America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 325 Charge to Mount Everest
"Hold your head up, hold your chest out, let your confidence shine! Punk can't be without confidence!"

"You have to believe in yourself, you are absolutely no worse than Britney!"

Michael Levine's good friend, CAA's senior agent Delevingne.

At this moment, he was looking solemn, looking at Avril Lavigne in front of him, and giving her encouragement.

"All of this is actually normal. It's very normal. You should know by now how much competition there is among singers."

"I'll give you an example, Mariah Carey, you've never heard of it, have you? She's so hot, she's been famous for ten years, right? And you know how she got famous? She's in a relationship with her boss , she’s married to her boss! Without Tommy Mottola, do you think she’d be this popular? Maybe, but it’d be a hundred times harder, or not even popular at all!”

"Lavigne, if he hadn't heard your song at the beginning, he picked you. He recommended you to David Geffen. If it wasn't like this, I don't know how long you have to wait if you want to get ahead!!"

"How many young girls inside and outside the company are jealous of you, and you know it well, so please him, hold him tightly when you have the opportunity, and don't let go! Understand?"

Avril Lavigne twitched, looking particularly troubled, "But... I... I haven't chased boys before!"

"What are you afraid of if you haven't been chased? You've always been chased, right? Let me tell you, it's not a secret. Jessica and Annie are popular now, right?"

"They were all chasing after him. Of course, at that time he didn't have the power and influence he has now. He wasn't the richest man in the world either!"

Manager Draven opened his eyes and told lies, but young Avril Lavigne couldn't tell the truth from the fake.

"It's a good thing you're not too late. It's not too late to start now. Remember, hold your head up! Do you still remember when he went to visit the class during the day, he was full of praise for your performance?"

"He said that you have a rare temperament, which means that he actually admires you very much! Do you understand? Bring out this temperament in you and let him see it again and again!!!"

Avril finally nodded.

The manager looked not far away, at the drop-off area of ​​the Hilton Hotel, cars stopped constantly, and people came down and entered the door with invitation cards.

Delevingne took out his cell phone and wanted to make a call.

At this time, Avril suddenly stopped him, "How about...forget it, I really..."

Really scared and unwilling.

The agent looked at her, "Don't want to be popular anymore? Don't want to be like Britney, where people scream for you everywhere you go?"

Avril withdrew her hand, "I want to. But... I think I am myself"

She felt that relying on her musical talent, she would also be popular.

It's just a matter of time.

"On your own? How long will it take on your own?"

Draven, already experienced, continued to whip the girl's self-confidence.

"Kanye West, you know? The company's new black hip-hop singer, do you know how talented he is?"

Avril nodded.

Even if I don't like the so-called black hip-hop and rap very much, I still hate black people.

But Avril Lavigne also felt that the young A-Kan was extremely talented in music, especially in black hip-hop.

Whether it's singing or writing lyrics, they are all very good.

In this regard, even Avril Lavigne, who claims to be a musical genius, feels that she is no better than Kanye West.

Fortunately, the two sides are good at different fields, so Avril Lavigne is not afraid of being compared.

"Kanye's talent is not inferior to yours, and he is even better than you in the field he is good at. But look at him now? If no boss discovers his talent, he doesn't know how long he will be someone else's music producer."

Draven continued to brainwash:
"Fortunately, BOSS gave him a chance and released a record for him."

"You know how good that record is. But what? It's because the release time is not suitable, and there is no way to promote it. Its current sales are miserable, and it sells less than [-] copies a month!"

"Look, talented and lucky musical geniuses are like this because there is no support behind them."

Delevingne stared at Avril Lavigne seriously, "Do you think your musical talent is comparable to that black kid?"

Avril Lavigne couldn't help whispering: "Our fields are incomparably different."

That being said, in fact, she already felt in her heart that she was indeed inferior to that black man in terms of talent alone.

"Then the example of Mariah Carey and Tommy Mottola I just gave, did you understand?"

Avril nodded, her confident face fell silent, "I understand."

"That's fine."

