Huayu: I was immediately ensnared by Jing Tian as soon as I entered the industry.

The host's voice filled the entire venue, and the awards ceremony officially began.

On the big screen, the awards of this film festival, the number, scale and genre of the participating films, and the 101 public judges from major cinema chains were displayed on a scrolling screen.

The first award, Best Supporting Actress, was presented by Dong Jie, a local actress from Dalian.

Whether it was nervousness or not having memorized the script, she spoke haltingly.

The nominated films are: The Knot, Assembly, Crazy Stone, Invisible Wings, and Back to Youth.

Shuangzi suddenly grabbed Wang Xuan's clothes, her eyes fixed on the answer that was about to be revealed, because she had been nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Seeing her nervous look, Wang Xuan did not shake off her hand.

One hundred and one audience judges voted on-site, and Gui Yalei ultimately won the award with an overwhelming majority of 76 votes.

"You're still young, you'll have plenty of opportunities in the future," Wang Xuan comforted him.

Surprisingly, Chai Biyun did not utter a sarcastic remark.

We can banter with each other normally, but we'll never kick someone when they're down when it really matters.

The Best Supporting Actor award went to Deng Chao.

Taiwanese singer Valen Hsu performed "A Love Letter to Filmmakers" before the awards ceremony continued.

The Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hundred Flowers Awards was awarded to Chen Peisi's father.

The entire audience stood up and applauded the veteran artist.

The awards ceremony continued, with Jia Lin and Huang Bo both nominated for Best Newcomer.

In the end, Lei Qingyao won the award with 41 votes.

The song "Invisible Wings" played at the scene, which was very fitting.

The awards presented earlier didn't garner much attention, as evidenced by the names of the winning actors.

In the subsequent Best Director vote, Stephen Chow only received 8 votes, while Feng Xiaogang won with an absolute advantage of 52 votes.

The result was as expected, and the audience erupted in applause.

The awards ceremony is still underway, and Li Bingbing is leading by a wide margin in the Best Actress voting.

Sitting in the audience, Li Binbin was so excited that he covered his face and tears welled up in his eyes.

In the end, she won the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Awards.

There was only one grand prize left. Wang Xuan was full of confidence before he came, but now, watching the awards being presented one by one, he started to get nervous.

What kinds of films won awards?

With its mainstream themes and realistic subject matter, "Buried Alive" has no advantage in the country in terms of its anti-war message.

Wang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief; he, the protagonist, had almost become just a background character.

"Brother Wang Xuan, congratulations!" Shuangzi excitedly hugged him.

Wang Xuan patted her back, signaling her to loosen her grip, and then hugged Zhu Yilong and the others.

Zhang Hanyu, sitting in the second row, was also receiving congratulations from those around him.

Amidst applause, Wang Xuan walked towards the stage, giving Ning Hao a brief hug as he passed by.

When accepting the award, Zhang Hanyu modestly declined, saying, "It's an honor to have tied with you. You should accept your award first."

Wang Xuan also declined for a moment, and the two of them tugged at each other for a while before finally accepting the trophy from the presenter at the same time.

"Please welcome the two of you to give your acceptance speeches. You two can discuss who should go first, and please don't be modest with each other anymore."

The host joked with a smile.

Zhang Hanyu took a step back and gestured for Wang Xuan to go first.

Wang Xuan nodded, agreeing without hesitation; there was no point in going back and forth.

"Phew, I wasn't nervous at all in Berlin."

Hearing Wang Xuan's self-deprecating remark, the audience burst into laughter. If the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor really lost, there would be plenty of news to report.

Then, Wang Xuan thanked the school, Tian Zhuangzhuang, and Lu Yang, and gave up his seat.

"..."

Zhang Hanyu spoke at length, but I won't go into detail here.

After Sun Nan sang "Never Say Goodbye," the awards for Best Feature Film were presented.

Ultimately, Feng Xiaogang won the award.

With that, the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony came to an end, and "Assembly" emerged as the biggest winner.

Ning Hao is truly unlucky; his film "Stone" was nominated for 7 major awards but won nothing.

The atmosphere among the attending lead actors was visibly somber. Ning Hao, being a respectable man, symbolically applauded the award winners.

"The movie 'Crazy Stone' was a critical and commercial success, yet it didn't win any awards. There's a lot more to it than meets the eye."

Zhu Yilong hesitated, not daring to continue.

"You don't actually believe this result was voted on by the public jury, do you?"

Equally tragic was the Tokyo Trial, which received three nominations but was ultimately unsuccessful throughout.

Wang Xuan was curious: why was the drama "Tokyo Trial," the most mainstream of mainstream themes, so unpopular?

Could it be because of the content...?

You should know that some people in a vegetative state don't want to see certain scenes.

The Hundred Flowers Awards have ended, but the organizing committee wants to retain people to conduct art seminars and analyze issues such as industry development.

Most of the private film companies have left, and the big directors have also made the excuse that they are too busy.

Only employees from local organizations, film studios, and state-owned enterprises stayed to show their support.

Wang Xuan won the Best Actor award and naturally received an invitation, but he declined it outright, with the excuse that the movie was waiting for him to start filming.

"Are you going to the banquet?" Wang Xuan asked Shuangzi and the others.

Shuangzi could tell that Wang Xuan didn't want to go: "You're tired. Go back and rest. We have to go back to school tomorrow."

"Yes, I'm tired," Chai Biyun nodded in agreement.

"Let's go back to the hotel together then," Wang Xuan said.

···

That evening, the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony dominated the headlines.

"A tie for Best Actor at the Hundred Flowers Awards, and a near miss for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival..."

"Li Binbin was crowned Best Actress, and tears streamed down her face on the awards stage."

"The critically acclaimed and commercially successful 'Crazy Stone' failed to win any awards, and director Ning Hao left the set with a dark expression."

"Xu Jinglei has become more open after returning from her overseas vacation, showing off her cleavage with a wide-open neckline."

"【Assembly】achieved a resounding victory, sweeping three major awards."

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