Chapter 524: If Not Me, Who?

"Unworthy of the honor" represents Luo Mo's requirements for himself; he feels he still has significant room for improvement, and it also expresses his recognition of the White Rose award, indicating that it is sufficiently heavy and carries enough weight.

— "I'm Still Lacking a Bit."

The term "She Wo Qi Shei" actually comes from a book everyone has heard of but perhaps few have read—"Mencius."

"Mencius: Gongsun Chou II": In this world today, if not me, who?

The implication is very clear: throughout the entirety of last year, Mei Zhangsu from "Nirvana in Fire" was the character most loved by the audience.

If I don't take it, who will?

Honestly, Luo Mo feels that the film and television industry in recent years is truly a bit pathological.

"Those with good acting skills are all playing supporting roles, or even have no roles to play."

"Those playing the leads, on the other hand, are one worse than the next!"

Honestly, Luo Mo actually feels that this year's Best Supporting Actor Award at the White Rose is a genuine clash of titans.

Whether it's the Best Supporting Actor or the Best Supporting Actress, the nomination list looks so impressive that whoever wins, people will be convinced!

Luo Chun took home the Best Supporting Actor not only because his acting skills are superb, but also because of the influence of "Nirvana in Fire," and because his portrayal of Emperor Liang struck a chord with the people.

The acting skills of the other nominees are also among the top in the country, making it very difficult to distinguish who is better.

If Luo Mo had been nominated for Best Supporting Actor, he really wouldn't have dared to say such things.

But if it is for Best Actor, which carries more weight but happens to have a lower standard of nominees, he feels that this year, he is qualified.

And the mockery of the industry in his words—perhaps some people present heard it, perhaps some did not.

But it doesn't matter.

Because among those present, many actually deeply loathe the current chaos, but they... cannot do anything about it.

Luo Mo has also chatted with some well-known screenwriters, directors, and actors on Blue Star.

Many expressed that they all miss the days from several years ago.

Back then, many investors would talk to you about projects in foot massage parlors, talking while getting their feet kneaded.

Or else, it was... nightclubs.

At that time, coal bosses were the main force among investors in the entertainment industry.

You could often see a coal boss in a nightclub with a lady in his arms, or even... one in each arm, and then, reeking of alcohol, he would seriously and earnestly say: "For this play, we must promote positive energy!"

When coal bosses were investors, other than stuffing actresses into the crew, there really wasn't any other nonsense.

After all, they were coal miners; everyone knows that professional matters should be left to professionals, otherwise, it's easy for things to go wrong, for lives to be lost!

The most critical thing is, you can doubt a coal boss's cultivation, you can call him a nouveau riche, but you cannot doubt a coal boss's eye for talent!

The women they picked were actually all quite beautiful, each with her own way of being beautiful, all of the kind that could make the audience remember them.

It's different now; all kinds of capital, all kinds of companies, all kinds of circles...

The cake is getting bigger and bigger, but they treat the audience more and more like fools, and less and less let professional people do professional things.

Wang Rong listened to Luo Mo's acceptance speech from the side, constantly muttering three words in his heart: "Good fellow!"

In his view, this is something only Luo Mo would dare to say.

He indeed does not need to deliberately please anyone.

Especially not to please capital.

On the contrary, at first, capital detested him, but as he became more and more popular and made more and more money, capital only thought about pleasing him, all wanting to get into his projects and get a piece of the pie.

Sometimes, Luo Mo thinks of a poem.

A poem written by someone who didn't have to spend money to visit brothels, but was actually paid to do so.

His name is Liu Yong.

This poem is called "Xi Jiang Yue."

— "I do not seek wealth and honor from others; others must seek my writing."

Amidst a round of enthusiastic applause, Luo Mo bowed and stepped off the stage.

Many guests off-stage had varying expressions.

But these are not very important to Luo Mo.

He returned to his seat, passing by Luo Chun, Zhou Tong, and others.

All those he was familiar with stood up one after another to congratulate him, and Zhou Tong even gave him a bear hug.

After returning to his seat, Xu Chujing took the trophy and looked at it over and over in her hands.

"Isn't it the same as yours? It's just that the characters are different," Luo Mo said.

"That's not the same," Xu Chujing said with a smile.

After she put the trophy down, she added: "Bring it home and put it next to mine?"

"Sure, you decide," Luo Mo agreed.

After the Best Actor award was presented, only the last major award of this year's White Rose remained—Best Chinese TV Series.

