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Chapter 2: Linda Ronstadt

While Yang Chaoye was busy with Su Cheng's equity matters, Su Cheng was in the chairman's office of Namei Entertainment, receiving a guest.

The guest was none other than Linda Ronstadt, Namei Entertainment's biggest star.

Linda Ronstadt is a famous singer and composer in Europe and America, who has achieved great fame and success in the music industry.

Linda Ronstadt possesses one of the most memorable and amazing voices of all time. In her early twenties, she created her own niche in the folk-rock music scene of the 1960s.

In the 70s, she was known as the most successful and best-selling female singer, dubbed the "Queen of Rock" and "First Lady of Rock."

With her status and position, even if she went to top record companies like Universal Music, Warner Music, or West Coast Records, she would be treated as a leading singer.

Yet, she signed with Namei Entertainment, a company not particularly well-known, which shows that Habakkuk Andrew was indeed quite capable.

However, Su Cheng had also discovered Linda Ronstadt's contract in the chairman's office these past few days.

Linda Ronstadt signed a 5-year contract with Namei Entertainment, starting in December 1974. Now, almost 4 years have passed.

That is to say, Linda Ronstadt's contract only has about a year left.

If Namei Entertainment doesn't have the ability to keep Linda Ronstadt after the contract expires, she will likely go to other record companies.

After all, compared to first-tier record companies, Namei Entertainment's resources are definitely inferior.

In other words, if she signs with a larger record company, Linda Ronstadt's income, promotion, and so on would definitely be much better.

Su Cheng didn't know what conditions Habakkuk Andrew used to sign Linda Ronstadt, but under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for Namei Entertainment to keep her.

Therefore, taking advantage of Linda Ronstadt's return from a concert in Seattle, Su Cheng met with her, intending to have a chat.

A signed singer of Linda Ronstadt's caliber is definitely a cash cow for the company, and Su Cheng naturally doesn't want to lose her after a year.

If she stays, she can continue to make money for the company.

And making money for the company is naturally equivalent to making money for Su Cheng.

After all, Su Cheng is now the de facto behind-the-scenes boss of Namei Entertainment, and his shareholding is getting closer and closer to sole proprietorship.

Yang Chaoye had already told Su Cheng about settling Mike's matter, so now, in reality, only Habakkuk Andrew's shares of Namei Entertainment's stock remain unacquired.

As for the Namei Entertainment stock held by small shareholders in the stock market, it is less than 0.3%, which can be ignored.

"Ms. Linda Ronstadt, it's a pleasure to meet you. Judy told me before that you are not only beautiful but also very approachable. Now it seems she was right!" Su Cheng said with a smile after Linda Ronstadt sat opposite him.

The Linda Ronstadt in front of him is 32 years old this year. She is not very old, and she looks decent, but Su Cheng has no intention of taking her down.

Linda Ronstadt is over thirty, and although she is not married, her romantic experience is very rich. She even dated the Governor of California. Su Cheng has no interest in this kind of seasoned dater.

Pure girls like Judy Foster and Meg Ryan, who have never even been in love, are his favorites!

Linda Ronstadt can be said to be very shocked by the high-level changes in Namei Entertainment. This is a direct change of boss.

Therefore, after finishing her last concert in Seattle, she couldn't wait to return to Hollywood, intending to meet the new boss.

However, she didn't expect that the new boss would be the genius creator Judy Foster mentioned, who created two very good songs for Judy Foster.

When Judy Foster sang "I Will Always Love You" at her concert, Linda Ronstadt became interested in the creator of the song, which led to the idea of requesting a song.

Now, the person she wanted to request a song from is sitting in front of her and has become her boss. Linda Ronstadt feels a little unreal.

"Mr. Su, I have talked about you with Ms. Judy Foster many times. I originally thought there would be no chance to ask for a song, but I didn't expect us to meet in such a situation. Now, I should call you boss!" Linda Ronstadt said with some emotion.

"If you don't mind, you can call me Su, and I'll just call you Linda," Su Cheng said with a smile, pouring a glass of water for the female superstar.

Linda Ronstadt took the glass, said "Thank you," and continued, "Of course I don't mind, it's my honor."

Speaking of which, it is really a bit unusual for her to call someone who is ten years younger than her boss.

"I wonder if Linda has considered holding a concert in Hong Kong. I heard Judy say that your concerts are particularly shocking and the fans are particularly crazy. I'm looking forward to hearing you sing 'When Will I Be Loved', 'Heat Wave', 'Blue Bayou' and other songs in person," Su Cheng said, not immediately talking about the renewal, but chatting about common things.

"Su, do you also know my songs? I thought that area was Chinese-speaking, and not many people would like my songs!" Linda Ronstadt said a little surprised.

Linda Ronstadt had not paid attention to Hong Kong, because in her opinion, her records did not sell very well in Hong Kong, so she felt that there were not many of her fans in Hong Kong. In Namei Entertainment's view, Hong Kong was only a small market, so they had never prepared to hold a concert in Hong Kong.

In fact, Linda Ronstadt has at least tens of thousands of fans in Hong Kong. Hong Kong itself is relatively small, and it is mainly Chinese, so compared with Europe and the United States, the sales of records are naturally very average.

"Of course, although Hong Kong is a Chinese area, there are also many people who speak English as their main language, so popular songs from Europe and the United States also have a certain market in Hong Kong. I can occasionally hear your singing coming from the stores on the street," Su Cheng explained with a smile.

He is not a fan of Linda Ronstadt, but he also knows that Linda Ronstadt's records are sold in record stores in Hong Kong.

The reason why he knows Linda Ronstadt's songs is because of the information provided by Xiao Ai. Otherwise, even if he had heard Linda Ronstadt's songs in his previous life, he would not know the name of the song.