Chapter 416 Jury Money + Award Money
End of November.
Jin Qixuan was summoned by the Blue Dragon Award Organizing Committee to go to a place in Seoul for a week-long "collegial meeting" with the jury.
During this period, everyone’s communication equipment will be confiscated.
The final list of winners will be reviewed and discussed here.
The preliminary selection of the Blue Dragon Award is based on audience voting on the official website.
The organizing committee then selects the top five films with the highest number of votes and submits them to the jury for a secret ballot to select the winners of each award.
That night, the Blue Dragon Award Organizing Committee organized a reception banquet for all the judges, announcing the start of the judging work.
There are nine judges in total, Jin Qixuan is the youngest and the most junior.
Likewise, he is the only active actor here.
Others are basically professors, associate professors from major film and television schools, or well-known directors and screenwriters.
At the dinner table, Jin Qixuan also had a rough impression of the judges.
Everyone is very clear about their opinions and speaks sharply.
Also, they drink very well.
In this regard, Jin Qixuan feels that this week's review work may not be so easy and comfortable.
It was then decided that he would cast his vote and not try to convince others.
This is what Jin Qixuan thinks and does.
It sounds like the position of the award ceremony jury is extremely busy, and they have to stay up late to review films.
In fact, it's not that busy.
During the day, nine people gathered in the small screening room and watched movies happily.
After dinner, the jury chairman will convene the judges to discuss the movies they watched today.
Among them, what attracts the most attention is naturally the ownership of the "Best Actor" and "Queen".
The daily discussion scene can be described as "dangerous" and "full of smoke".
The nominees for this year’s best actor are Yoo Ah In, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Jae, and Hwang Jung Min.
The Best Actress nominees are Kim Hee-ae, Ra Mi-ran, Shin Min-ah, Jeon Do-yeon, and Jung Yoo-mi.
There are no soft persimmons who can be shortlisted.
Jin Qixuan listens to their discussions every day and can clearly understand everyone's tendencies.
For example, Professor Lee, who is sitting on his right, prefers Yoo Ah-in, and the middle-aged director on his left prefers Hwang Jung-min.
As a screenwriter, Ms. Cui prefers Li Byung-hun. Her reason is very simple: she has a positive image and a variety of acting styles.
These three people argue the most every day.
Being able to come up with two completely opposite conclusions from the same performance was an eye-opener for Jin Qixuan...
That's it, on the sixth day.
Screenwriter Cui happened to see the highlight clip of Lee Byung-hun in "The Ministers of Namsan" and immediately praised his performance.
The other two immediately objected.
“Isn’t Li Byung-hun’s performance good?”
As he spoke, screenwriter Cui pointed to the screen and said:
"Look at this, when he was suspected by his subordinates, he immediately showed anger and disdain, but he also forcibly restrained his emotions, and the slight trembling of his fingers holding the cigarette betrayed his heart. I think this part is handled quite brilliantly!"< br>
“I didn’t say that his acting was not wonderful. I also admit that Yoo Ah In’s acting skills are definitely not as good as Lee Byung Hun. After all, more than ten years of experience is at stake.”
Professor Li said: “But Lee Byung-hun has won the Best Actor Award so many times. Apart from Ahn Sung-ki, he has won the most Best Actor Award. Why should he give it to me again?”
"If the award is judged this way, then won't the Blue Dragon Award remain the same as before, a group of old guys amusing themselves? Who else can this award encourage? What is its use?"
It seems that I still need to quote my words. , Professor Li continued:
"At last year's Daejong Awards, Kim Qi-xuan and Song Kang-ho were nominated at the same time, and the best actor award finally went to Jin Qi-xuan. Is it really because his acting skills are better than Song Kang-ho's? The judges are blind?"
"..."
Jin Qixuan, who was lying on the gun for no apparent reason, looked at Professor Li in confusion.
Noticing Jin Qixuan’s gaze, Professor Li realized that he had made a mistake. He quickly waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Ahem, I'm not talking about you, let's just talk about the matter..."
Professor Li cleared his throat and tried to make up for it:
"The establishment of the Blue Dragon Award is to encourage the vigorous development of the film industry, so that during the period The young people in their prime are contributing more to the film industry.”
"Look, Song Kanghao and Li Byung-hun, who are already successful, what's the point of getting one more actor?"
"But it's different if it's given to Jin Qixuan, that..."
As he said, Li The professor turned to look at Jin Qixuan and asked: "Qixuan, what movies do you have this year?"
"Sorry, Professor Li, I don't have any movies released this year."
"..."
Professor Li's expression suddenly froze.
Due to a series of inappropriate discussions, the screening room, which was a little noisy just now, suddenly became quiet, and there was still an atmosphere of embarrassment in the air.
