Chapter 241: Getting a Kick Out of It

The five nominees for the Best Composer award appeared on the big screen.

The camera focused on the five of them, capturing their facial expressions.

Among them, besides Luo Mo, there was Lv Yi, whom he was familiar with, and a singer-songwriter who was a first-tier male Singer.

Lv Yi's expression was very relaxed; he didn't care at all and even turned to give a thumbs-up in Luo Mo's direction, fully displaying his posture as a fan.

Luo Mo just smiled at the camera and then gave Lv Yi a thumbs-up as well.

Regarding awards, there is a supreme honor called a "Grand Slam."

However, there are many ways to define a Grand Slam.

In this world, for those behind the scenes, the most valued Grand Slam is none other than those four awards—Lyricist, Composer, Arranger, and Producer.

To this day, no one has achieved a Grand Slam of the Golden Melody Awards' behind-the-scenes categories.

The difficulty involved is truly too high; it means you must not only have the ability to handle a song entirely on your own—knowing how to write lyrics, compose, arrange, and act as a producer.

You must also reach the top level in every aspect!

You must know everything, and you must be proficient in everything.

Luo Mo has only been debuted for a few months and has already won the Best Arranger award; if he were to win Best Composer as well, that would mean he is crowned king in both categories regarding music!

The award presenter looked at the list of winners, leaned over to bring their mouth close to the microphone, and said loudly: "The winner of the Best Composer award is..."

"—Luo Mo!"

"Nocturne" appeared at the Golden Melody Awards ceremony for the fourth time; applause thundered, and the guests looked at Luo Mo with envy.

"This is equivalent to becoming a god overnight in the path of music!"

"To win major awards for composing and arranging right after debuting, the genius of lyrics and music is truly worthy of the name."

"This is equivalent to the Golden Melody Awards gilding his body once again!"

Although the composers and arrangers present were very envious, they were all convinced in their hearts.

If someone behind the scenes has already founded their own school and reached such a level of creating a genre, and they still cannot be deified on the spot, then what is the meaning of our work?

Luo Mo stood up again, but this time, Xu Chujing stood up very consciously to give him an Embrace.

As the two embraced, Xu Chujing whispered: "If I didn't stand up, would you not go on stage?"

"Guess." Luo Mo was already taller than her, and since he was sitting in the back row, his mouth naturally moved close to her ear when he leaned over to embrace her, making the Heavenly Queen Xu feel ticklish.

This high-spirited man buttoned his suit jacket as he stepped onto the podium.

His acceptance speech was already starting to sound slightly lacking in words and perfunctory.

The people under the stage, as well as the audience watching the Live Broadcast, were actually getting a bit tired of hearing him speak all the time.

What everyone cared about now was not his speech, but how many more awards he could actually win.

These awards, which others could not obtain in a lifetime and could not even get a Nomination for, he had already won three in one go!

As of now, he was undoubtedly the biggest winner of this year's Golden Melody Awards.

In the barrage, a group of netizens started to make a scene.

"Hahaha, he's already won three awards; some people should fulfill their promises, right?"

"Those who said what they would do if he won more than two major awards can start preparing!"

"Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people!"

"Ah! Are we going to have an endless supply of black silk, white silk, cheongsams, and maid outfits soon?"

"All employees of Luo Mo Studio: We have prepared for overtime!"

"Hahaha, Luo Mo not only received the awards but also saved a sum on wages; this guy is actually making money at the Golden Melody Awards!"

After returning to his seat with another trophy, Luo Mo was a bit tired.

Walking back and forth like this was exceptionally troublesome.

The next award to be presented, the Best Group award, had nothing to do with Luo Mo and the others.

In this world, generally speaking, three people or fewer are called a combination, and more than three are called a group.

Therefore, the combination award and the group award are separate, divided quite finely.

The winner of this award was a combination consisting of one man and one woman.

This combination was truly fierce; it could be described in one sentence—they were the "Phoenix Legend" of this world.

This was already the third time the two of them had won the Best Group award; they were both a bit numb to it.

After the combination award was presented, it was another behind-the-scenes award—Best Single Producer.

The producer awards are divided into Best Single Producer and Best Album Producer.

After all, these are two different types of work.

Sometimes, an album producer does not necessarily have to be responsible for the production work of every song on the album; the content they are responsible for is overseeing the entire album and grasping the general direction.

These two awards were also presented consecutively at the Golden Melody Awards.

Luo Mo received a Nomination for Best Single Producer, but he did not win the award.

This made everyone realize that his main battlefield might be in Best Album Producer.

Don't forget, his other identity is the Music Director of Xinyu.

In many cases, the person who coordinates the entire album in a company is the company's Music Director.

Therefore, the Best Album Producer award is sometimes seen as a battle between the Music Directors of major companies.

What is involved here is not just personal honor, but also company honor.

This is a personal battle, and it is also a company battle.

Just as everyone expected, Luo Mo was nominated again, although strictly speaking, he only served as the producer for two albums—"Big Fish" and "Red."

For other singers, he only wrote the songs and was not responsible for an entire album.

However, the quality and data of those two albums were there; it could be said that in the second half of this year, he went on a rampage and slaughtered gods all the way.

