You won the award already
Mu Suxing was stunned for a moment, but luckily he reacted quickly and didn't let his confused face appear on the big screen and become the object of ridicule by the host to adjust the atmosphere. When the camera in the venue turned to him, he curled the corners of his lips and showed a faint smile.
Three parts surprise, three parts joy, and four parts calmness.
Very decent.
—As if he was not the one who was confused by the sudden cue a few seconds ago.
However, he forgot that awards ceremonies of the level of the Eleanor Awards are always broadcast live, whether online or on television...
Seeing Muxuxing's expression change 180 degrees, the audience squatting in front of their computers or TVs watching the live broadcast suddenly laughed like crazy, and the live broadcast barrage was soon filled with a long string of "hahahaha":
"Hahahahahahahahaha, I didn't even have time to be happy about winning the award, I was almost laughed to death by Xingxing's light-speed expression change. Now I'm beginning to believe that Xingxing's acting skills are really good. Just looking at his expression, people who don't know him would think that he was confident about this award, it was expected!"
"I'm shocked. I saw this guy on the red carpet before and thought he was an actor or a celebrity. I didn't expect he was an animation director. Are all the directors in your animation industry so young and handsome now?"
Not knowing that his facial transformation had been clearly displayed in front of the national audience, Mu Suxing stood up amid applause from the audience.
According to convention, he should hug his companions first, and then go on stage to give his acceptance speech. However, "The Gift of the Magi" is an independent animation, and the actual production was done by Mu Xiuxing alone from beginning to end, so he naturally skipped the intermediate steps and went directly to the podium.
Muxuxing exhaled a breath and took the award certificate for the "Best Animated Short Film Award" from the presenter. According to the convention of the Eleanor Awards, in the animation category, only the winner of the "Best Animated Feature Film Award" can receive the trophy, and other small awards are awarded in the form of certificates.
Are you happy
It would be a lie to say that he was not happy about this unexpected award, but to say that Mu Xiuxing was very excited was not entirely true. There was still a long time to go and he still had a lot to learn. There was no need to be ecstatic about a Best Short Film Award.
There is still a long way to go.
"First of all, congratulations to Mr. Mu Xuxing for winning our first award tonight," the host said with a smile, "As usual, does Mr. Mu have anything to say?"
Muxuxing, who had not prepared a speech for the award, said:…
He glanced at the densely packed crowd below the stage.
Those who can sit here at this moment are either nominees for Eleanor's major awards or well-known big names in the film and television industry. Compared with the most grand awards such as "Best Actor/Actress", "Best Director" and "Best Picture" every year, "Best Animated Short Film" is probably the least popular one - this can be seen from the fact that the organizer puts the award first to be announced.
The scene in the audience at this moment was somewhat similar.
Most people seemed a little absent-minded about the so-called "Best Animated Short Film", as their minds had already flown to the heavyweight awards that followed. In this case, it shouldn't be a big deal for him to express himself freely and say a few words casually, right
Anyway, when the award ceremony is over, everyone's attention will shift to the new Best Actor/Actress.
Thinking of this, Mu Suxing's mentality suddenly became more stable. He walked to the microphone and said, "First of all, I want to thank my friends who supported me throughout the creative process. They helped me a lot. Secondly, I want to thank the organizing committee for their appreciation and trust, and thank all the audience fans. It is your support that has brought me to this point."
Finally, he said: "Finally, I want to thank Mr. O. Henry, the author of the novel of the same name, The Gift of the Magi. The reason why I succeeded is entirely because I know how to choose. Thank you."
A very formulaic acceptance speech.
But can't fault it either.
Such a thought only flashed through the minds of the reporters present and was soon forgotten. Although this award was somewhat unexpected, animation was not very popular on Blue Star. When it was reported afterwards, it would only occupy a small corner in the newspaper at most. This was probably a good thing.
Carrying the freshly-issued award certificate, Mu Suxing walked down the podium naturally.
Mu Xuxing calmly sat back in his seat.
Originally he came here with the intention of sightseeing, and had never thought about winning an award from the beginning to the end. Now that he has the certificate, it is naturally even better. Apart from anything else, he will be having a big dinner in the evening, and he will feel particularly happy.
After the animation awards, it is the film and television awards.
Best Editing, Best Music, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animation Design…
The following occasion had nothing to do with him, so Mu Suxing stayed obediently in his seat, watching the film and television awards while waiting for the end of the entire award ceremony - and then tasted the delicious food in Quanming City. It was almost time for him to end his vacation and return to Huaying to continue working.
Speaking of which, in his memory, this time the Eleanor Best Actor and Best Actress Awards had caused quite a stir in his previous life.
It's not because of the shady dealings in the awards. In fact, the jury's choice itself was not wrong. It's just that the actors and actresses shortlisted this year were relatively average in their abilities. But overall, the final winners were also the best choices made by the jury.
There shouldn't be any changes in this life, right
"The winner of this year's Eleanor Award for Best Actor is..."
As the lights changed, the music became softer, but it failed to soothe people. Instead, it made people more nervous. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the envelope in the hands of the award presenter.
