The opening of China Entertainment Group gave Jay Chou a head-on confrontation

Chapter 676 I'm Not Interested in Winning Awards
May 2004, 5 was destined to be a turbulent day for the Taiwanese music scene.

Not only because of the upcoming Golden Melody Awards ceremony, but also because of the news leaked from various well-informed people -

"This year's Golden Melody Awards will have a show that will exceed everyone's expectations."

No one knew what it was exactly. All those involved in the rehearsal were asked by several major record companies to keep it a secret, and not a single word could be leaked.

Even gossip magazines as powerful as Next Magazine and Apple Daily were unable to pry out any useful information from any official staff member involved in the rehearsal. The only news they could get was that everyone had signed a confidentiality agreement.

This is the first time for the Golden Melody Awards, which is held every year.

In the past, whenever there was a special performance by a star at the Golden Melody Awards, it was either leaked by an insider or the official pretended to be a passerby and leaked it. But this time, there was really no news at all.

If you ask the celebrities, they all know nothing about anything, even those who used to like to have a "big mouth" persona.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that this level of confidentiality is definitely related to Zhouyi——

Because according to the paparazzi's inquiries day and night, it was confirmed that Warner was the leader in demanding a complete blockade of the news.

Among the singers under Warner Records participating in this year's Golden Melody Awards, the only one who can make them spend so much money is Zhou Yi, not even Sun Yanzi.

It is precisely because of this reason that the prices of this year's Golden Melody Awards tickets that are still in the hands of scalpers have doubled. Those scalpers who sold their tickets early were so angry that they almost broke their thighs!

By North!

Golden Melody Awards, you should have told me that this year's program would be so highly confidential!

"What should I do? I asked the scalpers about the price, but it changes every day. We can't afford it now."

"It's okay, it's okay. Continue to participate in the lottery first, and then make preparations. We will go to the scene in advance to line up."

"…But—never mind, let's just leave it at that. I hope it's okay."

In a high school in Taipei, a couple felt uneasy about the increasingly serious situation, and ultimately did what they used to despise the most - queuing up on site to wait for a replacement seat.

Because the Golden Melody Awards is a non-profit event, tickets have never been sold to the public since its inception. Officially, there are only four ways to enter:
One is to join the fan clubs of major singers and performers;
All fan clubs of big-name singers participating in the Golden Melody Awards have the opportunity to get a certain number of tickets from the official. Usually, the larger the fan club, the more likely it is to get free tickets. This is one of the reasons why the leaders of major fan clubs are often able to enjoy a good life.

The second one is the internal ticket for official staff.

As staff, they are busy for so long and will get some tickets distributed internally as rewards, so they can bring their family and friends to watch the show. Of course, in theory, this thing cannot be sold.

In theory.

The third is to participate in the lottery for various related activities. If you sign up and are selected, you will be given an admission ticket.

Fourth, there are on-site replacement tickets.

This last reason is often an important reason why the Golden Melody Awards ceremony is always packed.

Not every fan can afford the sky-high scalper tickets or be lucky enough to win the tickets, not every fan is willing to give money and body to the fan leader in order to chase the star, and not every fan can know the official insiders to get free tickets.

Moreover, some people who get free tickets are often unable to go that night due to various emergencies in real life, which will also leave some seats empty.

Therefore, in order to make the filming look more interesting, the Golden Melody Awards added a live-in replacement system that does not require tickets.

Officials opened a queuing channel outside the award ceremony venue.

Anyone who doesn't have a ticket, no money, and no one to know but still wants to go in and watch the awards ceremony can line up here before the ceremony begins. Before the ceremony officially begins in the evening, the official will allow a corresponding number of people in line to enter for free based on the number of vacant seats in the venue to fill the venue.

As per past practice, the Golden Melody Awards red carpet session begins at 5pm, and people queuing up usually start queuing with tents the night before.

"Today is only the 5th, and the Golden Melody Awards will not start until the 8th. If we take time off in advance to line up, then we will definitely get in."

