I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

The second thing is that Chen Qi is interested in Sarkaz and Theresa. This gives Theresis, who hopes to bring Theresa back to life, hope that Chen Qi and Sarkaz will work together.

"I told you at the beginning, Director Chen Qi, if Wang Mei were still alive, I would definitely introduce you two to each other."

"Based on my understanding of the princess, she must be very fond of you. If all this is really feasible, I will definitely use this method to bind you to the Sarkaz clan."

"This is no joke, Director Chen Qi."

There was a seriousness in Theresis' tone, as if if Theresia was really alive, he would definitely marry Theresia to Chen Qi. However, he was so serious that Chen Qi, who now had to chat with Theresia every night, couldn't help but feel ashamed.

In particular, Tallulah's eyes, which looked as if she wanted to cut him into pieces, made Chen Qi read what would be his fate tonight.

After Chen Qi obtained the bloodline of "Sui", he also found an opportunity to test it with Tallulah... The result was that Chen Qi lost miserably before, but now he can hold out for a while, letting Tallulah have her fun, and then lose miserably again...

This result made Chen Qi, who had just been feeling a little proud, realize his position immediately. And the look in Tallulah's eyes made her afraid that she would not think about women for the next week...

Chapter 119: Winning an Award Changes the Value of a Country

"Chen Qi? Are you okay? You look a little haggard? Did you not sleep well last night?"

The opening of the film festival on the second day was the most grand film festival in Victoria's history. In the past, even though Victoria had always paid great attention to culture and art, and even had never been willing to be inferior to Leitania in terms of cultural output, this film festival was obviously extraordinary.

After all, many of the so-called "actors" invited this time were actually well-known figures in the Terra continent. And these people also had one thing in common - that is, the movies they participated in were all created by Chen Qi.

Victoria had invited Chen Qi to attend this film festival in order to show her goodwill to him. Obviously, most of the awards at this year's film festival were won by Chen Qi and actors related to him.

But no matter what, the process still had to be followed. After Chen Qi and Tallulah, as representatives, walked the red carpet and sat down at the award ceremony, the person sitting next to Chen Qi had already changed into a cheongsam and put on sunglasses, looking forward to receiving the award for her (and Chen Qi's) work, but she just realized that Chen Qi was not in a good state.

Especially when she saw Chen Qi, who looked like he hadn't slept well and his face was a little pale, she was shocked - who could make Chen Qi suffer like this? Wasn't he a giant beast like her?

"Nothing, I just feel that... I might still be a little too confident. This time, it made me realize who I am."

But Chen Qi shook his head and subconsciously cast his gaze towards Tallulah beside him, but all he got was a rather smug expression from Tallulah, so Chen Qi had no choice but to lower his head silently.

Chen Qi didn't understand why he couldn't suppress Tallulah even though he clearly had the "Blood of the Year". After all, this wasn't a real fight, it was just a physical contest. Why was he still no match for Tallulah?

Logically speaking, a being like "Year" is also a [God], right? Tallulah is just a native of Terra, after all. How come I, who has the "Blood of Year", am still no match for Tallulah?

[Although the host has the "Blood of the Years", his physique has been strengthened, but the "Blood of the Years" only gives the host an upper limit on combat power, and the lower limit is limited. ]

[If the host uses reputation points to improve his strength, the increase brought by "Blood of the Years" will become more and more obvious, and the upper limit of the power that the host's body can bear will become higher and higher. ]

[Otherwise, with the host's original physique, even if the host's reputation value can increase your strength to half a year old, your body may not be able to bear this power, and the "blood of the year" makes up for this. ]

But now, the system's prompt has solved Chen Qi's doubts. However, when Chen Qi heard that this "Blood of the Year" did not seem to bring him much convenience at the moment, but might even cause him trouble in the future... he felt a little overwhelmed.

Brother Zhongyue... this gift you gave me is really a hot potato... Chen Qi couldn't help but think so in his heart, and his desire for reputation value also increased a little.

He had to think of a solution quickly, preferably one that could obtain a lot of reputation points. From the perspective of reputation points, it would be much more cost-effective to pay for each episode of a TV series. However, the problem was that there were no commissions for him to shoot TV series now.

Chen Qi couldn't help but feel a little anxious. What he was most worried about was that he couldn't protect everyone in the art troupe. Now, the mineral sickness hanging over their heads had been solved because of Rhodes Island's stable supply line. But with the art troupe's rising reputation, Chen Qi was even more eager for strength.

"——It's okay, Chen Qi. Everyone and I will entrust everything to you as always."

