On the night of the 3rd, under several large award-winning photos hanging high in the Concert Hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, hundreds of guests from all over the world were leisurely waiting for the start of the Dutch competition awards ceremony. On that day, 128 award-winning photographers came
Amsterdam, experience the atmosphere of the highest palace of photojournalism for yourself.
People were well-dressed and chatting easily in small groups. A row of computers were placed by the window. Everyone elegantly held champagne and admired the scenery outside the window while casually clicking on the award-winning photos of this year and the award-winning photos of the past 50 years.
Gu Mengmeng stole a moment of free time to call Conway.
The endless sound of the flute is still heard in my ears, and no one answers...
She had been in contact from morning to night, but he was not at home. She really regretted not buying him a mobile phone, thinking that she would leave immediately and waste money. But now, she was restless, anxious and fearful.
Dr. Kentoko assured her that Conway's health was close to normal, and said that he left the hospital early after taking the reexamination report. He also said that Conway looked smiling and must be in a good mood.
How could such a man in such a good mood have gone missing with her?
Buying gifts? You won’t go shopping from morning to night without going home.
She was typing on her cell phone, like an ant on a hot pot in the corner of the cramped corridor.
"Gu---------The ceremony will begin soon. The chairman asked us all to take our seats." Someone called her from the entrance of the corridor.
She waved her hand to express her understanding, calmed down her mind, straightened out her neat military uniform, tried her best to keep a smile and walked into the awards hall.
At about 20 o'clock, the award ceremony officially started.
When the prince and princess of the Netherlands appeared hand in hand, the audience burst into warm applause. The awards ceremony attended by them was perfect and romantic.
The chairman announced the official start of the award ceremony.
As a mature world-wide photography competition, the Dutch competition is both comfortable and touching, both in terms of process arrangement and on-site atmosphere. Accompanying the slide show of the winning works on the big screen are the beautiful notes flowing out under the fingers of the pianist.
Echoing the pictures that are sometimes painful, sometimes calm, and sometimes tense, the melody of the music is sometimes mute, sometimes light, and sometimes soaring.
The gray-blue curtain that runs throughout seems to reveal some melancholy. The silver-haired pianist is engaged in a tactful performance, flowing between his fingers, and strings of moving notes pour out like a river.
After the demonstration of the work, the audience burst into warm and long applause, just like the one given to the elegant artists who usually take the stage in this concert hall. Everyone present could feel that in this elegant hall, photojournalism was respected.
The highlight of tonight.
It’s the announcement of the Best Photography Awards of the Year.
This is the only suspense that remains in the hearts of the world. It is like a sharp sword hanging on the castle, dazzling and dazzling. It represents the pinnacle of all awards, and no one can surpass it.
His Royal Highness stood in front of the microphone in person.
With an exciting tone and an elegant and charming demeanor, he announced: "The winner of the Best Photography Award of this year's Dutch competition is --------"
He paused, looked around the awards hall, which was as quiet as midnight, and said clearly: "Photographer from China——Gu Mengmeng."
There was a moment of silence.
As if in a dream, Gu Mengmeng covered her lips, her vision gradually blurred by tears, and stood blankly in the middle of the field. Finally, when she was excitedly pushed to the podium by the staff beside her, the audience just woke up from a dream, and broke out in a long-lasting burst of laughter.
A warm round of applause...
The applause was so enthusiastic that the chairman raised his hand twice and could not quiet down the crowd.
In the end, he had no choice but to smile helplessly, and waited with the prince for the Chinese female soldier Gu Mengmeng to step onto the high platform.
The prince and his wife presented her with the award certificate and trophy in person. The chairman gave her a bouquet of tulips representing hope, kissed her on the cheek, and expressed his most sincere congratulations.
The prince personally invited Gu Mengmeng to give an acceptance speech.
Gu Mengmeng walked to the podium and stopped in front of the microphone.
The guests and the audience below gradually calmed down, waiting for this oriental girl who created miracles to explain her inner excitement.
"Your Highness the Prince, distinguished guests, teachers and colleagues:
Good evening everyone! I'm so excited, really, I can't express my feelings in words right now..." Her vision was blurred again, and the audience burst into encouragement and warm applause.
"I want to thank my picture "Moving". It is the desire for peace reflected behind it and the thought of world unity that have made me stand at the pinnacle of my career. Photography is a pair of pure eyes, and the light it refracts is extremely powerful and brilliant. I
I want to thank the motherland, the jury, Mr. Chairman, and the staff who have been silently helping me -------" She glanced at the colleagues working together, and they all raised their eyebrows at her in unison.
Thumbs up and smiled at her. When their eyes glanced at the Chinese award-winning compatriots, they excitedly unfolded the five-star red flag in their hands and waved to her!
To win glory for the motherland, today, she did it!
"Thank you everyone----" She took a step back and bowed deeply to all the audience in the audience.
Just as she stood up, Mr. Chairman walked up to her with a smile, took her hand, faced the microphone and said to the audience: "There is also a surprise gift for our Gu Mengmeng... Please everyone
Look to the left---------"
Everyone's eyes were drawn to the corner where the light beam was concentrated by the dimmed lights.
There, standing a handsome and tall Chinese Army Major.
He held the cake in his hand and walked towards her with a smile on his face, accompanied by the famous Dutch pianist "Happy Birthday".
"Happy birthday to you...Happy birthday to you..."
When the audience was gradually getting emotional, Mr. Chairman interrupted at the right moment, "Let us all send our most sincere birthday wishes to Photographer Gu Mengmeng!"
As a result, everyone stood up, and His Royal Highness the Prince and his wife also stood up from their seats and sang blessing songs together with his people.