After failing the college entrance examination, he became a big star

Chapter 548 Neglect
There was a transfer on the way, Ning Lan, Ma Qian, and the driver flew to Rockagi City in the United States, while Li Kai, Qiao Li, and Li Xia flew to New Mai City in the United States.

Right now the Internet is only in its infancy in China, and it is impossible to find all kinds of foreign information from the Internet like it did before and after the New Year on Earth in the previous life.

One of Shan Weidong's classmates is an associate professor of Beijing Medical College, and he provided a list of the top [-] cardiology hospitals in the whole meter. The two cities of Rockagi and Newmay each have three and two.

Therefore, the soldiers are divided into two groups.

after one day.

Li Xia talked with Ning Lan on the phone.

Li Xia said bitterly: "I went to Mekla Clinic this morning. George Kelsson is on vacation and won't be back until March."

"Three attending doctors with more than 10 years of clinical experience, one is on vacation, the other has to wait for more than three weeks for an appointment, and the third is even more outrageous, waiting for an appointment for one and a half months."

Ning Landao: "It's the same with me. I went to two places today, and the four attending doctors all waited for more than half a month to make an appointment. Martin Ward of the Norris Surgical Hospital, Ma Qian, wanted to confirm a doctor with his assistant. After making an appointment, I waited for 3 hours, drank 5 cups of coffee, and finally told Ma Qian that we couldn't be reached, let us go back and wait for the call."

Shan Weidong's classmate mentioned several American cardiologists, including Martin Ward and George Kelsson.

But it was a vacation, and an appointment was missed.

Ning Lan has lived in the United States for two years and has never been ill. She just heard that it is not easy to seek medical treatment. It is not uncommon to wait a month or two for an appointment. Now she has experienced it personally.

Li Xia said dryly: "I heard from a friend that the good hospitals here in the United States basically give priority to white people. Even the appointment time is only approximate. If the doctor has other arrangements, he will reschedule and continue to postpone at any time."

"Just waiting is not the solution. We still have to find a way out. Without a referral, you can't even see a doctor. Even if you are willing to spend money, you can't spend it."

Ning Lan hummed: "I have entrusted a few friends to help me inquire about the agency."

As she spoke, she thought of something, and said, "By the way, Ma Qian was reading a gossip magazine today when she was waiting for an appointment. There was a report in it about the scandal of singer Michela. The rumored boyfriend Jefferson is a famous cardiologist. I have been married three times, and in the first half of last year, I just ended my third marriage."

"Regardless of whether the scandal is true or not, the photos of the two holding hands shopping in the mall were posted, at least it shows that the relationship is very good."

"Sister Xia, why don't you try and see if you can contact Miqila's manager."

Li Xia understood the meaning in seconds. This was to introduce her rumored boyfriend through Miqila.

"What's the name of that magazine?"

"Peanuts, released in the middle of last month, the cover photo is the movie star Nick Cruise."

"I see, I'll find someone to check."

After finishing the call, Li Xia called the hotel attendant and tipped him 5 yuan to help him buy magazines.

Not long after, the magazine was delivered to the room, and Li Xia quickly turned to the report that Ning Lan said, thought about it, and made two phone calls one after another.

A phone call to the marketing director of Huilijing Records.

A phone call was made to a senior music critic of Zhou Xing Entertainment News.

Within an hour, both calls returned.

Li Xia ran to Li Kai's room, and Qiao Li was there, so Li Xia told about the situation at Ning Lan's side, Ning Lan's thoughts, and the information she had collected.

Mitchella is a female country singer in the United States. She is at the second-tier mid-level in the European and American music circles. She has signed a contract with one of the six major international giants, under the Benetton Entertainment Company.

Her agent is Tang Shan.

Li Kai's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he immediately said: "Then contact her manager to make an appointment to meet, and say that I am a songwriter and want to cooperate with Miqila."

Li Xia nodded, took out her mobile phone and dialed without hesitation, the other end rang a few times, and the call came through, and a middle-aged man's voice came.

Li Xia communicated with the other party in English for 3 minutes.

After hanging up, she said, "There is a beer festival in West City. Today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, there will be a total of three days. Michela was invited to perform the day after tomorrow, and she will go to West City tomorrow afternoon. Shall we go there?"

Li Kai said hello.

"The hotel has flight booking services. West City is in the west of the United States. It takes at most three hours to fly there and leave early tomorrow morning." Li Xia said, walked to the bedside table, grabbed the phone and called the front desk.

The next day, early in the morning.

The three of Li Kai checked out after breakfast, and took a taxi to the airport.

Boarded at 09:30, flew for nearly two hours, and arrived in Xicheng.

