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So they say, better the devil you know.
Only until this point did Emma finally understand that her path wasn’t particularly filled with more obstacles than everyone else. Being in the industry that she was and holding onto the position that she had, even if it was someone else, as long as they stood in someone’s way, their result would be the same.
Thinking of this, her heart sank a little.
Perhaps the person that was playing tricks was determined to make their actress win. But, they couldn’t forget that Emma was also competing for the same award this year!
They were influential, but that was only because Eric didn’t normally get involved with the voting process of the Sky Honor Awards. But, this time, they had impacted Emma. If someone dared to touch his wife, there was no way he’d let them off easy. Especially when she would be disqualified from receiving audience votes after three warnings. He couldn’t possibly let them effect her votes.
It was impossible!
So, the next morning, a good show played out in front of everyone. Every single nominee was suspected of cheating. In fact, the numbers were more dramatic than the first two times. As a result, not only did the organizers clear all the votes, they also changed the rules for voting.
Each ID number could only vote once and votes from the same IP only counted as one. All the nominees had a fresh start in a fair race.
If anyone dared to compete with Eric, they had to consider their abilities.
Otherwise, they were shooting themselves in the foot!
That night, just as the final votes were piling in, Emma received a phone call from Elder Roberts, “You don’t have anything that you’d like to ask of grandfather?”
“I’ll let the heavens decide,” Emma replied with a smile. “I’ve already done everything I can and should. I have no regrets.”
“That’s the true Roborts Family spirit…”
Elder Roberts originally wanted to praise Emma a little more, but her phone was suddenly snatched out of her hand by Eric, “Old man, it’s getting late. Emma needs to sleep.”
“Rascal! Don’t you want to do anything for your wife? Shouldn’t you be asking me to help out behind-the-scenes?”
“Emma doesn’t need help,” Eric replied confidently.
“Fine…”
Seeing Eric’s childish behavior, Emma couldn’t help but warn, “Don’t treat grandFather Whitakerke that next time.”
“I just want you to get some rest. Plus, he’s obviously trying to get acknowledgment of his existence. Don’t let him have his way.”
Hearing Eric’s words, Emma couldn’t help but laugh. In the end, she leaned into Eric’s embrace and fell asleep…
…
The next day, outside the Starshine Entertainment Building, it was time to announce the final five nominees. Out of the ten newcomers only five would be selected and, of course, out of the five only one of them would eventually receive an award.
Elder Roberts was involved with the voting process, so after the first round of voting, the judges placed the 5th and 6th ranked together to compare.
The actress in the 5th place starred in a surrealist film called ‘Survive’. And sitting in 6th place, was Emma…
Emma was 6th!
Elder Roberts did not understand this result. With Emma’s acting abilities, she was more than capable of at least ranking in the top three. Why did she have such a small amount of votes?
“I think we should just eliminate Emma. After all, she is relatively new amongst the newcomers, whereas, there is no doubt that the other nominees have more experience, so they must have better acting than her.”
“No doubt?” Elder Roberts cut in and scoffed. “The Sky Honor Awards isn’t based on experience, it’s based on skills.”
“Elder Roberts, those that are sitting here, all have decades of experience. Don’t you think we can tell who can and can’t act? If you’re so good, why don’t you tell us, out of the 10 nominees, who can’t act.”
“You want to talk to me about acting?” Elder Roberts wasn’t willing to admit defeat, so he asked for someone to fetch the two films submitted for the two women that were currently in 5th and 6th place. Of course, at a time like this, he had to use comparison to prove his point, “Since we’ve gotten to this point, let’s look at their acting in detail.”
“There’s no point looking at when they entered the industry and how many films they’ve produced, let’s skip that and jump straight to acting ability.”
After speaking, Elder Roberts asked for the staff to skip to the climax of both films and broadcasted it on the screen behind them…
The female lead of ‘Survive’ played a blind engineer. To highlight small details, she purposely wore her clothes the wrong way around, and when bullied, she could only kick and punch into thin air. She perfectly portrayed the pitiful nature of a small, insignificant woman.
