New York 1988

Chapter 23

Three days later, on February 28th, Warner held a press conference for Han Sheng's single "Dangerous".

Because of the established publicity strategy, it is not planned to use too many resources in the early stage, and the real big battle will be put at the end, and there will be a crazy bombing.

However, Michael Jackson's cards are enough.

Warner only invited less than a dozen media, but more than [-] came, filling the originally not-so-large conference hall to the brim.

If you're here, of course you have to entertain him well.

Michael Jackson and the others had seen big battles before. They were not afraid of this, but rather worried about Han Sheng. Before the start, they were still comforting him, "It's okay, I'm here. Don't panic and talk nonsense when the time comes!"

Han Sheng smiled and nodded, but his heart was not empty at all.

He has seen many big scenes bigger than this one, and Ouchi has been there.

At 09:30, the press conference begins.

As the bosses, Morgado and Michael Jackson sat on the two sides of Han Sheng respectively. This was deliberately arranged, and it also conveyed to the outside world that they liked him very much.

The big tree attracts the wind!The more windy the better!
Then, a brief introduction, such as the name of the singer Han Sheng, the name and type of the album to be released, and so on.

Then came the questioning session. When the host Leslie asked the first question, Heywood, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, was approached. This is also a routine operation of the press conference.

Moreover, the question is still thrown to Michael Jackson, which is the easiest way to rub the heat.

"Michael, how did you discover Vincent?"

"The premiere of "The Phantom of the Opera" was performed more than a month ago. Do you still remember the incident about stealing the wallet?"

Michael Jackson talked eloquently, "I was actually stolen at that time, but it happened that Vincent was there, he was an employee of the crew, and then he discovered the thief immediately and caught him, and got my wallet back... ...!"

"By the way, Vincent's Chinese Kungfu is very good. He learned Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. His father is also Bruce Lee's personal disciple!"

Originally, Han Sheng was going to perform a part here.

However, at this time, someone interrupted Michael Jackson almost provocatively, "Chinese Kung Fu is very good, it has nothing to do with singing, right?"

This shit is just here to make trouble.

But Han Sheng and the others can't mess up.

Therefore, although Michael Jackson was upset, he also acted accordingly, "His singing skills are also very good, not only I think he is good, but the actress Miss Sarah Brightman of "The Phantom of the Opera" and Mr. Phantom Crawford think He is very good, and I even found out that Mr. Crawford said that Vincent could sing very well, and I asked him to try it."

"Of course, you can also listen to the single disc we sent, and then you will know how good he is!"

This pass is over.

But this is a trivial matter. Soon, someone jumped out and pointed at Han Sheng.Of course, this is also related to Warner's deliberate failure to control the field. Otherwise, with the power of a company as big as Warner, it would not allow people to make trouble casually.

A white man of five years and three years looked at Han Sheng with disdain, and said, "I didn't intend to discriminate, I just wanted to ask you, Vincent, will your Chinese identity be an obstacle to your success? "

"No!" Han Sheng didn't touch Ci with discrimination or the like, so as not to have the opposite effect. This was discussed before.

He said very calmly and confidently: "The United States is a free and inclusive country. Whether it is Chinese, African, or other minorities, just like white people, they all have the same chance of success. This is why there is an American dream. The reason for the word.

To be simpler, wouldn't Bruce Lee have succeeded? "

This killed the other party all at once, and the other party did not dare to extend the application for expansion, otherwise it would really involve racial discrimination. Then Warner would take the opportunity to trouble him, expand the matter, and then take the opportunity to hype. OK.

However, without controlling the field, the next one jumped out immediately.

"I just watched your MV, what kind of rubbish is this shot, are you sure it's a MV and not a child's stage performance!"

This was also expected.

Michael Jackson took over the topic, "Just a quick question, do you think Vincent dances well, and how is the quality of the whole stage performance?"

"Uh," the guy was speechless, because from the perspective of professional dancing and stage performance, there was nothing wrong with it, and it could only be said to be very good.

Therefore, Michael Jackson immediately continued: "When we evaluate a work, the first consideration should be the quality of the work, not the form.

For example, a guy who wears heavy makeup but is ugly, or a guy who looks good even without makeup, which one do you choose? "

……

Except for a small part of the entire press conference, most of the situations were carried out under various circumstances of being criticized.

After the press conference, almost all reporters felt that the press conference was a failure, and even thought it had something to do with Morgado, a layman who didn't know how to control the field.

But Han Sheng and the others were just the opposite. They felt that the press conference was lively and successful.

And, as they expected.

The next day, there was a lot of news about Han Sheng, completely beyond the treatment of a rookie singer, even with the blessing of Michael Jackson.

However, most of these news are not favorable.

"Michael Jackson said that Vincent will be the next Uranus superstar, and Mr. Morgado even said that Vincent's single "Dangerous" will sell at least 1000 million. Are they two crazy?

Who is Vincent?Oh, by the way, he is of Chinese origin, Chinese, so shouldn't he be playing Chinese Kung Fu? "

""Dangerous" is a complete parody of Michael Jackson's dance, this kind of thing, my mother can dance better than him!"

