Chicago 1990

'Ooohoooh, NewYork...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 event at the Big Apple in Times Square, New York City.

Song Ya kept seeing New York Mayor Giuliani coming onto the stage with a big smile, shook hands and hugged her warmly before turning off the TV.

New Yorkers have always liked the local ex-wife DIVA, willing to let her withdraw money once a year.

Okay, it's always a good thing. At least Xiao Leijia doesn't have to worry about his pocket money. He raised his head and looked at the time. It's awful, unknowingly, it passed twelve o'clock again. ." He dropped the rope in his hand, smiled one by one, and pulled Hallie and Charis up.

"It's really disappointing, New Year's Eve!" Hallie groaned.

"No, no, today's day's affairs, important events."

The little game designed by Halle is great. The South African white girl once again brought herself an apocalypse movie, but he must sleep alone tonight. In order not to be disturbed, there is even no arrangement for the New Year’s party. He and his artists have all gathered in Chicago, "Come to see my symphony concert in the evening, did Xuelin give you the box tickets?" He asked the two women.

"Yeah." The South African American drill nodded, "We will all go."

"Okay, then you guys rest early, good night."

He went back to the bedroom alone, and fell down on the soft big bed and sighed: "If Netscape didn't plummet, this new year would be perfect...No, no, no stocks, no stocks today..." Close your eyes and try to restraint After thinking about it, he gradually snored evenly.

'APLUS look at this!Mr. Iger, look at this!'

'Jazzy!Here!'

'Everyone!Can you get closer?'

In the morning, he first went to the preparation meeting for the New Year's concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. At ten o'clock, he appeared in a hotel near the Symphony Center on time. They reserved a large conference room for themselves, and some of them passed the security check. The familiar reporter was released in advance.

Disney President Robert Iger, who had just officially succeeded Ovitz, stood in the middle with his left and right hands crossed, holding hands with himself and the former Metropolitan Records manager, and smiling brightly at the reporters' cameras.

Behind the three are the singers who were split from A+ Records to New Metropolitan Records, Jazzy, FoxyBrown, William Adams and their combination, the Destiny Girl group, the dumb punk group (Isn't it missing?), and the Metropolis Records survive The formation of a few outdated singers who took retirement contracts was also quite lively.

Speaking of speaking, Ovitz had been in business since he separated at the Waldorf Astoria that day. Suddenly there was no sound or picture, and he didn't even call himself.

"The following is free time for questions." Ms. Sloan, who temporarily acted as the host of the press conference, said with a microphone.

"Please, please..."

Song Ya and Robert Iger were polite and separated and were interviewed in front of the Metropolis Records Logo wall.

"Mr. Iger, does this collaboration with APLUS show 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 seven?"

"Aren't we?" Robert Iger joked, then laughed together with the reporter, and then the questions gradually went off track, all to verify some rumors about Disney's high-level changes.

"Metropolitan Records headquarters will still be in New York?" Some reporters here are also asking themselves, "Have you taken up the chairmanship yourself, right?"

"Yes, Jazzy and the others will develop their careers in New York." Song Ya responded with ease and listened to all directions, observing the audience.

"Jazzy! Jazzy!"

There were also reporters over there who got entangled in Jazzy, who is the hottest in the new company, and who is also the most aggressive on the scene.

"We will release our first album next year."

Matthew Norris was also answering reporters’ questions on behalf of the Destiny’s True Girl group, and brought his daughter Beyonce to C position, taking this rare opportunity to make exposure and sales, "You recognize her, right? Haha, yes, before Los Angeles The runner-up on that talent show."

There are also two or three journalists who follow the European music scene interviewing the dumb punk group, and William Adams and their brothers are the most ignored.

"Talk about Emily, is she your cousin, right?"

"Yes, she is very talented in music, so... she just made her debut. I am very optimistic about her, Emily!" Song Ya called Emily to her side and hugged her bucket to show the family harmony and let the reporters Take a group photo.

After mixing this session, "there is a media luncheon downstairs! You can go there to continue to ask questions." Song Ya saw Sloan pointing to the 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 and 20% of Disney Records. It does not involve all the previous copyrights, the recording copyright of the original Metropolis Records. They were all transferred to the Disney copyright company in advance. The copyrights of songs released by the singers on Sony Columbia are still owned by A+ Records and Sony Columbia Records. Basically, they are born by themselves, Disney’s distribution channels, and Metropolitan Records in New York. The small original headquarters and recording studio were rented, only fixed assets such as office and recording equipment, and not much money.

