The Sony trio returned to the company after the failure of the first phase of business negotiations.
"Lawyer Amuro Na, Ms. Takeda, please don't report everything that happened in the office just now."
Ohga Musashi, who was sitting in the back seat, pressed a tissue to his aching forehead and spoke.
Takeda Emma, who was driving, didn't say anything when she heard this, but sneered in her heart.
If she had known this earlier, she wouldn't have done it in the first place. She really couldn't understand why the board of directors would send this guy to do the job, just because his father was the former president of Sony Music Entertainment
This old pervert, as the vice president of Sony Music, holds a high position and has played with all kinds of women. Why did he have to stir up trouble while discussing business matters? What was he trying to do
"I only look at the results. 13 billion is not enough to buy out ten songs. This piano master has a big appetite."
Amuro Nawaki saw that he looked like he had a broken spine and couldn't straighten his back, so she adjusted her glasses and said indifferently.
He spoke only once in the firm and was not fully involved.
He could see that the young man was most likely the Zero Time Master.
In addition, Ling Shi may not have been interested in their conditions from the beginning. Although the process was rather tortuous and some farces occurred, they knew Ling Shi's attitude and the result was the same.
As a member of Sony Music's legal department, even though he is a lawyer by profession, he is quite knowledgeable about things in the industry.
1.3 billion, it's easy to hire someone to kill someone, but he was not satisfied with this price. It really opened his eyes.
"Ms. Takeda."
When Ohga Musashi saw his statement, he did not respond but looked at the front seat.
"Only business matters are discussed at the board meeting. The key is what Master Lingshi said. There are two other companies that want to cooperate, so they must be reported as soon as possible."
Even though Takeda Emma hated him very much, she would never use this as a threat.
In light of what happened just now, she had seen that... Ohga Musashi was flexible and a typical villain. To provoke such a person was to ask for trouble.
"Yes, yes, yes... I'll contact you right away."
When Ohga Musashi saw that they all agreed, he breathed a sigh of relief and came back to his senses.
The most urgent task for him is to get through this difficult time.
…
In the afternoon, Kurosawa Hikaru and Igarashi Runa met with representatives from Apple Music and Penguin Music.
But the result was the same, no contract was signed.
As night fell, lights came on in the windows of the third-floor lounge at Lingshi Office.
"Kurosawa, none of the three families agree?"
At the high table in the lounge, Igarashi Runa was eating takeout, looking very confused.
At first, Kurosawa Hikaru rejected Sony in a domineering manner. She thought Kurosawa was simply standing up for her, but Apple and Penguin came in the afternoon and brought better business plans than Sony. She was excited just thinking about it, but she was still rejected in the end.
"Their offer was not sincere enough, they didn't understand the value at all, they need to re-evaluate."
Kurosawa Hikaru nodded while eating curry and rice.
"Isn't this insincere? Sony's is 13 billion, Penguin's is 14 billion, and Apple's is 18 billion..."
Igarashi Runa was shocked.
To be honest, even after all her years in the industry, she had never seen so much money.
Even Fujiwara Rikka has no time to go home 365 days a year, even during the New Year, because she has to participate in the Red and White Songs Festival, and the sales she brings to Phantom Star Agency is only about 5 billion.
This is the value of Fujiwara Rikka at her peak period several years after her debut.
Putting this matter aside, a contract calculated in billions is really terrifying.
Most importantly, none of these contracts have any mandatory performance conditions, which is in line with Kurosawa's requirement of not wanting to show up in public to hold concerts.
Seeing that she still hadn't recovered, Kurosawa Hikaru felt helpless and had to explain it to her:
"There are many songs that become popular overnight, and there are many singers who become rich overnight. Don't be scared by their fixed prices. Sony's 13 billion yen offer may seem high, but it means buying out the copyright of the song for ten years, which is 1.3 billion yen a year."
"really… "
When Igarashi Runa heard this, he suddenly came to his senses.
She was indeed frightened by the tens of billions worth of contracts, but she couldn't stop smiling when she thought about signing this contract and the firm earning tens of billions of yen.
Now that I think about it calmly, this price is indeed very low.
1.3 billion a year, even if there is no need to hold concerts everywhere, this amount of money is completely useless.
What's more, Zero Hour Agency is not in urgent need of money and does not need 13 billion to save its life.
"But the Sony contract still has its advantages, right? They are willing to help us produce and sell albums. Sony's sales channels are the best and most mature in the industry, which can save us a lot of effort."
However, Igarashi Runa changed her mind and raised her doubts.
"Do you really think this is a benefit for us? Let's not talk about the calculation you made earlier. If my first album can sell 30 million copies, it will be equivalent to 100 billion yen in sales. Of the 55% share, 50 billion yen will be given to them.
If my songs are exclusive to them, it is equivalent to indirectly diverting traffic to Sony Music, which is an obvious value. In the next 10 years, the more famous I am, the higher their income will be.
