Like all kinds of awards ceremonies in China, awards ceremonies in the United States still need big stars to support the stage, even if the award ceremony is a Grammy.

"Andy, do you remember when our best-rated awards show happened?"

An old white man with almost pure white hair and a face that looked full of wrinkles, but was meticulously dressed, asked the middle-aged white man next to him.

This middle-aged white man is also meticulously dressed, but his complexion is much stronger than that of the white old man, and he is a bit of a general, which just shows the fact that he is in the prime of life.

The two were in an office with a television set across from them, and in the upper left corner of the TV screen was the CBS logo.

At this time, there was a handsome and tall yellow man on TV who was giving greetings and introductions in Arabic:

"Ladies and gentlemen from the Arab world, if you are watching this channel right now, then I want to congratulate you, because you will see my amazing performance later, so let me introduce myself, I am Tang Xiaosheng from China, maybe you will feel familiar with this name, you may not know this name, but it doesn't matter, then remember my face now! Please don't turn the table! ”

"Of course I do, Mr. Botno!"

The middle-aged white man nodded a little excitedly and said, "I don't think I'll ever forget that day, because it was really grand, and it was a moment of real global attention......"

"Alright Andy, take it easy, man. Watch out for your heart attack!"

White-haired old man. It was Botno who interrupted him with a smile. Then he watched the handsome yellow guy on TV continue to show his foreign language talent, with a little nostalgia, and said leisurely: "Yes, it was the best TV era, Michael. Jackson took home 8 trophies, and we received a historic 51.3 million viewers across the United States, making a sensation all over the world, more than the Oscars and Emmys! ”

He sighed. Suddenly smiled bitterly: "It's a pity, since then, our viewership has decreased year by year, before the 90s, it could still be maintained at 40 million, but in the 90s, our audience has dropped to 30 million, and what's worse is that after the 21st century, we even have 30 million viewers to ask for it, I'm really worried that one day suddenly no one will watch our awards ceremony anymore!" ”

"No, Mr. Botno. We're sure we're going to be around for at least a hundred years! ”

Andy hurriedly persuaded: "You know, we are the most well-known and beautiful music awards ceremony in the world. Every time there is a grand celebration watched by at least 1 billion people around the world, it is impossible for everyone to suddenly go unattended! ”

The white-haired Mr. Botenor nodded slowly, showed a smile and said, "Your reason is very reasonable, but ......"

He put away his smile: "But you have to admit that tonight's red carpet show until this young Chinese appeared, the fans on the scene were not very enthusiastic, and everyone did not show much excitement and fanaticism, if this continues, the future will be very dangerous!" Yes, very dangerous, because it means that the guests we invite are not very representative, which will make the award ceremony less attractive. ”

As soon as his words fell, the speaker of the TV suddenly erupted in strong cheers and applause again, and then the two of them saw the mixed-race master of ceremonies at the scene excitedly hugging the handsome yellow guy, and burst out foul words without words: "You are a genius, a real genius!" I actually learned 8 international mainstream languages! ”

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

The white-haired Botno suddenly applauded, and said loudly to Andy, who was also a little excited: "Andy, do you see the attraction of this young Chinese?" Man, I really regret it now, because we may have missed an opportunity to get the world in the air again. ”

After he finished speaking, he didn't give an explanation, but muttered in a rambling voice: "My God, I dare to guarantee that there will definitely be this exciting moment in the ratings survey data released tomorrow, because I feel the excitement, this Chinese young man really deserves to be a sensation all over the world with a performance, he is so charming!" ”

"Mr. Boterno......"

Andy wanted to say something, but Boterno stopped him with a palm of his hand, and booed him to quiet down, and then they heard the Chinese guy on TV say, "Hehe, I'm honored to have such a sense of anticipation!" But I'm sorry everyone, I won't say it, if you want to know, please watch the live broadcast! Anyway, all I can say is that it's wonderful, well, it's definitely worth your wait, goodbye guys! ”

There was a soft 'pop', and just as the fans around the red carpet were booing, the TV was suddenly turned off, and the whole office fell silent.

"Andy!"

Boteno looked at the middle-aged white man with a smile, and said with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes: "Do you feel regret now?" ”

"Mr. Boteno, I, I don't understand what you're talking about!"