Tao Qiwen slapped his thigh and told his girlfriend about his queue plan: "Let's go together, so that there will be someone watching when we take turns to go to the toilet."

Luo Huixin's eyes suddenly lit up: "Okay!"

Today is only Wednesday, and the 8th is Saturday. If we go and queue up so early, we will definitely be able to get in!
After school in the afternoon, the couple took a day off and headed straight to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall with tents, instant noodles, bread, water and other supplies. Then, they were dumbfounded -

"Damn it! Why are there so many people?! Is it still our turn?!"

The area that was designated as a queue early on was already lined up with a long queue. Some people had even started to set up camp and put up tents on the spot...

"It's only Wednesday! Don't these people have to go to school or work?!"

The young couple, who had previously thought themselves to be smart, were stunned.

Perhaps because he saw the obvious student spirit in the two of them, a young man who had not yet started to set up the tent immediately stood up and greeted them, "Want a seat? I'm pretty close, so I can definitely get a spot to enter."

"The price will change tomorrow, so it's a good deal for you to buy it now..."

Young couple: "..."

By North!

Fuck you, the scalper gave birth to a baby without an asshole!!!

Compared to scalper tickets, the two people who finally bought scalper tickets reluctantly stayed there, experiencing the dangers of society at a young age.

The third day of “wild camping”, No. 8, arrived as scheduled.

The Golden Melody Awards red carpet segment that started at 5pm immediately excited the young couple who had been eating instant noodles, bread and other foods for two and a half days.

Well-known stars appeared on the red carpet with their own styles, causing screams and cheers.

Maybe because the record contract is with the same Sony, Wang Lihong, who has been collecting materials and making an album recently, has also grown a beard and adopted a mature and decadent style, just like Jay Chou.

Of course, because of his height and good looks, coupled with specially dyed Japanese curly hair, Wang Lihong looks more like a melancholy prince. Today, he was paired with Hong Kong movie star Shu Qi on the red carpet, and the two of them killed a lot of film when they walked together. Although the person who has been involved in scandals with Wang Lihong recently is Zhang Huimei, who was frustrated at Warner Records. At the beginning of the year, they were photographed at various award ceremonies, and they were photographed holding hands and having meals together in private.

Tao Zhe chose to refuse to attend this year's Golden Melody Awards because of the discrimination against his song "Black Tangerine" last year, and his record company manager attended on his behalf;

The SHE trio walked on the red carpet, each holding a puppy, continuing to portray their down-to-earth image of the girl next door.

Jay Chou and Cai Yilin seem to be trying to cool down the scandal which is getting more and more hyped.

Previously in Hong Kong, Jay Chou made a rare public statement, saying, "We are good friends and don't want anyone to write nonsense about us anymore. It doesn't matter if boys have rumors, but it's not so good for girls because fans always want to have some room for imagination about their idols." This can be said to have torn off the first layer of sweet veil of the Double J love.

And on the red carpet today, the two of them deliberately walked separately, for fear of being associated with a different relationship and giving people the impression that they were strangers.

"Did the breakup between these two not go well? Are they really strangers now?"

The Warner twins, who had not yet appeared, were now sitting in the nanny car, cracking melon seeds and watching the show. Sun Yanzi had just broken off some melon seeds and asked with interest.

Thanks to Zhou Yi, she also knew that Jay Chou had already won over Patty Hou.

"That's about right. They say their personalities don't match."

While Sun Yanzi wasn't paying attention, Zhou Yi secretly took a little bit of melon seeds from the pile on her left hand without blushing or breathing heavily.

After noticing the man's small movements from the corner of his eyes, Sun Yanzi, who remained expressionless, became even happier. He crossed his legs and swung his toes slightly: "This doesn't look like a breakup due to personality differences. It's obvious that they had a fight, otherwise they wouldn't even be so perfunctory in maintaining the surface."

Zhou Yi continued to be sneaky, his hands were not very clean: "Who knows."

