American Entertainment: Taylor Swift wrote a song for the beginning

Chapter 46 Borrowing Strength
Ryan didn't stop in Orlando and returned to Nashville with Joel the day after the DJ show.

I got home exhausted and walked into the living room, where I saw a man in a short-sleeved shirt sitting on the sofa.

Terry's cursing could still be heard from the kitchen.

He stood up and said very enthusiastically, "You are Ryan, right?"

Ryan smiled embarrassedly, feeling that he came back at the wrong time and interrupted Terry's date.

At this moment, Trey walked out of the kitchen: "I called you just now and your phone was turned off."

Then he pointed at the man with his spatula and said, "He's from Holland. He was standing at the door stealthily just now. He said he was looking for you."

Find me?

Ryan was stunned, then realized that most of those coming from the Netherlands were from electronic music record companies.

Sure enough, the man claimed to be the A&R department manager of Spenny Records.

"It was Tiesto who recommended you to us. He liked your music very much and played it on his radio program Club Life. I and others all think you are a very talented person in the field of electronic music."

Was it the Spinney record on the cover of the first Tremor single? Ryan had searched the Internet for relevant information before, but there was very little information about Spinney.

Ryan quickly asked the other party to sit down: "How did you find this place?"

"I asked Dead Rat, and he told me. I'm sorry for disturbing you by coming here today." He said with a smile, and then took out a gift for Ryan from the bag he was carrying, which was a pair of relatively expensive monitoring headphones of a certain brand and a microphone.

In response to Ryan's inquiry, the other party also bluntly stated that Spenny Records wanted to sign Ryan, and from the other party's tone, the conditions were much more relaxed than those of their American counterparts.

"Compared to the Big Four record companies, we are just a small company. In order to ensure our competitiveness, we will naturally relax some of the terms. Besides that, your talent is enough for us to make some appropriate concessions."

“The last and most important point is that electronic music relies on the development of technology and represents this new era. Traditional pop music is in a stock market, while electronic music is an incremental market. Therefore, we will not be as obsessed with certain terms as our peers, such as contract terms, but instead focus on the future.” The other party said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Being in a fast-growing market, the landscape is naturally different.

The other party continued: "We can even form a joint venture with you directly, provided that you are prepared to carry out most of your activities in Europe."

"In Europe?" Ryan was stunned.

"Of course, Americans don't understand electronic music at all. Only when you come to Europe can you feel what true passion is." The other party continued.

"Bang~" the plate fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

Ryan turned around and found that Terry had accidentally dropped the plate she was holding.

"You guys continue chatting." Terry said quickly and started cleaning up.

Ryan's negotiation with the other party lasted nearly three hours. Through this conversation, Ryan gained a general understanding of electronic music and the entire music market.

After dinner, Ryan sent the other party to the door.

"Within three days, I will give you an answer no matter what the result is." Ryan said.

"As soon as possible." The other party closed the door.

Ryan turned back to the restaurant and saw Terry clearing the table with a frown on her face.

"You are not allowed to go to Europe!" Terry said angrily.

"why?"

Terri raised her head, her hair hanging down beside her face, and looked unhappy: "Who will take care of me in my old age when you go to Europe?"

"Isn't it too early to think about this now?" Ryan laughed.

"It's not early at all. Anyway, you are not allowed to go."

Ryan returned to his study and after a long period of thought, he called the other party: "The United States occupies nearly half of the global music market. I still choose to focus here."

"I totally understand that although Spinney has no intention of doing business in the United States in the short term, considering the global influence of American pop music, this day will come. We are even happy to see someone develop the electronic music market here, which is also of great benefit to us." The other party continued. "Is it possible for me to sign a contract with another record company in the US market and hand over the European market to you?" Ryan had an idea.

"Absolutely impossible." The other party denied this fantastic idea.

"Well, why don't you do me a favor..." Ryan stated his request.

"This..." The other party was very hesitant: "There is no precedent for this kind of thing."

"Yes, that's because there are still many gaps in the electronic music market. As you said, you are also happy to see someone develop the electronic music market in the United States. In other words, helping you is helping ourselves."

"If this matter comes to light, I'm afraid the European Atlantic Records office won't be too happy." The other party began to calculate the possible impact of this matter.

"I haven't signed a contract with Atlantic Records yet. This is a normal business negotiation," Ryan reminded.

"alright."

"See you later." Ryan hung up the phone.

·
"Hello, Khalid." At the Nashville airport, the young man who had been ignored by Ryan was holding up his cell phone and talking to someone.

"I'm in Los Angeles. You forgot that Usher and I formed a joint venture, yes, Raymond Braun Media Group (Usher's last name is Raymond, Scooter's last name is Braun), and we set up a record company under it and put that boy in it. This is an agreement reached between his mother, Usher and me. Now I need a few old white men from Universal Music Group and Republic Records to finalize the details."

"Dr. Ray? Don't think about him. Didn't you hear that Atlantic Records has sent someone to negotiate? We have no chance with this guy, that's all." Scooter hung up the phone.

Claiming that negotiations with Universal Music Group executives in Los Angeles had ended yesterday, he immediately rushed to Nashville, where Ryan is.

This is completely contrary to his words.

·
"I said, the revenue from online video playback is not within the scope of this discussion." Ryan seemed confident when he once again communicated with the representative of Atlantic Records' A&R department on the phone.

"I agree. There's no need to get bogged down in details." The voice on the other end of the phone softened.

That's not what she said the other day in Orlando.

"A wise choice." Ryan nodded and smiled, and gave Terry, who was sitting opposite him, a "successful" look.

It was already night, and Ryan and Trae were in the restaurant at home, where Ryan was negotiating with the record company.

"Now, let's talk about the most core condition, the contract term." Ryan tapped the table with his fingers.

"I have discussed this matter with the head of the A&R department and Mr. Craig Kalman (Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records), and we can reduce the length of the record contract to five years and three albums, of course, including supplementary terms."

Finally giving in?

But this still didn't satisfy Ryan.

"Thank you for your company's appreciation of me. I am very grateful, but the market is changing very quickly. Five years is still a bit long for me. If I can get two majors in three years, I will be more motivated." Ryan put forward the bottom line condition.

"Ryan, don't be like this." said the person on the other end of the phone.

"If you're okay, you can pack your bags and come to Nashville." Ryan hung up the phone and then high-fived Terry.

"What did I say? Spenny's appearance disrupted the opponent's formation!" Ryan laughed.

Just this morning, he posted a photo with the staff of Spinney Records on his social media and said that the negotiations with the other party were going very smoothly. This completely disrupted the negotiation rhythm of Atlantic Records, and they made many concessions in one go.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

"Who's knocking on the door so late?" Terry wondered, then got up and opened the door.

"Why are you here?" When Ryan saw the person coming, the excitement on his face disappeared.

The woman who came in took the initiative to hug Terry, then looked at Ryan, as if she had come to see him specifically.

"I've been recording for a while now, and to be honest, I'm a little hungry." Taylor then noticed the untouched food on the table.

(End of this chapter)