The music band that was playing elegant music on the stage stood up silently, and with the help of the staff, quickly left the stage along with their instruments.
The male and female hosts with excellent temperament smiled very reservedly and said: "Welcome all the guests and welcome all the audience friends to the first 'Golden Image Cornerstone Awards' ceremony in 2017. I am the host Xie Xiaonan!"
"Hello everyone, I am the host..."
After the stereotyped introduction, stereotyped applause broke out from the audience.
Everyone's face broke into even brighter smiles, and they clapped at a moderate rhythm.
"These familiar faces in the audience are the most precious treasures in the entertainment industry. They provide inspiration for excellent works one after another, and they bring fictional characters to life one after another."
"Welcome to this site and participate in this award ceremony."
There was another round of applause from the audience.
Everyone was informed that this award ceremony would be broadcast live, which means that everyone can see the performance of the guests at the award ceremony.
Yang Ruoqian, whose hands were already aching from clapping, suddenly had a sudden thought in his heart - had he made this award ceremony too grand?
It’s okay to hurt other people, but now I feel like I’ve hurt myself too…
After a lot of nonsense in order to extend the hosts' working hours and increase their remuneration, the official award ceremony finally arrived.
"The Best Supporting Actor Award at the first Kuiguang Entertainment 'Golden Image Cornerstone Awards' goes to...Chen Xiufa!"
"Let us invite the winners to the stage to receive their awards!"
The moment this name was called out, a look of disappointment appeared on Xia Xu's face.
Chan Soo Fat was a supporting actor in their movie and his performance was indeed very good. He deserved the award.
However, based on past experience, generally speaking, among the people invited to the award ceremony, at least one person from each team will win an award.
The best is undoubtedly the one that gets the biggest prize.
As for some other minor prizes, they were shared out by other losing teams so that they would not get nothing and have to serve as a foil for others.
Since they have already secured the Best Supporting Actor award, Xia Xu and his team's film may not win the grand prize...
"Forget it... The reward for the Best Supporting Actor Award is not bad. It can save a lot of publicity and production costs for the next movie, which is not bad."
Thinking of this, he patted the shoulder of the winner next to him and nodded to express his praise.
Chen Xiufa went on stage to receive the award. A glittering golden trophy was stuffed into her hand. Then, like every other award ceremony, she began to give her acceptance speech.
After he finished speaking, he received another round of applause.
However, Xia Xu, who was more familiar with Chen Xiufa and had sharp eyes, discovered that Xia Xu's expression seemed a little wrong, and he seemed a little reluctant when he spoke.
Is it because he realized that the movie didn’t win the ultimate award and he lost his composure?
This child...well, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
Xia Xu could understand this idea very well.
After Chen Xiufa came down with the trophy, Xia Xu smiled and patted his shoulder, covered his mouth with his other hand, and whispered: "Don't be discouraged, this award is not that authoritative, and even if you don't win this time, there will always be next time. You won the Best Supporting Actor award at such a young age, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Temporary gains and losses are not important."
Chen Xiufa shook his head slightly and covered his mouth, but there was a hint of collapse in his tone: "Brother Xia, please stop pulling me, my arm is about to break!"
Xia Xu was confused: "What arm is broken?"
"Brother Xia, the body of this trophy seems to be made of pure gold, and the base is made of solid wood. I've been holding it all the way up, and if you don't let me find a place to put it down, my arm is going to break!"
“…”
Xia Xu's brain almost short-circuited.
Wow, a Best Supporting Actor award actually has a solid gold trophy?!
No wonder Chen Xiufa looked so strange when she was giving her acceptance speech just now. It turned out that it was not because she was sad, but because the trophy in her hand was too heavy!
Kuiguang Group is really willing to do so.
From this point of view, this "Golden Image Cornerstone Award" is not only about investing resources, but also about investing money.
Although there is no direct prize money, the cost of materials and workmanship for such a trophy alone is enormous.
A trophy is conservatively estimated to be worth at least 300,000 yuan! Before Xia Xu's team finished expressing their feelings, the names of other winners were called out and they began to walk from the guest seats to the podium one by one to receive their awards and give their acceptance speeches.
