Chapter 473 You make me look stupid
The Sony trio returned to the company after the first stage of business negotiations failed.
"Lawyer Amuro, Miss Takeda, please don't report everything that happened in the office just now."
Oga Musashi in the back seat held a tissue and pressed his painful forehead with his hand, and said.
Takeda Ema, who was driving, didn't say anything when he heard these words, but just sneered in his heart.
If she had known it now, why bother in the beginning? She really couldn't understand why the board of directors would send this guy to do things 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. What kind of woman has never had trouble, insisting on causing trouble when discussing business, for what purpose?
"I only look at the results. 13 billion is not enough to buy out ten songs. This piano master has a huge appetite."
Seeing that he couldn't straighten up as if his spine had been broken, Amuro Na and Nozomi adjusted his glasses and said calmly.
He spoke only once in the office and was not fully involved.
He could tell that that young man was most likely a zero-hour master.
In addition, Zero Hour may not have liked their conditions from the beginning. Although the process was tortuous and some farce occurred, they knew Zero Hour'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 still knows a lot about things in the industry.
1.3 billion, it was easy to buy a murderer and kill him, but he was not satisfied with the price, which really opened his eyes.
"Miss Takeda."
Seeing his statement, Ohga Musashi did not answer, but looked at the front seat.
"Only business matters are discussed at the board meeting. The key is what Master Zero Hour said. There are two companies that want to cooperate and must report it as soon as possible."
Although Takeda Ema hated him very much, it was impossible for him to threaten him with this matter.
In view of what happened just now, she finally saw... Oga Musashi is flexible and flexible, and he is a typical villain. If you provoke such a person, you are just asking for trouble.
"Yes, yes...I'll contact you right away."
Seeing that they all agreed, Oga Musashi breathed a sigh of relief and came back to his senses.
The top priority is for him to get through this difficulty first.
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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 falls, the windows of the third-floor lounge of Zero Hour Office light up.
"Kurosawa, don't the three families agree?"
On the high table in the lounge, Igarashi Runa was eating takeout and was very puzzled.
At first, Kurosawa Hikaru rejected Sony domineeringly. She thought that Kurosawa was simply standing up for her, but Apple and Penguin came in the afternoon and brought plans with better conditions than Sony. She was excited just thinking about it. Still rejected.
"Their offer was not sincere and they did not understand the value at all. They need to re-evaluate."
Kurosawa Hikaru ate curry rice and nodded.
"Isn't this sincere? Sony's 13 billion, Penguin's 14 billion, and Apple's 18 billion..."
Igarashi Runa was shocked.
To be honest, even in all her years of working in the industry, she has never seen so much money.
Even Fujiwara Rikka doesn't have time to go home 365 days a year or even during the New Year. She has to attend the Red and White Song Festival, which brings about 5 billion in revenue to Magic Star Firm.
This is still the value of Fujiwara Rikka at her peak after several years of debut.
Putting this aside, a contract calculated in hundreds of millions is really scary.
The most important thing is that none of these contracts have any mandatory performance conditions, which is in line with Kurosawa's requirement that he doesn't like to show off everywhere and hold concerts.
Kurosawa Hikaru saw that she still hadn't calmed down, and felt helpless, so he had to explain to her clearly:
"There are many songs that become popular overnight, and there are many singers who become rich overnight, but they are not a minority. Don't be intimidated by their fixed prices. Sony's asking price of 13 billion may seem high, but it actually requires a lot of money. Buying out the song copyright for ten years is 1.3 billion yen a year.”
"really……"
Hearing these words, Igarashi Runa suddenly came back to her senses.
She was really frightened by the tens of billions of yen contract. She couldn't help but smile when she thought about signing this contract and the firm would earn tens of billions of yen.
Now calm down and think about it, this price is indeed very low.
1.3 billion a year, although there is no need to hold concerts everywhere, but with this little money, it is completely useless.
What's more, the odd-hour firm is not in a hurry for money and needs 13 billion to save lives.
"But Sony's contract is beneficial, right? It's that 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 suddenly thought about it and raised doubts.
"Do you really think this is a benefit to us? Let's not mention that according to your previous calculation, if my first album can sell 30 million copies, which is equal to 100 billion yen in sales, 55% will be divided among them 50 billion.
If my songs are exclusively owned by them, it will indirectly attract traffic to Sony Music, which is of obvious value. Over the next 10 years, the more famous I became, the more money they would make.
A conservative estimate is that the revenue is at least 100 billion yen, or even much more than that. "
Kurosawa Hikaru shook his head and made his opinion clear.
