Business negotiations were not child's play, especially when it involved high interests. It often took a battle of wits and courage to reach a final compromise or give up.
SPG Entertainment, or rather, Pu Zhenghao, was sincere about importing "Autumn in My Heart" to South Korea. However, his appetite was too big for Lu Chen to accept.
However, the specific conditions could be discussed. Pu Zhenghao's first visit was obviously more to test the waters. Of course, he would be very satisfied if they could negotiate directly. However, Lu Chen's firm attitude towards his own interests had hit a wall.
If it was the executives of other Japanese and Korean entertainment companies, they might be very unhappy. Many of them were used to being high and mighty and had a high attitude towards the domestic entertainment industry. They thought that they could casually throw out something and it would attract a group of people to fight over it.
Pu Zhenghao was different. He had settled down and worked in China for more than ten years. He was well versed in China's culture and had a deep understanding of the domestic entertainment industry. Therefore, he knew very well about Lu Chen's strength.
In the eyes of the representative of SPG Entertainment's China office, Lu Chen was China's Kim Hyun Ping.
Kim Hyun Ping was the most famous artist in South Korea from 2000 to 2010. He had amazing talent and had composed many classic music works. Moreover, he was tall and handsome. The television dramas and movies he had filmed had caused a sensation and had a wide influence throughout Asia.
However, six years ago, Kim Hyun Ping was not satisfied with the South Korean entertainment industry. He also looked down on the China market and ambitiously went to Hollywood. In the end, he did not make a name for himself there for a few years and became a special supporting role set up by the American film company for the Asian market. He lost a lot of popularity in South Korea.
Lu Chen was very similar to Kim Hyun Ping, who had just debuted. They were both talent shows. They were both tall and handsome, both talented, both outstanding musicians, and both … young and energetic.
Compared to the narrow and competitive market in South Korea, China's entertainment market was too big. It was like a vast ocean that could accommodate the growth of a dragon.
Therefore, as long as Lu Chen did not court death, his development potential was limitless!
SPG Entertainment being able to establish a good relationship with such a person was equivalent to investing in a stock with high potential.
That was why Pu Jung-ho offered a "high price" of 800 million won to purchase Blue in the first round of negotiations to show his sincerity. The conditions he added later were more of a test.
It didn't matter if they couldn't come to an agreement. As long as they didn't fall out with each other, they could continue to negotiate.
The so-called bottom line was tested step by step like this.
It was precisely with such a position that the negotiations between the two sides were relatively harmonious, and there was no situation of swords being drawn. Pu Zhenghao sat in LuChen's studio for two hours before leaving.
After sending off the representative of SPG Entertainment's China office, Lu Chen felt as if he had just finished a battle. He was a little tired.
Chen Fei 'er's understanding of Pu Zhenghao was still too simple. This old fox was really hard to deal with.
His character was tough, but it wasn't just tough. There was a hint of gentleness in his toughness that hid needles in silk floss.
Lu Chen said to Lu Xi, "If there's a chance in the future, I want to poach him!"
Lu Xi was speechless.
She had been Lu Chen's agent for more than half a year, and she knew more and more about the entertainment industry, so she knew very well that a character like Pu Zhenghao was not someone her studio could afford to poach.
The domestic entertainment industry was greatly affected by South Korea. Many big companies also poached people from their South Korean counterparts, such as arrangers, choreographers, producers, directors, etc., and there were artists directly.
But in general, those who could be poached were basically second or third-rate characters.
Pu Zhenghao was the representative of SPG Entertainment's China office, a real high-level figure. If he wanted to change his tune, he would only choose a big company like Flying Stone Records. How could he come to Lu Chen Studio?
Lu Chen's idea was too naive.
Of course, Lu Chen saw Lu Xi's disapproval. He didn't explain in detail, because now was not the time.
It was true that Pu Zhenghao was a senior executive of SPG Entertainment, but this senior executive of SPG was a marginalized figure. He worked hard to expand the market in China. He had worked hard even if he had no credit, but his position had never been moved.
Because Pu Zhenghao was not a direct descendant of the current chairman of SPG, but a former confidant!
South Korea's corporate system was learned from Japan. When South Korea's economy took off in the 1980s and 1990s, it played a very important role, giving birth to more than a dozen giant companies, such as the famous Samsung.
But since entering the new century, with the rapid development of new industries, South Korea's corporate system has been severely impacted by the new culture. The rigid bureaucratic internal management and the promotion path based on seniority, coupled with the power struggle at the top, have caused many companies to close down or face difficult predicaments.
