Once all the guests had arrived, the Grammy Awards officially began.
The entire venue was packed with guests. Besides the singers, a large number of public figures were also in attendance.
Directors, actors, sports stars, socialites, and more—the place had essentially become a gathering of America's upper class.
Old Kobe and his wife had come as well, but they were seated in the guest section. After all, today's protagonists weren't NBA stars, but singers.
This year's Grammy Awards had an impressive lineup.
The hosting duties had been handed over to Jimmy, a famous American host. Co-hosting with him was Alicia Keys, a veteran diva who had held an even higher status than Taylor in the 1990s.
There was also Kim Kardashian, the most famous socialite of America's renowned Kardashian family.
The three of them appeared together at this year's Grammy Awards ceremony.
The moment Kardashian appeared, practically every man in the venue turned his eyes toward her.
With Kardashian's voluptuous figure and fairly attractive looks, she perfectly fit the aesthetic preferences of Western men.
Especially Black men. In their eyes, Kim Kardashian's figure was the most perfect and alluring of all. No Black man could resist her temptation.
Otherwise, why would so many NBA superstars be crazy about her? Even Old Kobe had nearly fallen into her trap back then.
Fortunately, Old Kobe was a rather traditional man and extremely devoted to his wife. He refused to accept a partner with a chaotic private life, and thus firmly resisted boarding Kardashian's pirate ship.
Only later did he meet his wife, but to be honest, her figure was also the same type as Kardashian's.
However, she was the virtuous-wife-and-loving-mother type. That made Old Kobe completely fall for her, and he married her regardless of everything, even in defiance of his parents'