My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1571 "Five Hundred Miles" 7
"Zhang You, don't go too far."

Li Xiaohong said angrily.

She felt that Zhang You was clearly humiliating her. She had already agreed to go, and Fei Fei had spoken up for her, but this guy still asked her, "If it weren't for..." Li Xiaohong admitted that she was tempted.

There are countless examples proving how much money this guy's songs make, especially since the buyer this time is Taylor Williams, an international female singer who is incredibly wealthy. Li Xiaohong has seen the reports about her.

With a personal net worth of over a billion US dollars, she is undoubtedly a top-tier wealthy woman.

She made a move... Although there is no direct correlation between a person's wealth and how much money they spend on a song, there is an indirect correlation. The higher her wealth, the more she likes the song and the more she desires it, the more willing she is to pay a high price.

So once she helps Zhang You reach an agreement, even if she only takes 20%, she'll be overjoyed, since this is overseas and the transaction is in US dollars.

The exchange rate is one to seven points.

"Li Xiaohong, you're getting a bit too temperamental lately."

Zhang You spoke up.

I don't want to talk to you anymore.

Li Xiaohong's actions were essentially a concession.

There was no other way... It wasn't that she had to bow her head when she was under someone else's roof, but rather that being stubborn would only lead her astray from money. In particular, Li Xiaohong knew very well that Zhang You asked her to talk to him because of Fei Fei's sake; otherwise, he might have taken matters into his own hands.

After all, this guy isn't incapable of "biting." He personally negotiated the production rights fee for "The Voice of China," taking a huge chunk out of the foreign television station. Apparently, Chairman Lin of Tianyu Entertainment had a target price of 20 million US dollars, which Zhang You paid directly to Chairman Lin. Then, he personally negotiated and got it to an outrageous 40 million US dollars.

It has doubled.

After the news spread in the entertainment industry, many people privately laughed at Chairman Lin for lacking decisiveness. However, only agents like Li Xiaohong knew that 20 million US dollars was not a small amount, since whether the deal could be completed depended on the buyer's wishes.

No matter how good the product is, it's useless if you can't sell it.

The old saying "good wine needs no bush" no longer applies to the modern business market. Now, it's all about how well you advertise. So, Chairman Lin's asking price is a normal price. As for Zhang You... well, he's rich, so he'd rather not sell than sell at a low price. Chairman Lin is different; he's the boss of a company, and he's thinking that every little bit helps, and he's happy with that.

If Zhang You were short of money, he would sell it even for two million US dollars, let alone forty million. This guy doesn't sell because of his courage, but because he has money and confidence.

Just like how rich people speak with authority, after a short while, Li Xiaohong still asked, "Tell me your ideal price range, so it will be easier for me to negotiate."

"Fifteen million US dollars was used to buy out all the copyrights in one lump sum, while five million US dollars was only used to buy the performance rights for ten years. Once the time is up, she will have to renew the contract if she wants to continue singing."

Zhang You didn't think too much and directly gave his target price.

"..."

Li Xiaohong stared blankly at Zhang You for a while before slowly uttering two words, "So dark."

"Never mind whether I'm ripping you off or not, just negotiate at my price. Don't even bother negotiating below this price."

If Zhang You weren't worried about getting into legal trouble with his press conference, he could have easily recorded it himself and released it. Even if it wasn't quite suitable, he had plenty of female singers at home—in fact, two divas—he could have just had Jiang Yiren or Liu Fei sing. "Isn't it a bit too high!?"

Liu Fei then spoke up.

Not high

Zhang You said earnestly, "Even though Taylor's career has almost reached its peak, once this song is released, it can definitely give her another representative work. If it weren't for the concern about copyright infringement, I wouldn't sell it for five million US dollars, not even ten million US dollars. Li Xiaohong, don't look at me with that slightly sarcastic look. I'm telling the truth. In my heart, this song is similar to 'Ask.' Tell me, if you were offered five million to buy 'Ask,' would you buy it?!"

Li Xiaohong was clearly taken aback by Zhang You's question.

Let alone five million, even fifteen million would be worth buying back "Ask". Moreover, even if Zhang You said he would sell all the copyrights of "Ask" at once, Li Xiaohong believes that someone would still be willing to pay fifteen million.

Seeing that Li Xiaohong hadn't come to her senses for a while, Zhang You stopped paying attention to her and continued eating.

At the recording studio this afternoon, he ate Western food again. Eating it occasionally is fine, just to try something new, but eating it frequently... to put it bluntly, eating is supposed to be a joyful experience for Chinese people, because it allows them to savor delicious food. But eating Western food is practically just providing energy for the rest of the day.
Zhang You had considered ordering takeout, and even inquired at noon, only to learn that many takeout orders here take about an hour or an hour and a half to arrive. Zhang You immediately gave up the idea of ​​ordering takeout.

They've been hungry for so long, they should have passed out long ago.

Let's see what happens next! If that doesn't work, we can try to arrange with a Chinese restaurant in advance to have lunch delivered when he's recording. It'll only cost a little more, but it's still more comfortable than eating Western food.

After dinner.

Zhang You took Shishi from Liu Fei, held her in his arms, and sat on the sofa to watch TV.

"Are we really going to negotiate as this guy says!?"

Li Xiaohong asked her daughter Feifei in an uncertain tone.

She was genuinely worried that this guy would scare Taylor. The reason Zhang You's songs sold for high prices in China was because most of his songs sold very well, but this was abroad.

Let's talk!

Since Zhang You said so, Liu Fei didn't dwell on the matter. She then added, "Once the deal is done, go pay the taxes immediately."

"Know"

Li Xiaohong knew what to do without her own Feifei reminding her.

In China, tax evasion... if it's the first time, you just need to pay the back taxes. But it's different abroad; the penalties are much harsher. Not only will you face several years in prison, but you'll also have to pay huge fines. If Zhang You earns 100 million US dollars, and he evades taxes, in addition to paying back taxes and imprisonment, he may also face a fine of about 30 million US dollars.

Moreover, the arrests were carried out with real guns and ammunition, just like dealing with terrorists.

However, this is what artists are supposed to do.

You can legally avoid taxes, but you cannot evade taxes.

(End of this chapter)