Sony Columbia Records has not been in a mess under the custody of Columbia Pictures President John Cali, and judging from the information from the top of the party, it is even smoother than it was under Daniel.

The rhythm of his own music video release and new singles chart is in an orderly manner, MJ's crisis public relations is also doing well, Celine Dion's new album is a hot hit, and its epic record has not hesitated to join the competition for Boyz II man, which is currently recognized as a leader.

This is unscientific, John Cali and the newly appointed Sony North Mi and Sony Entertainment President Howard Stringer are all laymen in the record industry, even if they rely on their personal ability and the management habits of large companies to stabilize Sony Columbia Records, when they encounter the predators of the Boyz II man group who suddenly broke into the free market, they should not react so quickly and dare to rush.

"What's wrong with you? APLUS, will you encounter any unhappiness in the signing of the San Francisco? ”

On the way from San Francisco to Sunnyvale, Goodman's younger brother, A+ Venture Capital legal consultant Jimmy, noticed Song Ya's absent-mindedness.

"No, it's just ...... I smelled something familiar. Song Ya said as he moved his slightly sore right wrist.

"Familiar? Do you still have enough energy to prepare for the LSAT in the past two years? Wow, what a genius! Jimmy would have mistaken and pointed to the LSAT test manual in Song Ya's hand and complimented him.

"No, didn't I just get it, and I'm asking you?"

Regardless of it, anyway, A+ Records and Sony Columbia Records have more than half a year left to release the contract, even if that man is really secretly involved in the operation of Sony Columbia Records, and he will never be seen again after half a year......

"It seems like it's hard." He raised the exam manual in his hand and said to Jimmy.

"Of course it's hard, it's a law school entrance exam. And the University of Chicago law school you applied for belongs to the top 14 or even top 6 camps in the United States, and the graduates have a great future, unlike me, who went to a pheasant ......school," Jimmy said with a slight sourness.

"Shall we proceed then?"

"OK, the LSAT test is divided into three parts: reading comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical reasoning, as well as writing ......," Jimmy tutored very seriously.

Old Mike glanced at the boss who was listening carefully from the rearview mirror, slowed down the car, how to drive steadily.

The weather on the West Coast was 10,000 times better than Chicago's, and on a sunny afternoon, Song Ya stepped out of the car and stood in front of the office building of the America Music website.

“APLUS！ Look at this! ”

I didn't expect that Silicon Valley, where paparazzi rarely hang out, also has more camera shutter sounds, no, it can't be considered paparazzi, the photographer who greeted him was obviously more stylish than the paparazzi who were always sloppy in jeans, he greeted generously at a distance of a few meters from the security line, the leather shoes under his feet were shiny, and there was an assistant who helped carry a large equipment bag by his side.

"Nice weather, huh?"

It should be a street photographer for a fashion magazine, and it is likely to be invited by his own A+ clothing, otherwise he will not be blocked here, Song Ya didn't care too much, raised his hand, smiled, and kept walking.

"yes, another frontal photo?" The other party asked.

Song Ya stopped at the door, turned around and posed slightly, and then walked into the building with Dillay greeting her.

"SORRY, APLUS, THIS TIME IT WAS A BIT UNEXPECTED."

The founders of YAHOO, who had just gone public, were not hot-headed, and after learning that rival Infoseek boss Kirsch was in contention, they pretended to continue negotiations and had in fact agreed on a new headquarters address in nearby Pala-Aotu. They were only two months ahead of Infoseek, and this lead was a good opportunity to take advantage of the financing and expand later, and it would be foolish to waste time on a property acquisition.

Of course, this is all after the fact.

"Why was it discovered? Kirsch came forward in the name of an intermediary company, right? Song Ya asked.

"THE VENTURE CAPITAL FIRMS BEHIND YAHOO ARE WELL-INFORMED, AND SILICON VALLEY IS NOT BIG."

"Fortunately, Mr. Kirsch will keep his promise, and we can't help him hold back YAHOO for two months, but after all, it's not bad to delay for more than ten days, he will give us a good price slightly higher than the market price, and is willing to put the link to the American music website on the front page of their music section, and there will be exclusive and in-depth cooperation in the provision of music content services." ”

"That's ......"

