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Chapter 495: Winners and No Winners, Grammy Changes in Progress (Additional Update for Mr. Dan)
What is everyone's most concerned about at this year's Chinese Grammy Awards?
For the audience who are watching this award ceremony.

They paid attention to this world music event because of the influence of "Clash of the Titans". They saw that most of the singers in the world participated in this unprecedented awards ceremony.

They want to see songs from all over the world shine on this stage.

Although in the early Grammy Awards, few singers were able to take the stage.

But some non-English singers who were not originally nominated for a Grammy also showed off their singing skills just now.

This has fulfilled a wish for many viewers, although they still want this wish to be bigger.

But they were more concerned about something else.

Zhang Chen's return!
Yes, after experiencing last year's Grammy Awards, the audience has gradually lost their trust in the Grammy Awards.

Now Zhang Chen has returned.

This is really a huge surprise for viewers who wanted to give up watching the Grammy Awards.

How many live singing stage shows of Zhang Chen have been circulated over the years?
Very few!

That is, when he first debuted and was still active on the world stage, people could occasionally see Zhang Chen performing on stage.

You can even see him promoting his songs on some shows, especially during the period when his songs were on the Billboard charts, they also enjoyed a unique concert.

But since then, it has become very difficult for Zhang Chen’s fans to see Zhang Chen perform on stage again.

Especially some fans outside of China can only enjoy Zhang Chen's stage performances through Zhang Chen's albums and some videos of China's Spring Festival Gala.

This time when Zhang Chen returns to the Grammy Awards, what everyone is most looking forward to is that Zhang Chen will be able to perform on stage during the live broadcast.

This is so important to his fans!
They also know that the biggest reason why Zhang Chen was able to return to the Grammy Awards this time was that his Chinese song was nominated.

As fans, they certainly hope that Zhang Chen's Chinese song can win a big prize.

Although it is difficult for them to empathize and understand why Zhang Chen is so important to the Chinese song winning the Grammy Award, it does not prevent them from hoping that the Grammy will give Zhang Chen's Chinese song an award.

Because they believe that if the Grammy Awards give an award to Zhang Chen's Chinese song, then they will have a better chance of seeing Zhang Chen at future Grammys.

Because Zhang Chen is one of the few Chinese singers they know, they firmly believe that if Zhang Chen wants to bring Chinese songs to the world, he will continue to bring Chinese singers back to the Grammy stage again and again.

Therefore, whether the Grammy Award will be given to Zhang Chen’s Chinese song this time also means whether Zhang Chen will return to the Grammy in the future.

They have an equation in their mind:
Zhang Chen's Chinese song won an award = Zhang Chen will work hard to promote Chinese songs to the world = Zhang Chen will return to the Grammys again = They can enjoy more of Zhang Chen's stage performances

Is it important?
For a fan of a singer who doesn’t like to hold concerts, this is so important!
God knows how long they have been looking forward to Zhang Chen’s concert.

In the past ten years, Zhang Chen has only held one concert. I don’t know how long he has been ridiculed by fans of other singers, saying that their idols don’t care about their fans.

Now the opportunity is right in front of them, it just depends on whether the Grammy Awards will give them this hope.

"We must give Leon an award!"

"No, we should give an award to his Chinese song!"

"Grammy, be sensible!"

"I'm different. I think the Grammys should be tougher. It's embarrassing enough to hold an awards ceremony in China. Now they're going to give an award to a Chinese song in Lyon. They're going to lose face!"

"On the contrary, I think that if the jury judged from the perspective of the quality of the song, then it would be reasonable to give or not give an award in a fair manner. Now looking at the comments in the barrage, art has been dragged into areas that it should not enter."

Audiences from all over the world who were watching the live broadcast posted all their thoughts on the barrage at this moment.

If you don't turn on the clear screen function, you can't see what the original image looks like.

But it can also be seen from this that there are huge differences of opinion on whether the Grammy Award will be given to Zhang Chen.

Their differences are the Grammys' headache.

Waiting for the result was torturous, especially when Liu Yifei's trembling little hands tried to open the envelope several times but failed to successfully take out the note with the winning singer's name on it.

