"You're going to sing the song to Donny, aren't you? If we sign a contract with Columbia Records. The two came back from discussion, and Donnie's agent's first sentence was to the core issue.

"I've heard about your contract negotiations with Columbia Records, but frankly, it's none of my business. Empire State of Mind will be on my own debut album, made on my own A+ album, and I really value this song, you guys are shoehorned in by Mr. Motula, I didn't even know who Donnie was. I hope you can understand that Sony Columbia Records is the distributor of my first album, and they don't have the right to choose female singers for me, I am just willing to cooperate with them, after all, I am also a newcomer, that's all. ”

Song Ya took him into the office alone and delayed with the rhetoric he had discussed with Roberto Clevell, "Donnie is not my first choice, this song, you have also heard the lyrics, was originally written for a female singer from New York, but she is too popular now, and it is not suitable for rap elements in her album." ”

"I know, it's Mariah Carey, right?" Song Ya's hint is too obvious, and it is not difficult for Donny's agent to guess.

"Yes, she just came the day before yesterday, just for this song, you've seen the news too, those reporters."

Song Ya squeezed out a wry smile and shook his head, "I actually thought that the scandal went up, I really didn't have a problem with them." ”

"I see, so is Donnie a second choice? What if Miss Kelly doesn't sing? Donnie's agent asked.

"At the moment." Song Ya spread out her hands, "Of course, I still rely on the opinion of Sony Columbia. ”

"Yes, I see."

Donnie's agent got up to say goodbye, and when he walked to the door, he turned back and asked, "Are you interested, two other girls?" I mean, your record company signed them for a very low price, and if you're interested, you can listen to them sing to you right now. ”

"You also saw it, my small place......" Those two are not good-looking, Song Ya refused.

"You're going to have big places, it's just a matter of time."

The other party smiled, asked for a tape of Donnie's singing, and left with the three sisters.

According to the plan, Song Ya should be 'out' for a few days to help Colombia delay the delay, "This kind of offending work is really not easy to do......" He looked through the window and saw the four people standing on the side of the street waiting for a taxi, this kind of combination that has not been signed for a few years must not be financially rich, "Al, you go and drive them." ”

Al went down to drive, "In the past few days since I'm away, I've done a lot of the synthesized sound of the Empire State of Mind. He instructed Delai again, and early the next morning, he pulled Song Asheng and rushed to Silicon Valley again.

"The parts of Huaguo OEM have arrived, and we are organizing inspection and testing."

Reese, the general manager of A+ Pedals, personally drove them up, "The factory and the remaining large equipment in New Jersey have been processed, the newly purchased equipment has arrived, and the employees have moved their homes." ”

The three of them walked into the factory in Sunnyvale, a large truck was parked behind the factory, the tail door opened directly to the conveyor belt inside the factory, and the two black men were constantly putting standard cardboard boxes on the conveyor belt.

"Hey, boss."

"HEY, APLUS."

The two were met by Song Ya in a New Jersey café, and they did not agree to be repatriated at the time, but later Song Ya took special care of them and gave them a job in the new factory, first, to see that they were very honest, and second, they were both black, and they could leave two reassuring eyeliner in this company.

"How? Has the family moved over? Song Ya opened the carton and took out the components of Huaguo OEM from it, the black plastic shell, the company LOGO was intimately helped to print, it should be the pedal base, it was very heavy to start, and it was definitely wrapped with metal, "This is much heavier than the book, and the style is also very old......" He compared the book pedal used by his record company, and he was not very satisfied.

"I've moved in, and my wife is transferring her children to another school. The quality of this base is okay. The older black man replied with a smile: "If you don't need to carry it often, the people of the United States still like bigger and heavier things, and this thing looks very real." ”

"That's right,We don't compete with the book in the mainstream market." Reeser brought Song Ya into the factory, and on the workbench surrounded by various machines, a skilled worker was disassembling the base and assembling it into the stainless steel pedal body, which was also the part of Huaguo OEM, which was on the foot.

Different from ordinary pedals, there are also electronic chips and data cables inside, which are not produced by the branch itself, they come from other suppliers in the United States, and two other skilled workers are responsible for assembling this part, and the other is responsible for testing and debugging.

The two black employees joined in the work after they had finished moving the goods.

Basically, the Warren Brothers synthesizer company has evolved into a pedal assembly workshop in Songya's hands.

"How's the sales going?" Song Ya took the finished product handed by Reese, put it on the ground and stepped on it with her feet, it was not bad, and her feet felt very similar to piano pedals. Indeed, if portability is not taken into account, this heavy and solid style will not be annoying to the United States, and it can also support the latest MIDI standards.

"At present, we are gradually replacing the old orders, and in terms of new business, I am ready to recruit a few sales staff in all parts of the country, and strive to break into the major professional stores. Printed advertisements have also been prepared, and the Warren Brothers Synthesizers Company has a very complete customer profile, which can be sent by address. ”

Looking at Reese's happy expression, you can know that this business has not lost money, "The key is that the cost is greatly reduced, even if the sales do not grow, the profit will be good." ”

"Not bad, not bad."

Song Ya was very satisfied, and followed Reese to his office on the second floor, where the furnishings and various filing cabinets had also been raised, and there was a middle-aged female clerk outside, she was probably the busiest person in the company, as a finance, personnel, typist, and assistant to the general manager, "Your coffee." He also brewed two cups of coffee and sent them to Song Ya and Song Asheng.

"The sparrow is small, and it has all kinds of organs." Song Asheng said a Chinese idiom.

"That's right." Reeser took out a bag of cassettes from the drawer, "The Xiangjiang agent sent it with the goods, and Hayden said that you wanted Huaguo Records." ”

Song Ya took it and saw that it was all Chinese rock records, and then he remembered that he had mentioned it to Hayden, and he put all the things in his bag.

"The cost has become lower, is it necessary to reduce the price to compete for the market?" Song Asheng asked.

"It's not necessary for the time being, the market size of electronic organs and synthesizer pedals is not large, and we focus on the market that the book disdains, the niche products in the niche, and it is not good for anyone to fight the price war."

Reese replied, Song Ya has no opinion, anyway, he doesn't understand much, and the other party has already bound the company's interests through salary and equity incentives, and he will definitely think about the company wholeheartedly for the time being.

After a day trip to the factory, he returned to the hotel, took out the rock records in his bag, and listened to them all.

"Hey, Roberto......"

He called Roberto Clevell, "Did you say last time I could recommend the singer?" It's not a hip-hop singer, it's a rock singer in China......"

"Okay, your company in Asia is called Sinic Records, right? Can you help me ask......"

"At present, only Dou Wei has no record company signing, right? He just left the Black Panthers? It just so happens that I like his songs very much......"

"There's a lot of piracy over there? All right...... Yes, just sign him, it's a small amount of money for you...... Personality issues? Singers, don't everyone have personality problems...... Yes, just give him an environment where he can play music......"