Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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“March Peach Blossom” was shortlisted for the Golden Camel Awards that year, and Ling Qing was nominated for the Best Actor and Best Newcomer awards. Ling Qing’s fans happily forwarded a lottery online.
Ling Qing himself was also a little surprised.
He had thought that a historical drama like “March Peach Blossom” would not be nominated for such mainstream awards, especially the Best Actor award. Unexpectedly, mainstream awards had become more and more inclusive these days. He didn’t know whether it was good or bad, but as the one who was nominated, Ling Qing was always happy.
Yun He said to him, “I’ve seen all the nominations this year. There are several talented actors in the Best Actor category. It’s definitely not going to be yours. I’ll probably go with Best Newcomer.”
Ling Qing had already guessed so. He had a lot of experience in this kind of thing, so he wasn’t as excited or nervous as Yun He had expected. He just said calmly, “Oh.”
“Aren’t you surprised?”
“I’m more surprised that a costume drama could enter such a mainstream award. But after checking, it seems like it started a few years ago, so I’m not surprised.”
Yun He: ???
“It’s your first movie, your first time acting, and you’re nominated twice. Aren’t you excited?”
Of course he was excited, Ling Qing thought, who wouldn’t be excited when being nominated for the first time? When his first movie was nominated for Best Newcomer, he was so excited that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.
But now he had already gotten used to it, so there was nothing to be excited about.
“It’s okay.” he said.
Yun He: …
Yun He felt that there was no pleasure at all in taking him with her. How could this guy be so calm in the face of adversity?
Too calm!
“Then remember to free up your time on that day, and I’ll pick you up then.”
“Okay.” Ling Qing responded.
Yu Chen listened to him talking on the phone with Yun He, and after he finished, he asked, “Do you have any events in the next few days?”
“Yes, I’ve been nominated for the Golden Camel Awards, for Best Actor and Best Newcomer. I guess it’s impossible for the Best Actor, but for the Best Newcomer it should be no problem.”
Yu Chen said in surprise, “Really?”
Ling Qing nodded.
Yu Chen hugged him excitedly, “That’s great, you’re so awesome.”
Ling Qing smiled, “It’s not so bad.”
Yu Chen laughed, “Are you being humble again now?”
“Can’t I be humble once in a while?” Ling Qing asked back.
“Sure.” Yu Chen responded, “You can be humble anytime.”
The award ceremony was scheduled for February 7. Ling Qing saw that there were still a few days left, so he was not in a hurry and stayed at home to accompany the baby.
He covered his eyes with his hands, then opened them again, tilted his head to look at the baby, covered them again, and opened them again. The baby looked at him and laughed, his eyes like black grapes staring at him, as if he really liked this game.
Ling Qing played this game with him for a while and amused him with the rattle for a while, until the baby was sleepy and slowly fell asleep. Only then did Ling Qing go to try on the clothes for the award ceremony.
He had been very popular since his debut a year ago, and therefore some high-end luxury brands wanted to cooperate with him. Although the contract had not been officially signed yet, it had basically been finalized. The clothes this time were provided by the other party.
Ling Qing tried it on and found the style and size were good. He took a photo for Yun He and changed back into his pajamas.
Yun He looked at the photos on her phone and thought to herself, after not seeing her artist for half a year, how come he seemed to have become more handsome again? She guessed by then, fans would be crying and shouting for their brother to help them find their way online.
Facts proved that her guess was right. The moment Ling Qing walked onto the red carpet, the barrage of comments on the live broadcast exploded, “Oh shit oh shit!!! Mom, what did I see? This man is so handsome!!!”
“Ahhhhhh, brother, why is he so handsome today? His looks are so good. I’m calling your name online!!!”
“He can be so handsome even under the deadly lighting. Ling Qing is really amazing.”
“There is only one sentence in my mind, and that is I can do it!!! I’m so awesome!!”
“Handsome is just one word, I’ll say ten thousand words, Ling Qing is so handsome!!”
The host waited for him to finish walking the red carpet, sign his autographs, and the reporters to take pictures before coming over and saying to him, “Did you see it? As soon as you came out, the fans on both sides of the red carpet became excited.”
Ling Qing smiled and said nothing.
The host continued: “Qing Qing has two nominations today, right?”
“Yes.” Ling Qing said.
“Then do you think you can win the award?”
“I’m just a newcomer, and my acting career has just begun. For me, being nominated is a great honor, so it doesn’t matter whether I win the award or not. What’s more, many seniors nominated this time have amazing acting skills. I personally think they deserve it more.”
The first half of the sentence was official cliché, and the second half was Ling Qing’s own true opinion. The artistic performance potential of the character He Chaoyang was actually not high, and it was not as good as the artistic depth of many characters in serious dramas. As an actor, he not only looked at the degree of completion, but also the tension and performance depth of the character, so he was not inclined towards He Chaoyang’s chances to win the award.
His fans also agreed with what he said, but their idea was very simple. Ling Qing had only debuted for a year and had too little experience. Although “March Peach Blossom” had high ratings and high topic, it was ultimately just a sweet martial arts drama and the connotation was not profound enough.
At this time, if Ling Qing won the Best Actor award for his role as He Chaoyang, surpassing a number of his predecessors, netizens would definitely have a rebellious mentality and would question the fairness of the award. The current goodwill of passers-by would inevitably turn into bad feelings, and at that time, Ling Qing would still be the one who suffered.
