"What's it like to jointly receive the Golden Tree Award?"
The atmosphere at the gala, which had just calmed down, became tense again.
Robin Trick's arrogant words earlier had already provoked the displeasure of hundreds of millions of viewers in Long Country.
The segment that was supposed to be skipped was now being revisited by Diana, who was raising the issue of the dual Golden Tree Awards again, and even directly questioning Gao Fei, the most important protagonist of the night for Long Country.
The guests in the VIP seats, netizens from all over the world in the global livestream, and the hundreds of millions of viewers in Long Country.
Everyone was waiting to see how Gao Fei would respond.
Kyoto Television Building.
All the staff in Studio Number Six looked towards the stage, awaiting Comrade Xiao Gao's reply.
The leaders of the General Bureau in the control room, however, frowned slightly.
Before the live broadcast, the Jia Da Film Festival organizing committee had promised not to mention the dual Golden Tree Awards again, just simple dialogue and an interview, followed by a talent performance.
Unexpectedly, the Film Festival organizing committee had gone back on their word, and the host had brought up the dual Golden Tree Awards again.
This was now a global live broadcast, and everyone was worried about how he would respond.
As the protagonist of the night, Gao Fei had been aware of the organizing committee's promise before the broadcast.
Now that he finally had a chance to speak at the film festival, he was determined to have his say, regardless of whether the dual Golden Tree Awards were mentioned.
The host bringing it up was exactly what he wanted.
Gao Fei looked at the video of the gala on the screen opposite him, a mocking smile on his face, a playful expression.
"What's it like to jointly receive the dual Golden Tree Awards...
What else could it be?
Of course, it's very pleasing. Who wouldn't be happy to receive a Golden Tree Award!"
Gao Fei's playful expression vanished, and he put on a very happy and surprised look for the camera.
The guests at the gala looked at his expression and were taken aback.
This Mr. Gao Fei from Long Country seemed very magnanimous!
Could he also be an actor from Long Country who was close to the Beautiful Country?
Discussions broke out among the guests.
The people of Long Country, seeing Gao Fei smile, felt disgusted.
The dual Golden Tree Awards were clearly targeting Long Country, and Gao Fei was actually happy about it, even finding time to laugh on camera?
Streams of hateful comments quickly filled all the live broadcasts.
The leaders and staff of the General Bureau in the studio also frowned, showing their displeasure.
The director's camera at the gala also switched to the seats where Robin Trick and others were seated.
On the big screen, Gao Fei appeared in the same frame as Robin Trick and the others.
Robin even nodded and smiled at Gao Fei on the screen, showing his friendliness towards this talented young man from Long Country!
"Mr. Gao Fei..."
Before the host could finish, Gao Fei interrupted, "Host, it's a dual Golden Tree Award, after all. Can you let me say a couple more words?"
Diana nodded and let him continue.
Hearing that Gao Fei wanted to say more about the dual Golden Tree Awards, netizens from both within and outside Long Country immediately became unhappy.
[Just shut up, Gao Fei. What else do you have to say? You're gloating about getting the dual Golden Tree Awards. I thought you were a patriotic youth, but I didn't expect you to be a traitor who's close to the Beautiful Country!]
[Gao Fei, I was right to hate on you. I thought you'd say something for your country and your film, but I didn't expect you to be another fake foreigner, who likes to kneel and talk to the Beautiful Country. Disgusting!]
[I'm unfollowing you, completely unfollowing. I thought I was following a patriotic and ambitious youth, but it turns out this is his true nature. I declare that I'm completely unfollowing Gao Fei and will never follow him again.]
Online, fans, anti-fans, and other netizens were furious, expressing their anger towards Gao Fei through comments.
The leaders of the General Bureau and the studio staff all had stern faces.
If it weren't for the ongoing live broadcast, they would have immediately stopped it.
Gao Fei ignored the barrage of comments visible online and the expressions of the staff on-site, and continued to describe his feelings.
"Speaking of the dual Golden Tree Awards, it reminds me of something that happened to me!"
He paused, then chuckled, "Just last month, I earned a hundred yuan, but I accidentally dropped it on the ground, and a passerby happened to see it.
When I picked up the money, that passerby suddenly ran over and said, 'What's seen is shared,' and demanded to split the hundred yuan I found with me.
He knew perfectly well that this hundred yuan belonged to me, but he pretended to be blind and insisted that I had to split it with him.
The people watching the spectacle knew the truth, but they also pretended to be oblivious, all agreeing that the money was mine and that I had to split it with the passerby.
Tell me, aren't this passerby and those who were watching disgusting? Shameless, aren't they?
It's clearly my money, yet they still insisted that I split it with that robber-like passerby!
Isn't that truly shameless, utterly shameless?"
As Gao Fei finished speaking.
The studio suddenly fell silent. The leaders and staff of the General Bureau were stunned for a moment, then began to nod and smile.
At the gala.
"Shameless! Utterly shameless!"
The guests who had just heard the story were still echoing with shouts of agreement, but they suddenly stopped and wisely fell silent!
The members of the Film Festival organizing committee, some members of the jury, and leaders from various countries sitting in the front row, their smiles froze.
Especially Robin Trick, who was in the same frame, his smile gradually turned cold, and his gaze became unfriendly.
Netizens from Long Country, both inside and outside the country, who had been calling Gao Fei a traitor just moments ago.
But upon hearing his little story, the comments were instantly flooded with "WTF."
As long as one had the intelligence of a child, they could understand what this story was implicitly referring to.
The hundred yuan symbolized the Golden Tree Award tonight.
The person who wanted to split the money symbolized the Beautiful Country.
And those who pretended to be oblivious and watched the show were, of course, the jury members and the organizers of the Jia Da Film Festival.
Looking at Robin Trick's displeased face in the same frame,
Gao Fei said with a laugh, "Don't mind me, I'm just telling a little story.
I want to make it clear, I'm not referring to anyone or any country with this story!
Please don't take it personally!
I'm just recounting a personal experience and complaining about that passerby who wanted to split my money, calling him a robber, shameless, and utterly despicable!
Complaining about those who watched and pretended to be oblivious, what the hell are you doing here, you bunch of useless idiots!"
Gao Fei didn't mention the Beautiful Country, Robin Trick, or the Jia Da Film Festival at all.
Yet, every word was a condemnation of these people as shameless and brazen!
Faced with Gao Fei's insinuation and open insults.
Robin Trick and the others couldn't speak out.
As long as they dared to say anything related to the hundred yuan, it would be an admission that they were those bandits, those shameless people.
Seeing the once spirited and arrogant Robin Trick cornered by Gao Fei's words, and yet not daring to retort.
Hundreds of millions of netizens and viewers from Long Country felt an immense sense of satisfaction and exhilaration.
Just as the situation became awkward, Robin Trick picked up the microphone to speak, but Gao Fei, with quick reflexes, stopped him.
"Mr. Robin, do you also hate and find disgusting the person who wanted to split my money with me?"