Huayu: From the Era of Ringtones to Becoming a Legend

Zhao Mingliang stood in the spotlight in the center of the stage, his face flushed, his tone sharp and sarcastic.

Completely disregarding the seriousness of CCTV's live broadcast, they unleashed all their dissatisfaction and malice upon Lu Jiuge and Qianxing Entertainment.

"I believe today's award results were unfair!"

"Qianxing Entertainment definitely pulled some dirty tricks behind the scenes in this voting process! It's one of their usual tactics!"

After Zhao Mingliang finished speaking, seeing that no one in the audience echoed his words, his face darkened, and he pointed in the direction of traditional record company operators and investors:

"Among the record companies present here, which one is inferior to Qianxing Entertainment in terms of both singer talent and song quality?"

Upon hearing this, the faces of the traditional record company owners and investors in the audience all darkened, their eyes turning sinister.

Everyone present understood that Zhao Mingliang was forcing everyone to take sides on the spot!

If they remain silent at this point, it would be an admission that their strength is inferior to that of Qianxing Entertainment; if they speak, it would be a challenge.

With CCTV cameras focused on the front row the entire time, if the investors openly attack the new company, it will only appear as bullying the weak and losing all composure, completely ruining their reputation in front of the national audience.

After a few seconds of silence, the investors and record company owners exchanged glances and finally reached an agreement.

They all turned their heads and whispered instructions to the traders beside them, signaling them to step forward and launch an attack.

The authorized traders, instantly ignited with enthusiasm, all chimed in with their opinions:

"That's right! This result is outrageous!"

"It's a joke that a grassroots company has won so many awards!"

"This must be investigated again! We, a long-established company, must get an explanation!"

Cheers and applause filled the entire Shanghai Grand Theatre.

They banded together for warmth, acting arrogantly as if they held absolute truth, throwing fairness, popularity, and their work to the back of their minds, leaving only the ugly face of industry bullying.

CCTV's music channel broadcast this chaotic scene live to hundreds of millions of netizens across the country.

The live stream chat instantly split into two camps, with fans supporting Qianxing Entertainment and those defending traditional record labels engaging in a heated exchange.

Its popularity skyrocketed at a visible speed, directly topping the entire network's trending search list.

Liu Feng, the vice president of the Central Conservatory of Music, who was sitting in the center of the guest seats, had an extremely gloomy face.

Just half an hour ago, he patted his chest and assured Lu Jiuge that with him there, no one would dare to misbehave at the ceremony and that Qianxing Entertainment would be given a fair environment.

However, in a short period of time, Zhao Mingliang tore off the mask in front of a national audience, openly disrupted the proceedings, questioned authority, and overturned the results.

This was tantamount to a resounding slap across Liu Feng's face.

As a leading figure in the domestic music industry and the specially invited authoritative consultant for this grand event, Liu Feng is highly respected in the industry and his word is law. No one has ever dared to openly contradict his position, let alone dare to contradict him on the spot after he has given his guarantee.

At this moment, he felt utterly humiliated and disgraced, and the anger simmering in his chest was about to erupt.

Liu Feng suddenly stood up, straightened his clothes, strode to the front of the stage, and picked up the spare microphone:

"Zhao Mingliang! Please immediately stop your baseless smears and accusations!"

"This year's National Annual Music Awards Ceremony will utilize a fully public voting mechanism by music fans, with voting data published in real time!"

"With oversight from the organizing committee, the operator, and the third-party platform, and CCTV providing full live coverage, the process was compliant and legal, and the results were fair and transparent. How can there be any talk of unfairness?"

"The core of the music scene is the works and the audience, not seniority and seniority!"

Qianxing Entertainment's overwhelming popularity and high-quality works have earned them awards, a testament to the market's choice and the audience's recognition. Your malicious slander and disruption of the ceremony's order will not be tolerated!

Liu Feng's words were like a stabilizing force, instantly igniting the momentum of the authoritative camp present.

Following closely behind, dozens of well-known domestic music scholars, art school experts, and veteran musicians stood up, picked up microphones, and unanimously criticized Zhao Mingliang, strongly supporting the fairness of the award results.

