The large screen continued to flicker, the busts of several people constantly changing. Luca was extremely nervous because of the intimate actions between Tina and Lin Yan just now, which gave him a bad premonition. Lin Yan was also a bit tense, his palms clenched tightly. Down in the audience, Su Mojin clasped her hands in front of her chest in a prayer-like gesture.
In a corner nearby, Xiao Wan, Zhang Jifei, and others also clenched their fists. When are people most nervous? It's precisely at these critical moments.
Even though they knew their chances of winning were high, they still broke out in a nervous sweat just before the host announced the result.
On the live stream, comments were mindlessly flooding with Lin Yan's name. The fans were frantically typing, as if this could increase Lin Yan's chances of winning.
"Let us congratulate..."
In the silent hall, not a sound could be heard. Tina slowly took a card from the envelope, glanced down at it, and then said.
"Let us congratulate Lin Yan from China for winning this year's Best Male Athlete Award!"
Her pleasant English voice echoed throughout the hall. After speaking, Tina herself started clapping, and the audience erupted in thunderous applause. The screen behind her locked onto Lin Yan's bust. The lights in the entire hall flickered, and a video montage of Lin Yan appeared on the screens surrounding the hall.
A clip of a stylish cornering.
"Yeah!"
Xiao Wan in the corner let out an excited little scream. Zhang Jifei and his female colleague also breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
It was finally done!
"Alright, stop holding my hand, I need to go on stage."
"Oh, oh."
Lin Yan smiled helplessly as he watched Su Mojin excitedly grip his hand.
Taking a deep breath and adjusting his suit, Lin Yan walked onto the stage. At this moment, the spotlight and the gaze of everyone around him were focused on him.
"Mr. Lin, we meet again."
Upon reaching the stage, Tina teased him. Lin Yan returned a smile and then remained silent, quietly waiting for the next award to be announced.
Best Female Athlete Award!
"Alright everyone, quiet down. Let's start with a five-million-yuan red packet."
In the live stream, Hao Dong asked the fans in the chat to quiet down, and then casually sent out a five-million-yuan red packet. Don't misunderstand, he wasn't paying for it himself.
"Holy cow, five million, that's awesome?"
"A five-million-yuan red packet? Brother Dong, you've made it big?"
"Good heavens, Brother Dong, when did you become so generous."
Hao Dong's words didn't quiet the comments, but the five-million-yuan red packet truly stunned them.
One quick-fingered user managed to grab over six hundred yuan.
"Haha, I grabbed six hundred."
"Damn, that was fast, I was too busy typing!"
"Come on guys, grab it quickly, or it'll be gone!"
The comments paused for a second, then quickly surged again.
The number of viewers in the live stream had already surpassed ten million today. Even a five-million-yuan red packet wouldn't last for three seconds.
"Guys, this red packet isn't from me personally, it's from the company. I don't have that much money myself, so I'll send out a fifty-thousand-yuan one first!"
Seeing the red packet snatched up in less than three seconds, Hao Dong sent out another one.
A fifty-thousand-yuan red packet was sent out in the blink of an eye. This wasn't data, but real money. Platform red packets have limits, but Hao Dong's live stream didn't.
While Hao Dong was sending out red packets, the Best Female Athlete Award was also presented to a famous gymnast.
She was tall and slender, and quite good-looking. Upon hearing Tina call her name, she was so excited that she almost stumbled on the stairs.
"Miss Linna, you don't need to be so excited."
The two were handed their trophies by staff members. They were very similar to the newcomer award trophy Lin Yan had received earlier, but were clearly more exquisite in certain details, and the engravings were different.
The two bowed slightly to the audience. Several high-ranking officials from the sports world personally came on stage to present the awards to them.
Lin Yan recognized the person who presented him with his award last time – the old man who had presented him with his induction into the Hall of Fame. While the old man was pinning the medal on him, Lin Yan subtly glanced at him, thinking how well he could keep his composure.
He was clearly smiling from ear to ear internally, yet he maintained a serious expression in front of the cameras. He was truly an old hand. After the award ceremony, photos, and his speech, Lin Yan stood on stage for a full half hour.
However, Tina was somewhat surprised by Lin Yan's excellent psychological resilience; he was truly unflustered. The Linna next to him had lost control of her emotions multiple times, yet he managed to remain so calm.
Lin Yan was indeed excited, but in this life, he had become much more indifferent. Having faced death, his psychological fortitude had long been honed. After receiving the award, he calmly walked off the stage.
Ultimately, it was also due to the money. In his previous life, it was half work and half hobby; in this life, it was purely a hobby.
"Honey, you look so handsome!"
As soon as he got off stage, Su Mojin couldn't help but whisper into Lin Yan's ear, her voice trembling slightly.
"Who am I? I'm your husband, of course, I'm handsome."
Lin Yan replied narcissistically. This time, Su Mojin didn't give him a glare but leaned in and kissed him on the cheek.
Showing affection in public not only blew up the live stream but even made Tina on stage a bit uncomfortable.
"Mr. Lin, if you want to show affection, you can do it outside. We still have a lot of single people here."
Tina's slightly teasing voice came through the microphone.
"Ah? How did she see that?"
Seeing that all eyes were turning towards them, the young girl became so embarrassed that she wanted to disappear.
"This is the second row, they're not blind."
After a brief moment of teasing, the awards ceremony entered its final stages. There was a moment of standing in silence to commemorate the legendary sports figures who had passed away this year.
Even after getting into the car, Su Mojin's face was still flushed.
"That was so embarrassing. Do you think they'll broadcast that part?"
"Probably already broadcasted."
"It's over, I've embarrassed myself completely."
Su Mojin leaned back against the seat, looking as if she was about to cry.
At the same time, in an apartment complex in China.
Zhang Yingrong watched the TV screen and burst out laughing.
"Look at this girl, not even ashamed in public, kissing him as soon as they met."
She then pulled Su Hongyun, who was beside her, to watch as well.
"Isn't that just like you? You did plenty of that back in the day."
Su Hongyun didn't laugh at his daughter but instead teased his wife.
"You old pervert."
Seeing this, Zhang Yingrong glared at him and spat, "You old pervert." Just as the old couple was about to continue watching the live broadcast, the sound of a baby crying suddenly came from a room further away.
"Oh dear, I almost forgot to make milk for Yu Ning."
Saying that, Zhang Yingrong hurried into the bedroom.
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In the afternoon, Lin Yan stayed at the villa for a while before changing his clothes and heading to his racetrack in Dongya.
This racetrack was also named Nian An. Its scale was slightly smaller than the one in China, but it was still considered a super-large racetrack.