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Chapter 497: A Day That Changed the World, a Singing Great—Zhang Chen

If we talk about sports competitions, when the game reaches the final stage, it becomes meaningless.

This period of time is generally referred to as "garbage time".

Because the outcome of the game is no longer in doubt.

No matter how hard the lagging party tries, it is impossible to reverse the established outcome.

Now, in everyone's mind, the Grammys have, in a sense, entered "garbage time".

With Zhang Chen's participation, who else could it be but Zhang Chen who would win three of the annual awards in the "four comprehensive items"?

There is no suspense at all.

Instead of discussing this topic, it would be more reliable to have a good chat with people around you about the direction of the Grammys and world music after today.

They also want to get a piece of the pie in the Grammys' expanding influence.

This is a future where risks and opportunities coexist, and many people have already begun to make plans in their minds.

But before the idea was perfected, the "Single of the Year" award among the "four comprehensive items" gave them a big surprise.

They knew that the award would definitely go to Zhang Chen.

So when Michael Jackson announced that the winner was Zhang Chen, everyone just gave him polite applause.

Zhang Chen also stood up for the sixth time, ready to take his sixth trophy of the night.

But Michael Jackson's next words made Zhang Chen stunned.

The scene was also plunged into silence.

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The winning song is "I Believe So Much!"

Everyone was stunned.

Even the comments on the live broadcast screen disappeared for a few seconds in an instant.

But a few seconds later, the barrage came back online at an extremely fast speed.

And it’s explosive growth.

The screen was filled with comments that directly drowned out the Grammy live broadcast.

"What a fool???"

"Grammy opened his eyes?"

“I thought Zhang Chen’s Chinese song had no chance, but here comes a big one?”

"So it's not that 'I Believe So Much' wasn't good enough to win 'Best Pop Single', but it was given 'Single of the Year' because it was too good???"

“Is it a bit too sappy? I think this song is good, but not that good?”

"Aren't Grammys afraid of being criticized afterwards?"

"You didn't win the Grammy Awards?"

“Chinese songs are taking off!”

"Zhang Chen is awesome!"

"Zhang Chen is awesome!"

At first, people were discussing why the Grammy Award did not give the "Best Pop Single" award, but instead gave it the most prestigious "Single of the Year" award.

Because the single of the year is number one in all categories of the year.

This is the "king" award covering more than ten music genres including R&B, rock, blues, country, and classical.

Otherwise it wouldn’t be called “Comprehensive Four Items”.

Because this is a comparison of all kinds of music.

This award can only be won after beating all other types of music.

At that time, everyone just hoped that Zhang Chen would win the "Best Pop Single" award to help Chinese songs gain a foothold in world pop music.

Now?

Now the Grammy world has elevated Chinese songs to the highest throne of world music.

Although this is another victory for pop music, just like the previous Grammy formats.

Pop music will always be the mainstream music in the world.

But this time it's different.

This pop music includes Zhang Chen’s Chinese songs and English songs.

But the Grammy Awards chose Zhang Chen's "I Believe So Much" to represent world pop music, and it ascended to the highest throne of world music.

How can this not surprise everyone, how can this not shock everyone?

Everyone stared blankly at Michael Jackson on the stage.

I still don't want to believe that such a big thing actually came out of his mouth.

As the "God" of the previous generation of English pop music, now that Zhang Chen has taken away his throne and Chinese songs are stepping on his head, shouldn't he say something?

"To be honest, I was quite surprised too."

After Zhang Chen came on stage, Michael Jackson did not immediately give up the speaking position to Zhang Chen.

When he saw the shocked and confused expressions on the faces of the people in the audience, he knew he should say something.

Zhang Chen just took the trophy and stood quietly aside waiting for Michael Jackson to finish speaking.

After Michael Jackson gave Zhang Chen a slight hug and congratulated him, he turned around and continued to face the people in the audience.

“I believe many people now share the same idea as me. World music has ushered in a new tomorrow.”

He opened his arms, his tone calm but excited: "There are many new faces today, I guess they are all waiting for Lyon's Chinese song to win the award?"

After everyone nodded in agreement, he continued.

