531: Chapter 531 Best Actor

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The magnificent scene where "a moment of romance" and "the mission" were expected to sweep the awards ceremony did not come to pass.

As of now, "a moment of romance" has won Best New Performer and Best Supporting Actor, while "the mission" has only garnered one award for Best Director.

As the awards ceremony draws to a close, only two suspenseful awards remain to be announced: Best Actor and Best Film.

In previous ceremonies, the climax of the night was undoubtedly the announcement of Best Film. Whenever this award was announced, all the creators of the film would take the stage together to accept this supreme honor in the film industry.

However, this year's situation is a bit special, as the buzz surrounding the Best Actor award seems to faintly overshadow that of Best Film.

The reason is simple: one of the nominated actors is Lin Chuyan.

Lin Chuyan, who is 26 years old this year, has just become the youngest Best Actor in a TV series in the history of the Chinese Entertainment Industry.

If he could win the Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor in one fell swoop...

The previous youngest Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards was also 26? It doesn't matter! Lin Chuyan's fans had already come up with a new line: the youngest person in the history of the Chinese Entertainment Industry to win both the TV Best Actor and Film Best Actor awards.

Everyone realized one thing: once he truly wins, this will definitely be a record that could stand for a very long time, and one that would be extremely difficult to break in the foreseeable future.

[Oh God, please give my brother a Best Actor award. Even if it means I have to drive a luxury car and live in a villa, I'm willing...]

[Honestly, Ah Lai's performance in "the mission" is really good. I can't think of any reason why he wouldn't win.]

[The character Ah Lai has so many details in his Acting. For an ensemble film, it's so rare to be able to perform this well, okay!]

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Lin Chuyan sat quietly in his seat, his expression calm; one couldn't tell he was feeling nervous at all.

Some things are out of his control; one can only do their best and leave the rest to fate. Just like the Hong Kong Film Awards tonight, thinking about it more won't help.

Ruan Xingyu gently squeezed his palm and whispered, "You can do it."

Lin Chuyan held her hand back: "That's not certain. What if I don't win?"

"If you don't win, at most... at most I will comfort you well tonight."

"Suddenly I don't really want to win the award anymore."

"Have some ambition!"

At this moment, a male and female guest had already taken the stage. The two of them first engaged in some slightly boring interaction before taking out the award cue card.

The male guest glanced at the card and then laughed, "It really is him."

Who? Who exactly is it? Tell us!

The audience below was a bit annoyed by his laughter, but he insisted on keeping them in suspense.

The female guest asked the question everyone had in their hearts: "So who exactly is it?"

The male guest was still playing around, handing the card over, "Why don't you announce it?"

The female guest took the card, stared at it, and couldn't help but let out an "Ah!" scream... However, she still didn't say who the winner was.

The audience below was startled by the scream and felt like cursing, but they still had to keep smiling on their faces, putting on a "Wow, you two are so interesting and humorous" look.

Director Du Qiyu couldn't help but lean closer to Lin Chuyan, "Why do I feel like that woman glanced in your direction?"

Lin Chuyan was desperately hoping the guests on stage would hurry up and announce the result; he didn't expect Director Du Qiyu to come talk to him.

"... Director Du, it's an illusion."

The guests on stage continued to be mysterious.

The male guest continued with a smile, "Do you think this person is young?"

"Very young." As soon as the female guest said this, the audience below almost confirmed that the winner was Lin Chuyan, but who knew she would immediately add another sentence, speaking flawlessly: "However, I think all four nominated actors tonight are very young."

The audience below: "..."

This time everyone really wanted to curse.

Fortunately, the next second, the female guest finally announced:

"The winner of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor is — — "the mission", Lin Chuyan!"

Reasons for the award:

"In the film "the mission", Ah Lai, with his unique charm and complex humanity, has become an indelible classic image in the history of Hong Kong cinema. Mr. Lin Chuyan, with his superb Acting, perfectly interpreted Ah Lai's fiery temper and his character of valuing loyalty and friendship. He vividly displayed the character's impulsiveness and boldness, while simultaneously cleverly depicting the softness and loyalty within the character's heart.

Mr. Lin Chuyan's Acting is layered, with every detail precisely capturing the character's inner world, allowing the audience to feel the passion and warmth of the underworld through Ah Lai. Through his eyes, body language, and Lines, he fully demonstrated his deep foundation and infinite charm as an actor.

Mr. Lin Chuyan, by virtue of his brilliant performance as Ah Lai in "the mission", deservingly wins this prestigious award for Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards."

The live stream comments flooded in like a tide at this moment, the quantity quickly reaching its peak. Countless people spammed the screen, eventually merging into one sentence:

Congratulations to Best Actor Lin Chuyan!

Lin Chuyan stood up, first hugged his girlfriend sitting on his right, and took the opportunity to whisper something.

"Even though I won the award, I still want your comfort."

Ruan Xingyu was a bit helpless at his nonsense: "I know, I know."

Lin Chuyan turned around and hugged Director Du Qiyu.

"It's over, Director Du, the probability of our "the mission" winning Best Film later has decreased again."

"Good that you know!"

Lin Chuyan bypassed Director Du Qiyu, high-fiving and hugging others along the way, before walking onto the stage. He shook hands with the male and female guests and took the trophy, still feeling a bit dazed.

The title boasted about online—the youngest person in the history of the Chinese Entertainment Industry to win both TV Best Actor and Film Best Actor—had actually become reality.

Lin Chuyan took a deep breath and began his acceptance speech.

"To be able to win this award today, first of all, I want to thank Director Du Qiyu. Without him, there would be no project "the mission", and naturally, there would be no character Ah Lai."

"This is the result of our mutual trust. He believed I could act well in "the mission", so he confirmed me for the role without a script. I believed he could film "the mission" well, so I joined the crew without a script, and we ended up finishing this movie in just 19 days."

"I also want to thank every creator of "the mission", especially the other main actors in the five-man group. They are the best actors I have ever seen. Without them, Ah Lai could not have been achieved."

"Thank you to the organizers, thank you to the judges. The judges this year have good taste; I like it."

"Many people say that by winning this award, I am the youngest Best Actor in the history of the Chinese Entertainment Industry, and also the youngest to win both TV Best Actor and Film Best Actor... This is a fact, but I want to say some things that I think are more important."

Since it has rotted, don't cover it up; putting it under the sun is the best choice.

"There has been a 'rumor' circulating that I was banned by the mainland film circle. Here I want to clarify: this is not a rumor."

"There is one thing many people may not be very clear about: the period when I was filming "the mission" was also the period when I couldn't receive any film offers in the Chinese Entertainment Industry."

"To be precise, there were many film projects that were being negotiated with production companies, but because of some remarks I made online, they were all put on hold."

"But so what?"

"Some people wanted me to disappear, yet today I am standing on the stage of the Hong Kong Film Awards."

"Some people wanted me to be a dog, but unfortunately, I can't learn how to tuck my tail and beg for mercy."

"Some people wanted me to shut up, but those two words don't exist in my life's dictionary."

Lin Chuyan raised the trophy, his eyes burning like torches.

"Since you couldn't ban me, then sorry, the best show is still to come. In this play, I am still the Best Actor."