Chapter 221: Selected as One of the Top Ten Films

lity onto you, but I know I've made mistakes too; it's not entirely your fault."Ye Feimo tried to read something in Warmth’s calm eyes but saw nothing.Warmth spoke softly, "Feimo, let go.""Never!" Ye...Chapter 221: Selected as One of the Top Ten Films

The award ceremony began, with a well-known host from variety shows leading the event. The first category was for the top ten films, and both 'Beauty Topples the City' and 'Un冕之王' were selected. The rankings weren't announced in any particular order, and Warming and Chen Xieru were quite pleased.

The selection of 'Topples the City' wasn’t surprising to them. For Best Director, it was undoubtedly Lin Ning. When he went up to receive his award and give a speech, Cai Xiaojing finally showed her first smile of the evening.

"Sis Xiaojing, are you not feeling well today" Warming asked with concern.

Cai Xiaojing shook her head. "I'm fine, just slightly dizzy."

Warming looked at the judging panel and felt a bit uneasy seeing Han Bi, who was one of the judges this time around, whispering to those few people. It wasn’t that she suspected them unfairly; with Han Bi as a judge, her chances of winning were slim.

After all, these awards were given by professional and amateur judges, not from audience votes outside. Everyone was in the same circle, and with Han Bi having more experience, people would look up to her. Moreover, whether it was for personal conduct or acting skills, Han Bi had a good reputation, and what she said carried weight.

Warming felt rather downcast.

Lin Ning’s speech was always concise and straightforward without any fuss; he came back down after just a moment.

The next category was Best Male Actor. It was clear that it would go to Zhou Chengge, as 'Beauty Topples the City' had an excellent reputation despite being a woman-centric drama. Zhou Chengge's performance did not fall short at all, making this award no trouble for him.

Warming was genuinely happy for him. Next up was Best Female Actor. There were three nominations: Warming as the first nominee from 'Beauty Topples the City', Zhang Zhilan, the lead actress of 'Un冕之王', and Yuan Meiling, the star of this summer’s box office hit.

Warming's heart pounded nervously—would she be among them She was really looking forward to it; it made her heart race even more than when she kissed Ye Feimo. This was an unprecedented experience for her.

The host deliberately teased the audience before loudly announcing the winner of this award. Zhang Zhilan from Un-crowned Queen won the Best Actress Award. This was an annual award, and apart from her role in Un-crowned Queen, Zhang Zhilan had also starred in two other good films that year. She truly deserved this prize.

Warming felt a little disappointed, but Cai Xiaojing smiled and said to her, "It's okay, Warming. You're new here. This award isn't very important."

Warming smiled sweetly. Although she was indeed a bit disappointed, she wasn't too concerned about it. She didn’t dream of achieving everything at once. Even though she became famous overnight, there were still many things that wouldn't allow her to continue dreaming.

This award could just be left up to fate.

Han Bi smiled and glanced in Warming's direction. Only the Best Newcomer Award remained now, and Warming noticed Han Bi looking at her. She pursed her lips together as a sense of unease deepened within her heart.

She didn't have much hope for winning Best Actress, but she was very hopeful about the Best Newcomer Award.

But because Han Bi was here, Warming’s chances of winning had decreased by eighty percent. Let it be fate, let it be fate.

Zhou Chengge turned his head over and said with a smile, "Warming, this newcomer award will definitely go to you."

Warming smiled faintly. She wanted nothing more than for that to happen.

This year's new talents, apart from Warming herself, the most competitive was an actress in a certain girl group. However, on both box office and word-of-mouth fronts, Warming had overwhelming advantages.

Therefore, Zhou Chengge believed with certainty that this Best Newcomer Award would definitely go to Warming.

But when the results were revealed, it was somewhat unexpected: Warming received a nomination but ultimately missed out on the Best Newcomer Award by just one vote. Zhou Chengge found this quite surprising because, considering An Ning's public relations efforts and promotional strategies, there was a ninety-nine percent chance that Warming would win this award. He thought everything was certain.

Who knew...

The process wasn't particularly eventful, but the outcome was quite unexpected.

If she didn't win Best Actress, it would have been a bit disappointing, but not too much. However, not winning the Newcomer Award made her truly disappointed. She wasn't very good at hiding her disappointment, and Cai Xiao Jing said with a faint smile, "It's no big deal; there's no need to be upset over this award."

Although she said that, her tone was quite poor.

Wen Ran wasn't stupid. From the beginning, Cai Xiao Jing had been very unhappy. Besides when Lin Ning came up on stage to accept his award, Wen Ran hadn't seen Cai Xiao Jing smile once, as if she already knew the result today.

Was it really so

"Warm, maintain your grace..." said Cai Xiao Jing. Wen Ran nodded; of course, she understood that. Zhou Cheng Ge was rather surprised but smiled and said, "It's okay, just a newcomer award. Next time we'll work harder."

"Thank you, Brother Zhou," Wen Ran smiled.

The media reporters were everywhere, and tonight's big winner would naturally be the focus of their attention; those who weren't nominated or didn't win awards also became focal points for the media, especially Wen Ran.

For Wen Ran, tonight was rather awkward.

The a City Film Critics Award only had a few categories: Top Ten Films of the Year, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Newcomer Award. That's it—just these awards.

The success of "Beauty Topples the Capital" was obvious to everyone; Wen Ran shot to fame overnight and became a rising star in the entertainment industry. With her strong background and public relations support from An Ning, this film could have won all the awards without any issue.

Even if the organizers wanted to thin out the awards or balance things out, if they couldn't give Best Actress to Wen Ran, she would certainly get the Newcomer Award. However, everyone didn't expect that Wen Ran wouldn't even win the Newcomer Award.

Not just Zhou Chengge was surprised, many stars were also taken aback.

Wenran's rapid rise could not have happened without An Ning's support. Ye Feimo, Gu Xiaobei, and Lin Ning all made it clear that Wenran was the latest protégé of An Ning, so there would definitely be behind-the-scenes maneuvering in this first award ceremony. Many actresses originally thought they would lose both Best Actress and Best Newcomer to Wenran today, only to find out she wouldn’t win either.

The stars were buzzing with talk about it. Although "Beauty Topples the City" was a huge success overall, it seemed rather awkward that Wenran had nothing to show for her effort.

When interviewed by reporters, Wenran remained graceful and smiling throughout, giving sincere praise and blessings to other award winners.dn't seem inclined to ease the situation. Although Zhuque and Fang Jiaqi had a good relationship with him and he admired their abilities, that wasn't enough for him to speak up for them.Wu Shuang nonc...