Chapter 746 Xavier's Gift
Just then, the host on the stage began to announce the winners of other awards.
Names were read out one after another, and warm applause and cheers were heard from time to time.
Finally, it’s time for the last highly anticipated award: the Funina Prize.
The host stood in the center of the stage, holding an exquisite envelope containing the list of winners.
The Funina Award-winning crew deserves special treatment.
"Now, I would like to announce that the winner of the 'Funina' Award is..."
The host's voice echoed in the quiet venue, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the announcement of this supreme honor.
The host slowly unfolded the individual list of winners and announced loudly in his passionate voice.
"The Two Gunslingers! Xavier crew!"
When Paimon heard that the film that won the Funina Award was "The Two Gunslingers", he danced with excitement.
"Wow!"
However, when hearing that her crew had won the award, Funina seemed unusually calm. She had expected this result. How could such a luxurious crew not win an award!
"See, I told you, we definitely won the award!"
In sharp contrast to Fernina's calmness is Charlotte beside her.
She was so excited that she almost jumped up and wanted to open champagne to celebrate right there.
"I knew it, I knew it, we won the award! Exclusive interview, here I come!"
Xavier was so excited that he couldn't even speak clearly and he hadn't recovered from this huge surprise.
He didn't even know how he got on the stage, everything seemed like a dream.
It was not until he personally took over the little golden statue modeled after Fernina that he came back to his senses as if awakened from a dream.
He looked down at the trophy in his hand, feeling its heavy weight, his eyes filled with tears of excitement.
Thinking back to my embarrassment when I first started filming, to now standing on the stage to receive the award, it feels so dreamy.
"I, I can't believe it... Thank you... Thank you very much for your recognition of our film."
"I would like to express my special thanks to all those who have supported me. Without your support, there would be no Yingying today. Thank you all!
……
After that, nothing changed. The Xavier crew changed its name to Gunrout Pictures, and everyone took photos together.
Charlotte seized the opportunity and struck while the iron was hot. She wanted to conduct an exclusive interview with the award-winning crew and chose Qianzhiya as the location.
Chizhi also expressed her strong agreement with Charlotte's proposal. She felt that this would not only allow her to hold a celebration party for Gungun Pictures, but would also bring a lot of popularity to her own store, which was killing two birds with one stone.
So she gladly agreed to Charlotte's request.
When everyone arrived at Qianzhi's house, not long after, a familiar figure appeared.
Navia, who was well-informed, walked in with a few members of the Rose Thorn Society, carrying carefully prepared gifts and smiling.
"Congratulations to my good partners and friends for winning the 'Funina' award! Come here, this is a gift sponsored by the Rose Thorn Club. I hope you will like it!" Navia said enthusiastically.
Paimon saw Navia, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and walked up to her and greeted her happily: "Navia, I've always been curious, why haven't I seen you recently?"
Navia shook her head helplessly and explained, "Oh, there's really nothing I can do. During the Thousand Spirits Festival, the Rose Thorn Society has too much business, and I can't spare the time."
"I don't want Uncle Myles and Silver to work too hard all the time, so I have to do it myself."
Charlotte could no longer hold back her journalistic spirit and shouted, "While everyone is here, please accept the report from special correspondent 'Charlotte'!"
Shao Yun looked at the passionate Charlotte in front of him and asked, "Are you planning to interview everyone in the crew?"
Charlotte nodded and answered with a firm look in her eyes, "Of course! I have even prepared the draft of the question. Now the whole Fontaine is looking forward to the front page headline of the Steam Bird tomorrow!"
Shao Yun smiled and nodded, and he admired Charlotte's professionalism.
"In that case, then fine. After all, it was me who invited you here, so feel free to ask any questions you have..."
Charlotte scratched her head a little embarrassedly, then pointed at Xavier standing beside her and said, "Wait a moment, I have to interview Mr. Xavier first."
Shao Yun didn't care about it. He said casually, "No problem. You go first. Good luck."
……
Charlotte was full of passion and asked Xavier a lot of questions. Xavier answered them one by one without reservation.
After interviewing Xavier, Charlotte's next target was Shao Yun.
Charlotte walked up to Shao Yun, looked at him expectantly, and said softly, "Okay, it's your turn next, Mr. Shao Yun."
Shao Yun had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Charlotte finally coming over, he responded readily, "Okay, what's the question, Miss Reporter?"
Charlotte actually had a lot of questions she wanted to ask Shao Yun, but she knew that time was limited and she had to get to the point.
"I know that the character you play is completely original, so I'm curious, why did you name this original character 'Landon Ricketts'?"
When Shao Yun heard Charlotte's question, he smiled and answered frankly: "Because this is the name of my idol."
When Charlotte heard this, she immediately became excited, and the fire of gossip burned fiercely in her heart.
She couldn't wait to ask, "Idol? Wow, this sounds like big news! Can you tell me more about your idol?"
Shao Yun hesitated slightly, thinking about how to answer this question.
After a while, he pursed his lips and said slowly: "Actually, I don't know much about him. However, from what I know, his marksmanship is very powerful, maybe even better than mine."
After listening to Shao Yun's evaluation of his idol, Charlotte couldn't help but feel a little confused. She asked, "Why is it 'maybe' better than you? Aren't you sure?"
Shao Yun said with a look of admiration: "Because I have never seen him in person, he exists like a legend. However, I can swear without hesitation that he is definitely a sharpshooter worthy of my admiration!"
Charlotte looked at Shao Yun's admiring face and was very excited. She quickly picked up a pen and wrote down every word Shao Yun said truthfully.