After finishing lunch at the fast food restaurant in the airport, Li Xia called Tang Shan to confirm.

After leaving the airport, the three of Li Kai took a taxi and arrived at the Miller Hotel around 01:30.

Half an hour before the appointed time at 2 o'clock, the three of Li Kai sat in the coffee shop on the first floor.

"This hotel is a four-star hotel. I looked at the price at the front desk before. The standard room is 108 meters yuan, which is less than 1 yuan in Chinese currency. Michela is a second-tier singer in the European and American music scene, and he lives in such a hotel for commercial performances. Benetton is a giant after all, he is too stingy."

Li Kai took a sip of the cappuccino and felt that it wasn't sweet enough, so he added some sugar.

He didn't mean to belittle, but purely puzzled.

In China, second-tier singers can really be regarded as stars. Album promotion, commercial performances, and record companies provide five-star accommodation standards, and entourage can also live together, but only two people share a room.

At present, the per capita income of the United States is ten times higher than that of Huaguo, even compared to Shanghai, it is more than five times, and American artists are three to five times higher than Chinese artists at the same level.

Under such circumstances, Miraki is not traveling privately, but for business activities, but staying in a four-star hotel, this treatment is too low!

Li Xia looked at him, smiled lightly and said, "This has nothing to do with Benetton."

Li stared blankly, and then heard Li Xia continue: "In China, singers sign with record companies directly, and the company manages singers in a one-stop manner, including image packaging, record recording, commercial endorsement, etc., which is equivalent to an employment relationship."

"In Europe and the United States, singers are all signed by agency companies, and then the agency companies sign contracts with entertainment companies to form a three-way cooperative relationship."

"For this kind of business performance invitation, the domestic quotation is 1 yuan. After deducting all expenses, the company will share it with the singer. The number of people traveling, the means of transportation, airplane or train, and what kind of hotel to stay in are all determined by the company. Standards, theoretically, singers cannot change without authorization."

"In Europe and America, for the 1 yuan quotation, entertainment companies and management companies just take their share, and all expenses during the commercial performance will be paid from the singer's share."

Li opened his eyes in surprise, then frowned again, and said in confusion: "Not really, I share with the company based on the quotation for the commercial performance, as much as the quotation is, and all expenses during the commercial performance are borne by the company."

Qiao Li gave him a big white eye: "Before you were frozen by the company, did you take over a commercial performance? After you were released from the snow storage, all the expenses during your commercial performance will be borne by the company. That is the company's compensation to you Xuezang. It is said that compensation is actually calculated by the company clearly. You add 20 yuan for a commercial performance, and the food, drink, transportation and accommodation expenses are only 2 yuan. The share between you and the company is [-]-[-]. The actual cost of your commercial performance Reach the super first-tier standard, and the standard of super first-tier contracts, commercial performances are four or six, you six, the company four, who wins and who loses?"

Li opened his expression a little stiffly.

Qiao Li suddenly smiled, and jokingly said: "At that time, the company begged you to release the snow storage, and hoped that you would quickly go to commercial performances to make money for the company. If you proposed to change the share ratio to exceed the first-line standard, it would most likely be approved."

Li's expression became even stiffer, his face twitched, and his teeth leaked: "Now it's an afterthought, why didn't you remind me at that time that you are my manager, and I earn more, so you earn more."

Qiao Li took a sip of her coffee and said lightly, "Sorry, I wasn't your manager at the time."

Li Kai choked heavily, not to be so irritating!
Qiao Li saw the depression on his face, smiled, and said: "You got a compensation of 400 million at that time, which is quite a lot. If you really have to meet the conditions, even if the company gives in, many people in the upper management will treat you with respect." I feel jealous, I feel that you are favored and spoiled, and the benefit cannot be maximized everywhere, too much is too much."

Li Kai thought about it, smiled, and nodded.

two o'clock.

Li Xia called Tang Shan, but Li Kai didn't hear the content of the call, but heard two SORRY on the other end.

After hanging up, Li Xia said, "They said they were waiting for an important call, so let's wait."

Li shrugged and didn't care.

But the wait lasted for half an hour. Li Xia hesitated a few times, but finally couldn't help calling again. This time, Li Kai heard a few more SORRY on the phone.

After hanging up, Li opened his face and said: "It is said that there is a guest coming to visit, and come down after sending the guest away."

Li Kai said flatly, without any hint of anger or impatience.

Continued to wait, another half an hour passed, just when Li Xia couldn't take it anymore and was about to make another call, an elevator door in the distance separated the two sides, and a tall white man came out.

She has chestnut hair tied into a big ponytail, and she is dressed in black and white, a small tailored suit with a flower collar, jeans, and a pair of black leather slippers.

