FV: Chapter 265 Part 1

Yu Jiayou stood up in a slightly dumbfounded manner and almost couldn’t coordinate between his hands and feet. He quickly adjusted his mentality and walked up to the podium in a dashing manner.

The people in the audience were still applauding. No matter whether it was true or false, they all had smiles of blessing on their faces.

Yu Jiayou looked at it and suddenly felt it was very magical. It was magical yet somewhat illusory and ethereal.

He took the trophy from the award presenter, walked to the microphone and looked at the people in the audience.

He never thought that one day he would stand here. No, he had thought about it more than once but he never dared to think about it again and again.

Now he had climbed to the place he dreamed of climbing to.

Yu Jiayou wanted to cry right now, but he felt there was nothing to cry about.

He had already achieved his dream. There was no need to cry.

He looked at the people in the audience with a smile and raised his trophy. He had obviously memorized a very official acceptance speech before, but he didn’t want to say those dry and useless words at this moment.

“This is my first time participating in the Golden Phoenix Awards. As I walked the red carpet, I thought that this definitely wouldn’t be my last time. Now I am even more convinced that this won’t be my last time here.”

“When I was in school, the teacher thought I was very talented and said, ‘Jiayou, I think you are very suitable for making movies.’ I also thought so. Therefore, I made movies when I was in school and after I graduated. I even fell out with my family because of this. I had to make movies, but none of my movies really made it to the public. Four years after graduation, I had no results. I went from being the best college graduate to being a complete loser.”

“I dreamed of this place when I was in school and dreamed that I had won an award. I said that my time would come, but after that, I never dreamed of this place again. The lights were flickering and shining while my dreams were all ashes.”

“Yet I still came here and stood in this place of my dreams. Perhaps I will never have a second chance to stand here in the future. So for this speech, I have decided to say something truly from the bottom of my heart.”

“I am very grateful to the organizers for giving me this award. With it, I have more confidence to face some people and things in the future, to firmly follow the path I want to go to and be the Yu Jiayou I most want to be. I am also grateful to those who supported me, trusted me and were willing to give me tolerance and trust. Because of them, I was able to take this step.”

“Of course, I am most grateful to my friend Ning Yu and my other friend Lin Luoqing. One of them didn’t give up on me when I gave up on myself, and the other gave me the last hope when I felt hopeless. Without them, there wouldn’t be the me of today. I wouldn’t have this trophy today, so this trophy is mine and theirs. Thank you, my friend.”

Yu Jiayou bowed deeply.

Ning Yu grinned and couldn’t stop clapping.

Lin Luoqing looked at him and a smile slowly emerged in his eyes.

Perhaps in the original novel, Ning Yu was as happy and excited as he was now. His hands were red but he was still clapping.

But because he turned away when Yu Jiayou needed support the most, he could never untie the knot in his heart.

Now Yu Jiayou publicly thanked him on the podium and he sat below, tearful. They would always be best friends, the most sincere confidants.

The news of Yu Jiayou’s award soon spread in China. A young director who was unknown won the Golden Phoenix’s Best Director Award this year. Netizens were full of curiosity about him and soon sent ‘Yu Cheng’ and ‘Yu Cheng won the Golden Phoenix’s Best Director Award’ to the hot search.

What followed was [Yu Cheng thanks Lin Luoqing.].

Netizens saw the familiar entry and sighed emotionally. [No way? No way? Once again thanking Lin Luoqing?]

[This time, someone is thanking Lin Luoqing for something again. What type of Bodhisattva is Lin Luoqing? How did he help so many people?]

[Hahahaha, I read the content of the marketing account. It seems that Lin Luoqing helped Director Yu when he was desperate.]

[Oh my god, as expected of Lin Luoqing. He is handsome and kind.]

[How many good deeds has Lin Luoqing done? It is nothing more than moving all of China!]

[This is the first time I’ve seen this type of personality in the entertainment industry. I am laughing to death.]

[It isn’t a character design. It must be because he helped the other person a lot that so many people publicly thanked him at important occasions like an award ceremony.]

[Yes, Director Yu also said so. Lin Luoqing gave him the last hope.]

[I have a blind guess that Director Yu was looking for a male protagonist but many people were unwilling to participate. He was going to give up when Lin Luoqing agreed. Since Lin Luoqing is popular, some investors gave face to him and invested in this movie. Therefore, this movie could be made and Director Yu was very grateful to him.]

[Being able to film a movie with a three-nil results director… to be honest, Lin Luoqing can be regarded as extending a helping hand.]

[Indeed, I just went to check Director Yu Cheng. He had only two movies and I’ve never heard of them. One has never been released and the other has no box office results. Even third-tier actors won’t look at this type of director, let alone a popular star like Lin Luoqing.]