At this time, the chairman of the jury finally couldn't stand it anymore and coughed twice:
"Are we going off topic? What is being shown now is a clip of Li Byung-hun. What did Jin Qixuan do to him? ?”
"Um...Chairman, skip this paragraph and read the next paragraph..."
"Yes, look at the next paragraph."
"..."
The quarrel ended in an anticlimactic manner.
However, Jin Qixuan gained some insights from the discussions over the past few days.
Everyone discusses the pros and cons of a movie and an actor from their own perspectives. During brainstorming, sparks of ideas can often come out.
It also inspired his acting skills.
In this way, on the last night, the nine judges began to count the votes.
The rest of the award results are fine.
The grand prize was for "The Ministers of Namsan", and the best director went to Im Dae-hyung for "To Yoon Hee".
The best actress was Luo Meilan, and only the "best actor" category got a tie vote.
Yoo Ah-in and Lee Byung-hun each have three votes, Hwang Jung-min has two votes, and Lee Jung-jae has one vote.
According to regulations, if there is a tie in the first round, a re-vote will be held.
But only vote for actors or works with equal votes.
However, before voting begins, canvassing is also indispensable.
Professor Lee, who supports Yoo Ah-in, was the first to fire:
“I think Lee Byung-hun’s personal ethics are lacking, and his reputation among the public is too bad. If he is given the Best Actor Award, the reputation of the Blue Dragon Award will also be affected.”
Upon hearing this word, Screenwriter Cui sneered:
"Since when does the Blue Dragon Award depend on image? Besides, what kind of good person is Yoo Ah-in? He has deserted military service, sexual orientation...is his reputation better than Lee Byung-hun?"
"Besides, the award is based on acting skills. You keep saying that Lee Byung-hun has a bad image, but do the audience care? His movies are still a hit at the box office and the ratings are still high."
"If you choose based on style, just give it to Huang Zhengmin."
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, the chairman of the jury clapped his hands to attract their attention and said:
"What we are voting for now is the best actor, not a moral model."
“Okay, let’s start the second round of voting.”
After speaking, the chairman sent a note to each of the nine people present.
Actually, no matter how noisy, Jin Qixuan decided to vote for Yoo Ah In.
He shot like this in the first round, and the same in the second round.
Understanding is one aspect.
The main thing is that Yoo Ah-in played a mute in "Silent". He didn't have a single line in the whole process, and relied entirely on body movements and facial expressions to convey emotions. The performance was flesh-and-blood and directly touched people's hearts.
Jin Qixuan appreciates this very much.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Jin Qixuan wants to disgust Li Byung-hun.
One minute later, the nine judges finished casting their votes, and the chairman and two staff members counted the votes live.
Li Bingxian, one vote.
Yoo Ah In, one vote.
Li Bingxian, two votes.
Yoo Ah In, two votes.
......
Li Bingxian, four votes.
Yoo Ah In, four votes.
There is one last vote left.
Everyone turns their attention to the chairman of the jury. I saw him take out the last piece of paper from the box, slowly unfold it, glance at the name, and sing:
"Yoo Ah-in, five votes."
In the end, Yoo Ah-in won this year's Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor with a one-vote advantage.
This is the end of the one-week Blue Dragon Award judging event.
This year’s Blue Dragon Award is scheduled for December 11th.
The location is Yeongjongdo Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon.
At seven o'clock that night, Jin Qixuan appeared on the red carpet of the Blue Dragon Awards again after two years.
Compared with the tension and anticipation of coming here before, this time I feel very relaxed.
This Blue Dragon Awards is the same as the previous Baeksang Awards in that it will be broadcast live online without an audience.
After entering the venue.
Jin Qixuan sat in the first row with the other judges.
Soon, after the host's gorgeous rhetoric and a series of singing and dancing performances, the award ceremony officially began.
However, when Jin Qixuan’s photo appeared on the big screen to introduce the judges, the audience in the live broadcast room was stunned for a moment.
Immediately, the barrage came like an overwhelming force.
【Wait, who did I see? Jin Qixuan! ? 】
【Wow, Dafa and Teacher Jin are now judges! 】
[Haha, Teacher Jin is really doing great things in silence! 】
【Teacher Jin’s social status is getting higher and higher! 】
……
For a time, the originally deserted live broadcast room became lively because of Jin Qixuan's appearance.
Jin Qixuan’s purpose of coming to the Blue Dragon Awards is naturally not just to watch.
He wants to award awards + promote the movie.
The later stage of the film "Light and Shadow" was delayed for a while due to the epidemic.
Now that it is completed, Li Cangdong decided not to submit the film to Cannes but directly to the Berlin Film Festival.
