There's no help for it, who made the peonies and plum blossoms incompatible.
The Golden Plum Blossom represents elegance and art.
If it were simultaneously awarded to an actor who won the Grand Popular Golden Peony, wouldn't they be laughed to death?
Jiang Ling never would have imagined that fan enthusiasm could be a double-edged sword at times.
Her fervent support had earned her the Golden Peony, but cost her the more prestigious Golden Plum Blossom. She truly didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
Despite missing out on the Golden Plum Blossom, winning both the Golden Peony and Golden Magnolia for Best Actress was pure luck for Jiang Ling.
Each of the three major awards carried significant weight and was not easily obtained by just anyone; otherwise, they wouldn't represent Long Country's cinema.
In fact, in the vast majority of cases, even the strongest actors, no matter how well they performed, could generally only win one award.
This was because the three major awards had different focuses. The Golden Plum Blossom and Golden Peony were mutually exclusive; if one won, the other could not.
The Golden Magnolia, on the other hand, was unconventional, favoring niche and less popular themes.
Niche and less popular themes meant a smaller audience base for the films, which directly contradicted the broad popular appeal of the Golden Peony.
It wasn't unheard of for actors in the entertainment industry to win two major awards simultaneously in the past, but it was almost always the Golden Plum Blossom and the Golden Magnolia.
This was because the cultural connotations and selection criteria of the Golden Plum Blossom and Golden Magnolia were not contradictory, and with good luck, they could be won together.
For Jiang Ling to have lucked out, performing in a niche film to win the Golden Magnolia and then, due to her massive fanbase, win the Golden Peony, was truly one in a million.
She also became the first actress to win both the Golden Peony and the Golden Magnolia simultaneously.
Unlike in her previous life, where winners were announced live, keeping actors and audiences on the edge of their seats.
The winners for the three major awards were announced in advance, followed by the award ceremonies.
The award ceremonies were generally held a month after the announcement of the winning lists, to present the awards to the actors with great fanfare.
Upon seeing the date of the award ceremony, Chen Mingzhang first congratulated Jiang Ling with a smile on her success in winning Best Actress for both films. Then he said, "Ye Tianyu's scenes are still half done. I've adjusted the shooting order, moving some important scenes forward and less important ones back, so you can go receive your award with peace of mind."
Jiang Ling smiled gently, "Thank you, Director Chen!"
The venue for the three major awards this time was Hangcheng.
On the night of the award ceremony, hundreds of media outlets gathered, lining both sides of the red carpet.
Countless A-list celebrities attended in elaborate attire, their stars shining brightly, creating a dazzling and lively scene.
The winners had already been decided. These celebrities were here, some by invitation, but most were there to walk the red carpet and increase their exposure.
Walking the red carpet, whether male or female stars, they all vied for attention, wishing for major media outlets to have dozens of cameras, capturing them from every angle without blind spots.
However, the major media outlets would not waste their time and camera memory on these less-than-stellar artists.
If they were to shoot, they would only focus on the hottest and brightest stars present.
Clearly, Jiang Ling, the only one to have won two major awards simultaneously, was their primary focus.
When Jiang Ling appeared in a custom-made pleated skirt of lotus silk from a private atelier, the venue erupted in a frenzy, with screams rising one after another.
The media personnel, cameras in hand, swarmed around her like bees to nectar, capturing her from every angle.