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Chapter 155 The Electronic Music Dynasty

"You okay, man?"

Seeing the iron tower-like Feyamu Derwig walking towards him, followed by Han Yi with stilted footsteps, and Diplo enjoying the sun with manager Kevin Kusatsu by the pool of the Nobu Hotel He took off his sunglasses and asked with concern.

"You look like... oh."

After a night spent with alcohol, drugs, and two women from Naples, it took a while to connect all the clues, and Diplo's concerned look quickly transformed into a knowing smile between the men.

"Someone got lucky last night."

From the first meeting to the present, Diplo and Han Yi's friendship has grown deeper and deeper, and Thomas has seen every one of the girls around the latter.I dare not say anything else, but in the eyes of him and Kevin, the treasure island girl who often goes to and from No. 864 Stella Della Road must have a close relationship with this Chinese rich man.

As for Yujin, the Korean manager managed by this person, at least in the workplace, did not show any abnormalities beyond the boundaries of colleagues.But they are of the same race and age, and they look too right together. It would not be surprising to say that they are attracted to each other and fall in love with each other.

However, in Diplo's values, it doesn't matter whether Han Yi has a definite relationship with Xiaoru and Yuzhen, whether he is developing a relationship with them at the same time, or whether he is still stealing fragrance in Europe under the premise of having two girlfriends. Too big so-called.

After all, that was his own life, running in a similar orbit for years.

Breaking up with Katy Perry last year and falling in love with Kate Hudson this year didn't stop Diplo from rave parties and music festivals with the flesh and blood that came at him like bees and butterflies.

He stays in Las Vegas for dozens of days every year, and tours around the world for more than [-] days. If he can meet the schedule, the chance of meeting the so-called real girlfriend is less than one-fifth.The adrenaline rush of a long flight can mimic the feeling of sexual arousal, leading people to mistakenly attribute it to lust, coupled with the array of strange drugs around the world, and the occasional friendly match, for Diplo, not only It is harmless and beneficial to physical and mental health.

Besides, Katie and Kate, isn't there an impromptu match?
Romantic love stories only exist on the screen. In real life, most Hollywood couples are just like Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, encouraging each other to continue their dating life outside.

You know, even a model couple like Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson started when Tom Hanks cheated on his first wife, Samantha Louise.

"It's Barbara, isn't it?"

Diplo took a sip of the famous Mayor five-star pale lager, raised his eyebrows, and teased.This famous DJ, who performs nearly [-] performances a year, also has his own set of secret recipes to solve the hangover - that is, after the hangover, drink some refreshing beer, and use the slight feeling of drunkenness to get rid of the negative messages received by the body Press it down.

"If I remember correctly, you two left Pacha together."

"She also lives in the same hotel... Coke, thank you."

Han Yi didn't answer Diplo's question directly, but the information contained in the sentence is enough to explain everything.

"My man's got game!"

Diplo extended his hand towards Hanyi and gave a warm high five.

"Bringing an angel home, no matter what country we're in now, is something to be proud of."

Diplo, who was floating in the sky most of the time on the tour, didn't notice Han Yi's somewhat unnatural response, but the manager Kevin Kusatsu, who had a much easier task, could keenly capture the subtle expressions of the boss Variety.

"Have you eaten, Yi?"

Kevin helped Han Yi quietly change the subject.

"I just took a few sips, and I'll invite you to Ca la Nina for dinner later. I don't want to waste my Ibiza quota on the hotel lobby menu." Han Yi thanked softly after receiving the coke from the waiter, and sipped After taking a sip, he breathed out the tiredness of the day and night, "What's more, we still have a lot of guests to meet, don't we? Where are they?"

"Jonas Bloom is going downstairs now."

Traveling all the way to Europe, what Han Yi has to do is not as simple as yawning and listening to a techno performance in Ibiza.One of the most important reasons for appearing in Spain across a distance of [-] miles is to recruit talents from the electronic music sector together with Diplo, who is touring in Europe.

In terms of music, two of the three pillars for future development have been erected. The pop section led by Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, and Horch can be described as a Grammy harvester. The pop section led by Snoop Dogg It is also conceivable what kind of sound the new generation of Migos, Cardi B and Post Malone can produce.

Now, only the key part of electronic music is missing, and HMG has all the chips to join the ranks of the four major music groups, and it is ready for the basic battle.

Although there are already Cheat Codes, Gray and Diplo supporting the scene, overall, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the lineup of electronic music artists.

That's why there were so many top [-] DJs in Pacha Ibiza last night.

Famous DJs are always hanging around, it's true, but it wouldn't be so organized without Diplo and Kevin Kusatsu.

Beginning with Jonas Blue, Han Yi specially asked Diplo to have separate interviews with them to introduce HMG's future layout in the electronic music sector, especially the European electronic music market.

"Good afternoon, Jonas."

Not long after, the sleepy Jonas Blue appeared in front of the three wearing hotel slippers.

"Good afternoon, Kevin."

