Chapter 707: Resentment
"Did you hear that? My dear, MJ and Jenny's 'Roar' MV cost as much as 9 million dollars! ”
The next morning, the two sat on the bed for breakfast, and Mariah Carey said a little jealously: "Jenny's short hair and smoky eye makeup in the MV are bold enough, and she also gives the camera a middle finger ......"
"The two of you have different personalities, styles, and routes, it's not easy to compare, don't think that one is the other."
Song Ya felt that her wife was thinking of comparing herself to other DIVA demons again, and hurriedly warned a little, "Just because she can openly give her middle finger doesn't mean that you can, and after this MV came out, she also received a lot of criticism from the outside world." ”
"She's really good, she can support her brother so clearly." Mariah Carey sighed as she chewed on the leaves.
"That's true."
Jenny Jackson signed in Mahking North Rice, which is under the banner of EMI, can support MJ so strongly across the company, the pressure and the price spent must be not small, due to the civil settlement of the case in 93, some Mi people have not completely dispelled the negative perception of MJ, and now the brother and sister are so angry about the case and the tabloids that hype the case, and the disgust of that part of the Mi people will inevitably be transferred to Jenny, "The Jackson family is still very united, but unfortunately it was all stirred up by that heterogeneous sister Latoya." Song Ya sighed.
"Hmph."
Mariah Carey probably also thought of her equally unreliable sister Alison, and did not continue the topic, "Do you say that the MV really cost nine million?" The most expensive MV in history, this price is enough to make a good movie. ”
"The figure I heard was seven million, and the MV scene used a lot of CG technology, and the cost of this aspect is difficult to explain."
Since the films invested in basically do not involve CG post-production, at most cutouts or something, Song Ya still knows very little about the digital post-production special effects industry, "Anyway, there is a topicality, and MJ is always like this." ”
Just like the huge controversy brought about by the 11-minute MV of the first single of the last 'Danger' album, he has almost figured out the routine of MJ's album release.
For example, the song Scream, the most expensive music video in history, controversial lyrics such as 'Fed up with injustice and intrigues', Jenny Jackson's groundbreaking new image, and the statue of MJ who stands like a great man made by a master artist, Sony Columbia Records' record price for this new two-disc song and selection album in history, up to 30 million publicity costs, and plans to restart the world tour......
And this is the first time he has co-produced an album through his own record label and Epic Records.
In this way, everything seems to have returned to the point when the 'Dangerous' album just set sail, the predators entered, the night retreated, there was a book to watch, and there were Motura and epic records to take care of, Daniel couldn't, and didn't dare to stumble MJ, which is also the reason why he needed to be silent for a while after the release of the first single Dead And Gone in his second special plan to avoid its edge.
And when he thought of Dead And Gone, Song Ya was also resentful, and he knew that he wouldn't ask Biggie to participate, and that guy went back to New York and inexplicably posted the song "Who Shot You" that satirized 2PAC, which caused Dead And Gone to be instantly rejected in the West Coast market, adding a lot of blockages to the single's sales.
Although biggie can't be blamed, because shortly after the second hip hop music awards, 2PAC publicly declared to reporters that he had slept with his wife Feth Evans, which provided rationality for his previous satirical behavior of 2PAC, but this is not a good thing at all, because the morality of the audience of gang rap is distorted, so they will not sympathize with the man who is green, but are more and more keen to ridicule the fat boy who can't control his wife Hongxing out of the wall......
"Yesterday's nightclub bill."
Linda walked into the bedroom with a few papers, he glanced at the number on the bill and immediately rolled his eyes, "Those girls can drink like this?" ”
"The cost of MV production is shared equally between us and Sony Columbia Records, and it is included in the publicity and distribution costs." Linda comforts the boss.
He was in a better mood, signed on the small bed table, and returned the papers to Linda.
"Can you fire her? Dear ......"
Mariah Carey waited for Linda to come out of the bedroom and repeated, "She's getting more and more disrespectful to me now, you see, she was stingy with a smile just now." ”
"That's because you always like to persuade me to fire her, do you think someone as shrewd as she can't feel it?"
Song Ya replied in a low voice angrily: "She is not only an ordinary assistant, but also helps me manage A+ records!" One of the most important executives under my umbrella! ”
"I hate her, she doesn't like her, husband." She shook Song Ya's arm coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, isn't it the last time I was in Highland Park...... She doesn't dare now, OK? I warned her not to hide anything from you anymore. Song Ya had to perfunctory her for the time being.
"Liar!" She rolled her eyes, threw Song Ya's arms, put her hands on her chest, turned her face and began to shiver.
"This is a matter of principle, not negotiable."
Song Ya was not used to her either, so she moved the small table and got out of bed, "Also, Yeremov said that Twentieth Century Fox advised you to add two hundred."
The production cost of Wanxingmeng's tears, did you agree? ”
"Hmm."
"Remember what I did with you before? Don't be casually supported by them, Hollywood especially likes to lure singers into spending more money on projects! ”
"Why are you yelling at me so early in the morning!? That was my first movie, my money OK? I'm going to shoot it perfectly. ”
"It's not anyone's money, the more you get led by Twentieth Century Fox, the more likely your project is to get out of hand! Got it? You insisted that Yeremov help you supervise the project, and then you didn't listen to his opinion? Now the News Corp. behind Twentieth Century Fox, Viacom behind Paramount, and Seagram behind Universal have all encountered a crisis of shrinking stock prices, and they are now in a cash flow emergency, and they can pit others a little bit, with this first time, maybe there will be a second time, you have to keep your eyes open and be vigilant against them! ”
"I don't want to be taught such a lesson by a boy four years younger than me, and neither can you, who is touted by everyone as having business acumen. Haven't you been deceived? Now there are still people laughing at you about the investment case of that 3D company! ”
"Hah! Is it time for couples to hurt each other? ”
"You have to quarrel with me as soon as you get up......"
