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"I think BMG's conditions are pretty good, you can consider it."

Duca said.

"Didn't you say you wanted to open a music company? I'm still planning to continue cooperating with you."

Shania smiled.

"I have thought about it, but I don't have that much money now. If you start from a small company, it will take at least ten years to grow the company. Now is your golden development period. It would be a pity to miss it."

BMG is the music business subsidiary of the German media giant Bertelsmann Group. It acquired the famous American record company RCA in 1987 and became one of the top five record companies in the world. It is huge. Elvis Presley once belonged to this record company.

company.

By cooperating with this kind of company, Shania can obtain more resources, greater development potential, and many benefits.

If she stays in a small music company to develop, such as co-founding a music company with him, this will undoubtedly cause Shania to miss many development opportunities.

Now the other four queens have already debuted and are quite famous.

And Shania debuted the latest and has no background. If she doesn't catch up now, her influence in the music industry will fall even further behind in the future.

"You invested so much in the first single. If I signed a contract with BMG, wouldn't you lose the money?"

Shania held her cheek and said.

"Don't worry, this album is doing very well, and it will get better and better. I will get my money back in less than half a year, and you can also make a lot of money, so it is impossible to lose money."

Behind the bar, Duca put the prepared cocktail in front of her.

"Okay, will you write songs for me again in the future? The songs you write are great."

Shania smiled.

Duka smiled and said, "It depends on inspiration. If I have a good song, I will leave it to you to sing. After all, I only have an idol like you in the music world."

"Haha, you said this, I will remember your words!"

Shania smiled softly, raised her glass and touched it with him.

The next day, Howard Stringer, the vice president of the music development department of BMG, came to contact him again about the signing issue. It was obvious that the other party attached great importance to Shania, a newcomer.

Duca accompanied Shania to this negotiation with several professional lawyers and consultants.

In the end, the signing fee did not change, it was still US$500,000, paid in one lump sum, and the singer's album copyright share increased from 10% to 12%, with the condition that "yellow" must become the title song of Shania's next big album.

BMG plans to produce and release Shania's first self-titled album before July, and promises to provide the best promotional resources for newcomers in terms of publicity and promotion.

These terms will be written into the agreement and serve as the basis for cooperation between the two parties.

After three days of negotiations, Shania officially joined BMG Records and became a member of the same group as the famous country singer John Denver, the Garter Mother-Daughter Choir, and the famous rock singer Lou Reed.

During the negotiation, the single "Yellow" became a hit on the radio. Hundreds of radio stations played the song at different times. The song was played more than 1,200 times a week, and the sales of the single album also reached

22,000.

"Yellow" was also successfully selected on the US Billboard Hot 100 list in the first week of April, and is currently ranked 96th, with a clear upward trend.

It is estimated that in the next month, the record sales will reach 50,000 copies, and he will be able to almost recoup his investment of more than 300,000 yuan. When Shania's first album is released in the future, he will also receive a royalty fee.

"It's quite profitable to release records. Duca, why don't we also try to release a record?"

Andrew said while holding the club.

"you sing?"

"The two of us create a group, and anyone can sing."

"Forget it, it doesn't sound reliable."

Duca took the club and knocked Black Eight into the corner hole.

"I lost again and won't come again. You win every time. I don't get any sense of achievement from fighting with you."

Andrew put down his club and said.

"Then you should fight with me more often, defeat and defeat again and again. The more frustrated you are, the more courageous you will become, and you will become a master."

Duca smiled.

"Hey, I don't want to be abused."

Andrew walked to the nearby casino and played blackjack with a few rich second generations.

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After finishing the record business, "Reservoir Dogs" was released in the United States. On the second Friday of April, "Reservoir Dogs" was released in four theaters in Los Angeles.

In order to save costs, Miramax only did a small amount of publicity.

The movie grossed US$81,000 in its first three days, and its box office performance was average, but better than the average B-level movie.

The number of theaters increased to 272 in the second week, and it was mainly released in small-scale art theaters. It received 2.05 million box office in the first week, and the box office is expected to be around 7 million.

This result is not bad, and it does not have the potential to become a big hit, but compared to the cost of more than 1.3 million, it is still a big hit.

Dongdongdong~

Duca was looking at the company's report, when there were several rapid knocks on the door, and then the door was pushed open, and Quentin walked in angrily, his fierce face full of anger.

"Duka, have you watched "Reservoir Dogs"?"

"Look, what's wrong?"

