December 10th.
Star City.
At this time, Li Yi was preparing for the red carpet, putting on makeup and hair.
Ten minutes later, the makeup artist stood behind Li Yi, straightened his head with both hands, and nodded with satisfaction.
A casual black suit and a white collared shirt, a regular combination, and matching Li Yi's face, it has a bit of an ascetic flavor.
"You don't need to have an exaggerated look, and your clothes don't need to be too flashy. Just make your face stand out," the makeup artist said.
"It makes sense."
Li Yixiang responded shamelessly, and the makeup artist smiled and left the room.
After waiting for almost an hour in the organizer's hotel, at around 7pm, I received a notice to walk on the red carpet.
Go downstairs and get in the car arranged by the organizer.
"Brother Yi, I'm a little nervous. Is there anything I should pay attention to when walking on the red carpet?"
Zhou Siwen, who had specially ordered a suit, swallowed nervously.
You ask me, who am I asking... As a good big brother, Li Yi, who was also walking on the red carpet for the first time, did not show any timidity. He jokingly relieved Zhou Siwen's pressure, "Keep your head up and chest out. If anyone slaps you then, just glare at him." It’s done.”
Although Zhou Siwen felt that Li Yi was lying to him, it still made sense at first glance.
"Stare at him" means staring at the camera. Maybe it would be more photogenic if you widen your eyes?
Just as Zhou Siwen was thinking about it, the car slowly stopped.
The car doors on both sides opened, and suddenly, the sound of calling came in, and the flash lights kept flashing.
After taking a deep breath, he got out of the car, faced with the "long guns and short cannons", and there were people blocking the outside. Li Yi, who had never experienced anything like this before, felt like he was a star for the first time.
With all the attention and lights flashing, this horse is the star.
After adjusting his clothes, Li Yi stood there, smiling and waving around.
This is the first time Li Yi has participated in a similar event offline, and many fans came.
"It's crazy, it's crazy, it's like banging against the wall!"
The crowd holding support light signs became more uniform and chanted slogans louder and louder.
Li Yi suddenly had the urge to run away. He covered his face with one hand and shook the other crazily to signal the fans to stop shouting.
Fans will mistakenly think that brother wants to shout louder...
Destroy it.
Li Yi and Zhou Siwen, who tried to control their expressions, walked onto the red carpet.
"The ones coming to us at this time are Li Yi and Zhou Siwen. Among them, Li Yi is this year's new singer, and his masterpiece... has been nominated for awards..."
"Zhou Siwen..."
The female host's loud introduction outside the venue made the entire red carpet scene more atmospheric, and the fans' voices became louder and louder.
At this time, Li Yi and Zhou Siwen, two country bumpkins who had never seen the world, seemed to be chased by someone, walking faster and faster on the red carpet.
Finally, I came to the side of the female host and stood in front of the name wall covered with sponsors' logos.
"This is the first time for both of you to attend the Music House Award Ceremony. How do you feel now?" the female host asked.
Li Yi was a little frightened by the fans' support. He was afraid of losing his performance, so he kept a straight face. With today's "abstinence style" look, he looked even colder.
He was a little distracted, thinking about how to ask the fans not to be awkward in front of him when he went back. When he realized the female host's question, he blurted out: "There are so many people."
ah?
The female host was stunned for a moment, then quickly adjusted and said with a smile: "There are indeed a lot of people, and your fans are very enthusiastic. Where is Siwen? How are you feeling now?"
Zhou Siwen was extremely nervous, but he listened to Li Yi's words and kept looking at the camera with his eyes wide open.
Of course he's not that stupid, not with a glare.
"I'm very happy, I'm very happy." Zhou Siwen looked a little silly with his eyes wide open, but his answer was better than Li Yi's.
Facing two interview geniuses, the female host could only rush the cue process.
"Both of you have been nominated for awards. Are you confident of winning?"
“The key is participation.”
Li Yi and Zhou Siwen both answered this.
In fact, they knew what prize they would get on the same day——
Zhang Lei is one of the judges for this session.
After answering two more questions, Li Yi and Zhou Siwen signed the name wall, took a few photos and entered the infield.
There are already many people sitting in the infield, and the audience has basically entered the venue.
Li Yi and Zhou Siwen were placed next to each other in the third row, and each sat down in their own seats.
Surrounded by strangers, they nodded politely and greeted each other, and the two chatted casually.
Before the award ceremony started, many people were walking around casually, chatting with acquaintances, or making new friends.
