Chapter 511 You are the mascot
As the intermediary, Luo Dayou and Zheng Donghan also came to Taiwan and began negotiations with the Rolling Stones.
Rolling Stone Records was founded in 1980, and the first singer they signed was Pan Yueyun.
Then he became famous after signing Luo Dayou and Zhang Sylvia.
Today's Rolling Stones are full of talents, and they are called the "Two Heroes of the Treasure Island" together with UFO.
It owns Li Zongsheng and Xiaochong, who are the godfathers of the Chinese music scene.
It also has a large number of powerful singers such as Chen Shuhua, Zhou Huajian, Qi Yu, Qi Qin, Zhao Chuan, and Zhang Xinzhe.
Of course, compared with Baiyang Records, it’s not even interesting.
Get rid of the BUG Yang Ye.
Baiyang Records owns Luo Dayou, a godfather figure in the music industry.
She also has Teresa Teng, one of the first sisters in the Chinese music scene, and holds the top spot in Asia’s Girls’ Generation.
There are also five super popular singers including Jacky Cheung, Priscilla Chan, Michelle Yeh, Liu Hua and Liming.
They also have a Jade Bird record company in Japan, which owns the super idol Akina Nakamori.
Beyond, one of its rock bands, has been dormant for several years. This year it finally became popular with the song "Earth".
Before the lifting of martial law in Taiwan, Taiwan had relatively strict control over the recording industry, and overseas record companies could basically only enter Taiwan through agents.
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, PolyGram opened a branch in Taiwan early, and there must be some shady PY transactions involved.
Now that martial law has been lifted and the economy is soaring, all major overseas record companies are eyeing this piece of fat.
Sony, Warner, Universal, EMI, all came to the venue one after another.
These international companies have deep pockets, and as soon as they come in, they wave their checks and buy everywhere.
In a short time, countless record companies, big and small, changed owners and were acquired by the five major companies.
This puts a lot of pressure on UFO and Rolling Stone, the leading record companies in Taiwan.
In a few years, the flying saucer will be eaten by Warner.
The Rolling Stones did not give in, but expanded aggressively, opening branches in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.
But the prerequisite for expansion is money. If you don’t have money, expansion is a waste.
The 1990s was the golden age of the record industry. Publishing records was equivalent to printing money.
The Rolling Stones used all the money they earned to expand, and in the end there was nothing left.
After the millennium, with the advent of the Internet era, the recording industry has experienced a comprehensive decline.
The Rolling Stones have worked hard for twenty years, but for nothing!
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In today's golden age of the record industry, it is very difficult to acquire a company like Rolling Stone, because this thing is really profitable and I don't want to sell it!
However, it is not completely impossible. The condition proposed by Yang Ye is that the label remains unchanged and the Duan brothers still lead Rolling Stone Records, as long as Bai Yang Records has a controlling stake.
As for the benefits, there are so many!
In this era, with the prosperity of Taiwan's economy, Hong Kong singers have begun to go to Taiwan to develop, and the focus of the Chinese music scene has also shifted to Taiwan!
And Yang Ji has extremely terrifying singer resources. If all of his superstars landed in Taiwan, they would be enough to cause a tsunami in the Taiwanese music scene.
This time Yang Ye was just trying his best. None of his superstars showed up. Zhang Xinzhe became famous instantly with just one song "IBelieve"!
This star-making ability makes the Duan brothers convinced!
In addition, Yang Ji has very complete sales channels in Nanyang, Japan, South Korea, and even the mainland.
The Rolling Stones could only huddle on the island of Taiwan for the time being. It would be 1992 before they really decided to attack everywhere.
That’s because the pressure from the five major international record companies is too great, forcing it to go out.
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Zheng Donghan said: "The acquisition is okay, but they require...exchange of shares!"
Yang Ye was stunned: "Don't you feel comfortable taking the money directly?"
"Taking the money directly is a one-time deal. , but you can keep making money by investing in it, and people can still tell the difference between having a good meal and a good meal!”
“How to exchange it?”
“We use 30% of the shares of Baiyang Records! In exchange for 51% of the shares of Rolling Stone Records, we gained control of the Rolling Stones!”
"That's it, what do you think?"
"I think it can be changed!"
"Then change it!"
"Then I will even out 2% of the shares Give it to you!”
Yang Ye was stunned and then said: “Then I will exchange it with you for 2% of the shares of the film company!”
Zheng Donghan was happy: "Then I made money."
He did make money. Film companies make more money than record companies.
Yang Ye said indifferently: "We have been brothers for more than ten years, so it is easy to talk!"
The original equity structure of Baiyang Records was Yang Ye 60%, Zheng Donghan 25%, and Deng Lijun 15% .
When Luo Dayou first joined the company, the company gave him 5% of the shares, and Yang Ye's shares were reduced to 57% in proportion.
This time, another 30% of the shares were given to Rolling Stone. Although Yang Ye was still the largest shareholder, it was no longer enough to control the company.
Even if Deng Lijun’s shares are included, it is still a little short of 51% of the relative holdings in the industry.
That’s why Zheng Donghan said that he would transfer 2% of the shares to Yang Ye, so that the combined shares of Yang Ye and Deng Lijun would exceed 51%.
In fact, the three of them have been working together for more than ten years. They basically wear the same pair of pants. The Rolling Stones joined in, and they still have the final say in the company.
