Chapter 162 The Boy on the Block

'Crackling...'

In the dark room, Song Ya and Halle Berry leaned on the pillows relaxedly, taking the sound of others turning the doorknob desperately as an afterthought.

"I thought Cooper's house would be very big." Harley said, Cooper's house didn't have many rooms, and the two of them occupied one room and locked it and never went out. As a result, the hungry men and women outside frequently tried to open the door to no avail. end.

"Damn it! Open the door for me! Go to hell with the bitch inside!" A black voice cursed at the door and walked away.

"Hahaha……"

Both of them laughed, but it didn't matter, someone else would try again soon.

In terms of the music industry, Song Ya knows much better than her. "Cooper didn't make much money in N.W.A. He didn't make much money, and his first single after solo flight was also average. He really can't afford to buy a big house in Hollywood."

"He's very interesting." Haley smiled, "I was so positive about this movie that I thought he was an investor at first, but I only found out today that he only played a supporting role."

"He now hopes to use this movie to vent his anger." Song Ya replied.

"I know." As N.W.A's new album was selling well, almost everyone in the black circle knew about their feud with Cooper, and Halle naturally heard about it, "Cooper played very well in this movie." Halle commented professionally: "It's an excellent performance of a loyal street boy, and there is no trace of embellishment."

"Um."

Cooper's role conforms to his usual personality, but he is not playing himself. Song Ya knows that Cooper is a very intelligent and cultured person in reality.

"But this movie may not do well at the box office..."

Harley judged, "There are problems with editing and rhythm, the performance of the protagonist Cuba Godin Jr. is also average, and the exploration of social issues is far less in-depth than Jungle Fever."

Song Ya smiled slightly, "Harry, you didn't come from the street, did you?"

"Of course not." Halle Berry looked at him in surprise, "My parents divorced when I was young, and I lived with a white mother. Why do you ask this?"

"You don't understand black boys on the street."

Song Ya said: "I think this movie will be a big hit, and the low-level black people will like this movie very much."

"Oh?" Harry became interested,

"Appreciate further details."

"Social issues are just a cover for this movie. In fact, it... I don't know whether it was intentional or not, it brought out a plate of street boy's dreams, Harley. The so-called dream is a place you can't reach, and you can't get it if you ask for it. things." Song Ya stretched out a finger, "The protagonist has been honest since childhood, studied well, never took the initiative to cause trouble, and left the block by reading. The boys in the block can't do it, they will even bully such people, but it doesn't mean They don't have such a dream in their hearts."

"Second, the protagonist's mother has a master's degree and behaves elegantly. The mothers of street boys are generally rude housewives with little culture."

"Third, although the protagonist's parents are divorced, the protagonist can live with his father. This is impossible among street boys. Most black fathers have no sense of responsibility."

"Fourth, the protagonist's father has a high-ranking financial job, he can be polite in high-end restaurants, and he can decisively draw a gun and shoot when a thief enters the house. He never uses violence to his son but patiently teaches him, and he is patient to the community. Residents can give a wonderful speech pointing to the general trend of the United States, this...hahaha..." Song Ya laughed as he said, "This is simply the father template in the dreams of street boys. In fact, black fathers are often mixed with gangs. , Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, domestic violence is common, and besides being full of words starting with F, I can’t express any useful insights.”

"Fifth, the protagonist is good at studying, honest, and has a bunch of ruthless brothers. This is impossible in reality. There is no gang in the slums that you can come to help whenever you are in trouble, and then don't drag you down. brother?"

Song Ya counted and counted that one hand was not enough, "Six, the supporting role played by Escube finally succeeded in avenging his younger brother, holding a pistol and executing enemies one by one. In the eyes of street boys, there must be a kind of great revenge. Refreshing feeling, don’t they join gangs just to have that kind of shining moment one day?”

"Seven, the protagonist's father even threw out the stereotype of the drug epidemic in the black area in his speech, saying that Hollywood and Washington have drugs, and the white people began to clamor to clean up the drug problem in the black area. This is simply too... Song Ya thought about the adjective for a long time, "It's too shameless, but street boys who deal with drugs every day will listen to it."

"There are eight more. Do you remember the song that the N.W.A yelled at the police? They said that black police officers are more hateful than white people. This movie depicts a black police officer that makes people hate it..."

"By the way, there are nine more. The protagonist's girlfriend comes from a pious Catholic family. She is still in her twenties. Where can you find this kind of girl in the ghetto?"

After Song Yayi finished his long speech, Harley's eyes towards him changed from respect to admiration, "APLUS, how does your head grow? Are you not really familiar with the film industry? You can analyze so much..."

"I'm not familiar with movies, but I am familiar with the psychology of street boys, and I am also from the South Side of Chicago."

Song Ya patted her on the shoulder, "The box office of this movie will never be bad. As I said, it is very popular with the boys on the block."

The doorknob rang again, and the two laughed and rolled together again.

At four o'clock in the morning, Taraji drove Song Ya on the streets of Los Angeles, observing the position of the paparazzi's motorcycle from time to time in the rearview mirror, "Is this the life of a star?" She said excitedly: "Spotlight, woman , parties, paparazzi, news."

"You sum it up perfectly, Taraji."

Song Ya lay lazily on the back seat, "Didn't you drink on the party?"

"If you didn't let me drink, I really couldn't control myself." Taraji said: "The men in the party are too enthusiastic."

"Very well, keep controlling. I don't need an assistant who gets drunk at a party. How is the response to the premiere?" Song Ya asked.

"It's very good. After the audience came out, they were discussing the plot enthusiastically."

Taraji turned on the radio, "Boys on the Block premiered today, and riots occurred outside some theaters that night. Some viewers seem to connect this movie with the Rodney King case not long ago..." News host was broadcasting anxiously.

"There seems to be a lot going for black films."

Song Ya was very rewarding at the premiere of this film, "Spike Lee's Jungle Fever followed the path of focusing on social issues and then participating in major film exhibitions, first winning awards and then going back to make money at the box office, and this boy on the block Lowering the figure, weaving a dream world that the black community can enjoy. Both films are perfectly done, and both paths work..." He felt like he was enlightened again.

After resting in the hotel for one night, Song Ya called Mira and Halle to say goodbye, and then returned to Chicago.

"Professional bodyguards?"

Hamlin Howard and Chuck Goodman completed the merger of the law firm, and now the name of the law firm serving the three companies in Songya has been changed to Goodman and Howard Law Firm.

"What advice do you have for Hamlin." Song Ya mentioned the matter of bodyguards when they re-signed with them.

"How about I introduce a personal candidate to you? You can definitely trust me infinitely."

Hamlin said, "Goodman, do you remember the old man who looked at the parking lot in the court? McElman Trout, he is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He has all kinds of gun certificates. He is very strict and taciturn. one person."

"We all call him Old Mike."