Yu, are you confident that you will win the award?"

The topic turned directly to Chen Yu, which left him somewhat dumbfounded.

When Liu Yifei and Chen Yu's faces appeared on camera, everyone was immediately struck by their beauty.

A perfect couple, both talented and beautiful.

Wherever these two go now, they attract attention and become the absolute focus of public interest.

"We are confident."

"However, the final result still depends on the review."

"I will take it in stride."

Chen Yu answered the question seriously, while Wu Junru looked at Li An and asked, "Chairman of the jury, do you think it will be Chen Yu?"

"what?"

The conversation turned to Li An again, who looked stunned.

I reckon Li An will be much more careful in choosing award presenters in the future.

"Yu Ge's acting skills are very strong."

"Of course I'm really looking forward to it for him."

This statement will not offend others; it seems more like a polite response.

Faced with Li An's answer, Wu Junru tore the envelope in her hand to shreds without hesitation.

"How about we award it directly to Chen Yu?"

"Let's go crazy!"

Li An's expression changed drastically. He never expected that Wu Junru would be so crazy!

But she really is capable of doing something like that.

Li An hurriedly snatched the torn-up award letter from Wu Junru's hands.

His face was already flushed from nervousness.

"Let's go crazy just this once, okay? Let's award it to him directly!"

"No! No!"

Li An hurriedly pieced the torn award letter back together.

The effect of this show is simply amazing.

"Hahaha!"

The audience was already doubled over with laughter at the interaction between the two.

No one could believe that Sandra Ng was so bold.

The people in the live stream were laughing hysterically.

It has to be said that the introverted Li An meeting the extroverted Wu Junru was a major misfortune for them.

They hurriedly pieced together the scraps of paper they had fought over.

"Haha, I saw the character 'heal'."

clap clap clap!
Li An's words alone were enough to send the crowd into a frenzy of applause through the Taipei Arena.

The whole place was shocked.

Numerous media reporters have already turned their cameras toward Chen Yu.

At this moment, their excitement was no less than Chen Yu's. After all, if Chen Yu won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor, he would have achieved a grand slam of Best Actor awards in Chinese-language films, something no one in the history of Chinese-language films had ever accomplished before!

This is absolutely undeniable strength.

An existence beyond the reach of ordinary people. (End of Chapter)