The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 129: 12 nominations, aiming for record
"The index has fallen from 5100 points when we bought it to around 2000 points now. My boss didn't let me increase the leverage, otherwise I would have made more money." William felt a little regretful. In just a few months, he earned hundreds of millions of dollars.

"Adding leverage is too risky. Even if I have such a large amount of money to short the market, it will attract a lot of attention." Zhang Chen is not so stubborn as to add leverage to play stocks. What if there is a small setback due to the butterfly effect caused by himself, and the stock market jumps back a lot, then he will lose all his money.

"What about the profit?" After talking for a long time, he still didn't say how much he earned.

"6 million US dollars." William's face was beaming. This was a deal he personally handled. He naturally felt proud to have achieved such a great result.

"The stock market will continue to fall, but don't short it anymore. Do some short-term trading first, and then we can buy the bottom when the time is right." Zhang Chen poured William a glass of wine and said, "William, I wish you in advance that you will become a billionaire soon."

What does it mean to own one percent of the shares of "light" company? As long as the company's revenue exceeds 10 billion, William will have a return of more than 100 million US dollars.

Google's shares alone will be worth more than this number in the future.

"Thank you. I also wish my boss to break Michael's record at the Grammy Awards." William was very happy to hear his boss' blessing. This was golden advice. As long as he worked hard, his boss would allow him to have huge wealth instead of kicking him away.

The blessing from a superior to an inferior can sometimes be seen as a promise.

"Breaking the record? Too difficult."

This year's Grammy Awards, the 43rd, will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on the 21st.

At this year's Grammy Awards, Zhang Chen received a total of 12 nominations, so William said he broke Michael's record.

Michael Jackson won 1983 out of 12 nominations at the 8 Grammy Awards, becoming the singer with the most nominations and the most awards in the same Grammy Awards in history.

Last year, Santana also received a total of 12 nominations, but ultimately failed to break Michael Jackson's record.

Currently, Zhang Chen holds only one record, which is being the youngest singer to win a Grammy Award.

He can no longer get the Grand Slam record, so his only goal now is to increase the number of trophies and leave those who come after him far behind.

Until his rebirth, the record for the most Grammy Awards won by a single person was 28 trophies, a record set by diva Beyoncé.

He is still far from it, having only won 5 trophies so far.

I don’t know if other people would be furious when they knew Zhang Chen’s thoughts. Others may not even get a nomination in their entire lives, but Zhang Chen is still regretting that he only has five trophies.

This time, there are 12 nominations, including three comprehensive awards including "Production of the Year", "Album of the Year" and "Single of the Year".

As well as five heavyweight awards in the pop and rock categories: Best Pop Male Vocalist, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Rock Male Vocalist, Best Metal Performance, and Best Rock Song.

In addition, there are some technical awards, such as four awards for arrangement and composition.

There are 12 nominations in total.

The main reason is that Zhang Chen's album "Stronger" contains too much content and the songs are of high quality. There are also off-site factors such as the sensational chart-topping event.

This forced the Grammys to consider what kind of public opinion would result if they suppressed Zhang Chen's award.

However, it is hard to say how many awards it will win in the end, but at least in terms of the number of nominations, it is already a result worthy of everyone's attention.

"Why have you been rushing to award ceremonies all this time?" After William left, Zhang Chen looked at the upcoming schedule and couldn't help shaking his head.

"Boss, you have to have confidence in the two albums you released last year." Xue Yining reminded carefully.

What she actually wanted to say was that these two albums basically topped all charts and award ceremonies, so naturally all award ceremonies wanted to invite Zhang Chen.

On the evening of February 2, Zhang Chen went to the award ceremony from his home in Beverly Hills.

It was only a few kilometers away, but he sat for twenty minutes and still hadn't arrived at the scene.

"Hey! Leon!" A voice that Zhang Chen was very familiar with came from outside the car window.

Zhang Chen looked through the car window in the direction of the sound and saw Madonna sitting in an extended version of Lincoln next to him.

He had forgotten that Madonna also lived in Beverly Hills, but their houses were quite far apart. Unexpectedly, he met her on the way to the awards ceremony together.

"Madonna, what a coincidence." Zhang Chen also lowered his car window and waved at Madonna.

"Let's go in together later?" Madonna saw the car start to move and directly stated the reason for greeting.

"can."

The two have performed together in a concert before, and there is a possibility of cooperation in the future, so Zhang Chen and Madonna are already close friends and collaborators. Therefore, Zhang Chen would not reject Madonna's proposal.

Time passed by minute by minute, and just when Zhang Chen was about to doze off, the car finally arrived at the red carpet area outside the award ceremony.

"Leon, here." As soon as Zhang Chen got off the car, he saw Madonna waiting for him not far away.

Seeing this, he walked over quickly.

"Let's go, you're mine tonight." Madonna took Zhang Chen's right hand and walked into the auditorium. "Tonight's slow-motion shooting, I finally have someone to accompany me."

The slow-motion shooting of the Grammy Awards is a major feature of the Grammy Awards. Every year, several beautiful shots are circulated in major media, which give the audience a feast for the eyes.

However, before they reached the shooting area, Zhang Chen was stopped by a media outlet on the red carpet.

"Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen, look here!"

Zhang Chen turned around and saw that he didn't recognize the man, but he recognized the sign in his hand.

"Sina?"

"Zhang Chen, can you let me take a few photos?" The man was too far away to hear Zhang Chen's question, but when he saw Zhang Chen stopped, he loudly made his request.

"Leon?" Madonna saw Zhang Chen stopped and looked at him in confusion.

"It's our country's media. I'll ask him to take a few pictures." Zhang Chen pointed in the direction of Sina News.

"Then I'll go with you." Without waiting for Zhang Chen's reaction, he smiled and exposed his arms, posing towards Sina News.

"It's over. I'm going to be on the headlines tomorrow." Zhang Chen didn't notice that the scene just now was captured by Sina.com.

"You really are... Come on, let's take a set of slow-motion shots together and see if we can make the headlines in the United States." Madonna excitedly pulled Zhang Chen inside.

Zhang Chen really admires this auntie, who is never afraid of trouble.

"Wow, it's Leon and Madonna! How come they are here together!"

I haven’t taken any photos yet, but I have astonished many guests along the way.

"Leon, now that you have Madonna, have you forgotten me?"

　I don’t know why, why are all of them award ceremonies? I will try to finish it in as little space as possible tomorrow.

　　Maybe it’s mainly because the award ceremonies at the beginning of the year were too concentrated. This time, the Grammy Awards are not easy to ignore. After all, it is a commendation ceremony for top talents and it certainly cannot be skipped directly.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)