Chapter 203

The award ceremony of the Wanhua Film Festival started at 7pm and was broadcast live on the Six Princesses Channel. Before the live broadcast, the red carpet walk in the afternoon was replayed.

The girls from dormitory 401 came to the auditorium after dinner, around 6:40, and sat in the front of the auditorium.

Originally they thought they were going to watch a movie, but they didn't expect that what was being shown in the auditorium today was the Wanhua Film Festival's awards ceremony.

The reason why Beijing chose to show the Wanhua Film Festival Awards Ceremony today instead of "Xinwen Lianbo" or other movies is also related to the voting for the "Most Popular Actor among Audiences" this time.

Because of the promotion during the winter vacation at the end of last year, basically everyone in Peking University knew that the author of the original novel of "White Snake" was a student of Peking University. The first stop of the "White Snake" crew's promotional roadshow was Peking University, and the movie was also played for free in the auditorium at that time. Not all students in Peking University have seen this movie, but at least 70% of the students have seen it. Although they didn't know that Jiang Bai was the brother of their Peking University alumnus Ning Meng, they were all impressed by Jiang Bai.

After Ning Meng's identity as a Beijing University student was exposed, many students who originally knew Ning Meng's works and those who didn't, many of them bought several of Ning Meng's works to read, especially liberal arts students. For Ning Meng, who was so popular, they all wanted to know more about her. After buying several of her works, they also became her readers. Knowing that the TV series "The Commander of the Imperial Guards" would be released during the National Day holiday, with two episodes per day, the readers of "The Commander of the Imperial Guards" all went to watch the TV series "The Commander of the Imperial Guards". Didn't they remember the actor who played "Ming Yue" who they had originally forgotten? In addition, the two works acted by Jiang Bai were both created by Ning Meng, a student of Peking University. As a student of Peking University, she has to support Ning Meng. Is it just Jiang Bai?

Therefore, students from the Faculty of Literature at Peking University spontaneously organized to vote for Jiang Bai. Many of these students who organized to vote for Jiang Bai came from a series of literary societies such as the Student Union and the May Fourth Literary Society.

The school auditorium is responsible for showing movies and TV series, which is the responsibility of the school student union.

Now, it was finally time for them to verify the results, so today, for a rare occasion, they did not show a movie in the auditorium, but instead watched the live broadcast of the Wanhua Film Festival.

When the girls from dormitory 401 arrived, the award ceremony had not started yet and the replay of the red carpet walk in the afternoon was playing.

They found a seat at random and sat down. Five girls sat in a row, watching the 25-inch color TV in front of them.

"Huh? Isn't there a movie today? What's on TV?" Zhang Min asked curiously while looking at the TV after sitting down.

Cui Yujie's legs were cramping with pain, but she was not afraid to talk. When she saw her chance to show off, she immediately said, "You don't know this, do you? This is the Wanhua Film Festival awards ceremony. A while ago, there was a vote for the 'most popular actor and actress award'. We at Jingda even canvassed for Jiang Bai. You don't know who Jiang Bai is, do you? He's Mingyue from last year's winter vacation movie 'White Snake' and the actor who played Gu Yunzhou in 'Jin Yiwei'. He's very famous now. Many of the votes were canvassed for him by our Jingda students. After all, Ning Meng is also a senior from Jingda, so we still have to support our Jingda people."

Cui Yujie said this with dignity, her tone filled with pride for being at the forefront of fashion.

Zhang Min curled her lips: "If someone doesn't know, they would think that you are the one who promoted Jiang Bai!"

Although Zhang Min is not a fan of celebrities, she also likes these fashionable things and naturally knows Jiang Bai. Among those who voted for Jiang Bai, she also contributed a vote.

Cui Yujie said complacently: "After all, I am also a member of our literature club."

Although she was a science student, she was a science student who loved writing poetry. As soon as she arrived at Peking University, she joined the May Fourth Literary Society.

