Chapter 1474 Under the Battle of Tokyo

"Mr. Idei, how long have you been working at Sony?"

"Forty-three years."

"Wow, really?"

"Of course, I'm a veteran here."

"I do not believe……"

Chicago, the mansion of Rhythm and Blues King R Kelly, Jesse Jackson and Quincy Jones and a group of old black men are watching TV, the back room can faintly hear the quarrel between R Kelly himself, his personal lawyer and members of the fantasy lawyer team, but the old guys Turn a deaf ear to it, and help out by shouting and shouting, let the professional people worry about legal affairs.

Taiwan is broadcasting a face-to-face interview with the chairman of Sony in Tokyo by the precious daughter. Quincy Jones saw it in his eyes, and was so relieved that he smiled so much that his eyes narrowed.

"Rashida really has a bright future." Jesse Jackson also praised sincerely. "By the way, where is her sister Keedada? I haven't seen her for a long time."

"I don't know, never mind her." Quincy Jones concentrated on watching TV.

Rashida's attire, typhoon and questioning content were all well-balanced and relatively conservative, but being able to chat and laugh with the chairman of Sony was already very promising. The black old men saw the end of the interview with smiles, and once again complimented Quincy Jones for having a good daughter.

"I remember she sent some photos yesterday..."

Quincy Jones proudly asked his assistant to bring a laptop to continue to show off. By the way, he recommended Rashida's photo to the editor-in-chief of VIBE magazine in which he had a stake.

In fact, I just looked at Rashida’s blog homepage. She has been taking pictures since she boarded the plane in Los Angeles.

'Let's go to Tokyo. '

The accompanying picture is a picture of her boarding the plane with a smile on her face and APLUS 757 as the background.

'Me and APLUS. ’ ‘Me and Linda McCall, Donna Dubinsky, Ms. Sloan. ’ ‘Me and Mr. Amelio. '

'Thanks to the crew for their hard work...'

Then she took a group photo with Song Ya, the bosses and the captain and crew in the magnificent cabin, and even took photos with the pillow with the A+ emblem, the top red wine bottle, the five-clawed golden dragon and other decorations.

'Tokyo's night view is so beautiful...'

It was she who was holding the red wine,

Take a photo of Tokyo's night view through the floor-to-ceiling windows in an oversized hotel room.

'Visit Sony headquarters. '

She appeared under the Sony headquarters building with a visitor badge, and then took photos with the book executives at the reception, visited Sony's exhibition area, and took photos with meaningful exhibits such as classic Sony electronic products in history and exclusive game character sculptures.

Surrounded by a group of East Asian male engineers, they took a group photo happily.

'Work! '

There are photos of her sitting on the side of the long conference table with APLUS, Amelio, Sloan and others, smiling at the camera, and there are also photos of her sitting with APLUS, holding sushi with chopsticks in Sony's company cafeteria. In the smiling photo, her head is slightly tilted towards APLUS, and her smile is extraordinarily bright.

In the last one, she lowered her head and concentrated on writing on the meeting minutes, with coffee and a watch next to her. The time on the watch was already two o'clock in the morning local time.

‘Don’t work too hard my wife, work is important but you should also pay attention to your body. '

'Oh oh oh! What a cool job to fly around the world. '

'Have you left the hip-hop show, Rashida? '

'Wow! Is the interior of APLUS 757 like this? It's beautiful, and the life of the rich is really enviable. '

'Amelio? The most incompetent CEO ever? '

The comments below are varied and very enthusiastic.

"For clearer photos, you can find a station. They have a news station and a film crew there." Quincy Jones asked the editor-in-chief.

"Oh! God!"

At this time, Diane, a top lawyer in Chicago, angrily pushed open the door of the back room, cursed and left.

"What's wrong?"

The other lawyers who came out of the back room looked very demoralized. Jesse Jackson and Quincy Jones exchanged glances, and they went in together to ask R Kelly.

R Kelly held his head in a daze and ignored him.

"There may be a change in the reappearance in October." R Kelly's personal lawyer whispered after closing the door.

"How is it possible? We have taken care of the whole family of the victim." Jesse Jackson was in a hurry. In order to bribe and prevent the victim and her uncle from testifying in court, his congressman's son coordinated and R Kelly also spent a lot of money.

"She's not the only one..." The private attorney glanced at R Kelly and said, "The Cook County prosecutors probably found other witnesses, and..."

"And what?" Quincy Jones asked.

