NOVEL NEXT Chapter 345: Thanks to My Family
This is probably the first time in the history of the Baihua Awards that someone doesn't want to win.
It's also the first time that a nominee showed an expression of ecstatic joy upon hearing they didn't win.
In comparison, when the guest announced Qi Hao's name, Chen Kun seemed even happier than Qi Hao.
Qi Hao walked up to the stage and began his acceptance speech.
"This is my first Baihua Award, and I'm very excited. I'm extremely grateful to the committee, to the fans who love and support me, to director Han Jie, and to everyone in the crew for their hard work..."
"I also want to thank my family..."
At this point, a uniform shout of "An Feng!" echoed from the audience.
How could he not thank An Feng?
After all, that's your little darling.
"Uh... An Feng is now my family."
Qi Hao's explanation brought a burst of laughter from the crowd.
People in the entertainment circle think Qi Hao is amazing, but ordinary people don't feel that way.
They actually feel Qi Hao hasn't changed.
Still the same as before, still our gentle and polite handsome idol.
He used to need a cool and aloof persona when he was humble. Now that he's already high enough, he needs to lower himself a bit.
He needs a down-to-earth persona that can mingle with ordinary people.
"I always feel that acting is a sacred thing. Every role is crucial to me. Thank you all for bestowing this award upon me, and thank you all for recognizing this role... Thank you, Mr. Tree!"
Qi Hao bowed in gratitude, holding the certificate in one hand and the trophy in the other.
"Thank you, Qi Hao. It was you who gave Mr. Tree a new life."
One of the award presenters was Lv Xiaohe, who played Dong Zhuo in "New Three Kingdoms" and won the Baihua Film Emperor in 1985 for his starring role in "Flowers Under the High Mountain."
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Baihua Awards, featuring over a dozen film emperors and empresses in attendance. Award presenters were in no short supply.
The other award presenter was Gong Xue.
She was a screen goddess in the 1980s, renowned alongside Zhu Lin as the most beautiful woman in the mainland. At the time, there was a saying: "South Gong Xue, North Zhu Lin!"
This illustrates how widely recognized their beauty was at the time.
Gong Xue was also called the Audrey Hepburn of Huaxia, winning the Baihua Film Empress in 1984 for "Under the Bridge."
Recently, Gong Xue returned to settle in Shen City after living overseas in Miguo for 20 years, and as the lead actress, she took on the modern urban youth drama "8090 Charge Forward."
Additionally, she was invited to be a judge for next year's Golden Rooster Award.
Perhaps due to this collaboration, the Baihua Awards chose her and Lv Xiaohe to present the film emperor award together.
"Actors are honored by their roles, and roles are made great by actors..."
Gong Xue didn't know much about Qi Hao, but simply comparing the image difference between Qi Hao and the roles on the big screen, one could see how much the actor had dedicated to the role.
It's hard to believe that such a young and handsome actor could completely ruin his face for a role.
It's said that Qi Hao is a super idol.
Even in their time, that was an explosion-level existence.
In their day, there were also charming young actors similar to the fresh faces today, like Tang Guoqiang.
Tang Guoqiang's early success was mainly due to people's innate love for beauty, rather than recognized talent. He wore the "idol actor" label for many years until he played Zhuge Liang and gained recognition for his acting skills, marking a successful transition.
Qi Hao is much more good-looking than Tang Guoqiang.
His parents made him so handsome, yet he doesn't seem to treasure it at all.
Gong Xue, being a beauty herself, can best understand how challenging it is for Qi Hao to sacrifice his looks.
"You flatter me, seniors. I still need to work harder. I hope I haven't embarrassed the younger generation of the 80s."
The generation of the 70s says the 80s are a lost generation, while the generation of the 80s says the 90s are a lost generation.
In fact, none of the generations are lost.
Each has its own brilliance.
Qi Hao was very humble on stage, even somewhat shy.
The humility was an act, and the shyness was even more pretended.
But then again, this was Gong Xue.
Qi Hao prefers Zhu Lin, feeling that if he could marry Zhu Lin when he didn't even know what love was, he would laugh in his dreams.
He wouldn't trade for a Ginseng Fruit.
Now seeing someone as famous as Zhu Lin, he felt that the trip wasn't in vain.
After interacting, Qi Hao and the two seniors walked off the stage together.
The Best Director award went to Ye Weimin, whose "Lost on Journey" is a comedy film. It could only win an award at the Baihua Awards.
In the past, this award was almost always snatched up by Feng Xiaogang.
Feng's comedies are indeed impressive.
But Ye Weimin's "Lost on Journey" is not worse than Feng's comedies.
Plus, the film gets better with every viewing.
Now, long-distance buses are almost always playing "Lost on Journey."
A road film on the road; it couldn't be more fitting.
Moreover, this film featured Qi Hao and his rumored girlfriend... or girlfriends, adding enough heat and buzz to surpass Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One" and claim the Best Director award.
Qi Hao's "First Love, This Little Thing" and "Those Years" were not entered, or else Ye Weimin wouldn't stand a chance.
In the realm of audience votes, only Qi Hao can beat Qi Hao.
The Best Feature Film award went to "Founding of the Republic," with "If You Are the One" and "Earth-shattering" receiving Excellent Feature Film awards.
Whether others like Qi Hao or not, he didn't come in vain.
This was his third film emperor title this year.
Baihua stands better than some and peers below others, faring better than the double winners at the Changchun Film Festival.
However, today isn't without its double winners.
The Best Supporting Actress was a tie.
Qi Hao originally planned to leave right after the Baihua Awards to go back to Jinmen to see his parents.
Lately, he's been spending a lot of time with An Feng, and since their engagement, he hasn't been home, almost forgetting he has parents.
However, he couldn't leave.
Not only did the rising young filmmakers want to connect with him, but even the semi-retired older generation wouldn't let him go.
The Literary Federation, Film Association, government...
The organizers conveniently set up a celebration banquet, forcing Qi Hao to attend.
These seniors kept Qi Hao not to concern about this junior's hardships in life, career obstacles, or confusions.
Confused about what?
He can pretty much do whatever he wants now.
He can move horizontally or vertically in the entertainment industry.
If the entertainment circle can't hold him, he can also venture into the nearby internet industry.
After talking, Qi Hao felt a bit flattered.
They actually saw him as a peer, wanting him to discuss the future development of the industry from a filmmaker's perspective.
This was pretty outrageous.
Qi Hao had considered his own development and his company's development, dabbling a bit in animated movies at most.
He never thought about the development of the film industry.
Who is he to deserve this?
In the current domestic environment, adhering to the principle of "immature words are unreliable," in every industry, the 80s generation has no say.
Even the 70s generation is considered middle management, occupying the lower levels of the food chain.
The entertainment circle is even more so; looking at the Literary Federation, Film Association, and such organizations, few at the top are under forty years old.
Don't you dare be dissatisfied.
Those born before the 50s endured to gain seniority.
The 50s and 60s generation caught a good time; just take directors, for example, fourth and fifth-generation directors - any one of them can be called a master, with excellent works.
Now look at the sixth and seventh-generation directors...
Each generation is inferior to the last.
Sitting with this group of seniors made Qi Hao far more nervous than at the event site.
Clearly, these people weren't just pretending to show courtesy to help juniors; the group listened to Qi Hao talk.
Some even took out notebooks and pens.
Qi Hao recognized him, Qin Zhigang, vice chair of the Literary Federation.
Cold sweat immediately trickled down.