Chapter 317: The First
"I have a question, Aretha, how would you react if someone told you that a singer wasn't actually very good at singing?" On the stage, a white woman who looked to be in her 50s asked her partner, a slightly bloated black woman about her age.
"It's simple, Bonnie, let him sing a song in public, a recorded song can deceive people, but a live singing will not deceive people." Knowing what the other party wanted to say, a black woman named Aretha immediately cooperated.
The white woman named Bonnie immediately laughed, like a fox who had just stolen a chicken: "So, with Sean? Don's performance just now, do you think he will be able to sing? ”
Although she was asking Aretha, she was facing the entire audience in the hall, and the meaning of this was self-evident.
"Technically, he's average, emotionally he's outstanding, and I would say that at least he's a qualified singer." Aretha said a few words, then quickly changed the subject, "Okay, anyway, let's take a look at the envelope in your hand and see which lucky winner will win today's record of the year." ”
Sean, who had already returned to his seat, was relieved when he heard this, and then showed a wry smile and helplessness, although the two above were speaking for themselves to some extent, but being ridiculed like this, he was still a little uncomfortable, there were five nominees, and Weishenme was aimed at himself. However, no matter how uncomfortable it was, he could only listen to it in his ears, and if someone mentioned it, he could only pretend to be generous and say that it was nothing.
You know, the two above, the white woman Bonnie? Ritter, Aretha a black woman? Franklin, who became famous in the sixties and seventies of the last century, and is a frequent visitor to the Grammys, cannot be ignored at any time.
Then, Sean's hand clenched tightly again, because Bonnie on the stage? Terry has opened the envelope, and the winner of the best record of the year is about to be revealed, and he can't give up hope at any time, even if it's until Zuihou for a second.
"My God!" After reading the name on it, Bonnie let out a small exclamation and handed it to Aretha next to her.
"Hah, that's a surprise." Aretha was equally surprised.
They don't know that this style makes the people below a little burning, who is the person who won this award?!
"Well, let's announce it," Aretha laughed, "this is probably the most bizarre decision ever made by the Recording Academy, and the winner is, YouRaiseMeUp, Sean?" Tang Dynasty! ”
There was silence, and after five or six seconds, there was an uproar, and countless glasses fell from the bridges of people's noses and cracked on the ground, if at all.
That's impossible! It seemed as if someone was shouting like this, but more often than not, staring at the close-up of the person magnified on the screen above, making some meaningless sound that even they couldn't understand.
How is this possible? How is this possible! How could that guy who sings across borders and has only released two songs so far get the Grammy Record of the Year! What the hell are the judges of the Recording Academy thinking? It's a shame that at this time at the awards ceremony, the guests had to maintain their manners, and those who were watching the live broadcast at home must have jumped up and screamed.
As the winner of Sean, he didn't come back to his senses for a while, and even after hearing the name, his first reaction was frustrated: Sure enough, Sean? Don took it, and he did ...... Wait, Sean? Tang Dynasty? Why does it sound so familiar?
Until Frederick pushed hard next to him: "What are you doing here?" You've won a prize, Sean! You've got the Record of the Year! ”
The eager tone with indescribable excitement finally called back Sean, who was still a little confused, and then stood up with a little hesitation, straightened his collar in surprise, doubt, and scrutiny, and then walked on the stage slowly.
Frankly, he's still very photogenic, although he dresses more casually — in fact, everyone here dresses more casually, which is also a Grammy's feature, unlike the Oscars, who need to wear formal dresses. It's just that, after receiving the little golden gramophone from Aretha's hand, Sean took a deep breath and opened his mouth in the face of the countless stabbing eyes below, but he couldn't say anything.
I really couldn't calm down from the inside out, and with a wry smile in my heart, he finally calmed down completely.
"I didn't think about the acceptance speech, I didn't think about it at all, really." Sean said this, causing a low burst of laughter, and he didn't know whether it was malicious or friendly.
"I'm very lucky," he continued, "because there are so many people here who have been just a few feet away from this trophy." I don't think I deserve this trophy, maybe I'm still a newcomer in music, but the Recording Academy saw my efforts and recognized my efforts, xiexie them. ”
Now is not the time to be modest, since the judges of the Recording Academy awarded him the best record of the year, and what to say that it is just luck, there are more people who are eligible to win the award, it is tantamount to slapping them in the face. And, thinking about the overwhelming skepticism that preceded them, what could be more embarrassing than getting a trophy?
