On May 26, the 39th Daejong Awards ceremony was held at the Grand Theater of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul.

Korean filmmakers gathered together, and the actresses who walked the red carpet that day included Lee Young-ae, Jun Ji-hyun, Jang Baek-ji, Lee Mi-sook, Qiu Sang-mi, Ko So-young, Yoon Soo-jung, Lee Eun-joo, Son Ye-jin, etc. It was a star-studded event.

The 22-year-old Zhang Baizhi became the most watched actress on the red carpet of the Daejong Awards because she is the first Chinese actress to be shortlisted for the three major Korean film festivals.

Zhang Baizhi had a bad start to the year. In order to raise money for charity, he flew five cars and was injured and hospitalized.

On March 23, Xie Tingfeng was driving his black Ferrari sports car and crashed into the guardrail on Cotton Tree Drive in Admiralty, Hong Kong Island. The police suspected that Xie's agency arranged someone to take the blame and was involved in a corruption case, so they transferred the case to the ICAC for investigation.

In late March, Zhang Baizhi and Xie Tingfeng traveled to Thailand together. Hong Kong media hinted that Zhang Baizhi interfered with the love between Feng and Fei. Xie Tingfeng actually wanted to travel to Thailand to relax, and Zhang Baizhi accompanied Xie Tingfeng attentively and counseled him.

Song Yi discovered that Zhang Baizhi really likes to travel to Thailand, because next year Zhang Baizhi and Chen Xiaochun traveled to Bangkok together, and Chen Xiaochun applied sunscreen to Zhang Baizhi, which was photographed by paparazzi. Zhang Baizhi said in front of the media that she and Chen Xiaochun were just good friends. Not to mention, Zhang Baizhi has quite a lot of good friends in the entertainment industry.

The Daejong Awards in Korea is actually a niche film festival for Korean filmmakers to entertain themselves. However, in order to demonstrate the so-called international influence of the Korean Film Festival, the organizers this year specially invited Chinese actress Zhang Baizhi and Japanese actor Nakamura Toru to participate in this year's film festival.

Zhang Baizhi was nominated for Best Actress, and Nakamura Toru was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. The three major newspapers in South Korea also spread the news that these two were very likely to win big awards. So Zhang Baizhi flew to South Korea with high hopes, hoping to win the Best Actress award.

Today she is wearing a beige suspender slim dress, which makes her look elegant and sexy. Her dress is supported by two thin suspenders, and the thin Zhang Baizhi has a good figure.

Zhang Baizhi walked the red carpet today with actor Choi Min-sik from the same production. The entertainment reporter also specifically asked Zhang Baizhi if she would watch the World Cup this year and which player she liked the most.

Zhang Baizhi was a little caught off guard by the reporter's questions. She had already prepared to answer questions about her favorite director, actor and actress, but the reporter actually asked her about her favorite football player. These Korean media are so unsportsmanlike.

"I like Kaka because he is very handsome and I like handsome guys." Zhang Baizhi thought quickly.

So the reporter asked Zhang Baizhi again, if you have to choose between Kaka and Park Ji-sung, who would you prefer to be your boyfriend? Zhang Baizhi was not fearless at this time. She moved closer to Choi Min-sik beside her and said, "Compared to Kaka and Park Ji-sung, I would rather find a boyfriend like Min-sik. He takes good care of me on the set."

The entertainment reporters were immediately excited, and they had already thought of tomorrow's news headline: "Hong Kong Island's beautiful actress fell in love with Choi Min-sik during filming and took the initiative to express her affection for him."

If Zhang Baizhi knew that she would get nothing tonight and that a new scandal would be exposed by the Korean media, she probably would never think of coming to Korea to attend the film festival again.

Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun walked the red carpet together. As the strongest contender for Best Actress tonight, she received no less attention than Jang Baek-ji.

Jun Ji-hyun had done her homework in advance. She was very familiar with the Korean men's football team's lineup and even knew the coach Hiddink's resume.

"Hiddink is a very good head coach. We have a top-notch midfield lineup in Asia. Park Ji-sung and Choi Yong-soo are all-around players who can attack and defend. I believe that the South Korean team will create the best results for Asian teams in this World Cup!" said Jun Ji-hyun.

