America's Top Player

Chapter 95 Lionsgate
Li Ang pointed at the models on the catwalk and interacted with them, then picked up the microphone and sang softly, "Landing in Miami, the hot and humid air of midsummer makes us sweat non-stop~"

At this time, Ariana became more proactive, looking at Leon infatuatedly while biting her lower lip.

Then, she twisted her body against Li Ang's and danced a Caribbean-style dance.

"This is all for you, I hope it means something to you"

"I'll be there whenever you call me."

The situation was reversed. The experienced Leon looked like a rookie in front of the 17-year-old Ariana.

Phil sat in the audience, clapping his hands vigorously while constantly nudging Leonard with his arms. "Look at his current popularity and performance. Signing a future superstar like him for $500 million is simply robbery!"

"I think he deserves the same signing fee as Adele. Look at how Sony does things!"

Leonard smiled but didn't respond directly. Instead, he started thinking about something else. "Actually, I'm more interested in that girl right now."

"Brother, what you think is your business, but I have to tell you, if you want to poach people from that guy, I advise you to forget about it." Phil said with a sneer.

"Li Ang has indeed run this label very well, but he relies on vision rather than means. He is just a 20-year-old boy."

Phil rolled his eyes at Leonard.

Means, right?

This guy made a fool of himself, an old fox with more than 20 years of experience in the PUA industry, and he almost lost his life several times.

Jennifer, who was sitting in the first row, kept clapping and exclaimed to Pip beside her, "Their performance was amazing. I remember Leon's girlfriend wasn't Robbie?"

"Their official announcement dominated the entertainment headlines the day they made it official."

"Why do I feel like Ariana is his girlfriend? It doesn't seem like this is just a show."

Pip sneered twice without saying anything, looking at Leon with disdain.

Since his debut, he has been under the care of the famous musician Pharrell Williams, who is also Diddy's younger brother.

This name is among the most frequently attended at crazy parties.

To round it off, Pip is Didi's younger brother.

In fact, as soon as Leon appeared, Pip sent a message to Didi, asking him whether he should teach this kid a lesson.

But Diddy stopped him immediately.

Otherwise, Li Ang might have been surrounded by a group of Cuban gang members as soon as he walked out of the show today.

As the performance was coming to an end, Ariana hugged Leon from behind, and the two of them pressed tightly together.

The audience stood up and applauded, especially the Latino audience.

It can be expected that after this performance, the streaming sales of "Senorita" will reach a new level.

"how are you feeling?"

"I feel very good, but I was a little nervous just now. After all, it's such an important occasion." Ariana buried her face in Leon's arms, and switched to a shy posture in a second.

"Really? I didn't notice you were nervous."

Just now during the performance, Leon felt that Ariana's piercing eyes seemed to want to pounce on him.

"Come here quickly, Leon, I want to introduce you to an important friend!"

As soon as Li Ang walked off the stage, Phil took his hand and walked over to Leonard. "This is Mr. Leonard, the Vice President of Warner Music North America."

This kind of stupid behavior made Leon a little angry.

I couldn't help but curse in my heart, wondering if Lao Deng's brain was lost in the woman's tunnel?
Pip and Jennifer were both present, and such open contact with Warner executives would sooner or later reach JAY-Z's ears.

Then his situation will be very bad.

He didn't respond at all after Phil introduced him until Leonard took the initiative to shake hands.

After that, there was no communication between the two, and Leonard turned to talk to Ariana next to him.

At first, the topics they talked about were normal, until Leonard's questions became more and more outrageous.

Such as how many boyfriends you have had and when was your first time.
Li Ang frowned with a look of disgust.

This gentleman had no interest in the big thunder and big taillights in the field, but his eyes were shining only at Ariana.

Judging from his wrinkled and obscene smile, Leonard might have some special fetish.

His appearance does fit the stereotype of that group perfectly.

Rumor has it that in addition to the deep party, there is also a more secretive party among Diddy's crazy parties.

It is said that the secret party hid Diddy's biggest secret.

Li Ang once witnessed Didi leading a group of people into a mysterious room at a party.

They are generally older, well-dressed, and highly educated, looking no different from Leonard.

"Hey, a girl as outstanding as you deserves a better platform. Warner Records is the perfect choice."

"Apocalypse Music is too small. Warner Records has more than a dozen labels like it."

