New York 2006

Chapter 9 Max

Luo Ji successfully got Max's phone number, but Max was at work. After asking for the phone number, Luo Ji didn't bother him. He went directly to Broadway in Manhattan and found ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

After all, ASCAP is a very mature organization. Submit the music scores and demos, fill out the application materials, pay the fees, and leave your phone number. Including the time on the road, the application was completed in less than five hours. All that was left was to wait for the call. Someone notifies you of the result of copyright registration.

It's almost night now, where to go next?go home?Luo Ji suddenly remembered Max out of nowhere, so he called over to discuss the matter between the two of them.We made an appointment to meet tonight!

At eight o'clock in the evening, there was a cool breeze on Bedford Street in Brooklyn, New York.

Max wore a black trench coat over a waiter's suit, with a layer of dark red lipstick on his lips. He looked very confident and aggressive, and his tone was very casual: "Felix, how old are you this year?"

"I'm 21 years old, and I heard from Jamie that you are 23 years old this year." Luo Ji lied without blushing.

"It doesn't look like it, it feels like you only have it."

Max looked at Luo Ji with disbelief on her face.Luo Ji had no expression on his face and no stage fright at all.

"It's not like you don't know. The genes of East Asians appear to be younger. I'm half Chinese. You should be able to tell."

Max suddenly spoke in a pornographic tone: "I can tell, you look delicious, hahaha."

Luo Ji kept up with Max's speed: "Then do you want to taste it?"

The careless Max did not answer, but changed the subject: "What is your relationship with Jamie?"

Luo Ji told the truth: "He is a lawyer, and I am consulting him on some legal issues today!"

"Lawyer? Just like in "Law and Order"?" Max instantly became possessed by drama and learned the classic plot of the show: "Ladies and gentlemen in the room, he is the murderer, and he has a motive for committing the crime. Yes, and his methods are very clever..."

"Law & Order" is a TV series broadcast by NBC with the theme of police and criminal justice. This drama is different from all previous dramatic dramas in that it focuses on realism. .The cases are all adapted from real cases.

The scenes in the series are not bloody and violent, but the content is quite heavy. Especially when some criminals cannot be brought to justice or receive corresponding punishments due to evidence reasons, the uncooperation of the victims, procedural reasons and loopholes in the law itself. He was the victim but became the perpetrator, etc.The cruel thing about it is that the law may not give a just result.

Justice may be served, it may be late, or it may be buried.Realism is the reason why the show is still being filmed 1990 years after it was first broadcast in 16.

"Jamie's legal practice mainly focuses on commercial and economic disputes, not the criminal lawyers in Law and Order."

"Oh, that's it." Max said regretfully.

Luo Ji asked, "Aren't you familiar with Jamie?"

"I'm not very familiar with him. I only know that he lives nearby and often comes to our restaurant to eat." Max pointed to the front: "Shall we go to the bar in front for a drink?"

"Okay."

Luo Ji was afraid that the security guard at the door of the bar would check his age, but his worries were somewhat unnecessary. Max was very happy here, like a big sister. After casually greeting the security guard, he led him into the bar: "You have a drink." What? I’m going to buy a drink.”

"Have a beer."

Max went to the bar, where she was having a great time, fist-bumping and greeting the bartender in a social manner. After a while, she brought back two large glasses of draft beer: "How about it, can you finish it?"

Luo Ji showed no signs of timidity and showed his masculine spirit: "It's no problem at all, but you are no problem!"

……

An hour later, Luo Ji raised his hands and surrendered: "I can't do it. If I drink any more I'll really throw up. I don't understand what's so good about wine. It's not good at all. It just numbs the nerves and slows down the mind."

"If you can't drink me, then give up!"

"I'll admit defeat. I promise you something. You can say it now."

"Not now, I'll tell you when I think about it!" Max said proudly.

The two left the bar. Luo Ji was a little tipsy, but Max seemed completely fine: "Can you take me home?"

After working hard all night, he finally got to the point. Luo Ji quickly replied, "Of course, no problem!"

Luo Ji felt that he was here to make a joke today and promised to take Max home. However, he was swaying along the way and could not stand firmly. Max was supporting him.The two walked for less than 5 minutes and arrived in front of a three-story apartment.

The whole apartment looked rather shabby, and there was no security guard at the entrance of the building. Max said: "This is where I live. I live on the first floor. There is a yard behind the room. I planted some flowers and plants. I can watch them in the summer." It looks very beautiful.”

“It’s really hard to rent a house with a yard in New York!”

Max then said: "By the way, is your home far from here?"

"It's quite far. You need to take a taxi."