"And he lost some videotapes..." the private lawyer pointed to the dejected R Kelly, "it is likely that they also fell into the hands of that dead woman Alicia."

"A minor too?"

Private lawyers default.

The two old men were speechless, the mud couldn't support the wall! Jesse Jackson knew why Diane was angry just now, "You just told the legal team now?"

"No way, he won't let me talk." The private lawyer shrugged.

"OMG..."

Jesse Jackson also put his head in his hands, and left the mansion with Quincy Jones in frustration, "Seriously, Quincy, it seems that only APLUS is more reliable..."

R Kelly has this disgusting habit, and he only likes girls of his own ethnicity. It’s fine once or twice. If it’s all revealed, there will be no good fruit in the black community.

In the Eagle County incident of Kobe Bryant, as soon as the photo of the blond white waiter girl looking directly at the camera with tears in her eyes appeared, her good reputation was basically destroyed.

Not to mention MJ, the trouble is bigger.

"I think he likes Rashida, doesn't he?" Jesse Jackson urged, "Can Rashida hold his heart?"

"Stop talking nonsense Jesse, APLUS has a girlfriend." Quincy Jones knew his own family affairs and lacked confidence.

"Amy Adams? No, it's not a good marriage partner. Didn't Linda say that APLUS will choose a general in the future? He'd better marry a black girl." Jesse Jackson said.

At the same time, when Sloan stepped out of the hotel door, he looked back worriedly, "It won't be a bad game, right?"

"No." Song Ya smiled and closed the door gently.

The two walked briskly talking and laughing all the way, and went to find other people for a meeting.

"It seems that Nobuyuki Idei doesn't pay much attention to our visit and the business of the music store. The reception work and meeting arrangements are all out of courtesy."

Amelio could see it from the first day of the meeting. He put down the meeting minutes in his hand, "They avoided talking about any substantive content. The current situation is obvious. Based on personal interests, Idei must continue to support Howard Stringer , otherwise the check and balance against Ken Kutaragi will be lost.”

"Sony is already in such a miserable situation, and our political relations and trade methods in the United States can't play much role."

Sloan said: "Because of the competition between XBOX and PS2, Microsoft has already used all the tricks we can use. We cannot have greater influence than Microsoft. Sony also has the help of the blue giant IBM."

"Yes." Song Ya nodded.

As a multinational giant, Sony has just made management adjustments. At this time, a competitor came to take the eyes of the head of the entertainment department. Nothing will happen.

"It's time for us to find Ken Kutaragi," Donna Dubinsky said.

"No, not yet."

Sloan disagreed, "After all, Idei is the chairman. If we rush to find Ken Kutaragi, the relationship between the two parties will be completely irreversible. Moreover, we will recklessly participate in a high-level battle of a multinational giant for the authorization of song copyrights in music stores. It’s too impulsive and arrogant.”

"It is the management system of Benzi that determines the attitude of Dejing. The interests of the company must give way to the power of individuals and even departments." Amelio has a lot of dealings with the subsidiary.

"Kutaragi Ken has just become CEO. In the context of East Asian culture, it is definitely not the time to start challenging Idei's authority. It is impossible for a technical madman to be promoted to this position without knowing power."

Song Ya said: "Besides, he doesn't know much about Beimi's entertainment industry. He has no foundation or interest. Even if he chooses to cooperate with us, he can't handle the alliance between Idei and Howard Stringer within Sony. At least in the entertainment business If it doesn’t work out, we may act like villains.”

"Maybe not necessarily, he is now engaged in major internal layoffs, even if it is Sony Electronics, as long as it is not part of the game console gang, it is possible to be knifed, he will not have no idea about the huge independent entertainment kingdom within the company. "

Ryutaro Yamamoto said: "And as the CEO, he has to face financial pressure, and his attitude towards our subscription of convertible bonds will be more positive than that of Idei."

"Can you give it a try?"

Everyone agreed with this statement, and looked at the young big boss together, "It's better than staying in a hotel in Tokyo and doing nothing?" Amelio said, "And I don't believe that Sony is not interested in our willingness to subscribe for convertible bonds. Tens of thousands of layoffs...extremely short of money."

"Um……"

This is a tough battle, and there are cards in his hand that some people present don't know, Song Ya walked to the French window in deep thought.

The others waited quietly.

"Okay, but before that, arrange to meet Izui and I alone." Song Ya made a decision.

"Welcome, APLUS."

"Mr. Idei."

