The first two awards, Best Documentary Short and Best Documentary Feature, were presented. Seeing the recipients moved to tears, Guo Liangcai said with some regret, "Xiao Yun, if your A Bite of China had been released in theaters, I think it would have had a good chance of winning this award."
Feng Xiaoyun shook his head and said with a smile, "Brother Guo, you're too ambitious. We can't win every award, right? Besides, compared to winning awards, wasn't making a good movie your original dream?"
Guo Liangcai thought about it and realized that he had just made such a bold statement and was always thinking about winning an award. This mentality was actually different from his original intention. He nodded. It seemed that he was a little too proud because two of his films were nominated today. Fortunately, Feng Xiaoyun woke him up with a word.
Next were the Best Animated Feature and Best Short Film awards, which still had nothing to do with them, so everyone just watched for fun.
However, Feng Xiaoyun did pay attention to several shortlisted films and production teams. After all, one of his plans was to make an animated feature film and create a Chinese mythology universe.
China currently leads the world in special effects and CG production, but there's a persistent misconception in China that animated films are for children, leading to a strong bias towards a younger audience. Consequently, the market for animated films is relatively small, with few scripts targeting all ages.
Except for one cartoon that is more adult-oriented, the others among the shortlisted cartoons this year are all fun cartoons suitable for younger audiences.
The next award was given to Feng Xiaoyun, but this was also expected. After all, the couple won so many important Golden Disc Awards last night.
If he wasn't awarded the Best Original Song award today, it would easily raise questions about the professionalism of the Golden Man Film Awards organizing committee. Feng Xiaoyun's film theme songs are all of high quality, with two of the five nominated songs being his.
"Chasing the Wind", the theme song of "Racing Girls", and "The First Dream", the ending song of "Fashion Devil".
The final winner was "The First Dream".
When Feng Xiaoyun walked onto the stage, many people were looking forward to seeing whether his acceptance speech today would continue to be as affectionate as it was last night.
"I think people should be simple and cautious, but honestly, I feel great tonight!" Feng Xiaoyun's first words made the people below look at each other in surprise. After all, no one had ever dared to say that he was great in such an occasion.
Chinese people value humility, so Feng Xiaoyun's words made many people frown slightly.
"Because I let more people know that 'The Original Dream' will definitely be achieved. I want to encourage all filmmakers here to stick to their original dreams and never forget their original intentions, so that they can achieve their goals."
As soon as Feng Xiaoyun finished speaking, he received rounds of applause. Everyone then realized that what he meant by "amazing" was that he was telling everyone to stick to their original dreams.
There are also many people who silently repeat: "Only by keeping your original aspiration can you achieve your goal." With this sentence, the entertainment industry is slowly becoming impetuous, and the film industry has also been affected.
When a large amount of capital entered the film market, they found that as long as the stars had traffic and fans, they could bring in high box office revenue, so they dared to offer sky-high salaries and even use this as a selling point.
Even if the film is criticized as a bad film, so what? They pocketed all the money.
When this star has been criticized enough, they will invite a new traffic star to play the role. The cycle of cutting leeks from fans will repeat over and over again.
Anyway, if a movie is bad, some people will blame the director, some will blame the screenwriter, and some will blame the leading actor, but when have you ever seen anyone blame the investors?
Many viewers may not even know which companies invested in this movie.
Against this backdrop, many filmmakers began to lose their way and began to bow to capital.
The host on stage was of course unaware of the reflections Feng Xiaoyun's words had on some people. Seeing him about to leave, he quickly stopped him and asked, "Mr. Feng, is there anyone you want to thank today?"
Feng Xiaoyun was stunned. Well, this was what was waiting for him. He smiled and waved the trophy: "Thank you to everyone I've met in my life. Of course, the person I'm most grateful to, you know."
After saying that, he walked off the stage. The camera naturally cut to Yan Zi, watching Yan Zi stand up and take the trophy from Feng Xiaoyun, then give him a hug, and there was another round of applause.
Soon, the award came for Best Sports Film, and everyone was excited, especially Guo Liangcai. At this time, he didn't dare to breathe and stared at the stage.
Several nominated films began to play on the big screen. In addition to "Racing Girls" and "Breaking Wind", there were three other sports films.
The introductions soon concluded, and the two award presenters took the stage. Both were once renowned Chinese athletes, whose impressive appearances and demeanor had catapulted them into the entertainment industry after retirement. One of them held an envelope, and they discussed the recent developments in sports films before opening it.
Guo Liangcai clenched his hands tightly, not knowing whether to recite "Racing Girls" or "Breaking Wind" in his heart.
"In 2019, the Golden Man Film Award for Best Sports Film went to 'Unabandoned'."
Applause broke out in the arena, and Guo Liangcai also mechanically clapped along, but there was no one, not even one.
It is impossible for me not to feel sad that both of the films I nominated for the awards just missed out. However, at this moment, I can only force myself to applaud the winning films.
Soon a middle-aged man walked onto the stage, and the most exciting scenes of the movie began to play again on the big screen.
This is a football movie. In the scene, the opposing team starts a fast break, and the protagonist is the only one in the backcourt of the protagonist team. Facing the four people who break into his own backcourt, the protagonist does not give up and runs all the way.
Finally, at the moment before the ball was about to enter the goal, the protagonist flew to tackle the ball and successfully cleared it, but then he also hit his head on the goalpost and was bleeding.
The scene ended here, and the man took the trophy from the presenter.
"Hello everyone, I am Fu Buhuan, the director of "Don't Abandon". I am really excited to receive this award." Fu Buhuan kissed the trophy in his hand.
“It was not easy to make this film because investors were not optimistic about it and we even faced several withdrawals.
But since the movie is called Never Give Up, wouldn’t it be too embarrassing if I gave up? So in the end I persevered, so I want to thank all the main creative staff for not giving up, thank you!
The shortlist has been released a long time ago, and Guo Liangcai has of course seen several other shortlisted films. Now that he has calmed down, he has to admit that this movie called "Never Give Up" captures the never-give-up spirit of football players very well.
The scene of rushing thousands of miles back to rescue people made Guo Liangcai's blood boil.
Compared with his own film, the other film portrays the spirit of sports more deeply, so it is reasonable for the other party to win the award.
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