"Thank you for saying that." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I'm glad you like it."
"Of course, who wouldn't like it." Mariah Carey laughed.
After the business boasted to each other, the publicity officially started.
Mariah Carey is a queen after all, and Xiang Nan really gained a lot of knowledge by cooperating with her in publicity.
For example, before he had to take a car to run promotions one stop after another. And Mariah Carey directly rented a private jet and flew wherever she wanted, just like taking a taxi.
When Xiang Nan promoted "YEAH!!" before, he had to go to one TV station after another, while Mariah Carey went directly to the TV network.
The five major TV networks in the United States, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and CW, cover almost 99% of the audience in the United States. Doing programs on the five major TV networks basically covers all Chinese people.
Besides, for many well-known programs, Xiang Nan had to entrust someone to go on them before, but now it can be done with one phone call. Of course, this may also be because he is also popular, so the TV station is willing to give face.
All in all, Xiang Nan admitted that he took advantage of Maria a lot when promoting in the United States. After all, it is difficult for a strong dragon to overwhelm a local snake. Maria has debuted for more than ten years. In terms of personal connections, she is not a little stronger than Xiang Nan.
And Mariah Carey is also very grateful to Xiang Nan.
Originally, she was close to the verge of dying, and she was only one step away from falling straight into the abyss, and she would never recover.
But this song "webelongtogether" made her popularity return. Not counting the sales of "uptownfunk" album, the sales of her singles released by herself exceeded three million.
Such a result is not easy.
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Under the large-scale publicity, the sales of "uptownfunk" have always remained high. Two months after its release, the daily sales volume remained above 50,000 copies.
The industry estimates that the final sales volume of this album may reach more than 30 million copies.
Such a result, under the circumstance that the sales of physical records have been shrinking all the way, can be said to be against the sky.
With this album, Xiang Nan has completely established himself as the king of American music.
Even since then, the world's music world has such a number one figure.
After becoming famous, Xiang Nan received many benefits.
For example, advertising endorsements were mostly limited to European brands before, but now there are advertisers in the United States, Japan, Australia and other places who want to cooperate.
And the endorsement fee is also very high. The previous endorsement fees were mostly around hundreds of thousands of euros, and the highest was only one hundred thousand euros. But the current endorsement fee has directly increased by ten times, and it is several million or even tens of millions of dollars.
Another example is the invitation to a performance. Previously, a show cost up to $100,000, but now it starts at least a million dollars. There are already performers who want to cooperate with Xiang Nan on a global tour. It is estimated that there will be 45 concerts, and Xiang Nan will be paid US$1.5 million for each show.
Another example is film and television invitations. Before he wanted to guest star in a film and television series, he had to look at the faces of the producers and directors, and he had to rely on relationships and favors to get the opportunity.
Now a lot of film and television invitations are handed to him, and they all hope that he will play a guest role in order to get a taste of his high popularity.
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In February 2003, the Grammy Awards were held.
Xiang Nan released four songs in the United States last year, and three of them were shortlisted for this award ceremony.
are "youarebeautiful", "crymeriver" and "YEAH!!", which were shortlisted for Single of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Pop Male Vocal.
Having been shortlisted for so many awards within one year of his debut, the music world has high hopes for Xiang Nan.
On the day of the awards ceremony, Xiang Nan invited Mary to walk the red carpet with him.
When Roy, the manager, found out, he persuaded them earnestly, "Dan, you just became popular now, and you have so many girl fans. If you announce your girlfriend now, what do you make them think? You can't hurt their hearts like this."
"I believe that rational fans still account for the majority. Besides, I win by talent, not by being single." Xiang Nan refused.
It is an honor to attend the Grammy Awards together, and he hopes to share it with Mary.
"You have so many opportunities to be shortlisted for the Grammy Awards in the future, why rush for a while?" Roy persuaded, "Wait another two years, and after your popularity has consolidated, it's not too late to walk the red carpet with her. "
"The reason why I work so hard to become famous is that after becoming famous, I hope to live a dignified life with my beloved woman. Now you tell me that I can't take her out?" Xiang Nan asked angrily.
If he likes to hide and sneak, he doesn't need to follow the star route. Just hide with Mary. Anyway, with his ability, as long as he hides deliberately, the CIA will never find him.
He wanted to live a dignified life with Mary, which is why he embarked on the road of stardom.
Seeing that Xiang Nan couldn't be persuaded, Roy turned around and persuaded Mary, "It's not easy for Dan to be popular now, you and I both know how hard he has been this year.
I hope you don't walk the red carpet with him, otherwise, it will definitely have a bad impact on him, and our months of hard work may be in vain. "
Mary finally accepted Roy's opinion.
She didn't want to affect Xiang Nan's career and cause his fans to lose.
"We will have a lot of opportunities in the future, I believe in you." She said to Xiang Nan.
Seeing what he said, Xiang Nan had no choice but to nod.
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Afterwards, Xiang Nan walked the red carpet with Mariah Carey.
The two of them are now cooperating in "webelongtogether", but they have been crazily selected by the media all over the world, forming a CP.
Therefore, walking the red carpet together will definitely be topical. At that time, it may stimulate a new wave of sales.
Mariah Carey was very excited about walking the red carpet with Xiang Nan, and specially chose a high-end dress by Saint Laurent for this reason.
That dress is quite cool, extending from the collar all the way down, you can almost see the belly button. When walking beside her, Xiang Nan had to exercise restraint, otherwise he might make a fool of himself on the spot.
"Do I look good in this?" Mariah Carey asked provocatively.
"Very beautiful, very suitable for you." Xiang Nan nodded and said politely.
"Secretly tell you a secret, I'm not wearing anything underneath." Mariah Carey leaned into his ear and said.
"Fuck~" Xiang Nan was taken aback, and couldn't help being surprised by her boldness.
"I've booked a hotel. After the awards ceremony, let's go back together." Maria whispered again.
"I'm sorry, I have other things to do." Xiang Nan flatly refused when he heard this.
He came to the Grammys to accept the award, not to date her.
"You are really a good man." Maria couldn't help but sigh with emotion when she heard his choice, "Why can't I meet such a good man."
Xiang Nan kept a serious face, pretending not to hear.
The intimate interaction between them on the red carpet also attracted the attention of countless photographers, who pressed the shutter on them one after another.