Although the MTV Awards were younger than the Grammy Awards, and their reputation and awards were not as important, they did not lose to the Grammy Awards in terms of popularity. As the first TV station to set foot in the production and broadcasting of MTV, they were lucky to go in the right direction. With MTV, their songs became more popular, and they achieved considerable success. The group of singers who became popular in the 1980s, including Michael Jackson and Madonna, had a lot to do with the support of MTV.
Therefore, to this day, MTV TV station could be regarded as the sun at high noon. Corresponding channels had been opened in various regions of the world, and corresponding awards had been held. Less qualified than the Grammy Awards? That was better than popularity. MTV TV, which was characterized by youth, fashion, and freedom, was quite popular among young people. For example, the film awards were only added last year, but they were still very popular after they were broadcasted.
In short, they were considered one of the best media in the industry. Therefore, many celebrities attended the MTV Awards held from late August to early September every year. Because of Viacom, although Adriaan did not attend every year, he still came to New York in the past three or four years. Lei Shidong had to admit that it was a good move, but Adriaan was not envious. The winter of the recording industry was coming. If MTV did not make any changes, it was only a matter of time before it declined.
However, since he was going to walk the red carpet, he would inevitably be pestered by a lot of reporters. Although they all knew his identity, they had to beat around the bush. In any case, Adriaan also had the identity of a famous director. When he appeared in the public eye with this title, he was happy to cooperate with the reporters and say a few words. However, no matter where he went, it was inevitable to encounter some people who did not know how to read the situation.
"Mr. Kewell, what do you think of Ms. Kate Beckinsale having a five-year-old daughter?" A guy suddenly asked. His eyes were still shining, as if he was proud of himself for snatching this topic.
He did not realize that when he asked this question, the people around him turned their eyes to him, and a few people on his left and right turned their bodies slightly to show that they had nothing to do with him.
"Oh?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows with interest and glanced at the identity card hanging around his neck. "So, Mr. Goodwin, what do you think I should think?"
"Hmm … That's your opinion, Mr. Kewell," the other party said after some hesitation.
"No, no, no, Mr. Goodwin, my opinion is not important at all." Adriaan shook his head. "Why don't you tell me what you think? Only then will I know how you will describe it in the report tomorrow with the headline, 'Miracle Director Has Nothing to Say in the Face of Questioning.'"
Even with the thick skin of an entertainment reporter, his face still turned red when he heard the mocking laughter around him. He was speechless for a long time.
Adriaan could only shrug in disappointment. "It seems that you are not going to answer. That's it then. Everyone, I'm going in."
After that, he strode inside, ignoring the reporters' pleas for him to stay. A look of disappointment suddenly appeared on their faces, and then they looked discontentedly at the guy who did not know what was going on, especially those who had already thought of a strategy to dig something out of Director Miracle's air. They were very angry, looking at him as if they wanted to eat him alive. The poor reporter was stunned and did not know what to do.
Adriaan did not know any of this. Even if he knew, he would not take it to heart. He had seen many reporters like this, so there was no need to make a fuss. Even if he wrote a report, the chief editor would not necessarily allow it to be published. So, his attention was focused on greeting or exchanging greetings with familiar and unfamiliar people.
There were many women among these people. As usual, he did not bring a female companion to the MTV Awards Ceremony. It was inevitable. After entering the front hall of the Metropolitan Opera House, he had already greeted the two Jessica's in five minutes. As a popular singer, Jessica Simpson was definitely going to attend the MTV Awards Ceremony. Although they had only exchanged a few words, she had given a clear and bold hint.
Britney and Christina were getting more and more popular, and Avril, who had recently been promoted by Universal Records, was also very popular. It was very likely that she would become the third most popular female singer. Although Simpson was doing quite well at the moment, and her albums had sold an average of eight or nine million, she could be considered a top singer. But who did not want to be as popular as Britney and Christina? It just so happened that Britney had announced that she was going to study at a university. Everyone in the company knew that it was Adriaan's idea. In Simpson's view, this was her chance. After all, she had slept with Adriaan several times. He was indeed a very good man.
Unfortunately, Jessica Simpson did not know what it took to reach the level of Britney and Christina. Besides, her chance had passed.
The other Jessica was, of course, little Mary's mother. Even though she had a child early, Jessica was still very lively. Under Adriaan's guidance, she was very good at showing off her sexy side. At the same time, because of little Mary, she was sexy with a maternal aura. Coupled with her healthy complexion, many men wanted to talk to her. If Adriaan had not come to greet her, she did not know how long she would have been pestered.
"Good thing you're here." Jessica secretly stuck out her tongue and said so. She had given birth to the child, and Adriaan was nice to her. Coupled with a series of hints, although she liked to play around, she was still very obedient in front of him.
