It's hard to be an idol

Chapter 336 Grammy

"Happy New Year! Next year will definitely be better."

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At the turn of the new year, Xu Lai and Lin Yuner spent two hours with each other on the phone, because there was a time difference of more than one hour between Beijing and Seoul, the phone call between the two lasted for two hours.

This was the first New Year that Xu Lai had returned to his former residence. Returning to the place where he had lived since he was a child, he actually felt a little deserted.

Rongcheng, an increasingly international city, has no sound outside on the night of New Year's Eve, and only cars are honking quietly, unlike Rongcheng, where fireworks were not banned a few years ago. I could hear fireworks crackling outside, and the sky lit up the entire night sky for a moment.

That kind of New Year's Eve has a special taste of Chinese New Year. Just like last year, Xu Lai can still let Lin Yuner on the other side watch the fireworks in the sky through the camera, but now, Xu Lai can only watch Lin Yuner at home. Fireworks are blooming far, far away. After all, fireworks are also banned in downtown Seoul.

However, there are other things that can be substituted for New Year’s Eve without fireworks, such as the sound of fireworks exploding at the end of the Spring Festival Gala on TV, or blessings to each other at twelve o’clock in the morning.

"The Grammy Party in a few days, are you ready?"

After chatting about many other things, Lin Yuner suddenly remembered that Xu Lai had also received several nominations in the Grammys, so she asked him to see how he was preparing.

"I'll just bring someone there, someone will match and sponsor the clothes, and someone will help me prepare the acceptance speech. All I have to do is arrive in Los Angeles in advance, and then recite the acceptance speech, and recognize the person with the help of Hill." Xu Lai It is easy to say that the most troublesome thing here is to recognize people.

What Hill told him on the phone was that he prepared photos of many celebrities, basically all of them would go to the Grammys. If Xu Lai met at the party, he would definitely say hello, let alone get to know each other better. Some of the deeds, at least you have to know their names, right?

And you must be careful not to admit the wrong person, otherwise you will be in trouble later.

"Then my New Year's resolution for this year is to hope that you will win the Grammys." Seeing Xu Lai relaxed, Lin Yuner thought that he should be quite confident. In order to make Xu Lai's awards trip more secure, She added some metaphysics into it.

"Then my New Year's resolution..."

"I should also win a Grammy award." Lin Yoona firmly interrupted Xu Lai before he could say his New Year's wish, and customized a New Year's wish for him.

"Okay." Hearing Lin Yuner's unquestionable voice, Xu Lai paused for a moment, then smiled.

"It's twelve o'clock here." Lin Yuner suddenly changed her subject.

"Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year to you too~~" Lin Yuner smiled on the other end of the phone, and then added, "Next year, it will definitely be better."

"It will be as you wish."

"Yuner! Come here!" There was a vague voice calling her from Lin Yuner's side, and Xu Lai heard it.

"You go, I will accompany my family too."

"Then hang up."

"Why did you hang up first?"

"Hang up as soon as I tell you, why are there so many nonsense?"

In the end, Xu Lai hung up the phone amidst laughter, and his parents were still sitting in front of the TV. The Spring Festival Gala had long since finished, and the rebroadcast started on the TV. It was a joy to grab it.

The red envelopes are not worth a few dollars, they are just happy, and filled with the joy of the New Year.

Speaking of which, Xu Lai will have a lot of people coming to visit his family this year. When he returned to Rongcheng, the old friends of his parents from the past came and went frequently. They used to get together once a year, but now they go out every few days. Playing mahjong, or fishing, drinking some tea and so on, Xu's father and Xu's mother's communication became busy again.

In addition to everyone sitting together, chatting and eating, the New Year’s greetings are actually a "Versailles" feast. Everyone talks about the development of the past year, not deliberately showing off the most deadly. The smile on the phone has never been broken. After all, the son who spent tens of millions to buy the former residence for the family can't hide the light.

However, this Chinese New Year is quite embarrassing for Xu Lai, not to mention that the children of those uncles and aunts are all young in high school and college, and they ask Xu Lai to take a photo with him when they see him. What is more troublesome is those uncles and aunts. I feel that Xu Lai is in the entertainment circle and should know all the gossip, such as whether Teacher He is married or not, whether Hu Ge is in a relationship, or whether a certain couple has really had a marriage change...

