Sony Columbia needs itself, and it should be no problem for them to sign someone in Asia, after all, in order to compete for Donny Breston this time, it is possible for them to take the blame. Of course, if she really signed Donny, Song Ya didn't plan to break her promise, she really has a good voice.

As for the other purely female version of Empire State of Mind, Song Ya hasn't thought about it yet, this kind of song that must be sent out will not be given out if he doesn't win enough benefits for himself.

He lay comfortably on his hotel bed and turned on the TV.

There seems to be big news in Los Angeles again, a few days ago, a teenage black girl stole something from a store of Silla descent, and after being discovered, she knocked the 50-year-old proprietress to the ground, but the proprietress took out a pistol and shot the black girl who was about to go out.

According to Song Ya's own superficial understanding, the black girl developed from stealing to beating the shopkeeper, which constituted a robbery, and the shopkeeper was obviously physically threatened. The controversy is that the proprietress shot the girl in the back when she went out, and aimed directly at the head, which should have been a purely legal issue, but I didn't expect it to be operated as a racial issue, or between African Americans and Asian Americans.

Originally, it was embarrassing that the previous Rodnikin incident was reversed and slapped in the face, but this time it was a black man who caused trouble and was killed again......

Song Ya didn't bother to call Michelle, it is estimated that she is also anxious.

"It's good that it's Silla, not Chinese......"

He is annoyed when he sees this kind of news now, and he directly turns on the TV.

Jingle Bell ......

The phone rang in the guest room, "Hey." Only Song Asheng knew that he lived in this room, and the hotel generally did not call to harass guests at night, so he picked up the microphone and used Mandarin directly.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, "APLUS? An old black man asked, confused.

"You are?" Song Ya was a little surprised, and the voice was quite familiar, "Mr. Steven? He remembered that it was Steven, an executive at Atlantic Records.

"Yay! I thought I made a mistake, hahaha......" Steven laughed, "Are you handy now?" We would like to come up and have a chat with you, of course if you come down it is fine, we are in the hotel lobby. ”

"How do you know I live...... Wait, you guys? Who else? ”

“BABYFACE。”

“……”

"Don't hide, boy, I'm tired of flying from New York to here with this old bone he's pulling." Steven laughed.

"All right, come up."

Song Ya felt a little creepy, is her whereabouts so easy to check? Is it in the news again? No, even a journalist wouldn't know exactly what room he was in, would he? Even Hayden didn't know about them......

This BABYFACE has too much energy, right? Can this be found?

He put down the phone and called Song Asheng over again to strengthen his courage.

"Hello, hello ......"

Steven entered the door, and a handsome young black man followed him, sure enough, it was BABYFACE, Song Ya knew that the other party was in his thirties, but he really didn't look old, and he didn't know if the stage name Babyface was derived from his looks.

"Is this your elder?" Steven looked at Song Asheng and asked.

"Sort of." Song Ya let them into the sofa in the suite and sat down.

"You are...... How to ......" He had to figure it out first.

"Hey, boy, you're pushing him hard, he's spending a lot of money to find you as soon as possible." STEEVEN POINTED AT BABYFACE AND SMILED.

"APLUS, YOU'RE YOUNG AND DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HOW THE MEDIA AND THE PAPARAZZI WORK." BABYFACE LEANED BACK ON THE COUCH AND DIDN'T HIDE ANYTHING.

The relationship between the media and the paparazzi is cooperative, and the paparazzi are like mercenaries, they will submit the whereabouts or news of celebrities to various media in exchange for payment. But the editors of the media also have to choose, they can't buy all the news, there is a process of elimination, such as Song Ya arrived at Sunnyvale, although he was photographed by the paparazzi, he had no topicality, so he naturally would not be selected by the media.

And there is an underground black market between the paparazzi and the paparazzi, and the trading center is Hollywood, and some misbehaving paparazzi will send these 'useless' news that cannot be sold to Hollywood middlemen, such as APLUS to Sunnyvale, etc., for BABYFACE to buy by 'well-intentioned people'.

