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The interior has been renovated to match this year's retro trend, and uses the style of the early period of East-West fusion in modern times. The modern, wide stage reflects a dark wood luster, and the frames of the two huge electronic screens above are traditional Chinese knot patterns with oriental symmetrical beauty.

The idols' seating area also featured antique wooden benches from that era, carved screens, mahogany tea tables with blue and white porcelain tea sets, and classic old-fashioned gold chandeliers. The warm light filtering through the glass lamps created dappled shadows that perfectly blended with the stage lighting.

They were guided to their seats by the staff.

Gu Minxing had noticed that Luo Xi was staring at him blankly. He thought Luo Xi was hurt by the high-profile behavior of the top star and wanted to pat her head to comfort her. However, he remembered that his manager had said not to be too intimate. Now that there was an incident inside One Origin, he was very concerned about this. Not to mention there were so many cameras here. Gu Minxing stopped himself and just asked her what was wrong.

Luo Xi naturally said it was nothing.

Fiction (D) arrived quickly after the interview, and An Kexin sat between Luo Xi and Song Chuchu, starting to talk to the two of them again.

"I heard that two new newcomer awards have been added this year: the Most Popular New Star Group Award and the Most Popular Global Trend Award. That makes three newcomer awards in total. I wonder if we have a chance?"

This year's China Pop Music Awards featured four major awards and 34 minor awards, including Best New Male Artist, Best New Female Artist, Most Popular Artist Globally, Best Choreography, Best Stage Visuals, Best Music Video, Lifetime Achievement Award, and National Style Innovation Award. Among them, the four most prestigious awards remain the Global Fans' Choice Award, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Group of the Year.

The annual Chinese pop music awards ceremony is themed around the word "popular," so the majority of the scores for all awards are based on data, popularity, and votes, with a small portion coming from judges' scores. In short, as long as you're popular enough, you have a chance to win an award.

Luo Xi said, "Let alone the Best Newcomer Award, I think you could even consider Song of the Year this year, since you've already been nominated, haven't you?"

"How could that be!" An Kexin immediately said with an embarrassed smile.

"You know what, it's really possible." Lu Yun said, counting on his fingers, "'Rabbit' has been number one for almost two months... 17 number one spots, right? It even beat DAYDAY's comeback and dominated the charts for two whole months. Then there's Zhu Chunfeng's 'Like Smoke,' but 'Like Smoke' didn't even do as well as yours! Isn't that enough?"

"Wow, you guys are amazing! You're already this good since your debut. I can't even imagine how you'll develop in the future!" Lu Yun said enviously, bumping Zhang Shuaizhen's shoulder hard, making Zhang Shuaizhen yell in pain.

“There is a glimmer of hope, but the Song of the Year nominations include PinkSugar’s ‘Sacrifice’ which was a huge hit at the beginning of the year, and OG’s ‘Life Reorganization’ in April. When we were recording the talent show, ZONE’s ‘Bite!’ dominated the charts. Compared to them, it feels like we’re not even in the same league,” Liu Jibai said objectively.

“At least your Watermelon Music has the highest number of listens and MV plays this year…we’ll see later,” Lu Yun said. “Our Ai Li Tou is a newbie who needs the Newcomer Award to save her. Why isn’t that guy over there saying anything? He’s not going to get first place again.”

"You're just like me, what right do you have to talk about me? I'm really annoyed right now, I advise you not to mess with me—" Song Chuchu's anger shifted to Lu Yun, and the two started arguing again.

Luo Xi and the others continued discussing the data and results, while An Kexin comforted them, saying, "But you also received a nomination for Best Music Video, and it's not just about the Best Newcomer Award."

"You'll find out soon. We're about to start." Everyone had entered the venue, and Gu Minxing reminded them to sit down and prepare for filming.

"I hope to win an award, let me make a wish." Luo Xi clasped her hands together. 041 had applied for an award-winning task for her, and winning an award would earn her 2000 points.

