Chapter 104: Participating in Activities
The next day, Song Ya was in the front row of the protest, with Michelle's little boyfriend on the left and Pastor Allison on the right. Behind them was a crowd of people who could not see the horizon, waving flags and anti-discrimination slogans written on them, and many carrying homemade placards made of wooden strips and cardboard shells.
Reporters and photographers carried long guns and short guns, and took pictures as they retreated, and the road was lined with police officers and volunteers to maintain order.
In order to give the public a sense of intimacy, Song Ya wore an ordinary suit and white shirt today, with only a little makeup, a solemn face, and her mouth moved with the slogan, and her expression was very focused.
Of course, this did not prevent his head from spinning other thoughts.
Kenneth seems to have been fooled by himself for the time being, but there is a bit of a flaw in it. The law firm of Lockhard and Gardner represented Tony in his case, and then took over the legal counsel of A+ Audio, which is easy to find, and while not many people seem to know that Cook County Attorney Peter Flock's wife is at that law firm, Alicia Flock has defended Tony, which is also easy to find.
Maybe Kenneth didn't know about it, but Pablo ......
Even if Pablo didn't know it, Barron, the black gold lawyer he hired for Lowry Jr., must have known as a legal insider. And Pablo can talk to Kenneth, so he can only hope that the other party will hide it for Tony's sake.
"Maybe you should have a conversation with Pablo first......"
Lowry Jr. is back today, Pablo should be by his side, for celebrities and politicians, this kind of activity is a great opportunity to brush up on prestige, especially when the black community is full of reason this time, it can be said that it is beneficial and harmless to show his face. Song Ya leaned back slightly, and he didn't see little Lowry in the long first row of the queue, he didn't go the same route as Song Ya, Song Ya's group of people were all politicians, equal rights activists, and pastors, so they should have gotten mixed with stars such as Quincy Jones.
In the early morning, good order can be maintained, and at nine or ten o'clock in the morning, many men who are in a hurry leave the team one after another, pass through the police wall, and then unzip the slightly back person and face the wall. They caused even more confusion in the procession, and then there were those who left in a hurry, those who were deliberately mischievous, and those who feared that the world would not be in chaos, especially young blacks in their teens and twenties, who began to shout more radical slogans in the back rows, and their eyes lit up as they stared at the dazzling array of goods in the shops on both sides of the road.
“FXXX! Those little bastards! ”
Pastor Allison looked back frequently, as one of the most influential religious figures in the South City, he knew the black community too well, "Can't wait, go to Grant Park!" He shouted at Michelle and the others.
With the photos and videos almost recorded and their faces exposed, Michelle and the other organizers got together for a while and decided to cut short the trip and go directly to Grant Park to join the rest of the team.
Song Ya followed them and entered Grant Park at about eleven o'clock, and the crowd gathered in front of the makeshift stage and began to chant slogans, and order was re-controlled.
Allison let out a sigh, "Alright, for now, we'll start handing out food and water later, don't let those little cubs go hungry, or they'll get into trouble." ”
Song Ya followed Michelle and the others and began to evacuate.
"There's your donation here, thank you APLUS." Pointing to a frame of hot dogs wrapped in aluminum foil carried by the volunteers, Michelle said that Song Ya donated 30,000 dollars for the event.
"A little bit of a small contribution."
Song Ya replied with a smile, of course he wouldn't eat hot dogs with ordinary people here, it's not that his mouth has become tricky, but as a star, it doesn't matter if he appears on stage, if he appears offstage, it will easily cause a large-scale commotion. While the teams are not all together, there are not many people in Grant Park, so they have to leave quickly.
Saying goodbye to Michelle and the others, he got into Hayden's car outside the park.
"Quincy Jones is looking for you." Hayden handed over his phone.
Song Ya checked the pager she was carrying, and sure enough, there were the mobile phone numbers of Quincy Jones, Lori Jr. and others.
He called back a few times and asked Hayden to take the car to a nearby five-star hotel.
The two took the elevator to the door of a presidential suite on the top floor, and saw the familiar team of Tony, AK, 'Silencer' and other celebrities.
"Hey! My good brother. Tony came over and hugged him, and then they bumped fists again.
"You haven't caused trouble lately, have you?" Song Ya asked.
