Tonight's Lan Li was slightly different, but he couldn't say why. The three of them didn't think much about it, they just went out with Paul as Lan Li, enjoyed the time between friends, and relaxed, so they were in a very happy mood. Since Lan Lidu has already said "it's okay", it should be okay.

Roy noticed Lan Li's inquiring gaze and shook his head, "I don't know what's going on. Andy called and said that I must be there, and I will talk about the specific situation after the meeting. We've been waiting for you since we met. ”

Andy took over the conversation and nodded in affirmation, but before he could speak, there was another gunfire outside the window, and the room fell silent for a moment, but he didn't panic, and waited for a while, and after the voice dissipated, Andy continued, "Yes, I called Roy over." ”

"Now that Roy is your manager, if there is a situation in the future, whether it is a business or a private matter, I will only say Roy. Of course, important things must be notified to you first, but in order to avoid the situation that you are filming, or you are traveling......" Andy said simply, and then saw Lan Li smile and nod in understanding, and he braked in time.

Regarding the distribution of responsibilities between managers and brokers, there is no official strict allocation, and it is still necessary to slowly run in the process of cooperation. In Hollywood, it is not uncommon for managers to betray artists for profit, or managers and artists tear their faces because of profits, even if it is a sibling relationship, even if it is a close friend relationship, it is not exempt.

There are even cases where the agent submits a project to the manager, thinking that his artist is very suitable, but the manager conceals it privately, and then transfers it to another artist, and after making a lot of money, he breaks off with his artist and leaves.

In the final analysis, this is the artist's own measurement and control, how to make full use of good managers and agents, properly manage their careers, and then achieve higher success. It's a science. Andy didn't go any further, because he believed that since Lan Li clearly understood this, there was no need for him to add to it.

"In short, we need to work together well in the future, so I think we need to meet formally and then formally communicate. Today's events were supposed to be okay on the phone, but I needed to go to Warner Bros. tomorrow, and I thought it would be a good opportunity, so I came over. In a few words, Andy explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly, "Lan Li, it won't affect your filming work tomorrow, right?"

The situation during the "anti-cancer me" period is still vivid, and Andy will inevitably have some taboos.

Lan Li pursed the corners of her mouth, looked down at her watch, and said unhurriedly, "You still have twenty-eight minutes." This ridiculous remark calmed Andy's composure, and the Maitreya Buddha-like smile on his face became brighter and brighter.

"So I'll cut it short. Andy immediately cut to the point, "Now that Universal Pictures is considering a sequel to 'Fast & Thrill', I don't think they're sincere enough and don't give Lan Li enough respect, and Fan plays an important role behind it." Andy didn't plan to say too much about the small actions behind Universal Pictures, this was something he needed to deal with, and Lan Li didn't need to know.

Roy raised an eyebrow and said bluntly, "Are you scared of Vin Diesel?"

"Huh. Andy laughed heartily, "He's the least important part." The reason why he was mentioned was only to mention Tiriran Meyer's attitude in passing. The nonchalant tone revealed a deep disdain.

In the eyes of the layman, the collision between agents and big-name actors is bound to mean that actors have the upper hand, but in fact, it is not. Unless it is an actor of the level of Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, their influence on the film company is real, even the six major film companies will consider their opinions, and other actors still can't get rid of the identity of "chess pieces".

To sum it up simply, if interests come first, then everything is easy to do; if interests are gone, then there is no use value.

Take Tom Cruise as an example, his importance is not only because of the box office appeal, otherwise after "Mission Impossible", Cruise has failed so many works in a row, and the film company would have abandoned him a long time ago;

The name "Tom Cruise" is a brand in its own right, a brand that has been in business for almost three decades. He can get a first payment for a project for an unknown director, he can promote an unknown actor whose name he has never heard of, he can quickly assemble an entire crew with a familiar producer, and he can use his friends to influence the academy PR of an awards season production......

Behind this name, there is a network that presents a pyramid structure from big names like producers to small characters like scene notes, from top film critics to amateur paparazzi, constituting an important corner of the entire Hollywood world. It's not that they can call for wind and rain, otherwise "Brother Tom" wouldn't have struggled for so many years and couldn't win an Oscar, but the interests extended by them can penetrate into all aspects of the film industry.

