hollywood billionaire

Chapter 135 The Unique DOGG
"I really didn't expect... Master Dog's house is actually in Diamond Bar."

Han Yi sent the same sentence to three people on two chat apps in both Chinese and English.

"In the Chinese district? Why?"

This is Xu Yiru's reply in the group.

"Is it close to where we eat Sichuan food?"

This is the text message followed by Zhao Youzhen.

"Diamond Bar...to the east?"

This is the message on Madison Bill's Whatsapp in seconds.

Followed by a Snoop Dogg "Drop It Like It's Hot" animation.

"This Dogg?"

"Yeah, This Dogg."

"That's really unimaginable."

Madison, who was engrossed in replying to Han Yi's message, was sitting in front of the ice cream shop at the Farmer's Market in Fairfax. In front of him... was not ice cream, but a bottle of Poland Spring.This is the mineral water that Madison Bill, who grew up on Long Island, is most used to. Even when she came to Los Angeles, she did not learn Hollywood's luxurious way of drinking water.

For Madison, her tongue can taste the quality of mineral water... and Fiji water, an expensive luxury, is too "heavy".

Sounds like a little lunatic, but that's the weird and funny world of Madison Beale.

The reason why I can't kill and taste delicious food at the farmer's market on Saturday is because there is less than a month before the tour starts.The dance teacher Hanyue found for her and Bi Li, as well as her own personal fitness trainer, all gave her death orders. Before going on stage, she should not take in any calories that were not planned.

"I thought he lived on your street."

"I thought so too, but I ran on the highway for almost an hour."

"Who are you chatting with, Maddie?" Good friend Isabella Jones came back to her with a plate of guacamole nachos. Madison was so frightened that she subconsciously tapped the phone screen down.

"Some people have a situation." Isabella frowned, and the detective's sharp eyes flicked on Madison's face, "New crush?"

"I don't even have an old crush." ​​Madison's chest heaved twice, and he quickly returned to normal. "I'm talking to my boss about the tour."

"Why does it look so spooky talking to the boss... wait, which boss?"

Isabella put her index finger to her lips, recalling thoughtfully.

"The guy who bought UTA in that THR article you showed me? That damn hot Asian cupcake?"

"Asian cupcakes... what are you talking about." Madison propped up her forehead with one hand, and shook her head with a wry smile, "But, yes, it's him."

"Oh, wow."

Isabella's eyes widened, she leaned towards Madison, and said in a low voice.

"Somebody wanna bang her boss!"

"I didn't, God!"

Madison glanced apprehensively at the empty adjacent table and patted Isabella on the arm.

"Say that in a city full of paparazzi, do you think I'm not on TMZ enough?"

"What a good exposure." Isabella spread her hands, her smile gradually became gossip, "And, what a good partner, I can't believe you didn't tell me... tell me, where is the progress A step? Are his lips soft?"

"Bella, listen to what you're saying."

At this moment, Madison is very fortunate that her makeup today can well hide her feverish face.

Thank you, Fenty Beauty!

Thank you, Rihanna!
"Just kidding, I'll never date my boss...it's neither professional nor ethical." Speaking of this, Madison couldn't help laughing when he thought of the Kardashian family stalk who came and went with Han Yi made a sound.She quickly waved her hand and explained, "Sorry, I just find it funny just thinking about it, Bella, stop poking around, I don't want to screw up my new contract because of this."

"All right……"

Isabella Jones rolled her eyes, then showed a more cunning smile, put her hands on the table, and said word by word.

"Then you—how about introducing me?"

"What?" Madison raised his voice incredulously, "Introduce what?"

"Me, and your boss." Isabella Jones swung her index finger back and forth between Madison Bill and herself.

"This can't be..." Madison quickly put the brakes on his tongue, "But why, Bella?"

"let us see……"

Isabella Jones counts on her fingers.

"Rich, hot, terribly rich, attractive, rich at the $1 million level. Woman, I'm not his entertainer. Do you need to ask me why?"

"you……"

Madison opened her mouth and found that she couldn't refute any of Isabella's reasons, so she could only scoop up a spoonful of guacamole with cornflakes and stuff it into her friend's mouth.

"Get a life."

Requests that cannot be refused with serious words can only be prevaricated with jokes.

Hearing Madison's ridicule, Isabella sniffed through her nostrils dissatisfied, and refuted while chewing.

"Get a man!"

"Oh, haha, my God..."

On the other end, Han Yi, who was immersed in the mobile phone chat interface, suddenly heard Kean Griffin's hoarse laughter drawn out in the driver's seat.

"What's wrong, Kean?"

"It's okay, Boss." Kian couldn't help laughing again, with his bald lips, "No, it's just this street, it's too familiar. Did you see the sign, Alamo High Road. Ten Years ago, Su Ge and I came here to look for him...we have negotiated, and the memory is still fresh."

"Wow, I didn't expect him to have lived here for so long." Han Yi raised his eyebrows.

