Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 77 Single Release
  Tang De stayed in the car for an hour, and after talking to Henry and Jimmy on the phone respectively, he saw the door of his home open and several women with their daughters walking out.

He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, because these women were neighbors and had visited before when they moved here.

But when they learned that their family's financial situation was not good, Tang De never looked at them again.

Unexpectedly, we would appear together in our living room today.

He walked into the house after the group left. The two younger brothers were not in the living room and should be playing in their own rooms.

Carmela was cleaning up the messy table. When she saw Tang De coming back, she immediately smiled and said, "Oh! My great director came back really late today."

"I saw a lot of neighbors coming over. Did something happen?" Tang De put on his slippers and sat on the sofa.

"No, it's just that they saw you at the crossroads." Carmela teased: "They also brought their children here. You know, maybe you can try to understand it?"

Tang De spread his hands and said helplessly: "Please, Carmela, you know that I have no shortage of women at all."

It’s just that I’ve been having bad luck recently and haven’t been able to eat meat.

"Yes, yes, I know you don't need it, so I refused it for you." Carmela threw the garbage into the bag, and a clattering sound immediately sounded.

"That's good, but we will be changing communities soon. If someone comes then, please help me refuse." He is not used to living on the sidelines, nor is he used to being restrained, so he has no intention of getting married. Guess, this is just the right situation in Hollywood.

"No problem." Carmela also understood her son and readily agreed.
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  The next day, Carl found Tang De in the restaurant, together with the assistant director Jose.

"What's wrong? You look quite happy." Tang De looked at the two of them in confusion, wondering what they were excited about.

Karl immediately took out a newspaper after sitting down: "Look, Tang De, the New York Times reported on our MV!"

"The New York Times?" Tang De shook his chin, picked up the newspaper and opened it, and a line of headlines came into view.

"A grand concert in the middle of the street! Creative fireworks that shock your eyes!"

After reading the title, he then looked at the text below. The reporter began to talk about the colorful mist he witnessed with his own eyes, expressing his surprise.

After taking the photos, he interviewed the extras and staff in the crew and once again expressed his surprise after learning that this was not a movie, but a MV.

"In my mind, there seems to have never been a MV that was so outrageous. Sorry, I have to use this word to describe it. Because the director chose to block off an intersection and rent out two buildings to realize his creativity, which is undoubtedly very extravagant. the behavior of."

"But I can't help but wonder, what kind of song can match such a picture. As far as I know, this song was written by the female singer Avril Lavigne who topped the Billboard chart a month ago. The MV is directed by Tang Lai, who previously directed her first song MV. I tried to find out more information about this song, but unfortunately, we may only be able to get a glimpse of it after the song is released. "

"Great report." Tang De nodded and smiled after reading it: "This is very beneficial to the release of Avril Lavigne's new song."

"Yes, that's it!" Carl's eyebrows were raised upward, and the wrinkles on his forehead were piled up, just like Mr. Bean. Tang De could only sigh, is this the talent of a British guy?
  Jose also smiled and answered: "Yesterday when we were filming, this reporter rushed over to interview you, but you were busy with the aftermath of the fireworks at that time, so I simply said a few words to him, and unexpectedly... It actually got in the newspapers.”

"You did the right thing, Jose. If there is such an interview in the future, please help me turn it down." Tang De doesn't like to face reporters on the set, because what he hates most is the interruption of others when he is creating.

"But Tang De, there is one more thing..." After Karl finished saying the matter, he hesitated for a while and then said: "Eminem's new song was released a few days ago."

"The response should be very enthusiastic." Although neither Tang De nor Joseph explicitly said that they wanted to compete in the ring, there was a lot of discussion within the company. After all, Tang De was the most promising new director that Edinson snatched from Brady. , everyone will actually compare it with Joseph in private.

In particular, Tang De was a tyrant on the set, and some dissatisfied guys who had been reprimanded by him took the opportunity to spread bad words about Tang De among other crew members.

Tang De did not take the initiative to understand these words, but Mike had mentioned such things to him before, and hoped that he could take care of other people's feelings and be gentler.

Unfortunately, Tang De would not compromise on his work, so the two finally broke up after talking.

But Karl did not persuade Tang De, he just briefly explained the current situation to Tang De.

Eminem's new song has been released for three days now. Because it happens to be the Billboard update day, his single went directly to the list and was locked in the top five. Judging from the momentum, even if he ranked first, he would only be in the bag. thing.

And this song has received a lot of praise in music magazines, and the complaints about various strange things in the music industry have made many people in the industry excited. Everyone is saying that Eminem is back as the king, and this song will massacre the entire music industry. circle and become the well-deserved TOP1 in rap.

