Chapter 511 Missed Call
The emergence of TMZ is undoubtedly an important change, bringing a ripple and causing agitation in the existing Hollywood gossip news market.
The information network established with the two senior paparazzi, Harry and Colin, as the core, has indeed found a new way.
Of course, no one knows what will happen next, but at least for now, Harry is confident and he sees different prospects for his career development.
The premise is that they need to seize the opportunity and firmly seize all exclusives.
For example, in front of me——
Anson.
80% of TMZ's traffic in the early days of its establishment came from Anson and "Bennifer". Now the foundation of the website is still too fragile and cannot withstand any storm. He must follow Anson's movements step by step.
About the Warner Records contract, Colin used his own insider information to get the news. Since Anson didn’t have much influence in the music field, it wasn’t considered a secret. After some tips, Colin successfully saw the original contract.
Eight hundred thousand US dollars, 20% royalties, one album.
However, Warner Records has first dibs on the band's second album.
In other words, if the band releases a second album, they choose to sign with another record company, but as long as Warner Records matches the contract conditions, the band must sign with Warner Records, and there is no room for negotiation.
For a while, it was hard to say whether Warner Records lost money or the band lost money.
However, it can still be seen that Warner Records is very accommodating to the band. Without losing their own interests or harming their own bottom line, they did not exploit the new band, but showed enough respect.
Even Colin, a professional, said he could not understand this contract.
To say it's special, the band didn't take any advantage; to say it's not special, Warner Records didn't take advantage of it. Overall, it can be called... "fair".
Don't underestimate the word "fairness", it is really difficult for new singers.
Because of this, Colin believes that after the news breaks out, it will definitely trigger an earthquake reaction, and TMZ should be able to reap a wave of industry attention.
Harry kept an eye on it, previewed this revelation on TMZ in advance, and wrote a set of data -
The signing amount was less than seven figures, and the royalty figure was two figures. Number; the additional terms are "1" and "2", bringing shocking surprises.
Ambiguous, ambiguous.
Finally, set a twenty-four hour countdown and wait until the countdown ends to release the TMZ exclusive.
This wave of operations immediately mobilized netizens and industry media. Not to mention the news, TMZ had already harvested a wave of traffic.
Anson is still standing on the cusp of the storm, and his popularity has not dropped at all.
Don’t talk about Harry, Colin also said that they must firmly hold on to Anson’s exclusive. Now other competitors are joining one after another. The entire melee situation has been revealed, and the next period of time will be key.
Every cell in Harry's body was on alert——
So, the band is taking a break, where is Anson?
Either the band excluded Anson and isolated him, and internal strife broke out before the album was recorded; or Anson had special matters to deal with.
No matter which possibility it is, Harry has no time to deal with "Entertainment Weekly".
“…that’s just the way it is.”
"You can think about it and discuss it. You are welcome to contact TMZ at any time. I am waiting for good news. Thank you for your cooperation. I sincerely thank you for your call."
Crackling, a flurry of pleasantries were thrown out, and it was completely unheard of. Brain, hang up the phone directly after finishing speaking.
On the other end of the phone, "Entertainment Weekly":...
Beep. Looking at the receiver with a busy tone, he stood there with a stunned look on his face and couldn't help but doubt his life. Did the paparazzi just hang up the phone?
However, here, Harry had no time to take care of the fragile heart of traditional paper media. He opened the car door and walked over. Although his whole body resisted getting closer to Anson, there was no way now, was there?
Anyway, Anson is not here.
Harry kept convincing himself that he was ready to deal with Connor and the others.
So, where is Anson?
Anson is answering the phone.
To be precise, the band's work in the recording studio today was not smooth. After being locked in the recording studio for a long time, the state inevitably became strange, depressing and aggrieved. Some ups and downs are normal.
Originally, they were going to rest for thirty minutes to clear their minds and adjust their state. Anson was also with everyone, but before leaving the recording studio, he accidentally glanced at his phone and noticed three missed calls.
All belong to the same person.
Obviously, there must be something important, but all three calls failed to find Anson. Anson, who was devoted to the recording work, did not pay attention to the phone at all.
Now that you have seen it, let’s take advantage of the break to call back.
I also waited for a while for the call, and then finally got through.
"Uncle Darren, sorry, I was in the recording studio just now."
The missed call was from Darren Star. No matter what, Anson had to call back.
The other end of the phone was slightly stunned, and Darren's brain also reacted, "Ah, oh oh oh, I remember it, there seems to be such a thing, it is said that you are recording an album, God , I have forgotten them all, it seems I am getting old.”
“Uncle Darren, your head is already filled with information about the production of the series, and all other useless information is stuffed into the corner. This is. The right thing to do.”
With just one joke, Anson succeeded in making Darren laugh heartily, "That's you, you can still find a reasonable explanation for such a sad thing."
"So, did the album recording go well?"
Anson let out a long breath, "Step by step, it takes a process. To be honest, I encountered some bottlenecks in the past two days, so that I couldn't help but start thinking, maybe the whole thing of making an album is a bad thing "
Darren was a little surprised, "Why?"
Anson shrugged lightly, "This is just our first album, and we encountered an inspiration crisis halfway through recording. That sounds really bad.”
"Haha." Darren laughed, "Of course, there is another explanation. You are newbies, everything is unfamiliar, and you are not proficient at the moment. It is inevitable that you need to get used to it and fumble. Once you gradually become proficient, it will become smoother."
Anson, "Well, that sounds like it makes sense."
Darren, "Of course. If you look at legendary singers, their first albums are often green and incomplete. , it took until the third and fourth albums to slowly mature; otherwise, the first album would reach its peak, and it would still be all the way downhill.”
“Ha” this time it’s Anson’s turn. Laughing out loud, "Don't think I can't hear it, Uncle Darren, you are trying to fool me into making more albums."
Darren did not hide his surprise "Wait a minute, Are you only going to record one album?”
Anson: ..."Come one by one, make the first album first."
Darren deliberately teased, "Oh, thousands of girls will be disappointed, you are in the 'Princess Diaries' 'The performance in it is quite good."
Anson couldn't help but scratch his head, "Uncle Darren, you didn't call me to confess to millions of girls, right?" br>
"Haha. Anson, I just like your confidence, haha." Darren burst out laughing, "No, I'm calling you with a request. I may need your help regarding a movie. I don’t know if you have time.”
(End of this chapter)