Chapter 222: Two Hundred and Sixty Million
"As of the settlement date, I Feel It Coming has sold more than 2.34 million copies, including more than 2.03 million in North America and more than 310,000 abroad, excluding the first million sales in North America that Sony Columbia Records has settled, the remaining 1.34 million copies have an average price of 6 dollars in North America and 3.7 dollars abroad."
Samuel quickly completed the settlement with Sony Columbia Records, "Your lyrics, producers, and singers have a total of 17 percent, that is, more than 1.24 million, and the remaining 1.1 million after paying your brokerage company's share and lawyers' and accountants' commissions will be credited to the A+ copyright and asset management company's account." A+ Records, as a production company, can get 47 percent, that is, more than 3.44 million, and the remaining 3.27 million after paying the commission of law firms and accountants, this money will be credited to the A+ Records account. β
Then Remember The Name sold 3.55 million copies, 3.27 million in North America, 280,000 abroad, the average price in North America was 5 yuan 9, and the average foreign price was 3 yuan 2, and the royalty of the songwriter and producer singer was 16 percent, that is, more than 3.08 million, excluding related expenses, 2.7 million dollars would be credited to the account of the A+ copyright and asset management company. There is also one percent of the singer royalties of Delai and Al, that is, 200,000 dollars, and A+ records are still 47 percent, that is, 9.5 million dollars, excluding the cost of A+ records, you can get 9 million dollars......"
"Empire State of Mind has 1.14 million copies in North America and 650,000 copies abroad, with an average price of 7.1 and 4.1 respectively, because the singer share of Mariah Carey in this song is as high as 5%, and your songwriter and singer-producer share is compressed to more than 15 percent, excluding the related expenses, the actual income of A+ copyright and asset management company is 1 million, and the income of A+ record company is 4.8 million ......"
"Trumpets (Trumpets) 860,000 in North America, 110,000 abroad, the average price is 6.8 and 3.7 respectively, the actual income of A+ copyright and asset management company is 930,000, and the income of A+ record company is 2.85 million ......"
Therefore, these four songs sold a total of 8.65 million copies in 91 years, bringing 6.11 million revenue to A+ copyright and asset management companies and 19.92 million to A+ records...... The money has already been credited to the relevant accounts. β
"There is also a 100,000 royalty share of the 91 annual radio broadcast and other royalties collected by BMI for you, which includes the second-hand store and to De Klerk, and the 91 annual sales of these two songs on SBK's side are divided into 400,000 ......"
Samur closed the file, "A total of 26.5 million, APLUS." And that's not even counting I Feel It Coming's first 1 million sales share, as well as your '91 full year of commercial performance and advertising revenue. Congratulations. β
He, Hayden, and everyone present looked at Song Ya and began to applaud.
"Thank you."
Song Ya now feels as cool as eating ice cream under the sun in the summer, "Thank you for your efforts to protect my income." β
In the second half of 91, the two wars with Lori Jr. and Motura caused him more than four million monetary losses, and he was forced to introduce the penny monster of Coopers Accounting Firm, but now everything is worth it, if the more than 26 million meters of knives do not try their best to defend, how can they be eaten in their mouths as safely as they are now.
"Next year, we still need everyone's joint efforts." There will be a first release next year, and it will definitely be another tough battle.
"How are you going to spend this money?"
The group returned to Tribeca's house, and Samuel asked.
"The number one priority was to change the place for A+ records."
Song Ya had a little preliminary consideration, "Big A can't meet the needs there, by the way, A+ Records will also acquire Big A Radio." And then...... Let's see if I can buy a small company like DTS with surround sound patents, and next year Innovative Technology will be listed on the NASDAQ, and I will also collect some other shares in the open market, and I will also diversify my investment in other IT stocks. For the rest, I might buy some small media, I need a voice to help speak in the media world. β
"The idea is very clear, you are indeed not a star who will spend money indiscriminately."
Samuel applauded, "If you need help, you can come to me, and next year I will be the managing partner of Coopers in the Midwest of the United States." β
"Then I'm going to congratulate you too." Song Ya raised a glass to him.
The two laughed and drank the wine in their glasses.
βYESοΌβ
When the people left, Song Ya raised his arms and shouted alone in the room, the growth in this year was something he never expected, the apocalypse song was powerful enough, but in order to make good use of and protect all this, he also made extremely hard efforts, he was finally not a shame of a traverser.
He doesn't need others to share his happiness, it's all his own.
After pouring a lot of wine, he suppressed his extreme mood and lay down on the big bed of the mansion on the top floor and fell asleep.
βAPLUSοΌβ
At noon the next day, she was awakened in a daze by a knock on the door of Taraghi.
"What's the matter?"
"Song Asheng and Goodman are looking for you, and he is in the study."
"Oh, let him wait for me for a moment."
With such a large amount of money, the financial and legal work at the end of the project alone is a big project, and after taking a good shower, he saw Song Asheng in the study in a bathrobe.
"Old Song, this is also a victory that belongs to you, you don't have to be so busy, let's rest for a few days first."
He looked at the two people holding the papers and smiled.
"Get used to it, boss. Your two company accounts have already received the money, so in terms of tax payment, next year's tax season ......"
Song Asheng laid out the documents, and the three of them finished their business, "I heard the latest news, it has nothing to do with the boss, but ......" Goodman hesitated a little.
"Tell me, they're all so ripe."
"AW fired Will, and from next year he will no longer be a local adviser on the Bath Chemical acquisition." Goodman said, "Hamlin is interested in taking over. β
"Why?"
