Huayu: The Big Players Behind the Scenes

How should I put about the Global Chinese Music Awards?

general.

However, it is still considered one of the mainstream awards today. Since they were already there, Zhuang Huai'an asked Du Hua to make a phone call to the organizer.

This was a matter of social etiquette; otherwise, people wouldn't have known he would come, and if they hadn't prepared any awards for him, he would have left empty-handed, which would have made things awkward for everyone afterwards.

Zhang Lu didn't have to worry about Liu Yifei's outfit this time, because Aunt Liu came along too.

The young girl also emphasized that Aunt Liu came along because she learned that Zhuang Huai'an had gone to the United States on business and was worried that her woman might be easily confused.

Ding! It's approval from my future mother-in-law.

The following day at 16 PM, at the Shanghai International Gymnastics Center,

As soon as the group arrived at the waiting area, they ran into Luo Dayou getting off the car on the other side. Zhuang Huai'an smiled and went up to hug him.

"Hey bro, what are you doing, a director like you, always coming to our music industry events to join in the fun?"

Zhuang Huai'an laughed and said, "It's a coincidence, a real coincidence. I ran into Jay Chou at the airport after I returned from the United States yesterday, and that's how I found out about this. It just so happens that some of your apprentices were also nominated, so I came to get some screen time."

"You're in control of the camera, why would you need more shots?"

Luo Dayou glanced at him, then turned to greet Liu Yifei and the others. He had spent more than two months at 91 Company when he and Li Zongsheng were helping to produce the album, and they got along quite well.

Wang Zhengliang, in particular, has a good musical talent and is quite to his liking.

The group entered the banquet hall in a grand procession, drawing the attention of the other artists already there, some of whom were ready to greet them.

While it may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that, the current music scene is indeed dominated by Hong Kong and Taiwan singers. Apart from Yingzi, Liu Huan, Sun Nan, and Pang Hong, the only other notable new generation singers from mainland China in recent years are Yu Quan and Hu Yanbing.

Mayday and Fish Leong were the first to step forward. These two are direct descendants of Rock Records and are also disciples of their mentor, Lee Tsung-sheng.

"Teacher Luo, Director Zhuang."

"Hello Director Zhuang, hello Professor Luo."

Hello.

After shaking hands with each of the six people, Zhuang Huai'an focused his attention on Maserati and Liang Jingru, wondering if the two had gotten together yet.

"Don't call him Director Zhuang, it's too formal. Call him Uncle-Master, it's more intimate."

Zhuang Huai'an shamelessly doubled his own amount, and the six of them subconsciously looked at Luo Dayou beside him.

"This kid is buddy with your teacher, so you could call him 'Uncle-Master' in a way," Luo Dayou chimed in mischievously.

Seeing this, the six of them were amused. Respecting one's teacher was essential, especially since the other party was a big shot. So they changed their address and called him "Uncle-Master" again.

Zhuang Huai'an and Luo Dayou exchanged a glance, and Long Tu suppressed a laugh.

"Hey, not bad, you're all here."

Jay Chou and a group of people gathered around, and everyone greeted them again.

Zhuang Huai'an took a moment to look at the people in the venue. Goodness, this is truly half of the Chinese music scene.

Jay Chou's "good friend" Jolin Tsai, Angela Chang, the pop diva who was exploited by her own mother, F.I.R. (the band F.I.R. is still around), Huang Yida (the girl who told me about him), Chen Huixian (whose face I can never remember), the scoundrel "Prince" and his secret-marriage little wife Asa, the silly and innocent Ah Jiao, and the male-male duo Boy-Z.

Many influential figures also came from the mainland.

Sun Nan, who still hasn't found a suitable hairstyle; Pu Su, who goes to bed early and gets up early; Sun Yue, who wishes you peace; Hu Yanbing with his iron bangs; Shui Mu Nian Hua without Li Jian; Sha Baoliang, the acrobat; and the Hua'er Band, where Zhang Wei is still around.

And my father, Li Erhe, who did not teach his son properly.

Tsk, the organizers are really clueless. They invited all these people, but they should have invited Wang Feng too. That way, they would have brought together the entire Chinese music scene!

This would be a great publicity stunt!

While chatting, Zhuang Huai'an secretly observed Jay Chou and his "good friend." After spying on them for a while, he finally confirmed that the two of them had definitely hooked up!

The interaction between the two was exactly the same as his daily interactions with Liu Yifei!

