Chapter 6 Negotiation!
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"Dad, these are from Columbia Records. Mr., these two, men are my father and ladies are my mother." Lin Yu introduced to his parents.
"Hello, my name is Steve. I was sent by Columbia Records to talk to Mr. Lin Yu about the copyright issues of those works. Please forgive me for the disturbances." Steve, the middle-aged man who was just talking, said, and actively stretched out his hand and held Lin Jianguo tightly. Before coming, Steve already knew that this family was immigrated from mainland China, and he was not very clear about the customs of China. After asking some Chinese Chinese, he realized that the Chinese people had greeted each other for the first time when they met, just shaking their hands and saying polite words. It was not necessary to hug the Westerners. Although they felt it was weird, they still held Lin Jianguo's hand tightly.
Lin Jianguo was very embarrassed by this enthusiastic American for a moment, but he did not break away. He also held Steve's hand tightly and smiled, trying his best to make the other party feel that he was very happy about the other party's arrival.
You should know that the person in front of me is a senior executive of Columbia Records. Although I don’t know the other party’s specific position yet, I believe it will not be too low. For Lin Jianguo, although the other party is not arrogant, he is not comparable to that of himself, because it not only represents identity, but also represents the other party’s strength.
Steve may have seen Lin Jianguo's embarrassment, and was also quite embarrassed. Then he shook hands with Li Yuehua and Lin Yu and then went straight to the topic: "Dear Lin, the company sent me here mainly to discuss the copyright issues of these songs with Lin. Our company is willing to buy the copyright of these songs at a price of 10,000 US dollars per song. What do you think, Dear Lin?"
Steve's offer is not low, not to mention that for a lyricist and composer who is not famous at all, 50,000 US dollars is already a very good price. If he hadn't known the value of these songs, Lin Yu would have agreed without hesitation. He knew that the value of these songs could create was several thousand or even ten thousand times that of this price. If he sold it at a price of 50,000 US dollars, he would have come back in vain.
Lin Yu was not satisfied with the price, but Lin’s father and mother who were sitting next to him were already surprised. They did not expect that a few songs written by their son could be sold for this price. Although 50,000 US dollars was nothing to the two, the two were surprised by their son’s ability to make so much money at such a young age. What’s even more, they were relieved, happy, happier than what they earned.
Just as Lin’s father and mother were thinking about it, Lin Yu spoke: "Sir, the price of your company makes me feel that you are not sincere. You should also be clear about the value of these songs. To put it in an exaggeration, each of my songs is enough to attract the attention of the whole world, and each song is enough to lead music fashion. I believe your company should understand the importance of these songs to Columbia Records."
Lin Yu was talking loudly there, but Lin Jianguo and Li Yuehua were a little stunned. The 50,000 US dollars were still a little bit too. They thought the other party was not sincere, and they also said that each song could lead the world music fashion. Is this still the son in their memory? Why does it feel like they have changed? No matter how they think about it, they would never have thought that the soul in their son would be the soul of people in the 21st century.
No matter what the two were thinking at this time, Steve, who was sitting opposite Lin Yu, looked at the boastful young man in front of him in surprise. It was not because the other party was wrong that the senior management of the entire company understood the value of these songs. If the value was single, the company would pay attention to it, but would not pay attention to it to this point. What the company is interested in is the impact of these songs afterwards, which is enough to make the entire Columbia Records Company brilliant. What he was surprised that the young man in front of him could say such words. You must know that he should be less than 16 years old. Strictly speaking, he should be underage and can have such experience. This is amazing.
"Dear Lin, we also know the value of these songs, but the value of the songs is not only considered, but also the origin of these songs, and the level of the singer." Steve said helplessly.
"Sir, you don't have to consider these things. I believe that a creator who is still underage can attract people's attention. As for the singer, haha." Lin Yu didn't say the rest of the words, but he still had to think about it. Of course it was Jackson. But he couldn't say them at this time.
When Steve heard this, he knew that the boy in front of him should have a suitable candidate in his heart, and the teenage creator he said was enough to attract the attention of the entire American. You should know that child prodigy always attracts people's attention.
"Well, dear Lin, we are willing to double the price. The price of 20,000 US dollars per song is enough to reflect their value." Steve spread his hands and said helplessly.
"Trade, sir." When Lin Yu heard the price, he agreed to Steve without thinking. It was not that he didn't want to raise the price anymore, but that he urgently needed a sum of money now, and a hundred thousand US dollars was enough.
Steve didn't expect Lin Yu to agree so, his head was a little too hard to turn. He thought the boy in front of him would persuade him to increase the price again.
Since the price has been finalized, the conversation between several people began to turn to some relaxed topics. As they talked about their understanding of music, Lin Jianguo and Li Yuehua didn't know much about these, but Lin Yu accidentally revealed some novel views, which opened Steve's eyes. After a conversation, Steve felt that it was necessary for him and the company to re-reach the young man in front of him, although he was a bit too young.
"Dear Lin, please forgive me for being abrupt. Are you really only 15 years old?" Steve looked at the young Chinese boy in front of him calmly and asked inconsistency.
"Yes, sir. I just got admitted to a high school in Los Angeles today. I believe that I will appear in that school soon." Lin Yu said with a smile.
Speaking of high school, he still looked yearning.
"It seems that your usual experience should be very distinctive!" Steve asked curiously.
"Well, yes, I have indeed experienced some interesting and distinctive things. Those things deeply infected my heart, so these songs appeared."
"Oh, can you tell me specifically?" Lin Yu's words successfully aroused Steve's interest.
"Sir, you should know that there will inevitably be some conflicts between two people, especially young people, so there will always be some quarrels in our school, and what I like to do is watch them quarrel. I feel this is very interesting. Once, two of my classmates had an argument, and just when one of them was about to take action, the other suddenly sat down. Later, when I asked him why he did that, he said to me, 'We are good friends, and I know his temper. Since that's the case, why should I add fuel to the fire? I can completely avoid him and talk to him when he calms down. This is not cowardice, I just don't want to lose a good friend.' His words made me think for a long time. There are many things like this that attracts thought. You must know that music is everywhere, and it is precisely because of this that I create these songs." Lin Yu said randomly.
"Music is everywhere?" Unexpectedly, this passage made Steve stunned: "This sentence is the most interesting answer I have heard. Dear Lin, since you have created these songs, I believe that the most suitable person in your heart must have sang these songs!"
"Sir, I have already thought of their master when I was writing these songs." Lin Yu said with a smile.
"Who?" Steve asked staring at Lin Yu.
Lin Yu smiled slightly and watched Steve spit out a name.
Chapter completed!