Chapter 125: Spike Lee

It seems that Philby is warming up for EmpireStateofMind, Motura has set his debut at the All-Meter Billboard Awards Gala in May, and at the same time, the BMI Association will also announce the awards, Sony Columbia expects Song Ya to be shortlisted for one or two creative awards, as for whether he can win the award depends on luck, Song Ya is not a contracted singer, and they can't do their best to public relations.

The only award Song Ya can be sure of is the Soul Train Music Award, which was awarded exclusively to black people, which was part of the last deal with BABYFACE, but unfortunately, the next one will not wait until the next year.

"The joint promotion with .A and the big professors, an awards party, an awards ceremony, two songs hitting the charts, and the recording work of Trumpets, are so busy that they explo......de," Song Ya simply calculated, and when the time comes, it will definitely not be easier than this half-month tour of publicity.

After learning that it was a black singer who invited guests to a party, out of a very subtle white cowboy mentality, they went home and brought a few grills and meat, and also provided free meat steaks not far away, which turned the music festival into a barbecue competition, and more and more people joined in the fun, and even attracted the local police to interrogate.

"This group of red-necked ......"

Song Ya asked Fei Ji to go and get a few pieces back, and when he took a bite, the meat was fragrant, and he hummed with satisfaction, "The ribs are really well grilled, the sauce seems to be made by yourself, and the meat is fresh, and our supermarket has lost." ”

"HEY, APLUS, I HEARD YOU'RE DRIVING BACK TO CHICAGO FROM Indianapolis?" Big A led a local black DJ over to meet him, and he looked at the police officer who had just left, and asked.

Song Ya nodded, "Yes, this tour is in a hurry. ”

"I don't recommend that you do that." The other party kindly reminded, "That road is the main road for smuggling guns into Chicago's South Town, and the highway patrol police are very unfriendly to blacks, and they have the performance pressure of traffic fines, so they will have nothing to do." ”

"The United States also plays this set? Hey...... Also? A thought flashed through Song Ya's mind.

"APLUS, WHY DON'T WE FLY BACK TO CHICAGO IN INDIANAPOLIS AND HAND OVER THE CAR TO THE DRIVER." Big A suggested, "That road is really not smooth. ”

"It's just a two-to-three-hour drive,......" Song Ya thought about it and agreed, "Okay, safety first." ”

Rural rice has always been the world of white people, this warning reminded him, he stood up and observed the ocean of cowboy hats in the field, and then went to find DeLay and Al, "Change the plan for the time being, don't perform RememberTheName, I'm going to sing Ifeelitcoming." ”

"Why?" Al doesn't know why.

But it was the white man who realized, "Okay, I'll go talk to the organizers, anyway, the audience here won't like rap much anymore." ”

In the country music circle, the most popular is Gasbrooks, the country singer released albums last year and the year before last have won diamonds (more than 10 million sales), and this year's new album is menacing, and it is expected that there will be no problem in achieving diamond sales.

Of course, listening to country music and hip-hop music almost completely intersect, and the two do not form a competitive relationship, but the purchasing power of white people still makes Song Ya salivate, after all, they are the mainstream listener. Now, even the top black singers, such as MJ, Jenny Jackson, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, etc., are actually singing what white people like in terms of fundamental musical style.

This music festival is a temporary itinerary, Song Ya is the biggest star among the participants, and he is careful not to offend the locals, the audience is very face-saving, and the audience reacts very enthusiastically after singing the song Ifeelitcoming.

With the improvement of his singing skills, he is almost able to completely control this song.

After the performance, the festival was not over, and the convoy set off again to the next town.

Over the weekend, the trio flew back to Chicago from Indianapolis and showed up at the Bulls' home court in the evening.

This New York Knicks is not the opponent of the Bulls, the mentality of the audience is very relaxed, but Spike Lee, who is sitting on the sidelines, steals a lot of cameras, he is anxious to cheer for the Knicks, and also verbally harass the Bulls players in the court, trying to help a little.

