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Santa Monica Airport is not far from Daenerys Entertainment Headquarters, and the two arrived soon.

Outside Simon's office, the female assistant was sitting busy behind the desk in the outer room. When she saw Simon and Nancy appear, she greeted them nonchalantly, but her eyes were somewhat cautious.

Simon also pretended to be nonchalant and ordered Jennifer to prepare two cups of coffee, then entered the office with Nancy and sat down, asking, "What are you going to do?"

Sitting across from Simon's desk, Nancy said: "We share the copyright of the soundtrack album "Bodyguard" with Alistar Records. If I were to decide, I would immediately suspend all the promotion and sales of this record until the two parties agree. Until the dispute is resolved. However, doing so will have a great impact on the subsequent release of this record, including the overseas release of the film. Overseas boxcount countries have already started filming, and France, East Germany, and Japan will also be released next month, all of which need to be coordinated with the sales of original soundtracks. So, Simon, what to do is up to you to decide."

"Then pause," Simon said without hesitation: "Besides, this matter can't just be a matter of getting back the share swallowed by Alistar Records. They swallowed as much as they spit out twice as punishment. The price of making a mistake is too high." Low, if you don’t get a lesson, some people will easily forget it, and it will happen again next time.”

Nancy looked at her boss uncertainly. She originally only wanted Alistar Records to spit out the swallowed share as soon as possible. The method of suspending record sales was already very strong, but she did not expect Simon to do it even worse.

Alistar Records swallowed at least 700 million US dollars this time, and now not only must they return all of them, but also pay another 700 million US dollars in compensation, which will definitely make Clive Davis feel distressed to death.You know, if there is no explosion of "Bodyguard", the net profit of Alistar Records, which is small and small, may have been only 3000 to 700 million US dollars for the whole year. [-] million is definitely a lot of money for Alistar Records.

After a pause, Nancy asked, "Simon, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Of course, we are now cooperating with so many projects with the Big Seven. If this time is not tough enough, you should be able to imagine how many similar troubles we will face in the future. This is also a warning to other collaborators, if they think they have grasped something The bargaining chips want to threaten Daenerys entertainment, I don't mind turning the table directly."

Nancy was also a strong woman in her heart. Now that the boss had made up her mind, she stopped persuading her and left in a hurry.

As soon as Nancy left, Jennifer sent in several documents: "This is the publicity plan for "Batman", which Mr. Rem sent over this morning. The initial budget is 2500 million US dollars; The list of candidates for the main supporting roles in Sleeping Together; Mr. Deutschmann came back from Venice yesterday afternoon, and he selected three films at this year's Venice Film Festival, here is the information..."

Seeing the female assistant introduce a stack of documents to him one by one, Simon smiled and picked up the announcement plan of "Batman" and opened it, saying: "I am such a lucky guy, if there is no Jenny, life in Westeros will definitely be It's a mess."

Hearing this, Jennifer relaxed her business-like expression, looked at the man opposite her with bright eyes, and said with a slight entanglement in her tone: "Which Jenny are you talking about?"

Simon said decisively: "Of course it's Jenny standing opposite me."

The female assistant snorted, stopped pushing Simon, put away the coffee cup he and Nancy had just drank, turned around and left the office with her ponytail swaying.

Burbank.

After dismissing Nancy Brill in the morning, Clive Davis, president of Alistar Records, was still thinking about how to retain more profits from the original soundtrack of "Bodyguard" in overseas distribution. Unexpectedly, a few hours later, the The little woman came again.

Now that he has decided to engulf the share of the original soundtrack of "Bodyguard", Clive Davis no longer expects to have the next opportunity to cooperate with Daenerys Entertainment.

Although Daenerys Entertainment has repeatedly created miracles in the film industry, in the field of records, a phenomenon-level blockbuster work that is enough to squeeze into the top ten of the best-selling albums in history is definitely not something that can appear casually .

