Chapter 1209 1209 Heavy Shackles

"When did you come back? Were you still in London when I spoke to you last time?" Hugo sat down in his seat, looked around cautiously, and finally his eyes fell on Michael who was opposite.

Michael did not answer immediately, but slowly took off his jacket, then the scarf, then the hat, and finally the sunglasses, just like peeling an onion, revealing his true face in front of Hugo layer by layer, "Why do you Wearing a hat all the time, not taking off your hat indoors is a strange behavior."

Only after Michael's reminder did Hugo react. In the past, Hugo was used to walking around with a hat and was always guarding against the paparazzi, so he forgot about it. Now Hugo and Michael are sitting in the same box, and Michael's huge bodyguard team, Joseph and Samora are guarding the outer room, and the outside of the outer room is the corridor of the restaurant.

Under such intensive protection, Hugo didn't have to worry. He took off his hat readily, and immediately saw Michael's stunned expression.

Michael was stunned for a while, then chuckled lightly, raised his head to look again and saw Hugo's head with a thin layer of fluff. of laughter, "God, you're such a funny person."

Michael looked at Hugo carefully and nodded secretly. Although the hairstyle was half of the artist's face, he had to admit that Hugo really had a good foundation. Even his bald head didn't reveal too many of his shortcomings. Amazed again and again, "Why do you look more like... a scholar, or a professor after you shaved your head?"

Hugo shrugged, "Maybe it's because I'm too smart. After overusing my brain, my hair falls out." Extremely smart, that's what it means. Hugo's bald-headed image actually has a strong bookish air, which really surprised everyone. Not only is it not fierce and fierce, but instead, the usual sunshine is converged and precipitated into erudite wisdom.

The smile on the corner of Michael's mouth lifted again, but this time he didn't bother about Hugo's hairstyle, but changed the subject, "The last time we talked, I was still in London, and I remember you were preparing for the Grammys. Let's go." Michael turned the subject back again, "I saw that performance, and it was a great job!" Michael praised with a smile, although he spoke softly, he could clearly feel the lightness of his words, "But , is it unplanned to perform Nirvana?"

Michael's seniority and sophistication naturally know how conservative the Grammy's stage is. Hugo chuckled, "That's the charm of the stage, isn't it?" He didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either. "Didn't you say you were preparing for a new album in London last time? How's it going now?"

Although Michael disappeared from the media's attention for nearly two years, he has been actively preparing for his fifth official studio album of adulthood. Hugo didn't know the specific situation, he just knew about it.

"It's almost done, I actually went back to Los Angeles last month, just to prepare for the return of the new album." Michael said simply, "Actually, I originally planned to release this album in the UK to promote It also started in the UK. But then I thought about it a lot..." Having said that, Michael gave Hugo a deep look, "I still decided to come back to the United States."

Stand up where you fall. Michael remembered Hugo's encouragement and affirmation, although he was worried about prostitution. The aftermath of the child case would cause problems for propaganda, but he decided to face it bravely.

"But now it seems that I have an unexpected harvest." Michael said softly, his eyes resting on Hugo's eyes.

If Hugo remembers correctly, Michael Jackson's fifth official solo album "History" was released in 1995. This album consists of two albums, the first volume is a selection, and the second volume is a new song recorded. In history, the album kicked off with the largest and most expensive promotional campaign of all time, but it was maligned. child. With the subsequent impact of the case, the road ahead for the album "History" is very tortuous.

On the one hand, the critics have mixed reviews of the album, but Michael is still attacked in groups, and people generally believe that even if the charges are dropped, Michael is still burdened with molestation. The suspicion of a child, the crime carried out on a child is a capital punishment in the United States, and no one is willing to "forgive" Michael.

On the one hand, it is because of the interests of Sony Columbia Records. They think this is very likely to be Michael's swan song - or because of prostitution. child. Therefore, they priced the double-disc album very high, although the double-disc price was originally a little higher than the single-disc, but Sony set a super high price that any other two-disc album could not match.

