Chapter 592: Bold Luo Mo, how dare you

Inside the hall, several hosts began to take the stage.

The highly anticipated 【Fan Hua Awards Ceremony】 thus began.

Luo Mo leaned into Xu Chujing's ear and said, "The Fan Hua Award trophy is actually quite nice; it would make a decent ornament at home."

Xu Chujing nodded and said, "Among the three major film awards in Huaxia, the Fan Hua Award trophy is indeed the most beautiful."

The Fan Hua Award trophy is formed by a golden goddess holding a giant flower high above her head.

It is said to have been designed by a domestic sculptor with the greatest international influence and renown.

Judging by the name, the purpose of this award is: to hope that Huaxia films can let a hundred flowers bloom.

It's just that looking at the development in recent years, it is indeed a hundred flowers blooming, each with its own kind of rot.

Looking at its history, the Fan Hua Award on Blue Star, much like the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards on Earth, had the full support of heavyweights from all walks of life when it was first established.

Just like on Earth, in the early years, people like Lao She, Mao Dun, and Guo Moruo had all written inscriptions for the winners; Blue Star is the same.

In that poor and backward era, they couldn't even produce bronze trophies, so they only gave out certificates or commemorative medals.

Then, they would take the calligraphy of literary heavyweights as prizes.

Come to think of it, if these calligraphic works were placed in the present day, they would surely be worth a fortune.

Setting aside some trivial minor awards, the first eye-catching award to be presented was the 【Best Newcomer Award】.

This award shouldn't have been taken so seriously.

After all, actors who are stunning from their very debut are few and far between.

Especially in recent years, this is even more true.

After all, the vast majority of newcomers have no chance to play important roles with significant screen time in their first film.

But if the screen time is too little, it doesn't meet the criteria for nomination.

Therefore, the newcomers competing for this award are mostly the darlings of capital, or some second-generation stars or second-generation rich kids.

Consequently, a very embarrassing phenomenon has gradually emerged.

In recent years, the 【Best Newcomer Award】 winners who have been relatively convincing are, instead, child stars.

Like Ding Xiaoyu, who won this award at the age of 12; that was truly well-deserved.

On the contrary, some adults act like a pile of shit, and it's purely a case of picking the tallest among the short.

Of course, there are also many good actors who previously filmed TV series and only started acting in movies after achieving success in their careers.

This type of person has a higher probability of winning, and some might even skip the newcomer awards entirely and go straight for Best Supporting Actor/Actress.

The reason why this year's Fan Hua 【Best Newcomer】 is so highly anticipated is because of that man—Luo Mo!

Among his peers of fresh meat, compared to him, there is truly not a single one who can fight!

But what made Luo Mo frown slightly was that he actually didn't receive a nomination for the newcomer award!

This seemed a bit strange.

On the big screen, close-up shots of the five nominees were shown.

But in reality, quite a few people weren't looking at the big screen at all, but were glancing at Luo Mo out of the corners of their eyes.

Even people like Li Dongliang and Fang Jie, who couldn't stand to see Luo Mo do well, were thinking to themselves: "What is the Fan Hua Award thinking this year? If this award isn't given to Luo Mo, no one else winning it will be convincing!"

In *Medicine God*, Luo Mo gave too much, slimming himself down to the point of being unrecognizable, and his acting was extremely superb, leaving these nominees behind by at least eight streets.

The character Lv Shouyi seemed to have been brought to life by him and has already deeply touched people's hearts.

How many people were moved by his acting and were storming with tears directly in the cinema!

At this moment, Li Dongliang and Fang Jie, who were sitting next to each other, exchanged a look, and the two had a unified guess in their hearts: "Could it be... they are nominating him directly for 【Best Supporting Actor】?"

Once they thought of this, both felt the possibility was extremely high!

After all, Luo Mo is not an ordinary young actor; his status and prestige are set there, and his honors are also set there.

He is a 【Song King】 and the youngest 【Best Actor】 in history!

Putting him in the same lane as other newcomers is simply a Great God going to a Newbie Village to bully noobs.

And the reason why Luo Mo frowned slightly was because he actually quite wanted to win the 【Best Newcomer Award】.

As for other awards, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

But 【Best Newcomer】 can only be won this year!

Most importantly, in his view, after he won 【Best Newcomer】, although there would be a very high probability that he wouldn't have a chance to be nominated for 【Best Supporting Actor】, people like Hu Wei who played Huang Mao and Lou Dong who played Cao Bin were both strong contenders for that award!

From a big-picture perspective, considering it from the team's angle, it was actually the *Medicine God* team that lost out.

In the barrage, many people were already cursing.

"What the hell? Who dares to go up and accept this award?"

"Whoever accepts it will get scolded; this isn't an award, it's a disgrace!"

"The Fan Hua Award is really getting more shameless year by year."

"It's simply against heaven's law that Luo Mo didn't win!"

"Not even giving him a nomination is also incredible."

The person who finally took home the 【Best Newcomer Award】 was a young actor named Meng Zifan.

When he went on stage to accept the award, the smile on his face appeared somewhat stiff.

When delivering his acceptance speech, he even stuttered several times, clearly not having prepared in advance.

He felt... that he was going to be cyberbullied tonight.

This trophy is burning hot!

