EP 7 KING BUGAR DRFT 2: BEEF: UPDATED LOGLINE: Mack attempts to sort out Yceleb’s beef with Yo Maps, but must first deal with his own past issues and Beef with Slap Dee. SYNOPSIS: After watching Yceleb’s recent beefing video, Macky 2 invites Yceleb for a conversation to give him advice to the mixed feelings of his team members. Y celeb storms off during the interaction, leaving Macky 2 worried that he might be his next target. At home, Towela and Cheelo sort out their own issues concerning Towela’s spoiling of the kids. At the studio, Mack and the team prepare for Mack’s collaboration with his enemy-turned friend, Slap Dee but is annoyed to discover that slap is requesting for some changes to be made to their song. After reminiscing on their own past beef, Mack and Slap come to an agreement concerning the song and agree to record. Yceleb calls Mack to thank him for looking out. 1 2 2.5 TIME VISUAL AUDIO MINS 00.00 INTRO: This WEEK on … Fast Paced Montage of 00.30 Macky 2 with Family, Fans, Intercut original Show Music, Natural video Clip Sounds Performing, Having fun with friends. Episodic Throwforward and Recap 00.31 01.30 01.31 08.30 Intercut: Diary Session King Bugar seated on a throne. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE Montage: -Yceleb videos/ screenshots beef with Slap dee, Burna, Bobby East, Mampi, Bobby East and Finally Yo Maps. Kitchen Mack in Kitchen with family at breakfast as he watches the Yo Maps Video. DIARY/ V.O Natural Sound, Background Music. - -Cheelo is unimpressed that Mack has his phone out at breakfast with the kids and asks to put his phone away, Mack explains that MACK DIARY -Who is Yceleb and why is he so controversial? -In what ways would you say you relate to Y celeb? I’ve had my own share of public and online beef. I understand where When Macks phone rings, Cheelo looks on unimpressed Mack puts the phone away and briefly enjoys breakfast with family. Yceleb is causing some drama again, this time with Yo Maps. Cheelo says it doesn’t concern him and he should focus on breakfast with his family. - Macks phone rings as she is speaking and Cheelo asks him if he’s really going to answer the Phone beeps, this time it’s call, he shrugs and asks her if he his alarm, reminding him can, she grudgingly tells him he about his management can answer the call, it’s Zambian meeting. athlete Suwilanji and soccer player Rainfold Kalaba reminding Mack kisses wife and kids him he agreed to join them for a goodbye and leaves race that they can post on their social media pages, Mack tells them he’ll be there tomorrow and hangs up. the kid is coming from, but I’ve grown now and I wish when I was his age I could have handled things differently. -Cheelo tells you to put your phone away, what are your thoughts on this?-Do you regret having your phone out at breakfast with your family? -How do you feel about her telling you to focus on your family in front of you? -How do you feel about the running race invitation from the Zambian athletes? -How did this invite come about? -Why are you awkward when Cheelo mentions Towela coming over? Mack to be awkward and just shrug it off. CHEELO DIARY -Mack has his phone out again at a time when he shouldn’t, how does this make you feel? Honestly, at this point, if I could throw Mack’s phone away, I would. But his career revolves around media and keeping up with what’s going on in the industry, so I just have to be understanding. -What are your thoughts on Towela, what’s your relationship -Mack asks Cheelo what she’s like? Towela’s and my relationship is…interesting… Let's just upto today and she informs him say that for now. she had plans to go get her and -How do you feel about Towela asking Mack to come see the her daughter’s hair done. Mack kids and not you? She’s his sister, so obviously they talk. I asks her if she can go get her hair don’t know why she couldn’t just message me herself and I done tomorrow because Towela don’t know why I have to rearrange my busy schedule to wants to swing by and see the accommodate hers. kids. -Are you going to rearrange your schedule for the day so she can see the kids? We’ll see. Cheelo raises an eyebrow at this, implying that things may not be alright between Towela and Cheelo. She asks why Towela can’t just visit another day and Mack mentions her schedule is a bit hectic at the moment. Cheelo