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Chapter 347 Little Devil Maddie

"Although I don't understand, I feel like you are scolding me."

Hearing Han Yi's ups and downs, but even more frustrated "encrypted call", Madison couldn't help but smile, smiling like the flower that grew in the corner of her dormitory and bloomed every year at her favorite Opines Corner summer camp. nameless flower.

Why interrupt Han Yi's spellcasting in this way?

Because Tracy McGrady doesn't like him like this.

To be precise, Maddie felt that he was not exclusive to her.

why?

Because, in more than half a year since the establishment of Han Music, this new music group has signed dozens of music creators and recording studio singers of various styles and backgrounds. Although this is not an ordinary job that requires them to work from 1001 to and report to Star Tower every day, on weekdays, everyone is like stars in the sky, evenly scattered in every corner of the world - Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta , or even London, where it’s difficult to get together and meet.

Especially for Madison Beer, whose two singles have rushed to the top of the Billboard charts, sometimes she can take three flights a day to four cities, and may not even see her mother once a week. Needless to say, they are just colleagues under the same record company.

But even so, the artists signed by Han Music have maintained a considerable degree of stickiness. Not only do they follow each other on various social media platforms and interact frequently, they also have a dedicated WhatsApp group privately.

At first, there were only four people in this group: Anne Marie, Dua Lipa, Madison Beer and Billie Eilish. The reason for establishing the group was also very simple - a few girls of similar age. We got to hang out together and established a deep friendship in Los Angeles during the early days of signing. And Anne-Marie and Dua Lipa are British and are more accustomed to using WhatsApp instead of iMessage that comes with Apple phones. It just so happens that Maddie and Billie are also Internet-addicted girls who are proficient in various applications. So, after Anne - Before Mary and Dua Lipa returned to the British Isles to develop their careers, the four set up this group to continue to stay in touch and maintain their relationship.

Later, as Han Music continued to grow, there were more and more new members in the group. By the end of Pacific Palisade's creative writing camp, the number of members exceeded twenty. At the end of September, the VMA awards ceremony ended, and the total number of people exceeded the fifty mark.

Even the respected "elderly" Gou Ye and Lana Del Rey, who has always had little interest in the Internet and doesn't even know where to sign up for the Grammy awards, have a place in the group.

The role of WhatsApp groups in promoting the social life of Han music artists can be seen. Not only a few rappers enjoy using it, but also female artists’ afternoon tea appointments at Urth Caffe or treasure hunting trips on Melrose Avenue are usually initiated here.

Mr. Gou goes sometimes and sometimes doesn't, it mainly depends on his own condition and his wife's mood. But the other five young people are just at the stage when they are most easily eroded by alcohol, sex and wealth, and they are also at the peak of their lives when their desires are strongest. I don’t know what moderation is at all. If I don’t see the sunrise every day, I will never sleep a wink.

Han Music is a spontaneous and organic collaboration platform.

In addition, with the rapid expansion of Han Music in the electronic music sector, and the continuous enrichment of the creator camp of Hehan Publishing, the influx of new members into the group has also given this place another layer of positive meaning.

There seems to be a fundamental difference between this new generation of autotune engineers who grew up in affluent suburbs and the gangster rappers of the 1990s who played with guns in real life. In just two hours, Post Malone and Lil Yachty's reverence and admiration for Gou Ye's e-sports talent has become a towering monument. The original idea of ​​bringing an old man from last century to play modern games has turned into a full-on focus on learning game skills.

It sounds complicated, but in practice it is even more cumbersome. This is the fundamental reason why the three major music groups encourage their contracted artists to cooperate with other musicians within the group - not because of exclusion, nor because they look down on independent labels, but because of internal cooperation, the agreement process and financial process are both It is not that complicated. After all, it is circulated within the group. Some things are not compliant and you can turn a blind eye. But external cooperation is different. For listed companies, every account must be clearly laid out. .

