Who said this top flow is crazy! This top flow is awesome!

As Chapter 205, "Blue and White Porcelain," began, he went on stage to receive his award.
Taipei Chinese Golden Melody Awards.

As one of the most authoritative awards in the Chinese music scene, singers who have won the "Best Male/Female Singer" award in previous years are referred to as "King/Queen of Pop" or "King/Queen of Singers".

Besides this most well-known award, the Golden Melody Awards also have many other prestigious and highly valuable awards.

It is mainly divided into two categories: [Popular Music Awards] and [Traditional and Artistic Music Awards].

The most well-known and most watched category is pop music.

Among them, Best Male/Female Singer, Best Album, Best Lyricist, Best Composer... including Best Single of the Year, which is usually the grand finale award, are all awards that instantly elevate one's status.

Ikeno received eight nominations at this year's Golden Melody Awards, for singer, lyricist, composer, single, arranger, album and single producer.

They are all top-tier "King of the Hill" awards.

That's why outsiders wonder if the Golden Melody Awards would be so generous.

Which of these eight awards will be given to a singer from mainland China?
If it were just about Best Music Video Director, that would be one thing... but the prestige of these eight nominations is truly astonishing.

This astonishment led to the strange atmosphere at this year's Golden Melody Awards, and also fueled the enthusiasm of Ikeno's fans, audiences, and casual observers in mainland China and Taiwan.

Mainland China, kiwifruit platform.

Because of personal connections, Kiwi opened a live stream link for this year's Golden Melody Awards. In recent years, it has been subconsciously assumed that no one could win, so the Golden Melody Awards live stream, which is not watched by most people, suddenly became very popular and the barrage of comments was filled with messages.

"My little one was so good today! Remember to thank the coconut trees when you receive your award!"

"Ahhh!! You look so handsome in that suit today! Are you here to marry me? I say yes!"

"Coconuts and Red Sea Dominate the Screen!"

"I came here specifically to see coconuts, and those long legs... they've outlived me! I'm so excited!"

"The Chinese entertainment industry is amazing with Chi Ye! A shining light of the Chinese music scene!"

"YY's fans are sour grapes! What bad luck!"

"..."

The live stream was almost entirely filled with Chi Ye's fans: solo fans, "mommy fans," "girlfriend fans," "career fans," and fans of various couples...

In short, the kiwi fruit management team was dumbfounded and their hearts were pounding: Is this the current top-tier phenomenon?

Because of Sheng Ning, Chi Ye has always been hostile towards kiwifruit, so kiwifruit has never really enjoyed such overwhelming top-tier treatment.

This feels so good, so incredibly good.

The administrator was busy dumping all sorts of ads on it... Well, not long after, he received a notification to remove all those junk ads.

……

Inside an office.

Can I take it?

When asked the question, the leader smiled but remained silent.

……

"I wonder if this year's Golden Melody Awards will be shameless and resort to dirty tricks."

Teacher Sun Nan specially turned on the live broadcast today and shook her head at Teacher Han next to her: "It's hard to say, this isn't the first time they've done something like this."

"...Look, Yingzi and the others are there today, it's a pity they didn't have a chance to go."

Teacher Han felt regretful.

at the same time.

The Golden Melody Awards ceremony is already halfway through.

Like all galas and award ceremonies, the first half of the Golden Melody Awards does not present any major awards. It is only from the second half onwards that the most anticipated awards are announced one by one.

However, as the Golden Melody Awards entered its second half this year, many of the guests and celebrities looked rather awkward and uncomfortable.

—Because so far, they haven't won several of the awards they've set their sights on.

Yu Yan, Ying Zi, Peng Chen, Shi Jinwei and other mainland guests were also very nervous and a little discouraged.

Although I knew long ago that I was just going to the Golden Melody Awards to be an audience member and a runner-up, every guest who came to participate had a bit of wishful thinking in their heart.
What if, what if I get a share?

This has happened before in the history of the Golden Melody Awards; it's quite normal.

Unfortunately, they were clearly disappointed this time, because the Golden Melody Awards were very "normal" this time.

"It all depends on whether Ikeno can get it."

"What was the first one he nominated again?"

"Best Singer...it all comes down to this award. If I win it, I'll break the record."

