Oligarchy?

A brokerage company?

Gan Jing was a little stunned.

He now works in Warner Bros., one of Hollywood's six largest studios, and he previously starred in "2012," another of the six major Columbia Pictures.

But at this moment, a vice president of the Warner Bros. division keeps saying that a brokerage company CAA is an oligarch, isn't it really April Fool's Day today?

Andy wasn't kidding himself, was he?

Gan Jing looked at Andy's back standing by the window, looked at the serious expression on his turn, and realized that this guy was indeed serious.

"What do you say?" asked Gan Jing repeated.

"The cost of the film has been rising in the past two years, and with CAA's credit, the salary is also a factor in using you as the protagonist of "2012". ”

"When an actor costs $20 million, there are too many star directors under it, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, Spielberg, ......"

"It's not a good thing for us that these people are entrenched. A lot of times, CAA asks us to use A, and we have to use their B. This upsets us. ”

Gan Jing understood and asked, "Who are you?"

"Some middle and senior management of several companies. Andy said lightly, "CAA occupies too much share, and the hand is a little too long." ”

After hearing these words, Gan Jing's heart suddenly moved: "This is what prompted you to sign a contract to make stars?"

Andy gave him an approving look.

Gan Jing had doubts before, as the vice president of the business department, is it necessary for Andy to personally sign people and lead people?

Isn't it too casual to simply want to create a superstar, as he said?

Now it sounds like there is still interest behind this action.

"It seemed like a good opportunity for me. Gan Jing thought about it for a while and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, that this was a struggle between imperialism and capitalism, and as the successor of socialism, he was quite happy to see it come to pass.

Andy took a few steps, sat back at his desk, and nodded: "Of course, what you said is good, this is called coming into being, not being a son of man." ”

"Hey, hey, hey, are you mistaken, what do you mean by not being a son of man??" Gan Jing was surprised.

"If you are not a son of man, God has given you a task, and God has made you different from others, and you are not an ordinary person. Andy explained his understanding seriously.

Gan Jingyi's head was black: "Where is this, then it should be called the Son of Destiny, right?!"

Andy groaned slightly, then shook off the topic: "This is actually a long-term plan, and it has to be taken step by step. You starred in Columbia's 2012 and it worked well. When I was sifting through the scripts before, I found that a good script had been taken by Columbia, and I heard the news that they had already set up a project. You can give it a try. ”

"Isn't that you? What about the 'guys' at this time? Can you give it a try? Sounds unsure. ”

"It's not a tight-knit organization, it's just that everyone has a potential tacit understanding. Andy played with his phone and waited until Gan Jing digested the news and gave him his contact information.

"After talking for a long time, you haven't said what the name of the script is. Gan Jing saved the number, ready to wait until he went back to rest and relieve his fatigue, and then contacted the next day.

""The Social Network", based on Facebook's Zuckerberg's story, I only watched the first version of the content, which is not bad. ”

"Then you give me a copy of the script at night, and I'll go and stay first. Gan Jing yawned, and after listening to such a long series of words, the fatigue of the long flight finally came up.

Leaving Andy's office, Gan Jing took the elevator downstairs with his bag on his back.

As he walked out of the Warner Bros. building, he glanced up at the sign of one of the Big Six, and for the first time knew that there was another invisible hand in Hollywood.

……

Checking into the hotel, Gan Jing had dinner, took a hot shower, and put the script that Andy had sent to the bedside.

Turning the first page of the script, Gan Jing saw the familiar handwriting—Andy's annotations in the margin.

This guy loves to do that!

However, after a closer look, Gan Jing found that Andy did not explain the content of the script, but used data to describe CAA's power in Hollywood.

- Signed nearly half of Hollywood's entertainers!

- Nearly 2/3 of the A-list stars!

- Top directors, producers, playwrights, musicians!

When Gan Jing saw these data, his heart cooled, and he put himself in Andy's corner and imagined it, this is too difficult to clear the level, right?!

——In addition, CAA has gradually crushed in TV music and sports agents, such as LeBron in the NBA, which is owned by CAA!

Only the first page of the script was turned, and Gan Jing fell into thought.

This is still really an oligarch, no wonder Andy and they have a tacit understanding of acting in unison in private, and there are tigers next to the couch, how can they make money happily?

However, looking at the scale of CAA, even if it gathers a considerable number of people from the six majors, I am afraid it will be a protracted battle, unless there is a major change.

Gan Jing stared at the ceiling in distraction, thinking about the intricate relationships in Hollywood, and unconsciously fell asleep.

It wasn't until a screeching cell phone ringing woke him up that he sat up and touched the phone next to his pillow.

"Hey, hey, I know, I've read it, the script is not bad, I'm interested, yes, yes, I'll contact you after breakfast." ”

On the phone, Gan Jing reported the situation to Andy with a weak heart, but fortunately, there was no doubt on the other side and the conversation was successfully completed.

The internal phone called a breakfast and came up, and Gan Jing watched it while eating.

Based on Ben Mezrich's "Accidental Billionaire: The Making of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal," "The Social Network" tells the story of how website Facebook founders Mark Zuckerberg and Savarin built and grew a business.

The main story line is very clear, and the side lines are not too complicated, but Gan Jing needs to face a problem.

If the director team and the audience are asked to substitute a yellow-skinned person into the role of an Internet entrepreneur.

Facebook is a giant company, such a company is a household name in the United States, and it has become the most difficult place for a Chinese to play such a role.

Gan Jing finished his breakfast and stared at the empty plate in a daze, the entrepreneur has a security company in his hand, but it seems that there is a big gap with the Internet.

How to increase the sense of substitution, how to make the audience see the label of the successful entrepreneur as soon as they see themselves on the screen?

Find an Internet company to try the feeling first?

Gan Jing was a little impulsive in his heart, but then pressed the plan to contact a director team first.