She could see that (forgot his name but the white dude in charge of A&R) didn't know what he was doing. Why not just let him flounder and then swoop in with her idea? She didn't need him to give her an in. Every chance he's got he's been trying to make her look bad. She's been working with Lucious for how long now and hasn't learned a thing?
he ran into my knife. he ran into my knife ten times.
You misread that scene badly. The point was to prove to Becky that she didn't know everything she thinks she does. The guy presented his argument to Cookie, and won. That showed he knew what he was talking about. He knew what Becky was up to and let her do herself in. Breaking the trust of an artist is a big deal, and every artist knows the record label is pulling the strings no matter what they hope. Tianna can pout about it, but she knows how the game is played. The dude stabbed Becky in the back, but that's the music business, people will always look out for their own best interests first.
No, I mean when he asked Becky what he should do and Becky said that she would help him out as long as he told Cookie and Tiana that it was her idea and got her back on Tiana's team.
he ran into my knife. he ran into my knife ten times.