Chapter 244. The thing called fate (2)"Did I heard it right?"
There was complete silence in the whole venue as all the people were thinking about the same thing.
Even the audience at home were thinking the same. It was just too shocking and no one had expected it from the start.
Xiao Rin won the best actress award!!
At that moment, they pondered if Xiao Rin really deserved the award or not. Many people were thinking that the jury had made a mistake.
But as they thought about it, they realised that there was nothing wrong with it.
Xiao Rin"s performance was one of the best this year and she had won praise from both the audience and the critics.
Compared to the performance other nominees, her performance was not worse at all.
It was just that her age was too little, causing people to think that she won"t be winning the best actress award.
It was a common misconception among all the people.
"I, I won!!"
Even Xiao Rin was a part of this misconception. She had never thought that she would win the best actress award tonight.
As the camera focused on her face, the expression of disbelief was clearly visible.
It was a rare expression on the face of someone who usually don"t show much emotions, aside from her acting.
"Brother Ren, I think I heard my name from the presenter"s mouth."
Xiao Rin turned around to look at Ren as she asked.
"I think I heard the same thing."
Even Ren was in somewhat disbelief. He had never guessed that Xiao Rin would win the award.
How could he had even guessed it?
The chances of it were very low but that low chance has became 100% and won her that award.
"Xiao Rin, quickly go up on the stage. It"s best to not waste anymore time. You have a winning speech ready, right?"
"Yes, Chief Han had made remember the speech earlier."
At that moment, Ren praised Chief Han in his heart. If there was no speech, then Xiao Rin would have made a fool of herself on the stage.
Xiao Rin quickly headed to the stage under the gazes of everyone. As soon as she steeped on the stage, thunderous applause rang out.
Everyone in the venue was praising Xiao Rin today!
Only the faces of the other nominees alongside her was sour. They had lost to a high school girl. How can they remain calm?
It was good that they have high acting skills and were able to hide her emotions well. Otherwise, when the camera turned to them, they would have made a blunder.
As Xiao Rin got close to the presenter, she shook hands with him and then, she again checked the cue card to see if there was really her name on it.
The audience laughed when they saw that.
By the time, Xiao Rin was giving her speech, her expression of disbelief was long gone and she had already calmed down.
Her speech has flowed fluently and everyone can see the big smile on her face.
It was truly a unexpected but wonderful moment!!
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"Ahh, I feel so embarra.s.sed for some reason."
Ren sighed as he splashed some water on his face. He was currently in the washroom.
The reason behind him being here was because he wasn"t able to endure everyone"s stare. This time it was all because of Xiao Rin"s speech.
She don"t even remember how many times she had thanked him on her winning speech.
His face burned just thinking about it!!
"It was really unexpected. I never thought she would really win the award."
"Yes, well, her performance was good and she was really pretty up on stage."
"What"s that? Do you have a crush on her or something?"
As he was about to leave the washroom, he heard some voices coming his way. They were unfamiliar voices but as they entered the washroom, Ren was able to find someone familiar.
It was Xiao Yunhai.
"Oh, you are here too."
Xiao Yunhai said as he noticed Ren"s presence in the washroom. Besides him were two young actors who are probably from the same agency as him.
"Yes, h.e.l.lo."
Ren didn"t know what to say at that moment.
They had never talked with each other but there was a large amount of animosity between them already.
That"s why, Ren just began to walk out of the washroom but Xiao Yunhai voice stopped him in his tracks.
"I hope you will be prepared for losing."
"The winner hasn"t been announced yet."
Ren said as he turned back to look at him but Xiao Yunhai just scoffed at him and said.
"I already know that I will win. You may think that you can win the award but miracles are really rare in the entertainment industry."
"I think I just saw a miracle up on stage."
Ren was implying about how Xiao Rin winning the award was nothing short of a miracle.
"She was lucky but that thing will not happen twice. I hope you will clap at me when I will ascend the stage."
"We will see who will clap for whom."
Ren left the washroom after that.
There was no reason for him to argue with Xiao Yinhai, especially when everything will be clear in just five minutes.
"It"s good that you are on time. They are just going to present the best actor award."
White bear said when he noticed Ren.
"Brother Ren."
"I"m fine."
Ren sat down on his seat.
Besides him, Xiao Rin was sitting while holding the statuette of a golden dragon.
"Will I be able to win it?"
Ren was seriously pondering on that question at that moment.
He don"t have much expectations of winning the award previously but his expectations had grown after Xiao Rin had won the award.
"Maybe I can win it too?"
That thought slowly came in his mind.
"I feel like tonight we will see some more miracles."
The two emcees on the stage were talking with each other.
"The next award is a miracle in itself for an actor. It"s the award for the best actor award."
Soon, the presenter came on stage and the atmosphere inside the venue turned silent.
The best actor award was the next big award after the best film award. They could not help but get nervous and ponder about the winner.
"This year, we have many good performances. Some even managed to shock the people. It happened only due to the sheer amount of effort put in by the actor."
The award presenter began to read the opening. Then, he opened the cue card and saw the name of the winner.
Ren mind was filled with various emotions at that moment, in which his expectation was at his peak.
He could not help but want the presenter to read his name out loud.
"The name of the winner is…."
The presenter stopped and made some suspense for the audience to think about the winner.
Ren closed his eyes at that moment. He took a deep breathe and waited for the next words of the award presenter.
"The winner is….Xiao Yunhai!!"