Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 160 Sister Da Lei

 At about six o'clock in the afternoon, when it was time to get off work, a steady stream of people started to arrive at the door of Roortop Bar.

More than a dozen booths on the second floor are also occupied by drinkers.

In the booth next to the reading shelf, Link crossed his legs and listened to the conversation between Ivaca and the female singer opposite.

The female singer is in her twenties, wearing a small red leather jacket and jeans. She is tall and over 170 cm tall in sneakers.

From the face shape, she looks pretty good, but she wears black eye shadow, long false eyelashes, red lips, and too heavy makeup.

 Wearing makeup is a normal thing. Women around Link all wear makeup, but Taylor usually only wears light makeup at home. Sometimes she is too lazy and simply wears makeup.

Ivaca’s eyebrows, lips, cheeks, nails and other parts have all been carefully repaired to make them look so delicate and beautiful. However, her makeup skills are high and it looks like light makeup.

In comparison, Link prefers light makeup. He feels that women who like heavy makeup use their faces and figures as their selling points, which also means they don’t have much to show, so they won’t pay much attention to them.

“Miss Grant, I saw there are many names on your video, Liz Grant, Finumono, Lana Del Rey, which one is your real name?”

Ivaca asked sideways.

“No, my real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, the others are all stage names.”

Lana said as she glanced at Link, because she found that Link's expression was a little strange, and he was staring at her face, as if there was something dirty on her face.

Link was a little surprised when he heard her stage name. "Sister Da Lei" seemed to be called Lana Del Rey.

 She has sung the theme songs of "The Great Gatsby", "Young and Beautiful", "VideoGames", "Summertime Sadness", etc.

 He also collaborated with Taylor on the song "Snow on the Beach", won several Grammy Awards, and is quite famous in the international music scene.

Link has seen the poster of the other party. She is a brown-haired beauty with a classic charm. I don’t know whether it is because of plastic surgery or makeup. Her current appearance is not as outstanding as on the poster.

 “Lana Del Rey? Does this stage name have any special meaning?”

Link asked.

“Yes, it’s named after Ms. Lana Turner and Mr. Ford Del Rey, who I consider to be my musical mentors.”

 Lana explained.

Link smiled lightly. Lana Turner was a Hollywood female movie star in the 1950s and 1960s. She was nominated for an Oscar for the leading actress and was very beautiful.

 Ford Dray is a Broadway theater actor. Link has only heard his name but has never seen his works. He is said to be handsome and charming.

Lana using this stage name is like someone named Monroe Edison.

　　Seeing that he stopped asking questions, Lana told some more about her situation. She is also from Manhattan, New York, and majored in philosophy at Fordham University.

In order to pursue her music dream, she chose to drop out of school in her sophomore year to become a singer. Last year she released a mini album, five of which were composed by her herself.

“Drop out of school to become a singer? Do your parents support your idea?”

Ivaca asked.

 Lana shrugged her shoulders and said nonchalantly: "Pursuing my dreams is my personal matter and has nothing to do with them."

"cool!"

An inexplicable smile flashed in Iwaka's eyes, and she looked at Link, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Link thought for a moment, took a pen and wrote the lyrics and music score of "Young and Beautiful" on the paper, and pushed it in front of the other party.

From the name alone, he was not sure whether the other party was Sister Da Lei, but he had heard this song, and the sound was very distinctive and unforgettable.

 “Miss Dre, please try singing!”

　　Lana read it over and felt that the lyrics and melody were very ordinary. It was neither pop nor rock, nor country music style. It was a bit like the baroque pop of the 1960s, which was not her favorite type.

 Because it was Link's request, she could only hold the guitar and play the intro according to the score above.

　　After playing it, it felt pretty good. She looked at Link in surprise. Did he just write this?

  I\'veseentheworld

 I have seen all the prosperity in the world

  Doneitall，hadmycakenow

Go through vicissitudes of life and enjoy the sweet fruits

 Diamonds, brilliant, and Bel-Airnow

 Now we have diamonds and jewelry, we have a great reputation, and we have mansions

"Wow!"

After singing only a short section, Lana suddenly covered her mouth. She never knew that her voice would sound so good when paired with this kind of melody.

Ivaca also looked at Link in surprise. When Lana sang on the stage just now, her voice had some characteristics, but it was completely incomparable to what she was singing now.

Now her voice is like that of a magnificent French opera singer, singing softly while lying on the velvet carpet of the Louvre. It is lazy, charming, gorgeous, and very ear-catching.

From this point of view, signing her is a good idea.

Link nodded as he listened. The singing voice was very similar. The other person should be Sister Da Lei.

“Miss Del Rey, your voice is very unique. If you plan to be a singer, you can consider joining Link Music for development. We are confident that we can turn you into a real singer.”