IN FACT, SONG YA ALSO BOUGHT A SIMILAR SERVICE, AND THE LAST TIME HE ASKED HAYDEN CHAMILA'S PARENTS TO SEND INFORMATION WAS THROUGH THIS KIND OF MIDDLEMAN, BUT THAT TRANSACTION ONLY COST 800 DOLLARS, AND IT CAN MAKE STEEVEN SAY THAT IT IS A LOT OF MONEY, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT BABYFACE HAS MADE SOME BLOOD TO FIND HIM THIS TIME.

"Then you won't know which room I'm staying in, will you?" Song Ya asked.

BABYFACE SMILED, "I ALSO ADDED MONEY." ”

It is estimated that he bought off a hotel insider, and Song Ya immediately blacklisted this hotel in his heart and never stayed again.

"Well, is it for Donny's business?" The other party came to the door like this, and Song Ya couldn't pretend to be stupid.

Fortunately, Song Ya has learned about BABYFACE, he belongs to the kind of musicians like Steven and Quincy Jones, they are both some old jazz era relics, well-dressed, focused on high society and trying to work hard according to the rules set by white people, and is not the same as Rakim and Big E and other rappers on the street.

"Of course." BABYFACE WAS REALLY ANXIOUS, AND LEANED FORWARD TO SONG YA'S SIDE, "DONNIE, I HAVE BEEN VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HER SINCE A FEW YEARS AGO, I HAVE A WHOLE PLAN TO TRAIN HER, SONY COLOMBIA COULD NOT COMPETE WITH ME." ”

"Honestly, it's none of my business." Song Ya shrugged, "I don't mean to hurt you, I just write my own songs." ”

"I haven't heard that song of yours, but it would be great to get Donnie to give up two of my songs and switch to Colombia for one of your songs."

THIS SEEMED TO MAKE BABYFACE A LITTLE FRUSTRATED, "I ALSO KNOW THAT I CAME TO YOU LIKE THIS VERY PRESUMPTUOUS, BUT I STILL WANT TO REACH A COOPERATION WITH YOU, PRIVATELY, AS LONG AS YOU CAN LET ME SIGN DONNY, YOU CAN MAKE AN OFFER." ”

"My album is released by Columbia, how can I help you? Yin Motula? Kidding my own future? It's not that Song Ya doesn't want to open it, but she can't afford to open it at this price, "You have the energy to buy me, so you might as well simply bid for Colombia." ”

"Donnie is twenty-four years old, and her singing style is very ruinous, she wants a song to become famous, not the hundreds of thousands of dollars." BABYFACE REPLIED, "IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T HAVE A WAY, SO I WON'T BOTHER TO COME TO YOU PERSONALLY, DONNIE IS ABOUT TO SIGN WITH COLOMBIA IN TWO DAYS." ”

"APLUS, we have a good relationship, I heard from Rakim about your leaderboard action in New York, you have made an appointment to join forces again in May, right?" "BABYFACE HAS BEEN WORKING IN ATLANTA FOR MANY YEARS, AND HIS LAFACE RECORDS AND HIS LAST HOME AREISTA RECORDS ARE ALSO IN ATLANTA, SO THEY WILL BE A GOOD HELPER FOR YOU TO HIT THE CHARTS IN THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTRY, AND EVERYONE WILL HELP EACH OTHER." ”

Song Ya regretted that he easily agreed to Motura and this matter, this time the pot is really not light, if BABYFACE is disappointed, it seems that the music circle in the south of the United States will cause trouble for himself in the future, "I really can't do anything!" Think for me, what can I do to fulfill your request? ”

"Don't give your song to Donnie!" BABYFACE IS STRAIGHTFORWARD.

