Hugo felt as if the Band AC/DC was playing 'Back in Black' inside his brain.The powerful drumbeats and sharp metallic sounds were shaking his eardrums, striking his heart like heavy hammers without any resistance, and the electric energy coursing through his body made his muscles contract violently, stimulating his heart to curl into a ball, while his brain turned into chaos due to lack of oxygen.If this were happening at a concert, it would have been a wonderful experience, but having it explode entirely inside his head was not so pleasant.The feeling of violence released from the depths of his soul made Hugo feel like he was about to fall apart, and waves of acid surged in his churning stomach, as if his internal organs were about to be vomited out.A violent impact hit his chest, squeezing all the air bubbles out of his lungs, and the surrounding darkness was torn apart in an instant.Countless bright spots swarmed in, and the dazzling light quickly occupied Hugo's slightly opened eyes.'Roar!' Hugo gasped violently, his mouth wide open, breathing in fresh air.'Hugo! Damn it, wake up! I told you, don't... Shit! 'Careful, careful', I told you a hundred times not to let yourself go, and yet... Hugo!'A steady, anxious voice spoke a string of words that poured into Hugo's ears, but Hugo was unable to react immediately.He only felt his brain was groggy and completely mushy, and even his visual perception of the surrounding light had become incredibly slow, let alone responding to others' words.Just as he delayed, a'slap' sound accompanied by a burning sensation on his right cheek made Hugo wake up instantly.His blurry vision finally cleared, and a Western man's face appeared before him.Those ice-blue eyes startled Hugo—who was this person?But there was no more time for Hugo to react, as a huge pulling force dragged him up, and Hugo only then realized he had been lying on the floor.'Are you awake now? Or do you need cold water to help you find your bearings?'The man's nagging voice fired off like a machine gun right next to Hugo's ear, 'But what about the makeup... forget it, there's no time, hurry up, let's get out first.'The man grabbed Hugo and walked out, and Hugo only had time to glance at the surroundings—it was a bathroom, and then he was forced to follow along.What on earth was going on?Hugo clearly remembered that his Band, 'Glory to Death', had been invited to attend the Midi Music Festival awards ceremony today.This was not only the first major stage performance opportunity for their Band in the ten years since its formation, but they were also nominated for the Best Annual Rock Live Performance award.The 2014 6th Midi Music Festival awards ceremony was also the fifteenth year of the Midi Festival, which was the most professional and authoritative Rock stage in the country.For Glory to Death, who had been struggling in the underground Rock scene for ten years, winning a nomination and getting a chance to perform was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.However, just before he was about to go on stage to perform, the dazzling lights made Hugo dizzy.He originally thought it was just low blood sugar from not eating all day, but who knew that his head would immediately ache as if it were exploding, and the scorching lights almost roasted him.Subsequently, he fell into darkness, as if the whole world had collapsed, and after that, he couldn't feel anything.When he regained consciousness, he experienced that stimulating sensation just now.Could it be that he had fainted just now, causing him to be late for the performance?This absolutely could not happen; this was the opportunity they had dreamed of, and it absolutely could not be missed!Hugo immediately pulled himself together, and he followed behind the tall, sturdy man in front of him, stumbling towards the direction where the light gathered, almost running.Hugo had completely thrown the previous dizziness to the back of his mind, and although his body still felt a bit heavy and his steps were a bit unsteady, Hugo couldn't care about that at all.He just rushed forward, surpassing the man who was originally pulling him along.The man slowed his pace instead, staring dumbfounded at Hugo's back as he couldn't wait to run toward the halo of light.He finally stood in place, mouth agape in disbelief, his face full of astonishment and helplessness, which finally turned into a look of stunned and absurd amusement.Hugo rushed forward a few steps, passing through the retro and gorgeous corridor, the thick carpet on the floor absorbing the heavy sound of his footsteps.He saw the dark gold carved solid wood door at the end of the corridor, and subconsciously looked back at the man behind him, as if wanting to ask, 'Is the performance stage behind this door?'But seeing the man behind him was already more than ten yards away, and the man's head was hidden in a halo of light, making it impossible to see clearly.Hugo vaguely felt something was wrong, and not just a little bit, but because the situation at this moment was too chaotic, he simply didn't have enough time and energy to sort out a train of thought.Before Hugo could decide whether to stop and ask or continue moving forward, his body made the