Chapter 32: Jay-Z and Christmas
As the snowflakes covered the gorgeous campus, Xu Canhao was standing in front of a classical Greek temple, listening to Vincent's story about the history of this mysterious building and how many great American politicians were born from here. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoAnd this is the legendary Skull and Bones Society's main altar. Xu Canhao listened in amazement to Vincent's legendary story like a novel, and became more and more curious about this skeleton, and really wanted to lift its veil to get a glimpse. The conversation between the two was interrupted by the ringing of the mobile phone, and it was JZ calling. questioned Xu Canhao in a vicious tone, and asked him if he wrote the song "Youdon'tknow", and did he want him to go back? Xu Canhao took a lot of time to calm down JZ and tell him that he would go to New York during the holidays to discuss the lyrics of the song with him. Hung up the phone with a wry smile, and was in no mood to discuss the mysterious skeleton here, and returned to the dormitory with Vincent.
In the past two months, EYES has developed rapidly, with more than 10 million registered people and millions of online logins per day. Moreover, Simpson reached out to Google, and the two sides quickly reached a consensus. Eyes provides advertising platforms and links to Google, and Google will top the search position of Eyes for a long period of time, and the two sides will also share resources within a certain range and jointly participate in the development of cybersecurity prevention programs. The GoodHelper portal is also up and running, and the top search engine is also set as Google, which has opened up various types of links, and Eyes is also at the forefront as a popular website. This is not over, Xu Canhao's various videos have been referenced and worshipped, especially the organization of several flash mob events, which have set off a following craze in major colleges and universities in North America, and many states and cities can see groups of young people imitating and learning from this emerging trend. And the song "thelazysong" is even more popular all over the Internet, ranking second on the Google search monthly list. The funny and cute performance of Xu Canhao and his roommates in the video has attracted many people, and the vernacular lyrics of the flat book are easy to understand, and the word otaku has become a trend. Later, this online song also ranked 28th on the billboard list, which further affirmed Xu Canhao's creative talent, but this is all a story later.
Christmas is coming, and the streets of New York are full of colorful lights, decorated Christmas trees, and Santa Claus handing out flyers. Xu Canhao sat in the taxi and looked out the window at the lively scene, with a smile on his lips, listening to the chatter of the young black driver. The car drove very slowly, coupled with traffic jams, rain and snow, and it took nearly two hours to reach Jindi Avenue on Long Island. When he got out of the car, the black guy refused to accept Xu Canhao's money, only asked him to sign the CD, shook his hand, and then drove away. Xu Canhao looked at the taxi that seemed to be running away amusedly, and turned around and entered the 57 apartment building. JZ's home is on the 55th floor, Xu Canhao knocked on the door and waited for a long time before seeing JZ open the door expressionlessly. After entering, he saw Beyoncé sorting out the hem of her skirt, Xu Canhao seemed to understand a little, and asked blankly: "Did I disturb the two of you?" ”
After being dragged to the room by JZ and ravaged for a while, he came out with a chicken coop head to greet Beyoncé, who met for the first time. Although it was the first time they met, the two quickly got acquainted with each other, because of JZ. That night, Xu Canhao took the initiative to cook a Chinese meal, although it did not meet his own taste, but JZ and the two still praised his good craftsmanship, much better than the food in those Chinese fast food restaurants--- which is a boastful or detrimental evaluation. The three of them drank two bottles of red wine, sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looked at the bustling street scene outside, talked about various topics, and asked Xu Canhao to sing two lyrical songs. Beyoncé also liked his songs, and the two were interested, and they couldn't help but sing, and JZ looked at Beyoncé tenderly on the side. Xu Canhao leaned on the back of the sofa, watching the two of them look at each other affectionately, a little embarrassed and at a loss, wondering if he should avoid it. He stood up quietly, but still alarmed JZ, and walked out of the living room under the pretext of going to the toilet. With a long sigh, Xu Canhao got into JZ's studio, looked at this luxurious workshop, was full of envy, and secretly vowed that he would get such a domineering set of equipment in the future. He took out the Moleskine notebook he was carrying, and turned to Beyoncé's page, there were only four songs in total, which were the four songs he liked very much in his previous life, and only these songs had a deep impression. They are: "Singleladies", "Halo", "Crazyinlove", "Ifiwereaboy". Xu Canhao copied a sheet of music from the earliest crazy of the year and prepared to take it out as a gift. When I walked outside, I saw Beyoncé wearing a coat and a fur bowler, and hugged and kissed JZ goodbye. Seeing Xu Canhao come out, he walked over with a smile, and in the same way, hugged each other and said goodbye.
Beyoncé whispered in his ear with a seductive aura: "Help me keep an eye on this black boy!" ”
Xu Canhao pursed his lips helplessly and looked at JZ staring at him, and answered softly. Xu Canhao, who was about to give the manuscript to her, was stunned, "I forgot about this stubble." He saw "Traces to Follow" on the table, which was the album of Beyoncé's current group. He quietly withdrew his hand back into his pocket, smiled at her as if nothing had happened, and waved goodbye. He and JZ didn't send her out, this is the underground love affair of a star, Xu Canhao doesn't like this feeling very much, he can't love generously, why bother to be together, I don't know how long lovers can last like this. JZ sighed and sat down on the bar stool, grabbing a bottle of Jumbo whiskey and pouring himself a glass.
"What's the matter? It was fine just now. Xu Canhao walked over and said with concern.