The group sat in the third and fourth rows whispering among themselves. Sister Pliers was also sitting next to them. She listened to their discussion about Ikeno, glanced at Ikeno who was seated in the center of the second row, and then looked back.

I felt inexplicably increasingly nervous.

—No, it's not like I'm the one taking it, why would I be nervous?
Wow, Best Male Singer...! This year's award is incredible, the nominees are so strong it's making my legs weak!

On stage, Taiwanese pop diva Tsai and Hong Kong pop star Jay Chou, as award presenters, were performing a medley: "Yes, each and every one of them is a 'walking CD,' with explosive singing skills and perfect stage presence!"

"However, the judging panel was very strict this time. I heard they almost overturned the table during the voting..."

The audience erupted in restrained laughter from many prominent figures.

"Brother Wakin, when you won the award back then, were the judges arguing this fiercely?"

Empress Tsai was curious.

"Oh, as for me... my generation was more peaceful. The 'newcomers' these days are too strong... 'He' isn't even from Earth."

As soon as Jay Chou finished speaking, the audience fell silent for a second before erupting in cheers.

"Ah!"

"Professor Chi! Professor Chi!"

"Professor Chi absolutely has to win an award! Don't blame us for flipping the table if he doesn't!"

"Professor Chi is the truth!"

The screams from the Taiwanese fans at the scene were deafening, and the surrounding celebrities felt their scalps tingle. Then they looked at the judging panel—how could they not give it to them?
Let's not actually cause any "mass incident".

The gala's director was quite clever; without pausing, he shoved the camera right up to Ikeno's face—a close-up.

Ikeno maintained his professional smile throughout, and upon seeing this, he remained calm, simply waving with a slight smile.

The stadium was hit by an earthquake.

"...Wow, really...I think if we keep this a secret any longer, our enthusiastic fans might...haha, who knows?"

Jay Chou made a joke, and then was about to speak.

The drumbeats of Suspense began to ring out rhythmically.

Suddenly, Cai Tianhou leaned close to the cue cards and said cutely, "This singer stepped out from behind the scenes to the forefront, telling stories with music and conquering ears with her voice..."

"!!"

"faint!!"

"Eh!"

A chorus of "boos" erupted from the audience.

The two big names on stage remained unfazed, and Queen Tsai continued, "Moreover! He recently dominated the trending topics on Taiwanese social media just because he arrived in Taiwan...!"

"Ahhh!!"

"Professor Chi! Professor Chi!"

Seeing this, Jay Chou didn't need to say anything more and simply said, "Alright, alright! Congratulations to Chi Ye! Your album 'Jiangnan' has won the Golden Melody Award for Best Male Singer!"

"Congratulations!"

The drumbeats stopped abruptly, golden fireworks exploded on the LED screen, and the subtitles appeared: "Best Chinese Male Singer – Chi Ye, 'Jiangnan'"

The lamplight suddenly turned into a blue and white hue reminiscent of porcelain, and the familiar prelude to the guzheng (a traditional Chinese zither) began to play.

The scene was silent for a second, then exploded.

Hurala!
"Professor Chi! He truly deserves the title!"

"Wow!"

"Blue and white porcelain! Ahh! I absolutely love blue and white porcelain!"

Big-name singers from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia turned around to look, their gazes still complex despite some anticipation.

Yingzi, Yuyan, Shi Jinwei, Peng Chen, and others were in the same boat. Yingzi's face showed a mixture of surprise and astonishment, probably because she hadn't expected the Golden Melody Awards to be so swift this time.

Yu Yan and Peng Chen sighed, feeling a strange sense of envy—after this, Chi Ye's status in the Chinese music scene would skyrocket.

Pincer Sister glanced at Chi Ye and thought to herself, "No matter how good he is, he still 'sneaked' a look at me!"

However, everyone's expressions immediately changed, because, perhaps because of Ikeno's mainland Chinese identity, the director actually focused the camera on them, probably to see their reaction—Taiwanese entertainment industry is indeed prone to causing trouble!

What can they do?
Laugh!
"Ahhh!! The way Weiwei looked at Professor Chi, I'm dying of envy!"

"It's so beautiful, especially from this angle looking up from below... it's really gorgeous."

"#SummerWhispersByThePond# Let's flood this page! Protect Professor Chi! Other CP fans, get out of here!"

