walk with jimmy

Although James often has a little loophole.

But he is very clear-headed, has a beast instinct, rarely steps on the dangerous line, and has first-class resilience. For example, like the last time about the guitarist of the Clown Band, Lance almost let the reporters get the big news, but he still Can think of another way to solve the problem.

In other words, his behavior may seem dangerous, but it has always been within the controllable range.

And many groups usually need such two roles in public relations. One has a gentle external attitude and responds politely and tactfully to sharp issues; the other has a moderately tough external attitude and shows the true attitude of the band from time to time. Lance and James obviously In this regard, there is no teacher, and there is a tacit understanding.

The premise is... don't engage in surprise attacks.

Otherwise, they would be holding each other back like they are now.

The final result of this matter is that on the surface everyone believed that 'Lance's version is true'.

But in private, everyone thought: 'James' version is the real one. '

So, when that girl group performed live again...

A fan excitedly brought a rooster to the scene.

The next day, many newspapers published the stage photo of the trapeze dancer, which was very joyful.

The girl group didn't say anything like 'Lance wrote God of War for us' for a long time.

At the same time, the paparazzi reporter who claimed to have eight children reappeared in front of James.

He happily told James: "I was sent to follow the news of the Planetary Band."

James was taught by Lance a few days ago because of this incident, and he didn't want to see him at all.

But this reporter was very kind, and handed over the cider with great sincerity.

Alright alright!

James immediately and principledly dismissed the cider.

During this period, not only this one person, most reporters especially liked dealing with James.

Not only because he can always make news, but also because he is very interesting in what he says and does, even if he is full of dirty words, he does not appear to be rude. .

Moreover, his attitude towards people is always the same.

Neither will you become polite just because you are a powerful reporter for a big-name newspaper, nor will you look down on someone just because you are just a new reporter for a tabloid.As long as you have a good attitude and don't offend his taboo, if you are lucky enough to catch up with him when he is happy, he can even buy you tea without any airs, or stand on the side of the road and drink the cheapest cider in the supermarket together .

Therefore, reporters often go to interview Lance seriously, but when they see James, they greet him with a smile and joke.

Even Lance had to admit: "Everyone likes Jimmy."

The brunette guitarist was a little jealous of that.

This jealousy is not aimed at James, but because he has carefully designed himself a gentle and beautiful persona, but the result is not as popular as his own rampant and irritable lead singer, which makes him feel that his efforts are in vain, plus "You guys Fucking blind' irritating thought.

James has always been keenly aware of these interesting little thoughts of Lance.

To others, he might be the funnier part of the team, but to him, Lance is the true source of joy every day.

The blond-haired lead singer often couldn't bear the laughter, because he was afraid of being beaten to death by Lance, so he couldn't discuss it openly with others, so he could only write in his diary: [In fact, for me, the biggest charm of Lance is that every day Trying hard to pretend, but because of his broken temper, he often accidentally shows his fangs and claws... At that time, he will become extraordinarily real (funny). ]

Next, the Planetary Band is preparing for the next show in Manchester.

Coincidentally, an influential front-line music magazine "Crossroads", which provides readers with music news, music pictures, album reviews, and information about music festivals and concerts, suddenly selected them as the cover of the next issue, and sent a Professional well-known photographers take photos for them.

This is also a good opportunity to expand the influence and popularity of the band.

But the timing of the photographer's arrival was so unlucky that everyone in the band was busy preparing for the Manchester show and had no time to pay attention to him.

As the tour manager, Bill ran to talk to investors and advertisers early in the morning.

Davis was even more busy as a deputy, and countless trivial but important things came to him.

At this time, he was busy communicating with the person in charge of the venue, and asked as patiently and kindly as possible: "I don't understand, since it was clearly stated before that there are four dressing rooms, why are there only three now? There are four members in our band , who do you want me to explain to now?"

The person in charge of the venue frowned and said, "We didn't do it on purpose, it's just that there was a dressing room that was just full of things not long ago. You asked the band members to squeeze, anyway, they are all boys..."

"It has nothing to do with gender."

Davis interrupted: "I said four rooms in advance, so it should be four rooms. When I told them, it was also four rooms."

"But not now!"

The person in charge of the venue was also annoyed: "Everyone said it was full of things."

"You can move things out and move them back after the show is over. If there are not enough people, we will help." Davis said.

"That's a big project, it's too laborious..." The person in charge of the venue showed a reluctant look.

Davis took a deep breath.

He looked around, put his arm directly on the shoulder of the person in charge, leaned over and whispered: "Listen, I don't usually want to do this, but I know that the adventure group band came here for a performance not long ago , That time, you opened four dressing rooms for them."

