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Chapter 239 Celebration Party

"Panda, Panda, Panda, Panda, Panda!"

"I got broads in Atlanta,

Twistin' dope, lean, and the Fanta,

Credit cards and the scammers,

Hittin' off licks in the bando..."

Accompanied by the shouts of the crowd and the singer himself, Desiigner's "Panda" exploded in Han Yi's ears like celebration fireworks.Although he retreated to a corner with foresight, the leader of Han Music could still feel the scorching heat that was constantly pouring towards him.

At the edge of the crowd were girls wearing skirts that were not suitable for violent beatings.Madison Beer, Billie Eilish, Horsey, Lana Del Rey, Ellie Goulding, no matter what their age, they all held up a glass of drinks that could not be seen as alcohol or juice and enjoyed the joy. Happy party time.

Further inside, the rappers who knew how to play spontaneously formed a circle and played Mosh Pit in the center of the venue. Post Malone, Quavo, Offset, Lil Yachty, G-Eazy, Desiigner, and even the tall and lively Anne-Marie also joined in.With the 808 drums in "Panda" that almost blew up the subwoofer, they clashed and played with each other with desperate vigor.

On the boiling dance floor, Desiigner is undoubtedly the most bohemian one.Not only did he take off his suit jacket to reveal his upper body, he even threw his trousers aside, wearing a pair of boxer shorts and jumping around with a bottle of Gray Goose that was still half full. Desiigner failed to win two nominations. He lost the Best New Artist Award to DNCE and the Best Hip-Hop Video Award to Drake's "Hotline Bling", but his mood did not seem to be affected in any way.After all, Desiigner, who was already in high spirits before walking on the white carpet, probably had to think about where he was for a long time before he could answer.

The rappers signed by the Temple label are basically in the same situation. The Dog Master I have seen before is a little better. He sits on the sofa with his legs crossed and smokes one after another. No one dares to ask what it is. Things, precise control of the dosage... In other words, there is no amount that can cause him to have an overreaction.As for his group of boys, many of them were seriously invited to attend the award ceremony for the first time. They were extremely excited. When they saw it was powder, they sniffed it into their noses, and when they saw it was pills, they put it in their mouths. Sending, at this stage, it is already based on the instinctive reaction of a soulless body.

Beyond this grotesque human circus, Diplo led the electronic music lineup under Han Music to spread out in a row. Standing in front of the specially rented CDJ-2000 and DJM-900, they were performing. Looking back in five years, what will happen? A B2B performance that feels extremely luxurious.

Diplo, Marshmello, Nicky Romero, Lost Frequencies, Sam Felt, NERVO, Grey, Cheat Codes, Jonas Blue, and The Chainsmokers who were kindly invited by Horsch as guests.

Electronic music producers are not much better than rappers.The latter is reckless and ferocious, while the former is elegant and psychedelic. Put something on your tongue, wash your nose in the bathroom and come out wet. With that feeling, everything in the world is like looking into a kaleidoscope, and everything in the world is cheering before your eyes. With twisting strength, he poured alcohol down his throat.

After agreeing on a group of songs, we played until the party was over. At first, everyone was picking music from the USB flash drive that Diplo and Nicky Romero put on the disc player. The song selection was quite organized.But as the alcohol and drugs took effect quickly, DJs began to rush into their pockets. Without checking whether the music was playing, they simply unplugged it and threw it aside, inserted their own USB flash drives and started playing.When I was playing the song, I turned around the turntable and remembered that synchronization is already a very reasonable mixing technique. After drinking Diplo until my eyes were blurred, many songs were paused first, and then the next song was played directly without any connection. .

Fortunately, most of the people at the scene have already entered the state, and the so-called coherence and musicality of the set have long been forgotten.As long as the subwoofers were still blasting, they would be shouting and cheering ear-splittingly for every drop, or build-up, or interlude, or any noise.

It's three o'clock in the morning, several hours have passed since the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards came to an end.Han Yi led all members of Han Music to return to One57, and against the backdrop of the dazzling 270-degree panoramic view of Manhattan, started the event that everyone was looking forward to tonight, which was more important than the awards ceremony itself.

After Party.

In this VMA, no artist related to Han Music or Renyu Management was nominated. There was only one Desiigner, whose acting management contract was with UTA, which was barely comparable to Han Yi.But his record contract was signed with Kanye West's GOOD Music, which was managed under Def Jam. In terms of actual business, apart from the contact with commercial performances, the business map he built with Han Yi was not that big. intersection.

