Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 476 - 324 Award Ceremony_1

Chapter 476: Chapter 324 Award Ceremony_1

Feng Yi found his seat and took a look at the guests on both sides.

None were from the entertainment industry, one was a sports star, and the other a quite famous video blogger.

After exchanging greetings, Feng Yi took out his phone and started browsing through his messages. There were messages from Feng Chi as well as a few people he had met before from Jing City, asking about his schedule in Jing City and suggesting they hang out for half a day if he had the time.

After replying to the messages and chatting with a few nearby guests for a while, as well as exchanging contact information, the venue was about filled up, and the ceremony was about to begin.

As the conversations died down, Feng Yi looked towards the stage.

Accompanied by the explosive opening BGM and the images appearing on the big screen, the Starry Night ceremony officially began.

It was an awards ceremony interlaced with performances and was being live-streamed on social media as well as various video platforms. Hence, the stars seated in the audience maintained their composure, and every time the camera panned over them, it captured their most beautiful and handsome images.

The awards were divided into entertainment and non-entertainment categories.

Today at this event, terms like "idol" and "star" didn’t solely refer to entertainers from the showbiz industry, but also included figures from sports, fashion and beauty, science and education, as well as from current political hotspots and social events.

Not only those standing in the spotlight were considered stars.

Each award was decided not only by the votes from the entire network but also by a panel of experts’ comprehensive evaluation. Merely compiling data was not enough to win an award. Although the platform valued traffic data, it also cared about reputation.

Feng Yi watched the performance of a young boy band on stage.

Since taking a different path in life, he had never watched a live performance.

Although this event wasn’t purely for performances, it was a place where he could see many faces from the entertainment industry. Once aspiring to enter showbiz, Feng Yi recognized many insiders.

However, in just one year, some had faded into obscurity, or even been outright banned, while some once unknowns had begun to shine or skyrocketed to fame overnight.

Feng Yi did not recognize the boy band on stage, as they had debuted after he had left the industry.

From these young, unfamiliar faces, every performance on stage, every public appearance, was an opportunity for them.

In them, Feng Yi could see the drive to strive and ambition for their dreams.

There was nothing wrong with that.

It was certainly better than being passive or giving up.

Feng Yi thought back to his former self.

Watching the performances on stage with a sentiment he hadn’t felt in a long time, Feng Yi was quite serious. Even though some songs were genuinely incomprehensible to him.

He applauded vigorously, not just a perfunctory gesture.

Therefore, whenever the camera swept over him, the viewers would discover—

[Is the performance really that good? Feng Yi looks so serious!]

[I think reading the comments is more interesting than watching the performance!]

[Could it be that Feng Yi is watching with a sense of envy? After all, he almost became an insider.]

It wasn’t just the interspersed performances; Feng Yi also paid close attention to each award announcement and the presentation of the winners’ achievements.

His knowledge of those events was limited to what he had seen in news updates. When at home, his butler would organize major political news or entertainment and civil matters for him. When out, he would check his phone for news updates when he had the time, but that was the extent of it.

The ceremony’s presentations of accomplishments were more comprehensive and multidimensional.

As the ceremony progressed through various awards, it came to the ’Most Influential Star’ award.

In the past, this award would either go to a celebrity from the entertainment industry or a sports star. If it went to someone from showbiz, it could stir up quite a bit of drama, with fans clashing online for days.

If a sports star won, there would be a short burst of attention, but no major conflicts, though the level of interest and discussion was much lower in comparison.

The host on stage announced, "Next up, some remember him for his good looks, others remember him for his astonishing professional capability..."

Even though the host had not yet mentioned a name or finished the introduction, many in the audience had already smiled knowingly.

People sitting near Feng Yi were already looking at him.

The big screen began the introduction of his accomplishments.

The opening scene was the python strike.

There was an outcry from the crowd.

The faint-hearted leaned back instinctively, and those afraid of snakes quickly looked away.

The barrage of comments on the live-streaming platform surged, instantly entering a "barrage shield" mode. Those wanting to see the screen had to turn off the comments.

The photos on the screen were of Feng Yi in Florida catching pythons, including the massive seven-meter specimen he had captured.

Displayed on such a large screen, the visual impact was undeniably strong.

Following that were various photographs of Feng Yi catching snakes, from small, arm-length venomous snakes to thick, thigh-sized pythons, some taken abroad, others during domestic missions, and those widely shared by passersby on the internet.

Those who were unfamiliar with Feng Yi couldn’t help but feel respect upon seeing these photos.

Most people have a fear of snakes, and seeing Feng Yi able to handle both small venoms and huge pythons earned their admiration.

However, the organizers knew that such visuals couldn’t be too much, as not everyone could handle them, so they swiftly switched it up.

Then there was a video interview snippet from Steve, where he commended Feng Yi: "A very talented and capable young man, when it comes to catching snakes, I’m not his match!"

Cheng Si, who was shooting an outdoor variety show abroad and couldn’t attend the event, had also been invited by the organizers to record a video segment.