Chapter 764
According to what Selena found, Douglas, who was currently 28 years old, started learning music at a very young age. After graduating from music school, he worked as a bar singer at multiple pubs and was a rather popular performer. At the age of 18 years old, he started making his own music.
From what I can see in Douglas' resume, it seems that it has nothing to do with Chris at all. At the very least, Selena knew Chris was sent abroad for studies at a very young age, and he studied Finance, which was Helen's idea.
Soon, Selena found Douglas' agency company and contacted his manager as someone who wanted to work with them. In fact, Phoebe Ginger was a well-known agent who had made countless singers in the industry famous.
In the meantime, Douglas was seen to be holding a guitar in his music studio, where he appeared to be composing a new song. On the other hand, Phoebe was impressed by his extraordinary talent in music, thinking he was a rare genius in the entertainment world. With his good looks, she reckoned he would shine and become a superstar one day.
It seems that I made the right choice to take him with me when I ran into him at the bar back then. At that time, Douglas hit rock bottom in his life, but no one was willing to help him until he met Phoebe, who was willing to take him in. After signing the contract, they helped him launch his first album and rebuild his purpose in life. Needless to say, Douglas was also grateful for the opportunity that Phoebe gave him.
At the same time, Phoebe was sitting afar while admiring his good looks. What a charming man! Wherever he goes, he'll be the idol whom everyone is crazy over. She then collected her thoughts and said, "Douglas, get changed right now. I need you to come with me to meet up with a client."
While Douglas didn't like to be involved in any commercial performance, Phoebe usually closed both eyes and let him have it his way. Nonetheless, celebrities who worked in the entertainment world hardly ever got to decide for their jobs.
"Phoebe, I told you I'm not interested in any commercials."
In fact, Douglas was initially reluctant to perform for the concert because he had a checkered past and was unwilling to face so many people. While he enjoyed composing songs and music in solitude, he didn' want to put Phoebe in a tight spot.
After all, album launches cost a lot
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unpromising market in the entertainment industry, many singers had to perform
commercially, attend guest shows and even frequently take up advertisement shooting contracts.
Unwilling to put Phoebe in a difficult position, he agreed to perform at the concert. Other than that, the concert's tickets were sold out pretty quickly, so the management had nothing to say about it.
"Douglas, I know you're not
interested in performing
commercially, but you need to admit that you're a celebrity. After your successful concert, you're expected to be approached by people who want to work with you. In fact, the number of jobs I've turned down for you is even higher than the number of jobs that any other celebrity can get in a year. So if you insist on sticking to your ways, I'm afraid your future is going to be bleak." Deep down, Phoebe sincerely wanted more people to witness Douglas' talent.
"Moreover, we can't afford to get on the wrong side of this client. In order to show that you're unique, I specially picked this company for you. If your partnership proves sustainable, we'll stick to working with them and only them. In that case, the management won't have anything to complain about you. What do you think?"
Douglas helplessly said, "Okay, I'll go along with you then. Remember. Them and only them."
"Alright, no problem."
Phoebe then picked a decent suit for Douglas before he changed into it. After that, they made their way to JNS Corporation, but when Douglas saw the building's name, he appeared hesitant and asked, "Phoebe, you..."
"Surprised, right? I was surprised when I got a call from JNS Corporation. I heard that this company's director, Selena Yard, even attended your concert. It looks like she is your fan."
Upon hearing that, Douglas had his face darkened even though he unwillingly entered the building with Phoebe. Ushered by the employees, they finally arrived in Selena's office.