Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 477 - 324: Awards Ceremony_2

Chapter 477: Chapter 324: Awards Ceremony_2

Cheng Si could now face the awkward moments of the past head-on. As an outdoor blogger with some fame, recognizing that period as a lesson was a mark of progress in life.

Hence, when he recorded this interview video, Cheng Si had a very steady mindset, even making fun of himself:

"Don’t think it’s easy just because you see him catching snakes. No matter how big or venomous the snake is, when you see him grab it with ease, as if he’s picking up a spicy strip, don’t assume ’I can do it too.’ However, the result might just be..."

The big screen up front switched scenes.

It played a video from last summer when Cheng Si joined Feng Yi in Nan Chong’s scientific expedition, only to be bitten by a cobra and carried out of the mountains, then taken away by helicopter to a hospital.

Laughter erupted from the audience.

Cheng Si: "This is advice from an outdoor blogger who has screwed up before and nearly met his demise at the fangs of a snake!"

Of course, since it’s the award for the "Most Influential," there’s certainly more to it than just catching snakes.

The screen showed a scene of Feng Yi carrying a panda on his back in a rainy night.

It started with a few photos previously shown in the news, followed by nighttime footage from the rescue center’s surveillance cameras, capturing the moment Feng Yi strenuously carried a seriously injured giant panda toward the rescue center.

There were also comments from Station Chief Yao of the rescue center:

"At that time, ah, the weather was particularly troublesome, windy and rainy, and it was nighttime. Apart from our on-duty staff, everyone else had gone to sleep. I was in my room reading documents when suddenly I heard the duty room’s staff member shout, ’Someone’s coming!’"

"Anyone slightly familiar with those mountains knows there are many places without proper paths for walking. One misstep could lead to injury, even a life-threatening situation!"

"It was truly shocking! It felt incredibly... unbelievable!"

"In such adverse weather conditions, not only did he make it safety through the rain, but he also had an injured giant panda on his back!"

"If it were someone else, let alone at night in the rain, even during daytime, they might not have been able to safely reach the rescue station!"

Whether it was the attendees at the event or the audience watching the live stream, many who had seen the news about Feng Yi carrying a giant panda and catching a giant python by hand had doubted the authenticity of these events.

But today, after seeing the "Great Windmill" of Feng Yi and Feng Chi, they finally believed it.

They truly felt the disparity between the strengths of individuals!

Beyond carrying the panda in a rainy night, the screen switched again.

It played a clip filmed by a documentary crew on the northern side of the mountains.

Though it only captured the silhouette and back view of the person, it was quite artistic.

Sunset.

A series of silent tombstones.

A young man gazing at distant mountains.

Accompanied by a touching BGM.

There were also interview comments from the staff of the northern mountain monitoring station:

"He’s very down-to-earth, a very good young man."

"At first, when we saw an internet celebrity specialist, all our staff members were excited. In the evening, suddenly no one saw him, and later we found out he’d actually gone to sweep tombs."

"Buried in that graveyard are researchers and volunteers who had given their lives for these mountains and forests."

"The TV station’s crew happened to film him while they were scouting for locations, but unfortunately, when they tried to find him again, he had already gone into the mountains."

"He donated a lot of materials to our station! All things that were very much needed in the station!"

After this video segment, another scene appeared.

It was a news story posted by an official account — a young skeleton swallowed by the mountains had finally been found and laid to rest peacefully.

The news made it clear that it was Feng Yi who had provided the clues.

The scene changed again.

There was an account of Feng Yi participating in starfish salvaging, going to catch sea snakes.

There was the scene shot by Feng Yi alone in the mountains, allowing a Qinhuan kingsnake and a Caiflower pit viper to crawl freely over his hands.

In the depths of the mountains, sitting on a protruding large rock at the waist of a mountain, was a young man, waving toward the side of the train.

Several scenes flickered by, and the last shown on the big screen was a page of information provided by the United Conservation Bureau.

While the United Conservation Bureau’s task was not detailed, it showed the half-year performance review results provided by the Bureau — "Excellent."

Everyone knows the Bureau would not falsify records, and they understood the value of this "Excellent" rating!

