Chapter 144 She is a chess piece and a chess player
Although the award surprised her a little, Hu Xiaoxiao had already experienced many ups and downs. Her face was still calm and elegant. She faced the camera generously and appropriately, without any sign of inner fluctuations.
She walked onto the stage with a charming smile, received the award from the presenter, and said with a smile while holding the microphone, "I'm very surprised. I didn't expect the company would give me this award."
I thought I won another award...
"It shows that my progress since joining the TV station has been noticed by the company, and my progress has been recognized. So, I suddenly feel that this Most Improved Award is quite reasonable. In terms of progress, no newcomer in the company can compare to me. Thank you to the company and the judges. I will work harder in the future to strive for greater progress, bring better performances to the audience, and give back to those who have always supported me. Thank you, I love you——"
Hu Xiaoxiao blew a kiss to the camera. Facing all the cameras pointed at her, she responded confidently and calmly and returned to the audience.
During this period, some people who heard the gossip wanted to see Hu Xiaoxiao make a fool of herself or lose her composure, but in the end they were disappointed. Hu Xiaoxiao was still as confident and radiant as ever.
After Mingxu saw the camera lens move away, he whispered to Hu Xiaoxiao to comfort her, "I also won the Progress Award when I first debuted. Take your time, and sooner or later all the awards will be yours."
"I'm not that fragile." Hu Xiaoxiao whispered, "I'm curious about who stole the Newcomer Award from me."
He was actually able to snatch the award from her, amazing! Hu Xiaoxiao was more interested in this person than the award.
After the Most Improved Award was presented to the female artist, the next Most Improved Award for male artist was won by a man named He Zhiqiang.
After another singing and dancing performance, the emcee held a card in his hand and began to announce the Best Newcomer Award.
Hu Xiaoxiao sat up straight, listening intently. Mingxu, who was standing beside him, had forgotten to cover his face with a handkerchief and listened intently.
"What we're going to announce next is the highly anticipated Best Newcomer Award, which is known as the reserve award for Best Actress. Who has the ability to win the Best Newcomer Award this year? Why don't you take a guess?" The emcee glanced at the card quietly, a smile on his lips, and looked at the female artists sitting below one by one.
Every time I looked at a female artist, I couldn't help but feel anticipation, but when the emcee turned to the next person, I couldn't hide my disappointment.
The emcee scanned the rows before landing on Hu Xiaoxiao. He said with regret, "I think the Best Newcomer award goes to Xiaoxiao, but you've already won the Best Improvement Award. Since the inception of the T.O.T. Hong Kong Awards Ceremony, they've never given two awards to the same person, unless a miracle happens. It's such a shame, Xiaoxiao. If you have any regrets, why don't you share them with everyone?"
When everyone heard this, they knew the emcee was going to stir up trouble again. The staff also handed over the microphone, wanting to see what Hu Xiaoxiao would say, preferably something controversial, so that there would be a topic to talk about.
Before Hu Xiaoxiao could take the microphone, Mingxu grabbed it first, swung her handkerchief at him, winked coquettishly, and said, "Why don't you give me the Best New Actress award, a woman as beautiful as me? It's not fair, so unfair."
The audience was amused again by Mingxu's antics. The emcee touched his arm, shuddered, and quickly had the staff grab the microphone back. He said, "That's too sudden! Mingxu, you should play the leading actress next year. If the judges don't give you the award, I'll secretly give you the Best Actress award."
After making the audience laugh, the emcee finally began to announce the winners.
"The female artist who won this year's Best Newcomer Award is—the TV series she starred in have repeatedly hit record-breaking ratings. Since her debut, she has been deeply loved by the audience, and she has been filming countless commercials, earning her the nickname "the Queen of Commercials." She is—Hu Xiaoxiao! Please welcome Hu Xiaoxiao, tonight's most dazzling artist!"
Hu Xiaoxiao was stunned. She was waiting for the name to be announced, waiting to see who had snatched her prize. She didn't expect that the person who snatched her prize was actually herself?
Did the emcee pronounce it correctly?
Basically, the TV station will not give two awards for newcomers to the same person. These awards are pork, distributed to people from different factions in order to achieve the purpose of balance among the factions.
If she were to give both newcomer awards this year, wouldn't that give Charlie the upper hand? Would Linda be okay with that?
Mingxu was startled and quickly poked Hu Xiaoxiao, "Go and claim the award."
At the same time, he clapped his hands vigorously, and he was happier than if he had won two awards.
Hu Xiaoxiao gathered herself together, went to the stage again, and took the award from the guest. This time, she was truly surprised.
After receiving the microphone, he was silent for a while before saying, "I'm surprised, really surprised, that I won another award. It feels like a dream."
While speaking, Hu Xiaoxiao's eyes deliberately swept over Charlie and Linda.
Needless to say, Charlie was in high spirits and smiling all the time tonight.
Linda didn't show any dissatisfaction at all, and even clapped her hands gently a few times.
When Hu Xiaoxiao's eyes swept across Qiu Lihua's dark face and Lu Shengkang's smiling face, she suddenly realized why she won two awards.
With her ability, she deserves to win two awards. Which newcomer can achieve such performance?
But for the sake of balance, the TV station will not give it.
It’s not about fairness, it’s all about checks and balances.
However, when it comes to the game between high-level officials, everything possible and impossible will happen.
Obviously, Qiu Lihua's behavior annoyed the production department, causing Charlie and Linda, the sworn enemies, to work together for the first time.
At the same time, this attitude expressed extreme dissatisfaction with Qiu Lihua and was also a warning to Qiu Lihua.
Judging from Lu Shengkang's performance, he was also adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes.
No matter how thrilling the game behind the scenes was, Hu Xiaoxiao became the biggest beneficiary tonight, the first person in history to win two newcomer awards.
The smile on Hu Xiaoxiao's face became even brighter. In this wonderful game, she was both a chess piece and a chess player.
Invisible chess player.
"Thank you again to the company. Next, I will use my achievements to prove to the company that I deserve these two awards this year. I will bring more surprises to the audience and create more profits for the company. Please stay tuned."
After giving her speech, Hu Xiaoxiao returned to her seat gracefully with her award, facing countless surprised, envious or jealous gazes, and faced the camera gracefully with an impeccable beautiful smile.
Her elegant demeanor made her the undisputed focus of the audience.
Those who had previously looked at Hu Xiaoxiao as a joke now felt like a joke to themselves.
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