The Young master's fake bride and her lucky system-Chapter 50: Pure coincidence
Jin Kang quickly forgot all about the nice smelling cream.
She wrapped her hands around Alix's waist and spoke coquettishly.
"Xi-Xi, I love you so much, please don't play with my emotions, okay. My madam, I would like a BMW please M4 or X1 series.
If it's red, white or yellow I will love it even more."
"Ho, you even have a model and a color picked out. Teacher Jin, you are such a fox." Alix removed Jin Kang's hands from her waist and pulled her out of the bathroom. No money, no car.
But, she was willing to buy for Jin Kang any car that she requested for. Holea too, if she wanted.
If the two had not supported her emotionally, physically and financially who knows where she would be today.
"Cross your fingers and hope for us to succeed today, my manager." Alix told her.
They met the lawyer waiting for them at the lobby.
Jin Kang, recognized him first as Holea had sent a picture.
He was dressed like most lawyers did, in a suit that was black. In his hands was a briefcase and he kept looking at his watch every few seconds.
They approached him and Jin Kang opened her mouth.
"Excuse, are you lawyer Ma Fenhua?"
The middle aged lawyer nodded, and he extended his right hand.
"We are Jin Kang and Lin Alix, Holea's friends." She said.
"Ooh, I am a friend of Holea's brother. She told me that you would be needing a lawyer but no specifics were given.
Can I know more about the details of this meeting? It will be better if I go in with a clue, we lawyers like to have an advantage in such matters."
"Xi-Xi, give him a brief explanation and I will meet director Ban first so that he doesn't assume we are irresponsible."
Jin Kang entered the transparent doors leading to the private restaurant in the hotel.
Alix nodded, and she looked at lawyer Ma.
"It's a...uhm..director Ban wants to use my song composition in a movie."
"Aah, so is this a copyright issue?" Lawyer Ma jumped to a conclusion immediately.
Alix frowned as she contemplated on what was to be discussed. It was far more than copyright, in her opinion.
"Mmm, there are some other things but all are related to my composition. I can't really give you much detail because we will come to agreements as we go along."
Lawyer Ma nodded, at least he had a clue to what the core issue was.
"Alright, we can head inside now. I promise to do my absolute best to ensure that you are not at a disadvantage.
If you don't like any suggestion but do not want director Ban to know, tap the table three times inconspicuously. It will be our secret code and I will take note of the issue."
She nodded eagerly and even smiled at lawyer Ma.
"Great suggestion, lawyer Ma. I will make sure to do that."
She opened the doors and they walked in together.
While they were doing so, someone spotted Alix, and she was puzzled. It was none other than Caishen's mother who insisted on coming along to purchase special side dishes from the hotel restaurant for her son.
"Caishen, I have just seen your wife go into the restaurant. Did you lie to me about the meeting and plan to meet with her here alone?"
Caishen was sure that his mother had seen the wrong person. He had made no such plans and if she was here, it was a coincidence.
"I made no such plans." He told her.
"CEO, we are supposed to use the private kitchen in the restaurant."
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Standing next to Caishen, Gu Biming reminded him.
He looked at the entrance to the private kitchen with a brief glance that held some thoughtfulness and he turned in the opposite direction.
"I will go and see if it's your wife." His mother said.
Unaware that she and her husband were both in the same restaurant, separated by only a wall, Alex was glowing with happiness.
This was because director Ban did not beat about the bush or dally. He went straight to the point.
"I will pay five million, but you must do as agreed previously. You must add lyrics however I will have to approve of them as they should match the content of the movie. I also get to approve of the final version of the song.
If I am not satisfied, you must be willing to redo it.
You can pick a musician that impresses you but it will be from a list of singers I approve of."
Lawyer Ma was furiously taking notes while director Ban's lawyer quietly sat there sipping white wine.
"When it comes to royalties, I was thinking of a seventy-thirty share. I am seventy and you thirty."
Alix tapped her fingers on the table three times.
"About the copyright..." Director Ban said.
"I am not selling it." Alix blurted out. She tapped the table three times.
Lawyer Ma put a star on the word copyright in his notebook.
"Is it one hundred percent non negotiable?" Director Ban asked. "I do not want even one note from the song slipping out.
I also think that since I am paying five million, it should not be used for any other commercial works, especially anything film related.
It has to be exclusive to my movie. When the song is mentioned my movie should be the next thing to be talked about."
"Is this forever or for a certain number of years?" Jin Kang asked.
To her, wanting exclusive commercial rights sounded like he owned the composition partially.
"Oh, Alix, I thought that was you." A voice interrupted their meeting.
They all looked up at the same time and Alix saw Caishen's mother.
"Mother-in-law." She said in surprise.
Her mother-in-law was smiling and looking at everyone at the table curiously.
"Oh, director Ban, you are here too." She said.
Director Ban acknowledged her politely.
"Madam, miss Alix did not tell me that you were joining us. Is she signed with your company? Producer Mao will be heartbroken to know that the best composer in the business has been snatched up before he could even make a pitch."
Right, Alix recalled now, her mother-in-law owned an entertainment company. In fact Lin Billi was a composer for her.
"No, director Ban, I simply followed my son here and happened to see my daughter-in-law." She answered.
Alix's eyes naturally moved to the entrance to the restaurant immediately. She was searching for Caishen, obviously.
"I see, madam, well we are here to negotiate the terms of my purchase for one of miss Alix's song compositions." He told her.
Of course, her mother-in-law noticed that Alix was paying more attention to the doors now and she smiled.
She was right, Alix probably liked her son. In that moment, she decided to stay and help Alix if it was necessary.
She wad also interested in knowing why he had just called Alix the best composer in the business.
"Director Ban, if you have business with my Alix, I think I should stick around and ensure that you don't take advantage of her.
I know you as an old fox."