Max pointed to the corner in front: "You can get a taxi there, it's very convenient. You should be able to get a taxi soon if you go there now." Sure enough, his performance today was very poor, and Max's words were equivalent to Expulsion order!Luo Ji thought to himself, let me take you home. The next plot will be just like in the movie. Invite me to your home for a cup of coffee, and then...
Although he was a little disappointed, Luo Ji was in a good mood. He maintained a gentlemanly manner, smiled and extended his hand to shake hands and said goodbye: "I'll take a taxi home. You have to go to work tomorrow, so go to bed early."

Max extended his hand to shake in response and leaned forward slightly: "Actually, it's a bit early now, I don't want to sleep yet."

These words confused Luo Ji. Shouldn't he reply, "Yes, good night!"
It's hard to guess a woman's thoughts, so Luo Ji said directly: "I don't understand what you're thinking, Max. Just now you seemed to be hinting that I should leave, and now you seem to be hinting that I should stay. Did you just ask me to take a taxi and go home directly?" , is it to test whether I will become angry?"

"Guess?" Max's mouth curved.

This sentence made Luo Ji's brain, numbed by alcohol, finally start to work, and he noticed the details.

The handshake between the two was a bit long, and they were very close to each other. Max's body leaned forward slightly, her collar was opened wide and leaked out of the middle groove, and the smell of her perfume mixed with alcohol reached Luo Ji's nose.No longer hesitating, he kissed her directly. Max was also moved and responded enthusiastically.

……

Clothes were scattered on the floor, and the two of them took deep breaths to relieve the lack of oxygen after strenuous exercise.Good times are always short and time flies by.

It was over in less than 3 minutes, and Luo Ji said awkwardly: "I'm sure I will do better next time."

Max turned his face and looked at Luo Ji emotionally: "I think it's pretty good."

"Really?"

"real!"

Luo Ji's depression immediately disappeared.The two chatted and laughed, and under Luo Ji's deliberate guidance, he got a general understanding of Max.

When Max was 15 years old, before graduating from high school, he dropped out of school and went to work.While working part-time, she passed the GED and obtained a high school diploma. Then she took out a loan to enroll in a community college. She dropped out after a year and a half. Since then, she has been working in a Williamsburg restaurant. , and start your own cupcake business by the way.

"Where are your relatives? Where have they gone?"

"I never knew who my father was. As for my mother, she is currently serving a sentence in a Rhode Island prison for trafficking." Max made no secret of his family's plight.

He is a miserable child, even worse than Luo Ji: "If you want to cry, I will lend you my shoulder!"

Max responded with her unique sense of humor: "Haha, I'm not crying. I sold my tear ducts to an organ bank for cash a few years ago. Don't just talk about me, what about you? You asked Jamie today What legal issue?"

"Actually, I'm a singer, and I asked Jamie to consult on some copyright-related legal issues."

Max didn’t believe it: “Singer, copyright?”

"Please get my Ipod for me. There are songs I've recorded in it." His songs haven't been released yet, but he really trusts Max, like he's been an old friend for many years.

The two of them lay quietly on the bed, each with headphones, listening to the song on the Ipod. Halfway through, Max said: "I have heard the previous songs you covered, why is this one I haven’t heard the song.”

"I haven't published this song Viva la vida yet, and you are the first audience."

Max yelled, "Really?"

Luo Ji didn't say anything. He just looked at Max and gave her a look to let her understand.

It can't be said that Max's expression is very similar to Jamie's, it's almost exactly the same.At first he was in disbelief, then he slowly accepted the fact, and then looked at Luo Ji with an extremely surprised expression: "I actually slept with a singer, not just a guy who blew my pussy!"

"Not yet, I haven't released a song yet!"

"The day will come, don't worry." Max encouraged: "Can you pass these songs of yours to me? I will listen to them often in the future!"

"Of course, no problem. Do you have a computer here?"

Max lifted the quilt and stood up to get it: "Yes!"

Luo Ji lay on the bed and looked at her. She was so beautiful. Her figure was so beautiful. She was carefree and unabashed, confident and elegant. She had a unique charm.

Max uses a Dell Inspiron 2200 laptop and a Sony Walkman NW-E95 MP3 player.Luo Ji successfully imported the iPod songs to her MP3 through her laptop.

Max said, "I'll play my playlist for you."

Max started playing on his laptop and listened for more than ten minutes.Luo Ji found that the most popular song among them was Britney Spears' song "Do You Like Britney Too?"

"Of course, do you like her too?" Max asked.

"Of course I like it too. Isn't she the youthful memory of our generation?"

"Yeah, I remember that I was still in high school and I liked her. Time flies so fast, but now the media is really hateful and has no good words for Britney." Max said angrily .

(End of this chapter)