American Entertainment: Starting with playing the role of Little Beaver

Chapter 91 Isabella I ****
"Party in the USA" is a song by Miley Cyrus, who is known as a Disney princess.

This song isn't very popular in mainland China; it only has 5+ likes on QQ Music.

But anyone who has lived in the United States, or has a certain understanding of the United States, should know that here, whenever there is a happy occasion, whether it is at the national level or in the personal sphere, whether it is sports and entertainment or politics and business, Americans will prioritize playing "Party in the USA".

If we have to make a comparison... well... "Party in the USA" is actually more popular than Mariah Carey's "Christmas Kills You," and is widely recognized as America's second national anthem.

This is why its sales are so impressive. In its first year, it sold 500 million copies. That was in 2009, when physical stores were already struggling. By 2025, sales in the United States alone had reached 1000 million copies.

The explosive success of "Party in the USA" is why it appeared in Isabella's mind. Normal people would prioritize listening to popular songs when searching for music. Whether in her previous life or this one, Isabella considers herself a normal person.

However, the explosive results are not the essence of Isabella Charlotte's success.

Isabella chose to release this song at this particular time because it is an autobiographical work. The song tells the story of a little girl living in Tennessee who dreams of becoming a musician, since Nashville, the capital of Tennessee, is known as the City of Music. However, since the entertainment center of the United States is in Los Angeles, she moves there to pursue her dream and eventually integrates into Hollywood.

The song begins at Los Angeles International Airport. The girl, who is new to the city, is a little nervous, but when the driver turns on the radio and Jay-Z's voice is heard all over the world, the music-loving girl finds her anchor and slowly relaxes, beginning to observe everything.

Because Isabella is not from Tennessee, she changed Nashville to London in the song during production.

However, this is not important.

because……

“What——”

What's the story behind this song???

new York.

Manhattan.

Madonna is enjoying the gossip in her mansion.

The battle between Michael Eisner and Robert Iger, among others, over "The Voice" has been her most interesting topic of the past month. She can't help it; she's seen plenty of celebrity feuds, but the infighting between corporations is truly rare.

So when she discovered that the usually high and mighty capitalists were fighting amongst themselves, it was instinctive for her to grab a stool and eat sunflower seeds.

Then, the controversy surrounding the script for "The Voice of China" opened her eyes to a whole new world—

She knew capital was powerful, but she never expected it could smooth over a media storm with a few words.

Then, Eminem's sudden appearance, and his precise, venomous bite, sent her blood boiling—

She knew capital was treacherous, but she didn't expect that when capital really wanted to harm people, it would even calculate time zones.

As the anti-alliance alliance's offensive became increasingly vicious, Madonna even felt a sense of relief.

Because he also clashed with capital when he was young, all for the sake of profit.

As for the result?

She's so radiant right now because she won!
She founded her own label and controls the copyright of her songs.

Her wonderful past led her to believe that in the music industry, which emphasizes individual power, talented superstars could stand up to capital. But now... she admits that if capital had been as ruthless in attacking her back then as it is now in attacking Isabella, she might not be here anymore, not even physically.

The relentless pressure was suffocating her!

The deadly attacks left her no room for even thinking about fighting back!
Just as she was lamenting that Isabella's personal value seemed to exceed the world's expectations, because only when capital senses danger from her will it spare no effort to destroy her, Warner and Disney were about to hold another press conference.

This piqued her interest!
Eyes wide open!
She also wondered how Robert Iger and Barry Mayer would respond to this sudden attack.

then……

"Party in the USA" has appeared.

And then……

She froze on the spot.

It's not that she thinks "Party in the USA" is bad.

But...

"Maddy...I think I heard Jay-Z too..."

The assistant turned his head away in fright.

He stared at Madonna with terrified eyes.

She understood what her boss meant.

As soon as the confirmation came, Madonna's face contorted in shock!

First, it was an accident!

I'm so surprised!

The final shock!
Because she couldn't believe her ears!

She paused for a long time, until "Party in the USA" finished airing, before exclaiming in amazement—

"Oh my god! Oh my god!! Oh my god!!!"

