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Chapter 52 Take More Photos

The plane first landed in Los Angeles, where Hollywood is located, and then changed planes again.

Maybe it’s because records have a long history. Warner Records was established before World War II. At that time, Los Angeles was not as popular as it is today, and Warner Records’ headquarters was in New York.

The starting point of my own promotional tour is also New York, the largest city in the United States, with a population of nearly eight million and a GDP of over $300 billion.

"Huh? The per capita population is almost 40,000." Huang Ze took a breath as he looked at the huge city that was gradually becoming clearer.

So terrifying.

If it were changed to later times, it would not be considered low!
However, when thinking about the earth-shaking changes between 2024 and now, Huang Ze still thinks this one is a bit cool, at least it is worth taking a deep breath.

The plane landed slowly. As soon as Huang Ze got off the plane, he took a deep breath and took a closer look, determining that it was not sweet.

Following Chen Xing and James out of the airport, a middle-aged man with long blond hair came towards them.

"Our vice president of Warner Records, Miller!" James introduced him and at the same time had some guesses in his mind. It seems that the performance of that EP is better than expected!
This Chinese guy is really capable.

Oh my god, I can't believe an Asian singer can do this.

"Welcome, Jerry Huang, I'm Miller, welcome to America." The other person had a professional smile on his face, stretched out his hand, and shook hands tightly with Huang Ze's.

"Congratulations! All three of your songs have now entered the top 60 of the Billboard singles chart, with the highest one reaching number 45."

"That's the Billboard Top 50! The bottom 50 can only be said to be gaining momentum. The top 50, you are already worthy of the word popular, and you can even be considered to have a place in the American music scene."

"The sales of the physical EP are not very high, but it has exceeded 150,000 copies. If we keep up this momentum, it will be no problem for it to become a platinum record that can only be purchased with one million copies!"

"You have to believe in the distribution capabilities of our Warner Records!"

"Of course I believe it!" Huang Ze seemed full of confidence, "We can strive for the top spot."

I secretly rolled my eyes in my heart. The distribution ability is strong enough, but whether it can be used on me is another matter. Otherwise, how could the record sales and its position on the bulletin board not match each other?

It’s because you didn’t have confidence in me before.

Thanks to the fact that piracy is not serious on the Xiaomi side, we should be able to sell a lot of products in the future.

If you go to other places, piracy would have already occupied a large market share.

In fact, it is understandable that pirated records are not a serious issue. After all, the most powerful and most untouchable department in the United States is the IRS. Do you think you can avoid paying taxes by selling pirated records? That is simply courting death.

Well, you’ve paid your taxes, and other big record companies are coming after you, and that’s when your specially-designed legal department comes into play.

The final result is that you either have to offend the record company backed by a large media group, or you have to offend the IRS. There are wolves in front and tigers behind, and the benefits and risks are obviously not proportional.

It would be better to do some serious business.

After all, the United States is still in an era where one worker can support a large house, a car, a family of four and two dogs.

"The best..." Miller paused with a professional smile on his face.

“Yes, this is our ultimate goal.”

"But I still want to say that you are Asian after all. I am not being racist. This is the fact. It is just like American singers cannot sell as well as local singers in your country."

“So it will be a little harder for you than for other singers, even the Heyman singers.”

"In fact, as long as we can get into the top ten, we can celebrate."

"If you can make it into the top three, congratulations, you can be called a world-class superstar in the making."

"The final single..." Miller smiled even brighter than Huang Ze, "You will become famous all over the world overnight. Considering your status, you may even be featured in Time magazine!"

"Then you will have everything: dollars, fine wine, and beautiful women!"

Miller reached out and hugged Huang Ze again, and then let Huang Ze get in the car. On the first day here, Huang Ze didn't have much to do. After Huang Ze was settled in the hotel, Chen Xing and James were asked to take care of Huang Ze's affairs here.

"Huang, do you want to go out for a walk?"

After all, he is someone who has the potential to become a superstar, and James is happy to take the initiative to build a good relationship with him. It does no harm anyway, and who knows when it might be useful.

"I grew up in this city and I'm very familiar with it. Is there any place you're interested in? I'll take you there."

"Sure!" Huang Ze took out his camera, "Can I go see the Twin Towers?"

"Oh, you've heard of it too. OK, let's go to Manhattan today."

After arriving near the Twin Towers, Huang Ze carefully observed these two buildings that he had only seen in his previous life, and then asked James to take a lot of photos for him.

You have to take more photos. Every year you take more photos, you will have fewer photos. If you don’t take photos now, you won’t be able to take any more photos.

After taking dozens of photos, Huang Ze looked back at these two high-rise buildings of great significance, got in the car, and went to visit other places.

What about the Empire State Building with King Kong fighting airplanes on the top of the tower?

There is also the Statue of Liberty given by France, which even sacrificed one of its own emperors to help the United States gain independence.

After I finished shooting most of the film in my hand, I returned to the hotel.

Starting from the next day, Huang Ze changed into the clothes prepared by Warner and began his busy days.

Huang Ze looked at the schedule arranged for him by Warner.

In two weeks, I will be attending three TV shows, ten radio shows, and three small book signings.

The shows and book signings are in three cities.

New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

Among them, Chicago has the least dates, probably because there are more Heyren brothers and his music style may not be that popular.

……

new York.

Huang Ze’s first appearance was on a local TV talk show.

"Hello! I love all three of your songs, especially the one called "Right Here Waiting". I think you must have had an unforgettable love, otherwise you wouldn't be able to write such a touching song."

"What do you think?"

Huang Ze did not give a direct answer.

Although the way singers are treated in the United States and Hong Kong is different.

I don’t think that just because you are in a relationship, I don’t want to like you anymore, and you have to keep your marriage secret or something.

I wish you would talk about a few more famous people so that everyone can see that my idol is really cool.

But who can blame Huang Ze for not having any unforgettable love? In his previous life, most of his friends were friends based on scripts, so in this life, there is no such thing as unforgettable love.

"Maybe I'm a sentimental person. I can put myself into all kinds of emotions. This song is a burst of inspiration."

"Oh, Hollywood accent!" The host was surprised. "Your accent is really standard, just like in the movies. Where did you learn it from?"

"Does this have anything to do with your ability to write such excellent English songs?"

(End of this chapter)