What’s even more hilarious is that this WhatsApp group not only satisfies Mr. Gou’s social needs, but also satisfies his gaming addiction. Every time I feel itchy and want to play "Call of Duty", Mr. Gou will publicly sway people in this group. Post Malone and Lil Yachty, who also love video games, are the two people who respond most positively. At the beginning, the two young men vowed that they would take Mr. Gou to kill the server in "Infinite Warfare", but in the end, they often watched dumbfounded as Mr. Gou shot a child, and the entire game was in the lower left corner of the screen. Corner dominates the screen.

Although he basically doesn't wake up until noon, Lil Yachty's favorite thing is to have breakfast with the girls in bed and have another sex before letting them pick up their clothes and leave.

Especially Lil Yachty, "Broccoli" has become popular on the streets of the United States. If you walk into any nightclub and sit for half an hour, you will definitely hear a different remix version. Under the aura of this song, Lil Yachty can easily hook up with almost any girl he likes, sometimes two or three at the same time, as long as he reveals his identity. The staff at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills could see a drunk Lil Yachty bringing home a different number of girls with different skin colors but the same glamor every day, and they would also habitually give him a villa suite to stay in. , prepare at least two to three sets of breakfast.

The price is two thousand dollars per night. This time I came to Los Angeles, and just for this stay, I got a pre-authorization of thirty thousand dollars, plus a deposit of four thousand five hundred dollars.

You know, for electronic music producers and other composers who focus on behind-the-scenes creation, the most scarce resource is vocal resources. For singers who are active in front of the stage and are busy with announcements, what they most urgently need is high-quality unreleased finished products, or at least demos that have laid the foundation and can save a lot of time for co-creation. .

Post Malone's first single "Congratulations" after signing with Han Music will not be released until November 11th. The Rae Sremmurd joint tour that takes up most of Lil Yachty's time has not yet started. As for Gou Ye, he is a member of this temple label. The CEO is originally the most idle person in the company. As a result, this three-person team was active online almost every day, and the more they played, the harder they played, and the longer they played. In the end, Mr. Gou even paid for Han Music to be made in the office reserved for him in No. 4, Xinghui Building. We installed soundproofing, moved three PS1001s to the company, and set up an offline game directly.

Manager Zhao Youzhen couldn't persuade him at all, and gave up trying after several friendly reminders. He could only communicate with UTA and help him arrange as many performances as possible to regain his blood.

It’s not without reason that most American rappers are rushing back and forth between getting rich and going bankrupt.

So, starting from around July or August, you can always see producers in the group sending out MP3 files to ask if anyone wants to cooperate. Generally speaking, Jonas Blue, Gray and Lauv’s Post most frequently. The response from the singers was also very positive. For any demo, at least two or three artists would receive compliments and cooperation intentions. Therefore, since the third quarter, about half of the production projects followed by Han Music's A&R department are joint works within the ecosystem.

The two people's level of activity in the group can be said to be at the two poles of the spectrum. Snoop Dogg surfs the Internet intensively every day. No matter what information is sent in the group, you can see his voice reply. Not only that, he also likes to throw all kinds of memes into the group, as well as funny videos that he collected from who knows where, and he doesn’t know who taught him to pick them up.

This is the situation that all managers, including Han Yi, are most happy to see. Because for cross-company and cross-group music cooperation, the drafting, finalization and signing of agreements are quite troublesome. Many times, Jordan Bromley’s team has to go to the Los Angeles offices of Universal or Sony with the staff of Han Music’s music licensing department. I made three or four trips just to get one or two lines in a certain clause in the cooperation agreement, such as which company should collect the performance royalties first, how many working days it would take after collection to be settled into the other company's account, and so on. Or should we simply refuse the royalties from cooperation in exchange for the next cooperation opportunity?

In this way, in a short period of time, the five members of the Temple label became a not very beautiful but absolutely eye-stinging scenery in Los Angeles in the early morning. In addition, 21 Savage would join them from time to time, and together with 21 The songwriters Metro Boomin and Zaytoven, seven black and one white, have turned many LA nightlife landmarks such as Avalon Hollywood and Exchange LA upside down.

