Chapter 207: Fan Club
The timing of this wave of self-presentation was just right, the VMA had just ended, and it was a gap between the new singles of Prince and MJ, attracted by the news that 'APLUS was disheartened and about to fade out of the pop music scene', and the public once again focused on the villa in Hyde Park.
"Since Frank's disappearance, Mr. APLUS has been deeply tired by the excessive attention and interpretation of the media, as well as various irresponsible rumor attacks, and now he just wants to fade out of the public eye for a while, take a break and recharge himself. As for whether he will retire from the pop music industry, Mr. APLUS has not yet made a final decision, but in any case, he himself said that the experience of pop music songwriter and singer for more than a year is a valuable harvest and memory on the road of his life. ”
Hamlin, as Songya's spokesman, held a simple press conference outside the villa.
"Is his intention to quit related to the recent rumored record label dispute?" A reporter asked.
"I have no comment." Hamlin replied.
"Recently little Lowry released a DISS song ......"
"Uh-huh, don't answer these kinds of questions today, thank you for your cooperation."
"WAS THAT SYMPHONY COMPOSED BY APLUS HIMSELF? As far as I know, he is not yet seventeen years old, is it a little too early? ”
"Mozart started composing at the age of four, and there is nothing early in this industry......"
After the press conference, the media responded well, and they all began to feel sorry for Song Ya, after all, a popular singer had to quit the circle and stop playing, which was definitely a great grievance, and for the first time, the wind outside began to be unfavorable to Motura.
"Motura forced away the talented creator, leaving only four famous songs, and none of them were released......"
The potential next home is also a lot more positive than before, BABYFACE is the first one, this time he simply and his partner. Reid came with him, and he repeated the media remarks, "You're making a bit of a mess of him this time. ”
BABYFACE, WHO HAD WON THE BATTLE FOR DONNIE BLADSTONE LAST TIME, WAS HAPPY TO SEE MOTURA DEFLATED, "CAN WE GO TO THE SCHOOL AND SEE YOUR NEW SYMPHONY UP CLOSE?" If we can do a collaboration, maybe we can stuff it into the soundtrack of the movie that steals the heart. ”
"DO YOU LAFACE RECORDS REALLY WANT ME TO PAY 30 MILLION?"
Song Ya felt the sincerity of the other party, but had doubts about the strength of their company, "In addition, you have to help me get those six singles back from Motura." ”
"OF COURSE WE CAN'T, ARISTA RECORDS WILL BE INVOLVED THEN, YOU KNOW, OUR LAFACE RECORDS ARE OWNED BY ALISTA, AND WHITNEY HOUSTON IS ALSO SIGNED TO THIS RECORD COMPANY, AND SHE'S VERY INTERESTED IN YOU......," BABYFACE SAID.
"Why don't we get in the car and talk?". Reid didn't speak the whole time, he had been silently observing Song Ya, compared to BABYFACE, he had a much better relationship with Motura, he had worked together many times in his career, and his current attitude was a little ambiguous.
"Okay, please." Song Ya and the two of them set off together for the school.
"But Alista just got a big blow, right? I remember that the group Milli Vanilli's, which had just made a scandal, was under the banner of Alista Records. Song Ya was still not at ease.
"It's just a minor issue, Alista Records belongs to RCA, and RCA belongs to BMG." BABYFACE patiently explained the background of his record company, "As one of the six major record companies, you will not doubt the strength of BMG, right?" ”
"Why does it sound more complicated than feudal separation, the lord of my lord's lord's lord's lord......" Song Ya smiled bitterly: "So you are also here on behalf of BMG?" ”
"Almost, BMG is very big, with a lot of labels, and we can only represent our own labels and Alista Records."
Chatting and chatting, the group came to the school and observed the rehearsal for nearly two hours, "Very good." ”. Reid carefully read all of Song Ya's scores, "Maybe you can go to Hollywood and do the soundtrack." ”
"Come on, you can all do the soundtrack of a Hollywood blockbuster, and I only have this small work now." Song Ya still knew that the other party was pounding, and he was not deliberately modest in his words.
. Reid and BABYFACE took the time to discuss for a while, and the two made several phone calls, and came back to formally put forward the conditions, "Alista has 50% ownership of A+ Records and 10 years of distribution rights, and your two plus one album for five years will be co-produced by A+ Records and LAFACE Records." ”
This condition was beyond Song Ya's imagination, and he immediately refused, "I'm sorry, I'm a fixed price, first-come, first-served, and I don't want to participate in long-term negotiations and tug-of-war." ”
"Okay, let's go back and talk about it." Two talented producers and record label owners leave disappointed.
David Geffen then called on behalf of MCA Records, and he inquired in detail about the current competition around Song Ya, and said that it was possible to make an offer at any time, but it seemed that it was unlikely that Song Ya's wishes would be fully matched.
"APLUS, IS WHAT YOU SAID TO THE MEDIA TRUE? Really quitting the pop music scene? ”
In the evening, Mariah Carey also called, "You can't just give up your music career, I can't bear it, I want to talk to Tommy about you." ”
"No, Mimi, I'm here to put a little pressure on Tommy, purely because of business, you know, don't mix it, I know it."
