Chapter 303 Food Travel Program

Although when the Most Popular Composer and Lyricist Award was announced, Peng Jianshen, who felt that he was not qualified enough, smiled and applauded with a runner-up mentality, and then was reminded by the people next to him that he and Zhong Zhentu had won the award, and walked out to receive the award in a daze - but this typical performance of being caught off guard and unable to react immediately is definitely not as good as these three people who blatantly deserted...

When Chen Boyan accepted the final award with a somewhat dazed expression, the others and the audience in the audience burst into applause.

The song "Take Care Tonight" is a new take on an ancient tune, and both its conception and adaptation are top-notch. It not only caters to the nostalgic mood of the older generation, but also blends the youthfulness of the young with the classics. With such a popularity among men, women, young and old, this song can actually be considered one of the favorites for the final grand prize.

The only thing that worries people is that Chen Baiyang is too "young". Among all the nominated singers, he is the youngest except for the youngest Mei Yanshuang. According to the unspoken rule of Hong Kong that pays special attention to seniority, young people will not be allowed to win awards first at an event of this scale.

But tonight's "Golden Songs" was so charming and natural, and it was clearly based entirely on popularity and sales: Chen Baiyang, who won the final grand prize, and Mei Yanshuang, who won two out of three nominations, are the two youngest male and female singers respectively.

Perhaps some people have lamented their fate, and perhaps some people have been truly convinced. However, when faced with this foregone conclusion, the people on the stage basically maintained good manners and applauded the two young people who had the best performance among their peers tonight.

And this increasingly enthusiastic applause seemed to be able to see through these young faces the junction of the end of the future century and the beginning of the next century, the glorious beginning of the heyday of Hong Kong music.

"It seems that we can set up more awards next year." Zhao Lizhong, who was sitting next to Su Yun, looked at the reported data and whispered to Su Yun who was watching the applause on the stage.

Only the last three awards were set up this time, which was actually meant as a test: in terms of music award ceremony, there is already the "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" hosted by Radio Hong Kong, which is a good example. Although their "Golden Songs" specifically uses popularity and popularity as the final basis for selection, thus avoiding the more professional selection system of "Chinese Golden Songs", strictly speaking, this is also a shameless attempt to take advantage of someone else's already scooped rice bowl.

Not to mention that this move will definitely cause some objections from Radio Hong Kong, it is also a bit risky for you, a "newcomer", to compete for a position with the old seniors.

Therefore, the relatively simple award setting this time is also the result of mutual concessions and compromises after consultation between the two giants.

The message Zhao Rifu passed down at the time was also very clear: just treat it as a try. If it works, then we can discuss it again the following year and then expand the award ceremony further, and further refine the awards and ceremony procedures. If it fails, then just cancel the plan and focus on other things.

Of course, the current outcome is very obvious - "Golden Songs", which is more down-to-earth and easier to stir people's emotions, and can also take the opportunity to boost other related industries, is quite promising. In the future, the music selection in the Hong Kong music scene will not be dominated by Hong Kong Radio alone, but a two-horse competition of professionalism and popularity.

"Danny got an 'advantage'." Su Yun looked at the small screen in front of her, which was a scene of chaos: without the attention of the camera, this group of guys no longer restrained themselves.

Luo Yun, Guan Jingjie and others gathered together and drank together, which was considered normal. Chen Baiyang and Zhang Querong, for some reason, fell in love with the colorful balloons released at the end and the big flag placed by the dance group in the corner of the stage. One ran after the balloons and the other carried the big flag, which infected many people. Many singers forgot their own purpose tonight and threw themselves into the crazy business of becoming dance group artists...

"They can't even be father and son in the competition, let alone other reasons?" Knowing that Su Yun meant that Chen Baiyang and Chen Baiyang happened to encounter the first most primitive but rough and wild awards ceremony and became the only male and female singers to compete on the same stage and become the final winner, Zhao Lizhong smiled and said, "However, in the future, in addition to the Most Popular Male and Female Singer Awards, there should also be a Golden Melody Award as the final grand prize of future awards ceremonies."

Su Yun looked at the stage, her gratified eyes tinged with a rare bit of worry: "I'm quite relieved about Ah Mei, and although her performance tonight is eye-catching, it's not too eye-catching. But Danny, he won the final grand prize, which actually made him too high, and he became a gorgeous but unstable castle in the air."

"But this year's results are like this, and it will be difficult to award it to other people." Zhao Lizhong himself entered the company as a newcomer, so he certainly knows the risks behind when a young and fresh person is suddenly promoted to a high position.

However, the result of this year's voting is that Chen Baiyang, a young man with both talent and luck, was awarded the final prize. The older generation, who are proud of their status and seniority, will not care too much about it, and it is easier to convince the younger generation and less likely to cause dissatisfaction. In addition, the fact that young people are starting to win heavyweight awards can be used as a reference to imply that the new generation of Hong Kong music is beginning to take over the baton from the older generation... Overall, this is the best choice.

