Hearing Tom Cruise's words, Pat Kingsley's face finally changed, and she looked at Tom Cruise incredulously and asked, "Tom, are you...... You want to fire me?"

Tom Cruise closed his eyes and said, "Pat, you have destroyed the foundation of our cooperation, and there is no need for us to continue working together." ”

Pat Kingsley looked at Tom Cruise stunned: "We've been working together for more than ten years!

"We have been working together for more than ten years, and we are both partners and friends. Tom Cruise was very sad: "But what did you do to me? We don't talk about the previous things, and the time is too far away to say clearly, this time Oscar PR, are you worthy of my trust?"

Tom Cruise didn't believe any of the words that Pat Kingsley explained before.

Pat Kingsley's face became more and more ugly.

Tom Cruise added: "What you just said is just an excuse. ”

Pat Kingsley's expression kept changing, because those words were really excuses.

Once the truth is told, there is bound to be a rift in her relationship with Tom Cruise.

Pat Kingsley knew Tom Cruise, so she made excuses beforehand.

Since Tom Cruise wanted to fire her, the situation collapsed in an instant, and something had to be said.

"Tom, haven't you thought about it?" Pat Kingsley instead asked, "I've been your agent since you married Nicole Kidman, and I treat you all equally, why should this Oscar PR favor Nicole?"

Tom Cruise sneered, "So you admit it?"

Pat Kingsley sighed, Hollywood-style relationships are never reliable. She added: "The reason is simple, Nicole is very hopeful of winning the acting award, and your odds of winning are infinitely close to zero. ”

"Tom, didn't you notice? Oscar never liked you. Pat Kingsley told what she thought was the truth: "Your acting skills aren't great among second-tier stars, and the themes and characters of 'Minority Report' are inherently flawed, how can you possibly win an award?"

These words were like a hammer that struck Tom Cruise in the chest.

has been famous for so many years, how many people accuse him of bad acting skills in front of him?

Like all celebrities who have become famous, Tom Cruise never thinks there is a problem with his acting skills.

Those who say that his acting skills are not good are all eye problems.

Pat Kingsley's words continued: "You and Nicole are both my clients, I treat you equally, and when I have limited resources, of course, I have to prioritize assisting the person who is most likely to win the award, and if I am another agent, I will make the same choice." ”

Tom Cruise's face was a little ugly: "You think my acting skills are not even as good as hers?"

"Calm down, we'll talk about things. Pat Kingsley said: "Tom, if you think about it, without breakthrough performances and roles, even if you do a good job in public relations, with the core judges' inherent perception of you, can you win the award?"

Many things are not about probability at all, but about position.

In Tom Cruise's eyes, Pat Kingsley's position has been skewed.

Not only is the resources in his hands heavily tilted towards Nicole Kidman, but he also said that the acting skills of one of Hollywood's most famous vases are above his superstar.

What was the reward for his blind trust in Pat Kingsley?

Tom Cruise said coldly, "You used the resources that belonged to me on her. ”

With two star clients in hand, Pat Kingsley already has the feeling of a super agent, and naturally said: "This is a reasonable allocation and optimization of resources." ”

Tom Cruise stared at Pat Kingsley with a gaze as sharp as a knife: "Okay, this is resource optimization, but you used my resources, have you discussed it with me?"

Pat Kingsley said as a matter of course: "I am your agent, I have the whole thing to think about, call your resources now, and I can also call on the resources of other customers to support you in the future......"

Tom Cruise suddenly laughed, a little cold, and a little mocking.

"Don't forget, you're my agent!" Tom Cruise reminded, "Do you think of me as a pawn at your mercy?"

Pat Kingsley was dumbfounded, because of more than ten years of continuous cooperation, two A-level star customers, really made her feel this way.

People like Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are the protagonists in the movie, creating characters that have spread all over the world.

But without the assistance of an agent, can they do it?

Aren't they just pawns, like props in a movie, at the mercy of the big man behind the scenes?

Pat Kingsley doesn't think there's anything wrong with that.

With the increase in the status, fame and salary of actors, it is not only themselves that swells, but also their agents and even small assistants.

Tom Cruise saw something and kept shaking his head: "You forgot one thing, the most crucial one. He strengthened his tone: "Pat, you're just a servant of mine!"

