China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 361 The No. [-] Music Star in Asia Has Been Surnamed Cao From Now On
Beijing, Sohu Headquarters
The entire Sohu News Department was looking forward to it, and even the CEO Zhang Hu came over twice in the morning.

Chinese singers are expected to reach the top of the Grammys, and they are still top-notch celebrities like Cao Xuan.

Headlines of headlines!

As early as last year when the Grammy announced the nominations, it caused a great sensation. Now that it has reached the threshold, the outside world and the public are paying more attention to this matter.

Before Cao Xuan left for the United States, many media began to build momentum.

With their relentless publicity, Grammy's popularity in China has surpassed that of Oscar.

Many people who didn't care about this matter occasionally glanced at it.

I learned that in the Grammys, the highest hall in the world's pop music scene, so far, no Chinese has won an important award.

In today's international environment where one superpower has many powers, the United States is leading economically and culturally, and has firmly become the center of the world. If Cao Xuan can achieve zero breakthrough, it can be regarded as glory for the country to a certain extent.

It may be an exaggeration to say that it is the attention of the whole people, but Cao Xuan's influence + the media's crazy momentum, domestic attention to this matter is rising steadily.

On the eve of the award ceremony, the heat of this matter has even surpassed the imminent situation in Iraq...

On the morning of February 2, the awards ceremony was being held in the United States at that time.

All the entertainment media and even other media are now mostly inquiring about news through various channels, ready to grab the news as soon as possible.

On the Internet, major forums headed by Tianya Community, or fan QQ groups, etc., are also waiting nervously, with various inquiries and messages flooding the screen.

But in reality, many of Cao Xuan's relatives and friends are also paying attention to this moment.

"[Best Newcomer] is ready to be awarded!"

In the office, someone yelled, and the others started refreshing the extranet webpage.

"Has it been issued? Has it been issued? Why can't I get it here?"

"The presenter is on stage, and it's Janet Jackson."

"Who is this? Don't care who she is, has Cao Xuan won the award?"

"The stupid ones are all messed up by foreign devils, and you can't tell what's going on at all."

Looking at the mixed information on the webpage, Zhang Huhu, who happened to slip into the office, gave an order to directly contact his old classmates in the United States, and obtained the news from the live TV broadcast.

Overseas calls were made, and the other party was watching the live broadcast, so they dictated the broadcast by the way, and the editor of the news department took short notes non-stop.

"Jenny came on stage, praised several newcomers, and mentioned Cao Xuan emphatically, saying that he is amazingly talented, a bit like his brother Michael Jackson..."

"Michael Jackson? Xiao Wang, write this down and use it later."

Zhang Huhu, who has a keen sense of smell, pointed out, and then continued to listen attentively. All the previous three awards were lost, which turned everyone in the office from hope to disappointment.

Seeing that Cao Xuan's nominations were getting rarer and rarer, everyone's emotions gradually became tense. Following the dictation on the other end of the phone, many people's hearts were raised in their throats.

"Jenny opened the envelope, and the winner is... Chris Tsa... Fuck, Cao Xuan, the winner is Cao Xuan!"

The voice on the other end of the phone broke, and the office instantly became a sea of ​​joy.

"It worked, it worked."

"Fuck, Cao Xuan is amazing!!!"

"Ah, long live Chinese music, long live the Chinese music scene!"

"..."

Zhang Huhu also rolled his eyes with a smile, but he didn't lose his mind and grabbed the editor just now.

"Send a text message with good news, the headlines of the entire portal!"

The editor nodded and hurriedly operated. After about half a minute, a happy cover news appeared on the Sohu portal.

[Congratulations to Chinese singer Cao Xuan for winning the Grammy! 】

Sohu was already fast enough, but Fengyun Studio was even faster. Cao Xuan did not come to the United States alone. Apart from his assistant and security guard, he was accompanied by the deputy editor-in-chief and photographer of Fengyun Studio.

Before the announcement of Grammy Cao Xuan's nominations for each award, father and son Bing will start a telephone broadcast with the domestic office,
The good news from Fengyun Studio and Penguin was edited early, and various results were stored in the draft box.

As long as Cao Xuan wins the award, as soon as the result is announced here, within 10 seconds, QQ online users on the entire network can receive a news message that Cao Xuan won the award.

