No Regard for Commitment

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Given the highs and lows of her career, the news that Talented Discovery (TD) was signed up by Management Group (MG) was welcome news. After all, TD has been quite absent in the international arena and fans all over the world are interested to what TD could bring to the stage.

Although TD has not really been active abroad, an Event Investor (EI) believed that TD is still bankable and the international audience would appreciate her talent. Thus, EI contacted MG and proposed an international concert for TD. After negotiations, MG and the EI closed the deal and the concert of TD overseas was booked. The downpayment was given by EI to MG. Thus, the initial preparations were done and EI would now have to confirm the venues, start the marketing, look for sponsors, and sell tickets.

Then, just as preparations were about to happen, a Surprising Representative (SR) started meddling in the agreement. Within a few weeks prior to the concert, SR said that they were no longer interested in pursuing the international concert. As EI was stunned by move, there was no choice but to adhere to the new development. Thus, EI agreed, but requested that the downpayment should be returned. As predicted, the request for the return of the money seemed to have been blown by the wind. Allegedly, the camp of TD did not want to return the downpayment. This refusal did not sit well with EI, and thus, the legal team of EI is closely studying the terms of the contract and is seriously mulling filing a case against TD and company.

What was puzzling with the move of TD and company is that they had the guts to back out when very few producers are now taking the risk of producing shows for TD. In other words, ever since she changed managers and decided to settle down, her career has not really taken off. After a few hits, she made people believe that she could be truly the next big star from this part of the world to make a name internationally. Unfortunately, at such a young age, she showed that she could be headstrong and insist on doing what she wanted. Thus, in a blink, all that she had worked hard for during her younger years started to disappear. Even her family started to crumble and her personal life conflicts became a feast for the public.

Perhaps TD and company had good reason to back out of the said international concert, and that reason should be respected and might be irrelevant at this point. However, when money is involved, TD and her camp should return what has been given to them, as they obviously, did not render service. Given this attitude, other producers might no longer consider TD in the future, and thus, she would surely lose the opportunity to earn as well as her career.

‘Greed is not a financial issue. It's a heart issue.’ – Andy Stanley

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