Li Yi also encountered this situation. Several young singers who claimed to be his fans came to say hello and introduce themselves to him.
Everyone looked very polite and said compliments.
It can be seen that they may not all be true to each other. It is possible that they were ordered to come here unwillingly by their manager. Among the people who came to establish friendship, only one named Xu Junjie did not forget to say hello to Zhou Siwen who was next to Li Yi.
Looking at Zhou Siwen, who was sitting next to him and was completely unaware of this, Li Yi thought to himself: 'It seems that I have to find time to help Siwen compose some songs and make an album. '
With his excellent singing skills, frequent appearances in variety shows, and two popular film and television OSTs, Zhou Siwen's popularity is getting higher and higher.
Appearance fees, variety show remuneration, endorsements and other expenses have been steadily increasing. I heard that recently they are equivalent to some second-tier artists.
But his status as a singer, or rather, his status in the industry, has not improved much.
The main reason is that he doesn't have an album of high quality.
Even in the fast-paced era, albums are still the foundation for singers to establish themselves in the music world——
Especially compared to insiders.
For the Golden Music Awards, which is a gold medal in the Chinese music scene, the first condition for participating is to register with an album.
As for the Music House Awards Ceremony, there is no album release and the most important award such as the Best Male and Female Singer of the Year cannot be selected.
Therefore, even some popular singers who sincerely want to establish themselves in the music industry insist on making albums regardless of whether they are bad or not.
Of course, more idols are purely for cutting off fans.
Although Li Yi has not released an album, he is a songwriter (plug-in version), so the situation cannot be generalized.
On the stage, Lin Dan and a female host came on stage to start the process.
After a round of song and dance performances, awards began to be awarded.
As is the international practice, major awards are placed at the back.
After experiencing the red carpet, Li Yi's novelty has passed.
And I know in advance what prize I will win - anyone with channels can know in advance.
So I'm a little bit uninterested at this time.
Until the award presenter called Zhou Siwen's name, "The Wind Rises" rang out.
"Congratulations to Zhou Siwen for winning the Popular Singer of the Year Award!"
This award is quite valuable and is judged from three dimensions: song quality, popularity, and audience love.
It is an award that popular singers compete for every year.
If Li Yi didn't win a more valuable award, this award would be his.
Zhou Siwen, who received the trophy from the presenter, quickly finished his prepared acceptance speech, and then repeatedly thanked Li Yi and producer Ye Yaodong.
The big screen kept showing Li Yi the camera, and he had to keep smiling and applauding, and occasionally giving a thumbs up.
His face froze with laughter before the camera cut away.
This time Li also received three nominations: Best Lyrics for "Daoxiang", Best Composer for "Qilixiang" and "The Wind Rises". The first two songs were also nominated for Best Song of the Year.
However, he only won the song of the year, which was second only to the best male and female singer of the year and album of the year, and it was won by "Daoxiang".
Zhang Lei, who broke the news in advance at the time, said with some regret that if Li Yi releases an album, even if the quality of other songs is slightly inferior, there is probably a lot of hope for the best male singer of the year.
As for the best new singer, only albums can be used to participate in the selection.
At this time, "Daoxiang" finally sounded at the scene. Li Yi stood up and hugged Zhou Siwen, followed the example of other singers and bowed to express his gratitude, and then strode onto the stage.
Perhaps it was a deliberate arrangement that the guest who presented the award to Li Yi was Zhang Lei.
"This scene touched me deeply. I participated in the production of Xiaoyi's first song "Xiaochou"."
On the stage, Zhang Lei looked at Li Yi who was coming and said emotionally: "Haha, it feels really good. That brat who farmed with me and was often sweaty and muddy finally stood on such a big stage. Xiao Also, I am happy for you and proud of you."
Li Yi didn't know what to say for being sensational in front of so many people, so he could only hug Zhang Lei.
Handing the trophy for the best song of the year to Li Yi, Zhang Lei jokingly explained to the audience, "Let me state in advance that there is no shady behind this award. I did not participate in the selection of this award."
"Yes, I can testify that I saw Teacher Zhang leaving the review conference room with my own eyes."
Li Yi, who is not good at sensationalism, said that I can do this, and added with a smile: "By the way, I was the door of the conference room at that time."
During the previous awards ceremony, some people cried emotionally, while others were humorous and amused, so the conversation between the two was not out of place.
They teased each other, as if they were talking about cross talk, and bursts of laughter and applause immediately erupted from the scene.
When the noise subsided, he raised the trophy in his hand and looked at it. Li Yi said some unremarkable acceptance speech, which was also full of thanks.
