America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 407 Will Smith Appear?
US West Coast time, January 2002, 1, around 25:7 pm.

California, downtown Los Angeles, near the Staples Center.

A stretched Rolls-Royce sedan with many modified decorations on the outside and a very stylish body is driving on the way to the parking lot of the Staples Center.

Due to tonight's game, there was a lot of traffic around the Staples Center tonight.

A large number of Los Angeles police officers came out to direct the traffic, but because there were too many people, traffic jams were still unavoidable.

The extension is exaggerated, and the total length is definitely more than 7 meters. The extended Rolls-Royce sedan.

Even if it's worth more than a million dollars, it's stuck in traffic.

"Fack the Shet!"

Strengthen the cabin of the Rolls-Royce sedan.

Sean Corey Carter couldn't help cursing as he looked at the congested traffic outside.

Sean Corey Carter has a stage name, Jay-Z.

He is well-known in North America and is one of the true kings of the black hip-hop circle.

The first single was released in 1994, and the sales volume of the second album in his life exceeded 1 million copies.

In 1999, the song "Heartbreaker" co-operated with Mariah Carey became a superstar who won the top spot on the US Billboard Top [-] Singles Chart.

In the black circle and the hip-hop circle, Jay-Z has a reputation not inferior to that of Michael Jackson.

Tonight, Jay-Z got a few tickets to the Staples Center from scalpers for a lot of money.

He came specially from New York to see the game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers.

To be honest, Jay-Z is not a fan of either basketball team.

As a standard New Yorker, Jay-Z was born in Brooklyn.

If you had to find a favorite basketball team, it would probably be the Knicks.

No matter what, the Knicks are the only basketball team in New York.

Jay-Z will watch New York Knicks games as long as conditions permit.

And tonight's game between the Rockets and the Lakers can attract Jay-Z because his new agent suggested him to go.

"Although it is indeed a bit dangerous. After all, that kind of thing just happened a few days ago..."

"But... Sean, think about it. Why don't those Hollywood guys go to the Staples Center to watch the game together on this day?"

"This group of guys, do they really love basketball that much? As far as I know, many of them don't even watch an NBA game. For example, that Tom Hanks, this guy is a hidden 3K Dang. He actually went to watch NBA games, do you think this matter is simple?"

Jay-Z responded to his agent at the time:

"Then what do you think is the reason why these people went to the Staples Center to watch the game?"

The agent said to him: "There are rumors in the circle that these people were invited by Smith Media. Because when they were in New York, they had already been let go of pigeons once. This time, Smith Media wanted to compensate the NBA, so please come here. Ticket stars have increased the popularity of the NBA in the past, which can be regarded as compensation for the last incident of releasing pigeons."

"Then why should I go there?"

Jay-Z replied puzzledly at the time:

"I have nothing to do with Smith Media. Kanye West, the traitor, is still working for that white man at Music DreamWorks!"

Kanye West is Jay-Z's former music producer, a young, very talented black hip-hop creative genius.

Jay-Z took a fancy to Kanye's talent and pulled Kanye West into his Roc-a-Fella record company, asking Kanye West to help him produce an album.

Jay-Z's "Vol. 500 Hard Knock Life", which sold more than 2 million copies, and "Heartbreaker", a successful collaboration with diva Niu Jie, all have the help and creativity of Kanye West.

Jay-Z takes this kid very seriously, but he's not Sean Corey Carter.

Jay-Z hopes Kanye West can always work for him.

The problem is that basketball and hip-hop have always been one of the two major ways for the lower-class blacks in the United States to pursue class leaps.

How could Kanye West, who has excellent musical talent, be willing to be only a behind-the-scenes producer.

The young black kid has repeatedly responded to Jay-Z and wants to create his own solo single or solo album.

In desperation, Jay-Z promised to pay Kanye West to record a single from 02 to 03.

But the problem is...

Last year, Kanye West took a chance.

Although the black boy took some risks, he succeeded in the end.

Kanye jumped ship from Jay-Z's Roc-a-Fella record label and was poached by the revamped music dreamworks.

Jay-Z has since lost a creative powerhouse.

And Kanye West, who went to Music DreamWorks, even though his first solo album was just released, he was unlucky to encounter the [-]/[-] incident.

As a result, the heat was taken away, the attention was almost nonexistent, and the sales of the record were extremely poor when it was released.

However, Music DreamWorks is backed by Smith Media, and it is not short of money or channels.

Coupled with the combination of Kanye West and David Geffen, two musical geniuses, a brilliant musical spark broke out.

Kanye West's solo debut album, in black hip-hop music, is of excellent quality, MV, lyrics, score, and even the marketing itself is no problem.

Even if there is a black swan like the [-]/[-] incident.

After the [-]/[-] fever subsided a little.

