After a brief moment of surprise, the innate confidence returned to her—I've always been amazing! It's just that the judges back home are blind, didn't even shortlist me for the Golden Phoenix, and the Gold Oscar went to some rookie. Can't you see? I've always been gold, and now I'm shining!
She walked up step by step in high heels, lifting her gown. When she reached the stage, she took the trophy handed to her by the judges with both hands. It was heavy, finally giving her a sense of reality.
Then, holding the trophy, she slightly tilted her head and said into the microphone, "You should know the difference; we are back now!"
Her words weren't in Chinese, nor English, not even in French or Italian, though it sounded slightly similar to Italian. Even Bo Yan was momentarily stunned, but many foreigners in the audience below understood—this was Latin! Very pure Latin! Moreover, this sentence was a quote from a famous Western classic—"The Iliad."