Within 5 to 10 minutes, you can even see high-definition pictures of the scene.

In the following half an hour, relevant on-site information about Cao Xuan's award or his acceptance speech will also be synchronized one after another.

Fengyun Studio came out on top, followed by Sohu, and soon afterward, Netease, Sina, Baidu and other online platforms quickly posted related news.

There was an instant buzz on the Internet!
.........

Beijing, the crew of "Shuiyuedongtian"

Hu Jing, who had just returned to Beijing after spending the Lantern Festival with her parents in her hometown, took up the post of producer of the crew, staring at the crew from time to time, coercing all directions.

However, although Producer Hu was at the scene today, he didn't hang around the crew very much. Instead, he went to the lounge where the network cable was just pulled two days ago from time to time.

Some people know it well, some people don't know but they don't care, the leader is not around, it is more comfortable for everyone to touch the fish.

Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened. Yang Xue, who played Doudou in "Water Moon Cave", went wrong in the filming scene.

Today, the other producer was not on the set, and one of the two executive producers went to see the location, and the other went to review the production of props. Among the producers, only Hu Jing was on the set. After receiving the letter, Hu Jing hurried over to check.

The crowd was watching. Wearing a bright white ancient costume, Yang Xue, who was charming and somewhat heroic, frowned and was helped up by the actor next to her.

The starry version of "Shuiyuedongtian", the overall shape and clothing are much more refined and textured than the original version, and the most important thing is to look good.

Although the short hair of the heroine in the original version is not ugly, it is definitely far from beautiful.

Of course, it may be that the char siew Fen actor is more suitable for short hair styling, but Yang Xue is different, so she used it for styling, which is delicate, lively and at the same time has a bit of heroism.

You must know that Yang Xue is the reference version of Yang Tianbao's plastic surgery, and her appearance is very impressive.

Fanxing's styling team, after making a look that suits her, Doudou, the heroine of "Shuiyuedongtian", has skyrocketed in appearance, and the character's attractiveness has increased.

Under such circumstances, the possibility of being overshadowed by the second female Yin Tianxue like the original version is very small.

Pushing aside the crowd, Hu Jing glanced at Yang Xue, saw that she was sane and had no serious injuries, so she breathed a sigh of relief before asking.

"What's going on, are you hurt?"

"It's not a big deal, Wia was a little unsteady and stretched a bit."

Yang Xue slightly twisted her waist, frowned, but her mouth was relaxed. This is her first female lead drama, and she has a lot of shooting tasks.

However, although Yang Xue claimed to be fine, Hu Jing, who was worried, still expressed it.

"Go to the hospital to have a look, and shoot other scenes first, your health is important."

She is the proprietress and producer, whoever dares to object, after speaking here, the director Chen Hanzhu immediately nodded.

"I heard from Producer Hu, that whoever drove Yang Xue to the hospital."

"I'll take her there, you guys continue filming, Wia must be checked, and this kind of accident can't happen again, wait for Producer Liu and I to come back for a safety meeting."

Hu Jing was a strong woman, and she stabilized the situation, took out the car keys, and prepared to go to the hospital with Yang Xue's assistant.

Just as they were about to leave, her assistant Liu Rui rushed over.

"Sister, sister, the boss won the award and the Grammy."

"Congratulations, boss, and producer Hu."

Chen Hanzhu was the first to react, and hurriedly congratulated, and other people present also echoed immediately, and Hu Jing couldn't hide her joy.

"Congratulations on what I did, but the boss should congratulate me for winning the award. Liu Rui, please contact me. Today I will personally pay for extra meals for the crew. The meal price is 50 per person."

"Long live Producer Hu!"

This time the voice was much more enthusiastic and sincere than before. In 2003, most of the box lunches for the crew were priced at 2 to 5 yuan, and anything above 10 yuan was considered a big deal.

The crew of "Shuiyuedongtian" is a little more particular. The standard box lunch is about 5 yuan, and there is an extra meal every few days, which costs 8 to 12 yuan.

Hu Jing said that today there are 50 meals per person, and the crew of "Shuiyuedongtian" has 200 people, large and small, and the cost of each meal is nearly [-].

The total amount is more, and the rice and vegetables purchased are more luxurious in terms of the same portion. Although it may not be as good as eating a big meal, it is still a small treat.