"The Grammys saw what you wanted, and gave it to you. They gave it very firmly!" Michael Jackson smiled at Neil who had already taken his seat in the audience, "I just didn't expect them to bet so big."

Neil smiled and waved.

He said there would be a surprise tonight, and there will definitely be a surprise tonight.

Others think that Grammy will not take risks.

But they took a risk last year.

It's just that the risk was too great last year and they failed.

Today, with the support of audiences all over the world, we have to take this risk no matter what.

If we fail, we will just be in the same position as last year and be questioned by others.

But today's Grammy opportunity was given by Lyon.

Today's opportunity was also given by Lyon.

They have no reason to reject a future where risks are covered but prospects are better.

Failure is a Grammy failure.

But it worked, and there is definitely a page for Neil in the history books.

It was he who, at great risk, brought Lyon and Chinese songs to the world stage.

He looked at Michael Jackson, waiting for the "old god" of world music on the stage to continue speaking.

"I didn't quite understand it when I opened the envelope."

“But when the English translation of the song came into my eyes, I understood why the Grammys chose this song as the single of the year this year.”

“I Believe So Much.”

"Isn't it because we believe that music in the future will be better that we have come to China today and to this unique Grammy Awards ceremony?"

"This trophy is awarded to this song. I won't tell you officially, but please believe in the future and believe in yourself?"

Michael Jackson spoke more and more excitedly and louder and louder.

“Now Grammy has hired Leon as honorary chairman. I believe you also know Leon’s reputation in the music industry.”

"The Grammys have now hailed a song that symbolizes the future, a Chinese song, as a sage. Don't you know what this means?"

"I believe the Grammys are telling everyone that today a Chinese song won the 'Single of the Year' award, so in the future there will definitely be songs from other countries that will be able to take home this trophy."

“You have to believe in yourself and believe in Grammy under Leon’s leadership!”

Zhang Chen, who was standing behind Michael Jackson, scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and secretly glanced at Neil who had the same expression as him.

After an awkward smile, the two became serious again.

An old fox and a young fox.

Do they have such great dreams and selfless spirit?

Yes, but not much.

Neil wants to leave his name in history and make more money by leveraging the influence of the Grammy Awards.

Zhang Chen wants to make the world pay more attention to China.

Looks quite noble though.

But now there are many industries of Chenguang Group in the country.

Next year, a large number of foreigners will come to China, which is a good opportunity to make money. With so many Chinese singers under his command, it is better to let them go to a bigger stage and make more money instead of letting them fight and waste themselves in China.

And every penny they earned was taken by Zhang Chen.

Now, every compliment from Michael Jackson was a torture to the deepest thoughts hidden in the hearts of Zhang Chen and Neil.

They were all confused in their hearts.

Am I so noble?

Zhang Chen didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from nodding in agreement.

So when everyone saw that every time Michael Jackson made a guess about Neil and Zhang Chen, both of them nodded in agreement.

It can inspire many singers at the scene.

It turns out that Zhang Chen is so great?
So Neil took such a big risk?
For a moment, I felt a spontaneous admiration for the two of them.

Some doubts about Zhang Chen's Chinese song winning the "Single of the Year" award also disappeared under this sentiment.

“Now let Leon say a few words to everyone, okay?”

Michael Jackson said this and stepped aside.

Zhang Chen also faced his gaze and the thunderous applause from the audience and stood at the speaking position.

He was a little confused and didn't know how to start.

But after seeing the pairs of hopeful eyes in the audience, I could only take a deep breath.

Then tell me about it.

We can't let everyone down.

"Michael has already said a lot just now." Zhang Chen looked at the people in the audience seriously.

"I would like to paraphrase a quote from one of our great men."

"The world's music is ours." Zhang Chen pointed at himself and Michael Jackson, "It's yours too."

He pointed at everyone in the audience and paused before continuing.

"But in the final analysis, it's yours."

Zhang Chen wrote this passage in Chinese.

Many translators were confused for a moment and didn't know how to translate.

But Zhang Chen then translated it himself into English.

“We are pioneers in world music.

You are latecomers, so the music belongs to us.

But in the future, it belongs to you in the future."

This time, singers from Europe and the United States finally understood.

