Best Actor

    On the afternoon of February 23, 2003, there was a lively outside Madison Square Garden. The long red carpet was spread from the entrance to dozens of feet away. The reporters are holding all kinds of long guns and short cannons, eyeing everyone who steps on or is about to step on the red carpet. Because the 45th Grammy Awards is about to be held in the most prestigious place in New York, as a music award as famous as the Oscars, it is strange that it does not receive this level of attention.

    "Damn, Mariah Carey was in just now."

    "Where's Madonna? Is she here today?"

    "Hey look over there, Britney Spears!"

    One after another voices kept ringing in the group of reporters. They tried every means to find their prey and wanted to dig the news they wanted from each other, because it was their duty and their right!

    "Hey, is that lucky boy here?" Someone suddenly asked when a big name entered the square garden, and not many important characters appeared in the follow-up, and the scene fell into a brief silence.

    "Which lucky boy?"

      To be nominated for a Grammy again, luckily."

    "Otherwise, why would you call him Lucky Boy." Someone laughed and followed, causing more laughter.

    "Does this guy have some background?" Someone asked, "Or catch up with a big man and be praised or something."

    "Are you trying to say that David Geffen likes him?" Someone asked immediately, causing another burst of laughter.

    "Okay, don't mention that kid who is useless except for luck, his luck has been exhausted, and the Grammy trophy is not something you can get casually." Someone said, Obviously, this is someone who doesn't like Sean.

    "Hey, it's hard to say, the Recording Academy has never liked to play cards according to the rules." Someone immediately retorted.

    "That's not his turn!" Someone immediately answered, and it also resonated with many people. Indeed, no one thought Sean could win the Grammys from beginning to end.

    At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in front. The reporters looked around, and after seeing it clearly, they started to dig for the guy, because the person they said just now has already appeared on the red carpet .

    "Mr. Tang, do you think you can win an award?"

    "Mr. Tang, what kind of mood are you participating in the Grammys today?"

    "Mr. Tang, what would you think if you got nothing today?"

    The reporters asked in vain, even those who satirized him before. Of course, the intentions of these questions were very sinister.

    However, Sean didn't seem to take it to heart, and he always had a smile on his face, but he didn't answer these directly, just said: "In a few hours, the result will come out naturally, Why be in a hurry."

    As for more questions, he either walked over with a haha, or turned to other aspects with a few words, and then quickly walked into the square garden. In short, it looks like it is cooperative, but in fact it is very uncooperative.

    "This guy is as slippery as a loach, and he has asked so many questions and no answer he wants." Someone complained looking at his back.

    "Don't worry, if you want, you can wait here for a few more hours and take a picture of his expression as soon as he comes out." Some people don't care.

    "I'm sure that must be beautiful." Others followed suit.

    No matter how noisy they are, it will not affect Sean at this moment, and he is feeling a little smug when he walks into Madison Square Garden. This place where countless competitions, concerts, and rallies have been held, this is one of the most famous buildings in New York, it is not that he has not been to this place, but it is the first time that he has come as a nominee.

    "Hey, Sean." Someone greeted at this time, Galen, Sanders, Frederick, and Neil, who came in from other entrances, were already waiting in the front hall he is.

    "How does it feel, what's the difference between the Grammy's red carpet and the Oscar's?" the agent asked with a smile.

    "If there is a difference, it is the attitude of the reporters, they seem to want me to announce on the spot that I will win all the nominations, or I will not get anything, just come for sightseeing ." Sean shrugged.

    "It looks completely different from the Holy Auditorium and the Kodak Theater." Galen said after looking around.

    It's true that Madison Square Garden is a bit smaller than Los Angeles' Hall of Fame and the Kodak Theater, even if it's not really small, but New York is one of the fashion capitals , the square garden is naturally far more than the auditorium and the theater in this regard. Looking at the decorations around, the simple lines bring out a complex but not scattered picture, which, together with those just right Grammy's promotional posters, gives people a very high-end feeling.

