hollywood billionaire

Chapter 93 Matcha Boba
What does Horch want?

The independent attitude that can be perceived by the outside world, and the copyright library that seems to be in its own hands.

And what is it that she needs to embrace for that?

In addition to having to fully accept all the additional conditions in Pandora's Box as mentioned earlier, Horch has accepted a sharing arrangement that is quite different from ordinary full-time artists in terms of income from different types of performing arts.

First of all, the establishment of the partnership Halsey Inc. means that Halsey will not receive any advance payment, but this is a good thing for her.

Although there is less immediate cash in hand, no one should forget that the funds provided by the record company are essentially an interest-free loan.No matter how much is used or saved, it will be taken out of the royalties and returned to the company after all.

Now, under the framework of the partnership company, every expenditure of Horch, whether it is living costs, channel distribution fees, production fees or other operating costs, can be directly deducted from the performing arts income obtained, and the remaining amount Then divide into.

Although such a settlement method seems to be constrained everywhere, and every sum of money must be audited by the partnership company before it can be credited, in fact, it avoids the debt trap in traditional music agreements.

In other words, every sum of money that Horch received from Halsey Inc. was clean, audited, and not to be repaid.

Another sharing condition that is very friendly to Horch is that her gross profit sharing ratio in terms of record royalties has reached 29.74%, which is almost unimaginable in ordinary record agreements.Not only that, before generating acting income, Horch and her two managers can also get a guaranteed salary from the partnership.

In addition to the 15 percent personal income share they receive from Horsch, Jason Aron and Anthony Lee also receive a base salary of $6 a year from Halsey Inc.And Ashley herself, the "senior director of creative affairs" at Halsey Inc., gets $12.

If considered from the perspective of the full contract agreement, the money received by the three is actually equivalent to a stable annual advance payment that does not need to be repaid.Not tied to, nor responsible for, the delivery of any album.

The loose conditions in terms of recording royalties and guaranteed income naturally need to be exchanged for concessions in other fields.In terms of non-record income, Horch will only get 55.065% of the share, which is far lower than the 70% that Madison Beal gets from the full contract.

And this is exactly what Han Yi wants to achieve. The copyright distribution sector will always be divided into 45-55% without mentioning it. In terms of record royalties, it will be refunded to 50-80% and the non-record income sector will get a ratio of about [-]:[-]. This is in line with Halsey Inc.'s [-]% shareholding structure.After all, the proportion of non-record income in the artist's overall performing arts income can even reach more than [-]% for some artists who rely heavily on live performance income.

The shared music copyright and mastering copyright are much higher than ordinary people's record royalties, and far lower than other income shares of ordinary full-time artists.

Has Horch failed?

Different people have different opinions.

At least for her now, it is a very fortunate thing to be able to get such a partnership agreement.

Therefore, after lunch, Horch, Jason Aron, and Anthony Lee followed Han Yi and his party back to Xinghui Building.The memorandum of cooperation of the partnership company has been sent to them for review, and the two parties have already negotiated the revision of the details in the email exchange.

The next thing they need to do is to sign a formal agreement in the office in Room 1000.

Then, wait for the establishment of Halsey Inc., and wait for Halsey to surprise the world as the first music partner of HMG.

Fill in the English abbreviation YH of your name in the lower right corner of each page of the agreement, and then sign the Chinese signature on the last page flamboyantly. As an emerging force in the music industry, HMG has completed another milestone under the leadership of Han Yi.

Signed the first artist Billie Eilish, the second artist Anne-Marie, the first partnership Halsey Inc., the first single released will also be on the Billboard chart...

This All-Star Weekend, it looks pretty perfect.

Of course, there is absolutely no 100% flawless day in the real world.

Even if you are in a good mood, even if everything is going well, there will always be one or two things that will remind you - this is the earth, a place where everything will not work according to your plan.

"Bebe Rexha signed with Thrall."

Just as he shook hands with Huoer Xi to say goodbye, Zhao Youzhen whispered the latest news in his ear.

"Oh."

With an enthusiastic smile still on Han Yi's face, he waved his hands and watched Horch leave.It wasn't until the figures of the three disappeared into the depths of the elevator hall that he turned his head, breathed a sigh of relief, restrained his amused expression, and asked.

"You didn't even give us a chance to meet?"

