Millennium director

June 12, 2008, five o'clock in the afternoon.

Liu Yifei and Timberlake are waiting.

For today's performance, the two of them prepared carefully.

I’ve done everything I need to practice, now it’s time to see the final performance.

Liu Yifei was a little nervous.

Although they have done a lot of radio promotions, this is the first time they have performed on a public stage in North America.

The only thing that makes her happy is that she is not really a newcomer after all. When she was a major in Chinese and Japanese, she had already performed on many stages in China and Japan, and even performed on stage at live broadcasts.

Timberlake also knew this, so he didn't worry about Liu Yifei being nervous. Instead, he chatted with her: "There are more than a dozen screens outside showing advertisements for our new song."

"Is this done by RCA Records? When did RCA Records become so willing?"

RCA Records is notoriously stingy. Taylor Swift, who is currently performing the new song "Should've Said No" on stage, signed with RCA Records back then. RCA Records was reluctant to promote her and asked her to wait for three more days. After debuting again in the year, Taylor Swift chose to end her contract and leave.

Then she became popular after she left RCA Records. I don’t know how many people laughed at RCA Records for being short-sighted and only looking at the little money in front of them.

"Of course not." Liu Yifei also knew that RCA Records was stingy, so she said with some embarrassment: "Although RCA Records came forward to coordinate, I paid for the advertising space myself."

Liu Yifei's records are really only under RCA Records. The so-called affiliation means that I can use your resources and channels, but everything has to be paid for by myself.

Later, after many mainland artists left their brokerage companies, they set up studios affiliated with large companies. They spent money to borrow various resources and channels from large companies, and had to give some money to the big companies.

RCA Records will not spend any money to promote Liu Yifei. Whether it is the previous radio promotion or the current advertising spaces, although they are resources contacted by RCA Records, Liu Yifei needs to pay the specific money herself.

To be precise, it is Wu Yuan's role in the Light and Shadow Era, and Liu Yifei is a fully-contracted artist of the Light and Shadow Era.

"Well, you're really rich," Timberlake teased with a smile.

Did he know that Liu Yifei was a little rich woman? Although she had just become famous in North America, she had already made her debut in China. She was Wu Yuan's heroine and was very popular throughout Asia.

"Seriously, Crystal, if I go to Asia to hold a concert in the future, can I invite you to be a guest performer?"

Timberlake asked with interest: "I know you are very popular in Asia, especially in China and Japan."

"If I can invite you as a guest at my Asian concert, I believe the local fans will be very happy."

"Of course, no problem." Liu Yifei agreed without hesitation.

Being able to ask Timberlake to sing is a big favor, so it's best to be able to repay some of it now.

After the two chatted for a few more words, a staff member came forward to remind Liu Yifei that it was time for her to appear.

For tonight's performance, she has two stages.

She will first perform the hit song "Call Me Maybe" which is currently No. 2 on the Billboard, as a solo act, and then she will perform the new single with Timberlake after giving the audience a feast for the ears.

Stepping onto the stage with the band members and standing behind Li Mai, Liu Yifei took a deep breath and looked at the countless pairs of expectant eyes in the audience, mainly her Chinese and overseas fans.

"Thank you all for coming to this concert."

"'Call Me Maybe' for everyone."

The brisk and rhythmic music sounded, and Liu Yifei's fans, who had been suppressed for most of the performance, finally had a chance to express their emotions, and they shouted excitedly one by one.

Today is the weekend. Weiss called out a group of classmates and went shopping together in Times Square after the sun was not strong in the afternoon.

Unexpectedly, not long after arriving here, he discovered that there seemed to be some kind of open-air concert or music festival being held in the center of the square.

The most important thing is that it seems to be free of charge and everyone can watch it for free!

Young people love to join in the fun.

Weiss immediately called over the students who were scattered around, and they all crowded to the side of the stage, intending to enjoy this sudden music performance.

Unfortunately, what disappointed him was that this kind of performance without any prior notice would indeed not invite any big names.

Although there seemed to be several groups that looked like fans gathered at the scene, he and his classmates did not recognize any of the singers who performed on stage one after another.

The song is not very good either, even the singer sounds like he is at the scene of a car accident, with the car overturning frequently.

The only thing that gave him some comfort was the appearance of Taylor Swift.

This year is the year that Taylor Swift, the little country queen, has exploded in popularity. Although the "Fearless" album that made her a top singer in North America has not yet been released, she has already become famous in front of the public.