Therefore, Han Yi brought all the artists to New York for only two purposes - first, to get to know the people they want to meet.Second, let the people who should know them know them.The most appropriate way to achieve these two points at the same time is undoubtedly to hold a celebration party that is attractive and topical enough.

The attraction is to catch all the talents Han Yi wants to capture.In a party environment where everyone lets down their guard and speaks freely, it becomes easier to open up many sensitive topics.

The topicality is to enhance Han Music's reputation in the industry and help this start-up company, which does not look like a start-up company, stand out from its competitors of the same type and get closer to the three major companies that Han Yi wants to replace it.

To put it bluntly, even without these short-term immediate goals, holding an invitation-only private gathering after a large-scale industry celebration is very conducive to the construction of corporate culture.Use the carnival method to promote communication and integration between the behind-the-scenes team and the artists in front of the stage, and enhance cohesion and mutual trust.

Universal, Sony, Warner, WME, CAA, and Hanyi-invested UTA all have the tradition of holding After Parties for decades.Take the Oscars as an example. Every year, United Artists Agency holds a celebration dinner at Chairman Jim Burkus’ mansion on Burton Road in Beverly Hills, just a 864-minute drive from 10 Stradella Road.Provide a place for customers who were nominated or won awards that year to relax and unwind after intense competition.

Of course, it’s not just large agencies and elite record companies that want to expand their connections and consolidate their status in this circle.The Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual Oscar party, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's private party after the Grammy Awards, P.Diddy's Plaza Hotel dinner, these are all events that even the most popular superstars will Want to receive a ticket to a VVIP event.

The star-studded scene can make the organizer's industry reputation even more prosperous.At the same time, being invited to these luxurious parties that are rarely seen by ordinary people can also provide guests with talkative points that can be used to show off to outsiders and prove their good interpersonal relationships in the circle.

Any long-lasting social occasion, without exception, is a small exchange of fame and fortune that can bring mutual benefit to both the host and the guest.

As far as the VMAs are concerned, the most famous After Party is undoubtedly the celebration party hosted by Republic Records.After the awards ceremony every year, celebrities gather at Republic Records’ party to compare notes.Last year, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, these and Republic Artists who have strong record connections or are affiliated with Universal Music Group are all present.Republic Records’ VMA After Party is so famous that this year fashion brand Guess even co-sponsored the event.

In addition, the party of American fashion designer Jeremy Scott is also a party scene that people will never ignore when they mention VMA in recent years.Since becoming the creative director of Moschino in 2013, Jeremy Scott has consciously begun to organize similar events to gather connections for himself and the brand.

Demi Lovato, Iggy Azalea, Stella Maxwell, Rita Ora, A$AP Rocky, an all-star lineup that is difficult to assemble for large music festivals, is just a guest list Just a small part of it.

This year, Republic Records and Jeremy Scott's party was held as scheduled. The two organizers, who had sent invitations to almost every celebrity guest present, unexpectedly discovered that there were suddenly two menacing rapists. The enemy stole most of their limelight.

One of them was a celebration party hosted by P.Diddy. At the 2016 VMA awards ceremony, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, and Diddy, these are the hip-hop and R&B circles who usually play better All the big guys were present.As one of the leaders of East Coast rap and the most powerful gangster in the hip-hop industry, P. Diddy hosted a banquet for hungry people from all over the world at the famous Italian restaurant Pasquale Jones at 187 Mulberry Street in Lower Manhattan. The music star of Lulu.

Rather than saying it was a celebration party, P.Diddy's casual and impromptu event was more like he led a group of people who hadn't eaten enough for half a month and smoked too much in order to look glamorous on the white carpet. The millionaire, whose body began to crave for food because of the lack of green plants, found a place to have a toothpaste and drank some aperitif red wine to prepare for the extravagant night ahead.

Therefore, although there is no atmosphere arrangement such as a DJ performance, and the restaurant itself can only accommodate 60 people standing at the same time, and there are only 45 seats, Pasquale Jones is still busy and crowded.After all, there’s no celebrity who wouldn’t want to have dinner with Jay-Z and Beyoncé.In the absence of current top celebrities such as Adele and Taylor Swift, the Carters are the highest-ranking celebrities in the VMA industry and don't care about others.

Therefore, even though it was past midnight, the crowd on Mulberry Street still showed no intention of dispersing.The indoors is a star-studded late-night snack that can make any paparazzi excited to the point of cardiac arrest. As for the outdoors... Of course, there are paparazzi crowding the narrow alleys, private security who keep pushing and telling them to stay back, and lights overhead. , stuck his head out and cursed the residents.

