Chapter 1068?
'Ooohoooh, New York... Ooohoooh, NewYork...'
On New Year's Eve, Mariah Carey's singing sounded in Highland Park, and she was invited to participate in the New Year's Eve countdown event at the Big Apple in Times Square, New York.
Song Ya kept seeing New York Mayor Giuliani on the stage with a big smile on the broadcast screen, shaking hands and hugging her warmly before turning off the TV.
New Yorkers have always liked the local native ex-wife DIVA, willing to let her withdraw money once a year.
All right, it’s a good thing anyway, at least Little Leijia doesn’t have to worry about pocket money, he looked up at the time, it’s bad, it’s past twelve o’clock before he knew it, “I’m not going to play anymore, I want to recharge my batteries .” He threw away the rope in his hand, smiled and pulled Harry and Charis up one by one.
"What a disappointment, New Year's Eve!" Harry coquettishly teased.
"No, no, today's event, big event."
The little game designed by Harley is great, and the South African big white girl once again brought himself an apocalypse movie, but tonight he has to sleep alone, in order not to be disturbed, even the New Year’s party is not arranged, although at this time the guests from all walks of life He and his artists have gathered in Chicago, "Come to my symphony concert tonight, did Xuelin give you the box tickets?" He asked the two girls.
"Yes." South African Diamond nodded, "We will all go."
"Okay, then you should go to bed early too, good night."
He went back to the bedroom alone, fell headfirst on the soft big bed and sighed: "If Netscape hadn't plummeted, this New Year would be perfect... No, no, no, I don't want stocks, I don't want stocks today..." He closed his eyes and tried his best to restrain himself Stop thinking wildly, and gradually let out a uniform snoring sound.
'APLUS look at this! Mr. Iger, look at this! '
'Jazzy! here! '
'Everyone! Can you move a little closer? '
In the morning, he first went to have a preparatory meeting with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the New Year's concert. At ten o'clock, he showed up on time at a hotel near the Symphony Center. They reserved a large conference room for themselves, and some relatives who passed the security check Acquainted reporters were let in ahead of time.
Disney President Robert Iger, who had just officially succeeded Ovitz, stood in the middle, crossed his left and right hands, held his own and the former Metropolitan Records manager's hand respectively, and smiled brightly at the reporters' cameras.
Behind the three are the singers of A+ Records spin-off to New Metropolitan Records, Jazzy, FoxyBrown, William Adams and his combination, Destiny's Child, Daft Punk (didn't miss it?), and Metropolitan Records. A few outdated singers with retirement contracts lined up and it was quite lively.
Ovitz, who was talking about a business deal, suddenly had no sound or picture since he left at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel that day, and he didn't even make a call to himself.
"The following is free question time." Ms. Sloan, who temporarily acted as the host of the press conference, said with a microphone.
"Please, please..."
Song Ya and Robert Iger parted ways after being polite, and were interviewed in front of the logo wall of Metropolitan Records.
"Mr. Iger, does this cooperation with APLUS indicate that Disney under your leadership intends to make a big splash in the recording industry?" A reporter asked Robert Iger: "Will you join the distribution competition and turn the six major record companies into the seven majors?"
"Aren't we?" Robert Iger joked, and then laughed with the reporters, and then the questions gradually went off track, all of which were to verify some rumors about Disney's high-level changes.
"Will the headquarters of Metropolitan Records still be in New York?" Some reporters here are also asking themselves, "You will become the chairman yourself, right?"
"Yes, Jazzy and the others will develop their careers in New York." Song Ya responded easily while listening to all directions and observing the audience.
"Jazzy! Jazzy!"
There are also reporters over there who are entangled with Jazzy, who is currently the hottest in the new company, and also the most attractive at the scene, with a bossy face.
"We will release our first album next year."
Matthew Norris is also answering reporters' questions on behalf of Destiny's True Girl, and pulled his daughter Beyoncé to the C position, taking this rare opportunity to fight for exposure and promotion, "You recognize her, right? Haha, yes, before Los Angeles The runner-up in that talent show."
There are also two or three journalists who are concerned about the European music scene interviewing Daft Punk groups. William Adams and his brothers are the most neglected.
"Talk about Emily, she's your cousin, isn't she?"
"Yes, she is very talented in music, so... she will make her debut. I am very optimistic about her, Emily!" Song Ya called Emily to her side, hugged her bucket waist to show family harmony, and let the reporters Take a group photo.
After finishing this session, "There is a media luncheon downstairs! You can go there and continue to ask questions." Song Ya saw Sloan pointing to the small diamond watch she gave her, and immediately announced loudly.
