"What is this for?"

Song Ya saw Roberto Clevell who entered the door followed by a three-person film crew, one of whom stepped forward and put the light meter next to his face, and the one carrying the camera pointed at him and started shooting directly.

"We're going to make a short film about you and Miss Kelly rehearsing and recording EmpireStateofMind, which will be used in the promotion of both versions of this song in the future."

Roberto Clevard smiled and handed Song Ya an authorization document, "There is no script for the time being, do your own thing first, don't look at the camera, in short, forget their existence, what should you do." Of course, always be mindful of your words and deeds and your public image. ”

Song Ya looked at the documents, about the rehearsal will be followed by a film crew in the next few days, and the authorized image is used for the "Mariah Carey and APLUS Chemistry" documentary video, and now her coffee position is not as good as Mariah Carey, which is beneficial to herself.

"No problem." Hayden also read the document, "Always pay attention to the green light on the camera, and be sure to avoid the camera when calling or chatting privately or something." He reminded.

Song Ya took out a pen and signed his name.

"Okay, let's go over then, Miss Kelly is very short on time, and she still has a new special promotion to run."

Roberto Clevard led the way, "Congratulations on getting the Billboard No. 1, APLUS." ”

Song Ya followed: "Thank you, it's all thanks to you and ......"

"Uh-huh." Roberto Clevard interrupted him and gestured to the camera behind the two.

When promoting a singer, the influence of the record company and the powerful figures in the record industry will be minimized as much as possible, and the audience's attention will be focused on the singer and the song, which is beneficial to both the individual and the company.

"It's okay, let's re-record it." Said the videographer.

"Congratulations on getting the first place on the Billboard, APLUS, how do you feel?"

"Thanks, Roberto, unbelievable, you know what? There's only one word in my mind right now, unbelievable, haha. ”

The two entered the elevator with a smile and stood on one side, and the film crew and Hayden crowded the other half with equipment like canned sardines, so as to ensure that only the scene of the two chatting casually appeared in the camera.

"Huh? Wait, don't shoot just yet. ”

Outside the rehearsal venue, about four or five people were gathering there and talking quietly, the atmosphere was a little abnormal, Roberto Clevell hurriedly asked the film crew to stop work, "What's going on?" He asked aloud.

Someone rushed into the mouth of Nunu inside.

Song Ya followed him into the rehearsal venue, where Mariah Carey was sitting on the resting sofa, wiping her eyes with a tissue down, the female assistant comforting her, and Walter walking in front of the two with her hands folded and a bitter face on her face.

The Steinway piano and instruments in the center of the venue were all sitting quietly, and the pianists and musicians were supposed to be the ones outside.

"Uh, Roberto, APLUS......" Walter saw the two of them, greeted them and said, "Miss Kelly is a little unwell today, let's suspend the rehearsal for a day." ”

Roberto gestured to his watch to indicate that the time was in a hurry.

"I know, let's pause for a day." Walter insisted.

Everyone was on vacation on the spot, and Song Ya handed Roberto Clevell the demo of 'Trumpet' and the NAS rap clip recorded in the promotional itinerary to Roberto Clevell, and asked him to take it back to study the single release strategy and whether to sign a contract with NAS.

"Suddenly one day off vacation, I don't even know what to do."

He and Hayden walked out of the record headquarters, "to help figure out what had happened to Mariah Carey, and according to her character, if she quarreled with Motura, she shouldn't have delayed rehearsals." ”

"Understood." Hayden agreed, and said with a smile: "You should also have a good rest, since I met you, I feel that you have always been busy." ”

"Alas, there is no way, it seems that there is something that cannot be done......"

The reporter here is far less focused on Song Ya than in Los Angeles, he picked up his mobile phone, and there was no one to make an appointment for a while, Fergie is in Atlanta, Mira is in Los Angeles, and Hallie is also in Los Angeles, she has sought a supporting role, in the new big-budget film of popular action actor Bruce Willie, there are not many scenes, I heard her say that it is a vase role, but it is very brilliant, and it has now entered the group, and the movie is scheduled for the end of this year.

"Looks like you don't need my help, Harley."

Song Ya smiled and shook her head, it is rare for a black actress to play a vase in a mainstream big production, although she is mixed-race, but at least it shows that Hollywood's aesthetics accept her. Bruce Willie's two Die Hard films brought Fox Films more than 300 million global box office and were a very terrifying human-shaped money printer.

Acquaintances in New York......

NAS is now undecided, and Song Ya doesn't want to contact him for the time being, let alone Lori Jr.

was staring at his phone in a daze, when suddenly Hayden's phone rang first.

"Uh......"