The record industry is like a movie, and there are many variables. Even if it is a top-tier singer, the global sales of the last record exceeded 2000 million, and the sales of the next record may only be 500 million. Clive Davis There is no shortage of long-term vision, but he is sure that a blockbuster album such as the original soundtrack of "Bodyguard" may not appear in ten or eight years. The expected global sales of more than 4000 million copies represent too much interest. Abandoning the potential future cooperation with Daenerys Entertainment, he still decided to get the benefits of this time first.

Having made up his mind, Clive Davis was still polite on the surface, and welcomed Nancy Brill into the office with a smile on his face.

However, Nancy Brill did not sit down this time, and her words almost made Clive Davis jump out of the office chair.

"Mr. Davis, Daenerys Entertainment has decided to suspend the global promotion and sales of the original soundtrack of "Bodyguard" due to the breach of contract by Alista Records. We have notified the recording factory to temporarily stop shipments , the overseas promotion and sales of this record will also be fully suspended until the differences between us are resolved. As the copyright sharer of the original soundtrack of "Bodyguard", Daenerys Entertainment has the above rights. If Alistar Records continues to forcibly Daenerys Entertainment will file an enforcement action with the Recording Association of America and Los Angeles federal court in order to advance any work on the record. In addition, Daenerys Entertainment will pursue a claim against Alistar Records for this breach of contract .”

Chapter 292 Greed is good! (Revised)

Clive Davis, the president of Alista Records, did not believe that Daenerys Entertainment would make such an irrational decision to kill eight hundred enemies and lose one thousand. He heard Nancy Brill's face-to-face notification , he argued with Nancy in astonishment and anger, and then remembered to contact Simon Westeros. He thought that Nancy Brill was making her own claim.

Simon's answer can be imagined.

However, Clive Davis still didn't believe that Daenerys Entertainment would suspend sales of the "Bodyguard" soundtrack. The two sides had a stalemate for a whole day, and the news inevitably reached the media.

As of last Sunday, September 9, "Bodyguard" has been released in North America for 17 and a half weeks, with a cumulative box office of 15 million US dollars.When it was reported that Daenerys Entertainment and Arista Records would stop the sales of the original soundtrack of "Bodyguard" due to a division dispute, the film, which has already begun to wrap up in North America, once again aroused strong media and public attention.

No matter how Clive Davies reacted, shipments of the soundtrack of "Bodyguard" did stop, and related work in overseas regions such as Europe and Asia was also stopped.

The strictness of copyright protection in western countries is well known.

The dispute between Daenerys Entertainment and Alista Records was originally limited to the unclear division. If Alista Records insisted on selling the original soundtrack of "Bodyguard" after Daenerys Entertainment, who shared the copyright, made a claim, it would involve infringement. copyright.

As long as the two parties reach an agreement, the dispute over division can be easily resolved. Even if it goes to court, Alistar Records cannot lose too much.But if copyright is involved, a $1 copyright lawsuit asking for a $100 claim is not too much, and Daenerys Entertainment is enough to bring Alistar Records to bankruptcy.

On September 9, seeing that Daenerys Entertainment had no intention of putting on a show, and truly stopped all business activities of the original soundtrack of "Bodyguard", Clive Davis finally woke up.

Daenerys Entertainment has a lot of other income bases, and the lack of income from the soundtrack of "Bodyguard" has almost negligible impact on the company.However, this record is the mainstay of Alista Records' revenue. According to the original forecast, this record alone will probably contribute more than 70% of Alista Records' profits this year.

Obviously, which side this record is more important to, is completely self-evident.

Just after eight o'clock in the morning, Clive Davis, who had been suffering all night, arrived at the headquarters of Alistar Records on Oliver Avenue in Burbank. Media reporters squatted nearby before him.

Just as Clive Davis parked his car in the public parking lot next to the company's headquarters, a group of reporters surrounded him. He pushed the door to get out of the car expressionlessly, and all kinds of questioning voices sounded in his ears.

