"When did you come back? When I talked to you last time, you were still in London, right?" Hugo sat down in his position, looked around with some restraint, and his eyes finally fell on Michael opposite him.

Michael did not answer immediately, but slowly took off his coat, followed by a scarf, a hat, and finally a sunglasses, just like peeling an onion, showing his true face to Hugo layer by layer. "Why are you still wearing a hat? It's a strange behavior to not take off your hat indoors."

After Michael's reminder, Hugo realized that during this period, Hugo had long been used to walking around with a hat and was always guarding against paparazzi, so he had forgotten. Now Hugo and Michael were sitting in the same room, Michael's huge bodyguard team, Joseph and Samora were guarding each other layer of the outside, and the outside was the corridor of the restaurant.

Under such intensive protection, Hugo didn't have to worry. He took off his hat readily and then saw Michael's shocked expression.

Michael was stunned for a moment, then chuckled with a hint, looked up and looked at Hugo's head with a thin layer of fluff, which was so funny, and the laughter couldn't help but rise again, and eventually turned into a cheerful laugh, "God, you are such an interesting person."

Michael looked at Hugo carefully and nodded secretly. Although his hairstyle was half of the artist's face, he had to admit that Hugo really had a good foundation. Even the bald head did not reveal too many shortcomings, which was still amazing. "Why do you look more like a...academic, or a professor after shaved your head?"

Hugo shrugged, "Maybe because I'm too smart, I've lost all my hair after using my brain too much." This is what it means. Hugo's image after bald head actually has a strong bookish spirit, which really surprised everyone. Not only does it not have the fierceness of a vicious spirit, but it restrains the sunlight for knowledgeable wisdom.

Michael's smile rose lightly again, but this time he did not worry about Hugo's hairstyle anymore, but changed the topic. "I was still in London when we talked last time. I remember you were preparing for the Grammys." Michael turned the topic back again, "I watched that show, and I did a pretty job!" Michael smiled and praised. Although he spoke softly, he could clearly feel the brisk ending of his speech. "But, is it not planned to perform the Nirvana band?"

Michael's senior and experienced man naturally knew how conservative the Grammy's stage was. Hugo laughed, "This is the charm of the stage, isn't it?" He did not admit it, but did not deny it. "Didn't you say you were planning a new album in London last time? How are you preparing now?"

Although Michael disappeared from the media's sight for nearly two years, he has been actively preparing his fifth official studio album as an adult. Hugo doesn't know the specific situation, he just knows that there is something happening.

"It's almost done. I actually returned to Los Angeles last month, just to prepare for the return of the new album." Michael simply said, "Actually, I originally planned to release this album in the UK, and the promotion also started in the UK. But then I thought a lot..." Speaking of this, Michael looked at Hugo deeply, "I still decided to come back to the United States."

Whenever he fell, he stood up. Michael remembered Hugo's encouragement and affirmation. Although he was worried that the subsequent impact of the child case would cause trouble for publicity, he decided to face it bravely.

"But now it seems that I have gained something unexpected." Michael's eyes remained on Hugo's eyes and said softly.

If Hugo remembers correctly, Michael Jackson's fifth official solo album "History" was released in 1995. There are two albums in total, the first one is a selected collection, and the second one is a new song. In history, this album kicked off with the largest and most expensive publicity event in history, but was affected by the subsequent influence of the case of "Children". The road ahead of the album "History" is very tortuous.

On the one hand, the critics have mixed praises and criticisms about the album, but Michael is still attacked by groups. People generally believe that even if the accusation is revoked, Michael is still suspected of being a child. The crimes executed against children are sentenced to death in the United States, and no one is willing to "forgive" Michael.

On the one hand, it is because Sony Columbia Records is so obsessed with interests. They think this is likely to be Michael's masterpiece or because of the children's case. Therefore, they priced this double-disc album very high. Although the double-disc price is a little higher than a single-disc, Sony has set a super high price that no other double-disc record can reach.

