145: Chapter 145 Award Ceremony

Building an arsenal in the game was not easy.

The hardest part to overcome was the issue of time.

If there was enough time, players would certainly be able to hand-craft an arsenal in the game.

But the time was too short; from entering the game to the fall of Jinling, it was only about ten days.

In that amount of time, they couldn't even build the factory building, let alone tinker with equipment.

However, the players refused to be discouraged.

The more challenging something was, the more they liked it.

In short, just do it.

...

Imperial Capital villa.

A sedan appeared at the entrance of the villa.

Zhou Yang walked out of the villa and waved to Yang Ruoxue in the sedan.

Approaching the car, he skillfully pulled open the passenger door and sat inside.

"Sister Yang, good morning. Why did you come so early?"

Zhou Yang greeted Yang Ruoxue with a smile on his face.

Zhou Yang had woken up early because today was the day of the awards ceremony.

To be honest, he was still a bit nervous.

After all, this was an official awards ceremony.

He had gone from an ordinary citizen to a wealthy person overnight, and his mindset hadn't quite adjusted yet.

"Is this early? The awards ceremony starts at ten, and it's already eight o'clock now. It's not early."

Yang Ruoxue shook her head.

It was still a distance from here to where the awards ceremony was being held; even if she drove, it would take about an hour.

Afterward, she drove the car towards the venue of the awards ceremony.

The venue for the awards ceremony was a grand hall.

Just by looking at the exterior of the building, Zhou Yang could feel the grand and imposing atmosphere of the hall.

After gathering his thoughts, Zhou Yang followed Yang Ruoxue out of the car.

At this moment, many people were getting out of their cars nearby.

They were all there to attend the awards ceremony.

Although the awards ceremony only presented awards to the top ten, it wasn't just for the gaming field.

Winners in the film and literature fields were also being awarded at this ceremony.

Besides that, there were quite a few spectators.

Most of these spectators were celebrities and elites who had received invitations.

Moreover, the entire awards ceremony would be broadcast live.

All Netizens in Huaxia would be able to see the entire process of the awards ceremony.

These people were all dressed in gorgeous formal wear, with extraordinary bearings.

Yang Ruoxue was also wearing a beautiful gown, which, combined with her naturally stunning appearance, made it impossible for anyone to look away after just one glance.

Zhou Yang took a deep breath.

At the end of the day, he was still feeling a bit nervous.

"Zhou Yang, are you a bit nervous?"

Yang Ruoxue noticed Zhou Yang's reaction and immediately asked softly.

"A little bit."

Zhou Yang calmed his nervous heart.

"It's okay, I'm a bit nervous too."

Hearing this, Zhou Yang subconsciously looked at Yang Ruoxue's face.

However, he did not see any expression of nervousness on her face.

Sensing Zhou Yang's gaze, Yang Ruoxue immediately understood what he meant.

"I'm just nervous on the inside; I don't let it show on my face."

"You should learn to keep your feelings inside and not let them show on the outside, so that others cannot see through you."

Yang Ruoxue's voice slowly reached his ears.

Zhou Yang nodded slightly.

He used to be just a shut-in; how could he have ever come into contact with these things?

However, he also understood that he needed to make changes.

Now that his wealth and status were different, he naturally had to improve and make his abilities match his wealth and status so that he wouldn't be targeted.

If his wealth and status didn't match his abilities, he wouldn't be able to hold onto them at all.

"Thank you, Sister Yang, I've learned something today."

Zhou Yang expressed his gratitude.

Soon, they entered the grand hall.

After presenting their identification, the two entered the awards ceremony venue.

"How is it? It's quite grand in here, isn't it?"

Yang Ruoxue asked, looking at Zhou Yang with a smile.

"Indeed. Sister Yang, have you been here before?"

Zhou Yang looked at Yang Ruoxue; she wasn't surprised by anything inside, as if she had already seen it all before.

"Mm."

Yang Ruoxue nodded.

Seeing this, Zhou Yang thought to himself that it was as expected.

However, when he thought about Yang Ruoxue's background, he didn't find it strange.

It was just past nine o'clock.

There was still some time before the awards ceremony began.

The two continued walking inside, and many people greeted him and Yang Ruoxue along the way.

Of course, while it was said they were greeting him, in reality, they all saw Yang Ruoxue first and greeted her.

After Yang Ruoxue introduced him, these guests, who looked like high-ranking officials and nobles, would reveal looks of surprise and then greet him with a smile.

Zhou Yang could tell that Yang Ruoxue was expanding his network for him.

These people, who looked like high-ranking officials and nobles, were not the type of people he could normally come into contact with.

Some circles required someone to bridge the gap in order to enter.

This made him feel emotional in his heart.

No matter which world it was, one had to play the game of social connections well.

After getting to know these people, they arrived at the main hall where the awards ceremony was held.

Their seats were arranged in the front few rows.

Sitting in their seats, there were snacks and desserts nearby.

The time reached ten o'clock.

The host of the awards ceremony took the stage.

First, they gave an opening speech, and then came the most important award ceremony of the night.

"Next, let us invite the award-winning contestants of our literary works ranking to the stage."

Hearing the host's words, Zhou Yang immediately lost interest.

He was not very interested in attending such an awards ceremony.

If it weren't for the fact that he had to go on stage to receive an award, he really couldn't be bothered to come and listen.

However, Yang Ruoxue beside him was listening very attentively.

Seeing this, Zhou Yang couldn't openly zone out.

He could only listen as the host read out the award-winning contestants one by one.

Just like the game works ranking, the top ten of the literary works ranking were able to come and receive their awards.

Moreover, the order was from tenth to first.

Although the names of the authors of the literary works on this ranking were already transparent and could be found online, they still had to build up the sense of anticipation.

With the conclusion of the awards ceremony for the literary and film works rankings, it finally came to the awards for the game works ranking.

At this moment, whether it was the audience at the venue or the audience in the awards ceremony livestream room, everyone was very expectant.

And what they were looking forward to was who the producer of the number one ranked game work was.

Before participating in the Anti-War Competition, Zhou Yang was a nobody.

If he hadn't won first place in the Anti-War Competition, no one would have paid attention to him.

But he happened to win first place.

Coupled with the fact that the game had tortured the players thousands of times over, countless people were curious about who the producer of this game was.

However, Zhou Yang's personal information had not been published on the internet.

No matter how the Netizens searched, they could not determine his identity.

Plus, he didn't really like surfing the internet anyway.

He didn't respond to any of the Netizens' reactions.

Every day, players left countless messages in the private messages on the game's official website, but he read them and didn't reply.

At this time, the host once again stood on the stage.

"Next, is our awards ceremony for the top ten game works. Let us invite the tenth-place winner to the stage to receive their award..."