In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 329 Pop Music “Princess”

Ethan stood alone in the underground parking lot, watching the Mulsanne gradually move away.

The doorman who came to park in the underground garage not far away seemed to notice him, and a family of three further away walked directly towards him.

"It's really Ethan!"

Ethan heard the other party communicating in a low voice, and he immediately turned back indoors and asked Peter to drive to pick him up.

Although becoming famous has its benefits, it also completely loses his personal space. I am afraid that Ethan will never be able to walk freely on the street again.

As for Catherine's father, Ethan doesn't care. The family only invests and will not interfere too much in the operation. The actual controller of the new club is still Michael Ovitz. Ethan and Catherine's father rarely met at all.

A father who had disappeared for twenty years suddenly came over to tell Catherine what to do. What had he been doing?

On the way back, Ethan saw many Super Bowl advertisements on the streets that had not yet been taken down. Although the game had passed two days ago, the city had not completely shaken off the atmosphere of the Super Bowl. Many of them were related to the Super Bowl. Relevant activities are still in progress.

"Go to South Beach." Ethan suddenly said, causing Peter to change direction.

"Sir, a celebration is being held there. There are many people and the scene is very chaotic. This is not a good time. If you want to relax, it is better to choose a quieter place with fewer people, such as Xisuo Island." Peter recommended. Get up, as Ethan's assistant, bodyguard and driver, of course he needs Ethan to remind him to pay attention to safety.

Ethan is no different now than he was before. With this epic Super Bowl victory, he has become a nationally renowned sports figure. A sudden visit to the crowded South Beach will surely cause a huge commotion.

But Ethan is not going to sunbathe, he has more important things to do.

At Ethan's insistence, Peter finally agreed, but insisted that Ethan must contact the organizer first to ensure his safety.

So South Beach tourists wearing bikinis and board shorts were able to see Ethan on the stage set up in South Beach.

Not to mention the live audience, even the organizers did not expect his arrival. Under normal circumstances, the team at this time should have been disbanded.

The Cowboys have disbanded and most of the team has returned to Dallas. Now that Ethan has officially left the Cowboys, he can naturally show up anytime and anywhere regardless of the team's arrangements.

The live host allowed Ethan to interact on stage for a full twenty minutes and throw out several autographed footballs.

When asked why he was here instead of returning to Dallas, Ethan thought for a moment and replied casually: "I heard that Britney was going to perform today, so I came over to check it out."

"So, you are also a fan of Britney?" The host discovered the key to the problem.

The microphone was handed to him again, and Ethan smiled and replied: "No one dislikes her, of course I do too."

This sentence ignited the atmosphere at the scene. Many people present came here for Britney Spears. When they heard that Ethan also liked Britney, he was very happy for a moment, and he could also feel that Ethan Sen is no longer so "out of reach".

If football represents America's preferences and tendencies in sports, then in terms of popular culture, Britney is also a representative of American culture.

Sweet, fresh and beautiful, she is the embodiment of the American sweetheart. Britney in her youth was enough to make everyone fall in love with her.

His first solo album ".Baby One More Time", which was just released last month, topped the "US Billboard 12.1 Album Chart" with sales of 200 copies in its first week. Within a year, the album ranked first. It sold over 14 million copies and was certified times platinum. It became the highest-selling debut album by a teen idol in history, a record that has never been broken.

For comparison, future pop queen Beyoncé’s current group, Destiny’s Girl, sold less than 3.9 copies of their first album in the first week, and the first-week sales of their first solo album were only copies.

Even so, the two can be called a perfect start, and Britney can be said to have burst into the public eye with an unrivaled attitude.

Many people now believe that she will become the next Madonna.

But the reality is that in the next few years, the scandal will be as dazzling as the scattering of flowers.

A marriage that only lasted 55 hours, became a third party, divorced, fought for child custody, was constantly harassed by paparazzi, shaved his head with a smile in front of the camera, behaved weirdly, committed suicide...

A "princess of pop music" became "the most famous clown in the world", and countless paparazzi made a lot of money because of Britney. Entertainment companies are willing to pay millions of dollars for a photo of Britney's gaffe. In those years, the entire American entertainment media went into a carnival because of Britney!