And it was also the best record of the year for a song - according to the Recording Academy, the competition for the best record of the year can be an album or just a song, and Sean's first release of a single instead of an album won the Grammy's record of the year, which is enough to make many people hide their faces and sigh.
"Then," Sean paused slightly, as if hesitating at something, but he quickly continued, "I want to thank my parents and my family for teaching me how to be independent and create my own value. ”
In any case, parents are parents after all, and Sean has a tense relationship with his father, but he has always been very harmonious with his mother. Coupled with the overwhelming criticism before, now that he has won the trophy, he will not be noticed by countless eyes, if he does not thank his parents when he delivers his acceptance speech, he will be picked out by them and reported it in a big way, and even Zuihou will expose family conflicts in public, it will be worth the loss, and family conflicts should of course be resolved at home.
It's just that even if he finally thanked his parents in public, he still had a small tail, and the words zuihou may not sound like much to others, but his father heard it......
"Then, I would like to thank Jason and Will for not having YouRaiseMeUp without them, and for tolerating my finger-pointing and always composing and arranging the music as I asked." Sean waved his hand to the two people sitting below as he spoke, and the two who got the Golden Gramophone also smiled and waved in response.
They were just quasi-first-line lyricists and producers before, but their value has risen sharply because of the popularity of "YouRaiseMeUp", and now they have won the Grammys, so they are naturally firmly on Sean's side.
"And, of course, thanks to my friends, Galen, Sandy, Neil, and everyone who supported me." Sean unceremoniously called Sanders by name, regardless of whether they were smug or embarrassed below.
Then, here he paused for two or three seconds, tilted his head and made a thoughtful appearance: "Hmm...... I think I'm done thanking you? ”
Laughter erupted, no matter what was going on in the hearts of the people below, this pretentious and somewhat funny appearance really made them laugh.
"Looks like it's over...... Well, there is one more person to thank," Sean no longer sold off, and the smile on his face was put away a little, "Zuihou wants to thank my agent." ”
His gaze then flickered back to where he had been sitting, "Xiexie you, Fred, you may not be the most hode agent, but you are certainly the most conscientious agent. I know how much trouble I've caused you, and I've always known that even though you're always nagging and telling me this way and that's okay, you've never really stopped me from doing what I want to do, and you've always helped me fight for what I want. ”
Sean took a deep breath as he said this, "I've always remembered, I remember the way you said to me the other day, 'I'll help you,' and the kind of conversation we had in the Santa Monica Mountains, Fred, and I'm glad to have you with you along the way!" ”
At this point, his speech has deviated from the feeling of the newcomer winning the award, more like a confession that has finally been recognized after a long time, but there was no laughter at the scene, and the truth revealed in the words resonated with many people, no matter what their attitude towards Sean was. And Frederick, who was sitting in the seat, was still sitting upright at first, and then he became a little uneasy, and he also had a wry smile on his face, but when he arrived at Zuihou, he calmed down, and his faint smile also brought relief and emotion.
"Congratulations, Sean." When Sean walked off the stage to applause and returned to the front and back of his seat, Frederick, who stood up, said this first, and then took him into his arms and slapped him twice.
Sean was stunned at first, and then hugged him hard, not caring at all that his image might be damaged, so the applause, which was originally a little sparse, became extremely warm at this time.
"I really didn't think of it, Sean, I really didn't think of it." Frederick, who sat down, still clutched Sean tightly, as if it was just a dream, and as soon as he let go, he would have news, and his eyes were shining.
"Hey, Fred, don't look like a." Sean hurriedly said, "This is just the beginning. ”
"you, you're just like a, chattering on it for a long time." The agent immediately glared at him, and then thought of something and suddenly laughed at him, but he wanted to forcibly hold back, and the appearance of laughing and not laughing looked very funny.
"What's wrong again?" Sean asked, rolling his eyes.
"It occurred to me," Frederick grinned, "that the first award you got as an actor was actually a music award. ”
Sean paused, and then laughed, that's right, although he was nominated for an Oscar for his first movie role, and he has also been nominated for various film awards in recent years, none of them have been credited, but he took one immediately after the song was released, and it was a Grammy.
However, he didn't expect that there had been several awards, and the veteran singer Alicia? Keith and Cindy? After performing a lame comedy on stage, Lobo announced that the winner of this year's Grammy of the Year is Sean? Tang Dynasty!