Chapter 758: CD Cover
"Hey! APLUS, how? Is it still going well? Have you seen that box of music videos? ”
Just after filming this set of shots, the girls' boss Matthew Norris appeared at the right time, his life experience is similar to that of Mariah Carey's father, who is considered a well-educated black elite, Mariah Carey's father worked as an aeronautical engineer in Houston, he also used to work in Houston for Xerox's medical device department, Beyoncé was selected by the local children's television show at the age of eight before he began to shift his career focus to the record industry and artist management.
The difference between the two is that Mariah Carey's father basically ignores his children, while he, on the contrary, keeps an eye on Beyoncé and the other girls' food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the girls have to nod their heads to do anything they want.
The desire to control is a little stronger, but it's good for a black father to be able to do this, Song Ya has a good impression of this middle-aged black man with glasses, but it's just ......
It's a bit good at drilling, and Song Ya saw his cousin Emily behind him.
This guy found an opportunity at the party at Bedford Hill to fool Emily, who was already a sixteen-year-old girl, Emily already liked to sing, and was persuaded by him to think of making a debut.
"I've seen it, it's great, I like Beyoncé's cover of Mimi's Hero very much."
Song Ya knows what he's paying attention to, the Destiny True Girl Group lost its source of income after being terminated by Erica Records, and the income of the MV heroine can't solve this imminent problem, and what is urgently needed now is to get a contract with a new record company. He probably also knew that A+ Records was not very interested in signing the Destiny True Girl, so he wanted to take the roundabout route of his family and fool Emily into the group first, so could he not sign it?
"Emily, why are you here?" Song Ya asked.
"I'm here to visit."
Emily is now a real princess, she was only ten years old when she crossed over, and then with her rapid rise to fame, she basically lived the life of a typical rich girl and celebrity relative throughout her adolescence, she was well protected, and her upbringing was okay, and she didn't know what sorrow was, "Beyoncé, Kelly, hey......" She greeted the girls who were two years younger than her in a friendly manner.
Emily's singing talent can only be regarded as good among ordinary people, and her body shape has developed early in the direction of Aunt Susie's bucket, and her personal image is very different from that of the four Destiny True Girls.
"Matthew ......"
Song Ya gave Matthew Norris a warning look, "You may not know, I don't really like my family being beaten. ”
"No, no, you misunderstood, I just ...... I thought Emily's talent was really good, so I said a few more words. ”
Matthew Norris hurriedly brushed it off, "If you mind......"
"I don't mind." Song Ya said, "Emily is going to college. ”
"I can't study well, Ali." Emily pouted, "I prefer singing, maybe I can spend some time with Beyoncé, at least this summer." All right? ”
"Uh......"
Song Ya scratched her head in embarrassment: "Does Aunt Susie know?" What about Connie? ”
"Mom has my back, Connie...... She spent all her energy on changing boyfriends. Emily replied.
"Huh? What about the dancer? ”
"It's already a former ex, okay? You were changed last time you got married, and you've been less and less concerned about your family in the past two years. ”
"I'm busy...... Linda. ”
Song Ya was a little reluctant, and when she saw Linda appear at the door, she quickly beckoned her to the villa to talk alone, "Emily wants to stay with Beyoncé and them for a while, what do you think?" ”
"Okay, Matthew Norris is very strict with the girls." Linda replied.
"The president of Universal Music says he likes to mess with flowers, and that guy is using Emily." Song Ya voiced her concerns.
"He's not the kind of Nger who preys on underage people, as for exploiting ...... He's a bit desperate right now, and Emily's own will is the main thing, and he's just following Emily's words. He and my husband have known each other before, and my husband knows him. And ......"
Linda reminded: "I just got back from Def Jam Records, and President Lyle Cohen was quick to respond, and PolyGram's people had already gone to Daniel privately to negotiate. If a deal is negotiated...... You also know that Foxy Brown is a little girl who helped us make a lot of trouble inside the Def Jam, and when you leave, she will definitely be retaliated against by the Def Jam up and down, and the freeze is light, no matter what the reason, we can't treat her badly. ”
"What do you mean......"