This merger follows the previous memorandum signed with Ovitz. A+ copyright and asset management company owns 80% of the shares, Disney records 20%, and does not involve all previous copyrights. The original Metropolitan Records’ record copyright They were all transferred to the Disney Copyright Company in advance, and the copyright of the songs released by the singers on Sony Columbia is still jointly owned by A+ Records and Sony Columbia Records. The small original headquarters and recording studio were all rented, with only fixed assets such as offices and recording equipment, and not much money.
Then the two companies jointly made a start-up fund. The former general manager of Metropolitan Records was a veteran of the Metropolitan Communications, ABC/Metropolis, and Disney/ABC eras. It will be washed off if you slow down.
Judging from the current perspective, this is not a big deal in the record industry. The most famous New Metropolis Records are only Jazzy and Foxy Brown, two rappers who just released their debut album last year, and their sales are expected to exceed the platinum line. RIAA Platinum certification is still early.
After signing the contract, I chatted with Robert Iger, and the two parted ways in a hurry. They were both busy people and had no time to attend any media luncheon.
"Jazzy, you guys are doing a great job in Brooklyn."
In order for the singers to be willing to change contracts to distribution companies other than the Big Six, Song Ya also gave Matthew Norris's Music World Entertainment Records, Jazzy and Damon Dash's Roc-A- Records, and other singers with varying amounts. Fortunately, they are all newcomers who lack confidence, so they only spent less than two million knives in total.
Jazzy and Damon Dash have been hard at work organizing riots in New York, so they took this opportunity to give some words of encouragement.
In the afternoon, he formally signed contracts with Littman and others who rushed over to acquire the shares of the other party’s multiple paper media and Littman Publishing House. None of them appeared again.
Eighty-five million, eighty-five million! After signing it, it no longer belongs to him, Song Ya gritted his teeth and signed again.
Littman was not in the mood to accept any interviews, and he could finally implement the educational film promotion and distribution plan on his side.
The current general manager of Littman Publishing House is an old white man, an old media person, and he did a good job before, at least able to maintain the meager profits of this publishing house, "Mr. Chairman." After Littman left, he Reporting to the new boss respectfully, he looked anxiously at the young black singer in front of him, "I'm honored, uh... When will Mr. Johnny Carson's memoir be published?"
"Mr. Carson's memoirs are in no hurry. Let me introduce you, your new deputy."
Song Ya inserted the former deputy editor-in-chief of American Music Magazine, which was originally prepared to replace Shirley Fleming, "I will ask about the specific operation later. In addition to maintaining the status quo, your main job is to cooperate with my board representative Sloan Ms. started lobbying with state departments of education."
"oh?"
A supervisor came, but it seems that the position can be kept for the time being. The general manager was overjoyed, "You got the copyright of a new textbook with potential?"
"Well, Ms. Sloan will explain to you at the meeting in the afternoon. Sorry, I need to be excused, Mr. Geffen and the others are waiting for me."
Song Ya patted the other party's shoulder, left Sloan to them, and whispered to Sloan by the way: "I won't meet all the high-level executives from high-fidelity, modern photography, and stereo commentary. Goodman puts them on the shelves, and if I can't sell them, I will deal with them one by one when I have time."
"OK."
After being separated from Sloan, he returned to the hotel's large conference room. The group of media in the morning was still there, and there were many new faces.
The room is even more star-studded. Fergie and Mira, who are both well-dressed, occupy one side and are already posing to the camera. However, the styles of the two are completely different. The poses and expressions were switched by a wide range, while Fergie pouted, akimbo, and hip-hop gestures, and made more gestures.
Other well-known singers and producers like Common, Brenda, Dion Wilson, Al, etc. are much more famous than those in the morning. Either they have multi-platinum sales, or they are the darlings of music critics. , These people's contract signing fees are also higher, especially Fergie, who is the most troublesome, even if he just switches from the Sixth Big to another Sixth Big, it still costs about seven million in total.
There are also some artists in the A+ record who have signed singer contracts but usually act as supporting vocals and accompaniment singers.
Of course the most popular is himself.
Geffen Records brought in its super rock group Guns N' Roses to help boost their momentum. Before he entered the door, most of the reporters surrounded them. The current situation of Guns N' Roses is not good. Ran.
"Mr. Geffen, Mr. Morris, Linda, Hey, Rose..."
He first shook hands with David Geffen, Doug Morris, president of Universal Music, and the brothers of Guns N' Roses. The senior executives of Geffen Records shook hands and greeted under the high-intensity flashlight.
"After today we are all family." David Geffen laughed.
"I'm honored." Song Ya asked Ge Morris again, "Is Daniel okay?"
As Daniel's friend, Doug Morris didn't answer directly, but said: "He is very happy in the RIAA Copyright Dispute Committee."
People with Guns N’ Roses can’t seem so intimate. They don’t pay much attention to political correctness. They once used the word Nger in their songs. For this reason, half-black people even had a dispute with Rose. David Geffen brought them here He probably wanted the new guitarist to have a chance to make an appearance, and by the way, let himself, a mixed-race star, endorse them.
