Chapter 106: The Riot Caused by the Butterfly's Wings
"Why didn't you sign someone when you were in Chicago?" After signing the contract, Fergie quickly called, and her voice was deliberately loud.
"I don't like that agent, the guy who lets his clients run around outside, I can't trust."
Song Ya made up a reason, "You come to Chicago as soon as possible, I have a MV to record right away." ”
"Really!?"
Becky exclaimed in surprise, "Is it the kind of Halle Berry I feel it coming?" ”
"No, the face-revealing kind." Song Ya replied.
"Oh." The other end of the phone answered disappointedly.
As the starring role of the children's music program of a regional TV station, although the gold content of the title of 'child star' on Phigi's head cannot be compared with Mira's appearance on the cover of fashion magazines at the age of eleven, a small role that shows her face in the MV certainly does not arouse her interest.
"There's no need for you not to come to me directly in the future, call Hayden if you have something." Song Ya coldly put on the majesty of the boss, and hung up the phone directly without waiting for an answer from there. As with Mira's strategy, you must put enough pressure on the little girl to kick her nose in the face, even though Fergie is a few months older than him.
Thinking of Mira, Mira's news came, and Hayden called and asked Song Ya to turn on the TV quickly.
"Last night, there was a riot at a local protest in Los Angeles, seven people were injured......"
The news anchor is broadcasting the news with a solemn face, the picture gives the scene of a medieval war, the police officers hold batons in their hands, use shields to form a long snake formation, the protest crowd is blocked, high-pressure water cannons keep washing into the crowd, and then there are some mounted police on tall horses around the periphery to monitor the situation, ready to support at any time.
As the scene turns, Mira is escorted into the car by a large group of police officers, and Song Ya sees Mrs. Jovovich beside her.
"I saw you on the news, what happened yesterday? The news has no beginning and no end. "Song Ya called Mira.
"I was scared to death, I sang well yesterday, the audience atmosphere was very good, countless people shouted at me Hua Q Hua Q, and then I don't know why they shouted FXXX Tha Police again, it was the song of N.W.A scolding the police officers, and then the scene suddenly got out of control......"
Mira grumbled, "I miss you." In fact, she was completely indifferent to anti-discrimination or anything, just participated in the event according to William Morris's arrangement and sang a song that suited the situation, and after chatting for a while, she sprinkled as usual: "Los Angeles is so boring." ”
"It's okay if you're okay, by the way, I bought a mobile phone, you write down the number."
Song Ya estimated that the day when the two would meet was not far off, and reported her mobile phone number, "What is the next arrangement?" ”
"You should have bought a mobile phone a long time ago, hmph, you always call me back for a long time." Mira said: "I don't know, I shouldn't be able to participate in the event...... I wanted to go to Chicago, but now there are countless reporters guarding my door......"
Alas, the star's troubles, Song Ya has nothing to do, "You should go to SBK to record songs, I heard Hayden say that Daniel has almost prepared the songs for the album." ”
"If you don't write it for me, I don't like those songs."
"I can't help it, you're not around, I don't have the inspiration to write girls' songs." Song Ya casually coaxed her and amused her very happily.
If she hadn't given Mira the song De Klerk, Mila wouldn't have sung it at the protest, wouldn't this riot have happened? I don't know how far I will change history with the wings of a butterfly that travels through it...... Song Ya hung up the phone, thinking about it in his head for a while, then shook his head with a wry smile, and shook off these distractions, after all, he didn't remember the original history itself.
"Boss." Mawota knocked on the door outside the office, "There is a Mr. Schneider and ......"
"Oh, Zach? Let him in. ”
Song Ya got up and greeted Zack Schneider and the producer of Remember The Name at Sony Columbia Records with a smile, "Just waiting for you to arrive." ”
The other party is here to hold a MV shooting preparation meeting, after the last cooperation, Song Ya is very satisfied with them, Zack Schneider is very qualified, very obedient, and the picture is beautiful, the producer is not very careful, giving Song Ya full right to speak.
The three of them discussed the script that Song Ya preliminarily drafted according to the original MV, and at school, Song Ya specially found some books on script writing to study.
"So you want a wide-format picture with a film feel?" The producer frowned, "Once the film is used, it will be easy to overspend. ”
"It's okay, I don't have to shoot this MV repeatedly, what is filmed." Song Ya explained a little, "Some shots will shoot the neighborhood scenery of Chicago's South Town, and then shoot a section outside the underground nightclub, and I will do a party here for the rest, just shoot the party scene casually." ”
"That's fine." The producer laughed, "I just like your style APLUS." ”
"There's going to be a lot of long shots." Zack Schneider looked at the script and said: "This kind of long-shot shooting of singers has to have a cinematic quality, you have to rent a Steadicam, and the photographer has to invite a master from Hollywood." ”
"No problem, I'll ask Sony Columbia Pictures for resources." The producer smiled at him, "Don't you want to go to Hollywood?" It's time to practice your hands in advance, but you also heard what APLUS just said, what you shoot, don't waste film, it's expensive. ”
"Then I'm fine." Zack Snyder shook the script towards Song Ya, "The script is very well written, I'll go back and add it in more detail." ”
"Uh......" Song Ya was afraid that he would think about making it in a comic style again, "I want the dilapidated and withered atmosphere of Chicago's South Town, so the tone is mainly gloomy." ”
"I understand." Zack Schneider also knew what Song Ya was worried about.
The MV was set, and the single disc of Remember The Name was quietly released on the shelves of major video stores, and Motura set a long-term publicity plan, so except for some posters in the store, there was no publicity for the time being. In order to cooperate with him, Song Ya did not give black DJs in major cities 'publicity money', and now the whole society is paying attention to the incident in Los Angeles, and spending a lot of money may not be able to attract attention.
In stark contrast, because the uproar at Mira's singing made national news, her two old songs to De Klerk and N.W.A. FXXX Tha Police regained their new year, and sales momentum picked up significantly. Especially to De Klerk, who had recovered last time because of Song Ya's participation in the late-night show, this time it was even more icing on the cake, maybe Daniel was smiling from ear to ear in SBK's general manager's office.
A week later, Zack Schneider began to drive around the South City neighborhood, picking his favorite locations, and of course, Song Ya didn't forget to remind him to choose all the filming locations in GD, preferably the Hellbobtail's territory.
Mira, who was no longer suitable for activities in Los Angeles, went to New York and hid in SBK's recording studio.
And Fergi also moved to Chicago, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, his sister chose the same school as Song Ya for her, and the dance class and vocal private training have also been arranged.
After recording Feel It Still, Song Ya and DeLay and Al revisited Remember The Name, and their debut will still be in the underground nightclub opposite Old Joe's Music. In addition to shooting with the MV, Song Ya also wanted to test the true quality of the song in that kind of place, after all, the bottom black people are the largest listener group of rap music, and I feel it coming was not very good at that time.