Hayden answered the phone with a confused expression on his face, "Ms. Fleming, editor-in-chief of America Music Magazine, wants to talk to you, at her house." ”

“What？” Song Ya black question mark, "Didn't you just go to ABC a day or two ago to inquire?" Why did the editor-in-chief of the magazine come to me so quickly? And we're just asking for a quote, will AABC leak the news to the editor-in-chief of the magazine to be sold? ”

"Maybe she wants to make a deal with you?" Hayden speculated, "With the help of the magazine's editor-in-chief, our acquisition would go a lot smoother." ”

"But I was going to fire her after the acquisition was completed!" Song Yacai didn't want to keep an old guy who couldn't eat the past and continue to control the position of editor-in-chief and lose money.

"Anyway, let's go meet first, Ms. Fleming seems to have some influence in the circle, and she is the daughter of the famous Belry Fleming, the one who wrote "The Surprise Attack of Colonel Effenham".

"Okay."

The two drove straight to the Upper East Side, followed the address, and found Ms. Fleming's villa, a small two-story building.

"Is this the legendary noble villa of the Upper East Side? Not as big as my house in Chicago......"

Before getting out of the car, Song Ya complained.

"But it's a lot more expensive than your house, and it's hard to live in it even if you have money." Hayden hit him, "I heard that Revlon's boss wanted to move into this neighborhood and was rejected by the council. ”

", huh?"

"Really...... Well, I heard. ”

Hayden rang the doorbell, and a Hispanic maid opened the door and asked with a professional smile, "Is that Mr. Hayden?" And Mr. Song? ”

After receiving an affirmative answer, the two were ushered into the villa, and through the small but elaborate garden, along the stone path, the two entered the villa.

The furnishings of the old money class will feel very low-key at first, but the details reveal a kind of luxury that has been filtered by time, and all the furnishings and items can hardly see any traces of modern industry.

He and Hayden were led to a first-floor reception room to sit down, behind which was a row of bookcases that reached to the roof, full of what appeared to be antique books.

"Mr. Song? Congratulations on reaching the top of the Billboard singles chart......"

An old white lady with an extraordinary temperament appeared in front of the two, and the skirt on her body was the style that Jacqueline (Mrs. Kennedy) often wears, and took the initiative to reach out, "I didn't expect you to be in New York, black tea?" ”

"Okay." The two stood up again and shook hands with her.

She sat elegantly across from the two of them, casually chatting about the weather and the like, and waited for the maid to bring the black tea before she got down to business, "Is that so, can you give up the bid for Amerika music?" ”

Song Ya didn't expect the old lady to be so sharp in her first sentence, and she almost squirted out a mouthful of tea in her mouth, "What? ”

"I think Litman is a good person to take over, he's been systematically investing in print media and it's the same philosophy as mine, you know, America Music has been losing money, he's financially good enough to afford it, and I don't have to worry about a big change in the way I do business. If no one bids...... I don't even know why a hip-hop star would notice such a niche magazine. ”

"MR. APLUS LOVES THIS MAGAZINE." Hayden was also taken aback, and interjected and asked, "Does ABC know about this?" You're going to hurt ABC's interests if you let us abandon the bid, right? ”

“ABC……”

Ms. Fleming smiled and slowly put the bone china teacup in her hand back on the coffee table, "This kind of company worth tens of billions of dollars, its internal is as complex as a country, and it is not necessarily a priority choice for business interests, I have been the editor-in-chief of this magazine for more than 20 years, and ABC also has to consider my opinion." ”

"Well, Ms. Fleming, we haven't actually made an offer to ABC yet, I was going to wait for Littleman's offer before ......," Song Ya said.

"This magazine is not for you, and I know that you young people must be planning some way to increase sales by following the trend and adding content to the magazine that the general public likes, but our magazine's customer base does not like this change, even if they are not very numerous...... And even the general public, they don't necessarily like the change in this magazine. ”

The old lady thinks very clearly, "This magazine is like an opera, like a museum, like some useless but very artistic sculptures in the city, people never go to the opera, don't enter the museum, and don't even bother to look up at the tall sculptures when they pass by, but as long as these things are there, everyone will be at ease, because they live in a very tasteful city." ”

"Uh......"

Song Ya was a little dazed by a set of tirades, "Ms. Fleming, I am a songwriter with a good taste, and Littman is a businessman through and through, and his financial resources are much stronger than mine, so how much money will I save him even if I give up bidding?" If he's really determined to get it. ”

"You're going to make the magazine change, and he won't." Ms. Fleming replied, and it seemed that the two sides had already looked at each other.

"So what do we get? We can't afford to do it in vain. ”

After working together for so long, Hayden also knew what Song Ya was thinking now, so he simply asked what Song Ya wanted to ask.

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