states that she also has a busy schedule. Mack asks her to please make time and Cheelo says she will think about it. -After alarm, Mack says his goodbyes 3 08.31 Coming up graphics: Montage: Management 09.00 team fight. Cheelo & Mack looking tensely at each other V.O: Coming up next… Natural Audio from up coming clips & background music AD BREAK 01 4 09.01 CAR Mack is in the car driving 11.00 towards the office. His phone is mounted and on loudspeaker, he waits for Yceleb to answer the call. 6 14.01 Coming up graphics: Montage: Management 14.30 team fight. Cheelo & Mack looking tensely at each other Nat. Sound YCELEB MACK V.O: I am taking it upon myself as an industry big -Mack calls Yceleb and asks him brother to reach out to Y Celeb, to see where his head’s at. how he’s doing. He tells him they I’m not going to tell him why I want to meet up because I don’t need to catch up, because there’s want to scare him off. Who knows, next; I might just see him a lot going on. He asks him to start beef with me on facebook. But first, I need to check in meet at the car wash and yceleb with management. agrees to the meetup. V.O: Coming up next… Natural Audio from up coming clips & background music AD BREAK 2 7 11.31 BOARD ROOM The team gather for a 13.30 meeting in the boardroom -Yceleb videos on large screen -Manager turns off the video, -Team leave boardroom -The team laugh and joke about the Y celeb videos. Mack mentions wanting to link up with YCeleb in order to give him some advice. Assistant thinks it’s a bad idea, Yceleb can turn on Mack at any second, the manager thinks it’s not a bad idea as young artists do need guidance from time to time. MACK -What do you think of the team’s reaction to your desire to meet up with Yceleb? -What do you think the worst thing that could happen if you did meet up with Yceleb? -What do you think of Slap's demands? -Are you going to make the changes he’s asked for? -What happened the last time you gave your assistant a task to take pictures for your socials, blurry photos, didn’t take enough, no direction. Why are you trusting him again? -Manager informs Mack that they’ve finalised his studio session with Slap Dee although Slap dee has mentioned he wants some slight changes made to the beat and his flow. Mack is surprised and asks why Slap would ask for such changes on a song that isn’t his, Management says that’s his only requirement and Mack says he will hear for himself at their studio session MANAGEMENT: -Why is Mack meeting up with Yceleb a good/ bad idea? -Do you think Mack should meet up with Yceleb? Why? -How often do artists make creative demands on other artists' work? -What do you think of Mack’s reaction to Slap's demands? -Is he taking it well? -Mack and Slap have had beef in the past, tell us about this? -What has changed in the relationship between Mack and Slap since their beef? -Will the assistant be able to handle the simple task of taking good photos and videos seeing as he didn’t do so well last time? -Mack mentions his social media race with the athletes and demands that his assistant is there to take pictures and videos so that he can post them. 13.31 BEN’S SALON Ben stands over one of his 15.00 clients with Cheelo looking over at him very worried. He hands over his client to her and she begins to work on the client Cheelo leaves the salon a bit upset. 8 -Ben introduces his client to Cheelo and he informs her she will be giving the clients sew-in weave a trim. He instructs her on how to do it but Cheelo is nervous about cutting the hair. -When Cheelo cuts the weave too short, the client is upset and says the wig costed k2000 and she will be expecting her money back. Worried, Ben saves the day by informing the client he will replace the bundles. -Cheelo apologies profusely and Ben informs her that the only way to learn is by making mistakes. 