"Did Isabella write 'And the Jay-Z song was on' in the promotional song for The Voice?"

"Oh my god—this is a declaration of war against Eminem!"

Before she could finish speaking, she immediately changed her mind—

"wrong--"

"The entire music industry is about to explode because of her song—"

Yes.

The essence of "Party in the USA" is the lyric "And the Jay-Z song was on".

At least at this point in time, that is the case.

The reason is simple: Jay-Z is a well-known American rapper.

In the future, Billboard even frequently ranked him at number one on its all-time rap charts.

However, that was 20 years later. Although he had won a Grammy in 99, the year Eminem debuted, he had already won Best Rap Album. Moreover, starting in 98, he released an album every year and unsurprisingly topped the Billboard 200 chart. But such achievements were not enough to make him the GOAT.

Currently, Jay-Z and Eminem are leading figures in the rap scene.

Because these things are a consensus in the rap scene, and even in the entire pop music scene, Isabella said in "Party in the USA" that when she first arrived in Los Angeles, her driver turned on the radio and played Jay-Z for her.

Isn't that just like slapping Eminem across the face?
You're attacking me?

Who the hell are you?
In the rap scene, I only recognize Jay-Z!

He's more famous than you—

hee hee~
"Oh, oh, oh—I like this girl—I like this girl—I like this girl—"

"I fucking love her to death—"

At the same time, Mariah Carey was also watching the drama unfold.

Like Madonna, Mariah Carey instantly perked up when 'And the Jay-Z song was on' came on.

His eyes were wide open, like copper bells!
Nostrils look like black holes!
At that moment, she felt that Isabella was incredibly brave!
At that moment, she felt incredibly excited!
He turned around, grabbed his assistant, and shouted—

"Jay-Z is from the East Coast, right?"

"If I remember this correctly, am I?"

"Am is on the West Coast, right?"

"Isn't he with Dr. Dre?"

"Then...Isabella wrote a song about how she came to the West Coast and her driver played songs by East Coast rappers for her?"

"Wowwwww... Did she really write this song? It's so aggressive!"

"She's even more like a rapper than a rapper herself!"

"Oh wait, no—"

"This girl is probably the biggest surprise in the music industry since the turn of the millennium!!!"

That's right.

If there isn't a GOAT in the current rap scene, and everyone has the chance to wear that damn crown, then mentioning Jay-Z in front of Eminem is questioning Eminem's status in the scene.

Listening to Jay-Z in Los Angeles is like throwing Eminem's face on the ground and stomping on it.

Because Jay-Z is from the East Coast.

Because Eminem is from the West Coast.

It's that simple.

The American rap scene is very divided. East Coast stars are East Coast stars, and West Coast legends are West Coast legends. It's not that they don't interfere with each other, but the last East-West battle was the beef between 2Pac and Biggie.

When the debates in the rap scene have to end with death, it's not that Jay-Z's songs can't be played in the skies of Los Angeles, because you can't force everyone to listen to your music, can you? You're not Franklin the Green!
Rather, from a face-saving perspective, only Eminem's songs could be heard in Los Angeles.

If the representatives of the West Coast rap scene can't dominate the West Coast...

What makes him think he can dominate the rap scene?
If he can't align with the public's aesthetic standards...

Then what does he have left to compete for the GOAT crown in the rap world?
"Oh my god! Is this girl really only thirteen years old???"

Did she really write the song "Party in the USA" herself?

"Dxxn—how did things suddenly turn out this way for me—"

At that very moment, Jay-Z was also in New York watching the press conference.

When he discovered that his name appeared in Isabella's song...

He just exploded with a "Boom!"

This doesn't mean he can't accept his name appearing in other people's works!
Rather, he doesn't want to get involved in the current capital war!
Yes, Jay-Z is a smart man; he can see that something is wrong with the current situation.

Once he realized that the battles surrounding Isabella were all the work of capital, what he wanted to do most was to stand aside and watch the show, because he understood that recklessly getting involved was tantamount to courting death!

But now?

He's stopped causing trouble!

