Chapter 62

"Vanity Fair Makes Once-Innocent Children Wicked!"

"Assailant! Please Apologize!"

Seeing these headlines in the newspapers, Warner Music immediately contacted Chen Mo.

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?

It is impossible to apologize in this lifetime!

So what if he hit someone?

He is only 11 years old; this is just the squabbling of an immature child.

Some celebrities do things even worse than he does, and they still continue to soar in Hollywood, don'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 said apologetically.

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

"Alright, I'm truly sorry."

"It's fine."

After the two chatted briefly, 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 just like the previous years—it was for the sake of his persona!

If the outside world viewed him as a perfect youth, then in the future, he would be unable to control his own life!

Many things he wanted to do would be impossible to do.

And his impulsive act of hitting someone was meant 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, be rebellious, or drive sports cars when he grew up.

This way, he would certainly have a lot of negative public opinion about him in the early stages, but he would definitely live very comfortably later on!

Bitterness first, sweetness later.

A week passed quickly.

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

However, Chen Mo's album was completely unaffected.

It had been almost a month since the album was released, and the total sales had currently reached 1.7 million copies!

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

The song "BABY" could be heard 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, who knows how many young boys and girls were holding MP3 players, wearing headphones, and humming "baby baby oh..."

Late 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.

At a little past 5:00 PM, Chen Mo arrived at the scene 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 vanity mirror, while a makeup artist was applying shading powder to Michael's face.

"Hey, Michael."

Chen Mo walked over with a smile and greeted him.

Because he was having his makeup done, Michael did not stand up, but instead 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 must know that for a concert, it is not necessarily better to perform later; in fact, just like some evening galas, it is actually better to perform earlier.

Because the audience is most attentive at the beginning, while later on, people might go to the restroom or do other things.

Additionally, when a concert seeks guest help, it is mainly to give oneself a chance to catch one's 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 appreciated Michael's kindness.

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

Chen Mo nodded with a smile.

Saying this, he walked toward a vanity 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 one after another to enter the concert 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.

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 be no worse than the present!

Chen Mo thought to himself.

Soon, the staff signaled for Chen Mo to get ready.

On stage.

Michael Jackson finished singing the opening song.

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

"Next is a guest I invited to perform on stage. This guest is very special; he is not very old and 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 youth!"

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 scene 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 leave the stage, and then he met Chen Mo, who was coming up to the stage.

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

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I was probably performing 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 voice rang out.

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

The stage lights brightened at this moment.