Of course, when Lil Yachty comes to Los Angeles, he can't just spend it in front of the TV. During the day, they went on a killing spree with Dog and Post Malone in Geneva, which was attacked by the SDF. At night, they were joined by the Migos trio, who were also temporarily living in Los Angeles and were preparing their second studio album. Have fun in the West Coast nightclub scene.

Yes, Dog and Post Malone both live in Los Angeles, and Lil Yachty, who lives in Atlanta, opened ten restaurants in one go at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, three blocks away from the Star Tower, on the pretext of preparing for a tour. Five days in a villa suite.

Although Han Music has not yet been fully operated as a group and its scale is not that large, if it is not necessary, everyone still hopes to keep the revenue and profits in the company to the maximum extent, rather than losing them in a few points. The current series of cooperation with Interscope is really a helpless move in the early stages of development. After the system matures, the proportion of external collaborative artists such as Zedd will inevitably become less and less.

However, neither the A&R manager of Han Music nor the artist manager managed by Renyu can force two musicians to come together to make a song. In the European and American music industry, the artist-responsibility system is prevalent. The record company only needs to give the artist an advance payment, how much to spend on album production, how much to spend on living expenses, which level of sound engineering team to find for post-production, and follow-up. What kind of musicians they collaborate with is all the artist’s own business. A&R can give suggestions. A stronger A&R like Karen Kuo can even directly set a route for artists to follow. If they don't listen to the company, they can completely follow the "commercially satissfactory" clause in the contract. You are stuck within the contract period, but no matter what, in the end, the final decision is still in the hands of the artist.

Forcing them to participate in a collaborative project will most of the time arouse the rebellious psychology of these musicians. The former Madison Beer is a very typical example. The little girl is already very obedient, and Scooter Braun will forcefully stuff her with a bunch of Disney-style teen pops, and he will quarrel with her to the point of eventually terminating the contract. .

More importantly, making contracted musicians feel that they have the right to choose is the best way to stabilize the company's artist lineup. If everything is taken care of and the company has the final say on what to do with the album, then after a certain release project fails, the artist will definitely shift all the responsibility to the company, and even the behind-the-scenes operation team will feel that it is the company. If you extend your hand too far, you should give the artist some room to breathe.

This is a common problem among human beings. Between blaming themselves and blaming others, as long as they have a choice, most people will choose to blame others, and the first choice target is the "company", a business entity that seems to be silent.

Calling "the company" rather than an "A&R" or "manager" will make everyone feel better. The artist responsibility system in the European and American music circles was also established through these conflicts again and again.

Behind every seemingly inefficient and unreasonable system, there is a helpless reason why it must exist.

Therefore, in addition to some projects that Han Yi knew were bound to be successful in the future, his request to his subordinates was to try their best to create a non-stick pan for the company - he could be gentle or give strong guidance, but he must not Help artists make decisions.

Any decision should be made directly from the artist’s mouth.

Therefore, although the connection between artists may bring a series of potential troubles to the company in the future, both in terms of contracts and remuneration, in general, Han Music is very happy to see such a A WhatsApp group exists.

Artists can have a positive interaction of mutual appreciation and create a series of excellent works as a result, which shows that Han Music is one step closer to building an ecological chain that can operate independently.

However, just like every parent’s original intention of buying an iPad is to hope that their children can use the tablet to study hard, but in fact it is just to facilitate them to watch Pornhub anytime and anywhere. The WhatsApp group established by Madison is only useful in a small part. Apart from its functions, it is mostly used for entertaining and chatting.

What to talk about?

Let’s talk about recent industry news, such as Kanye West and Taylor Swift’s massive “Famous” incident, or Frank Ocean’s masterpiece “Blonde” which was just released in August and shocked the industry. They talked about the various major events that are about to start at the end of the year, including the Grammys, Golden Globes, and Oscars. However, unlike fans who focus on the shortlist, the artists in the group are more concerned about where to live, what to wear, and how to get to the venue. Talk about music production skills and techniques, sampling, loops, and plug-ins. As soon as this topic is mentioned, the group will be filled with WeTransfer download links for everyone to share.