Then there was ‘W.H.’. The female writer played by Emma was worried that she had contracted the virus, so in the scene they were viewing, she was examining her body in the bathroom. From imagining herself turning into a monster to confirming that she had not been infected and looking relieved, her entire performance was extremely smooth and complete. In fact, in just 3 minutes, she displayed a perfect transformation of emotions.
Both women were flawless…
From a glance, it was indeed hard to decide on a winner bet**en the two. However…
…after they finished watching the excerpts from the two films, Elder Roberts smiled and said, “It’s not that I want to protect anyone in particular, but there is no reason that Emma’s acting makes her deserving of being eliminated.”
“In that case Elder Roberts, are you trying to say that we should eliminate the actress from ‘Survive’?”
“I didn’t say that. The young lady’s acting is versatile and full of spirit. I just want to question whether the actresses that are ranked higher, are as flawless as them? I simply don’t understand why, the two actresses with the best acting are ranked 5th and 6th.”
“What are you guys trying to do? I know the higher ranked actresses have more experience and it is time for them to be rewarded, but is the Sky Honor Awards that cruel and realistic? This is not an award based on experience. If you want to comfort them on their hard work, you can go buy them a lolly. But, when it comes to judging the Sky Honor Awards, it’s best to put away your casual approach.”
After his warning, Elder Roberts presented everyone with the profiles and film excerpts of the top 4 actresses. Since ‘some people’ weren’t being fair, then they had no choice but to do some overtime and discuss everything in detail.
“Also, may I ask for the reason why you are all so certain about eliminating Emma?”
Hearing this question, everyone fell silent.
“Absolutely ridiculous…”
“Are you guys blind to good acting?” Elder Roberts couldn’t help but stick up for what was right and get justice for his granddaughter-in-law. But, Elder Roberts had no idea that the real trouble was yet to come.
“Since you guys are seated in this position and are judges, please display your professionalism and objectiveness. What you should be focused on, is an actor’s abilities and not their experience.”
“I’ve already said what I needed to say. If you still feel the need to eliminate Emma, then I have no objections. But, please provide a reasonable explanation for your decision. Otherwise, the public and I won’t be easily convinced,” Elder Roberts crossed his arms in front of his ch*st and leaned back in his chair. “Let’s go around the table. Tell me what you honestly think.”
Everyone hesitated for a moment before a senior film critic adjusted the glasses on his nose and responded, “The Sky Honor Awards represents the highest quality art form in the country and is currently held in the highest regard. The person we choose, not only needs to be great at acting, but also needs to be respected by the public.”
“The reason I want to eliminate Emma is simple, it’s because she has too many enemies in the industry. She has a bad reputation, she’s arrogant, and she’s broken too many rules within the industry.”
“When it comes to acting, all 10 nominees can act. But, while some stick to their responsibilities, others create headlines all day long.”
“She hasn’t produced many films, but news about her has continuously carried on from the beginning of the year until the end. That’s why I don’t like her.”
Elder Roberts nodded his head and asked the others, “What about you guys? Do you also think this way?”
“More or less…”
“Me too…”
“If this is your way of being objective, then you should do some research into the other nominees. Do you truly understand all of them?” Elder Roberts questioned. “I would like to know, how does Emma have a bad reputation?”
Everyone was suddenly faced with a difficult question. But, they maintained their opinion.
“Fine, since none of you have anything to say, it must mean you truly dislike Emma and won’t vote for her sincerely; I won’t force you. I’ll simply show you one last thing,” Elder Roberts waved at a staff member and whispered a few words into his ear.
No one could predict what Elder Roberts had planned. All they could do was wait as the staff retrieved behind-the-scenes footage from ‘W.H.’.
Elder Roberts disregarded everything else and directly broadcasted the footage onto the screen.
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