Back in the study again, Andy saw Carl and Li Xiaoying chatting about the previous copyright issues, smiled and sat back in his seat, and said to Carl: "Before leaving the Celestial Empire, you go to the Demon Capital Office to have a look and make some arrangements." ”

Carl blinked, nodded with a smile that I knew what to do, and then after glancing at Li Xiaoying, he smiled at Andy: "Actually, if you want, there is still a copyright gold mine in the United States that can be mined, but it will be very troublesome to take it down, because there are too many people staring, and all kinds of shameless means are used... ”

"Oh?" Andy's interest was raised, and he looked at Carl with a surprised expression on his face and asked, "It doesn't seem to be an ordinary trouble, otherwise you would definitely take it down first, come and show it to me, and talk about it." ”

In 1985, Michael Jackson spent $47.5 million to acquire ATV's music library, which currently contains 250 Beatles songs, as well as 6,000 works by legendary singers and bands such as Elvis Presley, Steve Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, Mariah Carey, Aminem, etc. ”

Hearing Carl's words, Andy's interest in being mentioned before suddenly disappeared, and he glanced at the other party angrily, and complained: "Michael regards them as his own life, how could he let go, besides, Sony has done everything to deal with him for the half of Sony Music's equity in his hand, I don't think Michael will accept my olive branch if I join it." ”

Carl also reluctantly loosened his shoulders and said: "He is too stubborn and stubborn, which almost ruined him, and he takes the ideal of the first person in global pop music too seriously, but it's a pity... ”

"Hehe, to put it bluntly, I still can't see a black man who sells more records and owns the rights to the songs of the white Beatles and Elvis. He made one of the most shrewd investments in history, and some people prefer to see black people who make big money squander their wealth and fail to invest so that their minds will be balanced, and now it's the opposite... ”

Li Xiaoying said with a sneer, and her argument was indeed to the point, what bleaching, what made Michael fall into hell was originally a lawsuit by Rashomon, to put it bluntly, it is still a reason why white and black cannot be reconciled.

"Ahem... Carl couldn't help but cough lightly, this kind of white and black topic, he will not comment on any opinions, no matter what he thinks in his heart, the string of political correctness has been tightened in the heart of every American.

“。。。 Carl, do you know the current valuation of the music library in his hands?" Andy didn't want to comment more on this issue, Michael was deliberately targeted and hostile, this is not something that anyone can change alone, behind it is a large group of interest groups collectively promoting, after all, Michael has moved too many people's cakes, not to mention that the global pop stars hate him and grit his teeth.

Forbes valued this set of music library at about 550 million US dollars, but after he established Sony Music with this music library, he used it as collateral to borrow 280 million US dollars from Barclays Bank to settle old debts.

The reason why I say that there is a chance is actually the agreement between Michael and Sony to set up a music company, and they can ask each other to buy half of the shares in each other's hands. ”

After Carl finished speaking, he looked at Andy with burning eyes, and Andy frowned slightly and groaned.

"No matter how brilliant the data is, but there have been countless twists and turns and bloody storms around this set of copyrights for more than 20 years, so many storms have come down, I don't think Michael will agree to sell his shares, and he himself knows very well that these copyrights are the source of all his troubles. He won't sell it, if he wants to sell it, he will sell it a long time ago, after all, many people have been staring at this set of music libraries for so many years, and besides, this deal is not cost-effective for you, boss!"

Li Xiaoying is not optimistic about this, and this is a pond of muddy water, with more than 20 years of accumulated grievances, no one can tell what thunder is buried in it, and it is very likely that it will touch a nose of ash.

Andy frowned, smiled and glanced at Li Xiaoying, who had an elegant and indifferent expression, and shrugged helplessly at Carl and said, "Hear it, my Fengshen is not optimistic about this investment, so forget it." ”

The corners of Carl's mouth twitched, and he could only shake his head helplessly, indeed, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire this set of music libraries, and the profits that can be brought by it every year are only tens of millions of dollars, although it can be said that it is a long stream, but after deducting all kinds of messy expenses, it is good to get more than 10 million dollars, it is really a bit not cost-effective.

However, the reason why Carl is optimistic about this set of music libraries is not only the monetary value, but also the influence of the music industry, which is also the most important reason why Michael Jackson, who has the obsession of becoming the first person in global pop music, is unwilling to let go, even if he turns his face with many friends in the industry and becomes a loner.

Since the proposal was rejected, then this matter will be turned over, but none of the three people present thought that they would be involved in this copyright battle by mistake, of course, this is a later story.

Speaking of Michael, this is a chat topic that is difficult to end once opened, and it is embarrassing that Michael has high debts and is unable to even pay the legal fees for the lawsuit.

Many people are because Michael's income is so high, how can they have hundreds of millions of debts, and they will be short of hundreds of thousands of small money?

It has to be said that income and wealth are two different things, but people often confuse these two concepts, Jackson's income makes him one of the richest few people on this planet, but his extravagant lifestyle and high debt interest will make him have little income left over every year, or even become negative equity.

If nothing else, his dream estate alone costs five million dollars a year to maintain, which also makes him have to come back to make money after retirement, because creditors are forced to come to the door, which is why he will privately say to his friends, "If I don't sing, they will kill me." ”

No matter how embarrassing, everyone is just a melon eater in this matter, even if Andy likes his music very much, he was even more fascinated in his previous life, and he has never forgotten that under a big stage built in the open air, the sea of black and oppressive people, I don't know if there are tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands. Jackson appeared in a military uniform and sunglasses, followed by dozens of professional soldiers...

On August 16, Flying Fish won his eighth gold medal without any suspense, becoming one of the world's greatest athletes.

The ancients said, "When fame is all over the world, slander will follow." ”

Looking at the photo of the flying fish with eight gold medals, Andy couldn't help but smile faintly, closed the newspaper, and stopped paying attention, the legendary road of the flying fish is over, and the next thing is his ordeal.

His fame is great, and he is envied and slandered. Many people want to destroy him, want to get a handful out of him, and also exclude and suppress him. After becoming a superstar, rumors, controversies, dangers, and horrors follow closely. That great fame will be a source of rumors and controversy.

The greater the reputation, the greater the greed, and the greater the pressure to worry about the damage to your reputation. The greater the psychological trauma, the more you can't see it, the more you can't let go, it will become a wound that can't heal until you die.

And Andy remembered correctly, later Feiyu suffered from severe depression, "I live in a real dark world, and I don't want to live anymore!" Andy was deeply touched by this, he also became famous at a young age, although the two-year dark period was experienced by his predecessor, but the memory after fully receiving it is like a personal experience.

Of course, none of this is Andy's concern anymore, as he ushered in his second match of the Olympic Games, the quarter-finals, against Morocco.