hollywood billionaire

Chapter 97
Why would Han Yi want to wholly acquire a small artist management company?
Certainly not for the dying Lana Del Rey and Elle Goulding.

Although Han Yi doesn't mind being their manager, to see if there is a chance to make these two singers with high commercial value become popular through a series of operations, but this kind of business venture that runs counter to the future trend must never Worth his eight figure dollars.

The reason why the sword points at TaP has one and only one goal, and that is Dua Lipa's music copyright.

Han Yi remembers very clearly that in the last life in 2022, Dua Lipa finally chose to part ways with Ben Mosen after working with TaP for eight years.The reason for the termination of the contract is unavoidably related to interests. According to MusicBusinessWorldwide, it is because she has objections to the specific amount she should get in the record agreement and commercial endorsement contract signed by the company.

However, this is not the key information captured by Han Yi in this industry news.

"However, the relationship between Lipa and Tap may not be completely severed. In terms of songwriting, the star signed a publishing contract with TaP's copyright distribution department. Universal Music Distribution manages copyright matters on its behalf."

This is the sentence.

In other words, if the source of this media is true and reliable, then all the music copyrights of Dua Lipa are firmly in the hands of TaP.

This is the real reason why Han Yi wanted and had to buy TaP Management Company.

If you can really buy out the equity in Ben Mawson's hands for $1500 million, it will be a big profit.

In October 2020, Calvin Harris, a British producer who once collaborated with Dua Lipa on a phenomenal single, announced that he would package and sell the music copyright of more than 10 singles to Vine Alternative Investment Company. Including the song "One Kiss", as well as many hit singles with Rihanna, Sam Smith, Frank Ocean, Ariana Grande and other popular stars.

The price is [-] million US dollars.

You know, just judging from the data performance of the streaming media platform, Dua Lipa's single playback volume is one level higher than that of Calvin Harris.

"One Kiss", a collaboration with Dua, is already the hottest single in Calvin's library, with a total of 12.5 billion plays on Spotify.

And what about Dua Lipa?
Under "One Kiss", there is a hit single "New Rules" that also broke through one billion plays.At the top of the list are "Cold Heart - PNAU Remix" with 14.5 billion, "Levitating" with 15.9 billion and "Don't Start Now" with 20.8 billion.

Except for the third song, other music copyrights are all here in TaP.

So, how much do you think Dua Lipa's music copyright will cost if it is acquired again in 2023?

Ten 1500 million US dollars, can you get it?
Therefore, Han Yi asked Zhao Youzhen to throw out the acquisition offer directly in the email, attracting Ben Mosen to come to Los Angeles for a detailed discussion.

If the situation is true, and TaP really got Dua's music copyright, as long as Dua-Lipa's development track is not intentionally changed, and she is allowed to release one after another world-famous champion single step by step, then the 1500 million U.S. dollars will definitely make a lot of money in the future, even higher than the return on the investment money that will be put into the "James of the Brave" project.

If it's just the media's speculation, Han Yi doesn't have to worry.The investment intention is just an intention. There is no signature stamped in black and white, and the negotiation can be suspended at any time, and then directly use the signing money to throw Dua Lipa under his command.

It doesn't need 1500 million, not even 500 million.Even a signing bonus of $100 million is enough for Dua Lipa to change his career in 2016.

Han Yi will not have any pressure on this.After all, from his point of view, what needs to be dismantled is not a tacit understanding made in heaven, but an old partner that has long been proven to have gaps in the long river of time.

"That's so good, it's almost the cherry on the cake."

The thing he wanted most in his heart had already been set, so Han Yi naturally wouldn't emphasize it in words.Instead, he used a very clever English colloquialism to conceal his real intentions.

The cherry on top of the cake seems to be praising Dua Lipa's music copyright, but from a contextual point of view, the highest priority is still that piece of cake.

After all, cherries are only enough for early adopters, and only cakes can make people full.

"By the way, I heard that CL is also on your side, right?"

Han Yi lowered his head, stirred the thick soup, and seemed to inadvertently throw out a trivial question.

"Yes, we signed her global management contract, except for South Korea." Ben Mosen's eyes lit up suddenly, and he asked, "Mr. Han, do you like K-Pop very much?"

"You should know that my partner Yoo Jin is Korean."

Han Yi looked in Zhao Youzhen's direction, and blinked quickly at the latter.

"In addition to traditional Western singers, we also hope that Asian musicians can form a synergy in Europe and the United States."