"Yifei, how about I help you?"

Teacher He really couldn't stand it anymore.

Liu Yifei has gone back and forth several times, but has not taken out the note in the envelope.

Even his heart skipped a few beats.

Not to mention the guests in the audience and the audience in front of the screen.

He suspected that if Liu Yifei's hands continued to tremble like this, the hospital would be overcrowded tonight.

"Need not!"

Liu Yifei took a deep breath and looked at Zhang Chen who had been paying attention to her in the audience.

When seeing Zhang Chen looking at her with a smile in his eyes, Liu Yifei seemed to have returned to her daily life at home, where she was often teased by this guy.

My heart also calmed down.

My hands slowly stopped shaking.

He closed his eyes and made up his mind, then took out the note from the envelope quickly and decisively.

All the audience who were staring at Liu Yifei's movements had their hearts in their throats.

It’s so tortured!

But finally it was out!
They saw Liu Yifei carefully open one eye a crack.

While finding it funny, I can also understand the girl's psychology.

After all, the result concerns her brother whom she cares about, so it is normal for her to behave like a little girl.

Seeing Liu Yifei's expression change, everyone's heart began to rise again.

but
This expression?
Before everyone could savor the expression on Liu Yifei's face.

Liu Yifei has already used her voice to tell everyone why the expression on her face changed.

"The winner of the 'Best Pop Single Award' is." Liu Yifei took another look at Zhang Chen in the audience before announcing, and then spoke with difficulty, "Zhang Chen."

"Wow!"

“Really won a prize?!”

"Long live!"

Many people couldn't help but cheer when they heard this.

Especially the Chinese singers sitting on the upper floors.

Jay Chou was so excited that he almost climbed up the railing.

Not to mention Zhang Shaohan and several other girls from the Morning Light Department, they have all reported together.

Although the other singers were not as exaggerated as them, they also showed a relaxed smile.

Ayumi Hamasaki and others had flushed faces, as if they had received great encouragement, and their eyes were full of brilliance.

".Sugar"

Amid the cheers, Liu Yifei's voice was like a thunder that struck the happy crowd.

They stared blankly at Liu Yifei on the stage, as if seeking confirmation.

Seeing that everyone was unwilling to believe the result she had just said, Liu Yifei read out the award results again.

"The winner of the 'Best Pop Single' award is Zhang Chen's 'Sugar'."

This time they really heard it clearly.

I was even more confused.

But it’s not that I don’t understand.

It's understanding with misunderstanding.

Does "Sugar" qualify for Best Pop Single?

Have!
So much!
The song "Sugar" is one of the rare songs for which Zhang Chen specially filmed a MV.

Now the number of downloads of this song's MV has already exceeded 100 million, and the number of clicks on the entire network is even more exaggerated.

In just one year since its release, this song has become one of the songs that new singers all over the world must choose.

It is already on par with Mendelssohn's Wedding March piano music!

Based on the popularity of this song, it is fully qualified to win the "Best Pop Single" award.

But they don't believe that the Grammys don't know what everyone wants.

What they hope more is that another song from Zhang Chen’s album “Love” will win this award!

"This"

“Doesn’t the Grammys appreciate the enthusiasm of singers from other regions?”

"Are we being too reserved?"

Many singers present began to reflect.

They just fought each other over votes in "Clash of the Titans", but they never seemed to say why they were trying so hard to get into the Grammys.

Perhaps the Grammy organizers think that they come to watch and learn the Grammy stage performances?

It seems that it has never been said publicly.

But the reason why they work so hard is to let the Grammys see that the language music scene represented by them is very much yearning for the Grammy awards.

“This Grammy is really…”

Ayumi Hamasaki and several other singers from Sakura sat together and felt a little sorry for Zhang Chen's experience.

They saw Zhang Chen walking onto the stage facing Liu Yifei's somewhat uncomfortable expression.

That pitiful little expression almost captured their hearts.

Even Zhang Chen, who was used to seeing little girls acting cute, felt distressed for a moment when he saw Liu Yifei's expression.