decision first.His right shoulder hit the carved door directly, and then his whole body crashed into a bright halo of light, just like Alice intruding into a dream world, his attention completely captured by the bizarre scenes before him.'Let us welcome Hugo Lancaster!' The teasing introduction came from the sound system, and applause, whistles, and jeers mixed into the golden light rushed toward him like a rainstorm, instantly making Hugo lose his way.In front of him was a rich and elegant banquet hall, and the dazzling lights made it impossible for Hugo to see the room's furnishings clearly; he could only see the ubiquitous light from all directions.The gold and red colors cast a dreamy, colorful halo over everything.The dense crowd in front of him clearly had fewer than fifty people, but Hugo had the illusion that it was a sea of people.A tall, blonde, blue-eyed beautiful hostess gestured for him to move to the left.At this time, Hugo had no time to think more; everything came too fast and too violently, and he could only passively follow the hostess.After walking only ten yards, Hugo stepped onto a small stage, and then he saw an old man standing at the podium, looking at him with a smile, and his steps uncontrollably walked towards the old man.The old man extended the trophy in his hand, and Hugo's eyes widened involuntarily.Did he win an award? Did their Glory to Death Band win an award?After ten years of Glory to Death, had they finally carved out a world of their own in the Rock music scene and won the Best Annual Rock Live Performance award at the Midi Music Festival awards ceremony?Hugo confusedly took the trophy from the old man's hand; this trophy was handed over to him without any obstruction, which meant Glory to Death had really won the award.The sudden surprise left Hugo at a loss for what to do; he didn't even have time to carefully examine the trophy in his hand, but its heavy weight pressed on his heart, and inexplicably, tears broke through the constraints of his eye sockets and began to pour down.This must be what it feels like to have mixed feelings.He left home at fifteen for his music dream, leaving the protection of his family to become a part of an underground Band, just to pursue his own dream.Ten years, from the day he left home to join the Glory to Death Band until now, a full ten years had passed.They had experienced hardships, struggled in the mixed underground Rock music scene for ten years, and finally received recognition today.Hugo had imagined countless times what his reaction would be when this moment arrived, but the fact was that all his expectations were wrong.He was crying like a teenage girl deceived by a melodramatic romance drama.Hugo knew his current situation must be terrible, but he couldn't control his tears, which were flowing down like a torrential rain.However, what about the Band members? What about the other four members of Glory to Death?Why was he the only one standing on the stage?Hugo's brain, which was almost blocked by cotton, could not function at all, and countless questions could not be answered in time.He was pushed to the microphone by the old man presenting the award.Looking at the microphone below his nose, he could clearly feel the slight heat from the lights projected on his skin, and he could also truly feel the temperature transmitted by the gazes of all the audience below focusing on him.The sound of his intense heartbeat almost made Hugo deaf, and he couldn't effectively organize his language in front of the microphone.'Tha... thank you...' Hugo finally found a trace of language from his blank brain, squeezing it out from the sobbing crying in his throat.'Thank you so much, this, I must share this award with our whole Band, this is the result of our joint efforts, we have been fighting and working hard, and finally made the dream come true.'After the first sentence was spoken, the following words were thrown out all at once, but only halfway through his words, his teary eyes were once again occupied by tears.Hugo paused, took two deep breaths, and finally gave up on saying anything else, because that almost wretched sobbing and huge joy made his brain stop working completely.He could only express his inner surging with the simplest language, 'Thank you... thank you!'Hugo held the trophy tightly in his hand, as if embracing the most precious treasure in his life, pressing it against his heart to feel the speed of his heartbeat; he lingered in the spotlight, wanting to deeply keep this beautiful moment in his memory, perhaps, this was the best moment of his life so far.Just then, the host's voice came from the sound system again, 'Let us congratulate with applause again, the winner of the 12th Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actor, Hugo Lancaster!'What? Golden Raspberry Awards? And the 12th Worst Actor in the early nineties? Not the Midi Music Festival awards ceremony?Hugo looked down at the trophy in his hand, at the golden raspberry trophy in his hand, and his tears froze instantly.Not just tears, even his blood and brain froze.He had actually won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor?This, what on earth was going on?!Hugo was completely bewildered.