And then someone dragged me into it?
This is fucking ridiculous—

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

"So unlucky, so unlucky, so unlucky—"

Jay-Z, holding his head, cosplayed as Jackie Chan.

There are many smart people in this world. Besides Mikey, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jay-Z, many others have also noticed the problems in the song "Party in the USA," such as Howard Stringer, the chairman of Sony North America.

At this moment, he even felt that "Party in the USA" was the most brilliant diss track in the music industry.

This is not only because Isabella did not directly diss Eminem, but every lyric is full of sarcasm.

Furthermore, the sarcasm in this song even has two phases.

The first stage is 'public announcement,' which means 'And the Jay-Z song was on.'

As soon as the words were uttered, everyone knew that Isabella was saying that Eminem wasn't as popular as Jay-Z.

The second phase is to 'increase the intensity,' which is 'And the Britney song was on.'

After this lyric appeared, it was even interpreted as a diss track against Eminem, implying he was about to fade into obscurity.

Because Britney Spears, the subject of the lyrics, isn't doing too well right now.

Britney Spears did indeed create a pop sensation in North America, but her career has been on a downward spiral since 01.

When the new album was released, the singles performed on music shows didn't even make it into the top ten.
A filmmaker who ventured into filmmaking flopped upon release.
Even when she's in a relationship, she gets attacked by her ex-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake's fans.
No matter what she does, it seems to be wrong.

And then, Isabella said that she would hear Britney Spears' songs after arriving in Los Angeles?
When a has-been idol like Britney Spears can become a symbol of Los Angeles...

"My God—this girl is a genius—"

Howard Stringer was somewhat moved.

He doesn't think this song was written by Barry Mayer and Robert Iger for Isabella.

Isabella is currently being closely watched by rival capital.

If Barry Mayer and Robert Iger were to pull the same trick of buying songs and then removing their names at this point...

That would be incredibly foolish, giving the enemy nothing but ammunition!

Since "Party in the USA" could only have been written by Isabella;

Moreover, such a highly targeted song could only have appeared after Eminem dissed her;
So why shouldn't she be called a genius for producing a song of this quality in just 48 hours?

Right?

However, whether Isabella is a genius or not is not important at the moment.

More importantly, Stringer felt he couldn't quite understand Mayer and Iger's current actions—

"What are Maye and Iger trying to do?" "Why do they want Isabella to write a song attacking Eminem?"

"And then it was released as a promotional song for 'The Voice of China'?"

"Isn't their biggest problem right now the 'money grab' allegations?"

"Shouldn't their priority right now be to protect Isabella's reputation?"

"so……"

"Let Isabella attack Eminem?"

"Will this allow Isabella to preserve her reputation?"

Stringer pushed up his glasses.

He admitted that he really couldn't guess what Meyer and Egger were up to.

And this...

Just as he was squinting in thought, Nathan Bailey, who had finished the unveiling process for the promotional song of "The Voice" variety show, announced that the press conference was officially entering the media Q&A session. Then, with a "whoosh," countless reporters raised their hands.

I randomly picked one; it was someone from The New York Times. After taking the microphone, the person asked directly, "Mr. Bailey, could you talk to us about the topics that are currently being discussed?"

"On July 4th, Independence Day, rapper Eminem dissed Isabella at a rehearsal for the Lora Palo Alto festival, and in the past 48 hours, a storm related to it has swept across the United States."

"Don't Warner Bros. and Disney have anything to say about this?"

"You should know that public opinion is very unfriendly towards Isabella right now."

Upon hearing this, many viewers in front of their televisions perked up.

Isabella's fans want to know how Warner Bros. and Disney will respond to the 'money grab' allegations!

Eminem's fans hope Warner Bros. and Disney say the wrong thing, because that way they can help their idol win!

The Anti-Good Alliance wanted to know exactly where Maye and Iger's limits were; they refused to believe that the two of them still had any tricks up their sleeves!
McDonald's and Coca-Cola were also watching the press conference, after all, they are sponsors of "The Voice of China". At this moment, they just hope that Disney and Warner can resolve this matter as soon as possible!

As for the onlookers...

To be honest...

In the face of a man-made media storm, only bystanders truly care about the truth.

