Chapter 173 Award Ceremony
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

They stared at each other for a few seconds, and no one spoke.

The atmosphere was a bit tense for a moment, and it felt like someone was about to ask, "Why are you looking at me? What's wrong with me looking at you?" and then start a fight.

It was not until cheers were heard again on the red carpet in the back that Xu Ya was the first to look away. With a cold expression, she took a step forward and prepared to walk straight towards the entrance of the venue.

Just as the two of them passed by each other, Xia Anruo finally spoke without turning her head: "Why are you staring at me? When have I ever offended you?"

"Don't you know it yourself?" Xu Ya stopped and said without turning back.

Don’t mention it, this storyboard, if you know it, it looks like enemies meeting each other, but if you don’t know it, you two agents will think it’s a meeting.

"If I knew clearly, would I still ask you?" Xia Anruo's tone was not good.

Although I knew that I didn't get along with Xu Ya when I met her before, I had to be polite to her because of her seniority. At least I had to keep up appearances and avoid giving her any gossip.

But now that things have fallen out, there's nothing to pretend about.

Pulling hair and stripping clothes before coming up, women fighting, is already the reservedness of a big star.

"Are you happy to debut by stepping on other people's future? It's not that the time has not come yet. The time has come to pay for the evil you did in the past." Xu Ya said coldly.

"What do you mean? Tell me clearly, whose future did I step on to make my debut?" Xia Anruo raised her eyebrows, feeling that Xu Ya was slandering her.

"Oh, you can't even remember her name? You're worthy of being a big star." Xu Ya sneered.

"Do you people at Guanghui Entertainment all like to tell riddles when you speak?" Xia Anruo clenched her fists.

The villain will die because of talking too much, and he will also die because of the Riddler. I advise you to learn your lesson.

"Humph, just know that we are not done with you for harming my sister! As long as you are still in the entertainment industry, we will never stop fighting! Just wait for your disgrace."

"Your sister?" Xia Anruo was stunned and caught the key words.

Xu Ya did not answer. She just said these harsh words and walked away with the clatter of her high heels.

Xia Anruo frowned slightly and looked at Xu Ya's back, lost in thought.

No, does Xu Ya have a younger sister?
Why didn't she know?
I don’t even know who your sister is, how can I harm your sister?

Do you have paranoid delusions?

Divine gold!

I had been thinking of turning into a human to talk to Xu Ya, but now it seems like it’s useless.

If you don't want the decent opportunity given to you, then don't blame her for being dishonorable.

Not long after Xu Ya entered the venue, Xia Anruo also walked in. There were cameras set up at the entrance of the venue, and every star entering the venue could be clearly photographed.

Walking through the aisle, I found that the venue was very large and the overall decoration was very luxurious. The lights on the stage were dazzling, and there were two main machines facing the stage and the audience seats. Many stars were already seated under the stage, not just from the mainland. Most of the famous Chinese singers were present.

The male stars were basically wearing formal suits, while the female stars were all wearing gorgeous gowns and dressed fashionably. Even if Xia Anruo was an insider, she would be dazzled by the dazzling stars and big names in front of her, not to mention the audience.

There were some big-name senior singers present whose songs Xia Anruo grew up listening to, and this was the first time Xia Anruo met them in person.

This is the appeal of the Golden Melody Awards.

Although Xia Anruo had been here before, she was still a newcomer at the time and was shortlisted for the Best Newcomer Award that year, but ended up being a runner-up and didn't win the award.

There is still one hour before the award ceremony officially begins. During this time before the ceremony begins, the scene has become an occasion for celebrities to socialize and promote their business to each other.

"Sister An Ruo, here, here!"

Song Ziqi saw Xia Anruo coming in, so she waved and shouted from the center. When Xia Anruo saw her, she immediately walked over.

Song Ziqi's shouting quickly attracted the attention of nearby celebrities.

The stars who were originally chatting turned their heads:

"An Ruo, it's An Ruo who's here."

"Would you like to say hello?"

"It was so popular last year, I've wanted to meet him for a long time, but never found the opportunity."

"Come on, come on, everyone says An Ruo will be a future diva sooner or later, at least make yourself familiar to her."

The stars looked at Xia Anruo and whispered to each other.

