16th, afternoon.

"FIFA sent its vice-president, Anthony. South Africa sent the African Football Confederation (CAF) president Hayatou, who is also an official of the International Olympic Committee and was responsible for coordinating the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

"

"Hayato is a pretty good man, kind and upright. But this Anthony may not be so easy to talk to." Claire sat at the corner of the table and introduced Lin Yimao: "By the way, both of them are black. You can rely on him."

You can tell whether you are fat or thin.”

"The thin one is Anthony, the vice president of FIFA, and the fat one is Hayatou, the president of African Football Confederation."

"They sent these two big shots..." Lin Yimao's face looked a little solemn, and he instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

Regarding a theme song, the International and African Football Confederation did not send relevant staff to discuss it. Instead, two people who had nothing to do with music came, and their identities were not simple...

The relevant personnel agreed to become official personnel...

"Just make some mental preparations." Claire glanced at Lin Yimao sideways and found that his expression was wrong. She sighed and said: "In short, the identities of these two people are not simple, especially that Anthony. It's best not to

Make him angry."

Lin Yimao nodded. He was not the kind of person who would rush forward in a hurry.

Claire looked at her watch: "There's still half an hour, we can go to the conference room and wait."

"Yeah." Lin Yimao always felt a little uneasy.

…

…

Cape Town International Hotel is generally used to entertain important foreign guests.

Lin Yimao and Claire did not wear formal clothes, but wore clothes that they felt were more relaxed.

To put it bluntly, this is just a cooperation. There is no superior-subordinate relationship between the two parties, so no one cares about it.

Soon, two black men, one fat and one thin, were ushered in by the waiter.

[The thin one’s name is Anthony, and the fat one’s name is Hayatu.]

I remember this Lin Yimao very clearly.

The two of them looked similar to him. If it weren't for their fatness and thinness, Lin Yimao wouldn't be able to tell the difference between their faces.

Anthony looked a little arrogant and cold, as if he was not that easy to get along with.

Hayatu, on the other hand, has a kind face and seems to be easier to talk to.

After the two parties shook hands and briefly introduced themselves, they sat down facing each other.

As soon as he sat down, Anthony took out some documents from the briefcase he was carrying and read them.

Lin Yimao's expression remained unchanged, but he guessed in his heart that this person might not take him seriously at all... He has just begun to understand his information, is he trying to show off his power?

It was Hayatou who was the first to break the calm: "Mr. Lin, Miss Claire, we also happen to be coordinating matters related to the competition venue here. We just received the news yesterday that we were coming to discuss the theme song with you two."

Lin Yimao nodded, with a formula-like smile on his face.

"The song written by Mr. Lin has been selected, but there is a problem." At this time, Anthony, who was reading the documents, took out two pieces of paper from the pile of documents he was reading and handed them to Lin Yi respectively.

Mao and Claire.

"I am also responsible for supervising the opening and closing ceremonies of the World Cup in South Africa."

Lin Yimao and Claire took the paper and started reading.

"The Football Federation held a meeting to discuss matters related to this song. The opening ceremony will be performed by local African people, while the closing ceremony and the World Cup promotional MV need to use this song..."

“We hope it’s best to get the copyright to this song, but as for the singer… I think a little-known Asian woman singing this song is far less dazzling than a world-class star who has been famous for a long time.

"

Anthony's words were not polite at all.

Lin Yimao looked at the content on the paper and his face looked a little sad.

This is the condition put forward by FIFA to him.

He would not give up the copyright, and the original singer Lin Yimao did not want to be replaced by anyone else.

He needs this opportunity to prove himself. At the same time, singing this song is very important to both Pani and Girls' Generation. Lin Yimao definitely doesn't want to give up this opportunity.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Anthony, our company has reached the final stage of negotiation with him about the copyright of Lin's song. I hope you can understand." Claire said calmly.

Anthony was stunned. He had not heard such news before coming.

If Universal Music also wants it, if the Football Association wants to fight for the copyright from Universal, it will have to pay a higher price.

Obviously this is something the Football Association doesn’t want to see...

"I think we can each make concessions..."

…

…

night.

Claire helped Lin Yimao, who smelled of alcohol, back to the hotel.

The negotiation with the Football Association took more than two hours, and it was already 6 p.m. after the negotiation.

As far as the result is concerned, Lin Yimao feels that he has won a great victory, and the Football Association can reluctantly accept it.

The copyright is still firmly in his hands.

Therefore, no matter how they use this song to make profits, Lin Yimao will get a part of it.

The lead vocals of the theme song this time will be performed in the form of dual lead vocals. The filming of the promotional MV and the final closing ceremony performance will be performed by these two people. In terms of sound source, it is planned to be divided into three versions, Pani and Xia Qi.

La's chorus version, Pani's solo English version and another singer's solo Spanish version.

And this other lead singer is Shakira, the goddess from Colombia and one of the most famous female singers in the world.

In 2006, she sang "hipsdon'tlie" for the closing ceremony of the World Cup in Germany.

To compare Pani with such a singer, it can be said that they are not in the same dimension at all. One is a member of a girl group from a small country with only hundreds of thousands of fans, while the other is a world-class goddess with hundreds of millions of fans around the world.

This kind of cooperation is of greater benefit to Pani than singing alone.

Being able to collaborate with a singer like Shakira to participate in such a world-class stage performance may not be enough to make Pani become a world-class singer, but in South Korea, her popularity will definitely increase qualitatively.

…

The negotiations were led by Lin Yimao, a junior. Anthony and Hayatou were naturally dissatisfied, so they invited Lin Yimao to their dinner...

…

…

"Oh my God! Why is Oppa so drunk?" Pani covered her mouth and quickly stepped forward to help Claire, who was struggling, and supported Lin Yimao, who was very drunk.

Until they threw him on the bed, the two women breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at Lin Yimao who was lying motionless on the bed, if he hadn't seen his chest rising and falling gently, Pani might have thought that he had died...

Pani frowned, the smell of alcohol made her unable to help but open the window for some fresh air.

Then she turned to Claire: "Sister Claire, why is he so drunk?"

"I was drunk~" Claire shrugged and said, "But the person on the other side seems to be in a worse situation than him. At least this guy can sleep peacefully."

Then, she looked at Pani teasingly: "What? You only care about your own man, don't you care about the outcome of the conversation?"

Pani's face turned red when he was teased like this.

"Haha, first of all, I want to congratulate you..."

Claire laughed and informed Pani of the outcome of the afternoon discussion.

…

"Really? I want to collaborate with Shakira!?" Pani's beautiful eyes widened with a look of disbelief.

Claire smiled and nodded.

"omg! I want to tell them the news!" Pani was so excited that she took out her mobile phone.

…

"Taeyeon, oh! Listen to me..."

"Speaking Korean? Oh oh..."

"Oh my god, you don't know how exaggerated it is, I'm going to collaborate with Shakira!"

"It's Shakira, not Godzilla! Listen clearly..."

…

"Xikasi Ka, let me tell you good news..."

…
To be continued...