At the end of the first round of auditions, Song Ya submitted the list to Daniel.

"Sit down, let's have a little meeting."

Behind the boss's desk, Daniel checked the list and intently searched on Apple's Macintosh laptop, "Do you still insist on Mira?" He asked.

Daniel's office is large but cramped in proportion, with long bookshelves filled with trophies, photographs and vinyl records taking up most of the space, with only enough space for a low sectional sofa except for the boss's desk.

"Mira fits my bill."

Song Ya sat down, the sofa was very soft, and the person felt that her butt was about to touch the ground, "Didn't her mother transfer her to yours?" ”

"Yes, close relatives are often like this when they become celebrities, their lack of professional ability leads to their inability to see the essence of the incident, they often pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons, and they are very impulsive in making decisions." Daniel was very unimpressed by Mira's mother's 'refuge', and he raised his head, "But since you did what I asked, or the same sentence, I have no problem with this, but...... There are a lot of people staring at the second round of auditions, and your conclusions must be convincing, at least not to give others too much room for questioning. ”

"I understand, I'll take the time to give Mira a a special training or something in the next two days." Song Ya replied.

Daniel chuckled, not saying anything.

At that moment there was a knock on the door and it opened, and six or seven people walked in, filling the couch to the brim. Most of the middle and senior management of SBK are old guys who have been working together for a long time, and the people who came in were all the same as Daniel, thirty or forty years old, white, male. No politeness, no nonsense, straight to the point, Song Ya didn't figure out who was called what and which part he was responsible for until the end of the meeting, and of course, he didn't have much motivation to spend energy to figure it out.

Releasing a single is not just as simple as finding someone to record a song, it has to take into account all aspects, as a solo producer who temporarily cooperates with SBK, except for the song production part, Song Ya can certainly not be responsible for other aspects, but the overall tone of the work still needs to focus on his opinion.

In this case, the main content of this small meeting is that Song Ya accepts all kinds of inquiries and questions.

"Yes, she's black, she's from Broadway, there's no doubt about her singing skills, but she's not fit for the song, her voice, her handling, makes the singing feel like an impassioned indictment, and I don't want that effect at all."

"Please note! This song is a very personal work, an expression of my attitude, and this is the prerequisite basis for my cooperation with you, the title of the song cannot be changed, the style cannot be changed. ”

"No, no, no, I don't need any flashbacks, I don't need Dr. King and I don't need Kennedy, I don't need any politicians to be in the MV...... Let's put it this way, I am indeed expressing my attitude about the current situation in South Africa, but at the same time, I must also give the listener and the audience a very clear and unambiguous hint that my thinking is naïve, the immature thinking of an ordinary high school student in the United States. Therefore, it is better for the MV to make people forget about the record industry, simple or even rough, without any traces of deliberate carving, a young man, walking on the road of life, while chanting and singing, is enough. ”

"Because De Klerk is our friend, the song is scolding him, but he is still our friend, he released Mandela, he pushed for equality in South Africa, I just don't think he moved fast enough."

"Yes, I need a sense of contrast, singing the song of equality, and the tone is light, I don't want to lead people to hatred of De Klerk......"

"Personally, I have a bit of a resource for affirmative action in terms of publicity......"

"Of course, of course, you have more energy...... Yes, as long as it works properly, the topic exposure has ......"

"You have the final say on what version...... Do you mean that if you take the path of event exposure in the early stage, then there are many opportunities to sing live, so the cooperation between the singer and the band is very important, and you need to run in while recording the studio version, right? ”

"OK, I don't have a problem with the band choice...... Delay is fine, the keyboardist can continue to use him. ”

"Everything went well, and the schedule was delayed by a day due to Isco's problems, but I was able to catch up with the second round of auditions in advance."

The 'small meeting' went on for a long time, until everyone stopped talking.

"So......" Daniel spread his hands, "are we on an agreement?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, nodded their heads, and should be.

"GOOD, APLUS, YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB, KEEP GOING." Daniel got up to see off the guests.

Song Ya held back for a long time, and after going out, she quickly found the bathroom and closed the door of the partition.

"Does that boy want to run for president in the future? One by one. At this time, the voice of a man talking came from the sink outside.

"The White House is not called the White House because it is painted white." The other man replied, very familiar, it should be the person who was in the office just now.

"Hehe, your chick is in danger, judging by the results of the first round, her timbre is not to the boy's liking."

"I don't care."

"Does it really matter? Your chick seems to be getting a little tight lately. ”

“FXXX！ Even you know? ”

"Did you just imply that I was the least informed of SBK?"

"You've been a bit out of place lately."

"My wife is watching too closely, forget it, let's talk about your girl."

"Would you like to help?"

"Of course, but there are conditions, you have to ......"

The conversation faded away.

"It seems that the battle for the second round has begun......" Song Ya frowned and came out of the bathroom, the competition for opportunities at the big New York record labels was so fierce that he didn't expect.

Back in the studio, Hayden was waiting for him inside, "How am I doing?" "When he met, he opened his mouth to ask for credit," and in a few words, Mrs. Jovovich was moved. ”

"Not bad, not bad."

Song Ya was very satisfied, "She is unbelievably fast, and your persuasion is very effective." ”

"Hahaha."

Hayden laughed, "Actually, it's not that difficult, the people behind her operated Mira to the second round, and then was forcibly pressed back by Daniel, as long as she is not stupid, she can understand who is the real power in SBK." And with so many people competing for your song, it's impossible for her not to know the opportunities contained in it, and it's natural to make the decision to change the court. ”

"Anyway, thank you, you have made a meritorious contribution this time." Song Ya complimented Hayden slightly, "How did Mrs. Jovovich arrange it?" ”

"She's rented a private music studio, close to Brooklyn......" Hayden pulled out his map and looked for it, "it's quite far from here." ”

"Mira must have made a lot of money, right? Where did her family's money go? I have observed that Mrs. Jovovich drove a notebook car in her early 10,000s, the same one in Chicago and the same one in New York, indicating that they drove back and forth between the two places. Song Ya knew that the security in Brooklyn was not very good, and the status of New York was about the same as that of the South City to Chicago, and renting close to it was nothing more than cheap.

"Who knows, the money Mira has made over the years......"

Hayden did the math, "There must be a million knives." ”

There is no such thing as a 9-to-5 in the record industry, and it was already 9 o'clock at night after directing the band's first rehearsal and eating something, and Song Ya and Eric sat on Xiao Huang and went straight to the agreed place.

"It's too expensive to take a taxi." Song Ya paid the fare and tips, and was secretly distressed.

"Hello, APLUS......"

Mrs. Jovovich had been waiting outside the door of the music classroom for a long time, and she was relieved to see Song Yacai, "I thought you wouldn't come, and I have to apologize for my words that day, I misunderstood you." ”

"It's okay, now that we're all Mr. Daniel's people, it's right to help each other." Song Ya walked into the music classroom, Mira sat on the bench in front of the upright piano, and when she saw herself coming in, she immediately looked away, still ignoring people, but she was not as angry as she was that day.

Hayden dumped all the pot on Daniel, and Daniel didn't reveal it, and now the mother and daughter should have a much better opinion of Song Ya.

"Uh...... Mrs. Jovovich, where is the restroom? "Wingman Eric activated.

"This ......," Mira's mother was lured away.

"Hi, Mira." Song Ya quickly approached the target and sat down beside the beauty, "You only have two nights, I won't talk nonsense, are you ready?" When you're ready, let's start with the first session. ”