When the boss wins an award, everyone is happy because of the employees or compatriots, but if they have a good meal together, everyone will be happier.

While celebrating, Hu Jing didn't forget her business, and took Yang Xue to the hospital. Along the way, there were countless congratulatory calls from Cao Xuan who couldn't disturb her for the time being.

When they arrived at the hospital, Hu Jing was busy registering for consultation and temporarily turned off her mobile phone.

After seeing the illness and taking the medicine, she was ready to go back to the set, and she turned on the phone again. There were countless missed calls. Just as she was about to see who they were, a new call came and was connected.
"Hello, Miss Ting."

"Congratulations, Jingjing."

On the other end of the phone was Mei Ting's hearty voice: "Your family won the Grammy [Best New Artist] and [Best Pop Singer], and the entire pop music world will bow to him in the future."

"What one end and two ends... Wait, Best Pop Artist? Isn't it just Best Newcomer?"

Hu Jing instinctively said something modest, and immediately realized something was wrong, her tone trembling slightly.

"Cao Xuan won another award?"

"Where are you? The news is so slow, the news just now, Cao Xuan won two awards, one of which is the best pop male singer, which is the one won by Michael Jackson.

Now that group of media is crazy, your family is really good this time, maybe there will be another "News Network". "

After chatting with Mei Ting for a while, Hu Jing realized that she was taking Yang Xue to see a doctor.

The Grammy pop category [Best Pop Male Singer] awards were announced, and Cao Xuan won the Grammy Gold Record for the second time, beating another favorite, John Mayer.

Although from the perspective of the Grammys, the "Best Newcomer" in the four major categories has higher gold content and is more difficult to win, but in the eyes of most people, "Best Newcomer" is obviously not as powerful as "Best Pop Male Singer".

Even according to the domestic awards here.

Cao Xuan won [Best Pop Male Singer], which is regarded as this year's Grammy Pop Singer, far more prestigious than [Best Newcomer].

After hanging up the phone with Mei Ting, Hu Jing thought about it and called her assistant Liu Rui again.

"Raise the meal mark to 100, let's celebrate."

"Okay."

Liu Rui, who has been brushing the computer in the lounge, naturally knew what was going on, hung up the phone, and immediately went to the director of production, and by the way, falsely preached the imperial decree, adding some of her favorite dishes.

Hu Jing took her mobile phone and sent a group text message to express her thanks.

Then he looked at a number marked with [.] in a daze for a moment, then hesitantly edited a text message and sent it.

Cao Xuan won the Grammy, and she has a halo of honor. She has become the most dazzling existence in the Chinese music scene. She will definitely be more sought-after in the future. She needs to discuss the defense strategy with her allies.

.........

Grammy Awards Ceremony in New York, USA
Cao Xuan couldn't feel the turmoil in the country for the time being. He stepped down after delivering the "Best Pop Male Singer" testimonial, and rubbed the two gold disc trophies in his hands.

To be honest, even he himself was a little surprised to be able to win important Grammy awards twice.

Although Warner had told him during this period that it was possible to win the prize, Cao Xuan had already hesitated in his previous defeats. Now that he won two prizes in a row, he couldn't hide his excitement.

At the same time, Cao Xuan had to admit that Grammy Warner did a very good job this time.

First, he created momentum for Cao Xuan on the bulletin board, constantly reminding Cao Xuan of Grammy's influence, and then gave up the other two awards, resource replacement, and focused on public relations Grammy.

In addition, Nora has too many nominations and awards, which will somewhat affect the competition for individual awards. This year's [Best Pop Male Singer] shortlisted singers are not strong, which gave Cao Xuan an opportunity.

Of course, Cao Xuan's own strength is also very good.

In the first English EP, 3 songs ranked in the top ten of the billboard charts, 2 songs dominated the top [-] for a long time, and they reached the second place respectively, showing extremely impressive performance.

The sales data is also very good. In less than a year, the sales in the United States exceeded 400 million, and the global sales approached 800 million. It has long appeared in the forefront of the Billboard Top [-] album list.

This data can't be said to be the first in the United States in 2002, but it will definitely not fall out of the top five.

The right time, place and people made Cao Xuan, as a Chinese Asian singer, nominated for six awards for the first time, and won two of them. This is a very great breakthrough in the United States where the atmosphere is still relatively conservative.

