Chapter 714: 587 Exposed! [1 Update]
The IFF Golden Statue Award represents not only the establishment of Chuguang Media on the international stage but also a new milestone for the Hua Country Film Industry.
Its significance was profound.
It was also the result of the company’s collective efforts.
But it had been dismissed so easily.
The female secretary frowned, “Boss, even if they bribed the judges, we don’t have any evidence; awards without a public voting selection process are never absolutely fair to begin with.”
The judges had their own preferences.
Like the previous IFF Golden Statue Award, there were two movies that both had the strength to win the award, but in the end, because the judges preferred the first one,
At this point, the female secretary hesitated, “Maybe they didn’t even bribe anyone, and this is just the result.”
Ying Zijin didn’t look up, her tone still calm, “We’ll see.”
The female secretary paused.
Ying Zijin called up a frame on her phone and was about to enter the program when a WeChat message arrived first.
[Fu Yunshen]: [Video.mov]
[Fu Yunshen]: [Recording.mp3]
[Fu Yunshen]: There you go.
Fu Yunshen’s computer skills had always been on par with Qin Lingyan, 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 recording, her gaze turning slightly cold after viewing them.
Even if the judges had voted for “Lost Memories,” it wouldn’t have mattered.
But now, it was clear the results had been directly tampered with.
At that moment, another message from Fu Yunshen came through.
This time it was a voice message.
His voice held a smile, gentle and slow.
“Shh, watch the screen in a minute.”
Ying Zijin raised her eyebrows slightly and turned her attention back to the stage.
Now, they were giving out the Best Director award.
“The winner of the Best Director this time is the director of ‘Lost Memories,’ Diana Pazzi!” the host announced, “Congratulations to Miss Diana, who achieved such a great success on her directorial debut, truly impressive.”
Diana Pazzi picked up her gown and walked gracefully onto the stage to accept the award.
“Oh, the last award is the much-anticipated Best Film award, this time the winner of the Best Film award is—”
“‘Lost Memories’! Congratulations!” the host began to applaud, “The Best Film award will be presented by our head judge, Mr. David.”
David straightened his outfit and smiled, “It’s an honor to stand here on behalf of the judges and say a few words.”
He held the microphone, “Over the many years of IFF, this is the first time I am serving as the head judge, and I have watched a lot of films. I must admit, none of the films in this selection are subpar; they are all very good.”
“If there were ten prizes for the top award, you all should be chosen.”
“Eventually we discussed it and chose ‘Lost Memories,'” said David, “Some might ask why ‘Rebirth’ didn’t win even one top award.”
“Here’s the thing, we discussed it and found that in ‘Rebirth,’ when the male protagonist played three different characters, his acting was slightly overdone, falling short, and furthermore…”
[Ah, forget it, at least winning Best Screenplay is something, and it’s the first award for Hua Country.]
[Bro, don’t be discouraged, we’ll fight again next year!]
[What’s this head judge talking about? This isn’t encouragement, it’s total belittlement, right???]
[So, you guys hype up Shang Yaozhi’s acting skills every day, but internationally it’s still mocked. Can’t make it outside the country, hahaha, serves you right.]
As David continued to praise “Lost Memories” and disparage “Rebirth,” the image on the big screen changed.
The audience was taken aback.
The judges sitting in the judges’ box also sat up straight, staring at the big screen in astonishment.
Wasn’t this their meeting room?
The surveillance video began to play.
An official exchange between one of the judges and David.
——But previously, didn’t you say “Rebirth” was impressive?
——Sure, it is impressive, but look who made “Lost Memories”? Diana Pazzi. Who among us would dare offend a member of the Pazzi family? That’s asking for death, isn’t it?
——What award doesn’t have a scandal nowadays? Just let it be.
Below the stage, there was silence, and in the entire venue, only David’s voice remained.
A sentence landed clearly in everyone’s ears—
“And if we don’t tell, who will know?”
The agent suddenly looked up, “Yaozhi!”
It turned out that it wasn’t a problem with Shang Yaozhi’s acting, but the fact that this selection was unfair from the start.
David had given “Lost Memories” the awards that rightfully belonged to Shang Yaozhi and “Rebirth”!