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Chapter 416 Judges’ Gold + Award Prize

end of June.

Kim Ki-hyun was summoned by the Blue Dragon Awards organizing committee to go to a place in Seoul for a week-long jury "deliberation".

During this period, everyone's communication equipment will be taken away.

This is where we conduct a centralized and closed review and discussion of the final list of winners.

The initial review of the Blue Dragon Awards is based on audience voting on the official website.

Then, the organizing committee selects the top five films with the most votes and hands them over to the jury for secret ballot to select the winners of each award.

That evening, the Qinglong Award Organizing Committee held a welcoming banquet for all judges and announced the start of the judging work.

There are nine judges in total, and Jin Qixuan is the youngest and least experienced.

Likewise, he is the only active actor here.

The others are basically professors or associate professors from major film and television academies, or well-known directors and screenwriters.

At the dinner table, Jin Qixuan also had a general impression of the judges.

Everyone is very vocal about his or her own opinions.

Moreover, they can drink a lot.

In this regard, Jin Qixuan feels that this week's judging work may not be so easy and pleasant.

He then decided to cast his vote and not try to convince anyone else.

This is what Jin Qixuan thought and did.

It sounds like the position of award ceremony jury is extremely busy, with people having to stay up late to review films.

Actually, it’s not that busy.

During the day, nine people gathered in the small screening room and watched movies happily.

After dinner, the chairman of the jury will call all the judges together to discuss the movies they watched today.

Among them, the most concerned is naturally who will win the "Best Actor" and "Best Actress" awards.

The daily discussion scene can be described as "violent verbal sparring" and "filled with smoke".

The nominees for this year's Best Actor are Yoo Ah-in, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Jung-jae, and Hwang Jung-min.

The nominees for Best Actress are Kim Hee-ae, Ra Mi-ran, Shin Min-ah, Jeon Do-yeon, and Jung Yu-mi.

There are no weaklings among those who are shortlisted.

Jin Qixuan listened to their discussions every day and could clearly understand everyone's tendencies.

For example, Professor Li sitting on his right prefers Yoo Ah-in, while the middle-aged director on his left prefers Hwang Jung-min.

Ms. Choi, a screenwriter, prefers Lee Byung-hun. Her reason is simple: he has a positive image and a variety of acting styles.

These three people argue the most fiercely every day.

The fact that two completely opposite conclusions could be drawn from the same performance was also an eye-opener for Jin Qixuan...

And so, on the sixth day.

Screenwriter Choi happened to see Lee Byung-hun's highlight clips in "The Ministers" and immediately praised his performance.

The other two immediately disagreed.

"Isn't Lee Byung-hun's performance bad?"

Writer Cui pointed to the screen and said:
"Look at this scene where he was suspected by his subordinates. He immediately showed anger and disdain, but he tried to suppress his emotions. The slight trembling of his fingers holding the cigarette betrayed his inner thoughts. I think this scene was handled very well!"

"I didn't say his acting wasn't great. I also admit that Yoo Ah In's acting is definitely not as good as Lee Byung Hun's. After all, he has more than ten years of experience."

Professor Li said, "But Lee Byung-hun has won the Best Actor award so many times. He has won the most Best Actor awards besides Ahn Sung-ki. Why should we give him another award?"

"If we judge the award this way, then won't the Blue Dragon Award just be like before, a bunch of old guys entertaining themselves? Who can this award encourage? What's the point?"

As if he felt that his words needed to be substantiated, Professor Li continued:
"At last year's Grand Bell Awards, Kim Ki-hyun and Song Kang-ho were both nominated, but the Best Actor award went to Kim Ki-hyun. Is it really because his acting is better than Song Kang-ho's? Are the judges blind?"

"..."

Jin Qixuan, who was inexplicably implicated, looked at Professor Li in confusion.

Noticing Jin Qixuan's gaze, Professor Li realized that he had spoken out of turn, and quickly waved his hand, smiling awkwardly:

"Well, I'm not talking about you, just the facts..."

Professor Li cleared his throat and tried to make amends:

"The establishment of the Blue Dragon Award is to encourage the vigorous development of the film industry and allow young people who are in their prime to make more contributions to the film industry."

"Look, what's the point of Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun winning another Best Actor award when they are already successful?"

"But it's different if we give it to Jin Qixuan, that..."

Professor Li turned to Jin Qixuan and asked, "Qixuan, what movies do you have this year?"

"I'm sorry, Professor Li, I don't have any movies coming out this year."

"..."

Professor Li's expression suddenly froze.

Due to a series of inappropriate discussions, the screening room, which had been noisy just now, suddenly became quiet, and an awkward atmosphere filled the air.

