Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 547 Milestone Actress

Fang Hong's words left Liu Tianxian speechless for a moment. She indeed felt that it was a very good thing to invite Cui Yongyuan.

After all, he is well-known. He is a typical intellectual who is not afraid of power and has his own bottom line. He is not hypocritical or pretentious. Ordinary people basically like him.

Because ordinary people feel great when they see him criticizing others and think what he says is so great.

Of course, once you talk about yourself or satirize yourself, you won’t feel good anymore. This is how Liu Tianxian feels now.

Before Liu Tianxian came to power, she highly complimented such literati, thinking that it was great for them to dare to be themselves and she was particularly envious of such people. But after she came to power and had her own experiences, she no longer felt that way and found it too embarrassing.

This is normal. People like to hear good words. When they see someone's dark side being criticized, they think that person is very righteous. When they see their own dark side being criticized, they feel very uncomfortable.

Not only people are like this, but society is like this as well. If you criticize the dark side of society, will your comment be deleted?

I don’t like to listen to it, it makes me feel uncomfortable!

But when I see the anchors and self-media criticizing, I feel really good and what they say makes a lot of sense.

This is human nature and the current state of society.

On the stage, Li Bailian and Wen Muye were already standing in front of the standing microphones, facing the audience.

Wen Muye still seemed a little reserved.

"Director Wen, is this your first time at the Macau Film Festival?" Li Bailian asked.

"Yes." Wen Muye put his hands behind his back.

"You may not know that I have been here several times. The first few times, many of us were crowded in a small banquet hall. Fortunately, this time we finally moved to a bigger place and it is not so crowded anymore." Li Bailian is humorous and dares to say anything.

The audience all laughed.

The previous Macau Film Festivals were really petty.

“We have to thank the Macau authorities and the executive committee for their efforts. It is their work over half a year that has brought us to such a spacious and bright venue and a dazzling stage today,” Wen Muye narrated grandly.

"I think you missed one. We should also thank the principal and Yutu. Without the principal, no one would pay, and without Yutu, there would be no shining stars." Li Bailian added.

There was laughter of “Hahahaha” at the scene.

There is nothing wrong with what he said, the principal is the financial sponsor; at least half of Yutu's actors, stars, and behind-the-scenes directors, apart from those who are filming the show, are here.

"Yes, I am proud to be a part of Yutu, and I hope more filmmakers will join the Yutu family." Wen Muye took the opportunity to promote his own company and recruit talents for his company.

"Then do you think I'm suitable?" Li Bailian looked at him and smiled.

"Of course it's suitable, as long as you don't mind that our temple is small." Wen Muye said with a smile.

"I've heard of a proverb, I don't know if it's appropriate, which says that the smaller the temple, the more evil spirits there are." Li Bailian joked.

"Hahaha!"

"Clap clap clap!"

The guests at the scene cheered and applauded. He was really bold in speaking out.

But no one thinks the Jade Rabbit Temple is small.

In today's entertainment industry, who dares to complain that the Yutu Temple is small? Some are even eager to break their heads to enter Yutu. In the past, when Yutu was developing rapidly, it was still very easy to enter, but now there are definitely some requirements.

This is normal. It is the same for any company. It will develop roughly in the early stage, and then it will be refined in the middle stage, because if it wants to go long-term, it cannot be the same as before.

"I think you have misunderstood. Our Jade Rabbit still does not have the evil wind." Wen Muye felt that he could not win the argument with this woman and seemed to stutter a little.

"It's just a joke. Yutu is a very formal company. I respect the principal very much."

Li Bailian did not embarrass the man. She said a few words to keep him safe, then picked up the envelope and opened it: "We will present the award."

The guests also knew that the matter was over, and Fang Hong didn't care about what she had just said. Everyone would be criticized.

While the two people on the stage were busy, several movie clips were played on the big screen, namely Yu Nan in "Eyewitness"; Yan Zi in "Dear"; Hao Yan in "Four Days and Nights"; Gong Li in "Coming Home"; and Tang Wei in "The Golden Era".

The swallow definitely didn’t come, but the others all came.

Except for Tang Wei, the other three are also powerful actresses, and their acting skills are comparable to Gong Li.

Among them, Hao Yan was nominated for Feitian twice.

The competition was still very fierce, which made the actresses who had the greatest hope of winning the award somewhat nervous.

When I first came here, I thought it didn’t matter whether I won the award or not, it was just a water award anyway, but after seeing so many awards being given out, I feel that this award has gained some credibility.