Tallulah also sensed Chen Qi's mood changes, and without hesitation, she grabbed Chen Qi's slightly warmer hand, and smiled faintly:

"And you, as always, must entrust us with everything you have, and believe that we can overcome this difficult time together."

"...I always feel relieved to have you here, Tallulah."

Chen Qi was relieved by Tallulah's words and held her hand. On the other side, Nian looked upset and pretended to be concentrating on the award ceremony. In fact, he was envious of the relationship between Tallulah and Chen Qi.

Nian is a person who is afraid of loneliness, and he also hopes to have someone who shares the same interests as him, is willing to play with him, and comfort him when he feels lonely.

Now, she seems to have found such a person and such a group, but unfortunately... the person she found didn't seem to care about her at all, or even most of the time.

"That's great... If only I had met him earlier..." Nian couldn't help but think sadly in his heart, but he suppressed his feelings and continued to look at the stage.

This year's Victoria Film Festival was so grand and unprecedented that even the host was a baron.

After handing out a few small awards, the baron once again turned his gaze to the cue card in his hand and announced:

"Then, we are about to welcome our first grand prize! The most valuable award in Victoria every year, the most sought-after by thousands of actors - the Best Actor Award!"

"Then let's take a look at the nominated male actors who have performed outstandingly this year, as well as their representative works."

"The first nominee: Frederick III, Enxioudis Shivaash, who played in Darkest Hour!"

As soon as the Baron finished speaking, the camera was immediately pointed at Silver Gray, and the president of Kalan Trading looked unexpectedly prepared. He was determined to win this award, but he was also somewhat unconfident, which was unusual for him.

After all, for SilverAsh, this award is of great significance. Not only can it help him shape his image in the hearts of the people of Kjerag, but it can also enhance his family's influence in Kjerag, and it will even be of great benefit to the development of Kjerag.

It can be said that SilverAsh can feel the benefits that this award can bring most directly, but it is obvious that his competitors are also extremely "tough", which makes him feel quite pressured.

"Second place: Yes, Prime Minister, Jim Hack-Tracy."

"The third one is from Braveheart, Emil - Maenna Linguang!"

The Baron read out the nominations one by one, and when each person's name and familiar work were called out, there was a celebratory applause from the audience. Even the excited audience and fans waiting in front of the TV were looking forward to the award being presented to their favorite actor.

"The awards ceremony is about to begin!" Amiya seemed particularly excited at this moment. Because Amiya herself did not receive an invitation, she could only stand aside and watch this scene with the fans. However, she still couldn't hide her excitement and asked Kal'tsit on the other end of the phone:

"Dr. Kal'tsit, who do you think can win this award? Wow... It's so hard to choose! Everyone performed very well, and I like all these works! I feel that whoever is awarded it deserves it!"

"...Amiya, the result has already been chosen, not decided by you." Kal'tsit on the other end of the phone couldn't help but reply indifferently:

"If I had to guess, I think it would be both Tresis and Enthiotis. One wants to please the Sarkaz who need to protect Victoria, and the other wants to be better to the people of Victoria, because Darkest Hour has a patriotic connotation for Victoria."

"What? I think uncle is also very good! Uncle can definitely win the prize!" Maria's voice came from the other end of the phone again, but soon, Amiya focused her attention on the stage, waiting for the results to be announced.

"The winner of the Best Actor award is—" The Baron kept the question in suspense. Everyone in the audience held their breath. In the silence, even the sound of heartbeats could be faintly heard.

"——Darkest Hour! Enthiotis Shivaash!"

"Wow!"

After the Baron announced the name of the final winner, the whole audience burst into thunderous applause. SilverAsh was even a little bit unbelievable. He was in a trance for a moment before he stood up. Almost immediately, a faint smile appeared on his face.

This is enough to explain SilverAsh's heartfelt joy and surprise at this moment. This award means a lot to him. He can even see Kjerag's smooth development in the future from this option!

"Great! It's my brother! It's my brother who won the award!"

"Great! It's Master! Master really succeeded!"

"It's unbelievable... the master actually defeated the regent of the Sarkaz."

Meanwhile, in remote Kjerag, Enxia, ​​the Messenger, and Horn Peak watched Silver-Gray stride up to the stage to receive the award, each unable to conceal their excitement. They had been worried for a long time, fearing that their master would come back empty-handed when he represented Kjerag to attend the award ceremony this time.

But now, they don't have to worry. Now, the most valuable award in Victoria has been won by SilverAsh. From now on, SilverAsh has, in a sense, become a global presence.

“…I didn’t expect it to actually work.”

