Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 206

When Budry Kerr's blue Ford car stopped at the gate of the company, the reporters who had been waiting for a long time immediately gathered around and pressed the shutter, and then there were countless microphones:

"Mr. Cole, may I ask if there is a problem between the executives of Hollywood Records and Miss Angela?"

"It is reported that Ms. Angela has no intention of signing a contract with Disney for a new album. Is this true?"

"I heard that Warner, Universal and Sony have all had contact with Ms. Angela. What do you think about this?"

"Mr. Cole, if Miss Angela no longer signs with Disney, will you resign?"

I would actually be treated like a star... Badri, 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 amidst the click of the shutter: "Okay, everyone, You will hinder the work of the company, please don't block here, okay?"

Seeing that the reporters were about to ask questions again, he hurriedly continued: "For your questions, I just want to say that Ms. Angela has cooperated with us for 3 years so far, and we will continue to cooperate. That's it, thank you! "

He followed him and walked towards the company gate without looking back. No matter how the reporters chased after him, he ignored them.As soon as he entered the company gate, Badri's face immediately stepped down, quickly entered the elevator to the 16th floor, and then went straight to his office, with a gloomy face 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 of the last few days on the desk according to his instructions, but he didn't have many Thinking about it, the news about the conflict between Angela and Disney has been heated up recently, which has put him under a lot of pressure as the chairman, and the board of directors has asked about the specific situation more than once. At the Disney headquarters, CEO Ace Na would call from time to time.

Mr. Chairman is very depressed.The majority of the relationship between the record company and Angela is that when she hoped to release a new album some time ago, the girl postponed it because she had new ideas. There is no other conflict. They have always cooperated very well, but why did it become like this now? ?Could it be that Angela already had the idea of ​​not signing anymore?But when talking with her manager Sparrow, the other party didn't show this kind of meaning?

Badri has a headache.He only knows now that this kind of thing must not be allowed to happen. Hollywood Records has been able to get a share of the music market from its establishment to now, relying entirely on Angela to support the overall situation. They also want to recruit a few newcomers to change this situation. However, although he has signed many artists, it is still very early to reach Angela's level of popularity, let alone write, arrange and sing at the same time.

Record companies have always been cautious about this. Before Angela was 16 years old, they could only sign one by one in this way.So what I'm most afraid of is that other record companies will poach her. Fortunately, the cooperation has been good all the time. Although there are rumors that other companies have contacted Angela, they still cooperate with Disney in the end.

However, seeing that this year is over, she will be able to sign a long-term contract with a professional singer, but something like this happened out of nowhere, which is really annoying!Badri tapped his fingers on the table. He only took the position of chairman of the record company after 92 years after Eisner ceased to be the chairman of the record company. If it did lose Angela, it might be true To take the blame and resign.

Badri shook his head and pressed the phone: "Sarah, let the heads of all departments go to the meeting room for a meeting, right now!"

Miss Secretary was very efficient, and when Badri entered the meeting room 10 minutes later, all department managers, including general manager Richard and music director John, had already sat in their seats.

"Okay, gentlemen and ladies, let's get straight to the point, I need you to tell me about the progress of Angela's contract, the difficulties encountered, and how to solve it. If she no longer signs, how will we be affected! "Badri sat on the head, frowning and speaking.

The department managers had already expected this to happen. After all, they are not deaf or blind. Basically, the situation of Hollywood Records is not very optimistic.To put it simply, Angela's two albums and two EPs have sold 4700 million copies worldwide so far, which is already the sum of the other 7 or 8 singers in the company.If the girl really chooses not to sign the contract, 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 taken back.However, Angela has never expressed her position. 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, Badri 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 to look at him and made a gesture of please.

"About 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 to, it is also possible to set up a company to let his daughter enjoy herself. Yes, so I don’t think we need to think about it, maybe we can—give her more autonomy in music, and make albums according to her ideas, even if they are not mainstream. Of course, we definitely have our conditions, such as After releasing an album with guaranteed sales, release it as an EP and so on."

"I think you are right, Richard." Badri nodded, affirming the general manager's speech, but changed the topic: "If you can sign a long-term contract, you can naturally consider it this way, but I want it now , it is impossible for us to 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," John suddenly laughed when he said this: " In fact, it is more appropriate to describe her as lazy. When she is familiar with something or people and things, and feels very happy, she will not change anything. We had a good cooperation before, and this point will be reflected when she thinks about it. Give us points."

