Award ceremonies are notoriously long and boring. After one glamorous host after another takes the stage, and one award after another is presented, and one performance after another is performed, the award ceremony is finally halfway through.
A stylishly dressed female host was invited onto the stage. Standing in front of a standing microphone, she smiled and said, "Next, we will be announcing one of the most prestigious awards of the day. There are five nominees for Best Actress at the Plains Film Festival: Li Hongqi for 'Horse Racing,' Zeng Hanyun for 'The Ming Dynasty,' Xu Cencen for 'To Our Seventies,' and An Shujia for 'The Gift of the Magi,' who is one of the most popular rising stars of the year."
The camera panned across the five candidates one by one.
An Shujia was the youngest and most popular among them. When her image appeared on the big screen, the audience erupted in enthusiastic screams, and the live stream chat was flooded with comments.
"An Shujia!"
"It must be Sister An!"
"My sister is the best!"
Amidst the enthusiastic cheers and applause, the host, responding to the public's wishes, pointed the camera and microphone at An Shujia: "As the youngest actress nominated for this film festival, Ms. An, what are your thoughts? Are you confident of winning an award? Is there anything you'd like to say to the audience in front of the camera?"
Having already made arrangements with Uncle He of the Pingyuan Film Festival, An Shujia was absolutely certain of winning the award, and at that moment she simply showed a calm and composed smile.
"As a young actor, I grew up watching the performances of these four teachers, and I am very honored to be nominated for this award along with them today."
"This is a great affirmation and honor for my acting skills."
"Of course, in terms of experience and age, there is so much I can learn from the four teachers. But whether a play can win an award depends not only on individual efforts, but also on the entire team."
"I can't say that I'm guaranteed to win an award, but I want to say that during the filming of this movie, the entire crew and I gave it my all, and I deserve everything I deserve."
"I hope to hear some good news from the host later."
Hearing An Shujia's seemingly humble but actually arrogant words, the female host, who already knew the truth, glanced at the other four candidates, a hint of regret flashing in her eyes.
Suppressing her emotions, the female host dutifully put on a polite smile: "In that case, let's announce the winner of this year's Plain Film Festival's Best Actress award now and see who takes home the prize."
In front of everyone, she unfolded the card in her palm.
Then she froze.
Hesitantly looking up to ask for directions to the control room, she heard the clear word "continue" coming through her earpiece. She forcibly suppressed her doubts and read out with a smile: "The winner is Ms. Zeng Hanyun, who played Empress Zhang in 'The Ming Dynasty.' Let's congratulate Ms. Zeng."
Having already prepared herself for the award, An Shujia, who had slightly stood up when the female host said the words "winner," froze on the spot upon hearing them.
Zeng Hanyun?
Zeng Hanyun won Best Actress at the Pingyuan Film Festival?
Although her performance in "The Qin Empire" was indeed remarkable, Han Zengyun was the most deserving of the Best Actress award among the five nominees, and it would not cause any controversy from the outside world.
But how could it be her?
What about myself?
Uncle He had already assured her that she would definitely win Best Actress at this film festival, hadn't he?
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