Eventually, Britney was admitted to a mental hospital for psychiatric treatment.

And for her, this was just the beginning of a real nightmare.

She lost her civil capacity, and her father, who had brought her countless fears when she was young, became her guardian, in charge of her savings, business activities, and all aspects of her life.

Even under normal circumstances, Britney is required to take her medication normally, which leaves her in a state of partial speech loss most of the time.

Working ten hours a day, for every US$500 million earned by his father, he can get US$2000 in living expenses.

She makes money for her team, and her team is able to sue her for breach of contract.

All her personal belongings were confiscated, and she was monitored 24 hours a day by nurses, security guards, and chefs. Cameras were placed in her room, leaving her with no privacy at all.

In order to have as much control over his daughter as possible, her father even had her wear an IUD.

And all she can do is to "call for help" to the outside world by wearing yellow clothes.

These clues eventually evolved into a folk movement called "Restore Britney's Freedom". Finally, in 2021, she was finally no longer under control.

But at that time, the entertainment media had lost interest in her, a yesterday's beauty, and turned to pursue other popular female stars.

Perhaps, at the age of 40, Britney, who had gone through countless experiences, found that the paparazzi had finally lost interest in her, and she finally felt truly relieved.

Not being mentioned and gradually being forgotten is a great gift.

From another perspective, she is indeed mentally disturbed, and the guardianship system may have really saved her from some trouble. But objectively speaking, the treatment she suffered was definitely not solely due to her own fault.

Just as Ethan was expressing his views on Britney on the stage, in the audience, a girl with golden brown hair tied into twin tails wearing a bright yellow tight top exclaimed: "He is listening to my song." ?incredible!"

It is Britney Spears who has turned 17 and has not yet celebrated her 18th birthday. She has a well-proportioned figure and is full of vitality. Different from the thick smoky makeup she later adopted, she now prefers light makeup that is not so thick. .

"This may be one of the plots arranged by the show organizer." Beside her, a middle-aged woman said.

Felicia Culotta is a friend of Britney's mother and has known her since she was five years old. Later, she took over from Britney's mother Lynne and took care of Britney in New York. At that time, Britney was studying singing and dancing in New York. She is currently Britney's manager and assistant.

"Maybe he really likes me?" Britney said daydreamingly.

The Super Bowl that ended the night before yesterday was still fresh in her mind. The shocking reversal at the last moment was deeply imprinted in Britney's mind, and of course Ethan's tall and strong body.

But she is not too interested in big guys like Ethan. She likes men with more slender and well-proportioned figures.

Listening to Ethan say this, she found it quite interesting.

"Forget it, he's the best one anyway." Britney said nonchalantly.

During the conversation between the two, people kept coming to take photos. Britney not only would not refuse, but would also take the initiative to take photos with them.

After a while, Britney saw Ethan coming to the backcourt surrounded by staff.

He's even bigger than he looks on TV, Brittany thought.

Then she saw Ethan getting closer.

"What should I do?" Britney looked at Felicia Cullotta beside her, she was even a little scared.

"You don't need to do anything. You are not his opponent on the playing field. He will not rush over like a bull and knock you over."

While the two were muttering, Ethan had already walked in front of them.

"You look much more beautiful than you will in the future." Ethan looked at Britney Spears today and whispered.

In Ethan's impression, Britney looks more like a person who has gained weight after reaching middle age, with heavy smoky makeup and fine lines that cannot be covered up.

Britney looks like a completely different person today. If the future is Mrs. Niu, now she is the real Xiao Tiantian.

This reminded Ethan of McKenna. The two had very similar temperaments and were the sweetheart next door type. However, Britney was obviously more sexy at this time, and her clothes also had obvious marks of the times. The upper body was very tight, and the trousers on the lower body were baggy.

As for her hairstyle and makeup style, it has attracted countless high school girls across the United States to imitate.

"Prettier than the future? What are you talking about?" Britney was a little confused.

"Nothing. If possible, I would like to invite you to guest star in a movie that I invested in." Ethan said suddenly.

This time I came here not for this matter, but because I had a sudden whim after seeing her.

According to the progress reported by Lisa, the filming of "Happy Death Day" will start next month.