Speaking of the May Fourth Literary Society, they had been waiting for Ning Meng to join their society since they learned that she was a Peking University student. However, a school year has passed, and they have not heard that Ning Meng has joined the society, nor have they heard that she has joined any other literary societies. Many readers who have read Ning Meng's works are curious about who Ning Meng is in the sophomore year.

Cui Yujie was also very curious. After all, such a new and best-selling author was not a member of the Peking University Literary Society. It seemed that those people in the literary society were very shameless to say that.

Some people also suspected that Ning Meng had already joined their literary club, but he was a low-key person and joined using his real name rather than a pen name.

The name Ning Meng is obviously a pen name, not a real name.

They also carefully considered who Ning Meng was, and for this purpose they took inventory of all the students from the Class of 1997 who had joined them last year, but they still could not find anyone who might be Ning Meng.

Among the movie actors that appeared, some were familiar to them and some were unfamiliar. Regardless of whether they knew them or not, they watched with great interest.

The crews of "White Snake" and "Party A and B" were among the last to enter the stage. As the host announced, "Next to enter is the main creative team of the "White Snake" crew..."

Cui Yujie and other people who had voted for Jiang Bai's eyes suddenly lit up, and they all looked towards the "White Snake" crew. Walking in the front were of course the producer, director, and the female lead, and behind them were the actors who played Xu Xian, Fahai, Jiang Bai, and Tong Jingang, quite a few people.

"Hey, hey, hey, look, isn't that Jiang Ning?" The "White Snake" crew was one of the protagonists today, so the camera gave them a lot of time. Although the main shots were on the directors and the leading actors, and Jiang Ning was given very few shots, but because there were enough shots for the "White Snake" crew, Jiang Ning, who consciously walked at the back and stood at the edge, was still scanned by the camera several times, not to mention the interview session, and the camera was for a group photo of everyone standing together.

If they thought their eyes were blurry when they first saw Jiang Ning on the red carpet, then when the camera swept across her again, they had already confirmed that it was really Jiang Ning, and Jiang Ning in the camera was stunningly beautiful. Even though she was not the protagonist of the camera, because she was so fashionable and beautiful, the camera couldn't help but give her several close-ups of her face and body, allowing the audience in front of the TV to see her clearly.

It also allowed Liu Yan and the others in front of the TV to see Jiang Ning's face clearly.

"It's really Jiang Ning!" Zhang Min couldn't help but exclaimed, but what she cared about was: "Why is her hairstyle so good-looking? And the suit she's wearing, girls look so good in suits!"

That look is very similar to the looks of several international superstars at a film festival abroad last year. Jiang Ning is tall enough and has her own aura. She looks no worse than the leading actress in the sparkling dress. It is very fashionable. They couldn't help but want to buy such a suit to wear!

Cui Yujie stood up suddenly in shock, her legs went limp in pain, and she sat back in her seat: "Why did Jiang Ning go there? Who did she go with? She she she..." She pointed at the TV, speaking incoherently, not being able to believe her eyes.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Director Yu and the heroine who were being interviewed, but the girls in Dormitory 401's eyes were all attracted by Jiang Ning who was standing at the edge.

They finally found out where Jiang Ning had gone since she hadn't returned to the dormitory in the past two days.

They originally thought that Jiang Ning knew that Cui Yujie had signed her up for many sports and was deliberately avoiding her and not going back to school. But now, seeing the radiant and beautiful Jiang Ning at the film festival, they finally understood that Jiang Ning might really not know that she was signed up.

Even those who don't know much about film festivals know that not just anyone can attend the Wanhua Film Festival. Even if they can go, they can only be spectators like the audience on both sides of the red carpet. Those who can walk on the red carpet must have an invitation.

Cui Yujie suppressed her bad feeling and complained, "Why did Jiang Ning go to the Wanhua Film Festival? She even walked the red carpet with the White Snake crew. What is her relationship with the White Snake crew?"

Zhang Min speculated, "The relatives you mentioned about Jiang Ning in Beijing, could they be from the White Snake crew?"

