Chicago 1990

Donovan quickly returned the news, and MJ still refused to meet. He said that MJ was with Brooke Shields.

"Boji Xiaosi? She wasn't with that Princeton classmate..."

Song Ya remembers seeing Brooke Shields and the young actor Liam Mnison holding hands at Spielberg's house last year.

"Hehe, everyone would choose MJ, right? They have been good friends since they were young, and they have been in double in 1984..."

Donovan laughed and said: "And even Mnison has moved Spielberg and will star in his next movie: Schindler's List."

"Fxxk, when will he be free?"

Song Ya is even more unhappy. Does it need to be so focused with his girlfriend?But MJ can't help but, it's about his big plan.

"At the AMA awards ceremony at the end of January, he will perform live. You will have a chance to meet at that time. Can't you ask him through the channels of Sony Columbia Records?" Donovan asked, "You are also under the same company. ."

"Then what do I want you to do with William Morris?" Song Ya asked rhetorically.

"Okay, okay, I'm going to figure out a way." Donovan had to take care of things.

Song Ya didn't want to ask Motura for help in order to meet MJ. He would try not to find Motura for anything now.

Before enrolling, he had to finish some chores.

This time he did not personally go to Sony Columbia Records to participate in the settlement. Two million A+ albums and two million Beautiful Girls have brought him more than 20 million in revenue, as well as the sales share of other singles and all the composed songs. In 1992, the royalties amounted to about 3 million, minus the financial and legal costs, his two companies got a total of 20 million dollars.

"Northern Trust does not agree to collateral replacement? Why?"

Song Ya returned to Chicago and learned from O'Grady that the Northern Trust did not approve the continued mortgage of the subsequent 4 million album income and wanted to recover the 15 million loan. She was very surprised, "Our cooperation is good. You are in Pakistan. Within a few months, the seven million of En Chemicals became ten million."

"Yes, our cooperation on that matter was very pleasant."

O'Grady does not deny, "But the buying of your record has gone down. I heard that the average price of your second settlement has dropped a lot, and it will only be lower until the third settlement. The album will be sold later. It will take a few years to pass 10 million copies..."

"It has been the most in two years. The industry judges me that this is a magician, and the cumulative actual sales forecast is probably at least 13 million, or even more." Song Ya said.

"I know, but I can't help it. I didn't convince the upper-class old men this time. You know, the outside world has questions about your follow-up star journey. There are a lot of singers at the peak of your debut, and you are about to enter college life soon. , The University of Chicago won’t give you much time to make music, if you really want to get a good grade."

O'Grady smiled: "Of course, we can continue to lend you a sum of money, long-term, very favorable interest rates."

Song Ya does not need a long-term loan. He has sufficient funds. With the addition of the 40 million yuan, he now has 60 million cash in hand, and he will be able to stop God in the forthcoming DTS round B and Palm A round investment negotiations.You don’t have to worry about the quality of your second major.

"Forget it, I'll return it all to you. I can redeem the 20% of Barn's shares." He made a decision.

O'Grady was a little moved, but when he heard Song Ya’s offer, he directly refused. The machinery and equipment of the Barn Company had long been depreciated by the old Barn for tax avoidance. The plant and land had not been developed because Edward had not started to develop nearby plots. The relationship value is very low. "Aren't you thinking of ways to expand sales of fluorescent agents? We decided to wait and see for a while..." he laughed.

These savvy guys, "Forget it this time, next time I will charge Barn's advertising fee for the fluorescent agent promotion, and you will have to bear 20% of the company's marketing costs."

Song Ya was very unhappy to repay the short-term loan of 15 million yuan, leaving 45 million yuan in working capital, more than enough to do anything.

He went back to Chicago not mainly for this, but to see Old Joe.