On the other hand, because of Sony's lack of attention, the promotion strategy was sloppy, and the single promotion and album sales curve were not linked in time; on the other hand, Michael was absent from most of the promotion activities in the US market, all of which led to the album Weak sales follow-up.

Therefore, although the album "History" topped the Billboard with record-breaking sales in the first week, it only won the title for two consecutive weeks, which was completely inconsistent with Sony's expected three months of dominance. The media even believed that this album was Michael's The final swan song.

In the end, although "History" won 3.5 million units in the U.S. market and 16 million units in the global market as of 1998, the results are not bad, but it is no longer the glory of the peak period. .

What about now?

Hugo met Michael's line of sight, and the Michael in front of him was still unassuming. It was hard to imagine that the domineering world superstar on the stage had no aura in private, but Michael's vigor and indifference were not. Impressive. This is not the one who was raped in history. child. A man who was exhausted and disheartened by the case.

Of course, Hugo knew what Michael was referring to as a "windfall". The collapse of the Chandler family made the truth known to the world, and the shackles that Michael had been carrying for two years could finally be thrown off. Although the damage has been done, the wounds remain there forever, and the negative effects are deeply ingrained; but at least, Michael has washed away the grievances, and that is the most important thing.

"The truth will not be buried forever, this is the truth." Hugo said with a chuckle, his eyes filled with firm confidence, neither too public nor too excited, as if all this was so natural.

prostitution. child. The truth of the case was announced to the public fourteen years in advance, and Hugo did not know what would happen in the future. This was perhaps the most daring and direct change he had ever made to this time and space. No one knows about the second prostitution in 2003. Whether the child's false accusation case will still appear, no one knows whether Michael will continue to be silent or the phoenix nirvana, no one knows whether there are still countless people mourning the departure of a generation of superstars in the midsummer of 2009... But at least, all this has found a change key.

So, does this mean that the prospects for the album "History" can also change?

Michael looked at the confidence in Hugo's eyes, although he had long known Hugo's trust in him, but today, standing in front of Hugo and feeling his huge confidence, Michael has an indescribable moving. When the whole world has given up on itself, but there are still people who are willing to stand behind them, even Shakespeare's quill can't explain the complexity of this emotion.

"When I saw the news, I cried, like a child, sitting on the edge of the bed and wailing, I was so overwhelmed that I was so short of breath that I almost passed out." Michael said calmly, as if to say Like someone else's story, there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, "I cried to the end, I didn't even know why I was crying, I just felt very sad, very sad... Then I suddenly started to recall, the last time I was like this When did the unbridled tears come." Speaking of which, Michael pursed his lips and lowered his head with a chuckle, "If I remember correctly, it was when I was a real kid, when my brothers and I were on tour together. At that time I'm a real kid, so funny, isn't it?"

Hugo sighed softly as he looked at the light cloud on the corner of Michael's mouth. He had never imagined what kind of reaction would be when Michael washed his grievances while he was alive, because he couldn't imagine it. Not only because Michael is too far away from him, but also because everything Michael has experienced is too complicated, too huge and too heavy, as a bystander, he cannot appreciate the complexity.

But now seeing Michael's relaxed expression, Hugo was plainly melancholy. He couldn't imagine the grievance and sadness behind Michael's wailing, nor could he imagine the bitterness and heaviness behind Michael's understatement. Any language was pale at this time, so Hugo was silent, just looking at Michael immersed in his own memories.

Michael lowered his head and blinked, letting the mist in his eyes dissipate, then raised his head again and looked at Hugo. He has never been a person who likes to express his inner emotions, because he knows that in the entertainment industry, when he expresses his true emotions, no one will care and no one will sympathize, and in the end it is himself who is hurt. But this time is an exception, because only Michael himself knows, prostitution. child. The weight of the cross was so heavy and terrifying that it almost wiped him out. Even if it is just a memory, it will consume all his physical strength.

Michael adjusted his breathing a little and said to Hugo again, "I spoke with Dawes on the phone, no matter what purpose he used or what method he used, but he gave me the truth, and I I should say thank you to him." Michael paused for a while, looking at Hugo with serious eyes like never before, "But, he said, I should thank you, because you gave the original clue."