New York 2006

Chapter 63 Taylor’s Arrival

January 2007, 1, it snowed heavily two days ago, and the temperature in New York is really low now.

Luo Ji got up at five in the morning and cleaned up his image, being more serious than usual when attending the media.

He put on a thick sweater under his clothes, a black down jacket on the outside, put on a mask to cover his face, called his grandmother Queenie, drove to LaGuardia, New York, in the second car he bought with company money. Airport, the flight route of this airport is mainly domestic flights in the United States.

"Feili, why do you have to pick it up in person? Why don't you just ask your company's employees to pick it up? Don't let you freeze so early in the morning."

Grandma Queenie spoke up and said that Luo Ji had taken the driver's license test just after he turned 16, but he could not drive alone and had to be accompanied by someone when driving.That's why Luo Ji called his grandmother Queenie.

"She is different. I invited her to collaborate on a song, so it would be better for me to pick her up in person. This way I can highlight the importance I attach to her."

Grandma Queenie looked at Luo Ji with gossipy eyes: "I've seen pictures of her on the Internet, and she doesn't look very good. She's not as good-looking as Max. I've been in New York for so long and I've never seen you before. It takes so long to clean up after going out for the first time. Tell me, do you like her? "

Luo Ji and his grandmother Queenie were discussing Taylor Swift. The two hit it off after meeting in Nashville. Luo Ji tried out her voice and found it to be very good.So he proposed that the two of them record "We don't talk anymore" together.

Taylor immediately agreed after hearing Luo Ji's guitar playing.However, the production of the accompaniment of this song was a bit slow and was only completed yesterday afternoon.After Luo Ji informed Taylor last night, she immediately rushed over from Wyoming.

"Grandma, when you see Taylor later, don't talk nonsense in front of her."

"Okay, okay, but I want to see how a little girl can make you so tempted."

Grandma played Joan Baez's music "Diamonds and Rust" and walked towards the airport.

cause i need some of that vagueness now
And I need that ambiguity right now
it“s all come back too clearly
Everything in the past is too clear
yes, i love you dearly
yes i love you deeply

and if you"re offering me diamonds and rust
If you give me diamonds and rust again

i"ve already paid
Tell you, I have paid the price
Grandma stayed in the parking lot to enjoy Joan Baez's album while Luo Ji came to the airport exit alone and sat on a stool to wait.He was so well disguised that no one recognized him while waiting at the airport exit.

During this period, Luo Ji stayed at the company recording, and the media's discussion of him dropped sharply.During this time, a popular figure in the United States became the former First Lady of the United States, Ms. Clinton, Senator of New York State.She announced her participation in the 2008 presidential election a few days ago and immediately became the focus of media attention.

"Logic, I'm here."

Taylor waved excitedly when he saw Luo Ji. Luo Ji immediately greeted him, and the two immediately hugged each other.

When Luo Ji was hugging, he touched Taylor's hand and felt it was very cold. After a closer look, he realized that Taylor was only wearing a black windbreaker and a red scarf, and his face was pale from the cold.Luo Ji immediately took off his down jacket and put it on for Taylor.

"Why are you wearing so little? January is the coldest time of the year in New York."

Luo Ji was the same height as Taylor, and he had grown two centimeters in the past few months.Luo Ji's black down jacket suited her very well and matched her red scarf particularly well.

"I rushed over as soon as I received your message. I didn't pay attention to this. Give me your clothes. Aren't you cold?"

Luo Ji was most afraid of the cold. He felt uncomfortable as soon as he took it off, but he could only hold on: "I'm not cold. I also wore a thick sweater underneath. Are you the only one here? No one is with you. ?"

"only me."

"Then let's go quickly."

After the conversation, the two of them realized that several people around them were looking at them.Luo Ji realized that Taylor might have just called him by his stage name, and the people around him heard it.It seemed that someone really recognized him. Luo Ji saw a few people wanting to come up and talk. He immediately picked up Taylor and ran outside.

"It was so dangerous just now, we were almost blocked. Fortunately, we reacted quickly."

"Hahaha."

As soon as the two arrived at the parking lot, Grandma Queenie rolled down the car window and looked at the two from a distance.Luo Ji introduced Taylor: "She is my grandmother Queenie. You can just call her Queenie."

Grandma Queenie was still very respectful to Luo Ji and kept herself decent.He thoughtfully let the two of them sit in the back of the car, and then drove them to the hotel.Luo Ji booked a hotel for Taylor near his home.His home is still in Brooklyn, but it is close to Manhattan. He can drive to the company in more than 30 minutes every day.

"I saw on the news that you were promoting the album in Wyoming. How was the album sales during this time?"

"Sales are getting better and better, much better than before. My songs are still very popular with everyone. Hehe."

"The 16-year-old genius singer described by the media."

"Aren't you the same, a 16-year-old genius male singer?"

"Then it seems we have a lot in common."

"Hahaha."

The two were chatting animatedly in the back seat of the car. Grandma Queenie would peek through the rearview mirror from time to time, and Luo Ji could see the blazing fire of gossip in her eyes.However, Grandma Queenie still held back and kept talking about some topics in life.

