Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 124 Taking the Stage in the Dark

Jiang Yan showed no panic at the sudden camera angle to him; he continued clapping while giving a faint smile.

It was a meaningless smile, but to SONEs, it might be perceived as mockery.

After the camera cut to Kim Tae-yeon, Kang Yeon slowly sat down again.

While Kim Tae-yeon was giving her acceptance speech on stage, Yoo Jeong-yeon leaned over and asked, "Oppa, you're supposed to be the Best Male Singer, right?"

"Huh? Why do you say that?" Jiang Yan turned to look at Yu Dingyan with a surprised expression. He had never told her about his deal with Park Jin-young.

"Oppa, I'm not stupid. How could you have simply agreed to collaborate with PD Park on a stage?" Yoo Jeongyeon had actually had a vague suspicion on the day Kang Yeon replied to her message, but she was only saying it now to confirm with Kang Yeon.

"You'll know the answer to this question once the mystery is solved."

In the current situation, whether or not to answer Yoo Jeongyeon's question is no longer important, because Kim Tae-yeon on stage has already finished her acceptance speech and stepped down.

Immediately afterwards, the VCR on the big screen began to broadcast the nominees for Best Male Singer.

ZION.T, Cho Kyu-hyun, Park Jin-young, Jung Yong-hwa, and Kang Yeon.

After the video ended, Lee Kwang-soo and Park Bo-young, who were in charge of presenting the award, exchanged a few more warm-up remarks.

Afterwards, Park Bo-young opened the letter, glanced at it, and announced the results with a somewhat surprised expression: "2015 Ment..."

Asian Music Awards, Best Male Singer

"Jiang Yan, congratulations!"

The moment Park Bo-young finished speaking, the music of "LOVESCENARIO" began to play in the stadium.

The camera pans to Jiang Yan in the guest seats, where he has calmly stood up and first hugged Park Jin-young.

Beside him, apart from Jeongyeon who looked like she knew it, the rest of TWICE stood up and applauded with surprised expressions.

Not only them, but all the members of GOT7 also stood up and applauded, their eyes filled with disbelief.

But after seeing Park Jin-young and Kang Yeon exchange a smile after their hug, they immediately understood what was going on.

The camera began to pan, capturing Red Velvet and Kim Tae-yeon, who were sitting behind Jiang Yan.

The director really knows how to stir things up, deliberately adjusting the angle to include Kim Tae-yeon, who was clapping with a blank expression, entirely in the shot.

When Kim Tae-yeon noticed the camera panning towards her, she immediately flashed a standard smile, as if afraid that her expression might be misinterpreted.

On the other side, Jiang Yan turned around, gave a high-five to Yu Jung-yeon and Lim Na-yeon who were sitting closest to him, and then walked calmly toward the podium.

When passing other artists, he would give a slight bow, showing his manners and demeanor.

The five members of Bigbang stood aside and clapped sparsely, their expressions of surprise as they looked at Jiang Yan.

How could a foreign artist win an award? According to the unspoken rules of MAMA, shouldn't it have been predetermined by Park Jin-young?

Their idea was shared by other artists from other companies present.

On stage, walking between the two MCs, Jiang Yan accepted the trophy from Park Bo-young and politely shook hands with both of them.

Then, he turned around, walked to the microphone, leaned slightly forward to look around, and spoke directly in Chinese: "Good evening, friends in Hong Kong."

After he finished speaking, the audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

The vast majority of the audience here today are Chinese. After hearing a lot of Korean and English, they suddenly felt a sense of warmth and familiarity when they heard Mandarin that they could understand.

With a slight downward gesture, Jiang Yan signaled to the audience to be quiet before speaking into the microphone.

"Thank you MAMA for this award; it's a recognition of my hard work this past year."

"The path of a singer has not been easy for me, but fortunately, I have fans who love me and have always supported me to keep going. This award does not belong to me, but to every Feli."

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"I also want to thank Mr. Du for his help during the lowest point in my life."

"I will work even harder in the future and give back to everyone with more excellent works."

Jiang Yan didn't give any long speeches; instead, he offered his heartfelt words.

He spoke entirely in Chinese first, and then translated it into Korean.

After he finished speaking, he casually walked off the stage, holding the trophy in one hand.

As I walked back to my seat, the lights in the entire venue had already begun to dim.

Next up is IKON, but Jiang Yanwu has no time to appreciate it.

He had just sat down when Yoo Jeongyeon leaned over and said with a grin, "Oppa, let me touch the trophy."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan casually handed it to her, saying, "Take it. You can give it back to me when you're tired of playing with it."

He wouldn't cherish this kind of trophy like a treasure; it's just a prize, not a very important award in his eyes.

After receiving the trophy, Yoo Jeongyeon held it in her hands and examined it with great interest, while Lim Nayeon, sitting on her other side, was also drawn to it.

"Wow, let me see it too." Lim Nayeon also reached out and touched the trophy.

Even though TWICE won a Rookie Award, it was still a minor award and not as prestigious as Kang Yeon's main award.

The other members of TWICE were very curious about this Bonsang trophy and wanted to see how it differed from theirs.

So a few minutes later, the trophy, which was originally in Yoo Jeongyeon's hands, gradually passed to the other members, and finally ended up in the hands of Son Chaeyoung, who was sitting on the far side.

After presenting the trophy, Jiang Yan didn't care where it went and continued to pretend to watch the stage intently.

The entire MAMA ceremony lasts four hours, and less than an hour had passed since he received his award.

There is still a long time to wait.

The good news is that he doesn't actually need to stay until the end of the awards ceremony.

In fact, once his performance ends, he can leave the venue backstage and head back to his hotel to rest.

After a long while, and after another long performance, a staff member came over to make a notification as the camera cut away from the guest seats.

Upon receiving the reminder, Jiang Yan quickly led Wang Jiaer and Mina to get up and leave their seats, quietly returning to the backstage area.

The group first returned to the dressing room, where they quickly changed into their performance costumes with the help of the team members. After reuniting, they took their positions near the rising platform with their backup dancers.

Several people took the microphones or headsets handed to them by the staff, and then began to put on their in-ear monitors and check and adjust the equipment.

At this moment, the performance by the previous performer, Kim Faya, was still in progress.

A few minutes later, HyunA's performance ended, and the lights on the main stage suddenly went out.

Then, Jiang Yan stepped onto the platform in time, quietly ascending into the darkness.

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