"Indeed." John also nodded, "According to the information we have received, Angela has already rejected the conditions of Sony and EMI, and in the previous TV interview, she also said that she would not consider record companies other than Disney for the time being. I don't think she needs to hide her identity."

"And I always have a feeling that Angela always has a playful attitude when it comes to music, and she hasn't fully devoted herself to it, otherwise she must be able to make another step!" John added again, "Okay Well, I'm actually saying, we just need to show the utmost sincerity and enthusiasm, and then have a good talk with her, that's it."

"I admit that this is a good proposal." Badri tapped his hand on the large table in the conference room, but then shook his head: "However, even if everything goes well, we still have a very strong opponent. We have advantages that we don't have!"

Richard and John nodded at the same time, looking worried. 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 it can completely affect Angela. Her decision!

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While the record company was struggling to figure out a solution, a conversation was going on in the living room of Angela's house.

"I believe Miss Angela will like this proposal. She can have more say in the production. To test her new ideas." The speaker was a tall, thin white man whose age could not be seen, but he would not exceed Fifty, he is the general manager of Warner's record company.He came to visit Angela in person in this way, which shows Warner's sincerity and determination.

But Angela still answered ambiguously: "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 have worked well with Disney Very happy."

She paused before continuing: "Besides, I have always signed albums one by one, unless after March next year, when I turn 3."

"This is not a problem, Miss Angela." Chris said with a smile, "We don't mind what kind of contract we sign this year, we just hope you can see our... advantages!"

Angela was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I understand, then let's do it, I will think about it carefully, thank you, Mr. Chris."

"Okay, then I'll take my leave." Chris stood up knowingly, shook hands with Angela and Sparrow beside her, and then pretended to be walking casually and said: "I believe Jerry Mr De will be delighted to hear that."

The girl blinked: "Excuse me, what does this have 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 these words made the girl not come back to her senses for a while, and it was not until Sparrow sent Chris back that she grabbed him: "Jack, is my dad really one of the directors of Warner?"

"To be precise, what Mr. Jared has in his hand is only the stocks of several subsidiaries of the Warner Group. From a financial point of view..."

"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 it, this is the first time I know!"

Sparrow was slightly surprised: "So, didn't you just pretend? 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 think even my mother doesn't necessarily know what companies my father controls?"

As she spoke, she turned around, put her hands behind her head and thought in annoyance: This is troublesome!She wasn't depressed that her father didn't introduce her to Warner Records - the reason can be imagined with her knees - but she found it really difficult to make a decision. Angela didn't plan to break up with Disney. Anyway, we cooperated After so many years, the relationship is still there, and besides, taking 60% of the copyright dividend shows that the other party has always been very sincere, so she expressed it like this when she was on the talk show before.

But now Warner 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 that he would clearly respect his father's opinion, that is to say I also have more power to speak!This is a very fatal attraction.

However, having said that, how did the situation become what it is now?Angela scratched her head in distress and looked back at Sparrow: "Tell me, Jack, what is going on, I remember that I never said that I would not sign with Disney."

"I think it's probably because a week ago, the reporter asked you if you didn't release a new album, whether it was because of your discord with Disney, and your stunned expression was photographed, remember? After it was published in the newspaper, it was written as a shock of being exposed, I think it probably started to ferment 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 that you have signed with Disney one by one, and the previous two albums have proved your strength, and the light that just got off the list has created a miracle of being on the list for 110 weeks , it would be a joke if the five major record companies let you go." 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 be ignored, and Sony can't even think about it, but Warner's move is really beautiful, starting with family affection.

"Don't worry, Angie, I think in a few days, Disney should also send someone over. You might as well listen to their conditions and then make a decision."

"Actually, that's my headache. We all know what conditions Disney can offer, but..." the girl sighed, "Maybe I should take a trip to another place to relax, so that I can calm down and have a good time. Think, and make a decision!"

What Angela was talking about didn't expect that a few days later, after Richard, the general manager of Disney's Hollywood Records, and John came to visit her sincerely, the girl unexpectedly got a chance to travel, The goal is Rosarito, Mexico, which is located on the peninsula of Southern California. It is a charming seaside town. In the future, many movies will be filmed here, such as "Pearl Harbor" or "Pirates of the Caribbean", but for now, It was the filming base of "Titanic".

James Cameron called very sincerely, hoping that she could come to the set!