Chapter 126 Life Forbidden Zone 25
Jiang Ran stayed at Blue Sky Culture for several days in a row.
When the edited version of the fourth season competition was finally finalized, she received a notification that she was shortlisted for the Rossetti Photography Award and also received an invitation to the award ceremony.
Jiang Ran had never signed up for this competition. She was confused and searched for a long time before she found out that a fan had signed her up using a photo taken of her on the show.
"Don't you even check the identity after receiving the registration?"
Jiang Ran was very confused: "Then if I submit all the online photos, can I also send a lot of people to the finals?"
"That's unlikely," Xu Yang smiled. "The Rossetti Photography Prize is a niche award, not many people know about it. Every year, the venue barely fills up with participants. Who would take on such a thankless task?"
"Niche?" Jiang Ran quickly grasped the key point and frowned, asking, "Few people know about this award? Then what is the popular photography award?"
Xu Yang was silent for a long moment before he sighed, "The Rossetti is the only photography award. Perhaps in your time, many people dreamed of becoming photographers, but on the capital planet of the Federation Era, photography itself is an extremely niche hobby."
"That's not right!" Jiang Ran paced back and forth twice, "That's because you all don't understand the charm of photography!"
"Yes, but how can anyone really get the chance to learn about it?" Xu Yang consoled her. "But since you've been taking photos regularly on the show, some viewers have started to like it. I'm sure more and more people will get into it in the future."
"Why wait until later?"
"because of this……"
"We don't need to wait!"
Jiang Ran stopped pacing, raised his head, and said, "I've made up my mind! I'm going to attend this awards ceremony, and I'm going to do it openly and with great fanfare!"
The sudden wind blew up the brown curtains, and bright light shone on Jiang Ran's face.
Xu Yang looked at her profile, lost in thought for a long time, and then replied "Okay".
Later, Jiang Ran directly posted this schedule on Weibo.
Not only that, she even kept telling the story over and over again for many days, which aroused the discussion on Star Network.
[Has everyone seen Jiang Ran's Wei Bo? ]
[She's been talking about this for almost half a month now, how could anyone not know about it?]
Is that Rossetti award some kind of grand prize? It made Jiang Ran so excited.
I don’t know. I’ve never heard of it.
[This is strange. Jiang Ran was also invited to the Weibo Annual Popularity Award last time, right? This is an annual award, and everyone is familiar with it, but Jiang Ran ignored it. I don’t know why he is so excited this time...]
Ah… Actually, I’ve heard of the Rossetti Photography Prize…
[After all this time, someone finally knows the inside story! Come on! Let's talk about it!]
[Actually, the Rossetti Award isn't a major award. It's just a group of photography enthusiasts who got together to create an award. It's normal that you haven't heard of it.]
[Is this true or false? How did the above person know? ]
My professor loves photography and is one of the founders of this award. I happened to hear him mention it.
[A fellow student upstairs? Also from Lianda? A code word, the professor you mentioned has a name starting with B, and does he take roll call in every class?]
[Oh my god! Is that my senior brother? What a coincidence!]
【It’s my senior sister:) 】
[UNGA? Is that the UNGA I'm thinking of?]
[This award was founded by a professor at the United Nations University, and you're telling me it's not a big prize? That's not how you're supposed to be modest, is it?]
[Awesome, it makes me even more curious! ]
[Act now! I got my tickets to the Rossetti Awards Ceremony. (Image file attached.jpg)]
[When you become rich and powerful, don't forget me! Don't forget to broadcast it live! Let the younger brothers open their eyes too!]
【Please +1 for the live broadcast. Looking forward to it! 】
【……】
On the day of the award ceremony, Jiang Ran also attached great importance to it and rushed to the venue early.
Fu Bo and others all wanted to join in the fun and insisted on going with her, and Jiang Ran finally did not refuse.
When I arrived at the entrance of the venue, I found that it was not as deserted as rumored. Not even one-third of the seats were occupied. Instead, it was bustling with people and chattering young people everywhere.
Fu Bo: "It seems your publicity campaign is working."
"Nonsense," Jiang Ran rolled his eyes at him, "So many Wei Bos don't have white hair."
That being said, having too many people on site can also cause problems.
Jiang Ran and others were afraid of being blocked by enthusiastic fans, so they wore heavy hats to cover their faces. However, when they were about to enter the venue with the invitation letters, they were stopped by security.
"This is a real invitation." Jiang Ran emphasized.
