The IFF Awards not only meant that First Light Media could officially establish itself internationally, but it also represented a new milestone in Hua's film industry.
It was very significant.
This was the result of the joint efforts of the entire company.
But it was so easily obliterated.
The female secretary frowned. "Boss, even if they bribed the judges, we have no evidence. This kind of award without public voting is not absolutely fair."
The judges also had their own preferences.
For example, in the previous IFF Awards, there were two movies that had the ability to win the award, but in the end, the judges preferred the first movie.
At this point, the female secretary hesitated. "Maybe they didn't bribe the judges. This is the result."
Ying Zijin did not look up. Her tone was still indifferent. "We'll know when we see it."
The female secretary was stunned.
See?
How?
Ying Zijin opened a box on her phone. Just as she was about to enter the program, a WeChat message came first.
[Fu Yunshen]: [Video.mov]
[Fu Yunshen]: [Video.mp3]
[Fu Yunshen]: Here you go.
Fu Yunshen's computer skills were never inferior to Qin Lingyan's, the leader of the hacker alliance.
Otherwise, with IBI's ability to attract hatred, the firewall would have been broken long ago.
Ying Zijin opened the video and the recording. After watching it, her eyes turned cold.
It did not matter even if the judges voted for "Lost Memories".
But now, it was clearly changed.
At this moment, Fu Yunshen's message came again.
This time, it was a voice message.
There was a smile in his voice, gentle and slow.
"Shh, look at the screen."
Ying Zijin raised her eyebrows slightly and looked back at the stage.
Now, it was time for the Best Director award.
"The winner of the Best Director award is the director of 'Lost Memories', Daina Paqi!" The host said, "Congratulations to our Miss Daina. Miss Daina, you have such a high achievement in your first film. You're really amazing."
Daina lifted her skirt and walked up the stage elegantly to receive the award.
"Oh, the last award is the highly anticipated Best Film Award. The winner of the Best Film Award is —"
"'Lost Memories'! Congratulations! " The emcee was the first to clap. "The Best Film Award will be presented by our chief judge, Mr. David."
David tidied up his clothes and smiled. "It's my honor to stand here and say a few words on behalf of the judges."
He held the microphone. "I've been in IFF for so many years, but this is the first time I'm serving as a chief judge. I've watched a lot of movies, and I have to admit that none of the movies in the running this time are bad. They're all very good."
"If there are ten jackpots, all of you should be selected."
"In the end, after some discussion, we still chose 'Lost Memories'," David said. "Some people might ask why 'New Life' didn't even win the first prize."
"It's like this. After some discussion, we feel that in 'New Life', when the male lead plays three people, his acting skills are slightly too strong and inferior. Also …"
[Sigh, forget it. It's good enough to get a Best Screenplay Award. At least Hua won the first award.]
[Brother, don't be discouraged. We'll fight again next year!]
[What's the meaning of this? This isn't encouragement. It's completely demeaning, right???]
[That's why you guys brag about Shang Yaozhi's acting skills every day, but you're still mocked internationally. Hahahaha, you deserve it.]
While David was still praising "Lost Memories" and suppressing "New Life," the image on the big screen changed.
The audience was stunned.
The judges at the judges' table also sat up straight and looked at the big screen in shock.
Wasn't this their conference room?
The surveillance video began to play.
It was a conversation between a judge and David.
[But didn't you say that 'New Life' was very good?]
[Yes, it was good. But look at who filmed 'Lost Memories'. Daina Pazzi. Who has the guts to offend Family Pazzi?] Do you want to die?]
[What award isn't shady nowadays?] It's decided.]
The audience was silent. Only David's voice could be heard in the entire venue.
His words clearly fell into everyone's ears — —
"And if we don't say anything, who will know?"
The manager suddenly looked up. "Yaozhi!"
It turned out that it wasn't Shang Yaozhi's acting skills that had a problem. It was because this award was unfair to begin with.
David had given the awards that originally belonged to Shang Yaozhi and "New Life" to "Lost Memories"!
Shang Yaozhi's eyes darkened, but he slowly heaved a sigh of relief. He smiled again. "This is quite good. I have confidence in myself again."
The manager's lips moved. "Yaozhi, you've always been very good. Don't lose confidence in yourself."
No one would be able to maintain their composure after being belittled in such a public setting at an international award.
Shang Yaozhi smiled.
There was only one person who could and dared to do such a thing, right?
Shang Yaozhi looked at the girl sitting in the VIP seats and fell into deep thought.
On the stage, David was stunned. He simply couldn't believe it.
How could the surveillance video of their conference room appear here?
And this wasn't the end.
After the video was played, a recording followed.
When David heard it, he could tell that it was the phone call he had with Daina yesterday. Cold sweat instantly flowed down his face.
At the side, Daina's face darkened.
Between winning an award and losing face, the latter was naturally more important.
Of course, it was best to have both.
Daina didn't consider that her deal with David would be exposed at all.
Who would know about such a thing?
Moreover, who would directly hack into her phone and steal her call information and recording after finding out?
They were simply courting death.
More and more people gathered their attention, especially the rich ladies present. They were all from Continent O's upper-class society.
They whispered to each other, their eyes fixed on Dinah all the time.
Daina's face was ashen. Extreme embarrassment welled up in her heart.
She immediately stood up and turned to walk out.
She didn't want to stay a second longer.
Daina was the daughter of Family Pazzi. The reporters didn't dare to stop her even if they wanted to.