This unique and disturbing scene caused residents living on this street, or even two blocks away, to flood 911 with calls.The police officers from the Fifth Precinct, who were honking their sirens and rushing to the scene, saw this formation and couldn't help but set up a cordon around Mulberry Street. Except for those with admission certificates to the VMA Awards Ceremony, no one would be allowed to enter. Tongxing temporarily acted as the outfield security guard for the stars.

As for the residents who called to complain?If you don't lose a little bit of sleep without losing any weight, just pretend that tonight's murder in Manhattan happened right on your doorstep.

Seeing the unusual formation of the NYPD, well-informed New Yorkers quickly reacted.As the celebrities finished their meal and filed out, the curses with various accents were instantly transformed into the warmest greetings.

"Kanye, Kanye, look up there!"

"Looking great tonight, Kim!"

"Beyoncé, can you marry me?!"

P.Diddy's late-night canteen took up the stars for almost an hour to an hour and a half. By the time Republic Records and Jeremy Scott's party started to welcome the first wave of heavyweight guests, it was already after one o'clock in the morning. .But soon, Monte Lipman, the founder and current CEO of Republic Records, gritted his teeth and discovered that some of the celebrities who came to the party only stayed at the party for less than half an hour. After frowning and checking their mobile phones for a few minutes, Leave the scene quickly and disappear without a trace.

where did they go

The new blood in the music industry, the official award ceremony is unknown, and the After Party section is a big hit at the Han Music celebration party.

Not many insiders paid attention to the company on the white carpet. At most, they would whisper to each other after seeing Madison Beal, Horsey or Lana Del Rey, sighing or teasing the company that finally had new capital in the circle, participating in the VMA for the first time. What is it about the After Party held at the award ceremony that makes people flock to it?

Very few people know the answer to this question, so after Pasquale Jones’ dinner, almost no one regarded One57 as the second stop on the celebration tour.But soon, the reputation of Han Music Party spread virally along the ubiquitous social media network.

First, it was Victoria’s Secret supermodel Stella Maxwell who saw Madison Beer’s apparently mass-posted video on Snapchat that disappeared after being viewed.

"Living my best life."

A gray rectangular frame encloses a simple copy. In the video, Madison Beal holds up his mobile phone and takes a 360-degree selfie, incorporating the entire landscape of One57#79 into the frame.

The quality of the video shot at night is not very clear, but it does not require excellent eyesight. Stella Maxwell, who has lived in New York for many years, can instantly identify the scenery outside the window and the general direction of Madison.

Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Central Park…Holy shit.

She's in One57!

[Where are you, girl? ]
Sitting at the Republic Record Party, a bored Stella Maxwell brought up the text messaging interface and sent an iMessage to Madison Beer, whom she had met at Justin Bieber's party.

[I'm at After Party. ]
Seeing Stella Maxwell's message, Madison's lips curved into a sly smile that seemed to have succeeded.Her fingers were flying and she answered deliberately vaguely.

[Which After Party? ]
Stella Maxwell asked persistently.

[Oh, one from my label. ]
Madison Beale's calmness can be fully reflected in words alone.

[Will you come? ]
[Of course, you...]
After thinking about it, Stella Maxwell deleted the unfinished query.

You must always remind yourself to pay attention, maintain the posture of a Victoria's Secret Angel, and accept when others invite you.

[If you haven’t left yet after we’re done here, I’ll come over and have a look. I miss you:)]
Miss me?
How long ago was the last time we spoke?

two years ago?
Madison curled her lips, but did not stop moving her hands.

[Me too, dear! One57, #79, just come up when you arrive, I will tell the front desk. ]
"mission completed."

Turning off the phone screen, Madison Beal stood up, strode coolly towards Han Yi, who was chatting with Karen Guo by the window, and slapped the phone neatly on the other person's chest.

"Stella Maxwell took the bait, just wait for a bunch of supermodels to come to the scene."

"Thank you very much, Tracy McGrady." Han Yi held the phone that he almost dropped with both hands, looking confused, "This phone is for..."

"Just want to add a little drama...Give it back to me." Madison grinned and quickly snatched the phone from Han Yi to prevent her chat history with her best friend Isabella Jones from being accidentally seen by the other party.

What's in the record?
Something that Han Yi would be extremely worried about for his personal safety if he accidentally spied on it.

Madison Beal, who has no one to talk to since he fell in love with his boss, has only Isabella Jones as a channel to vent his emotions.

And conversations between best friends, you know, that's the only place where girls don't need to use filters.

Well... without the possibility of hacking into Madison's phone, let's get down to business.The parties held by Han Music naturally have a big advantage over other competitors, and that is the venue at their feet that cannot be compared in Manhattan.