She suddenly thought of the "Audience's Favorite Actor Award" that she voted for, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Jiang Bai! Jiang Ning! Oh my God! No way? Could it be that Jiang Bai took her there? Could Jiang Bai and Jiang Ning have some relationship?"

These words made Cui Yujie feel like she was struck by lightning. These days, she has been running around to canvass votes for Jiang Bai!

But Shen Xinlan shook her head and said, “It should be impossible. I have been to film festivals before, but I entered as an audience. Even if they are family members or friends of the director or actors, they can’t just walk the red carpet with the crew.”

Unless the invitation is an individual.

Soon it was time for the host to interview. The content of the interview was nothing more than asking the director of "White Snake" whether he had the confidence to win the award, and interviewing Jiang Bai about his thoughts on being selected as the "most popular actor among the audience".

If it were the Jiang Bo of the past, he might have said, "I don't have any idea."

But after feeling the audience's love for him, a shy smile appeared on his usually indifferent face, and he said to the audience who loved him: "Thank you for your love and votes." As he said this, he bent down slightly and bowed.

He didn't know what he had done to have so many people like him.

He just worked two summer jobs.

To him, this is just an ordinary job. Others pay the wages and he puts in the labor. It is so simple, but what it brings him is the love of many people.

This kind of love was felt when he went to school this year, as more people came to see him and more people came to his store to buy clothes and shoes.

The most intuitive manifestation at that time was that the store’s daily turnover was higher, but as he was used to being ignored by others, he still felt it was unreal.

Jiang Bai's thanks made the audience who had voted for him in front of the TV feel as if they were hit in the heart and they were suddenly excited.

They can sense when a person is really insincere. Although Jiang Bai doesn't talk much, his eyes are clear and serious. Being looked at by such a young man, it's as if he is looking through the lens and facing them. Their hearts skip a beat.

Cui Yujie was the same. She had forgotten about her leg pain and sat in front of the TV with her hands on her chest. She couldn't help but shout, "Jiang Bai is so handsome! How come he is so handsome!"

"The main reason is that he is so well behaved!" Zhang Min also rarely agreed with Cui Yujie's words: "Did you see his eyes? When those eyes looked at you, they really looked like a big dog looking at you sincerely. With such a look and expression, who can resist not voting for him?"

The SMS voting channel has not yet ended at this time. After all, it is a cooperation with relevant units. The organizer will get a share of every vote not cast by the audience. The SMS voting channel will not be closed until the last second before the answer is revealed. Moreover, the closer it gets to this time, the more people will vote and the more intense the competition will be.

Those who have mobile phones are voting for Jiang Bo crazily. Those who don’t have mobile phones borrow their parents’ or relatives’ phones to vote.

Zhang Min, who had been staring at the TV, suddenly asked, "Do you think Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai look a bit alike?"

Her words seemed to have hit Cui Yujie in the back, almost making her jump up. She immediately retorted, "How are they similar? Not at all, okay? They have nothing in common except that they both have the last name Jiang. Can you please not force them together?"

But even as she said that, the bad feeling in her heart grew stronger and stronger.

Originally, she wanted to push all the registration matters onto Jiang Ning, saying that it was Jiang Ning who registered and then stood up, which caused their School of Mathematics to almost have no chance of getting a place at the sports meet.

But if Jiang Ning had received an invitation from the Wanhua Film Festival long ago and was going to attend the festival, then her lie would have been exposed at once.

More importantly, she really never told Jiang Ning that she had privately registered him for the sports event.

How could she know that Jiang Ning would attend the Wanhua Film Festival? She thought everyone would participate in the sports meet.

Liu Yan stared at Jiang Bai who was standing with Jiang Ning and said, "After what you said, they really do look alike."

If you take Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai separately, you definitely won't think they look alike.

First of all, their face shapes are different. Jiang Bai's face is rounder, with a round but not pointed chin, a bit like an oval face with baby fat that has not yet gone away. His eyes are also double-eyelids, round, and his mouth is moist. His whole person gives people a warm and soft feeling.