But Zheng Donghan still took the initiative to mention this matter, because he understood that Yang Ye's personal prestige was crucial to the development of the company.
If he were to rely on himself, just trying to win over those superstars would be a life-threatening matter.
Zheng Donghan said: "Do you know why the Rolling Stones agreed to this deal?"
"Why?"
"The first reason is that the Rolling Stones and UFO killed the reds. We are stunned, but we are always overwhelmed by UFO. We hope that after introducing our strength, we can win back the victory. "Now UFO not only has powerful factions like Su Rui and Tsai Qin, but also has rising idol factions like Wang Jie and Xiao Hu. .
The Rolling Stones' Zhou Huajian and Zhang Xinzhe did not start to show their power until the 1990s, and they really couldn't compete with UFOs.
But Wang Jie was just a flash in the pan, and the Little Tigers stopped working after returning from military service.
Yang Ye nodded and said with a smile: "In that case, let's give them a Raptor Crossing the River!"
"The second reason is the most important, the top five international records After entering Taiwan, they began to make crazy acquisitions and poaching, which put a lot of pressure on the Rolling Stones. They were worried that one day they would lose the company.
In contrast, in addition to having superior resources, we are the top decision-makers. You are a totem-like existence that can not only unite people's hearts, but also never dictate the company's affairs."
"You mean... I'm a mascot? They think that even if they are acquired by us, they can still be in charge of the company, which is better than being swallowed up by the five major record companies one day and leaving nothing behind?"
"That's right. !”
Yang Ye laughed dumbly: “I don’t have that much time, just focus on the general direction!”
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For Rolling Stone Records, This deal is a very good deal.
Because Hong Kong is now the largest market for Chinese music, Baiyang Records is always making money.
It is difficult for Mandarin singers under Rolling Stone to establish themselves in Hong Kong. They need to overcome language barriers and compete with local Hong Kong singers. They have almost no advantage.
It is often easier for Cantonese singers to mix with Mandarin. You see, Alan Tam doesn't speak Mandarin well, but he has no problem singing Mandarin songs.
Cantonese singers have another more important advantage: Hong Kong movies dominate Asia.
Film and television works can expand the communication channels of music. An awesome theme song can make a singer famous in minutes.
Taiwan is not good at this!
Of course, more than ten years later, Taiwanese idol dramas have become popular in Asia, and Taiwanese music can still take advantage of the situation.
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For Yang Ye, this deal is also a very good deal.
The consensus between Yang Ye and Zheng Donghan is that the focus of Chinese music will shift to Taiwan.
Yang Ye even directly predicted that the Hong Kong market will be surpassed by Taiwan in at most five years.
Yang Ye’s vision in the music field is to win PolyGram when the recording industry is declining.
Thus joining the five major record giants and establishing a world-class music group.
As for the positioning of Baiyang Records, it is just a label under his music group that focuses on the Cantonese market.
How big can the Cantonese market be?
Not to mention that the focus of the Chinese world will shift to the mainland in the future.
In the long run, Mandarin songs are more valuable!
With this change, Yang Ye would make a huge profit.
Only he knows how valuable the songs in the hands of the Rolling Stones will be in the future.
Even if we don’t talk about the future and only talk about the present, singers like Zhou Huajian and Chen Shuhua are hard to come by.
Not to mention Li Zongsheng and Xiaochong, two divine comedy makers.
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The plane landed smoothly, and Teresa Teng packed her things and prepared to get off the plane.
Both babies wanted to be hugged. Deng Lijun said: "I hugged my brother when I got on the plane, now I hug my sister!"
As she said that, she picked up Yang Xin and Yang Min was helpless. , and had to be held by the nanny!
The four of them walked out together, and Yang Xin asked: "Mom, can we see dad in a moment?"
Deng Lijun smiled and said: "Yes, dad is waiting for us outside!"
"I miss Dad so much!"
"Dad misses you too!"
When mother and son walked down the hanging ladder, the person following them suddenly said to their companions: " Am I right? That’s Teresa Teng?”
The companion also looked incredulous: "It must be true. Although she is wearing a mask, her voice is so nice that you can tell it immediately."
"I didn't expect that she actually has a child, and two more. No wonder they rarely come out in recent years."
"They are a twin, right?"
"Who is her husband?"
< br>"Yang Ye, who else could it be!"
"I remember watching the news when I was in middle school. Yang Ye took a bullet for Yamaguchi Momoe. Later, Yamaguchi Momoe even quit the Japanese entertainment industry for Yang Ye. Didn't Yang Ye marry her?"
" Who knows, Deng Lijun has a child anyway!”
…
“Dad!”
“Hey!”
Yang Xin and Yang Min rushed over. Yang Ye held each other in his arms and asked: "Were you naughty on the plane?"
Yang Xin said: "I am very obedient, but my younger brother is naughty."
"Then did you teach him a lesson?"
"Of course, I am the sister. If he doesn't listen, I will beat him!"
Yang Ye was happy and beat him. My younger brother should do it early, he won't be able to beat him when he gets older.
"My parents have been busy at home all afternoon, let's go!"
Teng Lijun nodded with a smile and said, "I thought my parents would come to pick me up!"
"Age I’m older and my legs and feet are inconvenient, so I asked the two elders not to come.”
“Well, Xiao Xin, Xiao Min, let’s go home to see grandpa and grandma!”
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