Chapter 139 - Unsatisfactory Follow-up
Chapter 139
Xu Lijia didn't even bother to reply to Cao Yan's Weibo post, but less than an hour after Lin Yuan retweeted it, Xu Lijia published a long, "objective" article.
"Judging by the timing, he was probably already figuring out how to reply as soon as you posted on Weibo," Feng Zeng remarked. "He really resents you for taking the role from him."
"What do you mean by stealing the role?" Lin Yuan looked at his agent. "I didn't steal it."
Lin Yuan has always felt that it's perfectly normal for actors to compete for roles. In such cases, there's no need to argue about winning or losing; sometimes it's just a matter of how well the actor fits the role.
However, Lin Yuan still has a competitive spirit when he encounters people he dislikes vying for roles.
Since Xu Lijia always felt that he had stolen the role of Wei Liang, Lin Yuan admitted that he had stolen it—he was the winner.
In his lengthy post, Xu Lijia described how, as the chairman of the jury for this year's Golden Wing Awards, he diligently discovered innovative performances and drew public attention to actors who are often overlooked.
The last sentence of the long article says this:
"The judges' choices are always met with skepticism, but as long as they have a clear conscience, that's all that matters."
"Perhaps one day in the future, when you have reached the same level, you will understand."
Lin Yuan: "?"
In summary, when Xu Lijia is fierce, Lin Yuan is gentle; when Lin Yuan gets fierce, Xu Lijia becomes gentle.
Xu Lijia's statement received a lot of support from Pan Jun's fans: "This is why Pan Pan won Best Supporting Actor. Don't bully others just because you have more fans, okay?"
Lin Yuan: "?"
Who exactly is bullying others just because they have more fans?!
"After all, Lin Yuan has never been a judge for the Golden Wing Awards, so it's hard for him to offer his perspective from a judge's point of view, right?"
Lin Yuan: "?"
To some extent, Lin Yuan was greatly shocked; he didn't even know how to refute it.
Both he and Tang Yonglei are victims of this year's Golden Wing Award for Best Supporting Actor, but in the mouths of Pan Jun's fans, it is the two of them who persecuted Pan Jun.
Lin Yuan said nothing more, but silently posted clips of Tang Yonglei and Pan Jun's performances on his homepage.
Lin Yuan didn't deliberately look for Pan Jun's worse performances in the film, but instead chose the clips selected by the Golden Wing Awards committee.
Tang Yonglei knew when to be reserved and when to unleash his power, while Pan Jun... although he did a good job in the movie, it was only a breakthrough for him. Compared with Tang Yonglei, Pan Jun's performance was too superficial.
Lin Yuan's caption was still just two words—【Hehe.】
Pan Jun's fans can't really say that Lin Yuan was upset, or that Lin Yuan was jealous of Pan Jun. After all, Pan Jun only won the trophy this year, while Lin Yuan had already won it two years ago. Besides, Lin Yuan is more talented and has greater potential than Pan Jun.
Pan Jun's fans are just blatantly lying: "I can't see any difference between the two."
"As expected, Pan Jun is still the better one; the judges' eyes are discerning."
"The outcome is already decided, there's no need to continue attacking Pan Jun, is there?"
Since Lin Yuan posted his message, the battleground for this year's Best Supporting Actor award has shifted to Lin Yuan's Weibo account.
Lin Yuan's thoughts were clear—there was no need to argue. Although the trophy was already in Pan Jun's hands, he did not accept the result.
He posted the comparison photos because he felt that anyone with eyes would not accept such a result.
This time, Tang Yonglei did not reply with "hehe" nor did he give a long speech, but Lin Yuan's stepping forward gave him a lot of courage.
Lin Yuan has already won a Golden Wing Award for Best Supporting Actor, so this year's award is dispensable to him, but he still spoke out for himself.
Tang Yonglei didn't want to hide away, so he pretended nothing had happened amidst the attacks from Pan Jun's fans.