Then the two companies jointly made a start-up capital. The former General Manager of Metropolis Records is a veteran who has experienced Metropolitan Communications, ABC/Metropolis, and Disney/ABC eras, and an old bastard who has no achievements, etc. If you slow down, you will be washed away.

According to the current point of view, this is not a big deal in the record industry. The most well-known New Metropolis Records are only Jazzy and FoxyBrown who just released their first albums last year. Sales are expected to exceed the platinum line of rappers, but they are now close to getting them. RIAA Platinum certification is still early.

After signing the contract, I chatted with Robert Iger, and the two hurriedly parted ways. They were busy people and had no time to attend a media luncheon.

"Jazzy, you guys did a good job in Brooklyn."

In order to make the singers willing to switch to a distribution company 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, the signing fees for are all newcomers with insufficient confidence, and the total cost is less than two million dollars.

Jazzy and Damon Dash worked very hard to organize trouble in New York, so I took this opportunity to encourage them.

In the afternoon, he first formally signed a contract with Litman and others who rushed over to acquire a number of paper media shares and Litman Publishing. Never appeared again.

Eighty-five million, eighty-five million!After signing it, he no longer belongs to him. Song Ya gritted his teeth and signed again.

Litman is not in the mood to accept any interviews, and he can finally implement the educational film promotion and distribution plan.

The current general manager of Litman Publishing House is an old white man and an old media person. He did a good job before. At least he can maintain the meager profits of this publishing house. "Mr. Chairman." After Litman left, he Reported respectfully to the new boss, looking nervously at the young black singer in front of him, "I am honored, uh...When will the memoir of Mr. Johnny Carson be published?"

"Mr. Carson's memoirs, don't worry, 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 operations later. In the near future, apart from maintaining the status quo, your main job is to cooperate with my board representative, Sloan. The lady started lobbying for the education departments of each state."

"Oh?"

A supervisor came, but the position seemed to be retained for the time being. The general manager was overjoyed, "Have you got the copyright of potential new teaching materials?"

"Forget it, Ms. Sloan will tell you at the afternoon meeting. Sorry, I need to be out of company, Mr. Geffen and they are waiting for me."

Song Ya patted the other party on the shoulder, leaving Sloan to them, and whispered to Sloan by the way: "I won't see the high-level high-fidelity, modern photography, and stereo reviewers one by one. Goodman put them on the shelf, and if I can’t sell them, I will deal with them one by one after I take the time.”

"Ok."

After separating from Sloan, he returned to the hotel conference room. The media was still there in the morning, and there were many new faces.

The room is also more star-studded. Both Fergie and Mira, who are both well-dressed, are taking their sides and are already posing for the camera. However, the two have completely different styles. Mira has a solid background in hard photography, and is constantly mechanical and professional. The range switched postures and expressions, while Fergie pouted, akimbo, gestured with hip-hop gestures, and scratched her head even more.

Other famous singers and producers such as Common, Brenda, Dion Wilson, Al, etc., are also much more famous than those in the morning. Either they carry more platinum sales, or they are the darlings of music critics. , The signing fees for these people are also higher, especially Fergie, who is the most troublesome, even if it only changes from the sixth to another sixth, the total cost is about seven million.

There are also some artists on A+ Records who have signed singer contracts but generally act as accompaniment and accompaniment vocalists. Now they are also busy making up the number.

Of course, the most popular is myself.

Geffen Records brought in its super rock group Gun Flower Band to help. Before he walked in, most of the reporters were surrounded by them, and Gun Flower is not doing well. The legendary guitarist just had a conflict with the lead singer Rose. Ran.

"Mr. Geffen, Mr. Morris, Linda, Hey, Rose..."

He first shook hands with David Geffen, Doug Morris, president of Universal Records, and his brothers, and the executives of Geffen Records shook hands with high-intensity flashing lights.

"After today we are all a family." David Geffen laughed.

"I'm honored." Song Ya asked Doug Morris again, "Is Daniel okay?"

As a friend of Daniel's, Doug Morris did not answer directly, only saying: "He has done a good job in the RIAA Copyright Dispute Committee, right?"

People with Gunhua can’t seem so affectionate. They don’t pay much attention to political correctness. They used the word Nger in their songs. For this reason, half of the black ancestors had disputes with Rose. David Geffen brought them here. I probably wanted to give new guitarists a chance to make an appearance, and by the way, let myself, a mixed star platform, endorse them.

