New York 2006

Chapter 162 A bet of 6000 million
"Today, December 12, EU member states signed the Treaty of Lisbon. The purpose is to supplement the Treaty of Nice that came into effect in 13. The reason for revising the treaty is because in the past few years, the previous Soviet Union countries, such as Poland, the Czech Republic and many other countries have joined the EU. After the EU suddenly expanded from 2003 to 15 countries, it suffered from indigestion, so reforms must be made."

At five o'clock in the afternoon, a large group of men and women gathered in the living room of Taylor's house to socialize and have fun. Today is Taylor's birthday.

Most of the people in this room were Taylor's friends from the record industry, classmates from school, and some employees from Big Machine Records.A handful of surrounding neighbors, Taylor lives in a typically middle-class white neighborhood.

Luo Ji didn't know these people very well and was tired of being chatted with, so he and a few older people sat on the sofa in the living room and watched the Fox news on TV.

"Let's tune in to the next news. On November 11th last month, Hollywood writers went on strike. It has been more than a month since then. Yesterday we received the latest news that the Writers and Screenwriters Guild of America and the American Film and Television Production Alliance have launched a new round of strikes. The collective bargaining broke down, and the Screenwriters Union issued a statement that the strike will continue if their conditions are not agreed to. Congress and President Bush expressed regret for this and hope that the two parties will reach a settlement as soon as possible so that it will not affect the normal operation of the film and television industry."

"Logic, you support the Writers Guild, right?"

asked Liz Ross, Taylor's long-term songwriter, a 50-year-old white woman who is best at composing country music.Almost all the songs on Taylor's debut album were co-written by the two of them.

"I am a member of the American Film and Television Production Alliance, so it is not convenient for me to express my position on this," Luo Ji said while sitting on the sofa.

"Understandable."

Liz Luoji's attitude towards him was surprisingly good. She smiled and said, "I read the news yesterday that you became a new record company and invested 2000 million meters in an electronic music record label. Are you so optimistic about electronic music? "

"Of course." Luo Ji said.

“Who is the music president?”

"David Guetta"

Liz Ross asked in detail: "Who is he? I haven't heard of it."

Luo Ji introduced: "He is a French DJ who has developed in the United States in recent years. Britney's album includes songs he produced. He also released an electronic dance album "Pop Life" this year."

Luo Ji did some in-depth research during this period. During this period, his Apocalypse songs more or less contained some electronic music elements.Especially Lady Gaga's song "Bad Romance" and his "We don't talk anymore", which are full of electronic music elements.

This is the music of the future, with the apocalypse in hand. If you don’t dare to take a big gamble, you will be too cowardly.

Another old white man in the recording industry next to him said: "Electronic music was popular in the United States for a period of time in the last century, but it quickly went out of style. During this time, there were indeed many electronic music elements on the bulletin boards. song. Could it be another sign of the popularity of electronic music?"

"Maybe." Luo Ji said.

Everyone here is from the country music industry in Nashville, and they have never worried about changes in popular trends. Country music has always had a place in the United States, but it has never been able to leave the country.

Luo Ji kept chatting with these old white men and white women, looking back at the stairs from time to time.

Liz Ross saw this scene and said with a smile: "If you want to see her, just go up. What's the use of sitting here."

"Forget it, she's changing her clothes now," Luo Ji said.

Just then, Taylor walked down, accompanied by her mother, wearing a white dress and a pair of blue high heels.

really high!

This was Luo Ji's first feeling. He felt that standing next to Taylor might be a little stressful.

It seems to have become more beautiful!

This was Luo Ji's second feeling.I don’t know whether it’s because of the makeup or because I’m an adult today, but the light spots on my face are gone.

Taylor walked over with a smile and said hello to everyone first. Then she looked at Luo Ji and said with a smile, "Feili, what are you doing here?"

"Watching the news." Luo Ji looked at her intently.

Taylor first nodded to Liz Ross next to him, then looked at Luo Ji and said seriously: "Come here, let me tell you something."

Luo Ji got up and followed her to the courtyard outside. Most of the people here were young men and women, and everyone was gathering together to play a Coke-drinking game.

Luo Ji looked at Taylor who looked confused and asked, "What's the matter?"

Taylor pointed her finger at a 20-year-old white girl inside the young man who was smiling broadly and said, "Look at her."

"Is that the girl in the blue jeans?"

"Ah."

"What's wrong with her?" Luo Ji looked at the girl in confusion, his face round as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Taylor continued: "Her name is Caitlin Ross, and she's the daughter of Liz Ross, who writes the music with me."

Luo Ji sighed: "The two of them look so alike!"

"Can it be different that they are mother and daughter?"

Taylor then spoke: "Leeds heard that you were coming over today, so she begged me to come here. She asked me to ask you if your record company can sign her daughter."

Luo Ji wondered: "Liz Ross has a good relationship with Big Machine Records, right? Why doesn't she let her daughter sign to Big Machine Records?"

Taylor began to explain: "Liz Ross told me that the best thing for singers in the recording industry is your company. So she wanted me to ask you."

"Is Liz Rose important to you?" Luo Ji asked seriously.

Taylor hesitated and said, "Almost all of my songs have been collaborated with her. She can be said to be my teacher and producer. I will also collaborate with her on my second album, so she is very important to me."

This was the first time that Taylor asked Luo Ji for help. In the past, she always appeared by Luo Ji's side as an independent woman, which gave Luo Ji no sense of accomplishment. Now that he could finally help her, Luo Ji decided to tease her. she.

