America: Child stars start with The Shining

Angus Young stared at the contract in his hand, remaining silent for a long time.

Logically, he should have nodded immediately.

A signing bonus of $30,000, ample recording budget, tour budget support, record distribution channels, a management team, and promotional resources in the American market.

Any one of these things, taken individually, would be enough to completely captivate the current AC/DC band.

However, precisely because the contract seemed so good, Angus Young felt a sense of unease.

There's never a free lunch in this world, especially in the entertainment industry.

He could hardly believe that an American record company would specifically approach their rock band, located far away in Australia, and then offer them a contract that seemed almost perfect.

What exactly is the purpose of Huamei Records doing this?

Is it really just because they have potential?

Angus Young was not that confident.

Is this enough to justify such a generous offer from a record company?

Therefore, he has been hesitant to sign the document until now.

Charles seemed to sense his hesitation, put down his pen, and asked:

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

Angus Young looked up at him, hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Well, Mr. Charles, I'm very grateful that you're willing to offer us such generous terms, but the problem is..."

Charles smiled and interrupted him:

"What? Do you think the terms of this contract are too good to be true, and that there might be some hidden traps?"

Angus Young awkwardly scratched his head and remained silent, which was essentially tantamount to acknowledging what Charles had just said.

However, such concerns are actually quite normal.

After all, bands like them have virtually no say in the affairs of record companies. When signing contracts, it's also difficult for them to afford to hire a professional lawyer to review each clause.

Therefore, it is common in this industry for rock bands to suddenly become popular because of a certain album, but end up receiving very little in revenue sharing afterward.

To put it bluntly, they were tricked by the wording traps in the contract.

Although AC/DC is not famous yet, what if they are?

If they actually become famous later, but because of this contract they don't earn much money, how is he supposed to explain that to the other band members?

In the end, he will definitely be blamed for this, since he was the one who signed the contract.

Therefore, Angus Young is under tremendous pressure right now, fearing that one wrong step could ruin the future of the entire band.

Charles looked at the expression on Angus Young's face, but he wasn't angry.

On the contrary, he glanced at Angus Yang.

At least, this guy wasn't blinded by the generous offer.

This is a good thing for a rock band.

What Charles fears most is that after making AC/DC famous with "Back in Black," the band will become arrogant.

At that point, things will become harder to control.

It's worth noting that many rock bands have rather chaotic private lives, and their reputation and public image in the media are often a mess.

This can seriously damage a band's positive image.

Therefore, it is not uncommon in the music industry for some bands to become wildly popular after an album, only to quickly run out of steam and lose momentum.

Many record companies sign these rock bands simply to make a quick buck.

But the Charles is different.

He wanted to leverage the system's music library to turn AC/DC into a stable cash cow and one of the flagship bands of Huamei Records.

Charles reached out and tapped the contract on the table, saying calmly:

Your concerns are valid.

"However, you can rest assured that there are no hidden clauses in this contract."

"Copyright, revenue sharing, budget, delivery time, tour arrangements, agent commission—all the core terms are clearly written."

"and......"

Sheldon paused, then continued:

"Aren't you very curious about why the tour revenue sharing is so high?"

Angus Young nodded; he was indeed very concerned about this.

"Because I never intended to make money off you through the tour."

"What I really value is the copyright of your album and the subsequent revenue generated from its sales."

"In my opinion, this is where your true value lies."

Angus Young was taken aback when he heard this.

Copyright and record sales?

How do you make money from this?

In his mind, these sectors wouldn't generate much revenue.

Many people like rock bands because of the energetic atmosphere at their tours, which instantly gets people hyped up.

Therefore, for rock bands like them, tour revenue is the real money-maker.

Now, Charles is telling him that he doesn't care about the tour revenue at all.

Angus Young's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

However, these words did reassure him somewhat.

At least, Charles's attitude was very honest, unlike other record companies that would often use nice-sounding platitudes to appease them.

Angus Young still remembers the condescending attitude of Atlantic Records when he communicated with them.

Regardless, Huamei Records has given him a very good impression, and more importantly, the contract is indeed very sincere.

In that case...

What are you waiting for?

Angus Young finally made a decision.

He picked up the pen on the table and signed his name at the end of the contract.

Charles smiled and extended his hand, saying:

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

From this moment on, Huamei Records officially signed its first band!

Soon after, Angus Young discussed the production of the next album with Charles and then left the meeting room.

He needed to get back to Australia as soon as possible to share the good news with the rest of the band, and also to move some of their equipment from Australia to Los Angeles.

Charles promised in the contract that he would provide them with a dedicated recording studio for their subsequent rehearsals and album creation.

After Angus Young left, Charles leaned back in his chair and finally let out a soft sigh of relief.

He was actually a little nervous just now, after all, he was genuinely worried that AC/DC would reject the contract.

Fortunately, the matter ended very smoothly without any other problems.

Just then, a teasing voice suddenly came from beside Charles:

"Hey, congratulations, little star! Huamei Records is finally not just an empty shell anymore."

Charles looked up at Jennifer Aniston and said helplessly:

"Hey, I'm your boss now, after all."

"Could you perhaps watch your tone a little when you speak to me, Miss Aniston, okay?"

That's right.

The temporary receptionist at this prestigious record label was none other than Jennifer Aniston.