This kind of dress is very avant-garde even if he walks on the streets of the United States. He is wearing a Sun and Moon Peugeot watch, and the price is not cheap at first glance.

He walked all the way into the coffee shop, swayed his eyes, locked on the three of Li Kai who were standing by the window, and walked over slowly.

"Are you Mr. Tang Shan?" Li Xia got up and asked, Tang Shan nodded: "You are Ms. Li, I'm so sorry to keep you waiting."

"It's okay, Mr. Tangshan, hello."

Seeking help from others, Li Xia smiled and shook hands with him even though she was furious waiting.

Li Kai and Qiao Li also got up and shook hands with Tang Shan respectively.

The English teaching level of Huaguo in this world is higher than that of Li Kai's previous life Earth, and the difficulty of the college entrance examination is equivalent to level four. Simple communication in English is no problem.

Li Xia graduated from a junior college, and Qiao Li graduated from a bachelor's degree. They both passed CET-[-], so communication was no problem.

After sitting down, Li Xia inquired about Tangshan's taste, and called the waiter to refill a cup of coffee.

There was a smile on Tang Shan's face, and he looked quite enthusiastic, but if you look closely, you will find that there is a reserved smile in that smile, not much of a smile, and there is a hint of arrogance in his expression.

Li Xia had dealt with foreigners before, and knew that the Hua Guo style of greetings was unnecessary, so she handed over an English business card that was specially printed before coming to the United States, and then introduced Li Kai and said, "Mr. Tang Shan, let me introduce you, this It's my friend, the most popular songwriter in Huaguo, Li Kai."

Hearing the title of "Most Popular", Tang Shan couldn't help but glance at Li.

Li Xia continued to introduce: "The most authoritative music awards ceremony in Huaguo, the Billboard and Golden Melody Chart, the best lyricist and best composer awards of the year, are all won by him alone. In addition, his works were presented for the first time in Asia last month. Released on the music scene, three weeks after its release, it reached No.19 on the Asia Billboard, and the circle is generally optimistic, and the highest ranking will reach the top ten.”

The culture is different. The Chinese country has thousands of years of Confucianism and Taoism, and it pays attention to revealing three parts and hiding seven parts, while the American country advocates heroism, and subtlety will make the other side look down on it.

Therefore, Li Xia praised Li Kaida for a while when she came up, of course she didn't exaggerate out of thin air.

Just as he was talking, Tang Shan's cell phone rang. He said SORRY, got up and walked aside to answer the phone.

It took a long time to answer the call, Li Xia's face was not very good-looking, and Qiao Li frowned.

"It seems that you, the number one songwriter in Huaguo, have not caught Mr. Tang Shan's eyes." Qiao Li turned her head and said, Tang Shan was late for nearly an hour before, and now it took four or five minutes to answer the phone, and the neglectful attitude was obvious.

Of course Li Kai saw it too, but he was not angry. He smiled indifferently and said, "Sister Li, you have introduced the information about me, so let's show the cards directly. There is no need to be pretentious when dealing with foreigners. A lot."

Li Xia was silent for a while, then nodded: "What about the size?"

"Give him the sheet music I wrote last night, whether through Mirage or himself, as long as you help us connect with Dr. Jefferson, this song will be your reward. If you don't like this It doesn't matter the song, I'm willing to pay the matchmaking fee, this amount"

Seeing Li Kai slap up his face, Li Xia was startled. Of course, she would not be so stupid as to think that it was 5 Hua Guobi.

Qiao Li was also taken aback, and hurriedly said: "You are messing around, and you are in a hurry to go to the doctor."

Li Kai said indifferently: "It's just that you go to the doctor in a hurry, as long as you achieve your goal, it doesn't matter if you are taken advantage of once."

What else did Qiao Li say, Tang Shan ended the call and came back, saying SORRY again.

Li Xia glanced at Li Kai, took a deep breath, took out a handwritten score from her bag, and pushed it along the table in front of Tang Shan. Just as she was about to say something, Tang Shan's cell phone rang again.

This time, he picked it up without avoiding it, hung up after saying a few words, and said: "Ms. Li, I'm very sorry, I have an important client who has arrived, and I have to go up."

He picked up the score and took it for granted as a "submission": "I will take this score back and let the producer have a look. If it is suitable, I will contact you."

After all, I said SORRY again, got up and left.

Li Xia's face became angry, and she opened her mouth to speak, but Li Kai stopped her with a wave of her hand, and said softly: "Anyway, it's impossible to make a decision on the spot, and I'll call later. If the producer is interested, it will be easier to close the deal if I ask the conditions."

(End of this chapter)