When an actor reaches such heights as Tom Cruise, they are initially free from the status of "pawns".

As for Vin Diesel, although he is the producer of the "Fast & Thrill" series, he seems to have unlimited glory, but outside of the series, his influence is minimal, and once the box office collapse of "Fast & Thrill", then he is useless.

So, if Andy wants to really suppress Van and doesn't need to go head-to-head at all, he just needs to be on the waiting list for all action movies and put other actors on the waiting list, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Paul Walker, Matt Damon, Hugh Jackman, Jeremy Renner...... Although action movies are no longer the glory of the past, there are still a lot of actors who want to be on the top, not to mention those newcomer actors who have never had a chance to get ahead.

Not only Andy, but also other actors' own agents will also work hard, Andy only needs to push behind the scenes, and Fan will be embarrassed and miserable.

In Hollywood, there are countless ways to teach a person, and there are countless ways to teach a person a lesson and make the other person dumb and eat coptis. Andy is a capable agent, and standing behind Andy is an even more capable and innovative artist agency. A "Vin Diesel" has never been something he needs to worry about, and the impact of the threat is not even as strong as Chris Hemsworth.

Strategically despise the opponent, but tactically you must value the opponent. In fact, in this sequel collaboration of "Fast & Thrill/Emotional", Van is a rock that cannot be bypassed, which is also the reason why Andy will visit in person today, and even the reason why Andy will go to Warner Bros. tomorrow.

What matters is not Fan, but Lan Li's attitude.

If Lan Li is ready to star in the sequel to "Fast and Exciting/Emotional", then how to skillfully grasp the advance and retreat, deter Fan at the same time, and make Universal Pictures compromise, but also fight for more rights and interests for Lan Li, and be invincible in the sequel shooting, this needs to be planned slowly.

Now the situation is different from the situation during the filming of the fifth part, the heavy task of filming is not imminent, and the importance of Lan Li needs to constantly add chips, weigh the skills, and pay attention to strategy. Fan can be taught a lesson, but the means of teaching a lesson must be seriously considered, after all, Fan is still the producer of the real power of the series of films. Conspiracy or conspiracy, it depends on everyone to show their talents.

If Lan Li wasn't going to star in the sequel to "Fast & Thrilling", then things would be a very different situation.

In order not to affect Lan Li's decision, Andy omitted all these behind-the-scenes considerations and went directly to the whole, "What do you think about the sequel? Universal Pictures' current plan is to shoot two sequels together, just like the second and third parts of 'Pirates of the Caribbean', and then set up another side story for Hobbs, with Hobbs as the absolute protagonist." The Gaiden was filmed first, and then the sequel was filmed. ”

With such a big spend, Lan Li couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly. But if you think about it, although the character of Dwayne Johnson in the previous life was quite popular, there was no such thing as a side story. So, did history change because of his little butterfly, or did the story of the previous life be put on the table but it didn't happen?

In any case, Universal Pictures' determination and determination still made Lan Li quite admired. At least, in the "Fast & Thrilling/Emotional" series, Universal Pictures still showed the demeanor of the six major film companies.

"And about the salary. Andy's words were still unfinished, "I know you don't care about the pay, but I do." Universal Pictures gave 3.5 million for one of the three packages at the same price. In my personal opinion, this is a very disrespectful figure, and it can even be said to be an insult. ”

Roy couldn't help frowning and said in surprise, "What happened to Universal Pictures?"

Not to mention where Lan Li's current salary can be, maybe after a tug of war, it will finally settle at 3.5 million, but now Universal Pictures has shown such a superior and proud posture, which is obviously disrespectful to Lan Li.

Andy smiled and didn't speak, Roy immediately reacted, and then looked at Lan Li and joked, "Did you rob Fan's girlfriend, or what's the matter?" I think your aesthetic taste should be different from Fan's. ”

Lan Li shrugged his shoulders, "Who knows it's not because of love and hate?" Such a bold ridicule stunned everyone, and then they all laughed sullenly, "Since you are so dissatisfied, then forget it." ”

So concise and clear, so crisp and neat, that neither Roy nor Nathan reacted, but Andy was familiar with Lan Li's style, and seemed to have expected such a result, but still asked, "I thought you would want to continue to act, except for Fan, don't you get along well with the rest of the crew? And Paul." ”