Chapter 351 Golden Melody Awards Ceremony
Three days later at six o'clock in the afternoon.
Taipei Arena.
The lights in the stadium poured out, illuminating the faces of the audience who were queuing up with their tickets in hand. Everyone had a smile on their face, their faces filled with excitement at being able to see the stars.
The 16th Golden Melody Awards ceremony for Chinese pop music is about to begin.
One after another, celebrity nanny cars drove in slowly, and the celebrities inside the cars rolled down their windows and waved and greeted the fans in line.
"Ahhh! Zhou Luo!"
"Sun Fengzi, I love you!!!"
"Brother Luo, Brother Luo!!!"
The local stars in Taicheng were particularly popular, with constant cheers. However, the cheers for the mainland singers nominated for the Golden Melody Awards dropped significantly, with one exception.
"Oh yeah bro I love you!"
"Oh yeah brother I'm going to give birth to a baby for you!"
“Best! Best!!!”
Lin Zhixing looked at the enthusiastic fans through the car window, with a bright smile on his face, and waved back.
He had been in Taicheng for two days. Song Ge, Dong Chen and Ji Yu were busy with wedding matters and did not come with him this time.
The car gradually moved away from the crowd and entered the venue...
After getting off the car, Lin Zhixing glanced at the bustling entrance and, accompanied by staff, walked in with firm steps.
The goal of this trip is very clear, to take a few awards home and shut up those who use awards to measure their strength.
…
Backstage of the event hall.
“Know and do!”
Lin Zhixing had just walked out of the dressing room when Zhou Luo greeted him with a smile, held his hand, and said, "I heard that good things are coming soon. You've already taken your wedding photos, right?"
"Yes."
Lin Zhixing smiled and nodded, reached into his pocket, took out a wedding invitation and handed it to Zhou Luo.
I had greeted him backstage at the Spring Festival Music Gala before, and Zhou Luo had said that he wanted to join in the fun.
"Number 28?"
Zhou Luo opened the wedding invitation and took a look at it, then smiled and said, "It will be coming soon, I will definitely go to support you! Who in the music circle has been invited now? I'll see if there are any acquaintances."
Lin Zhixing said: "There are quite a lot of people invited. So far, fifty-two invitations have been sent out..."
“Good fellow!”
Zhou Luo's eyes widened after hearing this, "Doesn't that mean half of the music industry will be here?"
Lin Zhixing smiled and shook his head, "That's an exaggeration..."
"Brother Luo!"
"Hello, Brother Luo!"
As they were chatting animatedly, a familiar figure walked into the lounge area. Most of the singers waiting in line stood up and nodded to greet them.
Lin Zhixing looked up and saw that the person coming was Luo Desheng, followed by his apprentice Hua Futing.
Although the two of them responded enthusiastically to the singers who greeted them, it could be seen from their expressions that they were not in a good mood.
They were all nominated for the Golden Melody Awards, and Hua Futing's album was released half a year ago. However, his chances of winning were slim, and he didn't want to attend the awards ceremony. However, since the establishment of the Golden Melody Awards, no nominated singer has been absent, and it is not easy to break this rule.
"Hi, Zhou Luo! Hi, Lin Zhixing!"
Sun Fengzi, a female singer who was also participating in the Spring Festival Music Gala, walked over with a smile and waved. She was wearing a dress tonight, and looked particularly charming and attractive.
When Zhou Luo saw her coming, he raised his hand to greet her, then instinctively shrank towards Lin Zhixing.
At the award ceremony, Zhou Luo got a headache as soon as he saw her.
It was as if there was a curse that as long as I competed with her for an award, I would inevitably lose to her.
The two debuted at the same time, and Zhou Luo lost to Sun Fengzi, who can only win the "Best Newcomer Award" once in a singer's lifetime.
At the Golden Melody Awards ceremony after that, as long as Sun Fengzi didn't release a song, the award would go to Zhou Luo. As long as he released a song and was nominated, Zhou Luo would always be the runner-up.
The curse of being the eternal runner-up has actually happened to many singers, the most famous of whom is Jay Chou.
In 2000, "Tornado" lost to "Courage", in 2001, "Simple Love" lost to "Green Light", in 2002, "Peninsula Iron Box" lost to "Absolutely Crazy", in 2003, "East Wind Breaks" lost to "Dusk", and in 2004, "Seven Miles of Fragrance" lost to "Jiangnan".
In 2005, he went on stage to receive the award for the Nocturne, but lost to Fairy Tale. In 2006, Thousand Miles Away lost to Invisible Wings, and in 2007, Blue and White Porcelain lost to Love Transfer.
In 2008, "Dawn" suffered the most unfair defeat, losing to the Olympic song "Beijing Welcomes You".
"Hi!"
Lin Zhixing smiled and waved in response.
I haven't really talked to her on the show, but my impression of her is that she is a talented female singer. Except for the beginning of the show when she sat in the second row, she has always been in the first row since then. She is a hot favorite to win the championship.
"Zhou Luo!"
Sun Fengzi looked at Zhou Luo with a smile and joked, "How about I challenge you in the next episode? I've wanted to challenge you for a long time!"
