Chapter 306: Tianxia Literature Award, won!

After everyone left the room, Yi Zhesheng asked in a low voice:
"Laoping, are we really going to give the award to Cheng Cheng this time? He can't be here~"

Yi Zhesheng succeeded Rong Changsheng as the vice chairman of the Writers Association. He was well aware of Song Changsheng's miserable situation. Therefore, with this previous experience as a lesson, he was quite cautious in dealing with Cheng Cheng's affairs.

Shi Yanping was also a little worried. Cheng Cheng has successively created "The Little Prince", "Journey to the West", "The Three-Body Problem" and "To Live", and has become a "top stream" among contemporary writers.

It has reached the point where if the award is not given to him, the Tianxia Literature Award will lose its credibility.

In this case, who would dare not give him the award?

Now, it is everyone's wish to give the award to Cheng Cheng!
But the problem now is that Cheng Cheng cannot attend the award ceremony!
Giving the prize to a writer who was not present really undermines the value of the Tianxia Literature Prize.

No matter what special circumstances Cheng Cheng had, the fact that he couldn't attend the Tianxia Literature Award as scheduled meant that he didn't take it seriously enough.

Shi Yanping sighed and said:

“The Tianxia Literature Award is held every four years, and Journey to the West and The Little Prince happen to be in between. In these four years, what works can compare the two?
If Cheng Cheng is not chosen, it will be difficult for any work to convince the public if it wins an award!

What's more, you know how popular "The Little Prince" is all over the world. If "The Little Prince" won awards abroad but not at home, do you want our organizing committee to be accused of being blind?
In addition, Sung Cheng also has "To Live" this year. Although "To Live" will be in the next four years, the public doesn't care about that!

So now it’s not a question of whether we give or not, but we have to give! ”

Yi Zhesheng said with a "sigh":
"Why did Cheng Cheng give us such a difficult problem? He was trapped in the Northeast when we were presenting the awards. How about..." He asked tentatively, "Should we ask our superiors for instructions?"

"This..." Shi Yanping lowered his eyelids, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay, I'll call Mr. Niu..."

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The next day, the 12th Tianxia Literature Award Ceremony was held in Imperial Capital.

As Tianxia's most prestigious literary award, the winning writers and works of the Tianxia Literature Award are believed to represent, to a considerable extent, the latest development trends, style characteristics and artistic heights of contemporary literature, especially novel creation.

In addition, with a span of four years, each Tianxia Literature Award attracts a lot of attention.

Especially this year, two of Cheng Cheng's works were shortlisted, both "The Little Prince" and "Journey to the West" have the potential to win awards, and the momentum far exceeds the previous two sessions.

Major media outlets and journalists have also shown a surge in enthusiasm for reporting on this year's Tianxia Literature Award!
Ji Ling got out of the car and looked at the dense crowd of reporters outside the venue, laughing self-deprecatingly:

The 1970s and 1980s were the times when writers and poets were most famous, and everyone wanted to be a writer or poet.

But now, thirty or forty years have passed, writers and poets are no longer popular, and instead celebrities have become the trendsetters of the era.

Now, it is still Cheng Cheng who has made this Tianxia Literature Award so popular. It is really ironic~
He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, straightened his clothes, and walked into the venue facing interviews from several reporters.

Li Sheng, Yang Min, Wang Shun, Qi Tianjiao, Hua Meng... great writers walked into the venue one after another.

Soon, the Tianxia Literature Award ceremony began.

However, what shocked the media was that Cheng Cheng's seat was empty!

Only Li Zhuo was sitting next to Cheng Cheng.

A guess came into everyone's mind:

Could it be that Cheng Cheng didn’t come to participate in this year’s Tianxia Literature Award?

Do you not take it seriously? Or do you not care at all?
You know, this is the Tianxia Literature Award!
Each Tianxia Literature Award is broadcast live on CCTV-1.

Therefore, when the camera swept across Cheng Cheng's empty seat, the audience in front of the TV also opened their mouths wide.

The writer with the most hope of winning the award was not present. This seems to be the first time since the inception of the Tianxia Literature Award?

But the hosts on the stage were not affected. As if they knew it in advance, they introduced all the shortlisted works for this year, a total of 135 books, including "Me That Day", "Surrender", "Let Go", "Eating Appearance", "Near the Terminal" and other excellent works.

Six of them were selected to compete for the highest award in Tianxia literature - the Tianxia Literature Award.

Of course, among them are "The Little Prince" and "Journey to the West", and the host also spent a lot of time introducing these two works.