As Leonard was talking, he actually tried to hold Ariana's hand.

At first, Ariana was immersed in the other party's PUA, but after she realized what was going on, she quickly pulled her hand back, looking at a loss.

Leon quickly pulled Ariana to his side, away from this wretched idiot.

Although Leonard's face was full of displeasure, he didn't say much.

It is not worth it to offend a rising new generation because of such a small matter.

When the show came to an end, Li Ang stood up and prepared to leave.

He just received a message from Cardi B. The crazy girl had just finished her performance in Orlando and had arrived in Miami.

This is what she said in the text message - "I have a huge surprise for you!"

This made Li Ang nervous instantly, because the surprises that this crazy girl mentioned were usually big things.

Just as he was about to leave, Jennifer walked straight over to him.

"Hi~Leon~"

"Hello, Miss Jennifer." In fact, Leon had already noticed that since he returned to the audience after the performance, Jennifer's eyes would glance here from time to time.

If it were someone else, Li Ang might have gone over to say hello, but that was Jennifer, Didi's ex-girlfriend.

It’s better to keep some distance.

"I've listened to all your works, and frankly speaking, I admire you the most among this new generation of singers." Jennifer fiddled with her hair from time to time while speaking.

This is a suggestive action.

A question flashed through Li Ang's mind: What does this woman want to do?

According to Phil's previous description, Jennifer is a womanizer with a complicated emotional history and has been involved in scandals many times due to divorce lawsuits.

The fact that she has been with Didi for more than two years shows that she completely accepts and even enjoys Didi's perverted way of playing.

"Thank you for your compliment, Miss Jennifer. There are many more outstanding newcomers."

Jennifer curled her lips into a smile, her eyes full of mature woman's aura. "Don't be so modest. I often see rumors about you on social media, and it doesn't sound like you're the kind of modest man."

Li Ang responded intermittently, occasionally lowering his head to glance at his watch.

He just wanted to get out of here quickly.

At this time, Pip Paul came over and said, "We have to go Jennifer, the music video crew is already in place."

From the moment he appeared, he always looked at Li Ang with malicious eyes.

He even smiled provocatively several times.

"Okay, I look forward to our next meeting, Leon. Maybe we'll have a chance to work together." Jennifer shrugged helplessly, her eyes filled with reluctance. Before leaving, Pip deliberately turned around and imitated the "bang bang" sound of a gun with his mouth.

Li Ang didn't bother to pay attention to him. The group got in a business car and headed to the South Miami Playa Beach that Cardi B mentioned.

As soon as they got off the car, they fully felt the hot atmosphere of Miami.

The streets are full of girls in bikinis, and these girls actually go to convenience stores in string bikinis.

The girls were not shy about it and even enjoyed the men's burning gazes.

Since the influx of 80 people from the Caribbean in the 15s, the number of sex workers in Miami has skyrocketed exponentially.

Because among these 15 people there are only criminals and sex workers.

The unrestrained Caribbean style has subtly influenced this city, and its level of sexual openness has reached an astonishing level.

The streets are full of girls wearing cool clothes, most of whom are practitioners in special industries.

There is only a difference between part-time and full-time.

It is common practice here to learn knowledge and build America during the day and work part-time to pay off student loans at night.

This is a truly wonderful group of girls.

Li Ang walked around the street but couldn't find Cardi B. When he was about to take out his cell phone to make a call, he heard a familiar devilish laugh.

"Ha~ Boss, I'm here!"

Following the sound, I saw Cardi B standing with a group of women who were not dressed very formally.

She wore a minimalist string bikini and sunglasses.

From time to time, he would flash his taillights at passing vehicles.

Li Ang noticed that there was a line of words written on her taillight with a marker - "Sluxty bxxch".

Among all the special workers, she is the most special one!
Ariana was too shy to look directly at him, and even Leon couldn't help but exclaim.

"WTF are you doing?"

Cardi spun around in a circle to show off her outfit, and said with a smug look on her face, "Of course it's to promote our brand! Look at me, I'm covered in Evil Angel products!"

"Ha~ They are really popular. Many girls around here ask me where they can buy them."

Li Ang was speechless for a moment. After a silence of more than ten seconds, he asked in a deep voice, "So, this is how you promote your product?"

"Of course! I'm trying to integrate into their community so I can understand their consumption needs."

