hollywood billionaire

Chapter 384 Fishing Net and Big Fish (Part )
The modern long hair, which has not changed since 1962, the white bohemian lace shirt with a hippie atmosphere, the tailoring is clean and neat, and the houndstooth suit is a little too big, slim and tight, but at the ankles With his bell-bottom pants that suddenly opened wide at the top and his shiny bronze high-heeled Chelsea boots, Mick Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, can be called a walking fashion textbook of the s.

The singer, who is world-famous for his Byronic bad boy image and was born into a middle-class family in Kent, led the wave of an entire era with his aesthetic concepts in music and clothing.

His eccentric style, like his classic "Mockney" accent, has served him well alongside hit singles such as "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Paint It, Black" and "Gimme Shelter." conquer the world.

People are always particularly tolerant of landmark artists like Mick Jagger who have become cultural icons. A purple suit made of velvet will become a flaw that attracts eyebrows and giggles on anyone, but if the wearer of this suit is Mick Jagger, it's a different story.

His skinny shoulders are quite narrow, and his aging body is even slightly rickety. With his hands in his pockets and a wide grin, Mick Jagger is walking quickly towards Dr. Dre. There is nothing superior about him. The temperament of an artistic master. But wherever he goes, he can still arouse waves of surging wonder.

"No way, is it really him?!"

"Oh my God, Mick Jagger!"

"Hey, Mick! I love you!"

"Is he coming to perform?"

The guests who are willing to spend tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase the booths at the Mad City Music Festival are basically high-net-worth individuals with a transcendent social status. The partners they invite to watch the performances also generally fall into this category. Even outsiders like Mackenzie Jones and her three friends, who have sneaked in through various means, are used to seeing celebrities.

Regardless of whether the person passing by has more than 10 million Instagram followers, whether Spotify has 100 million monthly views, or whether a commercial blockbuster starring them is being screened in the theater, these girls usually only steal If you glance twice, discuss in a low voice at most, you will move your eyes elsewhere.

After all, staying calm around famous people in the sociological sense is the simplest and most direct way to prove one's strength and circle, and the least expensive way to do it. Even if Justin Bieber walks by, he can still sip the cocktail in his glass without looking away or changing his expression. This kind of performance can best convey the message to your friends that "I am a person who has eaten and met before." .

However, in front of Mick Jagger, everyone does not have to hold their breath and hold their breath, because the Rolling Stones have surpassed the definition of the term Hollywood star and have directly risen to the level of great musicians who have left their names in history. high. It's appropriate and appropriate to show excitement and adoration in front of the lead singer of this band.

You see, even Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky was holding up his phone and taking pictures, his face flushed with excitement.

For this young businessman who was born in 1981, Mick Jagger was a man who allowed his father, Robert Harry Chesky, who was an ordinary poor student in upstate New York to live frugally. , a rock legend who scraped together six dollars to make a pilgrimage to Forest Hills Stadium.

That was six dollars in 1966.

Mick Jagger is the memory of the previous generation, the inheritance of the next generation, and an indelible monument to pop music.

"Thank you for coming, Mr. Jagger."

Andre Young took two steps forward, met Mick Jagger, and extended his hand enthusiastically.

Dr. Dre, who emerged in the West Coast hip-hop scene in the late 1980s, is not familiar with Mick Jagger, who conquered North America with the first wave of British Invasion in the early 1960s. After all, while the former and NWA were trying to get out of Compton, the Rolling Stones had signed a four-album recording deal with CBS Records worth a total of $50 million.

That's $1982 million in .

In other words, in front of Mick Jagger, Dr. Dre, who has outstanding status and success, can only be called "a relatively outstanding new generation".

Therefore, although both of them are prominent figures in the European and American music industry, one enjoys a secluded life in the British countryside with his family in a tenement house in Richmond upon Thames, while the other lives in Gisele Bundchen and Tom... In the French chateau next to the Pacific Coast Highway where Brady once lived, you can have an overview of the starry and prosperous Hollywood. Huge differences in musical style, geographical location, active years and even racial skin color meant that they had almost no intersection in their past careers.

But any industry has its own specific social radiation network. The higher you go, the smaller the circle becomes. That's it if you don't think about it, but once you start to think about making friends, there is only a hazy veil between the two people who seem to be unrelated.

Why do you see it?

