Chicago 1990

"There is also good news."

Seeing that he was a little frustrated, Hayden took out a document from his bag, "The City of New York wants to obtain authorization for this song for use in festivals and publicity."

"What's the price?" Song Ya asked.

Hayden said, "This... they want to get permission from you..."

"Free? FXXK!"

Song Ya was shocked, "You told me this is good news?"

"Government units are like this. If you don't want me, I will charge you." Hayden shrugged. "Politicians in New York like this song very much."

"Uh, don't be so direct..."

Song Ya thought for a while, "You go to Sony Columbia and talk to the New York City government through their channels. Anyway, Mariah Carey has a copy of this song, and you must get their permission."

"Yes, your idea is more appropriate." Hayden retracted the file. "Then I will go to Sony Columbia tomorrow. How are you preparing for the interview tomorrow?"

There was an interview with MTV on the second day. The other party was more prepared this time. They also went to Chicago to interview some of the schools Song Ya had attended and acquaintances such as Old Joe and Dile.

"Very simple interview, I can easily handle it."

MTV's programs are not as strict as the late night show of David Letterman. The singers are basically flattered, and the draft is correct, so there will be no problems at all.

"Oh, that's right." Hayden looked at his watch. "Why did I forget the business?" He turned on the TV again and tuned to MTV.

The last filmed'The Chemical Reaction of APLUS and Mariah Carey' video started playing on time.

"Congratulations on getting the first APLUS bulletin board, how do you feel?"

"Thank you, Roberto, unbelievable, do you know? I only have one word in my heart now, unbelievable, haha."

After a few seconds of a black screen, the dialogue between Roberto Clerville and Song Ya was cut into a voice-over. After this dialogue, the short film title appeared, and then the footage of the two hurriedly stepping onto the elevator car was filmed from behind. .

Carrying the camera on the shoulder, the documentary technique is a bit rough, but the editing is very clever. The picture was transferred to Mariah Carey who was recording in the recording studio and gave her a long close-up. Then she met with Song Ya and others. Discuss around the recording work of Empire State&nbind.

The end of the short film is the live performance of the two at the Bulletin Board Awards Gala. However, the auditorium footage has been cut out, and some scenes of the two in the recording studio have been interspersed. Empire State&nbind has not filmed the MV yet, and can only use it. This version is first topped.

Of course, Song Ya feels that this version is not much worse than the original MV of Empire State&nbind. The voices of the two people are very good that day, handsome and beautiful, and they cooperate with each other. The original picture is black and white, and it is too simple. I don't like the scene of the original female singer standing and playing the piano on the streets of New York, which feels a bit awkward.

Not launching the MV for the time being is a publicity strategy set by Motura himself. He plans to release it when Empire State&nbind's heat shows signs of cooling down. He does not want this song to be a collision with Mariah Carey's new promotion.

"Not bad, but Sony Columbia cut me into a supporting role."

He was very dissatisfied with the length of his appearance in the short film, and Sony Columbia used the composition skills to clearly convey the difference between the two people. For example, most of the pictures where the two were present at the same time, Maria Kai Li Du is beautifully located at the center of vision near the lens, and Song Ya always appears at the far end, occasionally getting out of focus.

"Your coffee has a gap." Hayden laughed.

"But you can't let them cut it casually, right?"

Song Ya was a little angry, "If you have this kind of thing in the future, you must participate in it to ensure my interests. You are my agent. This should be your job."

"Okay, I will pay attention next time." Hayden quickly hung up his assurance.

The two also chatted with several important publications’ music reviews. One of them wrote: “Almost every work of APLUS has been innovative since his debut. I can clearly identify the change track of his creative thinking. It is a road to genius.This time, he combined rap and soul music in such a perfect way. For the first time in my life, I heard the gorgeousness of musical drama from hip-hop music at the scene. Mariah Carey's chorus was particularly outstanding.It’s also a duet, we can compare Sarah Brightman with her in the same-named episode of The Phantom of the Opera...'

"Look." Song Ya pointed to this article helplessly, "What does it mean to be particularly outstanding? It is to sing better than me..."

"She is the princess of Sony Columbia. You are not even a contracted singer. You must have a tendency towards public relations. Big companies have more influence in print media and TV stations than ours. Don’t forget that you have a big advantage in small and medium radio stations. "Hayden said, "And the author of your kind words also said a lot."

"I have accumulated a lot, and my influence is not at the same level." Song Ya said: "Next time I will never sing with a singer from a big company again. I will suffer a lot from publicity."

Saying who is here, Mariah Carey actually took the initiative to call when the phone rang.

"Hello~Mimi..." Song Ya called out the other's nickname.

"Hi~" Mariah Carey was in a calm mood, "Have you watched the short film on MTV?"

"Yeah, I just finished reading..."

The two chatted around the stage performance, "Why do you point it so directly when the paragraphs are handed over?" She said: "You should face up and use the gesture of introducing the lady."

"Don't think this can make the audience's attention quickly shift to you?" Song Ya said: "It also matches the rhythm."

"That's right, but it's a bit awkward to watch on the TV screen."

"All right?"

"awkward."

"All right, I will try the gesture you said next time."

"Also, when I sang One hand in the air for the big city, you have to take care of my emotions in your dance steps. I might be in a bad mood when I perform later and I don't want to twist with you."

"Yes, just say hello to me before you go on stage."

"That's too early. When I'm about to sing, I'll give you a little hint."

"Temporary decision?" Song Ya was taken aback, "So you were not sure about your mood until the performance?"

"Yeah, I greeted on the stage on the day of the awards, and there were several bitches below that didn't respond, and my interest disappeared."

"Uh, well, what code do you think is appropriate?"

&nbmm, I think about it, this way..."

The two of you chatted with each other. Mariah Carey's tone was very flat, not as interesting as her usual words. Song Ya felt that she took the initiative to call herself, maybe just to find someone to talk to.

"By the way, congratulations, the Billboard singles chart champion for three consecutive weeks." She sighed, "My album fell out of the album chart."

"Didn't your first album have won the eleventh consecutive week? It's already very powerful, and your album chart is completely based on sales. My singles chart champion has a lot of water." Song Ya complimented: "More Isn’t your new album on sale? This is also to make way for the new album, right?"

"Hmm..." She was silent for a while, "That's it?"

"Well, it's too early, you can rest early~"

"Bye~"

"Bye..." Song Ya put down the phone and shook her head to Hayden, "She should feel very uncomfortable in her heart."

"You two talked for twenty-five minutes." Hayden pointed to his watch.

"Uh, we talked for a long time before I knew it..."

The phone rang again, Mira’s, "Who are you talking to? The line is always busy!" She exhaled as soon as she spoke.

"Talk to Hayden about business, dear."