After visiting the office building, Dion Wilson and Common Sense said goodbye and left, looking at Common Sense's posture, they should take their own offers and negotiate with other record companies.

"APLUS you should be close to them, it will be a lot easier."

Al sent them downstairs and came back complaining.

Hug more, talk more about family, are brothers or something? Song Ya didn't want to do this, Common Sense didn't mix the streets, and the two of them shook hands when they greeted each other just now.

"The signing fee of 700,000 may still be a bit low." DeLay also said.

"That's it, I only spent 500,000 yuan to buy Big A's radio station."

Taking advantage of the free time of these few days, Song Ya began to interview and select more than a dozen employees recruited by the company, Chicago is the birthplace of HOUSE music, it is very convenient for A+ Audio Company to recruit talents, and the technical assistance of DTS quickly reached the expected number. Yeremov from Columbia Pictures recruited two old subordinates from Columbia Pictures, and the others, except for finance, were very low-tech clerks and security guards, and Song Ya recruited some well-educated African and Chinese women in this part so that the company would not appear too 'white'.

In this way, with the original ten people, Song Ya will have about thirty employees under him, if you don't count the A+ pedal company.

"A+ Records, A+ Audio, A+ Copyrights and Asset Management Company spend more than two million dollars a year on salaries and benefits, as well as Susie's charitable organization, because most of your various donations and donations are transferred to this organization, as well as Susie and Connie's pocket money, it also costs about one million more than a million a year, and this is when Fishie, the only customer of the economic company, has begun to make money. Add to that the publicity and operating expenses, as well as commissions paid to Goodman & Hamlin, Lockhard & Gardner, Coopers, William Morris & Associates, and Sung & Associates......"

Song Asheng and the accountant of Coopers came over to reconcile the accounts, "You spent nearly four million on the renovation fee and the top-of-the-line equipment of the big recording studio on this floor, and the tax season in April is coming again." ”

"I see."

Song Ya made peace with them one by one, "Have you found the assistant and bodyguard on Fei Ji's side?" ”

"Ferge's sister recommended a woman from California to come over and work in Hollywood, and Jimmy agreed to make her Ferge's assistant, and the bodyguard and driver and car were also taken care of, and this is the bill." Song Asheng handed over a few documents, "It's all the company expenses of A+ Records." ”

"Well, depreciate the top equipment in the big studios a lot so I can handle it a little easier next year's tax season."

Song Ya has learned and sold the experience of the cable TV industry from what he heard.

"Yes." The accountant of Coopers nodded in agreement, "Your part of the 250,000 start-up capital of America Music Magazine will be burned soon, what are you going to do with the follow-up funds?" ”

"Wow, that's fast......"

Song Ya sighed, "If my first college's income is not settled this year, can the liquidity be maintained?" ”

"Your royalties, the follow-up income from A+ records, and this floor are all good collateral, and we originally planned to increase the loan appropriately and optimize the allocation." The accountant replied.

"Then let's do it, the follow-up funds of the magazine can't be cut off, after all, I just bought it." Song Ya now has 5 million from A+ Copyright and Asset Management Company and 2 million from MD Advertising, a total of 7 million at his disposal, and 5 million stocks in his hand, which have appreciated after the president's State of the Union address.

He called Samuel again and chatted, and there was only one word in the other party's words: the first expert.

Indeed, with Empire State of Mind winning the Grammy Heavyweight Award, now Song Ya's debut album is not only being watched by all kinds of people who make money from him, but the entire music industry in the United States is also looking forward to it. Judging from the news from Sony Columbia Records, the global sales of the Empire State of Mind have risen sharply, especially in the English-speaking region, and it may even return to the top of the billboard next week. The sales of i hate u i love u are also rising with his bloody romance with Fergie and Mira, and his other singles can even be stained in second-hand stores.

Get the personnel and financial things out of hand, and March is here.

"Mimi, I'll be in New York tomorrow." He dialed Mariah Kelly's phone.

"Well, I'll wait for you."

"Are you arranged?"

"Nasty, I'm trying to figure it out."