In fact, he has gone as far as to say that if Sony signs such a contract with him, the stock price will rise due to the various factors of income and annual report performance.
"Can they earn so much? According to you, the contracts brought by the three of them today are all taking advantage of them?"
Igarashi Runa's eyes widened, she was really shocked.
"That's why I said they are not sincere. They just want to bully us because we don't know anything, we have a small family and a small business, and they want to use money to fool us."
Kurosawa Hikaru looked at her happily, not really caring about her hindsight.
She is a gold medal agent and has never studied finance. She is just good at cultivating artists. It is normal for her to be frightened when she encounters such a sky-high tens of billions contract and want to sign it immediately.
And that Ms. Takeda is also very good at piecing together pie, bragging about 30 million album sales, which is equivalent to 100 billion!
To be honest, even he was shocked when he heard Qianyi for the first time.
Such a large amount of money, even after being divided, is not all, but it will allow them to achieve financial freedom.
However, he calmed down after investigating.
The three-point plan seemed to allow him to reach the sky in one step, but in fact, it was all about using small things to achieve great things.
"You look at me like this, I look stupid..."
Igarashi Runa looked at him with pleased eyes, her face felt hot and she was extremely ashamed.
"All in all, the three of them are not sincere. They all want me to become famous overnight and defraud me."
Kurosawa Hikaru waved his hand and continued eating curry rice.
Although he has cooking skills, he has always been very casual about what he eats. The reason why he likes rice bowls is because the soup tastes good and he can just make do with it.
"Then what price do they have to offer so that you feel they are sincere?"
Seeing his calm look, Igarashi Runa felt very handsome and couldn't help but ask.
"Remember what you said before, 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 to calculate it at that price... In fact , I don’t know what price is appropriate, let’s look at their bid first.”
In this regard, Kurosawa Hikaru was sorting out his thoughts while talking, but he couldn't give an answer.
"What if they don't come and can't offer you the price you want?"
Igarashi Runa thought for a while, worried that she would miss the opportunity due to today's rejection.
Although the other party took advantage, even so, the benefits from such a large contract are still very considerable.
As Ohga Musashi said, this contract is equivalent to tens of billions of yen for them.
"They will come again, and they will definitely bring sincerity... They are not worried about scarcity but inequality. In fact, even if they don't cooperate with me, it won't affect the fact that they are a big company, but they definitely don't want me to cooperate with them. Opponents cooperate.”
Seeing her feeling pity, Kurosawa Hikaru stretched out his hand to pinch her little face and comforted her.
The biggest gain from entry-level finance-investment theory skills is to understand your own bargaining chip and its value in the eyes of others.
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On the other side, Sony Music Entertainment held a board meeting.
"President Yoshida, didn't you keep saying that Oga Musashi would definitely sign the contract? Why didn't you sign the contract? And I heard that he was injured. He said he hit a telephone pole and there was a lot of blood on his forehead. Isn’t it the result of kowtow?”
The board of directors had finalized the theme before the meeting, and as soon as it came up, there were people asking questions.
"Director Daquan, this meeting and negotiation is just to test the tone. I think that Zero Hour is not an ordinary person and knows its own value. And there are Apple and Penguin watching, so it may not be that easy to cooperate this time."
The President Yoshida who was questioned was a middle-aged man with two white hair and a serious appearance. Faced with such questioning, he responded calmly.
The reason why I sent Oga Musashi to negotiate the contract was because I valued this guy's ability to bully others, intimidate others, and use his momentum to attack others. Let him deal with a young agent like Igarashi Runa who suddenly started a business and became a boss. It's easy to catch.
That's why, after the company initially formulated a strategy and spent a sum of money to test the background and appetite of Zero Hour Firm, Oga Musashi was recommended.
If this matter comes to pass, as the proposer, he will win the respect and recognition of the board of directors and the main company, and will advance to a higher level in his career.
If this matter fails, it will not have much impact on him. At most, he will be questioned a few times.
Because of the initial strategy of the board of directors, the conditions proposed were not sincere. They just wanted to test it out first to see if Zero Hour Firm was a small company that would be taken advantage of by petty profits.
"I told you to show sincerity, but you refused to listen and even resorted to such tricks. Zero Hour's potential and value are obvious. You should have shown sincerity and tried to sign him as soon as possible."
Director Daquan was a fat, middle-aged man. Seeing that he was still so stubborn after failing, he sneered a few times and looked at the others present.