At least Wes knew her.

Taylor Swift's performance is the only one where she can groove and cheer to the beat of the music.

After Taylor Swift finished her concert, he shook his head in disappointment and said to his classmates: "Let's go, there will probably be nothing to see next. This is the concert where Taylor Swift can appear." The biggest singer."

However, just as he was about to leave, his female classmate Serena held him back.

"No, wait a minute."

Serena pointed to the dozens of Asian faces still waiting at the scene: "Did you see the posters they were holding?"

"And Crystal will perform on stage."

"Crystal?" Weiss was a little confused.

"This is the singer of the song "Call Me Maybe", which was the number one single on the Billboard!"

Just as the two of them said these words, Liu Yifei had already stepped onto the stage.

“I threw a wish in the well”

(I made a wish on the wishing well)

“Don’t ask me I’ll never tell”

(Don’t ask me what I promised, I will never say it)

As soon as the song started playing, Weiss was stunned for a moment, and then immediately shouted excitedly: "Oh! I know this song!"

Not only him, Liu Yifei's fans, who were relatively reserved before and just cooperated to create atmosphere, now completely released themselves. Loud cheers rang out in Times Square, attracting the attention of countless passers-by.

The influence of Billboard's number one single is not ordinary.

When Liu Yifei's singing sounded in Times Square, the already congested Times Square became even more congested.

Countless passers-by, when they heard this song and saw the live performance stage in the distance, their feet immediately moved towards the stage.

Other performers couldn't attract passersby to stop, but that doesn't mean Liu Yifei's "Call Me Maybe" couldn't.

Under the stage, a group of passers-by quickly gathered around. Liu Yifei's fans, who originally looked very attentive, now mingled in the crowd and were not paying attention at all.

Because other audience members also cheered and moved along with the music.

The song "Call Me Maybe" is originally a light guava song, which is very suitable for live performances and to stir up the atmosphere.

Liu Yifei on the stage also has a crazy personality.

She was a little excited when she saw her Chinese and North American fans greeting her after taking the stage.

Now as soon as the song started singing, hundreds of passers-by gathered around her, and they all followed the rhythm of her music, which made her even more excited. She jumped up and down on the stage and interacted with the audience in various ways.

Her character who is not afraid of big scenes but easily drives people crazy is truly a natural fit for being a singer!

Some passers-by who didn't know Liu Yifei or even heard the song "Call Me Maybe" couldn't help but be attracted after noticing such a lively scene in the middle of Times Square.

Then, through the popular science of the enthusiastic people, they found out that the singer who was performing was the owner of Billboard's top single, one of the leading actors in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", and a very outstanding Chinese actor and singer.

Good guy, now the passers-by who were originally not interested in Liu Yifei are joining in the fun.

Even the staff of Lianlianqiu did not expect that Timberlake, the biggest singer, had not yet appeared on the stage, and the performance venue was already packed with people, making it impossible to leave.

Some of the more crazy North American fans even got a little excited in the hot atmosphere and wanted to climb over the railings and climb directly onto the stage to have an intimate interaction with Liu Yifei.

The scene was originally boring, and the security guards acting as background had to devote themselves to maintaining order.

Fortunately, the song "Call Me Maybe" is not long, and the performance came to an end very quickly.

When the music finally stopped, the atmosphere among the audience began to decrease, and reason returned to their brains.

Liu Yifei, who had also returned to her senses, found that the orderly scene just now had turned into a mess. She was even a little scared after a crowd attacked the security guard.

"Thank you everyone, calm down, everyone calm down first!"

"Safety first, watch your step, don't push forward, be careful of falling!"

Fortunately, when the music ended, everyone was not so excited and soon calmed down.

However, it is unrealistic for the venue to return to the situation where there were only a few spectators.

Liu Yifei took a look at the stage and saw that there were at least nearly a thousand people surrounding the stage. This was not a small number.

Police cars were already driving over in the distance to strengthen security at the scene and maintain order.

I was sweating again in my heart. Fortunately, there was no accident during the performance, so Liu Yifei invited her partner to the stage.

"Thank you again for your support. I didn't expect that I would be so popular." Liu Yifei winked a little mischievously and introduced with a smile: "Next, I will bring you my new song together with Timberlake. Single.”

"I also hope that everyone will not get too excited when listening to the new song this time, and pay attention to safety!"

"So, please Timberlake, come with me to bring a new song!"

""Good Time"" (End of this chapter)