Chapter 282: This Problem Must Be Resolved
It is very common for actors to change agency companies in the entertainment industry, and the nature is comparable to that of ordinary staff job-hopping, but well-known actors usually receive widespread attention from the society, which causes greater social repercussions - water flows to a low place, and people go to a high place, whether it is an actor or a staff, it is normal to change platforms for development in order to have a better personal future, and it is not even involved in moral issues.
Of course, this is from a rational point of view.
If you look at it from an emotional point of view, the agency has invested "a lot of effort" in the actors, and as a result, the actors run away as soon as they become famous, they must feel uncomfortable, and things like speaking ill words, publicly tearing X, splashing sewage, and even banning often happen.
Now Satoko Ueki is popular with the corner of "Ryo Hime", whether it is his intention to change to a large company, or being lured by a large company to leave, it seems that there is nothing to blame, just like a newcomer who has learned technology, turned his head to find another high or was poached by other factories with high salaries, maybe a bit of a wolf's heart, but it seems that this person is the scum of the world, and his crime does not seem to be punished.
Rin Chihara only felt a little troublesome, but he wasn't angry with Safuko, and asked calmly, "She has already proposed to terminate the contract?"
According to the general process, the artist needs to terminate the contract with the agency to which he belongs before he can sign a new company - the contract expires and the record company is counted separately after signing the acting contract, which is mainly a legal process.
Tetsuhei Nagano sighed: "I haven't been notified normally, but listen to Sato...... It was her agent who said that she seemed to have made up her mind, and Sato had already been driven back by her. β
"Are you going to stop her?" Rin Chihara continued, "Do you want me to come forward and talk to her?"
"Nope. Tetsuhei Nagano's voice was calm: "There's no need, it's not the first time this kind of thing has happened." β
A small brokerage company is like a training base for a large brokerage company, where talented newcomers are accidentally discovered by small brokerage companies, and with the help of small brokerage companies, they silently look for opportunities, and then their talents can be brought into play, and they will become famous all over the world.
Subsequently, there is occasionally a happy effect, the actor is loyal and does not give up, or the actor is sold by a small agency for a good price, like a well-known star transfer, and finally a win-win situation.
But in most cases, it is the conditions of the small agency that can no longer support the continued development of the actor, whether it is further training, or multi-channel development, or legal and public relations support, if the actor wants to go further and become a real big actor, the small agency can no longer help much, the actor wants to leave, and finally the two sides completely break up.
For example, if Safuko plans to enter the music industry, large brokerage companies can provide various channels such as record companies, and it is very difficult for a small company like Tetsuhei Nagano - if you really want to do it, it is not impossible, but it takes three days for a large brokerage company to do it, and a small brokerage company may not be able to do it in three months, and the difference is still huge;
For example, Safuko wants to take on a new film contract again, and the big brokerage company has enough resources, so she can pick and choose the most suitable one, such as variety show guests who want to be a guest, and small brokerage companies often have to encounter something;
Another example is that if Safuko encounters a contract dispute, is sued or wants to say goodbye, the legal assistance that a large brokerage company can provide is also incomparable to a small brokerage company, or even at the same level at all;
For another example, large brokerage companies often provide a full range of services for celebrities, such as personal image design, personal business development planning, and even clothing, jewelry, accommodation and even food will help her take care of it properly - if Safuko is worth that price, the big brokerage company will even build an exclusive team of more than ten people for her, professional PD, professional brokers, professional assistants to professional masseurs, nutrition consultants, and Nagano Tetsuhei's small company has a total of fourteen regular employees, which is impossible to achieve this level.
These are all practical problems, Nagano Teppei has been in this circle for a long time, and he has long lost that naΓ―ve spirit, and he understands that he can't keep Safuko if he is forced to stay, otherwise the scene will be extremely ugly in the end, but it's a pity that Safuko left so early, which really reassures him.
He continued: "Just to give you a notice in advance, so that you can be mentally prepared, and also a little worried......"
Rin Chihara was slightly stunned, the actor wants to change jobs, this is a matter between the agency and the actor, if there is not much negative impact, such as Tetsuhei Nagano has Safuko's "fruit photos" and "indecent videos" in his hands, and if he can't keep her, he is ready to destroy her - this kind of thing is also very common in the entertainment industry, and it is often the only way for small agencies to keep stars.
But he doesn't think that Teppei Nagano is this kind of person and can do this kind of thing, so he really doesn't need the crew to do much at all, he is willing to persuade Safuko, but it is only for the sake of his personal relationship with Tetsuhei Nagano, and it has nothing to do with the crew.
He is a businesslike character, and the only requirement is that Safuko perform honestly, and he doesn't want to care about private matters at all, and he feels that Tetsuhei Nagano thinks too much, and says happily: "Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for her in the crew because of this kind of thing." β
Safuko is about to run away, and Tetsuhei Nagano can still worry about her situation in the crew, although she thinks a little too much, but this guy is really good to the actors.
Chihara Rin sighed secretly, but Tetsuhei Nagano's voice was stuck: "No, Chihara-sensei, I didn't mean that, I was worried that Safuko would leave my control and make rude demands to the crew." β
"What do you mean?" said Chihara Rinto was a little confused.