"When I saw the MV for 'dangerous', oh my gosh, I felt like I was going to go blind, what the hell is this crap!
This is simply a random shot and then using Michael Jackson's name to scam money?I feel compelled to file a complaint with the Better Business Association! "

In the scolding, Han Sheng immediately became a topic, but almost no one thought it was a good thing.

However, according to the normal situation, I am afraid that except for the manuscripts bought, basically no one will report the news about him as a Chinese.

And this, in fact, is success.

Therefore, Han Sheng, who had achieved his goal, happily followed Michael Jackson, who was also smiling, to Kansas.

On March 3st, the first stop of BAD's global tour was held in Kansas, which is the same as in another time and space.

It was nearly nine o'clock in the evening, when the concert was at its most exciting, Michael Jackson had just finished dancing, stood on the stage a little breathless and said: "I didn't intend to invite any guests to the concert, but I think he is like It's another me, so I don't think this is considered a guest!"

Then he pointed his right hand, "Then, please enjoy Vincent's "Dangerous" next."

Until the early 90s, or until the success of Michael Jackson's tour, the sales of records were tens of millions. The record company disdained the small cakes of the tour and authorized products, and there was no 360 contract later. .

The commercial performance at this time is not promoted and controlled by the record company, but the manager is responsible for proposing and supervising the tour plan, planning the transportation of personnel and equipment, booking hotels, collecting money, promoting and so on.

Of course, these must be approved by the singer or artist, that is to say, it is basically up to the singer himself to decide.

Like today's concert, if it is controlled and promoted by the record company, then Han Sheng may not be able to perform on stage, and he can just find an excuse for violating the contract with the performer.

But now, you decide for yourself, adding a guest or something, the performer won't care, no matter how bad it is, it doesn't matter if you just sing one song.

As for the audience, with Michael Jackson's recommendation, most of them would not refuse, but with curiosity and anticipation.

It was in this situation that Han Sheng came on stage and started an attempt to "bring goods to the concert".

"Dangerous" is an absolute classic, and Han Sheng is also wearing the classic Michael Jackson outfit on MTV later. Except for the difference in person and voice, everything else is exactly the same, and he dances superbly.

Michael Jackson said his dance was great, and he wanted to learn it!

So, although it was just curiosity at the beginning, all the audience was soon attracted by him, and when it was finally over, they applauded and screamed crazily.

Judging by the atmosphere effect, it was obviously a success.

So, Michael Jackson ran out again, and introduced cheerfully: "His name is Vincent. He just released an album, which is the song "Dangerous" he just performed. Please support him a lot. Thanks!"

This kind of "concert with goods" is the first time in history, it is very fresh, and because Han Sheng performed so well, many people at the scene remembered him.

……

After the concert, there was a stand outside the stadium dedicated to selling Han Sheng's records, and the huge poster was particularly eye-catching - this model is similar to selling peripherals for certain movies.

Lawrence and several of her male and female friends are die-hard fans of Michael Jackson. They are not from Kansas City, but came from far away Philadelphia, just to watch his first concert this year.

They also saw Han Sheng's performance just now, and they really liked it.

Seeing the poster at this time, Lawrence glanced at Han Sheng's handsome face, and subconsciously said, "Isn't this the newcomer Vincent who just performed, and his records are sold here? "

Her best friend Emma even screamed, "Wow, he's so handsome, my God, he's so handsome."

The two boys next to him could only roll their eyes in protest.

Handsome is indeed handsome, there is no way to deny this.

"Let's go, he really performed well, let's listen to Michael and support this guy!" Lawrence made the final decision.

Just like her, maybe because Han Sheng really performed well, maybe because of Michael Jackson’s recommendation, or maybe simply because of Han Shengchang’s handsomeness and bought his records, there are many, many others—this is Michael Jackson’s first album this year. Many die-hard fans from other places came to the concert, accounting for almost half of the more than 5 people in the concert. These people are also the most likely to be influenced by Michael Jackson.

Waking up early the next morning, Michael Jackson happily threw the data in his hand to Han Sheng, "It's crazy, there are more than 4 copies."

The exact number is 590, which includes tapes, CDs and music videos.

Although some people bought all three types, and one person bought several copies, but more than 5 people sold so many copies, even in this era when bigwigs often sell tens of millions of copies, they are considered very successful .

Michael Jackson, Han Sheng and the others were also very excited, which meant that their plan was succeeding little by little.

But their enemies were going mad.

Then, all kinds of slanderous and dirty reports came out again.

"What do you say to pay tribute to Michael, this damn dance is too bad, please stop taking advantage of Michael Jackson's fame, get out of here!"

"Michael Jackson's first concert was very successful, until the guy who forcibly took Michael's heat appeared. He even licked his face and danced on the stage. Nima, the fans at the scene said they were very helpless, I feel that Michael Jackson shouldn't be so slow, and I feel that the whole concert is ruined!"

"The show business expresses regret for Michael Jackson's action of forcibly promoting newcomers. Many fans who bought tickets asked for refunds after the concert, which caused them a lot of losses. Even, this also affected Michael Jackson's next tour plan... ...!"

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