465: Chapter 465 Red Carpet Incident

While Lin Chuyan was busy filming over there, the Huayin Awards were finally held as scheduled at the end of July.

As for what the highlights of this year's Huayin Awards were, people couldn't really say...

The "Sound of Nature Festival" had already set the standard earlier, so it would truly be unjustifiable not to give the awards to Lin and Ruan this year.

However, Lin Chuyan didn't go, and Ruan Xingyu didn't go either; it was said they didn't even send anyone to accept the awards or attend on their behalf.

Although everyone knew the two were abroad filming and didn't have time, was it really that simple? Especially for Lin Chuyan, whose unpleasant experience at the Huayin Awards last year was still fresh in everyone's memory.

All one can say is that respect is a two-way street.

This is what you call tit for tat.

Many netizens quickly switched to 'gossip mode', and while at it, they ran over to Wawa's Weibo to ask.

Wawa's Weibo reply was quite clever: "This year? There are too many people who don't have time to go this year. Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu don't have time, and I don't have time either. Seeing that Lin and Ruan don't have time, perhaps everyone else doesn't have time either."

Analysis please: Exactly how many meanings does the phrase 'don't have time' have here?

There are still some talented people among the netizens.

"Isn't that simple? If Lin Chuyan doesn't want this award, it can only fall to someone else. In the past, this bunch would definitely want it—what a great honor! But as for the current Huayin Awards, it's really become a bit of a hot potato. Why? Look at who still talks about the 'Three Major Awards' now? Who still acknowledges that Huayin is on the same level as the Golden Melody Awards or the Sounds of Nature? Wouldn't it be extremely uncomfortable to win this award? You'd get an undeserved award, and then get scolded for being undeserving!"

"In fact, many people see Lin Chuyan filming every day and somewhat overlook his status as a king of the Chinese Music Industry. He releases two high-quality albums every year, and you, the Huayin Awards, are forced to pretend not to see it. Can your award still be considered authoritative? Wouldn't that make it a joke?"

"If one day Lin Chuyan runs out of talent, then pretend I didn't say anything. But currently, that is indeed the situation—as long as he can crush everyone else in the Chinese Music Industry, these awards need him to show up and support them, otherwise, they'll just turn into a game of self-amusement, and this year's Huayin Awards is a classic example."

Come to think of it, after careful consideration, people really felt it made quite a lot of sense.

However, in the face of public opinion, the Huayin Awards naturally pretended to be oblivious—obviously, could they really cancel the event just because of Lin Chuyan?

But when the night of the awards ceremony arrived, an accident occurred.

During the live broadcast of the red carpet segment, just as it was nearing the grand finale, it inexplicably went empty for 20 minutes with no one going up...

This has to count as a broadcast disaster!

The netizens watching the live stream were all confused: "20 minutes, man! What the hell is the backstage doing? Where are the staff? Where are the artists? Did they all vanish? How can such a big award show create a joke of this magnitude?"

After 20 minutes, the last two artists finished walking, and the farce finally ended.

The trending topics couldn't be suppressed anyway. #HuayinAwardsRedCarpetIncident #WhoActuallyClosedTheHuayinAwardsRedCarpet

A while later, some artists came out to clarify, saying that no staff came to communicate with them that night, and they just walked at the scheduled time, and so on...

The onlookers started discussing it.

"Is this how the Huayin Awards is attracting attention this year?"

"Ever since being kicked out of the 'Three Major Awards', this downhill path has been a bit steep; it's so pathetic."

"Hilarious. The thoughts of these artists now: 'Coming here is already giving you face; after that, it's time to fight for my own face, isn't it?'"

"So who was actually supposed to be the grand finale tonight? After clarifying for so long, there's no conclusion. Won't the Huayin Awards come out and explain it themselves? Too scared?"

"Rumor has it, it is rumored that so-and-so was originally the grand finale, but the person who was supposed to go second to last hid... So-and-so waited for 20 minutes, the staff looked for 20 minutes, but they really couldn't find them. With no other choice, the original finale had to walk the red carpet early under the staff's persuasion to save the big picture. It cracks me up."

"Unbelievable. A music awards ceremony turned into this; those who don't know would think it's some third-rate, bush-league award."

"Does it matter who the finale is? If Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu were here, would there be any of this nonsense?"

"The person above hit the nail on the head. With no tiger in the mountains, the monkeys call themselves kings. With Lin and Ruan—who are in a league of their own in terms of traffic and status—not here, the others are definitely going to fight to the death."

"Erlang Shen is mighty! This bunch just needs a good lesson; they only know how to fight over the red carpet and have zero professional ability."

Some things are subtle and gradual. Just like public sentiment; it's invisible and intangible, but if you truly ignore it, it will quickly teach you a lesson.

The decline of the Huayin Awards seems to lie in "losing public sentiment."

When everyone thinks you are "unqualified," and everyone thinks your award has "no gold content," then your fate is predictable.

But when it comes down to it, this matter is actually just because of one person: Lin Chuyan.

One can only say that although Director Lin is not currently active in the Chinese Entertainment Industry, the Chinese Entertainment Industry still has his legend.

And because the "lotus lantern" is still airing, his influence continues unabated.

It's just that the plot recently has been quite bitter, leaving the audience feeling so worried.

It's so tragic; in this vast Three Realms, there isn't a single person who can understand Erlang Shen!

And Lin Chuyan's acting and handsomeness have amplified the audience's sympathy, making this Erlang Shen increasingly deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Besides that, many other plot points are constantly providing talking points for the fans.

For example, this Liu Yanchang... he really looks quite incompetent!

The audience really can't understand: Yang Chan, what kind of man haven't you seen? In the past, you had someone like your father, Yang Tianyou, as a template, and you often interacted with your brother, Erlang Shen; yet you ended up falling for this sort of thing?

Even taking a step back, even if we set aside the fact that Liu Yanchang is a "coward"... your mother, Yaoji, at least found a top scholar, yet you found a failed one...

Some more extreme viewers even said: "Yang Chan, you know your brother is the Judicial God and is in charge of this stuff daily; isn't doing this making things difficult for your brother? Also, it's not like you don't know about the tragedy of your parents; you were a witness, yet you still want to do this? Is this Liu Yanchang really that good? I think you're really desperate! Eat something better!"

The eyes of the masses are sharp. Therefore, on this basis, when everyone saw that Yang Jian had absolutely no affection for Liu Yanchang and even resorted to beating him up, they could completely understand it in their hearts.

"Hilarious, Erlang Shen really looks down on Liu Yanchang."

"Honestly, if we knew this result earlier, it would have really been better to marry Yang Chan off to the Three-Headed Dragon back then..."

"Three-Headed Dragon: No thanks, I have Erlang Shen."

"Where has the 'lotus lantern' reached?"

At night, Lin Chuyan asked Ruan Xingyu while working on his laptop.

"Congratulations, your Yang family has an heir."

"???"

"Yang Chan and Liu Yanchang are married, and little Chenxiang has arrived."

Lin Chuyan had been so busy these days that he couldn't even touch the ground, while Ruan Xingyu could still snatch some leisure time to watch a little.

Thus, the "lotus lantern" time every night was Ruan Xingyu giving him spoilers—spoiler it is, then; it didn't matter. If he didn't listen to it, he would feel like something was missing.

"That means my one-handed spear spin and bamboo forest backflip are about to appear too..."

Wait, wait a little longer; the character of Erlang Shen can still become even more deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Ruan Xingyu blinked: "What? Is it very handsome?"

Lin Chuyan was full of confidence: "This time, I must make you head over heels! Make you completely fall at my... well, trousers."