Tang Congsheng won the Golden Bell Supporting Actor Award for the first time in his 30 years in the industry. He cried as he paid tribute to his late father and dementia-stricken mother.

The 61st Golden Bell Award for Supporting Actor in a Miniseries “My Grandfather” was won by Tang Congsheng. In this drama, he was nominated with Ke Yizheng and Chen Xusheng, and ultimately defeated stronger opponents to qualify. No wonder he was so impressed that he said: “Comedians can act in serious dramas too!”

Tang choked up during the onstage interview and had tears in her eyes backstage. He has been in the industry for almost 30 years and has been nominated as a program host in the past. This time he competed as an actor in a drama for the first time and successfully won the award. He said, “In fact, I was excited the day I was shortlisted. I treated being shortlisted like winning an award because I didn’t know if I could actually go on stage to receive the award.”

He admitted that he had been waiting to stand on the stage with the Golden Bell Award for 30 years and thanked the great people along the way. He felt that the 90 second acceptance speech given on stage could not express his gratitude. In the limited time he could, he could only mention the directors and producers who helped him at the turning point of his life, his father who raised him, his dementia-stricken mother and his mentor.

Referring to the scene before his father’s death, Kang Kang recalled: “The most profound thing is that he spent the last 30 minutes of his life in my arms. I am so happy that I was with him when he completed the last 30 minutes of his life, just like he was with me for the first 30 minutes when he came into this world. It is a kind of perfection among imperfections.”

Tang Congsheng also gave pride to his father and Peking opera master Li Baijun: “Thank you to my father for giving me a lot of energy and teaching me ‘Don’t do favors, but always repay kindness’; I also want to thank my teacher Li Baijun when I was at Beijing University of Arts, who taught me acting and life for free despite the hourly fees. ‘No rules can make things right’, this sentence in the future That’s the most important lesson for me in the entertainment industry.”

Tang Kangsheng revealed that his mother has been suffering from dementia for 16 years, and her current memory can only last for 3 to 5 minutes. “She doesn’t know much about my shortlisting. I’ll have to keep telling her. But I plan to take the award home and keep it in the living room. As long as I mention it to her, she’ll remember it.”

Tang Kangsheng, who has suffered from dementia with her mother for many years, said emotionally: “She will never forget the old ones, but she can forget the new ones or even if she just ate something a few minutes ago. The family members who take care of her with dementia can still remember us after 16 years. I think this is our greatest fortune and God’s best gift to us.”

Tang Congsheng, who is worried these days, said with a smile that after winning the award, he can finally get a good rest. He announced that he will go to Kaohsiung this weekend to perform his own comedy work “The Show is a Hero”. He plans to take his mother and children on a trip. “This is a family trip I’ve been thinking about for a long time but got delayed due to work. I want to enjoy this magical night.”

Finally, Tang Congsheng also expressed his deep feelings towards the crew: “Everyone considers me a comedian. I like acting in comedies, but that doesn’t mean I can’t act in serious dramas. I hope I can do more serious dramas in the future to impress everyone. In addition to happiness, it can also bring more deep power to the audience.”