"This is the hotel where the advertising investors live?"

The five Michael Jackson brothers followed their agents out of the airport and drove 21 kilometers in a local branch of Columbia Records, crossing the majestic San Francisco Bridge and driving onto the wide Entry Boulevard, only to turn into a narrow street from the high-rise streets on both sides.

It's an uphill road, flanked by low-rise buildings, the highest being only five storeys, and most of them are two or three storeys.

The buildings are very old, some are cement, and some are old-fashioned wooden buildings, which look very dilapidated.

Michael felt like he was back in the black quarter, just as old and shabby. It's just that it's not as chaotic as the black quarter, and there are no gangsters robbing with knives everywhere.

When he stood in front of a wooden building that looked old at first glance, and looked at the signboard outside made of unintelligible characters, he suddenly had the feeling of going to a foreign country. When he turned around and saw the buildings in the distance from the rooftop, he confirmed that he was still in the United States.

"Yes, this is Chinatown! The company that asked you to shoot an advertisement this time is a Chinese boss who likes to live in places with a lot of Chinese, so you have to come here to meet him! The agent shrugged and said helplessly.

At this time, Michael was not as popular as he was later, and he was just one of many black singers.

Michael started as a child actor, he loved music since he was a child, was good at electric guitar, and once played in a small band under the strict guidance of his father, who practiced singing, dancing and other musical foundations. Therefore, he had a very unhappy childhood, and later said in a talk show that his childhood was spent in the recording studio under his father's belt.

Maybe it's to want his son to become a dragon, or maybe it's to make money with his children, in short, the five Michael brothers have been extremely rigorously trained since they were children.

In 64 years, at the age of six, Michael and his brothers began to appear on the professional stage as the "Michael Five Brothers", and with their good singing and dancing skills, they were recognized and became one of the budding child star singers.

At the age of twelve, his lead single reached the top of the charts and he gradually became famous.

By the year before last, the five Michael brothers were officially favored by Columbia Records, signed as its singers, and raised Jackson's status to a higher level, and the group was renamed "Michael Jackson Band".

At this time, he is a little famous.

The record company signed him, not to do charity, but to make money, to make more and more money. The value of a singer is not only to release a few records and walk around, but also to shoot advertising income.

Since the Chinese can afford to pay, then they accept it, and as for where the boss personally prefers to live, they don't care.

The inn was short and dark, and they made their way up the rattling wooden staircase to the second floor.

Fortunately, the Chinese boss did not wait for them in a small dark room, but rented the living room on the second floor of the hotel as a place for external reception, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. It's also not very spacious and bright, but everyone can sit down.

"Welcome, I'm Guan Fei!"

Guan Fei stepped forward with a smile, stretched out his hand to them, and said in Chinese.

The official language of the Interstellar Republic of China is Mandarin. Since there is no need to interact with other interstellar countries, in addition to reading and writing, personal hobbies are one thing, but there is no official requirement for citizens. Some international scientific and technological materials can be understood in the original text, and there is no need for face-to-face communication.

So just like Cantonese, Guan Fei can understand it, but he can't speak it.

Yu Dehai temporarily acted as an interpreter, and quickly translated these words into English to Michael and his party.

"You're the funder?" Michael's band manager looked at Guan Fei, then looked at the surrounding environment, and frowned, he really didn't want to stay in such a place for a long time. He reluctantly said, "So let's get straight to the point, shall we?" What are your requirements for this advertising shoot? In terms of the script, can you show us in advance? ”

"Yes!"

Guan Fei didn't wait for Dehai to translate, so he asked Li Qing to take out the script that had been prepared and handed it over.

"The script is very simple, it is on the basketball court, and two groups of people have a conflict while playing basketball. That's when Michael came here, put on music, and danced to the music. With him in the way, the others joined in, and the fight ended. The main idea is not to fight, but to use music and dance to calm disputes. Guan Fei briefly introduced the script and snapped his fingers at the end, "By the way, I also fought for this plot and made up a dance, and then Michael just needs to jump out as it is!" ”

The agent quickly flipped through the script, and when he heard this, he suddenly stopped in astonishment.

