New York 2006

Chapter 80 Global Crisis
Luo Ji chatted with Beyoncé and his group for about 10 minutes, and then continued to make friends in the music industry. During this period, he met many people.Luo Ji was in a good mood until he saw Justin Timberlake walking with the famous Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson.

"This scumbag." Luo Ji complained to his manager Braun.

"Scarlett Johansson, as an actress, filmed Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around Comes Around" music video, and someone broke the news that they were dating." Agent Braun explained.

The four people collided head-on. Actor Scarlett Johansson was very surprised when she saw Luo Ji and walked up to shake hands with Luo Ji.Only then did Luo Ji feel up close the charm of what Hollywood calls Marilyn Monroe in the 21st century.

Scarlett Johansson is wearing a white retro dress with her blond hair tied up. She has a classic and sexy temperament that can really stimulate the secretion of male hormones.She said in a sexy and lazy voice.

"Logic, your music is great, I really like it!"

Scarlett Johansson said in surprise.But after she finished speaking, she thought of something, looked embarrassed, and looked at Justin Timberlake next to her.

"Thank you for liking my music. I also watched your "Match Point" and your acting skills are superb!"

Luo Ji responded with a smile, and then he saw Justin Timberlake next to Scarlett, looking at him with hostility.Luo Ji didn't give him a good look either. He glared at him and then spoke loudly to Scarlett, deliberately letting Justin hear.

"Scarlett, you have to be careful and keep your eyes open. Some people like to bully women. Those women who are bullied are not even left behind in the media. You have to be careful."

"Boy, who are you talking about?" Justin said coldly, stepping forward to block Luo Ji.

"I said so-and-so knew it in his heart. Otherwise, why would he be so impatient?" Luo Ji was not deterred at all. He took a step forward and looked at Justin with hostility.Luo Ji looked around and saw that Justin was a little taller than him, so he stood up on his tiptoes.

Scarlett Johansson and her agent Braun saw this scene and hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two.

Luo Ji also retreated, and then smiled at Scarlett: "You work first, I'll go somewhere else, Scarlett, remember to keep your eyes open."

"You kid..." Justin Timberlake wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Scarlett.

Manager Braun quickly dragged Luo Ji away. The two walked some distance away, and then manager Braun said, "What's the matter with you? Why did you get into trouble with him?"

"He was the one who glared at me first!" Luo Ji said nonchalantly.

"Well, I hate him too. I also look down on men who bully women. He ruined Janet Jackson and also exposed Britney in the media." Manager Braun said.

"Stop talking about that scumbag, let's go."

The two of them were walking and chatting. After walking a few steps, they noticed that a group of old men and women had gathered in a corner of the party. Luo Ji also moved forward with curiosity. A very elegant old woman was holding a wine glass in her left hand and was talking to everyone. Give a speech.

"I hate President Bush very much. He is simply a cancer of the United States. He takes the children of the United States to participate in a meaningless war thousands of miles away. The war only brings endless pain, but only those who are satisfied are satisfied. The appetite of the big capitalists, the military-industrial complex..."

Clap clap clap clap.

At the end of the speech, the group of old men and women applauded.Luo Ji listened carefully to the speech, which was a speech against the war in Iraq.

At this time, whether it is the middle class or the bottom class in the United States, from 2003 to now, as the war has lengthened, Americans hate this war.Luo Ji looked at the old woman in the field and felt that she looked very familiar.

"who is she?"

Agent Braun said: "She is Joan Baez."

"Is it her? I've only seen photos of her when she was young." Luo Ji exclaimed!
"Yes! Time is ruthless."

Luo Ji knew her, the queen of American folk songs, the favorite female singer of the hippies of my grandmother's generation.Luo Ji often heard his grandmother playing her songs at home.She is probably the goddess among the hippies of my grandmother’s generation, and the male god is Bob Dylan.

In the 70s and [-]s, the United States was in the midst of the anti-Vietnam War, civil rights movement, and hippie culture.Leftist ideas have reached their climax throughout the world.The politics of the United States fell into unprecedented chaos. It was in this environment that Joan Baez, who is of Latino descent, emerged from Greenwich Village, New York.