He thought for a while and said: "My Future Records has launched seven singers this year, and only two singers have barely made a profit. Now Universal Music, which I work with, has opinions." "Forget it."

Taylor's expression instantly dropped, and she forced a smile and said, "I will explain it to her."

Luo Ji kissed her on the face, smiled and said, "Just kidding!"

"You mean you're willing to sign her?"

"Yes. Of course I will agree to your request. This is the first time you have asked me for help."

Luo Ji continued: "I have recently established an independent electronic music record company, and I am ready to do something big! I am in need of signing singers and producers. I see electronic music as a future music style. By the way, she is What kind of music are you singing?”

Taylor smiled and said: "Country music. Wouldn't this be compatible with your electronic music label?"

"Electronic music is an emerging music genre, and it may be able to merge with country music to create a new music style. Lady Gaga of Future Records combines electronic dance music and rock music. I have listened to her other songs, and they are very Very good, very innovative.”

Taylor frowned: "Is she the woman you wrote songs for?"

"Ah."

Taylor muttered under his breath: "You haven't even written a song for me."

Luo Ji really wanted to slap himself, why did he bring this up?He quickly changed the subject with a smile: "I prepared a birthday gift for you."

"what?"

Luo Ji conjured up a string of silver-white diamond necklaces. The style was very retro and had a sense of history from the last century.

He handed it to Taylor: "Tiffany diamond necklace, do you like it?"

Taylor immediately took it over and looked at it admiringly. He smiled happily and said, "I like it. It's very expensive."

Luo Ji said seriously: "It's not expensive, only 200 million. I think you are very suitable for this kind of retro jewelry."

"Waste of money," Taylor complained, but with a smile on his face.

"Here, let me put it on for you," Luo Ji said.

Taylor smiled sweetly and handed the necklace to Luo Ji's hand.Such an expensive necklace had a special safety design, which made it cumbersome to put on. Luo Ji gave Taylor a demonstration first to let her learn how to do it, and then helped her put the necklace on.

Taylor fumbled with the necklace around his neck, and then kissed Luo Ji on the face: "Thank you, Fili."

Just then, a car pulled up outside and Taylor's father, Mr. Swift, got out of the car.He frowned at the interaction between the two.

Taylor immediately greeted him with a smile: "Dad, you are back from get off work. Look, this is Fili's birthday gift to me, a Tiffany diamond necklace."

Mr. Swift took a look, a little surprised, and then nodded, looking at Luo Ji with a much softer look.

Although Luo Ji and Mr. Swift had called each other several times before, this was the first time they had met.

He hurriedly walked up, stretched out his hand and said with great respect: "Hello, Sir, I am Felix Slott Rowe, you can just call me Feli."

Mr. Swift extended his hand to shake: "Hello, Philly. Just call me Scott."

The three of them chatted for a while, then walked into the house with a smile.Luo Ji felt that meeting his father-in-law for the first time was much smoother than the plot in the movie "The Twilight Saga."

As soon as she walked into the house, Liz Ross looked over, and Taylor made an OK gesture to her.She immediately looked at Luo Ji with a smile, and Luo Ji nodded to her.

A person watching TV next to him said, "Hey, there's an interview with Logic on TV."

Taylor and Mr. Swift walked over curiously. The TV was showing Luo Ji sitting at the conference table signing the contract. Next to him, lawyer Jamie was guiding him to sign. Fiona stood aside and turned over the contract for Luo Ji, standing on both sides. There were two old white men, and Brian Eno was still there.

"This reporter received news that Logic acquired the world-famous electronic music magazine "DJ" yesterday at a 50% premium of 4000 million. The magazine is the most authoritative magazine in the electronic music industry and selects the world's top [-] famous artists every year. DJ. An interview with this newspaper follows.”

Everyone around him was watching the TV attentively, and occasionally peeked at Luo Ji.

A reporter on TV asked: "Logic, the newspaper and magazine industry is in a serious recession. Why would you want to acquire a British magazine?"

Luo Ji was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, with a blue tie on his chest. He spoke very calmly: "European electronic music has developed very rapidly in the past few years, and the sales of electronic music in the United States have also been very good in the past two years. Now all over the world The output value of electronic music has reached US$10 billion. I am very optimistic about the music style of electronic music, so I acquired this magazine, hoping to bring electronic music into the mainstream music industry."

The reporter continued to ask: "What are your plans?"

"In the past two years, I have noticed that many DJs are collaborating with mainstream singers across borders. For example, David Guetta, his album "Popular Life" released this year is a very good attempt. Therefore, I would like to say something to everyone here He said, as long as you think you are a talented DJ, you can contact my electronic music record label. I am willing to produce albums and release singles for you. I have invested 2000 million yuan in my music label. This is mine. determination."

The reporter suddenly became rude: "Logic, you have both acquired the electronic music magazine "DJ" and created an electronic music label. In this way, you are both an athlete and a referee. Isn't this unfair to other electronic musicians? "

Luo Ji's expression on the TV was as uncomfortable as if he had eaten Shit, but he recovered immediately: "The magazine operates independently, and I will not interfere."

After the news interview was over, the eyes of everyone around him fell on Luo Ji, and everyone looked surprised.This is 6000 million!

Luo Ji pretended not to notice and calmly said to Taylor, "Take me to meet your friends?"

"oh oh."

Taylor reacted, smiled, walked up and took Luo Ji's arm, and then said to everyone in front of the TV, "I'll take Fili to meet my friends."

(End of this chapter)