Huayu started from the Three Kingdoms period

The awards ceremony proceeded in sequence from TV movies, documentaries, and animations to TV dramas, with a tight pace.

"Distinguished leaders, honored guests, and friends from the film and television industry both at home and abroad, good evening!"

The audience included not only Chinese people, but also many foreigners, as did the judges.

First came the introduction of the guests, then their speeches, looking to the future and looking back on the past. Xu Ying was so sleepy listening to them that he almost fell asleep.

So he took out his phone and started texting Jing Tian.

[Jing Tian: Senior brother, I'm watching the live stream! I saw you when the camera panned across the "My Chief and My Regiment" crew.]

[Xu Ying: Really? I'm quite far from the camera.]

Jing Tian: Of course, I have super good eyesight.

Jing Tian: Senior brother, I stole your vegetables!

Go ahead and steal, Xu Ying is way past the age of stealing vegetables.

In May of this year, QQ Zone launched QQ Farm, and the "stealing vegetables" gameplay became a nationwide phenomenon overnight.

Xu Ying's several actor groups have all become online farming groups, and some people have set their alarms for the middle of the night to prevent their crops from being stolen.

As each award was announced, the atmosphere became increasingly lively.

The awards for television films were mostly for foreign films, followed by many foreign documentaries that I had never heard of.

Xu Ying recognized a few animated films. The gold award went to "Ma Xiaotiao the Mischievous Boy" and the silver award to "Qin's Moon," both of which he had seen.

Finally, we've arrived at the part everyone's been waiting for: the awards ceremony for television dramas.

The drowsy crowd suddenly perked up.

After the host announced the list of nominated TV dramas, Kang Honglei and Lan Xiaolong sat up straight, while Duan Yihong stared intently ahead.

"This work has had a huge impact across the country and is loved by a wide audience."

"It perfectly blends a captivating plot with vivid character development, using an intricately woven narrative and solid character portrayals to elevate the spy drama genre..."

Espionage?

Upon hearing this, Kang Honglei, Duan Yihong, and others in the audience all turned pale.

The internet is in an uproar.

"Is this gold award going to be won by 'Lurking'?"

"The Chief and His Regiment dares to depict the cruelty of the Expeditionary Force and the national character. This kind of drama with soul and weight deserves to be called the best of the year! The Lurk is just a thrilling spy drama with a formulaic plot. It doesn't even deserve to compete with The Chief and His Regiment!"

"Don't exaggerate how profound 'My Chief and My Regiment' is. The plot is dragging and the narrative is chaotic. Ordinary viewers simply can't understand it."

"My Chief and My Regiment is a niche drama that takes an unconventional approach. The Magnolia Award is a mainstream award, and it will definitely recognize works like Lurk that balance word-of-mouth and popularity."

"Damn it, not supporting 'My Chief and My Regiment' means you look down on the Expeditionary Force, you traitor!"

"Damn it, no one has ever cursed at me like that before!"

Regardless of the online arguments, everything settled down with the announcement of the awards.

This year, "Lurking" won both the Best TV Series Gold Award and the Best Screenplay Award.

This year, the most talked-about TV series are undoubtedly "My Chief and My Regiment" and "Lurking," both of which achieved high viewership ratings.

Therefore, the Best Director award was also highly anticipated. However, to everyone's surprise, Teng Huatao's "Wang Gui and Anna" unexpectedly won the Best Director award.

Applause broke out after a brief silence.

Next, Song Dandan won Best Actress for her outstanding performance in "Marvin's War".

She said, "This award is a recognition of middle-aged actresses."

The audience erupted in applause as the most anticipated award ceremony for Best Actor finally arrived.

The battle for the "Best Actor" award between Sun Honglei and Duan Yihong.

Xu Ying could tell that Duan Yihong was not at peace, and Kang Honglei and Lan Xiaolong also looked unwell.

"My Chief and My Regiment" was nominated for four awards, but failed to win any of them. Now, all that remains is to place our hopes on Duan Yihong.

However, with the announcement of the Best Actor award, it was Sun Honglei who won. This was the first time he had won the Magnolia Award for Best Actor since 2007.

The cast and crew of "Lurking" took turns going on stage to receive awards.

Xu Ying could sense the resentment of the actors around him, but there was nothing he could do; the drama "Lurking" that year was indeed very successful.

"Those with small eyes tend to excel in their roles. Sun Honglei has small eyes, and Duan Yihong's eyes aren't big either."

Sun Honglei smiled broadly, "My eyes aren't that small, are they! Duan Yihong is my senior from the Central Academy of Drama, and his eyes aren't big either."

"He taught me what acting is. Please give a round of applause to Duan Yihong!"

The senior apprentice was defeated by the junior apprentice, which made many people at the scene want to see the joke.

The result was alright. Although Duan Yihong was a little disappointed, he didn't show it on his face and responded calmly.

It has to be said that this year's competition was truly a battle of the gods.

Many people at the scene were focused on the "My Chief and My Regiment" crew, and many felt sorry for them.

Initially, everyone thought that the Best Director award would go to either Kang Honglei or Jiang Wei, but when the results were announced, the winner was Teng Huatao.

"My Chief and My Regiment" was nominated for four major awards: Best TV Series, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor, but surprisingly failed to win any of them.

On the contrary, the TV series "Lurking" swept three major awards.

Next came a series of awards presentations, with the audience-voted awards being presented last.

Xu Ying looked around listlessly and found that some of the actors were completely different from the ones he remembered.

The entire "My Chief and My Regiment" crew around him seemed somewhat listless.

Not winning a single award and being a runner-up the whole time—anyone would be in a bad mood.

......

At this moment, Jing Tian, ​​far away in the capital, was watching the live broadcast of the Magnolia Awards on television.

Seeing that "My Chief and My Regiment" hadn't won any awards, she was furious: "What kind of Magnolia Awards are these? Why didn't 'My Chief and My Regiment' win a single award?"

Chai Biyun comforted him, saying, "There are still awards to be voted on later, you should be able to win a few, right?"

The television began announcing the winners of the audience vote.

Seeing on TV that "My Chief and My Regiment" won the Most Watched TV Series Award, Kang Honglei won the Most Powerful Director Award, and Duan Yihong won the Most Popular Actor Award, Jing Tian felt much better.

Next up is the Most Promising Actor award.

"We're here! Senior brother is the one nominated for this award!" Jing Tian was a little excited. Although she felt it was a bit unrealistic for Xu Ying to win the award, she was still looking forward to it.

On television, host Chen Rong said, "Next up is the award for Most Promising Actor, chosen by the audience. Please look at the big screen."

Images scroll across the screen: Zu Feng from "Lurking", Li Chongxiao from "Ma Wen's War", and Cao Bingkun from "Lurking".

Huang Zongze in "The Gem of Life" and Xu Ying in "My Chief and My Regiment".

"Now let's take a look at the winner of the award: Zu Feng from 'Lurking'..."

"Also, Xu Ying, the director of 'My Chief and My Regiment'."

As soon as the host finished speaking, the camera focused on Zu Feng and Xu Ying in the audience.

Zu Feng appeared calm and responded with a smile.

Jing Tian laughed when she saw Xu Ying looking blank on the TV.

She shouted, "Yunyun, my senior brother really won an award!"