"You don't have to worry too much. Not only does he have good relationships with people and can produce and sell his own products, but he is also our 'own son' with whom we have signed a long-term contract. He can handle a little more praise," Zhao Lizhong said.

"That's what I was worried about. Tomorrow there will definitely be reports saying that we gave the prize to one of our own. But fortunately..." Su Yun raised the corners of his mouth when he said this, "The three of them made an unexpected response at the time, but it actually helped us to clarify the rumors of 'fabrication' that might have appeared in the future."

The term "faking horses" comes from the horse racing world, and means that people artificially control the results of a race by falsifying them. Gradually, it has been used and extended to describe competitions.

If a favorite loses or a dark horse wins unexpectedly at an awards ceremony or beauty pageant, there will be many people who are dissatisfied and say that the result is fake, and if the incident gets out of hand, it will be difficult to deal with.

For example, in the subsequent Golden Melody Awards and Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, when the fans of each group were fighting fiercely, they would think that the other side was "faking" no matter how they looked at it.

The next day, just as Su Yun expected, a lot of gossip newspapers popped up on the market, "breaking the news" that the final grand prize of the "Golden Melody Awards Ceremony" last night was given to a young man like Chen Baiyang, and it must be because Chen Baiyang had signed a long-term contract in exchange for the award.

However, this kind of argument was soon suppressed by other newspapers and magazines: Looking at the younger generation, Po-Yang Chen and Patrick Tam have won the most golden songs in the "Chinese Golden Melody Awards", with three songs each. However, Po-Yang Chen's three award-winning golden songs were all composed by himself - considering the current trend of buying and covering songs due to insufficient productivity, this point is enough to make him the final winner of the first Golden Melody Awards.

"Ignore those gossip magazines. The audience said you definitely didn't cheat - when the camera came over, you almost slipped and fell into Lesley and Allen's arms... although they were going to push you out together the next moment." Knowing that Chen Baiyang didn't take the recent discussions too seriously, Zhong Bulu immediately used his hosting skills to make a few jokes.

"I understand. They spread this news to continue the hype." After being tricked by Miss Weng into making a big news story, Chen Boyang has become more open-minded about this kind of gossip that doesn't affect his image. "But did you see clearly at the time? Were they really the ones who pushed me out?"

"Hey, hey, hey, we just wanted to remind you at that time. We are brothers, don't care about these little things!" Tan Yunlun raised his glass and poured him a glass.

"That's right, let's drink! We won't go home until we are drunk tonight!" Zhang Querong also hurriedly climbed down along the pole.

"I can't. I have something to do tomorrow." Zhong Buluo pushed away the wine glass with a bitter face. "Mary said that there is a new program that wants me to host, and I need to stay healthy..."

"Wow - is the new episode of "The Great Cook" about to begin?!" After hearing Zhong Buluo's response that he needed to take care of his body, a group of guys who had been calling him good brothers while drinking joined hands and moved away from him, huddled together and sat on the sofa opposite. Each of them looked as if they were a decent woman who had met an unscrupulous playboy.

It's not their fault that they reacted so strongly. The show "Cooking Husband" is really too tiring, whether as a guest or a contestant. Although it does increase their fame, most of them are singers and actors, and their daily meals are already terrible...

On the show “How to Cook”, normal food has rarely been seen - it is no longer a question of whether it tastes good or not, but whether it is edible!

In the past two or three years, Zhong Bu Luo and the other two hosts have already dug up all their acquaintances, making them feel that their lives, whether as guests or as contestants, are filled with unbearable shadows...

Thanks to Zhong Buluo's young, strong and healthy body, he has only been to the hospital for maintenance two or three times in the past few years.

"Anyway, don't look for me this time!" Everyone spoke and acted in unison to express the same rejection.

"Don't worry, I won't need to look for you this time, next time, or many times in the future!" Zhong Buluo rolled his eyes slightly before explaining, "This time I'm going to do a food travel program in cooperation with a travel agency. I need to go north to the Chinese mainland to look for local specialties. I don't really need guests to go with me!"

"Oh! So that's how it is. We are relieved now." After hearing this, everyone finally put their minds at ease.

Then, they came over one after another to apologize for their previous disloyal behavior, and patted Zhong Buluo's shoulders affectionately, "Try to take care of your body. China is a vast country, and the current transportation is not very convenient. And you are looking for special food, so you must go to the streets to donate money. If you are not in good health, you will disappoint Mary's expectations of you..."

Whenever he thought of the look of these guys who were obviously disgusted but still pretending to be, and then thought of the ending when countless greedy cats cried and clamored to be his guests after the new program he hosted was broadcast, Zhong Buluo ate the colorful, fragrant and delicious local specialties happily, and sighed leisurely: You ignored me yesterday, but today I have made you out of my league!