    "Let's go in, don't stay here." Neil interjected at this time.

     "Yes, let's go first, Neil can't wait to try the feeling of sitting in the front." Sanders immediately jokingly echoed.

    "It's not even the first three rows." Although Neil rolled his eyes, his eagerness to try could not be concealed from a few people who played together until the end.

    "It's okay, Neil, one day you will sit in the front." Sean laughed and patted his shoulder, then took the lead and walked inside.

    Like the Oscars, the first few rows are always reserved for the big names and the nominees, and the others, unless they have a lot of status, are all in the back. Although Neil has been on the East Coast for four years and has come to the Plaza Garden to watch football, he doesn't even have a seat at the front, let alone sitting at the front. Although this has nothing to do with his lack of thought, it is a good player after all. It's a pity that now I can sit next to the front row with Sean, and I'm naturally a little excited.

    There were already a lot of people sitting in the hall at this time. After separating from Galen, Sanders, and Neil, Sean took his place, and Frederick was with him.

      Make the stage bigger?"

    "Who knows," Frederick shrugged. "The Recording Academy is famous for playing unexpected tricks. There must be a reason why they do it this way."

    Follow the conversation: "Don't worry, Sean, when you sing on it, even if you accidentally break the sound, there will be no boos."

    Sean rolled his eyes immediately, and looked around without being too lazy to talk to him. As the most prestigious music awards ceremony in North America, it is reasonable to invite singers to sing on stage. Sean's "YouRaiseMeUp" can be regarded as spread all over North America and even the whole world, so it is naturally within the scope of invitation.

    But it is embarrassing that he sang this song at last year's Oscars, but because it was released in October 2001, it was not in the Grammy's in early 2002. It is within the selection scope, so it can only be moved to this year. It gives the impression that the Grammys are one notch lower than the Oscars, and although there isn't much competition between the two awards, it doesn't stop people from thinking in that direction, and many people feel that Sean is also because of this. Can't win.

    To be honest, it is impossible to say that you are not nervous. Grammys are not Oscars. There are many professional musicians here. . But there is a lot of excitement. It is impossible for many singers to sing at the Grammy Awards, let alone a non-professional singer like him.

    Sean knows that there must be people who want to see jokes, and he also knows that his singing level is only average, but this does not mean that he cannot sing, this song is not completely post-production was welcomed. Since he received the notice to take the stage, he has made a series of targeted contacts, just like singing at the Oscars, plus this song is not difficult, as long as he goes up and sings at the usual level, it is a success. .

    One after another, the hall was almost full, and the first few rows were big names in the music industry, Maria Kelly, Celine Dion, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and a new generation of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, and more.

    Speaking of which, the latter three all came out of Disney's Mickey Mouse Club in the early 1990s. Sean has a certain understanding of the music circle because of the release of songs. I have to say that Disney is very good at creating idols, and it has many distribution channels, so it is necessary to have a good relationship with them.

    Of course, the relationship between these three people is also very interesting. It is said that Britney broke up with Timberlake last year. It is possible that Timberlake cheated on Christina. Of course, there are also rumors that Britney cheated online. However, Sean remembers how much. In the few years after being dumped by Timberlake, Britney was almost at a loss, and negative news emerged one after another.

    But Christina doesn't seem to be getting along with Timberlake, at least this year it's been reported that the latter is dating Cameron Diaz, what a mess. In career, Christina and Britney are also **** for tat. The latter is currently unmatched by the former in terms of popularity and popularity, but the former has left the latter far behind at the Grammys.

    These two women officially released records in 1999. Christina has surpassed Britney in both nominations and awards. To be precise, Britney has never had a Grammy. It's funny that the most promising newcomer also lost to Christina.

    Would you like to have an in-depth exchange with them now? Sean suddenly had such an idea, but then he shook his head with a smile, and it really is that the nature of Jiangshan is easy to change and difficult to change.

    At this moment, Frederick's voice sounded in his ear: "Have you seen that girl, that is your biggest opponent at this Grammy."