The guest in charge of presenting the Best Actor award was a veteran actor with a great reputation in the film and television industry. He was also the winner of the Eleanor Award for Best Actor. Generally speaking, he was a big shot who had experienced many ups and downs. However, when he opened the envelope in his hand, he couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on his face!
… What happened
Everyone looked at each other, somewhat puzzled and at a loss. The reporters on the other side also keenly sensed that something was wrong and immediately looked towards the stage with even greater excitement.
What is he shocked about
The silence was so long that even the netizens who had been watching the live broadcast felt something was wrong:
"Why are we stuck here? What happened? Tell me! Ahhh, I'm so anxious!"
"???"
After ten seconds of silence, the award presenter took a deep breath. The shock on his face had not yet completely disappeared, and at this moment he couldn't even force a smile.
"Sorry, I'm a little..." He opened his mouth, intending to explain his negligence, but as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he swallowed them back as if he felt it was unnecessary. He sighed deeply and announced word by word: "This year's Eleanor Award for Best Actor... is up in the air!"
The huge Quanming Grand Theater fell silent in an instant!
The actors and reporters who were originally complaining about the award presenter's dilatoryness were suddenly stunned.
At this moment, everyone understood why the award presenter had such a strange expression when he first saw the contents of the envelope.
Hanging! It's actually hanging!
As if realizing something, many people in the podium suddenly changed their expressions. The reporters calmed down, but their hands holding the cameras were still shaking. It was clearly early autumn, and the Quanming Theater, where the awards were given, was even air-conditioned, but everyone felt cold sweats on their backs and goose bumps all over their bodies.
Why is it hanging
What is it that makes the judging panel prefer to leave this award vacant rather than give it to anyone
No one spoke.
Even Fang Ze, who had a general understanding of the film and television industry, couldn't help but get excited at this moment. He had a hunch that they might encounter big news on this trip... No, there was a big earthquake!
Among the silent crowd, Muxuxing might be the calmest one.
Apart from being surprised when he first heard that the award was left vacant, he quickly returned to normal - although he did not expect that the organizing committee, which had chosen the best among the worst in the previous life, would have the nerve to choose to leave it vacant this time, but considering the tempers of the old judges and the bad atmosphere in the film and television industry in recent years, it did not seem particularly surprising.
Just as Mu Suxing mentioned when chatting with Ye Changlin two months ago, the entire Blue Star film and television industry is actually somewhat deformed.
Traffic stars are paid high salaries and perform in a cutout style. Old actors still have their strength, but they can't get any decent roles. Even if they can get them, their salaries are mostly not comparable to those of idol stars, resulting in the market being dominated by bad movies.
Actors who are nominated for the Eleanor Awards are naturally not traffic stars, but it is undeniable that the strength of the nominated actors this time is indeed much worse than in previous years. The organizing committee probably couldn't stand it anymore, so they decided to take advantage of the opportunity of the Eleanor Awards to rectify the entire deformed film and television industry.
After understanding the reason, Mu Suxing became calmer. After all, this was the film and television industry's own business and had nothing to do with him.
When the presenter announced that the Best Actress award was also vacant, the entire theater fell completely silent. No one was talking about it anymore. Even the most obtuse people would have realized the major anomaly of this year's Eleanor Awards.
The storm is coming.
The second half of the award ceremony ended in an eerie silence.
Some winners of awards such as Best Screenwriter and Best Director simply gave a brief speech and hurried off the podium.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the Eleanor Awards Ceremony was fully concluded.
Without caring about anything else, the reporters picked up their cameras and microphones and without thinking, stopped in front of the actors and actresses who were the favorites for the award. More people swarmed in the direction of the head of the organizing committee, and kept thrusting the microphones in their hands forward:
"May I ask what you think about the fact that the Eleanor Best Actor Award is vacant this year?"
"Why are the Best Actor and Best Actress awards left vacant this year? What considerations did the organizing committee have in making this decision?"
Amid the chattering of reporters, the head of the organizing committee calmly stopped. He did not directly answer the question, but instead brought up another seemingly unrelated topic: "Have you seen the winner of the Eleanor Best Animated Short Film this year?"
The reporters were slightly stunned.
Without waiting for the reporters to answer, the person in charge spoke first. There was no expression in his eyes, but there was a mocking smile on the corner of his lips: "How can an actor whose acting skills are not as good as those of a paper man be qualified to compete for the best actor and actress in Eleanor?"
At the same time.
Mu Xuxing stretched and left Quanming Grand Theater in a happy mood.
Compared with the "earthquake" in the film and television industry, his animation award was obviously not well-known, which allowed him to leave quite smoothly. Not even a reporter came to stop him, and he walked out of the theater easily.
Even the only interview that could barely be considered an interview was from a half-fan of his. It was extremely informal and more like a joke.
"What do you feel?" Facing Fang Ze's question, Mu Suxing thought for a moment and said, "I don't feel anything special. I'm just a little hungry after sitting for too long at night. Please move aside. I'm going to eat."
The author has something to say: There is another chapter in the evening
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