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Chapter 412: A large-scale show of affection
Early summer arrived quietly in June.

After more than three months, the epidemic has finally shown signs of easing.

Various industries have entered the track of recovery and gradually restarted work.

However, the crew of "Squid Game" did not rush to call the actors into the crew, but chose to continue to wait and see the development of the epidemic while further improving the preliminary preparations.

After all, there are many crew members, and once someone is infected, it may lead to a complete suspension of work and even affect the shooting progress.

On June 56th, the th Baeksang Arts Awards arrived as scheduled.

Originally, the Baeksang Arts Festival was held around May 5th or 6th every year, but due to the epidemic, it was postponed for one month this year.

Moreover, this is the first time in history that the event is held without any live audience and is broadcast live online.

Since the Baeksang Awards ceremony includes films produced from April of the current year to April of the following year, the nominations for various awards are somewhat different from those for the Grand Bell and Blue Dragon Awards.

There was not much change in the nominations for Best Actress, except that Jung Yumi kicked out Lim Yoona with "Kim Ji-young, Born 82".

There are some big changes in the nominations for Best Actor.

Only Kim Kye-hyun and Song Kang-ho were nominated for Best Actor at all three award ceremonies.

The other three are Lee Byung-hun, Han Suk-kyu and Lee Je-hoon.

Cho Uncle (Cho Jung-seok), Ryu Seung-ryong, and Sol Kyung-gu were all kicked out.

As for important awards such as Best Picture and Best Director, they are similar to those of Daejong and Blue Dragon.

As for TV dramas, almost all the nominations for the awards were swept by the six TV dramas "Itaewon Class", "When the Camellia Blooms", "Crash Landing on You", "Major", "Kingdom" and "Hyena".

And our Ms. Ji Eun received two nominations this time, Best New Actress in the Film category and Best Actress in the TV Drama category.

Because I haven't appeared in public for a long time.

Therefore, one week before the Baeksang Arts Festival, Lee Ji-eun began to strictly control her diet and practice yoga every day to ensure that she would present the most perfect image to the public.

That day, after eating a fat-reducing breakfast, the two went to the beauty salon to get their hair done.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the two met up and set off together for the Baeksang Awards ceremony.

Due to the epidemic, we had to take our temperature, spray disinfectant, and fill out questionnaires before entering the venue. It took more than 20 minutes before we could enter the venue.

There were no spectators outside, so the red carpet event was cancelled.

The artists who attended the event simply took turns posing in front of the photo wall for photos, so that the reporters outside the venue could take photos for press releases.

After a moment, Kim Ki-hyeon and Lee Ji-eun stood in front of the photo wall and smiled faintly at the camera.

Our Ms. Ji Eun looks very beautiful today.

She wore a white corseted tube dress with a long, fluffy skirt embroidered with intricate patterns. Her hair was tied up high, revealing her elegant swan neck and slender collarbone.

With sparkling diamond earrings on her ears, silver chains wrapped around her wrists, and silver high heels on her feet, she exudes elegance, nobility and refinement.

When the young couple appeared together, within ten seconds, the live broadcast room was filled with comments from netizens.

“Ahhhhhh, as soon as I open the live broadcast, I’m struck by beauty filters. What kind of magical live broadcast is this!”

"I'm not sure who is the most beautiful today, but Jin Qixuan must be the most handsome!"

"The couple is in the same frame, so sweet!"

"IU looks like a married woman now, so beautiful!"

"Eh? Why is our Fashion Xuan wearing so plain clothes today? Has he become more stable after marriage?"

"It doesn't mean she's plain just because she has only three colors on her body. That's from Gucci's 2021 Early Fall collection! But she's really quite steady."

"..."

As the "Oscars" of the Peninsula, the live broadcast of the Baeksang Awards Ceremony naturally attracted the attention of countless netizens.

After all, due to the epidemic, many people are idle at home, so naturally they want to join in the fun.

However, Kim Ki-hyeon and Lee Ji-eun could not feel the excitement in the live broadcast room.

After taking photos outside, the two entered the venue under the guidance of the staff.

There were only nominated candidates and staff from the organizer in the venue. Since there were no spectators, the environment was surprisingly quiet.

The seats are not arranged at round tables as before, but one seat per person, with a distance of about three meters between each person, just like open classes in university auditoriums.

Each person had a bottle of water and not even a cake, it was extremely shabby.

For various reasons, it is not convenient to greet others.

So Jin Qixuan and Li Zhien exchanged glances through the air for more than 20 minutes...

After everyone was seated, the award ceremony officially began.

The big screen first played a mixed video of the year's film and television works.

Then, the host came on stage.

The hosts for this session are still the trio of Shin Dong-yeop, Bae Suzy, and Park Bo-gum.