It is foreseeable that whether Cao Xuan likes it or not, he will become the center of discussion among conservatives and certain political parties who call for racial openness and equality for some time to come.

Satisfied, Cao Xuan performed "you're beautiful" by playing and singing in the second half of the stage.

Compared with him, Avril next to her was much more depressed.

Prior to this, she had been shortlisted for many awards, including songs such as "Best Pop Female Singer" and "Best Single of the Year", all of which lost to Norah Jones, with five nominations and nothing.

On the one hand, her own punk rock is not considered mainstream and is not favored by the Grammy judges.

On the other hand, the company behind her has insufficient contacts, at least much inferior to Warner, and it is difficult to provide her with additional help.

Not to mention she's Canadian, and while white, she's still in the xenophobic group as well.

The little girl is only 18 years old, everything went smoothly, but when she came to the Grammys, she stumbled, and Cao Xuan didn't know how to comfort her.

The main reason is that he has two awards in his hand, and he feels that standing and talking does not hurt his back, so he can only let her adjust.

The Grammy Awards ceremony lasted nearly 4 hours, and finally all the awards and performances were over.

Norah Jones, like the original time and space, is still the biggest winner of this year's Grammy, except that Cao Xuan snatched the [Best Newcomer], won seven awards, and has the same limelight.

Cao Xuan is not inferior too much, the key is that his identity and nationality are too extra points.

At the same time, he won the Grammy [Best Newcomer] and [Best Pop Male Singer] after his "debut", and the potential he has shown is eye-catching.

At the end of the awards ceremony, the host delivered a speech, everyone applauded, and there was a ceremony reception later, and Cao Xuan also stayed. His contacts in the United States are slightly weaker, so this is a good opportunity to fill in.

Avril Lavigne was still following behind him, too young to drink, holding a glass of orange juice, a little glum.

When Cao Xuan was socializing with people, he would find time to stuff a few cakes and desserts into her mouth, just to coax the little girl.

"Cao, congratulations, believe me, your status makes your achievements much more difficult than others."

Janet Jackson was also at the ball, and came over with a wine glass to touch Cao Xuan lightly, expressing her congratulations and admiration again, and comforting Avril by the way.

"You're still young, it's a great honor to be nominated for a Grammy, I'm your age, I haven't even started to be famous yet."

"Thank you."

Avril thanked, but looked at Jenny warily, she was afraid that this woman would come to seduce Cao Xuan.

Jenny is wearing a low-cut and waist-length dress. She has a slender and hot figure, slightly dark skin, thick lips and big mouth. In the eyes of Americans, she may be considered a beauty, but Cao Xuan is not good at it. His eyes are gentlemanly and upright. · Jackson's favor.

"Cao, Michael is very interested in you. If you are interested, I can help you get in touch."

"Really? Don't bother."

Cao Xuan was a little surprised. Michael Jackson was considered his half idol. If he could get in touch with him in private, it would be difficult for him to resist the temptation.

Janet Jackson was a little surprised by Cao Xuan's enthusiastic response. She said this just now, she felt a bit rash after she said it, and she was planning to smooth things over, but Cao Xuan didn't think she didn't mind.

"Well, he's in some trouble now, don't you be afraid..."

Jenny Jackson euphemistically mentioned that because of the children's case, Michael Jackson is notorious now, and few singers are willing to have a relationship with him publicly.

"I believe in his innocence, music does not lie."

Goldfinger got Cao Xuan, of course he knew that Michael Jackson was innocent, but he couldn't tell the reason, so he could only use the theory of "music".

Jenny took a deep look at him, exhaled, covered her chest and bowed her head slightly: "I will relay your words to Michael, I believe he will be very happy."

"Sure, this is my phone number. Please tell Michael one more time. I am looking forward to taking a photo with him."

Jenny left, and Avril grabbed Cao Xuan: "You have to be careful with this woman, she and Michael may not be of the same mind, the brothers and sisters in their family are very... so what."

They also comforted herself before, Avril Lavigne didn't have the nerve to belittle them, but the meaning was very clear.

"Thank you, I know."

Cao Xuan rubbed Avril's head. This girl's hair is fluffy and dry, and it will blow up when she rubs it. It's very fun.