"Mr. Davis, will you entertain and reconcile with Daenerys?"

"Is Alistar Records going to sue Daenerys Entertainment?"

"Will Alista's parent company, Bertelsmann Music Group, intervene in this matter?"

"It is rumored that Whitney is already preparing her second film. Will this matter have a negative impact on her development in Hollywood?"

"..."

"..."

"Clive, you have caused such a big loss to the company, will you be fired for this?"

"..."

Clive Davis squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the company's office building without saying a word. He suddenly heard this question ringing in his ears. This question touched his most worried area. He couldn't calm down immediately and turned his head. In the past, he responded angrily: "I didn't bring losses to the company. You should ask Simon Westeros. That greedy bastard is the culprit who caused all this."

When the reporter group heard the words, they immediately boiled.

This kind of irrational scolding battle in the air is simply the most popular material for the media.

"Clive, you mean, it's Simon Westeros' fault?"

"Isn't it? Just because of some small disputes, he forcibly stopped a record that is good enough to be recorded in music history. He only sees money. Otherwise, why do you think he can become the richest man in the Federation."

"However, according to Daenerys Entertainment's announcement, the cause of this matter is that Alistar Records engulfed Daenerys Entertainment's due share."

"Of course they would say that from their standpoint. If it weren't for Whitney's song, a shit movie like that might not even make 1000 million at the box office. They've made enough profit, but they're not enough. To wring more out of Alistar is, in my opinion, just pure greed."

"..."

"..."

After some venting, Clive Davis finally entered the office building of Alistar Records.However, his comments that Simon Westeros was 'greedy' and 'The Bodyguard' was 'shit' quickly spread, and a local station in Los Angeles and the national CNN news channel were quick to report similar topics, And triggered a larger discussion about this incident.

As another party involved in this matter, or the media and some people wishfully recognized him as the party involved, Simon met Janet at Los Angeles International Airport at one o'clock in the afternoon, and then boarded the still rented plane with a group of entourage. The incoming Boeing 767 flew directly to Milan, Italy.

In fact, Simon just made a decision, and he doesn't intend to participate in the follow-up matters.

Clive Davis' remarks spread, and Daenerys Entertainment also responded immediately, accusing Alistar Records of being truly greedy and engulfing Daenerys Entertainment in "Bodyguard" A quarter of what is due on the soundtrack isn't even greedy anymore, it's criminal.

In fact, people in the circle can probably understand why Daenerys Entertainment reacted so violently to Alistar Records' engulfing the "Bodyguard" share, obviously killing chickens to scare monkeys.Therefore, although the cooperation with Daenerys Entertainment is still very pleasant on the surface, it is inevitable to make some small moves to stir up the wind and rain in private, making it impossible for Daenerys Entertainment to completely control public opinion.

Whitney Houston fans also joined in the fun, gathering outside Daenerys Entertainment's headquarters in Santa Monica and Burbank to demand that Daenerys Entertainment drop targeting their idol.

Clive Davis actually began to regret after saying those words. However, since the situation is irreversible, he can only hold on, hoping that Daenerys Entertainment will take the initiative to do so under the pressure of public opinion and fans. Make a concession.

Daenerys Entertainment certainly couldn't budge.

In an interview with the "Los Angeles Times", Nancy Brill stated strongly that unless Alistar Records accepts Daenerys Entertainment's financial audit, pays all Daenerys Entertainment's share and makes compensation, otherwise, The soundtrack of "The Bodyguard" will never appear on the market again.

Affected by Nancy's remarks, the price of a small number of original soundtracks of "Bodyguard" still in circulation on the market has risen accordingly.

As the parent company of Arista Records, Germany's Bertelsmann Music Group was quite grateful for the release of the original soundtrack of "Bodyguard" some time ago. It took over the bankrupt record company from RCA two years ago.Now, seeing that Clive Davis not only failed to take measures to ease the situation after the incident, but was obviously dragging the matter to a point where it was even more out of control, he quickly decided to intervene.