Without exception, all the winners had varying degrees of facial expressions when they held up the trophy.
Even for actresses with less strength, lifting the trophy took up most of her strength, and she could only speak out her acceptance speech with gritted teeth.
“…”
The number of people watching the live broadcast of the first "Golden Horse Foundation Awards" has now reached several million.
Among millions of people, there are always some viewers with sharp eyes.
"Haven't you noticed? The expressions of these award recipients are all weird. It's been like this since the first one."
"I saw it too. I thought before that they were dissatisfied with the prizes they received. Now why do all the winners have the same expression?"
"What's going on?"
"It seems to be true. You guys looked at it very carefully..."
"Didn't you notice that the expressions of these winners were normal until they raised the trophy, and then something went wrong on their faces."
"I don't know who the actress is, but I saw her forearms were shaking."
"What did the Kuiguang Group do?"
Just when the comments were full of different opinions, the employee in the operations department who was responsible for controlling the comments finally took action.
A conspicuous comment with the word "official" in the prefix slowly floated across the top of the screen:
"Please don't get me wrong, the reason for this is that our trophy bodies are made of only two materials, ultra-high purity gold and platinum, and the base is either crystal or solid wood, which is very valuable and heavy."
"Each trophy costs more than $350,000 in materials alone."
"The actors may not have received such a heavy trophy before, so it was a bit 'unexpected' for them to hold it up with one hand. Some actors who are not so strong may not be able to adapt to it, but these are all minor matters~"
After seeing the official explanation, the barrage of comments suddenly exploded.
"A living official?"
"How much?! 350,000 for a trophy? And that's just the cost of the materials? How much do all these trophies cost?!"
"I was wondering why their expressions were so strange and ferocious. It turns out they were being oppressed."
"Hahaha! The actors certainly didn't expect that they would have to play the role of a weightlifter when receiving an award, hahahaha!"
"How can they be the same? The weightlifters can have any expression on their faces when they are in the drama, but the award recipients not only have to lift with one hand, but also have to keep a smile on their faces. Hahahahaha!"
"As expected of the Kuiguang Group, hahaha! They can even make such a fuss at an awards ceremony. It's so hard to hold back."
"Now it's just a normal award... I feel like the big job is still to come. Don't forget, they also have a 'Golden Mop' award."
"Yes, I am curious about who will be the winner of the 'Golden Mop' award."
“…”
While the barrage of discussions was going on, the award ceremony was also in full swing.
Xia Xu, who felt that he was out of the game early on, clapped his hands and couldn't help but glance at his phone out of the corner of his eye.
How long will this award ceremony last? After the Best Screenplay Award is presented, it will be time to present several major awards.
The most important thing is that Xia Xu couldn't accept that his old friend hadn't won any award until now.
Now it seems that the grand prize is basically a sure thing.
Alas, I am afraid that my friends are having a hard life, and I am also afraid that my friends are driving a Land Rover.
The host on the stage picked up a sealed envelope from the table, opened it and looked at the somewhat nervous guests below the stage, and paused: "The first Kuiguang Entertainment 'Golden Image Cornerstone Award', the Best Director Award is given to... Mr. Xia Xu, thank him for contributing a wonderful movie to us this year!"
"Let us invite the winners to the stage to receive their awards!"
Xia Xu, who was waiting to punch out of get off work, was stunned.
The other people sitting around him also had expressions of ecstasy on their faces - if this award ceremony wasn't so elegant and solemn, if there weren't millions of people outside watching their live broadcast, they might even jump up at this moment!
At the scene, thunderous applause far exceeded that for other awards.
Xia Xu finally reacted when Chen Xiufa next to him touched his shoulder. He quickly stood up and walked up to the podium with a very dreamy expression.
He was actually...actually selected as the best director by Kuiguang Group? !
Xia Xu had tried to compete for "Best Director" several times and had been nominated several times, but he always fell short.
Although the value of the award won by Kuiguang Group cannot be compared with those awards, they admitted that they are the best!
