After a beautiful meal, Li Lin hugged Luo Feng to bed, and did not shy away from everyone at all.

"Personality." Steele glanced at Li Lin's actions, full of appreciation, the United States is originally a country that advocates individuality, where stars do not need to pretend to disguise themselves as models of positive social energy.

I don't hide anything like drag racing, drinking, fighting, or anything like that, let alone taking drugs or anything like that.

As long as there is no evidence, even if everyone knows that you did it, it doesn't matter.

For example, a certain celebrity killed his wife, although the police suspected him, but the court could not find evidence after the prosecution and had to release him and declare him innocent.

Later, he published a book about how he killed his wife.

Despite everyone's scolding of him, he is still at large.

The next morning, the people from Universal Music came to the door.

"I'm Stephen from Universal Music." A man in a suit and leather shoes stood in front of Li Lin with a lawyer, who was eating breakfast at this time.

"Wait until we're done, can we have some porridge? I heard that the flavor of Chinese porridge is unique. ”

Stephen looked at the rice porridge and felt a little hungry again.

It is not appropriate to say rice porridge, because it is full of preserved eggs, chicken, shiitake mushrooms and other foods, and there is very little porridge in a big bowl.

"Let's drink porridge together!"

Li Lin happily invited, anyway, he still has a lot of time now.

"No, let's talk about cooperation first, if the cooperation is successful. Everyone is a friend, and it is a matter of course to eat a friend's porridge. Stephen said with a smile.

"Mr. Li Lin, do you know that you have committed a taboo in the United States?"

Hearing this, Li Lin put the spoon in his hand in the bowl. Then he smiled faintly, "What taboo?" ”

He knew that the mall was about getting ahead of the curve, but he was happy to hear what Stephen could say.

"Crossover." Stephen sneered, "It's not that the United States doesn't allow cross-borders, but cross-border is just playing, and it's okay to be an outlier like you in other countries." Once you come to the United States, you are ostracized. ”

"Nobody likes to be different."

In China, film and television songs are not separated. But in the United States, film and television songs are absolutely distinct, and a singer who goes to make a movie can't run away from a reputation that doesn't do his job.

And fans and fans are absolutely distinct. Fans love singers. But I will never go to the movies for the singers; In the same way, movie fans love movie stars, but they will never buy albums for movie stars.

At the beginning, there were artists who crossed over and wanted film and television songs, but with the fiasco of those film and television stars, gradually no one dared to cross over.

Even if it is cross-border, it is a play, and it will not really put all its energy into another industry.

This is simply abandoning his former fans.

It's self-inflicted.

So much so that up to now, those who play film and television songs are heretics.

"I know."

Li Lin said: "I knew before I came. ”

"But I still want to try."

"Try? I'm sorry. Universal Music doesn't invest a lot of resources in a singer who wants to give it a try. Stephen's voice suddenly became stern, "Since you don't care for yourself. Then we at Universal Music won't be working with you. ”

Li Lin clasped his hands on his chest and looked at Stephen with a smile.

Cooperation or non-cooperation is not something Stephen can decide, the only thing he can decide is what conditions to cooperate with Li Lin, even so, there is a bottom line in this, and he must not make decisions without authorization.

He is not the boss, nor is he the president, and his sternness at this time is just a bluff.

Li Lin saw through this, so he smiled and watched how Stephen ended.

Gradually, Stephen also noticed that something was wrong, and Li Lin's expression was not frightened, but laughed, as if he didn't attach importance to this cooperation.

"What's going on?"

Stephen frowned fiercely in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it, in the process of negotiation, his every move would be taken into the eyes of others, so an extra expression was a big taboo.

"Didn't the information say that Li Lin was eager to enter the U.S. market? He even announced the matter in China. ”

"If he doesn't succeed, I'm afraid he'll become a laughing stock."

Not everyone can change their face after becoming a laughing stock, and people's psychology is not as strong as often no one thinks.

Otherwise, there would not be so many people in history who were tortured and confided their secrets.

"But he doesn't seem to care."

"Is it sure or what?"

While Stephen was guessing in his mind, the scene had already begun to freeze.

"Stephen."

Suddenly, Li Lin spoke, "It's not that I don't know what you said, but don't you think you're too arbitrary?" ”

Arbitrary?

Stephen didn't speak, just quietly waited for Li Lin to speak, he knew that Li Lin had relieved him just now, otherwise when he reported the situation here after he went back, a scolding would be inevitable.