Previously, the best record of an Asian team in the World Cup was to advance from the group stage to the round of 16. Jun Ji-hyun said that the Korean team would break the best record of an Asian team, so the Korean team must at least reach the quarterfinals.

When the reporter asked Jun Ji-hyun to predict the final ranking of the South Korean team in the World Cup, Jun Ji-hyun just smiled and said nothing.

When Jun Ji-hyun first debuted, she did not show any enthusiasm for football. Now Jun Ji-hyun has started to pay attention to the World Cup. She is obviously influenced by the men around her. At this time, a reporter wanted to interview Song Yi and asked him whether he agreed with Jun Ji-hyun's views on the Korean men's football team.

Song Yi came to the Grand Bell Awards ceremony with his girlfriend Kim Tae-hee. Since Kim Tae-hee has not starred in any movie as a main creator, she had no intention of walking the red carpet.

You can't possibly have no film work at all and then go to a film festival to walk on the red carpet, ask familiar media to take photos, and then buy press releases in China to hype it up, saying that you outshined Cannes and made a stunning appearance in Venice, right?

After Song Yi entered the theater, he sat directly in the first row of seats for the award ceremony. Sitting next to him were Minister Zheng of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea and President Li Chunlian of the Korean Film Association.

Lee Chun-ryeon is a first-generation film producer in South Korea. He entered the film industry in 1983 and founded Cine2000 film and television production company in 1994. He has produced actors such as Ha Jung-woo and is also a close friend of Kim Dong-ho, the founder of the Busan International Film Festival.

Seeing that Song Yi was so young yet could sit in the middle of the first row, Zhang Baizhi couldn't resist her curiosity and asked Cui Minzhi if he knew Song Yi.

Cui Minzhi glanced at Song Yi and said in a strange tone, "That's Chairman Song from New Asia Media, and the producer of My Naughty Girlfriend."

After New Asia Films was about to start filming Memories of Murder, Choi Min-sik also participated in the casting of the film. In the end, producer Song Yi and director Bong Joon-ho unanimously decided to choose Song Kang-ho as the male lead. After being eliminated, Choi Min-sik had a complicated feeling about Song Yi.

Zhang Baizhi was stunned when she heard what Choi Min-sik said. When Jun Ji-hyun went to Hong Kong Island to promote "My Naughty Girlfriend", Song Yi did not accompany her. She only knew that the boss behind the movie "My Naughty Girlfriend" was a Chinese, and it was also the first time she met Song Yi in person.

Zhang Baizhi's career path was very smooth. After she graduated from Australia and returned to Hong Kong Island, she took on an advertisement for Sunshine Lemon Tea. When different versions of the advertisement were broadcast, they quickly became popular in the Chinese world. Stephen Chow even chose Zhang Baizhi to play the leading role in the 1999 Lunar New Year comedy "The King of Comedy".

"The King of Comedy" won the box office championship in Hong Kong Island with 30 million Hong Kong dollars. Zhang Baizhi continued her success and starred in the romantic art film "Star Wish" produced by Golden Harvest with Richie Jen and William So, and also sang the theme song "Star Wish".

In the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles, it is common for actors to become singers after they are good at acting. Zhang Baizhi, who has established her status in the film industry, signed a contract with Universal Music, and her first EP album "Any Weather" was certified platinum.

Last year, Zhang Baizhi officially entered the international film industry, starring in the movie "White Orchid", and was nominated for the Grand Bell Award for Best Actress. If Zhang Baizhi can concentrate on learning acting and reduce the gossip outside the field, she actually has the hope of becoming the next Zhang Manyu.

Zhang Baizhi has now fallen out with her agent Zhu Yonglong. Zhang Baizhi became famous with "The King of Comedy", and Zhu Yonglong and Zhang Baizhi went to court because of the uneven distribution of money. They reached a settlement in 2004.

During the lawsuit, Zhu Yonglong was attacked by three gangsters and stopped breathing three times on the way to the hospital. It is worth mentioning that Zhang Baizhi's biological father, Hu Xuyong, is a member of a Hong Kong community. When asked by reporters whether there was an unknown truth behind Zhu Yonglong's injury, Zhang Baizhi refused to answer.

