This awards ceremony holds a high position in the industry because their award results are determined after strict selection, carrying significant weight. Moreover, they do an excellent job of keeping things confidential and will never inform artists’ companies beforehand.
So even celebrities and their agencies could only listen to the results live.
Wednesday
Lu Yao invited Gu Ruandong to attend the awards ceremony with her that evening. She felt less nervous with him around, and if she won, she wanted to share the moment with him immediately.
“Result, Gu Ruan Dong glanced at his schedule and apologized: “I might not have time, I’ll try my best to get there. If I don’t make it, I’ll have Xiao Cai represent me and send you flowers.”
He explained a little guiltily.
Lu Yaoyao was a little disappointed and regretful, but she also expressed understanding.
Actually, Dongyang Film and Television invests in quite a few TV dramas every year, so they are always invited to the awards ceremony. Xiao Cai is the legal representative of this film company, and he usually attends on behalf of the company in previous years. Sometimes, he even presents awards to the winners.
Lu Yaoyao went to the company in the afternoon, put on her makeup and changed into an evening gown. Then, Hao Jie took her team members to the venue in a nanny car.
She usually dresses in a pure and innocent style. But this time, wearing an evening gown and high heels, walking the red carpet, she transformed into someone completely different, very charming and alluring. She had a delicate diamond ankle chain on one foot, and on the other foot, where there was a scar from a previous injury, she tied a silk ribbon matching the color of her dress in a bow shape, covering up the scar.
Long, black hair styled in big waves cascaded down her bare back. It moved with her as she walked and signed on the curtain, revealing glimpses of her alluring back.
Very sexy.
She paused before the red carpet for three minutes, posing for photos with the media. Her confident gestures and smile complemented each other perfectly, and countless flashes accompanied the clicking of cameras.
She was born to be a shining star.
After leaving the red carpet, she went into the venue. Her smile relaxed a little; her practiced smiles from earlier had started to feel strained.
Even after going in, I still subconsciously looked for Gu Ruandong’s figure in the audience seats until I saw that only Xiao Cai and two other staff members were present at the Dongyang Films section. Then I realized that Gu Ruandong probably wasn’t coming today, and I felt a little disappointed.
The only time in her life she might have been able to beat Xu Zhao, he didn’t show up.
Xiao Cai got up to greet her when she saw her, and then sat back down in his own seat. The star’s seats were in the two rows at the front.
Xu Shao and Qiao Jiao had already arrived, sitting together and chatting enthusiastically. Seeing her come over, they both waved to her, beckoning her closer. As she approached, Xu Shao and Qiao Jiao parted ways, moving aside to make room in the middle for her to sit.
At a glance, the center spot was precisely where the first-place position was.
“Xu Zhao, were you doing that on purpose?”
She wouldn’t sit down, is she trying to get scolded more?
Xu Zhao pointed to the name stuck on the back of the chair: Lu Yaoyao, and said
“Yo yo, it’s none of my business.” She wasn’t capable of arranging this.
“Yao Yao, come sit down quickly. This was always your spot.”
Lu Yao yao then unwillingly sat down.
Qiaojiao immediately took out her phone to take a selfie with the three of them. It was a great opportunity to show off their friendship, so she posted it on Weibo right away.
Lu Yao Yao was upset: “You two are too much. When you take selfies,…”
“That’s flattering, it makes my face look the biggest.”
Xu Zhao smiled but said nothing.
Jo Jo: “No, no, you’re the one with that sweet, love-struck face right in front, perfect!”
The three chatted for a little while longer, and the award ceremony officially began.
The host interacted with the audience and introduced representative TV dramas of various genres released this year. Lu Yaoyao was a little absent-minded, occasionally glancing at the direction of Dongyang Film and Television with the corner of her eye, hoping he would come.
and also occasionally glance into the handbag for his messages.
With no response, she settled down and listened attentively to the host’s introduction.
Halfway through the program, all the awards that were supposed to be given out had already been presented, and even Xiao Cai went on stage to present an award on behalf of Dongyang Film and Television.
Then came the main event of the program, the awarding of the “Best TV Series of the Year” award.
Xu Zhao’s female lead drama
Lu YaoYao’s campus drama and female-led dramas
Qiao Jiao’s costume drama <<<
There is also a contemporary urban family drama <<<
The screen scrolls quickly, it’s anyone’s guess which show will take home the top prize.
Lu Yao also couldn’t help feeling nervous. According to Hao Jie’s wishes, she hoped that this year, Lu Yao could win both “Best TV Drama of the Year” and “Best Actress,” sweeping the two awards. It would definitely be the pinnacle of her acting career.
As the host’s countdown played out, the screen froze on the name of the winning television series.
Her heart sank a little. Both her campus drama and female lead costume drama had been rejected.
The award-winning costume drama starring Xu Zhao.
The whole audience erupted in applause. Xu Zhao was clearly taken aback that her play had won an award. She seemed to be stunned for a moment before, amidst the host’s excited voice, she accepted the award and…
The director takes the stage to accept the award.
After the director had finished speaking, it was her turn to speak.
She was completely taken aback by the win and hadn’t prepared a speech, so after a moment of silence, she finally spoke.
“Thank you, thank you to the organizers and judges for your recognition. Also, thank you to the team of this play for trusting me. It is an honor to receive this award. Thank you.” She bowed deeply to the audience.
Her words were brief, but her emotion was the most genuine. It was about her experiences this year, so everyone present felt a little moved. Just as everyone thought she would finish her speech and walk off stage, she picked up the microphone again, her eyes slightly red, and said…
“Here, I also want to give special thanks to my good friend…”
She was silent for two seconds, looked at the center of the audience, and uttered three words: Lu Yaoyao.
“As everyone knows, when we were filming this drama, I went through a low point in my life. The biggest difficulty the drama faced was funding shortages, making it hard to continue production. Based on our financial situation at the time, for the post-production of the drama, we had to constantly cut costs, and even had to painfully cut out many plot points. If it weren’t for YaoYao’s investment in us back then, this drama would definitely not have been able to be completed to a high standard, nor would it have been able to achieve the effect we see today and win this award.”
The entire audience was stunned. No one expected that Xu Zhao would thank his competitors in his acceptance speech.
And the big screen enlarged the object of her gratitude, that is Lu YaoYao, with a dazed and stunned expression.
Lu Yaoyao didn’t expect Xu Zhao to know about her investment, let alone that Xu Zhao would publicly thank her. This is another story of competition and mutual admiration between rivals.
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“Yao Yao, this show winning the award wouldn’t have been possible without your contribution. Could you come up here and accept the award with us?”