Conservative estimates put the profit at at least 100 billion yen, or even much more than that.”
Kurosawa Hikaru shook his head and made his point clear.
In fact, he has already understated it. If Sony signs such a contract with him, the stock price will also rise due to various benefits and many factors in the annual report performance.
"Can they earn so much? According to you, they are the ones taking advantage of the contracts brought by the three companies today?"
Igarashi Runa widened her eyes, truly shocked.
"That's why I said they have no sincerity. They just want to take advantage of us because we know nothing and have a small family and business. They want to use money to confuse us."
Kurosawa Mitsuru looked at her with satisfaction, not really caring about her belated realization.
She is a gold medal agent and has not studied finance. She is just good at training artists. It is normal for her to be intimidated by such a sky-high contract worth tens of billions and want to sign it as soon as possible.
And that Ms. Takeda is also very good at making big promises. She directly boasted that the album sales volume was 30 million, which is equivalent to 100 billion!
To be honest, even he was shocked when he heard the number 100 billion for the first time.
With so much money, even after it is divided up, it may not be all, but it can allow them to achieve financial freedom.
However, after investigating, he calmed down.
The three-minute business plan seemed to help him achieve success overnight, but in fact it was all about making a small investment for a big gain.
"You look at me like that, and it makes me look stupid..."
Igarashi Runa's face turned red and she felt extremely ashamed when she was looked at by his gratified gaze.
"In short, none of the three of them are sincere. They all want to cheat me by making me famous overnight."
Kurosawa Hikaru waved his hand and continued eating his curry rice.
Although he has cooking skills, he has always been casual about what he eats. The reason why he likes rice with toppings is because the soup tastes good, so he just makes do with it.
"Then what price should they offer for you to think they are sincere?"
Seeing how calm he was, Igarashi Runa thought he was very handsome and couldn't help but ask.
"Remember what you said before, that the most profitable singer in the entertainment industry can earn more than 20 billion yen a year? I don't have that much free time to hold concerts, so it's impossible for me to calculate according to that price... In fact, I don't know what the appropriate price is, so let's take a look at their bids first."
In response to this, Kurosawa Mitsuru tried to organize his thoughts while speaking, but he could not come up with an answer.
“What if they don’t come and can’t offer the price you want?”
Igarashi Runa thought about it and was worried that if she was rejected today, she would miss the opportunity.
Although the other party got a great advantage, even so, the profits from such a large contract are still very considerable.
Just as Ohga Musashi said, this contract is equivalent to tens of billions of yen for them.
"They will come again, and they will definitely come with sincerity... It's not the lack of resources that is worrying, but the inequality. Even if they don't cooperate with me, it doesn't affect the fact that they are a big company, but they definitely don't want me to cooperate with their competitors."
Seeing that she felt sorry for him, Kurosawa Mitsuru reached out and pinched her little face and comforted her.
The biggest benefit of learning entry-level finance-investment theory is to recognize your own chips and their value in the eyes of others.
…
On the other hand, Sony Music Entertainment held a board meeting.
"President Yoshida, didn't you keep saying that Ohga Musashi would definitely sign the contract? Why didn't he sign the contract? And I heard that he was injured. He said he hit a telephone pole and his forehead was bleeding a lot. Could it be that he got it from knocking his head against it?"
The board decided on the theme before the meeting, and someone asked questions right from the start.
"Director Daquan, this meeting was originally to test the waters. I think Lingshi is no ordinary person and knows his own value. Moreover, Apple and Penguin are watching. I'm afraid it won't be easy to cooperate this time."
President Yoshida, who was being questioned, was a middle-aged man with gray hair and a serious look. Faced with such doubts, he responded very calmly.
The reason why he sent Ohga Musashi to negotiate the contract was because he valued this guy's ability to bully the weak and fear the strong, to use intimidation and inducement, and to use his momentum to strike down others. It would be a piece of cake for him to deal with a young man like Igarashi Runa who was an agent and suddenly started his own business to become a boss.
That's why, when the company was initially formulating a strategy and taking out a sum of money to test the background and appetite of Zero Time Agency, Ohga Musashi was recommended.
If this matter is accomplished, as the proposer, he will win the respect and recognition of the board of directors and the parent company, and move to a higher level in his career.
If this matter fails, it will not have much impact on him, at most he will just be questioned a few times.
Because of the board's initial strategy, the conditions put forward were not sincere in the first place. They just wanted to test the waters first to see if Lingshi Firm was a small company that could be manipulated by petty profits.
"I told you to show your sincerity, but you refused to listen and resorted to such tricks. Zero Hour's potential and value are obvious. You should have shown your sincerity and tried to sign it as soon as possible."
Director Daquan was a middle-aged fat man. Seeing that he was still so tough after failing, he sneered a few times and looked at the other people present.