After he went up, he didn't go directly to take the trophy, but reached out and touched Liu Yifei's head.

"Isn't this award still given to me?" Zhang Chen consoled with a smile, "Why should I be unhappy?"

"But." Liu Yifei pouted, somewhat unconvinced.

But he also knew that the occasion was not right, so he stuffed the trophy into Zhang Chen's arms, gave up the center of the stage to Zhang Chen, and moved to the side dejectedly, lowered his head and said nothing.

Zhang Chen didn't know how to comfort her when he saw this, so he could only smile at her.

The most important thing now is to give a speech to express your gratitude for the award.

He turned and stood in front of the stand-up microphone.

"Long time no see, I'm Zhang Chen."

Everyone was stunned to hear Zhang Chen's self-introduction in authentic Chinese.

But it is true as Zhang Chen said, he has been away from the Grammy stage for a long time.

Come to think of it, it has been several years, right?
The audience also tried hard to recall the last time Zhang Chen was at the Grammy Awards.

It seems to be the time of "The Voice"?

I remember that at that time Zhang Chen brought students from The Voice of China from two countries and made a big splash at the Grammy Awards.

It also made Taylor Swift, the European and American pop diva who was not yet an adult, officially famous on the international stage for the first time.

Under the leadership of Zhang Chen, that year's Grammy Award became a special awards ceremony for "The Voice of China".

Now the protagonist of that unique Grammy Award has once again stepped onto the podium, making everyone feel as if they were in a dream.

"It's my first time speaking in Chinese as a Grammy winner in China. It feels amazing."

Zhang Chen's words brought everyone out of their memories.

They looked at Zhang Chen on the stage intently.

Many people had ambiguous looks in their eyes.

"Oh, I forgot to ask you a question." Zhang Chen seemed to have remembered something, and pointed at Liu Yifei behind him and asked, "How was the song my girl sang just now?"

Many singers were caught off guard by Zhang Chen's sudden change of topic.

But they quickly adjusted their mood and watched Liu Yifei reminisce about the song "Love Never Lost Connection", which brought back memories and empathy to many people.

"great!"

“Great Chinese songs!”

“As expected of a song written by Leon!”

“I don’t understand the lyrics, but the melody of that song is great!”

“I’ve learned Chinese and I can understand the lyrics. That song is really good!”

The noisy shouting caused chaos at the scene.

But the audience's comments were unanimous.

Liu Yifei's song was worthy of praise from the world-class singers present.

This alone is enough for Liu Yifei to gain a firm foothold in the world music scene.

Even Jay Chou looked at Liu Yifei on the stage with some envy.

God knows how much effort he has put in to make Chinese songs known to the world.

He once said, "Chinese culture is the coolest!"

But the impact was too small.

At top music award ceremonies like the Grammys, you won't even see Jay Chou giving a speech at the ceremony.

Unexpectedly, the life goal he had been working hard for for so long was achieved by Liu Yifei through a Chinese song composed by Zhang Chen, which was performed at the Grammy Awards and achieved the effect he had always dreamed of.

He couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

To promote Chinese songs, you have to find the right people.

He can't.

But Zhang Chen can definitely do it!
As the undisputed number one in the Chinese music scene, Zhang Chen's influence radiates across the globe.

Even top music festivals like the Grammy Awards will be held in China because of Zhang Chen.

If Zhang Chen is willing to release more songs to compete for the Grammy Awards, it will definitely help Chinese songs gain a foothold on the world stage.

This has nothing to do with the quality of the song, it only has to do with the influence of a singer.

As the helmsman of Morning Light Music, the soil on which world singers depend for their survival, Zhang Chen has the influence to promote this matter.

unfortunately
Today would have been a great opportunity.

But for some unknown reason, the Grammy Awards did not give an award to Zhang Chen for his Chinese song.

"I think it sounds good, too." Zhang Chen responded to the singers' calls with a smile, "I think this girl's intermittent nature has helped her Chinese songs gain recognition. What if there are other singers who work harder?"

As he spoke, he looked towards the second floor.

The eyes of the whole world followed Zhang Chen's gaze towards the second floor.

