370 Film Awards (2/2)
When she heard about it, Iris curled her lips in disdain. The hatred inside her for the Longs had somewhat calmed down since the birthday party but it was still there. As long as the elders and those snooty relatives refused to change, she would never feel a sense of belonging with the Long family. She also didn't want her godson Little Jun and her friend Jiang Ying Yue to endure living with closed-minded people like them.
Putting all of these unpleasant thoughts aside for now, Iris finished preparing for her guest appearance. She was very busy this week—guesting, performing and endorsing. Not to mention that the Diamond Guild Film Awards was fast approaching.
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The much-awaited night of the Diamond Guild Awards finally arrived. It was undoubtedly more glamorous and sophisticated than the Harmony Music Awards. The country's top actors and actresses drew insane crowds around the red carpet.
It was already summer, so the weather was sunny. A bit hot but not too much. However, the massive crowd of fans generated a lot of heat. People sweated and squeezed against each other, but they didn't mind. For the sake of seeing their favourite celebrities in person, they would endure the discomfort.
Among the sea of fans behind the barricades, a distinct group stood out the most. They were all wearing suits. Those who weren't familiar with the music industry fandoms didn't know about how the Black Stars usually wore matching suits to support their Boss Iris.
Some were even frightened after seeing them, thinking that they were triad members about to terrorize everyone at the film awards. Fortunately, they quickly calmed down after learning that they were just a fan club and not an organized criminal group.
As a musician, Iris Long's impact on the film event was minuscule. She didn't get deafening cheers from the crowd when she walked the red carpet, compared to the reception the most popular actors and actresses received. It was mostly just the Black Stars cheering for her. However, she didn't mind. It was already an honour for her to even be nominated in the film awards.
After interacting with the Black Stars, Iris granted a short interview on the red carpet. It was very quick. The reporters were more interested in the Heavenly Kings and Queens, the biggest stars of the night.
Iris joined the ”Strong Yet Broken” group, consisting of the cast and the crew. JJ and LX Productions' President were also there. Of course, Paralympian gold-medalist Guan Jintao and his wife came as well to support this film about his mother.
They all walked inside the ceremony venue together.
The indie film ”Strong Yet Broken” was one of the most nominated for the night. It was among the favourites to win the major awards because of its critical acclaim, including the most-sought after Best Picture Award.
As for Best Original Score, Iris Long was a favourite among the general public, but most film experts didn't have high hopes for her. They reasoned that she was too young to win such a prestigious award, especially against such tough competition. She was up against some of the best composers in the industry who specialized in creating film scores. For a newbie like her to win against seasoned veterans was almost next to impossible according to them.
Iris personally didn't care whether she won or not. She just wanted enjoy the experience and savour it. This was something she only dreamed about in her previous life. It felt glorious that she was actually experiencing it right now.
As a result, she didn't feel any pressure at all. And it was obvious at how relaxed and cheerful she looked compared to her fellow nominees.
Finally, the presentation of awards started.
”The award for Best Screenplay goes to…'Strong Yet Broken'!”
Everyone in the film's group, including Iris, stood up and clapped at their tearful screenwriter. They were all together like family. The screenwriter headed up the stage to receive the award and give a speech.
”Strong Yet Broken” lost in the next categories. Until finally…
”The Diamond Guild Film Award for Best Original Score goes to…”
The two presenters looked visibly shocked when they saw the winner's name on the card after taking it out of the envelope.
”IRIS LONG!!!”