Chapter 736: Half a Step Away

Coming to LA again, many people here are familiar with Chen Hao. This year's Grammy Awards were held at Staples, which is a familiar place for him. To this day, his singing at the retirement of Kobe's jersey is still considered a very classic scene. Not only are there a few minutes of singing videos excerpted on various domestic websites, but also in the United States. The moving song "HERO" also made him a strong fan among Kobe fans.

It is rumored that the most regrettable thing is that Chen Hao did not produce a complete album, but only two songs. For this reason, some people have criticized him for not being qualified to participate in the Grammy selection. The person in charge of Chen Hao's overseas business here directly came up with a ridiculous but practical proposal. At most, we can collect six or seven more English songs and directly make an album with these two songs. Who dares to say that we are not qualified? At that time, perhaps we can still strive for awards such as the best album of the year.

Good songs eventually became the criterion for judging. The two songs, "Rolling in the deep" and "HERO", became the darlings of pop music all over the world this year.

Popularity, these two words represent the masses. Whether you are a country singer or a hip-hop singer, no matter what style of music, it does not prevent you from singing and being familiar with pop songs.

This time, for Chen Hao's overseas development, Huanju Times, which has no overseas business at all, has set up an overseas business department. Several people in it are dedicated to serving Chen Hao alone. For this Grammy, only one person in the entire department is left in Yanjing to be responsible for contact, and the rest are all here to prepare for Chen Hao in advance and prepare for everything he will face here.

Others are very nervous, but Chen Hao himself is very calm. What about the Grammy? In his opinion, big names are big names, but in terms of visual effects, the Grammy is really not as good as the Oscars. According to the aesthetic standards of an Oriental, these guests at the Grammy are definitely weird.

Some are fat, some are weird, some are dressed in strange clothes, and some are in weird shapes. They are all crazy displays of personality. If you see a big beard hanging down on his chest and wearing a suit, don’t think it’s strange. It’s normal. It’s just that this outfit is really not suitable, and it is definitely not good-looking.

The low point of music worldwide is undeniable. Look at the Oscars, half of the big names are stars, and look at the Grammys, almost every year there are only the same people. Unless you think the big names have done nothing in the past year, it is easy to get a nomination. At the awards ceremony, there are still the same old faces, and almost all the big names you expect are there, such as Brontë, Adele, Gaga, Swift, Rihanna, Justin Bieber...

For these people, Chen Hao did not have any excitement of the younger generation meeting the elders and seeing the idols. He prepared in advance and wore a handsome dark checkered suit. The only difference from China was that he chose a diamond earring, which did not require ear piercing, and wore it on his left ear. In the more flamboyant Western world, his behavior can only be regarded as a small symbol, not a big deal, and not flamboyant at all.

As one of this year's performance guests, Chen Hao got the opportunity to enter the venue in advance for rehearsal. He was not familiar with the big names, and he only visited Kobe when he came here. The rest of the time, apart from two on-site rehearsals with the equipment, he stayed in the hotel, waiting for the arrival of the Grammys.

He was in the United States, and China was in the New Year period, so the coverage of his Grammys this time was less than the past. Fortunately, there were loyal fans of Haomen, many of whom had added the halo of fans. They had been running around on the Internet to tell each other and organize some fans in the United States. It would be best if everyone could form a group to go to the scene to support the boss. It doesn't require a large number, but at least there should be a neat square formation, so that the audience who likes the boss's songs can give him the warmest applause and shouts. If the atmosphere is not enough, the boss will be embarrassed, and we will feel bad.

It's true that on the day of the Grammy Awards, there were more than 110 confirmed Haomen fans gathered in LA, including international students, Chinese Americans, foreign fans, and a dozen wealthy fans from all over the world, forming a complete team and buying tickets for the inner field, so as to meet the standard of uniformity as much as possible, from the red carpet area to the venue, so as to attract the media's attention first, and also promote their idols in a round.

At each event, the competition is not only about the level of the stars, but also about their popularity. Although fame and popularity are proportional, there are always some people who can surpass this ratio. Artists with high popularity are destined to become dazzling presences at the event, even if his cast level is not that high, he can still be on par with all the big names.