As soon as Song Ya came in, Mira's reporters ran away. She glanced at the man and looked away, keeping a low profile as agreed.
"Hmph!" Fergie's triumphant sneer came into her ears, and there were still people left on her side.
The eyes of the two met, but Fergie couldn't laugh very quickly, because Song Ya came over uncharacteristically, hugged Mira's waist affectionately in public, kissed each other from left to right, and asked gently: "Why? just arrived?"
"I went back to Europe to run a commercial show."
Damao and Ermao in her hometown are also her ATMs during the holidays.
"Come to my concert with Mr. Geffen tonight?" Song Ya continued to act like no one else was there.
"Well, they have a seat for me in the box," he replied.
"Are you back together? APLUS, Mira..."
The reporters immediately caught the news, and at the same time, some people took pictures of Fergie's expression, and she began to yell that she and her new boyfriend were in a stable relationship...
"The movie "Football Stunner" we collaborated with will start filming next year, so stay tuned!"
Don't admit it or deny it, Song Ya embraced Mira to accept the photo, and promoted the movie of the two by the way, "Oh, yes, now it's this year..."
Soon the signing ceremony officially began. Geffen Records paid 80 million for half of the ownership of the A+ record, plus the 60 million signing fee allocated by itself, Song Ya only spent less than 10 million to manage its singers , and paid a signing fee for Mira to sign a new contract, which is equivalent to 50 million in the bag.
Moreover, his singer's share will surpass MJ and Madonna, the highest in the industry at 20.1%. Originally, it was 21%, but the reason why David Geffen gave this price is to avenge the future MJ, who was swept away, was also willing to provoke the relationship between MJ and Sony Columbia Records, because MJ's original contract strictly stipulated that he must be the person with the highest proportion of singers among the first-line singers. The two agreed that it was still 20%. The number one is even more disgusting.
A reporter familiar with the industry's situation immediately became interested in this sensitive number, and began to compare himself with MJ when asking questions.
This means that in addition to getting 20.1% of the singer's share for his new album, he can also get about 15% of the songwriter's and producer's share. The new A+ record will get excluding the publisher Universal. 30% of the remaining income from the record, and the song copyright is also divided in half with Universal.
The other singers still come under the old contracts, just changing contracts.
On the whole, benefiting from the substantial increase in the singer's share, Song Ya personally made up for the loss of half of the ownership of the A+ record.
"APLUS, I heard that you just made an investment of nearly 100 million in the paper media industry, and then invested 60 million in Little Li's Titan Hello project?"
It was signing again, everyone signed, and in the subsequent interview session, a reporter joked: "Didn't you spend the 140 million you got from Geffen Records in one day?"
"Money is earned, and of course it has to be invested, and I can't spend all my money."
Song Ya smiled and pretended to be aggressive. At the end of the year, the dividends, dividends, copyrights and other messy income from various businesses flowed into the lake and the sea one after another. After such a toss, there was still more than 40 million cash left in the account.
Later, there was an episode. When David Geffen supported his back in an interview, he suddenly changed his subject, criticizing the "Defense of Marriage Act" passed by the current general during the general election last year in order to please conservative voters, which was banned at the federal level. Same-sex couples have the same rights as heterosexual couples in matters such as insurance, employees, social security beneficiaries between partners, immigration and joint tax returns.
Once this bill is passed, it means that the current commander-in-chief has completely betrayed David Geffen and other same-sex funders in the past. , this bill is going backwards..." David Geffen expressed his position sadly.
"What's your opinion on APLUS?" the reporter asked.
"I absolutely support same-sex groups fighting for their legitimate rights and interests!" Song Ya is not easy to be a chameleon when things come to an end.
The reporters laughed.
Do not laugh!
Of course, Song Ya didn't say this, David Geffen was of course very moved, "We will go to the Symphony Center to support you at night." He hugged again warmly.
"Well, then I'll take my leave, the band is waiting for me."
The media dinner will not be part of the same. Today is too busy. David Geffen and others expressed their understanding. Song Ya hurried back to the Symphony Center, ate some chicken breasts, and then went to the last stage with the musicians, singers, and choir. field rehearsal.
In the middle of the process, some disputes and commotions suddenly occurred outside the door of the rehearsal room, and then the door was pushed open, and a strange old man walked in surrounded by several thick men in suits, all of whom were black.
"Didn't you see the no-entry sign at the door!? Mike!"
Song Ya, who was interrupted by this group of people, was very upset, put down the baton to reprimand loudly and called Old Mike.
"Uh... Sorry APLUS, let me introduce you."
The South African singer quickly smoothed things over, "This is the South African ambassador to Milan..."
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