307 [If you dare to step down, I will tear you up]
Wang Zijun didn't succeed in USC, and five or six hundred "enthusiastic" students surrounded Wang Zijun, and then threw him back on the stage with his hands and feet.
"Go up, Chinese boy, if you don't sing it again, we'll tear you apart." The students in the audience threatened.
Li Jinghao saw that Wang Zijun's clothes were just messed up, and there was no danger, so he didn't bother to do anything, in fact, he couldn't do anything, unless he threw a few grenades into it, he would snatch people back from five or six hundred people, which was something that only Spider-Man or Superman could do.
"I'm sorry to mess up your show." Wang Zijun shrugged at the members of the band ΠLondie.
Deborah could only smile helplessly.
Wang Zijun picked up the guitar and said arrogantly to the audience: "Bastards, roar."
"Whew"
"King"
"King"
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As Wang Zijun's fingers plucked the strings, the USC students got up again.
ββ¦β¦ Mirrors embedded in the ceiling,
Pink champagne soaked in ice,
But she said, "We are all prisoners here,
Debt for your own desires.
In the large room of the main hall,
People raise the fire of revelry,
They stabbed with steel knives,
But he can't kill the demon in his heart
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Beautiful melody, weird lyrics, when Wang Zijun sang this song for the second time, some people began to calm down and understand the content of the lyrics.
None of these USC students are stupid, and the lyrics of "Hotel California" are full of profound connotations, and they reflect the dire situation of young people in the United States today.
The general meaning of the lyrics is to allude to the fact that after someone smokes **, he has visual and auditory hallucinations, comes to a place called Hotel California, and listens to everything he sees. There are chaotic, crazy depravity, scenes of evil like the religious rites of a horror movie, struggles and temptations, and complete depravity......
Everyone in the room was lost in thinking about the lyrics, even the reporters and the record company people were listening with their eyes closed. While listening to it and thinking about it, the more I thought about it, the more I found that the lyrics contained a lot of meanings, some of which were unpredictable, but inexplicably resonated.
The connotation of the lyrics of "Hotel California" is something they can fully understand after only listening to it twice. Even decades later, the lyrics of this song have N interpretations, and each has its own interpretation, and each cannot convince the other.
This is a divine comedy.
Wayne, a reporter for a rock magazine in Los Angeles, took out his shorthand book and recorded the lyrics as quickly as he could, and he was going to wait for the Asian to finish singing and then go to him to make up for it.
The band ΠLondie had long since stepped aside, and all eyes were on the Asian man on stage who was singing hissedly.
When Wang Zijun finished singing again and was just about to step off the stage, the audience immediately erupted into an angry roar, yes, an angry roar.
"Bastard, do it again"
"If you dare to come down, I'll kill you"
"Lyrics, I want to hear the lyrics"
"If you dare to step down, you will die"
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The crowd was angry, Wang Zijun had to sing again, and this time he sang it seven times, and for nearly an hour, his mouth was dry. The audience had almost memorized the lyrics and melody and sang along with him.
And the number of spectators is constantly surging, not only students, but also some teachers have joined in, and in an hour, there are almost 1,000 people below.
As a result of some people's reports, Los Angeles Television and USC's on-campus publications also sent people. When the Los Angeles TV crew arrived at the scene, Wang Zijun's singing was almost over, and the camera quickly captured the scene in front of him.
When Wang Zijun sang it for the ninth time today, he finally couldn't stand it anymore: "You crazy people, can't you get tired of listening to a song?" My throat was already smoking. β
"Haha, come down, king, I love you."
"Come on, I'll give you a hug."
"Wang, let's get out on a single record, I like this song."
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In the hotel where the ΠLondie band stayed, Wang Zijun said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, today is my special show." β
"No, we don't mind, your song is amazing." Several members of the band ΠLondie said one after another.
"Where are you going next?" Wang Zijun asked.
"San Francisco." "I think you can see that our home stadium is in New York, and it's not very famous on the western side. β
"Good luck with you." Wang Zijun shook hands with everyone one by one.
As the Band ΠLondie packed up their things, Steve found Wang Zijun and said, "Wang, your song is great. β,
"Thank you." Wang Zijun said.
Steve asked, "Wang, we at Chnysalis are very interested in your songs, I wonder if we can talk about it?" β
"How?" Wang Zijun asked.
"We want to buy the song if we can." Steve said.
"Buy it and sing it for other singers?" Wang Zijun immediately understood what he meant.