This means that "Light and Shadow" has reached the promotion period.
In fact, there is nothing to promote in a literary film, but the cast and cast are full of commercial elements.
Kim Qixuan, Kim Hye-soo, Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Hae-jin, Shin Hye-sun.
There are also guest appearances by Lee Sung Min and Kim Soo Hyun.
Of course, in addition to Jin Qixuan, there was another female guest who presented the award with him.
It’s Han Ji Min.
She is the same, coming with a propaganda mission.
The promotion was a remake of Neon's romantic movie "Josee and the Tigers and the Fishes" that she collaborated with Nam Joo Hyuk.
Well, the love between siblings who are twelve years apart...
Although, Jin Qixuan and Han Ji-min are the 39th Best Actor and Best Actress.
But there is no problem in presenting the 41st Best Actor and Best Actress categories. After all, neither of them attended the 40th Blue Dragon Awards.
Soon, when the Best Director was awarded, Jin Qixuan got up and went backstage to prepare.
After a while, the award for the best director was completed on the stage.
"Now here are the presenters for Best Actor and Best Actress - Jin Qixuan and Han Ji-min."
As the announcement ended, the camera panned to the passage on the side of the stage.
I saw Han Zhimin wearing a white dress with a smile on his face, holding Jin Qixuan's arm in a gentle and charming way.
On the side, Jin Qixuan, wearing a gray plaid suit from Gucci's 2021 early spring series, smiled and waved to greet the camera.
Seeing this scene, the live broadcast room suddenly exploded.
【Woxuan is too handsome! ! 】
[Teacher Jin’s looks and temperament are so awesome! 】
【I don’t envy mandarin ducks or immortals, I envy IU every day! 】
【Han Ji-min seems to look better than he did two years ago. Did he have plastic surgery? 】
[This girl is almost forty, so don’t pick her...]
...
After a while, the two of them walked to the center of the stage.
"Hello everyone, my name is Jin Qixuan."
"Hello everyone, my name is Han Ji-min."
"Bah bang bang..."
After introducing themselves, the two exchanged a few business words and then began to briefly promote their respective movies.
Afterwards, the highlight clips of the four Best Actor candidates began to be played on the big screen.
"The winner of the 41st Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor is——"
Even though we already know who it is, the ceremony still has to go a bit.
Jin Qixuan opened the envelope, looked at it, and said loudly:
""Silent", Yoo Ah-in!
"Congratulations!"
The words fell and applause broke out.
At the same time, Yoo Ah In's wonderful performance in "Silent" was played on the big screen, and the announcer also began to give conclusive praise to Yoo Ah In's acting skills in "Silent".
Then, Yoo Ah In stood up amidst the applause of the crowd, hugged the actors and directors around him, and strode onto the stage.
Seeing this, Jin Qixuan took two steps forward and handed him the trophy.
Yoo Ah In looked at Jin Qixuan and understood everything instantly.
After receiving the trophy, he hugged Jin Qixuan and said thank you in his ear.
Actually, between smart people, there is no need to say anything.
Afterwards, Yoo Ah In gave an acceptance speech and then left the stage.
Immediately afterwards, Han Ji-min began to award the best actress again.
"The winner of the 41st Blue Dragon Award for Best Actress is——"
""The Honest Candidate", Luo Meilan, congratulations!"
Speaking of which, I was very happy to see Luo Meilan win the award and Jin Qixuan.
Looking back on five years ago when they were filming "Reply 1988" together, Luo Meilan took good care of him.
Later, he also made two guest appearances in Jin Qixuan's movies.
After Luo Meilan came on stage, Jin Qixuan hugged her like Yoo Ah In.
A moment later, Luo Mei, holding the trophy in one hand and a bouquet in the other, stood in front of the microphone and said:
"Thank you very much to 'Teacher Jin' for awarding this award to me."
After saying that, she looked back at Jin Qixuan with a smile.
"Ouch..."
The teacher called Jin Qixuan at a loss.
Netizens call him Teacher Jin because he is indeed a teaching assistant at Central University.
But her name is...
Seeing this, Jin Qixuan waved his hands in panic.
This scene immediately caused everyone present and netizens in the live broadcast room to burst into laughter.
[Teacher Jin, why are you panicking, hahahaha! 】
【Ms. Leopard is so skinny, hahaha! 】
【So loving! 】
【Suddenly I want to watch 1988. I will watch it again after watching the live broadcast! 】
……
After the award ceremony, Jin Qixuan rushed back to the "Squid Game" crew overnight.
It’s not that he won’t attend the Qinglong Celebration Banquet, but it was canceled due to the epidemic.
(End of this chapter)