There are only 30 minutes left before the opening ceremony of the festival.

Speaking from the heart, stage lighting engineer Yukihiro Hisaki has been in the industry for more than ten years, and he is most afraid of the closing ceremony of various award parties.

Because the spotlight cannot be controlled by the program at this time, it is all manually operated. Since the lighting operator will not be notified of the award in advance, when the winners and teams are announced by the winners on the podium, he can only wait for the dust to settle with a sense of apprehension. If the presenters are not immediately illuminated by the lights, it will affect the tense and exciting atmosphere of the scene and the experience of various characters on and off the stage.

When Hiagi was in charge of the stage alone at the beginning of his career, he caused several on-site accidents due to his own mistakes.

So there is always a lingering shadow in his heart, even after many years he has become a rare top gaffer in this industry.

The specific physical manifestations are sweaty palms, the small words on the seat table in the eyes become wriggling little black worms, and even the muscle strain caused by occupational diseases will make his arm holding the operating lever shake unconsciously.

However, these subtle anomalies were quickly overcome by his vast experience. In addition, the vote-bearers often sell a pass before the list is announced, and the operation of the gaffer at this time is well-known, that is, the irregular Brownian motion of the landing point of the light pillar is used to set off the mysterious atmosphere before the answer is revealed, so even if the exact seat coordinates cannot be found, a short reaction time will be obtained at this time.

That's true, but this time it's the Tokyo International Film Festival, which is broadcast live around the world, and if there is any mistake, the scope of the shame will be a bit large.

Hisagi took a sip of water, put aside the cup holding the A4 copy paper, and picked up the two sheets of A4 paper that the staff had sent before.

I don't know why the other party gave two copies, and the printing time should be based on the new one, he put the new print on it, and was ready to familiarize himself with the specific location of each exhibitor creative team, so that he would not make mistakes in his busy schedule.

"Kugi-san, please come over and see if this stage floor lamp is connected to the wrong wire!"

The shouting on the stage interrupted him, and Hiagi put the paper on the table and ran out.

At this time, the fan next to the backstage light console happened to swing over, because there was no heavy weight of the water cup, and the A4 paper on it was blown to the back of the debris pile with a "whoosh".

Only the one below remained, as one corner was soaked in water and still stuck to the table.

This is the wrong version, missing the few unnamed studios in the back row of the auditorium, because of a staff error and handed it to the gaffer. But because of the change in this detail just now, in the hands of the lighting engineer, those nameless studios are not only "nameless", but now they have directly become "invisible".

AKBS Studios is one of them!

By the time Hiagi returned to his job, it was only ten minutes before the official start of this episode. He hurriedly went through the printed materials and began to operate the various switch buttons according to the process.

After the warm-up dance, Shin Hatori wore a handsome black tuxedo, and was held by the black Mu Hitomi in a white and flawless evening dress, and entered in the majestic music.

A soft white beam of light pursued the two hosts, shrouding them above their heads without any mistakes, and immediately attracted the attention of the entire venue.

Needless to say, this kind of superb operation can only be completed by a master gaffer like Yukihiro Hiroki.

The first steps are relatively simple and easy, after a few words from the host, the video of each participating film clip begins to play - these are controlled by a special director, and the gaffer is still recuperating.

After the speeches of several representatives of foreign directors, it was time for the awarding session.

But don't go wrong!

Hiagi stared at the A4 paper in front of him, praying in his heart - he didn't know that the paper was an "old" version, and the latest information had been blown away by an electric fan, and it was still lying behind the clutter pile.

Under the generous invitation of the host, the award presenters began to appear on the stage to give opening speeches.

They are all big names in the circle, some are humorous and some are ridiculous, and there are bursts of knowing laughter from time to time in the audience.

Hisagi didn't bother to listen to their inconsequential jokes, he was concerned about who would be the winner of the festival this year.

Finally, the female guests began to cover their hollow chest with a deep open big V to express their excitement to witness this glorious moment, while opening the envelope that had been sealed in advance.