She was very beautiful when she was young and was the goddess of many people.The photos of her when she was young are also in line with Eastern aesthetics.She was a woman that both Bob Dylan and Steve Jobs liked.

Speaking of Jobs, when he was young, Jobs was also a hippie. Like most hippies, he also liked the music of Joan Baez very much.

Therefore, after Jobs became famous, at the age of 27, he once passionately pursued Joan Baez.Joan Baez was 41 years old at the time, and the two got along for a while, but eventually separated.

Therefore, it can be seen how much charm the idol of one's youth has on a person.Speaking of which, Jobs and Luo Ji are also very similar. After becoming famous, they both completed their pursuit of their childhood idols.

Thinking of this, Luo Ji couldn't help but smile.Manager Braun looked at Luo Ji doubtfully: "Do you want to go up and get to know her?"

"Yeah." Luo Ji said, staring at him.

When there were fewer people around Joan Baez, her manager Braun led Luo Ji to her: "Joan Baez, this is my client Logic, he wants to get to know you."

Joan Baez looked at Luo Ji with a smile, pulled him to her side and hugged him: "Come on, Logic, your music is really great, you have a temperament beyond your years, I really like it. Especially It’s your Viva La Vida.”

Luo Ji also hugged him warmly and said sincerely: "I also like your music very much. Your singing has a soul-traveling feeling and can directly reach a person's heart."

Joan Baez said unexpectedly: "Really? There are very few young people who like my music now. They all follow the pop."

Luo Ji smiled and said, "I had never heard of your music before. Later, my grandmother came to my house and played your music every day, and I fell in love with it. I was shocked at the time. How could I find it so shocking now?" the sound of."

"is it?"

"Classics can always withstand the baptism of time!" Luo Ji said sincerely.

The two chatted for about five minutes. When Luo Ji saw the old men and women milling around with wine glasses, they all wanted to come up and talk to Joan Baez.

"Qiong, can I come with you and Zhang Ying?"

"Of course." Joan Baez smiled happily.

Luo Ji took out his cell phone and saw that it was out of battery, so he asked his manager Braun to take out a spare battery and replace it, and then asked him to take a photo of the two of them.

After taking a group photo, Luo Ji pointed at the old men and women milling around and said, "Thank you, Qiong, I won't disturb you anymore. If I delay any longer, they will probably beat me up."

"Hahaha, not really. Logic, goodbye!" Joan Baez said with a smile.

"Goodbye!" Agent Braun came over with his mobile phone: "The photo was taken very well."

Luo Ji took it over and took a look. It was pretty good, so he edited the photo into a multimedia message: "Mr. Jobs, have you received the script for my "We don't talk anymore" MV? How do you feel about it? By the way. Look at the picture, who I met at the pre-Grammy party today.”

After only a short while, Jobs's text message came back: "The script is very good. Let your agent come to Apple's publicity department to negotiate. Here is the contact information. By the way, your two iPhones have been It’s on the way, you’ll probably receive it soon.”

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Jobs!" Luo Ji texted back.

Luo Ji casually handed the phone to his manager Braun: "Leave it to you, go and do it!"

"what?"

"Apple phones will have ads embedded in the MV for "We don't talk anymore", go ahead and talk about it!"

Agent Braun looked at the content of the text message: "You actually have Steve Jobs's personal contact information?"

Luo Ji said calmly: "He was the one who took the initiative to contact me. If it weren't for the business relationship, I wouldn't want to talk to him."

"Hum..."

"You do not believe?"

"I believe it!" Braun said firmly.

The two walked for a while, and Luo Ji saw Shakira and the Black Eyed Peas communicating, so he prepared to strike up a conversation.As soon as he took a step, he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Logic, here."

Luo Ji looked back and saw that it was the CBS Grammy broadcast manager and the Grammy organizer. Luo Ji looked at the two of them in confusion.

"What do you want from me? Is there something wrong with the arrangement?"

The person in charge of organizing the Grammys smiled and said: "That's a good thing. We decided to change your location at the Grammy venue. We'll put you in the front row, sitting with Carrie Underwood, so that more cameras will be able to take care of you." you."