[It is especially the case when he just finished cooperating with Director Li and Wen Ziming.]

[Right? For this movie, the black fans criticized him in an entire forum post.]

[Wow, it’s no wonder Director Yu is so grateful to him. Lin Luoqing was indeed a timely help. This person is too good.]

[His vision is also good. No matter whether it is Sister Qin, Brother Zheng or Director Yu, they have all won their own honors.]

[He didn’t forget to take Shi Zheng with him when filming this movie. It is really… Oh, I’m quite moved.]

[In addition, Qin Wu. I searched and Qin Wu also sings the theme song of this movie. She wasn’t nominated but Lin Luoqing is indeed very good. For his TV dramas and movies, he will help Qin Wu fight for the theme song. He himself is so popular and he acts in popular works. Qin Wu can naturally maintain her popularity.]

[I didn’t become a fan when I watched the drama before and I didn’t become a fan when talking about his CP with Ji Yuxiao. Now I can’t bear it. I really hope I can meet someone like him. This is too warm. No wonder Shi Zheng said that Lin Luoqing ended his winter. He is really too warm.]

[Me too. I’m not his fan but I have a good impression of him because of these actions.]

[Good people should have good rewards. He helped Director Yu and is now also nominated for the Golden Phoenix. Come on, it is best to take the Best Actor Award back!]

[Hahaha, I know it is impossible but I also want to see Lin Luoqing win Best Actor!]

[Luoqing, charge!]

Lin Luoqing, who had high hopes, was sitting nervously at the Golden Phoenix awards ceremony.

Several awards passed after Yu Jiayou’s Best Director. ‘Return To Jade’ was nominated for five awards but it didn’t win Best Screenplay or Best Cinematography. Apart from Yu Jiayou’s Best Director, there was still Shi Zheng’s Best Supporting Actor and Lin Luoqing’s Best Actor.

Shi Zheng had a very good attitude about being shortlisted this time. He had been unknown for too long. Now he had just signed with Xingyi for a year and a half and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and won the Golden Laurel Award for Best Newcomer. The speed of his rise determined that his future movie career shouldn’t be underestimated.

So Shi Zheng didn’t care too much about whether he won this award or not.

Moreover, he had already participated in an award ceremony. He was somewhat calmer than last time and could understand things.

Xiang Jian didn’t have many scenes. He acted very well but he couldn’t show more acting skills without as many scenes. He was actually already ready not to win the award before he came here.

Compared to winning the award, he was more concerned about whether Lin Luoqing could win the award or not.

Ye Yu had many scenes and Lin Luoqing’s acting was very good. For several scenes, he stood not far away and watched. He felt that the person standing in front of him wasn’t the Lin Luoqing he was familiar with, but Ye Yu who had no thoughts.

He hoped that Lin Luoqing could get the only acting award.

Lin Luoqing ended his winter and gave him too much hope and warmth. Without Lin Luoqing, he wouldn’t have gained the opportunity to sit here today at the award ceremony and enjoy the glory of being nominated.

It was okay if he didn’t win an award, but Lin Luoqing should win the award.

He acted well and deserved to lift that trophy.

Qin Wu, who was desperately scrolling through the information of the Golden Phoenix awards ceremony in front of the computer, also thought so.

She refreshed while secretly praying, ‘Teacher Lin must win the award. I beg the organizers!’

Even she had won an award in her own field. Wasn’t Lin Luoqing more deserving?

Qin Yan came in to deliver her fruit and saw that Qin Wu was frowning and looking worried.

Qin Yan blinked, tilted her head and asked, “Sister, did something happen to you?”

“No.” Qin Wu turned around and took the fruit plate. “It is Brother Luoqing that I told you about before. He went to an award ceremony and I don’t know if he can win the award or not. I’m just a bit nervous.”

“Absolutely.” Qin Yan smiled. “Sister, didn’t you say that he is very powerful? Then it is certain.”

“I hope so.”

Qin Wu rubbed her head and asked her to go out to watch TV. Then she continued to look at the information of the Golden Phoenix Awards.

Lin Luoqing waited again before hearing the winner for Best Supporting Actor.

He held his breath. To his disappointment, the name announced by the award presenter wasn’t Shi Zheng.

Lin Luoqing couldn’t help glancing at Shi Zheng. Shi Zheng smiled calmly. As if feeling Lin Luoqing’s gaze, he glanced over. The smile in his eyes deepened and he looked open-minded and gentle.

He didn’t seem surprised by this result. Lin Luoqing thought, ‘Yes, Xiang Jian’s character isn’t good enough to beat everyone else and get this trophy.’

He could feel it and Shi Zheng could naturally feel it.

