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“I almost forgot that I had offended this man. If I had known…”
“It’s fine,” Emma cut in. “You didn’t do anything wrong. If he insists on involving personal grudges, then I’d rather not receive the award.”
Eric did not say anything. He simply ran his hand through Emma’s hair.
“Following on, please welcome our next guest presenter…”
According to the normal order of presentation, after the Best Supporting Actress was announced, the Best Newcomer Award was supposed to follow closely behind. After all, compared to the highly important awards at the end, The Best Newcomer Award did not hold much weight; it was simply a form of encouragement for rookies. Plus, winning a Best Newcomer Award did not guarantee that they would end up winning a Best Actress/Actor Award in the future. But, this year was a little different…
The organizers delayed the Best Newcomer Award towards the end…
All the guests sighed. It seemed, the Sky Honor Awards finally knew how to keep up with the times and play with gimmicks.
Of course, this proved that the competition for this year’s Best Newcomer was fierce and was held in high esteem.
“Following on, we will be presenting the award for The Most Promising Director. I would like to take this opportunity to thank these young people for contributing to the film industry. It’s because of you that the older generation feel deeply comforted and can see hope in the industry.”
“The winner is…please look at the screen…”
“The director of ‘W.H.’, Zephaniah.”
Zephaniah froze at the sound of his own name. He had not received any notification about this award and had simply shown up to be a guest presenter. He never expected to receive such a surprise.
The way that Zephaniah was hurt by H World and the way that he changed from being a manager to a director was all witnessed by Emma. On top of that, his persistence during the filming of ‘W.H.’ was what encouraged Emma and Craig to keep persevering.
So, seeing Zephaniah receive an award, naturally made Emma happy for her friend.
“Eric, Zephaniah received an award!” Emma smiled. Eric was surprised by this smile, because it had been a long time since he had seen such a simple and pure smile on her face.
She was simply happy because her friend had received an award.
“He will receive even more awards in the future,” Eric said as he watched Zephaniah walk up onto the stage.
Emma nodded her head before she listened intently to Zephaniah’s speech.
“I am very surprised,” Zephaniah began. “I never thought that I’d receive an award. ‘W.H.’ was my first film and a great start to my career as a director. As I stand up here, the first person I want to thank is Emma.”
“Thank you for not complaining and asking questions. For the sake of this film, she was willing to go to any lengths.”
“She has always been a friend that I have truly respected.”
“Secondly, I would like to thank Craig. Of course, I am referring to the fact that he participated in this film for free!”
“It was because of these two people that I truly understood how it felt to have a film come to life.”
“As for my production team, they are all of the same heart. So, I won’t go into too much detail about who else to thank. However, there is one more thing I would like to address.”
“I hope that everyone can be nice to Emma. She is truly a good person and extremely talented. But, I know she is constantly thrown into a storm and being hurt and attacked.”
“Up here, I would like to declare that Emma and I will forever be the best of friends! From today onwards, no matter what happens, I will be on her side!”
“So, Emma…”
“Keep up the hard work!”
“Lastly, I know that everyone is waiting to see the winner of The Best Newcomer Award, so I won’t take up any more of your precious time. I will now hand the stage back to the hosts.” After speaking, Zephaniah placed a k**s on his trophy.
The Best Newcomer Award!
How many people inside and outside of the venue were waiting for this award?
“Following on, we will be presenting the winners of the Best Newcomer Award. Please welcome our guests: the president of the film association and one of the nation’s best directors, Mr Quillan; as well as the honorary chairwoman of Times Media, Ms Shayla Rodriguez; to the stage.”
As the crowd erupted in an applause and watched the two important personalities appear on the stage, there was a deeper meaning to quite a few people’s smiles. No matter how popular this award was, they couldn’t lose sight of the bigger picture. They couldn’t allow the most important Best Actress/Actor awards to be overshadowed by the Best Newcomer Award.
“Mr Zellweger is a much respected senior in the industry…” Shayla Rodriguez clapped her hands.
“And Ms Rodriguez has produced a lot of miracles in the film industry,” the old man smiled. “But, the film industry now is definitely a lot different to how it was back in our time.”
“Why would you say that?”
“Real actors are becoming scarce, whereas those that only know how to flirt and s**k up are increasing. Stotytellers are dying out, whereas those that deceive the audience are growing in numbers. Cheap graphics are everywhere, but ticket sales are still through the roof. I am struggling to understand the way that this generation judges quality. Perhaps I am getting old…” the old man laughed in self-ridicule.
“Let’s take this Best Newcomer Award for example. Although newcomers deserve encouragement, shouldn’t the public’s attention be focused on those that have spent a lifetime dedicated to acting?”
“I am especially disgusted by those that decide to become an actor just because they can’t survive in their own industry. Acting is indeed a money-making profession, but people like this, end up skewing the public’s judgment and is not healthy for the development of the industry.”
“You are indeed a straightforward senior…” Shayla said awkwardly.
His words were much too obvious and direct.
All that was missing was for him to mention Emma’s name!
He was from the previous generation and had achieved a lot, but he was arrogant and ignored the current market trends, even though Emma was practically aloof from the world like a monk.
“I won’t say any more, we should focus on presenting the award. Over the years, the awards that have been handed over from my hands has never been this cheap,” Quillan spoke without showing any mercy and naturally attracted a lot of hatred…
“The winner of the 37th Annual Sky Honor Award for The Best Newcomer is…”
The spotlight suddenly alternated bet**en Emma and the other nominees as everyone held their breaths and stared intently at the image on the screen.
Emma felt unusually nervous so she began to hold nervously to Eric’s hand.
Eric’s heart ached as he looked at the nervous exp**ssion on her face. He subconsciously held onto her hand and r*bbed it comfortingly.
“…Emma from ‘W.H.’!”
Seeing this result, everyone was overcome with complex emotions. The result seemed both expected, yet also surprising.
Emma also felt quite complex. She knew that to outsiders, she didn’t seem to deserve this award. Otherwise, Quillan would not have said what he did.
And it was because of this that everyone watched in deep thought as Emma stood up from her seat. Of course, as her husband, Eric also stood up, held onto her hand and headed to the stage with her.
Quillan was unwilling to present the award to Emma, so the entire process was handled by Shayla. Emma got what she wished for and finally held the golden phoenix trophy in her hands. But…
“Emma, could you please share with us your thoughts?”
Hearing the host’s invite, Emma walked up to the microphone, scanned the audience and began speaking in a loud and clear voice, “Firstly, I have a few words I would like to say to Mr. Quillan.” Emma turned to the side and placed the golden phoenix trophy on the floor.
“If Mr. Zellweger’s opinion is representative of the entire older generation, then I can only say that it is a shame.”