From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

The Staples Center was completely沸腾, like a continuously erupting volcano, with one wonderful performance after another, leaving no room to breathe.

However, in the rehearsal room in the corner of the arena, it was a different scene.

Focused, invested, immersed, as if in a parallel space, August 31st Band's rehearsal was in full swing.

Not just Anson, but also Miles, Connor, and Lily were extremely excited.

At this moment, there was no time to be nervous, and they even temporarily forgot that this was the Grammy Awards ceremony, focusing wholeheartedly on the practice and cooperation in front of them.

Bang!

Suddenly, Dan - Higgins pushed open the door of the rehearsal room, not caring about so much at this time, and looked at Anson with a face full of anxiety and shouted.

"Guys, emergency!"

The performance paused, and they stared at Higgins in astonishment and shock.

Higgins didn't have time to explain, grabbed the remote control and turned on the TV—

The CBS live broadcast signal had already switched to the image on the big screen on the scene, and was playing the nominees for an award.

No further explanation was needed, and in an instant, they suddenly understood that this was one of the awards that August 31st Band was nominated for. According to convention, the live broadcast camera should be aimed at the candidates at this time, and then capture the expressions of the winners and losers at the moment the award is announced.

At this time, there was no live broadcast camera in the rehearsal room, and the on-site director could not pay attention to the expressions of August 31st Band; but they still needed to be prepared.

What if August 31st Band won the award?

Higgins' heart was pounding, but he didn't have time to be nervous or flustered, and he focused his attention on the TV screen, which froze briefly.

On the screen, a short film of the last candidate just appeared.

August 31st Band!

In the rehearsal room, Anson and the others high-fived each other, and at this time, they finally had a sense of reality—

Best Alternative Album Nomination, The White Stripes, Radiohead, Yeah - Yeah - Yeahs, Sigur - Ros, August 31st Band.

Alternative, really alternative.

It can be seen from the nomination list that they are all bands that inject different styles and elements into the basis of rock to present different musical charms, and each nominee has a unique color.

To some extent, the competition for Best Alternative Album is more intense than the rock category.

Therefore, in Anson's view, nomination is victory.

They tried to integrate classical instruments into pop music, and it was still the rock genre that was known as rebellious, authentically showing the unique charm of resonance and harmony between instruments. They never thought that this kind of music type could actually be seen and heard, and even win a Grammy nomination.

This journey has been long and arduous, and finally they have arrived at the Grammys.

Just then, a voice came from the TV.

"…The winner is—'Midsummer Midnight', August 31st Band."

Oh yeah, congratulations, congratulations!

Very good, the award attention is over, and then we should continue to return to practice.

The drumbeat sounded again.

Higgins: ? ? ?

Something, is not right, right?

"Hey! It's us, it's us!"

Higgins widened his eyes, almost choked by saliva, but he didn't care so much.

"Go, go, go, go, go!"

Anson and others were also confused, completely unable to keep up with the rhythm of the scene, but at this time, they couldn't care so much, they just rushed out as a conditioned reflex.

Wait, who? Who just said won the award?

Could it be August 31st Band? Did they win a Grammy?

His mind was filled with a mess of cotton, and he couldn't think about it, he just ran all the way, flustered and confused.

Higgins followed at the back, shouting loudly, his voice taking the lead in opening the way in front.

"Go, go, go, go, go!"

Despite the panic, despite the tension, despite the fact that the temporary sudden situation tonight completely disrupted the plan, at the critical moment, Higgins still used his professionalism to firmly grasp the center of gravity and control the situation in the chaos.

Breathing into the dantian, the voice opened the way loudly.

Whirr, the busy figures coming and going backstage all spontaneously gave way, like the Red Sea clearing the road to welcome Moses' appearance.

A burst of running, mighty and roaring, the backstage was in chaos.

However, in front of the stage, the scene was a different sight.

Everything was silent, and there was no sound.

Under the spotlight, the award presenters - John - Mayer and Matthew - Perry looked a little flustered, looking around—

But there was still no sign of August 31st Band.

What to do?

The Staples Center scene looked at each other, frantically exchanging glances.

According to common sense, if the winner is absent, the organizer will definitely prepare a second plan, and someone else will accept the award on their behalf, and will never let the scene be embarrassing.

However, the scene of August 31st Band winning the award did not happen.

This also confirms the speculation that August 31st Band is 100% in trouble, and may even have left the Staples Center, creating a sudden situation, so that CBS TV did not have time to come up with a countermeasure.

Now it's good, the live broadcast accident, the Grammys are estimated to become a laughing stock.

In the panic, Matthew - Perry showed his talent as a comedian.

He deliberately dragged out the ending with the tone of Chandler - Bing in "Friends", and repeated the call with a little panic and embarrassment.

"August…thirty…first…"

At the same time, he secretly incited below with both hands, signaling the audience to applaud.

That pleading expression to save the scene, entered the world of "Friends" in a second, and the audience collectively burst into laughter, and the applause sounded again as expected.

Anyway, everyone is ready to watch a good show.

Not only them, but also on the square in front of the Staples Center, a large number of spectators were densely packed, even if they could not enter the venue, they still stayed in place, hoping to watch the awards ceremony in its entirety on the front line. The giant screen on the outer wall of the Staples Center was broadcasting the grand occasion inside in real time.

Gloria and Archie were also among them.

Archie couldn't control his worries, worried that Anson and the band would have a problem. He convinced himself not to think wildly, but it was difficult to control himself.

The heartbeat had already lost its rhythm.

Then, just then—

Poof.

A figure broke through the shackles and broke into the stage from the side stage, and the audience was shocked.

One, two, three, four, came out one after another.

Matthew turned his head and looked, raised his ending, and smiled, "August 31st!"

Whirr, whirr.

The audience at the Staples Center looked at the dazzling appearance of August 31st Band with a look of astonishment and disbelief, comparable to a magician's trick—

Anson, didn't he leave?

What's going on?

So, what happened tonight?

Archie suddenly stood up, waved his fist, and cheered silently.

Anson, that's Anson!

Gloria also raised her arms high, looked at Archie with a face full of surprise, and shouted silently, and the entire square instantly burst into cheers.

On the stage, under the spotlight, the sweat on Anson's forehead was shining brightly, and that brilliant smile instantly ignited the frenzy of the entire Staples Center.

An indescribable joy and excitement erupted in a comprehensive blowout after a long period of depression, suspicion, complaints, and denial, bursting out with amazing energy, and sweeping the audience mightily.