Even if you have served as the producer for ten albums, what use is it?

Does your entire album combined have a song as popular as someone else's?

And what everyone finds most worth discussing is that also receiving a Nomination are Pineapple's Music Director Zheng Quan and Magnetic Dragon's Music Director Yuan Hewen.

To be precise, apart from Luo Mo, the other four people who received a Nomination are the four Music Directors from the four major companies in the industry!

This award has always been this way; it is often the case that the four major companies each take one spot, and the remaining one goes to that producer who has suddenly emerged this year.

This is not because the Golden Melody Awards are biased toward the four major companies.

It is mainly because the reason the four major companies are the "four major" is naturally because they are popular enough, their market share is large enough, and their album sales are high enough...

Although capital operations have been quite intense in recent years, and some albums are clearly terrible yet can still have heaven-defying sales, generally speaking, the four major companies can still produce a few masterpieces with solid quality and reputation every year.

This makes this scene suddenly become tense and exciting.

Pineapple's Music Director Zheng Quan arrived at the scene and sat right next to Huang Xishan.

He received a Nomination relying on that album by Heavenly King Zhao, "Second Cup of Coffee".

The songs on this album basically came from Huang Xishan's hands; he served as the producer, which was also because Huang had stepped down to yield the position, being too lazy to sit in that seat.

As for Yuan Hewen, he simply did not come to the scene today, directly absenting himself, saying he was feeling unwell.

Therefore, on the big screen, there was only a photo of this little old man who looked very much like a private secretary in a historical costume drama.

The audience started mocking again, being all sarcastic in the live comments.

"It's normal to be feeling unwell; after all, Luo Mo is standing on his shoulders."

"At his age, insisting on carrying someone, can his body be okay?"

"Luo Mo is confused too; he clearly didn't stand on your shoulders, but you insist on saying he did."

"Eh? Could this be a new type of 'porcelain bumping'?"

"Speaking of which, Luo Mo is 1.83 meters tall, while Yuan Hewen is only 1 meter, hahaha."

The scene before them made many industry insiders feel dazed.

Including the head of Xinyu, Shen Shaoqiu, who was watching the Live Broadcast, also felt a bit dazed.

A young Music Director only 24 years old, competing for an award on the same stage as the heads of the music divisions of the four major companies!

They are all people who have been famous for many years, having produced dozens of albums, or even more!

And this young man?

Two! Two are enough!

Just being nominated is already Peerless glory.

"The most terrifying thing is, if he wins the award this time..."

"Then the four major companies will all lose Face!"

"That's right, exhausting the power of the entire company, toiling bitterly for a year, is not as good as an album made by someone with their own individual strength."

"But it's really suspenseful; 'Red' contains Opera Element, Calligraphy Element, a sense of the pugilistic world, and patriotism... it even pioneered a genre; this is an album that will be recorded in the history of the music scene."

"From the perspectives of significance, status, sales, and pioneering nature, he is worthy of the name!"

Sun Yi, the Aurora Girls, and others were already so nervous that they were doing small movements, such as clenching their fingers tightly.

This award originally carried a lot of weight among the behind-the-scenes awards, and because the four major companies were all nominated at the same time, it made its significance extraordinary.

A few days ago, Luo Mo essentially sounded the horn for a counterattack against Pineapple.

And this award will represent this first-tier company, Xinyu, officially threatening the four majors directly in the music field! Launching an assault on the four majors!

Who will this award, which is almost monopolized by the four major companies, finally fall to?

On stage, the guest responsible for presenting the award is named Huangjuan, one of the most prestigious people in the world's music scene.

This old lady's status among female Singers is equivalent to Teresa Teng on Earth.

Seeing her look at the name of the winner, a smile appeared on her face.

Then, the old lady raised her head and cast a look of Kindness, kindness, and expectation toward Luo Mo's direction.

The chaotic phenomena in the music scene in recent years, I, this old woman, do not like.

Good works are becoming fewer and fewer, and innovation is also becoming less and less.

Capital operations, faking data... it is simply foul and murky.

Precisely because of this, more and more people are saying that the golden age of the music scene has passed.

But fortunately...

"The winner of the Best Album Producer award is—Luo Mo, 'Red'!" Huangjuan said, leaning toward the microphone.

She appreciates this young man very much; many of this young man's songs are also loved by her, an Old Age person, to listen to.

In an instant, the expressions of the other nominees present became a bit stiff.

Occupying high positions, they hadn't experienced this feeling for a long time, this feeling that, in their view, could be called "insubordination."

It wasn't just them; the Singers under the four major companies also felt they had no Face, having quite a feeling of being ridden over by someone.

But the live comments in the Live Broadcast room were a different scene.

Netizens were frantically flooding the screen with only a few words.

"So satisfying!"

"Satisfying!"

"I've been satisfied!"

That song rang out again at the scene.

—Once "Nocturne" rings out, go on stage to receive the award!

Luo Mo held the trophy in his hand and only said a few words.

"I will work twice as hard, and I also hope that the Chinese music scene gets better and better."

"Rather than racking one's brains to lead an era, it is better to create a new one."

"Thank you."

Ha, the arrogance of November.

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