Chapter 2140 Chapter 2140

Since the Super Bowl halftime show entered the All-Star era in 1990, in the past nine years, only one halftime show has been supported by a singer-Michael Jackson. The joint stage of multiple singers is mainly to ensure that the stage with 100 million viewers can have enough appeal. Except for Michael, currently there are very few singers who can have such appeal.

Someone once suggested Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey to sing the halftime show, but their historical influence is still not enough, and they don't have the ability to support the ultimate showdown of the nation's No. 1 sport. So, it never worked out.

Influence does not represent sales or popularity, these are just components of influence, and real influence is the energy that permeates the entire social culture. For example, the "Star Wars" series has permeated American culture everywhere, such as Michael Jackson's penetration of all aspects of American society. The test of the Super Bowl halftime show is social influence.

Now, Glory until death has such qualifications and has been recognized by the Super Bowl. In fact, if it is pure glory to death, their influence is still difficult to compare with Michael at its peak, but because the lead singer of the band is Hugo, and Hugo's current influence can definitely be said to be unique in North America, even in the world. Being able to rank among the top is what makes the band such an honor.

Not only Alfonso, but even Fu Jin showed a shocked expression at this time, obviously having some indigestion for Henry's heavy news.

Hugo was no exception. He frowned slightly in surprise, and asked curiously, "What is the NFL planning?"

Henry shrugged, with a non-commentary expression, "It's nothing more than a consideration of commercial interests, nothing special." Although Henry's words were simple and rough, they were indeed the most reasonable, "If you are really curious, Paul hopes It's up to you to have lunch with the band members tomorrow."

Before Hugo had time to speak, he saw Fokkin and Alfonso both looking at him, which made Hugo laugh dumbfounded, and then nodded, "Why not?"

Glory to Death has experienced many grand performances, including the unprecedented Maracana, with more than 200,000 spectators and more than 700,000 participants. It can almost be said that it is a Woodstowe The miracle of grams has become the pilgrimage goal of countless rock fanatics. Still, if there are tougher challenges in this world, maybe the Super Bowl is one.

In fact, the number of spectators at the Super Bowl is definitely not as good as the Maracana, or even smaller than the Rose Bowl; but the influence of the Super Bowl covers the whole United States, even the Oscars and Grammys cannot match it. Hundreds of millions of viewers will watch this game, which is undoubtedly the most influential and far-reaching event in the entire English-speaking circle, even in China. The global influence of the Chinese Spring Festival Gala is incomparable.

Therefore, it is very difficult to be on the stage of the Super Bowl, and it is even more difficult to conquer the world on the stage of the Super Bowl.

This is another challenge for Glory to Death, and it can even be said to be the ultimate challenge. Foggin and Alfonso don't want to miss it, and neither does Hugo.

When Hugo met Paul Talib, he was quite surprised. The head of the nation's No. 1 sport didn't look like a businessman, nor did he look like an athlete. He looked like an elementary school principal, a little bit Bookish, a little bureaucratic, and a kind of indescribable amiability.

But it is such an old man who does not seem to have any characteristics, but single-handedly pushed the commercial value of the NFL to the peak. First, he opened the star era of the Super Bowl halftime show, and then accepted the proposal of 20th Century Fox. The show played an ad for "Independence Day." What seems to be an extremely simple choice hides superhuman wisdom and determination behind it, which also makes the influence of rugby in North America far exceed that of baseball, basketball and ice hockey.

Paul stood up with a smile, straightened his tie, and said warmly and politely, "I hope the environment here will please you, our colleagues always like such a warm and welcoming atmosphere, so when we arrange the restaurant My assistant obviously didn't take your situation into consideration."

There was no self-introduction, but a restaurant topic, which made the atmosphere immediately harmonious. This is an Italian family-style restaurant. There is a big fireplace behind it, and freshly baked pizza is being baked. The spacious long wooden table in the center is not a problem even if it can accommodate twenty people. Wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans Waiters roam the lobby, making the restaurant look like a family dinner rather than a place to welcome guests.