Song Ya was a little surprised, "Didn't the acquisition of Bath Chemical go well?" β
"It didn't go well, the spin-off was not completed for a long time, a lot of equipment could not be shipped to China, and the workers who were laid off refused to give up." Goodman said, "Edward, who had a good relationship with Will, was very unhappy with him......
"Can Hamlin handle it? He didn't have the energy of Will Gardner in Chicago, and I've heard that Will often played basketball with the local judges. Song Ya shook his head, he was not optimistic about Hamlin entering that kind of game.
"Can't you do it...... Hehe, it's not our lawyer's business, right? β
Goodman smiled: "Will didn't do it either, but he's had enough to eat in this acquisition, and AW Investments was sucked millions of dollars by Lockhard and Gardner Law Firm and Will personally." We don't need you to help us much, just ask Barn and Edward to come out for dinner and play golf or something, and the rest of Hamlin will figure it out on his own, and now AW Investments is very. β
It turns out that he and Hamlin have taken a fancy to their personal relationship with Barn Sr. and Edward, and want to be the second vampire after Will......
"I can help with this kind of help, but ......"
"But Wall Street people aren't going to be stupid and honest fools." Song Asheng said for him, "You wait and see, Wilgardner will take a few million for nothing and get out easily?" Don't even think about it. β
"That's between them, it's none of us, is it?" Goodman asked rhetorically.
"Okay, okay, just make an appointment for dinner, I can still do it."
Song Ya agreed.
"New York City Mayor's Office." Taragi probe in.
Song Ya and Goodman Song Asheng looked at each other, not understanding why Dingkins' office came to him at this time.
"Turn in, no, wait, call Yeremov over too."
When Yeremov arrived, Songya asked Taragi to transfer the call in and press the speakerphone.
βAPLUSοΌβ A middle-aged man's voice came in, and Song Ya could tell that it was Dingkins's assistant, "Mr. Mayor will give a speech at the New Year's Eve party, and we need you to stand behind him and support him after the speech is over." β
"Support? How? β
"It's inconvenient to say on the phone, I'm almost outside your house." The other party said.
"Okay." Song Ya hung up the phone and called Michelle before anyone came.
"Dinkins' campaign is grim, and his opponent, Elephant Giuliani, has a strong judicial background, having served as deputy attorney general and a federal attorney for the Southern District of New York, and is inclined to use an iron-fisted model of governance over the city."
"New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles are all experiencing a deterioration in law and order, and people are now turning their attention to conservative ......," Michelle said.
"I see, thank you Michelle." He called Congressman Underwood again.
"Dinkins?"
"He's like an ostrich with his head in the sand, ignoring law and order issues and talking about multi......culturalism," Underwood said.
Song Ya remembered that last time at Howard University, because of Dinkins's relationship, this guy came to show goodwill, but he didn't expect that in half a year, he had already disdained Dinkins, this kind of political animal has the most sensitive sense of smell, and Dinkins' re-election is absolutely dangerous.
"But you don't have to choose APLUS, support him, even if he is not the mayor of New York, he will have a good place to go." Underwood concluded.
Also, Song Ya's current political relations are all in the Donkey Party, he really has no choice, who can he support if he doesn't support Dingkins? However, the support could not be so strong, and he remembered that the last time Tin Kins came here for a dinner, the Chinese painter and Yeremov had expressed their dissatisfaction with Tinkins......
"This guy is an idiot!" Yeremov still thinks that way.
"The man has arrived." Taraji walked in with a Dingkins assistant.
On the last day of '91, Songya and Mariah Kelly put on a spectacular show in Times Square, and before the countdown to the Big Apple's New Year's Eve, Dingkins gave a speech that was still a clichΓ© about multiculturalism. But his so-called multicultural views led to a massive influx of Hispanics and African-Americans, and the city's security plummeted. It is really unjust that the black man who murdered a young Chinese female painter in Times Square was finally given a light sentence on the grounds of psychological problems.
In the TV screen, Song Ya stood behind him, listening attentively throughout the whole process, and did not nod with a smile as requested by the other party's assistant and applauded from time to time, and finally before Dingkins stepped down from the stage, he retreated to the back row after hugging and shaking hands, and did not hold it up together as the other party wished, signaling to the people at the scene.
"I'm so tired, can you say sorry to Mr. Mayor on my behalf? Yes, I was about to faint, probably because of the low blood sugar, and I haven't eaten or drunk since the morning for the perfect performance......"
In the car back to Tribeca, Song Ya finished perfunctory assistant to the mayor and hung up his mobile phone, he saw Hayden sitting next to him smiling at a newspaper, his face flushed.
"What's wrong? So happy? Song Ya asked.
"Hahaha!" Hayden handed the newspaper to Song Ya, "Well, that old woman on the Upper East Side, do you remember?" The ...... of high society" he laughed breathlessly.
Of course, Song Ya remembers, "Ms. Fleming? What's wrong with her? β
"See for yourself."
Song Ya looked at the newspaper in his hand, "Tycoon Litman has decided to lay off all the editors and staff of the century-old American music magazine, including the well-known editor-in-chief of the magazine for decades, Ms. Shirley Fleming, and the only profitable classical music annual column of the magazine will be retained, and it will be merged into another comprehensive magazine owned by Littman......
"Poof! Admission to high society ah? β
Song Ya laughed at that time, and the more he and Hayden laughed, the louder they became, "It's a handpiece of paper from high society, right?" Use it up and throw it away! Hahaha! β
In the end, both of them couldn't stop, "I have a little bit of a stomach ache. Hayden hugged his stomach and laughed with tears in his eyes.