Although many reporters on the scene did not know who Yi Xingjun was, luckily the internet was developed enough. The reporters directly took out their terminals, entered Yi Xingjun's name into the Jiangnan Encyclopedia, and after a search, they finally knew who Yi Xingjun was.
This unfamiliar award recipient currently holds two positions: one is a teacher at the Jilin Art and Drama Academy, and the other is a director and editor at Jilin Television. He is indeed a figure in the arts and entertainment industry.
His award-winning work, "Mai Gua," was created 12 years ago.
The skit, which he personally wrote and directed, became the most dazzling work of the 2001 Spring Festival Gala. When the reporters saw the name of the skit, they finally understood how Yi Xingjun had won the award.
To be fair, "Mai Gua" could undoubtedly be considered a nationally recognized skit. However, the issue was that someone who wrote a script for a skit could actually receive the Huanghe Literature Award, which was on par with the Nobel Prize in Literature?
All eyes at the scene were focused on Boss Huang, but Boss Huang paid no attention to these gazes and continued reading his award speech.
The entire award speech was divided into two parts: the first part praised the work "Mai Gua," and the latter part was what Boss Huang truly wanted to say.
"I know that when I announce this result, people inside and outside the literary circles will find it incredible. After all, as far as I know, Teacher Yi is not even a member of the Writers' Association, and his award-winning work is a skit. What qualifications does he have to receive the Huanghe Literature Award?"
"And I want to say, when did we so superficially define literary works, requiring them to be lengthy literary works like novels?"
"In my opinion, literary works are not distinguished by the length of the text or the content of the work. Novels are literature, essays are literature, miscellaneous essays are literature, and poetry is literature. Whether it is a film, a television drama, a skit, or even a crosstalk script, they are all literature."
"As long as it is composed of text, can convey a person's thoughts, and can influence the thoughts of others, then it is literature. Therefore, the skit 'Mai Gua' is undoubtedly qualified to receive the Huanghe Literature Award."
"As for why it is the skit 'Mai Gua,' what profound meaning is contained within the script of this skit, what thoughts and emotions it includes, what social realities it exposes, and what deep reflection it triggers."
"I don't want to answer these questions, because there is no need. The Huanghe Literature Award has never only demanded these profound elements. What the Huanghe Literature Award rewards are those works that can bring profound memories to the entire society and all the people."
"If you can't help but burst into laughter after seeing the work 'Mai Gua,' if many of the lines in this work are deeply etched into your DNA, making these lines a test of whether you are a Chinese person, then this work has the qualification to receive the Huanghe Award!"
Regardless of whether Boss Huang's words were convincing, one thing was certain: the Huanghe Literature Award had once again sparked a huge discussion across the country, and the popularity of the Huanghe Award would likely be even higher next year.
After the award ceremony, it was time for the Huanghe Award press conference, a segment that countless reporters fought tooth and nail to participate in.
Because according to past practice, Boss Huang himself would definitely attend this press conference, and there had been no exceptions in the previous nine sessions, so this session was unlikely to be an exception.
As Boss Huang gradually disappeared from the media's lens and rarely accepted media interviews, the opportunity to publicly question Mr. Huang became so important. The media had too many questions they wanted to ask our Boss Huang.
Fortunately, Boss Huang did not intend to change the rules this year, so he still appeared at the Huanghe Award press conference to answer reporters' questions.
In the beginning, there were certainly questions related to the current Huanghe Award, and the most frequent among all questions were those related to the Huanghe Literature Award. Regarding this, Boss Huang only said one sentence: "Regarding the literary award, everything I want to say is in my award speech. If you insist that I say one more thing, then I just want to say that in the past three years, no skit on the Spring Festival Gala has made me laugh. At the same time, comedy works nationwide are becoming increasingly unbearable to watch."
"I have always believed that comedy is the most beautiful literary work in this world. At the same time, I personally dislike tragic works, and even more so, I hate the saying that the core of comedy is tragedy. This world needs comedy, and we must encourage excellent comedy works!"
"That's all I have to say. If a reporter who is called upon asks further questions related to the literary award, then my only answer will be 'no comment.' Please do not waste your precious questioning opportunities!"
