Behind The Spotlight Chapter 216
As Mikael and the others watched Lewis getting kicked out by security, they all made a decision.
They looked at each other and nodded, having the same idea.
"Let's not betray this record label."
Knowing that the conditions they signed were favorable, they had no reason to betray Moonrise Music.
The conditions Moonrise Music gave to Pulse Static were almost equivalent to those given to superstar music artists. Only successful stars could get that kind of treatment, yet Pulse Static got it.
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In the second week of February, Collin received a call from Salvador's secretary that the talk show was approved. Everything was finalized and the production was officially happening. Collin received a notification that Jennifer had two weeks to prepare before the audition happened.
Collin put down the telephone and leaned back against his chair. He looked at the ceiling, thinking about many scenarios.
'It all comes down to Jennifer.'
Collin had an idea of what Salvador was planning. He would hire only people whom he could trust, and the two most important positions in the production team were the producer and director, these positions controlled almost everything.
Salvador would naturally choose his own client, the director who had directed many game shows. Talk shows might be a different genre, but the director could handle it considering that he had a lot of experience.
As for the producer, he would probably come from Nation TV itself, perhaps a friend of Salvador, making things easier.
'This talk show is still an experimental project and Nation TV will decide if they will give it another season depending on the results.'
They needed the project to be ready as fast as possible, perhaps within a month.
If Salvador wanted this talk show to succeed, he would obviously choose the best candidate. However, it always came down to benefits and Salvador's priorities.
Fortunately, Collin knew Salvador's priorities.
'To win the election next year and become the President of Talent Management and Representation. For that, he will use the talk show as a way to gain influence.'
And there were a lot of methods to do that, either by selling the hosting position to a person who could bring him immediate benefits or by inviting celebrities who were eager for publicity and gain favors from them.
'I hope Salvador can see what's important.'
After thinking about it, Collin called Jennifer and informed her about the audition, such as the time and date.
Actually, Collin could use his own money to produce a talk show for Jennifer. However, that method had a big flaw.
In the first place, a talk show was useless if no TV network was interested in broadcasting it. As for the internet, streaming did not even exist in the year 2000, and most podcasts were all nonsense.
Collin might gamble, but he wouldn't gamble his money. He knew that his chances of winning were high considering that Jennifer had a Yellow Talent in hosting. But what about it?
Collin wouldn't gamble his own money, that was the most stupid thing to do. Let other people handle that, not Collin.
Since this matter was now in the hands of Jennifer, Salvador, and the decision-makers of the production team, it was time for Collin to let go. He did his part and even negotiated his voting power. All he had to do was trust Jennifer and wait for the results.
For now, he should attend Lawrence's comedy film.
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Talent agents of celebrities could go backstage at the theater and not mingle with the reporters and fans at the entrance of the red carpet. The people outside were irrelevant, and Collin had no intention of watching the noisy red carpet when Lawrence had already entered the theater.
Right when he went into the theater, he saw Lawrence shaking hands with the executives of Fair Amount Pictures, the studio that funded and produced the comedy film, Funny Ones.
Honestly, Collin had average expectations regarding this film. He read the script and found it funny, giving him a few chuckles, but it was mediocre compared to Wyatt's masterpieces. His opinion regarding comedy films was high, especially when Wyatt was on his roster of clients, bias was unavoidable.
The only reason Collin chose this project for Lawrence was that Wyatt was still on vacation. Well, the director of the movie, Funny Ones, was a Yellow Talent, so it was not that bad. Furthermore, Lawrence also had a Yellow Talent in comedy films, which made their combination good and safe.
Just like Lawrence, Collin also shook hands with important people before approaching Lawrence, who sat in his seat after greeting the management and executives of Fair Amount Pictures.
When Collin arrived, Lawrence smiled at him and relaxed his mood.
"Sit next to me, I have something to tell you."
"I assume it's about your wife." Collin sat down.
"Yeah, Emma's starting to change lately. She's still crazy, but her behavior is much better compared to last year." Lawrence had already talked to the psychiatrist and director Summerbelt about it. Lawrence was just informing Collin so that his agent knew about their relationship. Terrier Blackstone was also happy about the result.
"So what's your next plan?"
"Isn't it obvious? Once the contract is over, I'll file for a divorce. She's fun in bed, but I can't deny that she's crazy." Lawrence recalled some things that made him smile. He licked his lips.
This situation was a bit difficult to process because they earned quite a lot of benefits from Blackstone Corporation. In fact, Collin used this leverage to get his clients sponsorships from companies owned by Blackstone Corporation.
"How about the scripts I sent you? Did you find anything interesting?" Collin had faxed him four scripts: two were romantic comedies, one was a comedy, and the last was a drama romance. Collin picked scripts that fit Lawrence's talent. All of the scripts were written by Yellow Talent scriptwriters with directors who also had Yellow Talent.
When Collin said that, Lawrence couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Three of the scripts were romance with kissing scenes. Emma didn't like them."
"..." Collin didn't know what to say.
'Wait a fucking minute, Lawrence's talent flourished under romance movies. If Emma prevented him from reaching his success, then she doesn't deserve him.'
Collin's gaze turned cold.
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