Just after the New Year of 2007, practitioners in the Hollywood circle have thrown themselves into their own busyness, actors who are interested in the awards season are trying their best to canvass for votes, various film companies are reviewing their plans for the new year, agents are busy cultivating or digging customers, and many more are thinking about their own future.

Martin Davis has the most common name in the United States, as well as the most common brown hair and blue eyes of the white race, and the appearance of high nose and deep eyes, just in the past year, his development has been quite difficult, first in the first half of the year in the DreamWorks distribution department, became a member of the dismissed staff, and then finally because of the experience of working in DreamWorks, he entered the marketing department of Skydance Films, but lost to another person with less qualifications than him when competing for a position as a supervisor.

Then, he encountered office politics, and was assigned to the front-line market research team by his rivals after taking office, and since November, he has been running around in and around Greater Los Angeles, going deep into the market to investigate the market prospects of "Fast and Furious".

In addition to his hard work and complaints, he was also very curious, this series has nothing to do with Sky Dance Pictures, why did the super-rich second generation do a market evaluation?

Curiosity spurred, Martin Davis overhears a conversation between a competitor's boss and a bald executive, and it dawns on him that the owner of Sky Dance Pictures is ready to buy the rights to the Fast and Furious franchise from Universal Pictures.

And the boss dared to do it because of Matthew Horner's advice behind it.

Martin Davis has met Matthew Horner, and even heard of his fame, Matthew Horner and the super-rich second-generation owner David Ellison are very good friends, the only successful film since the establishment of Sky Dance Pictures, also originated from Matthew Horner's recommendation, the movie "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors", which made Skydance Pictures instantly famous.

The entire Skydance Pictures now has a special belief in Matthew Horner's vision.

He knows very well that in fact, Hollywood recognizes that Matthew Horner has a unique way in selecting films, after all, people who have succeeded in so many movies in a row must not simply be attributed to good luck.

So, as one of the employees who participated in the front-line market research of the "Fast and Furious" series on the ground, Martin Davis didn't spend much effort to find out the ins and outs of the incident.

It was probably time to turn around, and an acquaintance of his at CAA happened to be looking for news about the "Fast and Furious" series, and after hearing that he worked at Skydance Pictures, he took the initiative to come over and was ready to offer a more substantial payment.

Driving from North Hollywood into Burbank, Martin Davis turned into 43rd Street, parked in front of an old-fashioned café, got out of the car and walked into the café door.

"I'm over here, Martin. Immediately a greeting voice came.

The café wasn't big, and Martin Davis turned his head and immediately saw the acquaintance, Brock Lesner, a second-tier agent at CAA.

He immediately walked over and sat down across from Brock Lesner.

Brock-Lesnar ordered him a glass of Blue Mountain and said, "Long time no see, Martin." I didn't expect you to leave DreamWorks. ”

Martin Davis shrugged and said, "DreamWorks cut the distribution department, there is no way, but fortunately, Spielberg is kind and gives a decent severance package." ”

Anyone who can act as an entertainment agent is undoubtedly good at reading words, and when Brock Lesner heard this, he immediately understood that Martin Davis should have said this on purpose to show that he was not short of money.

The two had communicated by phone before, and the matter was only mentioned, and the specific way to do it had to be interviewed in person.

Brock Lesnar pretended not to understand, and instead said, "That friend of yours said you weren't having a great time at Skydance Pictures. ”

He was able to find David Davis, and he was also specifically looking for a referral, and the two had only known each other before.

David Davis is indeed in a bad situation, and it is difficult to hide this from anyone who cares, and he simply said, "Bullock, what do you have to do with me, just tell me." ”

"It's on the phone. Brock Lesnar calmly asked, "Why did David Ellison do market research for the Fast and Furious series?"

David Davis knew that he was in a bit of a hurry just now, and quickly regained his composure, "Sorry, I can only tell you that Sky Dance Pictures is making market estimates for the sequel to the Fast and Furious series, and the rest of mine can't be said, it's a trade secret, and I have to abide by my work contract." ”

Brock Lesnar almost got his nose crooked, and he came here, and what else did he say about abiding by the work ethic?

"These so-called secrets are not worth a dollar in your stomach. Brock Lesnar was still calm on the surface, "Do you respect your work contract, and Skydance Pictures respects your personal worth?"