The Rolling Stones' last album "A Bigger Bang" was released on Virgin Records and will be released in December. They have already released two promotional singles for their blues cover album "Blue & Lonesome", which is on Polydor Records. In the copyrighted library. The two record companies before and after are both sub-labels of Universal Music.

More importantly, Polydor Records' agent channel distributor in the United States is Interscope Geffen A&M, a friend of the same group.

That's right, two music legends who rarely meet, and can even be said to be strangers, end up creating royalties for the same sub-label of the same music group. This also confirms the almost unshakable power of Universal Music Group.

All it took was Jimmy Irving, his closest partner, to make a call to Rolling Stones manager Joyce Smith, and Dr. Dre made an appointment with Mick Jagger for Han Yi, his most important future business partner. —It so happened that Mick Jagger and his Rolling Stones happened to be in the city during the Mad City Music Festival. From October 10th to October 19nd, they held two concerts at the T-Mobile Arena, which can accommodate 10 people next to the Las Vegas Strip.

This is the Rolling Stones' last show of 2016. After the concert, several members will return to the UK one after another to welcome the upcoming holiday season with their families. Therefore, Mick Jagger, who no longer has to worry about work for a long time to come, decided to stop in Las Vegas for a week to relax, have fun and recuperate. In early November, I set off for Los Angeles, met with the behind-the-scenes team in Hollywood, held a few short meetings, and then took a private plane back to London.

"I should thank you for inviting me, Mr. Yang."

Mick Jagger's right hand holding Dr. Dre was extremely firm and strong, and he opened his mouth wide, with ten teeth visible in the top row. His energetic smile was impressive. The saggy eyelids, which had become weak and drooping due to the erosion of time, could not hide his radiant gray-blue eyes. At least for an old man who is over seventy years old and looks skinny, being able to maintain such a state is indeed a rare thing.

"Just call me Mick...man, congratulations on the success of your festival. It's been the event that everyone around me has been talking about for the past week and I don't even go out that often."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mick, but unfortunately, I'm not the mastermind behind all this." Following Mick Jagger's words, Dr. Dre pushed Han Yi out at the right time, "It's this talented guy Young people make this possible.”

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Jagger."

Han Yi licked his lips and subconsciously wiped the sweat from his palms on his chest before reaching out to Mick Jagger. He knew very well that with his current financial resources, as well as the strength and reputation he had accumulated in the music industry, there was no need to feel any nervousness in front of the other party, but he could still feel his heart beating uncontrollably. With.

This nervousness does not come from timidity, but from excitement. As a music lover, being able to see with his own eyes a rock legend who can firmly occupy the top five positions in the pop music world is something worthy of his excitement.

What's more, Han Yi and this legend may work together to write a great adventure that will be recorded in history.

"Hello, Han."

When greeting him for the first time, Mick Jagger used a simple Chinese greeting. The manager of the Rolling Stones, Joyce Smith, one of the most famous music lawyers in the UK, described in detail Han Yi, a young Chinese tycoon, and the rise he has made in Hollywood in the past year when he was on the phone last night. layers of waves.

This is also the main reason why Mick Jagger is willing to leave the card table in the main room of MGM Casino today and drive north to make an appearance at the Las Vegas festival venue.

Maybe he is young and impetuous, maybe his foundation is still shallow, but judging from the various signs that can be observed so far, Han Yi, who is bursting with dazzling light like a supernova, is another new force in Hollywood worthy of his friendship.

From the 1960s to the 1910s, Mick Jagger and his Rolling Stones relied on more than just their creative talent.

"Hello Mick, welcome to Mad City."

Without excessive greetings, after simply saying hello to Mick Jagger, Han Yi turned sideways and made room for another important guest today.

"Today, we have many important friends here who want to meet with you. This is... Mr. Turki Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Saudi Entertainment General Authority and Special Advisor to the Saudi Royal Family."

"Assalaam 'alaikum." Mick Jagger greeted softly in accordance with the usual etiquette in the Arab world.

"Wa 'alaikum assalaam."

Hearing Mick's opening remarks, Turki Al-Sheikh had a few more wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. Turki held the opponent's hand tightly. After a few seconds, as if this was not enough to show his enthusiasm, the chairman of the Saudi Entertainment General Authority covered the back of Mick Jagger's hand with his other hand. superior.

"It's an honor to see you here, Mr. Jagger."

“I also hope we have the same honor to be your partner on your next world tour…”

"Together with our most respected Mr. Han Han live."

(End of this chapter)