56: Can I say something? Please don't kill me. You've won an award.
The awards ceremony proceeded in an orderly fashion.
Soon, the Best Actor and Actress were announced, which were Chen Baoguo and Yan Ni.
Even though both are Veteran Actors, many netizens in the live stream still had their opinions.
"Although Teacher Chen has seniority, I still think Zhang Ruoyun should have won this award this time."
"Among the female leads, Niangniang clearly performed better."
"The judging criteria of the Organizing Committee must be different from ours, right?"
"Both award winners are Veteran Actors; I think they truly deserve it."
Not long after, it was time to announce the best supporting actor.
Li Yifeng, who had been sitting for so long that his posture had slumped, suddenly straightened his back.
His eyes, for once, showed a bit of life.
Yes, he knew his moment had come!
While the VCR was playing on stage, both the audience below and the netizens in the live stream were somewhat shocked.
What shocked them was Lin Pei's nomination VCR.
Lin Pei was nominated for best supporting actor in "the whip sounds," so the VCR naturally showed clips of his performance in the TV series.
Since this TV series had just become a dark horse and unexpectedly won an award.
Out of curiosity, everyone watched that VCR to the end this time.
Then they were surprised to discover.
Wow, it really is terrifying, so scary.
But also super thrilling, incredibly satisfying.
Based on these clips alone, it totally deserves the award.
Lin Pei's performance showed no trace of acting; it felt as real as a documentary.
It immerses you without you even realizing it.
Truly impressive.
The Award Presenter shook off the goosebumps before stepping onto the stage.
Lin Pei, who was also impressed by his own acting, suddenly felt a tug on his sleeve.
He turned to see Yang Yang looking at him in horror, trembling all over.
"Brother Lin, I'm a Law-abiding Citizen, don't kill me."
"Didn't your First Boss say not to kill Law-abiding Citizens?"
Huh?
Lin Pei was speechless.
Who isn't a Law-abiding Citizen?
With how quickly he gets into character, no wonder he'll become popular later.
Out of responsibility for promoting the series, Lin Pei corrected him.
"The First Boss doesn't kill Law-abiding Citizens, but I, the Second Boss, do."
"Because I'm the Villain, the Bad Guy."
He even laughed twice at the end, making Yang Yang scream out loud.
"Ah!!! Don't kill me!!!"
"Brother Lin, spare my life!"
Fortunately, there were many nominated actors, and the VCR on stage hadn't finished playing yet.
So Yang Yang's voice didn't carry as far.
But people in the Venue were already starting to look over.
Lin Pei glanced around and sighed.
"Alright, if you shut up, I won't kill you."
Yang Yang immediately fell silent.
"Got it, Brother Lin."
"..."
...After watching Lin Pei's VCR, the live stream also took a moment to recover.
"Watching it again live just now gave me the creeps."
"What to do? I'm scared but addicted; I want to binge-watch the series again."
"If Lin Pei doesn't win this award, it wouldn't make sense, right?"
"Teacher Lin Pei is amazing; he must win this award."
As Li Yifeng had thought, his fans indeed made up half of the Domestic Entertainment Industry.
Many of them were in the live stream right now.
Hearing everyone say this, they were not happy.
"A Young Actor who just entered the entertainment industry winning best supporting actor? Where does that leave our Brother Feng?"
"Exactly, even if our Brother Feng doesn't win, there are so many senior nominees; it shouldn't be his turn."
"What acting skills does that Lin Pei have? He's just an Outlaw; isn't he just playing himself?"
"What are you talking about? There's no such thing as not winning; our Brother Feng must win."
"Right, given our baby's current status, condescending to play a supporting role—if the Magnolia Award doesn't give him this award, it would be too unfair."
Other netizens in the live stream couldn't stand it anymore.
"Wow, Li Yifeng seems pretty normal; why are his fans all so brain-dead?"
"Seriously, kick all the Brain-dead Fans out!"
A moment later... "Damn, this fanbase is impossible to report completely."
"This really ruins the viewing experience."
"You're really giving your actor a bad reputation."
"..."
By then, the two Award Presenters on stage had finished their interaction.
The female presenter smiled as she glanced at the audience, then opened the Envelope.
Li Yifeng raised his head, slowly adjusted his collar, preparing to go on stage to accept the award.
At this moment, he even turned back and winked at his Manager in the back of the Venue.
That expression showed he was determined to win this award.
His Manager pretended to look at the ceiling, feeling helpless.
She believed.
The brighter her artist smiled now, the more forced his smile would be later.
Just from watching the VCR, it was clear he wasn't the best among these actors.
But he was actually the worst performer among them.
How could he be so confident he would win?
At that moment, the Award Presenter's voice rang out from the stage.
"The winner of this year's Magnolia Award for best supporting actor is..."
Li Yifeng became even busier.
Fixing his hair, rubbing sleep from his eyes, taking deep breaths... he was really getting excited.
He almost smoothed out the creases in his pants.
When the female presenter spoke again, Li Yifeng's butt was already poised to rise.
"Lin Pei!"
As the female presenter announced the final winner, Li Yifeng's raised butt wobbled.
The movement was a bit exaggerated, drawing some attention in the front rows.
He looked up at the Big Screen.
Sure enough, it wasn't him.
But Lin Pei's Poster and name!
How could it be him?
His Manager in the back had already buried her head in her knees.
At that moment, Li Yifeng indeed showed a very forced smile.
He pretended to turn back to check his seat.
A look of confusion appeared on his face.
"Huh? What's going on?"
"This seat seems uneven?"
His Manager reluctantly looked up.
Seeing him like this, she gave up and buried her head again.
Her artist's confusion was just too exaggerated.
With his eyes wide open, anyone would think there was a bomb on his seat.
This acting still needs practice in daily life.
Due to the long VCR playing earlier, Lin Pei and Director Zhang started chatting.
When the presenter announced his award, neither of them heard it.
Others were too far away to help.
Brother Hu in the front shouted "Brother Lin" at the top of his lungs, almost running over to pull him.
But the Venue was too big, and the two were engrossed in their conversation, not noticing the sounds in the hall.
Until Yang Yang tugged on Lin Pei's sleeve again.
Lin Pei turned his head, "What?"
Yang Yang shrank back.
"Can I say something without you killing me?"
"Brother Lin, you won an award."