"Sorry, I'm afraid I don't have time." Britney smiled and shook her head. Her future work has been fully scheduled, and it has been scheduled until the middle of the year.

Besides, I wouldn’t agree even if I had time.

Players making movies? What a joke. Britney didn't even have to think twice to know that the tall man in front of her was talking nonsense.

Felicia Cullotta beside her patiently explained to Ethan, making up for Britney's rudeness.

Ethan didn't say anything. It was just a last-minute idea. It would be best if he could come over to make a guest appearance, but he wouldn't lose anything by coming over.

Then Ethan saw Britney walk into the waiting area at the call of the staff and was about to perform on stage.

As the most popular teen idol nowadays, she was directly arranged to appear in the last finale, which is enough to show her popularity and will probably make most female celebrities envious.

After all the performances were over, Ethan was invited to the stage again, and the audience burst into cheers even more enthusiastically, and they even fancied Ethan more than Britney.

The entire South Beach event itself is a supporting package for the Super Bowl, attracting all the Super Bowl tourists who bought tickets. They have just witnessed Ethan perform a miracle. It is not surprising that this kind of reputation among fans exceeds that of Britney. .

But Britney, who was standing next to Ethan, was surprised. Since the release of her new album, she has been the hottest one wherever she goes. But then I thought about it, I was in a spin-off project of the Super Bowl, and Ethan had just won the championship, so it was normal for him to be popular.

"This concludes today's performance. Please don't go away. Sweetie Britney will be conducting an album signing event on site. Please line up in an orderly manner." the host said.

This is the main reason why Britney came to perform here. Her current record company, Jive Records, has reached a cooperation agreement with Miami to take advantage of this Super Bowl to sell albums.

Not only the Super Bowl, but also this kind of signing tour will be performed in many cities. This is Britney's main work after that.

The host was still talking here, and Britney saw Ethan whisper a few words to the host.

"In addition, there is even more exciting news. This year's Super Bowl champion, Ethan O'Connor, will also hold a signing event on site. You can get his signature by purchasing football souvenirs purchased from nearby vendors. This is only available this afternoon. !” The host immediately announced another good news to the audience.

What, it turned out to be a rugby player rubbing off on me. Only then did Britney realize that the reason for Ethan's appearance was probably because the organizer wanted to sell more souvenirs, which led to the current scene.

But soon, Britney discovered that this was not the case. The queue in front of Ethan was actually much longer than the one in front of her.

Considering that Britney's albums are sold next to her, it's very convenient to buy. However, you have to walk across the entire beach to buy rugby souvenirs, and you have to go back and queue up, which is very troublesome.

There was a sharp contrast in the appeal of the two, and Britney was directly blown away by Ethan. Not long after the signing, more and more cars arrived at South Beach. These people came here after hearing about Ethan’s appearance. Some of them saw Britney and donated generously. Contribute to album sales.

Only then did Britney realize that it was not Ethan who wanted to take advantage of her fame, but she was trying to take advantage of his!

This made Britney feel a little uncomfortable, and the next middle-aged white man who came to her actually muttered when he saw her.

"I've been waiting in line for so long, and it's not Ethan!" The middle-aged man seemed to be in the wrong line, and he immediately complained when he looked at Britney.

Britney suppressed her expression and smiled.

"You're here, why not buy an album?"

The middle-aged man waved his hand and said with some contempt: "Who wants to listen to your rubbish songs?"

Middle-aged people are not very receptive to popular songs.

Then he saw the other party turn around and shout a few times to the team behind him. Then a large number of people came out of Britney's team, and they left directly and went to the team next door.

Many people who came for Ethan would buy additional albums from Britney, but more people chose the latter between Britney and Ethan. After all, time was limited and there was only one team to choose from.

Britney couldn't help it anymore. She looked angrily at Ethan who was not far away, but she was helpless. Ethan was just beside her and did not interfere with her. She could only blame her lack of charisma.

Britney's expression also fell in Ethan's eyes. He glanced at the two teams and knew the reason for the other's anger. Ethan thought about it and said a few words to Peter beside him.

Then Peter came to Britney's manager, and the two seemed to be discussing something.

