The 45th Grammy Awards were officially held subsequently.
Xiang Nan was shortlisted for three awards, including Single of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Male Pop Vocal.
Finally, he won two awards for Single of the Year for "YEAH!!" and Best R&B Song for "Crymeariver".
??Attending the Grammy for the first time, Xiang Nan was naturally overjoyed to win these two heavyweight awards.
The Grammy Awards represent the highest award in the American music industry, and its status is similar to the Oscar Awards in the film industry. It is not an easy thing to win an award at this award ceremony.
Especially for newcomers, it is even more difficult.
?However, Xiang Nan still successfully won the award, which naturally made him even more delighted.
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Successfully winning the Grammy Award made Xiang Nan the darling of the media and received considerable coverage. In addition, he and Mariah Carey walked the red carpet together and had an intimate attitude, which made the media cling to the scandal.
?These news reports once again stimulated the sales of "uptownfunk". Within three months of its release, the cumulative sales have reached 20 million copies.
?Seeing that the sales were so good, Roy even suggested that Xiang Nan discuss with Mariah Carey to create some scandals to hype up the product.
??Anyway, this kind of thing is not new at all in the entertainment industry. Many celebrities even made their careers through scandals.
"You don''t need to actually fall in love with Maria, you just need to pose that way. I think it can boost sales of at least five million copies. Think about it, what a huge amount of money that is." Roy He advised, "If you are worried about Mary, I can help you convince her."
"I''m more worried about your job now. I think you should consider looking for another job." Xiang Nan glared at him and said angrily.
??He has reached the top now and doesn''t care too much whether his record sales can increase by another five million. Just like you have become one of the Four Heavenly Kings, it doesn’t matter if your record sales differ by tens of thousands, they are still on the same level anyway.
But for the sake of this sales volume, he will not engage in fake scandals with Mariah Carey.
"I''m just a suggestion. If you don''t agree, forget it." Seeing Xiang Nan say this, Roy waved his hand quickly.
"Don''t come up with such bad ideas in the future. I won''t allow you to persuade Mary." Xiang Nan reminded him, "Otherwise if I find out again, I will definitely surpass you. You''d better remember this and don''t challenge me again." bottom line.”
When Roy saw Xiang Nan say this, he immediately looked stern and nodded.
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In March, Xiang Nan returned to London to participate in the filming of the movie "The Libertine".
?The producers were surprised by this.
He originally thought that after Xiang Nan became famous, he would give up starring in this movie. After all, he is only a minor supporting character in the film, and all the scenes taken together are less than ten minutes.
With his current celebrity status, it is really a bit aggrieved to play such a small role.
?Celebrities are filming, or they are guest appearances, showing their faces for just a few seconds.
?Such a scene can be shot in one day at most, so it doesn’t waste much time and is just for fun.
??And no matter whether the movie succeeds or fails, the guest stars are not responsible.
?For example, Michael Jackson''s cameo in "Men in Black 2", Jackie Chan''s cameo in "The King of Comedy", and Madonna''s cameo in "Die Another Day".
?Either you are the protagonist, you get the most remuneration, you play the heaviest role, and the success or failure is all up to you.
?For example, Whitney Houston''s "The Bodyguard", Whoopi Goldberg''s "Sisters", Mariah Carey''s "Trail of the Stars" and so on.
As for the supporting roles, which are neither important nor light, they are actually not suitable for an already famous superstar like Xiang Nan. The pay is small, the time is long, and the number of scenes is a lot less, but not a lot. A good performance is not outstanding. A poor performance may lead to criticism.
In short, this is a thankless role, and the producers do not expect Xiang Nan to continue to star. Moreover, he even selected the backup actors.
"Since it''s something you''ve already promised, you shouldn''t go back on it." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
?At that time, when people signed the contract with him, he had not yet officially reached the summit. They gave him a chance because he passed the audition.
?He had already accepted it at the time, but now that he has reached the top, he will regret it. What kind of person will he become?
?Although Xiang Nan is not a 100% gentleman, he still wants to be a person who keeps his word, so since he has already accepted the role, he decided to play it to the end.
“Thank you, really thank you.” Producer Myri Bait said gratefully.
He was really touched by what Xiang Nan did. And with his joining, coupled with Johnny Depp''s box office appeal, this "Hustler" may achieve a very good box office.
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The filming of "The Libertine" then started.
? Xiang Nan’s role is not that important, it is just a role of three men and four men, and the total scene is only ten minutes.
To film this scene, he only stayed on the set for about seven days in total.
?In just seven days, he and Johnny Depp have become good friends.
? It turns out that when we met for the first time, Johnny Depp asked, "I heard that your poker skills are very good, let''s have a chance to compete."
?It turns out that Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Johnny Depp are all friends, and they all like to play cards. Their usual gathering place is the Viper Bar founded by Johnny Depp.
?Last time Xiang Nan was in Las Vegas, he won over 40 million U.S. dollars from Ben Affleck and DiCaprio, which is not a small amount of money.
Johnny Depp naturally heard about it, so he wanted to discuss with Xiang Nan.
“Of course I don’t object to someone giving me money.” Xiang Nan laughed when he heard this.
After finishing their work that day, they went to play cards, and then Johnny Depp was completely beaten by Xiang Nan, losing half a million dollars in a single hand of cards.
When he wanted to add more, he was stopped by Xiang Nan, "Okay, stop playing, you will never beat me."
“Why?” Johnny Depp asked in confusion.
"Because since you got the card, all your movements and expressions have been captured by me. Even though you have tried hard to hide it, you still can''t escape my eyes." Xiang Nan explained.
??He inherited the skills of the God of Gamblers and is good at capturing the opponent''s most subtle expressions and movements to analyze the opponent''s winning rate.
?Now that he has received the blessing of Jason Bourne''s genetic medicine, his observations are more careful and thorough, and his calculation of the winning rate is more accurate.
?As a result, it is simply impossible for Johnny Depp to win against him.
“It’s impossible.” Johnny Depp was a little unconvinced.
"There are some details that you don''t even notice yourself. For example, when you get a good hand of cards, you always lower the corners of your mouth habitually, for fear of exposing yourself with a smile. But the action of lowering the corners of your mouth itself has already Exposed.
When your cards are bad, you will habitually step on the ground. You think I can’t see it because it’s covered with a tablecloth, but I actually see it. Xiang Nan explained.
Johnny Depp couldn''t help but admire him greatly after hearing this, and later became a confidant of Xiang Nan.