After presenting the 【Best Newcomer Award】, according to the usual order and adhering to the ladies-first principle, the 【Best Supporting Actress】 would be presented first.

But for some reason this year, 【Best Supporting Actor】 was presented first.

The award presenter took the stage and read out the names of the five nominees.

"Car King 2, Han Bin!"

"........"

"Dying to Survive, Luo Mo!"

In an instant, everyone's gaze converged upon this young man.

Sure enough! Sure enough, a direct Nomination for Best Supporting Actor!

But this also meant that Hu Wei and Lou Dong no longer had this opportunity.

Under normal circumstances, the phenomenon of two supporting actors from the same film being nominated together does not occur.

This is almost considered an unwritten rule of the Blue Star film festivals.

Tian Ou, sitting in the row behind Luo Mo, stared at the big screen, praying frantically in his heart, his expression somewhat nervous.

Not until the award presenter read out the winner's name did he reveal a relieved smile and begin to applaud vigorously.

"The winner of the 31st Fan Hua Award for Best Supporting Actor is........"

"Luo Mo! Han Bin! Congratulations to you both!" the male presenter said loudly.

The female guest among the presenters smiled and applauded from the side, saying: "This is the first time in 4 years that the Fan Hua Award has produced a 'double yolk' for Best Supporting Actor, congratulations to you both!"

On the big screen, close-up shots of Luo Mo and Han Bin appeared.

One could see Han Bin's face flushed with excitement; he looked as if he had been launched from his chair, rising at light speed and beginning to straighten his suit.

Luo Mo, however, was still sitting there, his expression calm, without a ripple, his eyes even appearing a bit too indifferent.

It was as if he were not a winner, but someone watching coldly from the sidelines.

After the close-up shot stayed on him for a full four or five seconds, he slowly stood up.

Yet, Luo Mo did not walk toward the podium, and Han Bin, sitting in the back row, did not dare to move either.

This intriguing attitude of Luo Mo caused the atmosphere at the venue to begin to change.

The Live Broadcast comments went wild instantly.

At first, it was wave after wave of "Congratulations," "Well-deserved," and "Ox."

But when Han Bin's name also appeared, it turned into a screen full of question marks.

After the question marks had swept across the entire screen, the comments began to spew profanity.

In the eyes of many, it was only right that Luo Mo could win.

Since he had received a Nomination, if he didn't win, it would be following the old standards—whoever wins gets blasted!

But the problem was, since Luo Mo won, could Han Bin also win?

Or rather, was he worthy of winning alongside Luo Mo?

The Fan Hua Award of Blue Star, like the Golden Rooster Award on Earth, is the fondest of giving out "double yolks."

However, this award, which is voted on by experts and prides itself on high professionalism—earning the nickname "Expert Award"—had every "double yolk" it gave out in the early years be something that could convince the public.

Those were times when titans clashed, and it felt a pity to leave anyone out.

If it were like that, it would still be considered a fine tale.

But in recent years, the reputation and quality of the Fan Hua Award have declined, and the "double yolk" has become one of the main reasons.

From the comments in the current Live Broadcast, one can see the indignation of the audience.

"This double yolk, one yolk is good, the other is rotten!"

"Heh, dividing the cake again?"

"Just trying to save Face, right?"

"Don't care about the substance anymore?"

Two trophies: one used to reward an acting talent, one used for capital manipulation—they really know how to play!

Luo Mo went up to the stage, and Han Bin followed closely behind, looking pleased with himself.

He is not afraid of being scolded, because in today's entertainment industry, "black-red" is still red.

Being scolded because of Luo Mo means the traffic is off the charts; this kind of scolding is worth taking.

With so many people trying to ride the coattails of popularity, how could it be more high-class than me riding the coattails of an award?

Most importantly, people are forgetful; they have a tendency to forget.

Many years later, Han Bin's resume will still have "Best Supporting Actor," and when he goes on a show, the subtitles will still display this honor.

But how many people will still remember that he was riding Luo Mo's coattails?

Furthermore, not many people pay attention to award ceremonies to begin with; even if the news is everywhere tomorrow, only a portion of people will see it, and more will be completely unaware.

Just like, do you clearly know the circumstances under which these Actors won their awards? Many people have no idea at all.

Overall, the benefits definitely outweigh the drawbacks.

At this moment, the two presenters standing on stage were also sensible enough to present the award to Luo Mo first, and then give the other trophy to Han Bin.

In reality, for a normal "double yolk," the two presenters should each hold one trophy and present the award together to show respect.

But they are not stupid; they are afraid of getting burned.

Good grief, we were just invited to present the award, but damn it, the Fan Hua Award is setting us up!

——There is a big pit ahead, don't jump!

Anyway, given the status of these two presenters, they are truly not afraid of Han Bin's fans.

Immediately after, a scene that left everyone shaken occurred on stage.

One could see that after Luo Mo took the trophy, he began to look at it from top to bottom in his hands.

After looking at it, he turned it over to look at the other side.

Then, he began to look at the flowers on the top of the golden trophy.

Finally, he even began to turn it upside down to look at the bottom of the trophy.

This posture was as if he were looking at a piece of merchandise casually picked off a shelf, considering whether or not to take it to the checkout.

(PS: First update.)

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