Jason Furlong rubbed his body sore from the long journey, and the journey from London to Los Angeles was by no means easy, let alone for a middle-aged man of his age. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

But he also had no choice, as the current CEO of Viking Records, Jason Furlong only learned that his Viking Records had been sold by the parent company as a result of the negotiations between Fire Lion and EMI Records near the end of the negotiations.

Originally, Viking Records was sold to EMI Records by its founder, Richard Branson, in order to solve its financial crisis. Now EMI has sold it to the rapidly rising Fire Lion Group in the United States for no reason, which can't help but make him feel a little sad that "people are walking away from tea".

"Boss, we're coming. Jason Furlong's assistant made a phone call and looked back in the front row.

"Yes, I see. Jason Furlong patted his cheek and straightened his suit.

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As soon as Jason Furlong got out of the car, he was surprised to find a large group of people waiting at the door of the Fire Lion headquarters, and in the middle was a young man who was excessively young.

He immediately knew who the other party was, "Hello, Mr. Leon, what an honor. ”

"Nice to meet you, Jason, just call me Sid. Sid smiled and shook hands with Jason Furlong, his hand was quite strong, much to Jason Furlong's secret surprise.

"Come, I'll introduce you to everyone. After greeting each other, Heathedra turned around with Jason Furlong, who was nearly middle-aged, to introduce the fire lions behind him.

"This is our COO, Shirley Sandberg, who is our indispensable helmsman, and when it comes to management, I can say to myself. Sid was next to Shirley Sandberg, who was dressed in a dark business attire.

She smiled slightly, "Sid is so kind, hello, Mr. Furlong. ”

"Oh, hello, Miss Sandberg. Jason Furlong had long heard of this female head at the top of Hollywood's power list, and when he saw the subtle light in the other party's eyes, he couldn't help but feel secretly awe-inspiring.

"Well, it's Max Martin, the creative director of our Fire Lion Records. "Although Max, the short-haired blond little fat man, is a big fool in front of Sid, he is an unscrupulous big name in the European and American music circles.

"Long admired the name, Mr. Martin. "Jason Furlong clearly admires Max Martin and has a very different demeanor towards him.

"This is Barry Weiss, the CEO of our Fire Lion Records. The last one was the most inconspicuous, and it was actually the CEO of Fire Lion Records, which couldn't help but surprise Jason Furlong.

"Hello, Mr. Weiss. Jason Furlong solemnly shook hands with his future immediate boss.

"Alright, alright, it's too much of a traffic disruption for so many of us to stand here, let's go upstairs and talk about it. ”

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Although the official closing of Viking Records will not wait until next month's Lion Group corporate bond issuance, neither Jason Furlong nor EMI Records has questioned the Lion's ability to pay its debts. So, at Sid's initiative, the two sides had this informal meeting.

The atmosphere was much more relaxed than a formal meeting, and after visiting several of Fire Lion Records' newly acquired recording studios in Los Angeles, Jason Furlong's resistance to Fire Lion had diminished considerably.

On the third day, the first meeting was finally held at the headquarters of Fire Lion Records, and by the way, Fire Lion Records' new residency had also rented an office building in Pasadino, near Fire Lion Pictures.

"Jason, how are you feeling about the Fire Lion these days?" asked Sid with a smile on the top.

"Impressive. Jason Furlong said after thinking about it for a while, after contacting the front and back of the stage and the singers of Fire Lion Records in the past few days, what impressed him the most was the vitality!

Whether it is a big-name producer or a singer, they all show a dazzling vitality. For example, Britney Spears, who are now soaring, and the bands and newcomers who are training and recording records (50Cent, Pharrell Williams, Avril Avril, Linkin Park), unlike those bloated and huge record labels, the novelty of Fire Lion Records is really unforgettable.

"So Barry, let's start with a little bit about our Fire Lion Records. Sid nodded, gesturing to Barry Weiss (CEO of Fire Lion Records) who had already been ready.

"Okay, everyone, colleagues at Viking Records, our Fire Lion Records are completely different from other record companies in terms of company structure and creative management......" Although Barry Weiss (CEO of Fire Lion Records) looks inconspicuous, when he began to explain, Jason Furlong (CEO of Viking Records) was surprised to find that the other party is quite sharp in terms of concept and performance, and is a typical example of a real person.

