136: Chapter 136 Most Promising Newcomer Award

Recalling the last "Huayun Voice" awards ceremony, Lin Chuyan had watched the live stream along with the netizens.

He still remembered that back then, he had mingled in the crowd and openly called Ruan Xingyu his girlfriend, but a bunch of idiots among the netizens directly called her their wife.

It was so frustrating.

It didn't seem like much time had passed, yet now he had become the object of the live stream, with a bunch of people calling him "husband" as well.

Hmm, I wonder how my girlfriend feels after watching this.

While waiting backstage, Sun Yiyi specifically ran over to chat with him.

"Lin Chuyan!"

"Ah, Sun Yiyi, you're here too."

"Duh, I come every year. Also, call me Sister."

"Sister Yiyi."

Lin Chuyan played the part of the obedient one.

Sun Yiyi was about the same age as Ruan Xingyu, so calling her sister was fine. Besides, Sun Yiyi was easy to coax; just going along with what she said made her very happy.

Sure enough, seeing him obediently call her sister, Sun Yiyi beamed with a radiant smile.

"I'll look after you later. Let's walk the red carpet together."

Lin Chuyan hesitated slightly: "Is that appropriate?"

Sun Yiyi was originally supposed to walk alone, while he was supposed to walk with someone else.

"What's inappropriate about it? I'll just tell the organizers. Besides, your better half asked me to look after you."

Ruan Xingyu was busy with her concert and indeed didn't have time to come.

However, walking the red carpet together was likely just a spur-of-the-moment idea from Sun Yiyi.

Lin Chuyan thought to himself that this hardly counted as looking after him; he might end up getting scolded by netizens again later.

Fortunately, it wasn't a big deal, and he didn't want to be fussy and ruin her mood.

"Fine, I'll listen to you."

"Come to think of it, I've never won this Most Promising Newcomer Award. I haven't even been nominated. Thinking about it, it's quite a pity."

This is awkward. How do I respond? Waiting online.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to keep coaxing her: "That's not a pity, that's called leaving a way for others to survive. Think about it, if you took everything, what would the other Singers from the same period do!"

However, Sun Yiyi wasn't so easy to fool: "The other Singers from the same period are your girlfriend! She took everything! What do you have to say to that?"

Uh, this...

What else could he say? His girlfriend was invincible, of course.

Lin Chuyan: "Hahaha, when are we entering? Why isn't it time yet?"

It was soon time for the red carpet.

"Lin Chuyan, lend me your arm."

"Huh? Oh."

Lin Chuyan offered his arm, and Sun Yiyi gently rested her hand on it.

The two of them appeared together.

Then, the live stream chat was already arguing.

"These two are walking together? I don't get it, how did the organizers arrange this?"

"Why can't they walk together? What kind of logic is that? Tell me about it."

"Lin the Dog's fans still have no self-awareness; they don't even know what level their own idol is at."

"LMAO, we are here to win an award, what about Sun?"

"Win an award? What? Has it been awarded already? How come I didn't know."

Of course, some people were already digging into their relationship.

"They seem to be chatting; it feels like they know each other? How do they know each other?"

"Don't know, maybe because of Tianxing."

"I think Tianxing is fake, and Xingxing is real! Sun Yiyi is Ruan Xingyu's best friend, so isn't it normal for them to know each other?"

"Holy crap, case closed. It's logical and convincing."

"Lin Chuyan, take it easy. I don't want to see best friends turn into enemies."

Neither Lin Chuyan nor Sun Yiyi were the type to linger on the red carpet, so they finished quickly and left.

After everyone had finished walking, the Sound of Nature Festival finally began.

Sun Yiyi's seat was near the front, while Lin Chuyan was arranged to sit further back. The two didn't chat anymore and soon took their seats.

Come to think of it, Lin Chuyan was definitely an outlier in this venue.

Among the Singers here, other than Sun Yiyi, he didn't know a single one.