In addition, they occasionally talk about business matters. Which institution is best to invest the remaining money in, which product is the safest and has the highest rate of return? In addition, the most eye-catching event in 2016 is the presidential election, although as Ricky Jarvis said, most of the artists in the group have not spent as much time in school as Greta Tombe Although the situation is long, they still show a considerable degree of optimism about the probability of winning the election of "the first female president in the history of the United States."

Of course, no matter how high up the industry is, celebrities are just ordinary people with many emotions and desires in their lives. They who signed a contract with Han Music may be different from those working in other fields in many ways, but they are surprisingly consistent when it comes to telling workplace jokes.

With Mr. Gou as the "leader" in the group, everyone will consciously pay attention to the scale of chatting. In addition, the relationship between Han Music and the artists, at least so far, is fully worthy of the evaluation of "very harmonious". After all, no one I will hate a wealthy and generous owner. Therefore, the banter and complaints in the group do not reveal the long-suppressed dissatisfaction and anger against the company, but only the mischievous imitation of certain provocative behaviors.

The two people who have been ridiculed the most are the two leaders that every artist will come into contact with frequently.

Karen Guo, head of the A&R department, and Han Yi, founder of Hehan Music. The characteristics of the two are also extremely distinct. Karen is impressive mainly due to her violent temper and the curse words that are always included in every sentence.

In the modern American society where political correctness is the guideline, not allowing employees to queue up to buy coffee at Starbucks during working hours has become a major matter that will be quickly intervened by the human resources department, and no matter who they speak in front of, at least half of the content must be silenced. Karen Guo is still able to thrive in the music industry and is highly loved within Han Music, precisely because of her strong work ability and strong personality.

Cursing and cursing, she solved every problem perfectly, and every word she yelled while slamming the table was full of concern hidden under her rude appearance. No matter where she was bullied, as long as she still cares about your business, she would not be afraid of being found out. Back to fairness. What artist wouldn't like such an A&R manager?

All the artists have extremely unanimous opinions on her - Karen Guo is like Tommy DeVito in "Goodfellas", not tall, but fierce enough, brandishing two guns, and can do anything become.

What about Han Yi?

According to the most flattering Post Malone, his boss, Coach Tony D'Amato, played by Al Pacino in "The Sunday Challenge," combined passion, wisdom and philosophy to create the greatest success in history. The most inspiring sports movie speeches.

Quavo, who is the most articulate and witty, compared Han Yi to: "Kenneth Copeland who does no harm", or "Jordan Belfort who does not touch drugs".

Open your mouth and wave your hands, and the audience will burst into overwhelming cheers from the believers.

Yes, everyone who works at Han Music, including the receptionist who just joined the company and the black cleaning uncle who always wears noise-canceling headphones and cannot hear what is going on outside the window, knows that what his boss is best at is using motivational speeches. , to solve all problems that can be solved with positive thinking.

There is no overly flashy rhetoric or exaggerated actions. No matter what the occasion, Han Yi speaks in a calm and calm mood, using the data and facts that can be seen at this moment, and what can be seen slightly ahead. A glimpse of the bright future boosts the morale of the team and ensures that Han Music operates efficiently in accordance with his established direction.

His first meeting with Billie was a small test of his ability. Later, he used it several times on Zhao Youzhen, Madison Beer, Xu Yiru and Barbara Pavin. There were also dinners after the Pacific Palisade Creation Camp, the celebration dinner at the VAM awards ceremony, and even every preparatory meeting that reached a deadlock. Han Yi would pull out his weapon and polish it while using it. The more he used it, the sharper it became. .

In the end, this has become the most distinctive and unforgettable trait of Han Yi. Everyone knows how he will solve the problem, but everyone likes this method very much. A conversation with Han Yi makes people feel more invigorated and relaxed physically and mentally than going to the Bel Air Hotel's spa for an Ultimate Escape treatment.

And this is the fundamental reason, or the only reason, why Madison decisively refused Han Yi to preach to her.

Although every time Han Yi gave her a long explanation, Madison could feel happy, but as time went by, she increasingly didn't want Han Yi to treat her the same way he treated other people.

As the little princess who is his favorite, she deserves to enjoy treatment that others cannot imagine.

