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Who has Buck Ram written songs for?

"He collaborated with Duke Ellington on arrangement in his early years, and later wrote and arranged songs for Inkdots and the Mills Brothers. He also participated in the arrangement of Inkdots' military anthem 'I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire'."

"Wow, not bad. He's working with well-known Black musicians. Does he have his own music agency now?"

"Bark Ram Music, discovering some new groups."

"Black person?"

"Yes."

Sin Yiu-man closed the piano key cover. "Los Angeles has record companies that specialize in releasing Black music. Why would Buck Rams come here?"

“Boss, I got quite a few things out of the party,” Simpson said smugly. “I met Buck Lamb at a party and we hit it off really well. He told me about a really great new black band he’d formed, and I invited him to come to Jorge Guinness to talk to him.”

“Good job. Talk to Buck Ram first and hear what he thinks. If he’s interested in joining Jorge Guinness, discuss the terms. If you can reach an agreement, ask him to bring the band members over tomorrow. I’d like to meet them.”

"OK."

Simpson left, and Sin Yiu-man opened the piano key cover and played a traditional folk song he had heard in Kyoto during his last trip to Tokyo, "Takeda no Komori-u".

Decades later, someone rewrote the lyrics to the song and released "Prayer".

Let us ring the bell of hope, with prayers in our hearts, so that no one may see failure.
May success last forever. May the earth forget to rotate, may the seasons lack summer, autumn, and winter, may the universe never close its skylight, and may the sun never set in the west…

Traditional folk songs mean there are no copyright issues. Sin Yiu-man can hum the lyrics once and remember most of them. If there are any unclear parts, he can fill in the blanks with the context. Lang Lang Records has added another song to its repertoire.

Flip through the music textbook, find Stephen Foster's "Oh, Susanna," translate the lyrics into Chinese, make slight modifications to make them rhyme, and add another song.

Before we knew it, it was afternoon tea time, and there was a knock on the door of the music room.

"Come in."

"Mr. Hepburn, your afternoon tea."

Without looking up, Sin Yiu-man asked, "What's there to eat?"

"Donuts and cinnamon walnut cake." Debbie placed the tray on the low table next to the piano and glanced at the notebook in Sin Yiu-man's hand. "Mr. Hepburn, are you composing music?"

“No, I’m plagiarizing.” Sin Yiu-man gestured toward the music textbook next to him, “A piece from the last century.”

Debbie smiled faintly, "Mr. Hepburn wants to rearrange an old song?"

"Hmm." Xian Yaowen closed his notebook and pointed to the stool next to him. "Please sit down."

"Mr. Simpson is still meeting with guests and may call me at any time."

“It’s alright, you have the right to rest during afternoon tea time too.” With that, Sin Yiu-man got up, opened the door to the music room, sat back down on the piano bench, and then pointed to the stool.

Seeing this, Debbie stopped refusing and sat down, carefully protecting her skirt with one hand to avoid exposing herself.

Sin Yiu-man picked up the plate of cake and handed it to Debbie, saying, "You eat this." He then picked up his thermos, unscrewed the lid, and took a sip of ginseng tea. "Debbie, where do you live?"

"Hollywood."

"Want to share an apartment?"

"Yes."

How much is your weekly wage?

"$37."

“That’s a bit little.” Sin Yiu-man frowned. “I can’t interfere with the company’s salary rules, but I can give you a small personal allowance. I’m planning to buy a house so that I can stay in my own house next time I come to Los Angeles, instead of staying in a hotel.”

You know I don't come here very often, and the house needs some maintenance. If you don't mind, I can give you a room in exchange for you mowing the lawn. What do you think?

"Can I?" Debbie asked in surprise.

"Of course, you can use the house as you like, have parties, barbecues, the only requirement is that you can't enter my bedroom and study. This is very important. If you violate this rule, I will make you move out."

“Mr. Hepburn, I will not disobey your request.”

"OK, you don't need to pay next month's rent. The house will be settled in the next couple of days, and then I'll give you some money so you can help me decorate the house. You can decorate your own room according to your own preferences."

“Great!” Debbie exclaimed.

With a smile, Sin Yiu-man pointed to the cake in Debbie's hand, "Now, you can take the cake wherever you want to go. Close the door behind you, thank you."

Debbie was flustered for a moment, then left with light steps.

Los Angeles is not easy to live in.

The cheapest single room in DTLA costs $40 a month. These rooms are dirty and messy, and not very suitable for single women. Secretaries working in Hollywood usually look for single rooms with bathrooms and kitchens for around $80 a month, and then find two or three people to share the rent.

However, finding a suitable house and roommate is not easy. For good houses that are easy to rent, landlords often require tenants to have a letter of introduction from their employer to prove that their income is greater than or equal to three times the rent, or to pay a deposit equivalent to at least three months' rent. New immigrants also need a guarantor.

Debbie will no longer have to pay rent and will be able to live comfortably, which will greatly improve her life.

