Soon, the official awards ceremony for the Golden Flower Awards began—
Everyone stopped paying attention to Xiao He's matter and sat up straight, waiting for the award ceremony.
...
"The winner of this year's Golden Flower Award for Best Actor is—"
When the suspenseful music started again, everyone in the audience held their breath and stared intently at the person on stage.
The award presenter, tasked with revealing the mystery, deliberately cast a mocking glance at the audience, while the camera promptly focused on several popular nominees, and several squares appeared on the big screen, each showing one of the nominees' faces.
Xiao He's face appeared in the top right corner.
Compared to the somber atmosphere online, Xiao He's face showed little expression; he simply nodded politely to the camera.
In the back row of the audience, Xiao's mother clenched one hand tightly, while holding up her phone with the other, aiming it at the people below. Even though from her current position she could only see her child's back, her eyes were fixed on that direction.
At this moment, Xiao's mother inexplicably felt the same tension she had felt when she checked Xiao He's college entrance exam results back then.
No, perhaps more accurately, she wasn't this nervous when Xiao He released his college entrance exam results.
Someone sat down next to her, and Xiao's mother turned her head and saw that it was Xiao Liu who had returned.
Before she could even greet Liu Rulan, she heard the name called out by the people on stage—
"No Bait," by Shu Yuxiu and Xiao He!
The next moment, enthusiastic applause rang out. The few squares on the big screen were instantly filled with the young man's figure. The handsome young man met the gaze of the camera and everyone, smiled calmly, stood up and hugged the director and the rest of the crew beside him, and waved to everyone in the camera with great openness.
Finally, amidst cheers from the surrounding crowd, he walked towards the stage.
"Ahhh, that's great! It's Brother Xiao! It's Brother Xiao!"
Xiao Chen was so excited she almost cried. At this moment, the contempt, ridicule, resentment, and slander online were no longer so important, because everything was already set in stone.
Xiao He, a double Best Actor winner!
All the efforts were worthwhile!
Xiao He deserves to be an even better actor! No one can stop him!
This was also the first time that Xiao's mother had participated in such a grand and solemn occasion. She was so excited that her hands were trembling. She subconsciously grabbed Liu Rulan beside her, and her voice choked with emotion, "It's Xiao He! He really is my son!"
Liu Rulan paused for a moment. Although her recent interactions had already given her the answer, she still smiled and said, "Yes, he is indeed outstanding."
"That's great, that's great."
Xiao's mother murmured excitedly, her eyes fixed on the people on the stage, feeling a sense of pride in finally witnessing her son's success.
On stage, Xiao He had already prepared his speech. After receiving the Golden Flower Award trophy, he calmly looked at the people below the stage.
Those people's eyes held sincere blessings, hidden resentment, and ambition to be second to none.
There were people he knew and people he didn't know, some were his familiar friends and some were complete strangers.
At this moment, all eyes were focused on him, and they were burning with intense attention.
However, Xiao He felt no pressure or even much tension. He simply adjusted the microphone in front of him and began his speech.
"Thank you, everyone. Holding this award in my hands, I have so much to say."
"First of all, I would like to thank the crew of 'No Bait' and director Ning Jiaqi..."
In the live broadcast room, after witnessing Xiao He win his second Best Actor award, the fans cheered excitedly.
Although they already had their first award, they were overjoyed to receive the double Best Actor title and immediately started spreading the news across various platforms.
However, another group of people expressed different opinions.
【Ugh, so disappointing. Has the Golden Flower Award become like this? So, it seems the only one with any real prestige is the Huaxiang Award. Tsk tsk, it's a pity Xiao He's background means he'll probably never get in.】
【Xiao He and his team have quite the budget; they managed to win an award for a mere commercial film, especially for a character like Shu Yuxiu. It's really disappointing.】
【The Golden Flower Award is useless now, especially since it's a professional award. That's all it is.】
【Xiao He is too young. Who among his peers didn't spend years as a runner-up? He won two awards in one film; it's simply outrageous. It's clear the halo of capital is too strong; be careful of the backlash.】
【It seems the previous leak was true; Xiao He and his group bought the award. Otherwise, the award selection criteria would be too unreasonable.】
【Although I'm a fan of Xiao He, I also think this award is a bit outrageous.】
【Xiao He's company is too impatient. Their talent has only just entered the film industry, and they already want to achieve instant success.】
...
The rumors that had been circulating online came true, and everyone immediately started arguing fiercely, but this did not affect Xiao He's fluent speech on stage at all.
His performance also became evidence for many haters to criticize him, who felt that Xiao He knew in advance that he would receive the award, so he prepared a speech.
This criticism nearly made Xiao He's fans so angry they almost fainted, and they immediately brought up Xiao He's speeches on various platforms.
【Hehe: Sorry, Brother Xiao is a top student, he never stutters, and he prepares meticulously for every event he participates in.】
【Little Box: For us fans, Xiao Ge's talent is always undeniable.】
【Fighter's Sidekick: Those who say Xiao He is too young and that villains don't deserve awards, could it be that their own idol is trying so hard to play good guys, only to be stuck at the threshold even at his age? That's truly pathetic. He has neither the ability to sweep aside his peers nor the background to help him win awards. Otherwise, he should consider changing careers sooner rather than later.】
【Wow, this big shot's lackey's comment is so sharp! Don't you need your ID card anymore?】
【This is the first time I've seen such aggressive behavior from the fans of the "Little Box" (a nickname for the contestants). It seems tonight's awards have really pushed all sorts of freaks to their limits.】
【Mainly, ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) it was the first time I'd seen so many haters; I was genuinely a bit shocked.】
【Don't panic, Xiao He's abilities are undeniable, he fears no criticism.】
...
After Xiao He finished speaking, he walked off the stage smoothly.
As he passed the judges in the front row, he walked calmly without stopping, going straight through the crowd and back to his seat.
This left others who wanted to secretly observe Xiao He's "situation" and the camera crew somewhat disappointed.
Fortunately, the next awards ceremony was held soon afterward.
The crew of "No Bait" didn't win any other awards, but everyone was in a good mood and not too disappointed.
After the awards ceremony, Xiao He said goodbye to the rest of the crew first.
"I won't be participating in tonight's banquet. Everyone, please enjoy your meal and drinks. I'll be leaving now."
"good."
Ning Jiaqi looked at Xiao He with a smile, then suddenly asked in a low voice, "Are you going to join Yangli's film crew in a while?"
Xiao He paused for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, it's the resource I found for the Hundred Star Awards last time."
"The official pie is indeed quite good."
Ning Jiaqi said meaningfully, "However, those people in the Beijing circle are living too well. They have more ulterior motives than you people, and their backgrounds are deeper. You should be careful."
"If you really need any help, just come to me or Xiao Zhuang." He patted Xiao He on the shoulder. "Keep it up, kid."
Xiao He frowned and pondered for a moment, then relaxed and smiled as he thanked Ning Jiaqi: "I understand, thank you Director Ning."
Director Ning was truly a great benefactor in his acting career.