A senior executive of the Bertelsmann music group also flew to Los Angeles from Germany the day after Simon flew to Italy. The first thing he did after arriving was to announce that Clive Davis would temporarily take an indefinite leave of absence while taking over the management of Allie. The operation of Star Records opened negotiations with Daenerys Entertainment.

Italy.

Simon's residence in Milan is located on the shore of the famous Lake Como in the north of the city. The mansion is about two acres, built on a hillside overlooking Lake Como, surrounded by dense woods, and it takes a long time to go up from the lakeside road. It can only be reached after a forest path more than one kilometer long, and the privacy is very strong.

Today is February 9.

Gucci's 1990 Spring/Summer show was scheduled for the morning of the 23rd. Simon and Janet arrived in Milan on the afternoon of the 21st local time. They just went to the city to watch the last rehearsal of the show. They did not participate in some activities at the opening ceremony of Fashion Week. , the two returned to rest in the scenic mountain villa again.

They haven't seen each other for more than a month, and they prefer to stay together and chat with many strangers than to socialize with many strangers.

However, there were not only Simon and Janet in the villa, bodyguards and the like were of course not included. Besides Jennifer, the female assistant, Natasha Kinski, who came to Milan to support the Gucci fashion show, also lived in.Because she was busy preparing for this big show, Sofia Fishy did not come to live this time.

Milan is still in the Mediterranean climate area, but because it is inland, the weather here is already very cool after autumn, and the warm sunlight in the afternoon is suitable for sunbathing.

Janet was lying on a deck chair by the swimming pool in the courtyard, basking in the sun tightly covered, casually flipping through some news from Los Angeles.

After a while, the woman looked sideways and said to Simon: "They said you are a greedy guy?"

Simon was flipping through a local newspaper in Milan, and heard that he skillfully repeated the classic line from "Wall Street": "Greed is good, greed is right, greed works!"

"Humph."

Janet was dissatisfied with Simon's showing off, so she leaned over with her little feet in thin socks and scratched Simon's body.

Women are afraid of getting tanned even their feet.

Simon raised his leg, easily pressed Janet's little foot under it, and said, "Do you want to go downtown tonight?"

Janet immediately became interested: "Is it just the two of us?"

Chapter 293 Let's Go (Modify)

Simon said: "If it's just the two of us, you need to call your family first and ask them to prepare the ransom."

Janet smiled and retracted her little feet, and said, "This is the north, the mafia should be more active in southern Italy."

"That's only relatively speaking," Simon said, "It's actually the same here in Milan. Take the fashion industry as an example. Models who seek development in Milan may be able to escape the Italian government's income tax, but they cannot escape the income tax that needs to be handed over." 'Gangster tax'."

"In this case, let's bring Neil and the others along. If something happens, we can have a shootout. Neil and Ken are very good at marksmanship."

Italy does not ban guns, and Australia has not banned guns yet.If you think about it carefully, most Western countries did not ban guns in this era.

Simon has never paid much attention to the resumes of the two veteran bodyguards of the Johnston family, Neil Bennett and Ken Dixon, who were first assigned, but he does not doubt Janet's statement.

just.

Encountered a gunfight.

Such an exciting thing, for the sake of the heart, it is better not to experience it.

Simon has not encountered any substantial personal threats so far, but he doesn't want to pay attention to his own safety after going through a life-and-death situation like the kidnapping of Heineken's president a few years ago.

"Forget it, call Sophie later and see if there is any fun and safe place to go in Milan at night."

Janet hummed, but didn't wait, she got up and ran to make a phone call.

Janet left, and Simon was about to continue flipping through the newspaper in his hand, when Jennifer walked over from the villa holding a folder.

After saying hello to Janet passing by, she nodded to Natasha Kinski, who was lazily wearing a bathing suit on the deck chair on the other side, and then sat down on the edge of the deck chair where Janet had just been, and said to Simon: "About GSM technology Do you want to read the information now?"