"Yeah, he lived in Claremont before, probably... in 98, he moved here. That's right, it was in 98, I remember it very clearly, after he signed with No Limit." He glanced at Han Yi, Kean Griffin immediately understood the source of the other party's surprise, "It's been so popular for so many years and still lives in East Los Angeles, it's surprising, boss."

"Indeed." Han Yi nodded slightly, "I thought it was at least in a place like Malibu."

"Snoop has chronic back pain and can't live in places that are too humid. The desert to the east is just what he likes." Kean Griffin pointed to a white bungalow passing by on the left. "Here is his recording studio. Most of the albums are made here. We call it the 'church'."

"When did you leave Sugar, Kean?"

"In 01, he just got out of prison, and he wanted to do things with the blood gang. I persuaded him, and Andre also persuaded him, but Su Ge refused to listen. Later, Andre went out to set up a factory by himself. In order not to choose sides among the brothers, I also quit. Technically speaking, I am the security of the Death Row team, not his alone."

"Understood, it's been a long time. Andre and Snoop should be surprised to see you later."

"Oh, I'm not even sure if they remember me." Kian sighed with relief and shook his head with a smile. "It's been 15 years anyway. Things have changed a lot...and I was just a follower Just one. I don’t talk to them much, and they don’t talk to me much.”

Speaking of which, Kian turned the steering wheel fully, as if he had muscle memory, and made a perfect semicircle without any lag, and parked firmly in the driveway of the Spanish-style villa on the right.

"Here we go, boss. Doghouse."

After getting out of the car, Han Yi carefully observed the villa.It is clean and tidy, with tropical plants and flower beds carefully constructed, without any traces of the life of a gangster hip-hop singer, except for the unusually tall black bodyguard standing at the door.

"Mr. Han?"

The bodyguard, who sounded like a muffled drum, folded his hands in front of him and asked.

"Yes." Kean Griffin took half a step forward and replied on behalf of the employer, "Mr. Han Yi, you are here at the invitation of Mr. Yang."

"it is good."

The bodyguard nodded and held out his hand.

"Before entering the house, please surrender any deadly weapons. Hot and cold."

Hearing the other party's words, Kian glanced at Han Yi, and after getting the employer's permission, he took out his Glock 22 from the holster on his back waist, with the muzzle facing down, pinched the handle with his index finger and thumb, and handed it to the bodyguard hands.

"Hot, and cold."

The bodyguard didn't move his body, but stood there, repeating what he said just now.

Kean Griffin curled his lips, and with his right hand, he pulled out a Smith & Wesson stainless steel folding knife from his left front waist, and then pulled out a bootknife of the same brand from his right ankle, handing it to the bodyguard, who then gave way to the gate. path of.

"Mr. Yang and Mr. Broadus are waiting for you inside, Mr. Han."

Entering the house, through a long and narrow corridor to the living room, the decoration is all normal.There are huge art paintings on the walls, thick cashmere carpets with intricate patterns in the main hall, and solid wood furniture with a strong retro atmosphere.Judging from the appearance alone, it is not surprising that this is the retirement home of a retired insurance manager.

Of course, living with Lord Dog, what needs paralysis most is not vision, but sense of smell.

The unpleasant scorching smell mixed with flames and ashes rushed into Han Yi's Tianling Gai as soon as he entered the door.

Without half a pound of leaves, it is estimated that such a rich taste cannot be cultivated.

Just look at Andre and you will know how uncomfortable this environment is.He quit these things a long time ago and paid special attention to physical maintenance. Dr. Dre, who went to the gym five times a week, was pacing back and forth in a corner of the living room to cover up his movements of covering his mouth and nose.

"Andre."

Han Yi exhaled lightly, then held his breath as much as possible, walked into the main hall on the left, and greeted Andre Yang.

"Yi." Andre raised his hand towards Han Yi, and then immediately turned his head to the tall, thin, black old man who was sitting in the middle of the big sofa, puffing. "Kill it, Calvin, our guest is here."

"It's almost over."

No introduction needed, if there is anyone in the industry on this planet who doesn't recognize Snoop Dogg, he's in the wrong industry.Lord Dog lazily replied, and under Dr. Dre's scrutinizing gaze, he put the roll he wrapped on the edge of the ashtray.

"Put it here first."

Recreational plants won't be legalized in California until November 2016, but Snoop Dogg apparently has little qualm with outsiders.His doctor had prescribed a generous prescription for his chronic back pain, and no one would be able to catch him with it for another century.

More importantly, who will take care of him?Since the debut of "Doggystyle", his image has been closely connected with green plants.Among other things, I don't know how many times I have been on the cover of the High Times magazine that UTA cooperates with.

"Okay, let me introduce you. Yi, you should know the old guy sitting on the sofa, so I don't need to say more. Snoop, you can call him Calvin. The hot fairy godmother next to you Shanter, his wife and manager."

"Very happy to meet all of you."