Without Zhu Yonglong's support, Zhang Baizhi certainly wanted to meet new bigwigs in the film industry. "My Naughty Girlfriend" was the second-place winner in the Korean box office last year, and the strength of the production company New Asia Films should not be underestimated.

"Is the woman next to President Song his girlfriend?" Zhang Baizhi continued to inquire about the situation.

Cui Minzhi was feeling a little uncomfortable now, and his tone was a little colder. Zhang Baizhi had just said on the red carpet that she wanted to find a boyfriend like Cui Minzhi, but now she was asking Cui Minzhi about Song Yi's personal situation. Which man would feel comfortable in such a situation?

"Next to Chairman Song is his girlfriend, Ms. Kim Tae-hee. She is a top student at Seoul University and an actress in advertising and musicals. She has also been voted as the most beautiful woman in Korea by some newspapers." Choi Min-sik introduced Kim Tae-hee.

Choi Min-sik felt a little contemptuous. Today's young actors are really not good people. They always want to get along with the bosses of film companies. If they can easily get the main role of a movie just by nepotism, how unfair is it to an actor like Choi Min-sik who works hard to act?

Song Yi didn't know that Zhang Baizhi, who was sitting two rows behind him, was inquiring about his information, but he was not interested in getting to know the leader of the Jade Girls in Hong Kong Island. He was busy discussing business with Minister Zheng.

Minister Zheng praised the promotional video of the Japan-Korea World Cup produced by Song Yi. In the first five months of 2002, the number of Chinese tourists visiting Korea increased by 760% compared with the same period last year. More and more Chinese tourists choose to travel and shop in Korea. Many stores in Myeongdong have specially standardized Chinese signs outside their shops. If it weren't for the Busan air crash in April, the World Cup month in June should have been the peak period for Chinese tourists to travel to Korea.

"China and South Korea are neighboring countries separated by a narrow strip of water. It is not helpful to solve the problem for young people from the two countries to curse each other online. I heard that Koreans beat up Chinese students in the streets of Busan. After hearing this, I was also shocked."

"If the safety of Chinese students studying in South Korea cannot be guaranteed, how can tourists dare to travel to South Korea? They can't go out for travel with bodyguards like me, right? I believe that such black sheep are just isolated cases, but we must not let a single bad apple spoil the whole barrel. Minister Zheng, I believe you don't want the current good situation of the tourism market to be ruined by some people with ulterior motives before the end of your term, right?" Song Yi said very sincerely.

Minister Zheng is one of the few female department heads in South Korea. Although she looks weak, she is decisive and efficient in her work. She is also Zhong Xiaotong's confidant.

"I know what you mean. I will urge the Busan police to quickly catch the suspects who beat the Chinese students and bring them to justice. As for the Busan air crash, after the black box is completely deciphered, the South Korean investigation team will disclose and share this information with the Chinese investigation team. As for the air traffic controllers at Busan Airport, if it is indeed confirmed that they made mistakes in their work, we will never cover them up and will investigate it to the end." Minister Zheng stated.

Song Yi was unwilling to let this go easily. "According to the investigation, the air traffic controller at Busan Airport on that day was working without a license. On the day of the incident, the weather at Busan Airport was bad and visibility was extremely low. Before Air China landed, eight flights from other companies all made alternate landings at other airports, and the air traffic controller did not inform the Air China captain of this key information in a timely manner."

"The final investigation conclusion has not yet been announced to the public, but the local media in Busan has begun to publish the internal information of the investigation team in an attempt to shift all the blame to Air China. If Busan cannot handle the Busan air crash fairly and impartially, Boeing is likely to make public the internal disputes of the Chinese and South Korean investigation teams in order to shirk responsibility. If CNN, Fox and the Associated Press follow up on the report, it will greatly affect the international reputation of the Republic of Korea." Song Yi said slowly.

Minister Zheng's smile disappeared, and she felt a little unhappy. She felt that Song Yi was too strong today. Even if you, Song Yi, are a big shot around the next president Song Yuxi, you can't tell me what to do, and I have already helped Jun Ji-hyun secure the Best Actress award at the Grand Bell Awards.