SPG was one of the top entertainment companies in South Korea. It had not been established for a long time, and it was also a family-run enterprise. After the chairman who originally appreciated Pu Zhenghao abdicated, he was pressed down in SPG's China office.
In fact, in terms of contributions, Pu Zhenghao was fully qualified to return to South Korea to be promoted to a higher position.
In addition, Pu Zhenghao was not a pure Korean. His father was a northeastern Korean who had immigrated to South Korea in his early years.
This insider information was revealed to Lu Chen by Chen Fei 'er. She had specially inquired about it from an insider, and it was considered an open secret in a certain circle.
Many people did not believe that Pu Zhenghao would stay at SPG forever, but so far, he had not shown any signs of leaving SPG.
Through the previous conversation, Lu Chen had the most intuitive impression of Pu Zhenghao, and admired his shrewdness.
If such a person who was proficient in Chinese and Korean could be recruited, the benefits were self-evident, especially since Lu Chen had always had the ambition to look to the Asian market.
Of course, Lu Chen Studio was still too weak now, and it was a little unrealistic to covet a talent like Pu Zhenghao, but opportunities were always given to those who were prepared!
Lu Chen said, "Sister, we must negotiate for the location of the art park, it doesn't matter if the price is high!"
Setting up roots in the art park was a very important step for the studio to expand. It was not just a matter of a larger area, but the most important thing was the location and environment, which were very suitable for the studio's survival and development.
Lu Xi nodded. She had already arranged to talk with Yu Jizhong in the afternoon.
When it came to the specific contract negotiations, Lu Chen did not participate. However, the subletting went smoothly. Lu Chen brought Chen Xin over to talk with Yu Jizhong for the whole afternoon, and they signed the official contract.
The New Era Art Center in Beijing, which was also known as the art park, was completed in 2001. The properties there were limited uses, and some of them had been bought out by companies, while the rest were for rent.
The place of Yu Jizhong's art studio was rented from the management committee of the art center, but it was a long-term contract, and he had the priority to renew it. Now he was transferring part of the lease to Lu Chen.
This was in line with the rules. As long as it did not exceed the limited scope of business, the management committee of the art park allowed subletting. However, the price of Yu Jizhong's original lease was definitely different from the current one.
After signing the contract, Lu Xi made a budget that night, calculating the cost of moving the studio. The rent, decoration, recording studio construction, etc., would cost at least 15 million yuan.
Then he was entrusting Li Mubai to help him approve the charity fund. The registered capital of 20 million yuan needed to be spent 10 million yuan, and this part of the money could not be touched according to the regulations.
In this way, 25 million yuan would be spent, and a new drama would be released this year. The studio's investment would definitely account for a large proportion, so the money earned by "Autumn in My Heart" would be far from enough.
Lu Xi also specially reminded Lu Chen that he signed the contract of Chen Fei 'er's transfer of the house. Even if he paid off 30 million yuan in five years, he still had to pay back 6 million yuan a year!
In this way, Lu Chen found that he had become a poor man again, and he owed a lot of debt.
"Ha ha ha …"
After listening to Lu Chen's complaints, Chen Fei 'er laughed very happily on the phone: "Then you should write a few more songs for others, and then you can earn back the money!"
As a representative of the new generation of domestic singer-songwriters, and also won two awards in the "Asian Chinese Music Chart", Lu Chen was definitely a hot figure in the pop music world, and there were many people who wanted to buy songs from him.
If Lu Chen could really make up his mind to write songs, it was really not a problem to earn tens of millions of yuan, because in his memory, there were thousands of excellent music works.
It was just that he never thought of being a song wholesaler, and he would not squander this precious wealth at will. On the one hand, it raised the threshold for song invitations, and on the other hand, it also screened the partners for cooperation.
Now Lu Chen Studio's offer to the public was 500,000 yuan for a song, which reached the top level in the industry.
This offer scared most people away, and it also caused a lot of discussion in the circle.
Chen Fei 'er's teasing came from this.
Lu Chen said with a smile, "Don't think about others for the time being. Do your album well first. That's the most important thing!"
"That's really nice. Do you want me to lend you some money?"
A woman who fell in love could not listen to sweet words. Chen Fei 'er's EQ and IQ were both coaxed by these words: "You don't have to worry about that contract. It doesn't matter if you give me money later …"
If Lu Chen was determined to be a gigolo who lived off a woman, he would definitely be very successful.
But he just wanted to put on airs: "No need, I can still do it without writing songs!"
Of course, Lu Chen's self-confidence was not without reason, because as a star, especially a popular star artist, has an important channel to make a lot of money – that is, brand endorsement.
And among all the brands that are currently interested in cooperating with Lu Chen, Zhonghua Automobile is undoubtedly the largest!
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