"Hehe, ...... then"

and she was tired of crooked, Delai came over and knocked on the door, Song Ya hung up the phone, "What's the matter?" ”

"The agent from Common Sense has arrived."

Song Ya went out with Delay to meet Common Sense's agent, who seemed to be his mother's black lawyer friend, who basically didn't care about economic affairs, and represented Common Sense just to help.

"Common Sense still has doubts about signing a contract."

After a brief greeting, the other party put forward a new offer, in addition to the signing fee to reach 1 million, and still raised the production rights and interests.

"Hey, I said I wouldn't discuss this." Song Ya was a little impatient, "I'm a small company, if I sign him, it means that before he launches the specialty, I have to continue to spend money, and then what?" How much money does that album make? It's like gambling, although he proved himself through the first album, but there are too many singers who have been silent since the first album, and my willingness to sign him means that I am already very optimistic about him, and he can't get anything from me that other record companies don't want to give. ”

"It's a bit weird to say this from the mouth of the famous APLUS."

The agent of Common Sense smiled: "The outside world knows that you didn't even release your first album, but you got conditions from Sony Columbia Records that exceeded the rules of the industry." ”

"That's because people on the outside don't know how much money and effort I put into it, and how much risk I took to do it." Song Ya pointed to the other party, "If Common Sense thinks he can be like me, then he can go and open his own record label." ”

The Common Sense agent smiled and stood up, "Okay, I'll relay your response......"

"Don't put it off any longer, I'm going to New York tomorrow to help with Mariah Carey's concert rehearsal."

Song Ya interrupted the other party, "Before twelve o'clock today, we have to get this done, to sign or not to sign, okay?" ”

The other looked at the watch, "Okay." ”

The two shook hands, "The signing fee can be mentioned as one million, this is my last bid." ”

"Well, Dion Wilson and I'll be here, and Old Joe." Seeing off Common Sense's agent, Al comes to report.

"This guy actually went the way of Old Joe? Seems to be much smarter than Common Sense. ”

Song Ya went out to pick up Old Joe, "How was Saa Magni?" Old Joe. ”

"It's almost, about the end of March, the bill will be issued, and the special will be issued in April." Old Joe hugged Dion Wilson affectionately, "I heard you want to sign him?" Sign it off! What are you waiting for? Dieng is a good lad. DJing, producing, arranging, and mixing are all good hands. ”

"I know, I'm okay with signing Dieng, hey, Dieng." Song Ya and Dion Wilson fist bumps, "It's Common Sense that there are too many ideas. ”

"I'll advise him, I like your deep-sea recording studio." Dion Wilson said.

Of course, Song Ya is built according to the specifications of Sony Columbia Records' 'Iron Cage' and LAFACE's 'Tree House', although there are still deficiencies in all aspects, but the advantage is in the new equipment, as well as DTS's surround sound recording technology, after completion, it will definitely be a top recording studio in the Chicago pop music industry.

"Then you have to hurry, the deadline I just set for his agent is twelve o'clock in the evening."

Song Ya briefly said the disagreement between the two sides just now, "No record company is willing to pay for production rights, so there is too much money involved, revenue sharing, follow-up copyright, I spent so much money to open a record company not to find a partner." ”

"I know, where your phone is." Dion Wilson asked.

"Taraji, take him there."

Song Ya asked him to call and chatted with Lao Qiao, "Is there any news in Nancheng recently?" ”

"What else can there be news, gangs fighting for turf......"

Old Joe shrugged, "You know what? The outnumbered white gangs even began to recruit illegal immigrant mercenaries...... Nancheng is about to become a world war. ”

"Really?"

Song Ya didn't ask any more questions, he had heard Song Asheng say before that there were even new immigrants from mainland China involved, and he didn't want to have anything to do with the gang that the old immigrants called the big circle.

"That's it, APLUS, Common Sense and his agent will come right over."

At the beginning of March, A+ Records signed singer Common Sense with a signing fee of 1 million, five years and two plus one specialty, and hired Dion Wilson as the production department manager of A+ Records, and other contract details were basically signed in accordance with industry standards.

"Dieng, in addition to Common Sense, also help Phigi plan her first college."

After the recruitment was over, Song Ya set off for New York the next day.