No matter for feelings or interests, I can’t ignore Old Joe forever. Any further delay will be a blow to his personal settings, so the photos of himself entering and leaving the prison will be taken by the familiar paparazzi and will appear in the news.Moreover, Lao Qiao recently reached an agreement with the IRS (US Internal Revenue Service) to pay a large sum of money and then serve two years in prison in exchange for a settlement with the IRS.Because the Kenneth boss and the gunman Binny have not been involved in the case, the FBI was unable to link up the evidence chain of the Harlem nightclub incident. They were so annoyed that they asked the local San Diego police to confess Lori and his few with Pablo Banga. They were prosecuted for the crime of trafficking in a brainstorming manner. Because AK turned against the water and became informants, the probability of them being convicted was high.

But the FBI has nothing to do with Old Joe. With a two-year prison term and some minor crimes previously implemented, Old Joe will probably be out of jail for more than a year, which also means that the danger is farther away from him.

"Hey, old Joe, you look good!"

He met Old Joe in a small single room in a prison. The guards and lawyers of both sides were there. Old Joe was a little thinner, but he was in a good state of mind, and his body was much stronger than before.

"Haha, you kid."

Old Qiao fisted him across the table and smiled happily, "There is nothing else to do in there, everyone can only work hard to vent their energy. Goodman, how are you doing?" He and Gu again Deman said hello.

"Barron." Song Ya also shook hands with his attorney Barron.

You can't talk about sensitive topics here. The two talked about things outside, some personal recent developments and gossip from friends.

"So you bought a house in Highland Park? Wow, you are the best mix now..."

Old Qiao smiled and shook his head again and again, "You know, I really didn't expect you to be where you are today."

Barron also smiled: "He is now the most successful black in Chicago."

"This kid is amazing, he is different from us." Old Qiao shook his head and sighed.

"The TANK group recently broke out in the media. The four of them blamed each other, do you know?" Song Ya asked him.

"Follow them, I did what I could, and I don't owe them anything." Old Joe didn't care much. "It's only Carl and Eric. They have been with me for many years and I haven't been able to take care of them. Wait. Carl is out of prison, can you take him in? And Eric."

Carl was charged with possession of illegal guns and was released from prison after about half a year.

"Uh..." Song Ya looked at Goodman.

"Is there no other hidden dangers for Karl? Legally." Goodman asked Barron.

"No, I promise." Barron replied.

"All right, I will take them in."

When Old Qiao opened this mouth, Song Ya was too embarrassed to refuse. Originally, he had been dragging Eric, who was dangling outside, but never let go of letting him enter the A+ record. "But when you come out, no one will use Old Qiao’s music. ."

"I have nothing to regret. I have platinum record certification and have been on the road for half my life." Old Joe said: "Barron suggested that I sell you the copyright of the second-hand store, and the first album of the TANK group. . If you don’t mind, the copyright of Lori’s first order can also belong to you."

"After Lao Qiao goes out, he will go bankrupt and reorganize Lao Qiao Records to eliminate inappropriate shareholders."

Barron added that the implied meaning in his words may be to reorganize the part of the equity that belongs to Kenneth.

"Okay, but we will talk about everything when you come out. You are in jail and people who bought the things I bought from old Joe records will say that I was taking advantage of the fire."

Song Ya is willing to buy back the copyright of the second-hand store. After all, it is his first song by Apocalypse. It is of great significance to commemorate him.Of course, Lao Qiao Music certainly does not have all the copyright of this song. According to industry practice, half of the copyright should be in the hands of the EMI copyright library where the distribution company SBK is located, and the management right of the track also belongs to the copyright company of EMI.

"Yes." Barron happily agreed.

"You see, I can't even pay for his lawyer's fees." Old Joe joked freely, "I'm telling the truth, right? Barron."

Barron was slightly embarrassed by the teasing, lowered his head and smiled, "For this case, it is now the best result."

Indeed, Old Qiao was actually not dissatisfied. The two chatted until the visitation time was up, "It's okay, it's also considered a complete goodbye to the past." His last words meant something.

Song Ya understood that he would no longer want to be entangled with the gang after he was released from prison. This is what he likes to see. Both of them need to say goodbye to the past. The gang background is in many cases beneficial to them, but one If something happens, such as the current situation, you will definitely get into trouble.

"I will visit you often, old Joe."

After Song Ya hugged him, he left the prison.