Chapter 843: One Point Close to a Hearty Win

Of course, I have heard some rumors about Mr. Motura. I mean the recent recording. In fact, he used to be my mentor and my boss. Maybe you don’t know, when I tried to make my debut in 1990, it was very hard to travel between major record companies. I also thought that there was little hope and wanted to give up the career of a singer. It was Mr. Motura who gave me the opportunity, and I and Sony Five years of Columbia Records rapport. "

On the last day of the long Christmas holiday and before the opening of the last of the four tours, Song Ya personally read a public statement, "But for racial discrimination, my position is of course zero tolerance. It has nothing to do with your music company, zero tolerance is zero tolerance..."

Lawyers Goodman and Hamlin, well-known African-American media figures such as Gordon and Pierre Sutton, as well as Dave Hall, the sufferer who was called Negro Fat Boy, Chicago Southside pastor William, and equal rights activist M. Schell stood behind him in the camera to express his support, "I hereby appeal to Sony to face up to this problem, and all African-Americans are eagerly waiting for the answer..."

Although it is already part of his deal with Sony, he still has to win beautifully. Winning makes people feel that he has defeated Motura head-on, and it will not be anyone else or any other reason.

He used the excuse of the last concert to not participate in the protest in Manhattan, but New York rappers such as nas, jazzy, rakim, and Daddy Kane were all present, and the team reached its highest point outside the Sony Building. The experience was strictly organized, and there was no violence from the beginning to the end. Overall, it was a civilized and forbearing parade.

Other African-American artists under Sony Columbia Records had no choice but to publicly express their solidarity, including MJ, who also issued a statement through his trusted lawyer Aaron Brugman, and some of other ethnicities.

According to the good script, Sony immediately stated that it would take this matter seriously, and they would form an internal team to investigate the incident.

That night, Motura was very obedient and cooperative and publicly apologized. First, he confirmed that the phone call came from him, but he specifically stated that it was just a private phone call after drinking, and it was an unintentional statement out of control. He told Dave Hall, aplus, and all African-Americans sincerely apologized and were willing to be responsible for their words and deeds. Then he announced his resignation on the spot. Of course, he resigned from his current position as the president of Sony Entertainment.

This is a well-established move after negotiating the conditions. Song Yacai died down after his opponent accepted the defeat. He had actively and passively cooled down the matter before. Both the inner city broadcasting company and a+cn focused their energy on Christmas. The optimism show at the New Year's Eve, according to Gordon, is when everyone wants to hear something happy.

Is this a hearty victory? Maybe it can't be counted. First of all, in order to prevent his black basics from going wrong during the war, he didn't dare to expose Motura on any occasion. Still likely to sneak back in mid-96 after Sony's internal investigation wraps up,

Inaugurated as president of Sony Columbia Records, a job he lost more than two years ago.

But Sony did make very big concessions, except for those conditions agreed by John Carley and Takaki, such as canceling the last new song plus selected album contract, and guaranteeing a+ records and Mariah Carey and Sony Columbia in all aspects. The record is close to the singer's interests to prevent future liquidation by Motura.

There are also a series of alliances under the city, such as the settlement of record revenue, the change of managers, the inclination of resources in the film industry, and the prohibition of cbs from publishing Sinaloa feature documentaries.

Maybe now is the best result. John Carley is right. He still can't completely make Motura disappear in the record industry, or social death, or death...

So how to face Motura is still a long-term problem, he is not Little Lowry.

Little Lowry's recordings during his lifetime, his unpublished posthumous works, and his death itself continued to create tangible and intangible benefits for himself. Song Ya knew that it was a big victory, the kind that the opponent could not turn over after losing.

Of course, when people are dead, why talk about turning over?

But in order to kill Little Lowry and Sinaloa, a lot of hands were created at the same time. It is much more difficult to kill Motura, and how to deal with his death is even more difficult and dangerous. You may even use yourself and your family bet on his life.

It's a bit wrong...

In short, the current result is also acceptable. Motura and Sony have retained their backhands to use Sinaloa as a special report on revenge in the future, and the same is true for their own side. If Motura can really return to Sony Columbia Records in a low-key manner, all These protests and public opinion attacks can be repeated again, plus the proposal against Sony in the hands of Federal Representative Rangel.

In the equilibrium theory, the interests of both parties are maximized, the struggle is not broken, and the terror is balanced.

"I have arrived."

He finally ended his four-show tour contract with Anschutz's performing arts department, and the venues were sold out. The only imperfection was that the ticket prices were set relatively low, which didn't match the status of superstars.

This is the first tour and couldn't have asked for more.