He also earnestly retweeted Lin Yuan's Weibo post: "Thank you for your support."
That one sentence is enough.
Tang Yonglei privately contacted Lin Yuan through his agent. Besides thanking Lin Yuan for speaking up for him, he felt that Lin Yuan had done enough and was worried that this would have a negative impact on Lin Yuan.
Although Lin Yuan might not be afraid, he didn't want the other party to charge ahead while he became a coward.
Tang Yonglei thought that the matter was over.
Lin Yuan's actions had already brought him great comfort.
However, on this very day...
After Lin Yuan posted his Weibo, director Ge Peng reposted it after Tang Yonglei.
Then came Li Mobei and Ji Xuechun, the male and female leads of "Killing," followed by Liu Xiaoguang, the director of "Ghost Arts," and Yu Ying, the female lead.
Then there's Qin Panyun, the director of "A Thousand Mountains," followed by Cao Yan, and then...
Tang Yonglei wasn't sure whether Lin Yuan had contacted them or whether they had forwarded the message voluntarily.
However, after Lin Yuan expressed his dissatisfaction, the industry's reaction was much more enthusiastic than when he spoke out.
Qin Panyun is one of the directors who has won the most Golden Wing Awards in history, and he has also served as the chairman of the Golden Wing Awards jury twice.
Qin Panyun not only reposted it, but also commented: "Fooling the audience means the end of an award's life."
Director Ge Peng posted: "It's time to stop this farce of misleading people. Black is black, and white is white. Do you think the audience is blind?"
The directors are usually very restrained, so this is already quite a strong criticism.
Xu Lijia did not respond.
He wrote a long article satirizing Lin Yuan, implying that Lin Yuan was not qualified to be a judge for the Golden Wing Awards and therefore could not make evaluations from the perspective of a Golden Wing Awards judge.
But Qin Panyun is a veteran, and he also disagrees with this year's Golden Wing Award for Best Supporting Actor.
"Lin Yuan hasn't reached that level yet, but Qin Panyun should, right? Xu Lijia, can you say something about this?"
"Anyone who isn't blind can tell good from bad, right?"
Why doesn't Pan Jun keep showing off his trophies?
Director Qin Panyun's statement spurred many other nominated film crews to speak out this year. For one thing, Pan Jun is the weakest of this year's Best Supporting Actor nominees.
Lin Yuan and Tang Yonglei both have Best Film nominations, and their works have received nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Best Film, Best Director, and other major awards, which shows that their nominations are a combination of good actors and good works.
What about Pan Jun's film?
Only one Best Supporting Actor nomination was given.
How could other production teams be satisfied?
People are just too proud to speak out.
Since established figures in the film industry like Qin Panyun and Ge Peng are willing to speak out, the industry no longer needs to consider Xu Lijia's feelings.
Moreover, Xu Lijia did not consider the feelings of others when making his choice.
The number of reposts gradually increased.
Regardless, the Golden Wing Awards are one of the three major film awards. If it is to continue to prosper and continue to represent Chinese-language films, fairness must come first.
The Golden Wing Awards have not yet given any response, but these filmmakers are taking the lead to show the audience that they expect fairness and will not succumb to unfairness.
Qin Panyun had contacted Lin Yuan beforehand, telling him that he was going to forward this message and that Lin Yuan should be mentally prepared.
Lin Yuan: "No problem!"
He wanted to hide under the director's wing.
Besides, there's another reason why this post was widely shared—Xu Lijia has offended far too many people.
It was more than he thought.
He considered himself to be genuine, but in reality, he caused many people to be scammed. In addition, there were more people in the industry who were dissatisfied with the Golden Wing Award selection results than expected. As a result, the number of reposts quickly exceeded 50,000 and was about to reach 100,000.
Tang Yonglei was equally stunned.
Compared to the nearly 100,000 reposts he's getting right now, the few thousand reposts he gets every day are nothing.