"Really TMD~ egg, it's just starting to improve, are you going to disperse?" JZ looked at the amber drink in the glass and muttered to himself. Due to the overhead spotlight, the light was broken by the glass and the drink, and was reflected on the bar, which looked strange, and his face could not be seen clearly. "Forget it, Giselle is just as good when she's not there, I believe her. Let's go, go to the studio, you kid's semi-finished product, you must finish it for me! JZ quickly returned to normal, grabbed Xu Canhao's collar, held a wine glass in his left hand, and walked towards the studio.
The two stayed up late and finally finalized the lyrics of "Youdon'tknow". The first part of the lyrics still describes some criminal acts, which are full of angry emotions and make people's blood boil when they hear it. In the middle section, he began to complain about the unfairness and darkness of the current American society at that time, especially the discrimination and unfair treatment of blacks, Chinese Americans, and other ethnic minorities. In the final paragraph, he began to persuade these unjust people to work hard to become so-called rich people, and compete with these white people in suits and ties. Seo Chan-ho wrote down the plot of the MV on the spot according to the finished lyrics, and unlike the original version, the last few people were arranged to wear suits and gorgeously transformed into superstars. After doing this, the two of them fell asleep directly on the sofa in the studio.
The next day Christmas, Xu Canhao was not with JZ, he learned that Simpson and they were still working and went to the company, and JZ went back to Brooklyn. He ordered a dozen large pizzas and bought a few bottles of champagne to take to Essen Networks (officially registered, abbreviated IS). Now the company has a total of 39 employees, some of whom are responsible for maintaining the daily life of eyes, and some of them are intensively building social networks, which became known as scarves, which became isblogs in his case. That night, everyone drank champagne and served pizza to celebrate this part of the achievement, as well as Christmas. Xu Canhao promised them to wait until January next year, and they would give each of them a generous bonus, and suddenly a loud wolf howl sounded in the office, everyone jumped and jumped happily, and Xu Canhao was also instigated to sing two songs. Now the company's main profit is still by selling advertising, and there are not too many profit channels, and when the blog is launched, the company's products are branded, and there are a large number of basic online users, and then it is the moment when it really begins to attract money.
After staying in the company for a few days, I had to go to JZ to record "Youdon'tknow" with him, and I had to shoot the MV. This time, his album also includes the last album "Stereohearts" as a collaborative track. The intense and busy work makes Xu Canhao very fulfilling, but he feels a little sorry for his family. I took the time to call my parents and report on the situation, telling them that I was still very busy this year and couldn't go home. In fact, Xu's father and mother could know what he did from the news, and they didn't complain about him, but just comforted him and asked him to pay more attention to his body. Xu Canhao sent a lot of things to the family, giving Xu's father's clothes, Xu's mother's cosmetics, bags, buying a few sets of cute British-style coats for Xiaoxian, and a mini DV of HelloKitty. At the same time, he also sent a few signed records of JZ back for Xu's father to transfer to the guys in S.M. on his behalf. Millennial couldn't stay home with his parents, which made him blame himself a little, and JZ saw that his mood was not high, so he ended the day's recording early and took him to Broadway to see a show.
When the two arrived at the Broadway Grand Theater, they met two unexpected characters, the great director Guy Ritchie and the tightly wrapped "rock queen" Sister Mai. The four of them recognized each other in the theater, and they didn't communicate much, but after introducing each other to each other, they quietly waited for the performance. After more than three hours of performance, the four of them walked out of the theater together, and Madonna invited the two to dinner together, saying that she wanted to meet Xu Canhao, an outstanding singer-songwriter, who has been in the limelight lately. Not only online, but also in reality. Xu Canhao was thinking in his heart that Sister Mai must be using them as a cover. But he still agreed to her, and besides, how could Her Majesty the Queen, who was such a big name, be embarrassed to refuse?
Four people and two cars came to 65th Street in New York City, a French restaurant called Dniel. 'It looks very high-end! Xu Canhao looked at the door of the restaurant and thought to himself, although he had never entered this kind of place, it didn't mean that he couldn't pretend. handed over the car to the parking garage, and the four of them politely gave in and let Sister Mai walk in first. The restaurant does not belong to the kind of magnificence, the atmosphere is exquisite, and the elegance and nobility are its connotation. Xu Canhao unconsciously lightened his steps, looked around at the diners were all in formal clothes, only he and JZ were dressed in casual hip-hop clothes, so he decisively took off the baseball narrow-brimmed hat on his head, cut his hair, and sat down with a few people. When I got the menu, I was still glad, 'Fortunately, my brother knows a little French, otherwise it would be too big.' In his more authentic French, he ordered a few dishes that he had never eaten before. The first soup is, creamy salmon and asparagus bisque. The main course is a Danish snail baked with whale oil. For dessert, the caviar garnished mousse cake, there is no wine, this is to be ordered by the host of the meal.
"It seems that what the newspaper says is not all false. Eber, are you really only 14 years old this year? Sister Mai made a little daughter posture, supported her chin with one hand, leaned on the table, and asked Xu Canhao with a smile.
"Yes, my beautiful lady. I'm about to turn 15. Xu Canhao pretended to be respectful and elegant, and replied sarcastically.
"Hehe, I can't see that our little gentleman is really versatile, and he is also very humorous." Madonna sat up straight and smiled at the others.
A few people chatted while eating, and they didn't get too involved in music, because they had to take care of Gary. Xu Canhao and Madonna talked a lot, with his own story, and more about music. After dinner, Xu Canhao and Sister Mai exchanged private numbers, and jokingly invited Xu Canhao to sing. He didn't say yes with all his mouth, and he fooled around with humorous words in a joking nature. After the two sides said goodbye, Xu Canhao followed JZ to live at his house again, who called him a homeless child without a house.