This is equivalent to the de facto alliance between the American music website and Infoseek, Infoseek's portal and community content has always been inferior to YAHOO, Song Ya is a little worried: "I see that YAHOO is now also doing music, movies, stocks, sports and other communities, and more and more users will skip the Netscape homepage and directly set the browser homepage to YAHOO." ”

Mr. Kirsch said that they are also struggling to imitate and catch up with YAHOO's rich portal content, and Infoseek is still the number one in terms of market share, with the IPO only two months late. DeLay persuaded.

"Actually, if the American music website goes public next year, we also need more office space, don't we? Delay. ”

Alicia was waiting in the conference room, and she said: "Maybe we can refuse Kirsch's money, and the funding gap for hardware upgrades will make APLUS personally invest another one?" ”

This is the rhetoric that the two discussed on the phone before coming, Song Ya looked at Di Lai, "I don't care, it's okay." ”

"No, APLUS, let me do it myself, we'll say okay." DeLay shook his head: "We can't wait for the acquisition of Louise Newspaper and the hardware upgrade of the website, Kirsch's money will arrive quickly, and we really need Infoseek's drainage." ”

"Okay."

Song Ya shrugged, anyway, he took a lot of YAHOO shares, even if he hedged the risk of an alliance between the American music website and Infoseek.

After inspecting the headquarters and making some comments on the American music website as usual, this time Song Ya noticed a lot of posts with MP3 format attachments, except for her own and Madonna's songs, rock music is the hardest hit area of this kind of behavior due to the preferences of the Internet crowd.

On top of that, some users will copy and paste large chunks of entries from rival music sites' proudest record industry databases into their posts.

"It doesn't matter, users upload and share pirated content on their own, and as long as the website does not actively participate and guide, there is no legal responsibility."

The governor's wife gave professional advice with confidence, "I have checked, and this kind of behavior is still a gray area on the Internet. ”

"I'm a singer, Alicia, and my website is ......"

didn't show her dissatisfaction in front of Dilay, Song Ya complained when she was alone with her: "Originally, the record industry has been troubled by pirated CDs in recent years, and now the Internet is also ...... I don't know when I will be able to sell diamond thread. Forget about other people's, so I might as well remove A+ records and Mimi's songs. ”

"No, just pretend you don't know. When the American music website goes public next year, you can pocket this money that far exceeds the income of the record industry, and then find a way, the impact should not be big at present. ”

Alicia replied: "DeLay is already in contact with Wall Street investment banks, and he is now very concerned about his 15% stake that came into effect in '97, so he will not hesitate to reject your new financing plan." ”

"I can understand, otherwise I would have just said it outside. HOWEVER, HE DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF SELLING LAND, AND HE STIFFENED YAHOO'S RELATIONSHIP BACK AND FORTH. ”

Song Ya said: "I delayed YAHOO for more than ten days, and the land was not sold at a high price as expected, and I was tied to Infoseek's chariot, which is equivalent to being played by Kirsch. ”

"This is the ability to ...... He is indeed a little immature in front of Silicon Valley tycoon Kirsch and the investment institutions behind YAHOO, but do you really think that if it were you, you could do better than him? ”

Alicia asked with a smile.

"Replace me? I don't need to sell land for money, so your question is not valid, Alicia. ”

Song Ya also smiled, and he complained that Delai had hardly taken any money from himself since he was in charge of A+ audio, and he had moved all the way to the eve of the website listing, and his performance was already very satisfactory, "In short, everything can only be said after the website is listed, and I hope that Internet companies will still be so sought after next year." ”

"Definitely, then wish us success?" Alicia went to pour champagne.

"I wish us success." Song Ya looked at her graceful back under her professional suit, "Uh, you won't be drinking here, will you?" Going to visit my new home here? ”

"No, I just saw the paparazzi taking pictures upstairs, otherwise I would have gone out with Delay to pick you up."

"Well, prudence is an excellent quality."

Song Ya took the wine, the two clinked glasses, and then drank it all with their heads raised in tacit understanding.