American Entertainment: Taylor Swift wrote a song for the beginning

Chapter 45 Mysterious Guest
"She's dancing she's dancing

Next you will see

The hot girl is going down and down and down and down and down and down…”

With the appearance of the mysterious guest, the atmosphere of the anniversary celebration reached its peak, and countless sparkling paper flowers fell on the scene.

Standing between several pretty dancers was a burly black man wearing a tight black vest, a crew cut, and large diamond earrings, a necklace, and a ring that sparkled under the lights.

No one expected that the mysterious guest of this celebration would be the rising star Flo Rida.

His collaboration with T-Pain, "LOW", has topped the Billboard Hot 2007 singles chart since December 12, 30, and has remained on the chart for ten consecutive weeks. It is currently still in the top ten of the Hot 100, and sold more than 100 copies online in the first week. It was from this song that pop music began to gradually rely on online sales.

In the latest issue of hot100, the top spot is Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body", the second place is British super newcomer Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love", the third place is Madonna, Justin and Timbaland's collaboration "4 Minutes", Lil Wayne and Usher ranked fourth and fifth respectively.

The new generation is also beginning to emerge, with Rihanna's "Don't Stop The Music" and Mai Li's "See You Again" ranking 11th and 12th respectively.

As for Taylor, she previously only topped the country music chart. Her highest-ranking single, "Teardrops on My Guitar," peaked at No. 100 on the Hot 26 singles chart and stayed there for only one week. Currently, her two singles are at No. 28 and No. , respectively, with "Teardrops on My Guitar" staying on the chart for more than weeks, which indirectly proves that her songs are widely spread.

Ryan, who was in the backcourt, heard Joel talking about the current situation of the charts. It seemed that the charts were affected by the dividends of Internet communication. Although the record industry was slowly shrinking from the perspective of output value, the development within the industry showed a scene of "vigorous vitality and competition."

"Ryan, how can you be number one on the B list?" Joel couldn't help but ask a soul-searching question.

There is no solution to this problem for Ryan at the moment. Without a record company, there are no resources for radio distribution. Without resources for radio distribution, he will never be able to make it to the B charts. Without being on the B charts, he will never become popular. Without being popular, he will have even less resources for radio distribution. It’s a vicious cycle.

Before Ryan could respond, Joel's cell phone rang and he walked to a quiet place to answer it.

At this time, Ryan noticed that Marvin was chatting with a woman, and they both looked at him from time to time.

Then Marvin waved and asked Ryan to come over.

"Let me introduce you. This is the representative from the A&R department of Atlantic Records," Marvin introduced.

Ryan knew Atlantic Records, a prestigious label under Warner Music Group.

"Creator of Harlem Shake and Tremor, nice to meet you." She took the initiative to shake Ryan's hand.

"Atlantic Records has been planning in the field of electronic music for several years. You've seen David Guetta, right? He has also performed on Ultra Music. Currently, the only electronic music to make it onto the B chart is David Guetta's single Love Is Gone released last year. Of course, this is inseparable from the promotion and marketing work of Atlantic Records behind the scenes. Boy, if you want to develop a DJ career in the United States, Atlantic is your best choice, no doubt about it." Marvin said with certainty, not knowing what kind of PY deal he had with Atlantic Records.

The female representative from Atlantic's A&R department took the opportunity to say that Ryan could be given the same contract terms as David Guetta, apparently because she saw Ryan's potential through the rapid spread of his two songs.

When Ryan mentioned key conditions such as the contract year, she just smiled slightly and said that this was not negotiable.

In a way, Ryan encountered a similar situation as at the Winter Music Festival.

The difference is that after this period of fermentation, the record company that asked Ryan to negotiate has become a top-tier record company in the industry.

The other party did not completely refuse to give in, saying that details like the MV revenue share could still be discussed.

Ryan wrote down the other party's contact information and planned to discuss the matter with Treasure when he returned, and then separated from the two.

Less than a minute later, a nightclub waiter came to Ryan and said that someone invited Ryan to a private room for a chat. Ryan didn't dare to enter such a private room. After some questioning, he found out that the person who invited him was DJ Khaled.

Ryan immediately thought of the man named Scooter whom he met yesterday. Joel happened to come back from a phone call at this time. "Ryan, is everything ok?" Joel looked at Ryan and smiled awkwardly. It was unknown who ordered him to get close to Ryan.

"That's not normal. You have to go there on my behalf." Ryan suddenly had an idea and thought of a solution.

Ryan asked Joel to go to the appointment on his behalf, saying that as his partner, he could represent him. When Joel heard that it was the boss of Def Jam who invited him, he immediately agreed and left happily with the waiter.

Ryan was not worried that Joel might encounter any accident. These guys were surrounded by beautiful girls all the time, and they would never look down on a short, fat man with a melon-like face like him.

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Late that night, Joel returned to his room excitedly.

"Ryan, Khalid said he hopes you can join the Southern branch of Def Jam! Khalid also revealed details that he will become the president of the Southern branch of Def Jam next year and is also preparing to enter the field of electronic music. You are going to be famous now!" Joel grabbed Ryan's shoulders.

"You mean fire? Your butt is on fire?" Ryan laughed.

"What do you mean? Def Jam is the industry leader with Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Kanye West, Ludacris, Fall Out Boy, Bon Jovi, all of whom are platinum-level singers!" Joel looked puzzled, and he was probably completely convinced in the box.

Ryan went straight to the computer. He had just come back early and searched a lot of information on the Internet.

"Universal internally integrated Island and Def Jam into a new group a few years ago. Do you know who the current chairman of the group is? It's LA Reed, the shareholder of this nightclub that Marvin mentioned yesterday, Puff Daddy."

"JAY-Z is in charge of Def Jam's business, and Rihanna was created by him. Earlier this year, JAY-Z officially announced his departure from Def Jam and teamed up with live nation to form his own entertainment company, Roc Nation. It is obvious that Rihanna will also leave."

"LA Reed?" Joel was stunned, then slowly sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Forget it. You are a delicate boy. Others may not become famous, but you will become famous first." Joel shook his head repeatedly.

"But I have another plan...you can join the big machine!" Joel suddenly mentioned.

"Is this your plan or Taylor's plan?" Ryan smiled, having already seen through Joel's thoughts.

Joel smiled embarrassedly: "She just called me and said she could recommend a new recording studio. I'm not..."

I was bribed and told her about my current situation.

"Let's not talk about her anymore. Marvin just introduced me to the A&R representative of Atlantic Records." Ryan mentioned.

Joel expressed his confusion. The shareholder here is LA Reed, and the artists who came are all from his series, so why would Atlantic Records be present?

"Because Flo Rida was signed to a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, and he was promoted by Khalid, and his first singing performance was an opportunity given by Khalid." Ryan explained that he also found this on the Internet, and it was all public information.

It is very common for singers to collaborate in the American music circle. For example, when releasing a single together, in principle, as long as there is no serious conflict of interest, singers from different groups can also collaborate. Of course, the premise is that the singers themselves are willing.

"So, right now you only have one goal, and that's Atlantic Records?" Joel tried to say.

“That’s not necessarily true.” Ryan thought of Tiesto, who put his music on the Club Life show.

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At the same time, a plane from Amsterdam to Nashville had just landed. A man with only a simple baggage at the airport took out his cell phone and reported the situation to his family and colleagues in Dutch...

　If nothing unexpected happens, there should be three updates tomorrow. Please keep reading.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)