New York, John Carley's manor on Long Island, and the last one who didn't get the victory, no, it should be said that he didn't taste it.

Heard that this mansion has a total of thirty-five large and small rooms, he led the old Mike through the corridor under the guidance of John Carley, and walked into an elegant and retro large library, "Sandy, Carley Mr. Leigh." He greeted two of the three waiting.

In the library, faint ink and wood fragrance wafted, and the lights were dim, "Aplus, welcome, please sit down." John Carley shook hands with himself as the host, and Sandy Glenn sat on the sofa a little far away, curled up. leg, and raised his hand as a greeting.

The last person was sitting in a deeper place. On the low table in front of him was a bottle of whiskey spirits and a wine glass, and a lamp was on. The upper part of his body was hidden in the darkness that the lamp could not illuminate, so he could not see clearly expression.

"aplus...we haven't seen each other for a long time."

It was Motura's voice, very tired, but this way of hiding himself in the dark made Song Ya feel a little dangerous and uncomfortable, "Mr. Motura, is that you?" He didn't go any further, nor did he sit down.

"Um."

Motura reached for the wine glass, picked it up and drank it down, then got up and walked a few steps forward, his face looked haggard, the collar of his shirt was unbuttoned, and his suit was open, as if he had drunk too much. It seemed that he had been subjected to great mental torture, and his whole body was a little 'shaky'.

Indeed, as John Carley said, the current moment may be the most difficult moment for a man, of course not for me, I came here to taste the taste of victory.

"No, it's not close to a hearty win." Song Ya secretly alerted herself, waiting quietly beside John Carley.

Motura raised his eyebrows, confronted himself for a few seconds, and then moved away. He used his fingers to straighten his short gray beard, and his lips moved, as if he was considering his words.

Song Ya is not in a hurry, this is the third fight between himself and Motura, and he has more or less achieved his goal three times, and won the second time.

He wasn't sure whether the hard-copy article was inspired by Motura, but it was obvious that his subsequent series of counterattacks had achieved results. Motura was afraid, and now...just wait.

"Tommy..." Sandy Glenn, who was on the sidelines, seemed a little unbearable. He looked at Motura sadly and reminded him softly.

As MJ's former manager and Mariah Carey's current manager, Sandy Glenn and Motura used to have a good personal relationship but turned against MJ, so he is a good witness.

The same is true of the owner, John Carley. He will replace Motura as the president of Sony Entertainment, and succeed Daniel as his manager. There may be conflicts between him and Motura in the future, but at present he also hopes that this turmoil will end as soon as possible. Let his work and interests in the next year not produce large unpredictable risks.

"I'm sorry, aplus, I apologize for my wrong remarks before." Motura finally spoke out, quite calmly.

Song Ya stretched out his hand slowly. Of course, he didn't care about Motura's so-called wrong remarks. He just wanted to see Motura bow his head to himself in person.

"Our previous grievances were just between the two of us, don't affect our family." Motura suddenly broke down emotionally, he grabbed Song Ya's hand and said in a trembling voice.

"We all have family members, and no one wants to see that kind of thing happen." Song Ya would not let him take the moral advantage at this time, "And it was you who broke through the bottom line first."

"I didn't... Forget it, anyway, I apologize to you, under the witness of Mr. Cali and Sandy."

What's the point of arguing this now? Motura said: "Our grievances are over here, and I promise you and them here, and I swear on the life of the person I love the most."

"Well, that's fine, let's call it a day."

Song Ya was satisfied. It seemed that the turning point was that the article about her ex-wife and daughter played the most critical role. Motura had misunderstood his relationship with the underworld before. He didn't dare to bet, he was afraid.

It's good to be afraid, humming, "Thank you, Mr. Carley, Sandy, then I'll go first."

Motura's performance today made him feel good, but he was a little inexplicably melancholy. This enemy is not enough. Indeed, his own money and energy have already left him far away. What about the rich and powerful?

Moreover, the opponent subdued because of concerns about the safety of his family, and felt a little bit like he was the villain, which was uncomfortable.

So be it.

"Mike." He and old Mike left the same way.

"Tommy..." Sandy Glenn walked up to Motura who hung his head like a defeated rooster, and seemed to want to say something to comfort him, but finally left silently.

"Take a break here and don't meet Tommy like a spoiled star." John Carley thoughtfully followed Sandy Glenn, leaving Motura alone for a while.

After slumping back to his desk lamp, Motura raised the other hand that had been hidden in his pocket all the time, looked at the crossed index finger and middle finger expressionlessly, and then continued to drink alone.