Chapter 367: Award Winning
Trantor: BeetleBarker Editor: Tennesh
After the final pairpleted the red-carpet walk, buzz from outside the venue gradually died down. Within the venue, though, the atmosphere was still rather tense.
When thest pair entered after strolling down the red carpet, they let out a long sigh of relief. One of them was also gracing the red carpet for the first time and had been so nervous that his entire back was drenched in sweat. He felt that this traversing this short path had been even more exhausting thanpleting filming for an entire series.
The majority of award nominees were from the cast and crew of "Founding Era." Most of them would at least recognize the others even if they weren’t familiar with one another. Upon entering the venue, most of them subconsciously nced at Fang Zhao and realized that he still appeared rather unperturbed. Whether contrived or not, this was worth learning from.
Thus, those that were very nervous also started to put on an act and appear calm. They could hide their actions and gestures, but their palms were mmy and, in their hearts, they were worrying about whether they would win any awards.
The Golden Series G quickly started. Compared to the solemn and formal Gxy Awards Ceremony, the Golden Series G was much more random and vivacious. At the start, the host created a rxed atmosphere as he spoke, sang, and shared some anecdotes, obtaining plenty ofughter from the audience.
In front of the cameras, celebrities and all other film production workers wereughing gently. If they couldn’t actuallyugh, they faked it. Otherwise, what would happen if the camera caught it? This was a live broadcast! No one knew what the online audiences were saying, and there would be entertainment reporters ready to take screen grabs and caption things. Thus, acting skills had to be ever present.
At the start was the awards presentation for theedy category. The atmosphere was also much more rxed, but after the first few categories werepleted, the atmosphere was no longer as lively. The younger actors’ originally bright smiles had be awkward.
The Best Child Star Award was a turning point, because after it were the awards for the TV series categories.
In the beginning, the Corale Film Festival hadn’t had the Best Child Star Award. At some point, this award had been added to serve as an encouragement for outstanding child performers. This time, Lu Aotian had made it into the finalist pool and was the hot favorite.
Indeed, when the honored guest said "Lu Aotian," there was no surprise on the faces of those present.
Lu Aotian’s parents got up excitedly and gave a standing ovation when they heard his name being called.
Lu Aotian got up from his seat and made a small jog onto the stage before doing a somersault followed by a cartwheel and then a few sessive flips,nding in front of the honored guest and drawing a chorus ofughter from the all the elder actors and actresses present.
"Haha! This kid!"
"This little fe is really excited."
"These somersaults are full of vigor. Not bad, he must have practiced many times in private."
"Yeah, he even learned to handle guns; his hands were full of calluses when filming ’Founding Era.’ That was why he appeared so natural with them in the series. He is indeed a very hardworking little fellow."
On stage, Lu Aotian didn’t even bother to wipe away the sweat from his forehead and was shing a toothy grin. During the filming of Founding Era, he had been starting to lose his milk teeth. Back then, to increase the authenticity of the film, the director hadn’t let him put on fake teeth. Now, he had on a set of custom-made teeth for the awards ceremony. Otherwise, how shameful would it be if people saw the gaps between his teeth? He wouldn’t remove the fake teeth until the film festival had concluded, so he wasn’t afraid to sh his teeth. Not only did he have to smile, his smile needed to be especially dazzling! This was the first heavyweight award he had achieved relying on his own ability. His father hadn’t even been nominated this time around!
Lu Aotian held up the award and was about to give an eptance speech when he suddenly realized that he had forgotten his lines.
He had clearly memorized them beforeing, but now that he was overly excited, his brain seemed to be shooting off fireworks. He simply couldn’t think about anything else.
When the honored guest saw the situation, he understood immediately and didn’t hurry off the stage. He asked Lu Aotian, "What a surprise. Are you happy?"
Lu Aotian immediately replied, "No surprise! I’m very happy! After all, my performance in the series was so good!"
"This little friend really has a lot of self-confidence. Who was your favorite person in the cast and crew during filming?" inquired another honored guest.