Compared with the situation after the advent of the Internet era when the two were almost estranged from each other, the fact that they are still willing to maintain their superficial attitude is already good enough.

"Stop eating, both of you. It's almost your turn. Don't let the shells fall off your body when you get off the bus."

Qian Jiang reminded him helplessly.

Today, Zhou Yi wore a black Armani suit; Sun Yanzi's styling team adopted Zhou Yi's suggestion and customized a pure white cloud gauze dress for Sun Yanzi, paired with a pair of jet-black boots.

In fact, Zhou Yi modified the style based on his impression of the outfit she wore when she attended the Bilibili New Year's Eve party.

Pure white looks good, but it’s a little bit dirty.

"No problem, Uncle Qian." Sun Yanzi tidied his hair and patted his clothes. Five minutes later, under the introduction of the host Tao Jingying, he and Zhou Yi got out of the nanny car together.

Compared with the Double J couple who walked away like strangers, the black and white outfit of the Warner twins that has been circulating for four years is undoubtedly more screaming!
"Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi!! Zhou Yi!!!"

"Sun Yanzi! Sun Yanzi!! Sun Yanzi!!!"

The two walked side by side on the red carpet very slowly, waving to the fans who came along the way, and walked to the sidelines together to sign autographs and take photos with the fans who were so excited that they screamed continuously.

The most important thing is that these two signatures are signed together!
Zhou Yi walked very slowly and signed a lot.

He came to Taiwan to attend the Golden Melody Awards just for his fans, and he almost responded to all the requests of the fans at the scene, except for those female fans who were wearing low-cut clothes and looked like they came prepared.

"Zhou Yi! Can you give me a hug?! I swear I won't bury your head in my chest!"

"Although I think this is a good idea, considering that there will be so many cameras broadcasting this, I think we should just simply shake hands."

Sun Yanzi on the side could no longer hold back his laughter, his two iconic front teeth were particularly eye-catching in the sun along with his bright smile.

"Welcome~ Welcome Zhou Yi, welcome Yan Zi~"

Tao Jingying, who finally met the two of them at the end of the red carpet, conducted the usual interview with a smile: "We all know that both of you have multiple nominations for the Golden Melody Awards tonight, so do you think your chances of winning the trophy are high?
"For example, Yanzi, do you have the confidence to defend your title as the best singer tonight?"

"Well, I didn't think too much about it, right."

Sun Yanzi, who was a little uncomfortable with this question, rubbed his neck and said, "I think being nominated is a recognition of me. After all, everyone is actually a great singer."

"What about Zhou Yi? How do you see yourself?"

"Me? Of course I look at myself in the mirror every morning when I wake up and marvel at how handsome I am."

When asked, Zhou Yi shrugged his shoulders, and the witty remarks that came out of his mouth made Sun Yanzi, who was sitting next to him and was just serious, smile, but then he quickly suppressed his smile.

Tao Jingying was so amused that she choked a few times: "You are still so humorous after not seeing you for such a long time, don't you think?!"

Zhou Yi's fans outside the venue responded loudly: "Yes!"

"But Zhou Yi, you know, this is the Golden Melody Awards, not your home."

Tao Jingying continued to collect questions: "It's the same question again. How many trophies do you think you can win tonight? Can you defend the record of the number of trophies you won last year?"

"This is the problem..."

Zhou Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, smiled and looked up at the fans gathered outside the venue: "To be honest, I have no interest in winning the award."

——? !

"The happiest thing in my life in Taiwan was when I first debuted here and hadn't won any awards yet. I would even ride my bicycle to attend fan meetings. At that time, I didn't have any burden from the media. I only had the purest and most passionate love from my fans."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Sun Yanzi, who was standing next to Zhou Yi, could no longer hold back his excitement. After the corners of his mouth were raised several times and then pressed down, his cheeks bulged slightly, and his eyes curved into the most perfect crescents at that moment.

(End of this chapter)