As for what Avril Lavigne reminded, Cao Xuan knew in his heart that Michael Jackson's family was famous for a lot of bad things, the most famous one being the elder sister who openly stabbed her younger brother in order to make money for her own fame.

Janet Jackson has the best relationship with Michael Jackson among several siblings.

However, their family is relatively complicated, and it is impossible for outsiders to judge all kinds of emotional entanglements.

Cao Xuan's target, Michael Jackson, is not interested in the relationship between the two of them. Jenny can help spread the word in the middle, and he owes him a small favor, that's all.

I stayed at the party for about an hour, met with many American singers, media editors, and music critics, and left certain contact information.

But the best chat was with Coldplay, and the guitarist wanted to follow Cao Xuan to the hotel for a second show, but was stopped by the lead singer Ma Shanyu.

The old horse pouted at Avril, and was very disappointed with the brothers, he had no vision at all.

Cao Xuan's head was full of black lines, even if he jumped into the Panama Canal, he couldn't wash it off.

Avril was snickering beside her, her pale blue eyes shone slightly, and she looked at Cao Xuan with fiery and straightforward eyes.

"Let's find something to eat, I'm hungry."

"Well, I have to call my girlfriend to announce the good news, you can eat it yourself."

Although I couldn't bear to pierce the window paper at this point in time, Avril Lavigne, who had been hit hard at the Grammys, was stabbed in the heart again.

But if you stop and stop, you will be subject to chaos.

Since I didn't have that kind of thought, I just made it clear, don't delay others, raising fish is not Cao Xuan's habit, the little girl is a nice person, and she is also his fan girl, Cao Xuan really doesn't want to "give love to hate" with her.

"Oh, really, then I won't bother you, let's talk back."

Sure enough, Avril couldn't hide her heartache when she heard Cao Xuan's words. Although she turned her head quickly, Cao Xuan still caught a glimpse of a water mark washed out of her smoky eye makeup.

Looking at Avril who left with her head bowed and weeping, Cao Xuan sighed, making a fool of others and breaking another girl's heart.

But Cao Xuan got used to it, not one or two girls were rejected by him face to face, and there were even quite a few boys.

Of course, the sentence is not as gentle as a girl, basically summed up in one word——

"Fuck off!"

When Zhu Jiang went to check to ensure Avril's safety, Cao Xuan went back to the hotel to take a shower, and then sent a group text message to reply to all the relatives and friends who called him to congratulate him.

Then he called Dongxi Ergong to announce the good news. During this period, Cao Xuan "casually" mentioned the matter of declining Avril today, which is not only a show of loyalty, but also a vaccination.

Don't look back, they were passive when they saw the domestic media reposting the rumors about his and Avril Lavigne's affair with American journalists.

Cao Xuan didn't necessarily inherit all the hobbies of his ancestors, but he still inherited some of his tactical and strategic talents.

Preconceived ideas, laying the groundwork for the East and West Palaces, grasping the initiative, and any scandals can be easily explained.

However, the two phone calls today made him feel that something was wrong. It seemed that the two people's words were a bit repetitive and complementary.

Especially Zeng Li at the back, it seemed that the other side knew what he said in advance.

This weird phenomenon made Cao Xuan a little nervous. After looking at the rainbow farts of netizens who won the prize online, he felt much relieved.

.........

The next day, the news about the new Grammy was released all over the United States and even in neighboring countries, and it immediately gained a wide impact.

The biggest winner, Nora Jones, has soared in popularity, and many music critics and music magazines have given him very high praise. He is known as the jazz actress and is regarded as the leader of the new generation of jazz in the future.

But compared to Cao Xuan, Nora's news is not hot enough to watch.

No matter how many awards she won, she was not as shocked as Cao Xuan who broke through history.

Many American authoritative media gave Cao Xuan the headlines of this Grammy.

"New History, Chinese Superstar Cao Wins Two Grammys"

"Cao won the award, Chinatown firecrackers blared, just like the Spring Festival"

"Best Newcomer, Is Chris Cao Qualified"

"Sadly, after the Oscars, the Grammys also compromised with the market"

"Billboard's two Top 2 hit songs, global album sales of nearly 800 million copies, only won double awards, is there racial suppression at the Grammys?" "

"Great, this is one small step for Cao Xuan, but one giant step for racial openness and progress in the American music world"

"I mentioned China many times in my acceptance speech. Is it patriotic or has I been instructed?" "

"..."

