527: Chapter 527 Uncle Da's Acceptance Speech

The small talk ended, everyone took their seats, and the highly anticipated Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony finally began.

The opening was a spectacular performance.

The live orchestra skillfully synthesized the original scores from many of this year's nominated films into a four-minute piece.

As the first note of the piece rang out, Lin Chuyan couldn't help but smile—what a familiar melody, it was the incredibly catchy BGM from "the mission."

As the music flowed, the big screen on stage lit up, showing the "the mission" quintet led by Lin Chuyan.

The group was dressed in sharp suits, holding handguns, each striking a different pose as the image froze.

This was the classic scene from "the mission," a moment destined to go down in gangster film history—the mall shootout.

The music continued, and the footage on the screen kept switching; all the nominated films had been carefully crafted into a mashup video. I have to say, this video was edited quite brilliantly, with a fast pace and plenty of creativity.

Finally, when the footage from "a moment of romance" appeared—Lin Chuyan riding a Suzuki motorcycle, carrying Zhou Shiyun in her wedding dress down the road, their figures fading into the distance—the video concluded perfectly.

The entire video began with a classic gangster film scene and ended with a classic romance film scene; starting with Ah Lai, played by Lin Chuyan, and concluding with Wah Dee, also played by Lin Chuyan.

Thinking about it carefully, in the Hong Kong film scene this year, these two films certainly had the most significant impact—one made the lead actor, Lin Chuyan, popular across Asia, while the other sparked heated discussions due to the bold move of selling the film directly to a mainland video platform.

Of course, the most important thing is that both works are absolute masterpieces.

After the spectacular opening performance, the host made a dazzling entrance.

First, they welcomed the guests in attendance and introduced the important figures present at the ceremony one by one, including well-known personalities from the film industry and representatives of the sponsors.

Lin Chuyan listened along: "Hmm, nothing but capitalists." Boss Yang and President Fu, who had been chatting animatedly with him before the start, were prominently listed. The awkward part was that not long after he had criticized them inwardly, Lin Chuyan heard the host call his own name...

Next, the host briefly introduced the history of the Hong Kong Film Awards and quickly moved on to the core segment—the awards presentation.

The first awards presented were the technical categories, such as Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Action Choreography, and Best Original Film Score.

Lin Chuyan naturally focused on "the mission" and "a moment of romance." Both films were nominated for many awards, some of which were relatively less high-profile: Best Original Film Song, Best Original Film Score, Best Action Choreography, and Best Film Editing.

However, as the awards were announced one by one, these two films came up empty-handed in these categories.

Lin Chuyan subconsciously glanced at Director Du Qiyu sitting beside him. The latter noticed his gaze, turned his head, and seemed to understand what he was thinking.

Director Du Qiyu's expression was calm. He leaned in slightly, moved closer to Lin Chuyan, and lowered his voice: "It might not be a bad thing. If we had won all these awards early on, I would actually be worried about what comes later... you know what I mean. So, don't worry, the best is yet to come."

Sure enough, it didn't take long before the first award for "a moment of romance" arrived—Best New Performer! The winner was Zhou Shiyun, who played JOJO in "a moment of romance."

Director Du Qiyu and Lin Chuyan exchanged a look, both reading the same meaning in each other's eyes: the real show has begun.

This was the first major award "a moment of romance" had received since its release!

As a newcomer just entering the entertainment industry, Zhou Shiyun's performance in the film was truly commendable. She portrayed the image of JOJO—a rich girl who was fragile and pitiful, yet steadfast in her love—to perfection.

Zhou Shiyun took the stage. Winning an award for her very first film, the young girl was so excited that she burst into tears.

Immediately following that was a series of thank-yous.

First, she thanked the entire crew, then thanked them one by one—thanking Director Mu Sheng for his careful guidance, thanking Producer Du for his strong support, and thanking Uncle Da and her co-star, the lead actor Lin Chuyan, for their care and consideration on set.

Next, the Best Supporting Actor award was about to be presented.

Among the nominees were Tai Bao from "a moment of romance"—the character played by Uncle Da—and, of course, Ah Fei from "the mission."

Director Du Qiyu leaned in again: "Guess which one of them will win the award?"

Lin Chuyan didn't hesitate: "Uncle Da!"

"Damn, Ah Fei at least filmed with you for... 19 days, okay!" As he finished, his voice grew quieter.

"...It's not about how long we spent together. Uncle Da acted really well; his Acting skills have always been severely underestimated."

In Lin Chuyan's view, because Uncle Da had long played comedic roles, it was often difficult for the depth of his characters to stand out, but if anyone said that comedic actors didn't have good Acting because of that, he absolutely disagreed.

He had seen Uncle Da's brilliant performance in "a moment of romance" with his own eyes, and had even learned quite a few Acting techniques from him. From the bottom of his heart, he hoped Uncle Da would receive recognition from everyone. Now that he had finally been nominated... win it! He had to win this award!

Just as he was thinking this, the presenter walked onto the stage and announced the list of winners for Best Supporting Actor.

The name Lin Chuyan was silently repeating in his heart rang out—Uncle Da! He had successfully won his first-ever Acting award!

Lin Chuyan was even more excited and thrilled than if he had won the award himself; he jumped up from his chair and gave a solid hug to Uncle Da as he passed by.

"You really called it! Nickname!"

"I told you you could do it!"

Both of them recalled the scene of their small talk on the set of "a moment of romance."

Uncle Da finally took the stage.

"Thank you! Thank you!" He clutched the trophy tightly and said thank you twice.

"Thanks to Producer Du, thanks to Director Mu Sheng, for giving me the opportunity to play the role of Tai Bao."

"Being able to stand on this podium today, I am very moved. Having been a comedic actor for so many years, I never thought I would one day receive such an honor."

"But the amazing thing is, there is one person who dared to dream even more than I did. When we were filming 'a moment of romance,' Nickname told me I would definitely win an award."

The director cut the camera to Lin Chuyan in the audience. Lin Chuyan was smiling happily, giving two thumbs up, offering a big sign of approval to Uncle Da on stage.

"I don't know why he had so much confidence in me, but I sincerely thank him for that trust. Confidence was incredibly important to me at that time."

"I hope that for every good film in the future, whether it's a comedy that makes people laugh or a heavy-industry sci-fi film, we will always have the confidence to keep making them firmly!"

Applause erupted!

Lin Chuyan led the applause, and thunderous applause filled the venue.