"Yingzi, go ahead and laugh! Laugh!!"

"Why isn't Yingzi smiling? Is she just naturally averse to smiling?"

The live stream chat for kiwifruit has been flooded with comments.

At the scene, Chi Ye still had a reserved smile on his face. He stood up, turned around and hugged several big names around him... mainly singers from mainland China. He wasn't very familiar with the others... but apart from him, the mainland singers were all sitting in relatively secluded spots.

Never mind then... it's just a little awkward. Huh?
He was just about to turn around when he saw Sister Pliers already leaning over as if nothing had happened.

Chiye: "?"

He quickly gave Sister Pliers a light hug and turned around to praise her: "Not bad, you've finally learned to take the initiative."

Sister Pliers: “?!”

Ikeno has already gone up on stage and shaken hands with Queen Tsai and King Chow.

Queen Tsai looked Chi Ye up and down and smiled, "Congratulations! Can I get your autograph and take a photo with you after I step off the stage?"

Chino replied: "WeChat or Alipay?"

Empress Cai was taken aback, then burst into laughter.

Jay Chou handed him the trophy: "You've proven one thing—aliens can also win awards from Earth."

Ikeno walked to the microphone: "I'd like to say here that aliens are also musicians. Okay, thank you."

"Hahaha."

The audience burst into laughter, followed by applause—"We've already given it to them, let's go all the way... Besides, who says Ikeno has no connection with Taiwan?"
We're all Chinese! He... he's still a top influencer on Taiwan.

Our own people, our own people...

While everyone else was habitually comforting themselves, on stage, Chi Ye thought for a moment and simply said, "The sky is the color of rain and mist, and I am waiting for 'you'."

As he spoke, he raised the trophy in his hand to indicate that he was receiving the award.

There was a two-second silence, followed by thunderous applause.

mad!
Handsome!
Shi Jinwei tilted her head to look at him, her sapphire blue eyes reflecting Chi Ye's figure, and then... Chi Ye stepped down from the stage.

Ok?
Many people were quite surprised – in this kind of occasion, why be so low-key and not say much?

Shi Jinwei glanced at Chi Ye curiously, but the two were too far apart, and Chi Ye wasn't getting up, so she couldn't reach him. She guessed she wouldn't have a chance to speak again for the rest of the party.

She thought this way, and then…

It didn't take long.

—"Let's congratulate Ikeno on the best arrangement of 'Blue and White Porcelain'."

There was a two-second pause in the audience, until the familiar guzheng prelude to "Blue and White Porcelain" started playing for the second time, and everyone immediately started clapping like crazy.

All the big names present, as well as Yingzi, Shi Jinwei, and others, were stunned.

"What the fuck?!"

"what's the situation?!"

"Ikeno?! The second one?"

"Not only did they win the Golden Melody Awards, they're going to win two?!"

Sister Pliers' red lips parted slightly; she was genuinely a little bewildered.

As mentioned earlier, the Golden Melody Awards are an extremely selective award. In the decades-long history of the mainland Chinese singers, not a single one has won it, let alone... two such prestigious awards.

And... less than ten minutes apart, they won the same Golden Melody Award...

Ikeno not only broke the record, but he broke two records?!
Everyone was stunned. The Taiwanese fans at the scene went crazy, as did the mainland music scene, fans, audience members, and even passersby.

"Ikeno!!"

"Coconut, you're too ambitious!"

"Wow! Winning both Best Male Vocalist and Best Arranger at the same time, what kind of level is that?!"

"The level of talent in the Chinese entertainment industry is off the charts!"

"When Ikeno went on stage to accept the award, the host said: 'It's you again?'"

"Just a passerby, what's with this feeling of 'something's nice'?"

"..."

office.

The person who had asked the question earlier looked at the leader with a puzzled expression: "Two?"

The leader smiled and said, "He has a lot of influence now. Several companies in Taiwan want to sign him to overseas distribution contracts and are vying to promote him. Like I said, he's different from other artists now. He's a big star in Southeast Asia... He has the talent, and he also has local connections. Who knows how many people there are?"

"...Let's see how many there are."

The person speaking also became interested.

How many are there?
At this moment, the people at the scene had not yet come to their senses. It was reasonable for Ikeno to win one Golden Melody Award, but the unexpected "record-breaking surprise" and winning two was a brief moment of bewilderment and madness.