Then, the final award ceremony came, and all the writers and media people perked up and looked towards the stage.

The male host said:
“Let us express our warmest congratulations to the six outstanding works and their authors, and pay our highest respects to all those who have worked hard for the literary cause of the new era.”

Female host: "Now let's start the most exciting award ceremony. Please look at the big screen!"

Six works appeared on the big screen one after another, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became solemn, so solemn that you could hear a pin drop.

Li Zhuo also narrowed his eyes, his narrow and long phoenix eyes flashing with light.

If Cheng Cheng could be there, there is a high probability that the Summer Literature Prize would go to Cheng Cheng's family.

In terms of sales alone, the sales of all the shortlisted works for this year’s Tianxia Literature Award combined are not as much as that of “The Little Prince” alone!

Not to mention the literary depth!
But the problem is that Cheng Cheng didn't participate! So whether Cheng Cheng can win the award is still unknown!
1s!

3s!

5s!

10s!

The atmosphere on the scene became increasingly tense, and finally, the male host's voice fell:

"The winner of this year's Tianxia Literature Award is——"

"Cheng Cheng!"

"Journey to the West!"

With a loud bang, the whole place exploded!
It turned out to be Cheng Cheng!
It’s Cheng Cheng indeed!
Although it’s not “The Little Prince”, it seems more logical for “Journey to the West” to win the award!

After all, "The Little Prince" is a novel with the Western story background, which is why it is a best-seller all over the world.

"Journey to the West" is a novel set in ancient China. It contains countless Chinese wisdom and philosophy of life. Since the publication of "Journey to the West", countless writers and professors of literature have interpreted it, and its literary value is enormous!
What’s important is not which novel of Cheng Cheng won the award, but that Cheng Cheng’s novel won the award. This is the most important thing!
Then, a strange scene appeared on the scene:
Led by the male and female hosts, everyone applauded towards Cheng Cheng's empty seat!
Wow~
The applause was like a wave. Others were also moved to face the empty seats and applaud as if they were on a pilgrimage. The applause lasted for three or four minutes!
The media people became excited, this shot was amazing.

Cheng Cheng, who was not present, won the Tianxia Literature Award. This Tianxia Literature Award will probably go down in history!
Next, Li Zhuo went on stage to receive the award on behalf of Cheng Cheng.

Li Zhuo was wearing a high-end dress and a pearl necklace around her neck. She was tall, beautiful and radiant.

She looked at the famous writers in the audience, first explained why Cheng Cheng was absent, then took the trophy and gave a speech on behalf of Cheng Cheng.

The acceptance speech can be summed up in just sixteen words:

Thank you for your kindness, I feel unworthy of it. Keep it up and I will come again next time.

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After the award ceremony, reporters interviewed many veteran writers who have been famous for a long time and asked them what they thought about Cheng Cheng winning the Tianxia Literature Award.

Some were suppressed by the young Cheng Cheng, and felt resentful. They were afraid of being criticized and did not accept the interview.

Some of them are of high moral character and expressed their support and appreciation for Cheng Cheng, saying they were delighted to see an outstanding writer like Cheng Cheng emerge in the younger generation.

Tianxia’s young writers now have their successors.

That night, the entry #Cheng Cheng won the Tianxia Literature Award# ignited the entire Chinese Internet!
Although the public had expected it, when this moment came, they still subconsciously couldn't believe it!
"Awesome! I always subconsciously think of Brother Frog as a star, but in fact, Brother Frog has gone a long way. He is not only a star, but also a best-selling author, director, singer, and the standard-bearer for promoting Tianxia culture!"

"Deserved!"

“I really like Journey to the West!”

"Journey to the West should have won the award long ago. It is a masterpiece of literature! If Journey to the West did not win the Tianxia Literature Award, what work deserves it?"

"It is considered to be the most valuable episode of the Tianxia Literature Award in the past 20 years!"

"The monkey's heart is restored to its right side, and the article is about human relations. All the monsters with backers were taken away, and those without backers were beaten to death. This book is truly a masterpiece!"

"I don't know what to say. The person I've been chasing for three years has gone from rock bottom to the pinnacle of Tianxia's literary world. There are no words to express how excited I am right now [crying]"

"I'm not a fan, but I'm not a passerby either. I really feel that Frog has had a bumpy road but has always been determined. He made the right decision at the turning point in his life and has strong strength to match his ambition. Now, at this age, he has achieved such an achievement and this award. He really deserves it!"