Yu Jiayou finished clapping. He originally wanted to comfort Shi Zheng and say that next time, he would find Shi Zheng to be the protagonist and strive to let him win an award. Then he thought about how Lin Luoqing’s Best Actor hadn’t been announced yet. If Lin Luoqing didn’t win it, he would have to continue looking for Lin Luoqing next time and let him compete for Best Actor.

He wouldn’t have won the directing award at all without Lin Luoqing. Didn’t he have to help Lin Luoqing win the Best Actor?

Otherwise, it would be too unrighteous.

Therefore, Yu Jiayou endured it for the time being and didn’t rush to comfort Shi Zheng.

He would take a look at the situation on Lin Luoqing’s side first. After all, he really did prefer Lin Luoqing.

It wasn’t until the other awards were presented that the two awards with the most weight, Best Actress and Best Actor, finally arrived to the people who were waiting for them.

The host said some witty words. Then the award presenters first awarded Best Actress before being prepared to award Best Actor.

Lin Luoqing couldn’t help clenching his fists tightly. Yu Jiayou, Shi Zheng, Ning Yu, Qin Wu, Ji Yuxiao and Lin Luoqing’s fans who were refreshing the news all instantly felt tense.

The award presenter slowly opened the envelope. He looked at the name inside and shouted, “This year’s Golden Phoenix Best Actor Winner is—”

Lin Luoqing suddenlyentered a bit of a trance at this moment. There was silence in his ears. The excitement and hustle and bustle seemed to be far away from him. The past passed before his eyes like a kaleidoscope.

He sat on the couch and watched TV.

He hid in the bedroom of his relative’s house, listening to his relatives say that they would be the only ones to take care of him in the future.

He watched his aunt’s family mingle in harmony while he stood at the door, wondering if he should walk over or not.

He moved out alone and the house was empty and quiet.

So he turned on the TV loudly and laughed with the people on the TV. Then after laughing, the room became quieter.

He lay on the sofa and stared at the ceiling. The sound of the TV accompanied him, day by day, year by year.

Finally, he went to become an actor.

He moved from crew to crew. In the beginning, it was just to make things around him more lively. He felt that the TV was always with him, so he also wanted to bring companionship to others. Then slowly, from the bottom of his heart, he liked acting.

Young actors were always very lively and a high popularity star was unexpectedly gentle. A long established actor cherished talent and would take it seriously even when acting with a group actor like him. Producers with a good temper would add an extra dish to his boxed lunch.

Of course, there were also bad people and bad things, but Lin Luoqing had long forgotten this.

He remembered that he once sat at home and watched his favorite actor being nominated for an award. The actor walked the red carpet, dressed in starlight. He was gentle and strong as he stood on the podium and said in a calm and elegant manner, “The greatest wisdom of humanity is waiting and hoping.”

Lin Luoqing knew this sentence. He was like this sentence, full of waiting and hope. He worked hard to spend every day actively in every crew.

He played role after role, met one person after another, participated in one filming after another and went from being an actor who didn’t understand anything to an actor who could guide others on the set.

He passed by the rising sun, passed by the setting sun, passed by the fading twilight, passed by the vicissitudes of the sea and sat here, looking at the stage in front of him and listening to the voice of the award presenter ringing in his ears.

The presenter said, “Lin Luoqing!”

The words were clear and thorough.

Thunderous applause resounded through the venue. Lin Luoqing finally snapped out of his daze.

Yu Jiayou hugged him excitedly. Lin Luoqing finally seemed to have a sense of realism. He patted Yu Jiayou’s back and stood up.

He walked onto the stage amidst the applause and received the trophy from the presenter.

The people under the stage were so densely packed that they formed a sea.

Lin Luoqing stood on the stage and said in his heart, ‘It turns out that it looks like this from this angle.’

How many years had it been?

For many years, he didn’t even have the qualifications to sit in the audience. Now he was standing on the stage.

He suddenly remembered that sentence again, that line from his favorite actor. One never knew where the future lay, which was why waiting and hoping was more fascinating.

He took a step forward, walked in front of the microphone and looked at the audience who were staring at him.

He smiled and recited the acceptance speech he had written before. But at the end, he added an additional paragraph. “One time, an actor I liked won an award and quoted a famous line from the Count of Monte Cristo, ‘the greatest wisdom of human beings is to wait and hope.’ You can never know whether you will be the next one to win an award. You should cherish every opportunity and play the character well. In this way, you can wait with hope for the day that belongs to you.”

“I have been waiting for this day. I hope everyone can wait for their future.”

There was thunderous applause from the audience.

Lin Luoqing smiled, turned around and walked off the stage.

Proofreader: Wei