As for three, or even four...

They dare not think.

But Blue and White Porcelain did it.

Less than ten minutes later, when the guzheng melody of "Blue and White Porcelain" rang out again on the stage, everyone in the audience was stunned.

This time it's the best lyrics.

Yes, it remains authoritative. The strength of the lyrics of "Blue and White Porcelain" needs no further explanation. It was a phenomenal hit song that swept across Southeast Asia and even the West after the Spring Festival Gala.

To put it bluntly... it even boosted the antiques market...

So, if we calculate it this way, we already have the lyrics, but what about the melody…?

Pliers guessed what was going on, her mouth slightly agape, and then she subconsciously stood up in advance to obediently wait for Chi Ye to come and "hug" her.

Then she sat back down, and noticing the surprised looks from those around her, she realized what was happening. Her face flushed slightly, and she opened her mouth to explain.

"Mainland artists are so united."

A prominent figure from Taiwan suddenly nodded in admiration: "I'm quite impressed."

Yu Yan, Ying Zi, and Peng Chen: "..."

If you say we should unite, then let's unite.

Pliers Sister immediately sat up straight, a reserved smile with a touch of her own unique "aloofness" on her face.

Holding the three gleaming gold trophies like precious treasures, yes... in addition to providing "hugs," she now offers to help carry the trophies... Ikeno can't carry so many trophies by herself anymore!

What unfamiliar words!

As Sister Pliers "protected" the trophy, her heart pounded wildly...

There can't be any more, right?
Don't get up again!

If a good friend stands up and lets Ikeno hug him, it's like giving Ikeno a "support" and a way out. It looks good on the surface and he'll be praised by others.

Hug me twice...it will surprise everyone.

Three times... People will be surprised.

If it happens four or five times...

Wouldn't she be trending at number one tomorrow?

She's going crazy! She doesn't want this kind of trending topic!
However, Ikeno didn't give her a "chance." Since you've helped, then keep helping. You shouldn't trouble two masters with the same favor.

Ten minutes later, the winner of the Golden Melody Award for Best Composer was Ikeno.

The guzheng prelude to "Blue and White Porcelain" has been played countless times, and this time, not only the audience and the big names on site, but even Chi Ye himself was numb to it.

No, is that really all?
Taking a token award would have been fine, but to go on stage to accept an award after the performance of "Blue and White Porcelain" seems a bit too arrogant.
Well… he felt that his music management contract in Taiwan must have played a big role—the companies there were going crazy trying to curry favor with him.

"That's all... There can't be any more, right?"

Meanwhile, Yu Yan and Peng Chen stared at Chi Ye on the stage, who was already stammering and unable to say much thanks. They felt like they were struck by lightning and felt dizzy—dude, you might as well live up there!

Why did you even come down?!

"Three, four...four now, right?"

Yingzi was dazzled, her eyes reddening: "Four! Holy crap, what is he trying to do? Is this the Golden Melody Awards or the Ikeno Awards?!"

"Don't rush. Eight nominations, that should be all, but for the last single, no single this year can match the prestige of 'Blue and White Porcelain'."

Ms. Yang, standing next to him, had a blank stare in her eyes.

Half an hour later, as the Golden Melody Awards drew to a close, the final grand prize was announced—

Let's congratulate them...

When the guests on stage saw the cue cards, they were all stunned: "Let's congratulate Chi Ye on the best single, 'Blue and White Porcelain'."

"The sky is blue waiting for misty rain, and I'm waiting for you~"

Here we go again!
Everyone smiled with relief.

Sister Pliers numbly stood up early, opened her arms, hugged, accepted Ikeno's fourth trophy, and then watched him walk to the brightly lit podium.

The young man on stage hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "The sky is the color of rain and mist, and I am waiting for you... There are a lot of 'you' today... Thank you."

"Hahaha."

"...Wow, witnessing history."

"Damn! He's tied the Golden Melody Award record with Queen Tsai and King Chang!!"

The audience responded with laughter of "understanding."

Ikeno stepped down.

With only one thought in mind, Sister Pliers said that after this year's Golden Melody Awards, Chi Ye has already secured his "King of Pop" status in the music industry.

Even if Jesus came, it wouldn't make a difference!
(End of this chapter)