As soon as Song Ya came in, the reporters on Mila's side ran away. She looked away from the man and kept a low profile as agreed.

"Humph!" Fergie's triumphant sneer came into her ears, and there was still someone on her side.

The two gazes at each other, but Fergie quickly couldn't laugh because Song Ya walked over uncharacteristically, hugging Mila's waist in public affectionately, and then gently asked after a face-to-face ceremony on the left and the right: "Why? Just arrived?"

"I went back to Europe to run a business show."

Damao and Ermao in her hometown are also her cash machines every Chinese New Year.

"Come to see my concert with Mr. Gefen tonight?" Song Ya continued to be alone.

"Well, they reserved a seat for me in the box," he replied.

"Did you get back together? APLUS, Mira..."

The reporters immediately grabbed the news, and at the same time, someone went to film Fergie's expression. There she started clamoring that the relationship between herself and her new boyfriend was stable...

"The movie football stunner we collaborated with will start painting next year, so stay tuned!"

Don’t admit it, don’t deny it, Song Ya embraced Mila to accept the photo, and promoted the movie of the two by the way, "Oh, yes, it's this year..."

Soon the signing ceremony officially began. Geffen Records issued 80 million for half of the ownership of A+ Records. In addition to the 60 million signing fee allocated to him, Song Ya only spent less than 10 million to manage the singers. , And paid another sum of signing fees for Mira’s signing of the new contract, which is equal to 50 million yuan.

And his own singer’s share will exceed MJ and Madonna, the highest in the industry, 20.1%. Originally, it was 21%, but the reason why David Geffen gave this price is to retaliate. MJ, who was out of the house, is 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 percentage of singers among the first-line singers, and the two agreed that it was 20%. One this number is even more disgusting.

A reporter who was familiar with the internal business market immediately became interested in this sensitive figure and began to compare himself with MJ when asking questions.

This also means that in addition to taking 20.1% of the singer’s share for his new album, it can also get about 15% of the songwriter and producer share, and the new A+ record will get rid of the publisher Universal 30% of the remaining revenue from the record, and the copyright of the song is also half-shared with Universal.

Other singers still come under the old contract, only to change the contract.

Overall, benefiting from the substantial increase in the share of singers, Song Ya personally made up for the loss of half of the ownership of A+ records.

"APLUS, I heard that you just made an investment of nearly 100 million yuan in the paper media industry, and then invested 60 million yuan in the Little Plum Titans Hello project?"

It was another sign, everyone signed. In the interview session that followed, a reporter joked: "Isn't it a day to spend up to 140 million from Geffen Records?"

"The money is earned, and of course it must be invested, and my money is not only spent."

Song Ya smiled and pretended to be forced. At the end of the year, the dividends, dividends, copyrights and other messy incomes from various businesses were paid into the account one after another like rivers flowing into the lake. With such a toss, there are still more than 40 million cash left on the account.

Later, there was an episode. When David Geffen was holding his back to accept the interview, he suddenly changed his conversation and criticized the "Defense of Marriage Act" passed by the current president during the general election last year in order to please conservative voters. That bill was banned at the federal level. In matters such as insurance, employees, social security beneficiaries between partners, immigration, and joint tax returns, both parties in same-sex marriages have the same rights as those in opposite-sex marriages.

Once this bill is passed, it means that the current chief has completely betrayed David Geffen and other same-sex funders of the year, and the two sides officially broke, and he is very likely to be next. The current deputy chief is more conservative on this issue, "I am very disappointed. , This bill is a reverse..." David Geffen expressed his position sadly.

"APLUS, what do you think?" the reporter asked.

"I absolutely support same-sex groups fighting for legitimate rights and interests!" Song Ya is not good at being a chameleon when things are coming.

The reporters burst into laughter.

Do not laugh!

Of course Song Ya didn't say this sentence, and David Geffin was of course very moved, "We will go to the symphony center to support you in the evening." He embraced again.

"Well, I'll leave first, the band is waiting for me."

I didn’t even attend the media dinner. It was too busy today. David Geffen and others expressed their understanding. Song Ya hurried back to the symphony center, ate some chicken breast, and joined the musicians, singers, and choirs for the final before debut. Rehearsal.

In the middle of the process, some disputes and commotion suddenly occurred outside the door of the rehearsal room, and then the door was pushed open. A strange old man walked in surrounded by a few strong men in suits, all blacks.

"Don't 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 and called out Mike.

"Uh... sorry APLUS, let me introduce you."

The South African singer hurriedly finished the game, "This is the South African ambassador to Mi..."

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