Chapter 1208 Hermione was hit on

The scholar took a deep breath and straightened his hair, which was not too messy.

He turned to look at Hermione, "How do I look?"

Hermione couldn't help but tease again, "Why don't we go together? I can help take pictures and get your autograph."

Vincent coughed awkwardly, "No need, you're not a fan."

He stood up, and the Vincent Hermione was familiar with returned.

"I'll go over there for a moment."

I'm still a little nervous when looking at his back, after all, he's my idol since I was a child.

Hermione watched his every move quietly. She had never seen him smile so happily.

She really doesn't chase stars, because——

"Hello."

Hermione averted her gaze and looked at the man standing in front of her.

He looked quite handsome, but the suit covered in silver sequins was too ostentatious, and the greed in his eyes was not completely concealed.

"Beautiful lady, can we get to know each other?"

Hermione was stunned. This was the first time she had been approached by a man in her life. (Krum didn't count.)

She subconsciously turned her head to look at Vincent.

"So you're a fan of Michael," the man said with a hint of pride in his smile. "That's great! My name is Brian Nathan, and I'm a director at Sony Music. After this is over, I'll bring Michael along, and we can find a place to sit down and have a good chat, shall we?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Nathan," Hermione rejected him directly, "My boyfriend and I are going back to England tomorrow, and we just want to have a good rest tonight."

Brian looked down at the empty seat next to her, where a small sign with the words "Prologue Investment Company" was placed.

It was all made clear, but he didn't care. "This is a rare opportunity. Michael doesn't meet with fans one-on-one very often because of what happened before."

In the summer of the previous year, MJ, who was on a world tour abroad, was suddenly faced with accusations of child molestation. The tour was affected and he ended the tour early at the end of the year and returned to the United States to accept the investigation of the case, which eventually forced Jackson's insurance company to pay $2200 million to reach a settlement.

Hermione knew about this case. She remembered that Vincent's comment at the time was a landmark defamation case in American judicial history, which completely exposed the media's ethical violations and loopholes in judicial procedures.

The Brian in front of him was not only shameless, but also misunderstood many things and felt good about himself just like Umbridge.

Hermione's face looked a little unhappy, "Mr. Nathan, my boyfriend doesn't like me being with strange men."

"It's okay," Brian said, his smile growing even more smug. "You two can come along. Your boyfriend works at this investment bank, right? To be honest, I know quite a few high-quality investment clients. I'm sure your boyfriend wouldn't refuse."

The investment company in the prologue was unknown, so it was normal for him to mistake it for a small investment bank, but his obvious misjudgment of Vincent only made him look particularly uncultured.

Hermione pursed her lips tightly, her face showing no emotion, as stiff and cold as plaster. "Mr. Nathan, I have clearly rejected you. Please don't bother me again."

Brian's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

"Also, my boyfriend is not the kind of person you think. He is better than you in every way."

Being rejected so bluntly, Brian felt his entire face burning.

But he was still able to keep his composure. This was the MTV Video Music Awards, and the people around him were all well-known figures. So he didn't lose his temper on the spot, but chose to leave in disgrace.

Not long after he left, Vincent returned, overjoyed.

Being in close contact with idols is undoubtedly the happiest moment for fans.

Vincent's happiness didn't last long, because he noticed that Hermione was in a low mood.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Hermione shook her head, "That's not it. I was just hit on."

My girlfriend is so beautiful and she is dressed up to attend the award ceremony today, so it is normal for people to chat with her.

Just from her reaction, the man who came to chat her up must have made her angry.

"Who?" Vincent gently held her little hand. "What did he say to you?"

Hermione smiled to show she was fine, "He didn't say anything, he's just a little cheeky."

Although she didn't say it explicitly, Vincent had already guessed that it was not as simple as just chatting her up.

The guy who dares to hunt for beauties at the award ceremony is definitely not a good person.

Vincent's sharp eyes swept across the concert hall, "Where is he?"

Hermione pulled her small hand out and patted his big hand, "Okay, I told you I'm fine."

"Did he say who he was?"

She hesitated.

Even if she didn't say it, Vincent would find out sooner or later.

"Brian Nathan, he said he was a director of Sony Music."

Vincent's face instantly darkened.

Not just because of Brian as a person, but also because of Sony Music.

MJ's child molestation case and fake will were actually related to Sony Music's acquisition of ATV.

In 1986, Michael Jordan spent $4750 million to buy ATV's song catalog, which included the copyrights to more than 250 Beatles songs.

Sony/ATV Publishing was established in May 1995, that is, this year. The publishing company is the product of the merger of MJ's ATV and Sony Music's publishing department, with both parties sharing half of the profits equally.

The copyrights of songs from super stars such as the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Madonna, Oasis, Bob Dylan, and later Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Norah Jones, etc. are all under the control of Sony/ATV Publishing.

More than half of the money earned from these stars' works is shared with Sony/ATV Publishing, and then equally distributed to MJ and Sony Music. MJ alone can earn at least tens of millions of dollars from it every year.

Seeing that half of the profits that have been growing year by year are about to be divided away, how can greedy capital not have bad intentions?

MJ's copyright also belongs to Sony Music. The contract expired in 2010. After that, Sony Music will not receive any benefits from any records and memorabilia sold by MJ.

However, MJ died in 2009 due to a medical accident. He died of a sudden heart attack after being injected with a lethal dose of propofol.

Don’t blame the fans for the conspiracy theories, it’s all just too much of a coincidence.

"The director of Sony Music." Vincent's voice was emotionless. "Brian Nathan, I remember that."

Hermione's biggest worry was that he would cause trouble for the other party.

He is not a stingy person, but he is not just angry now, it is even more serious than the time with Umbridge.

Hermione reached out and gently stroked his face. "You don't mean to..."

Vincent's eyes quickly returned to normal, "Don't worry, I won't do anything illegal or criminal."

Having said that, Hermione could only wish Brian good luck.

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