You should know that since 1994, the Daejong Awards ceremony has been jointly organized by the Korean Film Association and the Samsung Foundation for Arts and Culture, and the Samsung Foundation for Arts and Culture provides financial support for the Daejong Awards ceremony.

Although the highlight of the award ceremony, the Best Actor and Best Actress awards have not yet begun, Minister Zheng and Song Yi already knew in advance that Jun Ji-hyun would be elected the Best Actress at this year's Grand Bell Awards.

As the organizer, the Samsung Arts and Culture Foundation had different opinions on Jeon Ji-hyun winning the Best Actress award. In the end, it was Lee Chun-ryeon of the Korean Film Association who stepped in to persuade the Samsung Arts and Culture Foundation.

Even though the Samsung Art and Culture Foundation said it might not continue to sponsor the Grand Bell Awards next year, Li Chunlian did not waver, because Song Yi had told him long ago that if Samsung gave up the sponsorship, New Asia would be willing to take over the sponsorship of the Grand Bell Awards, and the sponsorship fee would only be higher than that of Samsung.

It is precisely because of Song Yi's financial support and Minister Zheng's official endorsement that Li Chunlian was able to hold today's most "fair" award ceremony in history without interference from Samsung.

The award ceremony was carried out in an orderly manner. The first heavyweight award to be presented was the Best Director Award. The award presenter was the veteran Korean actor Shin Young-kyun. "The winner of the 39th Grand Bell Awards Best Director Award is Director Song Hae-sung. Congratulations!"

Song Hae-sung smiled when he heard that he had won the award. Choi Min-sik and Jang Baek-ji hugged Song Hae-sung respectively, hoping to share in his good luck.

After the Best Screenwriter, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best New Actor and Best Actress awards were presented, the most exciting Best Actress award ceremony began.

As expected, Japanese actor Nakamura Toru won the Best Supporting Actor Award, and Song Yi showed a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth. Japan and South Korea jointly hosted the World Cup, and a Japanese actor won the Grand Bell Award for Best Supporting Actor. This is definitely another good story of cultural and sports exchanges between South Korea and Japan.

It’s a pity that China and South Korea did not jointly host the World Cup, otherwise Zhang Baizhi would definitely have been the movie queen. This is the so-called political correctness.

The selected films of five people, namely Jang Baek-ji, Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Young-ae, Lee Mi-sook and Qiu Sang-mi, were played in turn on the big screen in the theater.

The award presenter for Best Actress was Jeon Do-yeon. Jeon Do-yeon is one of the few actresses in South Korea who has won the Grand Slam at the three major film festivals, namely the Blue Dragon Film Awards, the Daejong Film Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards. It is natural that the Film Association chose her to present the award for a special reason.

In 1999, 26-year-old Jeon Do-yeon won the Best Actress awards at the 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards and the 37th Grand Bell Film Awards for her role in the feature film "Memories of the Wind". Last year, Jeon Do-yeon won the Best Actress Award in the Film Category at the 37th Baeksang Arts Awards for her role in "A Man Called Me". At the age of 28, Jeon Do-yeon is about to step out of Korea and enter the three major European film festivals.

Jun Ji-hyun looked at Jeon Do-yeon on the stage with a serious expression, but Kim Hee-won, who was sitting next to her, was very calm and held her hand, "Don't be nervous, relax a little, what is yours will always stay with you."

Jeon Do-yeon didn't keep everyone in suspense. "The winner of the 39th Grand Bell Awards for Best Actress is Miss Jun Ji-hyun. Congratulations, Ji-hyun!"

When Jun Ji-hyun heard her name from Jeon Do-yeon, she was stunned. She already knew that she might win the award before the ceremony, but when she successfully won the award, she couldn't hide her great joy.

When Zhang Baizhi heard that Jun Ji-hyun won the award, she was filled with disappointment. She looked at Jun Ji-hyun who went on stage to receive the award unwillingly.

Jun Ji-hyun took the trophy from Jeon Do-yeon. Jeon Do-yeon looked at Jun Ji-hyun, who was eight years younger than her, and couldn't help feeling jealous.

