【All the best, tiamo~】

【Remember our agreement.】

Looking at the messages Li Juli and Park Soyeon sent to him, Lin Yimao smiled faintly and then turned off his phone.

The plane is about to take off.

…………

Lin Yimao leaned against the window, overlooking the city below.

I’ve only been to that place in the United States once…

How should I put it, it didn't leave him very good memories.

Although the economy is developed and the technological development of the entertainment industry ranks first in the world, they, who have been shouting loud slogans of "freedom" and "equality", have not reflected these qualities in everyone.

Although I have never experienced it personally, what I have seen is far crueler than I imagined.

Even though Lin Yimao now has more than two million fans and his songs are popular all over the world, what you need to know is that the world's population is six billion!

Compared with other European and American singers, the gap between the popularity of his songs and his own popularity is quite large!

If you want to reach the top of the music industry, there must be many difficulties on the road.

These obstacles not only come from the arrogance and discrimination of Westerners, but also come from the new and old superstars who are active on the world stage. Their appeal is a considerable energy, and a large part of their fans have

A common characteristic - xenophobia.

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Los Angeles International Airport.

Ranking fourth in the United States with an annual passenger throughput of approximately 80 million.

The average daily passenger throughput is more than 200,000, which is a quite large number.

This is why the airport is large enough to accommodate and accept such a large flow of people.

Lin Yimao was dragging a large black suitcase in his hand, carrying a travel bag, and wearing sunglasses to slightly cover his face. He looked like he was traveling.

Soon, he found Claire holding up sunglasses at the airport gate.

Next to her stood an old white man whom she hadn't seen for a long time...

"Hi~James, hi~Claire~"

Lin Yimao greeted them cordially and hugged the two intimately.

He was surprised that James, as the person in charge of Universal Music's Asia region, actually came to pick him up personally for him.

Let's put it this way, James' current position is the Asia Regional Executive President of Universal Music Company, while Lin Yimao's current identity is only a contracted artist under Universal Music Company. Even his current popularity is not considered top-notch.

There are three, six or nine levels of various professions, and stars are also divided into low-end, has-been, ordinary, high-class, top-notch, king and superstar, etc...

With Lin Yimao's current celebrity status, he can only be regarded as one of the higher-ranking ones. Dy and Gaga are among the top celebrities, and they are one level apart.

It can only be said that Lin Yimao's song "shape of you" is so outrageous that it has remained popular for more than three months since its release in January.

There are countless by-products such as covers, videos, and soundtracks derived from this song.

People seem to never get tired of hearing this song, and its MV has become a hit on YouTube and is now among the top three most played on the entire Internet.

Yuri and Sooyoung's stunning double samba on the debut stage often appears on various occasions, and various cover dance videos also contribute traffic to major dance up hosts.

This song indirectly supports a lot of people!

"Sugar", which I thought would be knocked off the top of the charts by other sources within one week, was actually pushed to the second week by people who liked the song.

This forced Global to pay attention.

Only when enough is enough can you survive in this market that divides the cake. No matter how good you are!

One of the reasons why James came to pick him up this time was to discuss with Lin Yimao... No, he came to inform that two songs were temporarily removed from the shelves. Universal has decided that the two songs must be available for free within this week.

Download mode, the specific time to re-enable paid downloads is to be determined.

Why do you say there are two songs?

The first place is "sugar", the second place is "shape                                                                                                                                   "shape                                                                                                        not not not Only No. 1 is "sugar", the second place is "shape ​ ​​​​​​​​​​"

Compared with Lin Yimao's safety, these losses are worth it.

Furthermore, this will not affect Lin Yimao’s album sales and the ranking of the top 100 at the end of the year.

Judging from the direction of these two songs, it is a certainty that they will enter the top 100. But the specific number of places depends on subsequent operations.

…

…

Bulgari Hotel Los Angeles.

As a world-renowned five-star hotel, the housing prices here are also outrageous.

The presidential suite that costs US$35,000 per night is not a problem. After all, Lin Yimao is expected to stay here for half a month, but the luxury suite with US$5,000 per night is still arranged for him.

"How's it going?" Claire was quite proud.

Lin Yimao glanced at her. The former rich second generation didn't want to comment.

…………

After a simple dinner, the three of them gathered in Lin Yimao's room.

James informed him of the company’s decision to remove Lin Yimao’s two songs from the shelves.

Lin Yimao is not dissatisfied either. After all, several of his other songs are hovering in the middle and upper reaches of the weekly and monthly charts. Besides, he is also a person who is afraid of trouble.

If another company is cornered, a black guy will shoot it and the whole thing will be over.

After all, this is a "free" country.

…………

"The second thing is your song. We have received your song "Sold Out". This song has been officially adopted by BMW Asia as an endorsement, and has spawned some other things." James said with a serious expression.

Lin Yimao was stunned for a moment. At this time, he made his first "burning song". For this song, he had to practice in "reclusion" for a long time!

He produced the whole process by himself, from arranging to accompaniment to recording. At least in his opinion, it is a very good song, and it is very contagious, so there should be no problems...

"The company contacted the director of the opening ceremony of the F1 China Station with your song, and was successfully selected. Your schedule may be extended by a few days."

Lin Yimao fell silent.

Okay, now I don’t even want to go to China.

What James said was not a bad thing.

On the contrary, it is a great good thing!

What is the F1 World Championship? It is one of the three major events in the world along with the Olympic Games and the World Cup!

Each of its games has more than one billion people watching the broadcast or recording through various channels.

And its opening ceremony is a good opportunity to appear in the eyes of people around the world!

This is exactly what Lin Yimao needs, an opportunity to make a name for himself on a formal and serious occasion!

It was like a pie in the sky thing, but it also gave him a signal - Universal's ambition for the Chinese market.

It seems that they want to use Lin Yimao as a bridge to communicate with China's music market, although Universal has signed many singers and even superstars from China Taiwan, China Hong Kong and China Mainland.

However, they are all superstars in the Chinese music scene, and very few of them can truly go global.

Lin Yimao is different. First of all, he is a pure Chinese and has a natural affinity for the Chinese market.

Secondly, his composition and singing skills are both world-class in the eyes of experts. This also gives Universal the confidence to promote him in Europe and the United States!

Finally, a superstar who can cover the whole world, both for Universal Music’s reputation and economic benefits, are quite amazing! Capitalists will only evaluate the benefits you bring to them, and will not care where you are from.

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That’s why they added Lin Yimao’s name to their star-making plan!

This is a good bet for Universal Music! If the bet is right, it will gain fame and make money. If the bet fails, there will not be much financial loss.

…………

James left after notifying Lin Yimao. As the CEO of a continent under Universal Music, his business is very busy.

Here, Lin Yimao and Claire were left alone in the hotel's luxurious suite - talking about work.

As a lesbian, there is no pressure at all.

"Tomorrow's trip is to go to the Los Angeles branch to select a band and prepare for the MV shooting on June 7th." Claire read out the schedule.

Lin Yimao nodded. This MV shooting requires the cooperation of the band. After selecting the band members, it will take time to get used to it. With a total of three days of preparation time, there should be no problem.

"Then the 9th to 10th will be the filming of the BMW endorsement commercial."

"These are the two most important itineraries in the original plan, and then the others..."

"Okay, stop reading!" Lin Yimao quickly interrupted her: "I will take a good look at the rest of the schedule. You should go and rest early!"
To be continued...