At the end of the day, he didn't really seem like a Singer.

He hadn't signed with a record label, went straight to Acting after releasing his album, and hadn't participated in any music-related activities since his debut.

If one had to categorize him, in the eyes of others, his identity was more that of an actor.

Looking further back, some people knew he acted in "hunting blue star"; more recently, the finale of "drama" was last night, and many people at the venue had even watched it.

And now, he was nominated for the Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Sound of Nature Festival...

Yeah, it was very bizarre.

At this moment, Lin Chuyan sat in his seat without speaking, not even playing with his phone. The people on his left and right were strangers, he didn't have anyone to chat with, and on top of that, the cameras were live streaming... He felt like he was on pins and needles.

What to do? Just tough it out. Could he really stand up and walk around?

Fortunately, his Most Promising Newcomer Award was presented early, so he didn't have to wait too long.

Including him, there were four nominees in total. The big screen on stage was split into four sections, showing the live upper-body shots of the four nominees.

Lin Chuyan was expressionless, but in reality, he was thinking about a lot of things.

He thought of his past life. Back then, when watching this kind of segment, what did he want to see the most?

It was the state of those who didn't win when the winner was announced—that look of disappointment mixed with a forced polite smile, pretending to be magnanimous while actually being unhappy inside, and eventually failing at expression management.

Thinking about it like this, he suddenly found it quite funny that he had now become one of them.

Hmm, if I don't win later, will I be like that too? Probably not, right?

Probably not. He didn't actually have any obsession with winning awards.

Or rather, compared to music, he actually cared more about Acting awards—system aside, he truly loved Acting and had a talent for it.

Just as he was spacing out, he suddenly heard someone call his name?

Hmm? Calling my name?

Holy crap, did I really win?

Lin Chuyan steadied himself and stood up. Then he saw the man sitting next to him, who hadn't said a word to him since sitting down, also stand up, congratulate him, and even hug him...

It was only after being hugged that Lin Chuyan reacted: Holy crap, you're clinging onto this? Who are you? I don't even know you!

Forget it, forget it. I won't fuss over it with him.

The live stream chat was already going crazy by now, especially Lin Chuyan's fans; they were tired of typing the word "awesome."

"Congratulations to Lin Chuyan! The Most Promising Newcomer Award is well-deserved!"

"Congratulations to Lin Chuyan! Blossoming in both Acting and as a Singer!"

"Congratulations to Lin Chuyan! May your path to stardom be smooth from here on out!"

Lin Chuyan went on stage, shook hands with the presenter, and accepted the trophy.

He began to deliver his acceptance speech.

Excluding the time his girlfriend accepted it on his behalf, this was his first time standing on the podium. Hmm, suddenly he didn't feel like being mischievous; he just wanted to sincerely thank some people.

Starting.

"Thank you to my manager, Wu Yue. During the darkest period of my life, he never abandoned me, always supported and encouraged me, and gave me great strength and help. I want to say that in life, there are always a few relatives who aren't related by blood, and my manager is one of them.

Thank you to Ruan Xingyu; she is truly wonderful. She taught me so much knowledge about vocal music, and she didn't charge me. (Laughs) Hmm, she is one of the most important people in my life.

Thank you to my producer, Zheng Hai. Without his tolerance, understanding, and support, my songs wouldn't have been heard by everyone so quickly.

Thank you to my fans; you really have good taste. Thank you for your support.

Finally, of course, I have to thank my mom and dad. Thank you for giving birth to me so good-looking.

Thank you, everyone!"

Ruan Xingyu didn't come to today's awards ceremony. For some reason, Brother Mosquito still opened his phone to watch the live stream.

Then he heard Lin Chuyan's acceptance speech and couldn't help but be stunned.

Countless questions swirled in his mind: "Did he just thank Xingxing? What did he just say? Did he say Xingxing is one of the most important people in his life? Did I hear that right?"