Jonas Bleu, Kevin Kusatsu and Diplo respectively hugged and saluted. At the beginning of June 2016, he had just released his second single "Perfect Strangers" after signing with Virgin EMI. A series of hit singles on the charts are still in their infancy.Therefore, with a performance fee of only a few thousand dollars, it is impossible for him to hire a tour manager everywhere, and he has no money to pay for the accompanying expenses of the manager.

This is the best persuasion target.

"Yesterday, I introduced you to Han Yi, the founder of HMG and the major shareholder of Mad Decent."

"Ah, yes, I saw you last night." The fragmented Jonas Blue completely forgot Han Yi's appearance, but he still had to say polite words in this kind of scene, "Nice to see you again, Mr. Han .”

"It's nice to see you again, Jonas." Han Yi also hugged Jonas, who still smelled of alcohol, and said with a smile without changing his expression, "Want to have a glass of lager like Thomas?"

"I can't do it, and now I feel like throwing up when I talk about anything related to alcohol... Ice water is fine, thank you."

After Jonas Blue drank a few sips of ice water and calmed down a bit, Kevin Kusatsu continued the conversation between the four of them.

"So the reason we're having this meeting here is to share a little bit about an incredible new project that Mad Decent and Renyu Management are launching together called Mad Ones Management. This brand new management company, and I'm going to be the CEO , designed specifically for nurturing and managing top electronic music artists like you."

Kevin Kusatsu joins Renyu Management as the manager of Diplo, and has been a senior partner of this talent management company for some time.According to the stipulations in the Mad Decent acquisition agreement, Kevin Kusatsu does not need to hand over the artist management income to the company. All his musicians are independently managed, independently established accounts, and independently earned.

But after a period of careful inspection, and also seeing the gradual joining of talented people such as Ben Mawson, Anthony Lee and Jason Aron, Kevin Kusatsu is ready to further deepen the cooperative relationship.After all, among Han Yi's acquisition funds of US$3600 million, Kevin, who sold 8.25%, could only get US$550 million.

It is true that he can live a good life for a while, but a seven-figure deposit is far from enough if he wants to get ahead in Hollywood.

Kevin expressed this idea to Han Yi through Zhao Youzhen, and the latter was of course willing to accept it.Making full use of the contacts of Mad Decent, Diplo and Kevin Kusatsu in the electronic voice circle, and establishing an electronic music management organization affiliated to TGO and led by Kevin, is the best way to use him.

"Mom." Diplo spread his hands and laughed heartily.

"Huh?" Jonas Blue was a little puzzled, he didn't know why Diplo suddenly called his mother.

"Mad Ones Management, acronym, MOM." Diplo blushed with a smile and coughed continuously, "Guess who thought of this name."

"Dillon Francis." Jonas blurted out the correct answer without even thinking.

Not to mention Mad Decent, in the entire electronic voice circle and even in the music industry, Dillon is the only one with such a strange brain circuit.

"I think the person who voted for this name has some brain problems." Han Yi said, pointing to his temple.

"Dude, isn't this name unanimously approved? Both you and Yujin voted YES!"

"I didn't say I was sane either."

The self-deprecating humorous self-deprecation aroused a burst of laughter at the square table for four.The embarrassment and apprehension that Jonas Blue originally had in his heart was replaced by a gradually rising sense of intimacy.

An approachable, well-resourced young rich man is undoubtedly a more lovable partner than Virgin EMI's rigid and serious middle-aged A&R managers.

"The abbreviation is not entirely a joke, because the vision of MOM is to work closely with our artists as a close-knit family like mom. Assess their talents, hone their skills, and develop them as artists. individual voice."

"We have organized a professional team with rich experience, covering the fields of artist management and record production, marketing, public relations, brand promotion and live events. The professional knowledge shared by these talented people will play a role in cultivating electronic music talents. The key role, whether it is a world-renowned famous artist like Thomas beside me, or a promising newcomer like you, we will use high-quality cooperative planning, publicity exposure jointly with the record company, and countless live performances, realizing the great potential of artists crossing boundaries in electronic music."

“…Sam, we think you would be an ideal candidate for this new project. So here today, Thomas and Yi, I, and I would like to discuss with you how Mad Ones Management can support you in furthering your career, from The creative and commercial angles take it to a new level."

The same words were used by Kevin Kusatsu on Sam Felt half an hour later.

In 2015, Sam Felt achieved major mainstream success with his remake of the 1990 Robin S. classic "Show Me Love."No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart, No. 15 in the Netherlands Singles Chart, and No. 11 in the Belgian Singles Chart. This Tropical House single jointly released by Spinnin Records and Polydor Records brought him the opportunity to go to the stage. Chance.

This round of tour is the Dutch lad's first time participating in the busy European summer music festival season.

"clear."

Unlike their neighbors, the Dutch have a very high English penetration rate and do not have any accents when communicating.

Sam sniffed, stared at the lemonade in front of him for a while, and then asked hesitantly.