Tetsuhei Nagano sighed and recounted the conversation with Safuko before, and finally said: "Maybe there is a problem with my management method, and I am used to being the head of the family, not only did I not persuade her, but it made her disgusted with the company." β
Rin Chihara didn't expect such a thing to happen, and asked directly, "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"After all, I was her president, and at the time I thought she was just having a hot brain and just calming down for a while...... I was mentally prepared for her departure, as long as I didn't expect it so early. β
Chihara Rin nodded slowly, how to say that it is also Safuko's agency, it is impossible to go to the crew to complain, this kind of thing is understandable, but he pondered for a moment, still a little incomprehensible: "It's not that she is allowed to take some advertisements during her rest time, what else is she dissatisfied with?"
As far as the main crew is concerned, not locking her in the crew for 24 hours is enough to save face, and it is also a trust in her - if the supporting role has a problem, it can be "killed" directly in the script, which has an impact but the problem is not too big, but if she, the main crew, goes crazy to a nightclub, or goes to cheat and is caught, it will be a great blow to the show.
Tetsuhei Nagano's tone was also a little helpless: "Her family conditions are not very good, she has been suffering since she was a child, and she may pay more attention to material conditions, but she suddenly became famous this time, and she may be a little unable to control herself." β
It's swollen......
Rin Chihara's brows furrowed tightly, and he really started to have a headache - halfway through the filming of the drama, what should I do if the heroine swells? You can't fire the heroine, right?
Maybe you shouldn't have used a "beauty filter" at the beginning, but if you don't use that thing, you won't get any benefit from the big river drama, and even this big river drama will become your own Waterloo.
There are gains and losses, I can only blame that I was too anxious at the time and didn't think about it - I didn't expect Safuko to look quite clever, so short-sighted, I knew that it was better to use Izumi Yuko's "time bomb", at least she knew the times......
Rin Chihara didn't speak for a while, Teppei Nagano also had a headache, and Safuko seemed to have the weight of breaking his wrists with the crew, but Rin Chihara is not easy to mess with - actors and big producers are against each other, just like an antelope challenging a lion, and there are indeed occasional cases where an antelope stabs a lion, but 99% of them are lions who use antelope as a snack.
He sighed several times in a row, and his tone became solemn: "Mr. Chihara, although my old face has little weight, but for the sake of my face, if Safuko has any rudeness, please try to forgive her...... She is still young and has a long way to go, you can teach her more. β
Chihara Rin came back to his senses and said softly, "I see." β
Tetsuhei Nagano was silent, Rin Chihara said "I know", not "okay" and "no problem", then he will have to say two things about whether he will give face or not, but he can't continue to say anything - if the actor dares to challenge the authority of the producer, few producers can bear this breath!
He was silent for a moment, silently ending the call, and Rin Chihara leaned back in his chair and began to think silently.
If Safuko really gets into the eyes of money, what should I do?
In order to achieve a good effect of "Ogie", I used the "beauty filter" without her consent, which in a sense can be regarded as a trap for her, making her the peak as soon as she becomes famous......
I should have owed her, so if she is disobedient, what should I do with her?
Or, anyway, no one knows about the "beauty filter" thing, so they deal with it normally?
Rin Chihara completely lost the mind of eating a bento, and he didn't turn on the light, so he just sat there and thought silently. Slowly, the light became darker and darker, and the shadows on his face became thicker and thicker.
............
Safuko moved quickly, or should I say that her big fat meat was very eye-catching, and she wanted to absorb 12% of the cooperation of her large company, so that she quickly completed the termination of the contract with Ishimotobashi Performing Arts Company - mainly because Tetsuhei Nagano did not make it difficult for her, and only received 35 million yen according to the contract.
Then on the second day, the ITE agency held a grand press conference, announcing the signing of a contract with the popular actress Satoko Ueki, and Satoko Ueki took a day off for this, and when the filming base called for instructions, Rin Chihara didn't stop it, and agreed directly - it's normal to ask for leave for this kind of big thing, and it is difficult to disagree in a sense.
By the way, he also received an invitation, and Safuko hoped that he could rush back to Tokyo to help her stand on the field and help her popularity, but this Rin Chihara unceremoniously refused, he didn't have that obligation.
He is still silently observing, to see if Safuko is really as inflated as Teppei Nagano said, if Safuko just changes to a brokerage company, it doesn't matter, as long as she can still perform well and film steadily, then everything will be as usual, at least to help her survive the side effects of the "beauty filter" and then talk about others.
And Safuko suddenly jumped ship, and the media was naturally shocked. When someone reported it before, most people thought it was gossip and rumors, and they didn't believe that Safuko could switch to a new owner so soon, and felt that they had to pull off the skin for half a year to have a result, but now it didn't take three days for this "peerless beauty" to belong to ITE, and suddenly public opinion was in an uproar, and they praised ITE as ITE, which is worthy of being a well-known large company in the industry, and its action is strong, so it took so much money to get a cash cow - The 35 million yen termination fee was paid by ITE, and I don't know how much signing fee Safuko was given.