"It can't be!" Song Ya stood up and said excitedly, "That's Motula!" I can't afford to offend him! He motioned to Steven, "Steven, you're not going to deny that, are you?" Or do I tell Motura that you made me do this? ”

Steven leaned back and raised his hands, "Don't, I'm just a middleman, bring BABYFACE to see you and complete the mission." ”

Motura's position in today's American music scene is very strong, not only because MJ and Mariah Carey are under his banner, he was a calling figure before he became the president of Sony Colombia, with a tough personality and vicious methods, otherwise Sony would not have asked him to take the helm of the company that he bought for billions of dollars. Aside from the occasional stupidity at Mariah Carey......

"Look!"

Song Ya sat back, "I'm just a small character, and the first release contract is still in Motula's hands." ”

BABYFACE REFUSED TO GIVE UP, "APLUS, HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE SOUL TRAIN MUSIC AWARDS?" ”

Of course, Songya has heard that it is a music award that is only given to black people, and it is generally only given to jazz, soul and rhythm and blues musicians, and they seem to be prejudiced against hip-hop music, let alone what white people play in rock and country, but Mariah Carey won the award last year.

"We, my partners at LAFACE Records, L.A. Reid, Steven, and Quincy Jones, we have a lot of influence on this award, and the Grammys, we ...... too."

Halfway through his speech, he was interrupted by Steven's cough, "Anyway, you understand, work with us, help me get Donnie, and you will be rewarded for these awards." ”

"I don't want to offend Motula."

"Also, I have a relationship with Hollywood, Eddie Murphy, next year's movie will be released with my soundtrack, what kind of actor do you like......"

"I don't want to offend Motula."

"Ahh FXXK！ BABYFACE'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS SONG YA WAS OUT OF LINE, AND HE WAS SO ANGRY THAT HE PUNCHED ON THE SOFA.

"Everybody has to be reasonable, right? Steven. Song Ya looked at Steven.

Steven smiled wryly and nodded.

"There are a lot of excellent female singers, I don't have to ......" Song Ya wanted to flicker again, don't make the relationship too stiff, and suddenly the phone rang, and the number was Mariah Carey's.

"I'm sorry, I'll take the phone."

He hid in his bedroom and pressed the answer button, "APLUS! Are you my friend? Mariah Carey began with a slash.

"When...... Of course, isn't this nonsense? Song Ya didn't understand why she wasn't happy there.

"Then why did you give my song to another female singer?" She asked.

"Your ...... Can't you sing? There is a rap element ......"

"I don't care, I like that song, I'm going to sing it!" She threw a tantrum out, "Tommy, you tell him!" ”

It turned out that Motura was beside her, "uh, APLUS......"

"That's right, Mary she wants to sing that song, we have to figure it out." ”

"Think...... What can you do? Song Ya was inexplicable.

"Anyway...... Just think of a way......" Motura couldn't say anything, "you know, a woman's jealousy is unreasonable, she's heard Donny's version of Empire State of Mind...... I don't know what's crazy about it, and I won't be allowed to sign it...... Alas! Don't fight, don't fight, don't do it! Don't drop anything......"

Song Ya listened to the banging noise over there, and her mind came alive.

After talking to Motula, he returned to the two of them who were waiting outside, "Where did we just go?" ”

BABYFACE DIDN'T SPEAK, AND HANDED OVER A CHECK FOR $200,000.

"I don't want to offend Motula."

BABYFACE GAVE STEEVEN A LOOK, STOOD UP WITH A GLOOMY FACE, AND WENT TO COLLECT THE CHECK, BUT FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO STIRRUP, AND AT A GLANCE, SONG YA'S FINGERS HAD FIRMLY PINCHED THE OTHER CORNER.

"Well, or else, in May, I'm going to Atlanta......"

"yes, there's also an album by Professor Dae and N.W.A., and the publicity is all in the way."

"Hey, hey, ...... awards"

"Over there in Hollywood, I have a female friend who has worked with her in the MV, yes, a black ......"