Just because everyone is convinced, even the audience who are following this matter on the Internet do not have much controversy, and they all feel that it is the same as what they expected.

And with such a huge exposure, what celebrity actors need is exposure.

Of course, Gong Li still looked calm and composed, but no one knew what she was thinking.

"Wow! Let Director Wen read it!" Li Bailian exaggeratedly and handed the card to Wen Muye.

Wen Muye saw the name above and was not surprised. He read out: "The winner of the Best Actress Award at the 6th Macau Film Festival is..."

At this point he suddenly paused, which made everyone in the audience nervous. The entire venue became a little quiet, and the candidates for the election held their breath in concentration.

"Gong Li! 'Coming Home'!" Wen Muye announced loudly.

Cheers suddenly broke out from the audience, and warm applause soon broke out from the guest seats.

Those candidates who did not win the prize all had varying degrees of disappointment, and sat back in their seats like deflated balls, seemingly relieved.

Gong Huang smiled as bright as a flower and stood up calmly. Chen Daoming beside her shook hands with her to congratulate them on the movie they both starred in.

Other people, both known and unknown, congratulated her. Gong Huang was still very popular.

And Emperor Gong dealt with them one by one, seeming to be at ease!
"Congratulations, Sister Gong Li." Liu Tianxian stood up and congratulated.

"Thank you." Gong Huang was happy and hugged her.

This scene was captured by the camera, which was originally facing this side. The two beauties hugging each other will probably be talked about by fans again.

Liu Tianxian felt different at this level when he could play with Gong Huang.

Gong Huang separated from Liu Tianxian, shook hands with Fang Hong, and walked towards the stage. She still walked with such grace and confidence.

Before the awards ceremony started at the film festival, the news that Gong Huang won the Best Actress award at the Macau Film Festival had already spread in the live broadcast room and on the Internet.

Both netizens and the media were flooded with news.

#Gong Huang won the Best Actress title! #
Such entries quickly topped the major hot search lists, and when clicked, there were pictures of Emperor Gong being congratulated.

The most popular scene was the hug between Gong Huang and Liu Tianxian. After all, both of them have traffic, and the hug between the two made many netizens and fans take a second look.

One netizen commented: "Two milestone actresses in Chinese-language films."

"Liu Tianxian doesn't count. She only made a lot of money at the box office, but she didn't win any awards."

"She is indeed a little bit behind, she has too few representative works!"

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Of course, there are also different opinions. One blogger posted a message saying: "There is an inside story of the Macau Film Festival. Gong Huang won the award because she challenged the Golden Horse Awards and the principal gave it to her."

This is a bit of a conspiracy theory, but it is still quite popular. Some people think that the blogger's analysis makes sense. Why did Gong Huang give it to her as soon as he arrived? It seems that he has a good relationship with Liu Tianxian.

There must be something behind this!

Just as there were doubts and disputes in the outside world, Gong Huang went on stage and received the Golden Lotus Award from Li Bailian and Wen Muye. Then the two award presenters stepped aside and left the stage to her.

"I am very grateful to the judges for giving me such a high honor. I would also like to thank the director of Coming Home, Zhang Yimou, and all the staff."

Gong Huang paused for a moment and said again: "Thank you to the principal for inviting me to the Macau Film Festival. If he hadn't invited me, I might have missed such an award and such a fair awards ceremony."

When she said this, she looked in Fang Hong's direction and said, "Thank you, Principal. You did a great job this time. Very professional!"

Fang Hong nodded at her, indicating that you're welcome!

"Clap, clap, clap!" Applause from the audience.

"There must be some inside story. She was chosen long ago. Otherwise, Emperor Gong wouldn't have spared no effort to criticize the Golden Horse Awards." Someone in the audience whispered.

"Shh! Don't let anyone hear it."

The venue became quiet, and the crickets' chirping was so quiet that even if someone with ears eavesdropped on the other side of the wall, they could still be heard.

However, because the sound is so low, it is only limited to communication between people who are close to each other and have a good relationship, and other people cannot hear it.

This is also normal. Gong Huang was able to win the award because her previous behavior was indeed questionable. She criticized the Golden Horse Awards in various ways, and it is hard not to think that the principal was returning the favor.

"Some people may think that there is some hidden reason for the principal to invite me. I want to explain here. When the principal invited me, I did ask him if the actress award would be given to me."

Gong Huang also realized that others would question her about the shady dealings, and she couldn't tolerate any sand in the sand, so she had to explain.

