Entertainment 1998

Chapter 473 472, Grammy, here I come.

Wang Fei is here.

I came here from Hong Kong Island to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony, and also to visit Jiang Feng who was filming in Hollywood!

These were her exact words, and Jiang Feng was very angry about this.

When we got home and took a shower, I punished her severely for two hours until she said with a seductive look, "Brother Feng, I will never dare to do it again."

Jiang Feng finally spared her!
This is because Wang Fei had a good attitude in admitting his mistakes, otherwise, the punishment would definitely last until dawn.

dawn.

That was the second day. Since the 2rd Grammy Awards ceremony would be held tonight, Jiang Feng gave the crew a day off so that everyone could have a good rest at home and watch the whole process of their buddies receiving the awards on TV.

Of course, this is if you are lucky. If you are unlucky, it will be useless.

Previously, Universal Music also wanted to use its connections to help Jiang Feng with this matter, but because Jiang Feng is a yellow person and does not conform to the mainstream values ​​of the United States, many judges offered very high prices.

What other singers could accomplish with 2 US dollars, but when the judges heard that it was Jiang Feng who won the award, they asked for 5 US dollars, and they would not return the money even if he did not win.

So, in this situation, Jiang Feng simply chose to lie down. It would be best if he got a prize, but it didn't matter if he didn't.

Anyway, my main goal is to make money!

Now you want me to spend a lot of money to buy awards, but I won’t do it.

Jiang Feng chose to lie down, but Zheng Donghan was a little unwilling, because he felt that this was the best chance for us Chinese to win a Grammy Award. In addition, if Jiang Feng really made some achievements in this year's Grammy Awards, then the sales of his English albums in the future would definitely be guaranteed.

Perhaps because he was afraid that he would be rejected if he talked about this on the phone, Zheng Donghan, who was also in the United States to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony, personally found Jiang Feng to lobby for this matter.

The three of them met at a cafe next to Sunset Boulevard, and when Zheng Donghan saw Jiang Feng and Wang Fei, he said:
"Jiang Feng, before coming here, I discussed my idea with Director Mike and some of the head office's senior executives. That is, you don't have to pay, and Universal Music can give up some of its resources to other music companies in exchange for you being highly competitive in 2 to 4 awards.

Of course, there is a price to pay on your side, which is that the original contract stipulates that the six albums in five years will be increased to eight albums in six years. "

"Which award has the best chance of winning?" Jiang Feng frowned and asked.

Increasing the contract period by one year and adding two music albums are not priceless, but it depends on whether it is worth it.

"[Best New Artist], [Best Pop Male Singer] or [Best Rock Male Singer], the chances of becoming popular are higher." Zheng Donghan told the truth.

A little clarification should be made here. There are many Grammy awards, including pop, rock, alternative music, dance, rap, country, new age, jazz, Latin, folk, performance, classical, and even recitation and TV movies.

Adding up all the pieces, nearly a hundred or even more awards are given out every year. For example, this year there are a total of 104 awards.

Among so many awards, the most valuable one is the comprehensive category, which has four awards in total, so it is also called the four general categories. They are [Best Newcomer], [Best Single of the Year], [Best Album of the Year] and [Best Production of the Year].

These four awards are open to all types of music and singers regardless of classification. The competition is the most difficult and naturally the most valuable.

Jiang Feng was shortlisted for two of the four general categories this year, which is considered a remarkable achievement.

However, [Single of the Year] is very difficult to win, as it is almost the most prestigious award at the Grammy Awards. But if Jiang Feng was an American with blond hair and blue eyes, then with the outstanding sales of "Natural", it should not be a problem for him to win this award.

But right now, as a Chinese, Jiang Feng's popularity and influence are not particularly strong, at least not enough for him to break these shackles. In addition, when selling albums, he tried to ride on the popularity of Michael Jackson, which made many people in the European and American music industry dissatisfied. So, he can only think about it.

As for [Best New Artist], Jiang Feng has high hopes, and it is also a project that Zheng Donghan hopes Universal Music will focus on in terms of public relations.

But the prerequisite is that Jiang Feng agrees to make this happen! Well, to put it bluntly, Jiang Feng has to agree to increase the contract period between him and Universal Music from 5 years to 6 years, and increase the album quota from the original 6 to 8.

Well, also, this year, Jiang Feng is lucky. Although there are many strong competitors in the four general categories, the competition in the pop and rock categories is relatively less fierce.

Especially the male singers, many of them are newcomers or second- or third-tier singers who are not very popular, and they can give Jiang Feng a lot of help invisibly.

The Pop and Rock [Best Male and Female Vocalist] awards, although not as valuable as the four general categories, are also important Grammy awards. The Grammy does not have general best male and female vocalists, only classifications, so to some extent, winning a classification is also considered the highest honor of the Grammy Singer Award that year.

The Grammy Awards for Best Singer, awarded to world-class superstars such as Michael Jackson and Madonna, are also in these categories.

[Best Male Pop Singer] As long as Jiang Feng can beat Sting, his chances of winning the award will be very high.

[Best Male Rock Singer] is more suspenseful. Although Jiang Feng's competitors are not superstars, they are all veteran rock singers. They are very impressive in terms of song quality, popularity, and qualifications.

……

Jiang Feng, Wang Fei and Zheng Donghan came at 7:30 in the morning. The three of them basically chatted while eating breakfast. After breakfast, they finished talking about everything.

Due to time constraints, Jiang Feng agreed without much thought to Zheng Donghan's request to help him organize this year's Grammy Awards.

The reason for this is, firstly, because he had paid relatively little, which was nothing more than signing a contract for one more year and releasing two more albums; secondly, because Jiang Feng felt that since he had traveled through time, he should not have any regrets.

To make a movie, you have to win the Best Actor Award. To be a director, you have to win the Best Director Award. If you sing, you have to win a Grammy.

I have to say that Zheng Donghan's execution ability is still super strong. Seeing Jiang Feng agreed, he went straight out of the cafe to handle the matter.

As for signing a new contract with Jiang Feng, let's talk about it after we return to Hong Kong Island. We are all important figures in the public eye, and basically what we say is a matter of fact.

Zheng Donghan is gone.

Jiang Feng looked at the time and found that it was only 9 o'clock in the morning, so he took Wang Fei's hand and took a leisurely walk on the famous Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.

I've been busy for so long recently, it's time to relax.

Unlike the relaxed Jiang Feng, Wang Fei was full of worries.

"A Feng..."

"Ok?"

"Sixth sister told you, didn't she? Something happened with my brother, so I have been staying in the Magic City recently."

"Said, what's wrong?
Do you need my help? "

"No need!" Wang Fei shook his head.

"I just want to talk to someone about this. My brother's business failed, and he lost all the 150 million yuan he earned working abroad over the past few years.

I asked him to work with me and help me contact the crew, find commercial endorsements, or contact venues for concerts.

But he didn't do it.

He insists on disrupting his business. What can I do in this situation?"

(End of this chapter)