"Mr. Zhao, your doubts are completely unsupported by data and are utterly unreasonable!"

"The vote is open to all netizens; every vote is genuine and valid, and cannot be tampered with or questioned!"

"For the industry to progress, it must abandon sectarianism and respect the power of the new generation, instead of relying on seniority and suppressing emerging talents!"

"As a senior figure in the industry, making a scene in public only brings shame to the traditional record industry!"

For a time, the academic and authoritative expert camp led by Liu Feng formed a stark opposition to the traditional record company camp.

The two sides clashed, with arguments, rebuttals, and explanations mingling together, bringing the scene to the brink of chaos.

What was originally a solemn and grand music awards ceremony has turned into a battlefield of confrontation between two major camps, with the atmosphere becoming extremely tense.

In the traditional record label section, the owners of several leading record companies and investors sat upright, their faces indifferent and their eyes sinister.

At the seats of Qianxing Entertainment, Zuo Wei, Zheng Lin, Chen Bin, and others had solemn expressions and clenched fists.

Watching the farce unfold before him, he was filled with anger yet remained restrained.

Singers under Zhang Jie, Zhang Liangying, and Li Huizhen stared coldly at the disruptive record label team on the other side.

If Lu Jiuge hadn't previously signaled them to remain calm, they would have already stood up and refuted her.

All eyes turned to Lu Jiuge, waiting for this pillar of strength to make a decision.

Lu Jiuge, who remained seated motionless, ignored the chaotic stares of the crowd, slightly turned her body, and lowered her voice to the left to confirm:

"The live rebroadcast will be launched across the entire network immediately. Can Mirror Media withstand the surge in traffic and stabilize public opinion?"

"Yes! Absolutely no problem!"

Zuo Wei was deeply shocked and hurriedly lowered his voice to dissuade him:

"Mr. Lu! Are we really going to re-invest on the spot? The risk is too great. If they exploit a loophole, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

After hearing Zuo Wei's first sentence, Lu Jiuge had already made up her mind and replied softly:

"Immediately notify all staff at Mirror Media to prepare, and instruct Lao Zheng to create a voting page and post it on the homepage of Mirror Entertainment's official website!"

"Since they want to play, I'll play big! Today, I'll not only make Qianxing Entertainment a household name, but I'll also make Jingjie Entertainment Portal the king of traffic and an industry authority!"

"Mr. Lu, please..."

Lu Jiuge reached out and interrupted Zuo Wei:

"Old Zuo, remember this: given Qianxing Entertainment's current standing, one more failure won't matter!"

"We can fail many times, but traditional record companies only have one chance. Once they fail, they face a hopeless situation!"

After Lu Jiuge finished speaking, she slowly stood up, walked to Liu Feng, took the microphone, and found the live broadcast camera position:

The process was compliant, but you don't acknowledge it.

You disagree with the voting results.

You won't listen to the authoritative statements.

You ignore what is considered an industry standard.

"You keep saying it's unfair and that the award results are biased, but you can't produce any substantial evidence. You just band together to smear others and use industry bullying tactics to cover up the fact that you can't accept defeat."

"Since you consistently feel that the result of this nationwide music fan vote is unfair, and you are unwilling to acknowledge the choice made by the market and the audience..."

He paused for a few seconds, glanced at the traditional record company lineup, and raised his voice:

"How about we do a live broadcast, with fans across the country voting online in real time, to decide all the award winners on the spot!"

After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent!

All the noise, arguments, and provocations vanished completely at that moment.

Zhao Mingliang stood frozen in place, his face ashen, his body stiff, unable to utter a sound.

The members of the traditional record label were dumbfounded. Their previous arrogance vanished instantly, and their eyes were filled with panic and helplessness.

Liu Feng and the experts and scholars were initially shocked, but then showed their approval and admiration, nodding in agreement.

After a brief pause, the live stream chat exploded with cheers from millions of fans, creating a deafening roar!

Looking forward to this ultimate showdown of fairness and talent in the music industry, let's get started!