The moment the performance of "Pure White" began, the live viewership of the Changkong Awards skyrocketed. By the time Ji Yan and Ning Wei finished their duet, the number of viewers for this year's Changkong Awards ceremony had reached its peak.
Netizens couldn't help but remark that Ji Yan's nominations each year bring a lot of attention to the organizing committee.
To date, the highest-rated of the last 10 Chang Kong Awards ceremonies was the one where Ji Yan won the award for "The Vanished Murderer." Not only the ratings, but the attention garnered on the red carpet also far exceeded previous years.
In that year's awards, Ji Yan was one of the most promising nominees. This year, although industry insiders speculate that the possibility of Ji Yan winning the award again for "Black Curtain" is very low, his performance of "Pure White" with Ning Wei will undoubtedly become the most classic moment of this year's awards ceremony.
Weibo has exploded.
"I'm begging Teacher Ji and Da Ning to give us more stages! Handsome guys should perform on stage!"
"+1+1+1, Teacher Ji, don't worry about that pervert of yours anymore. Teacher Ji on stage is the superman in my heart."
"I'd watch the 'Pure White' stage performance 100 times, really. Da Ning and Bald God could definitely collaborate many times. There's an indescribable tension between them when they're on stage, but it's really captivating."
"It's a pity that 'Black Curtain' has already been taken off the screens, otherwise I could go and watch 'Pure White' again."
After the performance, Ji Yan and Ning Wei returned to the guest seats and saw Xi Ming winking at them silently. When they passed the "Daylight Crisis" crew, director Li Xiang stopped them, and the two chatted for a while. "Black Curtain" and "Daylight Crisis" were the biggest competitors at this year's Changkong Awards, and also the biggest box office competitors for each other during the summer season. However, the two crews had always had a good relationship. After all, both Xi Ming and Ji Yan had worked with director Li Xiang before. To some extent, the collaboration between the two crews during the summer season was a win-win situation.
Li Xiang genuinely believed that Ji Yan would win another victory. He had mentioned it to Ji Yan once jokingly, and also once seriously.
After all, Ji Yan was brought into the film and television industry by Li Xiang, and no one understands better than him how much progress Ji Yan has made. From "I, Nameless" to this "Black Curtain", Ji Yan seems to have undergone a complete transformation.
Li Xiang went to see "The Curtain on the Wall" with surprise.
Because he hadn't expected that Ji Yan could portray Li Yu's breakdown so thoroughly.
During the filming of "I, Nameless", Li Xiang knew that Ji Yan was very talented. As an actor, Ji Yan had a great advantage. However, as it turned out, he still underestimated Ji Yan. After the release of "I, Nameless", Ji Yan grew at a rapid pace and became more and more adept at handling the role, leaving behind one classic scene after another.
From Li Xiang's perspective, at least, Ji Yan is better than Guan Lan in terms of handling the role.
He's the kind of director who's rather old-fashioned and straightforward. Since it's an award for acting, he naturally wants to choose the best actor.
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In the subsequent Best Original Film Song award ceremony, Ning Wei's "Pure White" unsurprisingly won the trophy. When Ning Wei went to accept the award, the cheers from the audience were incredibly enthusiastic, but Ning Wei herself remained remarkably calm.
"Congratulations, Teacher Ning." Ji Yan and Ning Wei gave each other a high five.
Ning Wei quietly sat down next to him: "I also want to see you on stage."
"I'll try my best." Ji Yan smiled. "Actually, I've already been on stage once, have you forgotten?"
"You've almost forgotten." Ning Wei revealed a dimple at the corner of her mouth. "What you need to do is deepen your memory."
Awards were handed out one by one. "Blackout" won Best Cinematography, Best Original Song, and Best Supporting Actor. "Daylight Crisis" was not far behind, and together with "Blackout," they swept almost all the major awards of the night.
As the awards ceremony progressed, the initial novelty wore off, and the ceremony gradually became bland and boring, yet there was a sense of tension amidst the quiet.
The big awards are fast approaching.
"The winner of Best Original Screenplay is—'The Curtain', congratulations!!"
"Blackout" won the prestigious Best Original Screenplay award, while "Daylight Crisis" won Best Editing, and the competition between the two films gradually entered a heated stage.
Next, the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress will be presented.
At each Chang Kong Awards, the Best Actor and Best Actress awards are the most anticipated prizes. Although the competition for Best Actor is not weak this year, after careful review, movie fans have found that the other four nominees—Guan Lan, Liu Yue, Lou Yangyu, and Luo Kai—have all been nominated for the Chang Kong Awards Best Actor award several times, but none of them have won the award yet.
On the contrary, the youngest nominee, Ji Yan, already has one. Among the five nominees, Ji Yan, who has been shortlisted for the Chang Kong Award four times, has the most impressive resume.
"Professor Ji is awesome!!"
"Wow, that's really amazing. Professor Ji has so many nominations for the Changkong Award that it makes you wonder if he owns the Changkong Award."
Fans genuinely feel that being a fan of Ji Yan is the easiest thing in the world because he is a workaholic, and a particularly talented one at that. He easily crushes other stars of the same age when they compete against each other. Whenever young actors born in the 90s compare their achievements, they automatically exclude Ji Yan. It's not that other stars' fans are not competitive, but while they are still bragging about how many times their idols have appeared on the covers of top magazines, Ji Yan's fans directly produce a Chang Kong Award Best Actor. How can they compare?
There's absolutely no need to compare them.