"You know what, Boss? If you had come a little later, I would have already made my first sale! I love this way of making money!"

Cardi B jumped up excitedly, and it was obvious that her words came from the heart.

"Okay, so this is your surprise for me?"

"Yes!" Cady grabbed Leon's arm and pointed at the girls on the street. "Look here! There's such a strong demand for evil angels here!"

"If we open a store here, our products will not be in high demand!"

After observing the direction of Kadi's finger, Leon found that it was indeed the case.

No other city has girls as wild and unrestrained as Miami.

Phil also offered an assist at this time, "You should trust Cuddy's judgment this time."

He pointed to a shop sign twenty meters away and continued, "Look over there, the Durex store."

"Fuck, I never thought there would be a store for something like this. The demand here must be so hot."

There is not only a Durex store, there are even stores selling various small toys on this street, and the number of swimwear stores exceeds that of grocery stores.

Li Ang didn't take long to think before deciding to open a store.

Isn’t Miami’s South Beach exactly the promised land you’ve always dreamed of?
There is no competition from Victoria's Secret here, and the consumer group is mostly those special workers.

Evil Angel products are usually disposable in these people's hands and in most cases they get torn to pieces.

In this way, the repurchase rate is also guaranteed.

If the sales can really meet Li Ang's expectations, then the next fashion show that competes with Victoria's Secret will be a natural outcome.

Miami hosts hundreds of swimwear shows of all sizes every year, and there's no better place to do it.

"Very good, Miami is indeed a good place."

Not only do we have to do it, we have to make it a flagship store.

It is comparable in size to Victoria's Secret's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York.

There are nearly two million sex workers in the United States, and they make easy money. The value of this market is difficult to estimate.
Leon gave this task to Kadi.

As a personal brand under Cardi B's name, she can take half of the profits without spending a penny, so she should be responsible for this matter.

Perhaps it won't be long before this place becomes a new business card of Miami, and the special workers who flock here will regard it as a holy place for pilgrimage.

After returning to New York, Leon did not rest for a moment. The matter he had asked Bonnie to contact the film company by email had finally come to fruition.

Black starring actor, singer investment.
The theme is rap music and it is also a biographical film with a very high box office failure rate.

Even if there are suckers who pay the money, the film company can just make money without doing anything, but there are still only a few companies that show interest in this project.

Big studios like Universal and Warner didn't even respond to the email.

Paramount also declined in an email.

After tasting the sweetness of superhero movies, the company is now fighting fiercely with Disney over the copyright of characters.

In a cafe on Henry Street in Brooklyn, Leon met with Miles, the head of production at Lionsgate.

The company is well-known in the industry for its low-cost and high-return films, and James Wan's famous work was also distributed by Lionsgate.

But every time the company's CEO tasted success with low-budget horror films, he would suddenly have the idea of making a big production.

The result was that all the money earned from the horror movie was lost and even more money was lost.

"Mr. Li Ang, I have carefully read your script. The entire company agrees that it is a very fascinating and mature work, but..."

"Just what?" Leon asked, blowing away the steam on his coffee.

Miles stammered, "There aren't many movies of this type on the market. We don't have any references. Shooting a movie like this is too risky."

"Isn't it Eminem's '8 Mile'? You should know the box office performance of that movie." Li Ang said with a smile.

"That's different. You assigned a rapper who's never acted before to star in this."

“Isn’t that the same with Eminem?”

Miles gritted his teeth, remained silent for more than ten seconds, and then whispered, "Eminem is not black."

It takes courage for someone in the industry to say this; otherwise, you might be accused of racism.

Those left-wing people in the film association who advocate political correctness will make a big fuss about this, and even films that have already been released may be at risk of being censored again.

Everyone knows that as long as the leading actor is black, the chances of box office failure at least double.

The reason why superstars like Will Smith become phenomenal is because Hollywood needs such a black actor and the market also needs it.

But just one role of this kind is enough to satisfy market demand, and that is why it is difficult for another black actor to reach his level.

Li Ang leaned forward, knocked on the table and said, "This is not your problem. Even if I lose money, it's my money."

"That's not right. As the publisher, we certainly don't want you to lose money. That's why we have to take all factors into consideration before launching a project."

Although Miles said this, he was thinking something else: Do you want Lionsgate to pay for you to play cross-border games?
Not even a cent!

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(End of this chapter)