Mu Weiwei?!
Ling Yan's hand holding the trophy trembled, and she almost dropped it to the ground.
She stared in astonishment at Bach, wondering if she had misheard.
Just as incredulous as she was were countless filmmakers in the audience. Wasn't Bach's praise of Ling Yan all there just to give her the Best Actress award?
James and Covey could hardly believe their ears when Bach announced that it was Mu Weiwei's name.
She's already won a Best First Film Director award, so why is she still the Best Actress winner?
Bach noticed the confusion in Ling Yan's and the audience's eyes and solemnly repeated himself.
"The Best Actress award at this year's Locarno Film Festival is to Ms. Mu Weiwei, the director of 'Half Awake, Half Awake,' who is also the lead actress in the film."
After he finished speaking, seeing that Mu Weiwei had not yet come on stage, he teased her.
"Weiwei, the trophy is quite heavy. It must be tiring for Lingyinghou to carry it for you."
After Bach repeated her name, Gu Weiwei put down her phone, which she was using to chat on WeChat, and stood up with an elegant smile.
Amidst countless incredulous gazes, he walked onto the stage and approached Ling Yan, who was holding the trophy.
Under the lights, the pure white dress was dazzling, and a warm and bright smile graced her delicate face.
There was no excitement or loss of composure, no ecstatic joy, only a confident and graceful demeanor, like a born aristocrat taking down her scepter.
She walked up to Ling Yan and smiled gently.
"Thank you, Actress Ling."
Ling Yan's smile gradually faded. Although she tried her best to maintain her composure, she couldn't bring herself to smile in this situation.
Even a fake smile can no longer be faked.
The trophy was already in her hands, yet she was asked to present it to Mu Weiwei?
This was an immense humiliation and irony for her.
Bach didn't notice Ling Yan's unusual behavior. He hugged Gu Weiwei and said playfully.
"So don't blame me for not giving you the Best Director award just now, because you already have a Best Actress award to win, and if you took away the Best Director award as well, it would make everyone furious."
Gu Weiwei chuckled, "To be honest, I was quite disappointed just now."
“There’s no need to be disappointed now.” Bach said with a smile, facing the audience, “Since ‘The Immortal’, ‘Half-Awake’ is the second film that has moved me so much. I can hardly believe that she is only nineteen years old. She is a genius in both directing and acting.”
Ling Yan stood beside them, holding the trophy, her teeth clenched so tightly they felt like they were about to break.
Bach just called her up on stage and said so many words of praise, but in the end... in the end, he wants her to give this award to Mu Weiwei?!
Bach looked at Ling Yan, then at Gu Weiwei, and said.
“Ms. Ling Yan is a legendary actress who once created a legend, and you... are the new legend. You are the first person to win two awards at the Locarno Film Festival. So I invited Ms. Ling Yan to come up on stage and present this award to you personally.”
Gu Weiwei glanced at Ling Yan, who was trembling slightly beside her, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on her lips.
Meufel and Bach were good friends, and he told her that she would win two awards. She already knew that the Best Actress award was also hers when she won the Best First Feature award.
She just didn't expect Bach to be so cheeky, actually letting Ling Yan come up on stage to present her with the award.
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