Beyond the Lights Page #4

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that every guy wants,

and every girl wants to be.

We're selling fantasy here,

and suicide ain't sexy.

No, this is ridiculous.

Where's Trey?

- He's in New York.

- She put this bloody label in the game,

- and this is how it's gonna treat her?

- We... put her on Kid Culprit's

- three number one records.

- Saying I had nothing to do with that?

Macy, you are her mother.

That is the single qualification

you have for sitting in this room.

Trey gave Noni a million dollar

signing bonus.

You add to that the cost of recording,

mixing, mastering, marketing, promotion,

he's in it for about two mil.

He's not gonna see any of that money

back without album sales.

In a couple of weeks,

she's performing at the BET Awards

and millions of eyes

are gonna be on her.

And I'm telling you,

by the end of that night,

no one's gonna be

talking about a balcony.

- So you say.

- Oh, no, I guarantee it.

Her album's gonna break records.

You know that.

Be the hero.

Tell Trey to keep the release date.

If she doesn't kick ass at that show,

if she doesn't change

this conversation,

I will personally drop her

from this label.

It's the lead story

at every local affiliate.

Top of the hour broadcast,

at a national level.

Plus, it's gone viral online.

That's 100 percent saturation.

So how do we build on this?

Councilwoman Russell is going before

the grand jury in a couple of weeks.

Word in the room is

she will be indicted.

And when that happens,

we go after her seat.

Isn't all this a couple of years

ahead of schedule?

Opportunity can't tell time.

Politics wants fresh faces.

They're looking for stars,

and you, Kaz, are a star.

You could do some big things.

A lot bigger than your old man.

Now we need to hone your message,

and we need to get some funds, fast.

Let me introduce you

to Mark Ridley Thomas,

- Los Angeles County Supervisor.

- How are you, sir?

Pleased to make your acquaintance,

young man.

- It's a pleasure.

- Pastor Marks,

I would love for you to meet

Officer Kaz Nicol,

the son of Captain Nicol.

Kaz, let's cut right to the chase.

We live in a whole different era now,

where you can take advantage

of social media,

you can take advantage of what's

happening when it comes to YouTube.

But you gotta take advantage

of this hot media moment,

because it may not ever come back

the way it is right now.

Doesn't have a chance, right?

I'll be right back.

Hey, what can I get you?

- Guinness, please.

- You got it.

Various news outlets have reported

that on the night of

the Billboard Music Awards

she got drunk and fell off the balcony

of her luxury hotel in Los Angeles.

Her publicist just released

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