"The previous lineup of the Destiny True Girl was six people." Linda looked at the four girls who were talking and laughing with Emily next to the lengthened Lincoln.
"Sign?" Song Ya understood her intentions.
"Those girls have good singing skills, Beyoncé's image is also good, she can be qualified for the C position, Emily is no problem mixing vocals in it, and Foxy Brown is in charge of the rap part, which is also the mainstream configuration of black girl groups now, just like TLC."
Linda didn't answer positively, but the inclination was clearly stated, and there was already a rough plan.
"But TLC has too many follow-up combinations, and this market is saturated." Song Ya said.
“Come on! APLUS, A+ Records can afford to raise a girl group that doesn't make money. Linda smiled helplessly.
"But then Emily is going to make her debut, and I don't really want my family to enter the entertainment industry." Song Ya is mainly entangled in this.
Linda warned, "You have to be careful, Emily is in a rebellious phase, and it will be counterproductive if you control too much." ”
"Okay, okay, just as you designed, go talk to Matthew. And then...... Let your husband be Emily's agent and be more wary of Matthew. ”
Song Ya thought for a while and nodded in agreement, "Do you have anything else to do?" ”
"Sony Columbia Records has got the first draft of the cover of your new album 21."
Linda took out a cover design draft from her bag, with black and gold as the main colors, and her upper body photo occupies most of the page, in which she faces the camera at 45 degrees, wearing an A+ brand T-shirt, holding a stacked green rice knife in one hand, and a bottle of gray goose vodka in the other, smiling and bowing her head and twisting her body, there is no shortage of gold chains, gold watches, and gold rings, full of flaunting wealth.
"The ultimate hedonistic theme you are asking for." Linda said.
"Not bad."
The Grey Goose Vodka has not yet been produced, but the bottle has already been made, and the bottle in the photo is filled with water, which is colorless and transparent like the vodka anyway. This is exactly the same as the title of the album, 21, because young people in the United States are not allowed to buy and drink alcoholic beverages openly until they are twenty-one, and they are just over their twenty-first birthday when the album is released.
"Is the intention of bringing goods a little obvious?" Linda asked.
"Hip-hop singers bring goods naturally, and they don't have to be as secretive as other music circles."
Song Ya looked at it carefully, and the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became, "I have expressed all the things I want to express, it's good, let Sony Columbia Records use this cover." ”
My money is piled up, bullet cups are added to ice, MV shooting continues, Song Ya doesn't need to show any expressions like affection to Kelly Roland, rich people are so straightforward and rough, he always raises his head slightly in front of the camera, and looks at the girl in front of him with a little overhead showing off and smugness, and has been completely stunned by extravagant life and luxurious gifts.
The girl loves the 100 dollars tip he handed over to the fast food restaurant, the phone number he quietly left, the flattery he took to the luxury jewelry store to be surrounded by all the clerks, the custom diamond necklace sent by the jeweler who serves the star, the private jet that he can go to another city just to watch a musical, the luxury car gift, the swimming pool with the fountain, the villa with the invincible sea view, the candlelight dinner with English waiter service at the antique long table, The man who loved the man across the table, the sudden arrival of life was like a dream, and she was trapped in the sudden arrival of an incomparably dreamy paradise, thinking that it would be forever.
And the man looks at all this coldly and experiencedly, I can give you whatever you want, I can give you whatever you want, money is not a problem, no matter how expensive the gift is, it is just a little bit leaked between the fingers, but the woman in front of him will be tired of it sooner or later, maybe tomorrow.
Kelly Rowland doesn't have to act, she suddenly changed from an unknown little singer who was terminated to the heroine in the superstar MV, and she is in just the right state.
He doesn't have to......
"Hello, Amy, are you still in Europe? The media isn't criticizing you anymore, is it? Coming back with Fergey? In New York? Such a coincidence...... Maybe we can get together? Just tomorrow? ”