hollywood billionaire

Chapter 111 XOXO
"This is to drive out the devil in me."

Letting go of the stiff Han Yi, Madison smacked his lips, his head lowered, and his voice was inaudible.

"It doesn't mean anything."

When she raised her head again, the girl from Long Island had already put on a bright and sweet smile.

"Mattie, I..."

"I know, you are the boss and I am an artist. Any relationship beyond this scope is neither moral nor professional."

Using the classic lines of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" to accurately summarize the current situation of the two, Madison touched the ponytail again.

"Don't worry, this matter, only you and I know... In fact, forget it."

"Kiss...and don't tell."

After speaking, Madison turned around smartly and returned the same way.

Han Yi, who froze in place, his brain still processing information frantically, could only see the girl's shiny hair fluttering on her shoulders in the sudden early summer breeze.

What Han Yi couldn't observe was that Madison Bill, who was facing away from him, had a flushed face like a boiled Louisiana lobster, a slightly trembling index finger on his mouth, and still unclosed lips that fluttered unconsciously .

Madison has always liked a line from Karen Marie Mourning's novel "Blood Heat":

One day you'll kiss a man who can't breathe without him, and then discover that breathing means nothing.

This man...could it be him?
There is no comparable precedent, and Madison Beal doesn't know the answer to that question.

But she knew that in the hot and lazy Los Angeles afternoon, at the end of the undisturbed mountain trail, the crystal clear sweat on the tip of the nose, the unexpected intimate contact, the masculine scent of rosewood and patchouli...

It was a hasty, imperfect, unknown kiss.

But it is the best way to start her late youth in her heart.

Who cares what happens next?
At least for that moment, I am his, and he is mine.

Breathing is insignificant, at least for that moment.

Thinking of this, Madison Bill turned around and waved to Han Yi who was still standing there.

"How long are you going to stand there?"

"If we don't go down the mountain, we won't be able to keep up with the recording."

……

"Come on, come on...

Save me from the rocking boat.
I just wanna stay afloat,

I'm all alone.
I hope, I hope...

Someone's gonna take me home,

Somewhere I can rest of my soul.
I need to know,

You won't let go! "

The strong voice of G#5 is nothing to worry about as a mezzo-soprano Madison Bill.Standing in front of the microphone, she didn't need any auxiliary movements, and she didn't need to make any painful preparation expressions. The eight-bar aria originally prepared for M was as simple as sleeping and eating for her.

If M's voice is like the winter in Odense, Denmark, in his hometown, cold and rough, with a Nordic peak texture, then Madison Bill's voice is the long island summer that all New Yorkers flock to, mellow and warm But never overly humid, with a gentle breeze that leaves the skin velvety smooth.

In 2016, the underage Madison's proficiency in vocal skills, control over vocal regions, and cognition of his own voice conditions were far from reaching the level seven years later.But talent is talent. Even without polishing and modification, the brilliance that a piece of rough diamond can emit is not comparable to that of ordinary gravel.

"She's really nice..."

The corner of Benny Blanc's mouth drooped, he nodded in approval, then turned his head, pointed at Madison in the recording room, and said to Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen.

"This girl has a great voice!"

"Thank you, Benny." Han Yi nodded and smiled, "He is indeed one of the most impressive singers here."

"What did you talk to her about?" Zhao Youzhen touched Han Yi with his elbow, and asked with a bit of curiosity in his voice, "From the moment I was so nervous that I couldn't make a sound, I can basically go through it all over now...why?" To enlighten her?"

"We talked about...her demons."

There was no abnormality in Han Yi's expression, he still had that modest and confident smile, but his heart was beating all the time.

How did you get her enlightened?

He didn't know whether to attribute the credit to his persuasion, or...

However, no matter which way it is, it should be able to prove that his mouth has the effect of opening his voice, right?
Thinking of this, Han Yi couldn't help pursing his lips.

Is this buttery, honey-like smell coming from her lip balm, or herself?

"Heart demon?"

"Well, something related to her childhood and growth experience." Hearing Zhao Youzhen's question, Han Yi subconsciously covered his mouth with his hands and stroked his non-existent beard, "It's more complicated. Tell you slowly... Hey, by the way, Justin and Scout are gone?"

Knowing the answer to the question, Han Yi still wanted to ask it, of course to change the subject.

"Their part has already been recorded, and Justin's movements are quite fast." Zhao Youzhen replied, "It should be on the way to LAX now, Scooter asked me to tell you that next time you have time, go to him office, or find a place outside to sit and chat to see if there is any opportunity for cooperation.”

"Okay." Han Yi chuckled twice and said, "Let's talk to him and see how to buy SB Projects and Ithaca Holdings step by step."

"I want to buy everything." Zhao Youzhen glanced at Han Yi with a slight smile, not paying much attention to the latter's words.

Justin Bieber + Ariana Grande + Kanye West, what do you mean you can buy something you can buy?
"'I need to know'...Madison, can you try this part again? This time with a little more breath, or it will sound a little dry."

"Okay, Ed."

"'I'm all alone', is this place a bit low? Need to change the melody line?"

"I feel fine, maybe I didn't sink... try again?"

