Clive Davis, president of Alistar Records, simply did not believe that Daenerys Entertainment would make such an irrational decision to kill eight hundred enemies and lose one thousand to himself. After hearing Nancy Brill’s face-to-face notification, , he argued with Nancy in shock and anger, and then thought of contacting Simon. He thought Nancy Brill was acting on her own initiative.
The answer Simon gave is predictable.
Clive Davis still didn't believe that Daenerys Entertainment would suspend sales of the "Bodyguard" soundtrack. The two sides were in a stalemate for a whole day, and the news inevitably spread to the media.
As of last Sunday, September 17, "The Bodyguard" has been released in North America for 15 and a half weeks, with a cumulative box office of US$116.35 million. The film's single-week box office has also dropped to within the US$500,000 range, and it is about to drop. However, when it was reported that Daenerys Entertainment and Alistar Records would stop the sales of the soundtrack of "The Bodyguard" due to a dispute over distribution, the film, which had already begun to wrap up in North America, once again attracted strong attention from the media and the public.
No matter how Clive Davis reacted, shipments of the "Bodyguard" soundtrack have indeed stopped, and all related work in overseas regions such as Europe and Asia has also stopped.
Western countries are known to be very strict with copyright protection.
The dispute between Daenerys Entertainment and Alistar Records was originally limited to unclear divisions. If Alistar Records insists on selling the "Bodyguard" soundtrack after Daenerys Entertainment, which shares the copyright, lodges a complaint, this will involve infringement. copyright.
The division dispute can be easily resolved as long as both parties reach an agreement. Even if it goes to court, Alistar Records will not suffer too much loss. But if it involves copyright infringement, a copyright lawsuit worth $1 and a claim of $100 are not too much. Daenerys Entertainment is enough to sue Alistar Records to bankruptcy.
On September 20, seeing that Daenerys Entertainment had no intention of being pretentious and had truly stopped all business activities of the "Bodyguard" soundtrack, Clive Davis finally woke up.
Daenerys Entertainment has many other sources of income, and the lack of income from the soundtrack of "Bodyguard" means the impact on the company is almost negligible. However, this record is the mainstay of Alistar Records' income. According to original predictions, this record alone will probably contribute more than 70% of Alistar Records' profits this year.
Obviously, this record is more important to that side, completely self-evident.
Just after eight o'clock in the morning, Clive Davis, who had been suffering all night, arrived at the Allista Records headquarters on Oliver Avenue in Burbank, but media reporters were squatting nearby even before he did.
As soon as Clive Davis parked his car in the public parking lot next to the company headquarters, a group of reporters gathered around him. They pushed the door open and got out of the car expressionlessly. All kinds of questions suddenly rang in his ears.
"Mr. Davis, will you reconcile with Daenerys Entertainment?"
“Is Alistar Records planning to sue Daenerys Entertainment?”
“Will Bertelsmann Music Group, Alistar’s parent company, step in to mediate this matter?”
"It is rumored that Whitney is already preparing her second movie. Will this incident have a negative impact on her development in Hollywood?"
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"Clive, you have caused such a big loss to the company, will you be fired for this?"
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Without saying a word, Clive Davis squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the company's office building. Suddenly he heard this question ringing in his ears. This question touched on the area of his greatest concern. He suddenly couldn't calm down and turned around. He responded angrily: "I didn't bring any losses to the company. You should ask Simon Westeros. That greedy bastard is the culprit that caused all this."
When the reporters heard this, they became even more excited.
This kind of irrational spats in the air is simply the most popular material for the media.
"Clive, you're telling me that this is Simon Westeros's fault?"
"Isn't it? Just because of some disputes, he forcibly stopped an excellent record that could be recorded in the history of music. This is completely blasphemy to music. Of course, I believe that bastard will not think it is blasphemy, because he All he can see is money. Otherwise, why do you think he can become the richest man in the Federation?"
"However, according to Daenerys Entertainment's announcement, the cause of this incident is that Alistar swallowed up Daenerys Entertainment's due share."
"Of course they would say that from their own standpoint. If it weren't for Whitney's song, a shit movie like that might not even be able to collect 10 million at the box office. They have made enough profits, but they are not satisfied yet. To squeeze more out of Alistar, in my opinion, is just greed."
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After some venting, Clive Davis finally entered the office building of Alistar Records. However, his comments about Simon Westeros being 'greedy' and The Bodyguard being 'shit' went viral, with similar topics quickly appearing on a local TV station in Los Angeles and on the national CNN news channel. and triggered a larger discussion about the incident.
