Chapter 1047: Planning a comeback

"No problem. Afra said lightly.

Yang Ming, who was organizing persuasion words in his mind, suddenly heard this answer and couldn't help but be stunned.

Why did you say yes?

Seems too fast.

Seeing Yang Ming stunned, Afra seemed to guess what he was thinking, and then said with a chuckle: "Don't you know that Xiangjun is my best friend?"

Li Xiangjun?

When Yang Ming heard this name, he was relieved and suddenly realized that this was the case.

A former goddess of music in China, a super diva in the entertainment industry before the United States, both of them once stood at the pinnacle of the entertainment industry in their respective countries, plus their fame was in the same era, and the two divas with similar personalities cherished each other and became best friends.

No wonder, he used to hear Li Xiangjun often mention that she had a big-name friend in Hollywood, and if Yang Ming's concert needed a guest appearance, her friend could come over to help.

It's just that Yang Ming didn't want to owe this favor at that time, so he thanked Li Xiangjun for his kindness.

Now it seems that Li Xiangjun's big-name confidant and friend in Hollywood is obviously the Afra in front of him.

"Okay, that's it. Yang Ming said in an excited tone, and after finishing speaking, he suddenly thought of something and asked Afra, "By the way, do you still have your own team now?"

Stars in the entertainment industry basically have their own personal teams to assist them in handling various life and business matters, and even some capable teams can make the stars who hire them go to the next level in their careers.

is Yang Ming himself, no matter how much he maintains his popularity for hype exposure, there are almost 10 people in the team that is responsible for his affairs in the entertainment industry behind the scenes.

There are three living assistants alone.

Behind the glamorous appearance of celebrities, there are many people who work hard to plan together.

When Afra heard Yang Ming's words, she showed a wry smile and said: "My team was disbanded three years ago, and I didn't care about this kind of thing, but after some things happened, they left me, but I have a life assistant who can still be trusted." ”

When Yang Ming heard this, he sighed in his heart, a superstar who was once popular all over the world and was known as the queen of pop music in the United States, in just three years, he was so down-and-out.

However, seeing the smile and ease on Afra's face, maybe this diva has never taken the so-called glory of the entertainment industry to heart.

He thought for a moment and said, "Lady Afra, wait a minute, you give me the contact information of that trusted assistant, and I will have someone contact her when I get back and start preparing for your three-month comeback!"

Afra's brokerage contract with CAA still has three months to expire, but some things are starting to be prepared now, even if it involves contract issues, as long as you don't sign the contract, just do it and don't say it, even if CAA is looking for trouble, Yang Ming won't worry.

"No problem. Afra nodded indifferently, as if her heart did not feel a trace of excitement because of the comeback, it was too indifferent.

Yang Ming felt the peace of mind of the still flourishing queen in front of him, and couldn't help but admire the strength of the other party's heart, fame and fortune were simply worthless in the eyes of the other party, no wonder in the past three years, the powerful CAA has not had much to do with Afra.

Even with the contract in hand, CAA can't do anything to Afra.

A star artist who has already regarded his entertainment career as inconsequential, even in the face of a powerful agency, has enough confidence.

Besides, Afra is also a former diva in the entertainment industry in the United States, with huge influence, and CAA is not too persecutive, completely tearing her face.

While Yang Ming sighed, Afra wrote a name and contact number on a piece of paper and handed it to him.

Yang Ming took the piece of paper and saw a name, and couldn't help but read: "Phyllis!"

"Yes, Phyllis, my former personal assistant, but my life in the past few years, you know, because of idleness, with my help, Phyllis opened a small shop in the United States, but I want that if I come back, she will definitely come to help me. Afra's words were full of trust in this Phyllis.

But also, when Afra was at her darkest, he still followed her and did not throw himself into the arms of the powerful CAA.

This shows the affection between the assistant and Afra.

In the following time, Yang Ming, who was going to rest on the plane, chatted with Afra until the plane landed.

When the plane landed in the capital of Luzon Huacheng, Yang Ming said goodbye to Afra, this time because Afra came to Luzon for a tour, the two happened to meet, although Afra has promised Yang Ming to come back, but for the time being she does not want to break the quiet life.

Therefore, she stayed alone with sunglasses and a peaked cap, and left from the VIP passage without leaving with Yang Ming.