"Okay, I'll give you two bars in advance..."

The passages that Madison Bill needs to record are not complicated, because in the final analysis, in terms of vocal melody, "Cold Water" is the work of Justin Bieber singing the absolute protagonist.Scooter Braun's strength, Justin Bieber's celebrity status, and the commercial appeal of this artist brand can be seen from this.

If he can't get the feature of two verses and all choruses, Justin would rather give up the cooperation.But even with such conditions, Diplo and Mad Decent are still happy.

Because they know that as long as Justin Bieber is there to help out, this song can at least secure a top ten spot on the Billboard chart.

And this is the main reason why Han Yi wants to insert Madison Beer into the lineup of guest singers. If her name can appear with Justin Bieber and Major Lazer, then even if there is only an eight-bar aria, even if she can't get a penny The royalties shared by Madison are also immeasurable in promoting Madison's career.

Newcomers in the initial stage, no matter who they cooperate with or how they cooperate, they only have one goal in the end.

Take advantage.

This is Han Yi's first opportunity to borrow for Madison Bill, but it will definitely not be the last.

Next, in terms of music, Ariana Grande's Madison will be the benchmark, and there are still many ripe and fruitful fruits waiting for her to pick.

"Let me see... there should be no problem."

After replacing the main track with several modified parts, and roughly checking all the backup vocals that have been recorded and placed at the bottom of the project file, Diplo pressed the call button with his left hand, and raised his right hand to Madison Bill in the recording room. thumb.

"Is there anything else you'd like to fix, Madison?"

"You're fine, I'm fine."

"Okay, then come out and listen."

Diplo took off his monitor headphones, breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced casually at the clock hanging on the wall.

Only 2675 minutes had passed since Madison stepped into the studio at 10 Rutherford Road for the second time.

"When do you think it's more appropriate to release this single?"

Pressing the play button, Diplo played the studio version of "Cold Water" from beginning to end.When he arrived at Drop, he stood up and walked towards Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen, and sat on the far right side of the sofa.

"What about Scout?"

"They want to release it in July, preferably at the end of July." Diplo recalled the reasons Scooter Braun gave him. "Their US tour ends on July 7, and after that, they ...It seems to be in Japan, and the world tour will officially start. So before that, Scooter hopes to have a new single to help build momentum for the upcoming tour, and at the same time, the momentum of the world tour itself can also help "Cold Water" Do better on the list."

"By the way, I always forgot to ask... how much royalties do they want for guest artists?"

"10%."

"It's full." Han Yi raised his eyebrows and said.Generally speaking, if it is a cameo by a small artist, or if there are not many arias, then the guest artist's royalty share will be between 3-4%.And if it is a superstar of Justin Bieber's level, and there are so many parts to be recorded, then the share will generally be increased to 10%.

As for Madison Beal, who has a low status and few arias?

Of course it's a friendship cameo.

"It's full." Diplo nodded, "but then he agreed to appear at two of our music festivals for free... to perform this song."

"Mad City?" Han Yi suggested.

"That's what I think too."

"Then the end of July. Is there any problem with post-production? Block Party is about to start, and you have to go to Europe...By the way, do you have a performance today? I remember Kevin told me."

"Yes, they will drive me to Las Vegas later... I will stay there until May NO.30, there will be four shows. Oh, and I will go to Virginia Beach to participate in Shaggfest in the middle, but I will go there for one day , arrive at night, and fly back to Vegas in the early morning.”

Diplo looked at the dense itinerary in the phone memo.

"When are you coming to Vegas? I can arrange a time and go see the venue together."

"About May 16th...about NO.[-]." Han Yi thought for a while and said, "Can I catch up with your performance?"

"My No.13 performance at Wynn, I should not be able to keep up."

"That's a pity, but I don't think it can be too early, because there are other arrangements."

Having said that, Han Yi also clicked on the phone screen.Originally, he was used to writing down all the schedules in the memo, but since they lived on the phone for a long time, in order to reduce the probability of being discovered as much as possible, he moved the records of work and life to the calendar.

Click on any date in May, and every hour from [-]:[-] am to at least [-]:[-] pm is filled with work.

Only the day of May 5th was blank.

Only here at 8:30am, there is a red line with only one English word written on it.

Commencement.

……

"Auntie, how long does it take for their plane to arrive on the 11th?"

Sitting in the dark private office at 864 Stella Della Road, Han Yi was staring at the news page on the Digital Storm laptop screen in a daze.

2016 USC Graduation Ceremony, Valedictorian Speech - Surika Ramaya.

2016 USC graduation ceremony, Oracle founder, honorary doctor Larry Ellison?
No, how do I remember, the graduation speaker was Will Farrell?
Memory gone wrong?Or the butterfly effect?

Han Yi, who was in deep thought, took a long time to notice the push message that popped up from the phone on the table.He unlocked the screen and automatically jumped to the three-person chat group on WeChat.

After returning from New York, Xiao Ru started a small group consisting of only her, Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen.In the past few days, the name of the group has been changed from Han Yiqi's "Professional Cooking Team" to "Yiyi Graduation Ceremony Organization and Planning Group".

