"Just because they don't do it to me now doesn't mean they won't in the future, there's only one year left on the A+ album release, and I still have a select album contract, which makes Motura make money by killing me from Sony."

Song Ya didn't see Daniel in Malibu, but rushed directly to the other party's home in New York, "No, kill me and remember me, you can make a profit!" After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but think of little Lowry, how sarcastic.

"Don't always be Motula, Motula, I am the spear you used to stab Motura back then, and now it has become a shield to defend against Motula, I can't take the risk of this kind of task, I can't do it!"

The two yelled at each other, and Daniel said, "Sony has 10,000 ways to deal with a senior manager like me." ”

"Shit! What about Gubel? What about Peters? They cheated Sony so much money at Columbia Pictures and can still be chic and down, did you accidentally give Sony too many handles, what else did you do besides Def Jam? Don't you know how to be careful when digging into the corners of your company? Learn from them! ”

"Sony is prepared, okay? Aren't they stupid and fall twice in the same place? They are guarded against APLUS! Daniel replied.

"That's you're stupid, no, or you're not stupid, what promise did Sony give you?" Song Ya asked.

"More than expected termination money, capital injection into my own record label, no blame, decent curtain call, and then the addition of the RIAA Controversial Piracy Litigation Committee chair." Daniel said.

"Wow, wow......" Song Ya applauded and mocked him, "It turns out that the conditions you got are no worse than those of Gubel leaving." ”

"Not an order of magnitude."

Daniel's mood stabilized a little, "Admit it, APLUS, you can't keep me, I don't hate Motura as much as you do, I've done my best to fight Motura within the company, and I'm doing well, but in order to make a good financial report, I was caught by the Federal Trade Commission in the footsteps of monopolistic behavior, it's too unlucky...... After that time, I had a hunch that there would be such a day. The Mariah Carey copyright library incident pushed me to the last one, admit it, you are also responsible, you have been refusing to talk about contract renewal, don't you plan to get better terms when you make peace with Sony now? I'm also in a game with you, and it's hard for us to reach an equilibrium of mutual interest, so I'll give in to Sony first, or they'll kick people out after Christmas, I'm afraid, forgive me. ”

After years of friendship, Daniel is honest when he says this, "So Stringer wasn't convinced by you, right?" Song Ya continued to ask.

'I don't know, I felt okay and he gave good feedback at the time, but ...... I'm not a roundworm in his stomach. Daniel smiled wryly.

Neither spoke again.

Song Ya held the whiskey glass and took a sip of it gently, while observing Daniel, who was silent.

It's a pity, I thought that according to his previous attachment to the position of president, he would insist on tearing his face with Sony after Christmas, creating more pressure......

"Do you have any other tricks?" After a long time, Daniel broke the silence, "It's not a secret except for those marches or something, someone has found the T-shirt you prepared for the protest against Sony." ”

"Nope." How could Song Ya tell him the information again now.

"I don't mean anything else, I can still help you." Daniel took a big sip of wine, "I've installed a lot of my own people in Sony Columbia Records for more than two years. ”

"Those of your own have already begun to see the wind turn the rudder." Song Ya said coldly: "What about the so-called 'own people' you used to be in SBK? They have long turned their backs on you. ”

"Don't worry, there will always be a few loyal people, I'm gone, your manager is vacant, this position can be used to catch a lot of people, even if you only have one year left on your contract."

Daniel put the cup down, "APLUS, let it go, now Sony is still willing to give you good terms, it's bad for Motura to come back, yes, but the manager will still be their own people, they will also cut all the affairs involving you with Motula, I heard that Motura himself has promised not to retaliate against you." ”

"Motura is cheating on Sony, and the more he pretends to be a good guy now, the more fierce his revenge will be on me."

Song Ya shook her head, "You should know this, did you help Sonny persuade me that they also promised other benefits?" There must be, right? ”

"Yes, but I respect your personal choice."

Daniel admitted, and then there was silence again.