The more you talk, the more curious I am. First it was Dutch van der Linde, then it was you, Mr. Shao Yun, and now it’s your idol, Landon Ricketts. My journalist soul is about to burn!"
Shao Yun saw that Charlotte had strayed from the topic, so he quickly reminded her, "Don't think too much about it. You should finish your interview with me first."
Charlotte seemed to have just woken up from a dream. She nodded repeatedly and replied, "Oh, yes, yes, look at my memory. I almost forgot everything."
Then, Charlotte continued to ask questions, covering a wide range of topics, and Shao Yun patiently answered them one by one.
Finally, Charlotte held her interview notes contentedly and prepared to interview the next person.
She smiled and said to Shao Yun: "Thank you very much, Mr. Shao Yun, for accepting my interview. Your interview ends here. I will go interview other people now."
Shao Yun nodded and responded: "I look forward to your report."
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On the other side, Kamisato Ayaka quietly looked at the Best Actress trophy in her hand, with an indescribable emotion welling up in her heart.
"Happy times are finally coming to an end."
Kamisato Ayano noticed the change in her sister's mood, gently stroked Kamisato Ayaka's hair, and asked softly: "Ayaka, how do you feel about this trip to Fontainebleau?"
Kamisato Ayaka nodded slightly, a happy smile on her face, and replied: "I am very happy, brother."
However, her joy did not last long, and soon a trace of sadness crept up on her brow.
"But what should we do about Miss Chisato Hiiragi's matter?"
When Kamisato Ayato heard his sister mention the kidnapping of Chisato Hiiragi, he frowned and said with the same worry:
"I have investigated all the families that have reasons to kidnap Chisato Hiiragi, but I haven't found any clues. I am helpless..."
Kamisato Ayaka pursed her lips, thought for a moment and said, "But, Master Yae is very concerned about this matter, otherwise..."
Her gaze unconsciously turned to Shao Yun not far away.
Kamisato Ayato followed her sister's gaze and saw Shao Yun talking to Ying.
Although he was not sure whether Shao Yun could solve the problem or even agree to it, he had no other better solution. He sighed helplessly and said, "It's a last resort."
"Okay. I'll go talk to Shao Yun. If it doesn't work, I can't force it..."
……
He did what he said, but Kamisato Ayato pretended to be calm and approached Shao Yun.
When he was close enough to Shao Yun, Kamisato Ayato skillfully integrated himself into the conversation between Shao Yun and Ying.
He listened to their conversation with a smile, occasionally interjecting a word or two, leading the topic to Inazuma, and making his presence seem unobtrusive.
After chatting for a while, Kamisato Ayato seized the opportunity and brought it up casually.
"By the way, Mr. Shao Yun, do you want to go back to Inazuma with us and check on Miss Hiiragi Chisato's matter?" His tone was very flat, as if he was just asking casually.
Shao Yun was a little surprised when he heard Kamisato Ayato's invitation.
He pointed at himself and asked doubtfully, "Me? Back to Inazuma? Kamisato Ayato, are you sure that 'fox' will welcome me to Inazuma?"
When Kamisato Ayato heard the word "fox" from Shao Yun's mouth, she knew that Shao Yun was referring to the Eightfold Son of God.
"Fox? You mean, Lord Yae?" Kamisato Ayato explained with a smile, "Well, if you are here to find out about Miss Chisato, Lord Yae will probably be grateful to you."
"After all, she is also very concerned about Miss Qianli's safety."
When Shao Yun heard this, he couldn't help but let out a dry laugh.
He knew very well that Yae Shinko had no good feelings towards him. And what good would it be to go back to Inazuma to investigate the kidnapping of Chisato Hiiragi?
"She probably dreams of killing me. And she's grateful to me..." Shao Yun smiled bitterly and shook his head, expressing his doubts about Kamisato Ayato's statement.
Seeing that Shao Yun had no interest, Shen Li Lingren stopped trying to persuade him and just said casually, "Linghua and I will stay in Fontaine for another four or five days."
"If you change your mind, you can come to our hotel to find us."
Shao Yun nodded absentmindedly and replied casually, "I see."
Just at this moment, Xavier walked towards this side holding a box prepared by the prop team.
When he got close to Shao Yun, he said to him with a smile: "Mr. Shao Yun, this is a gift I specially prepared for you. Please accept it."
Upon hearing this, Shao Yun's eyes involuntarily fell on the box and he asked, "What is this? Is this my pay?"
Xavier saw that Shao Yun had misunderstood his meaning, and he couldn't help but shook his head awkwardly, and quickly explained: "No, Yingying's box office revenue has not yet been counted."
"This is the portable projector I prepared for you, and the director's cut of The Two Gunmen!"
When Shao Yun heard this, he immediately became interested. He took the box from Xavier and looked at it carefully.
Then, Shao Yun opened the box and saw a portable projector and a reel of movie film inside.
He picked up the projector, looked at it carefully, then turned to Xavier and asked, "With this, I can watch movies anytime, anywhere?"
Seeing this, Xavier nodded and said, "It's not like anytime, anywhere, after all, it needs to be matched with a suitable curtain. However, Mr. Shao Yun, this is still a little gift from me, please accept it."
Shao Yun accepted the gift from Xavier and said, "Okay, I'll take it."
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[You have received a portable projector and the director's cut of the movie "The Two Gunmen".]
[Maybe in the future, this thing can help you, but for now, it is indeed a worthy entertainment. ]