And he also wanted to see what Li Lin wanted to say.

He doesn't mind applauding if it's right.

I have to say that his perception of Li Lin is much better at this time.

"You said Universal Music couldn't possibly work with me because of my attitude." Li Lin said: "But what I want to say is the opposite. ”

"It's because of my attitude that Universal Music will work with me."

"Why do you say that?" Stephen asked involuntarily.

"Quite simply, I'm not a singer under Universal Music." Li Lin said with a smile: "For Universal Records, I am just a foreign singer. ”

"Even if my record is signed to Universal, I can't bring too much benefit to Universal."

That's the key.

Why are foreign singers struggling to develop in the United States? One of the most important reasons is the attitude of the company.

Generally speaking, when foreign singers enter the United States, they will hand over their records to American record companies. Then there is a problem.

A singer's contract is divided into several contracts signed to different record companies, even if there is no competition between these record companies, but there is bound to be a conflict of interest.

Give resources to an alien singer. It's better to give resources to local singers.

At least the record contracts of local singers are all in the hands of record companies, and there is no need for a few people to share a profit.

Therefore, local record companies in the United States have adopted a non-enthusiastic and lukewarm attitude when facing foreign singers, and if you want to be on the show, you can help lay channels, but top programs like Oprah's talk show, you should wash and sleep.

"So I gave my record to Universal after that. When they look at my attitude, they can be honest and not give me too many resources. ”

Stephen instinctively glanced at Steele and wondered how he knew.

This kind of thing can only be understood by celebrities who have set foot in the American entertainment industry for a period of time. But generally, by this time the star has already declared defeat in the United States.

Even if you don't fail, you won't have a good time.

Because only stars who have reached this point will be rejected when they ask the company to give more resources to the people.

The star company of the fire will not refuse.

Although the interests are small, the benefits given to the company by first-tier foreign stars are still higher than those of third-tier local stars.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Steele said displeasedly, "I didn't say that. ”

"He's not a star under me yet, and I don't have the obligation to sue him for these things."

"It's no secret that this kind of thing happens."

Li Lin said with a smile: "This is a secret for those who have a blind eye for the United States. But for some of you who have been in the U.S. for a while. None of this is a secret. ”

"And it just so happens that there is one of the people I know, who sued me for some things that the United States should pay attention to."

"Also."

Li Lin got up, skillfully took out a piece of Coke from the refrigerator and unscrewed it, he didn't like Coke very much, but it was not unacceptable.

What's more, American tea drinks are not very easy to buy, and as for coffee, he would rather drink Coke.

"And my collaboration with Universal Music doesn't just mean me."

"You should understand. Once I sign myself under the banner of Universal Music, I will inevitably exchange resources with Universal Music - use my resources in Huaxia to help Universal Music. ”

"Equal exchange of resources. You take a part of the profits, what else do you have to hesitate about? ”

Stephen reacted as soon as he heard it.

When he came, Universal Records' meaning was very clear, the cooperation must be successful, his goal was to obtain more benefits, and the success of the cooperation was the bottom line.

"Forgive me for taking the plunge."

Stephen hesitated for a moment and asked, "I'm curious, isn't it a great loss for you to do this?" This is not in line with a businessman's code of conduct. ”

What is a Merchant?

A businessman is a person who can spend a lot of money in private to buy all kinds of luxury goods, buy all kinds of antiques, famous paintings, and spend all kinds of money in order to play games, but in business, he does not pull out a dime a dime and does not miss a single profit.

Li Lin really doesn't look like a businessman.

"I'm a singer, not a businessman." Li Lin smiled lightly, he had never regarded himself as a businessman, and he established a business just to escort his career as a singer.

Maybe in the future, after he retires from the music scene, he will concentrate on being a businessman, but at this time, he is first and foremost a singer and not a businessman.

Sacrificing part of the benefits for the sake of the development of the singer's career is difficult for a businessman to accept, but it is not very difficult for him to accept.

And he doesn't think there will be anything wrong with him sacrificing some of his interests, at first glance, he seems to be losing, but he will make up for this part of his interests in other ways.

For example, after you succeed, you can use your influence to promote your own singers.

He doesn't look at the present, he values the future.

Of course, he wouldn't say that to Stephen.

"You can understand that I am a loser." Li Lin said: "Because I have money, I am willful." ”

"It's the first time I've seen a self-made loser like you." Stephen chuckled, (to be continued......)