The accomplishments displayed on the big screen just now, each and every one of them, were not concocted but were indeed real and verifiable facts!

Applause had already started.

Feng Yi’s face turned red for a moment.

Others thought he was shy and bashful, including the viewers in the livestream.

Feng Yi was indeed embarrassed, but not for the reasons everyone thought.

He was embarrassed because a large part of this was acting!

The deed was indeed done, but it wasn’t as difficult as everyone had imagined.

Undeservedly honored!

But he couldn’t very well say that out loud.

Others couldn’t perceive what Feng Yi was thinking, and the applause continued.

Feng Yi collected himself and went up to receive his award.

The presenter was Mr. Gu, a national television host, ambassador for ecological environment, and media entrepreneur.

There wasn’t much dissent about Feng Yi winning this award.

Even if there had been any before, with so many good deeds now on display, no one could voice their objections.

He had enough popularity and had done many good deeds.

If you only look at social media metrics, Feng Yi certainly couldn’t compete with many entertainers in the showbiz industry, who could easily get hundreds of thousands or even millions of reposts.

But he scored very highly in the comprehensive evaluation.

The platform cared about popularity, but also the influence across various sectors.

It’s rare to find someone good-looking with real talent, an unusual career trajectory, seemingly backed by mysterious funds, and with the background of The Bureau.

The only one of his kind across the whole network!

Of course, the organizers cared greatly about this!

For Feng Yi’s award, the organizers interviewed many people, just to publicize his good deeds to the mass!

They’re demonstrating: We’re not operating under the table, nor are we coddling capital, nor are we afraid of The Bureau!

As for whether or not people believed, that’s another story.

In any case, the organizers believed that choosing Feng Yi for this award would cause the least controversy,

There were indeed a small number of dissenters in the livestream comment section.

"Show-off!"

"With Feng Yi’s outfit today, is he trying to establish a rich young master persona?"

"Suddenly there’s so much news about him, and after today’s award ceremony, his popularity will surely climb again. So, is he going to start doing promotions next?"

However, these comments were quickly refuted by others.

In Jing City, a KTV private room.

A few young people were gathering here.

On one of the television screens inside, the live broadcast of the ceremony was playing.

However, these viewers were watching for different reasons: some were there to see the stars, while others were there to look for someone.

Pan Youning walked to the side with his phone to contact his brother.

Earlier, although he had heard that Feng Yi was coming to Jing City for an event, Feng Yi was suddenly called away to another city to catch snakes, and it wasn’t certain if he could make it. Now he was already at the event site, and it was unclear how many days he would stay in Jing City.

"Hey, bro, Feng Yi really made it to Jing City! After all, we owe him for saving our lives. It’s rare for Feng Yi to come to Jing City; shouldn’t we do something to show our gratitude?"

At the beginning of the year, during that python-catching competition in Florida, he had come across an alligator, and if it wasn’t for Feng Yi’s sliding tackle stopping the alligator, something tragic might have happened.

On the other end of the phone, Pan Weining said, "I messaged him before the ceremony started. He said he would stay in Jing City for a few days for other matters. I was thinking if he could spare half a day, we could take him out for some fun, have a meal together or something."

While the Pan brothers were pondering over how to entertain their life-saving benefactor, on the couch on the other side of the private room, a few young people who overheard the name Feng Yi started talking about him.

One of the young people who didn’t pay attention to such matters frowned, "Last name Feng? Seems like I’ve heard of him, but I can’t remember the name. Is he good at gaming?"

Another replied, "He’s not from the gaming circle. He’s fierce at catching snakes! Known as ’Brother Se,’ have you not heard of him?"

The first one protested, "How could I, someone who is terrified of snakes, pay attention to that?"

"The video you were watching today was of him," someone else said.

"Which one?"

"The one where he threw people in the air and spun them around. You laughed for half an hour at that one."

The previously clueless person suddenly remembered and slapped his thigh in realization, "Oh! The ’Windmill Brother’!"

You talk about Feng Yi, Feng Chi; he won’t remember. But if you mention "Windmill," he’ll never forget!