"Turn it off!" David held the walkie-talkie and roared at the backstage. "Turn it off! What are you doing? "
The backstage staff was also sweating profusely and flustered. "I-I'm sorry, Mr. David. This is no longer under our control. We can't turn it off."
The voice continued.
"Yes, Miss Daina. Don't worry. First Light Media is a small company. They won't dare to say anything, and they won't expect me to give their award to you."
This time, the audience at the scene exploded.
On Hua's side, the netizens were also furious.
[That's it? You still have the nerve to belittle Shang Yaozhi's acting skills? Is Ning worthy?]
[Impressive, impressive. First Light Media is a small company. Can they be bullied as they wish? If the movie 'New Life' was made by Universal Studios, the IFF judges wouldn't even dare to fart: [Smile].]
[Family Pazzi is so impressive. But sorry, you can't interfere in Hua's matters.]
[I remember that the Laurent family invested in IFF, right? Could it be that all the big families in Continent O are in cahoots and like to bully others so much?]
Not many people in the outside world knew that Family Pazzi and the Laurent family were feuds.
After all, ever since Caesar Laurent woke up, the Laurent family had been developing wholeheartedly. On the surface, they didn't interfere with Family Pazzi's business.
Those who had studied the history of Continent O didn't associate the situation from a few centuries ago with the current situation at all.
The audience below was discussing animatedly. The reporters from various countries were also holding camera equipment and pressing the shutters non-stop.
They captured all of David's sorry, incompetent, and furious appearance.
This was really a big headline.
The fraud at the IFF Awards would spread throughout the entire international film industry on the same night.
This was an out-of-the-industry award. Even those who didn't pay attention to movies had heard of it.
David was drenched in cold sweat.
He roared angrily and asked the backstage to cut off the power. The image on the big screen finally disappeared.
Before David could breathe a sigh of relief, someone walked up to the podium.
The reporters could recognize that this was the Hua actress who had just received the Best Actress Award, Xie Manyu.
Xie Manyu was also the first Chinese to receive an award.
However, the film was shot by Universal Studios, so it wasn't counted in the Hua film industry.
"Sorry, I won't accept this award." Xie Manyu stuffed the trophy directly into David's arms and smiled slightly. "Because I doubt your impartiality. I'm quite afraid that this award will be written in my name because you're afraid of Universal Studios."
"If I accept it, my behavior will be improper. I really hope that my acting skills are worthy of this award."
This sentence made the judges unable to sit still at the judges' table.
One of the judges stood up and hurriedly took two steps forward. "Miss Xie, we can all guarantee that your award is absolutely without any exaggeration. We have already discussed the role you played carefully."
In comparison, Matt Bilic was very embarrassed.
He was still holding the trophy in his hand. When he turned his head, he happened to meet Shang Yaozhi's gaze.
Shang Yaozhi just sat there quietly and didn't complain at all.
Matt Bilic's award was very hot.
Xie Manyu ignored the judges and directly walked down the stage. She walked to the girl's side and said, "Boss."
Ying Zijin looked at her and said, "That award is yours."
"It's okay, I don't want it." Xie Manyu shrugged. "I'm from First Light Media. We're together for better or for worse. Anyway, the award isn't very important to me."
Then, she bent down and said, "Boss, you saved my life. I'm only on your side."
Ying Zijin's expression froze.
Xie Manyu turned her head and said, "Xiao Shang, you're still young. It's fine if you don't win this award."
Shang Yaozhi also smiled and said, "Teacher Xie is right."
At least now he could be sure that there was no problem with his acting skills.
He could finally let it go.
Indeed, it didn't matter if he won the award or not.
The scene was a complete mess.
A few courageous reporters had already carried their equipment onto the stage and handed their microphones to David.
"Mr. David, you're openly cheating. May I ask if you're such a person who fears power?"
"Mr. David, IFF has lost its original fairness. What if no film company sends movies to IFF in the future?"
David's expression was so ugly that it was almost dripping water. His teeth were chattering.
The IFF Awards had a history of more than a hundred years. It was held once a year and had been held more than a hundred times.
It wasn't that there hadn't been any shady deals in the past, and the judges had a tacit understanding.
Therefore, when David took office this time, he gave all the important awards for "New Life" to "Lost Memories".
However, this was the only time that the matter was exposed before the award ceremony ended.
How did it happen?
Who had the guts?!
David still couldn't figure it out.
But no matter what, the 123rd IFF Awards had become a joke.
The audience had already dispersed.
The trophy that Xie Manyu placed in front of the judges seemed to be mocking something.
Claire was still slumped on the soft chair.
He raised his head in a daze and looked at the girl's cold face. His face turned pale bit by bit.
Times Media had nurtured many international best actors and actresses. Although these people had already left Times Media to set up their own companies, they would still come back to help if the company needed help.
But this time, Times Media had offended the best actors and actresses that they had nurtured.
If the IFF Awards could be faked, it would be the end of the crowd's mockery. Who would dare to act in Times Media's movies?
But how did it happen?
Ying Zijin looked up and said calmly, "I said that this is just the beginning."
Originally, she had a more meticulous plan against Times Media.
But now, it was useless.
David finally got rid of the reporters.
He quickly walked down the stage, looked at the girl, and sneered. "Don't think that you can leave Fei Lengcui unscathed!"
A company from Hua's entertainment industry had embarrassed the Luolang family so openly. Would the Luolang family let them off?
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