"Yes, you know, you're a yellow guy," Steve said. Sorry, I don't have racist thoughts. But it is very difficult for Chinese people to gain a foothold in the American entertainment industry, and I think it is the best choice for you to sell this song to us. β
Wang Zijun asked, "How much money are you going to pay?" β
"Ten thousand dollars." Steve said.
Ten thousand dollars may seem like a lot, but it's a lot of money, and it costs a few thousand dollars to make a small record in the United States right now. Chnysalis' sincerity can be seen from this.
"Sorry, I'm not going to sell this song." Wang Zijun said.
Steve said, "Why? The price is fair. β
Wang Zijun said: "I am not short of money. β
Steve asked, "Wasn't it negotiable?" βγ
Wang Zijun said: "Yes." β
Steve sighed, "That's a shame. β
Wang Zijun said: "But I can cooperate with your company. β
Steve said: "Do you want to be a signed singer?" I'm afraid it's impossible. No Chinese have yet made their mark on the American music scene, and I don't think the company's top brass will agree. β
"No, I'm talking about cooperation. I provide the lyrics and singing, your company provides the distribution channel and the recording studio, and is responsible for contacting the record factory, as for the publicity expenses of the radio and television stations, we can pay half of the profits, and everyone will share the profits. Wang Zijun said.
Steve was surprised, "King, this is impossible. β
"Then I lease your company's recording studio, I will pay for the cost of the radio station, and I will contact the record factory myself, you only need to provide a sales channel, and you don't need too much investment. Then you can take the profits to Zijun and said, "If Chnysalis doesn't want to, I think I can go to another company." β
Steve laughed, "Wang, are you kidding?" Do you know how much a singer like you who doesn't have any fame can get for a single promotion? β
Wang Zijun said: "I just want to be on a few TV stations and radio stations with high ratings and listeners, which is enough, I think I can still take out this money." β
"Okay." Steve said, "I can report to my superiors about your two ways of working together. I think they'll reply soon. β
Chnysalis headquarters quickly replied, even if Steve made "Hotel California" to the sky, Chnysalis just said, either sell songs or eat. They don't have any interest in helping yellow people make records.
"I'm sorry, Tiff said.
Wang Zijun smiled: "Steve's husband, you don't have to apologize, because it won't be me who regrets it." β
"I wish you success." Steve said.
"I will." Wang Zijun said.
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The next day, the band ΠLondie had left Los Angeles for San Francisco, and Wang Zijun took Lee Kyung-ho to a second-rate record label called Terrence.
"Husband, is there anything I can do to help you?" A staff member asked.
Wang Zijun said: "I need a recording studio, a qualified rock backing band. β
"You're going to record a song?" The staff asked.
"Yes, it's okay in terms of price." Wang Zijun said.
The staff asked, "Do you need us to provide arrangers?" βγ
"No, I've got it all figured out." Wang Zijun said.
The staff helped contact a band, and then took Wang Zijun to the recording studio, and after some negotiations, the price was finally set - 4,000 US dollars, but Wang Zijun needed to pay for the band.
After making an appointment for the band to come over tomorrow, Wang Zijun returned to the hotel, and after searching for a long time on the TV station, he couldn't find a report about his singing at USC.
As for the magazine, well, that's a weekly, and it won't come out in a few days.
Wang Zijun hid in the bedroom, dialed the numbers one by one, and called the confidantes in Taiwan to ">."
These phone calls were > made, and more than two hours had passed, and Wang Zijun's ears hurt, and he fell asleep on the bed. When I woke up, it was already morning.
When he came to Terrence Records again, the staff took him to an office and introduced, "Husband Wang, this is the Raymonds band, you can talk about it first." If everything is ok, we can start recording at any time. β
"Thanks, I think we should have a good time working together." Wang Zijun smiled. As soon as he entered the door, he was shocked to death, and your mother actually invited the Raimones band over to score him.
If the band ΠLondie is the pioneer of punk in New York, then this band Ramons is the originator of the whole American punk rock, the first punk band in fact, from the 70s to the 90s, the lifespan reached more than 20 years.
Of course, today's Ramons band has just been formed, and it is still in the stage of looking for food everywhere, otherwise it would not have been invited by a second-rate record company to accompany it.
"Hello, my name is Wang, and I'm from China." Wang Zijun took the initiative to come up.
However, the three members of the Raymonds band were not as enthusiastic as him, and after shaking hands with him expressionlessly, guitarist Johnny asked directly: "Husband, can you start?" βγ
"Of course." Wang Zijun took out the song score.
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