RBCT Chapter 124 The Backstab of Justice
Chapter 124 The Backstab of Justice
Chapter 124 The Backstab of Justice
December 16th, the day after the Feitian Awards announced its nominations.
A question from a well-known domestic Q&A community suddenly became a trending topic.
How would you evaluate Yang Du, at the age of 21, receiving four nominations at the 2026 Feitian Awards?
The top-rated comment reads: "The questioner asked for my evaluation, and my evaluation is just one word: awesome!"
Many people know that the Feitian Award is prestigious, but they don't really understand why it's so prestigious.
As a national-level music award jointly organized by the publicity department, the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the Musicians Association, the Feitian Award includes categories for folk, bel canto, popular, and...
The categories are: instrumental music, opera, folk art, children's music, and professional music.
Many practitioners dedicate their entire lives to cultivating expertise in one particular field.
But Yang Du, a newcomer, has managed to cross four categories—ethnic, popular, children's, and professional—with songs like "Today is Your Birthday," "The Lone Warrior," and "Songs and Smiles," as well as his identity as a music producer.
This ability to strike across categories is extremely rare in the history of the Feitian Awards.
Enough with the chit-chat, let's get to the data.
I reviewed the nomination lists for the Feitian Awards over the past ten years, and found that a total of 18 people received two nominations in the same Feitian Award.
Five people received three nominations in the same year, and all of them were highly respected senior figures.
No one received four nominations in the same year! (Wow, zero!)
The first instance in history of an artist receiving four nominations in the same year dates back to 1999.
That year, Lei Zhongqing, a senior member of the national team, won four nominations with his profound Peking Opera skills and his integration of folk and popular singing styles.
Incidentally, Mr. Lei Zhongqing's student, Pi Wu, is now a professor of mezzo-soprano.
When Mr. Lei Zhongqing set the record, he was 35 years old, which was the peak of a musician's skills and ideas.
How old is Yang Du this year?
21 years old!
The two are more than one cycle apart.
It can be said that Yang Du is only the second person in the history of the Feitian Awards to receive four nominations in the same year, after a gap of 27 years.
And if he wins the award, he will be the youngest recipient of the Feitian Award in history.
With such talent and achievements, what else can I say besides "amazing"?
Ordinary netizens were just watching the drama unfold for fun, but after seeing this answer, they were suddenly amazed to realize that getting four nominations in the same year is really that impressive.
No wonder everyone says knowledge is important; without relevant knowledge, you can't even understand what's in front of you.
Soon after, #YangDuFlyingApsarasAwardFourNominations# surged to the top of the trending topics, with more and more netizens joining the discussion.
Many media reporters even called the Music Association directly, requesting interviews—this is all part of the buzz.
That afternoon, Chen Jianguo, vice chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association and a renowned composer, was interviewed by the China Arts News.
"The selection criteria for the Feitian Award have always been open, transparent, and very clear," Chen Jianguo said confidently to the camera. "We have always adhered to the high degree of unity between ideological content, artistic merit, and social value."
"The fact that Comrade Yang Du received four nominations shows that his work has been highly recognized by the expert review committee in these dimensions."
"Whether it's a mainstream song like 'Today is Your Birthday' or a children's song like 'Singing and Smiling,' they all accurately capture the pulse of the times and convey a positive, healthy, and uplifting spirit, which is highly commendable."
When asked by reporters whether Yang Du, who is only 21 years old, was still inexperienced, Chen Jianguo replied, "The Feitian Award has never been a place for seniority."
"What we care about and value is always the work itself, not the qualifications or titles of the vast majority of literary and artistic workers. We, the older generation of literary and artistic workers, are also very gratified that young people can achieve such results."
On the phone screen, Chen Jianguo, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, smiled and said in an approving tone: "—This shows that our music career has successors. The nomination is an affirmation of the past and an expectation for the future."
Looking at Chen Jianguo's righteous face on the screen, Jiang Yinglan's chest heaved violently, filled with extreme anger!
When Yang Du retaliated against her with the analogy of money on the red carpet of "Life After Life: Falling Flowers", she asked Chen Jianguo to prepare to suppress Yang Du in the selection of the Outstanding Young Musician of the Year, and Chen Jianguo agreed at the time.
But not long after, on October 1st, Chen Jianguo found an excuse to reject him.
Jiang Yinglan was angry at Chen Jianguo's self-preservation approach, but she could understand it.
After all, she's the vice chairman of the music association, so it's only right that she cherishes her reputation. We can't just ruin ourselves for her sake, can we?
It's not worth it.
Moreover, Yang Du had gained considerable momentum with his two songs at the National Day Gala and was featured in the Guanghui Daily. It was understandable that Chen Jianguo was unwilling to get involved in this mess.
But what about now?
Instead of offering any help, they went so far as to praise Yang Du lavishly on behalf of the Music Association in front of state media cameras.
While an enemy attack is certainly painful, a betrayal by an ally is the most chilling!
Look at what he said.
With phrases like "there are successors" and "excellent works with warmth and thought" on the left and right, isn't this a slap in the face to Jiang Yinglan?
It's worth noting that she publicly criticized Yang Du in front of a group of media outlets, accusing him of lowering public aesthetic standards and going astray.
Although her initial intention was to "scolding you awake" and hoping you would understand her good intentions, the public clearly did not reach that level of thinking and felt that she, as an academic senior, was suppressing the younger generation.
Chen Jianguo's words are putting her in a very difficult position.
Doesn't he know her situation? Doesn't he know how embarrassing it would be for her to say these things in a media interview?
"You, Chen Jianguo, you have two faces! No wonder you managed to become vice chairman!"
Jiang Yinglan angrily turned off her phone screen and threw it aside, only then did she feel a little better.
After taking a few deep breaths, Jiang Yinglan managed to calm herself down.
In fact, the methods used by academics to suppress people are nothing more than these: publicly criticizing them as seniors, using connections to pressure or cancel nominations, making academic judgments in publications, or obstructing them when applying for professional titles and ranks, and forming groups to form a blacklist within the circle.
But now Yang Du is thriving in both the pop and mainstream music scenes, and ordinary methods are no longer effective.
The key point is that he is not alone; he has the support of the Beijing Conservatory of Music. Otherwise, how could he have been qualified to become the Outstanding Young Musician of the Year, and how could he have been exceptionally admitted into the Music Association?
It wasn't the people from the Beijing Conservatory of Music faction who were pulling the strings behind the scenes.
After much thought, the only effective way to save face is to let the work speak for itself.
"Swallowtail Butterfly" is indeed very strong in terms of commercial sales and word-of-mouth, and with the announcement of the Golden Chart Music Awards nominations, it is even showing signs of becoming a legendary hit.
However, commercial popularity doesn't tell the whole story.
She still has a chance.
Tang You's second album, this masterpiece in which she poured her heart and soul, definitely surpasses "Swallowtail Butterfly" in terms of artistry.
If we can beat "Swallowtail Butterfly" at the upcoming Golden Bell Awards, all problems will be solved.
"I'll let you be smug for a few more days—"
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