The agent Delevingne got on the phone quickly, with a big smile on his face, "Hey, Michael, it's me. We've arrived, look... Hey, OK OK, no problem, okay, understand! Then we'll go in! OK !"

After hanging up the phone, Delevingne turned and called Avril Lavigne, "Come on, let's go in!"

Avril Lavigne crossed her hands behind her back, grasping her fingers, they turned white with some force, it could be seen that she was very nervous.

She followed behind the manager and walked forward quickly.

It's getting cooler in New York in October.

Especially now that night is falling, walking on the road leading to a Hilton Hotel in the heart of the commercial center of Bensenhe District in Brooklyn.

Avril Lavigne felt that the evening wind blowing over was a bit cool.

While walking, Delevingne told her again, "The person I called just now was named Michael Levine. Two years ago, he was just CAA's agent like me, and we had equal status. Two years later, I He is still CAA's agent, but he is already the president of Smith Media, a big figure respected by both Hollywood and Grammy."

"Do you know why?"

Avril Lavigne nodded, thought for a while, and shook her head again.

"It's not that his abilities are better than mine, I think our abilities are similar!"

Delevingne was feeling emotional again, and seemed to be persuading a girl with a confident personality.

"There are only two reasons for the difference in status between me and Michael."

"The first one is that this guy has a relationship with Anne Hathaway, they can be regarded as relatives! And Anne Hathaway and Jessica Alba have a special relationship with BOSS. Because of this relationship, Michael has been reused !"

Thinking of the past six months, this agent has treated him very well.

Avril Lavigne chimed in at the right moment: "What about the other difference?"

"Another difference is... hey..." Delevingne sighed, "Michael and I met the boss at the same time, and the boss was just an ordinary Wall Street rich man. At that time, we had a little misunderstanding, and I was scared away Yes. Michael got in touch with him because of Anne Hathaway, and then started working for him."

"That's the only difference between me and Michael."

Draven looked at the little girl, "But these two differences make our current status very different."

Avril Lavigne thought it was true.

Michael Levine is hot in the American showbiz right now.

In the power rankings of the entertainment industry listed by certain entertainment media, Michael Levine can currently be ranked in the top ten.

As for Delevingne.
As a senior partner and senior broker of CAA, his status is indeed not low.

But that depends on who you want to compare with.

Compared with himself and those little stars and singers, his status is indeed extremely high.

But compared with the people on the power rankings in the entertainment industry, Delevingne really couldn't compare at all.

No wonder he was so emotional.

Avril Lavigne thought.

When the two walked to the entrance of the Hilton Hotel, they happened to see Michael Jackson get off the car with his younger sister, Janet Jackson, and walked in after shaking the invitation letter in their hands.

Draven sighed again.

"You should have heard of the dispute between Sony and MJ, right?"

Avril Lavigne nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

As the superstar of the pop music circle, the talented MJ has always been the idol of all kinds of singers or those who have dreams of being a singer, no matter what his music style is.

MJ's fame and influence are there, and his conflicts, disputes, and even lawsuits with Sony.

Of course, it has attracted the attention of the industry circle, after all, it is also related to their future interests.

Avril Lavigne is the same, she still fantasizes that she will be as popular as MJ in the future.

"Sony has already set his sights on MJ, and it is impossible for MJ to get rid of it. Even if it is a lawsuit, it is useless no matter how much he hates Sony. Sony will not let him go."

"Lucky is MJ's friend Ted Lerner, whose daughter is the girlfriend of BOSS. MJ asked Ted Lerner for help, and the boss helped."

Delevingne spread his hands: "Do you think Sony is still looking for trouble with MJ?"

Avril shook her head, this matter was not some hidden news in the circle, of course she knew about it.

The word in circles is that Sony is terrified of Abel Smith.

In the past, Spiderman was robbed, and then Britney and MJ were robbed.

But the poor Nihong man didn't dare to do anything, he only dared to watch Abel bully him.

Don't think this is Sony being weak.

Sony's weakness is also divided into targets.

Like this year, there are several other music companies or singers who have disputes with Sony.

Unlike Britney and MJ who are so lucky, these companies and singers are all taken care of by Sony.

