Chapter 113

"The vanity fair has made a once-innocent child wicked!"

"The assailant! Please apologize!"

Looking at these newspaper headlines, Warner Records contacted Chen Mo immediately.

They were worried that this incident would affect the album's sales, so they hoped Chen Mo would apologize.

But Chen Mo refused directly without even thinking about it.

Apologize?

He would never apologize in this lifetime!

So what if he hit someone?

He was only 11 years old; this was just the scuffle of an immature child.

Some celebrities did things even worse than he did, and they still continued to soar in Hollywood, didn't they?

Therefore, Chen Mo did not take this matter to heart at all.

However, someone did take this matter very seriously.

This day.

Chen Mo received a call from Michael Jackson.

On the phone, Michael Jackson expressed his apologies.

"I'm sorry, if it weren't for my invitation, those media outlets wouldn't have reported it. How about this concert..."

Michael Jackson apologized.

Listening to the voice on the other end of the line, Chen Mo smiled and said, "It's okay, Mr. Michael, this is not your fault."

"Alright, I'm truly sorry."

"It's fine."

After the two exchanged a few brief words, Michael Jackson hung up the phone.

And Chen Mo, looking at the disconnected phone, began to ponder in his heart.

In fact, his direct physical assault this time was the same as it had been in previous years: it was for his public persona!

If the outside world viewed him as a perfect youth, then in the future, he would be unable to act of his own free will!

There would be many things he wanted to do that he would be unable to do.

By impulsively hitting someone, he wanted to tell the outside world that he was not perfect, that he was just an ordinary child who would have conflicts and friction with classmates, and who would go to nightclubs and even be rebellious, drive sports cars, and so on after growing up.

In the short term, there would certainly be a lot of negative public opinion about him, but in the long run, he would definitely live very comfortably!

Bitterness first, sweetness later.

A week passed quickly.

During this week, some negative public opinion about Chen Mo in the outside world still persisted.

However, Chen Mo's album was completely unaffected.

Nearly a month had passed since the album's release, and the total sales had reached 1.7 million copies!

Furthermore, the song "BABY" had topped the Billboard Best Pop Song chart for two consecutive weeks.

One could hear the song "BABY" everywhere.

So now, a strange phenomenon had appeared in the outside world.

The newspapers were full of negative public opinion about Chen Mo, but in reality, countless boys and girls were holding MP3 players, wearing headphones, and humming "baby baby oh..."

At the end of October.

Michael Jackson's concert was held at the largest football stadium in Los Angeles!

The performance time was set for the evening, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, for a total of three hours.

After 5:00 PM, Chen Mo arrived at the venue by car and then entered the backstage area through the staff entrance at the back.

Upon arriving backstage, Chen Mo saw Michael Jackson sitting in front of the makeup table, while a makeup artist was applying shading powder to Michael's face.

"Hey, Michael."

Chen Mo walked over with a smile to greet him.

Because he was in the middle of makeup, Michael did not get up, but nodded at Chen Mo with a smile and said, "You're here."

"Yeah, I'm here. What number am I in the lineup?"

Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"Wait for me to perform second."

Michael Jackson said.

Hearing Michael Jackson's words, Chen Mo was stunned for a moment.

One had to know that for a concert, it wasn't necessarily better to perform later; in fact, just like some evening galas, the earlier slots were often better.

This was because the audience was most attentive at the beginning, while later on, people might go to the restroom or have other things to do.

Additionally, when a concert invites guest performers, it is mainly to give the main act a chance to catch their breath and rest; it is rare for a guest to perform second.

As for why Michael Jackson did this, it was clearly because he wanted to give him a helping hand.

Although he didn't need the help, Chen Mo still accepted Michael's good intentions.

"Okay. Then I'll go get my makeup done first."

Chen Mo nodded with a smile.

Saying this, he walked toward a makeup table nearby.

Then, the makeup artist began to apply makeup for Chen Mo.

At 5:30 PM, the audience who had purchased concert tickets lined up to enter the venue.

The stadium, which could hold 70,000 people, was packed.

The organizers even added several thousand standing-room tickets in some of the more distant areas.

At 6:00 PM...

The concert began.

When Michael appeared on stage wearing a gorgeous performance outfit and sang his signature song, thunderous cheers erupted from the audience.

And backstage...

Chen Mo listened to the cheers; it would be a lie to say he wasn't envious!

However, as long as he developed according to his plan and took it one step at a time, the future would definitely not be worse than the present!

Chen Mo thought to himself.

Soon, a staff member called for Chen Mo to get ready.

On stage...

Michael Jackson finished the opening song.

He looked at the tens of thousands of audience members with a full face of smiles.

"Next, I have invited a guest to perform on stage. This guest is very special; he is not old, and he has only released one album, but this album has broken records!"

"His song is still on the Billboard charts!"

"He is known as the world's number one beautiful boy!"

Hearing Michael Jackson's words, the audience below had already guessed who it was.

Some fans who liked Chen Mo immediately screamed in excitement!

"He... is...!"

"Chen Mo!"

"Chen Mo!"

All the audience members at the venue shouted loudly.

The next second, the stage lights dimmed, and at the same time, the familiar intro to the song "BABY" began to play.

Michael Jackson took advantage of the dim lights to exit the stage, and then he met Chen Mo, who was coming up.

He raised his hand and patted Chen Mo on the shoulder, saying, "Don't be nervous."

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I might have performed in front of hundreds of millions of people when I was four years old!"

Hearing Chen Mo's words, Michael Jackson was stunned for a moment.

And at this moment, Chen Mo had already stepped onto the stage!

Chen Mo's singing began.

The unique, crisp voice of a youth, combined with the skills Chen Mo had previously acquired, caused the audience at the venue to gradually quiet down, and they listened to the song attentively.

The stage lights brightened at this moment. ===== CHAPTER 115 =====