"BOSS, CAA's residency is on the third floor. ”

Three black Rolls-Royce Phantoms were neatly parked in the parking space on the side of the road, Xia Yu and the others got out of the car, and assistant Gordon Simpson pointed to a hanging signboard on the third floor ten meters away.

"Let's go!"

Xia Yu bowed slightly, and Gordon Simpson led the way.

After a while, the group came to the reception of CAA, Gordon Simpson went to negotiate, took out a business card and handed it to the front desk and said: "Hello, we are from Polaris Capital, we made an appointment yesterday, this is our company's business card." ”

"Okay, wait a minute, you guys sit there for a while. ”

After the front desk finished speaking, he took out the appointment registration book and flipped through it a few times, and after confirming that it was correct, he made a phone call, hung up after a few words, and said respectfully to Gordon Simpson: "Hello, our president just happened to be free in the office, and my colleague will take you there." ”

"Okay. ”

Under the leadership of a female employee, Xia Yu and the others saw a person standing at the door and greeted him with a smile before they arrived at the president's office, and Xia Yu recognized it as Michael Ovitz at a glance.

"Hello, I'm Michael Ovitz, welcome to you!"

Michael Ovitz warmly shook hands with everyone to welcome them.

After making an appointment with Polaris Capital yesterday, he specially learned about the situation of Polaris Capital, and was shocked by the strength of Polaris Capital, he couldn't calm down for a day, and emotions such as anticipation, apprehension, and entanglement lingered in his heart.

Looking at Michael Ovitz's exploratory gaze, Gordon Simpson introduced Xia Yu to him: "Mr. Ovitz, this is the boss of our Polaris Capital Company, Mr. Xia Yu Xia. ”

"Hello, Mr. Ovitz!"

After Gordon Simpson's introduction, Xia Yu said with a smile.

Hearing that Xia Yu turned out to be the boss of Polaris Capital, Michael Ovitz was shocked and completely uncalm at the same time, his attitude became more and more enthusiastic, even with a hint of respect, and hurriedly welcomed Xia Yu into the office at the same time: "Mr. Xia, it's an honor to meet you, please inside!"

"Thank you!"

After entering, the female employee was preparing coffee, and Michael Ovitz was a little breathless, and took the lead in asking: "Mr. Xia, I don't know what business you have when you come to our company?"

Xia Yu smiled slightly, nodded and said calmly: "Our company intends to get involved in the film industry, and the brokerage company is in the industrial chain, so I have been inspecting the brokerage company for the past few days, and your company is the second one I came." ”

"Mr. Ovitz, can you introduce me to your company?"

Hearing that his company was the second to be investigated, Michael Ovitz was not overjoyed, and was originally surprised by the arrival of the boss of Polaris Capital, but now he suddenly felt a sense of loss.

After calming his inner turmoil, Michael Ovitz agreed: "Of course, no problem, it's my pleasure." ”

"Our company was founded in 1975, and after five years of development, we are now a well-known agency in Hollywood, and the growth momentum is also the strongest, and just last month, we signed another superstar Dustin Hoffman after Sean Connery and Paul Newman......"

Polaris Capital's ability to collect business intelligence is very strong, Xia Yu has already read the details of CAA, and at this time, asking Michael Ovitz to introduce his company is nothing more than pretending to be ignorant to gain the initiative and waiting for an opportunity to lead the topic.

Xia Yu easily recognized that Mirk Ovitz was boasting about CAA and not mentioning any weaknesses.

CAA Company, whose full name is Innovation Elite Culture Agency, has five founders, namely Michael Ovitz, Ron Meyer, Mike Rosenfeld, William Hubble and Roland Perkins, all of whom left William Morris, Hollywood's top agency.

Later, the sixth partner, Martin Baomu, joined, which opened the ceiling for CAA to rise and promoted CAA's rapid growth.

Now CAA has signed three superstars, and there are some potential stars or newcomers, the company has only 28 agents, and the growth is relatively fast, but the shortcomings are also quite obvious, that is, the foundation is too thin, all thanks to the hard work of founders such as Michael Ovitz.

With CAA's revenue reaching $15 million last year, CAA's growth has slowed significantly.

As far as Xia Yu knows, CAA's annual revenue is 15 million US dollars, but its net profit is only 4.6 million US dollars, and Michael Ovitz, as the president, has an annual salary of only 300,000 US dollars.

A glimpse of the leopard shows the true strength of CAA today.

Because he understands, Xia Yu will listen to Michael Ovitz's introduction as a joke, but he will keep a smile on his face throughout the whole process, and there is nothing unusual.

"Mr. Xia, I'm done, that's probably the situation of CAA. ”

Michael Ovitz took a long sigh of relief and took a sip of his coffee.

"Mr. Ovitz, from what you said, CAA does have some obvious advantages, but it is still too weak for us. ”

Xia Yu shook his head slightly and said.

Hearing this, Michael Ovitz couldn't help but feel a wave of anger, but when he thought of the strength of Polaris Capital, a sense of powerlessness rose.

Xia Yu smiled and said to Michael Ovitz: "Mr. Ovitz, I'm sorry to say that, but it's true, our company likes big investments, just like we invested in IBM with 1.1 billion dollars, rather than waiting for small investments, we prefer to spend money to save time." ”

Michael Ovitz's anger disappeared completely, some were only unwilling and bitter, others said the truth, what could he do?