15.01 CAR WASH -Mack jokes with a fat cook -Mack is standing on the vendor as he buys some fat cooks 20.30 roadside next to the car and fanta from her. He asks for wash laughing and Joking the bigger fritters, joking that she with the fritter vendor. is giving him the smaller potions -Y celeb drives in and parks his car next to Mack’s -Yceleb and Mack joke about their -The two sit and watch their childhoods and eating big fritters, cars get washed as they why it’s always so good. eat the fritters and drink the fanta -Yceleb tells the car washers not -Yceleb and Mack shake to scratch his screen and rims in a hands and get into their joking manner. cars. -Mack greets Yceleb and tells him CHEELO -where are you and why? My hair dressing lessons with Ben Lombe have been going extremely well, so I am very excited by the idea of opening up my salon. So I am here today for a new lesson, cutting hair. Eh, I don’t know if i’ll manage but… -how have your lessons with ben been so far? -What are your thoughts when he mentions you are supposed to cut hair today, are you ready for it? -You cut the clients hair too short, and the client is upset. what ‘s going through your mind at that moment? -ben has resolved the situation, how does that make you feel? BEN -Do you think you’re giving Cheelo difficult tasks, why? -How are Cheelo’s lessons coming along? -What are your thoughts when she ruins another wig? MACK -What are your earliest and fondest memories of Fanta and vitumbuwa? -Yceleb arrives, what are your thoughts as you approach each other? -Are you nervous to bring up the topic of his beef? -What do you think of Yceleb’s responses to your advice? -What are you hoping Yceleb takes from this conversation you’ve had with him? -What are your thoughts when Yceleb storms off from the conversation? YCELEB ALT SCENE: Yceleb storms he wanted to catch up because off he saw the latest video on social media where Yceleb is attacking YoMaps. He asks what is causing Yceleb’s frequent beefs and why he is choosing to behave in that way. Yceleb explains himself and listens to Mack’s advice healthily. -Mack then gives Y celeb advice on how to deal with his disagreements and why it’s not good. 9 ALT SCENE: Yceleb tells Mack that he hears what he is saying but he should also mind his business. Before Mack can say anything, YCeleb storms off, leaving Mack speechless 20.31 LIVING ROOM -The two women greet eachother Cheelo and the kids are in merrily and discuss the social 23.30 the living room, toys laying media beefs that have been going around when Towela walks on. in with some sweets and gifts for the kids. -Towela is awkward and Cheelo -Towela greets and hugs asks her what the matter is. She the kids, she smiles at shows Cheelo a recent social Cheelo media post by SML and the two (insert social media post by women gossip and discuss how SML 12/05/22) negative the older man is. -They discuss on whether or not Mack has seen it and both -Who are you? Describe yourself. -In your own words, why are you so controversial? -What were your thoughts when Mack asked you to meet up? -How do you feel when Mack brings up your beef? -What do you think of Mack’s advice? -Why have you stormed off? CHEELO -You’re with your kids, and Towela walks in with some presents for the kids, what are your thoughts when you see her? / Are you excited to see her? -Tell us about your relationship with Towela? -What are your thoughts when Towela says she has to show you something, what do you think it is? he sees something, she must buy it, and she keeps doing it. -How do you feel when she brings up SML’s post? -How do you think Mack will react? -How would you deal with SML if he was targeting you personally? 11 23.31 Coming up graphics: Montage: Wedding 24.00 performance conclude that Mack should not TOWELA address the old man and that he -What’s special about your relationship with your nieces and really needs to do better research. nephews? I don’t have kids of my own, so my nieces and nephews are the closest thing I have. I try to spoil them as often as I can and spend as much time with them, although it’s a bit difficult because of my busy schedule. -Why are you visiting the kids today? -What’s your relationship like with Cheelo? What do you like about her? - You’re scrolling on your phone and you see SML’s post, what’s going through your mind? -Why are you hesitant to tell Cheelo? -What do you think of her reaction once you tell her? -How do you think Mack will react? Should he respond? V.O: Coming up next… Natural Audio from up coming clips & background music AD BREAK 3 12 24.01 LIVING ROOM Cheelo on the couch and 27.00 Towela awkwardly standing at the table, they’re facing each other and it’s a bit tense -Daughter starts to rifle through Towela’s presents -Mack walks in and watches his wife and sister tensed up. -Mack Leaves the room. -Cheelo