"I'm talking about things."
"Then you have a better attitude."
"I have a good attitude, and you can't listen to me!"
"You see, it's always like this...... Is it louder than anyone? Yes!!! ”
Song Ya fled under her G7 treble bombardment, "Uh, Larry, why are you here?" And Mr. Stanbulakhead. Malibu villa is not big, ran to the living room and saw the two people sitting on the sofa, "Haha, it's okay, we're always like this, we're used to it." ”
"APLUS, DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME AND LARRY'S ART FILM?"
When the dance of My Life was still being released, the high-profile old Larry took over an art film project from Twentieth Century Fox, Stan Bulak Hatch also became a producer in the past, and the cooperation between Mariah Carey and Twentieth Century Fox was also matched by the two, and they should have heard the couple arguing in the living room just now, so now the two old men look a little embarrassed.
"I know, Twentieth Century Fox forcibly pulled your film, right?"
Song Ya has learned a little, the old Larry's movie won a small award in Europe, and it was set for last month after returning to the United States, and Ridley Scott's younger brother, Anthony Scott's Red Tide was in the same schedule, the Red Tide box office was okay, more than 50 million costs, 160 million box office, Anthony Scott basically made a turnaround, and Hollywood Studios, who was responsible for the production, and President Linton finally raised his eyebrows.
The old Larry hit the box office, with a cost of 5.5 million and only 870,000 in the first week, and was withdrawn by Twentieth Century Fox in a week.
"Yes, Twentieth Century Fox was a mess of distribution, and there was no care at all on our film."
The two old men were also angry, scolding the publicity and distribution department of Twentieth Century Fox, and at the same time secretly asking A+ Pictures if there were any new projects, or going to eat and dance the third part of my life.
"Now I don't have an eyebrow yet, and I can't set a start date for the third part of my life."
Song Ya really can't help here, "A+ Pictures only has one black film project in its plan for next year for the time being, Larry, if you want...... But I want to make it clear first that the production cost will not exceed a million dollars, and it may even be less than half a million. ”
"I heard Yeremov talk about it."
Larry Sr. has always been thin-skinned, and his begging is basically Stanbrak Hatch saying, "It seems that your similar projects this year have not even been able to enter the video tape and TV market?" ”
"Yes, that 'How do I stop this' is a script by Elvis Mitchell, Mr. Mitchell, do you know you?" Song Ya replied.
"Well-known African-American film critics, of course." Stanbrakhead nodded.
"His script...... Average, but not so much that it can't even enter the videotape market, it's because the young African-American directors we are looking for are not strong enough, so the project failed. If you will, Larry, next year a similar project will be directed by you, and it should not be a repeat of the same mistakes. Song Ya said.
"Okay, I'll think about it."
Although he has made a production of more than 5 million, but directed a dance with a box office of more than 130 million, and the old Larry will not be reduced to no drama in Hollywood after a failure, "I will come back in the second half of the year to help Kelly ...... Oh, Mrs. Song shoots the MV for the new album, and we'll talk about it then. ”
"I understand, don't worry Larry, it's just a five-million-level project."
The two sides chatted for a long time, and Mariah Carey also changed her clothes and came out beautifully, and after greeting the two old men, she went out to the set of Twentieth Century Fox and chatted about the MV by the way.
Song Ya stayed in Malibu and started to get busy with ACN's affairs, his new TV station just had a little eyebrows and suffered a blow to the head, ABC's 24-hour news station project has not yet started, but the ABC Cable News logo has been registered with the management department, and the abbreviation happens to be ACN, what the fuck.
In the afternoon, I went to visit my wife's set and got tired of it, and then he went straight to the airport to take a private jet back to Chicago.
"APLUS, the court just dismissed Kasiti McGee's lawsuit against the University of Chicago for restricting free expression, what do you think about this?"
A reporter stopped him outside the airport as he was about to get on the bus and return to Highland Park, "You and she are high school and college classmates, right?" ”
"There's nothing to say, I support the school's decision, and I don't agree with a word of what Kasiti McGee has said recently."
Kasitti, who was already facing the ultra-conservative white 'market,' certainly couldn't openly express the slightest hint of support, and motioned to Mawota to distance himself from reporters as soon as he dropped a sentence.
This few seconds of news appeared on a local Chicago television station in the evening.
Cassidy bit her lip and looked at Song Ya in the picture, her eyes were complaining, and she didn't say a word.
"Don't be angry Cassidy, you have to understand him, he really can't openly show his support for you, but you also know that he is silently helping you, right?"
Lawyer Tashwani said behind her back: "You better shift your energy to fundraising, the amount of fundraising in your account is declining every day, and more than 5,000 dollars on the first day is the highest record, if this continues, my lawyer's fees in the future will ......."
"What can I do? Tashauni. ”
Cassidy said helplessly: "Now that my chances of appearing in public and being photogenic are rapidly decreasing, the people's memory is shorter than that of a fish...... I hope that the failure of this appeal case will attract a little more attention. ”
"You have to learn to keep your heat on, just like politicians and celebrities......" Tashone to the TV.
"I'm thinking of a way, I'm thinking of ......"