But no matter how much, even if it is 120 million, it is very worthwhile!
This is big news in the entertainment industry, many reporters began to explore the inside story, and the newspapers reported it one after another, which is equivalent to helping the drama "Oakie" do a comprehensive promotion, and in the new episode broadcast, the ratings have increased quite gratifying - the original rise has been slower and slower, after all, such a long drama, it is not the audience who has been chasing the drama, and it is quite difficult to make up for the drama.
It's good or bad to get here, and even the crew has a little more benefits, but Safuko is quite honest, no matter how lively it is outside, honestly squatting in the crew to film, probably just received a signing fee and is temporarily more satisfied.
Chihara Rin was slightly relieved, and continued to direct the filming on Okulu's side, completing his idea of a big scene in the Taiga drama, and by the way, he sent away the reluctant Kameda couple, and the next few days were still good, Okulu's shooting went smoothly, at least he felt that the finished film should be very good, and at the same time, Safuko was still relatively honest, but the change was a bit big.
According to the daily reports from the NHK shooting base, ITE really gave Safuko an auxiliary team, an exclusive agent, personal assistant, public relations and image artist, and two nanny cars, while Safuko kept shopping, bought herself imported cars, famous bags and watches, and some costume jewelry, and by the way, she was still directing people to look at the house, as if she was going to buy a luxury apartment in Tokyo.
These Chihara Rin people can accept that it is none of his business for the actor to make money to buy anything, but he only emphasized that Haruki Tsumura - he is basically in charge of NHK filming - let Haruki Tsumura wind up Safuko tightly, so that she understands the responsibility of being the main officer, don't patronize your own business, and focus more than ninety percent of your energy on shooting.
He has already made a slight concession, at the beginning, Izumi Yuko was just thinking about inviting him to dinner, and he didn't put 100% of his mind on the performance, he kind of wanted to cut off Izumi Yuko's head, and now Safuko estimates that at most ninety percent of his mind is on filming, he still chooses to tolerate it temporarily, just let people give a warning.
But as time went on, when filming in the Okulu area was at its most intense, he received a complaint from Haruki Tsumura that Safuko was late for filming.
After Safuko completed part of the day's filming tasks, she found that she didn't have a role for the time being, so she wanted to return to Tokyo to participate in business activities, and promised to only show her face and come back in four hours, but she didn't calculate the time, and came back late, although she was only twenty minutes late, but Haruki Tsumura felt that it was not a good sign.
Izumi Yuko also played the main role in dramas such as "Unnatural Death" and "School Reading Girl Etsuko Kono", although she often can't find the north when she acts, which makes Rin Chihara and Tsumura Harushi hate to strangle her, but her professional ethics are fine, and she has never been late or leaving early - Izumi Yuko is also engaged in side hustles, making special fishing, in front of endorsements, shooting advertisements, and opening her own restaurant, with an annual income of more than 100 million, but she can distinguish the importance and never make trouble during her tenure as the main service.
In contrast, Haruki Tsumura was a little worried, and wanted Chihara Rin to call and reprimand Safuko again, but Chihara Rin didn't care about it, let him handle it himself, take the responsibility of directing, and manage the actors and the set - it was not clear on the phone, but Okulu was filming at a critical juncture, and he couldn't leave at all.
Haruki Tsumura had no choice but to scold Safuko in private, and Safuko was a little aggrieved, feeling that she had contributed so much, it was okay for the crew to postpone filming for twenty minutes for herself......
But she didn't dare to resist, she honestly bowed her head and admitted her mistakes, promising that she would never make it again, she was very well-behaved, which made Tsumura Haruki feel a little embarrassed, and felt that it was a bit inappropriate to secretly hit her little report, after all, no one had made a small mistake, but his embarrassment only lasted for two days, and Safuko gave him another blow to the head, and he was simply two hours late.
The impact was very bad, Tsumura Haruki almost went crazy on the spot, he couldn't keep up with the filming here, Chihara Rin came back but wanted to eat him alive as the executive director, and before he could scold him, Safuko made a request, hoping that the crew would manage her flexibly for the sake of her working so hard to act, that is, let her new agent and crew redefine the shooting plan here, so that she can have more free time and not be tied to the crew.
Tsumura Haruki didn't wait to get mad and almost had a cerebral infarction, and he endured three forbearances before he didn't scold in front of everyone, but he also had to admit that Safuko now has the qualifications to play a big name - her position in this drama is extraordinarily important, and if it collapses on the spot, he doesn't know how to explain it to Rin Chihara.
He forcibly endured this breath, said a few words to Safuko lightly, and then pretended that nothing happened and started filming, but turned his head and told Chihara Rin and asked him what to do, and Chihara Rin was not in a hurry, on the contrary, he was calmer, and asked Tsumura to wait a little longer, and he gave priority to finishing the work on Okulu's side.
Then on the second day, he handed over the large army to Yohito Miyawaki and returned to the NHK shooting base alone - this guy Safuko really swelled up, and he had to solve this problem!