Jay Chou, Yanzi Sun, Lihong Wang, JJ Lin.

Zhang Shaohan, Wang Xinling, Zhang Hanyun.

These newcomers, who represent the current leading figures in the Chinese music scene, were all standing in front of the fence.

Han Hong, Sun Nan and other senior singers in the Chinese pop music scene were not as impetuous as the newcomers, but they were also a little excited because of Zhang Chen's words and the sudden attention.

The meaning of Zhang Chen’s words just now was too obvious.

Liu Yifei, who doesn't work very hard, has made Chinese songs recognized by top singers all over the world.

What about people like them who have worked hard on Chinese songs for most of their lives?

No one thinks that they are weaker than Liu Yifei.

Zhang Shaohan, Han Hong, and Sun Nan have enough confidence that they can surpass Liu Yifei in singing ability even though she has made great progress.

Jay Chou, JJ Lin, and Lihong Wang have enough confidence to write popular songs like "Love Never Lost Connection".

What they lack is an opportunity!
"I have personally released songs other than English and Chinese, and I think Japanese songs are also very nice."

Zhang Chen's speech again drew everyone's attention to the group from the Sakura Country represented by Ayumi Hamasaki.

Ayumi Hamasaki accepted everyone's scrutiny with a rosy face.

She knew that the song Zhang Chen was talking about was called "Blue Bird".

This song is also the most popular Japanese song so far.

none of them!

With the halo of world superstar Zhang Chen, the popularity of this song has been raised to a higher level.

But it is undeniable that this song really touches the hearts of fans of the Sakura National Anthem.

Even she, who is currently the undisputed number one singer in the Land of Sakura, admires this song very much.

She didn't understand how Zhang Chen, a Chinese, could write and sing songs that would make fans of the Sakura National Anthem excited.

She believed that if Zhang Chen was willing, he would definitely be able to bring Japanese songs to a level that she could not achieve.

In fact, in terms of strength, she firmly believes that she is not inferior to Zhang Chen.

But in terms of influence, she is far behind Zhang Chen.

If she were given the opportunity to sing on today's stage, she felt that she would be recognized by the world's top singers present.

But what she lacked was this opportunity.

"I usually listen to some Russian songs, and Vitas's songs are very challenging for me."

Zhang Chen turned his gaze to Vitas himself, who was not among the crowd in the corner.

Vitas was also caught off guard by Zhang Chen's sudden call.

He and Zhang Chen had no connection at all, and now that he was called out, he didn't know how to respond and could only smile awkwardly.

But after laughing, I still felt very honored.

It is a matter of pride for him to be praised by Zhang Chen, the world's number one singer, in front of so many top singers.

At the same time, because of Zhang Chen’s words, I felt for the first time that I should also make Russian songs receive more attention on the world stage.

If even Zhang Chen likes this song, doesn’t it deserve the love of fans all over the world?

Unfortunately, he is not qualified to promote this matter.

He lacks this opportunity.

"I'm really happy today." Zhang Chen didn't name any names, but looked at everyone present. "So many top singers from all over the world are coming to the Grammy Awards Ceremony in China."

"We also saw everyone's desire for the Grammys at last month's 'Clash of the Titans'."

Zhang Chen sighed softly.

"I am very happy and sad to receive this trophy." Zhang Chen held up the trophy in front of his eyes. "I think the Grammy Awards have begun to fall behind in terms of appreciating music."

"The world music scene is flourishing now, and there are too many good songs that are buried."

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at." Zhang Chen laughed at himself, "I actually don't have much desire to win a Grammy Award anymore."

The singers at the scene felt uncomfortable listening to this.

The Grammy Awards are something that everyone at the scene is eager to get.

But Zhang Chen said that he had no desire.

But on second thought, the thing they had been dreaming of was indeed something that Zhang Chen could easily get.

Compared with all of Zhang Chen's achievements, the Grammy Award is indeed not worth mentioning.

"I wanted to create an opportunity for everyone." Zhang Chen shrugged helplessly, "But as you can see, our Grammys don't seem to care about everyone's expectations."

