Chapter 149 Team Award
The candidate boxes on the screen were focused on five groups of candidates. Xiao Xiahan opened the sealed card, and everyone's eyes were on her face.
Her expression was clearly one of surprise, yet also as if it were expected. She smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations—"
"VIER!"
Cheers erupted from the audience. The VIER members in the candidate box were clearly not expected to see this. Apart from Meng Fanxi and Zhang Yang, whose expressions did not change after hearing the news, the others could not contain their surprise.
After all, according to the unwritten rules of the ceremony, one of the two new artist awards is given to a solo artist and the other to a group. It is extremely rare for the first new artist award to be given to VIER like this.
However, judging from factors such as the quality of their work, popularity, and data, VIER is indeed superior to the other four new singers in every aspect.
The surprise was only fleeting; the six quickly composed themselves, stood up, and walked toward the podium, receiving congratulations and cheers along the way.
They had prepared their lines well in advance, expecting to win the Best Newcomer Award. When they got on stage and faced with the attention of thousands of people, each of them maintained a perfectly appropriate smile.
Lin Ruohe, as the team leader, accepted the trophy. He first thanked the fans, the company, and the families of each member. Then, each person briefly expressed their feelings.
They never had a fixed position; usually, who stood where was random, and most of the time everyone would politely give up the middle position.
After all, they found that whoever stood in the middle would have to take on more media questions and interviews, and they all assumed that their teammates would answer first.
Meng Fanxi stood on the far right this time. He has become very accustomed to standing on the stage of such a large occasion and feeling the focus of attention, especially with his teammates standing next to him, he felt very comfortable.
After his teammates finished speaking, it was his turn. After all, this was the first half of the award ceremony, and time was tight, so he didn't say much.
Meng Fanxi: "Thank you to all our 'only' supporters. It is you who have given us this award that we can only receive once. We will continue to work hard in the future."
From the moment Meng Fanxi opened his mouth until the moment his words fell, the fans screamed countless times. Han Jia watched them shining on stage with a smile, feeling happy for Meng Fanxi, but also a little bittersweet.
After receiving their awards, they went backstage for a brief interview before returning to their seats to watch the performance.
The performer was 9Echo, and Meng Fanxi could feel that the cameras from all sides were pointed at them, wanting to see their reactions. After all, everyone knew that 9E loved to take advantage of others, and everyone wanted to see the reaction of the real person. Previously, Meng Fanxi was the only one in the live broadcast before the award ceremony, and he cleverly avoided it, so now everyone has become a spectator.
Meng Fanxi subtly reminded his teammates to be mindful of their facial expressions.
During the entire performance, they listened attentively and swayed from time to time according to the rhythm. The onlookers could not see any other expressions on their faces. Instead, they gained a lot of fans. Many people thought they were too tolerant.
After the performance, the Best New Group Award was announced.
There are five candidates, including VIER, whose strong competitors are Month and 9Echo.
Many viewers speculated in real time on social platforms that after VIER won the Best Newcomer Award, the Best Newcomer Group Award might be given to one of the two groups.
After all, many organizers are unwilling to offend anyone and are happy to create a situation of two strong opposing forces, even if their actual size is not a match.
In such a formal occasion, the six of them had no way to communicate their thoughts in real time, but from Meng Fanxi's perspective, everyone probably felt comfortable with the award.
Receiving a newcomer award is already a pleasant surprise. It represents recognition not only among groups but also among all artists who debuted this year, which is enough.
So when the previous year's winning group, Ink, announced on stage that "the winner is VIER," they were surprised once again. This time, even Meng Fanxi and Zhang Yang, who were usually very composed, made a rare eye contact with their teammates the moment they heard the news, exchanging disbelief in each other's eyes.
They only prepared one script, so the six of them had to improvise their own remarks. This time, everyone had even fewer remarks, but none of them forgot to thank their fans who have always supported them.
As he stepped off the stage, Pang Bo teased Meng Fanxi, saying, "When Fanxi received the newcomer award, he thanked the fans for giving them the once-in-a-lifetime newcomer award. I didn't expect that in less than ten minutes, you would have received the newcomer award twice on the same stage. Indeed, the power of the fans is boundless."
Meng Fanxi liked Pang Bo's statement very much, and together with his teammates, they expressed their gratitude to the fans in the audience once again.
The miracle boy sitting next to them also congratulated them.
After their interaction, Pei Min, the "Miracle Boy," felt much closer to VIER. He covered his mouth and whispered in VIER's direction, "Winning two newcomer awards at the Starlight Music Awards is quite impressive. Congratulations!"
Lin Ruohe, who was closer to him, humbly replied, "Thank you, I still need to work harder."
Lin Ruohe was a little nervous. The atmosphere at the scene was good, but he didn't know what the online opinion would be. Because it was not common to win two newcomer awards at once, he was concerned about the outside world's opinion.