In fact, hosting an award ceremony is a job that places very high demands on the host.

You need to have a sense of humor, quick reactions, and high emotional intelligence to be able to hold up the place and create a great atmosphere.

Needless to say, Shin Dongye is one of the three national MCs of the peninsula and has a strong ability to control the situation.

Suzy and Bo Gum have also hosted the Baeksang Awards several times, and they work very well with Shin Dong-yeop.

However, something unexpected happened today.

Since there were no spectators, the atmosphere was still tense after the three of them told a few jokes...

Usually, after the three of them finished their jokes, the audience would give positive feedback.

But today, there were only scattered laughter from the audience...

To be precise, they were all sent out by the staff to show their support.

In the end, it turned into the situation that I least wanted to see.

Shin Dong-ye and the other two were a little discouraged and were too lazy to even think of funny jokes, so the award ceremony proceeded quickly.

The first awards for Best New Actor and Best Actress in the TV Drama category were won by Ahn Hyo-seop for "Romantic Doctor Kim 2" and Kim Da-mi for "Itaewon Class" respectively.

It has to be said that Kim Da-mi's rise in the past two years has been very strong. Not only did she sweep all the newcomer awards in both the film and television industries, she also graced the cover of the 20th anniversary issue of "Cosmo Korea" this year.

To be honest, it’s been a long time since Chungmuro ​​has seen such a great female newcomer.

Therefore, she is also nicknamed the "female version of Jin Qixuan" by many netizens.

Of course, Jin Duomei said she didn't deserve this title...

"The following is the award for Best New Actress in the Film Category of the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards. The winner is—"

The female award presenter opened the envelope in her hand and slowly spoke:
"Congratulations to IU who played the role of Zhou Haoting in "When a Man Falls in Love"!"

When she heard her name, Lee Ji-eun quickly stood up, covered her chest and bowed to everyone around her, then walked up to the podium holding up her skirt.

Since there were not many people at the scene, the applause was a bit sparse.

However, when Li Zhien passed by Jin Qixuan, he stood up and applauded, which was very conspicuous...

Seeing this, Lee Ji-eun's mouth corners raised high and she couldn't suppress it at all.

Coincidentally, at this moment the director moved the camera from following Lee Ji-eun's body to Kim Ki-hyun's face.

Seeing Jin Qixuan's worthless look, netizens in the live broadcast room burst into laughter.

"Look, it makes the child happy."

“I guess I wasn’t this happy even when I won the award…”

"Damn! Will Shi Shangxuan stop trying to be cool in the future? I really like his show-off attitude!"

"Hahaha, watch and cherish it..."

"IU deserves it! "When a Man Falls in Love" is really good!"

"congratulations!!!"

"This rookie award is basically IU's last rookie award, and it's finally a success." "..."

On the stage.

IU walked gracefully to the award presenter and bowed slightly, took the trophy and bouquet with both hands, then walked to the microphone and stood still.

In fact, Lee Ji-eun had already prepared her acceptance speech.

Although her acting skills may not have reached their peak, the emotions she invested in the play are sincere enough.

Taking into account the actor's own breakthrough and the actual box office performance of "When a Man Loves", she is the undisputed winner of the "Best New Actress" award.

After clearing her throat, Li Zhien took the trophy and slowly spoke:
“I am very honored and very grateful to the judging panel for recognizing my performance in When a Man Falls in Love.”

"In fact, I am very grateful for being nominated. After all, the actors nominated with me are all excellent new actors..."

"I have been in the industry for twelve years and have won many music awards in the past twelve years. However, I have won very few awards in the film and television sector. Today, I was able to win the Best New Actress Award in the Baeksang Film Department. For me, it is a supreme honor and encouragement."

"First of all, I would like to thank Director Han Dong-wook for his trust and guidance, and also thank Mr. Choi of Warner Bros., and thank Song Kang-ho for his passionate performance (guest appearance), thank the company for their cultivation, thank IUTeam for his company, and my family - my parents, my grandmother, and my younger brother - for their silent support and encouragement."

"Finally, I would like to give special thanks to my husband, Jin Qixuanxi."

"I love you~"

After saying that, Lee Ji-eun gave a sweet smile to Kim Ki-hyeon in the audience and made a heart shape with her hands.

When the two were in a secret relationship, they were very subtle in thanking each other when they won awards.

Now that I'm married, there's naturally no need to hide anything.

At this time, netizens in the live broadcast room were also overwhelmed by Lee Ji-eun's unexpected wave of dog food.

"Shit! Kill me suddenly!"

"How shameless to show your affection in public!"

"Are you really going to kill the dog on the spot?"

