Chapter 229： draft year

At the beginning of the new year, it is the time when everything is lively. Evan ※Bell is on vacation in Miami. Instead, it is the idle cloud wild crane, living a life like a paradise. Gathered with Ryan and Gosling a few times, and watched two Rafael-Nadal matches. He finally lost in the semi-finals and could not go further. During this period, Evan Bell also participated in a local scene. The performance, arranged by Claire Dyess, also serves as a promotion for the five-single "Crazy World" that will be released in November.

Evan Bell was in Miami for about ten days before and after his vacation, and he returned to New York, not because of other things, but mainly because of Eleven Studios. It was Fremantle Media who called Evan Bell back this time!

After entering 2002, there are many important events, but the world's first draft "Pop Idol"

The championship is about to be announced, which is definitely one of the major events that cannot be ignored.

As the godfather of the draft, although Evan Bell did not go to London to personally supervise the inaugural "Pop Idol", he still controlled the process of the game by telephone. After all, Evan Bell has a thorough understanding of the draft system. During the competition, including song selection, stage advancement, atmosphere setting, judges setting, player mining and many other things, Fremantle Media is blind. The stone crossed the river, but asked Evan Bell, but always got a reasonable and proper solution. As the co-producer of "Pop Idol", Evan Bell's figure runs through the game from the beginning to the end.

The champion and runner-up of the inaugural "Pop Idol" competition, Evan and Bell all remembered. Will-Yang and Grey-Gais won the champion and runner-up respectively, and the albums and singles released afterward have achieved a sensational effect. If Evan-Bell's memory is not deviated, Will-Yang released his first single after winning the championship, creating a sales miracle and winning 2002 with 1.8 million.

The No. 1 spot on the UK singles sales chart in 2010, decorated with the most dazzling crown for the brilliance of the first year of the draft.

In fact, Fremantle Media has been looking for Evan Bell for three or four days, but Evan Bell did not come back immediately, not only because his vacation has not ended, this vacation is not just a vacation, the most important thing The reason is to digest the acting skills learned in the previous "adaptation of the script", but also because Evan Bell is inquiring about the recent development trend of "pop idols", so that he can take the initiative in the negotiation: at this point in time Fremantle When the media came to the door, it was definitely not about the game, the biggest possibility was after the game.

When Evan-Bell returned to New York, Teddy-Bell was on a business trip to Los Angeles. The details of Evan-Bell are not known yet. Eden-Hudson is at Latham-Watkins Law Firm The practice period of the institute started again, and Catherine Bell was still busy with the decoration. Even if there was a problem with the decoration, she would go to Eden Hudson, who was more familiar with the situation.

Therefore, Evan Bell, the exclusive returnee, "does nothing" to meet with the Fremantle media has become the most important thing for Evan Bell at present. Due to the good negotiation with Evan Bell before, the media director Deborah Johnson is currently the hub of communication between the two parties, and this time the representative in New York is still Deborah Johnson.

However, there was another person in the company, with a chubby face that was blushing, with an amiable smile, and all his short hair stood up. He looked like a Super Saiyan, and he looked like a broom. This man was wearing a black shirt. The man in the black suit was recognized by Evan Bell at a glance, and his self-introduction also confirmed Evan Bell's guess "Hello, I'm Simeng-Fowler, nice to meet you, Mr. Bell "Siméng-Fowler, the founder of "pop idol" in his last life, has this honor in his hands in this life, but this world is where creativity is king, so Evan-Bell doesn't feel that too embarrassing. Besides, the previous life and this life are two completely different lives.

In Simeng-Fowler, the biggest halo should be the agent. Although the agency he owns, Ao Entertainment, cannot be said to gather big names, the husbands of David Beckham and Victoria Beckham are enough for him to earn money. The pot is full.

"Mr. Fowler, hello." Evan Bell thought about the same thing, but he was still polite in his mouth, and sat down opposite Simeng-Fowler and Deborah-Johnson.

"I should introduce myself in more detail.

"Ximengyi Fowler said with a smile, with a gentle smile on his fair face, which looks like a Maitreya Buddha. "I am now the executive director of the concave entertainment company, and Mr. Bell's eleven studio. There is also a bit of fate. Registering a trademark digitally is not an easy task.

