Chapter 327: Cutting off supply
Underwood was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the '90s midterm elections, which are re-elected every two years, and this year's House re-election coincides with the general election, just before the critical window for the Bath case.
So Song Ya has a bit of room to maneuver, but it's very small, because Underwood is the party whip, and the Donkey Party in Illinois will take care of him, arranging for him to have a hard-voted constituency for the Donkey Party, and at the same time coordinating the stronger party opponents to avoid it, so that he can concentrate on party affairs on Capitol Hill.
"His opponent is not a professional politician, and the most vocal is a psychiatrist, but the gap between the two is very wide."
Hamlin doesn't have to bother to ask, "What are you going to do?" ”
"Then nothing can be done."
The party whip is the candidate selected by the entire party after full consideration, competition and compromise, if the donkey party arranges a strong party opponent for Underwood, it means that the donkey party itself is not very satisfied with him, at this time Song Ya gritted his teeth and really dared to jump out of the reckless wave, and by the way found an opportunity to directly connect with Gore. But in this case, he is not stupid, running to support a hopeless contender, the chances of victory are slim and will offend Underwood and the entire Donkey Party.
"What else are you going to do?" Hamlin asked.
"The only thing left is for Song Asheng to temporarily suspend the regular donations to the charity and feminist organizations under the name of Mrs. Claire of Underwood, and the cooperation between the charitable organizations under the name of Aunt Susie and her is also suspended, hoping that it will be of some use, Claire likes to promote her charity projects in a high-profile manner, without my two dollars, some of her plans may not be able to be completed, and she will lose face in Chicago high society." Song Ya said.
"Cut off? Claire is going to be angry, right? Hamlin frowned, "As far as I know, she is a strong woman. ”
"I don't know, but at least put the attitude on the table, Fxxk! I donated money to this guy when I was still living in the slums of Southtown, when he was just an Illinois State Congressman, and now he dares to use tens of millions of knives on me? In that case, the one in her family should stop thinking about spending me a penny! ”
"Then wait for the progress of the Coopers side, Samuel will calculate the offer and let him come and talk to me in person." Song Ya looked at the reaction tank placed horizontally not far away, "I'll focus on the album music video shooting during this time, just right, you go and send the reporters outside." ”
Today is the first day of preparation for Feel It Still's MV, this song with a strong sense of equality had to stop the release of the single because of the Rodney King incident, for which Song Ya also lost a sum of money to Sony Columbia Records, the scene of the original MV is a scrap car processing plant, according to the current situation of fierce gang fighting in Chicago, that kind of place must not be safe, he simply moved the scene to the abandoned factory of Barn Chemical, there is no security problem, and he can also use the MV shooting as an excuse to observe this possible acquisition target up close.
"Okay."
Hamlin drove to the gate of the factory, where a group of reporters gathered.
"Mr. APLUS's first music video is in the works and will be released early next year, and he hopes that people will give him some creative space......"
"MR. APLUS WAS AN EYEWITNESS TO THE HARLEM NIGHTCLUB TRAGEDY, AND HE WILL FULLY COOPERATE WITH THE POLICE IN BOTH PLACES, AND THE SUSPICIONS ABOUT HIM IN THIS INCIDENT ARE VERY ABSURD AND RIDICULOUS, AND AS HIS PERSONAL LAWYER, I DO NOT RECOMMEND ANY RESPONSE FROM HIM, NOR DO I HAVE TO RESPOND IN THE SLIGHTEST."
"I'm sorry, I don't answer questions that have nothing to do with Mr. APLUS, and the grudge between Lowry Jr. and some musicians in New York has nothing to do with APLUS."
"Yes, Miss Fergie's first college will most likely be released in March next year."
"Where Is The Love will have a choral version at the end of the year, with a number of well-known singers already confirmed. I'm sorry, I can't say the specific list, Sony Columbia Records wants to keep some mystery......"
While Hamlin was answering reporters' questions, Song Yazheng and Zack Schneider, the director in charge of the MV, checked the scene layout.