After all, there may be many people who are more powerful and famous than Xia Anruo in terms of strength and status, but in terms of popularity, there are really few who can compete with Xia Anruo now.

Moreover, Xia Anruo's popularity is not the kind of fake popularity created by traffic idols through various hypes, but the real popularity gained through songs. She has a good reputation and good strength.

Everyone present is a shrewd person, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that, if she wins the Golden Melody Awards this time, Anruo's only shortcoming of not having enough awards will be made up. In the future, Xia Anruo's status and popularity will only become more extraordinary, and it is not impossible for her to become the new generation of queen in China in the future.

No one wants to miss such a good opportunity to get close to someone.

So along the way, celebrities kept coming over to greet Xia Anruo enthusiastically and chat with her, saying a few polite words. In short, they just tried to make conversation and get to know her.

It was only a few steps away from Song Ziqi, but Xia Anruo took a long time to get there. After she sat down, people came up to her from time to time to talk to her.

Everyone present who could come to the Golden Melody Awards was famous enough. There was basically no need for introductions to each other as most of them knew each other, except for a few lucky newcomers who were nominated occasionally. However, most of the newcomers huddled in the corner, shivering, and did not dare to come over and talk.

Xia Anruo was like this back then, sitting in the corner watching the big guys around her chatting and laughing...

But the big guys back then are now all standing in front of him with smiles on their faces...

This scene suddenly felt a little hazy.

It really feels like things change over time.

It’s really cool to be the protagonist of a cool novel.

During this period, Xia Anruo also saw many familiar faces, such as Cui Yongyan, Cai Wei and others who had competed with her in "Who is the King of Singers".

The ones I am most familiar with have to be Song Jie and Lin Youxi. After all, the three of them have been recording from the first episode to the last.

"Didn't Mr. Potato come with us?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Potato has also been nominated for several awards. Isn't he coming too?"

More and more stars gathered around, and some began to ask about Chu Ze.

Xia Anruo smiled and explained, "I wanted to bring him here too, but unfortunately he doesn't like to be in the spotlight, so he didn't come."

"What a shame. I've always heard of your name and really wanted to meet you."

"I really want to see what kind of genius this person is who can write so many great songs."

Xia Anruo could only smile and say, "There will be a chance in the future."

Everyone looked regretful. For singers, communicating with big-name singers is far less attractive than interacting with songwriters.

After all, songwriters do behind-the-scenes work like this, and unless someone introduces you, you rarely have the chance to meet those big names.

So now at the Golden Melody Awards, there are many singers in front of those big songwriters. Those who know each other shake hands and chat for a few minutes to get familiar with each other, and those who don’t know each other just try to get to know each other, just to make it easier to arrange a singing date in the future.

If Chu Ze was here today, he would probably be the most handsome guy in the room, and Xia Anruo would only be his foil.

After all, everyone who knows about Qudie’s songs knows how valuable they are to singers.

What's more, every song he makes is a masterpiece and every song can become a big hit...

what is that?
That is God!

Kami!

But it would be the same if Chu Ze was not here and he got to know Xia Anruo better. If they got along well, maybe one day she could introduce him to him and get him a song or two. That would be huge profit.

Each of the celebrities has their own little thoughts.

Xia Anruo was the center of attention here, while Song Ziqi next to her stood there like a telephone pole, with a look on her face: Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?
We were standing together, but why did I feel like a transparent person?

Is this the gap between me and the top stars?

Cried.

Song Ziqi shed tears of envy for a moment.

When will she be so popular?
Xu Ya looked coldly at Xia Anruo who was surrounded by a circle of stars on the other side, and then saw that her side was deserted, with only some acquaintances in the circle coming over to say hello.

The last time she came back, there was a group of people trying to get close to her.

Where are the people now?

At first glance, they were all on Xia Anruo's side...

Totally snobs.

Seeing that her popularity is low, I have no interest in dealing with her anymore.

She gritted her teeth, a hint of jealousy and resentment flashing in her eyes.

Forget it, let this woman be proud for a while, she won’t be proud for long anyway.

Once we get all of Chu Ze's songs and they are no longer of any use to us, we can completely ruin this woman's reputation.

And in the future, you will be the one standing among so many people and enjoying the attention of the public!
seven o 'clock.

