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However, Miss Liu did not refuse, and she also made her request to Lin Yu.

If she doesn't win the Best Newcomer Award, Lin Yu will have to make another movie for her, and it will be a leading role for her.

Lin Yu readily agreed, since he wouldn't lose either way. Even if he lost, it wouldn't matter, since he would definitely be making movies for Miss Liu in the future anyway, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

As the awards ceremony officially began, everyone in the audience fell silent and began to stare intently at the host on stage—Zhang Guoli.

The films submitted for this application totaled 55, including Lin Yu's "You Are the Apple of My Eye," but the ones that are most familiar to the public are high-grossing films such as "You Are the Apple of My Eye," "New Police Story," "Kung Fu Hustle," and "A World Without Thieves."

As for "Kekexili"? What is that?

After a spectacular opening performance, the awards ceremony officially began.

Unfortunately, Lin Yu was not familiar with most of the people who received awards, and they were all people sitting in front of him.

Lin Yu watched as the awards were taken away one by one by the senior actors sitting in front of him, and he felt a strange feeling in his heart. However, he was not dissatisfied. After all, the film was very good, the actors were all veteran actors, and the camera work, scene transitions, and color schemes were all unique and deserved those awards.

However… there’s no place for the new generation of directors. Lu Chuan is out of the question, and I don’t know how he got that Best Feature Film award. Ning Hao hasn’t even stepped onto this stage yet.

Lin Yu, however, felt a bit nostalgic for the era ten years from now, when even supernatural beings could become directors.

"The winner of the Best Actor award is... Jackie Chan! For *New Police Story*!"

Just as Lin Yu was lost in thought, a voice from the stage pulled him back from his reverie.

"Big brother won an award?" Lin Yu asked, somewhat bewildered.

"Yes, didn't you hear me?" Miss Liu tilted her head and said.

I won't go into Dobu Festival's "Kekexili" and Wu Jun's "Zhang Side", but there's also Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu Hustle", although the Best Actor award for this year's film was given to Jackie Chan in the previous life.

Lin Yu thought Stephen Chow would win Best Actor this year, but he never expected that Jackie Chan would take the award.

Seeing Cheng Long's excited expression on stage, Lin Yu knew just how happy he was.

After all, this was his first Best Actor award, not to mention that "New Police Story" is an action movie.

"Actually, I never thought I could win this award. To be honest, I've been in this industry for decades, and this is the first time I've felt this excited. I'm almost fifty years old, and I'll soon be unable to make movies anymore. I never expected to receive a Best Actor award before I transition to behind-the-scenes work. Thank you so much, Golden Rooster Awards, thank you Golden Rooster Awards..."

After listening to his elder brother's eloquent speech on stage, Lin Yu gave him a round of applause to celebrate. As for his elder brother's talk about being unable to work anymore and transitioning to behind-the-scenes work, Lin Yu said: "Just listen to it, only a fool would believe it!"

As for the female lead, "You Are the Apple of My Eye" didn't even get a nomination this time, so there's no point in even thinking about it; the role was already taken by Zhang Zetian (the "Milk Tea Girl").

The subsequent plot unfolded much as Lin Yu had anticipated. The Best Director award went from a female director in his previous life to Stephen Chow, which had nothing to do with him. He once again failed to win the award, this time as a runner-up.

However, Miss Liu still offered Lin Yu some comforting words.

Needless to say, Lin Yu hadn't even considered Best Cinematography and Best Editing, and he didn't care about those minor awards. What he cared about now was whether Miss Liu could win the Best Newcomer Award.

After all, Ms. Liu's acting in "You Are the Apple of My Eye" was quite exceptional, not to mention the little request she made to him after winning the award.

The major awards have been given out, and now it's time for the minor awards, including Ms. Liu's Best Newcomer Award.

But before that, we have to enjoy a halftime show.

It must be said that the bands invited to this year's Golden Rooster Awards were all quite good; at least their performances didn't make Lin Yu fall asleep.

After several performances, the awards ceremony began.

Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress...

"The Best Newcomer Award goes to... Huang Shengyi, for *Kung Fu Hustle*!"

Hearing the voices from the stage, Lin Yu clearly felt the young woman next to him tremble slightly.

The Best Newcomer Award is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for everyone; once you miss it, it's gone forever. So this award is quite important for new filmmakers.

In some ways, they are even more important than Best Actor and Best Actress!

After all, you can compete for Best Actor and Best Actress all the time, but you only get one chance to be the Best Newcomer. You won't even get a chance to compete for it.

Lin Yu looked at Huang Shengyi, who was beaming on the stage, and then glanced at Stephen Chow not far away, noticing that Chow's condition wasn't so good either.

"It seems that what happened in my past life has come true in this one as expected," Lin Yu thought to himself.

At the end of the awards ceremony, Lin Yu still won the two awards he cared about the least: Best Cinematography and Best Editing for "You Are the Apple of My Eye," so he didn't leave empty-handed.

However, he couldn't feel happy at all, because Ms. Liu cried after the awards ceremony.

A thought immediately popped into Lin Yu's mind: "Screw it, I'm never coming back to that place again!"

"Senior, I didn't have high hopes of winning, but... why do I still feel so bad!"

Miss Liu, hiding in the car, nestled against Lin Yu beside her and said with a sob in her voice:

"To be the first person I acted in your movie, and then to win my first award in my acting career for your movie—a Best Newcomer award that can only be won once—I secretly fantasized about this many times. Now it seems... I was really wishful thinking; even God wouldn't allow it!"

Lin Yu held Liu in his arms, silently gazing ahead, his eyes darting around.

"Senior brother?"

"what?"

"Are you even listening to me?!" Miss Liu angrily slapped Lin Yu.

"I heard it."

"So what did you hear?"

"I heard your resentment!"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Miss Liu's tears welled up again, startling Lin Yu, who quickly tried to comfort her. After much effort, Miss Liu's emotions finally calmed down.

Lin Yu stroked Miss Liu's hair and smiled, "Girl, I lost this bet... But that's perfect, I just happen to have an idea now."

"What are you thinking? My female lead movie?" Miss Liu sat up straight.

Feeling a little regretful, Lin Yu resisted the urge to pull Miss Liu back into his arms.

"Yes, since I can't give you awards, I'll give you box office success. I'll make you the highest-grossing actress in the country... even the world! Leading lady!" Lin Yu said earnestly, looking at Miss Liu.

Liu Yifei: "???"