Some companies went bankrupt or lost money; among the singers, two directly surrendered and returned to Sony.Among the others, three chose to lose money and settle down, and two were sentenced.

So it's not that Sony is weak, it's just that Abe Smith is too strong.

When you meet him, even someone as strong as Sony is also weak.

Among the lower-level practitioners in the entertainment industry, there is now such a consensus.

Avril lowered her head, and encouraged herself silently in her heart, "Don't be ashamed, don't be ashamed! He's so handsome, I don't think I'll pay for it, and besides, he might not like me either! Work hard, work hard, thicken your skin, I want red, I want red, I want red..."

Although I have always been very confident, I think I am beautiful and talented.

But this kind of beauty and talent depends on who you compare with.

When the person in comparison is Abel, he is as confident as Avril Lavigne.

At this time, she hadn't become famous, hadn't stepped onto the stage, and her self-confidence hadn't yet ushered in her inflated.

Even if his character is full of self-confidence, he is actually very guilty at this time.

With a guilty conscience, I just wanted to cheer myself up.

Punk girls become pump girls.

Tonight in the Bensenhe district of Brooklyn, the Hilton Hotel in the business center, this cocktail party in the Golden Banquet Hall.

Presented by DreamWorks Music, a division of Smith Media.

The purpose is to thank the singers and music companies who participated in the charity concert that will be held in Times Square soon.

There was no appearance fee, not even a carriage fee.

If you can't even rub a meal, it's too much.

At the same time, this kind of reception can also take the opportunity to strengthen the status and influence of Dreamworks Music in the circle.

It will make those Uranus superstars or young newcomers with potential feel that the music circle is no longer just a private place for three big ones and one small one.

The newly emerging music dream factory has become the dream factory for everyone to pursue their dreams!
In order to strengthen this concept, attract those potential newcomers or Uranus superstars to join DreamWorks Music.

The superstar Abe Smith is said to be on the scene as well.

This boss will appear, one can imagine who will appear at the reception tonight.

According to Delevingne——

"Universal, Sony, Warner—their CEOs will all come, and they all flew here on a special plane!"

There are only so many invitations for the reception, and the big shots have to give them.

First-line superstars in the music industry, such as MJ, Britney, and Mariah Carey, can also come.

In the end, how many opportunities can be left for the second-tier, third-tier, and even fourth-tier, fifth-tier, and sixth-tier stars to go in and make a familiar face?

Almost equal to no chance.

Even if someone was lucky enough to get an invitation, who wouldn't cherish it more?

As for taking the open path to get it, it is even more impossible.

"Kanye West, do you know? He is now the No. [-] pusher among the newcomers in the company, even higher than you."

"After all, there are so many black people. The market for black hip-hop music and rap music is huge, and it seems to be very profitable, which is also normal."

Delevingne said: "But he can't get the invitation letter tonight. Because he is not qualified, and his agent is not qualified!"

"I know I can come because you are qualified!" Avril Lavigne praised Delevingne in a low voice.

Delevingne thought I was qualified, but you were able to come because of that guy Michael.

Delevingne felt that he was really no better than Michael Levine in guessing the boss's mind.

About Scarlett, I only knew Abel's thoughts through Ovitz and Robert.

This time Avril Lavigne was obviously his signed artist, but in the end it was Michael who thought of sending her to the boss in advance.

Delevingne couldn't help but patted himself on the head, he was blaming himself for not thinking ahead.

"In short, just cherish the opportunity." Delevingne said to the little girl:
"If you can become Anne and Jessica in the music industry, then even Michael Levine or Robert Iger will be polite when they see you."

The girl yearned for that kind of scene a little bit.

The top ten figures in the power rankings of the entertainment industry, when they see themselves, they are polite and respectful
Just thinking about it makes the girl who hasn't seen the world much and hasn't released her own album look forward to it.

Enter the hotel and be led by the staff.

The two of them entered the elevator behind the staff member, and soon reached the floor of the golden banquet hall where the celebration was held.

The flagship core stores of the Hilton Hotel will basically have this golden hall.

