American Peanuts

Chapter 6 Cover Girl
"I just learned the news. Charlie, the child, has not needed to be controlled since he was a child. This is not entirely a good thing. We should at least discuss this with his family." Danielle shook her head and said in the large flat house in the center of Nashville.

What she was talking about was about Charlie's acquisition of PLAYBOY.

It looked like he was sighing, but in reality his energy was almost overflowing.

She was truly proud of her adopted son.

"I mentioned it to old Rossi, and his exact words were: Either you are drunk, or I am drunk." Charlie interrupted helplessly.

He himself was not completely sure about the acquisition, so he didn't say much.

"In addition to PLAYBOY, Charlie also wants to get involved in the record industry and is preparing to acquire the company that signed Taylor." Faith Hill said with lingering fear.

Seeing the expression on his old friend Danielle's face, he knew that Charlie hadn't mentioned it at all.

"There's a reason for this. If I hadn't met Taylor, I wouldn't have acted so quickly, so I haven't had time to say anything yet." Charlie explained quickly.

Danielle glanced at her son with narrowed eyes.

"At next year's birthday party, are you going to bring a woman back with a little baby in your arms?" She said in a really unhappy tone.Her face was red and she was indeed a bit drunk.

"Absolutely impossible. At least I will invite you to the wedding." Charlie corrected quickly.

Before his mother could get completely angry, Charlie quickly returned to his bedroom. His mother had always reserved a room for him.

Lying on the bed, he turned on his phone and checked the outside world's reaction to his acquisition.

Most mainstream media have a neutral to negative attitude, and some media even call themselves "robbers."

Charlie closed the browser and sent Miss Puff a text message.

“How effective was the interview?”

"The ratings are good. The news director is very satisfied and has temporarily asked me to host an afternoon talk show."

From a location reporter to a program host, Hadley's promotion was as fast as being on a rocket.

Over time, it might be able to provide you with a lot of conveniences.

Charlie walked out of the room, and by now the party was over, leaving only the people at the steakhouse left to clean up the mess.Taylor sat in front of the window, observing the outside world while holding a plate and eating deliciously.

Gabriella was standing not far away. After Charlie left, she seemed absent-minded. Now she returned to normal and was collecting dinner plates.

Faith Hill was still discussing something while sitting on the sofa with her mother.Mostly discussing the record company, Charlie walked over.

"Face valued this child so much, and Charlie stepped in again. The RCA people will definitely go crazy by then!" Danielle said helplessly.Listening to the tone, it has been decided to arrange music for Taylor's album.

"Scott didn't reply. He probably went to bed. I'll contact him tomorrow." Faith Hill shook the champagne in the glass. She already seemed eager to try. It seemed that she had figured it out.

At this time, Faith leaned back and leaned on the sofa.It had been dim outside before, but now Faith Hill looked radiant under the bright indoor lights.

She wore a pair of black tight leather pants that are very popular this year, paired with long leather boots, which was full of visual impact.After entering the house, she took off her denim jacket and wore only a pure white singlet underneath. Her plump figure, exquisite makeup, and long pale golden hair were like the champagne in her hand.

Seeing this, Charlie had to retract his previous thoughts. Faith Hill was still at the peak of her beauty, but her style was completely different from that of the past. It can be perfectly summed up by a word starting with M.

As for Taylor, Charlie felt she needed to go through some more changes.Throwing her in the crowd at this moment, she is not conspicuous except for her height.

Taylor also had an obvious transformation process in her previous life. The distance between a village girl and a fugitive Disney princess is a pile of brand-name cosmetics, professional stylists, makeup artists, elegant and luxurious haute couture dresses, and a confident heart.

"Now it's time for us to think about the next step, how to make Taylor famous and expand his popularity." Charlie sat across from the two people and began to imagine the future.

The ingredients are already in place, it’s just a matter of how to cook the dish.

Faith drank the champagne in her glass in one gulp. She was a singer and knew the ropes, so she immediately said: "To put it simply, mobilize resources, contact various media, and publish announcements from various media. Pay money to the radio broadcasting organization. .The effect is often directly proportional to the budget.”

"But you control the magazine, which is a natural promotion channel. You can completely take another route, such as...let Taylor appear on the cover and take photos, if she is willing." Faith looked at the girl not far away .

Taylor was still so focused on fighting the food that he didn't pay attention to the conversation.

Charlie turned her head and looked at the majestic airport in front of her, which was big enough to park an entire Boeing 787. She was very curious whether she could distinguish the front and back if the lights were turned off.

"Putting her on the cover will only reduce sales." Charlie told the truth.

What the audience wants is an impactful figure and seductive eyes, not an "ordinary" country girl.

"But this idea is right. We need a breaking point. This breaking point should be contrasting enough to make people immediately curious."

Charlie thought about it and finally set his sights on his mother's friend.Compared with the mediocre Taylor, she is so hot!

"What do you want to do?" Faith noticed something and quickly crossed her arms and covered her upper body.

"Faith Hill, who has been away from the music scene for a long time, has returned with a new talent and appeared on the cover of the magazine in March, showing off her figure. I have already thought of the subtitle, it is called "Challenging Traditional Country Music""

Charlie is very satisfied with this plan. He is not talking nonsense. In fact, Faith Hill is really suitable.

Country music, listened primarily in the South, has always represented the most conservative part of the country's mainstream culture.And this group of people is also the main buyer group of the magazine, and even many of those red necks are former fans of Faith.

"Country music superstars from the previous era and the next era are on the cover together, which has special historical significance. Maybe the magazine's sales can be revived, which is a win-win situation." Charlie continued.

A win-win means that Charlie wins twice.

"How can this work? I'm still single now." Faith Hill was ashamed.Even if this wasn't the kind of full-length photo, she couldn't accept taking off her clothes at the shooting location.

"You just have to be single." Charlie turned on the persuasion mode.

Danielle on the side couldn't stop giggling, watching the excitement was no big deal: "Even if it's for my sake, you have to agree. You're already old, so why don't you be embarrassed, just treat it as a dedication to art , to make up for the indulgence of youth."

Her cheeks were flushed, she was obviously drunk, and her tone was becoming more frivolous.

Taylor finally noticed the eager exchanges between the three of them, and when Charlie asked this question, he turned pale with fright.

"Taylor, you don't want to sing in a small bar for the rest of your life, do you? This may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I don't want to force anyone, please think about it carefully." Charlie said.

My parents sold their farm in Pennsylvania and the family moved to Nashville just to help me realize my dream, but I couldn't do anything well...

Previously, Taylor terminated her contract with RAC and switched to a new club because RAC felt that she was not qualified and wanted her to settle down for another two years.Forced to do so, Taylor had no choice but to switch to a new company.

After a long inner struggle, Taylor gritted his teeth.

"I agreed."

Taylor had already relented, and Faith couldn't hold on any longer. After all, a little girl had already nodded her head, so what could she, a half-old lady, not do?

Taylor hesitated to speak: "But I have two conditions. First, you must be responsible for communicating with my parents. My mother will definitely kill me if she knows about this."

"I'll tell you this." Faith Hill agreed.

"Second, I want a female photographer." This was Taylor's last insistence.

"I promise you, all the staff present will be women." Charlie nodded.

Now everyone is happy.Charlie and Faith first coaxed Danielle, who was already dizzy from drinking, to sleep. Seeing that the living room was almost cleaned, Charlie began to pay the bill with the restaurant staff.

Then he looked at Gabriella standing not far away.

Time to start looking in the mirror.

(End of this chapter)