Simon sat up, took the folder from the female assistant, opened it, and asked, "How is the investigation of Nokia?"

"Detailed information is still being collected, but the general situation is clear," Jennifer said: "Nokia is a diversified corporate giant with a very long history in Finland, involved in many fields including paper, rubber, home appliances, telecommunications, and mobile phones. In [-], Nokia was also in trouble because the economic situation in the Soviet Union, Finland's largest trading partner, continued to deteriorate. Nokia's CEO Kari Kailamo shot himself last year because he could not bear the pressure of business operations. The new CEO Seamo Frila Figure has been trimming Nokia's business since the beginning of this year, and the telecom and mobile phone divisions happen to be on the list. It is not difficult for us to get these two businesses. However, Simon, the situation in Eastern Europe is very unstable, and there may even be a war , it was not a rational decision to acquire a Finnish company directly bordering the Soviet Union.”

Simon lowered his head and flipped through the GSM technical materials in his hand, and asked with some testimonials: "If you put aside political factors, what do you think of me buying the telecommunications and mobile phone departments of this company?"

Jennifer obviously thought about this issue and said: "It's not the best, but it's a good choice. The telecommunications industry in most European countries is still in the hands of state-owned enterprises, because telecommunications equipment adopts a government-specified procurement model, which inhibits corporate research and development. The enthusiasm of these countries has largely restricted the technological development of the telecommunications field in these countries. The various telecommunications industry giants in North America have long been entrenched, and it is very difficult to enter the market. Even in Australia, there is currently only one state-owned telecommunications company. In contrast, countries such as Sweden and Finland in Scandinavia have liberalized the telecommunications field to private enterprises a long time ago, adopted a market-oriented free competition mechanism, and did not restrict the entry of overseas capital. At the same time, although the market size of Finland is small , but we can use this as a basis to develop the entire European market.”

Simon nodded in satisfaction, and said, "In this case, pass this information to your father and let him organize a team to contact Nokia as soon as possible."

Jennifer agreed, and then said: "Also, according to the news from Los Angeles, Bertelsmann Music Group has taken over the operation of Alista Records. They are willing to accept our financial audit and compensation conditions, but they hope to restore "" Bodyguard" soundtrack sales."

Simon vetoed: "Since it has been publicly stated that the sale of the record will not be resumed until this matter is resolved, there is no reason to change it."

Seeing that Simon didn't let go or persuade him, Jennifer got up and walked towards the villa.

After the female assistant left, Simon continued to look through the documents in his hand.

GSM is an abbreviation for 'Global System for Mobile Communications'.As early as 1983, European countries had set up technical teams to draft GSM technical standards, but they have not been implemented in recent years. This is obviously due to the state-owned monopoly in the telecommunications industry that is holding back.

In my memory, the reason why Nokia was able to rise was precisely because it took the lead in GSM technology and launched the first digital signal mobile phone of the GSM standard. Finland was also the first country in the world to establish a GSM network.

Now, even North America is still using the first generation of analog signal communication. Simon enters the market at this time, and can take advantage of his own funds and foresight to seize more opportunities in order to share more benefits in the next wave of mobile communications.

Unknowingly read through more than a dozen pages of documents, Janet has not come back.

It was already sunset.

The cool wind blows from the direction of the Alps in the north.

Simon put the documents aside, got up and stretched his body, and noticed that Natasha Kinski was still lying lazily beside him, and walked over to look down with some concern.

After relying on Simon, the servants of the mansion enjoyed it without any financial pressure. This woman really had a tendency to live like a cat.

Noticing that Simon looked down at herself condescendingly, Natasha Kinski raised her eyelids, but only hummed softly, as if asking if Simon was okay, so don't block herself from enjoying the last sunset.

Simon met the woman's eyes, and said with a smile: "You have heard so many business secrets without knowing it, and I suddenly wondered, do you want to silence it?"

Natasha Kinski glanced at Simon with disdain, and simply turned sideways.