As for fashion covers, Ji Yan has done them, though not many. He was on the New Year's issue of "Ukiyo-e" magazine, where he was used to compete with the New Year's special of "Alex" magazine, which featured several stars.
But Ji Yan also has a good relationship with Alex magazine. Last year, he appeared in the September issue of Alex magazine with the other members of "Wings". It is said to be the most prestigious issue in September and October.
Achievements like appearing on the covers of "Ukiyo-e" and "Alex" wouldn't be included in Ji Yan's resume. After all, Ji Yan's resume is divided into film and music. In film, he has won the Chang Kong Award, Xingying Award and Huayi Award for Best Actor. In music, he has several albums that topped the charts. These two lines are enough to surpass 99.9% of the stars in the entertainment industry.
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The presenter for this year's Best Actor award was once again the previous year's Chang Kong Award Best Actress. The moment she stepped onto the stage, the cameras were already focused on the faces of the five nominees.
Ji Yan smiled and waved at the camera; he was the one with the most indifferent expression.
Ji Yan had never considered the possibility of winning an award, and even if it were possible, the chances of it happening would probably not exceed 10%.
Winning the first Best Actor award at the Chang Kong Awards was already incredibly difficult; winning another one would be far more challenging, not just twice as difficult, but at least ten or a hundred times harder.
"Teacher Ji is extremely bland."
"You can tell that Guan Lan is the most nervous. He has the best chance of winning. Although everyone is pretending to be calm, you can still tell that they are nervous."
"Actually, I personally think that Teacher Ji's portrayal of Li Yu is the best, that kind of chilling feeling... It's a pity that his disadvantages are too obvious."
When the camera moved away from his face, Ji Yan was discussing with Ning Wei what to eat after the awards ceremony.
His plan was to have hot pot, and Teacher Ning wholeheartedly agreed. To be precise, he generally wouldn't refuse Ji Yan's suggestions.
Their tastes gradually became very similar. Ning Wei was not a picky eater to begin with. He wasn't very interested in foreign food, nor was he the type who insisted on going to Michelin-starred restaurants. He usually ate whatever Ji Yan ate. If it was a restaurant he really liked, he would suggest that Ji Yan go there again.
Suo Jiyan easily patted his head to learn about his teacher Ning's preferences.
The atmosphere at the awards ceremony was tense, and the place was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Ji Yan felt that talking to Teacher Ning for a few words would ease the tension.
"Which store should we go to? The one across the street from your apartment complex, or the closest one?"
"Across from my house."
"Then I'll tell you."
As the two were discussing, the camera suddenly focused on Ji Yan's face.
Ji Yan was still somewhat bewildered when, at the same moment, the award presenter's clear voice reached his ears: "The winner of this year's Chinese Film Sky Award for Best Actor is—Ji Yan, for 'Black Curtain,' congratulations!!"
Ji Yan was completely stunned.
On camera, his expression was a mixture of bewilderment and blankness; he even blinked twice, as if he had no idea that the presenter was calling out his name.
Ning Wei gently pushed his back at that moment, helping him to sit up. As a result, Ji Yan's field of vision became wider, and everyone in sight was smiling at him, including the presenters on the awards stage.
"Go ahead." Ning Wei smiled slightly at him.
At this moment, the bewildering world seemed to become real and clear. Ji Yan finally came to his senses, but he was completely unprepared and still felt dizzy.
"Aaaaaaah! I won an award!!"
"Congratulations, Teacher Ji! Teacher Ji truly keeps creating miracles!"
"A second Chang Kong Award! My God, even though I'm a huge fan of Ji Xianlin, I only dared to dream that he would win Best Actor this year, and he actually did!!!"
The live stream chat exploded at that moment.
Ji Yan once again defied expectations, winning his second Best Actor award at the Chang Kong Awards.
"Teacher Ji, my God!!"
Only when he held the trophy in his hand did Ji Yan begin to feel a sense of reality, but the applause from the audience continued, encouraging him.
“This is an award I never expected.” Ji Yan held the trophy high. “I am very grateful to the organizing committee for awarding me this prize. I didn’t prepare an acceptance speech, that’s for sure, because I never thought this would actually happen.”
“When I took on the role of Li Yu, I thought to myself, I have never played a purely evil person before, evil to the core, hated by everyone. During filming, I was thinking that if I could play this role to the extreme, then no role should be difficult for me.”
“I played such a bad person, but I received a lot of encouragement from my fans and my teammates both during filming and after the movie was released. They actively helped me simulate the role so that I could play it well. Even though I missed the group’s activities and concert rehearsals, their support never changed.”
Ji Yan flashed a bright smile at the camera and held up two fingers: "Old Xie, Wei Ge, Dayu, I have two trophies now, I can share one with you."
"Cash payment, thank you."
After Fang Yu posted this Weibo, his fans were overjoyed.
"Hahaha, don't say that, Teacher Ji is just being sincere."
"Still using fresh incense, lol."
On stage, Ji Yan looked down at the audience: "Regarding this trophy, I made a promise with a friend that one day we could achieve our goal of winning it together on the stage of the Changkong Award. I thought this goal would be achieved very late, but it has come much sooner than I imagined. Can you see it?"
The camera focused on the audience below the stage at that moment, and the audience's eyes also turned to the area below the stage.
A figure silently raised his fist and gave Ji Yan the same smile.
The two gazed at each other without saying a word, only exchanging the most genuine smiles.
Much later, after the two announced their relationship to the world, this scene was unearthed by netizens and titled "The Promise".
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