As another party involved in this matter, or wishfully regarded as a party by the media and some people, Simon met Janet at Los Angeles International Airport at one o'clock in the afternoon, and then boarded the still rented plane with his entourage. The incoming Boeing 767 flies directly to Milan, Italy.
In fact, Simon just decided that he would not participate in any subsequent events.
Clive Davis's remarks spread, and Daenerys Entertainment immediately counterattacked, accusing Alistar Records of being truly greedy, which completely swallowed up Daenerys Entertainment's performance in "The Bodyguard" A quarter of the share of the original album is not even greedy, it's completely criminal.
In fact, people in the industry can probably understand why Daenerys Entertainment reacted so violently to Alistar Records swallowing up the share of "Bodyguard". It was obviously killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. Therefore, although Daenerys Entertainment is still very happy on the surface, it is inevitable to make some small moves to stir up trouble in private, making Daenerys Entertainment unable to completely control public opinion.
In addition, fans of Whitney Houston also jumped out to join in the fun and gathered outside the Daenerys Entertainment headquarters in Santa Monica and Burbank, demanding that Daenerys Entertainment stop targeting their idol.
Clive Davis actually began to regret after saying those words. However, since the situation is irreversible, he can only hold on and hope that Daenerys Entertainment will take the initiative to do something under the pressure of public opinion and fans. Make concessions.
Of course Daenerys Entertainment is unlikely to give in.
Nancy Brill took a tough stance in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, saying that unless Alistar Records accepts a financial audit from Daenerys Entertainment and pays all the shares Daenerys Entertainment deserves and makes compensation, otherwise, The soundtrack to The Bodyguard will never be available again.
Affected by Nancy's remarks, the price of a small number of "The Bodyguard" soundtrack albums still circulating on the market rose accordingly.
As the parent company of Arista Records, Germany's Bertelsmann Music Group was originally very lucky because of the release of the "Bodyguard" soundtrack. It took over this record company from RCA two years ago, which was on the verge of bankruptcy. Now, seeing that after the incident, Clive Davis not only failed to take measures to ease the situation, but was also clearly dragging the matter out of control, he quickly decided to intervene.
A senior executive of Bertelsmann Music Group also flew to Los Angeles from Germany the day after Simon flew to Italy. The first thing he did after arriving was to announce that Clive Davis would temporarily take an indefinite leave and take over Ali. The operation of Star Records began negotiations with Daenerys Entertainment.
Italy.
Simon's residence in Milan is located on the famous Lake Como in the north of the city. The mansion is about two acres. It is built on a hillside overlooking Lake Como. It is surrounded by dense woods and needs to be passed through at night from the lakeside road. It can be reached by a forest path more than one kilometer long, and it is very private.
Today is September 22nd.
Gucci's 1990 spring and summer show was scheduled for the morning of the 23rd. Simon and Janet arrived in Milan on the afternoon of the 21st local time. They only went to the city to watch the last rehearsal of the show and some of the activities at the opening ceremony of Milan Fashion Week. Neither of them participated, so they returned to rest in the beautiful mountain villa again.
In the blink of an eye, they haven't seen each other for more than a month. Compared to socializing with strangers, the two prefer to stay together and chat.
However, Simon and Janet are not the only ones in the villa. Bodyguards and the like are not included. In addition to Jennifer, the female assistant, Natasha Kinski, who came to Milan specially to support the Gucci fashion show, also lives in the villa. Because she was busy preparing for this big show, Sofia Fesi did not stay here this time.
Milan is still in the Mediterranean climate zone, but because it is inland, the weather here after autumn is already very cool, and the warm sunshine in the afternoon is perfect for sunbathing.
Janet was lying on the lounge chair next to the swimming pool in the courtyard, covering herself tightly and basking in the sun, casually reading some news from Los Angeles.
After a moment, the woman turned her eyes sideways and said to Simon: "Do they say you are a greedy guy?"
Simon was reading a local newspaper in Milan and skillfully recited the classic line from "Wall Street": "Greed is good, greed is right, greed works!"
"Hmm."
Janet was dissatisfied with Simon's display, so she reached over with her little feet in thin socks and scratched Simon's body. Women are even afraid of their feet getting tanned.
Simon lifted his leg, easily pressed Janet's little feet underneath, and said, "Would you like to go to the city to play tonight?"
Janet became interested immediately: "Is it just the two of us?"