Link said.

Lana was stunned for a moment. She was about to sign a contract. Can she really sign a contract with a record company?

Considering her previous experience of being signed by a record company and then giving up after one album, she suppressed her excitement and asked: "Mr. Baker, how many records are you going to sign with me?"

Link looked at Ivaca, and Ivaca stretched out her hand to ask him to make the decision.

"You are a potential singer. We want to train you. Naturally, we will not just have one. My plan is to have more than five." Lana was a little surprised. She opened her mouth and asked for more than five. This decision is too bold. If It's not bad if your album sells well after it's released, but if the album doesn't sell well, the company will lose money.

  But with the contract, the company cannot give up on itself and needs to continue to cooperate until five records are produced.

Link proposed a five-album contract. He was very optimistic about her and was deeply bound to her.

Lana looked at him, a little embarrassed. She had sang in front of Link several times before, but Link always showed no interest. She also secretly complained that Link was blind and didn't know how to appreciate it.

 Now Link comes to her with a big contract.

 She decided to take back her previous words. Link’s appreciation of music was very high and he was definitely a musical genius.

 “Mr. Baker, thank you for your interest in me. I am willing to join link music.”

 Lana smiled.

"welcome!"

Link reached out and shook hands with the opponent.

“Mr. Baker, I have a request. Can you be the producer of my five albums?”

 Lana asked.

Link raised his eyebrows. This request was too difficult for him.

Music producers need to know how to train singers, know soundtracks, reverb, electronic sounds, and various musical instruments, and have to be involved in pop, rock, blues, rap and other types of music, which is similar to an all-round musician.

For example, Mr. Graeme Goodall has played in a band and worked for Sony Music for 12 years. He has a high level of professional knowledge and rich music production experience to be a producer.

 Link does not have these skills.

“Miss Del Rey, I have a lot of part-time jobs and don’t have time to participate in album production, but I can promise you that I will participate in the creation of your album songs in the future.”

Link said.

 Lana was disappointed at first and then surprised after hearing this. Link did have a lot of part-time jobs, which she understood, but Link’s music creation ability is indeed very strong. He has written many good songs and has two No. 1 songs on the singles chart.

 With his help in writing songs, Lana felt that her path in the music industry was stable.

  —

 “That song you just wrote?”

 Outside the bar, the neon lights were bright, and Ivaca walked beside him on high heels and asked.

 “How is it? Do you think I’m awesome?”

Link put his hands in his pockets with a smug smile on his face.

Ivaca glanced at the man beside her who was slightly taller than herself. He was handsome, tall, strong, and talented. He had no shortcomings, but she must not tolerate this kind of man.

"Yes, you are very good and a musical genius, so I am going to make your second album a deluxe version, and you will write the rest of the songs. This should not be a problem for a creative genius, right? "

Ivaca asked calmly.

 “Deluxe edition? Is this necessary?”

Link said with a troubled expression.

 The standard version of the album has more than ten songs, while the deluxe version has more than twenty songs and is more expensive. But it would be too difficult for him to write more than ten songs.

"Yes, it is necessary, and with your ability, I believe you can do it, right?"

Evaca stopped and looked at him with blue-grey eyes. Link looked at her, shook his head and looked at the street light.

 “No, I’m too busy and don’t have much time to write songs.”

"Time is squeezed out. You said that before you compete with Tyson, you will do math problems in the lounge. Why can't you write a song?"

An inexplicable smile flashed in Ivaca's eyes.

Link's lips twitched. Last time in "TheView", he said he was just joking about taking time out to study before the game, but now Ivaca used it to fight against him.

 “Then it’s settled.”

Seeing his dark face, Ivaca felt inexplicably happy. She said 'goodbye', carried her satchel and walked to the car on high heels. Under the bright neon lights, her peach **** wrapped in a tube skirt looked sexy. charming.

 “Hey, when will you take me to meet the second singer you like?”

After meeting Sister Da Lei, he felt that Evaka had a good eye for selecting people, and the second candidate might also be a future big singer.

Eva Ka stopped at the back door of the car. Her tall and graceful figure was reflected in the black car, making her whole person look even more dazzling.

"There is no second. That **** has bad conduct and looks very rude. I will not cooperate with a rude and rude person."

Ivaca said calmly.

Link laughed dryly, spread his hands and said, "Why don't you give him a chance? Men are like this. If you put a million dollars and a stunning beauty together, he will definitely look at the beauty first. This is a genetically inherited habit. It’s hard to change.”

 “Okay, I’ll give you the address and you can go and have a look.”

Ivaca gave a name and address, and disappeared into the dusk street in a car.

Link shook his head, this woman is so seductive, it would be better to have less contact with her.

 (End of this chapter)