"FXXXYOU...racism...To Mandela..."
A+ found a quiet place, took out paper and pen and copied the lyrics, his mind racing so hard it felt like it was about to explode.
The secondhand store was a lucky place, and Milla Jovovich's hushed curse, which sounded similar to the original singer's voice, was key to his second revelation. But that was far from enough. His previous thoughts on how to write the letter to Mandela also played a significant role. It was no coincidence that the word 'racism' appeared in the lyrics of this song.
Just like his experience when he got the song 'Handmade Shop', the lyrics about 'twenty dollars', Old Joe's pink suit and distinctive baritone voice, Connie's shout of 'SHOPPING', that handmade shop, Little Lori's rap music...
All of the above combined led to his divine revelation, and this time will be no exception.
"This song seems to be advocating for homosexuals, that's unacceptable…"
He crossed out 'GAY' in the lyrics and replaced it with equality. The Black community in this era is extremely conservative, and he didn't want to cause trouble, so he changed the tone of the whole song to support racial equality, which would be much'safer'.
After roughly refining the lyrics, an idea gradually took shape in his mind. He crossed out the straightforward song title FXXXYOU, then found the telephone in the store and dialed Michelle's number.
"Okay, I'll be right there..."
Michelle happened to have some time, and he found the silencer again. "Do you have time? Take me somewhere."
Silencer nodded, and the two got into the car. 'Over at the University of Chicago...' A+ directed him to drive straight to Michelle's office.
"Wait here for me."
Leaving the silencer outside, A+ knocked on the door and went in. Michelle was busy, so he explained his purpose directly.
"So…" Michelle quickly understood A+ intention, "You want to use a song that criticizes the white authorities in South Africa as the essay for this event?"
"yeah!"
Talking to smart people is so simple. "The whole world is paying tribute to Mandela. What kind of writing can a high school student like me produce? I think a change of perspective is the only way to stand out. Let's call it 'Paying Tribute to...' What's the name of the white president of South Africa now?"
"De Klerk, but…" Michel replied with a wry smile from behind his desk, "This president is our friend. He was the one who released Mandela and spearheaded a series of equal rights reforms."
"friend..."
A+ was completely taken aback by this. "Didn't you say in your last speech that South Africa was still apartheid? Why would he be our friend?"
"Yes, but change is not a process that happens overnight," Michelle said.
"That's alright."
A+ continued to incite, "Even if de Klerk really is our friend, he still hasn't lifted racial segregation, has he? It's reasonable for me to criticize him... no, it's reasonable for me to write songs criticizing him, right? And it's normal for a high school student like me to be a little naive, isn't it? Besides... you're on the mild and friendly side towards him, but fighting an enemy also requires radicals, like the Black Panther Party..."
"Wow wow wow..."
Michelle's eyes widened. "Where did you learn these ideas at such a young age?"
Huh? Oh right, where did you learn all this from...?
A+ suddenly felt something was amiss. This thought had indeed suddenly surfaced in his mind, like a divinely inspired song. "That's not important," he shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and continued, "Tell me, does it make sense?"
"Can I hear this song first?" Michelle suggested.
"Okay." A+ snapped his fingers to keep time and hummed the song once.
When he sang "FXXXYOU, FXXXYOU," Michelle started laughing and didn't stop until he finished. "My God, couldn't you have used a milder word?"
"Swearing?"
"What other good words can I think of..." A+ shrugged.
"It sounds pretty good, emmmmm ..."
After calming down and thinking for a long time, Michelle asked, "Okay, when will this song be released?"
A+ thought for a moment, "That's hard to say. After all, there's a long road from writing a song to releasing it as a single. You know, there are copyright issues, profit sharing, and all sorts of other things..."
"I understand, I understand, okay…" Michelle stood up, gave a timeframe, and held out her hand, "If you can release the song before then, I'll select you for the trip to South Africa."
"OK, thanks!"
After saying goodbye to Michelle, called Hayden again and then met up with Silencer'.
The plan is going very smoothly, and the social activities are a plus! Another song adds to the financial gains! And then I can use this song to impress Mila… a triple win, hehehe.
He chuckled to himself as he thought about it, but when he saw the silencer,' he realized that the other person was also laughing to himself. "What's wrong with you?" he asked.
"That girl." The silencer uttered two words before laughing again.
Which girl?
He gave the silencer' the middle finger.
A+ tried to understand for a moment, "The girl who gave Little Lori the middle finger?"
The silencer nodded.
"That's Milla Jovovich, isn't it?" A+ asked, completely bewildered. "What happened to her?"
The silencer is made by circling the thumb and forefinger of one hand, while the forefinger of the other hand is inserted and pulled out repeatedly...
*Thud!* A+ bag fell to the ground. "No way..."
The silencer' nodded more forcefully, his smile becoming even more lewd.
At A+ insistence, Silencer' drove straight to the video rental store.
When Silencer' paid at the counter with a videotape called 'Return to Two Moon,' A+ saw the same lewd smile on the clerk's face, and then saw Milla Jovovich's name on the box. His heart sank to the ground...
After returning home with the silencer', I watched him close the door, turn down the TV volume, and put the videotape into the VCR I had given him...
A+ felt like he was waiting for a death sentence.
The silencer moved quickly and skillfully...
When he reached a point he felt satisfied with, he switched back to normal speed. "Wow! Wow!" A moment later, pointing at the TV screen, he shouted excitedly until his voice cracked.
"What...?"
A+ breathed a sigh of relief. Mila was a minor supporting character in the movie, and who would dare to let a minor act in that kind of content? The scenes with more explicit content were all the female lead Sheryl Finn's scenes.
"You scared me to death! Can't you say a few more words?" He silently complained, looking at the silencer' who was staring straight at the TV.
There's still so much to do, and all that time wasted on the silencer'. "Let's go!" he said irritably. "Take me somewhere else. Oh, and... let's go through the secondhand electronics store, I'll buy a VCR too."
After spending the afternoon discussing new song strategies with Hayden, he found a small hotel that evening with Tony's help.
Looking at Ellie's contorted pretty face beneath him, his mind was filled with images of Mira...
Wait a minute! How did it turn into a completely different, alluring and seductive woman?
Sheryl Finn is fucking beautiful...