and Towela are discussing the pros and cons of telling Mack Mack: -What are your thoughts when you walk into the house? I get into the house and Cheelo and Towela are staring at each other like something is wrong. All I’m thinking now, is oh, -Mack asks them what’s up and oh, what happened this time? Towela immediately asks him if he -Describe Cheelo and Towela’s relationship?: has seen his social media. Mack -What are your thoughts when they break the SML news to is concerned he asks what’s there you? and Towela informs him that SML -What will you do? Will you address the drama? posted some negative things -What are your thoughts when Towela and Cheelo tell you to about Mack on his page. Mack is calm down? upset and tells them he needs to CHEELO/ TOWELA: confront SML over his negativity. -Cheelo moves closer to Towela in order to try and reason with her. They sit face to face at the kitchen counter. 12.5 12B -Cheelo and Towela calm him down and inform him he should let it go and not address SML as he does not need their attention. Mack tuts, seeing their POV. -When he leaves the room, they discuss how he took the news. 27.01 BEDROOM -Yceleb calls Mack and tells him Mack is getting changed for he’s really been thinking about the 29.00 a date with Cheelo & his time Mack took off from his busy studio session. Wears a tschedule to talk to him. He thanks shirt, jacket, belt, shoes etc. Mack for giving him advice. Mack Mack receives a phone call tells Yceleb he is welcome and from yceleb. Mack is can lean on him anytime, he’s hesitant to answer the call experienced his own share of but answers it anyway. beef before and understands it’s not easy. Apologises for storming off. 29.01 - -Cheelo speaks to Mack about reconsidering opening up a salon because she burnt a client’s wig. He asks if that’s part of the reason she had issues with Towela earlier and Cheelo retorts that is another matter. Mack encourages her to finish what she started. He offers his assistant to help out if she needs extra hands. WOOD KITCHEN/ -Cheelo tells Mack she is excited MACK’S KITCHEN to be taking him on a date and -How are you feeling in the moments leading up to you telling Mack what SML posted? -How do you think he will react? -What are your thoughts once you tell him?/ is he reacting well? ** MACK V.O: So here I am getting ready for my studio session when I get a call from Yceleb. I don’t know what to think. Is the guy involved in another scandal or what? Luckily, he’s just calling to say thank you. He’s had some time to think and reflect and he sees value in what I was saying to him. I am just glad that CHEELO -You open up to Mack about reconsidering opening up the salon because of what happened at Ben’s salon,what do you think of the advice he gives you? -How do you feel about Mack offering his assistant to help if you need extra hands? MACK -What are your thoughts when cheelo tells you she’s considering giving up her salon idea because of what happened at Ben’s? -Why are you offering your assistant to help Cheelo? CHEELO & MACK -What do you think of the ‘cooking date’ idea? 31.00 Cheelo and Mack walk into Lulu Haangala’s (or professional Chef’s) Kitchen ready for a cooking lesson. Lulu Proceeds to instruct them on how to cook *(Production to discuss meal with Lulu wood)* -The couple begins to cook -They taste the food -Mack leaves 13 she’s chosen a private cooking class with Lulu Wood. Mack is hesitant as he feels he will look silly but Lulu and Cheelo encourage him to do his best. -Which of the two of you needs more help in the cooking department? -What are you enjoying about the cooking lesson? -What do you think of Lulu wood’s instructions? -How does the food taste? -How do you feel about Mack leaving early? -Lulu wood begins to instruct them -Cheelo and Mack flirt and Joke about who the better cook is as their cooking class begins -Cheelo asks Lulu if her and her husband cook together and teases Mack based on Lulu’s response. -Mack has to leave after tasting the food to meet up with Slap D at the studio. 