Well, with Boss Huang having said that, the reporters no longer wanted to waste their questioning opportunities. Besides, what Boss Huang said at the end had already explained many things.
As the press conference continued, more and more reporters began to shift their questions to matters unrelated to the Huanghe Award. For example, the future development of Jiangnan Group, the technology and construction process of Jiangnan 2013, and when Boss Huang planned to get married, etc., questions unrelated to the Huanghe Award.
Originally, the reporters were worried that Boss Huang would refuse to answer these questions, but unexpectedly, he was willing to answer any question as long as you dared to ask and did not annoy him.
So, in the latter part of the conference, almost all reporter questions were no longer related to the Huanghe Award, and the focus shifted to the recently popular high-energy particle collider.
"Mr. Huang, we know that the high-energy particle collider project led by Jiangnan Group has been included in the 12th Five-Year Plan. It is also rumored that this project will be located in our Gan Province. May I ask if this rumor is true? Why did you choose Gan Province? Does it have advantages that other provinces do not have?" a local reporter from Gan Province asked.
"Yes, I can tell you very definitively here that if there are no other unexpected changes, then Jiangnan Group's high-energy particle collider will be located in the Sanqingshan area of Gan Province."
"As for why Gan Province was chosen, the reason is very simple: it is because the geological features of this region are very suitable for the construction of a high-energy particle collider. There are no other reasons!" Boss Huang replied.
"Okay, Mr. Huang, we can see that in the newly added 125 development outline, this project has a name called Project Genesis. May I ask why you chose such a name for this project? What is the meaning behind it?" another reporter asked. This question was also a very hot topic of discussion on the internet.
After all, the name "Genesis" seemed difficult to associate with a high-energy particle collider.
"Because I spent all my saved Primogems for half a year on three guaranteed pulls for Zhongli and Nahida, and I traveled through time in a fit of anger!" Boss Huang thought to himself.
Of course, he could only complain in his mind and could not say it out loud. On the surface, our Boss Huang simply replied with a smile, "Project Genesis is my beautiful aspiration for this project. 'Yuan' actually means atom, representing the microscopic world."
"As for 'Shen,' it is because countless people have told me that if humanity can master the power of the microscopic world, humanity can become gods in the universe, possessing the ability to create and destroy. We can create a universe in an instant, and we can also destroy a universe in an instant, reaching the pinnacle of civilization."
"Although I don't know how exaggerated these words are, I think it represents the beautiful aspirations of all scientific researchers for the high-energy particle collider. They hope that through this equipment, humanity can possess the power of gods."
"Therefore, this project was named Genesis. Everyone can understand it as the god of atoms, or as the primordial god, because this may become the starting point for humanity to possess the power of gods."
"Wow!" This answer was explosive and arrogant enough to give the reporters goosebumps.
Huang He, the world's richest man, wanted to possess the power of a god. This was simply the kind of plot found in some chuunibyo novels and science fiction movies; it was too damn exciting.
At the same time, this answer also stimulated reporters to ask more questions related to the high-energy particle collider and Project Genesis.
So a reporter continued to ask, "Mr. Huang, the reason you are willing to bear the exorbitant cost of tens of billions of dollars to develop Project Genesis is precisely because you and Jiangnan Group want to master the power of gods?"
"Who doesn't want to master the power of gods? But the problem is, by the time humanity truly masters the power of gods, my bones might have already turned to dust after thousands of years," Huang He replied.
"Then what exactly is the reason that prompted you to invest in this project?" the reporter pressed.
"Can't you figure out the reason? Have you all forgotten how our Jiangnan Group's scientists were treated unfairly in Europe half a year ago?"
"Not only was our paid time deducted, but Professor Zhao's body was also forcibly detained. My private jet was even forced to land mid-air. And when we sued the European Organization for Nuclear Research for this, we were told that it was difficult to file a case due to insufficient evidence."
"I, Huang He, cannot tolerate such humiliation. When all this happened, I told myself that our Jiangnan Group must have its own high-energy particle collider. Even if it costs a huge amount of money and brings no profit, we must still possess it. It is our dignity, and dignity is priceless."