"They don't even spare single people during their acceptance speeches? This couple is going too far!"

"This wave of dog food caught me off guard!"

"..."

Looking at his wife on the stage who was smiling brightly and making a heart shape with her hands towards him, Jin Qixuan quickly put his hands above his head to respond to her gesture.

After giving her acceptance speech, Lee Ji-eun lifted her skirt and left the podium in a happy mood.

When she returned to her seat, Jin Qixuan was already waiting with his arms open.

Seeing this, Lee Ji-eun did not hesitate and threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly.

The two of them were affectionate for a moment, then let go of each other and sat down again.

After all, this is at an awards ceremony, not at home.

On the stage, the award ceremony continued.

Following the Best Female Newcomer in the Film category, the Best Male Newcomer award was won by Park Myung-hoon (Wen Guang’s husband) from “Parasite”.

This uncle is also humorous. He made the guests laugh as soon as he opened his mouth in a self-deprecating way.

"I didn't expect that I could win the Best Newcomer Award at the age of 46..."

After Park Myung-hoon gave his acceptance speech, the Best New Director award was won by director Kim Do-young of "Kim Ji-young, Born 82."

At this point, the award ceremony for the Newcomer Award has ended.

Start awarding some small miscellaneous prizes.

Among them, Jin Qixuan won the icon award for the fifth consecutive time.

This award is also jokingly called Jin Qixuan's exclusive award by many netizens.

After all, since the establishment of this award, Jin Qixuan has won this award every time...

A moment later, the first half of the award ceremony came to an end.

The final award was for the Best Supporting Actor and Actress in the Film category.

The award presenters were Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji.

"…Seo Ruizhi and I are currently filming a new drama called 'It's Okay to Be Okay'." Kim Soo-hyun turned to look at Seo Ruizhi and said with a smile, "I'm honored to play a couple with her in the drama."

The two came as award presenters, obviously with a promotional mission. The drama will be broadcast on TVN at the end of the month.

Afterwards, Seo Ye Ji also gave a brief introduction to the drama "It's Okay to Not Be Okay."

Then, after playing the performance clips of the five patients on the big screen, Kim Soo-hyun opened the envelope in his hand and a smile appeared on his lips.

"The actor who won the Best Supporting Actor award in the Film Division of this year's Baeksang Arts Awards is——"

"Congratulations to Kim Ki-hyun, the actor who plays Kim Ki-woo in Parasite!"

"Clap clap clap..."

Compared to the sparse applause when Lee Ji-eun won the award, the applause after Kim Ki-hyeon won the award was obviously more enthusiastic, and there were also many screams.

It’s not that she’s unpopular, but the Music Awards is our Ms. Ji Eun’s home turf…

After hearing that he had won the award, Kim Ki-hyeon first stood up and hugged Lee Ji-eun, and then went on stage to receive the award with a relaxed look.

After going on stage, facing Kim Soo Hyun's outstretched arms, Kim Ki-Hyun obviously hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to hug him.

At this moment, the live broadcast room was filled with barrages of “Hahahaha”.

"Hahahaha, Jin Qixuan's hesitation is so funny!"

"Hahahaha, after hesitating for a while, I still hugged him."

"My whole body is resisting, but I have to hug you, hahaha."

"Give IU the camera, I want to see her expression!"

"..."

After receiving the flowers and trophy from Seo Ruizhi, Jin Qixuan went straight to the microphone.

"First of all, I would like to thank all the crew members of Parasite and congratulate them again for winning the Best Picture Oscar. Due to personal reasons, I regret not being able to stand on the Oscar podium with everyone."

"I am very happy to meet many seniors and friends here today. However, due to the epidemic, it is not easy to go up and say hello directly, so I will say a few more words here..."

After Jin Qixuan called out the names of the artists on the scene for nearly a minute, he began his routine thanks to the organizing committee, director, crew, company, family including his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

"Finally, I want to thank my wife, Lee Ji-eun."

"I love you."

After saying that, Jin Qixuan looked at Li Zhien's direction in the audience with affection and made a heart shape with his hands.

At this time, the director was very smart and cut the camera to Lee Ji-eun.

Seeing this, Lee Ji-eun quickly stood up and responded with a heart shape with her hands, with a happy smile on her face.

At this time, netizens in the live broadcast room were also fed a mouthful of dog food.

"Isn't this an award ceremony? How did it become a show of affection between you two?!"

"Damn it! Kill me again!"

"Help! Stop feeding me! Stop feeding me!"

"Fuck! This dog food is even sweeter than the previous one!"

"No couple is innocent when a dog dies!"

"The couple returned home and won the prize."

"Oh my goodness! These two are killing me with their sweetness today!"

"In public, can you two pay attention to the impact?!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)