Because whether they are fans, haters, or enemies and allies, they don't see right or wrong, only interests and positions.

So……

When asked by reporters, Nathan Bailey chuckled and said, "Didn't Isabella already respond to this? On July 5th in London, England? At the book signing for The Order of the Phoenix? Wasn't the question from The Times?"

"what--"

These words immediately caused an uproar at the press conference!
Everyone watching on television frowned; they didn't understand what Nathan Bailey meant!
Does this mean admission?

"Shouldn't it?"

"Warner Bros. and Disney shouldn't have done something so stupid, right?"

No matter who you look at it from, they all feel that Warner Bros. and Disney shouldn't admit to the 'money grab' claim!

Because this kind of thing cannot be admitted!

To put it bluntly, it's about breaking the law and not breaking the rules!
The reporter also did not believe that Nathan Bailey intended to admit it.

So he pressed on, “Mr. Bailey, I should remind you that The Times reported the incident as saying that Ms. Isabella Heywood strongly resisted all questions.”

"what?"

These words surprised Nathan Bailey, as if he had just learned about it for the first time, but two seconds later he laughed again, “Okay, I know what you want to ask, so… let’s look at the facts.”

Nathan Bailey waved his hand, and the video player that had appeared at the previous press conference reappeared.

The fluctuations in the moiré stripes have once again made people in North America feel uneasy.

But its appearance also made the people of North America see the truth—

At the book signing for "The Order of the Phoenix," a reporter from The Times bombarded Isabella with questions, and when he turned his attention to her, she looked on blankly and asked, "Eminem? Who's that?"

When this scene appeared, North American viewers who were watching the press conference went wild!
Even if Forrest Gump came, he could see that all the previous criticisms were nonsense!

The Times reported that Isabella was resisting answering questions.
What the hell!

Isn't Isabella implying that she doesn't even know who Eminem is?
And Isabella doesn't know Eminem?

"Da da--"

As the videotape finished playing, Nathan Bailey banged on the table.

The crisp sound brought the live stream back to the camera and attracted the attention of the general public.

Nathan Bailey smiled and said to the thousands of viewers watching the live stream, "Sorry, I just made a little joke with you all. We are aware of the public opinion, and we find it quite strange."

“Eminem rose to fame in 1999. We will not comment on his character or his work, but we just want to say that since he became famous, people have been discussing his personal behavior.”

"People are discussing why he would use his daughter to accompany him in recording a song about killing his wife."

"People don't understand why he would attack Marilyn Manson immediately after failing to invite her to work with him."

"People can't understand why he would attack his own mother."

"People were surprised that he would use the school shooting as rap content, saying in the song that he wanted to murder students."

"He has only been famous for four years, but he has been in our sight for far longer than the four years of a normal celebrity. When he can use his mouth to occupy our attention, we have to admit that he is very powerful."

Nathan Bailey paused for a moment at this point.

Then, he flashed his bright white teeth at the camera and said, "But while acknowledging his talent, we also want to say to Eminem that Isabella Heywood has never been to the United States; she has always been making movies and writing songs in her own country."

"Mr. Eminem, when Isabella's understanding of America came entirely from media reports and internet news, she didn't infringe on your interests, did she? She didn't abuse you like the mother you talk about, did she? She didn't cheat on you like the wife you talk about, did she? She didn't think your work was garbage like Marilyn Manson you talk about, did she? She didn't seduce you every day like Mariah Carey you talk about, did she?"

"So, when she is a complete stranger to you, we hope that you will not be hostile towards her."

"Of course, if you insist on gaining attention by slandering Isabella..."

"Then we must use legal means to defend our rights."

boom--

Nathan Bailey's tone was not serious.

But at that moment, Michael Eisner, staring at the television, felt an immense weight on his shoulders!
"Oh!!!Sxxt!!!"

He frantically grabbed his phone and dialed Edgar Bronfman Jr.

"Hurry! Get your men to Eminem!! Don't let him speak!!!"

"You can't say anything! You can't say anything!! You can't say anything!!!"

Michael Eisner has figured out what Barry Mayer and Robert Iger are up to!