"Tyler, do you know what's the most embarrassing thing about Fili?"

"What is it?"

"When he was a child, he participated in a school dance performance. He danced so enthusiastically that he didn't even know he peed his pants. He was wearing white pants at the time, and the watermark was very obvious. People below the stage were shocked. He Still dancing, not noticing at all.”

"Hahaha." Luo Ji said in embarrassment: "Taylor Swift, don't laugh. And grandma, why do you always talk about embarrassing things about me when I was a child?"

"Hahaha."

"stop laughing."

"I stopped laughing. I stopped laughing. Queenie, what happened next?"

Grandma Queenie sighed: "This is a sad story. He didn't know that he peed his pants until he got off the stage. From then on, he had a psychological shadow on dancing and never learned to dance again. The media always said that Philippines When you dance hard, you dance awkwardly, that’s why.”

Luo Ji retorted directly: "The rubbish media, these are all tabloids. They are all talking nonsense. I can obviously dance very well, what do you think? Taylor."

"I think you dance pretty well, trash media."

"Hahaha."

After sending Taylor to the hotel, grandma Queenie went home to send her brother Chucky to school.Luo Ji accompanied Taylor to the hotel for breakfast and then suggested that she go rest. After all, she didn't have any rest last night.However, Taylor was in very good spirits and not sleepy at all, so she asked Luo Ji to take her on a trip to New York.

"New York has many tourist attractions. We can go to Times Square, visit the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, or go to Broadway to watch an opera. Where do you want to go?"

"None of this is interesting. Can you take me to where you used to live? I'm very curious."

"It was so dangerous. I moved out and never went back."

Taylor pulled Luo Ji's sleeve and swung it back and forth, coquettishly: "Feili, just take me to see it. I've only seen it in your videos. I want to see where you lived before."

Taylor changed his name to Luo Ji from "Logic" to "Fili" after learning from his grandmother Queenie. Luo Ji softened instantly: "We can go shopping, but we can only go around the outside of the RV campground and don't go inside."

"it is good."

Luo Ji still felt unsafe: "It's still not safe for the two of us to go. I'll go get Blake."

"Blake?"

"This is the man who followed me at Big Machine Records last time. He is my good friend and is now my bodyguard."

Luo Ji first called Black and asked him to prepare.Then he and Taylor went to his home first, and Luo Ji took a white down jacket from home and put it on.Then go up to the third floor and come to Blake's home.

Since Blake worked as a bodyguard with Luo Ji, he has received a salary, and Luo Ji's commercial performance will also give him a share.He moved out alone and lived in the same apartment building as Luo Ji. He had almost no contact with his family. He disappeared without notifying his family when he moved.

Luo Ji could actually understand Blake. His family was particularly irresponsible. His parents drank all day long and treated him very badly. His parents were far worse than his mother, Sami.

Mother Sammy is quite kind-hearted. She has often taken care of Blake since she became neighbors with the Blake family.That's why Blake's relationship with Luo Ji was so strong before.

Luo Ji knocked on the door, and it was Haili who opened the door: "Are you two living together?"

"Well, come on in, Blake is cleaning up."

"It just so happens that the four of us are going out together today. Taylor wants to see the place where I used to live. Maybe we can go shopping in the afternoon after watching it."

After packing, everyone set off. The four of them drove in a car from the bustling New York to the suburbs. Luo Ji introduced Taylor to the scenery along the way.

"When I was performing on the street in Brooklyn, Blake and I took this path. Look at that tree. It grew very beautifully in the fall. But now all the leaves have fallen out."

New York's high-rise buildings are disappearing, and traffic is heading not to wealthy suburbs but to former industrial sites that are now in decay.Along the way, there were slowly more RV campsites, tents, homeless people, and homeless people.

Hailey said: "Why do I feel like there are more homeless people here than before?"

Blake responded: "I feel a lot more, too."

Listening to their words and his experiences after traveling back in time, Luo Ji could vaguely feel something, but he just couldn't put it into words.

Taylor, who comes from a middle-class background, rarely sees such a scene and was very shocked along the way: "Look, they are holding a toad and licking it. It's so disgusting."

Luo Ji started to explain: "This is very common here. What they lick is the Colorado River toad, which secretes a toxin that can be used as a hallucinogen. People here who can't afford the toads also eat poisonous mushrooms. You see Those people's stiff limbs and weird walking postures are caused by long-term drug use."

Taylor's words became much less. She just watched along the way. Such a scene still had a great impact on her.After another ten minutes, the four of them finally arrived at the former RV campground. Luo Ji and others did not go in, but drove around in the surrounding area. Luo Ji pointed at a white RV and said.

"Taylor, look there, that's where I used to live. It's now occupied."

Taylor looked at the white RV there and the terrible environment around him. He turned to look at Luo Ji. Suddenly, he held his hand with his left hand and gently patted Luo Ji's hand to comfort him.

"You must have had a hard time before."

Luo Ji had a pretty good life here before, and he and Blake were doing well in their criminal careers.He is also a popular presence at school.But Luo Ji decisively played dumb and enjoyed Taylor's comfort.

"Well, I used to..."

(End of this chapter)