New York 1988

Chapter 19 Simple to Heinous MV
Even if Han Sheng's Chinese identity is more discriminated against than Michael Jackson's African identity, it is the deadliest obstacle to releasing records.

But now that the decision has been made, there is no turning back when the bow is opened.

After Dorothy, acting guardian and manager, signed the contract on behalf of Han Sheng and Michael Jackson, taking advantage of the resolute stubbornness, Michael Jackson led everyone directly into the production process of the record.

This is also because Han Sheng has completed not only the lyrics and music, but also the arrangement and orchestration.In this case, now you only need to find various musicians to record the accompaniment, and then add his vocals and other post-production.

This is equivalent to saving a lot of steps and time.

That is to say, it can speed up the production of records.

Of course, you can also save money.

Three days later, although I was a little rusty at first and delayed a little time, the first song "Dangerous", which was going to be "screamed", was quickly completed.

In the afternoon, Michael Jackson, who had only rehearsed for less than half an hour, walked into the recording studio with a gloomy face.

"What's wrong?" Han Sheng asked with concern.

With a sneer on Michael Jackson's face, he sneered, "Those guys have been telling me and my manager overtly and secretly, telling me not to make records for you. Today is even more extreme, and they almost said that I am not allowed to use The company's recording studio has helped you!"

"Fack, all the musicians, backing vocalist, sound engineer, sound mixer, etc. are at my own expense, I just used the recording equipment!"

Frank DiNeo also said beside him: "They are indeed too much. Michael is also the king of pop. They disrespect us so much by doing this, and they don't even take us seriously!"

"Well, you belong to their company after all. How about this, let's go outside to find a recording studio, and the expenses will be deducted from my future income!" Han Sheng thought about it.

Michael Jackson shook his head resolutely, still staring at him, "Dude, I'm going to be angry if you say that!"

"Do you know how much money I made for them, and they are doing this to me now."

"Today is not for money, but for reputation.

I'm still going to help you record the record in here, disgusting and disgusting them.If it really doesn't work, it's a big deal! "

He said so, and Han Sheng couldn't say anything.

And then, after seeing Michael Jackson's suddenly tough attitude, Nihong also faltered.

Again, this is the king of pop, and they can't afford to lose each other.

However, even so, this incident still planted a thorn in Michael Jackson's heart, making his perception of neon sour.

In the past, he was very happy to cooperate with Nihong, and the relationship between the two parties was also very good.

……

A week later, "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" and "I Will Always Love You" were recorded, and even a simple MV was filmed for "dangerous".

To put it simply, it is really shockingly simple.

How should I put it, the entire MV is actually a complete restoration of Michael Jackson's performance at the MTV Awards Ceremony in 95.This is also the most classic and most praised version, and the song recorded before is also this version.

Because Michael Jackson was still busy with the concert, although he had generally heard it, but because he recognized Han Sheng's ability, he did not participate in the whole process.After seeing the complete version, he looked at him in astonishment and stunned, "what the Falk, man, is this a video tape? Well, this is just a video of a stage performance!"

Han Sheng was delighted, and he still smiled, "It's very simple, isn't it!"

"Can this be described as crude?" Michael Jackson was speechless.

"That also means that many people have found an excuse to scold me again, right?"

This time, Michael Jackson came back to his senses.

However, he still frowned, "Would this be too outrageous!"

"Then take a look, how is the dance?" Han Sheng said.

After all, this is one of Michael's most satisfying works in the future, so after reading it carefully, he is also super satisfied: "Cool, it's so fucking cool, damn it, I want to learn this! "

Although the MV looks super simple, even nondescript, the stage performance itself is extremely classic, praised by countless people, and imitated wildly by countless Michael Jackson fans. (Wall Crack recommends one, it's really top)

So his reaction now is not surprising at all.

Han Sheng also took advantage of the situation and said: "So even if they spray me in various ways, for example, I am like you, saying that this MV is shot by Xiang, but if you really watch it, although it is simple, it is actually great!"

Michael Jackson also nodded, "So, this is still for the topic of blogging, to stir up the popularity...!"

"You're really smart, Michael!" Han Sheng laughed.

Michael Jackson gave him a look of contempt directly, "Man, are you sure this is a compliment to me?"

……

After having a meeting, joking and discussing, Michael Jackson saw that the time was almost up, and greeted him, "Let's go, I've already made an appointment with people from Universal!"

