In Pa's empty studio, Liu Pakin anxiously introduced Jing Jian: "Mr. Bramble, almost no registered actors are willing to audition, and even I have been hinted several times that I will not take over as director. If this continues, the crew will be suspended indefinitely and filming will not be able to start at all. ”

Jing Jian was a little strange: "Hollywood is not a CAA agency, aren't the actors and crew of other companies interested? Even if there are none, aren't there still independent actors?"

"The key is rumors. "You are saying that you wantonly fired the actors and crew who did not like it, and deprived them of their due income, and that CAA also formed a tacit agreement with other agencies, and if anyone signed a contract with us, there was a risk of being banned." ”

"Uh-huh. In Liu Pakin's worried gaze, Jing Jian nodded calmly, "What about you?"

"Sir, I will faithfully fulfill my contract. Lyopakin hurriedly patted his chest to show his loyalty. Since he has been in contact, of course, he understands very well, and it is not at all as the rumors say, "However, sir, I am also under pressure, because the person who hinted said that it was okay to fulfill the original contract, but if I became a director, it would be a provocation to them." ”

On the one hand, he desperately wants to get the position of director, and on the other hand, he is afraid that after becoming a director, he will face a total ban.

Jing Jian thought for a while and smiled slightly: "Liu Pajin, you say, is it in a sense that our original crew has already existed in name only, right?"

Gritting his teeth, Liu Pakin nodded helplessly: "That's true." ”

Jing Jian said: "Then we will simply overturn everything, restart the stove, and start again." Lyupakin!"

"You command, sir. ”

"First of all, starting today, I will announce that I will be the producer and director of the crew, you will be the executive director, responsible for the specific shooting work, the previous remuneration will be settled for you first, and the new contract will be 200,000 US dollars. How?"

"Thank you, thank you, sir. Lyopakin was immediately overjoyed. In this way, he is actually the de facto director, and he can avoid the pressure of Hollywood forces, which is completely the best of both worlds.

"Hmm. Jing Jian smiled and nodded, "With the two of us, at least there is the core of the crew." Then, you have to do the following things: First, return all the rented studios, camera equipment, etc., and then rent them after the crew is formed. Otherwise, it is also a waste to throw it away in vain. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

"You call the crew members who haven't quit yet, ask for their opinions, and if they want to stay, just like you, settle the previous pay and sign a new contract. Jing Jian continued.

"Are Newcastles the same with Maiting?" asked Lyopakin.

"Same. Faithfulness should be rewarded. Jing replied immediately. I thought about it again, "Newcastle and Mai Ting, I'll go to the phone myself!"

"Understood, sir. ”

"You advertised in the newspaper for open recruitment, and you sent out a message through the Screen Actors Guild and publicly sent out audition invitations. It is impossible for a brokerage company to cover the sky single-handedly, without them, Hollywood will still have countless actors who want to get ahead. When the deadline is set for publication, it is set at ...... Let's do it at the end of this month!"

"Yes, sir. ”

"Also, Lyupakin, make a statement now, the content is ......"

"Huh?"

……

Anthony cautiously knocked on the door, and with a "please come in", he entered the office of Ovitz, the CEO of CAA.

With a smile, Anthony asked respectfully, "Mr. Ovitz, are you looking for me?"

Smiling and asking the secretary to bring two cups of coffee, Ovitz asked, "Anthony, I asked you something, it's about seed entertainment." I heard you're in trouble?"

"No trouble, Mr. Ovitz. Anthony hurriedly replied, "It's just a lesson for them, so that Mr. Bramble understands that he can't play Hollywood without our CAA." ”

Seeing Anthony's confident look, Ovitz frowned slightly. Although there is no such idiom as "harmony makes money" in the West, the principle of doing business is similar all over the world. In Ovitz's eyes, it is possible to teach Seed Entertainment a lesson, but to ban it completely?

However, the CAA's brokers are relatively independent and are not particularly important matters, and Ovitz is not very easy to meddle in. So he smiled and asked, "Anthony, what are you going to do?" ”

Anthony hurriedly said: "I'm going to let Mr. Bramble calm down for a while, and then I will find an intermediary, hoping that he can recognize his position and package this project to our CAA." Don't worry, Mr. Ovitz, I'll take care of it. ”

Ovitz remained silent, but he felt a little inappropriate in his heart, such an approach was tantamount to blatant blackmail, even if Seed Entertainment lowered its head in the end, but with this unpleasantness, there would be almost no chance of cooperation in the future.

Anthony immediately saw Ovitz's hesitation, so he explained: "Mr. Ovitz, judging from Mr. Bramble's character, he likes to meddle in the filming of films, but in the eyes of those professionals who have resigned, he is completely nonsense. So in my personal opinion, the outlook for this film is very pessimistic, and it is very likely that Seed Entertainment is the kind of company. In this case, we at CAA should take advantage of this opportunity to make as much profit as possible, because it is likely that there will be no future. ”

After thinking about it, Ovitz said: "That Mr. Bramble is not only a film investor, he is also the owner of the White Lotus company, and there may be advertising business to cooperate with in the future, note: don't make it too stiff." ”

"Yes, sir. Anthony hurriedly agreed, "So we didn't create an obstacle in the first film collaboration with Seed Entertainment, and that is the kindness that we released from CAA, and I hope that Mr. Bramble can understand." ”

"It's for the best. Ovitz nodded, "If there's any difficulty, I can come forward and invite that Mr. Bramble." ”

"Thank you, sir. But...... Not yet. ”

……

Back in his office, Anthony thought about it for a while, and felt that the "lesson" for Jing Jian should be almost the same now. After giving a big stick, I also had to feed some carrots properly, and it was time to contact Jing Jian.

Dial in: "Mr. Bramble? I'm Anthony." ”

"I'm sorry. Jing Jian's cold voice came, "I don't think we have any basis for communication. If anything happens in the future, contact my secretary!Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, I haven't found a secretary yet. Good bye. ”