The next day, Nancy issued a notice to recruit actors in the name of ICM.

As soon as the announcement came out, Hollywood suddenly became turbulent, and agencies of all sizes, one by one, like cats smelling fish, directly blew up Nancy's phone.

What's even more exaggerated is that in just three days after the announcement was issued, Nancy received thousands of actors' resumes on her desk, ranging from third-tier to newcomers.

Just when Nancy was happily troubled and kept dealing with various agents every day, the actors who participated in the audition for "Forrest Gump" in CAA were collectively blinded, especially Tom Hanks, who called his agent Brian Nord to his home as soon as he got the news.

"Brian!, how is Forrest Gump's salary?" asked Tom Hanks straight to the point.

He cares a lot about the movie "Forrest Gump".

Because this movie not only has two palace-level directors involved, but it is also a politically correct film, this kind of film has a good chance of winning the Oscar, so he is also counting on the role of Forrest Gump to win a little golden man of his dreams.

And Brian Nord on the side has been in his heart since he knew that ICM was recruiting actors, and now when he hears Tom Hanks's inquiry, he is even more empty-hearted.

He wanted to hide it, but now the whole of Hollywood knows about ICM's recruitment of actors, so it's impossible to hide it.

"Tom, they bid too low, so we couldn't get a deal!" Brian Nord knew he couldn't hide it, but he deliberately shifted the blame to John's side in order to clear himself.

"Oh!"

"How much do they bid?" Tom Hanks has a good temper, but it doesn't mean that he has a low IQ, and John gave up working with the CAA actors, which must have something inside, but he doesn't think it will be what Brian Nord said.

"They ......," Brian Nord sputtered. "They bid $8 million!" Bryan Nord was a little afraid to look at Tom Hanks after speaking, because Nancy's price was not low, and it was actually in line with Tom Hanks's value at this time.

"$8 million?" said Tom Hanks, smiling at Brian Nord. "Brian, do you think $8 million is less?"

"Somewhat less!" replied Brian Nord stiffly. "Tom, you're not worth as much as you were last year. ”

"And how much did you give them?" asked Tom Hanks. He's sure there's something wrong with that.

"Ugh!"

Brian Nord didn't want to say it, but this kind of thing could never be hidden, because a phone call to ICM would tell it, and Nancy didn't think he would cooperate with him.

"I'm paying them ......," Brian Nord swallowed. "$19 million, plus a 5% cut of the box office, and insurance ....... ”

Brian Nord told Tom Hanks about his price one by one, and Tom Hanks' face darkened the more he listened.

Aside from insurance and assistants, the salary of $19 million alone will not exceed 5 people in Hollywood, and if you add 5% of the box office share of the movie, there will be no more than 2 people in Hollywood.

And he himself will definitely not be one of these two, not because he looks down on himself, but because he must be self-aware, he has starred in a total of 15 films since his debut, these films are not very popular, fortunately, he starred in a "Flying Over the Future" in 88 and was nominated for an Oscar, which allowed him to be promoted to the third-tier cast, so why did he get a salary of 19 million and a 5% film share.

Don't say that he is not qualified to win it now, even if he wins the Oscar, he is not necessarily qualified, you must know that high-paid movies are all commercial films, and a literary film with a production cost of only a few million dollars cannot afford to pay tens of millions of dollars.

For commercial films, making money is the first priority, and it doesn't matter if you win an award or not, so they don't care if you are an actor or a star, what they need is someone with strong appeal, so as to ensure that the film can recover its costs and earn profits.

When major Hollywood film companies judge whether an actor or a star is a coffee or not, their criteria for judging are not based on the Oscar statuette, but on the box office of the actor or the star's last three movies.

So in Hollywood, you can see that the coffee position of an actor or star is different every year, many people are members of the A coffee 20 million club this year, but next year his coffee position will suddenly drop and he will not get 20 million salary, this is because the film company will only count the box office of each person's latest three movies, so it will change every year. Film companies can also grasp the popularity and appeal of actors and stars at any time, and then make corresponding adjustments to reduce their own risks.

And Tom Hanks's last three movies are not too good at the box office except for one nomination, so it is already good to be able to get a salary of $10 million, but now Brian Nord has opened him $19 million plus 5% of the box office share, this kind of price is not to mention John, even no one in Hollywood will agree.

"Brian, you think I'm worth that much now?" If Tom Hanks still doesn't understand that the breakdown was due to Bryan Nord's intention, then he doesn't have to mess around in Hollywood.

As a professional broker, valuing clients is the basic job, and there will never be valuation errors, let alone as outrageous as Brian Nord, and the reason why Brian Nord does this is only one reason, that is, he is instructed.

As for who instigated it, Tom Hanks knew very well in his heart that Michael Ovitz and John did not deal with each other, which was no secret in the upper echelons of Hollywood, but he did not expect that Michael Ovitz would actually step on the line and sacrifice the interests of his clients to game.

"Of course, Tom, you're a coffee in my heart. Brian Nord said stiffly.

"Yes, it's a coffee in your heart, but in reality!" Tom Hanks sneered. "Brian, I don't think we need to talk any further, you can go back to your master. "Tom Hanks has decided to step down Brian Nord as an agent.

"Tom, goodbye!" Brian Nord walked out of the room with a crisp look.

Since helping Michael Ovitz, he knew that he would be fired by Tom Hanks, so he had already prepared in his heart, not to mention that Michael Ovitz had promised him before that if things were done, he would become a top agent in CAA, move into an independent office, and manage the company's A-list star at that time.

After watching Brian Nord leave, Tom Hanks called his lawyer and asked him to call Michael Ovitz about terminating the contract.

He doesn't really want to terminate his contract with the CAA, at least not now, or he'll have to pay a lot of liquidated damages, and the reason why he did this is to put pressure on Michael Ovitz and then force Michael Ovitz to push Brian Nord out as a scapegoat.

He is known as a good old man, but not a bad good man, and he will also attack those who touch his own cheese.

So he decided to teach Brian Nord how to behave.