After Having Everything Taken Away, She Returns As A God

Chapter 918: Regret, Can’t Offend Si Fuqing (1)

Tang Haiqiu was the leading figure in Great Xia’s xianxia genre, having sparked the wave of xianxia dramas and holding a prominent position in the domestic director scene.

However, due to his limited involvement in mainstream dramas, his accolades were few.

Previously, Tang Haiqiu wouldn’t have been able to rally so many directors.

But now, with his nomination for Best Director at this year’s Nine Realms Awards for “Crossing the Demon Realm,” his status had risen.

Since the inception of the Nine Realms Awards, only twelve directors from Great Xia had been nominated, with three ultimately winning the award.

A single nomination elevated Tang Haiqiu to the same level as these esteemed veterans.

In the entertainment industry, awards and achievements were the only solid credentials.

Initially, Tang Haiqiu contacted a few friends in the industry. However, once news spread about his withdrawal from the Golden Flower Awards, other directors began reaching out to him.

The final list included fifty-eight directors, some of whom were top-tier in the industry.

The Golden Flower Awards annually evaluated dramas primarily directed by these prominent figures.

With their withdrawal, the Golden Flower Awards would have no dramas to judge, jeopardizing its status as one of the top three TV drama awards in Great Xia.

[Director Tang did the right thing! An award that forgets its original purpose shouldn’t continue to exist.]

[Cheng Yiqiao deserved to win Best Actress, but the Golden Flower Awards panel gave it to Gu Zhinan out of self-interest! Gu Zhinan might have retired, but can Cheng Yiqiao get her award back?]

[The Golden Flower Awards has repeatedly engaged in corruption, shattering countless actors’ dreams! It’s time for it to be replaced!]

[Boycott the Golden Flower Awards, boycott corruption, boycott unfair evaluations, starting with me.]

Voices calling for a boycott resounded across all social media platforms. At this point, even an apology wouldn’t suffice.

“Look at the mess you’ve caused!” the head, furious, glared at the judging panel and immediately had his assistant contact Tang Haiqiu.

After three rings, the call connected.

“Director Tang, this is the head of the Golden Flower Awards. There’s been a misunderstanding,” the head, wiping sweat from his brow, said repeatedly. “It’s truly a misunderstanding. We will apologize, make a public apology. It’s my oversight. Director Tang, we’re all in the same circle. Please don’t take this too far.”

“There is no misunderstanding,” Tang Haiqiu said coldly. “This isn’t the first time. Why didn’t you address it then? Why wait until now to think of apologizing?”

He sneered, “If Si Fuqing hadn’t been nominated for the Nine Realms Awards, if I hadn’t been nominated for Best Director, would you apologize? No, you’d just continue the corruption next year!”

“TV dramas are made through our hard work, the effort of every crew member. What gives you the right to destroy that? Let me tell you, we’re done playing with the Golden Flower Awards!”

The call abruptly ended.

The head of the Golden Flower Awards opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a word.

Tang Haiqiu’s words hit every sore spot, tearing away any semblance of decency he had left.

He knew about the corruption in the previous years’ awards.

But the opposition was like small waves in a vast sea, easily overlooked. He turned a blind eye.

It was just a few actors—how could they impact the fifty-year-old Golden Flower Awards?

But this year, Si Fuqing came along.

Si Fuqing alone had blocked the Golden Flower Awards’ path.

The head still felt as if he was dreaming, his expression dazed, hearing nothing.

How did the Golden Flower Awards end up like this?

The judges, covering their faces, trembled with regret.

If they had stuck to evaluating the dramas and actors fairly from the start and awarded “Crossing the Demon Realm” accordingly, would things be different now? n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

But everyone knew there was no “if.”

The moment the Golden Flower Awards ceased to be fair and just, this outcome was inevitable.

**

More directors and actors announced their withdrawal from the Golden Flower Awards.

On Weibo, Si Fuqing spoke out again, leaving no room for the Golden Flower Awards to maneuver.

[@SiFuqingV: I always believed the Golden Flower Awards to be fair and just, and I humbly accepted and remembered their criticism. After all, it was your criticism that led to my Nine Realms Awards nomination. My gratitude is sincere.

However, I have one question for the Golden Flower Awards’ panel: how did you rob Teacher Cheng of her Best Actress award two years ago?]