Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 787 Ends
An unexpected yet reasonable answer came out of Jiang Yile's mouth, and then the camera instantly locked on Zhou Dongsheng who was sitting in the audience.
There was just a hint of surprise on Zhou Dongsheng's face, then he showed a bright smile, stood up, bowed, and then walked to the stage calmly.
To be honest, compared to the first Golden Second Award, which he personally handled, Zhou Dongsheng did not interfere too much in the second Golden Second Award, and left it entirely to Yang Luyu to organize.
After all, Zhou Dongsheng is also very clear that if he wants to ensure the vitality of the Golden Second Award, he must at least ensure fairness and justice within a certain range, which naturally requires a relatively complete selection system.
Therefore, after Zhou Dongsheng invited several directors to join the selection of the Golden Second Award this time, Yang Luyu also took the opportunity to set up a committee for the Golden Second Award.
And he took the lead as the organizer, with the help of several directors, as well as two senior practitioners, Xu Ruoan and Xu Kaidao, to form the first Golden Second Award jury lineup.
Well, although they are all family members, compared with the secret manipulation of the first session, it is indeed nominally fair and just.
As for absolute fairness and justice...has any award ever achieved this?
All we can say is that this is beyond human control. Perhaps it can only be achieved when the absolutely fair and just Captain Dragonfly is born.
Looking at the list of participants for the second Golden Second Award, there is one person who is far ahead of the competition for the Best Newcomer of the Year award. He is far ahead of the second place with a huge advantage. No one can compare with him...
Regardless of whether it is fair and just or a shady deal, this best newcomer title is truly well-deserved.
Before this, Zhou Dongsheng had indeed not specifically checked the list of winners, so this could barely be considered an "unexpected surprise" for him.
As Zhou Dongsheng walked onto the stage with a smile on his face, all the guests in the audience applauded almost unanimously, with some even cheering for the fun. Overall, it was what everyone expected.
As for the many people who watched the live broadcast, although some people had given this script before, most of them were just there to watch the fun.
Now that such a scene has really happened, many viewers are shocked.
"Fuck, I'm giving an award to myself?"
"Shaolin Soccer is honest and sincere. They are all my people. What can you use to fight me?
"To be honest, there is really no newcomer who can compare with Zhou Dongsheng throughout the whole year. After all, he has the money (funny)"
"Well, the happiness of rich people is often so plain and boring. They just won a prize casually."
"The vision is too small. If he can win the Best Newcomer award, why can't he win three awards in a row?"
"Maybe he will win all five annual awards, and that will make the show even more explosive!"
"Now that I mention it, I'm actually looking forward to it..."
The live broadcast room was immediately flooded with teasing comments, and countless people started heated discussions about it, spreading this highly topical and controversial result.
There were even some people who just wanted to watch the fun and stir up trouble, and they started shouting about "the inside story". Maybe it was just a joke at first, but with some people with ulterior motives fanning the flames, the situation started to get out of control.
These two simple words even made it to the hot search list, gaining the attention of more people who were unaware of the truth, and naturally, there were also some sharp comments afterwards.
"Rich people really know how to have fun. They held an award ceremony and had everyone fool around with them. It's amazing!"
"It really refreshed my perspective. I can only say that the happiness of rich people is beyond our imagination."
"What a rubbish award ceremony. They exposed all the shady dealings. It's simply a discredit to the industry!"
"Are you kidding me here? I feel sorry for these contestants. What can they use to fight the organizers?"
Remarks like these suddenly emerged in large numbers, constantly criticizing the Golden Second Award and even pointing the finger at TikTok.
After all, if we don’t chase after this God-given opportunity and give it a beating, won’t we just have to watch our competitors grow bigger and stronger?
Especially as they watched the Golden Second Award gradually gain momentum and saw their competitors having such a golden signboard, it was simply more painful for them than losing money themselves.
I was just worrying about not having a chance to suppress my opponent's arrogance, but I didn't expect that the opponent would reveal a flaw himself...
Without even having to say hello in advance, all parties had reached a consensus and pointed the finger at the most popular Tik Tok.
