"I hereby solemnly announce that the winner of the 2015 UEFA Player of the Year award is..."
With UEFA President Platini's announcement, everyone's attention focused on the stage, on Platini and the three players standing behind him.
Yang Yang, Messi, and Suarez stood in a row, all dressed in black suits and ties. Yet none of them looked particularly nervous, because the result had long since been obvious. There was practically no suspense.
"...Yang Yang!"
Sure enough, Platini forcefully called out the name everyone had already known in their hearts.
Yang Yang smiled faintly, turned around, and embraced his teammate Suarez beside him. Then he shook hands with Messi. The Argentine superstar took the initiative to hug him in congratulations, congratulating him on winning the award once again.
After embracing his competitors, Yang Yang turned around and bowed to the guests below, who responded with thunderous applause. He then shook hands and embraced Platini before solemnly accepting from the UEFA president the UEFA Player of the Year trophy he had already won countless times.
When Yang Yang raised the trophy high above his head, the venue erupted in its most fervent applause and cheers. Many guests even stood up excitedly to express their recognition and admiration for Yang Yang's victory.
Yang Yang courteously nodded to the guests in thanks and slowly walked to the microphone.
"Thank you, everyone. Thank you, UEFA. Thank you to all the media friends who voted, and thank you to all the fans. Thank you!"
Yang Yang's resonant voice still echoed through the Grimaldi Forum when the entire venue once again erupted in thunderous applause. Everyone was cheering for him.
"I'm very happy to win this award once again. Here, I want to thank my team and my teammates. Thank you for all the support and