"If there are so many of us going to the French restaurant, the manager of the restaurant will politely invite us out." It was Neil who spoke, looking at the large group of people beside him, and then at the three people beside Paul. Personally, a simple sentence made everyone chuckle. Neil then said immediately, "We are late for a while, please forgive our impoliteness."

In fact, Glory to Death was not late, and they even arrived at the scene ten minutes earlier. Unexpectedly, they still saw Paul and his party waiting at the dining table early. But out of politeness, Neil still said so.

Paul waved his hand with a smile, "We were the ones who were really rude. We came to the restaurant twenty-five minutes early. This is not the correct way to deal with the invitation." The other party is actually being rude, because it will put too much pressure on the other party, even if it is not late, it becomes late. "We don't need to be polite here, let me introduce you..."

A total of four people came from the NFL today. In addition to Paul, the current head of the NFL, two are senior executives from the Marketing Operations Department, and one is a senior executive from the News Department. It can be seen that they attach great importance to this cooperation, and all the heavyweights are dispatched. In addition, all the band members including Hugo arrived at the scene, and Henry also came together. The gathering of ten mighty people was indeed very lively.

Just when everyone was about to take their seats, the general manager of the Marketing Operations Department standing on the far right took out a transparent glass box with a game ball inside, and handed it over to Hugo, " I heard your father is a 49ers fan, so I prepared a special gift."

The San Francisco 49ers, which is also the home football team that Adam has supported all his life. However, since the San Francisco 49ers are in far away San Francisco, and Adam lives in Wyoming all year round, Adam's support has never been considered fanatical. Indianapolis Colts supporter. Still, the San Francisco 49ers carry many of Adam's football memories.

Hugo didn't hide his surprise, because the information about Adam is almost confidential information to the outside world, but it is really strange that someone can know it now. The other party seemed to have sensed what Hugo meant, and explained with a smile, "It is not difficult for us to find out the members of a team."

Hugo suddenly realized that he took the glass box and took a closer look. There was even the signature of a generation of superstar Steve Young on it. It can be seen that they have indeed made careful preparations.

Seeing the smile on Hugo's face, Paul explained to the others, "We didn't intend to make Hugo special, but since you don't seem to be interested in football, I would rather not give a gift, and don't give the wrong gift .” A little humor diverted everyone’s attention from this little episode.

After the order was over, Paul was not in a hurry to talk directly about the business, but let everyone chat, and he sat alone by the side, like an outsider, which is really quite interesting. Neil noticed Paul's loneliness, felt a little embarrassed, and said, "Sorry, we always fall into a state of madness when we talk about music." Just now they talked about the performance of the "Twisted Tour" in Chicago , but we had a good chat.

Paul smiled and waved his hands, "No, no, don't worry about me. This is a good thing. I can find my inner enthusiasm. I don't have this enthusiasm when I talk about football now, and I deeply feel that I am old. Yes. I really hope to join the tour and revel, but for me, jazz will always be an irreplaceable classic, so it is more appropriate for me to be a bystander."

Unexpectedly, Paul did not praise Glory to Death, let alone pursue it deliberately, but mocked himself in a mocking gesture. This made Neil chuckle, "The Beatles and the Rolling Stones should be very hurt when they hear this."

"Michael Jackson said the same thing to me at the beginning." Paul just used the simplest sentence, which made everyone at the table chuckle. Paul adjusted a little, and then said, "So when This time, when someone suggested a rock band for next year's Super Bowl halftime show, my first reaction was, 'Are you kidding me'?"

Almost under the circumstances that no one expected, Paul cut into today's theme without any violation. This skill is really admirable. It can be seen that the chief leader of the first movement in the United States is definitely not as gentle and harmless as he looks on the outside. On the contrary, no one who can reach such a high position is weak.

After Paul finished speaking, he chuckled lightly, "Forgive me, I really don't have any research on rock and roll, Frank Sinatra is the greatest singer in my heart." There is no sense of offense in this honest sentence , showing his sincerity and friendliness, "However, when the fifth person in a row mentioned the band 'Glory to Death' in front of me, I was a little curious for the first time."