On the evening of June 27, the Ngoc Lan Bach Award Ceremony - 30th Shanghai International Film Festival - took place in Shanghai (China).
The nominations of Bai Yulin soon attracted attention because of the fierce competition between actors.
In particular, in the Best Actress category, Liu Yifei's appearance as a character in the film "The Rose Story" surprised everyone. Because previously, due to citizenship issues, Liu Yifei was restricted from many major Chinese film awards.
At the Bach Ngoc Lan Awards Night, the final winner was Tong Giai for the female lead role in the film "When the Mountain Flowers Bloom".
The fact that Liu Yifei and Yang Zi lost to veteran actor Tong Jia was something that could have been predicted in advance. But Liu Yifei suddenly caused a big controversy on social media for not attending the awards ceremony.
According to the media, Liu Yifei was absent from the Magnolia Awards even though she was still present in Shanghai on the evening of June 27. It is known that the actress later hurriedly flew to Beijing that night for unknown reasons.
Liu Yifei's move made the audience question many questions. Many opinions said that Liu Yifei knew in advance that she would not win the award, so she decided not to attend the ceremony. Her actions were also considered disrespectful to the organizers, colleagues and the audience.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Yifei had even given up the Louis Vuitton brand event because she was the ambassador, to attend the meeting of Bai Yulan on the evening of June 26.
The audience all thought that she would definitely appear at the official awards ceremony. The organizers also confirmed that Liu Yifei will be present on the red carpet. But in the end, she did not appear.
Blogger recalled Liu Yifei's attitude at Bach Ngoc Lan's stage last year. Although not nominated, she still attended as a guest at the awards ceremony.
Liu Yifei also said at that time: "Hopefully next year, "The Rose Story" will have a better reunion with Bai Yilong", showing the actress's expectations of being nominated for this prestigious award.
However, on the evening of June 27, despite no other event schedule, Liu Yifei was still absent from the Magnolia Awards Ceremony. The audience believes that this move may not be a satisfactory reason for Liu Yifei herself.
The controversial action also caused mixed reactions to Liu Yifei's film "The Rose Story".
Some viewers commented that Liu Yifei's nomination for Best Actress was a "miracle". Because her role was only at the "row of the role", not really excellent.
Up to now, the nomination for Bach Ngoc Lan is also the most prestigious nomination for Liu Yifei in the television industry. Although the chance of winning the award is not high, it is still a great recognition, because Bach Ngoc Lan is one of the 3 most prestigious television awards in China.
