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Parker turned the offer down, and Presley was overjoyed when they retaliated with an offer of $ 10 million.
Promoters in South America also made offers, as much as $ 2. 5 million, again turned down by Parker ; " Well, whenever I need $ 2. 5 million I'll call you " he said to them ( see # Lack of touring abroad ).
Presley was beginning to consider new management, with Concerts West co-founder Tom Hulett the clear favorite for the job.
Hulett's company had managed tours for Presley, and he had worked with artists such as Led Zeppelin.
According to several people who knew Presley at the time, the talks with Hulett got so far along that it seemed almost inevitable that the deal would be done.
The talks had included details about European tours, and buying out Presley's contract would not have been a problem for Hulett and his company.
According to Presley biographer Peter Guralnick, Presley and Parker " were really like, in a sense, a married couple, who started out with great love, loyalty, respect that lasted for a considerable period of time, and went through a number of stages until, towards the end of Presley's life, they should have walked away.
None of the rules of the relationship were operative any longer, yet neither had the courage to walk away, for a variety of reasons.
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