This time, jESSICA was participating in the MTV Grand Prix as a television actress. Although she was the female lead in "One Last Dance" and achieved good results, her most famous work was still "Doomsday Black Angel". There was still some time before "The Bourne Ultimatum" would start filming, and she was only a minor supporting character. Jessica pouted coquettishly, hoping to change roles. Unfortunately, Adrian didn't agree, and even tricked her into giving up her mouth.
Also participating in the awards ceremony as a television actress was Sarah. Unlike Jessica, she relied on the few movies Adriaan had arranged for her to appear in, such as "Pretty Woman". She had successfully established a sweetheart image in the movie industry, which was the opposite of Denis's wife. It was just that although "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" had average ratings, it was incomparably popular among young people. The merchandise was quite good, and Sarah, or rather, Buffy, was the most wanted date on the internet several times. Americans always had a special love for vampires.
Therefore, it was not a problem for her to participate as a television actress. She even filmed a short film for the organizers to ridicule the famous movie.
However, Adriaan only waved at her from afar, indicating that he had seen her. There were too many people who wanted to talk to him. Avril also did the same. On the basis of releasing two singles, coupled with the excellent quality of several of her hit songs, she sold one million copies in the first week. For a female singer, this was already an amazing result.
Coupled with her energetic performance and explosive singing style, she won a considerable number of fans. Adriaan's initial prediction had come true — his hands were tired from signing at the signing event.
As a television station that started with MTV, they had a keen sense of music. How could they not invite such a rising star? It didn't matter if he didn't get nominated.
After what happened that day, Avril always smiled stiffly when she saw him, so he didn't want to provoke her for the time being. Thinking of this, Adriaan said hello to a few familiar people from afar, and then entered the hall with a few celebrities in the fashion industry. MTV itself also knew that it couldn't do music for a long time. With the rise of cable TV stations, they began to produce some programs, but after all, it was a little short, and the ratings in this area were not good. However, because of the characteristics of the music station, they further deepened the relationship with the fashion industry.
Two reality shows with good ratings, "Top Model" and "Project Runway", under AC Media, also had a lot of connections with the fashion industry. These designers and magazine editors who often attended the MTV awards ceremony, Adriaan also knew all of them. He could go in with them to avoid being pestered.
Of course, in New York, how could he not have a woman by his side?
"Hi, Natalie, it's been a long time." After sitting in his seat, Adriaan immediately greeted the intellectual woman sitting in front of him.
"Hi, Adriaan, it's been a long time indeed. I heard that you are making a new movie." The youngest Oscar nominee for Best Actress turned around and greeted him calmly with a faint smile.
"Yes, the last two movies of 'The Matrix.' If it's delayed any longer, it's hard to say that the fans won't riot," said Adriaan jokingly. "Are you shooting the second Star Wars prequel? I heard that George took a long time to select the young Anakin Skywalker from more than 1,000 applicants. It's not easy. "
"Yes, a young man named Vic Brooking. He is very handsome, but he has no acting experience before. It's really a pain to act with him." Natalie sighed.
The two chatted casually until the host announced the start of the award ceremony. In the eyes of others, they seemed to be old friends.
It seemed to be working well. Adrian retracted his gaze from the surroundings and glanced at Natalie's exposed fair nape. That was what he thought in his heart. Although he was trying to cover it up, he was very willing to do this for Natalie, especially when the reward was her moaning in fear under him like the night before.
Although he was thinking about how to continue to play with the girl sitting in front of him tonight, when the award ceremony officially began, his attention was on the stage. Compared to the Oscars, the MTV Awards had more parties. The host kept telling jokes, and the atmosphere was more lively. As mentioned before, MTV was relatively younger.
Although these awards did not carry much weight, the winners still gave a formal speech to thank them after they went on stage. Of course, the large scale commotion that followed was not something that could be seen in other award ceremonies.
In addition to the award ceremony, the singing and dancing of the guests was also one of the highlights of the MTV Awards. Although the Grammy Awards would also arrange programs halfway through the awards ceremony, the popularity of MTV was much higher than theirs. Moreover, the singers who performed in the MTV Awards were all super popular singers such as Christina or Jennifer Lopez. In this regard, MTV had quite an advantage.
Adriaan sat in his seat. He was originally planning whether to try to have sex with someone in the bathroom like he did at the Oscars. It seemed that he had not done it with Sarah before, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.
Soon, the award ceremony came to the finale. Naturally, the guest performer was also very eye-catching. That's right, Britney Spears. As a super popular female singer with the world's highest album sales, she completely deserved this honor. No other singer could create as many miracles as she did.