Jiang Ning gives people a sense of sharpness from her face shape to her eyebrows and eyes. No matter her facial lines or facial features, she does not feel gentle but cold. When she is not smiling, her eyes are projected towards you as if they have their own sword light.

Apart from being both tall and thin, their facial features are really different and they are not similar at all.

But when the two of them stand together, they look alike, and the more you look, the more alike they become.

This is the feeling I have for Zhang Min, Liu Yan and others in front of the TV at this moment. The more they watch, the more they look alike!

Cui Yujie suddenly said, "When Jiang Ning comes back tonight, don't tell her that I will run for her at the sports meet."

She pretended to be calm, but Liu Yan and the others all looked at her with knowing smiles in their eyes, and then they looked at each other.

If before, they were just guessing that Cui Yujie had secretly signed up for many long-distance running events without Jiang Ning's consent, Cui Yujie's words were confirmation.

Zhang Min turned around and said with a smile, "Cui Yujie, you are so brave. You actually dared to secretly play tricks on Jiang Ning. I don't even dare to joke with her too harshly in private, but you dared to do such a thing." She pointed at Cui Yujie with her index finger and said gloatingly, "Haha, you are in trouble."

Cui Yujie was a person who was timid in her heart but not in her words. She rolled her eyes when she heard that. "Why am I so miserable? Am I afraid of her? What can she do to me?"

Shen Xinlan looked down on Cui Yujie's behavior of harming others and not benefiting herself. When she heard this, the sweet smile on her face disappeared, and she said in a cold tone: "Let's not talk about whether you are afraid of her or not. You signed up so many sports for people without their consent. Shouldn't you apologize?"

Liu Yan and Cui Yujie sat next to each other and said to her, "When Jiang Ning comes back, you should apologize to her first. After all, it was you who did something unkind. It's okay if she doesn't know about it now. If the counselor comes back to find her and she finds out, you will probably be criticized. Once you are criticized, your future selection of honorary titles, scholarships, and joining the party will all be affected."

Liu Yan tells the truth.

People of this generation still care a lot about honorary titles, especially Cui Yujie, who cares about them even more. Otherwise, why would she run for class monitor, join clubs, apply to join the student union, and run desperately? Isn't it just to earn honor?

Even if she was not criticized, her behavior was still very bad. If they put themselves in Jiang Ning's shoes, they would be disgusted by such behavior, let alone Jiang Ning?

The school pays more attention to Jiang Ning than to them, okay?

Cui Yujie, who was already feeling guilty, became even more afraid after hearing their words. On the surface, she pretended to be calm and said, "I didn't! I didn't apply for it! Don't talk nonsense! I am... I am..." She said anxiously, "And didn't I take away all her projects?"

When she said this, her voice was about to burst into tears, and she lowered her voice and said, "And...and if you don't tell her about this, how would she know?"

Liu Min sneered and said, "If we don't tell, the monitor won't tell either? The sports committee member won't tell either? The counselor won't tell either? Besides, why should we keep it a secret for you? You can do it, but we can't tell it?"

The more Zhang Min talked, the more Cui Yujie breathed shortness of breath. "It shouldn't be that serious, right? It's just a small matter..."

"Whether it's a small matter or not, you don't have the final say!" Liu Yan said, "No matter how serious it is or whether it has caused any consequences, your behavior itself is very bad. Jiang Ning didn't do anything to you. I remember that you and your sister had conflicts. She gave us lectures in the evening when she was free. Although you didn't come to listen, it was because you didn't want to come down to listen, not because she didn't want to teach. She and we have no conflict of interest. We are all in the same dormitory. We will see each other sooner or later. I don't understand why you do such a thing that hurts others and does not benefit yourself."

Zhang Min smiled and added: "He shot himself in the foot."

Cui Yujie's face turned even darker after hearing what she said.

Everyone in dormitory 401 has silently decided to stay away from Cui Yujie in the future. Even Liu Yan, who originally thought it was not good to isolate her because she was alone, feels that it is better to stay away from her in the future. Jiang Ning, who has no conflicts with her at all, is always bullying her behind her back. What's more, they go to class, eat, and go home with her every day. Who knows, one day, she might stab them in the back. Although it is not a big deal, it is disgusting even if the toad crawls onto the instep of your foot.

