Start by trimming cow hooves

It's been a long time since Suri came, and Suri almost went the wrong way.

After parking the Ferrari Enzo on the side of the road, he took Lily Collins into an old office building. Next to the button on the sixth floor of the elevator was the words "Bluegrass Music Company".

Bluegrass music is a branch of American country music with a relatively small fan base.

A few years ago, when Suri invested money, the name of the company was this. I was too lazy to change it, and it has been kept until now.

After going upstairs.

As soon as the elevator door opened, Miss Lily was startled.

I saw a short, thin, middle-aged white man, wearing a plaid shirt and brown trousers, with a very unflattering smile on his face.

Suri rolled her eyes, put her arms around Lily and walked out, saying:

"Ed, you are absolutely crazy. You are sending me messages like crazy. Several times I have had the urge to block you. Lily Collins, this is Mr. Ed Oliver, my record company manager."

Ed Oliver was in a very good mood at the moment. After listening to Suri's introduction, he shook hands with Miss Lily and said hello:

"Not only is he a manager, but he is also a partner. Suri never interferes with the company's affairs. I am responsible for everything. If we don't urge him, this record company will go bankrupt."

On the way here, Lily had already heard about the general situation.

This Mr. Ed Oliver has been divorced three times, and he and his ex-wife have underage children who need to be taken care of. Not only was he given a large amount of money during the divorce, but now the monthly alimony is also very disappointing. Headache.

I guess he was driven hard by money.

As he reaches middle age, this guy becomes increasingly miserable.

In fact, after Suri became a shareholder a few years ago, the record company made a lot of money.

The only reason why it turned out like this was that Ed Oliver was too love-minded and lost two to three million US dollars in dividends. Suri didn't feel sorry for him at all.

After all, it was his own choice, and he fell into the same trap three times in a row. He always likes to find sexy money-worshiping girls to marry, so who can blame him.

Ignoring the misfortune of the manager in front of him, Suri told:

"Today's young people either listen to music on computers or mobile phones. The golden age of releasing albums and selling records is long gone. As I mentioned to you on the phone before, Ed At that time, the focus will be on online promotion, and it will be difficult for the company to make money like it was in previous years, and the surrounding copyrights will still be owned by me."

Brothers are settling accounts, let alone just partners.

Revenues from cell phone ringtones, online songs, etc. are all in Su Rui's hands. They have nothing to do with this small record company. They can only help him act as an agent and earn some commissions from them. In addition, they produce and release albums. income.

As the majority shareholder, Suri will also take away most of the album's profits, and the rest will go to other shareholders.

Ed Oliver was so poor that he didn't expect to get much. Thinking that he could make hundreds of thousands of dollars just from the album share, his face was filled with joy.

He replied readily:

"No problem. Secretary Amanda has sent me a new contract. I have found some of the best arrangers and producers to perfect the arrangement according to the recording you gave me. It's almost done. I'm just waiting for you to audition. OK? Which version to use.”

Sure enough, when things are profitable, I am most active in doing things. It has only been less than ten days, and I have almost finished arranging the music.

Suri nodded and followed him to the recording studio.

Miss Lily followed closely behind.

Ignoring her for the time being, when a group of people started discussing, Lily saw the new songs "Dance Monkey", "The Phoenix", "That Girl", and "Me and My Broken Heart" on the staff's computer screen. , plus "Despacito" that has been circulated, seems to just fit together into a mini album.

I had the urge to click on it and listen, but out of politeness, I didn't do anything in the end.

I saw Suri not far away, wearing headphones and shaking her head, humming as if trying to sing. Through some fragmentary fragments, she became more and more curious about these songs.

Record company manager Ed Oliver spent a lot of money this time in order to make a big profit.

They spent more than 100,000 US dollars to hire a group of talented arrangers and worked overtime to polish the arrangements specifically for Suri.

In fact, the money was taken from the company, and most of it was paid out of Suri's own pocket.

After listening to it for a while, I feel pretty good.

Suri took off her headphones and asked calmly:

"The recording studio can be used now. I still have to try singing it to find out what needs to be modified. Let's try this song "Dance Monkey" first."

"This is one of the more difficult songs. We tried for a long time before we found the feeling and sped up the rhythm."

The speaker was a Latino arranger who was now in his thirties. He had formed a band before, but unfortunately it didn't become popular after a few years.

"The most difficult song is "The Phoenix". I'm afraid I'll lose oxygen after singing it, so I'll try it again later."

After speaking, Suri walked into the recording studio, put on her headphones and stood in front of the microphone.

The staff responsible for arranging music all put aside their work at this moment and gathered around one after another. Of course, Miss Lily did not want to miss the opportunity and stood by with great interest.

The soundproof glass is very thick.

Over at the workbench, the external sound was turned on, and someone made an OK gesture to Suri before playing the music.

It was stumbling at first, but I finally found some feeling later.

Then I sang it again, this time it was much smoother, like a brisk dance song, which has the potential to become a hit in the entire album.

Then try "the Phoenix" which is said to have taken the most effort to compile.

Hearing the fast and passionate rhythm, Lily opened her eyes wide instantly and felt her heart beating to the rhythm.

Others present also enjoyed listening.

One young guy also joked that he almost thought he saw Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, and that he should go directly to the concert to sing this song live, and the effect would be explosive.

Shortly after.

Go ahead and audition for "that girl".

After listening to just a few words, Lily knew that Marshall Branham was finished. Let alone the extremely popular "Despacito", it was hard to say whether he could beat these songs.

The aura that had gradually begun to fade in recent days now enveloped Su Rui again in her eyes, and stars were almost shining in her eyes that were bent with a smile.

have to say.

The quality of these arrangements is very high. At least Suri tried to sing and found no obvious flaws.

The one who was more excited than everyone else was the manager Ed Oliver. Thinking of the three checks sent every month and the villa occupied by his ex-wife, he already had the urge to cry.

He still remembered the last time Suri was so handsome, and later sold tens of millions of albums.

When I first heard that he was sick and moved to Lanai Island in Hawaii, I thought he was already out of control and would never hear Suri's new songs again. Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the worse and the money tree came back on its own, almost saving his life.

After every song.

Focus on the discussion for a moment and find the flaws.

After finishing singing "Me and My Broken Heart", Suri sang the briefly modified title song "Despacito" again. Even he felt that this time it was stable and he enjoyed it very much.

If we hurry up, maybe we don't have to wait until next month and can record the song in these two days.