You obviously do not know who Chico is. He is a very well established producer in the industry and more successful than most of us would ever expect to be.
He is right. It smells fishy. Although, I never have time to go back and forth in these forums. Bottomline, do you have model references and what is your series called?
You do need to provide more info before booking talent. Your company name may not matter specificly. But, providing samples of sites you shoot for is always a good idea. The more you hide about yourself the more shady the deal will sound to someone. Remember this is a very corupt industry with many scams out there. If you don't want to be lumped into that catagory. Be upfront. Simple as that.
Eli
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