If Jiang Ning had not been away from school these two days to attend the Wanhua Film Festival, and she was in school and her name had already been registered, if she did not run, even if everyone knew that it was understandable, it would give people a feeling of disunity and disregard for the overall situation. When the time came, under the moral blackmail, would Jiang Ning run or not?

It's really uncomfortable whether I run or not.

After the red carpet, it was time for the award ceremony. This year's Wanhua Film Festival awards were basically evenly divided between "White Snake" and "Party A and B".

Jiang Bo won the "Most Popular Actor" award, and the male lead of "Party A and Party B" won the Best Actor award.

"Party A and Party B" won the Best Actress Award, and the "White Snake" crew won the Best Film of the Year Award.

Unfortunately, although Jiang Bai was nominated for the "Best Supporting Actor" award, he did not win the award. The winner of the "Best Supporting Actor" was a well-known veteran actor, and he deserved the award.

Even so, the movie "White Snake" was a complete success at this Wanhua Film Festival, especially for Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bo was also very surprised when he won the "Most Popular Actor" award with his super high popularity. He never thought that he would be loved by so many people.

Even though he is no longer the invisible person who can turn himself invisibly, the experience of being invisible and ignored since childhood has left a deep mark on his psychology. In his heart, he is still the ordinary person who is struggling for his future life, an inconspicuous speck of dust in the vast world.

Incredibly small.

He never thought that one day he would stand under the spotlight, with countless flashes aimed at him, countless lights shining on him, and countless microphones waiting for his answer, as if he was the focus of the crowd and the protagonist of the day.

It turns out that one day, he can also become the protagonist in people's eyes.

Jiang Bai's eyes suddenly became moist and he choked up.

He held the certificate and trophy presented to him by the presenters. Even though Director Zhang and others said that he might win the award and asked him to prepare his acceptance speech in advance, he did not feel much at the time and did not think he would win the award.

How could he possibly win the award? Most popular actor? How is it possible that so many people like him? For too long, no one could see him.

He is used to being an invisible person.

He suddenly covered his eyes with his sleeves, but at the moment when he was about to wipe his eyes, he suddenly remembered that this suit was more expensive than the publicity fee he received this time. He suppressed the pain in his nose and put down his sleeves. Then the camera lens clearly captured the smiling face of the young man on the stage and the uncontrollable tears in his eyes.

He tried to calm down and said, "Thank you, my sister." He choked up again, and after a while, he calmed down and said, "Thank you Director Yu for giving me a chance to work during the summer vacation. Without Director Yu, there would be no award. Thank you to all the staff behind the scenes, thank you to the organizers of the Wanhua Film Festival, and thank you to all the audiences who like me and voted for me."

Three years ago, he was still a person who felt dizzy and had leg cramps every day because of hunger. He just wanted to graduate quickly, get his diploma, and go out to work to earn money to eat. Who could have thought that one day, he would be standing on such a beautiful and gorgeous podium.

He looked at the brightly lit award ceremony hall, and it felt like a dream, unreal and dazed.

He looked at the audience and laughed again. His eyes looked even brighter because of the water color. He held up the trophy in his hand, looked at it very lovingly, and smiled shyly at the camera: "Thank you for liking me." He bowed deeply, and his eyes were filled with passion again: "Thank you, thank you, thank you grandpa, thank you my sister."

He knew who was responsible for the change in his life.

Jiang Bai said "thank you my sister" twice. The audience in front of the TV were very curious about who his sister was and why he won the award and wanted to thank his sister.

But the girls in dormitory 401, because they had close contact with Jiang Ning, knew her better. Zhang Min looked at Jiang Ning sitting in the audience, who was occasionally caught by the camera, and suddenly a flash of light flashed through her mind, and she exclaimed: "Fuck! Jiang Ning is not Ning Meng, right?"