Nobuyuki Idei let him hang out for another two days before hosting a banquet at a kaiseki restaurant.

After taking off his shoes and entering the room, after shaking hands and sitting down cross-legged, Song Ya immediately picked up the jug and leaned over to pour wine for everyone.

"Nizuko Shoichiro said that you know how to disguise yourself very well. You can turn around and turn around and be ruthless just now." Nobuyuki Idei just leaned his neck to finish the glass of wine, and Song Ya had already held the jug and waited. He had to hang in mid-air waiting to be filled again.

"I respect him very much, there is some misunderstanding between us." Song Ya asked: "Is he okay now?"

"After leaving Sega, I returned to the automobile industry." Idei replied.

Even in high-intensity competition, the friendship between these senior managers in this book is not necessarily bad. For example, Hideki Sato, who replaced Shoichiro as Sega’s president, has a good personal relationship with Sony’s current CEO Takeshi Kutaragi. Legend has it that Kutaragi takes quarterly I will meet with Hideki Sato, brainwash him by the way, persuade Sega to withdraw from the game console competition, and concentrate on making exclusive games for PS...

It seems that Jinjiao Shoichiro also complained to Idei about himself, Song Ya smiled, "Business is business, but I am a person who obeys the rules."

"I hope so, I heard you have something to say to me alone today?" Dejing asked.

"Yes."

"Then don't waste your time."

"Can."

The two retreated from the entourage at the same time, and when the sliding door was closed, "I respect you." The two exchanged cups and ate a few mouthfuls of food before Song Ya said, "Maybe you don't know, I have already boasted a lot in the United States. This trip to Tokyo must obtain the authorization of your company's music copyright library for the Beats music store."

"So that's the case." Idei nodded, "Just in time, I talked with Ken Kutaragi about this before I came today, and he said that he was very interested in some 3D chip patents of your 3DFX company."

"Haha, I can't help that..."

This is an impossible condition. 3DFX, as the display chip provider of XBOX, can’t pass Microsoft alone. “Convertible bonds…”

"Sony's convertible bonds really don't have to worry about no one subscribes." Idei interrupted.

"What if I buy 200 million knives?" Song Ya stared at him, "It's all for your sake that I'm willing to pay the money. I remember when I saw you in Washington, you gave me a DV player , I like it very much, I can't put it down, I admire you Mr. Idei very much."

Izui narrowed his eyes, "It's not about the specific numbers of APLUS, and for that license, is it worth the money? 200 million, the annual sales of Beats Walkman is not 200 million, right?"

"Probably, our Walkman sales have been going downhill since Apple released the third-generation iPod."

Song Ya didn't deny this, "This matter is mainly related to my personal prestige. I also want to face Mr. Idei in the United States. The Beats music store's music library is missing one of the six, which is a bit ugly."

"Hehe..." Idei stretched out his hand and touched one.

'Hiss...' The two of them were inhaled by the heat at the same time, and they ate something.

Idei became silent, and Song Ya took the opportunity to look at him while eating and drinking. Howard Stringer participated in the MJ incident, and the headquarters of the book must have also participated. During the difficult financial period, he kept lending MJ huge amounts of money, and has been silently watching MJ's debts. To maintain half of the shares of Sony/Copyright Bank, Howard Stringer absolutely has no such power without the support of Izumi from the headquarters.

In addition to the matter of Motura, Idei is actually an insider, at least acquiesced.

I just don’t know if Howard Stringer knew that he had been drawn into the “injury alliance” by David Geffen and Harvey Weinstein, and if he knew, did he tell him.

And the shooting...

"Actually... If it weren't for MJ's reputation, I would have asked him to cooperate. I know he has half of the Sony/copyright library." Song Ya said according to the original plan.

"MJ has no track management rights."

Sure enough, Idei didn't completely ignore Beimi's entertainment industry, and gave it all to Howard Stringer.

"Yeah!?"

Song Ya started to show off her acting skills and acted very surprised, "He has no chance to get back this power at all?"

"I don't remember it?" Izui showed a look of reminiscence, "It's too long ago, and I wasn't responsible for it at the time, so I need to go back and check."

"Haha, don't bother Mr. Idei, I'll just ask casually."

For Biao's acting skills, right? Song Ya laughed and stopped, "By the way, MJ seems to have some misunderstanding with Mr. Stringer, if I am willing to help turn things around?"

"No need, if MJ is convicted, it will be bad for you and me." Izui refused.