Republic Records' After Party at Up&Down Nightclub, 14 West 244th Street.This entertainment venue consists of three parts: an all-season rooftop club, a bar and a lounge. It is located on the 18th floor of the Moxy Hotel in Chelsea. The music is good and the drinks are good, but the facilities are lacking.As a traditional club with a large dance floor, Up&Down has a serious shortage of booths.On weekdays, it's okay to have one or two celebrities come occasionally, but when many superstars such as Rihanna, Ariana Grande, and Drake are present at the same time, the venue layout becomes a bit awkward and cramped.

Drake spent 10 minutes at the bar, but he didn't even find a high chair. 400 people packed this nightclub with limited floor height to the brim. Even with the air conditioning turned on, it was so hot that people felt breathless.

Jeremy Scott's party was held in a slightly more high-end venue. He directly commandeered Moschino's flagship store at 73 Worcester Street in Soho to receive guests.However, the decoration and display of this store can hardly be called outstanding. In addition, Moschino cannot significantly renovate the store's regular operating space for a one-night party. Therefore, celebrities arriving here, such as Jaden Smith, , Hailey Baldwin, Tove Lo and Hailee Steinfeld all criticized the party environment tonight.

Last year's VMA awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles. Jeremy Scott chose Poppy nightclub and played the music as loud as he wanted.But this year in New York, Moschino’s flagship store is surrounded by residential buildings on all sides. If the subwoofer vibrates a little, a complaint call will immediately go to the police station. Although Jeremy Scott can afford the noise fine, he is not afraid of the NYPD shutting down. His party, but this situation of having a police car parked at the door every few minutes and peeking in furtively is undoubtedly quite embarrassing for celebrities who value privacy.

The police are outside, what should I do with the powder in my pocket?

In comparison, Han Yi's One57 penthouse apartment is simply a wonderland hidden in the clouds.

The impeccable panoramic view of Manhattan, if the sunset view is magnificent enough, the brightly lit skyscrapers at night are a unique man-made wonder in the world.

With a large column-free space of 6240 square feet and a theater-like floor height of 12.85 feet, it has more of a luxury nightclub and sky lounge atmosphere than Up&Down.

Coupled with the height of nearly a thousand feet above the ground and the exclusive one-floor structure, Han Music moved the subwoofer into the apartment without any complaints even if it shook the floor.

What’s more, who will complain?The owners of the upper and lower floors, one in the United Arab Emirates and the other in the UK, have left their respective apartments unoccupied all year round.

Who wouldn’t want to party in a $500 million penthouse with a Central Park view?
Even Hollywood stars or fashion supermodels rarely have the opportunity to enjoy this level of luxury.

"Follow me, Winnie!"

Stella Maxwell patted Winnie Harlow, who was taking a selfie next to her, on the shoulder, leaned over and shouted in her ear.

"Where to go?" Winnie frowned and asked in confusion, "We have only been here for 10 minutes!"

"What's the point here? Smell other people's cigarette butts?"

Stella, who always has a big mouth and is outspoken, handed her phone to Winnie and showed her the video that Madison Beal had posted on Instagram again.

"Let's... go here."

"Wow."

Winnie opened her eyes slightly and exclaimed.

"Where is this?"

"Madison Beale's party was hosted by her label." Stella Maxwell paused for a moment and emphasized, "At One57."

"I'll go get Jon."

Upon hearing the name of this place, Winnie stood up without hesitation and walked towards the depths of the dance floor.

“Call Jasmine and Xiuzhu too!”

Stella Maxwell put her hands together to her lips and yelled at Winnie's back.Immediately, she opened the phone screen again, found Whatsapp skillfully, quickly scrolled down, and clicked on Barbara Pavin's profile picture.

[Barbara, where are you?Why didn't I see you tonight? ]
[Where did you see me, New York? ]
[Yeah, VMAs, forgot? ]
[I'm in Venice, fool. ]
[Oh, okay, I asked you to go to a new party with me. ]
[New party? ]
[At One57, Madison Beer’s label spent an unknown amount of money to rent a venue in One57. Crazy. ]
After sending this sentence, Barbara Pavin on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time and did not reply to any new messages.

It wasn't until Jon Smalls, Jasmine Tox and Park Xiuzhu followed Winnie Harlow and came to Stella Maxwell talking and laughing that the gray bubble dialog box representing Barbara appeared. It resurfaced, and four new messages popped up in succession.

[Sounds fun, have fun girls. ]
[help me……]
[Take more videos, please? ]
[I want to see the One57 apartment. ]
　I'm going on a honeymoon trip starting tomorrow, so I'll try my best to update daily!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)