As he lightly tapped the piano keys, Sin Yiu-man mentally reviewed the list of women Simpson had slept with, trying to analyze their preferences.

A man's lust is not a big problem anywhere, and it is even less of a problem in his eyes. The real problem is that if he is too obsessed with a certain type of woman, he is easily tricked.

After afternoon tea, Simpson, having finished chatting with Buck Ram, came over to work on the formation of the blonde bombshell group. He called Jane Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren, and Pat Sheehan over for a talk, testing their vocal timbre. While they didn't have any surprises of being top-tier singers, they were more than capable of forming an idol group.

With the blonde bombshell group's plans finalized, the next step is to find them a good teacher to instruct them in some techniques, as well as a composer, lyricist, arranger, and an experienced manager, and then develop a promotional plan, etc.

There's still a long way to go before the group can tour around, release albums, and rake in huge sums of money.

At 6 p.m., Sin Yiu-man had not yet left the music room. Since he was going to launch a group, Jorge Guinness should at least establish a music business line, if not a record company.

Due to the development of the television industry, Hollywood's film industry will soon enter a period of stagnation. However, with the change in record formats, the upcoming multitrack recording, electronic effects processors, and even more recently, recording tapes, it is foreseeable that the golden age of the record industry is slowly approaching.

The American film and record industries have been industrialized for a long time. The birth of a star or singer has a complete growth path and a route to success. Cases like Audrey Hepburn, who were heavily promoted, are rare. Even a second before success, no one can guarantee that someone will become famous.

As the boss of a company, if you don't have any special feelings for the person who is about to become famous, and someone offers to buy the contract of the person who is about to become famous, you have no reason not to sell if the price is right.

As a music enthusiast, Sin Yiu-man recalls the most popular singers and groups of each era over the past few decades. He knows them all by heart, and he only remembers the most popular ones. The less popular or niche ones may not suit his taste, and he may not even know them. This means that he has the opportunity to seize the money-making machines of each era.

Therefore, it was necessary for Jorge Guinness to establish a record company.

"Young Men's California," the name of the record company, can be directly translated as California Youth, or, upon closer reflection, as sunshine and freedom. Its abbreviation, YMCA, is the same as the abbreviation for the YMCA (Young People's Christian Association), which can be used for a staged accident if needed.

The record company's name is this, and the label will be simply abbreviated as YMCA.

The name was chosen as YMCA, after the song "YMCA" that Trump really liked. He created it and it became the spiritual symbol of YMCA, just like the significance of "Auld Lang Syne" to Friendship Films.

After brainstorming the initial ideas, I started thinking about the company's structure, and before I knew it, it was almost eight o'clock.

Feeling a bit tired, Sin Yiu-man was too lazy to go to the restaurant for a meal and decided to go straight back to the hotel to take a hot shower and order food in his room.

At exactly eight o'clock, he waited for the elevator at the elevator entrance. A moment later, the elevator doors opened with a ding, and he immediately saw Doris Duke and Pauline Goddard standing side by side in the elevator car.

Duke spotted him too. "Hey, Adam."

"Hi, Doris." Sin Yiu-man took a step back, making room for the two women who were walking out.

In just four steps, the two women and Xian Yaowen stood facing each other. Duke smiled and said, "Adam, you live here too?"

“I’ve been staying here for two days. I heard from other people that you stayed in Los Angeles for a while. I didn’t expect to run into you now.”

"Are you here on a business trip?"

“I have a brokerage firm here, so I’m here to handle some business.”

"So it's normal that we don't meet. I'm at parties almost every day, going out in the afternoon and not coming back until very late."

“I’m the complete opposite of you. I leave home in the morning and come back around this time.”

"Really?"

"What is the problem?"

Duke smiled faintly and said, "Adam, news travels fast in Hollywood. Your million-dollar bet with Jorge Guinness and Farouk has spread throughout Hollywood."

"Damn it, that's a rumor."

"You didn't participate in the betting?"

"The bet was wrong; it was actually a billion-dollar bet."

"Ha~" Duke raised his left hand, glanced at the time, "I'm going to a small party, interested in coming?"

Sin Yiu-man chuckled and said, "Can I say I'm not interested?"

“No.” Duke pouted slightly and said coquettishly, “I have some questions about clothing coordination that I want to discuss with you.”

"Okay, tell me the address, I'll go upstairs to take a shower, and I'll be there later."

"We're not in a hurry to go over there; we'll wait for you in the lobby."

Sin Yiu-man gave Pauline Goddard a helpless yet slightly apologetic look. "Give me fifteen minutes."

As soon as Xian Yaowen entered the elevator and the doors closed, Gao Dai immediately said, "Doris, why didn't you introduce her to me?"

“He is Adam, and I met him at a party in Paris.”

"Is he a fashion designer?"

"Probably, Secret and Goodluck are both his brands."

Which family?

"No, Adam rose from nothing and was a very good person."

"Wow, that's great." Gao Dai said with a suggestive look, "He has a fantastic physique. I'd like to have a drink with him later, you don't mind, do you?" (End of Chapter)