The news at the beginning was mainly about Cao Xuan winning the award, but after all the parties ended, the voices were all messed up, and all kinds of excuses were used.

Some criticized the Grammys, while others praised the Grammys and advocated racial equality.

There were voices questioning the fairness of the award, and those who complained for Cao Xuan.

Some people call Cao Xuan a Chinese/Asian hero, while others have various conspiracy theories about Cao Xuan's acceptance speech.

Anyway, it was a mess, with all kinds of goals and appeals, even Cao Xuan felt a headache when he saw it.

In the end, whether he won the award was no longer the key point. The key parties wanted to use this matter to show themselves. Cao Xuan was just a tool person mentioned in the beginning.

However, in Asia or other continents, it is not as complicated as the United States. Some authoritative media in South America, Australia and Europe also reported the news of Cao Xuan's award.

It is a new thing for an Asian superstar to win a Grammy for the first time, and it is worth reporting.

Not to mention that Cao Xuan had also accumulated a certain reputation with the theme song of the World Cup before. This time the Grammy award has made his own fame and status further improved in these places.

Let alone in Asia, Cao Xuan's stronghold.

No matter how popular the billboard is, it is just a music chart, after all, it is not as important as the world-recognized pop music's highest honor, the Grammy Awards.

Cao Xuan is not the first Grammy winner in Asia, not even the only one in China.

In 1989, Chinese musician Su Cong and two other Japanese and American musicians won the Grammy Award for Best Original Soundtrack for Visual Media for the soundtrack of the movie "The Last Emperor".

In 1999, Chinese singer Hang Tianqi won the Grammy's [Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award].

However, it is doubtful whether this award is considered a Grammy. It is not a [Lifetime Achievement Award] issued by the Grammy Organizing Committee, but an award created by the host unit of the Grammy in order to open up the Asian market. There is a gap between the gold content and the genuine one.

In addition, several Chinese musicians won awards, and some Chinese also won awards, but these were mostly unpopular awards such as composition or performance, and some film and television awards.

Although it is still very good, but in terms of the gold content of the award, it is inferior to the [Best Pop Male Singer] and [Best Newcomer] that Cao Xuan just won.

These two awards can be ranked in the top ten, or even the top five of the Grammys, and they are an important reliance that world superstars can use to discuss their seniority.

Even if the Japanese and Korean music scene is all kinds of citric and sour, I have to admit it.

From now on, the number one superstar in the Asian music scene has the surname Cao.

Even speaking, Cao Xuan is now not only the top in the Chinese music scene, but also faintly unique in the Asian music scene.

In Japan, South Korea and even Southeast Asia, there is no king or queen of all walks of life who is firmly under him.

Dissatisfied?

If you don't accept it, go to the Billboard Singles Chart to get two No. [-] spots, and then go to the Grammys to get the best male singer.

In Asia, Cao Xuan was both excited and a little envious of winning the award, while in China it was a sea of ​​joy.

Cao Xuan appeared on "Lianbo News" for the third time.

The official name praised his contribution to Asian pop music, and implicitly hinted that Cao Xuan is the leader of Chinese pop music.

Music critics and even artists from major media outlets collectively blew it up, creating a wave of enthusiasm, and Cao Xuan's fans let out a joyous toss as if another year had passed.

Fans of other singers also acted as if they hadn't seen it, and Durian also put up their exemption cards one after another.

There's no way, it's really not the same level, and it's meaningless to quarrel, except for being able to scold Cao Xuan for being a scumbag, the others are completely hanged and beaten.

Whether it's influence or fan base, it's like a mayfly shaking a tree, and everyone is too lazy to bother.

The same generation lay flat and mocked, the new generation did not dare to rob him of his edge, and even the fans of the older generation who had always had a high attitude did not clamor at this moment that Cao Xuan was far away from Tan Zhang, the four heavenly kings.

After Cao Xuan undisputedly became No.1 in the Chinese music scene, he once again took the No. [-] position in the history of the Chinese music scene.

Perhaps there are still some people who have objections to the latter, but most people agree, at least no one can beat Cao Xuan in any aspect.

Cao Xuan's only weakness is his age. His debut time is slightly shorter than those of the old seniors. Give him another five years, and there will be no more voices...

(End of this chapter)