America's Top Player

Chapter 58 50 Cents
"This is the magic of plugging in." Leon wore headphones and was completely immersed in Robbie's singing.

But Kendrick clearly disagrees, "Shxt these electronic devices will eventually ruin the music."

As a descendant of orthodox gangsta rap, Kendrick regards the electric rap movement led by Kanye West as heresy.

As long as anyone's voice is plugged in, various synthetic audio sounds will be introduced and it will be impossible to distinguish the human voice.

As long as the battery is charged enough, MJ can also transform into Madonna.

In response to this, Li Ang could only spread his hands and look noncommittal.

For him, any music that can make money in the market is good music; otherwise, even if it reaches the level of masters like Beethoven and Mozart, it is garbage.

The same is true with Hollywood movies.

The Oscar jury still favors art films and serious narrative films, but the number of winning works in recent years has declined significantly compared to the last century.

The current requirement of film companies for art films is that they must be able to win awards and not lose money. They won’t make a film that loses money.

Phil interjected, "Since Robbie has chosen to enter an unfamiliar field, you should try to create a persona that suits her."

Li Ang nodded in agreement.

For a singer, his works are selling points, and his personality is also a selling point.

Whether in Australia or in Hollywood, Robbie mostly plays silly and innocent characters.

Even her agent Maggie thinks she has no acting skills and that her face is born to be a vase.

Kendrick was immediately displeased after hearing this: "What? You old white man don't understand Robbie at all. She is not as harmless as she looks."

Li Ang agreed with this. Robbie's cheerful and optimistic personality made her a typical Southern girl in America.

This is especially true in bed, where she's like a natural-born cowgirl with a love for riding.

But in order to fit the characteristics of "Faded", Leon decided to let Robbie go all the way on the path of "Human Barbie".

The fairy-like works paired with the image of a sweet blonde girl, this combination may really be a big hit in the market.

The recording went very smoothly. For electronic music, as long as you get over the most difficult part of arrangement, everything will fall into place.

At this time, Li Ang received a call from Cardi B.

The media conference went very smoothly, and one day later Bonnie will officially launch the Evil Angel brand on Amazon's online channel.

Thinking three steps ahead, Li Ang has already started thinking about building an offline store.

Although e-commerce is the fastest-growing industry in the global market in recent years, conservative Americans still prefer offline shopping.

Originally, he planned to open an offline experience store in New York, spending a lot of money to set up the store next to the Victoria's Secret store to compete head-on with his opponent.

But I quickly gave up this naive idea.

It is suicidal for a new brand to rely on the star effect to compete with industry giants.

Victoria's Secret has long been successful in becoming popular with its annual lingerie show, and Cardi B's influence is nothing compared to hundreds of supermodels.

Whether it is figure, appearance or fame, it is a one-sided crushing situation.

In the end, he decided to take a downward strategy, focusing on surrounding the cities from the countryside.

a gang den in the Bronx;
Small but elegant shops opened in black neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens.
Leon and Robbie walked out of the recording studio while chatting, and a black man came towards them in the corridor.

He wore his hat backwards, had a fierce look on his face, and his body was covered in ripped muscles.
Just looking at his appearance, he is a typical gangster.

"Hey! Compton boy! My bro!" The black man rushed over and gave Kendrick a hug. His strong chest almost knocked Kendrick away.

"50 cents?!"

Leon felt that this guy looked familiar the moment he saw him, but it wasn't until now that he realized that he was the gangsta rapper 50 Cent. He subconsciously took Robbie's hand and took a half step back.

"We need to stay away from this damned Nico."

50 Cent's street experience is far more eye-catching than his achievements in the rap circle.

He was originally a serious East Coast singer, born in Queens.

But due to the feud with P. Diddy and JAY-Z, he never became a big hit on the East Coast.

It wasn't until he went to the West Coast and met the rising white hip-hop king Eminem and boarded Dre's ship that his career really took off.

In 2000, he was chased outside his home in New York and the gunman fired nine shots at him.

He was shot at close range in the arms, hips, legs, chest and cheek and fell in a pool of blood.

The most outrageous thing is that most of these bullets hit non-fatal parts.

The most serious bullet only knocked out a wisdom tooth and passed through. Apart from leaving a scar, there were no other sequelae.

The gunman was later arrested and pleaded guilty to all charges.

However, some media still believe that the masterminds behind the shooting of 50 Cent were the brothers JAY-Z and P. Diddy.

"You are..." 50 Cent let go of Kendrick and noticed Leon and his group.

"Damn."

Li Ang suddenly felt a headache. If the other party knew that he was a member of the ROC Kingdom, nothing good would happen.

Just as he was hesitating whether to talk to this guy, 50 Cent suddenly yelled, "Leon?! Street Coconut Crisps!"

Oops, this guy knows me.

Just as Leon was thinking about what to do, 50 Cent suddenly hugged him and sang "Sucker For Pain": "I torture you~Take my hand through the flames~"

“Hahaha, this is truly a masterpiece!”

"Your collaboration with Compton Boy is fantastic. I'm looking forward to our collaboration someday~"

Leon was confused by 50 Cent's friendliness.

According to his imagination, he is white and a member of the ROC Kingdom.
It wouldn't be surprising if some violent conflict broke out, after all, this is Germany and Switzerland's territory.

"Thank you, bro. I really appreciate your work. We will definitely work together in the future." Li Ang struggled to break free from 50 Cent's strong arms.

"Chris Brown has been bashing you on the radio lately. I don't know what happened between you two though."

"Your shoutout to Nico on the Conan show was fantastic. I heard he was pissed and was looking for you everywhere."

"But don't worry Bro, that damn Nico is just a total wimp pretending to be tough!"

Only then did Leon fully understand why 50 Cent had such an inexplicable liking for him.

Both have had some friction with Chris Brown, and the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

"Chris heard you were coming to Los Angeles and has been looking for you everywhere," Kendrick said, making a Cripple sign. "Don't worry. No one in Los Angeles dares to touch you."

The more Kendrick and 50 Cent thought about it, the more excited they became, and they were ready to do something big.

However, Li Ang had no interest in these so-called gang conflicts.

Music is a business. If it's just shouting and killing and hyping each other up, it's fine. But if it really gets to the point of using knives and guns, then there's something wrong with your brain.

(End of this chapter)