"Too……"

The wine was hot, and Idei's ears were red but he didn't eat much. The food in the exquisite container was basically Song Ya's chopsticks. Both of them seemed to be a little impatient, "Then, Mr. Idei, is it convenient for you to express your consideration?" Simply let the other party raise conditions.

"APLUS." Idei put down his glass, "We just appointed Howard as the head of the global entertainment business, and I need to maintain his authority."

Song Ya's eyes turned cold, and she lay back, resting her elbows on the table, "There must be a way, right? I can't count on him."

"I'm sorry to make you come here in vain." Izui sat down and bowed, then stood up.

"Idei-san!"

Song Ya's tone dragged on and became a little more lazy, "I don't think your company will understand my character for so many years. If I get nothing in Tokyo and return to the United States, I will not hesitate to fight against Sony and take revenge. Especially Howard, this will also hinder your prestige in the company, right?"

He took another document out of his pocket and patted it on the table.

Idei picked it up with a sneer and glanced at it, then raised his eyebrows, "Universal?"

"Yes, if Universal and Sony refuse to authorize the Beats music store at the same time, then I can initiate a lawsuit and sue you for a joint monopoly." Song Ya said.

"That's impossible." Idei sat down. "That wouldn't do Universal Music any good. They'd be committing suicide."

"If I agree to join forces with GE to buy Universal, of course they are willing to do so, even the old Mr. Bronfman is also happy to see it." Song Ya replied.

Of course the old Bronfman was happy to see that, he was a calm and good chess player, and this transaction was a great opportunity for the Bronfman family to get cash out of Universal's shithole, and it might even be the only opportunity in the past ten years.

"So you only didn't complete the contract with Universal before you came..." Izui frowned.

"It seems that you don't pay attention to the trend of the recording industry, Idei-san, then you also know what Howard Stringer is doing. His motivation for rejecting me is very ridiculous, and it runs counter to Sony's corporate interests." Song Ya said: "He's kidnapping you."

"hehe."

Idei laughed again, "Isn't that illogical? APLUS, you'd rather spend billions, billions to take over Universal in order to secure a small music licensing business?"

"Before I sat down, I said that I must settle this matter when I come to Tokyo this time! Otherwise, I will go to Tokyo Bay!"

Song Ya straightened her back and said word by word: "So you want to bet on whether I am a pure interest animal? I don't think I am!"

"This trick is very beautiful, but..."

The dignified chairman of Sony is not intimidated by the young tens of billionaire casually exuding domineering aura. Idei raised the corner of his mouth, "As for the lawsuit, I think there is still plenty of time, and Howard should be able to handle it well."

"He can't protect himself. MJ's case will start in November, and MJ will not let go and continue to attack him."

Song Ya had already prepared: "Sony's global reputation will be dragged down by him alone."

"MJ listens to you?" Idei asked back.

"I haven't contacted him yet, but I think it shouldn't be difficult. We African-Americans are naturally on the same side."

Song Ya replied: "Exactly, many people begged me to help him, as well as R Kelly...Kobe...if my news station is fully fired, believe me, this matter will progress very quickly. I respect you, so I didn't go to Mr. Ken Kutaragi, I am a person with a bottom line."

"Yoxi."

This is Ni Lin, and Idei also sat up straight, "It seems that there are quite a few African-American celebrities who have accidents this year!"

"Are you threatening me!?"

"Do you need someone to take you to Tokyo Bay, bastard!"

An old man and a young man leaned on the edge of the table with both hands, glaring at each other.

"Ha ha!"

A minute later, Song Ya suddenly smiled, and his body relaxed, "So the question is back to the original point, is it worth it? Dejing Sang."

"Hmph..."

Izui snorted twice, and his complexion turned slightly better, "You are too young and arrogant APLUS, it's not good to always be like this."

"Aren't you still called a young man if you are not arrogant?" Song Ya raised her hand, spread her five fingers and turned inside out, "500 million, I just sold the Goto website for 500 million dollars in cash before I came, all of which were used to subscribe expensive The company's convertible bonds, we are friends Idei-san."

"asshole!"

Idei scolded with a smile this time, "The Internet industry in the United States is really enviable..." He touched the empty wine glass.

Song Ya's heart was instantly relieved when he mentioned it, and he could not use the last option of finding Ken Kutaragi! Quickly fill him and yourself.

The two touched one more, then raised their necks and drank at the same time.

"Hiss... Ha! Eat vegetables, eat vegetables!"