They didn't understand why the Chinese singers were so excited after Zhang Chen finished speaking.

But when Zhang Chen finished translating, they understood.

They also applauded along with the Chinese singers.

Even if my palms turn red from clapping, I don't care.

They stood up, on chairs and tables, just to express their excitement at the moment.

Zhang Chen admitted it!
He admitted that everything he did was for them.

It’s for the future of world music!

With his words, the singers on the scene were full of confidence in the future!
They believe that there will be a day when they belong to the bigger stage in the future.

The singers at the scene were very excited.

Not to mention the fans watching the live broadcast.

Hundreds of millions of viewers watched the live broadcast, regardless of where they came from or how old they were.

They were all shocked by Zhang Chen's broad mind.

I was also shocked by the prospects of Zhang Chen’s words.

"Zhang Chen is really good at using words, but this sentence also complements the music scene."

"As expected, the quotations of great men will inspire people wherever they are placed."

"It's just that I didn't use the Shonan accent, so it was a little less interesting."

"How come I didn't know Leon was such a philosophical person?"

"All singers in the world will be blessed in the future. With such a senior singer who is willing to support the younger generation, world music will surely prosper even more."

"Zhang Chen's words, as the world's top singer, are really inspiring. Look at those big names at the scene, they are almost mesmerized by Zhang Chen."

"This is the charm of a leader. There is no doubt that Leon deserves this title in the music world."

“A music scene led by Leon has officially arrived!”

"It seems that Leon is going to have a concert this year?! I must get tickets!"

"It seems that there will be a movie released in Leon this year. Can anyone tell me when it will be?"

"In a few days, it seems to be the Chinese New Year. I heard that Leon is a frequent visitor. I want to watch the live broadcast!"

If there really is such a thing as "faith power" in this world.

Then tonight, Zhang Chen will gain the faith of all music lovers around the world.

And can directly ascend to the position of "God King".

In history, no singer has ever had a status comparable to Zhang Chen.

Other singers may be able to compete with Zhang Chen in musical talent.

But after tonight, no one dares to say that they can compare with Zhang Chen in terms of contribution to world music.

Some people may have doubted that Zhang Chen's achievements were not as good as those of Queen, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and others.

But everything that happened today can silence these doubts.

This is the starting point of the great fusion of world music, and it is a great achievement that Zhang Chen has brought about.

No other musician can do this.

You could say this is an inevitable event that will happen with the development of the Internet.

But this was also because Zhang Chen went with the flow, dared to be the first, and set a precedent.

In the next few days, all news media reported extensively on China's Grammy Awards and Zhang Chen personally.

[At the 49th Grammy Awards, Lyon won 6 out of 6 nominations and won all the comprehensive awards! ]

【Chinese Grammy Night, an awards ceremony that changes the world! 】

【Leon, a person who changed the history of world music! 】

[Leon: The music of the future belongs to everyone! ]

【Leon, the pioneer of world music】

[A musician who cannot be ignored in world history - Lyon]

The impact of this incident is too great.

It was big enough to affect Wall Street in the United States.

The stocks of any public company related to music have seen their biggest increase in history.

The stocks of several companies held by Zhang Chen are even more exaggerated.

In the next few days, everyone witnessed the horrifying sight of the stock price rising by the daily limit five times a day.

This incident also affected Zhang Chen's position in some people's minds.

So in the next few days, Zhang Chen seemed to have disappeared.

No one could contact Zhang Chen, and no media could interview Zhang Chen.

But there is certain information that Zhang Chen did not leave Yanjing City.

And it is in the most central area of Yanjing City.

But no one knew where he was.

The reporters were searching for Zhang Chen like crazy.

Even the Chinese media with a blue background and red letters could not find any trace of Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, and there was no news about him.

Until February 2, the Chinese New Year's Eve arrived.

China's Spring Festival Gala also arrived as scheduled.

Perhaps, this is the one with the highest ratings in the history of China's Spring Festival Gala.

Because countless people were squatting in front of the TV, waiting for the world superstar who influenced the world a few days ago but made everyone regretful that he did not sing on the stage.

"Huh?! Why are there so many foreigners in the Spring Festival Gala studio today?!"

(End of this chapter)