As soon as Yang Ming walked out of the passage, he immediately heard the cheers of countless fans who came to pick him up, and he smiled bitterly in his heart, it seemed that he couldn't get out for the time being.

When he interacted with the fans who came to pick him up for more than an hour, both autographs and group photos, he left the airport under the escort of security guards.

"Bobble?"

As soon as he got into the car, Yang Ming immediately made a phone call to Barber and told Barber the news that Afra had joined Dongfang Huayin.

Although Afra signed a contract with Oriental Huayin at that time, the main affairs were planned by Oriental DreamWorks on the Hollywood side.

Instead, it is transformed to plan and release Chinese record albums in the United States for singers under Oriental Huayin such as Yang Ming, Li Xiangjun, and Li Feifei.

At the beginning, he often lost money, after all, the language and cultural barriers were not so easy to eliminate, but as Yang Ming's fame grew, the record company was slowly able to maintain operating costs, and now it has a certain profit.

Yang Ming is now worried about whether he can plan and arrange Afra's perfect comeback with the strength of the Oriental DreamWorks branch in Hollywood.

This was a big test for Bobble.

The comeback of a superstar seems simple, but if you want to really make a perfect comeback of a superstar and return to the top, this is a great test of the planning ability of the team behind the superstar.

"What? Afra is going to join Oriental DreamWorks?" said Bobble on the phone.

Oriental DreamWorks and Oriental Huayin are the same boss, for Barber, there is not much difference, the record company under the original line, because it specializes in releasing Dongfang Huayin's record albums, he didn't care too much, the business was too small.

But now that he heard the news that Afra was going to join Oriental Huayin, he was naturally shocked, and while he was excited, he couldn't help but think of Afra's former agency CAA, and asked worriedly: "Yang, even if Afra and CAA joined Oriental DreamWorks when their brokerage contract expired, have you considered the CAA factor, I think those vampires will definitely not be happy to see this happen." ”

For Bobble, the CAA of Hollywood, he is too familiar with it, and even used to deal with it a lot when he was in Pan America.

He naturally knows CAA's style of doing things.

To say that it is a vampire is not an exaggeration at all.

Moreover, he is in Hollywood, and he is also very clear about CAA's secret ban on Snow Hidden Afra, in fact, this matter is not a big secret in Hollywood, as long as people with a certain status in Hollywood know what is going on.

But I also have to admire CAA's courage and domineering.

A diva-level singer, when he says that he is blocked, he will be banned, and if he says that he is hidden, he will be hidden.

"Bobble, have you ever thought about how CAA will cooperate with our Oriental DreamWorks as we grow up?" Yang Ming did not answer, but asked Bobble a question.

"They naturally hope that CAA can handle a film from director to actor, from investment to distribution, originally they are just willing to be players, and now they can't wait to jump off the stage to be both referees and players. Barber sneered and said that when he was in Pan America, he had dealt with CAA a lot.

If CAA is only limited to the entire package service of a film from the director to the actors, it is still acceptable for the film company, even if it is uncomfortable.

But now CAA is no longer satisfied, they not only have to package the crew of a movie, but also want to become an investor, and then arrange the distribution of the film, which is simply unbearable for the vast majority of Hollywood studios.

This kind of behavior is simply a bloodsucking worm lying on the film company, sucking blood from the film company and strengthening itself.

Hollywood as a whole is deeply disgusted by CAA's behavior, but except for a few giants and a few film companies, other companies basically have no courage to say no to CAA.

Because CAA's influence is too great now.

If Oriental DreamWorks wants to grow and develop in Hollywood, it will have to face the influence of CAA to a certain point.

In addition, Yang Ming believes that it is definitely impossible for CAA to ignore Oriental DreamWorks, and do everything possible to seek cooperation with Oriental DreamWorks, a film company that can produce huge box office benefits every year, how could CAA give up?

Hearing Bobble's words, Yang Ming smiled slightly, obviously Bobble also clearly realized that when Oriental DreamWorks develops to a certain extent, it will inevitably collide with CAA.

In fact, there is no problem with cooperating with CAA, but CAA is definitely not willing to cooperate with some petty profits in directors and actors, they naturally hope to be able to intervene in the film investment and distribution of Oriental DreamWorks, as well as the selection of crew members, which is definitely impossible for Yang Ming and Barber.