Tang Yonglei felt only relief.
He thought no one would speak up for him, but now he has received a lot of support.
Pan Jun's fans, who used to be so active in his comment section, have long since disappeared, and he received more comfort than anything else.
Many viewers left sincere comments in the comment section, praising his performance—not just superficial praise, but rather objective evaluations from viewers who had actually seen the film, analyzing his performance from the details.
This is what Tang Yonglei truly wants to see.
In that instant, he felt that even without a trophy, it didn't matter; he had already received the highest praise.
It's true that he's obsessed with trophies, but his purpose in winning them is simply to prove himself and to gain praise.
In that instant, he had achieved his goal.
But the matter did not end there.
The quickest to react was Pan Jun – Pan Jun deleted the Weibo post where he was showing off his trophy at the fastest speed.
He, his agency, and his fans all acted as if nothing had ever happened.
Regardless, with so many people in the industry dissatisfied with his award, Pan Jun should keep a low profile from now on.
Next came criticism from within the industry regarding this year's Golden Wing Awards. First, the authoritative magazine "Film and Television Talk" published a column criticizing the winners, with several well-known industry professionals offering their critiques. Some analyzed the awards from a performance perspective, while others focused on fairness. One of them mentioned a well-known overseas award, the legendary Oscar bellwether, whose authority has plummeted after losing trust in it.
Then there are the authoritative media outlets—to some extent, film awards like the Golden Wing Awards, which were originally just a small circle of people, are now being discussed and criticized in the public sphere.
It is said that the Golden Wing Award's governing body has also been questioned.
The heaviest blow to the Golden Wing Awards came from its peers.
The Golden Wing Awards, along with the Film Festival and the Spring Creek Awards, are known as the three major film awards in China. Among them, the Golden Wing Awards have the earliest nomination and event schedule, while the Film Festival and the Spring Creek Awards announce their nomination lists after the Golden Wing Awards ceremony.
This year's Golden Wing Awards have been embroiled in controversy, with the main controversy stemming from the Best Supporting Actor category. While audiences also expressed dissatisfaction with the other awards, the actors' performances were not significantly different, and the nominees themselves did not show much reaction.
The Best Supporting Actor award, however, was highly controversial.
Shortly after the discussion reached a fever pitch, both the Film Expo and the Spring Creek Awards announced their nominations.
In the Best Supporting Actor category, the nominees almost overlapped, for example, Lin Yuan and Tang Yonglei were nominated at the same time again. However, Pan Jun, who won Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Wing Awards, was not favored by the Film Exhibition and Chunxi Awards.
Pan Jun didn't even get a nomination.
When the Golden Wing Awards nominations were first announced, many marketing accounts and film critics used the phrase "barely acceptable" to describe Pan Jun's nomination.
Pan Jun's fans were equally excited at the time, because they never expected that Pan Jun would be nominated.
For fans, being nominated is already a cause for celebration.
At that time, the fans didn't have high expectations.
Fans also felt that Pan Jun's chances of winning the award were not high.
Who would have thought? Pan Jun really hit the jackpot and won this Best Supporting Actor award.
Pan Jun's ambition swelled, and his fans' ambition swelled along with it.
What does it matter if others don't get it? As long as Pan Jun gets it, that's enough.
As for why Pan Jun won this award, don't ask too many questions; it's simply a matter of his talent.
But now, neither Film nor Spring Creek has even nominated Pan Jun, a situation that has never happened since the three awards were first established.
Not even once.
Since they are ranked among the top three, they must be known for the quality of their selections—the nominees selected by the three major awards are all pretty much the same, with only one or two differences at most.
However, in any case, the winner of one award will inevitably be nominated for the other two awards.
If an actor stands out for a year or two, they might even sweep all three major awards, achieving a grand slam.
This only shows that Film and Chunxi were so dissatisfied with Pan Jun's performance that they completely disregarded the Golden Wing Awards.
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