Then the agent announced good news to Britney: "The player's main request is that he is willing to cooperate with us."

In this way, people who are photographed in front of Ethan can buy Britney's album, and conversely, this invisibly leads to a huge increase in album sales.

In the hours after Ethan made this decision, Britney's album sales were much better than before, and finally exceeded expectations, selling out all the albums an hour ahead of schedule.

And until this moment, the team in front of Ethan was still winding and winding, with no end in sight.

Brittany looked at Ethan, thought for a while and stood up, walked up to Ethan and thanked him personally. This autograph session is actually very important to her. If the sales are good, the company will invest more resources in promotion.

"If you really want to say thank you, how about treating me to dinner? Just the two of us." Ethan suddenly suggested.

"Huh?" Britney was stunned for a moment, then looked at her agent. Her agent did not refuse.

But I'm so tired. Britney shook her hands and signed them all afternoon, and her hands were sore.

"Maybe I can help you sell more albums?" Ethan asked again.

"No problem!" Britney nodded immediately without hesitation.

After nightfall, Ethan's autograph signing event came to an end. Although Britney invited Ethan to dinner, she still took Ethan's car. Britney's manager also joined in just to be on the safe side.

The main reason Ethan asked Britney to treat him to a meal was because he was really hungry, and the autograph signing event lasted all afternoon.

Ethan at the dinner table concentrated on the ingredients. Britney and her manager looked at each other at this moment, and then she realized that she was overthinking. When Ethan said eating, he just meant eating.

After eating was almost done, Ethan and Britney started chatting.

Only then did Britney discover that this tall and mighty-looking young man also had unique thoughts on pop music. Ethan felt that Britney's sexy style was right, but being too sexy would make her look cheap.

Britney and her manager looked at each other again at this time. The record company discussed the positioning issue for a long time before finally settling on the current style. She had also been considering this issue before, but she didn't expect Ethan to point out the problem to the point.

At this time, Ethan has not given up on inviting Britney to guest star in the movie he is preparing.

"You haven't told me how to help me increase album sales." Britney smiled and talked about other things.

"It's very simple. You will know when the two of us walk out of here." Ethan pretended.

Britney didn't know why, but she still nodded and said that if there is a schedule, she will participate in the guest appearance.

After finishing the meal, the group left. Only then did Britney realize that reporters were standing at the door of the restaurant, including on the opposite side.

"Britney, can you tell us about your current relationship with Ethan?" A reporter has already handed over the microphone.

Britney was dumbfounded, and then she realized that Ethan had arranged it from the beginning.

"There is no special arrangement, but for well-informed reporters, it is not difficult to find out my movements, and someone also saw you getting into my car." In the car, Britney asked , Ethan explained.

Ethan sent Britney back.

"This man is quite interesting." The agent said with a smile.

"Yeah, it would be nice if he didn't have so many gossips." Britney said dumbly, recalling her experience this afternoon.

"Aren't you in his gossip now?" The agent thought of something.

"That's different." Britney said in a panic.

Is it possible that the previous news was also for some kind of arrangement? One thing Britney is sure of is that there is more to Ethan O'Connor than he seems.

·

When Ethan returned to the hotel, he saw four women sitting in the living room and watching TV as soon as he walked in. The TV picture showed him and Britney walking out of the hotel.

After Ethan left the medical center, he moved to the presidential suite of a local hotel. Although the room was not many, the space was large enough for the four of them to stay, while Mia lived downstairs.

"Come back?" Lisa smiled, but this smile was a bit sinister.

"We are still wondering where you went this afternoon." Catherine looked at Ethan.

"I didn't expect to find Xiao Tiantian." Susan shook her eyebrows.

"Leave the four of us here!" Kelsey was a little angry.

"Misunderstanding, or in other words, it's all coincidence." Ethan quickly walked over and explained patiently.

Lisa asked Ethan to earn money for milk powder. Ethan didn't forget this, so he decided to test his appeal today. Although no profit was made from it, the enthusiasm for signing this afternoon will probably spread to the manufacturers soon.

As for eating, it was in exchange for Britney to guest star in the movie. If the movie was a hit, she would be able to make more money.

"Essentially, it's all about making money for milk powder!" Ethan reiterated.

