A few days in New York were very pleasant, the police and the FBI did not take the opportunity to come to the door, bragging dad and they were also very honest, and had a good time in the studio with Mariah Carey, he prevented Mariah Carey from agreeing to Motura's proposal, and a new challenge was ushered in.

He had to win, and he wanted to win for a long time, at least before the release of the second album, he didn't want to see Motura as a strong president on Sony Columbia Records, the variables were too great, he couldn't forget the continuous confrontation with the other party in the last few months, he was not the kind of person who did nothing and stupidly begged for mercy from the other party.

During the period from before the release of the second album to the expiration of the five-year release contract of A+ Records, if Motura was still in power, he would definitely not honestly watch himself switch to another house in a chic manner, just like he threatened to renew the contract before Fergi's release, he would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble, so instead of having another bloody battle at that time, it is better to kill him first! I'm so ruthless with APLUS.

Before leaving New York, he asked Yeremov to visit Takaki, deputy general manager of Sony Electronics North Rice, and began to test the attitude of the capital.

"I'm sorry Mr. APLUS, but the delay in MD's release has caused you trouble."

Gao Shu still maintains the good habit of bowing and apologizing when he comes up, his MD Walkman seems to have encountered some technical problems, and the release was a long time later than expected, and then the dedicated mini disc is difficult to buy and expensive, and consumers in the United States do not buy it, so far it is not a success. This also led to the sales of the MiniDisc version of Song Ya's 'A+' debut album far less than expected, "It's okay, it's a trivial matter, Mr. Takaki." ”

The two began to chat, and of course Song Ya would not stupidly come up and say that I had nothing to do with Motula, but knocked on the side to find out the capitalist's opinion of Motula.

"I love seeing you guys working together in '92, he's at the wheel and he's at the wheel to decide the way forward, and the power you guys provide, which is very good."

Gao Shu didn't know Song Ya's little abacus in his heart, the more he talked, the more excited he became, and kept making engineering analogies, "If nothing else, he will be rated as one of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry in the United States by various magazines, I heard that many people at Sony Columbia Records began to call him 'Mr. Tommy' like a godfather?" Ha ha! Next year he will have more power, a higher annual salary. ”

The result was a little disappointing but not unexpected.,The book likes Motura too much.,I like it more than last year.,The more successful MJ、Himself and Mariah Carey.,The better the record sells.,The more the book likes him.。

"Is it right for MJ to hold a concert in the book?" He asked.

"Yes, very popular, people are crazy about him." Takaki's previous dislike for MJ has also diminished a lot, "But I've heard that he is very dissatisfied with us. ”

"Why?" Song Ya asked.

"It's not about record sales."

"He was incredulous that Dangerous lost to Ropin' the Wind from Gasbrooks' '91 on the album sales charts, and he didn't think we did our best to help get the word out." But it's not our fault, you know, that group that listens to country music is very ...... Well, very loyal and very well-behaved, they just listen to that kind of music, and he'll drive to the video store in town to buy records. The competition for pop music is becoming more and more fierce, and there are more and more types of music, and urban people are more flexible and prefer to transcribe and buy pirated copies privately. ”

"And you're still desperately trying to launch a player that can transcribe discs and related features?" Song Ya secretly complained, wrote down this message, chatted casually, and then said goodbye to Yeremov and left, and went straight to the airport.

The next day, Mike Sr. drove the car to David Geffen's Hollywood estate villa.

Hollywood parties never stop, but today he wasn't there to play, and even Halle Berry went around the back door of the villa without notice, and then appeared in David Geffen's office under the guidance of a waiter to avoid the party crowd.

"So you're officially allied with Mariah Carey?"

David Geffen has always been very keen on the news of the record industry, "Celine Dion's husband told people that you were helping Mariah Carey 'jump up and down' in New York. ”

Song Ya couldn't help but laugh when she heard this comment, "Miss Kelly and I are friends, and she was the first studio I recorded music in Sony Columbia Records. ”

"You also helped her write Empire State Of Mind and get a Grammy yearlist."

David Geffen handed the poured red wine to Song Ya, "We didn't expect that you have a lot of energy and a good vision." He continued to chit-chat, "Your support for Gore is very strong, and the end result is good. ”

"Thank you."

Song Ya raised a glass to him with a smile, "Our results are all good, aren't they?" He knew that David Geffen had spent tens of millions of dollars for this election, and he was also 'jumping up and down' with his artists.