Kanye's album was re-released by Music DreamWorks.

Kanye West's first solo recording, titled "College Dropout," was relaunched as an album from late October last year.

The re-launched "College Dropout", the album sold 44 copies in the first week in the United States, and won the runner-up on the US Billboard album chart that month.

In the same month, the single "Slow Jamz" with Jamie Foxx won the top spot on the US Billboard Hot [-] Singles Chart.

Kanye West Reintroduced
As soon as he appeared in the public eye, he became very popular and became the most dazzling new star in the black hip-hop music circle.

Since October last year, Kanye West and Avril Lavigne have been called the two superstars of the North American music circle in 10.

The emergence of these two supernovas also made the world realize the star-making ability of Music DreamWorks.

Kanye West also became one of the strongest contenders for Best Rookie at the Grammys the following year.

But here's the thing... Kanye West was originally just a music producer for Jay-Z's company.

It is one of Jay-Z's many younger brothers.

Other black people have more words of envy and envy for Kanye West's success.

Then Jay-Z hated Kanye more or less amidst the envy and jealousy.

In Jay-Z's opinion, Kanye's "College Dropout" has so many excellent songs, they should be their own!
It was supposed to be on Jay-Z's own new album.

The sales volume of "College Dropout" exceeded 500 million copies in two months, and the sales volume of "College Dropout" exceeded 700 million copies in three months. Jay-Z felt that it was his own.

This kind of thinking has made it impossible for Jay-Z to communicate with his original younger brother and friend Kanye with a normal heart.

In addition, when Kanye switched jobs at that time, the two made a little unpleasant.

Now Jay-Z and Kanye have a bit of the same taste in the black hip-hop circle.

And Kanye West is from Smith Media, but now the agent wants Jay-Z to support Smith Media.

Jay-Z was kind of upset at the time.

Fortunately, Sean Corey Carter is considered to be the kind of black man who can listen to and persuade him.

Even though he was unhappy, Jay-Z followed his agent's advice and came to support Smith Media.

Even if Smith Media didn't invite him.

Because the manager said: "Sean, think about the relationship between you and that traitor! If the traitor uses Music DreamWorks to deal with us, how much trouble Roc-a-Fella will have! Think about the advice Boss Anderson gave us!"

In fact, it was the last sentence that the agent persuaded Jay-Z.

That's "Boss Anderson's suggestion."

"Boss Anderson" is a person, the senior leader of the blood gang among the black gangs in the United States.

Jay-Z is a member of the Blood Gang, one of the senior peripheral members.

The blood gang leader Anderson is mainly based in New York, and Jay-Z has a good relationship with him.

Silver parry inside a black circle at one time.

The black core talked about New York and the various forces in New York.

At that high-flying party.

Boss Anderson said to the crowd: "We can mess with anyone in New York, but we must not mess with Smith! In New York, Smith can sink anyone to the bottom of Hudson Bay. Listen clearly, anyone!"

Even if I was high on a lot of drugs at that time.

Boss Anderson's expression was still very serious and terrifying.

All the senior members of the blood gang who surrounded him at that time were somewhat frightened.

It was also at that time that Jay-Z finally didn't dare to say bad nicknames to a certain guy.

The title of "white guy" at most is the highest level of "insult".

It is also the warning of Boss Anderson.

Let Jay-Z decide to head to the Staples Center to cheer Smith Media on.

Let's see if we can get close to Music DreamWorks.

This made Jay-Z have to be in downtown Los Angeles, near the Staples Center for almost an hour.

Until it was about 8 o'clock, when the game was about to start in ten minutes.

Jay-Z's car finally arrived at the Staples Center parking lot.

Jay-Z has been to the Staples Center many times, performed and watched NBA games.

He remembers when he came here before

It is possible to let the vehicle stop directly at the entrance of the VIP passage, and then enter the venue directly through the VIP passage.

But he didn't get a box ticket at the Staples Center today, he just bought an ordinary near-field ticket.

It's not here to perform, and there is no special invitation.

In addition, there was a notice from the Staples Center today, requiring all people watching the game to park their vehicles in the parking lot first, and then enter the venue to watch the game after passing the security check.

So even a superstar like Jay-Z.

Today, he can only honestly ask the driver to drive his car into the parking lot of the Staples Center first.

Today's Staples Center parking lot can be said to be overcrowded.

Jay-Z's extended Rolls-Royce sedan ran for several laps before finally finding a seat.

After parking the car, Jay-Z waited for the bodyguard and driver, and then got out after opening the door for himself.

Jay-Z, who got out of the car, was somewhat uncomfortable.

This is a rare situation for Sean to appear in public without being surrounded by reporters or fans.

With a glance, Jay-Z saw a lot of people in the parking lot.

But not many people pay attention to Jay-Z and his people.

