Chapter 161: Golden Rooster Award Big Winner!

As a result, Lin Mo had just sat down in the audience for less than two minutes when he was called back up to receive another award.

This time it's the Best Director Award!

The venue once again erupted with enthusiastic applause.

This is the first major trophy in Lin Mo's directing career, and he couldn't stop smiling.

Not only did his peers in the audience send congratulations, but the viewers in the live stream also cheered for him in the comments.

"Congratulations, Director Lin, on winning the Best Director Award!"

"Truly deserved!"

"Now it's perfect!"

"Look, Director Lin won the award, and all those actors and directors in the audience are completely convinced!"

"Lin Mo is really awesome, and Let the Bullets Fly is absolutely divine!"

"I really want to see who will win Best Actor this year—whether it's Ge Daye or Jiang Wen!"

"......"

On stage.

Won the Best Director Award!

Lin Mo had to say a few formal words.

"Winning this award is inseparable from my team; thank them for their silent efforts behind the scenes!"

"And to the movie fans here today, without your support, there would be no glory for Let the Bullets Fly!"

"So, thank you!"

After saying that, Lin Mo didn't forget to bow to the fans in front of the camera.

After all, they're literally his bread and butter.

Speaking of which, seeing Lin Mo win the Best Director Award wasn't all that surprising to anyone.

After all, it had been expected all along.

The rating of Let the Bullets Fly reaches as high as 9.1, definitely a divine‑level masterpiece.

If not this award for him, then who should get it?

On the other hand, the Best Actor award has the audience eagerly anticipating.

Everyone is speculating whether the award will go to Ge Daye or Jiang Wen.

But before that, the Best Actress award for this session was announced first.

The winner is Zhou Dongyu from July and Ansheng!

In this film, Zhou Dongyu's acting was outstanding, leaving a deep impression on the audience.

So, when she won, the audience flooded the chat with the four characters "Truly deserved."

On stage, Zhou Dongyu may be petite, but she seems to possess boundless strength.

Meanwhile, down in the audience, Lao Mouzi watched Zhou Dongyu win and felt greatly relieved.

After all, Zhou Dongyu is one of the Mou girls he personally nurtured.

"Director Lin, this girl Zhou Dongyu has superb acting; if there's a suitable role for her, you should give her a try!" Lao Mouzi turned his head and said to Lin Mo.

Lin Mo nodded; he of course acknowledged Zhou Dongyu's acting ability.

Among actresses born in the 90s, Zhou Dongyu is indeed a pillar.

Soon, the most anticipated segment arrived!

Golden Rooster Award Best Actor competition!

Although four films were nominated, there's no doubt the award will go to either Jiang Wen or Ge Daye.

Under the camera, Jiang Wen and Ge Daye sat side by side, both wearing relaxed, confident smiles.

It seemed that whoever won, it would be an affirmation of the other.

After all, both have weathered great storms—what award haven't they won?

"As expected of old hands, they're not nervous at all!"

"I think it's Jiang Wen—his acting is truly superb!"

"I feel it might be Ge You!"

"Ge Daye's acting is also awesome!"

"Whoever gets it, both of their performances are top‑notch!"

"......"

Inside the live stream, viewers were buzzing with discussion.

On stage, Huang Bo held the list, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense.

"Right now, the name on the list in my hand is already written!"

"This actor, his name is…"

Huang Bo hesitated for a while, then blurted: "His name consists of two characters!"

Damn!

The audience, hearing that, couldn't help but laugh and curse.

That's pointless!

Jiang Wen, Ge You… they're both two‑character names!

Then Huang Bo added: "They… are both male!"

Lin Mo, watching from the audience, also wanted to laugh.

Since the show I Am a Singer became popular, Hong Tao's pretentious way of speaking has been copied by many hosts, and it's indeed quite tormenting.

Finally, Yao Chen snatched the list from Huang Bo's hand and shouted into the microphone: "The winner of Best Actor at the 31st Huaguo Golden Rooster Award is Jiang Wen from Let the Bullets Fly."

The director switched the shot to the audience.

Only saw.

Jiang Wen stood up and gave Ge Daye a firm hug.

He strode confidently onto the stage, took the heavy trophy, and speaking into the microphone, he opened with that characteristic Jiang Wen frankness: "First, I have to thank the organizers for placing the Best Actor hat on my head. I'm a man of two words: solid. Acting is the same; I don't go for all that flash and nonsense."

Saying this, he deliberately paused, his eyes scanning the audience.

The director also switched the shot to Lin Mo.

At the same time, the big screen on site also locked onto Lin Mo's figure.

"I could win this award, half thanks to Director Lin. You might not know, when my younger brother first told me about this film, I was itching to start shooting right away, thinking about the script day and night—it's written so damn good!"

"......"

Indeed.

Jiang Wen is still Jiang Wen.

Dressed in a suit, looking all refined, but the moment he opened his mouth, that flavor came bursting out.

The guests in the audience also listened with delight.

Naturally, Lin Mo was among them.

"Hahaha, this is truly Jiang Wen!"

"This script is so damn good!"

"Awesome, it has to be my Director Jiang!"

"Hahaha!"

"Director Jiang, so tall and hard!"

"This flavor just hit the spot!"

The live chat barrage went crazy.

In the stands.

Finally, Jiang Wen picked up the microphone: "I hope Huaguo's movies keep getting better, letting good movies, letting Huaguo's good movies fly higher and farther!"

After saying that, Jiang Wen waved his arm nonchalantly.

Instantly, the audience burst into thunderous applause.

"This guy Jiang Wen really has a way with words!" Zhang Yimou said with a laugh.

"No kidding, my older brother—his cinematic language and speaking style are alike, both hard to figure out!" Lin Mo also replied with a laugh.

Indeed, something clearly simple becomes especially profound when Jiang Wen says it.

Consequently, many people say they can't understand Jiang Wen's films.

Meanwhile.

This is also why many people find Jiang Wen's films hard to understand.

Tonight, the Golden Rooster Award basically belonged to Let the Bullets Fly.

The three major awards—Best Director, Best Actor, Best Picture—were all swept away.

As for the other awards, like Best Score, Best Cinematography, we won't talk about them.

The awards ceremony ran from 7 p. m. to 9:30 p. m.

After it ended, there was still plenty of time left.

Everyone has their own little circle.

Lin Mo had already asked his assistant to book a restaurant, ready to celebrate properly.

After all, he's the biggest winner tonight, so treating everyone is appropriate!

At the same time, the internet was also in an uproar.

As expected, the Golden Rooster Award, Let the Bullets Fly... these keywords quickly dominated the hot-search list.

On Douyin, clips of the awards ceremony kept popping up.

This speed is simply astonishing!