Without waiting for David Davis to answer, he said, "No." ”

Speaking of this, Brock Lesnarbi gestured, "If you can tell me more about this, the money will be yours." ”

David Davis shook his head and wanted to say something.

Brock Lesner doesn't want to waste too much time on him, as an agent with a certain status and resources at CAA, if it weren't for the two high-level executives of Universal Pictures contacting him, he would have dealt with that bald head before, and would he ignore such a little person who was eliminated by DreamWorks?

He opened the briefcase, took out an envelope, placed it on the coffee table, and pushed it to David Davis, who picked it up and opened the envelope as if to take a closer look.

"You should know that I work at CAA and have a wide range of connections. Brock Lesner couldn't possibly give him too much money, and prepared a condition, "You leave Skydance Pictures, and I can introduce you to a new job, such as going to Universal Pictures." ”

CAA's agents are also high and low, and if you want to become a partner, you either have a big-name star under your hands, or you can operate a one-stop service for some high-quality projects.

Originally, it was difficult for such an opportunity to come to him, but it happened that he persuaded the bald head to switch to CAA, and the two executives of Universal Pictures got the news and took the initiative to contact him, wanting to use the bald head to attract funds and restart the "Fast and Furious" series.

Although Universal Pictures is not optimistic about "Fast and Furious" and has temporarily axed the series, the two Universal Pictures executives seem to be alone, but Vin Diesel and he can pull up the funds will be enough to convince Universal Pictures management to restart the series, and he will be the head of the one-stop service.

If you succeed, the benefits are enormous, and of course there is a risk of failure, but Vin Diesel agrees with him that if you don't take risks, your career will only stall.

For Hollywood, standing still is going backwards, and too many people will pounce on them like wolves and swallow them up.

Just like the two high-level executives of Universal Pictures, they have ambition, greed, ability, and resources to climb to a higher place.

David Davis closed the envelope and asked, "Are you sure you can put me in a better position than I have now?"

"Of course. "Brock Lesner seems confident that if the Fast and Furious franchise goes as planned, it will be very easy for David Davis to get into Universal Pictures, and he will still be able to work on the set if he can't," CAA's agent has always said he would. ”

David Davis doesn't believe in the credibility of the CAA, and these agents don't have much credibility to speak of, but the dollars in hand are real benefits, and he has been very unhappy with Skydance Pictures, and if he continues, he will only fall into the quagmire of office politics, and he has plans to resign......

"I believe in your promise. David Davis said that this is always an opportunity, and then said, "We did market research for the Fast and Furious franchise because David Ellison, the super-rich second generation, was interested in buying the rights to the series from Universal Pictures. ”

"That's it?" Brock Lesner stared at David Davis.

These speculations were revealed to him by the top management of Universal Pictures, and he could guess that the reason why David Davis was asked to buy the news was for another reason.

David Davis squeezed out a sentence like squeezing toothpaste, "David Ellison has been in contact with people at Universal Pictures, and Universal Pictures is still thinking about it." ”

Brock Lesnar wasn't most concerned about that, asking, "Why would he want to buy the rights to the Fast & Furious franchise?"

"Because of Matthew Horner!" David Davis said slowly, "Matthew Horner suggested that David Ellison do so, and is also prepared to co-fund with David Ellison." ”

"Matthew Horner!"

Brock Lesnar clenched his fists hard, and sure enough, it was!

That's what he's most concerned about, and if the "Fast and Furious" franchise is just David Ellison's idea, he'll have to think carefully about working with those two executives at Universal Pictures.

Now that it was confirmed that it was Matthew Horner's suggestion, the pressure was even heavier that he was also prepared to contribute......

Judging from Matthew Horner's film selection in the past two years, the "Fast and Furious" series must still be valuable.

"How and at what price are they going to buy the rights to the Fast and Furious series?" asked Brock-Lesner again.

"I don't know. David Davis told the truth, "My marketing department is in charge of this series of market research. ”

Brock-Lesner nodded and stood up first, "Let's stop here." Goodbye, David. ”

"Goodbye. ”

Seeing David Davis waving, Brock Lesner left a dollar bill and walked out of the café without looking back, spending thousands of dollars and a small dispensable promise in exchange for such good news, it was well worth it.

But he's also well aware that even if Matthew Horner is optimistic about the future of the Fast and Furious franchise, there is still a lot of planning work to be done on their side.

It's not easy for any movie to be successful.