What is even more excited than them is not the creative team and the audience waiting for the news of the winners, but the lighting artist Yukihiro Hisagi.

The restless snare drum kept ping-pong, and the joystick in Hisagi's hand also controlled the largest and brightest spotlight dangling in the front row of the audience.

His eyes were glued to the list and the mouth shape of the award presenters on the monitoring screen, and he used his headset to listen to the simultaneous sound coming from the scene, for fear of missing every detail.

"Best Musical Film Belongs to ......" The female guests gasped, and almost swept every musical film exhibitor in the front row with their eyes that couldn't be bigger.

As if the gaze of the female guest was truly embodied, the pillar of light mysteriously moved between each studio and team in the range, making almost everyone who was illuminated mistakenly believe that the winner was really himself and his team.

The frequency of the snare drum beats became faster and faster, tickling everyone waiting for the lottery to the chest of the female guest - oh no, it was a glimpse of it in front of them to quench their thirst.

“…… It's "Xianle Piaopiao Everywhere"!" The female guest finally opened her lips and opened her jade mouth, quickly pronounced the name of a participating film, and threw away her other boot.

"Xian Le?" Hisagi's gaze quickly locked on the first row to the third row of 23 to 26 - there it is!

The lamppost was finally frozen in the exact position, the expressions of surprise and ecstasy were instantly illuminated, and the various camera positions were able to get the clearest close-up of their expressions, and the most joyful moment could be seen on the big screen at the same time, and applause and whistles followed......

Phew—

Hiagi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Today's state is finally not bad!

As usual, it was the acceptance speech of the representative of the winning team - thank you to all the TVs, thank you to the team members, and a few nicknames such as "Hanako" and "Taro" who I don't know who they are.

Hisagi was still uninterested, his keen gaze still wandering between the A4 paper and the live video.

Come on, next!

Next, is the animation department.

According to the A4 Seating Chart, the winners and team representatives should be seated in the front row near the right-hand side. Well, familiar areas, same process - if nothing else, it should be won safely!

Hirogi waited quietly for the gray-haired, black-rimmed glasses elderly award presenter to slowly pace to the podium in the center of the stage, waiting for him to announce the lucky winner of the division.

The old man was the absolute authority in the cartoon department, and it was only fitting that he should present the award. It's just that he doesn't talk much, strives for perfection in art, and sticks to an oasis in the tide of commerce, so he has a majesty and compulsion.

Hiagi looked at the old man's thick lips, trying to catch the shape of his lips that were not clearly deformed and the speed of his speech, while the side light swept the small squares on the table.

"The best work in this year's animation department is ......" The thick lips opened and closed a few times, and then stopped, while a rare smile rose at the corner of his mouth.

Hiagi nervously shook the lever, and the cruising lamppost was a concrete manifestation of his nervousness.

"The Voice of the Far Star!" and the best animation director is also the film's production team, AKBS Studio's Shinkai City!

Well, "Voice of the Far Star". …… Wait!"Voices of the Far Star"?

AKBS Studio?

TF？！

Hisagi suddenly wanted to curse! Why isn't there any relevant information on this piece of paper?

What's going on?

Beads of sweat seeped from the roots of his hair, and he felt like his brain went blank, as if a piercing pillar of light was shooting directly across his eyes!

It's over, it's over, it's over!

He quickly scanned the paper several times, but still couldn't find the winning individual or team!

The lamppost lingered several times throughout the front row, and there was no sign of stopping.

The cameraman and the audience are already a little impatient, but is the winner of this film here today?

What's going on?

A number of shrill cheers and heckling whistles began to sound, and the scene seemed a little out of control and awkward.

Yukihiro Hiroshi, the lighting engineer for the closing ceremony, undoubtedly became the bearer of great pressure at this critical juncture - but who made the Tiansha staff give him an incompletely informative seating table?

What to do?

Hisagi's face was covered in sweat, and the back of his shirt was completely wet with sweat.

Huh, what's that?![.]