Xia Yu's invisible pretense hit him even harder!

Sensing that the blow was almost over, Xia Yu suddenly changed his words and said: "But compared to CAA, I am more optimistic about you as a person, the reason why I came to CAA to see it by the way is because I have heard others talk about you, and now it seems that you do have the quality and ability to surpass others." ”

Michael Ovitz was in a slightly better mood, and after thanking him, he stabilized his mind and asked calmly, "Then Mr. Xia, can I know your plans?"

"I want to invest in you, and both you and CAA need deep capital to back you up, don't you?"

Michael Ovitz was hit by Xia Yu one after another just now, and he was already a little unhappy, but when he suddenly heard that Xia Yu wanted to invest in him, he reacted a little and tried to take back some initiative for himself: "Mr. Xia, thank you for your recognition of me, but I don't think CAA is short of funds now, CAA is on the right track, success is a matter of time, I am confident." ”

Xia Yu said solemnly: "Mr. Ovitz, don't refuse yet, do you want to hear my opinion on other brokerage companies?"

Michael Ovitz realized that Xia Yu wanted to hit him on the side, but he still wanted to hear what Xia Yu wanted to say, nodded and said, "Of course, it's my honor." ”

Xia Yu took a sip of coffee and moistened his throat and said: "In the field of brokerage, the strongest thing now is the MCA Group, Lou Wasserman has an unparalleled influence in the entertainment industry, he can be called the emperor of the entertainment industry, and he presses other brokerage companies below, I heard that your idol is him, then you should know the strength of the MCA Group very well." ”

Michael Ovitz is speechless because it is true, and his goal is to become a figure like Lou Wasserman, the man who has been behind the scenes and dominated the way Hollywood works.

Xia Yu smiled slightly, and then said: "And William Morris Brokerage Company is the company you worked for before, and you should also know very well that this is a top Hollywood brokerage company, with an annual revenue of more than 100 million US dollars, a star-studded group, and more than 150 agents under it, whether it is assets or influence in Hollywood, it is far above CAA." ”

"Of course, I was going to buy the company in the first place, and it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars at best. ”

Michael Ovitz's face suddenly turned ugly, and a huge pressure rose in his heart.

He is William Morris Agency, naturally knows the strength of the old club, if he is really acquired by Polaris Capital, then with the strong support of Polaris Capital, the future of William Morris Brokerage and MCA Group will not be a problem, will change from the current Hollywood brokerage industry to a bipolar pattern, when the two fight, they will definitely be unlucky.

Large companies have the confidence to raise salaries and salaries, but if they do so, the company can easily fall into losses and then go into a dead loop.

Michael Ovitz's ugly face was taken into Xia Yu's eyes, he pretended not to notice, and continued to attack: "Let's not talk about large brokerage companies, and then look at medium-sized brokerage companies, such as the International Innovation Management Company on Constellation Avenue, which was founded in the same year as your CAA, but the starting point is to merge the two brokerage companies of the Innovation Management Association and the international famous brokerage company, and it is also a subsidiary of the listed company Josephson International Company, with strong financial resources." “

"Although there has been a lot of controversy in the past few years due to mismanagement, the new president Jeffrey Berg took office at the beginning of this year, and the international innovation management company has developed rapidly, showing a strong aggressiveness, and there is no doubt that the top Hollywood agency will have its place in the future. ”

"I heard that the international innovation management company has been poaching, I wonder if it has poached CAA?"

Hearing this, Michael Ovitz's face has become as black as the bottom of a pot, the international innovation management company is his opponent, and he has poached many stars and agents, if he is not actively doing work, it is difficult to say whether CAA has three superstars now.

He hated the unscrupulous expansion of international innovation management companies relying on capital, but behind the hatred, why not say that grapes are sour if you can't eat them?

If CAA had enough money, he would do it more ruthlessly than the international innovation management company!

Everything is done in moderation.

Seeing that Michael Ovitz had been hit so hard that he couldn't help but smile, Xia Yu showed a kind smile and returned the topic and said: "Mr. Ovitz, if we cooperate, CAA can definitely become the top agency in Hollywood, you will realize your dreams and gain great prestige and wealth, while I will improve the industrial chain and get a certain return on venture capital." “

"What do you think of my proposal?"

Michael Ovitz had already agreed to accept the investment from Polaris Capital at this time, but he completely lost the initiative in the whole process, and if he dared to agree, he would definitely be killed.

In addition, although he was elected president by other partners last year, he did not hold much shares, only 25 percent, so he could not be the master.

Thinking of this, he calmed down and said to Xia Yu apologetically: "Mr. Xia, my mind is a little messy now, and I can't think soberly for the time being, and CAA has five other partners, and this matter must be discussed collectively before a decision can be made." ”

Xia Yu smiled slightly and said understandingly: "I know, but I hope you will think about it, I am indeed very optimistic about you." ”

"Let's do it today, it's not too early, I made an appointment with Wiseboder, the president of William Morris Brokerage, in the morning, and now it's over. ”

Michael Ovitz's heart sank, and he barely squeezed out a smile and sent Xia Yu and the others out of the door.

Seeing the three Rolls-Royce Phantoms start moving in the direction of his old club, Michael Ovitz was under great pressure and immediately notified the five partners to come to the company for an emergency meeting.