Chapter 194: Qi Qi Qi
Tribeca, penthouse, study.
"APLUS, CAN YOU STOP WALKING AROUND? It made me dizzy. ”
Song Ya's men gathered together, sitting or standing in the room, everyone looked solemn, Yeremov also took out a cigarette, smoked it so much smoke, he flicked the cigarette ash, and whispered a protest: "You are angry and scary." ”
"Smoke yours!" Song Ya strode around the room like a lion with his hands folded, and except for Yeremov, who had just joined, no one else had any desire to speak.
"It's here, and there's coffee." Taragi pushed the door in with a large stack of pizzas, rested it on the table, and then went out to bring the coffee, unpacked a cup from the package, and handed it to Song Ya.
"Let it go, I don't want to drink it."
How can Song Ya drink it, not long after he got rid of Frank's disappearance, he was slapped on the head by Motula, especially when Daniel had warned himself a long time ago, seven songs, Daniel even expected the time point of seven songs! Why didn't you be vigilant enough? Oh, by the way, I thought Daniel was stirring up at the time, yes, Daniel was stirring, but he was telling the truth. Gass!
"Uh...... Ahem, maybe we can go Miss Kelly's path? Motura wasn't afraid of Maria Carey arguing with him...... "Hayden, who was sitting in the corner shivering, boldly proposed.
"It's a matter between our men! I don't want to rely on women to solve it! ”
Song Ya rushed to Hayden in a few steps, "Did I tell you, staring at Motura and staring at Motula, but you William Morris still messed up!" ”
"How do we keep an eye on Motula? Who can keep an eye on Motula!? CAA? ”
The clay man also has three points of earthiness, and Hayden suddenly broke out, "Okay, you can call Michael Ovitz now, as long as he can help you get Motula, you can switch to it!" The middle-aged man's face flushed, his face distorted, "At that time, I suggested that you continue to cooperate with Daniel, and you didn't listen, what can I do!" ”
“OK! You said! Song Ya glanced at the people in the room, "Hamlin, you call Mr. Ovitz of the CAA for me and relay what Hayden just said to him, that's what I mean." Didn't Ovitz ever broker Sony's acquisition of Columbia Records? His influence must not be low! ”
Hamlin glanced at Hayden, who was wilting back, nodded, took out his phone book, found the phone number in Ovitz's office, and dialed it from the landline in the study, "I'm looking for Mr. Michael Owitz, I'm Mr. APLUS's lawyer, Hamlin, Hamlin Howard...... Ok ......"
"I guess we'll have to wait a long time." He looked up, "Taraghi, help me move to the second line, I'll go out and wait." ”
Taraji ran out, "OK! She shouted outside.
Hamlin nodded to the people in the room and walked out.
Goodman passed him and entered the door to put down his purse, "I spoke to the lawyers at Sony Columbia Records, and their conditions are probably like this......"
Everyone leaned forward intently, and even Song Ya stopped walking.
"30 million to acquire A+ records, the copyright library of A+ records is merged into Sony Music Copyright Company, you have to sign A+ records for seven years, three plus one specialty, the third album is two new songs plus selections, and the last album is decided whether to release according to the results of the third album, and there are some other regulations, but they don't matter."
After Goodman finished speaking, he said to Song Ya: "I'm sorry, the contract was ...... at that time"
"It's none of your business, indeed, from the moment I decided to sign an unlimited contract for the issuance of special products, today's hidden dangers have been planted." Song Ya waved his hand, this is indeed his own responsibility, at that time, such as SBK and Atlantic Records, those record companies that did not agree to this request, in retrospect, were actually more kind, at least SBK's record revenue settlement will not be as long as Sony Columbia Records.
"Let's all express our opinions, in response to the conditions proposed by the other party." Song Ya said to everyone.
"In comparison, this condition is actually not bad." Goodman was the first to speak: "In the first half of the year, Jenny Jackson switched to Viking Records, about 40 million dollars, two specializations in five years, according to the analogy of this contract, Motura has a high opinion of you, probably a little higher than the A-list, and after seven years, you will only be twenty-four years old." ”
“A+,ah?” Al laughed.
Song Yake didn't smile, "I don't want to be tied up for about seven years, as a ...... I wrote the singer-songwriter of the second-hand store at the age of fifteen, and I didn't want to give up the part of the copyright that A+ Records owned, and ended up ending up like Paul McCartney, the talented singer and songwriter of the Beatles, who now has to pay MJ to sing his own songs (the ATV rights library that MJ acquired in his early years owned the rights to the Beatles' songs). ”
"Speaking of MJ, how does MJ do it? His status at Sony Columbia Records is so transcendent. Taragi asked.
"The reasons are complicated," Yeremov replied...... "MJ signed with Sony Colombia just in time for the book to come in, and the book spent money very irrationally at that time, and many contracts were signed with problems, and MJ seized the opportunity." And how many years has the Jackson family been rolling in the music industry in the United States? I have seen through all the tricks of the record company. ”
DeLay added: "Although MJ signed with Sony Columbia, the management of his ATV copyright library tracks was given to MCA, and the management of the copyright library tracks of his own songs belonged to another company, and the Jackson family also had a copyright library, plus the popular Jenny Jackson was on Viking Records, all the related companies were profitable under this complex system, and they coveted each other, and no one dared to bear the wrath of the Jackson family alone......"
"Uh......" Song Yaxin said that I am a traverser and you MJ is a traverser, "Then can we ask MJ for help?" Everybody's black......"
"Are you sure?" Yeremov laughed, "MJ fell out with Quincy Jones, fell out with Paul McCartney, fell out with Dirio (the original agent), and now several of his lawyers are like enemies with each other, all because of money. Believe me, when it comes to bloodlust, on means, on control, MJ definitely doesn't lose to Motula. ”
"You know a lot about the record industry, Yeremov." Song Ya gritted her teeth.
"How many years have I been in the entertainment industry......" Yeremov replied triumphantly.
"Then it's up to you to contact MJ, how do you know if you don't try, take the ashtray with you, and don't let the ashes fall on my Persian carpet." Songya sent him out to call, and then Delay to call Daniel, "By the way, and Quincy Jones." Song Ya remembered that Quincy Jones had also hit the idea of his A+ record, so he picked up his phone and called the other party in person.
"So you signed that kind of contract with Motula?"
Quincy Jones laughed, "Then you were eaten by Motura and the child......" He didn't answer Song Ya for half a word, humming haha and finishing the matter.
Alas! Gass!
"Mr. Ovitz said he would call Motula first and then get back to you." Hamlin is back.
"If you're in such a hurry to find someone to help you now, you'll just jump from one pit to another, maybe bigger." Goodman reminded.
Song Ya calmed down, now William Morris takes 7.5% (income from job opportunities, excluding other income), Ovitz's previous bottom line was 9%, if it really helps this time, maybe the price will increase to 10%, and he will have to reduce his related income by 2.5% in the future......
"MJ didn't want to worry about these things during the release of the new album." Yeremov came back and reported, "But I didn't contact him personally, it was his lawyer Aaron Grubman who told me. ”
"Let's go and visit MJ in person, his lawyer often makes his own decisions." Hayden suggested.
"Okay, you can arrange it, and I should also meet the most popular person in the world." Song Ya nodded.
“APLUS! Daniel! He's going to talk to you personally! ”
Delay excitedly ran to the door and shouted, "Taraji, turn the phone to the study!" ”