The advertising script is really simple, just like the mTV they filmed, the meaning is good, and the use of music and dance to calm the dispute will be a good lip tone for external publicity and sales, whether it is an advertisement or music TV, it is a good idea.

But......

He plucked out his ears vigorously and tried to ask politely: "Sir, I took the liberty of asking, you just said that you made up a dance for this plot?" ”

"Yes!" Guan Fei nodded affirmatively.

Without saying a word, the agent immediately stood up and prepared to leave.

Michael is really not very popular now, there is a boss who pays for it, and it is nothing to ask him to shoot an advertisement, business is business, as long as the request is reasonable, they are going to accept it. However, the other party choreographed a dance specifically for Michael and asked him to perform like this...... Are you kidding!

It's going to ruin Michael's!

A star, whether it is a movie star, a singer, or a dance star, it is very difficult to become famous, but to ruin him, it only takes one mistake to be enough!

A foreigner, or a Chinese who doesn't even speak English, runs and says, "I choreographed a dance for Michael Jackson," what rhythm is this?

What a tireless rhythm that destroys people!

They would rather not earn this amount of money, rather than watch Michael's image in the eyes of fans collapse with a bang.

"If I were you, I'd take a look at this dance before I decide!" Guan Fei also stood up, but did not step forward to hold back, just crossed his hands with his ten fingers, put them on his lower abdomen, and said with a smile.

Yu Dehai hurriedly translated this paragraph.

The agents all walked to the top of the stairs, thought about it, turned around again, and grinned very reluctantly: "Okay." ”

For the sake of money, just endure it for a few more minutes.

He told himself that as a person who grew up in the kingdom of money and surpassed others to become a qualified broker, it was acceptable for him to make certain sacrifices for the sake of money.

The five Michael brothers also heard the previous negotiation and sat down curiously.

They don't know that there is dance in China, and they are still interested in this kind of dance technique from a foreign country.

Guan Fei looked at their same explosive hairstyles, sitting together as if they had five plush balls on their heads, and also laughed a little. This is their external image, which can also be said to be a performance image, and for child star bands, it is most appropriate to use cuteness to attract fans.

But as they get older, the hairstyle becomes ...... Well, it's weird.

Michael is one of the many singers in the history of global music who can leave his name, and his achievements can be described as great. Guan Fei had heard his songs from the interstellar Internet database, but he didn't feel much, after all, it was a song from hundreds of years ago, and it was unique at that time, but after hundreds of years of music development, this kind of song is no longer very attractive.

But the dance form he pioneered is still circulating.

With the help of Yu Dehai, Li Qing hung up the curtain in the reception room, then set up the projector, adjusted the focal length, and nodded to Guan Fei.

"Let's get started!" Guan Fei ordered.

The curtains had been drawn, the lights had been turned off, and there was no other source of light except for the reflection on the curtains.

The projector buzzed, and there was a countdown of seven-six-five-four-three-two-one at the beginning of the credits.

When the image appeared, music suddenly sounded in the room, and it turned out that Yu Dehai watched the countdown and pressed the play button of the portable tape recorder in real time.

The agent's first look was not at the curtain, but at the strange tape recorder.

He had just seen Yu Dehai carrying the tape recorder behind the curtain, so he paid more attention to it. At this moment, the music sounded, and he unconsciously used professional judgment to analyze the playback effect of the tape recorder.

That's good!

As an agent for a record company, he had seen and heard many high-end audio effects, and out of preference, he bought a home stereo himself. It was a big guy one meter tall and sixty centimeters wide, plus two huge speakers, which took up almost a third of the wall space.

As for the small cassette recorders, he had seen them, and they were needed for the field workplace.

As for the effect, it is extremely poor!

But the strange portable tape recorder in front of me, the music coming out of the speakers on both sides of the front, the effect is not bad.

Very good!

The agent admits that he is not a golden ear, but after years of practical work, he can also discern some subtle differences.

This tape recorder is not big, but the volume of the output is not small, and the treble is penetrating, clear and transparent, and the bass is deep and heavy, with a heavy metal effect.

In terms of sound quality, it is still slightly worse than the desktop audio, but the difference is not much.

If it weren't for a professional like him, ordinary people would probably not be able to tell the difference between the two if they closed their eyes.