That's 2000 points!

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After all the photography equipment was ready, the stage lights gradually came on, and under the soft spotlight, the opening host slowly walked out from both sides.

The male host, dressed in a white Zhongshan-style suit, is Ran Congda, a senior figure in the music industry who is over fifty years old. The female host, dressed in a long dress made from a modified cheongsam, is Zhu Chunfeng, who has achieved great success in the popularization and dissemination of songs this year.

The two exchanged many polite opening remarks before finally getting to the awards ceremony that Luo Xi had been looking forward to.

The Lifetime Achievement Award this year went to Zhang Weiyun, a senior artist whose name Luo Xi hadn't heard of but whose songs she hadn't. The National Style Innovation Award was given to the unique group "Shaonianxing," which was recruited by Shengshi from the Yayi Guoxue Youth Class and focuses on blending Chinese national style music with pop music. They also perform music shows and idol activities.

Zhang Weiyun sang a challenging, lyrical song in the style of the grasslands. On the stage of "Youthful Journey," several young people played the pipa and guzheng while singing. Being able to hear and hear this live so up close, Luo Xi was truly amazed by the fusion of ancient instruments and modern electronic music. However, she was so eager to announce all the award winners that she couldn't properly appreciate the performance.

Next up is BOBC1 for Most Popular Stage Performance, One Origin's Yingcheng for Most Popular Global Male Artist (they're still touring overseas), Pink Sugar's Rinbi for Most Popular Global Female Artist, ZONE for Most Popular Global Boy Group, Jewelbul for Most Popular Global Girl Group, Rain Symphony for Best Band, and "Butterfly Dance" for Best OST by dayday for the drama "See with My Eyes, Hear with My Ears." Crop Circle won Best Dance Performance for Boy Group, Pink Sugar for Best Dance Performance for Girl Group, One Origin won the Popular Choice Award, Wu Xi won Best Rap & Hip Hop by S-grl, and Best Collaboration...

A series of selections... finally, it's time for the Newcomer Award!

Best New Female Actor: cocowater! Great! Best New Male Actor... ATTI? Who is that?

Most Popular Rising Star Group…Fiction (D)! Great! Most Popular Global Trend Award…Treasure Boy? What? Why?

Although they weren't nominated for Best Newcomer, didn't they have four nominees for Most Popular Global Trend? If not Fiction (D), why not choose Silver Lake Dream with its Western-style vibe, or Kissheart with its youthful melancholy?

Luo Xi was internally devastated, but on the surface, she had to smile and applaud to congratulate him, all while listening to the Treasure Boys' treasure fans screaming wildly outside...

Having lost all his chances for the Best Newcomer award, Luo Xi's initial excitement cooled considerably. He decided to abandon those thoughts and focus on watching the high-caliber performances of the winners.

Whether it's BOBC1's incredibly synchronized group dance, ZONE's infectiously passionate retro-pop stage, Pink Sugar's clever and playful choreography of sampled classic love songs with stunning makeup and styling, S-grl's strong girl-crush style stage, Crop Circle's futuristic music and choreography, or Jewelbul's relaxed and youthful retro street style stage... all were absolutely fantastic!

"Even if I didn't win an award, just being able to see a stage like this up close is worth it! Wu Xi even walked up to me just now!"

Like Luo Xi, 041 started cheering on the spot, but still managed to say something with high emotional intelligence: "In 041's heart, Luo Xi, you are the uncrowned king!"

The idea of ​​one person unifying the world was exciting for a while, until the next possibility emerged.

"Thank you Jewelbul for the wonderful performance. You truly live up to your reputation as the epitome of youthful energy; it made me feel like I was back in my carefree younger days. Okay, now I'll move on to announcing the next annual award—Best Music Video of the Year..."

As Rong Tian, ​​the professional host for the second half of the event, spoke, he opened an envelope and read aloud, "The winner of the Best MV of the Year at the China Pop Music Awards (2x44) is—"