Chapter 206: Year End (7)

Chapter 206: Year End (7)

December 23, Evening.

Around 6:30 PM. In front of the grand hall Plaza of Paradise S City where the red carpet was laid out, it was utter chaos.

From the end of the long photo zone to the entrance at the top of the halls stairs, the red carpet was laid out. On both sides, advertising boards and lined fences were set up with dozens of lights erected. The crowd crammed between the lights numbered at least in the hundreds. Broadcasting staff, reporters, and journalists were frenziedly taking photos with their massive cameras.

Who were they photographing?

Kim Heo-tae! Kim Heo-tae has here!!

Heo-tae ssi! Hello!

Please look this way and wave your hand once!!!

They were photographing each actor as they appeared.

Papapapapak!!

Papapapapapapak!!

Though the sky was dark, but due to the bursting flashes, it was confusing as if it were morning. Behind the journalists, a similar number of onlookers and fans were screaming and shouting.

Ahhhhhhhh!!! Oppa!

Oh my gosh! This is crazy! Its a gift!! A gift!!

Woah! So cool!!!

Ahh! Stop pushing!!

From above, only a massive number of heads could be seen.

Hee-jung ssi! Youve been nominated for the Popularity Award this year! If you were to express your feelings in one word, How do you feel?

I feel like throwing up.

Hahaha! Thank you!

As more actors arrived, the frequency of actors walking down the red carpet gradually increased. Along with it, the barrage of flashes became relentless.

Papapapapak!!

Papapapapapapak!!

It was expected. Only 2 hours left until the start of the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Because of this, the screams and shouts from hundreds of onlookers and journalists increased in decibels. Clearly, the crowd was bigger than last year. The reason was simple. This years Blue Dragon Film Awards had put in effort from the venue to the scale.

And this year too, the main stars of the festival were the actresses.

Ji-min ssi! You look so beautiful today!

Thank you-

Whats the concept? Your dress concept!

Nothing special? Just wore what they gave me!

Hahaha! You just wore what they gave you??!

Despite the cold weather, the actresses appearing one after another stepped nonchalantly on the red carpet even in their thin dresses.

Jung-ah ssi! You appeared in Todays Celebrity!

Oh my, hello.

The dress suits you well, doesnt it?!

Right? I like it too!

After crossing the red carpet, the actors posed for about 30 seconds in the photo zone set up at the entrance of the hall and then entered the hall guided by the film festival staff.ReAd latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

It repeated. But the enthusiasm was at its peak.

Various types of actors stood out. There were actors who felt awkward in this kind of situation or actors who quickly passed through the red carpet with big strides. Well, most overflowed with ease. Veterans of the film festival responded with smiles, hand waves, and just facial expressions.

This goes on for about 30 minutes.

Despite the winter weather, the air around the red carpet was heated with hundreds of journalists suddenly getting excited.

Hong Hye-yeon! Hong Hye-yeon!!

Is she here?! Where?!! Ah! Hye-yeon ssi!!

Hello, Hong Hye-yeon ssi!!!

Hong Hye-yeon had just alighted from a white van wearing a red dress. Supported by a burly guard, she walked the red carpet quite comfortably. However, the journalists and fans packed on both sides nearly screamed their lungs out.

Hye-yeon ssi! Just a word please!!

Congratulations on the success of Hanryang!!!

When can we hear about your next project??!!

Kyaa! Unnie! Youre so beautiful!!! Your face is a masterpiece!!

Isnt Kang Woojin coming with you???!

Hong Hye-yeon ssi! This way!! This way!!!

Hong Hye-yeon, without a word, waved at everyone. Scanning around meticulously and making eye contact was extra. After her arrival, the pace of the flash photography crazily sped up.

Papapapapak!

Papapapapapapapak!!

As more high-profile actors showed up, such as Hong Hye-yeon, Ryu Jung-min, Jin Jae-jun, and actors from Island of the Missing, Kang Woojins colleagues and completely unrelated top stars were also seen.

At this point.

Ugh! Its cold!!

Among the hundreds of journalists, one reporter dressed in a thick long padding jacket glanced at his wristwatch and said,

When is he coming?

His cameraman replied,

Who?

Who else? Kang Woojin, Kang Woojin.

Ah.

All the journalists here have been talking about Kang Woo-jin since earlier.

By now, about 60% of the invited actors had arrived. The hundreds of journalists were eagerly anticipating the arrival of the hottest actor. The fans felt the same.

It was Kang Woojin.

That was when it happened.

-Screech.

A black van arrived at the end of the red carpet, where most of the journalists were gathered. It was a familiar car. Soon, many journalists shouted out.

Who is it!! Who!!

They pressed their camera shutters before even checking.

Papapapapapak!!

The flashes went off so much that the black van seemed to turn white. The guard in charge moved to the back door of the arrived van. At the same time, the door opened.

Thud.

The actors face was immediately visible, and the gathered journalists and fans screamed tremendously.

Naturally, Jin Jae-jun replied.