Moreover, with the scale of awards, influence, and money spent by Kuiguang Group, it may become a recognized major award in the future... At least in the future, Xia Xu will be an absolute supporter and advocate of the Golden Image Foundation Award! He must find a way to hype up this award, so that he can show his strength as the winner of the first Best Director Award.
When he walked up to the podium, he was in a dream-like state and didn't even hear a few words of the host's praise.
“…”
"Now, we would like to invite Mr. Xia to give his acceptance speech."
It was only after hearing these words that Xia Xu suddenly woke up. He quickly picked up the microphone and said hesitantly, "First of all, thank you very much to the organizer..."
As he spoke, he subconsciously reached out to take the trophy.
Then Xia Xu almost rolled off the stage with the trophy and microphone.
I almost forgot how important this trophy is!
Xia Xu used all the strength of his left body to hold the trophy in front of him. While giving his speech, he glanced towards Yang Ruoqian's position.
He really wanted to know whether Mr. Yang from Kuiguang Group had made the trophy so heavy on purpose.
However, Yang Ruoqian just nodded slightly and clapped in the audience, and no other emotions could be seen on his face.
I guess I'm just overthinking...
After Xia Xu briefly delivered his speech, he walked back to his seat along the red carpet with a smile on his face amid applause and flowers.
"Brother Xia, congratulations!"
"Awesome! This resource is so great!"
"Stop talking, can't you see that Brother Xia hasn't recovered yet?"
"That's right. If I won five million one day, I would have the same reaction."
Xia Xu listened to these words and gritted his teeth and said, "I've already given a speech. Even a child would have realized it by now, right? I'm just overwhelmed by this trophy!"
As one of the major awards, the trophy for the Best Director Award is obviously larger than that of smaller awards, and is made of sturdier materials. There is even a circle of gems inlaid on the golden trophy, making the already heavy trophy even heavier.
His arm was really about to be broken! What was even more uncomfortable was that Xia Xu's right hand was stuffed with a large bunch of flowers. Under the many cameras, he did not dare to show his shyness at all.
Chen Xiufa complained: "Brother Xia, you can understand my feelings before, right? But mine is okay, yours looks scary..."
However, although the scene in the award ceremony venue was solemn, the audience watching the live broadcast were already very happy.
In order to prevent later viewers from being unclear about the truth, the operations staff of Kuiguang Group deliberately placed the notices about the trophy material in the most conspicuous position in the live broadcast room.
Anyone who has entered the live broadcast room knows how heavy the thing held in the award recipient's hand is.
I also know how difficult it is for these award recipients to maintain their facial expressions.
"Hahaha! Look how uncomfortable this director is feeling, hahaha!"
"Mr. Yang: 'If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight'. This means bearing the weight in the physical sense, hahahaha!"
"Good fellow, I dare say Yang Ruoqian must have done it on purpose. There are so many people at the award ceremony. I don't believe you can't spare someone to help the guests carry the trophy."
"Don't talk nonsense. Look how weak Xia Xu is. Yang Ruoqian is helping them exercise and improve their physical fitness."
"I declare that from now on this award will no longer be called the 'Golden Image Cornerstone Award', but will be renamed the 'Entertainment Industry Annual Fitness Event'!"
"I declare the announcement upstairs valid!"
"Look at Yao Xuehong, who won the Best Actress Award and is known as the all-around goddess, she almost fell down the stairs while lifting weights in such high heels. It was so miserable."
"Feng Luolai received all of them."
"To be honest, this is the first time I've watched an award ceremony with such gusto..."
"I was dragged here by a friend, who said there was something fun to watch here, hahaha! I don't actually pay attention to the entertainment industry, but it's so funny to see these big stars and directors smiling and carrying trophies."
"The fun is yet to come. After these awards are presented, there will be the 'Golden Mop' award, which will be given to the worst movie and the worst actor of the year."
"This is so much fun..."
While netizens were discussing the issue heatedly, the award ceremony for the grand prizes also came to an end.
The host on the stage smiled mysteriously and said, "Then, the next award to be presented is the Golden Mop Award!" (End of this chapter)
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