Mr. Bowed Head and Ms. Smiling Slightly, what a tragic couple! T^T

A little while later, the staff began to guide everyone onto the red carpet. Wang Zhengliang, who had been paired with a newcomer, left early. Liu Yifei accompanied Zhang Liangying, and they lined up after Angela Zhang and before Jolin Tsai.

The behaviors of vying for the center position and rankings in the entertainment industry in later generations have already shown signs of this today.

The organizers originally planned for Jay Chou to be the last to appear on the red carpet, followed by Chuang Huai-an, and then Luo Da-you, who would be the third to last.

But Zhuang Huai'an didn't want to steal the spotlight. After all, this was a music event, and the people coming from outside were all fans who were specifically looking to follow celebrities. Who would pay too much attention to a movie director?

When Zhang Yimou and Jay Chou walk together, who do you look at?

So he simply teamed up with Luo Dayou, and the two old buddies were the final act. This act of humility even touched Jay Chou.

Upon entering the venue, I was still seated in the second row, center position.

Luo Dayou flipped through the cards handed to him by the staff, frowned slightly and said, "The organizers are being unfair, making an old guy like me present two awards."

"They invited you here to keep things in order," Zhuang Huai'an replied absentmindedly, glancing at Liu Yifei and the others' seats, which were in the third row, slightly to the left.

The little girl met his gaze and gave him a sweet wink.

"Presenting an award by myself is a bit too boring," Luo Dayou put down his cue cards and thought of a good idea, "Why don't you come up with me?"

"This can't be done?" Zhuang Huai'an asked in surprise. "The procedures have already been set, but the organizers won't allow it, right?"

"Just say hello, they'd love to have you around. You're so popular right now, they'd love to have you."

Luo Da's right eye darted around. "Director Zhuang, you wouldn't want your old brother to be awkwardly talking on stage all by himself, would you?"

Upon hearing these somewhat familiar words, Zhuang Huai'an looked terrified. "Mr. Luo, please have some self-respect."

While the two were joking around, the host had already taken the stage to control the situation. Before Luo Dayou could implement his idea, the staff came and asked him to wait backstage. He was the first round of award presenters, responsible for Best Music Video and Best Singer-Songwriter.

Participating in this semi-official event is much more interesting than the boring Golden Rooster Awards. After all, everyone who comes is a singer. Besides, if I give you an award, it's reasonable for you to go on stage and sing a song in return, right?

What? You're saying you don't have any awards?

Do you want to promote your music? I can provide a stage for you for free!

These are all unspoken rules within the industry. If it doesn't work this time, there will be another time. If you build good relationships, there will always be opportunities.

The same goes for the film industry. Older white men have been keeping Leonardo DiCaprio in check for over a decade. Would DiCaprio dare to lose his temper and lash out at the Oscars?

He... never mind.

The entire event lasted two and a half hours, and Zhuang Huai'an didn't win anything, but he didn't care. He just treated it as a concert.

Like other music awards ceremonies, the Chinese Music Awards still awards separate categories for mainland China and Hong Kong/Taiwan. There's no other way; if they weren't separated, mainland singers would have no chance of competing.

Wang Zhengliang received a rather meaningless "Media Recommendation Award" for producing some songs from Zhang Liangying's debut album.

Liu Yifei is also the most popular female singer in mainland China. In this kind of voting award, the young girl has almost no rivals. Not to mention the boost brought by "Chinese Paladin", the quality of several songs in "Little" is also good. Otherwise, relying solely on fans, she would not have sold 200 million copies.

Zhang Liangying won one of the three major songs of the year in mainland China with "Always Quiet" (an insert song from the TV series "Chinese Paladin"). The popularity of this song is beyond doubt. The other two songs were Hu Yanbing's "Declaration" and Ye Bei's "Deep in Happiness".

This is a standard procedure for dividing the cake.

The biggest winner was undoubtedly the rising star, Bai Mao Lun, who won four awards: Best Male Singer, Most Popular Male Singer, Best Singer-Songwriter, and Song of the Year.

The closing performance, featuring the song "Excuse," prompted the entire audience to sing along.

On the way back,

Liu Yifei was repeatedly amazed by how terrifying Jay Chou was.

Zhuang Huai'an smiled without saying a word, saying that he was nothing more than a perennial runner-up.

White-haired Lun is indeed very powerful, but what if I bring out Red-haired Zi?

(funny)