When Badry Cole's blue Ford stopped at the door of the company, reporters who had been waiting for a long time immediately gathered around and pressed the shutter, followed by countless microphones:
"Mr. Cole, is there a problem between the Hollywood record company executives and Miss Angela?"
"It is reported that Miss Angela has no intention of signing a new album contract with Disney. Is this true?"
"I heard that Warner, Universal and Sony have all had contact with Miss Angela. What do you think about this?"
"Mr. Cole, will you resign if Miss Angela no longer signs with Disney?"
I was actually treated like a star... Buddy, who got out of the car, smiled wryly in his stomach, but he still kept a smile on the surface, raised his hand and said in the click of the shutter: "Okay, everyone, you guys This will hinder our company's work, please don't block it here, okay?"
Seeing that the reporters were about to ask questions again, he hurriedly continued: "I just want to say about your questions, Miss Angela has been working with us for 3 years so far, and we will continue to cooperate, that's all, thank you! "
He followed him to the company gate without turning his head, no matter how loud the reporters chased behind him, he ignored it. As soon as he entered the company's gate, Badri's face immediately stepped down. He quickly entered the elevator to the 16th floor, and then went straight to his office. His face was gloomy all the way, which made the employees tremble with fear.
After closing the door, Badri sat down on the chair with annoyance, pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed. Secretary Sarah had put all the newspapers from the last few days on the desk as he had ordered, but he didn't have much. Looking at it, the news about the conflict between Angela and Disney has recently been fired up, putting a lot of pressure on him, the chairman, and the board of directors has asked the specific situation more than once. At Disney headquarters, CEO Ace Na also has phone calls from time to time.
The chairman is very depressed. The relationship between the record company and Angela is that when she wanted to release a new album some time ago, the girl postponed it because she had a new idea. There is no other conflict. They have always cooperated very well, but why is it like this now? ? Could it be that Angela already had the idea of not signing any more contracts? But when talking to her agent Sparrow, the other party didn't show this meaning
Badri had a headache. He only knows now that this kind of thing must never happen. From its establishment to the present, the Hollywood record company has been able to take a share of the music market, relying entirely on Angela to support the overall situation, and they also want to bring a few newcomers up to change this. This is a situation, but even though he has signed a lot of artists, it is still very early to reach Angela's level of popularity, not to mention being able to write, compose and sing at the same time.
The record company has always been careful about this. Before Angela was 16 years old, they could only sign one by one like this. So the biggest fear is that other record companies will dig her out. Fortunately, they have always cooperated well. Although there are rumors that other companies have contacted Angela, they still cooperated with Disney in the end.
However, seeing that she can sign a long-term contract with her as a professional singer after this year has passed, but this kind of thing happened inexplicably, which is really annoying! Badri's fingers were banging back and forth on the table. He took this position after Eisner was no longer the chairman of the record company in 92 years. If he did lose Angela, maybe he did. to take the blame and resign.
Badri shook his head and pressed the phone: "Sarah, let the heads of various departments go to the conference room for a meeting, right now!"
The secretary was very efficient. When Buddry entered the conference room 10 minutes later, all the department managers, including general manager Richard and music director John, had already taken their seats.
"Okay, gentlemen and ladies, straight to the point, I need you to tell me how far Angela's contract is going, what difficulties you're encountering, and how to fix it. How will we be affected if she doesn't sign anymore! "Badry sat at the top, frowned and said.
The department managers have expected this to be the case, after all, they are not deaf and blind, basically the Hollywood record company is not very optimistic. To put it simply, Angela's two albums and two EPs have sold 47 million copies worldwide so far, which is already the sum of the company's other 7 or 8 singers. If the girl really chooses not to sign, the record company's market share will drop by at least 5 percentage points, not counting the situation after the contract expires and the copyright is revoked. But Angela has never made a statement. Even if the record company offered better conditions, she still did not clearly say no or yes, which made them feel very embarrassed.
After the department managers finished speaking, Buddy was still frowning. After John and Richard exchanged glances, the general manager spoke first: "I think we have entered a misunderstanding, Mr. Cole."
Badri immediately raised his head and looked at him, making a please gesture.
"As for better conditions, we seem to be limited to the material and ignore the spiritual level. We all know that Miss Angela has never been short of money. If Mr. Mason wants, it is also possible to set up a company to make his daughter happy. Yes, so I don't think we need to think about it in this regard, maybe we can - give her more autonomy in music, make albums according to her ideas, even if it is not mainstream. Of course, we definitely have our conditions, such as in After releasing an album with guaranteed sales, releasing it as an EP and so on.”
"I think you're right, Richard." Badri nodded and affirmed the general manager's statement, but the conversation changed: "If you can sign a long-term contract, you can naturally consider this, but I want it now , we can't sign a long-term contract with her now, so what should we do?"
"Actually, I don't think you need to worry too much, Mr. Cole!" The music director took over the topic, "In my opinion, Angela is a nostalgic girl," said this, John suddenly laughed: " In fact, it is more appropriate to describe her as lazy. When she is familiar with something or people and things, and she is very happy, she will not change anything. We worked together happily before, which will change when she thinks about it. Give us points."