"She sent me an apologetic text, if that counts."

Zhao Youzhen shook the phone screen at Han Yi and said.

"Okay." Han Yi nodded, followed Yuzhen's footsteps, turned and walked towards the CEO's office.

"There is nothing surprising. In the past two years, she has obtained a lot of resources in Warner's system. "Hey Mama", "Me, Myself & I". For her, the best way to cooperate is not to jump out of that framework and start again. It's about finding the most suitable behind-the-scenes driving force for her within the original system... From this point of view, Wasim Sleby and Guy O'Sheri are more suitable than us."

Han Yi has already been fully prepared for this. In fact, no matter whether it is Billy, Madison Bill, Anne-Marie, Horch or Bibi, he will not feel that any artist chooses another path. Surprise, anger, or any other emotion.

He is very self-aware of the current situation of HMG. No matter how abundant the funds and professional talents are, it is still an emerging company that is outside the system of the three major music groups and has no historical achievements or business cases to endorse.

A brand-new picture scroll means an infinitely possible future, but at the same time, it also means that at least at this stage, it is still a blank sheet of paper.

Bi Li and Phineas, who have not made their debut, are willing to sign the contract because they see the complete and self-consistent HMG industrial system behind the rising broadcast volume of "Ocean Eyes".

Social media celebrity Madison Bill accepted the tissue agreement at her home in Long Island, partly because she had just been abandoned by her management company and record company, and she had a serious crisis of trust and emotion in herself.The "8000000" written by Han Yi is undoubtedly a life-saving straw full of hope.

Karate black belt player Anne-Marie is willing to move to Los Angeles alone, because she wants studio-style focus and resources, which is something that any of the three major record companies cannot give her.

Halsey was willing to leave Astralwerk behind and set up a partnership with Han Yi because she and the two managers liked the looseness and independence of the agreement...Of course, the 1800 million was used for Halsey's business. Funding for future development of the project.

The four artists currently signed all have their own conditions and external environment, which cannot be satisfied under the original circumstances.And the olive branch thrown out by Han Yi can just help them take a step forward in their careers.No matter how poor the future development is, it is better than standing still.

But Bebe Rexxar is different.

At the end of April 2016, her career was already on the fast track, with no delays.

Already close to becoming a first-line singer, Bibi doesn't pay much attention to independence, because all music copyrights and mastering copyrights have also been signed to Warner Chappell and Atlantic Records early on.Even the performing arts management agreement has just been renewed with UTA for five years, so there is no room for change.

The only thing Bibi-Rexxar can choose freely now is the artist management company, that's all.Therefore, without the need to pour in a lot of financial resources, Bibi's selection criteria for managers, of course, is to look at past successful cases, as well as their business relationships and liquidity in recent years.

Therefore, for Bibi's final choice, Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen can actually express their understanding.After all, if you put aside the bottomless wallet, even Billy, Horch or Madison would choose Wasim-'Saar' who is gradually bringing The Weeknd to the top position in Europe and America. -Sleep.

It is Han Yi's advantage to have a huge cash flow that can compete with the three major music groups in the short term without falling behind.

Only cash flow is the disadvantage that Han Yi must face up to now.

However, since his rebirth, he has been a lucky guy.

Lost some, but always gained more.

Today, he lost the opportunity to become Bebe Rexha's career booster, but signed Anne-Marie, Horch, and Madison Bill who broke into the office like the bright sunshine in Los Angeles at this time.

"Hey guys."

Madison Bill poked his head out by the door of the president's office.

"Guess who just became a trust fund babe?"

"It's not this kind of trust fund." Han Yi raised his hand and waved towards Madison with a smile, "Hi, Madison... Good afternoon, Tracy! I like your dress... Hey, you changed anyway clothing?"

Han Yi carefully looked at Madison Bill. This morning, the girl was still wearing a simple Topshop white T-shirt and light blue jeans, but now she changed into a beautiful dress that people couldn't take their eyes off.

The white and blue print skirt on the upper body is a cheap dress from a flea market in Melrose, and an Andrew Jackson can get it.The black leather boots on the feet are also Steve Madden, and they only cost $64.Even the bright leather Tote bag in the hand is randomly selected in the second-hand shop in Silver Lake, and it is usually used as a small gadget for a toy bag.