When the two attributed Eminem's success entirely to his big, foul mouth, and described his attack on Isabella as a washed-up singer trying to ride on her coattails, Eminem certainly couldn't accept such accusations!

Eminem will definitely be furious!

And all that happens when Eminem gets angry!

Then all the attacks from the anti-good alliance will be in vain!
Because Michael Eisner also knew—

Nobody will pay attention to a mad dog!
Unless they're mad dogs too!

And all the criticism is just the howling of a mad dog?
So Isabella can pass the test directly this time, right?
Because once North American audiences wake up, they will realize that the money-grabbing in the record industry has always been done by capital!

Because once the real targets for their scams are identified, they won't even have a third trick up their sleeve!
Because there are five major capital players in the record industry!

Even if they manage to control Universal, they still can't get rid of the other four companies simultaneously covering their mouths!

Not to mention, Edgar Bronfman Jr. is not yet in complete control of Universal!
and so--

Shut Eminem up!
We can't let him spout nonsense!

That's what Michael Eisner wants to do right now!
But unfortunately...

It was all too late...

This wasn't just because Eminem's anger meter was already full when "Party in the USA" aired! His anger exploded the moment Nathan Bailey revealed that he had only disparaged Isabella to gain attention!

It’s even more because…

"Hi! Eminem! Some people say your success comes from criticizing others. What do you have to say about that?"

"Amah! A Warner spokesperson said you attacked Isabella because she's too famous! Do you want to explain that?"

"Eminem—Have you listened to The Voice's latest promotional song, 'Party in the USA'? What do you think of Isabella's new song? Do you think she did a good job with it?"

"Em! Do you think Jay-Z is better than you?"

"Am! Do you think Isabella is dissing you?"

"Eminem! Do you think Isabella wrote 'Party in the USA' in 48 hours?"

"Am! How would you rate Isabella's talent?"

"slim Shady--"

"slim Shady--"

"slim Shady--"

Eminem was already identified before the official press conference was even held.

Or perhaps Robert Iger and Barry Mayer secured Eminem's signature first, and then held the press conference.

Michael Eisner and Rupert Murdoch aren't the only ones in this world who know how to block people!

Which of them, Barry Mayer or Robert Iger, didn't have a gun?
So, as soon as the press conference ended, countless paparazzi swarmed in, completely surrounding Eminem's company!

As call after call came...

“M-Fxxk——”

Even with someone pulling her back, Eminem still struggled to open the curtains.

Looking down from his high vantage point, like an emperor surveying the dark mass of people below, he roared:

"Only media outlets like yours would resort to dissing people to gain attention—"

"I criticize those people because they deserve to be criticized—"

"They are garbage, vermin, demons in sheep's clothing—"

"It's that simple—"

"Kacha kacha kacha——"

His explosive vocals captivated countless film cameras!

At the same time, on the rooftop across the street, a man carrying a camera gave him a thumbs up.

The provocative action infuriated Eminem!

He grabbed the chair next to him and swung it outside!
With a loud crash, Paul Rosenberg, who had witnessed everything but was powerless to stop it, slammed his eyes shut. At that moment, he understood: Eminem…

It’s over.

Meanwhile, in Santa Monica, at Universal Music's headquarters, Doug Morris, who had just finished a phone call with his boss Edgar Bronfman Jr. and was preparing to contact Eminem in the hopes that he would control his temper, was also greeted by a group of uninvited guests.

Despite the secretary's 'effective' obstruction, officers in a Fulbright uniform stormed into his office.

Without any preamble, he showed him his credentials and explained his purpose: "Mr. Doug Morris, we received a report from Warner Music Group alleging that you embezzled company funds while serving as chairman of Warner Music."

“Warner has already submitted the specific evidence to us, so…”

"Please come with us."

The officers in Fulbright smiled.

Doug Morris was stunned.

"What??? Who reported me???"

Warner.

The reappearance of 'Warner' made Doug Morris's eyes widen, his Adam's apple bob, and he let out a roar—

"Barry Mayer???"

"You actually brought this up again???"

“M-Fxxk——”

"You beast!!!"

(End of this chapter)