With the joint efforts of several parties, this name, which was originally just a joke, was suddenly brought to the forefront. When things developed to this point, it naturally could no longer be just a joke.
Zhou Dongsheng, who was on the stage, was naturally unaware of such a massive wave of public opinion offensive.
After receiving the heavy golden hourglass trophy from Jiang Yilei, Zhou Dongsheng gave his acceptance speech.
"Thank you to the judges for your support. To be honest, I don't deserve this award. For the program [Zhou Dongsheng's Boring Life], I only provided an idea. More content comes from the hard work of the screenwriter team behind it..."
"They include Papi Jiang who is close to me, and many other screenwriters whose names have not been recorded. They are the biggest contributors to shaping the soul of this program, and I just provided a shell."
"This award is undoubtedly a recognition of their hard work, so I will accept it. As for the bonus, I will give it to them without taking a penny. This is what they deserve."
"After all, the lives of rich people are often so plain and boring."
Zhou Dongsheng delivered his acceptance speech with ease, and the guests in the audience gave him warm applause.
Then Zhou Dongsheng walked down the stage with a smile and returned to his seat. At this time, Yang Luyu also returned to the seat next to Zhou Dongsheng and said with a smile.
"What do you think, Jay Chou? Are you satisfied with this gift? To be honest, after discussing it with all the directors, I still think that this award belongs to you. If it weren't you, it would be hard to convince everyone."
At this time, Director Ning also spoke up and gave a high evaluation: "Although the short video is short, it is condensed with essence. The black humor can be used so vividly that it can be made into a movie. It is really a waste of talent to make a short video..."
"My goodness, you guys are praising me to death. If I really make a movie on a whim, I'm afraid I'll become the laughing stock of the entire industry..." Zhou Dongsheng said, shaking his head.
The masterpiece "Chasing Dreams in the Entertainment Industry" flashed through my mind. Maybe with just one move, I could completely replace it.
By then, Director Bi might be grateful to himself and even say, "It's all thanks to the support of my peers"...
He shook his head to dismiss this wild idea, then watched the award ceremony go on while chatting and laughing with others.
Although this little incident caused a huge public opinion storm on the Internet, it did not cause much impact at the Golden Second Awards.
On the contrary, Zhou Dongsheng's winning of the award made the originally serious award ceremony suddenly change its tone, and the atmosphere became a lot more relaxed. Everyone was talking and laughing as they witnessed the birth of other award winners.
However, as public opinion continued to ferment, a large number of people who did not know the truth began to flock into the live broadcast room and began to uniformly expose the "dirty secrets", which actually added a lot of popularity and traffic to the Golden Second Award.
Even ordinary netizens who were not interested in the Golden Second Award and short videos, or even knew nothing about them, began to follow the crowd and flock into the live broadcast room in order to join in the fun.
For a time, the popularity of the Golden Second Award continued to rise.
To some extent, controversy is undoubtedly a reflection of the influence of an award.
After all, if the general public is too lazy to even compete for it, it only proves that this award really has no highlights at all.
Of course, if you can truly meet the expectations of the public and make everyone convinced, this effect can be achieved. However, this situation is extremely rare even for those well-known awards.
However, appropriate controversy is naturally the icing on the cake for an award, but if controversy is the only thing left, then wouldn’t it be... really becoming an Oscar stage (funny).
Therefore, the subsequent series of award presentations also highlighted the principle of equal treatment. After all, the Golden Second Award is essentially intended to promote industry development and allow the content on the Douyin platform to flourish.
Therefore, in the subsequent presentation of the four major annual awards, the program effect of orderly inheritance will be highlighted.
The last Best Actress [Papi Jiang] personally presented this award to [Mu Ziqi], and [Mu Ziqi] also presented the annual most creative award to [Big Stomach Prince Mi]...
Although Mu Ziqi's Four Treasures of the Study series has a far-reaching influence, the enduring food content has always been a major content pillar of the platform's ecology. As the "first person to explore food restaurants", Big Stomach Prince Mi naturally deserves the title.