The muscles on Andy's face trembled, and his eyes flickered, but he immediately returned to normal, deliberately not looking at Botenor's eyes, and replied with a confused look: "I don't understand why we regret it?" Is it because that Chinese is very popular with the fans at the scene? ”

“…… Andy, you've let me down! ”

Boteno suddenly turned his eyes away, looking at the snow-white wall a little tiredly, his voice was so heavy, "23 years ago, a black man swept the awards, setting an unprecedented record at the awards ceremony, but who would have thought that we would almost artificially exclude others from the most important awards? ”

"Mr. Boterno......"

"Listen to me!"

The white old man suddenly roared, Andy immediately trembled, and his face changed, and he really didn't dare to intervene again.

Then the old man reverted to that gloomy tone, and continued, "Why would we think of excluding him from the jackpot? Why would we be reluctant to see him complete the sweep? Quite simply, because he's black! It's stupid, dirty, disgusting, lowly...... In short, very despised blacks! ”

After a pause, he breathed a sigh of relief. After a deep sigh from Botenor. He closed his eyes and smiled, "But fortunately." The then chairman of the Murphy (the chairman of the Grammys) sternly stopped the strangulation, saying: "Whether we want to or not, we must not forget the purpose of the Grammys, which is to award trophies only to musical artists who deserve to be awarded. Since Jackson can sell so many records around the world and cause such a powerful response, then we must face up to this fact. Give him all the trophies he deserves, otherwise, the future Grammys don't need to continue to exist at all, because they have gone bad! ”

After saying this long paragraph, the white old man opened his eyes and looked at Andy again, who didn't dare to look up, "Andy, do you feel any regrets?"

The old man's words were very indifferent, without the slightest emotion of anger or disappointment.

But the amazing thing is that it is this indifference. But it made Andy, a successful man in the American music industry, tremble, and he didn't dare to look up at Bötno's face. Just staring nervously at the floor, beads of sweat from between his sideburns were already flowing uncontrollably.

Because only he knew what kind of character the Grammy chairman in front of him was called 'Pulsatilla', and he also knew what the signs were when he was really angry, so he didn't dare to reply at all now, for fear that one accidentally would cause the other party's monstrous anger.

Sure enough, just when Andy was worried, he was suddenly kicked in the ass, and the force was not great, but Andy still lay on the ground all of a sudden, and then nervously looked at Botno, who had been made back on the sofa, and whispered: "Mr. Boterno, I'll go to that Chinese later...... Chinese Tang apologizes ......"

"Stupid!"

Boteno roared suddenly: "There are some things that don't need to be said at all, and we do have a reason for this time, so what you have to do now is not to take the initiative to apologize like an idiot, but to warmly invite him, hoping that he can continue to come to the scene next year, and it is best to prepare two wonderful shows!" ”

After yelling at such a long paragraph, the old man was also a little uncomfortable, and had to stop and gasp for breath twice.

Andy, of course, was not stupid, he immediately got up neatly, and then ran to the white-haired old man's side very doggedly, and carefully tapped his back lightly so that he could be smooth.

After two minutes of respite, Boterno finally became normal, and Andy quickly poured him a glass of warm water, and then sat down opposite him honestly like a prisoner, waiting for the old man to continue to arrange.

"Andy, you're actually very smart!"

The old man was very satisfied, and his mouth naturally softened, he shook his head and said: "Your biggest flaw is racial discrimination, don't deny it, otherwise I will call you hypocritical!" ”

Boteno waved his hand to stop Andy's defense, then shook his head a little irritably, and said impatiently: "My head hurts again, don't talk about it, in short, you must remember that whether our life can continue to be so superior, the condition is whether the award ceremony can still maintain a strong attraction, which is the fundamental guarantee of our identity and status!" ”

He paused for a moment, then whispered: "Now this Chinese boy is in the stage of taking off, we can stop him once, but this year, if his second record sells even 10 million copies, we must show our courage!" ”

"Rest assured, Mr. Boterno! I will definitely impress China Tang with my enthusiasm, and he will definitely not be absent at the award ceremony next year! ”

The old man's smile flashed, and he waved his hand and said, "Very good, then you can go to the scene!" I'm going to take a break before I get there. ”

Andy stood up in response, but before he walked out of the office, he heard a tired voice behind him: "Andy, you must face the reality of life, only people who are interested can have a bright future!" Next time, I hope you can remove the sub-word and sit in my place! ”

Andy closed the door gently, and stood with a wry smile in a low voice: "I didn't expect you to regret it like this!" So why didn't you stop me at the time? (To be continued......)