On Enya's side, after seeing SilverAsh win the trophy, she was also a little bit incredulous, but mostly delighted, and couldn't help but ask the maid named "Ya'er" beside her:

"Ya'er, in this case, can I propose my brother's reform plan to the Great Elder?"

"Well, now that your brother, Saint Lady, has gained enough prestige, I think even the Great Elder will take this opportunity to spread Shelag's teachings more widely, right?"

Yaer beside Enya also smiled slightly. She was of course happy with the result from the bottom of her heart - Shelag was good in everything, except that sometimes the way he worshipped "Yeragond" was too... well... difficult to describe.

If we could allow some civilization to flow in, making the believers here more open-minded and reducing meaningless sacrifices, then that would probably be a good thing, right?

"I just didn't expect that what I have been silently promoting for so many years but couldn't achieve, could actually be achieved by a movie... I really don't know whether Director Chen Qi is too good, or it shows that my means are not enough..."

Yaer... no, Yela couldn't help but sigh in her heart as she watched this scene. She had finally witnessed how huge the influence of the director who was rumored to be able to shake the earth was.

Chapter 120: Kristen and Victoria’s invitation to film a movie?

This film festival was a great success for Chen Qi and everyone who participated in his films. As the CEO of a leading enterprise in a small country, Yinhui almost single-handedly made the world know the country of "Kjerag" and that there was such a handsome and courageous person as him.

It can be said that Yinhui's winning of the award has, in a sense, made the world recognize "Kjerag", a small and remote place. Yinhui's acceptance speech was flawless, and he expressed his gratitude and respect to everyone from Chen Qi to Yelagund, and even his opponents.

Yinhui knew very well that he was able to win this award entirely because he took advantage of the subject matter. The role he played was of great significance to the people of Victoria, and "Darkest Hour" was of extraordinary significance to the war to defend Victoria. He was lucky enough to get this award.

For Victoria, giving SilverAsh this award will not offend anyone and will also increase the Victorian people's sense of identification with the new government. Why not do it?

Next, the "Best Actress" award was won, unsurprisingly, by Madame Sicily, who played in "The Godfather", and the "Best Supporting Actress" award was won by Texas, who also starred in "The Godfather".

However, Texas was not present, so his godmother, Lady Sicily, took his place.

Not surprisingly, Chen Qi himself won several very prestigious awards including "Best Screenwriter", "Best Director" and "Best Newcomer of the Year".

It can be said that Chen Qi returned with a full load from his first participation in Victoria's Film Festival - although there was a suspicion that Victoria was trying to show goodwill to Chen Qi, but these awards were given to Chen Qi, at least for everyone in Victoria, they were well-deserved.

However, there was a small episode in the middle. When another very important "Best Performance Award" was awarded, Tracys, who participated in "Yes, Prime Minister", and the Blood Demon Lord were both nominated. It must be said that two of the three leading actors in a TV series were nominated, which can be said to be quite important.

However, everyone thought that the award would be given to Tracys, the regent of the Sarkaz, and Tracys himself was very confident about it, but he never expected that the person who would eventually win the award would be the Blood Demon Lord.

And what’s interesting is that Victorian officials are not operating behind closed doors this time. Although there is suspicion of flattery, they are generally following the formal voting data.

Perhaps Victoria officials feel that the Sarkaz are a whole, and the key point is to move the award to the Sarkaz. It shouldn't matter who it belongs to.

"I'm sorry, but I'm a little better this time, Prime Minister."

Although the Blood Demon Lord didn't care about winning the award, the meaning of the award suddenly changed after he competed with the Regent and won.

Lord Blood Demon was unusually happy to receive the award, and was delighted that he was the first person to receive an award on behalf of the Sarkaz clan. Lord Blood Demon's elegant appearance inexplicably changed many people's impression of Blood Demon as someone who "loves blood and kills people like crazy".

Note that this is just an impression, and the Blood Demon Lord did not deny that this is a fact. It's just that his image is indeed not as hateful as some people who don't know the Blood Demon imagine, that at first glance, he is a murderer who kills people without hesitation.

In response, Tracy remained silent, but there seemed to be a hint of uneasiness between his brows. At the moment of the end of the show, he immediately cast his eyes on the back of Chen Qi, who seemed to be planning to go back with a bunch of trophies in his hands...

"Hehe, I'm famous now! I'm famous now!"

"When I hold these trophies and go meet my brothers and sisters, I'll see who dares to say that I'm a street urchin who doesn't do my job. Can a street urchin win as many awards as I do?"

However, a young woman holding two golden trophies in her two hands, with one even wrapped around her tail, looked reluctant to let go, which was enough to show how much importance she attached to these awards.