"No, it happened that we didn't stack things in the locker room that time..." the venue manager tried to argue.

Davis interrupted him: "I don't want to know the specific reasons for you, but I may accidentally say this in a recent reporter interview. Understand? It's the unintentional kind, definitely not I intend to. But at that time, if some Planet fans think that you look down on our band, that the Planet band is not as good as the Adventure Group, they will come to question you, or make trouble for you, or as a protest, never buy from your place again Show tickets... that has nothing to do with us."

It was the first time that the person in charge of the venue met such a rogue team, and he could only look at him in a daze for a while

Then, he asked submissively, "... when are we going to move things."

Davis finally pushed down his glasses and smiled with satisfaction.

He replied politely and politely: "I am always available, and I am happy to serve you."

At this time, the photographer also came over: "Damn it! When is the shooting time you arranged for me? How much time?"

Davis froze for a moment, then hurriedly took a folder from the side, checked it, and replied to himself: "I'm afraid it won't work today, Jimmy and the others are still on the way, after they arrive at the venue later, the estimated time It won’t be too early, and we have to rehearse on-site first to get familiar with the stage and audition, and they usually rehearse very seriously. There are about three interviews in the evening, which are all arranged in advance and cannot be turned down. The performance will be performed tomorrow How about the first half hour? At that time, they just finished putting on their makeup and changed their costumes, so they can take pictures along the way..."

"Half an hour? Are you kidding me? Also, what does it mean to put on makeup and change clothes? What do you mean by the way? I don't need others to dictate my work!"

The photographer was furious on the spot: "I have my own subject for photography, so I don't need to pass by! What is by pass? You have to give me a minimum of four hours to take pictures, and I will never allow some junk to be taken casually! I I’m professional. I’ve photographed many well-known bands before, but none of the bands dared to let me take photos for only half an hour! moment!"

Davis had a splitting headache: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. Okay, I will contact the band to ask if I can spare more time to take pictures of you, but four hours is too long, we It's been a bit busy lately. If the band members don't agree, it's only half an hour..."

"do you know?"

The photographer interrupted him, obviously showing off: "The lead singer of the Urchin Band, Ablet, once gave me a month to take pictures, and I made a photo album specially for him, and finally sold tens of thousands of copies! Now, Do you still think four hours is long?"

"Wow, amazing." Davis politely applauded and praised.

But he went on to say: "I will try my best to fight for three hours for you, but there is no guarantee. Also, you really reminded me that there are some things that must be said in advance..."

"what's up?"

the photographer asked impatiently.

"In order for the filming to go smoothly and not to waste each other's time, let me tell you a few things, for example, don't mention Ablett, the lead singer of the Naughty Boys, in front of James."

Davis patiently began to babble and said a lot: "He and Ablett are a bit at odds. Besides, there are some precautions. When the photo was taken, the drummer Baldwin didn't like it very much. Makeup, but he has a good temper, you can explain it to him nicely, and he will agree to use less; the guitarist Lance can make up, but he has his own makeup artist, and sometimes he may do it himself, so, Be careful not to directly say that his eyebrows, eyeliner, or makeup are ugly. If he painted them himself, he may turn his face to you on the spot; when the bassist Theo is taking pictures, he will squeeze forward desperately, trying to grab Camera, you'd better suggest him to move his position tactfully, don't just tell him to back off, he will think you look down on the bass player and make trouble for you; lead singer James..."

The photographer was a little dumbfounded: "What's wrong with the lead singer?"

Davis sighed and said: "Jimmy has no big problems, but sometimes he is very clingy and hangs on Lance like a koala from time to time. Most of the time, he does it naturally, not at all. So, you If you can pretend that you can't see it, then you can't see it. If it affects your work, you can't tell him directly. If you tell him, he will definitely feel ashamed and lose face, and then he will be passive and slow down, and will not cooperate with your work. What's more, He likes to ask people to drink, and he will talk about "you give me a drink, I will obey" kind of shit deal, but he has to perform on stage tomorrow, so you must be warned in advance, don't give him a drink , not even a bite."

The photographer stood there blankly, and couldn't help muttering to himself, "Who the hell am I going to face tomorrow?"

Davis replied heavily: "I don't know, but I face it every day."

At this time, another staff member hurried over and shouted: "Davis, Davis, something happened! A luggage cart overturned!"

Davis couldn't take it anymore: "Fuck!"

The author has something to say: I tried to write about the band from a different angle in this chapter, but it is also part of the plot, and Davis is also the main character, so I didn't write indiscriminately.