But even so, Madison Bill still fits Han Yi, or most people in the world, the ultimate fantasy of America's sweetheart.

"There's no wrong type of trust fund."

Madison slightly raised the hem of her skirt with both hands, curtsying playfully and cutely.

"A good day calls for a good look... who's ready for brunch?"

As we all know, the brunch in LA is from [-] am to [-] pm.

"Just finished lunch, but, anything for you, Maddy." Han Yi looked at Madison, who was clapping his hands to greet Xiaoru, and then looked at Madison, who had just had a good meal, but heard the word brunch again. Yuzhen, who jumped up for joy, couldn't help but said.

"Is the contract signed?"

"That was the first thing I did after I entered the office." Madison puffed up his chest, a little proud, "4 contracts, more than 100 pages, signed in 10 minutes, who else is faster than me ?”

Yes, there is one in the morning.I don't even read the content, I can't wait to sign two names on each page.

Han Yi silently complained in his heart about Anne-Marie, who could almost be described as vigorous when signing the contract.

"So, where are we going for brunch?"

"Where else can we go?"

Madison's right hand is raised flat in front of the apple muscle, as if showing an invisible treasure.

“Of course Urth Caffé!”

"I should have known it was here."

Sitting under the turquoise parasol of Urth Caffé, Han Yiru, who squinted his eyes slightly and casually glanced at the passers-by, sighed.

"Why?" Madison asked as he took the drink from the waiter and unsealed the straw.

"Because this is the most basic way of life, and you are the most basic girl I've ever seen." Han Yi smiled and added an additional sentence, "In a very beautiful way."

"Basic itself is beautiful." Madison inserted the straw into the cup, shrugged indifferently, and responded with a happy smile, "Basic represents most things and most people in this world, and can make you happy What is there to complain about? Like this cup of Boba, Grace, Yujin, you all have to try it!"

"Urth Caffé's Matcha Boba, the name alone makes me happy. It's my favorite with my mom."

"Yes, it's impeccable." Tracy's index finger and thumb overlapped and slid past her mouth, "An important factor that made me fall in love with Los Angeles."

"Yes, that is indeed worth looking forward to."

Saying that, the smile on Tracy was sincere enough, but Han Yi didn't really listen to the words.

why?
In the United States, there are three criteria to distinguish whether a cup of milk tea is authentic.

[-]. If it is only called Boba, and the word Milk Tea is not added behind or in front, or there is no corresponding Chinese translation... run away!
Two, if it's a milk tea served at a non-Asian restaurant... run! !

[-]. If you are a white person, especially a white girl, the "Boba" recommended to you, for the sake of your life... run away! ! !
"This... is the bomb."

Madison took a sip of the matcha Boba in her cup, tilted her head back and let out a contented sound.The one who showed a similar expression was of course her mother.Mother-daughter duo stinks when it comes to... no, kindred spirits.

"You really have to try it right now!"

The hospitality is hard to give up, the three Asians lowered their heads in unison and sucked lightly.

broken.

Feeling the strong flavor of matcha powder passing through his throat, Han Yi knew that he had stepped on a big thunder today.

The subsequent pearls melted in the mouth without any chewiness and disappeared on the tip of the tongue like a puddle of mud.

Han Yi and Youzhen looked at each other, nodded at the same time, and let out a long "mmmm..."

In the United States, Mmmm can mean delicious, or it can mean hard to say.

It doesn't matter how you interpret it, each takes what he needs.

As for Xiao Ru from the hometown of pearl milk tea, she held the cup and stared blankly in place.If this was an animation, Xiaoru would have turned into a Q-version big face by now, with only the whites of her eyes left, and a crow flying over her head holding an ellipsis.

What did I drink?

"She drank too much coffee at noon." Han Yi thoughtfully relieved Xiao Ru, "A little nauseous."

"Then try this!"

Madison hasn't finished her demon, she handed Xiaoru a fork, and continued with Amway enthusiastically.

"If your stomach feels too heavy and you need a little refreshment, this is the way to go!"

"Oh, good……"

Xiao Ru looked at the tortilla, which was bigger than her face and shaped like a cabbage escape attempt, and the chowder filled with all kinds of chowders, and fell into deep thought.

This...how should I answer it?

(End of this chapter)