There is no shortage of Chinese media on the red carpet. The low attention in the New Year does not mean that Chen Hao is not given the greatest support in the professional field. In normal years, anyone who comes to enjoy the popularity of the red carpet can be touted by various domestic media, just like the one last year. Children, and the media shamelessly came up with a title: The Grammy goddesses are not as big as one XXXX. At that time, Chen Hao saw the state of absolute vomiting, and he had to have a bottom line if he was shameless. What was even more annoying was that the person in the You don’t need to look at the reports in the United States for the red carpet looks and the media touting some fresh ideas, because there will be no media reports there at all. That look is out of control...

Of course, this is just Chen Hao's own inner thoughts, and he will not say it to the outside world. If he doesn't say that his compatriots support each other, he will be criticized by some people. In reality, no one pays attention to black and white. He knows what's going on. There is no need to deny other people’s efforts to finally embark on international events. The rule he set for himself was that either he would go and I would be the center of everyone's attention, or he would not go.

Standing on the red carpet, the reaction of the audience and the media announced to the world that this was a popular singer.

It is also announced to the entire Chinese entertainment industry that this time, you don’t have to just take a few photos on the red carpet to make up some news out of context. You can record all the dynamic and static ones, the cheers on the scene, and the swarm of media on the scene. , because I am the one competing at the Grammys this year.

No matter how easy it is for people to be swayed by online news, they should be aware of the fact that why are there so many reports about the photos of those people on the red carpet, but there is no other relevant news? The answer is obvious. Once you leave the red carpet, you are gone. Does the rest of it still have anything to do with you? It doesn't matter, naturally there will be no picture. No matter how much media attention is paid, there will be no focus, and naturally there will be no follow-up news.

It’s different today. The Chinese media has also been officially invited to enter the arena. Your country’s singers have been nominated for two awards and have a high demand for winning the award. Naturally, in any position at the Grammys, the relevant Chinese media must be given enough respect.

Chen Hao earned all of this by relying on his own strength. On this red carpet, no matter which country’s media or which staff he is, Chen Hao is qualified to attract their attention. This means that today As late as tomorrow, many countries around the world will introduce the singer Chen Hao from China when releasing Grammy news. When he is on the red carpet, he attracts the media to rush to take photos and fans to shout wildly. That one.

At the Grammys, it’s not as easy to see handsome guys as it is at the Oscars. Chen Hao is a hard-core, sunny guy who is also acceptable in Western aesthetic concepts. That earring adds to his evil aura besides being a tough guy, a touch of bad. Smile, in response to the saying that women don’t love men unless they are bad. In the Western world, there is no market for well-behaved men.

Personality, characteristics.

A regular dress, with the earring as the finishing touch. After the evil spirit was released, Chen Hao made seductive gestures several times on the red carpet and received enthusiastic responses from the scene. The organizer Fang and the media were also worried that Oriental people were too shy and there would be nothing new on the red carpet. They wanted to snap a few photos, but seeing him interacting with the scene very freely and entering the venue to interview the media, it was even more like Just like in his own back garden, he can still joke with others and answer questions with ease. Even the guests who come in behind him can't help but pay attention to him.

At the Grammys, Chen Hao didn't have any special resources. He was considered a complete newcomer here. After entering the scene, he stood aside and chatted with Chen Gang, Qiu Yu, and the translator. Many artists avoid similar occasions. The preferred way to go without the awkwardness of circles.

Soon, staff came to guide everyone to sit down. At the Staples venue, these singers gathered next to the stage, and the seats were arranged relatively compactly. It would be fine if they were of a normal body like Chen Hao, but in Here, there are a lot of fat people with a checkered look, so it looks like everyone is sitting shoulder to shoulder. At the same time, because the seats are in long rows, it is relatively troublesome to get in and out. All the nominees are in the area where it is relatively easy to reach the stage. Just before Chen Hao came in, those behind-the-scenes workers or people from the big singer team, Everyone has been assigned their seats, and now it’s time for the real protagonists of today’s Grammys to take their seats one by one. It’s a convention. Anyone who has been here or someone has given me advice knows that they have to do everything in advance and do everything they can when they arrive. Probably don't move.

Regarding the international music circle, Chen Hao is blind, and the only ones he knows are those that everyone is familiar with. Therefore, in order to avoid embarrassment or offending people, he tries not to look sideways and smiles first when he sees people.

No matter how popular a song is, there is still a big gap between being nominated and winning an award.

Once you fail in the mainstream awards, your songs that are popular all over the world will also move up a notch in terms of level. After sitting down, when the award ceremony began, Chen Hao's heart beat faster. Everything that was not nervous was nothing. It's an excuse to comfort yourself.

This is the Grammy, the most influential music award in the world.

I am only half a step away from it.