Carrie Underwood rose from "American Idol" and her album won the AFC sales title last year.There are four Grammy nominations this year.

Manager Braun frowned: "The Grammys are about to start tomorrow night. You guys proposed to change seats so close. Have you discussed it with the person sitting in that seat? Don't let the Grammys end by then. Logic will be replaced by that People broke the news that it would be bad if we took his position.”

The person in charge of the Grammy comforted him: "Don't worry, we have discussed it with him. He is the producer of Carrie Underwood's record. After we persuaded him, he was willing to give up his position. All this is what we asked for, It has nothing to do with you.”

The manager nodded to Luo Ji, and then Luo Ji said, "Thank you."

The person in charge of the Grammy took out an envelope and handed it to Luo Ji: "This is a new invitation letter. Please keep it. I have to leave beforehand."

"it is good."

After the head of the Grammys left, the CBS Grammy broadcasting head whom he met at the last party of Viacom President Philip Dorman walked up to Luo Ji and said, "Logic, this is all my fault." , it was only after my suggestion that the person in charge of the Grammys agreed.”

Luo Ji stepped forward and hugged the old white man from CBS: "Thank you, but is there no other reason?"

"Hahaha, I'm also thinking about the ratings. Your album is so popular, and the audience is happy to see you. Come on, I'll take you to meet someone!"

"Who?"

"Vice President Gore," the old white man from CBS said.

"Gore?"

Agent Braun explained: "Albert Gore was the Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He represented the Democratic Party in the presidential election in 2000 and almost became the President of the United States. You were still young at the time, so you probably didn't know. He Last year, the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" and the book of the same name were released, which aroused widespread response in the West. Have you seen it?"

"No." Luo Ji said to the old white man from CBS: "Do you know what Vice President Gore wants from me?"

"It should be related to environmental protection! Let's go there first."

The two followed the old white man from CBS and arrived at a small conference room.Gore was sitting inside and communicating with several celebrities. Luo Ji knew the British group Pussycat Dolls, Kelly Clarkson from "American Idol", singer John Legend, Akon, and Alicia Keys.And James Brown.

When Vice Commander Gore saw Luo Ji, he immediately came up to him and shook hands with Luo Ji cordially. He was very approachable and made people feel good about him: "Logic, hello."

"Hello, Vice Commander Gore," Luo Ji said with a smile.

"Hahaha, the deputy commander, it all happened before. Just call me Gore, come on, come on, sit down and talk together."

Luo Ji found a seat and sat down, nodding to the stars around him.Other celebrities also nodded to Luo Ji in a friendly manner.

Former Deputy Commander Al Gore said seriously: "Have you seen the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" I shot last year?"

"I've seen it, I've seen it." Luo Ji also echoed everyone, but in fact he hadn't seen it at all.

Vice Commander Gore then spoke: "That's good. Now the earth has reached a critical moment. In the 70s, the ozone layer hole crisis occurred. Governments around the world can unite to solve this global crisis. I believe that global changes are now Regarding the crisis of the warming greenhouse effect, all countries can unite to deal with this crisis of the century. However, governments around the world do not pay much attention to this issue now, so I hope to use everyone's power to make the media and public opinion pay attention to this issue. "

John Legend said: "Mr. Gore, what are your plans?"

Deputy Commander Gore said: "My team and I would like to invite you to participate in the Live Earth global charity concert that will be held simultaneously around the world on July 2007, 7. This concert will involve more than a dozen people on six continents around the world. Large cities. All proceeds will be donated to the non-profit organization, Climate Protection Alliance, to educate the world about the crisis of global warming and the greenhouse effect."

"No problem, I am willing to do my part!" John Legend first expressed his stance.

Luo Ji was a little confused. With such cooperation, he must not have been invited by Gore.

Others agreed.Manager Braun poked Luo Ji's arm and nodded to him.Luo Ji also joined everyone in expressing his agreement.

"Thank you all very much. There is a form here. I hope you can write your name and contact information. The staff will inform you of the specific arrangements." Gore said warmly to everyone.

(End of this chapter)