Finally, he openly advertised, "Thanks to Stone Music Studio. It is their high-level production that allows my music to be better presented."
Zhang Lei, who was looking at Li Yi with the eyes of an old father, laughed dumbly and shook his head.
With the awarding of the best male and female singers of the year in the highlight event, the Music House Awards Ceremony finally came to an end.
Li Yi didn't stay too long at the wine party afterwards. He just took Zhou Siwen with him, got to know some people under the leadership of Zhang Lei and Lin Dan, and left the venue not long after.
When going out, Li Yi and Zhou Siwen were stopped by a group of reporters.
"Li Yi, Li Yi, what do you think of Sun Yinan's win as the Best Male Singer of the Year this time? Do you feel that the selection conditions of the Music House need to be changed?" A reporter provoked.
"I can't comment."
"Why do you say that?"
"What am I? I judge others."
Li Yi's answer silenced some reporters.
They have heard business flattery, overt praise and covert criticism, and some have even been bombarded on the spot.
Although most singers are careful in their words and deeds to express their modest side.
But Li Yi, why did he even scold himself?
…
Online, as the Music House Awards Ceremony progressed, more and more people participated in the discussion.
In the comment area of many related videos, there is bound to be a high praise comment——
There are so many people!
Netizens were so active that they cut out Li Yi's expression when he said this and made it into an emoticon package.
In Li Yi, netizens seem to be able to feel an "unfashionable and trendy" quality.
Everyone was really amused by Li Yi. Even if he was on a variety show, he could be funny in a serious way.
At first, the focus was on the red carpet.
In the red carpet, which was full of excitement and exaggerated looks, Li Yi and Zhou Siwen, who followed the rules, also received a lot of attention.
Mainly because when the two of them answered questions from the female host outside the venue, the scene had an inexplicable sense of joy——
One had a sullen face and the other had his eyes open, looking very unhappy and mindless.
Li Yi was so frightened by the fans' support that he covered his face in embarrassment, which also aroused ridicule from netizens.
Many people ridiculed him: he attacks hard online but is obedient offline.
This is a disguised proof of the "social fear" that he often talks about in the show.
However, the "sweetheart" seems to find Li Yi, who is calm, calm and embarrassed, more interesting and rare.
So they all said they would continue next time.
The highlight of the music awards ceremony is naturally the best male and female singer of the year.
Many people feel sorry for Li Yi. They think that if Li Yi releases an album, he has the potential to become the king of singers.
Of course, many people scorn this view.
Then why doesn't Li Yi release an album?
Is it because you don’t want to win the Singing King?
However, as Li Yi responded to the reporter's interview, he said, "I am not the only one who evaluates others."
Whether he was dealing with reporters or speaking from the bottom of his heart, Li Yi really meant what he said.
Li Yi is very popular with the public. Except for Xiao Heizi and his opponent's fans who are still entangled in this topic and ridiculing Li Yi, most people do not continue to argue too much on this matter.
This meaningless argument soon stopped.
In addition to the kings and queens of singers, the best songs of the year also attracted a lot of attention.
"Daoxiang" won the best song of the year, which can be said to be well deserved.
Since its release in September, the popularity has not dropped much. The popularity and quality of the songs are very high, and the lyrics are still very positive.
This is a song that you never get tired of listening to. Even if you get tired of listening to it for a short period of time, after a while, you will find the song to repeat again.
Regarding this award, even Xiao Heizi did not jump out to fight against the wind.
The most controversial award is not the Best Male or Female Singer of the Year, nor the Best Song of the Year, but the less valuable Popular Singer of the Year——
Because this is an award that popular singers compete for every year.
There's no way, I can't get the others.
"Why? It's just "The Wind Rises". Why did Zhou Siwen win this award?"
"Just one song? Your brother doesn't even have one, so stop barking."
"It's so funny. He's short and ugly, but he's the most popular singer of the year?"
"If you can't sing better than do some personal attacks, right? You guys are really stinky."
"Can't you compare to singing? Is Zhou Siwen considered a singer? When he debuted last year, he released a bad album. This year it became popular. Instead, he only focused on making money. Did he calm down and make music?"
"You're a singer after you release an album? You're just cutting leeks. You don't even have a single good song. How can a stupid fan still have the nerve to sing about it?"
Especially on Weibo, the topic about the most popular singer of the year is very noisy.
Zhou Siwen's fans were besieged by fans of many popular singers.
…
(End of chapter)