"In fact, looking at a series of great people in history, there are those who took only six years from starting a war to becoming emperor; there are those who started to show their talents at the age of thirteen and became famous all over the world; there are those who developed a theory in two years and changed the entire physics world. Cheng Cheng is not too outrageous. But when such a person really appears in our time and appears around us, we feel that such a person is really too terrifying! You know, he is only 22 years old!"

"This is truly the king of entertainment!"

"Everyone applauded towards the empty seats. This shot really made my blood boil! A man should be a Cheng Cheng! It's so fucking cool!"

There are also problems on Zhihu:
"How do you view Cheng Cheng winning the 13th Tianxia Literature Award?"

Gao Zan replied:

“Let me put it this way. Take a look at the list of winners of the Tianxia Literature Award in previous years. How many of those winning books are worth reading?

I have said it before, the current status of the Tianxia Literature Award is really embarrassing. Although it claims to be the highest award in Tianxia literature, it is really getting lower and lower in standard.

Some works are not as good as online articles!

It is becoming less and less relevant to the general public and has become something for self-entertainment.

The Tianxia Literature Award is in urgent need of a few famous and well-written novels to help it restore its image. Cheng Cheng's "The Little Prince" and "Journey to the West" are among them!
It would be a real shame if the Tianxia Literature Award was not given to Cheng Cheng. Therefore, it is not the Tianxia Literature Award that vindicated Cheng Cheng, but Cheng Cheng who gilded the Tianxia Literature Award!
Therefore, there is no point in looking at this issue. It is right to give the award, and it would be wrong not to give it.

I have a suggestion for the Tianxia Literature Award: the next award should be given to Cheng Cheng. Don't worry about whether he is re-elected or not. Just based on the literary quality of "To Live", he deserves one hundred and twenty literature awards!

Literary quality is what the Tianxia Literature Award should focus on the most.”

The comments section was filled with voices of approval:

"Yes, after reading the last Tianxia Literature Award winner "A Funeral Around Beijing", the question lingered in my mind: "That's it?"

"We all agree that the Tianxia Literature Award has become a politically correct award to some extent. Under such circumstances, only Cheng Cheng can restore the reputation of the Tianxia Literature Award! No other person or book can achieve this effect!"

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The next day, major media outlets reported:
Cheng Cheng's "Journey to the West" won the highest honor in the field of Tianxia literature - the Tianxia Literature Award.

The accompanying pictures all show Cheng Cheng’s empty seat with his name on it.

The content of the reports was surprisingly consistent. Instead of praising Cheng Cheng for winning the honor, they said that Cheng Cheng saved the Tianxia Literature Award.

As soon as this report came out, everyone in the Tianxia Writers Association instantly felt like they had turned into clowns.

Originally, they were seriously discussing whether to give Cheng Cheng an award or whether to cancel Cheng Cheng's award!

Unexpectedly, in the eyes of the public, it was not Cheng Cheng who needed them, but they who needed Cheng Cheng!
They have been "amusing themselves" and being complacent for too long, so that they all think highly of themselves and think that everyone needs to lick them!
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On the set of "The Three-Body Problem", the news that Cheng Cheng won the Tianxia Literature Award also spread, and everyone in the crew came to congratulate Cheng Cheng.

Cheng Cheng's reaction was indifferent. He had already expected to win the award.

Cheng Cheng feels that the Tianxia Literature Award really owes a lot to him for being able to present awards to the four great ancient Chinese classics.

However, this award does have some effect on Yu Chengcheng. It represents that he has gained national recognition in the field of literature. There is still a little difference between having this title and not having it.

Li Zhuo also called him and said that Shi Yanping wanted to recruit him into the Writers Association, and once he joined, he would be admitted to the Tianji Writers Association. Ordinary people who wanted to join the Writers Association would usually start from the Municipal Writers Association, then go to the Provincial Writers Association, and then to the Tianji Writers Association, climbing up step by step, like playing a qualifying competition, but once Cheng Cheng joined, he would be admitted to the Tianji Writers Association, and it only took a word.

Cheng Cheng thought about it and agreed.

Literary works are also an integral part of literature. Since he has made up his mind to continue working in the entertainment industry, he must become the best. In the future, it may be possible for him to become the chairman of the Writers Association.

There is also another advantage of being in charge of the Writers Association, which is that it can block the path for some works to be adapted into film and television starting from the script stage.

Works like "Song of Mortal Man" belong to this category.

After Cheng Cheng took office, it was difficult for him to sell the copyright for such a work, let alone adapt it into a script!
(End of this chapter)