Therefore, when Britney appeared in the center of the stage wearing a small top hat, a white suit, and a miniskirt, holding a baton in her hand, and began to dance to the music with her backup dancers, the audience applauded and whistled. Britney was performing on stage at the moment, naturally, to the song "Stop! stop！ Stop! " The stage-style jazz dance that she performed was also the sexiest performance in the entire album.
Especially when her legs under the miniskirt bounced back and forth with the rhythm, coupled with her figure that was accentuated by the clothes, it was quite seductive. Even after the song's music video was broadcast, a small number of parents protested.
Looking at Britney, who was shining brightly, Adriaan sighed slightly. He suddenly regretted putting so many good songs on one album. It should be noted that it was already very good for a popular singer to have half of the songs in her best-selling album on the charts — not occupying the top spot. However, all the songs in her album were on the top of the Billboard chart, which was a unique honor.
If the album was divided into three albums, each one might sell more than 20 million copies if the operation went well, instead of only 40 million copies like now.
However, the idea disappeared after a while. Although the album would make more profits from the album sales, as a reward for the little pet, it was far less than the honor of the world's highest album sales. Besides, the album had only been released for more than a year, and the sales would slowly increase in the future. Michael Jackson's number one album sales had also been accumulated for more than a decade.
Just then, Adriaan slightly frowned. On the stage, Britney suddenly became a little hesitant and couldn't keep up with the rhythm, especially her dance steps. She always missed a beat when she moved. After the initial surprise, some people in the audience laughed in a mocking tone, but Britney still tried her best to dance until the end of the song.
Adriaan's frown deepened. He closed his eyes and recalled carefully. Then, he said something to the people from the record company next to him and left under the gaze of some people.
Walking along the aisle, he soon reached the backstage. Some staff members wanted to stop him, but they were quickly blocked by the people from Universal Records. Bypassing the crowd, he came to Britney's dressing room. Adriaan pushed the door open and walked in without knocking, which startled the people inside.
"Who's from MTV here?" Adriaan glanced at the makeup artists and wardrobe artists in the room and asked in a cold tone.
"I am. Excuse me …" A man in his thirties with a beard raised his hand.
"I'm Adrian Kewell. Ask your supervisor to come here right now. I'll only wait for him for ten minutes." Adriaan said bluntly, "Everyone here except Britney, get out!"
Everyone knew who Adrian Kewell was. Everyone walked out after he gave the order. The man moved his throat as if he wanted to say something, but he followed him out in the end.
When the room was empty, Adriaan slowly walked to Britney. The girl who looked depressed in front of the mirror when he came in was now looking at him timidly with her neck shrunk, not knowing what to do. Adriaan didn't say anything. He squatted down in front of her and grabbed her right foot. He took off her shoe and rubbed it in his hand.
"You're not hurt?" he asked in a calm tone after checking.
Britney shook her head obediently.
"Is it this pair of shoes?" He looked at the high heels on the other side of the table.
Britney still nodded obediently.
Adriaan picked them up and observed them carefully. He then snorted and returned to her side. "Don't say anything when he comes."
Britney nodded obediently again.
Soon, someone knocked on the door. A smart-looking man in his mid-forties walked in. He was stunned when he saw Adriaan standing next to Britney. He then smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Kewell. I'm Patrick Kewell. I'm in charge of today's award ceremony. How may I help you?"
"Hello, Mr. Kewell." Adriaan nodded expressionlessly and picked up the high heels with broken straps. "About this, please give me a satisfactory explanation."
Kewell was stunned for a moment before he put on a bigger smile. "Please allow me to take a look."
He walked over and examined the shoes carefully before saying, "I'm sure that these are the shoes we provided. I'm deeply sorry about the quality problems and the trouble it has caused Miss Spears. I'll find the person in charge of the clothing as soon as possible and deal with this mistake strictly …"
"Do you want me to say it again?" Adriaan suddenly raised his voice and interrupted him. "I want a satisfactory explanation!"
"I'm a very law-abiding person, Mr. Kewell." Before Kewell could speak, he said with a sneer, "I'm also very willing to abide by the rules, provided that the other party also abides by the rules!"
"We're very law-abiding, sir." Kewell forced a smile.
"I know that MTV has made many singers famous. I also know that MTV likes to use some tricks to prove their existence, to steal the audience's attention and to announce that they're the protagonists. Even MJ and Madonna have experienced this, so Britney shouldn't be an exception. " Adriaan looked at him and narrowed his eyes. "It's okay. It's understandable. However, some things can happen once or twice, but not thrice. Her straps broke in 1999, her microphone went silent for more than ten seconds in 2000, and now her shoelaces broke again."
Kewell's face turned pale.
"Give me a satisfactory explanation." After a while, Adriaan said softly, "Before nine tomorrow morning, I'll personally call Mr. Forreston or Mr. Lei Shidong to ask about the progress."
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