"Indeed." John also nodded, "According to the information we got, Angela has rejected the conditions of Sony and EMI, and in the previous TV interview, she also said that she would not consider a record company other than Disney for the time being. I don't think she needs to cover up her identity."
"And I always have a feeling that Angela always has a playful attitude when it comes to music, and she is not fully invested in it, otherwise she will definitely be able to go to the next level!" John added again, "Okay Well, I actually wanted to say that we just need to show the greatest sincerity and enthusiasm, and then have a good talk with her, that's all."
"I admit it's a good proposal." Badri tapped his hand on the large table in the conference room, but then shook his head again: "But even if everything goes well, we still have a very strong opponent, it There are advantages that we don't have!"
Richard and John nodded at the same time with worried expressions on their faces. This is indeed a problem. Warner Records has a trump card. If it is another singer, this trump card will not have any effect, but for Angela, it can completely affect Her decision!
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While the record company was trying to figure out what to do, there was a conversation going on in the living room of Angela's house.
"I'm sure Miss Angela will like this proposal. She can have more say in the production. To test her new ideas." The speaker was a lanky white man of no age, but no more than Fifty, he was the general manager of Warner's record label. He came to visit Angela in person like this, which shows Warner's sincerity and determination.
However, Angela still answered ambiguous: "I think I will definitely consider it, Mr. Chris, I believe in your sincerity and strength, but it always takes time to make such a decision, you know, I work with Disney. Very happy."
She paused before continuing: "Also, I've always signed an album one by one, unless after March next year, when I turn 16."
"It's not a problem, Miss Angela," Chris said with a smile. "We don't care what kind of deal we sign this year, we just want you to see our... advantage!"
Angela was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I understand, then that's it, I'll think about it carefully, thank you, Mr. Chris."
"Okay, then I'll leave." Chris stood up knowingly, shook hands with Angela and Sparrow beside her, and then pretended to be casual and said, "I believe Jerry Mr De will be delighted to hear the news."
The girl blinked: "Does this have anything to do with my father?"
Chris showed a surprised expression: "Don't you know? Miss Angela?"
"Don't know what?" Angela was a little confused.
"Your father is also one of Warner's directors!"
The shock brought by this sentence made the girl not recover for a while, and it was not until Sparrow sent Chris back that he grabbed him: "Jack, is my father really one of Warner's directors?"
"To be precise, what Mr. Jared has in his hands is only the stocks of several subsidiaries of Warner Group. Financially speaking..."
"Okay Jack, I don't know finance, I just want to know yes or no!"
"Then, yes!"
Angela stared at the agent for a long time before covering her forehead: "Damn, this is the first time I know!"
Sparrow was slightly surprised: "So, you didn't pretend just now? You really don't know?"
"Why do I have to know?" The girl spread her hands, "Well, I admit that I hardly care about my father's career, but I don't think even my mother knows what companies my father controls, right?"
She turned around as she spoke, clasped her hands behind her head and thought in annoyance: This is trouble! She didn't feel depressed that her father didn't introduce her to Warner Records - the reason can be thought of with her knees - but she found that it was really difficult to make a decision. Angela did not plan to break up with Disney, anyway, everyone worked together like this. For a few years, I still have feelings. Besides, just taking 60% of the copyright dividend by myself means that the other party has always been sincere, so she expressed it like this when she was on the talk show before.
But now Warner has not only offered the same conditions, but also played his father's sign. Although his father may not be able to intervene in administrative affairs at any time, even if he is a director of the board of directors, but the other party said so, it made it clear that he would respect his father's opinion, that is to say You have more power to speak for yourself! It's a deadly attraction.
But then again, how did the situation become what it is now? Angela scratched her head in distress and looked back at Sparrow: "Tell me, Jack, what the hell is going on, I remember that I never said I didn't sign with Disney."
"I think it's probably because a week ago, the reporter asked you if you didn't release a new album, if it was because of the stunned expression you showed after the discord with Disney was filmed, remember? After it was published in the newspaper, it was written as the surprise of being debunked, I think it probably started from here." Sparrow shrugged.
"These idiots!" The girl walked back and forth in the living room in annoyance.
"It's not surprising, Angie, it's no secret in the world that you signed with Disney one by one, and the previous two albums have proved your strength, and the light just off the list has created a miracle for 110 weeks on the list. , If the five major record companies let you go, it would be a joke." The manager said with a smile.
"But it's hard for me to make a decision now." The girl muttered, EMI, BMG, and Universal can all be ignored, and Sony should not even think about it, but Warner's hand is really beautiful, starting from family affection.
"Don't worry, Angie, I think in a few days, Disney should send someone over. You might as well listen to their conditions and then make a decision."
"As a matter of fact, this is what I have a headache for. We all know how much Disney can offer, but..." the girl sighed, "Maybe I should travel somewhere else to relax, so that I can calm down and think hard. , and then make a decision!"
Angela who was talking did not expect it. A few days later, after Richard and John, the general manager of Disney's Hollywood Records, came to visit her sincerely, the girl unexpectedly got a chance to travel. The target is Rosarito, Mexico, located on the Southern California peninsula. It is a charming seaside town. In the future, many movies will be shot here, such as "Pearl Harbor", or "Pirates of the Caribbean", but now, It was the filming location of the Titanic.
James Cameron called with sincerity and hoped that she could go to the set!