"We are very optimistic about the development of CL in the global market, especially in the United States." Zhao Youzhen received the signal from Han Yi accurately, smiled, and added, "In addition to TaP, we are still negotiating with Hybe and hope to get more from them. BTS’ agency rights in the European and American markets, whether it’s performances, copyrights, records or management. The same is true for YG.”

Speaking of this, Yuzhen aggravated her tone a little.

"A group of top Asian musicians is not enough to get the attention of the capital market. Only by combining most of the best Far Eastern pop phenomena can there be enough stories to tell."

It turned out to be the case.

Ben Mawson felt a sudden realization.

It turned out that what Han Yi wanted to buy for 1500 million yuan was an opportunity to tell a story to capital.

In this acquisition, Lana Del Rey, Ellie Goulding, including Dua Lipa, who is sitting across from her, are all additions to the transaction.

What the two Asians at the dinner table really want is to acquire the management rights of YG Entertainment, or even the entire Asia, the female rapper CL who has the best business performance in the European and American markets so far through the acquisition of TaP management.

What Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen want to do after completing the acquisition, Ben-Mosen doesn't know, but the general routine can be guessed by calculation.

Taking this merger as a classic case in the artist management sector, they asked capital institutions for more money and continued to acquire companies related to Asian musicians until they became the leader in the field of overseas agency of Asian music, and then considered selling them to Larger institutions, or listing and cashing in.

The same is true of financing ideas in any field. No matter how big an industry is, reaching the fifth or sixth place will have limitations in business valuation and negotiation capabilities.And no matter how small a subdivision field is, as long as it can be the first, there will be capital entering the market.

Capital institutions need a wonderful fairy tale of champions, because this is what they like to hear most from the primary market investors they face.

"The largest artist management company in the United States focusing on Asian musicians."

Judging from Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen's identity background and cultural characteristics, this is indeed a very suitable path for them.

In addition, using the name of CL's overseas manager to get closer to YG Entertainment and carry out wider cooperation is also a possible motivation.

Among other things, if YG Entertainment can reach a cooperation with Han Yi's UTA, just the live performances and commercial endorsements that are approached every year will add a touch of color to the financial statements of the United Artists Management Company.

Ben Mawson quickly built an impeccable logical chain in his mind, and his thinking, which was originally dizzy by messy clues, gradually became clear and smooth.

"That's true, Miss Zhao, you have chosen a very correct route."

Ben Mawson, who was much more relieved, became more relaxed in tone.

"Asian music, especially K-Pop, has been well-known in this half of the world in recent years. It is indeed a clever enough timing to choose to enter the game at this moment."

Having said that, Ben turned his head, nodded and smiled at Han Yi, and the latter responded with a polite smile to him.

Sure enough, behind all the weirdness, there is a reasonable explanation.

Sure enough, the smart manager believed our story.

Two completely different but equally strong thoughts popped up in the minds of Ben Mosen and Han Yi at the same time.

This is the negotiation strategy that Han Yi repeatedly instilled in Zhao Youzhen. Behind the 100% truth, there is 100% falsehood, or you can switch positions.

1. Signed Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding to help the freshman TGO increase the depth of the lineup.Do your best, if you can become popular, you can become popular, if you can't, you can also have two more successful cases to show newcomers.

2. Sign CL to further cultivate in the K-Pop field, and even become the safest shelter for Asian musicians in the European and American markets.

3. Sign Dua Lipa and hold on to her music rights.

Every item is what Han Yi wants to do, and there is nothing fabricated out of thin air.

But Ben Mawson got the importance of everything wrong.

He thought it was 2>1>3.

But in Han Yi's mind, it was 3>2>1.

It is such a small cognitive bias that is enough to prompt Ben Mawson to make a business decision that he regrets for life.

"Yes, so I hope we can complete this exciting long-term plan together." Han Yi strikes while the iron is hot, without giving Ben Mosen any time to think.He raised his glass and smiled, "You're also an important part of the plan, Ben."

"I'm very honored, Mr. Han." Ben Mawson clinked glasses with Han Yi for the second time today. "Moving to Los Angeles has always been one of the primary goals of my career."

"However...we can discuss these specific details until we get to work on Monday. We have booked the Waldorf near the office for you, so you can take a good rest and don't miss the breakfast at the hotel...it's impeccable."

Without waiting for Ben Mosen to react, Han Yi turned his attention to Dua Lipa.

"Today, we have only one mission...and that is to celebrate Miss Lipa's talent."

