raknovel Chapter 132 Yang Du! Yang Du! Yang Du!
Chapter 132 Yang Du! Yang Du! Yang Du!
Chapter 132 Yang Du! Yang Du! Yang Du!
The Golden Chart Music Awards officially began at 19:30 PM.
"You are fire, you are wind, you are the demon weaving the web—"
Compared to the serious and somber atmosphere of the Feitian Awards a few days ago, the Golden Chart Music Awards were much more lively. Tao Cheng opened the show by performing three live singles, including "Swallowtail Butterfly," which drew cheers and applause from the audience.
After the opening remarks, the two hosts delivered a string of witty remarks, effortlessly incorporating various popular internet memes, which made the audience burst into laughter.
The camera kept panning across the screen, showing the nominees for the six major awards, and even Yang Du, who was sitting next to Tao Cheng, frequently appeared in the frame.
After some lighthearted banter, the first award of the night arrived, which is also the annual Best Newcomer award.
The big screen quickly cut to close-ups of the faces of the five nominees, three men and two women.
Wow, Jiang Yan, Lin Xu, and Yang Du alone have contributed two Best Newcomer awards!
[Lin Xu is definitely a contender. The quality of "Red Rose" is undeniable, and his song "The Lone Warrior" was a phenomenal hit during the National Day holiday. For a newcomer to perform on the National Day Gala right after his debut is an achievement that would have been remarkable even a few years ago when the competition was fierce.]
Sure enough, the presenter opened the envelope and announced, "The winner of this year's Golden Chart Music Awards for Best New Artist is Lin Xu!"
Lin Xu, the newcomer, didn't have a seat as good as Tao Cheng and Yang Du. He was assigned to the fifth row. He made a special trip around to give Yang Du a bear hug before going on stage.
"Thank you to the Golden Chart Music Awards, thank you to Jinshi—" Lin Xu raised the trophy, looking towards Yang Du, "The person I want to thank most is my producer, Teacher Yang Du. Without 'Red Rose,' without 'The Lone Warrior,' there would be no Lin Xu—"
Yang Du clapped with a smile, watching Lin Xu leave the stage. Then, he tilted his head slightly and said to Tao Cheng, "Senior, I don't think the Best Newcomer award for your year was won by the three of you, right?"
Tao Cheng's lips moved slightly as she answered softly, "It was taken by an independent singer, Liu Xian. That year, his song 'Magic City' was a hit from the beginning of the year to the end, completely overshadowing us."
Unfortunately, less than two years later, the person has already disappeared without a trace.
The Golden Chart Music Awards move very quickly. Just over ten minutes later, the first award related to Tao Cheng arrived: Best Digital Single.
Also nominated in this category are Lin Xu's "The Lone Warrior" and pop star Zhu Pingting's "Thinking of You Day and Night."
However, regarding the Best Digital Single, both the singers at the scene and netizens watching at home knew perfectly well that this award was a foregone conclusion.
In the Golden Chart Music Awards system, the three modules of downloads, streaming, and BGM licensing correspond to the six major awards for singles and albums, namely Best Digital Single/Album, Best Streaming Single/Album, and Best Social Single/Album.
These six awards are based solely on commercial data, without regard to seniority or artistic merit.
Whoever has the best data gets the award.
Therefore, those in the know can basically determine who the award belongs by simply looking at the list for the whole year.
This is one of the biggest features of the Golden Music Awards.
"The winner of Best Digital Single is—'Bubble' by Tao Cheng."
Tao Cheng stood up and gave Yang Du a firm hug: "Thank you, junior."
Then, lifting her skirt, she walked onto the stage amidst applause and cheers.
"Thank you to the Golden Chart Music Awards, thank you to my fans, and of course, thank you to my junior, Yang Du, who is also the producer of the album's singles."
Although Yang Du was not nominated, this is the second time his name has appeared on stage tonight.
But the story didn't end there. Just ten minutes later, when Jiang Yan won Best Streaming Single for "Painting Heart," she also tearfully thanked Yang Du on stage.
Wow, Yang Du's presence was really strong tonight.
[From the perspective of being a producer, Yang Du's credentials are incredibly prestigious.]
[Don't be silly, do you even understand the producer's reputation?]
[I strongly suggest the Golden Chart Music Awards designate a Best Producer award, so they don't have to thank everyone one by one, hahaha.]
The awards ceremony proceeded smoothly, with awards for Best Digital Album, Best Group, and other categories presented, followed by performances by other singers. The first major award, Best Single Chart Artist, was then presented.
This award seems like a foregone conclusion; I'd guess TC.
[The above is obvious. Tao Cheng has had four number-one singles in a row, starting with "Flammable and Explosive" in May and ending with "Swallowtail Butterfly" at the end of the year. If she can't win the Best Singles Chart with this kind of chart dominance, I'll eat shit on live stream.]
As expected, Tao Cheng won the award and thanked Yang Du once again.
"Next up is the award for the most anticipated single of the night," the host announced after a performance.
"If nothing unexpected happens, Tao Cheng will win this award again, right?" a male singer said sourly to his companion.
On the big screen, the nominated songs and singers flashed by in turn.
Painted Heart
"Foam"
Red Rose
Thinking of You Day and Night
Dream Lover
Industry insiders at the venue looked at the list. They were already shocked when the nomination list was announced, but they still couldn't help but gasp when they saw it now.
Of the five nominees, "Thinking of You Day and Night" is a single released by pop star Zhu Pingting at the beginning of the year, "Dream Lover" comes from a top-tier singer, and the remaining three are all written by Yang Du.
This kind of situation made the other producers in the venue secretly gasp in amazement; the odds of choosing three out of five were truly astounding.
On stage, the person in charge of presenting the Best Single was a veteran in the industry who always considered himself very humorous. He deliberately dragged out his words to create suspense before slowly opening the envelope.
He seemed quite surprised by the award recipient.
[Alright, alright, stop acting and just announce Tao Cheng directly.]
[Speechless. Can you please stop keeping us in suspense?]
"Who won Best Single at this year's Golden Chart Music Awards?"
"Thinking of You Day and Night," by Zhu Pingting!
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What the heck? "Bubble" lost to "Thinking of You Day and Night"? This must be a conspiracy!
[Stop shouting, the best single isn't the same as the best digital single; it's based on a comprehensive evaluation of the single's performance and quality. "Thinking of You Day and Night" has over 900 million downloads, so it truly deserves the award.]
Oh, what a pity, we missed out on a big prize.
Compared to the netizens who rallied online to defend him, the reactions at the scene were somewhat subtle.
Upon hearing the name Zhu Pingting, at least half of the female singers in the audience secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If Tao Cheng really wins one of the six major awards for Best Single with "Bubble", then the momentum tonight will be terrifying, leaving no room for anyone else to survive.
When the camera moved away from Tao Cheng, Yang Du clearly saw her let out a long sigh of relief.
Yang Du was taken aback, then remembered something and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Congratulations, senior, you've secured the Best Female Pop Singer award."