At 7: 25 p.m., the main hall of the National Grand Theater was brightly lit.
With the entrance of the celebrity guests, the auditorium was full. Lu Chen and Chen Fei 'er's seats were in the fifth row, and they were next to each other.
On the left side of Lu Chen was Chen Fei 'er, on the right side was Li Mubai, and then Fanny and Lu Xi.
Lu Chen received four nominations for the Asian Chinese Music Chart, and the organizing committee gave him four invitations. In addition to himself, he could bring three other people to attend the ceremony.
Of the three places, Lu Chen gave one to Lu Xi, and the other two to Li Mubai.
With Li Mubai's family background, it was not a problem for him to get a place here, but the invitation given by Lu Chen was different.
Li Mubai happily accepted the favor and took the opportunity to invite Fanny.
"Lu Chen, hello …"
Fanny took the initiative to greet Lu Chen, looking very gentle and beautiful.
Although she was not as good as Chen Fei 'er, she was also an outstanding beauty. No wonder Li Mubai was fascinated by her.
Lu Chen nodded and said with a smile, "Hello."
He introduced Li Mubai and Fanny to Chen Fei 'er respectively. Fanny was actually a fan of Chen Fei' er.
While they were talking, the Asian Chinese Music Chart award ceremony officially began.
The opening was a gorgeous and wonderful large-scale dance program. The Central Television, which held various large-scale parties every year, had incomparable experience in this regard. The use of various music, dance, sound, and light had reached the acme of perfection.
After the opening performance, the four hosts appeared on the stage.
They were all famous figures. They first reviewed the glorious history of the Asian Chinese Music Chart, and then presented the leaders' congratulatory speech. More than ten minutes passed.
Then, the famous host of CCTV, Xia Jun, said in his unique powerful voice, "Before the official announcement of the 21 awards, let's announce the special Golden Melody Chart Lifetime Achievement Award for this year's Asian Chinese Music Chart!"
"Then, who is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award as determined by the panel of judges of the Asian Chinese Music Chart?"
Xia Jun revealed a smile that the entire nation's audience was extremely familiar with. "Let us invite the famous musician Fang Xinghai to reveal the answer to us!"
The audience immediately burst into enthusiastic applause.
The guests were a little surprised because most of them did not know about the existence of this award beforehand.
Including this year, the Asian Chinese Top Songs Chart had been held for 15 years. The first award was 17, and later increased to 21. However, there had never been a Lifetime Achievement Award.
This year was the last year of the Asian Chinese Top Songs Chart, which meant that the Lifetime Achievement Award was unique.
One could only imagine its weight!
No one expected that the award ceremony would have such a big suspense at the beginning.
Amidst the tide-like applause, a silver-haired old man walked onto the stage and took the envelope containing the list of winners from Xia Jun.
Fang Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. Not only was he engaged in the creation of classical and traditional music, but he also studied modern pop music. In the 1990s, he had also written several popular works.
In front of him, all the guests present were considered juniors!
Fang Xinghai, who was already over 80 years old, was still very healthy. He was hale and hearty, and his face was ruddy. He tore open the envelope and took out a card from it. Then, he said loudly into the microphone, "The winner of the 16th Asian Chinese Top Songs Chart Lifetime Achievement Award is …"
Everyone's heart was instantly lifted, and the hall of the theater was completely silent.
"Tan Hong!"
As the Lifetime Achievement Award was a temporary award, there was no nomination list. Therefore, except for a few people, no one knew who the candidates were, let alone the winner.
Therefore, when Fang Xinghai said the name of the winner, the guests and the audience did not immediately react, but the loud applause suddenly burst out like thunder, instantly spreading to the entire hall.
Lu Chen clapped hard and was the first to stand up, to send the most sincere congratulations to Tan Hong!
On the road of Lu Chen's music, Tan Hong had given him a lot of help and support, unconditionally.
Lu Chen had never forgotten this deep favor, but unfortunately, he had never had the chance to repay it.
Then, it was Chen Fei'er, and the other star artists …
Tan Hong was born in the 1970s, and it had been 25 years since his debut. He had a total of 17 original albums, among which, his album "Soaring Pigeon" sold more than 5 million copies in 1999, writing the final glory of pop music record sales, and the total sales of his albums ranked in the top three among all singers.
"Soaring Pigeon", "After the Rain", "The Prodigal Son", "Memories Often", "Love"... these classic works were still sung to this day.
In addition to his talent in music, Tan Hong's character was also first-class. He had almost never had a scandal since his debut, and was recognized as a good husband and father inside and outside the circle.
Moreover, Tan Hong also liked to help new singers. There were countless singers who had received his guidance and help, the most famous of which was Chen Fei'er. The friendship between the two had always been a good story in the circle.
Just like when he helped Lu Chen, he helped people without asking for anything in return, so he had friends all over the world in the circle!
In terms of qualifications and achievements, there were definitely big stars in the music circle who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Tan Hong, but in terms of character and popularity, he definitely deserved to win this Lifetime Achievement Award.
The applause was like a tidal wave, each wave louder than the one before. Tan Hong stood up from his seat, cupped his hands to his left and right to express his gratitude, and then strode onto the stage.
He did not immediately take the glittering Golden Lark Award from Fang Xinghai. Instead, he bowed deeply to the musician from a distance of two steps.
Fang Xinghai was Tan Hong's teacher, so it was not without reason that the Golden Melody Chart Committee chose him to award the award to Tan Hong.
Fang Xinghai went forward to help Tan Hong up and stuffed the award into his hands, his face full of a gratified smile.
Holding the Golden Lark Award, Tan Hong stood in front of the microphone.
There was a faint flash of tears in his eyes, and this old man in his forties revealed his true feelings. "Thank you, thank my teacher Fang Xinghai, thank CCTV and CCTV, thank you to the Golden Melody Chart Committee, thank you to everyone!"
He bowed deeply again.
The 5,000 audience members all stood up and applauded in unison.
At this moment, many people had a vague feeling that this was Tan Hong bidding farewell to everyone. This big star in the music industry had chosen to retire without any reluctance, leaving the stage that had once given him supreme glory.
The era that belonged to him had truly come to an end!
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