What's more, it's convenient!

The handle above has clearly illustrated the characteristics of this tape recorder, which can be carried around. He wants to listen to it in the living room, so he brings it to the living room, and if he wants to listen to a song before going to bed, he can easily bring it to the bedroom, which is so convenient!

With this thing, what more cassette recorders?

Compared to this not-too-big recorder, the cassette recorder is simply a waste of ears, and it's all noise!

The agent didn't look at the curtain at all, but closed his eyes and enjoyed the music with great interest.

After listening for two minutes, he suddenly came to his senses.

This song, he had never heard before!

From the style of music to the interpretation technique, it is obvious black music at first listen, with a brisk and strong sense of rhythm, and a deafening metal explosion, with a strong sense of live.

But he swears there is no such song on the market!

It's a new song!

He jumped up from his seat in excitement, forgetting where he was at the moment, and with a single lunge he scurried to the tape recorder, and according to the impression he had just seen, he turned off the tape playback. The powerful singing suddenly came to an abrupt end.

"Hey, buddy, what are you doing?"

The five Michael brothers were watching the dynamic dance on the screen, and they were so excited that they all stood up and danced to the music and the images on the screen. The song suddenly stopped, and there was only video and no music, which suddenly woke them up from their slumber, and they yelled at the agent in annoyance.

Yu Dehai knows how to observe words and feelings, and when he saw the agent's actions, he just smiled proudly, and did not move. Li Qing didn't understand this, as soon as he saw that person who had been rude to the commander just now, and now he was openly destroying the demonstration atmosphere created by the commander, his anger surged, and he wanted to rush up and teach him a hard lesson.

Guan Fei grabbed him, smiled and mouthed at the agent Nunu, telling him to calm down and calm down.

The broker paid no attention to the subtle changes in the outside world, and directly spread out the belt position and took out the tape from it.

The flickering projection light made it impossible for him to read the subtle text on the tape label.

Syllable!

After being annoyed, the Michael brothers also sensed that something was wrong. Looking at his actions again, it suddenly dawned on him, and quickly helped turn on the light.

With the bright light, the agent finally read the handwritten text on the label, but before he could let out a cry of surprise, he was depressed in a blink of an eye - there were several pictures written on it that he couldn't read, if he guessed correctly, it was Chinese!

"This song ......" he asked eagerly as he raised his head and met Guan Fei's playful smile.

"That's what I wrote too! It was prepared to be used to accompany this dance. Guan Fei looked calm, not ashamed of plagiarism, and said calmly.

Anyway, it's your Michael Jackson song, and it's only natural that I'll give it back to you.

Of course, because I kindly gave you back your song, you shoot a commercial for me and help me promote the portable tape recorder, which seems to be ...... It's okay, right......

"Sell it to us!"

The agent didn't have time to think about anything, and immediately cut the railroad.

"Yes, but ......" Guan Fei sold a little and didn't agree immediately.

The agent also woke up from the huge surprise at this time.

He turned his head to look at the five Michael brothers with a look of joy in their eyes, and gave a hint of doubt.

"Very nice dance! It's an authentic black hip-hop, but it's more abundant than our usual hip-hop elements. Even the robot dance that we're used to seeing, there are so many performances here, it's a great dance, I swear, it's definitely going to be popular! Michael Jackson blushed and said excitedly as he gestured with his hands and feet.

He is now half-red and not red, and it is a critical moment when he needs to go to the next level.

And this dance, this song, can definitely take him to a higher level and become a superstar who is known all over the United States.

He loved this commercial shoot.

If the other party didn't invite him first, if he found someone else, he would miss the biggest opportunity in his life!

The broker no longer has any doubts.

He knows dance, but he doesn't know much, and he is certainly not as good as the Michael brothers, who are experts in this area.

Since they say yes, then it's absolutely fine.

And then there's his job!

He stood up, with a hint of sycophancy, and stretched out his hand to the tall Chinese: "Mr. Guan, I hope that our cooperation this time can be pleasant!" If you have time, we would also like to invite you to Washington, D.C., to visit our Columbia Records headquarters, and believe that we will have more and greater cooperation opportunities in the future! ”