"No, how dare I." Tony hippie smiley.
"Don't make trouble, good girl." Song Ya walked into the room, where little Lowry was playing baccarat with a few black stars around the card table, and judging by the piles of cash on the table, they were playing quite big.
Little Lowry saw him stretch out his fist, and the other stars recognized him after the two bumped punches, "Hey, APLUS!" ”
The others only recognized one Will Smith, who had also been shortlisted for the Grammys this year, as if they had been shortlisted for three consecutive years, and the 31st Grammys the year before last also won the Best Rap Performance Award. But this guy seems to be the same as Little Lowry is also a big spender, last year it was rumored that he was on the verge of bankruptcy, and now he doesn't know if the economic problem is solved to gamble so big, he is currently messing with Quincy Jones.
After greeting them, "APLUS, here." Quincy Jones waved at him from the balcony.
In the past, the balcony of the presidential suite was unbeatably large, overlooking Grant Park in the distance, and older people such as Quincy Jones and Pablo sat on deck chairs, leisurely drinking and chatting. The guys didn't know if they were here to participate in the protests or go on vacation, and they were even more perfunctory than Songya.
Song Ya found a place to sit down, took the wine glass handed by Pablo, and entertained first, "Uh, I want to talk to you about something, is it convenient?" ”
Pablo nodded, and the two walked inside the study.
"Uh, the big guy looked for me yesterday." Song Ya secretly said what he could say.
"It's okay, you're also for Tony, I know what to say to the big guy." Pablo was very righteous at this point, "Quincy Jones seems to have an idea about your record company, be careful." He whispered.
"Oh?" Song Ya was secretly surprised, and returned to the balcony with Pablo, and after a while, Quincy Jones really offered to talk alone.
This top figure in the black music industry is also first-class, and after a few words, he even proposed to buy Song Ya's A+ record for 10 million dollars, of course, with Song Ya's five-year singer contract.
"Your first album has a distribution deal with Columbia Records, right?" "When I buy your label, you can get rid of the corporate stuff and focus on your first album, and then the remaining two will be done in five years," Quincy Jones said. Don't worry, I'm a star-maker, MJ, Will Smith, and the guys who have recently taken the Grammys, all of them are supported by me......"
He didn't know where he learned the news of Song Ya's loan from the bank, "The 10 million will be cashed out after signing the contract, and you don't have to look for money all over the world anymore." ”
However, he seems to regard Song Ya as a person who is as big as Lowry Jr. and Will Smith, in addition to frequently mentioning the 10 million, he also hinted at his influence on the Grammy jury, "Sign with me, and you will not be like this year, without any harvest in the Grammys." ”
As a traverser, Song Yacai will not sign this kind of contract with someone, 10 million dollars for five years? Send it to Hanako! Even if the other party is Quincy Jones, who is known as the Grammy harvester, it is not possible, and he decisively refuses.
"I'm going to ......," Quincy Jones pointed to the stars playing cards in the living room, "and take this opportunity to gather a group of celebrities to come up with an anti-discrimination classic song, just like MJ's We are the world, that song was also produced by me, and the influence is all over the world." How about signing a contract with me, and you'll be counted as this time? ”
Quincy Jones added one more condition.
Song Ya still shook her head, "I'm sorry, I just want to make my own music." ”
Quincy Jones expressed his understanding, and returned to the balcony with Song Ya amicably, as for what he thought in his heart, he was not the kind of moody person that little Lowry was.
In the evening, Song Ya returned to the stage backstage in Grant Park, he did not have a repertoire suitable for this occasion, and would only go on stage with everyone in the final stage, and by the way, he had another wave of presence in front of the media.
"In 1966, Dr. Kim's 'Where Are We Going' was published, where we successfully held rallies against the Vietnam War against racial discrimination......"
"In 1986, we were here again ......"
Pastor Allison on the stage was giving an impassioned speech.
Song Ya listened, and another melody sounded in his head.
Ooh woo I'm a rebel just for kicks now
I been feeling it since 1966 now
Might be over now but I feel it still
Ooh woo I'm a rebel just for kicks now
Let me kick it like it's 1986 now
Might be over now but I feel it still
Might of had your fill but you feel it still