Song Ya didn't want to talk to her about this, "I watched your performance at VMA Mimi, it was so powerful that it crushed the audience...... Your Emotions have also topped the billboard, congratulations. ”
At the VMA party, Mariah Carey sang the super difficult Emotions, which shocked the audience, and the second album of the same name also reversed the flat sales situation in one fell swoop and began to sell all rice. Motura didn't say anything about her career plan, she walked steadily, step by step, very solid.
"yes, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief." Mariah Carey was also relieved, "Don't you really need me to talk to Tommy about you?" ”
"Not really, if you're my friend." Song Ya could only divert the topic again, "But what's the matter with that white shirt you wore on the VMA?" At first glance, I thought you were on stage in your pajamas. ”
"Hahaha...... she was really distracted, "it's just silk, do you think so?" I knew I didn't listen to the stylist......"
"But the black silk on the leg is very good, people can't help but want to touch it, it must feel good......" Song Ya began to sprawl.
"Hey! You're still a child, don't learn badly......" Mary Carey didn't think that much, "no one cares what I'm wearing, and now it's all about the prince's pants outside......"
"Oh I know, I was dumbfounded when he turned around and showed those two holes......"
The prince wore a pair of buttocks pants during the live performance, that is, two holes were hollowed out in the back of the buttocks, which just exposed the smooth ass balls, and now it has become a hot topic in the whole rice, and the VMA's tradition of doing things every year is well deserved.
"Right? I wasn't backstage at the time and didn't know what was going on outside, I just heard a lot of people screaming......"
The two made porridge on the phone for a long time before saying goodnight to each other and hanging up the phone.
Motura really seems to have prepared some conspiracy for Song Ya at the VMA, because William Morris found out that Sony Columbia Records had publicized some media in advance, ready to make room for relevant reports after the VMA, but that didn't matter anymore, Song Ya didn't go at all, and all the conspiracy naturally collapsed.
On October 14th, MJ's new single Black or white was released worldwide, this nearly four-minute song has actually appeared on different occasions a few years ago, but the lyrics have been rearranged and improved, MJ did not choose to hit the charts for the first time, although the momentum is still like a typhoon and tsunami in the music industry, but it doesn't seem to match MJ's identity as the king of pop.
The lyrics are also not very pleasing to the black community, although MJ responded to some questions about him in the song and has a consistent anti-war and anti-racist attitude, but also said that 'this life is not to live for a certain skin color' and 'it doesn't matter if it is black or white', how can the black community be satisfied.
I don't know what Sony Columbia Records will do, presumably Motura will definitely not have the energy to take care of himself in a short time, Song Ya held a birthday party at Yeremov's suggestion, and gathered the first batch of elected 'leaders' of the All-Rice Fan Federation, as well as some lucky fans in Chicago.
Although the declaration of leaving the pop music industry is a powerful blow to Motura, the negative effect is that it is easy to disperse the precious popularity that has just gathered, and holding a fan campaign can be regarded as a means to retain core fans.
Yeremov chartered a small local theater in Chicago, and the fans came about two or three hundred people, and Song Ya was very close to them, and many of them sat on the ground near the stage.
“This?is?definitely?the?wickedest?thing? I?ever?hear?in?my?life!”
The performance opened with Show Me The Money, and Dillay's voice was just right for Song Ya's current situation, and the fans saw Song Ya jumping on stage with these words, and they began to scream, and the female fans were so excited that they burst into tears and shouted: "APLUS! Don't leave! Don't leave us! ”
"I won't leave you! Show?off?that?body?you?got,You?got?that?dance,?glow?so?hot ,You?workin'?that,?you?twerkin'?that,You?tickin'?that?like?a?clock……”
Song Ya started singing after making a promise, and after the song Show Me The Money brought the audience high, he sometimes used Remember The Name to express himself, sometimes he used I Feel It Coming to show his affection, and kept shaking hands with the fans to interact with each other, very hard.
"Very good, super results!" At the end of the performance, Yeremov rubbed his hands excitedly in the dressing room, "A few of your rap songs are not inferior to those rock bands in terms of stage performance." ”
"HI, APLUS." Tarragi walked in with Big Dadenis, the black sister she hadn't seen in a long time.
"Hey, Denise, how was the show today? Tell the truth. According to Yeremov's confession, Song Ya has a very good attitude towards this kind of special activist among fans, and she is attentive.
"Cool man......" Denise came over to bump fists with Song Ya, the two of them were very different because of their gang origins, and a set of fist bumps was done several times in the air-to-air, "It's a pity that Cassidy didn't come, otherwise she would have fainted from crying." Denise said regretfully to hide her embarrassment.
"By the way, why didn't Cassidy come, I heard her say that she is your right-hand man in the Chicago Fan Club......" Song Ya also remembered that she really didn't see Cassidy at the scene.
Denise said, "It seems that something has happened to his father. ”
"Oh?" Song Ya's eyes rolled, "What's wrong?" Can I help? ”
"You can't help." Denise waved her hand socially, "Her father was a black police officer in the stormtroopers, and now there are rumors outside that his father 'executed' one of his subordinates because of a traitor in the police force, and now he has been suspended for investigation. ”
"Wow, such a hot ......" Song Ya's eyes lit up, "Is the source reliable?" ”