Lu Aotian loudly eximed, "My favorite person was Fang Zhao!"
The live broadcast camera gave a special close-up of Lu Aotian’s father in the audience.
Father Lu smiled nervously. In his head, he was thinking about how to sort out this little rascal when they got home. When this rascal got excited, he even forgot about his own father. Aren’t you supposed to recite your father’s name at this sort of time!?
After the camera was cut, the person beside Father Lu joked, "Want to have a fight with Fang Zhao after this is over?"
"No way," Father Lu replied firmly.
"Why?"
"Do you know how many sandbags he disfigured during the filming of ’Founding Era’?"
At this point, Lu Aotian recalled the eptance speech he had memorized. He thanked his parents for his upbringing—without his family environment and conditions, he would have had no way of reaching these heights at such a young age. He also thanked the director and the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts from the cast and crew.
But many online audiences were no longer concerned with what Lu Aotian was saying. What they were more interested in was why the first person Lu Aotian had mentioned was Fang Zhao?
Thus, manyizens searched for the photograph of Lu Aotian riding on Fang Zhao’s shoulders as well as a historical photograph of Great General Wu Yan sitting on Fang Zhao’s shoulders, which triggered a wave of discussions.
Inside a residential building on Corale Main.
Blossoming special effects fireworks reminded everyone that yet another award had been issued.
"Which award was just handed out?" a youngster who had just finished a round of gaming asked thepanion beside him watching the live broadcast.
"Best Child Star Award. The winner is that little kid Lu Aotian who yed the Yanzhou chapter’s lead when he was young in ’Founding Era.’ Take a look at this trending photograph, thenpare it with the historical photograph. Aren’t they very simr?"
"Seems like the acting wasn’t too bad. I have to go search for the Yanzhou chapter of ’Founding Era.’ I have yet to watch it."
"This kid is rather interesting. He even did flips on stage, and when the host asked him who his favorite person in the crew was, he answered Fang Zhao, hahaha! The live broadcast even gave his father a close-up."
"Fang Zhao? The Fang Zhao who was very popr a short while ago? I think I saw his name in the nominations."
"Yes! He was nominated for the Best Neer and Best Supporting Role awards, though I don’t know if he will be able to win... Hey, the next award is the Best Neer Award!"
After the Best Child Star Award was the Best Neer Award. The honored guest tore open the envelope, nced at the name on it, and opened his mouth.
"Fang Zhao!"
Music and apuse sounded as spotlights were pointed at Fang Zhao.
Through the camera lens, Fang Zhao got up and gave a bow to the showbiz seniors all around him. There was some excitement, nervousness, and delight in his expression, the sort of reaction someone his age ought to have.
Zuo Yu, Yan Biao, and Nanfeng, who were watching the live broadcast: "..." Our boss is acting again.
Although Fang Zhao had won this award and Silver Wing’s side was happy, they were also a little disappointed.
On this stage, at Corale Film Festival’s Golden Series G, the Best Supporting Actor award was rated slightly higher than the Best Neer Award. Just like the Best Child Star Award, the Golden Series G hadn’t always had the Best Neer Award. It had only been addedter to encourage young performers to work hard in the acting circles. It could be said that the Best Neer Award was aparison between new actors and actresses at this time, whereas the Best Supporting Actor Award was a moreprehensivepetition among predecessors of the showbiz circles.
When "Founding Era" Head Director Nova Roman saw this result, his smile dimmed. In his heart, out of the Best Neer Award and Best Supporting Actor Award, he had hoped that Fang Zhao would win the Best Supporting Actor Award. That would be affirmation that Fang Zhao didn’t lose to any industry predecessors in terms of ability.
In Roman’s heart, out of the many chapters of "Founding Era" and the many important supporting roles, the one who had acted the best was Fang Zhao. Although Fang Zhao was young and his acting path might be more narrow, that couldn’t deny his perfect performance during Founding Era.