Zhang Chen's words directly touched the hearts of the singers who were struggling to get into the venue.

They knew what Zhang Chen meant.

I also know why Zhang Chen didn't make his words clear.

But as a vested interest, being able to speak for them sincerely has made them feel unprecedented gratitude.

At this moment, Zhang Chen is no longer just a simple singer in their hearts.

But a pioneer in the history of world music.

A "great man" who works hard for the progress of world music.

The singers at the scene were silent.

But the picture on the Internet is quite different.

“The Grammys are awful!”

"They completely ignored the expectations of singers and fans from so many other regions around the world!"

"I watched it just to see if Leon's Chinese song could win an award!"

"The Grammys are so conservative, I'm afraid our country's singers will never have a chance to win this award in their lifetime!"

"The Grammys are only the Grammys of Europe and America. They are not worthy of being called the highest temple of world music!"

“How can a judge who only understands English songs judge the quality of music from all over the world?”

"Today I finally understand that the Grammys are only for Europeans and Americans, not for the whole world."

“I think we should let Leon take the lead in establishing a truly world music awards ceremony, instead of just the regular Grammys!”

"Yes! To make world music flourish, we must put aside our prejudices. I think Leon is qualified!"

All the singers at the scene sat quietly in their seats.

They listened to Zhang Chen's speech on the stage, admiring his contribution, and also felt frustrated about the "failure" of this world music effort to win the Grammy Awards.

They don't have the opportunity to see the comments from audiences around the world on the Internet.

However, the staff who monitor the backend data of the CGT live broadcast platform at all times can intuitively feel the thoughts of audiences from all over the world.

This also includes some people who do not need to sit in front of the camera and can sit backstage and watch the Grammy Awards through the live camera.

"Are you relieved now?"

"I don't know whether Leon did it intentionally or not." Someone was puzzled, but also relaxed a lot. "But no matter what, Leon's speech just now did let us see the voices of fans from all over the world."

"I would rather believe that Leon did it unintentionally." Someone bared his teeth, a little scared, "I dare not think that the mastermind behind this incident is Leon."

"Don't worry about it. Aren't we the ones who benefit from Leon's actions?"

"That's right, praise Leon!"

"What about those people?"

"Can they give us this opportunity to radiate influence around the world?"

“They only care about the impact!” someone said with disdain, “As long as we can spread the influence of the award to the world, they will be more than happy!”

“Even if Leon is the one leading it?”

"Leon is one of us. From the moment he debuted, he has been one of us."

"Dry?"

"Dry!"

They looked at Zhang Chen who had finished his thank-you speech on the stage. One of them gritted his teeth and ran to the front desk.

The distance between the backstage and the front stage was not far. It took the man 5 minutes to finally reach the stage the moment Zhang Chen went down.

"Leon! Wait!"

When he came, he took a microphone from backstage.

His voice also successfully made Zhang Chen, who was helping Liu Yifei get off, stop.

Zhang Chen was also surprised when he saw this person: "Neil?"

Neil Pitnow, Chairman of the Grammy Awards.

It was he who pushed for the Grammy Awards to be held in China, and it was he who, during the negotiations with Zhang Chen, brought up the two options of holding the event in China and winning the Chinese song award, allowing Zhang Chen to return to the Grammy Awards.

The fact that he was able to accurately seize the opportunity of Zhang Chen's new album and bring the Grammy Awards, which had been in decline last year, back to life proves how keen he is in the market.

He accurately calculated that Zhang Chen's return to the Grammys would help revive the award's reputation.

It was based on this judgment that Zhang Chen did what he did today.

A smart person should understand what everything that has happened recently means for the Grammys.

The two had never communicated face to face, but their series of actions tacitly told each other what they were pursuing and what they were worried about.

His appearance also let Zhang Chen know that things had taken a turn for the better.

Many singers who knew Neil were also worried about what would happen next.

Because the people who know Neil are all European and American singers.

They were probably the only ones at the scene who were opposed to singers from other regions entering the Grammy selection.

But do they dare to say no?
P. Diddy, who was outside the door and unable to enter with his trousers held up, is a lesson for them.