Jeon Do-yeon was hailed by the Korean media as a talented actress at the Korean Film Festival. The 24-year-old Jeon Do-yeon won the Best New Actress at the 18th Blue Dragon Film Awards and the 35th Grand Bell Film Awards for her film debut "Heartbroken Lovers".

26-year-old Jeon Do-yeon became the youngest Best Actress in history at the 37th Grand Bell Awards, while 21-year-old Jun Ji-hyun lowered this record by five years!

Of course, Jun Ji-hyun's starting point was already very high. In 1999, when she was not yet 18 years old, Jun Ji-hyun won the Best New Actress Award in the Film Category of the Baeksang Arts Awards for her role in "White Day".

Jun Ji-hyun and Jeon Do-yeon hugged each other, and she began to give her acceptance speech, "I would like to thank the Film Association for presenting such an important award to me. At the same time, I would like to thank Director Kwak Jae-yong and senior Cha Tae-hyun. They taught me a lot on the set. It is a rare pleasure to work with you to make a movie."

"Last year I was nominated for the Best Actress, and this year my dream finally came true. I feel so happy at this moment. Finally, I would like to express my special thanks to Mr. Song Yi, the producer of "My Naughty Girlfriend". He is the best boss in the world! Thank you everyone!" After giving her acceptance speech, Jun Ji-hyun bowed deeply and left the stage.

Kim Tae Hee sat next to Song Yi. She listened to Jeon Ji Hyun's acceptance speech and whispered to her boyfriend, "Did you prepare this acceptance speech for Jeon Ji Hyun?"

Song Yi quickly denied, "How is that possible? I think Jun Ji-hyun acted on her own initiative."

Jun Ji-hyun's acceptance speech was like a confession. You praised Song Yi as the best boss in the world at the Grand Bell Awards. What do the bosses of other film companies and brokerage companies think? Jun Ji-hyun was telling other Korean actresses, "Do you want to be my colleague? Then join Shinya Agency. Maybe you will be the one to receive the award next year!" At least Son Ye-jin couldn't hide her desire and envy when she looked at the trophy in Jun Ji-hyun's hand. She personally didn't reject signing with Shinya Agency, but she had to stay in the same camp with her agent Kim Min-sook.

If she leaves Kim Min-sook's Barunson Entertainment and joins Shinya Media, Son Ye-jin will have a bad reputation as an ungrateful person in the Korean entertainment industry.

By then, many directors, screenwriters and actors will refuse to work with Son Ye-jin, and Shin-Asia Media will not be able to dominate the Korean film industry.

After Jun Ji-hyun stepped down from the stage, Kim Hee-won looked at Jun Ji-hyun expressionlessly. Jun Ji-hyun actually dared to shout to everyone at the award ceremony that Song Yi is the best boss in the world. Who gave you the courage? Aren't you challenging the status of Song Yi's official girlfriend Kim Tae-hee in public? This is intolerable! Kim Hee-won said to Jun Ji-hyun, "Song Yi was sitting next to Lee Chun-ryeon, chairman of the Korean Filmmakers Association, today. You happened to say that Song Yi is the best boss in the world, and you happened to win the Best Actress award. Tomorrow, someone in the newspaper will say that Song Yi manipulated the Daejong Awards and internally decided that you would win the Best Actress award. Do you know how much trouble your statement just now has brought to the company and our chairman Song?"

When Jun Ji-hyun heard what Jin Xiyuan said, she realized that her true feelings had actually put Song Yi in a whirlpool of public opinion. There were rumors that Jun Ji-hyun was Song Yi's lover, and Jun Ji-hyun's remarks undoubtedly further confirmed the rumors.

She is feeling a little nervous now because the company might hold a celebration party for her later. In addition to winning the Best Actress Award, she also won the Popular Actress Award, and Cha Tae-hyun also won the Popular Actor Award.

Jun Ji-hyun was racking her brains to think of how to coax Song Yi later. Calling him "Dad" several times obviously wouldn't solve the problem.

She remembered that when she was filming "My Naughty Girlfriend", she kept the high school uniform she wore during filming. How about she transform into a cute high school girl tonight to comfort her boss Song Yi's wounded heart? 　See you tomorrow 　　 　 (End of this chapter)