They asked all the gossip on the marketing account, but Xu Lai really didn't know, so he could only keep shaking his head and say that he "doesn't know". At first they thought Xu Lai was embarrassing and couldn't speak out. They also wanted to make Xu Lai more obscure and they would understand, but in the end they realized that Xu Lai really didn't know.

After that, I let go of asking Xu Lai to gossip, but after the question of gossip, the uncles went to drink tea and play mahjong, and the aunts started to worry about Xu Lai's feelings while chatting, which really made Xu Lai desperate. Keeping her mouth shut, she didn't tell about Xu Lai's dating, and blocked the so-called "introduction" from those aunts, and then she took this opportunity to show off a little.

"Now, it's not that no one wants my Xu Lai. There are too many people who like him and we can't choose him. He is still young! We want to develop some careers while we are young, and take our time with relationships. We are not in a hurry, anyway. There will always be a daughter-in-law."

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It is such an atmosphere that makes Xu Lai feel tormented after staying for two more days, especially the continuous stream of people who come to pay New Year’s greetings at home, which is outrageous. I have never seen so many people visiting for New Year’s greetings in previous years, and Xu’s father and Xu’s mother are all working or living. For those involved, Xu Lai didn't want to show his face. Fortunately, Hill sent him a message to save him from the sea of ​​suffering, otherwise he would really vomit.

When Xu Lai left home, he took Xu Xia with him. After all, Xu Xia promised to take her to the Grammys, but she could only sit in the ordinary auditorium. He took the "VIP" position and sat with a group of stars, but he didn't want Xu Xia to be exposed to the camera, which would have a great impact on her life. After all, her friends began to wonder why she could Got Xu Lai's autographed photo.

One time I thought she had great powers, but the second time I was able to get an autographed photo of the now famous Xu Lai, this is open to question.

That's right, Xu Xia's New Year's wish this year was not only to select some items from Xu Lai from sponsors, but also asked Xu Lai to sign dozens of autographed photos for him. It was also the Invincible Deluxe Edition To autograph, and even I wrote a short composition with dozens of words, and almost made Xu Lai's hand crippled.

Even Xu Lai's biggest fans have never received this kind of treatment. After all, the autograph session is so short. Signing your name and writing a blessing is already the most benevolent thing. Each fan cannot delay him for more than 30 seconds. This is a rule given by the company. , otherwise Xu Lai wouldn’t be able to sign hundreds of tickets a day.

Back in Los Angeles, Xu Lai was in the company preparing for the Grammy stage, awards and red carpet, while Xu Xia went out with the staff arranged by Hill, and it was time for the Grammy to officially start.

On the day when the party officially started, Xu Xia entered the scene with Xu Lai's team. The seat was relatively close to the front, allowing her to watch the stage performances of the stars up close, while Xu Lai dawdled behind for a long time. , and then walked onto the red carpet.

Things like rubbing the red carpet happen every year, especially those models whose bodies are exchanged for opportunities. For large-scale evenings like the Grammys, they have already sent big waves to those gentlemen who can attend the evening, and Xu Lai also accepts it. He received a lot of text messages, but he ignored all of them. In the end, he walked on the red carpet by himself, without thinking about any female companions.

After walking the red carpet, Xu Lai was dragged to take a full-angle slow video at the autograph waiting area.

His current hairstyle is very different from before. The front hair is lifted up and tied back, exposing his forehead. It is not as restrained as the previous hairstyle, and looks more youthful and creative. literary and artistic atmosphere.

In fact, to put it simply, his current hairstyle is much more suitable for pretending than before, and his hair was dyed silver a few days ago. This hair color that needs the support of skin color and appearance is well controlled by Xu Lai , so that the magazines and the media who took the photo shined.

Besides, Xu Lai's hairline completely holds the forehead-exposing hairstyle. GUCCI officials almost laughed out of joy when they saw Xu Lai's elf prince-like shape, and it was shown in Xu Lai's pen-hold After that, I quickly put it on the official website to promote my products.