As the little devil who made him the most helpless, she should also cause some harmless chaos from time to time, leaving the deepest mark on Han Yi's heart.

Either way.

Anyway, she had experienced enough of the care and care in his words on the private plane to Las Vegas, so this time, taking advantage of the rare opportunity for the two of them to be alone, she had to do the opposite. , Han Yi could not forget the feeling that he wanted to give a motivational speech for the first time, but was blocked abruptly.

"You're scolding me, right?" Madison looked at the speechless Han Yi slyly, wrinkled his nose, and repeated the question.

"No, how could it be possible?" Han Yi grinned, "I praise you... for your very active thinking."

"The way to curse people in Chinese is quite subtle." With his hands on the sofa, Madison leaned back, her teasing tone softened a bit, "Yi, I really like this gift you gave me. ...No, it should be said that I love it to death. No one has ever given me such an expensive gift, and no one has ever given me such a meaningful gift. I don't... don't want to hear your explanation, I just want to be in a quiet place Appreciate them carefully in the atmosphere.”

"I... understand what you're thinking." Han Yi took a deep breath and showed an understanding smile, "Then I'll wait outside the locker room first."

"No, wait, that's not what I meant." Seeing that Han Yi was about to get up and leave, Madison quickly grabbed his hand and pressed him back.

Now that you're gone, who will the little devil tease and tease later?

"If you have nothing important... just stay with me for a while, okay?" Madison raised her eyes and changed from a naughty fox to a pitiful puppy. "I hope someone can accompany me to experience this moment. Performance When it's over, enjoy the moment of success, the moment of slowly unpacking it and holding Freddie Mercury in the palm of your hand."

"No problem." Han Yi nodded and gave Madison an affirmative look, "This is your moment, you have the final say."

Whether you speak or not, no matter what method or method is used, as long as Madison Beal's emotional feedback is strong enough to bring him the highest multiple of reward returns.

Of course, this is under the premise of ensuring that this little girl does not cross the line.

"Then I'm the luckiest girl in the world."

Madison glanced at the hands she and Han Yi were still holding tightly, intentionally or unintentionally, with an unusually sweet smile. Smoothly closing the distance little by little and breaking through the bottom line little by little, this is the plan that Tracy McGrady is determined to implement today.

The appearance of Barbara Pavin forced her to speed up suddenly.

How can we win this war if we don't do it quickly?

The opponent is a Victoria’s Secret supermodel!

"Don't worry, I won't let you stay silent." Madison put the gift box on his right leg and Han Yi's left leg, and continued to approach each other in this way, "If you have any questions, I can ask you at any time. ,OK?"

"Yeah."

Feeling the increasingly strong smell of Le Labo perfume in his nose, Han Yi swallowed hard and replied. He subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but found that he had been pushed to the edge of the sofa by Maddie, with the right side of his body pressed against the armrest, with nowhere to escape.

Although we have to draw a clear line and keep distance from Madison, we have to eat one bite at a time and walk the road step by step. Being rude and unfamiliar will only hurt the close cooperative relationship between the two of them. Moreover, this level of contact is already much better than the habit of putting lipstick on his lips before. Just draw the red line here and be careful not to cross it at all times.

Han Yi comforted himself in his heart.

"Then let's... start opening the gifts?"

"it is good."

"I'm holding this end. Please help me take out the notebook from the other side. My hands are not convenient."

Madison raised the notebook wrapped in a protective film with his left hand, and suddenly used his right hand to clasp Han Yi's left hand tightly. She handed the notebook to the other party's right hand, and with this movement, the waterfall-like long hair and the hot facial skin between the long hair also pressed against Han Yi's shoulders.

Her equally hot eyes began to climb from Han Yi's chin to the towering peak of his nose, and then stopped.

The little devil Maddie's thoughts at this moment can be described very appropriately and accurately with a few lyrics in the notebook.

Tonight I'm going to have a really good time myself,

I have never felt so alive.

I want to turn this world upside down.

I'm floating in mid-air in bliss,

Therefore,

Don't try to stop me.

(End of this chapter)