For this reason, [Big Stomach Prince Mi] who went on stage to receive the award naturally had to express his gratitude, and especially thanked his boss Zhou Dongsheng.
"To be honest, I was very surprised to receive this award. I would like to thank one person in particular, my boss Zhou Dongsheng. I learned the idea of the short video 'Food Exploration' from my boss..."
"Not only that, but the boss also helped me a lot in creating food-eating broadcasts. I can say that my current position is inseparable from the boss's kindness..."
Yang Zimi's words were very sincere, and his original intention was to thank Zhou Dongsheng for being his mentor. However, the speaker had no intention, but the listener took it to heart.
To the many people who were watching the live broadcast and amid the increasingly intense public opinion storm, these words have become another strong evidence of the "dark curtain".
“I suggest that the Golden Second Award add a Best Director Award, and this award should go to Zhou Dongsheng!”
"Why not upgrade it to a Lifetime Achievement Award?"
"It seems that all the winners are from our own company, right? How can this be called an industry award? We should just call it the company's annual meeting!"
"That makes sense. Isn't this just the annual meeting of Dongsheng Group?"
"Although, I also want to join them, so I'll send in my resume right away."
"The treatment in this company is too good. Which company's annual meeting can have such a grand ceremony, with a million-dollar prize at every turn? I admit that I am tempted."
I have to say that netizens’ ability to make fun of others is really unique. Their complaints have made a large group of people excited, and they have started looking for ways to apply for jobs.
Some people are still joking, but some people have taken it seriously.
As the major awards were presented one by one, the award ceremony came to an end, leaving only the suspense of the final best creator of the year to be revealed.
This award was already vacant in the last session, and now it is the biggest award with double the value. Its significance can be said to span two Golden Second Awards, and the winner will undoubtedly be the biggest winner!
Since no one won the award in the previous session, the traditional award ceremony could not be held. Therefore, only Yang Luyu, the organizer, could come on stage to present the award as a representative.
For this reason, Yang Luyu did not choose to enjoy this honor alone. After all, compared to himself as the organizer, Zhou Dongsheng, who is known as the "Internet celebrity mentor", is undoubtedly more suitable to be the award presenter.
While chatting off the stage, Yang Luyu also greeted Zhou Dongsheng in advance , and Zhou Dongsheng naturally didn't mind at all.
So the two of them went on stage together to crown the final winner.
"In the past year, the entire short video industry has seen a booming development, which is very consistent with our outlook for the future at the last Golden Second Awards, and we also left a suspense about the best creator of the year..."
"After a year of preparation, it's time to reveal this suspense. I think everyone has their own answer in their hearts, but in the envelope in my hand, there is only one answer..."
Yang Luyu opened the envelope with a smile on his face, and a hint of surprise flashed across his face when he saw the name.
"I think this answer may surprise many people... Zhou Dongsheng..." Yang Luyu paused, and the whole audience suddenly became a commotion, and even the barrage in the live broadcast room exploded instantly.
"You tell me." Yang Luyu changed the subject and handed the envelope to Zhou Dongsheng beside him. This feint directly pushed the live broadcast popularity of the Golden Second Award to a peak.
"Let me handle this kind of offending thing. After all, I am not afraid of offending people. The best short video creator of the year is... Mu Ziqi! Congratulations, Mu Ziqi!"
Zhou Dongsheng announced the answer directly, then he looked at the audience with a bright smile while clapping. When their eyes met, Zhou Dongsheng saw surprise and doubt in each other's eyes.
Although [Papi Jiang] holds the title of "the number one in the industry", when it comes to short video creation, [Muziqi] is obviously better.
In particular, the series of videos that restore the Four Treasures of the Study using ancient methods are ingenious and require a very long preparation period, giving short videos a new meaning.
While it opened the eyes of many viewers, they never thought that short videos could be shot in this way. After Zhou Dongsheng's development, the three words [Muziqi] had already appeared on the historical stage in advance.
For this reason, there is nothing wrong with giving it another push.
What's more, [Muziqi] also has a unique overseas influence and has quietly begun to make efforts in cultural exports!
Also, [Mu Ziqi]'s personal brand has been established...