Netizens on Weibo and forums also expressed their deep agreement with his words.
“Ling Qing is not bad. He knows he doesn’t deserve it.”
“It’s rare that he’s so famous but not too proud. Indeed, I don’t think he deserves the Best Actor award.”
“The main reason is that the other nominees are really talented. It would be inappropriate for him to win.”
“But Ling Qing looked really handsome today, and his temperament was great.”
“His temperament has always been impeccable, and he lives very soberly. I’m quite optimistic about him.”
“Will “Dreams” be released soon?”
“It seems to be in April? Someone seemed to have revealed it that day, so it shouldn’t be far away.”
Ling Qing waited until the host finished asking before politely walking backstage.
There were many actors backstage, gathering in groups and talking.
Zhong Huan spotted him and waved for him to come over.
“Our crew is here,” he said.
They were supposed to walk the red carpet together, but when Ling Qing was leaving, the baby saw him leaving and immediately started crying.
This was the first time Ling Qing encountered such a situation, and he didn’t know whether he should be cruel enough to leave. So he walked over and hugged him to comfort him.
After coaxing him for a long time, until the baby was tired of crying and a little sleepy, Ling Qing then handed him to Yu Chen to hold and secretly left.
He felt embarrassed to delay the rest of the crew, so he let them walk the red carpet first.
Qin Yanyu was worried that if he separated from the crew, netizens would scold him for becoming arrogant after becoming famous, so she did not walk the red carpet with the crew until Ling Qing was about to arrive.
Probably because the male and female protagonists were both quite famous, and both arrived later than the crew, and walked the red carpet separately, so netizens didn’t say anything to them. They just thought that they were busy and were delayed.
“What have you been busy with in the past six months?” Zhong Huan asked, “I had something to ask you, but you didn’t come out.”
“Reading,” Ling Qing replied, “I had something going on at home those few days, so I couldn’t leave.”
When Zhong Huan heard him say that he had something going on at home, he didn’t say anything more.
Qin Yanyu asked, “Have you decided on your next role?”
“Not yet. I’m still reading scripts. What about you?”
“I’ve taken on a movie.” Qin Yanyu said.
“What type and content?”
Qin Yanyu told him about it. Ling Qing thought it was pretty good and very suitable for her. “Then you have to work hard. If you are not sure, you can ask me.”
“Okay.” Qin Yanyu said with a smile.
A few people were chatting with each other when a staff member came over and invited them to enter. Everyone quickly checked their makeup and entered the main venue.
The chairs in the venue had names on them. Ling Qing and Zhong Huan quickly found the seats of their crew, sat down according to their names, and waited for the award ceremony to begin.
They didn’t have to wait too long. At 8:30, the award ceremony officially began and the audience outside the venue became excited.
Ling Qing watched calmly until several awards were presented before it was finally his turn for Best Newcomer.
The screen showed the list of shortlisted candidates, all of whom were about his age.
After announcing the awards, the guest of honor made a few jokes and said loudly, “The winner of this year’s Golden Camel Award for Best Newcomer is—Ling Qing!”
Ling Qing’s fans excitedly screamed “Ahhhhhhhh” in the barrage of comments.
“Brother is so awesome!!! You deserve it!!”
“Keep going, brother!!!”
“I will always love you, brother!!!”
“Oh, I’m crying with excitement!!!”
“I’m going to post on Weibo right now and repost the lottery message, let’s celebrate together!”
He had good popularity among the public, and this award was not a big one, so most netizens sent their blessings and had no resistance.
Ling Qing walked up to the stage, took the trophy, looked at the actors, director and screenwriters sitting in the audience, and suddenly, felt a very novel joy.
The newcomer award could only be won once in a lifetime.
But he won it twice, he won the Best Newcomer award twice, and both times when he looked down at the audience, his state of mind was completely different.
The first time, he was excited, thrilled, nervous and happy.
This time, he was calm, yet curious.
This novelty was not the novelty of winning the award, but the novelty of starting all over again, in a different time and space. In another time and space, he continued his persistence and career, and once again achieved new achievements.
He stood on the podium again, just as he had been and would be in the future.
He spoke with a smile, politely gave his acceptance speech, and walked down from the podium.
He looked at the trophy in his hand, as if he had gone back to the time when he first entered the entertainment industry, the only difference was that this time, he already had a lot.
Time and space had changed, but his passion remained unchanged, his state of mind had changed. And everything was moving in a better direction.
As expected, Ling Qing did not win the Best Actor award. The winner was the former TV King Zhang Sheng. Ling Qing was sitting in the audience and applauded him enthusiastically.
He had seen Zhang Sheng’s shortlisted works and he really deserved it.
That night, Ling Qing posted a photo of himself and the trophy and wrote on Weibo: Thank you He Chaoyang, and thank you everyone, I will continue to work hard in the future [Come on][Come on][Come on].
Fans expressed their feelings excitedly, “Brother is awesome!!!”
“Come on, brother, your future will definitely be better!! “
“Wow, thank you for presenting such a good He Chaoyang, love you, love you!”
“Brother is awesome, our Qingtuan will continue to work hard!”
“Come on, everyone!”
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