"Calvin, Shante——Han Yi, the largest institutional shareholder of the United Artists Agency, spent 1.9 million US dollars with Baihui to buy 41% of their shares. Now he is also working as a copyright distribution company, The record company and artist management company have cooperated a lot with Apple Music... Yes, Mad Decent was also bought by him."

"Thomas' label?" Since 2012, he has collaborated with Diplo on a reggae album, and the founder of Mad Decent can be said to be an old acquaintance. "Oh, I seem to have seen this news somewhere. Twitter?"

跟安托万-嘉舍预计的时间一样，Mad Decent的收购案卡着5月20号的时间点准时完成。3600万美元汇入了Diplo和凯文-库萨特苏的账户，而瀚音乐收购Mad Decent的通稿也于5月21日在所有主流平台进行了发布。

"Han Music Acquires Mad Decent for Nearly $4000M," MusicBusinessWorldwide.com.

"Mad Decent Acquired by Han Music for $3600 Million," DJMag.com.

"Han Music buys dance music label Mad Decent", Financial Times.

The last $2017 million overall acquisition of Spinnin by Warner Music was not officially announced until September 9.At least at this point in time, Han Music’s $3600 million acquisition of 55% of Mad Decent’s equity is the largest acquisition so far in the field of electronic music original labels.

[Big news: We are pleased to announce that Mad Decent has been acquired by Han Music!This marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for our brand as we join forces with one of the most forward-looking and innovative companies in the industry.Stay tuned for what's coming! #MadDecent #HanMusic #Acquisition #ExcitingTimes”]

The tweet posted by the official account of the Mad Decent label at 5:21 on May 16 caused countless waves.

[@diplo: Excited to be moving forward with Han Music, let's see where this new chapter takes us! Big things are coming to Mad Decent! #MadDecent #HanMusic #Acquisition #NewChapter #LetsGo】

[@DillonFrancis: Wow, incredible news for Mad Decent and the entire electronic music industry!Can't wait to see what amazing things we will achieve with @hanmusic and keep pushing the boundaries of creativity.It's time to celebrate! FYI. Diplo is at the Rolls Royce store #MadDecent #HanMusic #Acquisition #NewBeginnings】

[@hanmusic: We are delighted to announce that Hanmusic has acquired Mad Decent, one of the most exciting and innovative music labels out there!We're excited to partner with @maddecent to bring new ideas and experiences to fans around the world.Stay tuned for more! #HanMusic #MadDecent #Acquisition #Innovation】

[@iamsapra: Can anyone tell me what the hell @hanmusic is?Why never heard of it? 】

【@darrylhurs: A big shark in a small fishbowl #HanMusic #MadDecent】

Most fans of electronic music are eagerly discussing who this little-known company is.Some fans who know a little bit about the internal operation of the industry suspect that this is a shell company established by a capital institution, which is specially used to acquire music assets. Mad Decent is the first investment target, and there will be more in the future.

Fans who are more well-informed will analyze several recent news from Han Music.In addition to the acquisition of Mad Decent, the press releases related to Han Music also appeared in Madison Bill's signing news, Billie Eilish's Billboard list news, and Dua Lipa's UK singles list In music review.

"Big move, looks like the latest big player with Wall Street backing."

This analysis is not only the mainstream view of Mad Decent fans, but also the unanimous opinion of practitioners.

The results of "Ocean Eyes" and "Hotter Than Hell" lingering at the bottom to the middle of the list are not enough to attract the attention of the three major music groups.But the $3600 million purchase of a 55 percent stake in Mad Decent was enough to get the mediocre middle-level executives at Universal, Sony, and Warner, with the exception of a few at Island Def Jam and Interscope, to start looking into the little-known music business.

The acquisition of tens of millions of dollars, coupled with the joining of elites such as Karen Guo and Adrian Nunes in the industry news, coupled with the gradual increase in the number of seats on the ranking list... Maybe there is no way to make a big splash in EMI After the collapse, it broke the three-legged situation and filled the vacancy of the fourth man, but at least it was an exciting new blood.

Where there is new blood, there is competition.Where there is competition, there are opportunities.

Dr. Dre used the same rhetoric when he called Snoop Dogg and told him that a new company wanted to cooperate with him.

"Yes, it's Thomas' label."

"That's great, man, I salute you." Snoop Dogg squinted his half-flying eyes, and with his signature baked smile, he saluted Han Yi crookedly.

"Are you also here to buy me today? My price may be a little higher than Thomas."

"Don't dare to talk about acquisitions, Calvin." Han Yi shook his head lightly and said with a smile, "But there are indeed some interesting projects. I hope that through Andre's introduction, we will have the opportunity to cooperate."

"Of course, of course, we are always open to cooperation..."

Halfway through, Snoop Dogg suddenly noticed Kean Griffin standing behind Han Yi.After narrowing his eyes even more and seeing the latter's face clearly, Master Dog's complexion changed drastically, the veins on his thin neck bulged, and he shouted angrily.

"Who the fuck brought this nigger in?!"

(End of this chapter)