"This is a glass for you." Han Yi deliberately imitated Leonardo DiCaprio's movements in "The Great Gatsby", showing Dua Lipa a very appropriate expression Smile.

"To Dua Lipa."

"To Dua Lipa."

"Thank you... thank you."

The glass made a crisp crashing sound. Dua Lipa looked at his manager, and then at the big boss who had a high probability of becoming his manager's immediate boss diagonally opposite him, with a dazed expression on his face.

Didn’t you come to Los Angeles this time to talk about signing cooperation with me?

Just now... what happened?
……

"Open the door, LAPD!"

Han Yi clenched his fist and knocked on the wooden door of Room 1902 on the [-]th floor of The Vermont.

The force is great, but the door is thick enough, even if there is a dull pain in the wrist, the sound is still dull.

It's still the same.

Han Yi took half a step back and looked up at the house number with a somewhat emotional expression.

This is the first time I have come to a small apartment since I was reborn.

Yesterday, all HMG staff worked overtime to complete the contracts of Madison Beer, Anne-Marie, and Horch. They struck while the iron was hot and held their first creative meeting with Anne-Marie and Horch.

The A&R meeting in Madison is scheduled for Monday, May 5.At that time, she will visit Room 2 of Xinghui Building together with Dua Lipa. One will sort out the future work plan, and the other will discuss the acquisition and franchise matters with the manager in detail.

According to California's overtime law, Han Yi needs to pay overtime wages that are 1.5 times the normal salary for the extra eight hours of working days yesterday.Therefore, although there are still many things to be dealt with, considering the religious beliefs of most of the staff in the office and the unnecessary waste of extra expenses, Han Yi still asks everyone to take a day off first, and then follow the normal time at [-] o'clock on Monday Handle business.

Han Yi is not Elon Musk, nor is it Silicon Valley in 2023.Too much overtime is not only unbearable for the wallet, but also does not conform to the American workplace culture.

It has been about a month and a half, and there are many things to worry about every day, such as the establishment and improvement of the company, the signing and development of artists, the establishment of the structure of the family office, and the progress of various investment projects. Packed to the brim.

In this stall where he was going all out to wind up the clockwork, and suddenly had a day of leisure, Han Yi found that he didn't know how to spend the time anymore.

Open Steam?The games I bought but didn’t play have already piled up like a mountain. I want to find a casual game that can make people feel physically and mentally happy... Hey, why is my "Iron Hearts 4" gone?What, it hasn't been released yet?
Go to the private theater and click on Netflix, look left and right, but there is no new movie that meets my heart.But I can't blame other platforms. People in 2023, traveling back to 2016, see everything is nostalgic classics.

With no one to accompany, how can those things that I have seen countless times still attract me?
Wait, the person who accompanied him to the movies...

as small as...

Well, today's pastime is you.

Han Yi excitedly rubbed himself up from the theater sofa, gearing up.

An hour and a half later, he arrived in front of Xu Yiru's apartment with big bags and small bags.

"Fu Wenpei, open the door, you have the ability to steal..."

"Are you insane?"

Before Han Yi finished reading his lines, the door opened suddenly, and Xiao Ru didn't need to look through the cat's eyes to know who the blind man outside was.

In Los Angeles, the only one who will recite "Love in the Rain" for her is Han Yi.

"good afternoon."

Han Yi Chong Xiaoru waved his hand, grinning out eight teeth.

"Catching a paper?"

"Oh no."

Xu Yiru sighed, and pointed at himself helplessly.

Low-prescription black-rimmed glasses are on the bridge of the nose, and a pink headband covers the suet-white jade-like forehead.She was wearing a gray sweater with an exaggerated size that covered Xiao Ru from shoulders to knees, and she wore a pair of her favorite Rainbow Bear slippers on the soles of her feet.

Although it completely disappeared under the sweater, Han Yi knew very well that there must be a pair of shorts with the USC logo printed on it.

"You are..."

Xu Yiru looked at Han Yi from head to toe, and then noticed the four big paper bags at his feet.

"I don't accept boys staying here."

He crossed his arms and clenched his teeth, trying to remain serious.

"Why don't you stay here? I'm here to visit the prison."

Han Yi bent down and flicked his fingers to reveal the red logo on the butter paper.

"See, Trader Joe's."

Han Yi raised his head and looked at Xu Yiru who was about to be unable to hold back his laughter.

"This is loving feeding."

(End of this chapter)