It is generally used to hold various receptions, and Hilton Hotel will discount its usage fee when facing the entertainment industry.

This makes most entertainment companies like to choose to hold receptions in the Golden Hall of the Hilton Hotel.

The elevator is very fast, and Avril Lavigne, who rarely goes to such high-end occasions, rarely takes such a high-end elevator.

Suddenly a little dizzy.

In the resplendent hall, many men and women walked and talked in it.

Intimidating.

Avril Lavigne has not seen such a scene before.

Although she has always been a young singer, she hasn't even released a record yet.

But it has been half a year since he became a singer of a powerful company like Music DreamWorks.

In addition, music director David Geffen paid more attention to it, and the agent who signed the contract was Delevingne, a big agent.

She was also taken to see the world. Of course, she has seen similar scenes more than once.

But at that time, it was often Dreamworks Music's home stadium. When a young singer like her went in, she just went to eat, drink, and watch the queen of superstar songs from a distance, so there was no pressure.

But this time, among the distinguished guests in the cloud, she came with a mission to charge the Mount Everest!
The pressure is naturally different!

In it, Avril, who followed Delevingne, saw many familiar faces that could only be seen on TV stations and newspapers in the past, but Abel didn't seem to be there.

Whoa, Britney!
She felt that Britney had a strange aura, which was sexy, charming, cute and pure——

Delevingne said several times that Abel Kwaa has a personality that is rare for ordinary female singers.

But in fact, in Avril's own opinion, she is actually more envious of Britney's contradictory temperament.

Because of that temperament in Europe and the United States, it almost kills both men and women!

Young girls hope that they can be as sexy and charming as Britney.

Older women wish they could keep Britney's innocence.

Younger men like Britney's sweet and sexy mix of contradictions.

The older middle-aged men appreciate the Lolita-like Britney even more, singing and dancing sexy songs and dancing in conservative clothes.

A Britney, the temperament created by her successful personality.

It satisfies the fantasies of almost all men and women in the age group of 12-50 in the United States.

This is why Britney is not particularly outstanding in singing skills and has almost no musical talent.

It took only two years to directly match the super king Michael Jackson in terms of traffic and fame, appearance fees, and fans.

In her hottest last year, Britney was an icon of American pop music.

The ceiling of American Pop Idol.

Avril Lavigne, who is about the same age as Britney, is of course very envious of this.

Like most European and American girls of this era, she wants to be Britney herself.

Or imagine being as hot as Britney Spears.

If it is said that it is under the hotel.

Avril Lavigne is still hesitant to do that, if she wants to be like many women in the industry.

At this time, she had seen this banquet that might be even bigger than the reception after the Grammy Awards.

The confident punk girl whose actual height is estimated to be not even 160cm tightly held her pink fist.

Avril recalled that when she was in school, she was ridiculed by her male classmates that girls could not catch fish.

In order to slap her face, she called a group of girls and went to the river to catch 78 fish.

This time Avril Lavigne believed in herself.

She believed in herself, and she would be able to catch the fish named Abel Smith too.

Even if it's a great white shark!
"Go this way." Delevingne said to her suddenly:
"The BOSS is over there. Look, Tommy Mottola, Lune Landfein, and Edgar Bronfman Jr. are all around him. Beside him, they look like servants!"

"Avril, dear Miss Lavigne. Imagine, if you stand beside him now, how glorious you will be at the reception tonight?"

"Imagine, the CEOs of Warner, Sony, and Universal, all smiling at you, how would it feel?"

In the sound of Delevingne's persistent brainwashing.

Avril Lavigne looked over.

She saw the tall, tall and handsome figure.

Surrounded by a group of middle-aged and elderly men, with a faint and reserved smile on their faces.

She didn't know that the three names mentioned by Delevingne just now were the CEOs of the three major music giants Sony, Warner and Universal.

She only knew Abel who was standing among so many people, not looking at his identity and wealth.

Just his looks and height made Avril's heart beat faster.

He is so handsome.

He is so tall.

If he picked me up, I might just be like a child in his arms, right?

Avril thought shyly.

(End of this chapter)