What to organize?What are you planning?
Xu Yiru didn't know either.

She only knew that this was a major event that must not be missed.

The big thing is not the graduation ceremony itself, but the people who are going to attend the graduation ceremony.

Han Yi's mother... and grandma.

"CZ327, arrive at seven forty in the evening."

There is no need to look through the order on Ctrip, Han Yi also knows the specific time of landing.Regardless of whether it is his mother or himself, every time he comes to Los Angeles, he basically takes the CZ327 of China Southern Airlines.There are two reasons. First, since 2012, CZ327 has been operated by A380. The business class is very large and spacious, which is convenient for rest.

Second, the business class of China Southern Airlines has a large bowl of beef noodles.

This is one of the few in-flight meals that Ling Lan, who is not used to eating airplane meals, can accept.

"Okay, I have a final at four o'clock, and I'll come to you after the exam."

"Miss Yoo Jin, how did you get there? @YooJinCho"

"From the company."

When sending the message, Zhao Youzhen was still in the office without any suspense.Just like what she promised Han Yi, since she moved to Room 1000 of Xinghui Building, she has spent more time here than in her own apartment.Unlike Xiaoru, Yujin who has a car can come and go freely, so she doesn't have to worry too much about the night in Los Angeles.

"Should I go to the Atelier the day before? @Grace Hsu"

"Can we make an appointment?"

"Okay, I just made a call."

"Okay, let's go together. Do you want to dye it or something?"

"I'll just wash it off."

"You two don't need to go." With a soft smile on the corner of his mouth, Han Yi interrupted their chat, "I'll just pick it up myself."

"Definitely go!" Xu Yiru was categorical, without giving Han Yi any room to refute, "Just tell us if you want to meet at Bel Air."

"Over there at the school. I have an exam in the morning on the 11th. After I'm done, I have to go to the company. After lunch, I'll pick you up with you, and we'll start from there."

Han Yi thought for a while and came up with the safest method.

Mom and grandma are coming, and it's the kind of itinerary that can't be avoided.

Outsiders can tell that the current windfall is from the family.So what should you do with your family?
There is no particularly good way, only as planned before, step by step to make his wealth accumulation look reasonable in front of the most knowledgeable family members.

Therefore, this time, when her mother and grandma came to attend the graduation ceremony, Han Yide's personality must be "just graduated, found a good job, has a good boss worth following, and is learning to make money".

Therefore, from the very beginning, Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen, the two girls who have the closest relationship with him and are the closest in life, and who want to participate in the graduation ceremony no matter what they say, have to return to normal student life early.

Instead of meeting at No. 864 Stella Della Road, we gathered at the University Gateway, which still pays the rent every month, in order to give them a psychological presupposition, and gradually show the current situation that they want to show in front of their families. Described from the perspective of Xiaoru and Youzhen, false and true, false and true.

Therefore, Han Yi didn't need to communicate with Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen in advance, asking them to help hide it from his family.In fact, doing that would only make the two girls doubtful and cause unnecessary trouble.

The real master of Duan Shui is not afraid of Xiaoru and Youzhen telling the truth in front of the family members. When the time comes to add oil and vinegar quietly, what will fall into the ears of mother and grandma will be another completely Different versions of the story.

This series of operations has been brewing in Han Yi's mind since he just returned to this world and learned that he is still more than two months away from graduation.

Whether it can be successfully concealed depends on the past few days.

"I haven't asked you yet."

With all his thoughts in mind, Han Yi officially launched the action according to his plan.He pressed the voice button, his voice was calm.

"What are the arrangements for the summer vacation? Oh, you told me, Xiao Ru, that you will stay for summer school."

"What about you, Yujin?"

"There are still many things on the company's side." Zhao Youzhen thought about it for a while, and then sent another message, "I probably won't be going back this summer, I'm very busy."

"Oh, good." Hearing Zhao Youzhen's answer, Han Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and leaned the phone to his mouth again, "Let me tell you, after my mother and grandma come, I am going to take them to Highway No. [-] Turn around, go to San Francisco, and then drive directly from San Francisco to Las Vegas."

"You said it before." Xiao Ru replied a voice.

"Then..." Han Yi asked tentatively, "Are you going? It's just a car."

In the group of three, there was half a minute of silence.Then, two text messages from YooJinCho popped up.

"Aren't we just going to see the music festival venue?"

"Xiaoru, let's go and see together?"

"Okay!"

Grace Hsu replied instantly.

"Is it cold in SF at this time, @YooJinCho? What clothes are better?"

"I took a look. The temperature during the day is not bad, it looks like 25-26 degrees, but I still need to add a coat at night."

"Then I'd better bring some more, I'm more afraid of the cold."

Seeing the two girls board the thief ship as he wished, Han Yi chuckled twice. In the private office with no lights turned on, he looked like the little black man who was about to commit a crime in Detective Conan.

But soon, his smile that had succeeded in the plot was forcibly erased.Because, in another instant messaging app, a push message popped up.

From user Madison Beer.

"Hey yi."

"Whatcha doing? xoxo."

　Thanks to the lord Shen Yanqian for adding more!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)