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Chapter 326 - 123: Applause Rings Out, Step Up to Receive the Award! Thirty Years East of the River, Young Man!_4

Chapter 326: Chapter 123: Applause Rings Out, Step Up to Receive the Award! Thirty Years East of the River, Young Man!_4

"Nowadays, young artists have gradually moved from traditional ’pen and paper’ to more modern ’digital composition’, but in ’BioShock: Infinite’, those intricately designed character models and the magnificent City of the Sky were still meticulously sketched out stroke by stroke by the artists at Number One Player Company. Without a solid foundation in fine arts, it would clearly not be possible to leave such a profound impression of this dreamlike City of the Sky in the hearts of every player."

"Let’s once again congratulate Number One Player Company for the honor they’ve received!"

Ke Jin, amid the sound of clapping, went back to his seat holding three trophies.

When he passed by Wu Chen, he even said, "Buddy, tuck your legs in, I’m afraid the trophies might smash into your face."

"Oh, sure." Wu Chen snapped back to reality and obediently tucked in his legs, not even sure why he was suddenly so compliant.

At this moment, Ke Yu, holding up the hem of her evening gown, quickly bent down and scurried past from the other side.

Seeing the three trophies in Ke Jin’s hands startled the young girl.

"Bro, did you steal someone else’s trophies?"

"What are you talking about? What’s all this nonsense?" If Ke Jin hadn’t needed his hands, he would have certainly dealt his silly sister a noggin bump.

He quickly asked another question.

"What took you so long?"

"The signal was bad inside the venue. I had to run all the way to the main entrance to get through. Dad said he’s at Mr. Li’s house drinking with a few friends. Those old gents probably aren’t interested in this kind of artistic award ceremony. Don’t worry," Ke Yu said, stretching out her hand and giving an OK sign.

At this time, the final award for film art of the year was announced on stage.

The winner was not Wu Chen, but an offbeat war movie featuring a cast of veteran actors that didn’t receive much online traffic.

This made the female assistant next to him anxious.

"Chen, what’s going on..."

Wu Chen, however, remained calm and gestured with his hand, "Don’t worry, there’s still the ultimate yearly award left. That award carries the highest prestige. I’m sure my foster father has arranged for me to be in the spot for it."

As he spoke, he glanced at Ke Jin.

If the look he had for Ke Jin at the beginning was one of disdain and contempt,

After Ke Jin returned with three awards,

Wu Chen felt that the kid could now give him a run for his money.

"Perhaps this is the empathy between strong contenders," Wu Chen thought to himself.

But still, I have the slight upper hand.

After all, the next award for the best of the year is the top of this year’s nine major arts!

Soon, the final dance performance took place on stage.

Subsequently, the elegantly dressed female host reappeared, her delicate face full of a beaming smile.

"Alright, after such a long buildup, I believe our viewers in front of the screen are curious about who will receive this year’s best artistic award. Who will it ultimately belong to?" She glanced over the audience below and looking down at the small card in her hand, she said, "I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. Let’s officially proceed to the last part of the ceremony!"

"First, the recipient of the 13th best artistic work of the year is our Mr. Qi Changshan’s jade sculpture, Double Dragon Playing with Pearl! It received 138,314 online votes and 5 votes from the judges!"

The host on the stage was announcing the votes.

The live comments also started discussing who would receive the final grand prize.

The scoring mechanism for the artistic year’s finale has never been made public.

However, based on netizens’ calculations, the nine art judges’ votes might account for over 70% of the total score.

In this skewed ratio, a single vote from a judge could be worth its weight in gold!

In terms of voting rules, each artwork had three votes per judge, with 0 to 3 votes given based on the quality of the work.

And unlike the category-specific awards,

The yearly grand prize combines all the nominated works from the same category for final selection.

That is, if the first place is a music piece, it does not preclude the second place from also being in the music category.

This is based purely on the quality of the work, not limited to categories.

"...The 8th place is NA747 girl group’s annual dance piece ’One Person Below’, with 479,711 online votes and 11 votes from judges!" The host continued to broadcast at that time.

"...The 3rd place, directed by Wang Tianming and starring Yu Xiao, the war movie ’Defending Home’, with 987,244 online votes and 15 votes from the judges!"

"...The 2nd place, singer Miao Yuxi’s self-composed and self-sung song ’Serenade in the Rain’, with 1,332,279 online votes and 16 votes from the judges!"

"The first place!" The host paused for a moment after finishing her announcement.

Her gaze turned towards the direction of the third row.

Wu Chen, seeing the host looking in his direction, straightened his back and adjusted his collar.

Here it comes!

It’s coming!

Just as he was about to stand up, the female assistant beside him took out her phone, ready to film.

She hadn’t forgotten what Wu Chen had just said and was all set to record the embarrassing moment of the guy next door.

At that moment, the host spoke.

"The first place goes to the new game released by Number One Player Company, ’BioShock: Infinite’, with 1,931,486 online votes and 24 votes from the judges!"

"Let us congratulate Number One Player Company, and please invite Designer Ke to the stage once again to accept the award!"

Ke Jin stood up amidst thunderous applause and many sidelong glances.

The female assistant did not capture any embarrassing expressions from Ke Jin.

Instead, she fully recorded Wu Chen’s face, completely astonished.

As Ke Jin once again walked up to the stage and received from the leader a unique and more substantial golden trophy,