Chapter 115 Factory Tour 1 Day

"You will definitely sing the song for Donnie, right? If we sign a contract with Columbia Records." After the two discussed, the first sentence of Donnie's manager pointed to the core issue.

"I've heard about your contract talks with Columbia Records, but frankly, it's none of my business. Empire State of Mind will be on my own debut record, produced by my own A+ record, and I really value it Song, come here, Mr. Motura forced it. I didn’t know who Donnie was before. I hope you can understand that Sony Columbia Records is the publisher of my first album, and they have no right to choose a female singer for me. I'm just willing to cooperate with them, after all, I'm also a rookie, that's all."

Song Ya took him into the office alone, and delayed with the words discussed with Roberto Clivell, "Donnie is not my first choice, you have heard the lyrics of this song, it was originally written for a A New York-born female singer, but she's too hot right now, and she doesn't have rap elements on her album."

"I know, it's Mariah Carey, right?" Song Ya's hint was so obvious that Tang Ni's agent could guess.

"Yes, she just came the day before yesterday, just for this song, and you have seen the news, those reporters."

Song Ya squeezed out a wry smile and shook her head, "I actually thought of the scandal, I really have nothing to do with them."

"I see, so is Tang Ni the second choice? If Miss Kelly doesn't sing?" Tang Ni's manager asked.

"Currently." Song Ya spread her hands, "Of course, I still rely on Sony Columbia's opinion."

"Okay, I understand."

Tang Ni's agent got up to leave, and when he walked to the door, he turned back and asked, "The other two girls, are you interested? I mean, your record company signed them and the asking price is very low. If you are interested, do it now." You can listen to them sing to you."

"You saw it too, my little place..." Those two were ugly, Song Ya declined.

"You'll have a big place, it's just a matter of time."

The other party smiled, asked for a tape of Tang Ni's singing, and left with the three sisters.

According to the plan, Song Ya should then 'go out' for a few days to help Colombia procrastinate, "This kind of offending work is really hard to do..." He looked through the window and saw standing on the street waiting for a taxi The four of them, this kind of combination that has signed a contract for several years and has not released a song must not be financially rich, "Al, you can go and drive them off."

Al went down to drive, "During the few days when I'm away, I'll get the synthesized sound of Empire State of Mind completely fixed." He gave Delay another order, and the next morning, he took Song Asheng and rushed to Silicon Valley again.

"The parts manufactured by Huaguo have arrived, and we are organizing inspection and testing."

Reese, the general manager of A+ Pedal Company, picked them up by car, "The factory building and the remaining large equipment in New Jersey have been disposed of, the newly purchased equipment has also arrived, and the employees have also moved their homes here."

The three of them walked into the factory in Sunnyvale. A large truck was parked behind the factory. The tailgate opened directly to the conveyor belt inside the factory. Two black people were constantly putting standard cartons on the conveyor belt.

"Hey boss."

"Hey, APLUS."

The two were met by Song Ya in a coffee shop in New Jersey. They did not agree to pay the salary at the time, but later Song Ya took care of them and gave them jobs in the new factory. Black people can still leave two reassuring eyeliners in this company.

"How is it? Has the family moved here?" Song Ya opened the carton and took out the components manufactured by Huaguo, the black plastic case, and the company's LOGO. It should be the pedal base, and it is easy to get started Shen, it's definitely covered with metal, "This is much heavier than the notebook, and the style is also very old..." He compared the notebook pedals used by his record company,

Not so satisfied.

"I've moved here, and my wife is helping the child to transfer schools. The quality of this base is not bad." The older black man replied with a smile: "If you don't need to carry it often, Americans still like bigger and heavier ones. This thing is very real at first glance.”

"That's right, we don't compete with notebooks in the mainstream market." Riser brought Song Ya into the factory. On the workbench surrounded by various machines, a skilled worker was dismantling the base and assembling it into a box that was also manufactured by Huaguo. The main body of the stainless steel pedal is the part on the foot.

The difference from ordinary pedals is that there are electronic chips and data connection lines inside. These parts are not produced by the company itself. They come from other suppliers in the United States. One of the other two skilled workers is responsible for assembling this part, and the other is responsible for testing and debugging. .

After the two black employees moved the goods, they also joined in these tasks.

Basically, the Warren Brothers Synthesizer Company has evolved into a pedal assembly workshop under the hands of Song Ya.

"How's the sales situation?" Song Ya took the finished product from Riise, put it on the ground and stepped on it with her feet. It was not bad, and it felt like a piano pedal. Indeed, if portability is not considered, this heavy and solid style will not be annoying to Americans, and it can also support the latest MIDI standard.

"At present, we are gradually replacing old orders. In terms of new business, I am planning to recruit several salesmen all over the country, and strive to enter major professional stores. Printed advertisements have also been prepared. Warren Brothers Synthesizer Company has very complete customer information. Just mail it to the address."

Judging by Lise's cheerful expression, he knew that this business did not lose money. "The key is that the cost has been greatly reduced. Even if the sales do not increase, the profit will look good."

"Not bad."

Song Ya was very satisfied, and followed Riise to his office on the second floor, where the furnishings and various file cabinets had been set up, and there was a middle-aged female clerk outside, she was probably the busiest person in the company, As a finance, personnel, typist, and assistant to the general manager, "Your coffee." He also made two cups of coffee and sent them to Song Ya and Song Asheng.

"Although a sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs." Song Asheng said a Chinese idiom.

"That's right." Riser took out a bag of cassettes from the drawer, "The Xiangjiang agent delivered it with the goods, and Hayden said it was the Huaguo record you wanted."

Song Ya took it and saw that they were all Huaguo rock records, and then remembered that he had mentioned it to Hayden, and he put everything in his bag.

"The cost has become lower. Is it necessary to lower the price to compete for the market?" Song Asheng asked.

"It's not necessary for the time being. The market size of electronic pianos and synthesizer pedals is not large, and we are focusing on the market that notebooks disdain, niche products in the niche, and price wars are not good for anyone."

Riser replied that Song Ya had no objection either. Anyway, he didn't know much about it, and the other party had already bound the company's interests through salary and equity incentives, so he would definitely think wholeheartedly for the company for the time being.

After a day trip to the factory, he returned to the hotel, took out the rock records in his bag, and listened to them all.

"Hello, Roberto..."

He called Roberto Clivell, "You said last time that I can recommend singers, right? It's not a hip-hop singer, it's a rock singer from Huaguo..."

"Okay, your company in Asia is called Sony Music, right? Can you ask me..."

"At present, Dou Wei is the only one who has not signed with a record company, right? He just left the Black Panthers? Just right, I like his songs very much..."

"The piracy is serious over there? Well... yes, just sign him, it's a small amount of money for you... Personality problems? Singers, everyone has personality problems... Yes, just give him an environment where he can enjoy music... ..."