The award ceremony officially begins.

The originally bright venue suddenly became dark, the lights went out, and all the light gathered on the stage, brilliant and dazzling.

The whole audience fell silent for a long time, until a voice was heard in the venue...

"Welcome the host of the 30th Golden Melody Awards, Huang Zhiyuan!"

The next moment after the voice finished, music started, the light curtain on the stage rose, and the host Huang Zhiyuan, wearing a black tuxedo and holding a microphone, walked to the front of the stage.

"Hello everyone, I am Huang Zhiyuan, the host of the 30th Golden Melody Awards. Wow, there are so many people here tonight. Can I hear your voices?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was applause and cheers from the audience, showing great support.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone here for being able to stand out from the many excellent works this year and be shortlisted for this award. I believe you must be very nervous now, right?"

"But it doesn't matter. In fact, I should be more nervous. I wonder how I am qualified to host such a grand award ceremony in front of all the big stars. So when the Golden Melody Awards asked me to be the host, I was very confused. I said, you can just find someone as respected as Guo Shengan or Teacher Li Mingqi to host, who am I..."

Huang Zhiyuan jokingly mentioned two well-known senior singers in the audience, and the camera was quickly turned to the two of them.

"But in the end, the reason given to me by the Golden Melody Awards organizers forced me to accept it. They said..." At this point, Huang Zhiyuan deliberately kept the audience in suspense and paused for a while before continuing, "They said that all those who are better than you were shortlisted, but you were not. Who else can they choose if not you?"

After saying this, Huang Zhiyuan lowered his head and made an expression as if he had been hit hard.

The audience burst into laughter.

Huang Zhiyuan picked up the microphone again: "So everyone, relax. I haven't said anything. No matter what the result is, whether you win an award or not, your music is already a classic in the minds of your listeners and fans. The list of awards may be forgotten, but your music will not."

These remarks won warm applause from the audience.

The camera swept across the singers in the audience, many of whom were whispering to each other.

"I wonder how many awards An Ruo can win this time."

"I think she will win all the singing awards."

"We are definitely done for. It's another year of being runners-up."

"An Ruo can still compete for the awards that she was not shortlisted for."

Xia Anruo was nominated for four major awards this time: Best Chinese Female Singer of the Year, Best Chinese Album, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. If her songs were counted, there would be even more, including Best Composer and Best Lyricist awards.

The grand prizes have basically been swept.

This posture is really a bit scary.

Xu Ya listened to the discussion of several celebrities behind her with a serious look in her eyes.

Zheng Lei had told her before that she would definitely win a prize, so she guessed that he must have used some connections to get the prize, but she didn’t know which prize it would be.

Although the Golden Melody Awards are the most prestigious awards in the country, it does not mean that there cannot be any shady dealings.

Wherever there are people there will be shady dealings, it’s just a matter of whether they are obvious or not.

The shady dealings of the Golden Melody Awards must not be exposed openly, otherwise it would damage the authority of the award, so any actions taken must be within a limited scope.

For example, if your song is not much different from another song, and no matter which one wins the award, it will convince the public and it will not cause too much controversy, then there is room for maneuver.

Xu Ya was nominated for several awards this time: Best Chinese Female Singer of the Year, Best Chinese Album and Album of the Year, all three of which overlap with Xia Anruo. Even she herself knows that the possibility of competing with Xia Anruo is slim, and the only award where she has a great chance should be the album award.

Because Xia Anruo's nominated album "The First Dream" only has three excellent songs and is not much different from her own album. Although she lost the ranking at the beginning, it does not mean that the album quality cannot compare.

What really amazed Xia Anruo were the original songs she sang one after another when she appeared on "Who is the King of Singers". However, those songs were released as singles and were not integrated into an album, so this was Xu Ya's opportunity.

The Best Chinese Album Award is arguably the biggest award in the Golden Melody Awards. If she can win it, it will definitely bring her popularity back to its peak. When Chu Ze's song is in hand, she can strike while the iron is hot...

The corners of Xu Ya's mouth rose unconsciously as she looked in the direction where Xia Anruo was sitting.

She couldn't wait to see the scene in the near future where she would be in great glory and Xia Anruo would be in disgrace.

(End of this chapter)