Even if Jay-Z took off his peaked cap and black glasses to reveal his full face.

Jay-Z feels neglected. He thinks that people here today may not have good eyesight.

"Oh, Falk. That looks like Angelina Jolie!"

I was a little bit aggrieved in my heart.

Jay-Z heard one of his drivers and bodyguards, a young black kid with a long name called Tremaine Arden Neverson, whisper.

Tremaine is very young, only 18 years old this year, but has a strong musical talent and RAP talent.

Jay-Z sees Kanye West in Tremaine.

After being recommended by his manager, Jay-Z signed Tremaine to his record label.

But Tremaine is not Kanye West after all, he is still relatively young, immature, and not as talented as Kanye.

For the time being, Jay-Z let Tremaine act as his driver, bodyguard, and follower, and at the same time learn related music knowledge.

It's a bit like Kanye West's position in Roc-a-Fella before.

It can also be said that Jay-Z trained Tremaine as the second Kanye West.

So Tremaine went to Roc-a-Fella and signed a very strict contract.

In case Tremaine is really as talented as Kanye in the future.

It is definitely not as easy and simple as Kanye West for Tremaine to get rid of Jay-Z.

Follow Tremaine's line of sight.

Jay-Z and his agent waited for a few, and saw one of the hottest young female stars in Hollywood today, Angelina Jolie, she was not far away.

She and her people had just gotten out of the car and were about to walk inside the Staples Center.

"Fack!" Jay-Z said softly, "I have to say this little white girl, she looks really exciting!"

For relatively reserved orientals, many people cannot accept Angelina Jolie's style.

Among the white people, some don't like this style very much.

Black people... It can be seen from the fact that the future Kardashian family can be respected by all black elites.

This is my favorite of my friends.

"Xie Te!!" Tremaine, who was young and ignorant of the heights of the heavens and the earth, and a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers, shouted:

"It would be great if I could sleep with her for one night."

"There will always be opportunities in the future. As long as you become popular, you will be more popular than Michael Jackson. Those white girls in Hollywood will all be eager to sleep with you."

Jay-Z tapped Tremaine on the shoulder like a big brother.

A group of black people started walking towards the Staples Center.

On the way, I looked at Angelina Jolie not far away, and some other people not far away.

Jay-Z suddenly turned his head and said to Lied, the manager next to him:

"It seems that the rumors are true. Look, it's not just Angelina Jolie. Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Falk, and Will Smith are also here!!"

Jay-Z's original manager was called Richard, a good buddy he had played with since he was a child.

A good buddy or a relative is a manager, which is very common among black celebrities.

But last time at Madison Square Garden, Richard's performance made Jay-Z very dissatisfied.

Jay-Z kicked Richard shortly thereafter and found a real professional agent, who is now Lied.

Although the commission is a bit higher, compared to the unreliable Richard, although Lide is also black, his professionalism and professional ability are there.

With Leader, Jay-Z has avoided many detours.

Otherwise, if the manager was still Richard, Jay-Z would definitely not come today.

Lied smiled:
"Will Smith will definitely come. We all know that he is the black man in the circle who admires Mr. Smith the most. The reason is ridiculous, just because his surname is also Smith..."

Smith is the most common surname in the United States, and only Jones and Johnson can compare.

There are also many Smiths among black people, and the most famous one is Will Smith, a Hollywood superstar.

Maybe it's really because of the same surname.

Will Smith is the Hollywood star closest to Smith Media among the blacks.

Will Smith has starred in several MGM films, both in supporting roles.

Will's attitude made many blacks look very contemptuous on the surface.

As for what everyone thinks secretly, there is no need to bring it up.

Walked for a while, when the huge venue of the Staples Center was in front of us.

Jay-Z finally couldn't bear it and whispered again:

"Lied, do you think...everyone is saying that that man might appear tonight, do you think it's true?"

Lid smiled gently, with a sense of wisdom that black people rarely have.

This smart look is why Jay-Z likes Lieder.

"Whether Mr. Smith will show up is anyone's guess. But everybody's betting."

Lied pointed to some Hollywood stars or stars in the entertainment industry that were visible to the naked eye nearby.

"Bet he'll show up and make a good impression on him."

"The number of reporters outside the Staples Center today is very small. This is very abnormal. I think there are only two reasons for this situation."

"What kind of reason?" Jay-Z asked.

"Either reporters are not allowed to interview today. Of course, this should be unlikely. Although there is a little less, there are some over there."

Lied said: "Either it is the reporters, many of them have already gone inside. Inside the venue, there should be big news today."

Jay-Z immediately said: "It must be the reason behind."

Lide also smiled and said, "I think so too."

"Let's go." Jay-Z said to everyone: "Let's go in and see if Abel Smith will show up tonight!!"

(End of this chapter)