The announcement sounded slowly, solemn and majestic. With the background music as a backdrop, every word uttered unconsciously touched the nerves of the guests below the stage.
"The nominees for the Best Actress in the 35th Golden Dove Awards include Xu Shuiqing for "Starting a Family", Wang Nannan for "Window", and Meng Yao for "Spring Island"..."
The appearance of the above characters was expected by everyone.
Xu Shuiqing is undoubtedly the best actress, and Wang Nannan is a veteran actress with superb acting skills. This is her comeback after a lapse of ten years. Meng Yao's film has aroused great discussion after it was broadcast, causing quite a stir.
Xu Shuiqing smiled softly, and seemed not surprised by the current situation. She just said to Meng Yao: "It seems that we are all very powerful."
Meng Yao was extremely absent-minded and tried hard to concentrate on what was happening on the stage.
The host raised the microphone again, and then came the final verdict.
The host held up the script and smiled gently: "The winner of this year's Golden Dove Award for Best Actress is..."
Everyone held their breath at the same time.
Meng Yao shifted her gaze to her mobile phone again, and the message stopped at the word "OK" she replied.
What is he doing? Why did he suddenly stop replying to messages...
Someone touched my arm.
"Meng Yao from "Spring Island"!"
"Congratulations Meng Yao!!"
The field immediately erupted in applause. Everyone looked at him with different eyes.
Meng Yao stood up stiffly and smiled slowly.
Xu Shuiqing gave her a hug first and whispered in her ear: "I am really happy to see you win the award. I am convinced that I lost to you."
From the moment the host read out the result, Meng Yao felt that her consciousness, which was not very clear to begin with, was becoming even more drowsy.
She said: "…Thank you."
From Xu Shuiqing's warm embrace, she regained some consciousness and hugged the friend in front of her seriously again.
Under the countless flashes of light, Meng Yao straightened her back and walked towards the podium. With every step she took, she seemed to fall into a brief trance, and couldn't help but recall everything in the past.
She felt indescribably complicated about receiving this award, feeling both surprised and hesitant.
Through the flashing lights, she seemed to be able to see the fans holding flowers and their cheers and screams.
She withdrew her thoughts slightly, and felt like laughing, but she felt confused.
Meng Yao stepped onto the stage, a smile appeared at the corners of her lips, and her bright face became even more attractive, she was like a shining pearl.
The two teachers who presented the awards were well-known veteran artists who had almost retired. It was unexpected that they would attend this award ceremony.
Taking the trophy and certificate from the presenter, Meng Yao thanked him earnestly: "Thank you, teacher."
One of the gray-haired grandmas smiled and said, "Congratulations, I like your work very much."
Meng Yao walked slowly to the center of the stage holding the trophy. She was going to give her acceptance speech.
Facing the gazes of the audience, Meng Yao slowly spoke: "First of all, I am very happy to be able to stand on this stage, and I am very honored to receive this award. The trophy is a bit heavy, but I am still a little dazed. This honor not only belongs to me, but also to Director Zhao Lin, screenwriter Wang Xiang and all the staff who worked hard for this film. Without you, there would be no film "Spring Island", and I would naturally not get the award. I also want to thank my fans..."
These lines had been memorized long ago and were specially prepared for her by Guan Liang, but when Meng Yao spoke the last part, her voice inevitably took on a hint of sincerity.
She saw many familiar faces in the audience, including Xu Shuiqing, Ling Xiao, Huang Yan... and many other artists with whom she had worked before.
Noticing her gaze, Li Xiang smiled and gave her a thumbs up.
She even saw Rong Zhen. She never expected that he would attend such an occasion.
Looking further away, Meng Yao stiffened unconsciously.
Suddenly, what Rong Wei once said emerged in my mind: he must participate in every important day.
It turned out that he had come to the synagogue without her noticing and gave her another surprise. He had never broken his promise, never.
Feeling Meng Yao looking at him, Rong Wei smiled and raised the camera in his hand.
This time he took the photos himself. He once said that he wanted to hang his photos all over the walls.
"I would also like to thank my husband Rong Yan..."
The huge hall was full of people, but Meng Yao's eyes only stayed on Rong Yan: "He takes good care of me, satisfies all my unreasonable requests, and tolerates everything I do..."
She talked about something else and even mentioned something as trivial as eating hotpot.
This was certainly not a script that had been discussed in advance. These were the most sincere words that Meng Yao had organized in her mind.
Rather than a word of gratitude, this was more like a bold and touching confession.
The cheers around her grew louder. Meng Yao walked through the long corridor but did not go back to her original position. She just couldn't help but walk towards someone.
She admitted that she was really reluctant to let go.
When she met his eyes, she realized that the initial coldness in his eyes had long since melted away, leaving only emotion and surprise.
Now I am the only one left in these beautiful eyes.
She reached out her hand and touched his fingertips, which were warm.
[Ding!]
[It has been detected that the plot has reached its maximum excitement level. My brave and fearless warrior, would you like to return to Planet K immediately?]
Definitely
(End of this chapter)