"From now on, you immediately arrange for someone to investigate all aspects of the CAA. Yang Ming said firmly.

Since collisions are inevitable, start preparing now.

"Okay!" Bobble hesitated, then said cleanly.

Originally, he still had lingering palpitations about CAA, after all, when he was in Pan America, he still remembered the momentum of CAA covering the sky with one hand, and even in his heart, he had long had the idea of competing with CAA, but because of Pan America's strength and Corkley's restrictions, Pan American Entertainment made a lot of concessions to CAA.

Now he didn't want to take a step back.

Subsequently, Yang Ming told Barber the contact information of Afla's assistant Phyllis, and asked him to immediately arrange for someone to contact this assistant and start planning for Afra's comeback.

Barber excitedly promised Yang Ming that he would make Afra's perfect comeback, showing great enthusiasm, which surprised Yang Ming.

In fact, the old man himself is a big fan of Afra.

For countless people in the United States, no one can resist the charm of Afra back then.

Especially the unique temperament of Afra, who regards fame and fortune as a passing cloud, is the most admired factor in the country of money, especially many elites in the United States, the more infatuated with Afra, the higher the IQ, the more infatuated they are.

Barber is one of them, and now he is in charge of the comeback of the goddess in his heart, so he is naturally excited and excited, and even has a sense of glory.

Newfoundland, Canada, and the Atlantic Islands off the east coast of North America, are far away from the hustle and bustle, and many urban white-collar workers in the United States like to come here for a relaxing trip during the holidays.

Blue Coffee is a humble café in the city, although the area is not large, but because of the quiet and special atmosphere, many regular customers like to come to this café to drink a cup of coffee and spend an afternoon.

Phyllis sat leisurely behind the bar, flipping through the newspapers, with a look of disgrief on her face from time to time.

"Hmph, a Chinese kid even wants to surpass Afla, and now the media don't know more and more about what shame is, and such news can be published. ”

Just then, a customer pushed the door open and walked in, saying, "Phyllis, it's the same!"

After saying this, the customer found a random place to sit down, and Phyllis looked up helplessly when she saw someone, and then began to make coffee for the old customer.

The coffee shop is small, and she is on her own, from the owner to the waitress.

In fact, with her qualifications, she could have found a good job, and the treatment would definitely not be bad, but she refused, and the incident of three years ago made her so angry that she even had to come to this cold-filled city to calm down the anger in her heart.

When Phyllis gets the coffee for the customer and returns to the back of the bar, her phone suddenly rings.

She glanced at it, frowning slightly, an unfamiliar phone number from the United States.

Since she left the United States to take a break here, she has changed her contact information, except for her family, how can anyone know her contact number?

And Afra's phone isn't this number, right?

"Hello, this is Phyllis. She answered the phone with questions.

At this time, a voice came from the phone and said, "Hello, Miss Phyllis, I'm Barber from Oriental DreamWorks in Hollywood, and I want to make an appointment with you to meet you?"

Bobble Oriental DreamWorks?

Phyllis frowned, how could a Hollywood company know her number? Besides, she never seemed to have heard the name of this company, but the name Bobble seemed to sound familiar, and then her eyes lit up, and she suddenly remembered who Bobble was.

Former general manager of Pan Am Entertainment, he now serves as president of a nascent company in Hollywood.

It seems that the Chinese man I just said is the boss who claims to be Barber on the other end of the phone!

Suddenly, her tone became a little unkind and said, "I'm sorry, I don't like to be disturbed. ”

Barber, who was on the other end of the phone, was stunned when he heard this answer, and then laughed and said, "Phyllis, if it's for Afra's comeback, don't you want to be disturbed?"

"What?" Phyllis shouted, instantly attracting several customers from the coffee shop to look up at her.

After a while, after listening to Bobble's words, Phyllis hung up the phone in a trance, and at the same time there was excitement in her eyes.

"Phyllis, is there anything you need help with?"

Several acquaintances were concerned about asking questions.

Hearing these words, Phyllis immediately raised her right hand and said loudly: "Dear friends, I have a treat today, I am going back to the United States, and this coffee shop may be closing!"