The MV shot by Joseph was also highly praised in the heated discussion. The American comic style and celebrity spoof scenes made it become the bible in the niche circle as soon as it was released. Many fans regarded it as the MV of the year, and even many Magazine music critics said the same thing.

But this statement made Karl feel anxious and uneasy in his eyes. He was a little worried whether the MV that Tang De shot for Avril could surpass Joseph and become the well-deserved MV of the year.

In fact, as the date of the MTV Music Video Awards approaches, many magazines are already analyzing who will win this year's annual MTV Awards. Originally, two of the MVs shot by Tang De were within the scope of speculation.

But with the release of Eminem's new song, everyone immediately unified their views and regarded this song "Without Me" as the number one, which also led to a lot less discussion about other MVs.

Carlton felt the pressure doubled. When he met other colleagues on weekdays, he felt that their eyes seemed to contain suspicion, as if they were saying that he wanted to rely on Tang De's salted fish to make a comeback. Compared with Nostin, Brady's most core agent, It's simply overestimating one's capabilities.

However, after Tang De learned this series of news, he simply nodded "Hmm", as if he didn't take it to heart at all.

"Tang De, aren't you worried?" Karl couldn't help but put down his knife and fork and asked. Jose also looked at him curiously.

Tang De raised his eyebrows: "Why should you worry?"

"It's Joseph's MV...what if they win the MTV award?"

Tang De frowned: "Why should I worry about something that won't happen?"

"It won't happen?" Carl and Jose were stunned, and immediately felt the unparalleled confidence in these words.

"Of course, you two followed me from beginning to end. Don't you know what we are creating? Although I admit that his style is very interesting, it is only very interesting!"

Tang De stuffed the steak into his mouth: "But our MV is more than just fun, isn't it?"

"Yeah, you're right, Don." Jose nodded in agreement: "Our creativity is better, there is no doubt about it!"

Karl was also infected by such emotions, and most of his uneasiness was immediately relieved. He picked up the cup and said to the two of them: "It's a pity that there is no wine. I mean... I hope we will win!"

"Ding!"

"A great victory!"

A week passed quickly, and when the Billboard was updated, Eminem’s new song immediately shot to No. 1.

All the video stores were playing his raps, and even the dogs passing by could shout along with the rhythm.

It is in this atmosphere dominated by rap that Avril Lavigne's new song "Sk8er Boi" is officially released as a single!
  Outside Duval's video store, Mirren was queuing up early in the morning, and there were many men and women around her, all of whom were Avril Lavigne fans.

They have been waiting here for half an hour to get the first batch of Avril Lavigne's songs.

"Hey, Mirren!" The white girl wearing a sweater ran over from the side and patted Mirren on the back.

When Mirren turned around, she found that it was Judy, a female classmate in her school.

"Hey, Judy, why are you here too?" Mirren looked around, but didn't seem to see her boyfriend.

Judy shrugged her shoulders: "Because I want to buy Avril Lavigne's album."

"Are you also a fan of hers?" Mirren was pleasantly surprised: "This is unbelievable. I thought you would like jazz, classical and other music."

Because she studied ballet in school, he had seen her dancing at the party, and it was great.

Judy smiled and lifted up her hair that was blown by the wind, revealing the faint freckles on her face: "I am also a young person, so of course I like what young people should like."

"This is not what a young person would say, Judy." Mirren teased, and Judy immediately laughed out loud.

"I learned it from my dad."

"Then I advise you to stay away from your father, otherwise he will teach you to be a government spokesperson." Judy's family is very well off. Her father is an executive of the New York City Government and her mother is a pianist.

Mirren often wondered if they planned to form a band as a family when they asked Judy to learn ballet.

The mother accompanies the music, the father recites, and the daughter dances ballet beside her.

And when he told Judy this speculation, the girl immediately laughed uncontrollably: "You are so exaggerated, Mirren."

When the laughter subsided, she stared at Mirren with curious eyes: "But I didn't expect you to be so humorous."

Mirren touched the back of his head in embarrassment, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the door open.

"Duval is really slow today." Mirren complained, and then he and Judy heard the prelude of music playing inside.

Just one dancing syllable, no need to sing, they knew it was Avril Lavigne.

Everyone outside the door looked into the store, and then two verses of lyrics came to their ears along with the rhythm.

"He is a boy and she is a girl. Do you need me to explain more?"

He was a punk kid and she was a ballet dancer, what more could I say? "

Mirren couldn't help but secretly glance at Judy beside her, and found that she was listening intently.

(End of this chapter)