"Come on, who's afraid of you!"
Zhou Luo shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "But I don't have time next time, so we are going to have a rap showdown, right Zhixing?"
"ah?"
Lin Zhixing was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, yes, yes."
He did tell himself that there would be a rap battle when the time came, but he didn’t say it would be next week.
Zhou Luo looked at Sun Fengzi who was smiling and said confidently: "Don't worry, I will eliminate you sooner or later!"
Sun Fengzi smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for you!"
"Dear singers!"
The uniformed staff walked into the lounge area, clapped their hands, gathered the singers' attention, and said, "It's almost time, let's go backstage!"
After hearing this, all the singers stood up and lined up to enter the venue. Lin Zhixing walked side by side with Zhou Luo and asked curiously, "Is what you just said true? What's the next challenge?"
"I can come any time."
Zhou Luo said seriously: "I hope you can show your best condition!"
In the next round of the quarterfinals, the quarterfinals after that, and the semifinals, the challenge rules will be cancelled.
Lin Zhixing pondered it for a moment.
Eliminating the new Four Heavenly Kings will gain a lot of popularity and is also the wish of the fans. There are not many games left for me to challenge them, and I can really compete with him in the next issue.
Lin Zhixing said: "Then let's do the next issue!"
…
…
6:50 pm.
The luxurious auditorium was bright as day.
The shortlisted singers sat in the front row, the male singers wore handsome suits and the female singers wore gorgeous dresses.
The stands below the stage were divided into two parts. Behind the singers sat the staff and stars watching the ceremony, and the back half of the stands was filled with enthusiastic fans.
They held up flashing signs with their idols' names on them, waved glow sticks, stood on tiptoe, looked at their idols, and cheered for them.
"Zhou Luo Zhou Luo, you are the best!!!"
"Sun Fengzi, I love you!!!"
"Oh yeah come on!!!"
The stars that fans usually only see on TV now appear before their eyes alive and kicking, with excited hearts, trembling hands, and hoarse voices.
The shortlisted singers sitting in the front row were chatting and laughing, and praising each other.
"Your album is so good, I love it so much! I think I'm going to be the runner-up this year."
"No way, your title song is great, and the MV is so touching, it almost made me cry. You definitely deserve the Best MV Award this year."
"Haha, really? I put a lot of effort into making the MV!"
…
Seven o'clock sharp.
With inspiring background music, He Ling, dressed in a suit and tie, walked onto the stage with a smile on her face. With the appearance of the host, the Golden Melody Awards ceremony officially began.
Photos of the shortlisted singers were displayed on the stage screen. The stage was simple, with only a podium and two microphones on the table.
The simple podium is not simple for the singers below the stage. The pressure is enormous and the tension is even greater than that of a concert with tens of thousands of people.
With the entrance of the host, the singers who were laughing and chatting fell silent, and the fans also stopped cheering, all of them worried about their idols.
"In the past year, many new generations of singers have emerged in the Chinese music scene. Young singers are constantly improving and catching up, and old singers are not to be outdone..."
He Ling was giving the opening remarks while the photographer's camera swept towards the singer's seat.
When talking about the term "new generation", the camera turned to Lin Zhixing.
Lin Zhixing was sitting in a blue suit, leaning back in his chair with his arms folded, not looking nervous at all, and seemed determined to win the award.
Speaking of "old singers", the photographer's camera was pointed at Luo Desheng.
He was staring at the stage with a dull look, as if he was lost in a memory.
…
After the host's opening remarks, he pointed to the backstage and said, "Now, please welcome tonight's award presenters, Dong Dehua and Zhang Wuying!"
Grand music sounded.
The two men were wearing suits and walked up to the podium while waving to the audience.
The four old kings invited two of them to present the awards. The audience, including the singers, were very surprised and there was an immediate sensation in the audience.
"Dehua I love you!"
"Wu Ying! I have liked you for ten years, ahhhh!"
Amid the enthusiastic applause and cheers from the audience, Dong Dehua and Zhang Wuying walked to the center of the stage, smiled and pressed their hands to signal the applause to stop: "Thank you for the enthusiastic applause from our friends here, and thank you to the organizers for inviting us to serve as award presenters for such an important ceremony. We feel very honored..."
After some words of thanks...
The photographer's lens was focused on the stage and the big screen.
The video starts scrolling.
"The singers nominated for the Best Album Producer Award at the 16th Golden Melody Awards are: Lin Zhixing's "Listen to Mom"!"
The music starts.
"Listen to your mother and don't let her get hurt"
"I want to grow up quickly so I can protect her"
The fans in the audience were suddenly excited.
"Zhou Luo's "Lovely Man"!"
"Rods wins "The Last Platform"!"
The playback of each shortlisted song drew cheers from fans in the audience.
After the eight shortlisted songs were announced, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and all eyes were focused on the award presenter in the center of the stage.
Dong Dehua pulled out a card from the envelope on the podium, looked at it for a moment, and announced with a smile: "The winner of the 16th Golden Melody Award for Best Album Producer is..."
"Lin Zhixing, Listen to Mom!"
(End of this chapter)
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