She is so happy. She has been a director for so many years. Although her script writing is not very good, her camera movement and directing skills are first-class. Even if she can't win the Best Director Award, she can at least be awarded other small awards in Yan Country every year, right?

However, I later realized that if I wanted my film to be nominated and my excellent basic skills to be demonstrated, the prerequisite was that my film had to be popular first. Without this prerequisite, I would not even be eligible for the nomination.

This is just like a blind date between a man and a woman. The prerequisite for being attracted to each other is that your appearance must be good first - not to mention that you have to be handsome or beautiful, but at least you have to be clean and not disgusting to others, so that people will be interested in continuing to chat with you.

If you can't even pass the first glance, it's hard for anyone to be interested in you and explore the so-called "beauty" in your heart.

As for 2017, her movies are just not good enough in appearance and there is no chance of her being nominated. Naturally, no one will pay attention to her so-called details and skills.

"Hehe, I'm sure you and everyone else saw me going up on stage to receive the award just now. I'm a famous director now! I can finally call myself a famous director!"

However, just when Nian was still feeling proud, suddenly, a voice from Xi came out from somewhere and said lightly:

"Your so-called title of great director is based on the script created by Chen Qi, the scenery drawn by me, and the hard work of the art troupe for filming. You are just a guide, occasionally pointing out some shots that are not up to standard. Can you take these as your awards?"

"——Don't be so harsh. Just tell me whether I have any contribution to this!"

However, Chen Qi and his companions were not surprised at all that Xi could transmit messages over thousands of miles. After all, their clothes were all drawn by Xi. Strictly speaking, what they wore were Xi's "paintings", and Xi could naturally convey his meaning to Chen Qi and his companions through his own paintings.

However, after being exposed, Nian had no shame or guilt at all. Instead, he asked Xi:

"By the way, Xi, have you contacted Big Brother? I wonder how Big Brother will react when he sees that our work has won an award? Will he be happy?"

"…I think so. I think my brother should be heading towards the capital now. This time, Brave Heart should be enough to prove that the two of us and Director Chen Qi have no intention of rebellion."

Xi was silent for a while. She didn't go to the scene mainly because she was shy and not used to so many people, and all of them were important people. But for this award, no matter how indifferent Xi was to fame and fortune, she was of course happy to receive the highest national art award.

More importantly, this would also be good for the future of her, Chen Qi and others… Perhaps in the future, she and Nian would need to rely on Chen Qi to explore an environment where they would not need to rebel and would not be assimilated by “Sui”, and would live as themselves from then on without being monitored by Yan Country.

"If Nian, I, and the other brothers and sisters can really live without being monitored in the future... I will be very grateful for everything you have done now, Director Chen Qi."

"I am also very grateful for your trust in me, Xi, Nian."

As for Chen Qi, it would be a lie to say that he was not happy about these awards. He should have been the happiest person in the venue at that time, but he had to hold back his overly excited and embarrassing behavior, and he had been trying to restrain himself.

These three awards have now been collected into the [Treasure House] of Chen Qi's system. Although they did not unlock many enhancements for Chen Qi like those rare items, they still gave Chen Qi a lot of reputation points.

"Director Chen Qi, can you please excuse me for a moment?"

But at this moment, a female voice interrupted Chen Qi's good mood. The moment Chen Qi turned around, he found that Christen, the general manager of Rhine Life, was actually walking straight towards Chen Qi.

"I have a favor to ask of you." Christen was very concise and to the point. Perhaps it was because he had been the chief officer for so long that he had become accustomed to a more direct way of speaking.

Facing Christen, Chen Qi knew from SilverAsh's previous words and other performances that the other party must have something to ask him. He was not surprised by Christen's arrival. Instead, after exchanging a glance with Tallulah and the others, he took the initiative to speak:

"If it is a request in an area that I am good at, I will be happy to serve the General Manager of Rhine Life."

"I just don't know... what kind of work would Commander Christen like to use my abilities to shoot? Could it be the starry sky theme that you are most interested in?"

Chen Qi felt that his guess was almost right. Christen, who was devoted to the sky, was so anxious to find him this time. He must be hoping that he could shoot some works about the starry sky and take this opportunity to gain the support of more enthusiasts.

Although Chen Qi was somewhat unhappy with many of Kristen's decisions due to what happened to Charmander and Saria...but it is common to work for people you don't like, and Chen Qi has gotten used to it.

However, unexpectedly, Christen smiled slightly after hearing this. Although his attitude was a little lower, he still said with a bit of pride:

"Director Chen Qi is indeed worthy of his reputation. He even knows the dreams of a small Colombian governor like me."