In the CAA, Ovitz was in his office furious: "Anthony, who told you to contact those studios? Do you know how much the company is going to lose now?"

Anthony was silent: "First ...... Sir, I was just hinting and didn't ...... Didn't do anything. And if that Chinese kid film sells out, we at CAA will lose face in Hollywood. ”

"Shame on me, if losing face can bring us dollars, I'll even striptease in front of him!" Glancing at Anthony and noticing that he was not convinced, Ovitz yelled, "Get out of here, remember, don't get into trouble, or you'll go pack your bags!"

When Anthony left, Ovitz shook his head secretly, thinking to himself, "How could Anthony be so stupid?

At the beginning, in fact, Bramble just wanted to change the director and producer, and he had nothing to do with CAA, nothing more than to change a few new directors and new producers under CAA, and he wouldn't even make a penny less money. It's Anthony, for the sake of inexplicable Hollywood superiority, he actually fought hard with investors?

And this time, even if there is no CAA, in order to squeeze that Chinese boy, wouldn't the big studios take advantage of the fire to rob it? It's good now, but all the black cauldrons are carried by CAA, and those big studios are whitewashed.

The most blood-vomiting thing is that what is the benefit of offending a billionaire? Not to mention anything else, his own artists will not shoot advertisements for Jing Jian's company in the future? Not to mention, in such a frenzy, Jing Jian has indeed become a public enemy of Hollywood, and CAA has also become a troublemaker, which is completely a lose-lose situation. Jing Jian can pat his ass and not play, what should CAA do?

As he thought about it, Ovitz's eyes became sharper and sharper......

……

After setting off a wildfire, Jing Jian will go away with the birds, who cares about Hollywood's chicken feathers? On the contrary, the outside world is getting bigger and bigger, even reaching the White House, President Reagan said in response to a reporter's question: "...... It is hoped that all parties concerned will be calm and properly resolved. The U.S. policy of free investment will never change, and we hope for the healthy development of Hollywood...... "As a former president of the Screen Actors Guild and governor of California, President Reagan has a deep Hollywood complex and background.

It's the winter vacation, and the days are leisurely. On that day, a phone call came, a little unexpected, it was actually Mai Ting: "Bramble, tomorrow is my birthday, I have a party ...... at home"

"Oh, you've finally graduated from high school?" Jing Jian laughed, joking. Like China, America's birthdays come in big and small. For teenagers, it is generally more important to have two birthdays, high school graduation and college graduation, and a more solemn party will be held. Other birthdays, at most, are gatherings of friends and family. And Jing Jian thinks that his relationship with Mai Ting is very ordinary.

Mai Ting on the phone was obviously choked. After being silent for a while, he said, "I'm inviting you!"

"I'll send someone to give a gift, happy birthday!" Jing Jian smiled and declined. After arriving in the United States, Jing Jian hardly attended any social banquets.

Jing Jian didn't take the call to heart. To be honest, there are too many people who stammered him, not less than Mai Ting. However, it didn't take long for Mai Ting to call again: "Bramble, do you have time? ”

"Huh?"

“……”

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The Star Restaurant, located in Beverly Hills and Sunset Boulevard, is also a luxury restaurant frequented by Hollywood stars. When Jing Jian arrived, in addition to Mai Ting and her agent Nevia, there was also a beautiful middle-aged lady.

"I'm sorry to keep the pretty lady waiting, I think I should have invited this meal. Jing Jian said with a smile.

In the midst of the laughter, the lady took the initiative to introduce herself: "I am very presumptuous, Mr. Bramble, and I am Shirley Lansing." Please call me Shirley. ”

"Hello, call me Bramble. ”

Jing Jian didn't know that this Shirley Lansing would be in charge of Paramount in a few years and would become the most powerful woman in Hollywood. And now, Jing Jian is very curious about Shirley's sudden appearance.

After ordering the meal and drinking the aperitif, Shirley was the first to speak: "Bramble, it's too difficult to find you. You should attend more Hollywood gatherings, so that you can get to know more people, communicate more, and reduce many unnecessary misunderstandings. ”

"I'm still a student. And I love action movies, especially the aesthetics of violence. Jing Jian responded with a smile. Undoubtedly, Shirley is here to be a lobbyist. In fact, in just three days, a small theater chain with 47 theaters and 127 screens agreed to buy it, and the price was only $37 million. And there is also a 67-theater, 213-screen theater chain has intentions. If Jing Jian continues to smash it, maybe he can really smash a new world.

Shirley smiled at Jing Jian's words, noncommittal: "Bramble, if my Jafi-Lansing Film Company is an agent for distribution, are you interested?" During this period, Shirley and Stanley? R. Jafi co-founded an independent film production company. And these two people, as golden partners, are dancing in Hollywood with long sleeves.

Jing Jian didn't know Shirley's energy, in fact, in his past and present lives, he wouldn't know anything about Hollywood's heroes at all. However, since Mai Ting can be found, it means that she has a certain ability. Jing Jian simply made a direct request: "The North American screening shall not be less than 1,500 screens, all-round overseas distribution, videotape and peripheral sales...... Can you do all of this?"

"Of course. Shirley smiled confidently, "What you said, I was able to find a big studio to co-publish." Actually, I inquired before I came, and your film is a big sell. Of course, if it's convenient, tomorrow I want to see the film in person?"

"That's fine. ”

"That's good. Shirley smiled and nodded, "Now it's nothing more than a matter of agency fees." How do you want to calculate it?"

"I paid 2 million agency fees, and the rest of the distribution advertising fees were reimbursed. ”

"It can't be. Shirley shook her head, "Let's be honest with you." Your actual investment has exceeded 15 million, and you can fully rank in the top ten. There's no guarantee that a film like this will be a hit, but who can guarantee that it won't be a miracle? So you have to give up a share of the box office, otherwise it's hard to find a big distributor. ”

"Huh. Jing Jian understood what Shirley meant, it turned out that the big studios in Hollywood were not optimistic, but very optimistic, so they would take the opportunity to bargain and want to force Jing Jian into a corner.

Shirley hurriedly explained: "Bramble, this is business. ”