I only paid attention to it briefly when I made an excuse to go to the restroom.
Meng Fanxi noticed Lin Ruohe's unease and took the opportunity to go to the restroom with him under the pretense. When they returned, Lin Ruohe was completely relaxed.
The public opinion was incredibly positive, with everyone saying it was well-deserved, and many people were even relieved that the Best New Group Award hadn't been given to another group arbitrarily.
What even caught Meng Fanxi's attention was that many people were expecting the Best Group Award.
Is it possible? Meng Fanxi didn't know. They were indeed nominated for Best Male Group of the Year and Best Group of the Year, but being nominated was already an honor, as the competition for each award was fierce.
Before coming, Wei had given me a heads-up: the newcomer award was the safest bet, and it was better to have a calm attitude towards the other two.
The awards ceremony proceeded smoothly, with Pang Bo and Qi Anni providing excellent pacing and engaging interactions with all the guests in the audience, resulting in numerous laughs.
The awards ceremony combined a sense of ceremony with entertainment, making it the most comfortable awards ceremony Meng Fanxi had participated in recently.
Soon, the ceremony entered its second half. VIER performed "Meteor" and "A Tree's Galaxy" live, bringing the awards ceremony to another level of excitement before the announcement of the major awards.
When Meng Fanxi and his group changed out of their performance costumes and entered the venue discreetly to take their seats, they were greeted with cheers, and all the eyes of the audience were focused on them.
Unbeknownst to them, during and after their performance, countless viewers flooded the live chat with praise such as "amazing skills," "the most stable performance," "just give them the best group award," and "best of the night."
The awards ceremony was broadcast live, and although the equipment was considered good for a similar ceremony, it was still inferior to the professional music variety shows on TVB, especially in that the sound was very dry, revealing the artists' timbre and pitch perfectly.
It was precisely this straightforward live stream that attracted many people to "judge" the singer. Of course, singing should be done with the microphone fully open, and of course, there should be a distinction between good and bad singing. The standard can't be so low that as long as the microphone is fully open, it's a perfect score.
Most of the artists who performed before had various flaws, but when VIER came out, she sang and danced live with a full microphone but was very stable, which was a significant improvement over the previous "Team Camp" finale live broadcast.
Normally, fans and haters in the entertainment industry argue and it's hard to tell who's right and who's wrong, but when it comes to live-streaming stages like this, artists are all "revealed," and their true abilities speak for themselves. If they don't sing well, they'll be ridiculed.
VIER consistently ranks high on the popularity charts and has even been designated as "inspection-free" by discerning bloggers and listeners in the industry. However, every performance of hers inevitably trends on social media.
Their level of performance has surpassed the "stability" required of ordinary artists during live broadcasts; it has reached an extremely pleasant level. Watching their performance and appreciating their singing is a wonderful process. Viewers don't need to worry about them; just focus on maintaining order and fully enjoy the experience.
Many industry professionals with a large following commented that VIER's level is far beyond what one would expect from a new group, and the effort they put in behind the scenes is unimaginable.
The first award announced was for Best Female Group. The winner was a limited-time girl group that debuted through a talent show two years ago. This year is their last year as a group, and both the company and the group are determined to make the best music in their final year, so it's not surprising that they won this award.
Next up is the Best Male Group category, with nominees Time, 4ward, Miracle Boys, Yung-Ku, and VIER.
In previous years, Ville Company usually had one or two groups nominated, but this year they are very dominant, with three Ville Company groups nominated, including VIER, who just debuted.
People in the industry are a bit envious, especially VIER, a highly popular and versatile group that has been nominated for all group awards in just one year since their debut. They dare not even think about what the future holds.
Meng Fanxi recalled discussing this award in the car, saying they never dared to imagine it.
In recent years, the Best Group Award has been mostly won by girl groups. The only fiercely competitive award for boy groups is the Best Male Group Award. Among the nominated groups, Time is a miracle from a small company. They have been in the industry for ten years and have been gaining momentum in recent years. This year, they were even neck and neck with 4ward. If it weren't for some scandals about their professional ethics, they would undoubtedly have won this year.
Needless to say, 4ward is the mainstay of Will Records. Before leading them, Will trained under 4ward, and their albums were of very good quality every year.
The judging panel considers multiple factors when selecting awards, especially since all the nominees, except for VIER, are qualified groups.
As for the six of them, VIER, I don't have high expectations.
The award presenters for Best Male Group are Yun Mengtao and Hua Cang.
Hua Cang was a member of WIND, the now-defunct Baihe Company.
Seeing the Baihe Company, the expectations of several groups of Weil were reduced a little.
Yun Mengtao opened the award card, her expression revealing nothing, and announced, "The winner of the Starlight Music Award for Best Male Group is—"
Hua Cang took the card and announced the winning combination.
“——VIER!”
Six handsome faces, looking slightly stunned, were displayed in the candidate box on the screen.
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