"It's really hard on you, my dear, it's all our fault for being useless and letting you support the family." Lisa raised her hand and stroked Ethan's cheek.

Then the conversation changed and he looked at the other three women.

"Sisters, what are you waiting for? Squeeze this bad guy dry in the next few days! Let's see if he still wants to hook up with outsiders in the future!" Lisa said rather cruelly.

·

Edge of Florida, Western Keys.

Lisa was wearing sunglasses and was lying on the beach sunbathing. She wore a black bikini with only a few pieces of fabric on her body. Living in Ethan's heart, she paid more attention to maintenance than before, and invested a lot of money in it, and the money spent also had a certain effect.

The other three girls were similar to Lisa, lying in a row on the beach. Only Kelsey was lying on her stomach, and the straps had been taken off. Ethan ran his hands across the slender back and was applying oil to her.

White people do have a special liking for sunbathing, and tanning their bodies into a wheat color is a "symbol of the upper class" because only they have a lot of time to sunbathe.

Half a month had passed since the Super Bowl, and Lisa and Susan had postponed Ethan's schedule to use the free time exclusively for vacation. It was a rare moment of relaxation for Ethan, who had been busy all season.

In the past half month, Ethan has been living a very shameless life. He only eats and sleeps. Although Lisa and Catherine are already mothers, they are not resistant to having another child. It’s unknown how many of the four will become pregnant, but it’s certainly possible that all of them will.

Ethan's skin is a little darker than it was before he started vacationing, which makes his features look firmer.

"Continue playing mahjong tonight?" Lisa suggested as she raised her sunglasses as the sun gradually set.

"Mahjong" is a game that originated from the East. Ethan had mentioned it a long time ago when he was in Hawaii. In the past few days, the four of them have become more and more fascinated by this game.

The four of them had something to do, and of course Ethan was happy to have some free time. He had eaten too much abalone, fungus, papaya and peaches in the past few days, so taking a break once in a while could be considered a balance between work and rest.

And when the new club was established, he returned to Los Angeles, and everyone got together, such leisure time became less and less.

Speaking of clubs, there will be a meeting of team owners in Atlanta in three days, where a vote will be taken to decide who will own the new franchise.

Michael Ovitz called yesterday and hoped that Ethan would leave for Atlanta as soon as possible.

"The vacation is over." Ethan couldn't help but said as he looked at the four of them.

"Since you have performed very well these past few days, I will make it difficult for you tonight and let you have a good night's sleep." Lisa nodded.

A bad woman knows how to unite with others to collude. Ethan cursed.

Lisa has displayed excellent organizational skills. Under her leadership, the other three have been consistent with the outside world, and there is no internal disharmony.

This was very painful for Ethan, but Ethan's physical strength and hardware were there. Not only did he not fall behind, but he also occasionally made the four of them complain.

"You're quite nice." Ethan nodded, then looked at the other three people.

"But Lisa has been giving orders for the past half month, so you three don't have any other ideas? Tonight is a good opportunity to land in Normandy!" Ethan used a divorce plan.

"Lisa needs to be taught a lesson." Catherine was the first to nod in agreement.

Not to mention Kelsey.

So only Susan was left. She looked at Lisa and smiled sheepishly: "No matter what, you are still my boss."

"But precisely because she is my boss, I cannot be merciful while taking advantage of this precious opportunity! Lisa, you will definitely forgive me, right?"

"No!" Lisa stood up immediately and started running away.

However, he was directly grabbed by Ethan in a few steps, and then the remaining three people were escorted to the "execution ground".

·

On the eve of the owners' meeting, Ethan landed in Atlanta. Except for Peter, there was no one around him. Among the four girls, Lisa and Susan returned to Los Angeles, while Kelsey and Katherine returned to Texas. Katherine handled the work. As for the handover issue, Kelsey wanted to return the house she had booked in Dallas.

Ethan soon met Michael Ovitz and members of his bidding team.

"Ethan, I want you to participate in tomorrow's meeting as my bidding deputy." Michael Ovitz said, "I heard rumors that the energy businessman chose to increase the amount of investment, and even invited the mayor of Houston. Stand up for his plan..."

(End of this chapter)