31.01 STUDIO -Mack and Slap briefly discuss the -Studio session with Slap Yceleb video and Mack informs 45.00 D, Producers and slap he spoke to yceleb to give Management. him advice, yceleb has taken it -Slap D in the studio well. -Slap says only time will tell recording the song when and brings up the story of their Mack walks in and listens. own beef and which one of them -Slap stops his session and is the better musician. they sit down with each -Mack and slap briefly joke about other in studio to catch up whose fault their beef was with on recent happenings each man thinking it was the other. MACK -Why are you in the studio with Slap D today?/ why are you doing a song with him? -What caused yours and Slap D’s beef? What was that time period like? -Who’s fault was it? -How did you slap and resolve that beef? -Why are you doing a song with Slap? -How do you feel about Slap’s demands for your song? Would you do the same to him? -What do you think of Slap’s explanation of why he wants the song tweaked? -What do you think of the changes that have been made? -Management team/ Producers leave the room for a short break -Mack then brings up the issue of slap wanting to change some elements in his song and tells slap it’s disrespectful. -Slap tells Archive Footage him it's very important to him that Old videos and screenshots whatever song slap puts out of Macky 2 and Slap D beef makes sense to his flow and sound. -Management walk back into the room. At the end of the day he wants to sound good.- Slap then plays the - Producer plays the song beat with some minor changes out loud in the studio . The and Mack doesn’t like it at first. whole team sits and listens He tells Slap the changes don’t to the changes made on work for him. -Slap says if the the song. Mack listens changes aren’t made, he doesn’t intently think he can be on the song. Mack tells him fine, then he won’t -The rappers shake hands / be on the song. hug to the excitement of the team. -Management / producer pulls Mack aside and tells him the changes slap is requesting aren’t too drastic and they actually like them. The song still works and he should give it a few listens. -Mack listens to the song a few times with an open mind and concludes that Slap's idea isn’t so bad after all.-Slap is glad to hear this and the team joke about both artists -what are your thoughts when slap says he won’t be on the song? -What has made you change your mind about the song? SLAP D -In your opinion, what caused you and Mack’s beef? Who was in the wrong? -How and when did the two of you make up? -What did that experience teach you? -Why do you want to make changes to the song? -What do you think of Mack’s initial response to your request? -Why are you saying you won’t be on the song? -Why do you think Mack has changed his mind and has agreed to your demands? MANAGEMENT/ PRODUCERS -Why is this studio session between Mack and Slap important? -What message does their collaboration send to the industry? -Do you think their creative differences will lead to another beef between them? If Mack and Slap don’t come to an agreement now, this could potentially cause another beef between the two artists, this is the opposite of what we want right now, so I’m going to try to convince Mack to see the value that slap has added to the song… etc -How relieved are you that Mack has come to an agreement over the song? 17 1!18 being stubborn but very creative, artistic minds, they all laugh. 45.01 OYDC DAY 2 -Mack teases the assistant about Macky 2 & assistant are at taking proper pictures. 47.00 OYDC with the athletes. -Assistant is taking pictures -Mack tells his assistant he will and videos need to help out Cheelo at the -The celebs race, winner is Salon and the assistant is congratulated offended because he did not sign up to be a hair dresser and doesn’t see how any of that work will benefit him. Mack insists. 47.01 GRAPHICS TITLE CARD MONTAGE: EP 2 47.30 HIGHLIGHTS 47.31 48.00 One of the healthiest ways you can let out pent up anger or beef is through exercise. Today, I’m here to race against two elite Zambian artists, X & X, just for fun and to keep the social media thing going. Honestly, I think I can win, I mean look at me! Assistant -What are your thoughts when Mack suggests you help Cheelo at the salon? Why? MACK -What do you think of your assistant’s reaction to your request to help Cheelo? -Tell us about your experience with the race with the athletes. -the atheletes and Mack tease each other over who will win. -the celebs all cheer and joke around about the loser. V.O: Next time on King Bugar… Natural Audio from next episode highlights & background music CREDITS