The audience was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Moments later, singers from Huaxia took the lead and started applauding, and others quickly followed suit, erupting into thunderous applause.
"My mom always told me there's a god in this world, and now I know, she wasn't lying!"
"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! What do I do? I can't say anything else; I'm too uneducated."
"To the person above, I'm just like you. I can only say 'holy crap' too."
"My mom just asked me why I was watching the video on my knees."
"Dear lady, it seems I wasn't exaggerating." Fang Jueyu tilted his head and showed a cluelessly cute expression.
"Mr. Fang, you truly are surprising." The female host had a relieved smile, as if she had really underestimated this young man from Huaxia.
"Did he bribe the judges?" Someone speculated maliciously in the bullet comments.
"Screw you, if the Dean wanted to buy them, he could buy the whole Grammy if you believe it or not!"
"I've recorded your IP, if you can't provide evidence proving the Dean bribed the judges, just wait for a lawyer's warning letter!"
"I love the hothead upstairs, count me in!"
Foreign web users thought this Grammy selection was rigged, convinced that Huaxia people weren't qualified to win two major Grammy awards.
But Huaxia netizens were used to it; have you ever seen anyone win both group and individual first place in the global college student computer information security competition on their first try?
Have you seen anyone publish 20 articles as the sole author in world-class academic journals at once, with universities worldwide offering generous conditions to attract him?
Winning just two major Grammy awards, is it strange? No, not strange at all. They even thought Fang Jueyu's awards were far from over!
"I'll go down for a drink of water and come back up!" Fang Jueyu took the Best Male Singer trophy and strode off the stage.
The following awards were related to music used in film and television, and Fang Jueyu's song was freshly released, so it couldn't possibly have been used in any films or shows, and naturally, he had no nominations.
"Grammy Best Music for Visual Media Album winner, from England, Miss Sivana!"
"Grammy Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media winner, from Germany, Mr. Swarak!"
One by one, the award winners were revealed, and the applause went on continuously without stopping.
"Grammy Best Song Written for Visual Media winner, from Huaxia, Miss Guo Xinyu!"
"Oh my gosh, it's them again!"
"I'm starting to doubt if the judging panel was really bought by the Dean, haha!"
Guo Xinyu was incredibly surprised; she thought winning one award was already very nice, but she didn't expect to get another!
Suddenly, all eyes from every direction focused on her, whether in jealousy, suspicion, admiration, or appreciation...
"Grammy Best Pop Solo Performance winner, from Huaxia, Mr. Fang Jueyu!"
"Grammy Record of the Year winner, from Huaxia, Mr. Fang Jueyu!"
"Grammy Best Contemporary World Music Album winner, from Huaxia, Mr. Fang Jueyu!"
Three more awards fell into Fang Jueyu's lap consecutively, and the audience was already numb. Five awards, although there had been musicians in Grammy history who won over thirty awards in total, those were accumulated over several years.
A single Grammy edition sweeping five awards had rarely happened until now!
But this wasn't the end yet.
"Grammy Best Pop Vocal Album winner, from Huaxia, Mr. Fang Jueyu!"
"Grammy Best New Artist winner, from Huaxia, Mr. Fang Jueyu!"
"Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, from Huaxia, Mr. Fang Jueyu!"
The Best New Artist and the Lifetime Achievement Awards, appearing on one person, eight awards, comparable to rock superstar Michael Jackson, and even miraculous.
"My mom is now on her knees watching the live broadcast with me."
"Heavens, is there anything this man can't do?"
Fang Jueyu held a full armload of trophies. Although he didn't win the other four nominations, it was just because of the thematic or formal limitations of his work, as this was Fang Jueyu's first and only song.
"Now, let us welcome the Lifetime Achievement Award winner Mr. Fang Jueyu to the stage!" Although the host was very displeased, they still had to follow the procedure, as the Lifetime Achievement Award was the most prestigious song.
"Mr. Fang, you bagged eight awards in this Grammy, may I ask how you feel now?"
"Sigh, if I had known I would write a few more songs earlier; there are still some empty spots on my mansion's shelves that could use more trophies to fill them!"
The host's face had completely darkened. Fine, you're awesome, but can't you consider the occasion a bit? This is a global broadcast, not an entertainment show.
"For Mr. Fang to have such achievements, there must have been a lot of effort and sweat behind it, care to share with us?"
"I actually started learning the piano and violin from a young age," Fang Jueyu began, and the host finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he seemed to be speaking earnestly now.
"To help me study well, my dad even bought the violin used by Paganini and the piano played by Chopin for me to practice."
"Everyone run, the Dean is showing off his wealth again!"
"It's true, I've seen it. Prince Wang posted it on Weibo during a visit to the Dean's home!"
"However, I only studied these through high school because my dad told me, to make money in this world, you need to know a bit of everything and pursue multiple sideline jobs."
"As you all know, I occasionally dabble in scientific research and play in world competitions. As for music, you can't really call it my sideline job, at most just my hobby!"
Hearing this, the musicians present all felt a bit of burning on their faces.
Music as a mere hobby, yet you can stand on the Grammy stage? How could Huaxia people be so humble?
"Lastly, one final question!" The host was eager to wrap up the interview.
"As everyone knows, you're now the world's richest man, and money is just a number to you. I assume you're more inclined to pursue your hobbies and dreams, right? Now that you've won eight Grammy Awards, do you plan to continue your path in music?"
"Um..." Fang Jueyu lowered his head as if in deep thought.
"Probably not, it feels too easy to win awards, no challenge. I plan to explore the sports world; maybe someday I can win an Olympic gold medal!"
After hearing these words, several world champions watching the live broadcast on TV or the internet were stunned, some of them even dialed their coach's number.
"Hello? Coach? It's me, I'm planning to retire..."