On the other hand, it is because Sony does not pay attention to it, and the promotional strategy is hasty, and the single promotion is not linked to the album sales curve in time; on the other hand, Michael missed most of the publicity activities in the US market, which all of this has led to the lack of success in the album sales.

Therefore, although the album "History" was aired on the Billboard Championship with a record-breaking sales in the first week, it only won for two weeks, which was completely inconsistent with Sony's expected three months of dominance. The media even believed that this album was Michael's last masterpiece.

In the end, although "history" won 3.5 million sales in the US market, while the global market had 16 million sets as of 1998, with good results, it was no longer as glorious as its peak.

So what about now?

Hugo faced Michael's sight, and Michael was still not ostentatious in front of him. It is hard to imagine that the world superstar who was domineering on the stage had no aura in private, but the vitality and indifference emitted by Michael were eyeing him. This is not the man in history who was exhausted and discouraged by the attack on the child case.

Of course Hugo knew what Michael said about the "unexpected gain". The collapse of the Chandler family made the truth come out of the world. Michael was finally able to shake it off after two years of shackles. Although the damage has been caused, the wound has remained there forever, and the negative impact has been deeply rooted; but at least, Michael washed away the grievances, which is the most important thing.

"The truth will not be buried forever, this is the truth." Hugo said with a chuckling, his eyes filled with firm confidence, neither too ostentatious nor too excited, as if all this was so natural.

The truth of the case of "Cheng Tong" was announced to the public fourteen years in advance. Hugo didn't know what would happen in the future. This may be the most bold and direct change in his history of this time and space. No one knows whether the case of "Cheng's false accusation in 2003 will still appear, no one knows whether Michael will continue to be silent or the phoenix nirvana, no one knows whether there are still countless people mourning the departure of a generation of superstars in the midsummer of 2009... But at least, all of this has found the key to change.

So, does this mean that the prospects of the album "History" can also change?

Michael looked at the confidence in Hugo's eyes. Although he had known Hugo's trust in him for a long time, today, standing in front of Hugo and feeling his huge confidence, Michael felt an indescribable touch. When the whole world gave up on himself, there were still people who were willing to stand behind him. This touching miscellaneous mess is difficult to explain even Shakespeare's quill.

"When I saw the news, I cried, like a child, sitting by the bed and crying loudly. I was at a loss and cried until my breath was rapid and I almost fainted." Michael said calmly, as if he was telling someone else's story, with a faint smile on his lips. "I didn't even know why I was crying, but I felt very sad and sad... Then I suddenly began to recall when the last time I shed tears so unrestrainedly." Speaking of this, Michael pursed his lips and lowered his head and chuckled, "If I remember correctly, it was when I was a real child, when my brothers and I were still touring together. At that time, I was a real child, wasn't it?"

Hugo looked at the calm wind at the corner of Michael's mouth and couldn't help but sigh softly. He had never imagined what kind of reaction would be to wash away the grievances when Michael was alive, because he could not imagine it. Not only because Michael was too far away from him, but also because everything Michael experienced was too complicated, too large and too heavy. As a bystander, he could not understand the miscellaneous.

But now seeing Michael's relaxed expression, Hugo was a little more melancholy. He could not imagine the grievance and sadness behind Michael's crying, nor could he imagine the bitterness and heaviness behind Michael's understatement. Any language was pale at this time, so Hugo was silent, just looking at Michael who was immersed in his memories.

Michael lowered his head and blinked, letting the mist in his eyes dissipate, then raised his head again and looked at Hugo. He has never been a person who likes to express his inner emotions, because he knows that in the entertainment industry, no one cares or sympathizes with his true emotions, and he is the one who is hurt in the end. But this time, there is an exception, because only Michael himself knows how heavy and terrible the cross of the slash is, and it is almost to wipe out his body. Even if he just recalls it, it will consume all his physical strength.
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