"Don’t look at like that," Mr. Gibson said seeing the blank look on Rob’s face. "Dallas really enjoyed working with you. And Irvin is of the mind that you will bring more value to the show than it already has."
"But.. but.." Rob was still in a state of stupefaction trying to wrap his head around what Mr. Gibson was saying.
"And here’s the thing," Mr. Gibson spoke unbothered by Rob’s apparent speechlessness. "While those two old n feel that your idea has rit, they feel that they are not the right person to do it. And after listening to you on comntary, they feel that you would be the right person for it. So, what do you say?"
"Mr. Gibson, I am not really sure that I am cut out for comntary," Rob hesitated a little.
"Wait a second," Mr. Gibson raised his hands to forestall Rob’s denial. "Before you go on to say so shit, take a look at this. Initially, I was planning to give this to you when your idea with Dacey pans out, but I think this would be the right ti to give you this."
Mr. Gibson retrieved a pile of papers from his drawer and passed it to Rob. Rob reached out and took them automatically. He was still processing the fact that the two veterans and Mr. Gibson wanted him on comntary.
As his eyes roved over the contents of the paper, he couldn’t help but stifle the curse that was coming out involuntarily. What he saw on the paper was his new contract with LWC and what surprised him the most was the money involved in it.
That was a lot of fucking money.
Just looking at those numbers, Rob had the impulse to just sign the damn thing. While he did earn more than this in his life, this was the first ti he was seeing this much money written out for a guy who was just starting out in the business.
Seeing that number made him giddy.
His younger body was eager to jot down his na and be done with it. However, the mature mind that has passed over was a little cautious.
So, Rob curbed his instincts and slowly went over the entire docunt. Mr. Gibson began to do so other work as Rob started reading the entire docunt. It took him an entire fifteen minutes to read the docunt completely.
The short gist of it was, he was being hired as a booker and color comntator for LWC. His responsibilities included performing comntary for all the LWC shows like weekly episodes like and special PPVs like and .
Other than that, he had the authority to book the wrestlers and put out a show on behalf of LWC. Rob noted that the contract didn’t state that it was just for the won’s division.
Apart from that, he had to do so voice-overs and other marketing-related stuff when called over. And there were a bunch of other responsibilities that he need to take care of in LWC.
Rob simply glossed over that. He knew what they entailed mostly as he was working as a contracted helper for LWC shows backstage. So, he didn’t bother about them much.
But, what hooked Rob so much was the amount LWC in paying him for this. If Rob had to stop and think about it, then it was clear that the only extra duty that has been added to him was the addition of his role as a comntator and the additional responsibilities that ca with that.
And the money they were paying him to do that stuff was really ridiculous compared to what he was earning currently. Rob hadn’t worried about his finance much as he was too deeply involved in trying to make a na for himself in his chosen field.
Even then, he knew that his finances were abysmal. The first offer Mr. Gibson gave to him was to the rookie standard. That too not so star rookie standard. It was the basic of the basic.
He was paid a fixed amount weekly for the entire year, regardless of the additional responsibilities that were piled up on him. He earned a asly amount of $1000 per week doing backstage work as a helper.
When he was handed the booking of the won’s division, there hasn’t been much change in his bank account apart from the bonuses he got for booking the segnts. Even those were really low as his status was still a contracted employee who was in the trial period.
Since he had no one else to look after and spent most of his ti here in LWC, Rob hadn’t actually thought much about it. He rely spent so amount to buy daily necessities and forgot about the money that was piling up in his account.
Even at this mont, he had no clue as to how much money his account had.
After all, LWC took care of his als and other necessities when he was in the arena. Rob rely paid the rent for his small apartnt and spent the night there every night.
With all his als taken care of, there was literally no other expense apart from rent and purchasing so daily oddities for Rob to worry about. So, he hadn’t paid much attention to the monetary aspect of the business.
Now that he thought about it, the draw for was the highest LWC had made ever since its establishnt. They even had to sell additional tickets and add more seats to the arena to satisfy the crowd.
Even then, there were many complaints regarding the non-availability of tickets by the fans. Not to ntion the broadcast rights LWC has sold the PPV for. In short, alone had given huge profits to LWC.
And compared to the asly amount they paid him for it, the difference was indeed huge. Rob felt a little uneasy as he realized this. Realizing your dream and proving your worth is all well and good, but one had to take care of the monetary aspects of it as well.
It was clear that Rob had been very negligent of it until now.
But, the contract in front of him told him that Mr. Gibson had taken that into account and had co through for him. He knew that while this wasn’t a top contract in the industry, this one took care of him pretty well.
For starters, his weekly salary has been raised from $1000 to $7,400. This alone was enough to change his life trajectory in the current economical state. Earning $100 now was the sa as earning $1000 in ten years. The economy is going to go through a boom when computers start to hit the market in a big way.
So, the increase in weekly salary was a good condition for Rob. Apart from that, the bonuses he was being paid for the special show also increased exponentially. The new bonus structure had an increase of 12% all over the board.
So, if Rob was reading this right, he would be earning that amount extra for every PPV that LWC is going to put out there. And it was not just the basic pay, the increase was visible all around the board.
If his segnts in LWC PPVs are being included in videotapes or other aspects that LWC was going to sell, then Rob would get a percentage of the sales too. While it wasn’t sothing like 12%, it was ample enough that Rob didn’t feel cheated out.
And there were the bonuses for performing advertising and other stuff in his role as a comntator apart from the weekly shows and PPVs. All in all, Rob would be earning a minimum of $30,000 per month.
This was a massive increase compared to his monthly earnings of $5,000 a month.
Rob just couldn’t believe his eyes after reading the entire contract. He knew that Mr. Gibson must have pulled so serious strings in the back to give him this contract.