Its the same every year at the Blue Dragon. Start with the Best New Actor, then the Audience Choice Award? Then they cover the short films and a celebratory stage performance.

Ah, so the key staff gets an award after the performance?

Yes.

Haha, Woojin ssi, youll have to get ready right away.

Kang Woojin quietly bowed his head, but his sense of reality also began to drift away. He saw and heard a lot, but when it actually came down to it right in front of him, it all felt awkward. They listed off a bunch of awards, but none of it registered in his ears.

At that moment.

-

The entire halls lights shot towards the stage as lively music started playing, and a broadcast team PD with an intercom around his neck signaled to the stage. Then, the lights on the stage floor began to move. The giant screen at the back also changed.

A set promotional video began to play.

Soon, two familiar figures appeared at the presenters stand on the left side of the stage. They were famous broadcasters. After their brief greetings, though Kang Woojin was watching them live, it felt like he was watching TV. Regardless, the presenters continued after a bit of banter, looking at their cue cards.

Alright! Lets begin the first sequence of the Blue Dragon Film Awards!

This category is for this years most brilliant new actors. The announcement will be made by Go Seong-jin and Park Yu-min, who were last years winners of the Best New Actor award!

Once the introduction was over, the music played again, and two actors, one in a navy tuxedo and the other in a beige dress, walked onto the big stage. Standing in the center of the stage, they greeted the audience and then spoke into the standing microphones.

Last year, I received the Best New Actor award on this stage, and its nerve-wracking to be presenting it myself this time. How about you, Yu-min ssi?

I feel the same. Its a fresh sentiment, isnt it?

Yes. This year, too, we have amazing actors nominated, and I hardly feel qualified to announce this.

But you have to do it. Lets steel ourselves.

Haha, alright.

Soon, the male actor looked down at his cue card and continued.

Then, the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards first category. The Best New Male Actor Award. Lets meet the nominees.

As his words concluded, video clips began to play on the giant screen set up on stage, and monitors throughout the hall. Brief scenes from movies, actors delivering intense performances and their lines, and names of the actors flashed by rapidly.

Among them, a familiar role appeared.

[Your eyes dont look like a drug dealers? You have the eyes of a snitch. Youre a snitch, arent you?]

Lee Sang-man from Drug Dealer. Tt was, Kang Woojin. Ultimately, five nominees were presented.

[Gloomy Man Park Tae-woo/ Manipulative Hand Ha Sang-il/ Keyword of Betrayal An Il-hoon/ With You Kim Geon/ Drug Dealer Kang Woojin]

Each time a nominee was mentioned, the respective person was shown on the monitor in the audience seat. The last, of course, was Kang Woojin, and his poker face appeared on the giant screen.

Meanwhile.

Who do you think will win? Surely, its Kang Woojin?

Im not sure. Kang Woojin is the hot topic, but-

The judges scores are important too, right?

Yes. But Lee Sang-mans acting was killer.

Are the judges still the same as before?

Thats right.

The audience filled with actors was abuzz.

I vote for Kim Geon.

Hmm- his acting is good, but Kang Woojin stands out more, doesnt he?

Is everyone expecting a twist? It has to be Kang Woojin.

Drug Dealer was rated R, right? Does that also get reflected in the evaluation?

I think it will be Park Tae-woo. He acts very calmly and well.

While some were coldly logical, others comments were tinged with jealousy. Whatever the case, an envelope was handed to the actor presiding over the Best New Male Actor Award. It clearly contained the results.

Now, I will announce the winner.

At this moment, Kang Woojin was thoughtless. Or rather, his mind completely blank. He simply looked straight ahead. However, somewhere within, a thrill was coursing through him. Because he vaguely realized that it was an amazing moment.

Many shared this feeling with Kang Woojin at this moment.

In the closed restaurant, Kang Hyun-ah and Woojins parents.

Please please!!

Hyun-ah, be quiet. Woojin is standing so bravely there.

Please, our son!

Honey!

At a bar, Woojins close friends gathered around a TV, their hearts in their throats.

Say! Say, its Woojin! Say our Woojins name

Ah, damn. This is so nerve-racking!

Its okay, hes definitely going to win.

Kim Dae-young, this bastards hands are shaking?

Naturally, numerous bigwigs present at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and many watching on TV felt the same.

And then, on the stage of the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Best New Male Actor Award!!

The male actor, looking at the result sheet, his expression brightened as he said.

This person was truly remarkable this year? Causing a sensation in his debut year! Congratulations!!

He shouted loudly into the standing microphone. His gaze was directed towards the many actors in front.

The 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards! Best New Male Actor Award! Kang Woojin ssi from Drug Dealer!!

Simultaneously, tremendous applause filled the hall.

Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!!

Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!!

Hundreds of actors all turned to look in one direction. Every camera from the broadcast team also focused its lens on the announced actor.

Soon, a man silently stood up from the center of the grand audience.

It was Kang Woojin, his face stoic.

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