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Chapter 214 Who Says There's No Way to Deal With It? [35 Updates]

They actually won an award!!
Although everyone had already anticipated and prepared themselves mentally, Xia Shen's chances of winning the award this year were very high, even 99%.

But his winning the Best Rap Award was something that didn't even come into people's minds!

Admittedly, Xia Shen's rap is indeed very strong, not only being a rare talent in China, but also becoming popular on foreign websites.

But in everyone's mind, that strength only applies domestically.

Chinese rap is an imported art form, a relatively new trend that has emerged in recent years. Before that, it had been developing underground, and its unregulated growth had given rise to many chaotic phenomena.

The skill levels of practitioners vary greatly, with significant gaps in ability between them.

It's fair to say that there's more nonsense and absurdity than the music itself; the entire industry is a mess.

Furthermore, thanks to the actions of industry professionals, mainstream opinions on this type of music are mixed, with significant differences between evaluations.

The most important reason is that although Xia Shen's two representative works, "Wealth from All Directions" and "Great Ambitions," achieved great success, many people in China do not like these two songs and do not think they are good songs.

Even among some more extreme groups, the fact that these two songs have become popular internationally is a disgrace to the Chinese people, and they think "Nocturne" is far superior.

Then came "rap god," a song that propelled Xia Shen to legendary status in China, making him the undisputed number one rapper in the country.

But in everyone's perception, nothing can compare to America's rap; America's rap is like a mountain standing in front of everyone.

This culture belongs to someone else.

Moreover, rap has always been the best-selling music genre in America, bar none! Popular music has to take a backseat!

In this vibrant environment, a multitude of internationally renowned rappers have emerged.

Even people who don't listen to rap can recognize the two names.

Given these differences in the overall environment, how can they compete? If they were in America, Xia Shen's so-called rap god title would really just be a name; nobody would believe that Xia Shen could actually put up a fight.

But electronic music is different.

Xia Shen is one of the world's top 100; there are only 100 people like him in the entire world.

Although Xia Shen ranked 99th, which seems to be very low.

But it is one of only one hundred in the world.

Not to mention Xia Shen's ranking of 99th, a large part of the reason is that she just debuted and didn't have enough time, which was due to the rush.

If he weren't at a disadvantage due to time constraints, his ranking could likely have risen even further.

It's important to know that not everyone on the world's top 100 list releases a song every year.

Not to mention the electronic music scene last year, which was actually not good, with very few good works.

Xia Shen's album released on Ultra is a groundbreaking work, capable of completely dominating all electronic music releases in 2026 without any chance of a comeback.

Therefore, everyone believed that Xia Shen would likely win the Best Electronic Dance Music award.

This scene was completely unexpected, and everyone watching from across the ocean was stunned.

Until the familiar melody rang out in the matrix sound system at the venue.

The captivating electronic glissando, combined with old-school drum beats and Xia Shen's conversational, heartfelt vocals.

It's "Rap God"!
Under the spotlight, Xia Shen walked onto the stage and picked up the golden phonograph trophy.

"Congratulations, Mr. Xia, you've won this year's Best Rap Award," the host congratulated him.

The music in the venue stopped the moment Xia Shen held up the golden gramophone trophy and saw his name clearly engraved on it. The host continued, "So, what would you like to say about this moment?"

"First of all, I want to thank everyone who has been with me along the way: my CEO, my manager, my friends, and of course, my lover, and most importantly, my fans."

In these situations, similar polite phrases are naturally indispensable.

Xia Shen has been in the industry for quite some time now, and this isn't his first time winning an award, so he's naturally quite familiar with it. After expressing his gratitude, he reminisced about his journey and said some inspiring words.

Although these words are clichés, they are actually his heartfelt words.

His journey has been incredibly difficult, more so than anyone else's.

From initial setbacks to later existential doubts, to finally having enough to eat but facing the bewilderment of being condemned by everyone.

Then, in the final desperate gamble, a new path was chosen, ultimately leading to a new journey of its own.

And now, he holds this trophy in his hands.

Along the way, there have been so many difficulties, so many hardships, and so many emotions.

Fortunately, everything is moving in a positive direction.

He spoke for several minutes before starting the next segment amidst thunderous applause.

That's the guest performer segment.

Having won an award at the Grammys, he now wants to make his mark on that stage.

Just when everyone was wondering which song Xia Shen would sing on stage.

Is it Memphis rap like "Great Ambitions" and "Wealth from All Directions" that have become hits worldwide, or technical rap like "Rap God"?
No one expected Xia Shen to sing a new song on stage.

Although Xia Shen always brings new songs when he takes the stage, it is always based on thorough preparation.

But this time, he didn't have enough time to prepare.

It's estimated that not only his fans and netizens were stunned by his winning the award, but even he himself probably never expected this to happen.

How is he preparing his new song?

However, just as everyone was thinking that, they saw Zhou Yumeng, who should have been sitting in the guest seats, lift her skirt and walk down gracefully, then take a microphone.

The lights dimmed, and when they came back on, melodious music began to play.

Zhou Yumeng also raised the microphone and slowly began to speak.

The next second, a powerful, energetic, and textured vocal performance appeared on stage.

"Just gonna stand there and watch me burn"

Watch me burn out quietly.

"Well, that's alright because I like the way it hurts"

It's okay, I like this pain.

What no one noticed was that Xia Shen, who was standing to the side, also smiled slightly.

Indeed, they themselves did not expect to win Best Rap, but that does not mean that they cannot produce a single for performance.

For example, this song, "Love The Way You Lie".

On the contrary, even if he wins an unexpected award, he has options for how to deal with it, and the reason is actually quite simple.
(End of this chapter)