Veteran Hong Kong stars reorganize the Chinese entertainment industry.

"Best Art Award? What kind of award is that? Seriously?"

"This isn't another award paid for by someone, is it? No way, the Asian Film Awards aren't some trashy awards ceremony. What's going on here? Oh my god."

"Jesse-san, have we been bought off by capital? How come a 'Best Art Award' suddenly appeared?"

"Another award that has nothing to do with Siam. When will we become an entertainment mecca in Asia?"

"It must be the blessing of the Ganges River; this grand prize should have been won by us three."

...

There was a lot of whispering at the scene, and some people even stopped at the door to check on the award.

Tian Xiwei and her team were still taking photos at the scene, stunned by the unexpected grand prize.

Tian Xiwei winked at her assistant, who immediately ran over and whispered, "What's wrong, Sister Tian?"

"Besides us, are there any other companies spending this much money to add more awards to the Asian film and television industry?"

The assistant shook his head in confusion and said, "I haven't heard of that. The organizers promised to add more prizes for us, after all, our company invested a lot of money in them."

"So, this award is real?"

Seeing Tian Xiwei's puzzled expression, the assistant said, "Sister Tian, ​​can't we just check who's receiving the award to see if it's truly valuable?"

Tian Xiwei nodded and said, "You may leave now. I want to see who wins this award."

The host, Jesse, looked at the two bewildered people below the stage and gave them a sweet smile. Not only were the two people surprised, but it was also the first time she, the host, had ever seen such a situation.

"Brother Zhao, could it be that those two Koreans were from the same group that owns this grand prize, and they're using this opportunity to humiliate us?"

It wasn't that Liu Zhongze thought of them as too evil; rather, he had witnessed this scene firsthand on a program in Japan.

Zhao Dekai thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense, but we're not afraid now. The box office speaks for itself. Even if we don't participate in the Asian selection, we can still try our luck in Hollywood."

Before the two could finish expressing their concerns, a sinister and terrifying promotional video suddenly began playing on stage.

All the cameras and people's attention were drawn to this promotional video, which showed five men and women seemingly playing some kind of game in a strange little village. The entire promotional video was shot from an odd angle.

It wasn't until the last five men and women screamed that the perspective changed from moving to fixed, and everyone realized that it was a deformed, crawling human-dog, and what they had been looking at was the perspective of the human-dog.

"Let's congratulate the winner of the Best Art Direction Award: Zhao Dekai Studio. Their entry is called 'The Scholar Points the Troops,' a horror film with strong ethnic characteristics. Some say it's ten times scarier than Ju-on, and even after only half a day of screening, some people have encountered paranormal events and are treating it like a horror videotape!"

The host looked at Zhao Dekai and Liu Zhongze and found that they were both stunned, seemingly not expecting to win the award.

All attention was drawn to the two of them, and the camera accurately captured their surprised gazes.

Zhao Dekai's mouth was open, his expression unchanged, but he had already realized what was happening.

He said, "Dude, our film hasn't even been out for 24 hours, and it's already won an award?"

Liu Zhongze, equally surprised, whispered, "Brother Zhao, you really didn't spend any money on the organizers?"

"No..."

Even more shocked than this person were Lin Youyu and Tian Xiwei.

Lin Youyu had worked with Liu Zhongze and knew that Liu Zhongze was quite capable, but he had previously acted in short dramas, and if he were to act again, he would only be playing a supporting role. How could he possibly win an award while acting with someone else? Is that reasonable?

Tian Xiwei was initially shocked, then suddenly realized, and muttered to herself, "It seems they spent more money than our team. Those two must be the real people from Jiujiang Film and Television Company to have that kind of audacity. They even lied to me, saying Yu was the one from Jiujiang Film and Television Company. How shameful!"

Host Jesse spoke again: "Let's give a warm round of applause to welcome the two of them to the stage to receive their awards."

Following Jesse's applause, many others in the audience who hadn't actually clapped joined in.

One by one, prominent figures in Asia looked at the two of them. After a brief moment of surprise, the two gradually composed themselves.

Liu Zhongze took the lead in leaving his seat, appearing very composed, and led Zhao Dekai onto the stage.

In his view, this big prize was won by Brother Zhao's own studio and had little to do with him; he only needed to support Brother Zhao.

However, as soon as they got on stage, the two were forced to wear headsets by the staff, which connected them directly to the director's control room.

As the two slowly walked forward, a broken Chinese voice came through.

"This award is specially set up for scholars to select soldiers. I personally like horror movies. In Hollywood in our country, horror movies have long been dead. I can no longer find horror movies that are scary."

"Giving you this award was not my personal decision. It was only added on the spot after the market and professional judges gave their approval. I hope you don't feel it's abrupt. Please accept this award with confidence so that more potential film and television teams can participate with peace of mind in the future."

The two looked at each other, never expecting this outcome.

Liu Zhongze asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhao, have you heard that voice before?"

Zhao Dekai shook his head slightly. Right now, his mind was full of thoughts about what he was going to say, and he was immersed in his own brainstorming.

Jesse and Takuya Kimura made way for the two of them, politely allowing them to stand in their places on the podium.

"Jesse, do more interviews with them."

After hearing the voice through the earpiece, Jesse immediately asked, "I heard this movie started showing early last night, and it seems like..."

"3000 million yen at the box office." The voice came through the earpiece again, and Jesse, Takuya Kimura, and Yanagi Nakazawa could all hear it.

"With over 3000 million yuan at the box office, this performance is comparable to Hollywood films. Could you please share your thoughts on creating this film?"

As Jesse spoke, Tian Xiwei gave Liu Zhongze a disdainful look and mouthed, "So he's just a smooth operator."

Lin Youyu's gaze towards Liu Zhongze relaxed, and the hostility in his eyes lessened.

Zhao Dekai took the microphone from Jessica and said, "First of all, we have to thank our motherland, China, for being able to make this film. As a country with a rich cultural heritage of five thousand years, it is naturally full of legendary stories. My team and I have only made some minor adaptations. If you like watching it, we will work even harder to make every film well."

Lee Jong-seok nudged Ma Dong-seok's arm and whispered, "Senior, why are these two trying to show loyalty like us? They're Chinese, don't they even know what loyalty means?"

Ma Dong-seok looked at the two on the stage with a playful expression, his eyes full of disdain, clearly not thinking that this big prize was anything special.