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After the red carpet session was over, the stars took their seats, and the party kicked off with Taylor's "Blank Space".

The first award to be presented was the Best Newcomer Award. The two strong contenders were Xu Lai and Meghan Trainor. Their faces appeared on the big screen after the host announced the candidates. Everyone else disappeared. The competitiveness in front of the two of them is not enough at all, and anyone with a discerning eye can tell that they are running with them.

The Grammys are at the same level as the company's capital, so there won't be much difference in marketing. This is the time to compete for real strength. But for Xu Lai and Meghan Trainor, white Americans are politically correct, even if Meghan Trainor This year, there is no comparison with Xu Lai. He can only produce a song "all about the bass", but in the mouth of the outside media, he has become a character who can compete with Xu Lai.

Really outrageous.

He is not as famous as Xu Lai, the album is just a fraction of him, and his ability to absorb money is basically at two levels, Meghan Trainor was actually pushed to the same level as Xu Lai.

And when the award presenters came to the stage to announce the winners, Xu Lai and Meghan Trainor's heart tightened, and then...

"The winner of the Best Newcomer award is - Meghan Trainor, congratulations."

"Wow!" Meghan Trainor looked unbelievable, guessing that she never thought that she would beat Xu Lai in the best newcomer section, and covered her wide open mouth with her hand, not for a while. Slowing down, she shed tears "emotionally", until the people around her reminded her that she bowed and went to the stage to accept the award.

And this scene happened to come to Xu Lai to see what his expression is, what expression he can have, of course it is a long-trained smile, and then show his gentlemanly demeanor, but after the camera moves away, Xu Lai first Without saying anything, Bieber, who was sitting next to him, scolded first.

"Watt fukingshit, do these judges have shit in their heads? Can such a person compare with you?" Bieber was so angry that he seemed even more angry than Xu Lai. Xu Lai was a little moved, but he didn't know what he was doing. Whether it was true or just an act, he, the victim, still had to soothe Bieber's indignant mood.

"Dam!" Xu Laisheng complained.

Although he has had psychological training, in his eyes, his mental construction is that except for the best newcomer, he may not be able to get any other awards at all. The best newcomer is gone, isn't it more difficult to say about the remaining awards?
Basically gone.

Thinking of this, Xu Lai had to show a smile on his face, otherwise when the camera caught him, the nt media outside would have something to say again.

On the one hand, he likes to be real and unpretentious, but on the other hand, he wants him to pretend to be a gentleman.

It's not that Xu Lai can't swear, it's just that he doesn't usually swear, but the operation of the organizer and the jury made him swear at the beginning of the party.

If this is Rihanna, Eminem and the others, I guess I will not continue to participate in this party, just play whatever you want, just start cursing, and then leave the stage angrily.

But Xu Lai is not them. They are soft on the awards, and they definitely don’t care about this kind of awards. Not only will they not lower their status by scolding the Grammys, but they will get a lot of positive comments, but Xu Lai can’t, he is now Not yet.

Watching Meghan Trainor sing her "famous single" after winning the award, Xu Lai sneered as she prepared for her own performance.

It hasn't been too long between their performances. His retro single, which has been carefully crafted for more than two months, is thinking of making a live debut at the Grammys. Why don't you compare it with her?

Not to mention slapping the judging committee in the face, at least making Meghan Trainor, the best newcomer, uncomfortable.

Standing on the stage, Xu Lai took the microphone and did not perform directly. Instead, he added a free link on the spot. He said directly, "This new single is for Meghan Trainor, called "Blinding Lights."

After the voice fell, electronic music full of retro flavor rolled out, and the slightly cheerful melody made the whole scene stop.

Most people shook their heads and smiled after hearing Xu Lai's "provocation", and laughed even more happily after hearing Xu Lai's song prelude, but they didn't know who they were laughing at.

But Meghan Trainor couldn't laugh at all when she was sitting below, not to mention the quality of the single, Xu Lai's live was more than a step above her, they all sang and danced, Xu Lai was much more stable than her, and His new order is obviously more difficult.

High judgment.

"Dam!"

(End of this chapter)