XOXO Page #4

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Okay. All right.

- Let's go!

- No, thanks.

-Come on, man.

-Go. You wouldn't wanna miss...

-Come on.

-Miss skrillex. Go ahead.

Welcome to the lion's den, kid.

Yo, yo!

Sonic, this time I want you

to throw the laser off the wall,

and then it can kind of boom

off of her buns.

Look what I found

hanging around outside.

The YouTube kid

we were just talking about.

Hey. Welcome.

Uh, Ethan, right?

- Sorry.

- That's okay.

-Ethan Shaw, right?

-Yeah.

Nice. Avilo.

Hey.

Ugh!

- Oh, my god.

- Hello?

Okay, so if we went down the ladder here,

we should go right to start with, right?

That's... that's the direction

of the gate?

Yeah...

Yes. Yes, I think we go right.

Okay then.

Onwards.

Dude!

Phones, man...

- Hello?

- Uh, hello. Mr. hariri?

Mr. Henderson is waiting for you

by the sedona stage.

Are you on your way?

-No.

-What?

Uh...

I mean, yes.

Okay. Okay, yes. Hang on.

Let's go! Get him!

But I'm not sure that, um...

That YouTube hits

will translate directly to record sales.

Do you have some kind of a...

A marketing strategy

for how to connect those two worlds?

A two month release plan, um,

soundcloud and artwork strategy.

What the f***?

-Sales.

-Get me a Coca-Cola, Patty.

Tariq!

Is the answer not sales?

Um, what's happening right now?

I think I might be dying.

It is such a tragedy because,

as we all know,

tariq had done nothing with his life.

It's sick back here, right?

You like girls, Ethan?

Yeah?

What do you like? Blondes? Brunettes?

Asian chicks?

Ooh, you like asians!

Hey, come here. Sit here.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

Take your shirt off

and give him a hand job.

I'm sorry. Just messing with you.

-Uh, hi.

-Your skin is so beautiful.

It's like... like velvet.

Like... like rose petals.

Oh. Thanks.

Yeah, well, you know, I better--

I'm not from here.

Like, from here or what do you--

so now, whenever we roll to Amsterdam,

we get treated like f***ing royalty.

- Yeah.

- Know what I'm saying?

You can't get that kind of sh*t

in the states.

-You really can't.

-You can't.

Ever been to Amsterdam, Ethan?

Uh, no.

You ever been out of the country?

Sh*t, you haven't left California?

I visited my cousins in Michigan once.

Okay. All right. Yeah.

-Michigan.

-Dude, that is so perfect.

Man, your whole life is gonna change.

Change?

When I said

we were just talking about you,

it was for a specific reason.

My boy avilo here does charity work.

- Charity work?

- Yeah. No, it's not...

-It's not exactly charity. I guess.

-Might as well be.

Okay, I've been so unbelievably fortunate.

I've had a lot of success.

I like to give back to the kids

who are coming up.

I like to throw 'em a bone.

Put 'em on my label.

That's why we feature

so many collaborations.

Don't worry about that.

It's my artist. He's dope.

That's why when we heard your track,

we knew you'd be

a good addition to the team.

Yeah.

You get the exposure.

We get to help a new artist.

-It's a win-win.

-Win-win.

- Am I right?

- Sure.

I'm sorry. What are you saying?

This is what chopper's

trying to say, okay? You with me?

We want you to come on board,

do a few tracks for us under my label.

- Yeah.

- Think about that.

I... I...

- Yeah.

- I wish I had my camera.

Look at that face.

I think I'm dead. I can't feel my face.

Can you feel your face now?

-Sh*t.

-Ooh. Sh*t.

Yeah.

At least your hair smells good.

Uh...

Right or left?

I think we've already gone

down that tunnel.

Me too.

Down both tunnels.

We're going in circles.

We're never gonna get out.

This was a great idea, shan.

No, I honestly can't wait

to show you the rest of the tracks.

- Okay.

- As soon as my manager, tariq, gets here,

-i think we--

-whoa. No, no, no. Hold up. No.

No, this deal doesn't include no managers.

-Right.

-If you roll with us, I'll manage you.

But tariq's the whole reason

why I'm even--

no, listen, man. Hey.

I've seen more DJs

than you can count come and go.

I think you're talented. I really do.

But it is a tough business.

I want you to be a star.

I want you to see Amsterdam.

You know, just... hey, think about it.

If your manager's so good,

how come you couldn't get backstage?

I mean, where the hell's he at?

Oh, sh*t!

Oh, sh*t!

Hi.

Hey.

- Me?

- Tariq! Tariq! Tariq!

I'm coming!

Oh, my god! Dude, my pocket synth.

I don't have my pocket synth.

-I think I left it at my house.

-Where is it?

We gotta turn around.

-I can't play.

-Is it in the trunk?

No, I'm sure I left it at the house.

-You didn't pack it?

-No, I didn't!

You can't play

without the f***ing pocket synth!

I know I can't. We gotta go back.

Seriously, we gotta turn around.

-Ethan.

-What?

It's in your hand, man.

You've been holding it the whole time.

Thanks, man.

I don't know what I would do without you.

You're welcome.

You'll be fine, man.

Don't you feel it?

It's like... like oxygen! Like...

Like our hearts

and the earth are the same.

Mmm.

-We're like one.

-Yeah. Yeah. F***, yeah.

Oh, who's that guy?

Who... what's going on there?

Hey, no. You know what, uh?

I... I can't...

I think I'm done.

Thank you, but I think I'm done.

Oh, god.

-Help me. Help me, please!

-Oh, uh...

Um, I'm so... I gotta go!

No, please. Please!

I just... I need water.

Okay. Okay. Come on. Come on.

-Oh.

-Mmm.

Hey, would you mind taking a photo for us?

-Yeah. Why don't--

-it'll take two seconds.

You all have your phones.

Why don't you live in the moment

for two seconds?

Don't document everything.

Everyone's gonna believe you were here.

-You don't need to snapchat it.

-I didn't ask for a lecture.

I just asked for a picture.

And I picked you because you look

like you're here by yourself

and not having a good time.

If you wanna stay miserable,

you're more than welcome to.

But it might be more fun...

-Yeah.

-If you come and hang out with us.

Come on.

Yeah.

He's not a bad man, you know.

He just wants

what he thinks is best for me.

Who does?

I'm his only son.

In Lebanon, that's a big deal.

A son is your legacy.

I see.

I just... I need to prove...

I need to prove myself to him,

and then he'll see...

He'll see I was right.

I'll buy him a car. Ferrari.

No... no, it's too expensive.

I'll buy him a bike.

Tariq.

Whoo-hoo!

Look, I don't know your dad...

Achran hariri.

Or you, actually.

I feel like you're not

gonna remember anything I say

'cause you're the poster child

for d.A.R.E. Right now.

"Just say no."

But, um...

I think part of growing up

is accepting the fact

that you're not always gonna get

everybody's approval.

It's a waste of time to try.

I mean, we only get what, like,

80ish years on this planet?

Eighty years.

Do you wanna spend all that time worrying

about what your dad thinks?

I think you should meet my friend Ethan.

I'm still tweaking it, but that's

basically what it's gonna sound like.

Bro, that was f***ing sick.

That sh*t could blow up, right?

That was seriously really good.

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