"Don't want to sound greedy, folks, I appreciate what Mad Decent is doing and look forward to working with you guys...but at this point in your career, uh, how do you say it? Cash is king. I wish there was more Show help, so, if I sign with you guys, I get a chance to be represented by UTA, right?"

This is another national characteristic of the Dutch, very direct.In Dutch, there is even a word to describe their own character—bespreekbaarheid, which means that there is nothing that cannot be said or touched.

Being a DJ is all about the money, what's there to hide?
"First of all, I want to say, Sam, I'm glad we had the opportunity to chat about the possibility of you joining Mad Ones Management. I firmly believe that by signing with us, you will have the opportunity to elevate your career to unprecedented heights. "

Han Yi folded his hands on the table, looked straight at Sam Felt frankly, and talked freely.

To treat different partners, we must have different ways of talking.

If you like to be tactful, give him a Jiuquhua Street.I like to be direct, that is to go all the way to the black No. [-] highway.

"I know that your main focus as an artist is how to increase your income. I have a lot of respect and admiration for that, because not every artist dares to communicate their honest thoughts. Honestly, we especially like this It can save a lot of time in communication and improve work efficiency.”

"You are straightforward, and I will not hide it... Yes, if you cooperate with MOM, you will be able to join the client list of United Artists Management Company [-]%. UTA has a huge network of contacts and deep industry influence. Expand your popularity and artist brand coverage, thereby increasing your asking price per show, as well as your overall annual income. No matter what we do, income will always be the ultimate measure.”

"This is the eternal truth." Sam Felt nodded.

"Since you will ask whether you can join UTA's client list, I believe I don't need to repeat to you the outstanding achievements of this agency in promoting music clients."

"The simplest example is Desiigner, who has just come down from the top position on the Billboard charts, and the performance schedule has been scheduled until June 6 next year."

"I'm also a member of UTA, Liv, Mim, and I can testify to my boss's words."

Not only said this in front of Sam Felt, but also insisted on the same statement in front of DJ Mag's highest-ranked girl group, sister flower NERVO from Melbourne.

"My residency deal in Las Vegas . . . is more than half a credit to UTA's agency team."

"Yes. This is also the resource advantage that MOM is proud of. We will never have any conflicts in the distribution of benefits with the performance management company. Because of the existence of Mr. Han, we and UTA are a family. This also means that, You can maintain long-term and stable supply relationships with all top music festivals, nightclubs and show organizers around the world, and you can also get in touch with UTA's strategic partners in other entertainment fields. Movies, TV, fashion, games, we can help NERVO Expand cooperation projects in more vertical fields to increase brand awareness and revenue."

"Sounds great!"

Olivia Nevo, nicknamed 'Liv', had just taken a Fenbid, and her tone was very cheering, but due to the side effects of the drug last night, her expression seemed unspeakably excited.

Jonas Blue and Sam Felt are new faces in the performance market, but NERVO, which debuted in 2005, has already completed thousands of performances.Although it is not the top price for a single performance in the industry, the performance price of around [-] euros per hour is enough for them to live a fairly decent life in Australia.

"Our main energy in the performance section is actually in Europe and Asia, especially the Asian market, which has a strong momentum of development in recent years."

Another of the sisters, Miriam Nevo, chimed in.This sentence is quite reserved and quite wise.United Artists Agency is indeed one of the top three performing arts agencies in the world, but its shortcoming is precisely the Asian market. CAA has offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore. WME also has two branches in Singapore and Sydney. It attaches great importance to business expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.But UTA has only one overseas office in London so far.

The obvious implication of the focus on the Asian market is that UTA has little appeal for the sister duo.

If you want them to consider the olive branch offered by Mad Ones Management, you must offer conditions that are more in line with their immediate interests and more realistic.

"The Asian market is the next growth point, there is no doubt about it."

Kevin Kusatsu pondered for a moment, then replied.

"That's why, MOM will provide contract customers with a special upfront payment to cover the annual cost of the DJ Mag advertising package."

"Oh, special advance payment?"

The light in Miriam's eyes has fully explained the great attraction of this article to them.

"Yes, we all know that Asians like to read the rankings of DJ Mag, and the quotations they give to DJs are usually closely related to the ranking of artists... Hey, I'm Asian, technically speaking, you guys He is also considered Asian, and has done a lot of performances in that market, I believe you must have personal experience."

Regarding the topic of Asia, of course Han Yilai from Huaguo is needed to increase his credibility.

"At the same time, each of us understands how greedy DJ Mag is, and wants to eat a piece of the artist's cake. Yes, in order to increase commercial value in a specific area, this protection fee has to be paid, but we hope to sign a contract with us DJs, at least in terms of liquidity and turnaround of the books can be a little easier."

"That's why we're offering DJ Mag promotional advances, ladies."

"Six-figure euro spending is not an unbearable astronomical figure for us."

"In fact, if there is a sufficient talent pool, we can provide financial support to all [-] DJs on the list at the same time."

(End of this chapter)