He suddenly laughed to himself, "Remember? The scene where we first met, you were fifteen years old at the time? Hayden, the rookie agent, huddled in the booth and whispered behind my back about something, I made a good signing, and it was rare that a poor boy in the South City of Chicago would refuse a salary of three to forty thousand dollars a year, so I decided to start valuing you at that time. ”

Song Ya also smiled, "Later, I was still bought by you." ”

"Of course, I can always convince people, it's like a talent APLUS." Daniel is very confident in his ability to do this, "You're also the most communicative singer I've worked with, you know? I used to be a fan of vanilla ice, but after that guy became famous, he moved into a mansion and was empty. I advised him not to publish that damn autobiography, he didn't listen, he asked for it, and many celebrities would swell to the point that they thought that success was all due to their personal struggle and ingenuity? Shxt, maybe they were smart and struggled, but they were quickly smoked into fools by the smell of money. ”

"Where has he been now?" Song Ya also threw away her troubles and fell into memories.

"The singer is about to merge with SBK into Baidai, quietly enjoy life, and then sulk at Sugnet, who frequently broke the news in the media about the mess of him being hung upside down on the balcony of the hotel, what's the use? He didn't dare to mess with Su Ge, fortunately, his life was not too depraved, and a song of Ice Ice baby was enough for him to spend the rest of his life. ”

"And the Wilson sisters and Phillips? When they're red, they're really red. Song Ya asked him another proud work.

"It's a falling out, sisters are turning against each other, friends are turning against each other, it's all about money, and the weird tempers of various artists after the expansion are all on the body, and the good combination is completely unsustainable due to infighting, and the traditional adult lyrical style is not popular anymore......"

Daniel said from the bottom of his heart: "The outside world always thinks that I can't make the singer popular, but I can't help it, the singer began to look down on managers after he became famous, they are richer, and money comes easily...... I thought I'd be able to work with you for the rest of my life, APLUS, you're the star I've ever seen who is most likely to surpass MJ, you don't have the stinky problems of those artists in your daily life, and you rarely even talk to people about music like lyrics and music. You're usually more like a shrewd businessman, but suddenly ...... Boom! Smash out a talented album that stunned everyone, and then another one. Ha! I sometimes wonder if you were a little less paranoid and less romantic. ”

"I'll just take it as a compliment." Song Ya said with a smile.

"Actually, the two of us joining forces are the most perfect combination of APLUS, your A+ records, my own record label, we can actually continue to work together."

Daniel's eyes lit up and he leaned closer, "Fuck Motula, you and I merge the record labels, and then wait for your contract to expire to join my old friend Doug Morris's Universal Music, what do you think?" ”

Song Ya sneered in her heart when she heard this, merge? Is your record label a match? Still maintaining the habit of being at SBK, signing a lot of street rock bands, not a single famous group, "I can't think of Daniel so far now, I am occupied by the trouble in front of me. ”

"You always think long-term, don't you? Our new label could even envision getting into the distribution space, and I know you had planned to do that, and I'm a lot more professional than your Linda, who was the president of Sony Columbia Records, one of the Big Six. ”

Daniel started the trick he was good at again, he kept describing a bright future, but Song Ya was already immune, "If the piracy problem is not solved, the small distribution company seems to be a loss-making business." He shirked.

"That's because they have no experience, they don't have connections, and those old people are not in a good situation after Caroline Publishing Company was broken up, and we can even consider digging into the corners of Baidai and reorganizing the team." Daniel continued.

Isn't Caroline Publishing a spin-off by yourself? In order to integrate resources during the tenure of Baidai Beimi, the old brothers were all betrayed, and in the end they were defeated by the two major "separatist" forces of Capitol Records and Viking Beimi......

Daniel kept persuading, and Song Ya kept shirking.

His smile grew lighter and more impatient, and he said in his heart that since Sony has given you decency, is it necessary for me to give it to you? Really, it's so beautiful, isn't it!?

"I still want to see someone, let's go first!" Simply ignore the chattering other party, stand up and walk outside.

"That's ...... Let's go? ”

Daniel chased out, "APLUS, think about it, look ahead, why don't I make an appointment with a few people and find time to meet?" ”

"Mike, drive."

Song Ya walked into the back seat, turned his head directly and did not respond to Daniel's smile, closed the window, "Cut!" With a cold snort, the car started, throwing the stunned Daniel in place.

Daniel looked at the steaming car, and was stunned for a long time, "Fxxk! Then he kicked out his anger at the ornamental bush next to him, kick after kick, "Fxxk!" Fxxk！ He howled and cursed loudly, venting like crazy.