The prop master is carrying a series of black-and-white televisions, which are placed in a staggered manner on discarded chemical equipment, which is in line with the industrial style of the original, except that the abandoned cars have been replaced by industrial machinery.
"Watch out for the circuit! I'm going to have all the black and white TVs lit up. ”
Zack Schneider said loudly, and then took a color filter to cover the light, letting the colorful colors hit Song Ya's face, "Is this the effect you want?" APLUS? ”
"Yes, that's what I used when I was shooting close-ups."
Song Ya basically copied the script of the original MV, which is another super money-saving MV, compared to the original version, he also omitted those unknown dancers and weird passers-by characters to highlight himself. Two white characters who hinted at the Ku Klux Klan riding Harley-Davidson were also reduced, and he didn't want to learn from MJ to take the initiative to exacerbate the conflict in the MV.
"It's okay to do it overnight." Zack Schneider said that he was temporarily invited by Song Ya, and that color is the most stylized thing in this MV, which is his strong point.
"Okay, let's start filming when it's dark."
Zack Snyder has been polishing his short films, wanting to be a stepping stone to Hollywood, and he came here purely to help in love, and the shooting time was compressed by him to the extreme.
He and Song Ya cooperate very well, he knows Song Ya's money-saving MV style, almost fine.
It was a little darker, a beam of high-power fill lights in the venue was turned on, put on overalls, and then asked Amy Adams, who came to the set to play a cameo makeup artist, to help paint the base makeup, everything was done, and Song Ya walked to the camera.
The color filter transforms the light into a flood of colors that hit him in the face from the side, "All departments ready!" Zach adjusted the lighting and camera angle, and then announced the start of shooting.
Taraghi pressed the tape recorder, and the accompaniment of Feel It Still flowed through the set.
The four professional bodyguards of Sony Columbia Records stood guard in the four corners of the set, and the elder Mike led Mawota and the silencer to hide outside the camera lens to stand guard.
“Action!”
“Ooh woo I'm a rebel just for kicks now ,I been feeling it since 1966 now……”
Song Ya looked ahead and began to lip-tune to the accompaniment.
The whole song is completely aligned, and all the footage will only be minus a small part of the footage at that time.
"Very well, do it again." Zack Schneider motioned for Tarage to play the accompaniment again.
There is no difficulty, Zack Schneider didn't shout a 'card' once, and after adding the camera for insurance, "cheer up, we have to be busy all night today!" He began to order the transition.
As the night gets deeper and deeper, all the black-and-white TVs are lit up, most of them are only gray and white noise, and there are pictures of old movie clips that have passed the copyright protection period, and this kind of low-cost MV will not risk being sued.
"APLUS, you go from here to here, and the camera will follow you."
Zack Schneider strode through the move, "Go for it!" ”
Before you know it, the time is three o'clock in the morning.
"He's coming." Old Mike said in Song Ya's ear.
"Okay." Song Ya nodded, "Take a break, Zack!" He shouted at Zack Snyder.
"Are you going to talk about drama again...... haha"
Zack Snyder thought about it, he had already noticed Amy Adams, who was intimate with Song Ya.
"Just take a break."
Song Ya smiled and waved at him, refused to be followed by the other bodyguards, and walked with Old Mike to the back of a large reaction tank in the distance.
In the shadows stood a white man with a bald head glistening in the moonlight.
"Vic." Song Ya took the initiative to say hello, and the person who came was naturally Cassidy's father, SA detective Vic McGee.
"What do you want from me?"
Vicmackey was reinstated with his help, and the two have been working together ever since.
"You know Vic, the case."
Song Ya has nothing to be polite with him, and he has something to say.
"We arrested some people from GD, but we didn't find anything."
Old Mike took out a small bundle of cash and threw it to him, he checked it casually and put it in his arms, and Vic said, "You're a safe star." ”
Song Ya secretly breathed a sigh of relief.