Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 407 Say a Number_1

Chapter 407: Chapter 407 Say a Number_1

After chatting for a while, they moved on to the main topic, which was about the theme song for the commercial.

Liu Mei reported, "I’ve contacted several well-known singers domestically, their talents and popularity are without a doubt, and they are pretty much A-list singers. How about Manager Wang, you first listen to their signature songs and see if they meet your requirements."

Wang Ye shook his head and laughed, "No need, I’ve already chosen the singer!"

Liu Mei was taken aback, Wang Ye hadn’t mentioned this when they had dinner last night.

Didn’t he say he would come today to check out the singers she had chosen before making a final decision? Why did he suddenly have a candidate in mind?

Seemingly noticing Liu Mei’s confusion, Wang Ye explained, "Here’s the thing, after dinner last night, I went to the gym for a workout, coincidentally, I ran into a somewhat famous singer who perfectly fits my criteria. So, I’ve invited him over to our company this afternoon to discuss the collaboration."

Liu Mei finally understood; she had no reason to, after all, since the manager had found a suitable candidate, all she had to do was go along with it.

Out of curiosity, she asked, "Who is this singer?"

"JAY! He’s an emerging singer from Taiwan who’s just starting to make a splash. He’s not that popular domestically yet, but I believe he’ll become a sensation soon because his songs are perfect for today’s youth!" said Wang Ye decisively.

Liu Mei thought for a while, she really wasn’t sure who this "JAY" singer was...

She could only smile self-deprecatingly and say, "It seems I’m getting old, I am not keeping up with the times, I haven’t even heard of this singer. Ya Qi probably knows him because she loves listening to music and following celebrities."

Wang Ye waved his hand and said, "Not really, JAY isn’t quite famous in mainland China yet. He just made his debut last year but he’s pretty prolific. His second album has just been released, and he’s currently promoting it in mainland China. Also, once we finalize the agreement this afternoon, let him record the song as soon as possible. We need to start rolling out our advertisements soon and we can’t afford any delays."

This wasn’t a problem since the commercial had already been filmed. As long as the theme song was recorded, they could start airing it on TV.

Taking advantage of the time available, Liu Mei took out a file and started briefing Wang Ye on the time slots for ad placements and the TV stations involved.

It has to be said, the Xiao Ying Group was indeed very extravagant!

Their ad budget was nothing short of generous!

They had secured plenty of time slots across almost all the famous TV stations domestically, including during the Spring Festival Gala.

In particular, during the Spring Festival period, the ads could be described as intensive carpet bombing!

Of course, it didn’t come without a cost. For the first phase during the Spring Festival in February, the advertising expenses amounted to a whopping 200 million CNY!

This was Wang Ye’s requirement—to make sure everyone in the nation, regardless of whether they were interested in traveling abroad, would see this advertisement. They needed to know about Xiao Ying Entertainment Center, they needed to know about a place called Crimea...

Maybe some people didn’t have the time or money to travel there yet, but as long as they had a strong impression of Crimea and the Xiao Ying Entertainment Center, there’s a chance they would choose to visit the Crimea Peninsula, Moscow, or Petersburg once they have the money and time to travel abroad in the future!

...

Lunch was a quick bite at a restaurant in International Trade, because JAY called saying he would be there around 1 pm.

After lunch, they returned to the office for a cup of coffee. It wasn’t long before JAY and his agent were brought up by the staff.

As soon as he sat down, JAY laughed and said, "Wow, your company is quite big, huh? Is this a foreign enterprise? I saw a pretty golden hawk when I came out of the elevator, and a line of foreign letters I didn’t recognize. What language is that?"

Liu Mei smiled subtly and answered, "Our company is a branch of the Russian Kitty Hawk Corporation, and our main businesses are tourist sightseeing, hotel retail, gambling entertainment, and other services."

JAY didn’t notice anything unusual, and simply assumed that the Kitty Hawk Corporation was a Russian company focused on tourism and hotels.

However, his agent was far shrewder than him. As soon as he heard the word "gambling," his heart skipped a beat, but he didn’t say anything.

Because if this industry could operate openly, it meant it was legal in the local area. Moreover, a company with the capability to operate in this industry was bound to be extremely strong and have powerful backing.

"So, Manager Wang’s company is Russian? That’s cool." JAY laughed.

Liu Mei was slightly startled, in her mind, this young man didn’t speak with much grace; what’s this talk about "cool" or "not cool"? It sounded so distasteful!

But Wang Ye didn’t mind, he knew it’s just a sort of catchphrase JAY has...

Wang Ye signaled for Liu Mei to take out the lyrics of the ad’s theme song for JAY to take a look at, then he introduced, "Our advertisement is mainly to promote tourism in Russia and the Crimea Peninsula. Our group has three five-star hotels in Moscow, Petersburg, and Yalta in the Crimea Peninsula, as well as other facilities..."

He gave a brief introduction of Xiao Ying Group’s business. After all, it was necessary to share basic information with the other party if they were going to collaborate.

JAY listened to Wang Ye’s introduction while scanning through the lyrics in his hand.

From time to time, he would even hum a line.

A while later, Wang Ye finished his introduction and JAY finished reading the lyrics. He seemed quite satisfied with the facial expression he had on. Laughing, he said, "These lyrics are pretty good, and I even know the songwriter, he’s a pretty amazing guy."

He should be. Miss He managed to secure a very famous lyricist from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and she paid quite a hefty sum for it.

JAY glanced at his agent and nodded, "I think this song is fine, I can sing it."

He was naturally in favor of the collaboration. There was no issue with the song, so now it was up to his agent to negotiate the financials...

As expected, the agent immediately perked up, straightened his back, and looked at Wang Ye. He knew who was the decision-maker here.

"Um... Manager Wang, I wonder how much your company is willing to..."

Before he could finish, Wang Ye cut him off and bluntly asked, "You give me a number!"

Frankly, given JAY’s current fame, he wouldn’t be able to ask for a sky-high price. Therefore, Wang Ye simply asked the agent to quote a price directly, which also made him appear more generous...

As expected, the agent hesitated for a moment, mustered up his courage, raised a finger, and gritted his teeth, "One million! CNY!"

A million is quite a high price for singing the theme song of a commercial, especially when the song is being provided by the client’s side. This kind of price is enough to hire an A-list star.

By rights, JAY’s status in the music industry wouldn’t yield this high of a price.

His agent was also thinking of the strategy of asking for a high price and then negotiating down. He first quoted a high price to facilitate bargaining later.

But as soon as he quoted the price of a million, Wang Ye agreed without hesitation, saying, "Deal!"