Hearing this, Pat Kingsley's expression turned cold: "Tom, how many opportunities have I won for you in the past ten years?

Speaking of which, the relationship between the two has collapsed, and Tom Cruise said directly: "Isn't the agent for my client? I pay you a commission, and you provide services for me, and there is such a clause in the CAA's broker code, isn't it?"

Pat Kingsley didn't know how to answer for a while.

I don't know when in her concept, without her as an agent, there would be no Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman today.

After all, after more than ten years of cooperation, Tom Cruise still took care of each other's face, did not chase after each other, but said: "We only have the last year left in our three-year brokerage contract, and I will give CAA a notice to change brokers, and I will pay you a lot of liquidated damages." ”

Pat Kingsley stood up suddenly, "Tom, you can't do that!"

Tom Cruise stopped looking at her: "I still have something to deal with. He pressed the intercom, and the assistant immediately pushed the door in: "Martha, send Ms. Kingsley for me." ”

The female assistant named Martha immediately walked over: "Lady Kinsley, please come here." ”

Pat Kingsley looked at Tom Cruise coldly, and finally didn't say anything, turning around and walking out of the office.

Now that Tom Cruise had made his decision, he had to put the finishing touches on it, first informing his lawyer, then calling his accountant, and then dialing Ronan's number.

"What's wrong, Tom?"

Hearing Ronan's question, Tom Cruise said directly: "I fired my agent." ”

In Relativity Entertainment's office, Ronan was reading the latest news in the newspaper about the Oscar contestants and said, "You're really fast." ”

Tom Cruise replied: "Actually, Pat Kingsley has changed a long time ago, maybe it wasn't the original Pat Kingsley a few years ago, but I've always trusted her, and blind trust has led me to not be wary enough of her." ”

Ronan was curious and asked, "What happened?"

There was laughter from the earpiece, with a self-deprecating laugh: "I don't know what gave Pat Kingsley the false confidence to think I was just a pawn under her control." ”

Ronan also laughed: "This is the funniest joke I've heard this year, probably because you became a superstar and gave her too much confidence. ”

Frankly, without Tom Cruise, Pat Kingsley's agent status will plummet.

Pat Kingsley is not the first agent to have such confidence, and it won't be the last.

Tom Cruise added: "I didn't want to be part of the joke, so I just fired her. ”

He told Ronan about the conversation with Pat Kingsley.

Ronan thought for a moment and reminded, "You'd better say hello to the CAA's higher-ups, and do some preventive work as well, after all, she's been your agent for too long." ”

Tom Cruise is not stupid and understands what Ronan means: "Don't worry, I'll pay attention." He paused for a moment, and then said: "I have worked with Pat Kingsley for more than ten years, and we were still very good friends for a while.

Ronan reminded again: "You don't have to take the initiative to do anything about your past friendship, but you can't help but take precautions. ”

Truth be told, Tom Cruise has too much black material.

To be precise, if measured by the general social moral viewpoint, except for a very few people, other Hollywood stars can be said to be piles of black material.

Tom Cruise said on the phone: "I'm going to take this seriously. ”

Ronan hung up, Pat Kingsley had been Tom Cruise's agent for too long and knew Tom Cruise too well, and once it really targeted Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise would be quite troublesome.

Proactive intervention? It's not a good choice.

As a friend, Ronan has reminded Tom Cruise several times that if Tom Cruise doesn't take the initiative to invite, he will rashly join it, and once there is a bad result, I am afraid it will seriously affect the relationship with Tom Cruise.

It's like Pat Kingsley, who thinks that she is thinking about Tom Cruise as a customer, and does a lot of things as a matter of course, but does not ask Tom Cruise's consent, and in the end it is all the opposite.

Ready-made examples are here, and Ronan certainly wouldn't do stupid things.

Maybe Pat Kingsley will be as silent as most agents who are terminated by their clients and won't do anything that violates ethics.

It's common for Hollywood actors to terminate their contracts with their agents, or not to renew their contracts after three years expire, and few agents have come forward to discredit their former clients.

Ronan went to the newspaper again and happened to see Nicole Kidman's promotional draft.