"No, it's not."

David Geffen didn't respond to him, and restrained his smile, "My friends in Hollywood and I support Arkansas, and you support Gore." ”

"Isn't that different? Are they partners? Song Ya didn't understand the implication of his words.

"I'll make it clear, APLUS."

David Geffen said: "Gore is the opposite, he is not my friend, and Arkansas is more flexible than he is in this regard. ”

Song Ya now understands that he supports Gore, and Gore's political views David Geffen does not agree, he himself is a double.

"Arkansas still has the final say, and politicians don't necessarily abide by the political opinions of the election campaign." He explained.

"No, it's not like that, if you support a person, it means that you agree with all his political views, otherwise why should you support him?" David Geffen's eyes were blazing, "You can't say you're supporting that guy when you're actually only eighty or seventy-five percent of him?" ”

"Uh...... Wait, Mr. Geffen, I just turned eighteen, and you're kind of dizzying me. ”

Song Ya hurriedly took his usual age card out to block it first, and fought for a chance to think for himself, "I agree with Gore's science and technology and economic policies, as well as environmental protection, but I don't agree with his anti-homogeneity, so it's true that I only support about seventy or eighty percent of him, this is no problem, right?" Can you find a candidate who is 100 percent in line with your political views? ”

"Maybe you only support 70 or 80 percent of him, but if you 'jump up and down' for him, it means that you can tolerate the remaining 20 or 30 percent differences, right? If you can't stand his anti-homopolitical views, even if you agree with his 70 or 80 percent, you will not donate, stand up, or endorse him. ”

The more David Geffen said it, the more angry he became, and he asked himself to talk about DTS's Series B financing.

"Uh......"

Song Ya thought for a while, raised his hand and surrendered, "I apologize, although I have never thought about it seriously, I don't feel anything about this issue, which shows that I don't object to it at all, and I can look at this with a normal heart...... Uh, you guys. ”

"But you supported Gore." David Geffen's agitated attitude calmed down slightly, "I also apologize to you, I am very sensitive in this matter, we had a proposal in 93 about the issue of homosexuality in the military, and Gore has just publicly expressed his opposition." ”

Gore or David Geffen? Song Ya suddenly found herself facing such a problem, "I don't agree with his approach, I support you on this issue." "Whatever he is, Gore is a politician who understands all sorts of supporters, and David Geffen himself is an insider, and he's the boss of Hollywood's same-sex fraternity.

"Really?" David Geffen took a sip of wine, "Can you prove it to us?" ”

"Proof?"

Song Ya was stunned for a while, and after serious thinking, she remembered the scene of two women kissing in the original MV of I Gotta Feeling, "Add some related content to the music video of my next album?" Like Madonna's music videos? ”

"You promise?" David Geffen agrees, this is a very clear statement in the music industry, this era is very conservative, and although the bottom black group wants racial equality, it is not much different from the red neck on the issue of equality for women and the same sex.

"I promise."

"Okay, sorry, I was in a bit of a bad mood just now." David Geffen finally smiled and took the initiative to clink glasses, "When is your next album released?" ”

"It's still early, two years from now?" Song Ya Q&A.

“……”

"I signed a five-year contract with Sony Columbia Records, Mr. Geffen." Song Ya smiled bitterly at him.

"Okay, you've got it."

David Geffen didn't dwell on it anymore, and finally got down to business, DTS's B round has the participation of some global 'related people', plus some U.S. venture capital funds, the valuation will be about 4,000 to 50 million, which is much lower than the previous expectation of wanting to pull a big head into the market.

"You have the right to prevent dilution, but I advise you not to use it lightly if you are smart enough, otherwise it will affect the conclusion of the deal, and everyone is a little ......"

David Geffen didn't hide it, "I'm a little afraid that you'll mess around, what are your psychological expectations?" He asked.

"I now own 15 percent of DTS, and I give 12 percent?" Song Ya tentatively found that this number was discussed by him with DeLay and Alicia before.

"Yes, 12 percent, but there is no right to prevent dilution in Series C." David Geffen counter-offers.

"Uh, give me up to 8 percent of the right to prevent dilution in Series C? I was the first Mr. Geffen to discover DTS, and I'm willing to keep investing in it. Song Ya also slowly returned with him, according to this trend, the valuation of the C round is estimated to be nearly 100 million, and he wants to keep a certain number of shares after listing.

"No, three percent is the most."

"Seven percent......"