Chapter 410 Best Newcomer Award
The female and male hosts said in unison.
"Over the past year, some have carved humanity with tears, while others have shattered hearts with silence."
"Some people make fictional characters more real than reality."
"Someone made the short two hours become a lifelong memory for the audience."
"This is the weight of the Stellar Award."
Having said that, the female host raised her head slightly, and the light reflected tiny rays of light in her eyes, like falling stars.
"So, the suspense tonight isn't 'who will win,' but whose performance will become an eternal flame in the long river of time?"
The whole audience was silent.
They looked quietly at the host on the stage.
"Now, let us begin this gamble between art and fate."
As soon as the two finished speaking, countless lights came down.
The venue of the Stellar Awards ceremony was as bright as day.
Wen Yu and Song Shinian quietly looked at the Starlight Awards stage, waiting for the host to announce the first award of the day.
The first award today is the "Best Director Award".
Wen Yu and Song Shinian's eyes fell on the stage.
The last person to win the "Best Director Award" was Zheng Chenggong, Director Zheng. He was nominated for the Starlight Award for the TV series "Fu Jiangshan" and finally won the "Best Director Award".
The stage lights turned into a deep dark gold.
The big screen lights up with a film scrolling effect.
The male host, in a well-tailored suit, spoke solemnly, "Next, we're dedicating the award to those dreamers who write epics with their cameras and carve time with their images—the 'Starlight Award for Best Director.'"
The hostess smiled and added: "If the actors are the soul of the story, then the director is the one who lights the torch in the darkness and leads everyone to find the light."
The camera of the Starlight Awards swept across the five nominated directors. Some nervously pursed their lips, some crossed their arms calmly, and some had eyes as calm as a deep pool.
The big screen on the stage played a highlight montage of the nominated directors' works.
1. Chen Mo, Ashes and Gold
The picture on the screen is a long shot of the battlefield, with golden ginkgo leaves suddenly falling in the smoke.
The male host added with a smile: "Director Chen uses an almost paranoid aesthetic violence to allow cruelty and poetry to breathe in the same picture."
2. Lin Fang, "The Universe in Her Room"
The scene on the screen is a surreal transition as the heroine fantasizes about traveling through the starry sky in her small apartment.
The female host smiled and said, "Lin Fang proved that the most vast universe is often hidden in the most ordinary corners."
3. Du Feng: Silent Witness
The scene on the screen is a courtroom scene with no dialogue at all, with the plot being advanced only by the ticking of a clock and micro-expressions.
The male host said in a gentle voice: "Du Feng boldly made silence deafening and redefined the language of suspense films."
4. Zhou Ye, Growing Against the Light
The picture on the screen is a handheld camera shooting a slum boy running after the sun. The camera shakes violently but is full of life.
The female host then said, "Zhou Ye's lens breathes, bleeds, and reminds us of the times when we lived recklessly."
5. Ye Zhen, "Midnight Zoo"
The images on the screen are a combination of animation and real-life shots, in which the adult protagonist rediscovers the fantasy passages of his childhood self in the fantasy zoo.
The male host said in a gentle voice: "Ye Zhen built a fairy tale prison for adults. Everyone who entered it cried with laughter."
After the remix ended, there was prolonged applause from the audience.
The hostess raised the envelope in her hand and suddenly chuckled, "It is said that when the jury was voting this year, one of the judges said - 'This is not a choice at all, it's murder.'"
The male host continued what the female host said, "The cruelty of art is that only one person can stand at the top."
The symphony suddenly stopped, and the big screen cut to close-ups of five directors at the same time.
The two hosts on the stage said in unison: "The winner is - Ashes and Gold, directed by Chen Mo."
Thunderous applause broke out in the Starlight Awards venue.
The female host read in a gentle voice: "He makes every shot a metaphor for fate, and every frame of light and shadow questions the meaning of existence."
When Chen Mo took the trophy, the camera zoomed in on his bony hands overlapping the cracked relief on the trophy.
Wen Yu looked at the scene on the stage in a daze.
He remembered that the first segment last year was also the "Best Director Award", but the person who received the award that time was "Zheng Chenggong".
Now a year has passed.
They came to the Starlight Awards venue again, but this time their representative work was "Twins".
Director Chen Mo's acceptance speech was very short, so the "Best Director Award" award ceremony ended quickly.
The award ceremony soon came to the "Best Newcomer Award".
A sentence slowly appeared on the big screen on the stage: "The collision of youth and sharpness, the crowning moment of future stars."
When Wen Yu saw the big words "Best Newcomer Award", he subconsciously sat up straight.
He still remembered the agreement he made with Li Qingyang.
The lights above the stage turned into a refreshing ice blue.
The hostess smiled brightly and spoke cheerfully, "Next, we're going to present the award to those new faces who have just shown their talent but have already amazed everyone: the 'Starlight Award for Best Newcomer'!"
The male host raised his eyebrows jokingly: "The special thing about this award is that the winner might have been queuing in the school cafeteria yesterday, and today they are standing on the Starlight Awards stage."
There was a burst of laughter from the audience below the stage.
The camera pans across the five nominees for Best New Artist.
Among them, Li Qingyang was sitting near the aisle, his fingers unconsciously pinching the cuffs of his suit, his eyes clear but with a hint of nervousness.
The big screen plays highlights of the nominated newcomers and their works.
1. Li Qingyang, "Summer Breeze"
The scene on the screen shows a high school student played by Li Qingyang suddenly running towards the girl he has a crush on at the graduation ceremony, but turning around at the last moment, smiling and waving with tears in his eyes.
The female host glanced at the script and said softly, "Li Qingyang, a newcomer whose very breath exudes youthfulness, is the one who brings warmth to 'regret' and voice to 'growth'."
2. Cheng Xue, "Black Swan"
The scene displayed on the screen was that the ballerina she played fell on the stage, but shocked the audience with an impromptu solo.
The male host's voice was filled with smiles: "Cheng Xue's performance of brokenness and rebirth proved one thing: genius often begins with accidents."
3. Wu Hao, "Edge Line"
The scene on the screen shows the street teenager he played confronting the police. He suddenly dropped the knife and grinned: "You don't dare to shoot."
The female host said in a gentle voice, "Wu Hao's sense of danger and vulnerability is like a blunt knife, slowly but deeply cutting through the audience's defenses."
4. Grandma's Universe by Lin Xiaoman
The scene on the screen shows the left-behind child she plays talking to herself at the starry sky: "They say my mother has turned into a star, but stars can't talk."
The male host whispered, "Lin Xiaoman's performance is like a teardrop falling into the Milky Way. It's tiny, yet it makes the entire universe sparkle."
5. Zhang Ziqian: Mechanical Heart
The scene on the screen was the AI robot he played touching rain for the first time, and his pupils suddenly shrank: "Is this... pain?"
The female host said in a gentle voice: "Zhang Ziqian gives the 'non-human' character the most touching confusion and desire."
When the VCR ended, there was warm applause from the audience.
The camera specifically captured Li Qingyang taking a deep breath.
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