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"Thank you, Mr. Martin, it's a deal then." Rowan happily shook hands with the bearded old man opposite him, then stood up and saw him off.
"Of course no problem, Rowan. I have no problem with the contract, but I still hope that the adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire" can be carried out earlier." Uncle George Martin said excitedly.
Yes, the person who discussed with Rowan was none other than George Martin, who was later known as the master of contemporary American fantasy.
"This mainly depends on the computer's post-production technology. Otherwise, if we can't achieve the effect we want, the result will only be a shoddy and defective product. We definitely don't want that," Rowan explained with a smile.
"Okay, I believe you." Uncle George Martin nodded.
After asking his assistant to escort Martin away, Rowan finally relaxed and rested on the sofa in the reception room. It must be said that as the saying goes, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. The copyright acquisition list he and Mary set last year had been progressing slowly due to Mary and Henry's actions.
But after becoming famous in various news channels and Time magazine, Rowan's name has become the latest and hottest brand name that is popular in Europe and the United States. Those comic book authors who were originally dragging their feet and trying to get more benefits finally gave in one after another.
And Mr. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" is the last target to be completed.
Now, a large number of high-quality copyrights (IPs) including "A Song of Ice and Fire", "American Gods", and even "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" are in Rowan's hands.
After completing a major task, Rowan decided to immediately proceed to the next plan to celebrate. "I am really destined to be a hard worker. I can't change it if I live my life again." Rowan thought self-deprecatingly.
At this moment, Rowan's cell phone suddenly rang. Rowan opened it and saw a sweet name: "Haha, Britney."
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Rowan talked with Britney for half an hour it Rowan went to meet her in the studio and heard Britney performing her song ''Baby one more time''.
Rowan frowned, closed his eyes, and listened carefully. After eliminating the noise, he soon found out the reason.
It's all because of Britney's "natural defects"!
Although Britney's voice is very sweet, even a little greasy, and has a sandy and low feeling in her voice, which makes her sound sexy, but because of this, her singing is not so catchy at first glance.
Why?
Later, all the female singers who reached the top level had one thing in common that Britney did not have - a wide vocal range, a high voice, and a great lung capacity!
Beyoncé, of course, has a high-pitched vocal range in "Single Ladies", and Christina Aguilera, who is a contemporary of Britney, is no exception. Pink!, Lady Gaga, and Katy Berry are all like this, with Taylor Swift being the only exception.
These female singers with powerful voices will immediately capture your attention as soon as they open their mouths, because the human brain has a biological instinctive reflex reaction to high notes. This is a genetic instinct derived from ancient times when humans wanted to avoid attacks by birds of prey.
Does that mean Britney is not suitable for the career of a singer? No, Rowan shook his head.
Although Britney can't sing high notes, she is a rare singer with a mid-bass voice! Her transitions in the bass are smooth and delicate, just like the silky taste of top-grade coffee. Her voice also has a sandy texture. When you listen to her singing, you can feel a tingling sexiness that goes straight to your bones. Therefore, a style that mixes rap, electronic music and pop music is the direction she should go.
Instead of the old-fashioned disco electronic music route in the original time and space, the golden age of disco has passed, that is the era of MJ and Madonna. As a singer at the dawn of the new millennium, you must be bold and enterprising, otherwise you will be abandoned by the times.
At this time, Britney's performance was nearing the end, but Rowan discovered another problem. After only three minutes of song and dance, her lung capacity could not keep up, and she began to run out of breath and her voice broke.
"Well, this is a big problem." Rowan scratched his hair with a smile. No wonder she was later called the queen of lip-syncing. Incorrect breathing methods will indeed hinder a singer's stage performance, especially for a singer like Britney who also has to dance.
It seems that targeted training is necessary.
"Baby—Baby, One—More—Time!"
Larry Rudolph and his team clapped their hands praising Britney seeing which Rowan wanted to go over and ounchthe guy.
At this time, Goffman and Mary came over with several lawyers and agents. Rowan motioned everyone other than Britney to leave the room although Rudolph wanted to argue he didn't have any power right now so he left but Britney stopped her friend and life agent Felica from leaving the room as she trusted her fully. Rowan decided to not argue with Britney as he knew how stubborn she can be.
So ignoring her he turned his head and looked over: "How is it?"
Goffman said: "There is nothing wrong with Ms. Spears's agency contract in other aspects, but the agent Larry Rudolph set a five-year agency period. If the agency relationship is terminated early, a penalty will be paid."
Rowan frowned: "Goffman, you are not here to tell me bad news, are you?"
Goffman smiled: "Of course not!"
He opened the contract and turned to one of the pages. "This contract specifically contains a clause that prohibits Ms. Spears from finding another agent while she is being managed by Larry Rudolph. Otherwise, it will be considered a breach of contract."
"Huh? There's another one?" Britney said in surprise.
Rowan held his forehead with his hand and smiled bitterly, "Girl, please read your contract to me before you sign it!"
And this kind of clause is also very normal, any company would do this, just like if you sign a CAA contract, it is impossible to let ICM people in midway.
Rowan scratched his hair, "Then there is no other solution?"
"No, there is a way." Goffman smiled confidently, "He only said that Miss Spears is prohibited from accepting the services of other music agents, but he did not prohibit her from accepting the services of other agencies!"
"Oh Hoho——" Goffman's words made Rowan laugh, "You guys caught this loophole. You really put in a lot of effort."
"Of course, your request is our goal." Goffman said with a smile and nodded slightly.
"Then let's sign a new management contract for Britney." Rowan turned to look at Mary.
Mary turned around and spoke to her subordinates beside her, "What are you waiting for, you lazy bastards? Get Miss Spears' contract ready for me."
At the command, everyone started moving immediately.
Rowan thought for a moment and said, "Public relations, external business contacts, and life. At least three people are needed."
"As for a life manager, I only want Felica." Britney said as she hugged Felicia who was standing beside her in a daze.
"This nostalgic girl." Rowan said in a low voice with a smile.
Felicia has been responsible for Britney's life and training since Larry (Rudolph) signed her. After more than two years of relationship, Felicia has become one of Britney's closest people. So when talking about her new agent, Britney subconsciously protects her.
"Are you sure?" Rowan asked jokingly.
"Of course!" Britney said with her cute big eyes.
"Well, this is your team, you have the final say," Rowan said with a smile.
Felicia knew that with Mary and her team's meticulous, professional, and swift style, and with so many professional agents, if Britney didn't speak up, she wouldn't have been able to stay. She shook Britney's hand gratefully, "Thank you, Britney. I... it was all my fault before."