In the end, the people sent by Sony Music to negotiate still failed to get Ye Zhiqiu's promise and left with disappointment.

Kishimoto Yuya was vaguely aware of Ye Zhiqiu's attitude, but he was still confused in his heart.

In terms of how to promote Asian singers, Sony is undoubtedly the most influential record company in the world. There is nothing to hesitate about.

However, this was exactly the reason that made Ye Zhiqiu hesitate.

Sony is indeed very powerful, but its base camp is in Neon Country, and its greatest influence is in Asia.

From the plan introduced by the other party, it can also be heard that the other party hopes that after signing the contract, he will first release the record in Neon Country, and then enter the American market after his fame becomes further...

Currently, Ye Zhiqiu is very popular in many Asian countries and has a huge fan base, so he will basically not lose money by releasing a new album.

But in the United States, it’s hard to tell. Although it has appeared on the B charts several times, European and American audiences generally still have the status of “heard of Ye Zhiqiu but don’t know who it is”.

Moreover, it is not generally difficult for Asian singers to become popular in European and American music circles.

The other party's intention is obvious. Let Ye Zhiqiu harvest the Asian market first and make money before considering matters in Europe and the United States. Sony will not lose money even if it fails.

But Ye Zhiqiu had no such plan, so he decided to talk to the second company, Universal, before talking about it.

Universal is also one of the most powerful international record companies at the moment. Strictly speaking, it is stronger than Sony.

Unlike Sony, which focuses on the Asian market, this company's main business scope is in the United States, so Ye Zhiqiu is quite looking forward to this negotiation.

Shortly after Kishimoto left, an enthusiastic voice came along with the obvious sound of footsteps.

"Hi! Is it my turn?"

A white man who was significantly heavier than his height walked in from the door. When he saw Ye Zhiqiu, his eyes lit up and he said happily: "Ye, I finally see you."

"Haha, let me introduce myself first, just call me Dave..."

This man's name is Dave, a seemingly ordinary fat middle-aged man, but he is actually the global vice president of Universal Music, and he flew over from the United States specially for this negotiation.

In terms of level, Dave should be much higher than Kishimoto just now.

Ye Zhiqiu didn't waste any time and directly asked Kishimoto's question again.

"Development plan"? Of course we have it, but..." Dave looked at Ye Zhiqiu and smiled: "I want to hear your own views on the future first."

Ye Zhiqiu directly stated the rough plan in his mind. Dave became more and more surprised as he listened, and finally sighed: "Ye, to be honest, your idea is very bold, and we have never even imagined it."

"Before this, there has never been an Asian singer who could reach the heights you mentioned, but Universal likes singers with personality, and our direction is the same. Universal is happy to witness the birth of the number one, so sign with us.

!”

Dave became more and more excited as he talked, and the flesh on his face seemed to be trembling. He suddenly remembered something and asked: "By the way, you just met Sony first, so I can ask, how much is the signing fee they offered?

"

Before Ye Zhiqiu and Song Mei could answer, Dave laughed and said, "You're just kidding, I know this is a business secret."

"However, I don't think the company controlled by the old man from Neon Country can be very generous..."

After muttering something insulting to his colleagues, Dave stretched out a finger and said confidently: "Universal's sincerity has always been sufficient."

"Fifteen million dollars, this is our sincerity."

At this time, Song Mei and Ye Zhiqiu were both stunned for a moment.

Fifteen million U.S. dollars, converted into RMB, is... over 100 million!

Compared to the 80 million offered by Sony, Universal is indeed generous...

Like Sony, Huahai Entertainment and Ye Zhiqiufang did not immediately respond.

Although I already have an intention in mind, it is not a trivial matter after all. It is always right to compare more. In addition to these two companies, I will also meet with the two giants EMI and Warner before making the final decision.

...

In the next few days, Ye Zhiqiu returned to the state of focusing on filming with the team.

Time comes again to Sunday, the day when the second episode of "Five Elements in the Mist Mountain" is broadcast.

The official broadcast time was in the evening, but in the afternoon, eager fans were already warming up on various forums.

"Finally waiting for you!"

"You know how my week went?"

"Please open an advance on-demand broadcast. I can't help but pay for it."

At seven o'clock in the evening, the second episode of "Five Elements in the Mist Mountain" arrived as promised amidst fans' long-awaited calls.

The name of this episode is "The Angry Peacock".

The concept of "anger" is one of the three poisons of "greed, anger, and ignorance" in Buddhism.

In the plot, the battle scene between Huoxing and Peacock is still extremely exciting, and then a surprising secret is revealed in the plot.

In the first episode, the "omnipotent" magic medicine Juxian Pill mentioned by the villagers in the small mountain village was actually made from the blood of the little unicorn.

It turned out that the little Qilin was captured by the villagers after he ran out of the giant shield and was used to obtain blood for refining medicine. When Huo Xing found out, the little Qilin was already dying.

Seeing this, I don’t know how many netizens blurted out “fuck”.

Many people did not expect this reversal, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems to be a matter of course.

It can only be said that between pure "hot-blooded comics" and thoughtfulness, the producer chose the latter.

In order to avoid chaos in the demon world, Qilin sealed himself in the giant shield, but it was opened by the element of fire. The villagers in the small mountain village have a tender side of caring for their loved ones, but at the same time they are doing cruel things by imprisoning the little Qilin to refine medicine.

These contradictions all illustrate the truth that there is no absolute evil and good in the world, and also trigger the audience's discussion of human nature.

Compared with the simple "secondary", this part of the design also makes the entire animation plot much richer. After enjoying the extremely exciting fighting scenes, these are really an unexpected surprise.

Therefore, after the second episode was aired, "Five Elements in the Mist Mountain" still maintained a high score of 9.9 on Penguin Video, and many viewers had the same dissatisfaction.

——Too short!
Chapter completed!