This is also the result of the collective "training" of Shirley Sandberg and Max Martin since Jive's records were integrated into Fire Lion Records.

Just when Jason Furlong marveled at the unconventional management model of the inverted triangle of Fire Lion Records, Sid was already wandering away again.

Uh, why should I say again?

Anyway, when Sid saw Jason Furlong with a British accent, he couldn't help but think that the British Isles have always been the closest to North America among the European countries. Of course, more importantly, in the field of entertainment, compared to other European brothers who are not successful. Britain has always been outstanding, whether it is in film and television or music, Britain has many popular existences in the world.

For example, now that the sun is in full swing, the hot girl group that shares the world equally with the backstreet boys is a British group.

Thinking of this, Sid immediately couldn't sit still, this silent British Isles is like a treasure trove waiting to be developed, and in the right hands, it will shine brightly.

Suddenly, Sid stopped thinking, and it turned out that everyone was looking at him, and Barry Weiss (CEO of Fire Lion Records) had finished his explanation.

"So, Jason (Furlong), how are you feeling?" Sid asked with a wink and a confident smile.

"It's a very innovative approach, and the Fire Lion really lives up to its name. Jason Furlong said from the bottom of his heart, as a veteran fritter who has worked hard in the record industry all his life, he knows how difficult it is to change the rules of the game in this circle. Looking at the "accident" that Michael Jackson subscribed to half of the shares of Sony Records, and then was exposed to the ** case, you can know how stubborn and powerful the vested interests here are.

"So what I want to know is, what do you want Viking records to do?" asked Jason Furlong, straight to the point.

Sid nodded secretly in satisfaction, Jason Furlong was not particularly well-known as a company manager and music producer. But "historically" after he retired from Viking records, he successively unearthed Fruit Sister Katie Berry and Australian genius Lorde Lore, which shows that his vision is still quite good.

"In terms of specific tasks, there are two main tasks for Viking records right now. The first is to introduce Britney's first album "BabyOneMoreTime" into the physical sales network as soon as possible and roll it out in developed regions around the world as soon as possible. Sid raised his index finger and said succinctly.

"That's fine!" Jason Furlong nodded quickly, "It would be a shame if Miss Britney had affected record sales because of sales issues." ”

"Not bad!" Sid snapped his fingers in agreement, glad that someone had seen it.

"The second is next month's "Youth Musical", Barry (Weiss) or you can introduce the situation. Sid again "irresponsibly" threw the pot to his subordinates.

"Okay. Barry Weiss nodded, the increasingly sophisticated head of the record department did not complain in the slightest, and this hard-working attitude made Sid feel good.

""Youth Musical" is a summer film that will be released next month by Fire Lion Pictures, and this is a song and dance film. So at the beginning of the film's release, we will simultaneously release the original soundtrack CD, cast posters and other merchandise of the film. ”

"In North America, we sell through hypermarkets and record chains, but outside of North America, we don't ......," Barry Weiss said, causing Jason Furlong to nod.

"I see, there's nothing wrong with these tasks of the sales channel of the physical storefront that uses Viking Records. Jason Furlong also took the opportunity to give the Fire Lion a general picture of the overall state of Viking records.

"Viking Records started as a chain of physical record sales, and it was only after acquiring some recording studios and producers and digging out the first singers that Viking Records was officially on the road. Jason Furlong's introduction was concise and to the point, "Although Viking records have experienced a bit of a talent outflow and a decline in strength in recent years, in terms of music production, we still have a production team that can produce a variety of music styles. ”

"In terms of sales network, we can say that we can cover all of Europe, Commonwealth countries (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, etc.), as well as Asian countries and regions in the Far East. ”

Jason Furlong's confident introduction made everyone nod their heads, Viking Records, as an old record company, is indeed much better than the Fire Lion Group, which has a shallow foundation, which is just borrowed from the urgent need of Fire Lion.

"Well, that's good. Sid nodded, "Then let's talk about the long-term goal, Viking Records, as the first stronghold of our Fire Lion Group in Europe, will not only be the center of our UK business, but also the center of gravity of our European branch." ”

Sid's words immediately moved Jason Furlong's heart.

As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of a small company with fierce competition, you are afraid of a large company with a pool of backwater. Because fixed personnel means that there is no vacancy = room for promotion, such a company will not only not be able to expand its territory, but will allow internal personnel to spend a lot of energy on office politics-style infighting.