At this time, the chairman of the jury finally couldn't bear it anymore and coughed twice:

"Are we off topic? We're playing a clip of Lee Byung-hun now, why are we talking about Kim Ki-hyun?"

"Um... Chairman, let's skip this paragraph and look at the next one..."

"Yes, look at the next paragraph."

"..."

The quarrel ended in a whimper.

However, Jin Qixuan did gain some insights from the discussions over the past few days.

Everyone discusses the pros and cons of a movie or an actor from their own perspective, and brainstorming often sparks of ideas.

It also inspired his acting skills.

And so, on the final night, the nine judges began to count the votes.

The rest of the awards turned out fine.

The Grand Prize went to "The Ministers of Namsan" and the Best Director award went to Lim Dae-hyung for "To Yoon-hee".

The Best Actress award went to Ra Mi-ran, but the Best Actor award was a tie.

Yoo Ah-in and Lee Byung-hun each received three votes, Hwang Jung-min received two votes, and Lee Jung-jae received one vote.

According to regulations, if there is a tie in the first round, there will be a re-vote.

But only vote for actors or works that have tied for the most votes.

However, before voting begins, canvassing for votes is also essential.

Professor Lee, who supports Yoo Ah-in, was the first to fire:
"I think Lee Byung-hun has a bad personal character and a bad reputation among the public. If he is awarded the Best Actor award, the reputation of the Blue Dragon Awards will also be affected."

Hearing this word, screenwriter Cui sneered:
"Since when did the Blue Dragon Awards start looking at appearance? Besides, how can Yoo Ah-in be a good person? He evaded military service, his sexual orientation...how can his reputation be better than Lee Byung-hun?"

"Besides, the awards are based on acting skills. You keep saying that Lee Byung-hun has a bad image, but do the audience care? His movies are still big hits at the box office and have high ratings."

"If you're judging by the wind, just give it to Hwang Jung-min."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, the chairman of the jury clapped his hands to attract their attention and said:
"We are voting for the best actor now, not a moral role model."

"Okay, let's start the second round of voting."

After that, the chairman handed a note to each of the nine people present.

In fact, no matter how much they argued, Kim Ki-hyun decided to vote for Yoo Ah-in.

He pitched like this in the first round and the same in the second round.

Recognition is one aspect.

The main reason is that Yoo Ah-in plays a mute in "The Silent War". He doesn't have a single line throughout the whole film, and relies entirely on body movements and facial expressions to convey his emotions. His acting is full of flesh and blood and touches people's hearts.

Jin Qixuan really appreciated this.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Kim Ki-hyun wanted to disgust Lee Byung-hun.

One minute later, all nine judges had cast their votes, and the chairman and two staff members read out the votes on the spot.

Lee Byung-hun, one vote.

Yoo Ah In, one vote.

Lee Byung-hun, two votes.

Yoo Ah-in, two votes.

……

Lee Byung-hun, four votes.

Yoo Ah-in, four votes.

There is only one vote left.

Everyone turned their eyes to the chairman of the jury. He took out the last piece of paper from the box, slowly unfolded it, glanced at the name, and sang:

"Yoo Ah In, five votes."

In the end, Yoo Ah-in won the Best Actor award at this year's Blue Dragon Film Awards with a one-vote advantage.

At this point, the week-long Blue Dragon Award review process has come to an end.

This year's Blue Dragon Awards is scheduled for December 12th.

The location is Namdong Gymnasium on Yeongjong Island in Incheon.

At 7 o'clock that evening, Jin Qixuan appeared on the red carpet of the Blue Dragon Awards again after two years.

Compared with the nervousness and anticipation I felt when I came here before, I felt very relaxed this time.

This year's Blue Dragon Awards is no different from the previous Baeksang Arts Awards, with no audience in person and the event being broadcast live online.

After entering the venue.

Jin Qixuan sat in the first row with the other judges.

Soon, after the host's gorgeous words and a series of singing and dancing performances, the award ceremony officially began.

However, when Jin Qixuan's photo appeared on the big screen to introduce the judges, the audience in the live broadcast room was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, a barrage of comments came like an overwhelming tidal wave.

[Wait, who did I see? Jin Qixuan!? ]

[Wow, great! Teacher Jin is a judge! ]

[Haha, Teacher Jin really does great things without making any noise! ​​]

【Teacher Jin's social status is getting higher and higher! 】

……

For a moment, the live broadcast room, which was originally somewhat deserted, became lively because of Jin Qixuan's appearance.

Of course, Jin Qixuan's purpose of coming to the Blue Dragon Awards was not just to watch.

He was going to present awards and promote the movie.

The post-production of the movie "Light and Shadow" was delayed for a while due to the epidemic.