As one of the bookers of the product, Rob knew LWC’s financial situation well. He knew that LWC was barely able to keep it floating despite the glamorous outlook it showed. So, giving him such a contract at this mont made Rob feel very appreciated.
"Mr. Gibson, I really don’t know how to thank you for this," Rob said in an emotional voice.
"Don’t think too much about it, kid. I would have been able to offer you more if LWC was in a better position. Robin was already dissatisfied with the amount here. He thought you were too young and green to be paid this much," Mr. Gibson said with a smile.
"However, I felt that you were worth this. Is it a top contract in the industry? No. Can other promotions offer you more? Probably. But, this is the best LWC has to offer you at this mont. I am sure you already know our financial situation. So, don’t make regret this."
"Don’t worry Mr. Gibson. I will be sure to repay your trust in ," Rob said emotionally as he nodded.
"As you can see, the only increase in your role is that of a color comntator. I will hire soone to help out Desmond backstage. What I want you to do is to deliver what you did during the trials week in and week out," Mr. Gibson said with a content smile on his face.
"The chemistry you and Dallas have is sothing very interesting. I am sure it will draw more viewers to our show and keep them there. So, I want you to do your best with the responsibility I have given you."
"As for the booking, you are only responsible for the won’s division as of now. We don’t allocate more than 15 mins for them anyway. So, there is no need for you to be present in the Control Pit for it."
"We have and Robin there. We will take care of these things. You don’t need to sweat about it. But, be careful when you are on-air. There is hardly sothing we could do to cover up mistakes in the comntary. So, follow Dallas and Irvin and learn the tricks of the trade quickly," Mr. Gibson said causing Rob to nod.
"I will do it, Mr. Gibson," Rob said with a determined tone.
"Good, if you don’t have anything else to discuss, take the contract back to your lawyer. Have him give it a look over and then sign it. Send it back before Tuesday however. I want this to be settled before the next episode of " Mr. Gibson said leaning back in his chair.
"Umm, I really don’t have a lawyer as of now. So, I don’t think we need to wait for that long," Rob said sheepishly trying to gloss over that fact.
"Stop right there kid," Mr. Gibson said seriously. "Here is a tip, in this business, it is imperative that you have a lawyer looking over your shoulder. I have seen several bright stars end up bankrupt because they didn’t listen to their lawyers."
"So, find soone to check it, and then, only then, you will sign it. Am I clear?" Mr. Gibson exhorted causing Rob to nod like a wooden chicken.
"Good, now get out of here, I am sure you have so work to do," Mr. Gibson shooed away Rob before turning his attention back to the file in front of him.
Rob walked out of Mr. Gibson’s room with a heady feeling. The contract clutched in his hands was an indication that he had stepped foot in this industry. Now he had a foothold and pretty soon he will be on TV doing comntary.
This day just beca so much better...
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When the day ended, Rob was on cloud nine as he stepped out of the LWC arena. Usually, he would spend so ti in the training center trying to socialize with the wrestlers and workers present there.
However, he had other things to take care of today.
So, Rob left the LWC arena at 5 PM in the evening and walked back to his ho. The first thing he wanted was to see if the original body had any lawyer’s contacts on him so that he could take care of the contract in his hands as soon as possible.
He had been hardly able to concentrate on his work throughout the day after the eting with Mr. Gibson. All day long, he had been trying hard to not jump up in joy and make so ruckus.
Despite his ntal state, or maybe because of it, he managed to find a solution to a problem that has been plaguing him. When he solved the issue of booking Evelyn and Selena without wasting their montum, Rob felt like slapping himself up his head for being such a fool.
While Rob was agonizing over how to book Evelyn and Selena after , an idea suddenly popped up in his mind stunning him. Why did he need to search for other wrestlers to do a program for Evelyn and Selena separately? He could just book them together and make a program with them.
Considering that Dacey will be going over in her program with Diana, she would need a new challenger. Booking a program with two established won and making the winner challenge Dacey made more sense to Rob than trying to find another contender after the program was over.
This way, the challenge wouldn’t be too abrupt and he would be able to simultaneously advance multiple storylines. When Rob ca to this conclusion, he felt like berating himself for not seeing what was in front of him.
All it needed was just a change in his mindset. Instead of agonizing over the two, he could create a story out of them and integrate them into Dacey’s rise as well. This would create an intricate story that the audience would buy into.
Solving that issue opened a door filled with countless possibilities for Rob to play around with. And the plan he had for Diana would also perfectly tie into his new plan. If he could sohow work out how to integrate Alanna when she finishes her new training, then everything would be perfect.
In the end, Rob was really in a happy mood when he reached his ho. So, he didn’t waste any ti and began to search for the contact of a lawyer that the previous body had used.
Lawyers were essential for people from all walks of life. They were needed to give proper advice regarding a variety of things in this country it was a no-brainer that the previous body would have soone in its list of contact.
In the end, Rob unearthed the contact information of the lawyer who had helped Rob sign the renting agreent for this apartnt. While this guy wasn’t a friend per se, he was soone highly respected in the local community as he gave legal help to people in need in Rob’s neighborhood.
Rob had co into contact with him when he faced so issues moving into his apartnt. Being an orphan, it was really hard for him to move in for the first ti after leaving the orphanage. And this man was the one who helped Rob out sorting out the docunts and other difficulties with the landlord.
"Hello Mr. Walker, this is Rob, Rob Williams. You helped move into my apartnt around a year ago. No, no, I don’t have any problem with the landlord, I just called because I have an employnt contract in my hand and want you to look over it."
"I am fine with that fee, can I co over?" Rob asked eager to get this done. "Sure, sure, I will be there in fifteen minutes. And thanks a lot for seeing after your office hours,"
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