They don't want Zhang Chen to embarrass them in front of the whole world at some point in time.

Why would a pop star like P. Diddy be targeted by Zhang Chen?
No one really believed it was just because of the clothes.

If it was really a problem with the costumes, they didn't believe that there was no "Plan B" for such a big award ceremony.

After all, Puff Daddy is a person who was pulled out by Zhang Chen to establish his authority.

Zhang Chen dealt with a man that even many celebrities in the European and American entertainment circles dared not offend so easily without any hesitation, making him embarrassed in front of the whole world.

What if it were small people like them?
They believed that if they opposed Zhang Chen, their fate would be even worse than that of P. Diddy.

It doesn't take much. Zhang Chen only needs to ban them from releasing their works on the Chenguang Music platform to end their lives.

The European and American singers looked at Neil with complicated eyes as he had a flattering expression on his face.

"Sorry!" Neil slowed down his pace before approaching Zhang Chen, took a deep breath to calm his breathing, then smiled and walked over to shake hands with Zhang Chen. "This is my first time to hold an awards ceremony in China, so I'm a little flustered."

As soon as he finished speaking, a smile appeared on Zhang Chen's face.

"Come a few times and you'll get used to it."

The singers at the scene also felt their hearts tremble a few times because of Zhang Chen's words.

"Makes sense."

"Right?"

Zhang Chen and Neil smiled at each other.

After a few words, they understood each other's thoughts.

After a few greetings, Zhang Chen took the initiative to give up his speaking position and let Neil stand in the center of the stage.

Neil also stepped forward without hesitation.

However, before speaking, he gave Zhang Chen a friendly smile before addressing the people in the audience.

"I know a lot of people are paying attention to this award ceremony right now."

“Maybe you at the scene can’t feel the voices of fans from all over the world, but I just saw everyone’s thoughts through the live broadcast barrage.”

As soon as Neil opened his mouth, the singers at the scene were shocked.

Could it be?

They really forgot that today's live broadcast was broadcast live on the CGT player.

All viewers watching the live broadcast can express their opinions through barrage.

What did netizens say?
Their curiosity soon had an answer.

"I want to apologize for my ignorance first." Neil laughed at himself. "Technology is developing very fast, but I haven't kept up with the pace."

"The development of the Internet has made cultural exchanges between each other more frequent."

"Under Lyon's leadership, the music scene among different countries has had more exchanges."

While Neil was speaking, he did not forget to praise Zhang Chen beside him.

Zhang Chen could only smile in response.

"I now understand that Leon has been working hard for the integration of world music for a long time." Neil said with emotion, "I should have realized this problem when he put English and Chinese songs in the same album."

Zhang Chen blinked, a little confused.

Ok?
Did he start preparing so early?
"Have you started preparing since then?"

Liu Yifei, who was beside Zhang Chen, also recovered from her depression and looked at Zhang Chen curiously.

Zhang Chen blinked again, then nodded affirmatively: "Yes! That's right!"

He would never admit that it was because of laziness.

From this moment on, his Chinese and English albums were combined because of what Neil called "the great fusion of world music"!
Zhang Chen was very touched by Liu Yifei's long-lost admiring look.

But for now we have to continue to listen to what Neil has to say.

The two men stopped smiling and continued to look at Neil seriously.

“It was also Lyon’s live broadcast using the CGT player that allowed me to see everyone’s feedback immediately.”

“I know that many singers came to the scene not just to watch a performance of their daily work.”

"Many people probably hope to step onto this stage one day and show their singing voice to the world, right?"

Neil's words made most of the singers at the scene nod their heads.

Even the European and American singers nodded awkwardly when Zhang Chen glanced at them.

The moment Neil took the stage, they knew it was done.

There is no need to lose your job because of something unstoppable.

They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Zhang Chen nod with satisfaction.

Now that things have come to this, they also want to hear what new plans Neil has for future Grammys.

"Although the Grammys have a fifty-year history, a conservative awards ceremony cannot keep up with the times!" Neil said with a firm look in his eyes, "It's time for the Grammys to change with the times!"

(End of this chapter)