Of the five major record companies, Sony couldn't do it, and EMI had already rejected it long ago. Then, the rest were Bertelsmann, Warner and Universal.

As for the most famous PolyGram outside of the Big Five, it is okay outside of the United States. In the United States, it just came in this year, and its strength is a mess.

The meeting place was at Universal Headquarters, and the person who made the appointment was Albert, the president of Universal Music.

From this, we can also see Michael Jackson's cards.

"Hello, Michael, how are the preparations for the concert going...I heard that the ticket sales are very hot. Congratulations!"

Albert had been chatting with Michael all the time. As for the review of Han Sheng's works, it was a music producer and someone from the publishing department of Universal Music, and he didn't care at all.Then, although he occasionally chatted with Han Sheng, it seemed perfunctory.

From this attitude, Han Sheng had already guessed the result.

After about 10 minutes, the first stage of understanding is over. The music producers and distribution department of Universal did not intend to communicate with him, the songwriter and singer, but simply exchanged opinions. Give it to Albert and leave directly.

He really just doesn't treat him as a human being.

To be honest, at that moment Han Sheng was extremely irritable and blocked, and wanted to kill them all.

It is said that the status of Chinese Americans in the United States is not as good as dogs, but in Hollywood, Chinese Americans are even worse than shit.

As long as they saw the Chinese label on him, they didn't care whether his works were good or bad, and immediately sentenced him to death.

This is a kind of ruthless discrimination, an extremely bad way of suppression, but the whole of Hollywood takes it for granted.I think that as long as you are a Chinese, no matter how awesome you are, it is impossible for you to stand out, and it is impossible for you to stand out.

anger!hatred!
But the more this happened, the more Han Sheng refused to admit defeat, he still didn't believe it, he just wanted to stand out.

Michael Jackson also saw all this, and his face was not very good.

To be honest, he experienced this scene a lot back then, and he can empathize with it.

However, he also knew that the distribution problem caused by Han Sheng's identity was very difficult, so he could only hold back his temper and politely said to Albert: "How about it, Mr. Albert, what's your opinion?"

Albert laughed, "How should I put it, Michael, you also know that Vincent's identity is very fatal, even this is a knot, so we are not optimistic about the results of this release!"

Speaking of this, after a pause, the conversation suddenly changed, "However, Michael, you have come in person, we have to give you face, so, if you can give us a promise, then we will release Vincent's record Just accept it, how about it?"

Oh, it's not surprising at all.

And it doesn't hide it at all.

Of course, for Michael Jackson, people valued him.

Therefore, he couldn't say anything, but smiled, "It's not impossible to talk about this, but I still have to say that Vincent is very good, and his works are also very good, even if his identity is a bit problematic, but Wasn't I the same back then... I even thought he was better than me back then...!"

Heh, can Chinese Americans compare with African Americans? African Americans still have some human rights and dare to make trouble, but Chinese Americans, heh, don’t even dare to shout.

Albert thought so in his heart, so the answer was very perfunctory: "Maybe!"

Now, Michael Jackson had no choice but to give up this attempt and start to explore, "So, if I make a promise, what kind of promise can you give me, I mean Vincent's distribution conditions?"

This time, Albert did not hesitate, "We want [-]% of the publishing fee, and all the copyrights except the songwriting copyright belong to us!"

This Nima is outrageous.

Michael Jackson has come forward, and [-]% of the distribution fee will be levied.

However, Michael still endured the last temper, "What about your announcement standards?"

"Normal newcomer standards!" Albert took it for granted.

Well, basically knowing their conditions, at least the purpose of bottoming out has been achieved.

If you talk to other companies in the future, you will know how to talk.

So, after trying to be polite for a while, without making any progress, he left directly.

It was so aggrieved that Michael Jackson couldn't help but start swearing when he got outside, "Damn Falk, I'm so mad, this is simply humiliating us!"

At this time, Frank Dineo in front also said: "I went outside to inquire. Although those guys didn't say it clearly, it was indeed the people from Neon who greeted in secret. So, we may have to be psychological Get ready, lower your expectations, and even prepare for the fact that we have to release it ourselves!"

Although Han Sheng and Michael Jackson have guessed this.

Neon has no way to stop them from recording, so it will definitely make a secret move in terms of distribution.

But after it was actually confirmed, Michael Jackson, who was not in a good mood at first, became even more unhappy when the negotiations were not going well.

The perception of neon is also getting worse...it has begun to rise to the level of disgust.

(End of this chapter)