"Why can't this guy stay in New York?" In the aisle, Al complained about the well-known black compatriot that Spike Lee is a courtside regular, a regular at Madison Square Garden, and is known as the two biggest courtside mascots in the East and West along with Lakers fan white movie star Nicholson.

"Who knows, Hayden, give me my phone."

Song Ya asked for her phone, and walked to the side to dial Halle Berry's number, "Hallie, I see Spike Lee." ”

Spike Lee is Hallie's noble person in Hollywood, she was favored by the other party as soon as she went to Hollywood from New York, and participated in the filming of the movie Jungle Fever, which he wrote, directed and acted in, and it was there that she met actor Wesley Streep, and then followed another movie, in which she was beaten up for a verbal altercation.

"I got the news in the magazine and Cannes liked him...... Okay, I'll help you ask. ”

Jungle fever was shortlisted for several awards at the Cannes Film Festival, and Hallie mentioned last time that she wanted to go to France with the crew to gain popularity, but because of Wesley Streep's relationship, her relationship with Spike Lee has also faded a lot, and she can't talk much about it.

Returning the phone to Hayden, the halftime whistle sounded, Song Ya walked to the side of the aisle as planned, and greeted Jordan, Pippen and others who left the field affectionately.

"Hey, David Falck let me say hello to you." Jordan, who was greeted by Yu Songya, hugged and slapped each other's backs, and the live camera faithfully recorded this scene.

"Yay, ...... him for me"

Before Song Ya finished speaking, Jordan turned his head and scolded the Knicks' players, "Didn't your grandma feed you before you came over?" Well? ”

"Uh......" Song Ya watched the Chicago darling, who was unanimously regarded by the outside world as the image was excellent, disappear into the aisle, and gained a new understanding of him.

When the cheerleaders are done, "Welcome to our Chicago mberTheName!" ”

Song Ya kissed the tag on her chest, and rushed into the arena with the prelude and DeLay and Al.

"YO~ This song is dedicated to the Bulls, to Michael, and to you!" Song Ya came up with a flattering sentence, "Youready!?" ”

“Ready!” Needless to say, the audience in their hometown stood up and applauded one after another, and the atmosphere was immediately ignited.

They also worked well with Song Ya, and when it came to the second stanza, "tenpercent......" Song Ya pointed the microphone at the audience, "Luck! Everyone shouted in unison.

“twentypercent!”

“Skill!”

The performance ended in the tsunami, and Song Ya naturally walked over to greet Spike Lee, and offered to get together in the evening, but the other party was a little surprised, but still agreed.

"I know, Halle Berry is the heroine of your music video." At a high-end restaurant in Chicago, Spike Lee stared at Song Ya and shook her head slowly, "She can't go to France, not only because of Wesley, she's just a small role in the movie, and I can't explain it to other actors if I give her a chance." And I heard that she was interested in being involved in Eddie Murphy's big production again, and I hated that guy. ”

Like the courtside and Hollywood-mouthed image, Spike Lee speaks very directly in private, "That's what you're going to eat with me?" ”

"Of course not."

Song Ya's main goal is to find a relationship with the black director in front of him who is thriving in Hollywood, just like Hayden said, don't easily enter Hollywood without a reliable guide, maybe the other party will be the guide.

He said what he thought.

"Investment?" Spike Lee came to the spirit, "Hollywood is far less black than the music industry, and of course we welcome young people like you to invest in black films." ”

"Black movies?" Song Ya was stunned.

"You don't want to give money to white people, do you?" Spike Lee asked.

"Well, I'm investing, of course I want to make money, as long as I can make money, I'm willing to invest in any movie that can make money." Song Ya replied that Hollywood's black movies don't make much money, and Eddie Murphy's kind of comedies are not strictly black movies, but movies starring black comedy stars.

"Then you and Eddie Murphy may have more of a common language."

Spike Lee begins to get prickly in his words.