"Didn't you notice that the movie was cut? Harvey promised not to delete the movie, and we signed an agreement, but that fat guy still took action."

Quentin slapped the table and said.

"Really? Which part was cut out?"

Duca said in surprise.

"In the ear-cutting scene, there was originally a detail of cutting off the ear and leaving a wound. We spent three days doing makeup for this scene, but the guy cut it off without saying a word. What a despicable bastard.

.”

Quentin said angrily.

"Besides the ears, is there anywhere else?"

"No!"

"Okay, don't be angry first, I'll ask Harvey about it."

Duca took the phone and called Harvey.

"What? There are scenes that have been cut out? This is impossible. A movie of 100 minutes and 43 seconds is not a second. How can there be scenes that have been cut out? Duca, did you read it wrong?"

Harvey looked very surprised on the phone.

"Harvey, stop making excuses. I just came back from the movie theater. Three seconds of the ear-cutting scene were cut off, and the originally thrilling scene became ordinary. Harvey, don't forget that you promised us that we still have

There is an agreement, and you must be responsible for this."

Quentin shouted into the phone.

"Yes Harvey, you must give us an explanation for this matter, otherwise I will pursue it to the end."

Duka said coldly.

"Duka Quentin, don't worry. I don't know about this matter. I'll check it out and give you a satisfactory answer."

"Okay, we are waiting for your reply."

Duca hung up the phone.

More than an hour later, Harvey called and kept apologizing and explaining the reason.

After receiving "Reservoir Dogs", he went abroad and was busy participating in film festivals, acquiring new film rights, and new film projects. Anyway, he was very busy and had no time to worry about the release of the film.

So he handed the matter over to his brother Bob Weinstein.

Bob is Harvey's younger brother. He is two years younger than Harvey. He is a little taller and thinner. In other places, he is very similar to Harvey. Duca has also met this man twice.

Bob went on to apologize on the phone. Before "Reservoir Dogs" was released, they submitted the film to the MPAA for review.

Due to the specific scenes of torture and ear cutting, the Film Association gave "Reservoir Dogs" an X rating, and they argued vigorously.

In the end, the MPAA said that as long as the extremely bloody scene was deleted, it could be re-rated as R, so...

"Duka Quentin, I just criticized Bob severely. This time he did too badly. I want to apologize to you and compensate you for your losses according to the contract. How about 200,000 US dollars? Duca, we are old

Friendship, you know my attitude towards movies, please believe that I did not do this on purpose."

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Harvey Weinstein held the phone and said sincerely.

Duca shook his head. It was rumored that Harvey was a gangster, and this was evident from this.

After the film was cut and screened on a wider scale, Harvey could earn at least several million more, but this guy was only willing to pay 200,000 in compensation.

If he doesn't agree and has to compete with Harvey in court, it may be difficult to win.

Harvey's current wife's name is Eve Chilton. She was born into a wealthy family in Boston. Her parents were elites in the legal field. Her great-grandfather, Edmund Randolph, became Secretary of State and was the founder of Hunton & Williams, the first global law firm in the United States.

.

This family has deep connections in the political and legal circles. Winning the lawsuit is difficult and takes a lot of time.

Harvey also used this family's relationship to establish deep and extensive connections in the political world. For example, he met the next Clinton couple through his wife.

However, the marriage between the two did not last long before they divorced. It is said that Future Harvey was sentenced to more than 20 years after being caught, and his ex-wife also had a share of the credit.

"Quentin, I'm sorry, I forgot about Harvey's personality. This guy is a big scissor and likes to cut other people's movies. This time we made an agreement and I thought he would implement it in accordance with the agreement.

Unfortunately, I still misjudged the person. I am also responsible for this matter, and I will continue to pursue it to the end and give you an explanation."

Duca said apologetically that if LV Pictures was a big company, Harvey would not dare to be so perfunctory. This is a weak country without diplomacy.

"Duka, this matter has nothing to do with you. You don't need to apologize. The responsibility lies entirely with Harvey. I used to think he was a good filmmaker, but I didn't expect him to be such a person. I will never cooperate with him in the future."

Quentin shook his fist and said angrily.

Duca raised his eyebrows. This sounded good. Some time ago, he was worried that Quentin and Harvey would be poached if they got too close. Now he doesn't have to worry about this anymore.

"I support you and will not cooperate with him in the future. Let's go have a drink. I'm treating you today."

Duca went with Quentin to drink away his sorrows.

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