The people in the audience were surprised. This question was too direct, it was tantamount to asking for it. However, everyone present was very curious about how the principal would answer.

"The principal replied that he couldn't guarantee that the award would be given to me, and he didn't know who it would be given to, nor could he find out who the winner was.

He said that as one of the leaders of the Macau Film Festival, he had to ensure the reputation of the festival and ensure that the festival would continue for a long time, rather than just holding it for one or two sessions and then discontinuing it if its reputation was ruined.

These were the original words of the principal at the time. You can see that so far, very few Yutu films have won awards at this film festival. This means that the principal is trying to ensure fairness and justice to the greatest extent possible, suppressing the award from becoming his back garden, and trying his best to create a film award that belongs to the Chinese language.

This is very admirable, and it is a selfless spirit that many people want to do but cannot do. I admire him very much."

After listening to Gong Huang's words, there was a burst of applause from the audience. Some stars looked at the man in the front row and couldn't help but feel more respect for him.

Even Emperor Gong respected him, and their status was no higher than Emperor Gong's.

Liu Tianxian was looking at the stage with a smile on her face, and she was also touched that her man was praised by Gong Huang.

Now that she is a wife, her heart has long been devoted to Fang Hong. It doesn't matter how she suffers, as long as Fang Hong cannot suffer. If he shines, she will feel honored.

"Then I asked him a second question. I said if I agreed to participate in the Macau Film Festival, would you promote me like you did at the Golden Horse Awards?
He probably knew that I didn’t like this kind of hype, so he proposed a plan, which was to not reveal any news of my coming to the Macau Film Festival before I came. If there was a rumor that I was coming, I could change my mind before then.”

After hearing Gong Huang's explanation, many people at the scene suddenly realized.

No wonder there was no news about Gong Huang before he came to the Macau Film Festival. It turned out that the two of them agreed not to disclose the news.

The confidentiality work was done so well!

There is no need for any confidentiality. If the two of them don't say anything, then no one else will know. But it doesn't matter now, and we are not afraid of people knowing.

"Okay, thank you Macau Film Festival." Gong Huang raised the grand prize in his hand, and then went backstage to be interviewed by reporters neatly.

She can't do anything if others interpret it blindly.

What she said soon spread online. When netizens saw her speech, they praised Gong Huang for her true nature and for saying everything, and praised the principal for his honesty.

"Even if the principal told her about the award-winning actress, what would happen? Am I, Gong Huang, not worthy of the award?"

"That's right, she's just a movie queen. I, Gong Huang, am still worthy of her."

"Hahaha, Emperor Gong even explained that she deserved the title of Best Actress."

Most netizens think that Gong Huang’s award is nothing special.

Even so, there are still various things on the Internet questioning the shady dealings behind her winning the award, and it is probably someone trying to stir up trouble.

This is unavoidable. Someone wants to organize this film festival, but there is no excuse or breakthrough for other small awards or individuals. Gong Huang just happened to have an excuse.

How can we not take advantage of this?

Film festivals are like this, if the awards are good, some people will praise them, and if they are not good, there will also be people who will praise them. Even if you explain it, it is useless, they will always find a way to criticize them.

This is what Fang Hong meant by a thankless job!

The award ceremony on the stage is still going on. The Best Actor award is now being presented, and the presenters are Zhang Ziyi and Chen Daoming.

These two people have won countless awards, both big and small, and have produced countless classic works. It can be said that they have many honors, so it is appropriate to give them this award.

"Good evening everyone, I am actor Chen Daoming." Chen Daoming said briefly.

"Dear leaders, seniors, our film colleagues, and dear audiences, good evening everyone. I am actress Zhang Guoji." Zhang Guoji said a lot as soon as she came up.

From this we can see that Chen Daoming is more confident and does not try to please anyone; whereas Zhang Ziyi is more tactful and knows how to please others.

This is also a manifestation of status difference.

"I sat in the audience for almost two hours, and I can say that I participated in the entire award ceremony. How should I put it? Today's award ceremony is the best one I have attended in all these years.

Of course, it has many shortcomings, and we need to give it time to grow. I won’t go into details here.”

Chen Daoming spoke briefly, looked at Zhang Jie and asked, "I want to ask, Ziyi, have you ever won the Golden Lotus Award?"

“No, this is my first time attending the Macau Film Festival too. But I have won many other awards, you may envy me.” When Zhang Ziyi said this, a proud smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

This is just showing off in the eyes of others!

(End of this chapter)