The evaluationmittee had ultimately decided to ce Fang Zhao on the Best Neer Award. Roman had cast his vote on Fang Zhao for Best Supporting Actor, but the others might not have had the same opinion. This was no longer the "Founding Era" program; Roman’s say was limited.
An actor’s acting skills were important, but there were also other factors involved. After all, the members of the evaluationmittee were only human, and they had their own selfish desires or partiality and would also consider an actor’s experience. Compared to Fang Zhao, the evaluationmittee might be more satisfied with others,
Although there weren’t any written rules, everyone understood that after winning the Best Neer Award, Fang Zhao should forget about receiving the Best Supporting Actor Award. This made the other few nominees in the Best Supporting Actor category heave sighs of relief. Fang Zhao was indeed a very strongpetitor, and his performance in the series was obvious to all.
A few people seated beside Roman noticed the expression on his face. They understood that Roman was not pleased. But the result was what it was. Even if he had objected, it was of no use.
When the Best Neer Award was handed out, another wave of light fireworks was set off on Corale Main, telling those watching the live broadcast that yet another award had been handed out.
"Indeed, it is Fang Zhao, just as I expected."
"Getting such an achievement on his acting debut really isn’t bad. How many people have spent over 10 years in the neer category without things picking up? Wasn’t there some continent’s movie award where the recipient of the neer award was an actor that had been somewhat invisible for five to six years since his debut?"
"Fang Zhao has really gotten a lot of limelight at this Golden Series G. This should be enough. Previously on the red carpet and now winning an award, he has really struck gold. How many people struggle to even show their faces? This is a global live broadcast in any case!"
In the venue, Fang Zhao epted the award, gave his eptance speech, and returned to his seat when he received a message. Before entering the venue, Fang Zhao had set his notifications to silent unless it was someone especially important.
Fang Zhao opened the message and saw that the sender was Mo Lang. His message wasn’t the same congrattory messages that others had sent.
Fang Zhao’s eyebrows raised slightly when he saw the contents. A camera swept toward him, and Fang Zhao fixed his appearance and continued to watch the following awards.
The next award category was the Best Screeny Award, and as expected, the production team of "Founding Era" picked up the award. Two scriptwriters represented the team and went on stage to receive it.
After thanking a few important figures, the two scriptwriters praised the other members of the "Founding Era" cast and crew.
"...The cast and crew of ’Founding Era’ was a superteam. During the process of filming, everyone shared our unimaginable suffering. Also, it wasn’t easy for the actors to shed their characters... Also, we have to especially thank the consultant team. Without them, we wouldn’t have been able to perfect the script. For example, Prof. Man Te, Prof. Redmayne, Prof. Besse, Prof. Jason, and Yanzhou’s Fang Zhao, as well as the others. All of them provided extremely pertinent suggestions. This is the result of everyone’s collective hard work! Thank you!"
The ears of people watching the live broadcast pricked up.
"What? I didn’t hear wrong, right? I think I heard Fang Zhao’s name again!"
"They just said Fang Zhao’s name, right?"
"After rewinding and rewatching that part, I can confirm that they mentioned Fang Zhao!"
"How many Fang Zhaos are there in the consultant team?"
"ording to a public figure’s reveal, Fang Zhao was indeed invited to the consultant team for ’Founding Era.’ And he was the only Fang Zhao in the consultant team. He was indeed the one mentioned by the scriptwriters."
"Fang Zhao’s name was in the end credits of the Yanzhou chapter, but many people didn’t pay attention to it."
Some audience members wouldn’t understand, but the frequency with which Fang Zhao’s name was appearing was really high. The audience was also very sensitive to this name. In the past, only a small portion of Yanzhou people had known that Fang Zhao had been in the consultant team, but now many viewers across the world knew.
"The f*ck! Fang Zhao was actually a member of the ’Founding Era’ consultant team! Isn’t he aposer? How is he mixing around with those historians? Does he also specialize in history?"
"Shouldn’t you ask why aposer is here snatching awards from people from the film circles!?"