There are a lot of people participating in this MTV unplugged concert, in addition to the pianist and other musicians, there are more than a dozen harmonies, one or two more heavy backing singers, Mariah Carey is very busy, and the recording studio is full of people, Song Ya can't get any good opportunities to be alone.

The Amerika magazine controversy was somewhat unexpected, like a wonderful chapter that was expected to come to an end at a good start. With the announcement of the transfer of the magazine by the Litman Group to a new company consisting of Shirley Fleming, the former editor of the magazine of the new singer APLUS, and Rick Rubin, the owner of the Def American record label, the two sides of the incident suddenly fell silent, and in the face of requests for access from reporters, the main figures of the victorious side refused without exception. ’

Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons, two bigwigs in the record industry, also accepted the failure, saying that the reason for the failed bidding had little to do with money, but found that the century-old magazine could not afford their new ideas and plans for music magazines. ’

They announced that they would not abandon their efforts to enter the publishing industry, and soon a brand new magazine would be launched: VIBE...... The magazine will focus on music forms such as hip-hop and rhythm and blues, as well as the trends of the times. ’

Tribeca, an old multi-story building, "This is the new office of Amerika Music. ”

Song Ya kicked a broken piece of wood into the corner, and the thick wooden floor would be scratched a mark.

"Ahem." Shirley Fleming covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, "Okay, okay, let's go out, it's too dirty in here." ”

"It's okay, Ms. Fleming, the start-up capital is in place, and it will be completely new after a simple cleaning and decoration."

Song Ya held back a smile and walked out with her elbow, "I promise this will be a very good place to work next time you come over." ”

The 500,000 start-up capital of the magazine is distributed by the proportion of equity, and Song Ya wants to come up with 255,000, and the magazine will be published in the form of a monthly magazine, "I will let the deputy editor-in-chief keep an eye on the decoration, you can rest assured." ”

"Huh?" The deputy editor-in-chief is a professional that Song Ya hired from Chicago through a headhunting firm, and Shirley Fleming is very vigilant, "All office layouts must be approved by me before construction." ”

"Of course, that's for sure."

Song Ya smiled: "It's been very cold in New York recently, I'm afraid you're going to work too hard, Ms. Fleming." ”

Shirley Fleming shook off his support, "My body is still staring." BY THE WAY, APLUS, WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST FOR THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE IN '92? ”

"The cover needs to be changed, and the uninteresting live photos of gray-haired performers or conductors are too hurriing, maybe we can focus on relatively young artists."

Song Ya said: "Miss Saigon's heroine, Leah Salonga, is very suitable, young, beautiful, Asian, and has won a Tony Award. Maybe there can be a big interview with her on the inside page, some people will like to read it, and the style is not bad. What do you think, Ms. Fleming? ”

Song Ya saw last time that Shirley Fleming liked the heroine of the musical very much, and took the initiative to do what she liked, and in the early stage, he didn't want to have big differences with the other party.

"I think so, her personal experience is very inspiring."

Shirley Fleming walked to the side of the car, "I'll have someone invite her then, and I hope your chosen associate editor won't slow me down." Also, you have to warn Rick Rubin, I heard that he presented himself as the owner of the American music magazine at high-end banquets in New York. ”

"Haha, he's the boss, he's just one of them, okay, I'll say hi to him. As for the associate editor, I'll also ask him to visit you on the Upper East Side as soon as possible. ”

Song Yamu sent Shirley Fleming and her personal counselor to get in the car and leave, "No matter what, I have my own mouthpiece now, and it is a classic magazine with a history of hundreds of years, and the style is also very high." He said to Hayden, who was beside him.

"Yes, and audiences will give you some influence during awards season."

Hayden was also very satisfied, and always had a smile on his face, "If it weren't for Littleman's toss, you might not have gotten such a high-profile magazine so quickly." ”

"It's not like that guy didn't make money, but it's not bad, why didn't he agree to Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons' bid of 12 million?"

This doubt has always been in Song Ya's heart.

"Who knows what's going on in the tycoon's mind?"

Hayden didn't know, either, "Maybe you'll be able to get the talk out of the way by golfing with him more in the future, but Rick Rubin's personal connections, and Shirley Fleming and her friends, must have played a decisive role." ”

"Come on, I can't play with that."

Although the rich people in the United States are very keen on that sport, the black class except for the sports world, other celebrities play that sometimes it is considered that they are sharpening their heads to drill into the white class, and Song Ya does not like that experience very much, and played with Jordan once and was involved in a gambling storm, and the experience of playing with Littman was not very good, and he lost too badly.

In mid-January, Fujiby gave the 1991 singer list, and Song Ya ranked seventeenth on the singer list with more than 30 million years, all of which were superstars such as the MJ siblings, Madonna, Garth Brooks, Paula, Gunflower Band, Mariah Carey, Wilson Sisters and Phillips.

"Now the media treats you with an A-list rating, but I didn't expect you to stand in this position not by music, but by the speed of making money."

Hayden urged, "Your album seems to be only two songs away, do you really have to wait?" Or stuff that pure music into it. ”

"Oh no, then the music style on the album will be too different."

Song Ya is not in a hurry, after all, under the super popularity of MJ, it is not the right time to release his own album, "Walt told me that listeners tend to play music albums in specific scenes or moods, such as when driving, white people will listen to the country, black people will listen to hip-hop or rhythm and blues, and when they are out of love, people will put some sad love songs and so on, and I ......"

Show me the money,Remember The Name is a hip-hop rap with a strong rhythm,i hate u i love u is a sad love song,I Feel It Coming is sad but the lyrics are a little yellow,Trumpet lyrics are also a little yellow but very cheerful,Feel It Still melodic but equal song,Plus the style of Empire State of Mind,His apocalyptic song style is too messy, This is not a good strategy to attract buyers.

"It's okay."

Hayden said: "Your songs win by quality, as long as they are matched with various awards and publicity methods, I don't think the audience in the United States will mind receiving a copy and placing it at home." ”

When the two return to Tribeca, Yeremov informs Song Ya that he has been shortlisted for the Grammy Award for Best RAP Singer with Remember The Name, and that his main opponent is LL Cool J, the top star of the Def Jam record. There is no way, there are only two RAP awards, and the other is the best RAP group award because Song Ya in Remember The Name does not have a high status for DeLay and Al, and the jury does not consider it to belong to a rap group.

He and Mariah Carey's Empire State of Mind were shortlisted for the best single of the year.

"What do I say, even if the matter of buying magazines is conceded to Russell Simmons, this time the other party will not send the Grammys to me at all, and the struggle will not stop for a moment, it will continue forever."

Song Ya called BABYFACE and Steven again to canvass for votes.

The two agreed very happily, after all, it was already said in the last transaction, but Song Ya keenly felt the change in their tone, last time they promised to use their influence to help, and this time they invariably said that they would vote for themselves, that's all. It seems that Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons are secretly using their influence in the black music scene.

"Didn't Shirley Fleming promise you to help out during awards season?"

Hayden reminded.

"Is it really up to white people to win RAP awards?"

Song Ya pondered for a while, "FXXK, whatever, voting is like that anyway, in the end, there are more people than anyone." He dialed Shirley Fleming's phone.