The security guard said impatiently, "Everyone tells me that, but the number of people in the venue now exceeds the total number of invitations several times over!"
Jiang Ran: “…”
Fu Bo poked Jiang Ran on the back and said, "Your publicity seems to be a bit too aggressive."
Jiang Ran: "...Shut up."
The security guard checked the invitation letter for a long time, but couldn't find any problems in the end, so he let them into the venue in disappointment.
When Jiang Ran and others found their seats and sat down, the venue was still crowded with people.
The security guards tried to identify who were the truly invited visitors, but everyone was very smart and would sneak away as soon as they saw the security guards approaching. There were so many people in the venue that it was almost impossible to distinguish them all.
Fu Bo asked quietly, "With so many people, it will take a long time to screen them, right? And how long will it take for the award ceremony to start?"
Jiang Ran pointed ahead: "The one discussing with the security seems to be the host. Let's see how he handles it."
Surprisingly, after the host spoke to the security guard for a few words, the security guard did not try to expel the fake interviewee, but instead began to move chairs for the guests who had no seats.
The host walked straight onto the stage. When he cleared the microphone and prepared to start speaking, there were still a lot of people in the venue, and quite a few were standing.
"Welcome everyone to the Rossetti Photography Prize awards ceremony. I am today's host and award presenter, Bi Shengrong."
As soon as the words fell, exclamations were heard all around.
Jiang Ran asked in a low voice: "Who is Bi Shengrong?"
Zeng Pei: "A professor at the Federal University, a history expert, and a treasure-level scholar of the Federation whose statue was erected in the Galaxy Hall."
Despite his high status, Bi Shengrong seemed unassuming. Amidst the murmurings of surprise from the audience, he continued with a smile, "Technology in the Federation is developing rapidly. Fewer and fewer people cook, paint, or even take photos. I was attending a party one day, and someone advised me that live-action photography was becoming obsolete, saying I couldn't even get ten enthusiasts together, so I should give up. I thought, how could we not even get ten people? So I tried to find someone, and eventually, eleven of us, including myself, came together to establish this award. We've grown rapidly over the past few years. By this time last year, we had gathered twenty-two people, doubling the number of participants."
There was laughter from the audience.
"So it's more of an annual meeting than an award ceremony. It's an opportunity to bring together photography enthusiasts to appreciate the excellent works of art produced each year. But this year seems a little different. When I first walked into the venue, I saw a sea of people and thought I had come to the wrong place."
Another good-natured laugh.
"Just now, the security guard told me that some of my friends' invitations seemed a little off and asked me what to do about it. I said, 'What's the big deal? This is a gathering for photography enthusiasts, and anyone who likes photography can come. So, tell me, do you like photography?'"
The guests in the audience immediately shouted "I like it" in unison!
"Oh, okay, okay," Bi Shengrong said with a smile, "Don't lie to me, I can't stand being lied to."
There was another burst of tacit laughter from the audience.
Jiang Ran couldn't help but smile when he heard someone nearby say, "This professor is so cute. I want to try photography when I get home."
"I was just joking with you all. Actually, I know who you all came here for today. She's one of the finalists for today's award and the most talked-about person on Starnet this year. She's..."
Bi Shengrong handed the microphone to the audience, and the guests immediately shouted in unison: "Jiang Ran!"
Jiang Ran was a little uncomfortable at first when his name was suddenly called out from all directions around him, but Bi Shengrong quickly brought him back to the rhythm of the scene and all the candidate works began to be presented on the stage.
As expected, the award went to Jiang Ran. According to the rules, she also had to go on stage to give her acceptance speech.
When he stood on the podium, the crowd below quieted down. The guests who had just had a quarrel because of the collision of chairs also temporarily stopped fighting and all their eyes turned to Jiang Ran on the stage.
Jiang Ran did a lot of preparation and publicity for this award ceremony, but he forgot to prepare his acceptance speech.
At this moment, she was silent for a long time as she looked at this group of people who were waiting quietly, as well as at these few people in the vast universe who still had a passion for photography.
The bright yellow light shone on Jiang Ran, just like everyone's eyes were fixed on her.
Jiang Ran didn't dress up today. She wore ordinary mountaineering clothes, just like she did every time she went out for photography.
There are audiences in the audience who are broadcasting live, and the topic is so popular that it is almost number one on the Star Network in real time, and has already been ranked first in the hot searches.
People kept pouring into the live broadcast room. Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Jiang Ran adjusted the microphone.
“As long as humans live, photography will never die!”
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