Chapter 529

The atmosphere of shock and suspicion that Zhou Yi had created earlier was instantly dispelled by Sun Yanzi's words, which sounded genuinely proud.

Liang Jingru, who was close to her, laughed so hard she covered her mouth with her hand, swaying back and forth.

The cameras on site, knowing exactly what to do, turned to Zhou Yi, who sat motionless in his seat; upon hearing those words, he couldn't hold back his laughter either, leaning back tactically and nodding repeatedly: "Ah, yes, yes, yes!"

Because Zhou Yi didn't have a microphone at hand, his repeated "yes, yes, yes" was completely drowned out by the sudden roar of screams from the fans on site—

The Twin Stars are gaining major points!

"Sun Yanzi! Sun Yanzi! Sun Yanzi!"

"Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi!"

This was the first time fans had seen female singers' supporters shout like this after a singer won the Queen of Songs trophy; how could they withstand this, especially since what Sun Yanzi was saying was the part of the Twin Stars' story that their fans talked about with the most relish.

After both had become famous, they had only spoken about this matter once, when they first started promoting the "Warner Twin Stars" title to the public.

And this current Golden Melody Awards ceremony already belonged to the category of the highest award stage for the Chinese-speaking regions.

Bringing up old matters suddenly on this stage made it hard for the Twin Stars fans in Taiwan not to get excited, or even tear up.

Zhou Jie, who was also a member of the pre-debut group back then, clapped and joined in the cheering, even standing up and waving his arms continuously, acting as the conductor.

With his right elbow resting on the armrest and his body leaning slightly to the right, Zhou Yi could only helplessly shake his head. He watched with a smile in his eyes as Sun Yanzi carefully walked down the stage step by step, then, holding up the hem of her dress with one hand, ran back in a flash—

Showing off and boasting, she waved her Queen of Songs trophy in front of Zhou Yi, laughing loudly.

Wu Bai and Zhang Huimei, who were responsible for presenting the Golden Melody King of Songs trophy, were unable to start the next segment on stage for a long time; Wu Bai even playfully teased for a moment: "Zhou Yi, can you stand this? If I were you, I'd just come up and take this trophy from Ah Mei's hands right now, no need to wait for the results."

"That's right, anyway, you're also nominated for Best Mandarin Male Vocalist next."

Zhang Huimei, holding the envelope in her hand, immediately steered the conversation back.

The battle for the King of Songs this year was equally star-studded—

Tao Zhe - "Black Tofu";

Chen Yixun - "Special Thanks To";

Xiao Huangqi - "You Are My Eyes";

Lin Zhixuan - "The Taste of Time";

Zhang Xueyou - "He Is There";

Zhou Yi - "Lonely Mr."

Of the six candidates, aside from the Hong Kong God of Song Zhang Xueyou, Chen Yixun, Zhou Yi, and Tao Zhe were considered the second tier.

Chen Yixun relied purely on the combination of skill and talent, while Tao Zhe and Zhou Yi squeezed into the fray through the intensity of their own innate abilities.

Among them, although Zhou Yi's innate ability intensity was the strongest, in terms of pure singing skill, he, having started late and practiced for nearly three years, indeed couldn't compare to Zhang Xueyou, who only got better with age.

As for Lin Zhixuan and Xiao Huangqi... these two were actually just here purely to pad their nominations, especially the latter—

Xiao Huangqi competed for Best New Artist simultaneously as a newcomer; his main battlefield was there, but he didn't win it; Xu Huixin took it. Although the song "You Are My Eyes," written and sung by him, could currently be called a hit in Taiwan.

Since Zhou Yi's name appeared for this award again, people who had just recalled Zhou Yi's three consecutive wins not long ago immediately perked up, wanting to see if the Golden Melody Awards would give him the King of Songs trophy as well—

"The 14th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, Best Mandarin Male Vocalist, the winner is..."

Wu Bai, having opened the envelope, dragged out the note, and then, under everyone's eager anticipation, announced the answer: "Chen Yixun!"

As soon as those three words were spoken, many people breathed a sigh of relief; even though Chen Yixun was not present because he was holding his concert, which had been postponed due to SARS, thunderous applause was sent from the venue—

"Good, good, it looks like Zhou Yi has reached his limit; the next trophy should at most be one that has a connection with him."

"It should be Best Music Video for 'In the Name of the Father', after all, that one was sold to Europe and America."

"So the Grand Album Award is out of reach for Zhou Yi? What a pity."

"..."

In the media area, some were taking photos, some recording videos, and some writing articles; upon hearing the name Chen Yixun, they mostly wore a knowing smile on their faces.

Now, those who understood truly understood.

"Looks like your chances later are slim."

Zhou Jie, who had already learned how to navigate the rules, listened to the two people on stage speaking on behalf of Chen Yixun, explaining the reason for his absence, nudged Zhou Yi in the seat next to him with his elbow, and said proudly in a low voice: "This time I have a chance to beat you."

The Golden Melody Awards' biggest prize—Best Pop Music Vocal Album Award, commonly known as Best Album.

For singers, this award is the most fiercely contested and also the most desired; including Sun Yanzi, she was also nominated.

"That's not necessarily true."

While Zhou Yi remained noncommittal, he glanced at the three trophies in his hand.

Soon, the fourth trophy for "Lianshan" arrived as scheduled—

Only it wasn't him going up to receive it, but Ning Hao sitting in the back row.