Now that it is completed, Lee Chang-dong has decided not to submit this film to Cannes but directly to the Berlin Film Festival.

This means that "Light and Shadow" has entered the promotion period.

In fact, there is not much to promote about art films, but the cast is full of commercial elements.

Kim Kye-hyun, Kim Hye-soo, Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Hae-jin, Shin Hye-sun.

There are also cameos by Lee Sung-min and Kim Soo-hyun.

Of course, in addition to Jin Qixuan, there was another female guest who presented the award with him.

It’s Han Ji-min.

She, too, came with a publicity mission.

The promotion was for a remake of a Neon love movie she collaborated with Nam Joo Hyuk - "Josee, Tiger and Fish".

Well, a relationship between a sister and a brother with a twelve-year age difference...

Although, Kim Ki-hyun and Han Ji-min are the 39th Best Actor and Best Actress winners.

But there is no problem for them to present the 41st Best Actor and Best Actress awards, after all, neither of them attended the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Soon, when the Best Director award was presented, Jin Qixuan stood up and went backstage to prepare.

A moment later, the Best Director award was presented on stage.

"Now, please welcome the award presenters for Best Actor and Best Actress - Kim Ki-hyun and Han Ji-min."

As the announcement ended, the camera turned to the passage on the side of the stage.

Han Ji-min, wearing a white dress, was smiling and holding Jin Qixuan's arm gently and lovely.

On the side, Jin Qixuan, wearing a gray plaid suit from Gucci's 2021 early spring series, had a smile on his face and waved to the camera.

Seeing this scene, the live broadcast room suddenly exploded.

[My Xuan is so handsome! ! ]

[Teacher Jin's appearance and temperament are amazing! ]

[I don’t envy the mandarin ducks or the immortals, I envy IU every day! 】

[Han Ji-min seems to be more beautiful than two years ago, did she have plastic surgery? ]

[This sister is almost 40, so stop picking on her...]

……

After a moment, the two walked slowly to the center of the stage.

"Hello everyone, I am Jin Qixuan."

"Hello everyone, I'm Han Ji-min."

"Clap clap clap..."

After introducing themselves, the two men exchanged some commercial praise and then began to briefly promote their respective movies.

Afterwards, highlights of the four Best Actor candidates began to play on the big screen.

"The winner of the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Actor is——"

Even though we already knew who it was, the ceremony still had to be performed.

Jin Qixuan opened the envelope, took a look, and said loudly:

"'Silent', Yoo Ah-in!
"congratulations!"

As the words fell, applause broke out.

At the same time, Yoo Ah-in's wonderful performance in "The Silent" was played on the big screen, and the announcer began to give a summary of his acting skills in "The Silent".

Then, Yoo Ah-in stood up amid the applause of the crowd, hugged the actors and directors around him, and strode onto the stage.

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan took two steps forward and handed him the trophy.

When Yoo Ah In looked at Kim Ki Heon, he understood everything instantly.

After taking the trophy, he hugged Jin Qixuan and said thank you in his ear.

In fact, there is no need to say much between smart people.

Afterwards, Yoo Ah-in gave a speech to express his gratitude for the award and then left the stage.

Immediately afterwards, Han Ji-min began presenting the Best Actress award.

"The winner of the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Actress is——"

"Congratulations to Luo Meilan for "The Honest Candidate"!"

Speaking of which, Jin Qixuan was also very happy to see Luo Meilan win the award.

Recalling that when they filmed "Reply 1988" together five years ago, Ra Mi-ran took good care of him.

Later, he also made two cameo appearances in Jin Qixuan's movies.

After Ra Mi-ran came on stage, Kim Ki-hyeon hugged her just like Yoo Ah-in did.

After a moment, Luo Mei stood in front of the microphone with the trophy in one hand and the bouquet in the other, and said:

"I am very grateful to 'Teacher Jin' for giving me this award."

After saying that, she turned around and looked at Jin Qixuan with a smile.

"Hey hey..."

Jin Qixuan was at a loss as to what to do when the teacher called him that.

Netizens call him Teacher Jin because he is indeed an assistant professor at Chung-Ang University.

But her name is...

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan waved his hands in panic.

This scene immediately caused everyone present and netizens in the live broadcast room to burst into laughter.

[Teacher Jin, why are you panicking? Hahaha! ]

[Ms. Leopard is so naughty, hahaha! ]

【So loving! 】

[I suddenly want to watch 1988. I will watch it again after watching the live broadcast! ]

……

After the award ceremony, Jin Qixuan rushed back to the "Squid Game" crew overnight.

It’s not that he won’t attend the Qinglong celebration banquet, but it was cancelled due to the epidemic.

(End of this chapter)