Ximeng-Fowler is really old-fashioned, and he started with a little joke as soon as he came up, but he successfully narrowed the distance with Evan-Bell. The registered trademark of Eleven Studio is "11". This trademark is too simple, and it is difficult to effectively control it legally. At the beginning, Evan-Bell and Eden-Hudson took a lot of effort to complete it, but they were still restrained. The company's name is written as "Eleven". Although the trademark is "11", it must be added with English handwriting "Eleven (

. . , . The same goes for 19 Entertainment, the trademark is, 19..., but the word "entertainment" must be added underneath.

In fact, this is also the means of the US Patent and Trademark Office to prevent piracy. If the trademark is too simple, it is very easy to counterfeit. For the Patent and Trademark Office, their crackdown is very difficult.

Therefore, although Evan-Bell originally created the name, it had many meanings, including many meanings of "one...", but it was finally defined within the scope of "eleven". Fortunately, on top of the trademark "11, still retained.

"Mr. Fowler, the US Patent and Trademark Office's difficulties are indeed indescribable." Evan Bell's exclamation made all three laugh. When Fremantle Media first registered the name "Pop Idol" , and did not suffer less, because they must consider that if the name is changed all over the world, countless "Idols of a certain country" can appear in the creation of gods, which is definitely a disadvantage for them, so it is huā to register this patent. with great effort.

"Mr. Bell's Eleven Studio is now a coveted agency in the entire European continent, which I admire very much. , ... The most appropriate adjective when Simeng-Fowler speaks is "like a spring breeze". It won't make you feel the shrewdness hidden in his bones, and he doesn't have the copper stench of a businessman, just like an ordinary uncle next door. But Evan Bell clearly knows that this uncle next door is in business But with incomparable ambition, even if the "pop idol" is now under the control of Evan Bell, it will not stop Simeng-Fowler from making money from this talent show.

"I don't know how capable Eleven Studio is." Evan Bell seemed to know the purpose of Ximeng-Fowler's trip, so he quietly threw out a word, "Now I am even thinking about myself. The album is almost impossible to get, even if others join Eleven Studio, it is estimated that they can only be stranded at home."

When negotiating with Fremantle Media, although Evan-Bell held the priority of signing the players in his hands, he never thought of holding the players in his hands. He just wanted to take the initiative to sign the players. hold in hand.

"You can't say that. Mr. Bell's creative talent is the dream of many people. He signed a contract with Eleven Studio, and then Mr. Bell produced a single. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Simengyi Fowler said with a smile on his face, However, the rhythm of speaking slowed down a little.

Evan Bell could hear that he was testing his tone. Unexpectedly, the trajectory of the calendar finally returned to the original path. Simeng-Fowler also saw the great potential of "pop idols", so he went to Fremantle Media, and then found Evan-Bell .

"Mr. Fowler, after all, human energy is limited, isn't it?" Evan Bell has no interest in "Pop Idol" contestants, and he doesn't mind letting go, "I even have my own albums now. The publicity is not in place, and the manager is scolded by the blood, and there is no time to take care of others." Will Yiyang released a single after winning the championship, which sold 1.8 million yuan and won the single of the year. It is also a fact that the song sales champion, but Evan-Bell clearly knows that the singers who were born in the draft are only meteors after all. After the topic effect passes, they still have to rely on word-of-mouth to win.

From another perspective, there are so many contestants and there is only one champion. Even if the top ten can produce a single, not everyone can succeed In the past life, Evan Bell remembers , No matter whether it is "Pop Idol" or "American Idol", there are only a few players who have finally succeeded, and they are definitely no more than the fingers of one hand.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Evan-Bell planned to hold the player's priority signing rights. As long as a record company came to poach someone, Evan-Bell would never feel distressed and would let go immediately, even if he was a player who proved successful in his previous life, Not at all distressed. Taking the resources of the eleventh work banquet, Evan Yibel knew that he did not have the ability to launch draft players into the market. If he was greedy, maybe the original successful players would only end up with one under the operation of the eleventh studio. Ruined end.

To put it harshly, Evan-Bell is using the contract to get cash. This empty-handed white wolf transaction is definitely a good method for Eleven Studios, which lacks funds. After confirming the purpose of Ximeng-Fowler's visit today, Evan-Bell couldn't help laughing. Wen Yibeier's first player contract income will come from Ximeng-Fowler.

Hearing Evan-Bell's tone loosened, Siméng-Fowler's expression remained the same, but his eyes brightened and he asked with a smile, "So, I wonder if Mr. Bell intends to sign the player's contract to 19 What about entertainment?"! .