Hmm, going up as the director of "In the Name of the Father" to receive the Best Music Video Award.

Although he looked reluctant before going on stage, once on stage, Ning Hao instantly transformed into a generous and impassioned master of flattery, thanking everyone he could think of—

The sponsor Zhou Yi was even singled out and thanked three times.

At this moment, he didn't mention Jiang Wen at all, truly mastering the essence of the chameleon.

After Best Music Video came the two most important awards for pop music at this year's Golden Melody Awards—

One Best Album, one Best Album Producer.

Usually, these two awards are somewhat mutually exclusive; if you win the former, you can't win the latter, and if you win the latter, there's no hope for the former; it's purely for splitting the pie.

"Zhou Yi? Or Zhou Jie? I personally lean towards Zhou Yi, but he's already won so many before, it's hard to say if they'll try to balance things out."

"Best Album is probably still Zhou Yi, Jie will take Producer—"

While the reporters in the media area were still whispering to each other, Zhou Yi's name was called out again by the award presenter—

"The 14th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards Best Album Producer Award, the winner is... Zhou Yi! 'Lianshan'! Congratulations to Zhou Yi!"

Accompanied by the singing of "Fairy Tale," Zhou Yi, who held producer credits for both his own album and Sun Yanzi's album, unsurprisingly won his fourth individual trophy of the night and the fifth trophy for the group—

Defeating Zhou Jie's "Space Octave," Shunza and Lin Zhimin's "Dear Shunza";

He produced Sun Yanzi's "Leave," as well as Liu Shaoxi's "Wild Guest" and Li Zhenquan's "Special Thanks To..."

It was over.

Including Jay Chou, upon seeing Zhou Yi receive this consolation prize, many people in their hearts conjured up the same thought.

At the same time, they filled with expectation for the final Pop Music Award for Best Album.

Several reporters, relying on the inertia of thought to begin summarizing for Zhou Yi, even uncapped their pens and wrote furiously, and then...

"The 14th Golden Melody Award for Best Pop Music Recording Album, the winner is... Zhou Yi! 'Lianshan'! Congratulations to Zhou Yi!"

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When the presenter Tan Yonglin opened the envelope and announced the winner of the final Pop Music Award of the night—

When the melody of "Fairy Tale" rang out again, the entire venue was stunned, including Zhou Yi himself; Jay Chou's expression was directly dazed.

What's going on?!

Won both Best Producer and Best Album?!

Not leaving one for anyone else?!

Do you know how many times you went up on stage tonight?!

Eating alone like this?!

How much money did Warner shove in for you?!

Not only were the singers stunned; after this result was announced, the media section exploded along with Zhou Yi's fans in the audience!

Holy shit, you damn nine-day invincible spinning double-footed kick!

This actually works?!

The only person since the Golden Melody Awards were born to win five individual trophies and six group trophies in a single session was born right here on this star-studded night.

It's simply fucking crazy!

How did the Golden Melody Award judges manage to do something like this?!

Fair and just—uh, well, the quality certainly warrants it; no, what about human relations and social conventions?!

The reporters had even already thought up tomorrow's headlines—

"Golden Melody Awards Sweeps the Charts, Zhou Yi the Sole One in History";

"A Golden Melody Award Record Unmatched by Future Generations!";

"Chen Yixun, Jay Chou: The Only Young Singers in the Last Two Years Able to Survive Under Zhou Yi's Pressure!";

"Unstoppable Dominance: Zhou Yi Sweeps All Trophies at This Year's Golden Melody Awards Except for King of Songs!";

This is simply off the charts!

It's hard to imagine a scene that wouldn't even appear at a fly-by-night award show appearing on the Golden Melody Award stage.

One person, one Golden Melody Awards session, taking away six trophies—lyrics, composition, arrangement, Best Producer, Best Album, even not letting go of the mosquito-leg Best Music Video.

How cruel!

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! Swept it all, swept it all, swept it all?!"

Zhou Yi's fans at the scene had never thought they would one day witness such a miraculous award ceremony scene; each was stimulated into mental excitement, with screams continuous.

"Now it's truly that genius is just the threshold to see him..."

Because of excessive excitement, sitting in the chair and pinching his own flesh to maintain composure, Qian Jiang's eyes were slightly unfocused...

What the hell was Yao Qian calling to die and live for, wanting to do what the hell?

Thinking they wanted to praise Zhou Yi to death?

Is Zhou Yi the kind of person who would be praised to death?

Qian Jiang felt that something he didn't know about might have happened here.

Abnormal, too abnormal.

After defeating Chen Yixun's "Special Thanks To," Jay Chou's "Eight Degrees Space," Zhang Huimei's "Fever," Shunza's "Dear Shunza," and Chuanxiang Music Workshop's "Wild Guest," Zhou Yi, instantly snapping back to his senses, walked onto the stage under the gaze of many whose eyes were already stunned straight—

After receiving the trophy from Tan Yonglin's hand, he weighed it twice, looked down at the surroundings, let out a light laugh, then raised the trophy in his hand high, and delivered his acceptance speech with full vigor: "I must say, regarding the recognition the Golden Melody Awards gave me tonight, I indeed received my recognition."

After this star-studded night passed, early the next morning, entertainment media channels and internet channels across the two sides of the strait and three regions all exploded!

Every person paying attention to this matter, passing it on from mouth to mouth, had only one concept—Zhou Yi, he carried out a massacre at the award ceremony!

(End of Chapter)