Although Los Angeles is not a metropolis full of high-rise buildings like New York, but a "big countryside" that has been built out and built, this silver-and-white building is still particularly eye-catching to the high-rise buildings in Century City.

But it's not just because of the building's appearance, although its design is indeed eye-catching, but for Hollywood insiders, the real reason why people really flock to it and pay close attention is because this building is the new office building of CAA, the king of the brokerage circle.

"Death Star Mansion!" Hollywood has begun to refer to the Star Wars Evil Fortress as CAA moves into the striking building on Constellation Avenue.

However, although the "Death Star" is evil, it also represents invincibility and indestructibility.

This also represents the mixed feelings that Hollywood loves and hates for its owner, CAA.

Back in the '70s, CAA started a one-stop package service, starting with literary agents in New York, sourcing stories from news and literature, and then hiring screenwriters to write the stories into screenplays, and then finding stars from there.

In this way, the story, the script, and the stars were all packaged together, and the Hollywood blockbusters, who were still "innocent" at the time, immediately fell in love with this practice.

Because CAA saved them a lot of trouble, all the things they needed to make a movie were offered by CAA, and they only needed to pay a lot of money to buy this bundle.

But how did they know that this was poisonous bait, and by the time these big factories reacted, it was already too late.

When CAA surpassed the century-old William Morris and became the unique king of Hollywood agency, and when 80% of Hollywood's first-class American dramas and the highest-grossing films in the summer were created by CAA, even the seven major studios, which had been rampant for a long time, had to bow their proud heads in front of CAA.

It is in this context that Michael Ovitz, the founder of CAA, surpassed the CEOs of major studios for three consecutive years and was elected as "the most influential person in Hollywood".

And CAA is also known in the industry as "the company that hides behind everything"!

This solid record demonstrates CAA's unique position in the industry.

Although there was a brief period of turmoil in the CAA due to the departure of Michael Ovitz, Ovitz's successors, the young savages, quickly stabilized the company, making the CAA a behemoth that even Michael Ovitz could not shake.

After failing to join Disney, Michael Ovitz tried to return to the brokerage circle, but he was quickly defeated by his former disciples, and he left Hollywood in disgrace without even scum, and ended up worse than the former uncrowned king of Hollywood, Barry Diller.

It is also in this context that the seven major studios, which have a sense of crisis due to various reasons, have started their own journey of the alliance. Hollywood studios, which were originally pure, have merged with more powerful media groups.

Paramount was acquired by Vialicon, Twentieth Century Fox was acquired by News Corporation, and Warner Bros. Pictures was acquired by Time Warner after the merger of Turner Group and Time Group.

After a series of mergers and acquisitions and resource integration, the new six major Hollywood groups have the capital and confidence to defy CAA.

And MGM, the only one who still maintains the qualification of an independent studio, belongs to the chicken ribs that are tasteless and discarded, not because they don't want to be collectivized, but because the pit is too big, and no one wants to be a pick-up man.

"So, Ali, what are you in a hurry, CAA is the evil and domineering Death Star, then we are the free and unruly Millennium Falcon. Sid smiled faintly in "Star Wars", using the car in which the protagonist and his party were riding.

"I know that's the truth, but ......" It turned out to be Sid's ally Ali Emmanuel, who saw CAA move into the Death Star Mansion with infinite scenery, and complained a little unhappily when handing over affairs.

"Ell, Jeremy, Amy, Lindsay, they don't need to say much. Now with Chris (Pyne), Jessica (Alba), Reese (Witherspoon), Matt (Damon), Ben (Affleck), Adam (Sandler), the Endeavor Elite has made many people red-eyed. Sid temporarily became Ali's psychiatrist and laughed.

"Besides, didn't I say that. Take care of Emma Watson, this little girl will be an infinitely smart person in the future. Sid smiled faintly.

"I didn't expect the Harry Potter trio to have the highest opinion of her. Ali raised an eyebrow and said.

"If you want to have a long-term career in Hollywood, appearance and acting skills are only one factor, and the more important thing is the brain, and this cute little girl is not simple. Sid's words made Ali pay attention to Emma Watson, who was only about ten years old at this time.

"Also, we're not going well in the TV field right now. Sid asked with a faint smile.

"It was quite smooth, or rather, it should have been smooth, which surprised me a little. "Ali follows Sid's strategic arrangement after acquiring several small brokerage companies that represent top TV writers.

Following the pace of CAA in history, starting with the screenwriter, using the story and script as the context, and then the TV actors who were still alive at this time were "not as good as dogs".

Coupled with the gradually expanding American drama business of Fire Lion, compared with the gradually slowing film business, Endeavor Elite's progress in the TV business is smoother than in history.

TV screenwriters, TV actors, TV producers, and Endeavor elites, like CAA back then, unknowingly built a network that covered everyone.

Not only do the American dramas of big TV networks such as ABC, CBS, and Fox need to use a large number of customers of Endeavor Elite, but even the sworn enemy of Fire Lion and the main actors and screenwriters of Warner Bros. Network's flagship American drama "CSI Crime Scene Investigation" also rely on the resources of Endeavor Elite.

"That's the end of it. Sid smiled faintly, "Movies are not much larger than TV, the production cycle and the amount of investment, it is obviously impossible to think about the rapid progress of the TV field, compared to unnecessary impatience, it is better to calm down and develop with peace of mind, sooner or later we will get to that point." ”

"Then we have to wait now?" Ali asked.

"Well, not really. Sid smiled, "Since it is difficult for film agents to achieve breakthrough results for the time being, then we can also do a side hustle." ”

"Oh, Sid, you have a new idea?" Ali asked excitedly.

"It's just some immature ideas right now, and I'll talk about it when I get back to Los Angeles later. Sid replied.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news. Ali happily hung up the phone.