The guests responsible for presenting this award were last year's Best Actor and Best Actress.

And the shows nominated for this award actually had a large overlap with the shows of the actors nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress earlier.

"Nirvana in Fire" was certainly able to get a nomination.

At this moment, even Luo Mo couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.

For him, Best Actor was an award he would get sooner or later; he had confidence in that.

But "Nirvana in Fire" could only be nominated once; if it didn't win this year, there would be no chance in the future.

The entire show was not just the result of his own hard work, but the dedication of everyone in the entire crew.

Originally, almost everyone felt that there was no suspense about *Nirvana in Fire* winning the award.

Yet, Luo Mo took the 【Best Actor】!

Now, this has actually added a bit of suspense.

In the Live Broadcast rooms of Penguin Video and Pineapple TV, the audience members were all spamming the bullet comments, posting the titles of the dramas they liked.

"Nirvana in Fire!"

"Heart Chamber!"

"Nirvana in Fire!"

The Penguin Video side was relatively unified, with the majority spamming *Nirvana in Fire*; after all, this drama was broadcast exclusively on Penguin Video.

On the Pineapple TV side, there were even people using this to mock.

"What is *Nirvana in Fire*?"

"Why can't I find it when I search on Pineapple TV?"

"There isn't even a single piece of related content."

"Laughable, I haven't even heard of it on Pineapple."

Under normal circumstances, even if a drama is broadcast exclusively on another platform, one can still find some related videos like news, behind-the-scenes footage, or interviews when searching on other platforms.

If the search result is 【None】, it proves that it has been blocked by that platform.

Everyone is a distinguished Pineapple TV VIP, so speak a little more bitingly!

After building up the suspense for a while, the award presenters began to open the list of winners.

The two looked at each other, then smiled and said loudly: "Let us congratulate the *Nirvana in Fire* production team!"

Boom! Applause erupted!

Tonight, *Nirvana in Fire* at the Shanghai Television Festival can be described as sweeping everything!

【Best Supporting Actor】, 【Best Cinematography】, 【Best Screenwriter】, 【Best Director】, 【Best Actor】, 【Best Chinese TV Series】!

Six awards, terrifyingly impressive!

Many people present could not help but start whispering to each other.

"The record has been broken, one drama winning six awards."

"Yeah, previously five awards was the most."

"This year's organizers and the jury are really a bit biased toward Luo Mo. Actually, 【Best Screenwriter】 and 【Best Director】 were already given; 【Best Chinese TV Series】 could have been given or not. This makes others feel so uncomfortable!"

"Nothing to say, I think it should be like this."

This situation is quite similar to that on Earth.

A five-kill in one night has happened, and more than once.

But these six awards are truly shocking.

One can only say that among last year's dramas, there really wasn't a single one that could fight.

Even if the organizers wanted to share the cake, they had to consider the subsequent impact.

Just based on you, opening your mouth, are you worthy of eating this bite of cake?

Do you believe that if this cake really fell into your mouth, you would choke to death?

For these few major awards, if you all had even a little competitiveness, you would have had a chance to share them. After all, one family dominating is not a good look, and the organizers have many factors to consider.

But unfortunately, you all were truly too disappointing.

The eyes of the audience are sharp; you can film dramas messily, but we cannot hand out awards messily.

——The gap in quality is too large!

This made many guests present recall the eight-character acceptance speech Luo Mo just said.

"【Unworthy of the honor, yet who else but me!】"

Thanks to the peers for setting me off.

At this very moment, the bullet comments in the Live Broadcast room exploded instantly.

It was all words of congratulation, with only a small amount of unconvinced voices.

Amidst a round of applause, Luo Mo had no choice but to stand up again.

He is the screenwriter, director, and producer of *Nirvana in Fire*, and at the same time, he is the presenter and one of the investors.

This award could only be accepted by him on behalf of the entire production team; no one else had the qualification.

Wearing a black suit, he walked onto the stage, took the trophy, then leaned toward the microphone and took a deep breath.

For a moment, he was truly the same as last time at the 【Golden Melody Awards】, gradually... at a loss for words!

Repeating the same old cliches over and over is also meaningless.

He smiled slightly and joked first:

"Seriously, after I go back, I have to check the 【Step Count】 in 【WeChat Sports】 first. I'm afraid I've walked quite a lot today."

(PS: First update, asking for monthly tickets; I'm only a little bit away from eighth place on the overall chart.)

(End of this chapter)