The man standing in the chaotic doorway looked tall and majestic, his six-foot height and one hundred and eighty-pound body like a wall, imposing, but not clumsy or puffy, on the contrary, the decent black suit was slightly taut because of the strong muscles, and it was hard to believe that he was forty years old.

Meticulously dressed with crisp short dark brown hair, even the thick chin and beard are neatly trimmed, the scarcity and toughness of the Nordic people loom between the unmessed collar and hair, the translucent sky blue eyes are energetic, flashing with confidence and composure, and the slightly awkward smile on the face is just right to express his politeness, but not too humble.

Cole-Rygaard stood in the doorway, his suit and leather shoes, his neat white shirt and black tie, looking a little out of place in front of the short-sleeved T-shirts and sweaty backs of the decorators. Even Lance, who was standing in front of him, rolled up his shirt sleeves, the top two buttons were unbuttoned, and the outline of his collarbone could be faintly seen, and the hot and humid sweat was slightly messy, but it revealed a strong scorching heat, which made the mouth dry.

Lance was obviously a little surprised by Cole's surprise visit, "Yes, you chose a strange point in time. Lance didn't politely nod his head, which made Cole chuckle, "However, I'm more curious: how did you find this place?" ”

Today is the first day that Chaos Pictures has moved into the office, and even Lance himself has groped his way through.

Cole shook his head slightly, "Forgot about my job?" Responsive messaging channels are one of the essential elements of my success. If I don't even get the news, I think it's going to be very difficult for me to get started. ”

Cole is an agent and a veteran of William Morris Brokerage. In fact, Cole has known Lance for a long time, and the two had a relationship on the pie during Sundance, after the "City of God" won the Jury Grand Prix at Sundance, Cole once sent an invitation, hoping to sign Lance as his artist, but Lance refused. Cole didn't mention it again after that. But he was not estranged, and he always kept in touch with Lance and made friends as friends.

At the beginning, Emma Stone was entangled by her agent on the street, and George Clooney took the initiative to clear the way. In the end, it was Lance who helped. At that time, Lance called to verify Sebastian Derek's true identity, and the person he turned to was Cole. It's just that I don't know if Sebastian is now Emma's agent.

"So, you're coming here today for work?" Lance picked up clues in Cole's tone. Although this is a question sentence, the words seem very affirmative.

Cole shrugged, "I hope." ”

Lance looked back at the hot office, and at this time he could already see a prototype, the work cubicles had basically been placed, but the tables and chairs had not yet been fully placed, so it still looked messy. Cole seemed to sense Lance's hesitation, and he took the initiative to say, "I don't mind having a conversation right here, I need it." Just a chair is enough. Of course, hopefully it won't disturb anyone else's work. ”

Lance pursed the corners of his lips slightly, then raised his eyebrows to get out of the way, made an inviting gesture, and walked with Cole towards the office on the left.

"Just put the desk and bookshelves side by side, and the sofa will be delivered in a moment, and then it will be placed at the entrance." Percy is directing the setting of the office, and it is only fitting that the task is entrusted to Percy, who is as meticulous as a hair. Although for Lance, these details don't seem to be that important.

Lance walked into the office. He patted Percy on the shoulder and whispered in his ear, "I need to receive guests." Percy looked back, and then saw Cole standing behind him. He nodded and smiled politely, and Cole responded politely, watching Percy leave with the staff. Percy didn't forget to close the door of the room, and in the blink of an eye, only Lance and Cole were left in the office.

At this time, the office still looks very simple, and large furniture such as desks, bookshelves, and storage cabinets take up most of the space. But the furniture was so empty that there was nothing, and the two boss chairs that were randomly thrown in the open space on the right hand had not even been opened.

Lance walked over quickly, tore the seal of the boss's chair directly, and then pushed it to Cole, teasingly, "It's your choice." ”

Cole stretched out his right hand to stop the chair from sliding rapidly, chuckling, "It's an honor to be the first guest in this office. ”

Lance then tore open the package of another boss chair, quickly turned the chair, moved the chair to the opposite side of Cole, and motioned for him to take a seat before he sat down, "So, your job today should be more than just congratulating Chaos Pictures on moving into the office, right?" ”

Cole showed a look of sudden realization, and then bared his teeth and smiled awkwardly, "I forgot about this matter." This made Lance pause, he didn't expect him to be ridiculed back. Cole looked at Lance's expression and laughed, "I'll send you a basket of flowers when you officially move in." "Today is not officially settled, and even the name of the company has not been installed.

"Very good, we can discuss the office things later. So, what is the purpose of your visit today? Lance didn't beat around the bush either, it was going to be a busy day today, and he didn't have time to continue to talk to Cole. What's more, the two have known each other for more than a year, and Lance knows that a top agent like Cole, he will come to the door in person today, obviously there are enough interests, and it is definitely not out of friendship and socialization.

Cole didn't mind Lance's directness, he restrained his smile and put on a formal posture, not slacking off at all because of Lance's casualness and looseness at this time, "Then it's up to you." I have two things to ask you for today, one is about your agent contract, and the other is about the actor candidate for 'borrowing a knife to kill'. The two things are closely linked, depending on which one you want to talk about first. But whatever it is, I think I'm a great candidate! ”

And so it was. Although Lance and Cole can now be considered friends, Lance is well aware that interests always come before friendship. However, Cole and he have known each other for more than a year, and they have never stood still, and it is only now that the matter of the agent is mentioned for the second time, and Lance has to admire Cole's patience.

In fact, after the strong rise of the "City of God", the calls to take over the brokerage business of Lance have been continuous, and George also introduced Terrance Cox to him; After this year's Oscars, three of Hollywood's five major agencies extended olive branches to him, expressing their willingness to become his agent spokesperson in Hollywood. However, Lance never relented.

First, because Lance doesn't need an agent to handle the business for the time being, Chaos Pictures currently only has one outline, whether it is "God's City" or "The Day After Tomorrow", including the current "Killing with a Knife", all of them are supported by Lance alone to fight the world, and the agent is really redundant for him.

The second reason is that he is unwilling to trust strangers, and the relationship between the agent and the artist is very delicate, and the two parties are in an employment relationship, but it is not so pure. On the one hand, artists need the connections of their agents to seek more job opportunities, and they also need agents to strive for more benefits; On the one hand, the agent's income comes from the artist's commission, which means that the artist is their boss. This interdependence and interdependence is very complex. After experiencing Diorama, Lance was reluctant to leave his affairs to others.

Therefore, so far, even if Lanceley has not been caught, he has relied more on the help of his three brothers and has never taken the agent into consideration.

Today, Cole brought it up to his face again, and he was stuck at this wonderful point in time, Lance couldn't help but be a little more curious, he cleared his throat and raised his final note, "Oh? I can't see any connection between these two things. ”

"It's a very simple connection, but it's also very complex. To put it simply, if I talk about your agent first, then I will talk to you in detail about how to fight for your interests in front of Paramount," Col paused, "The benefits I am talking about here are not just as simple as salary or box office dividends, as an actor, you can win far more rights than you imagined; And as a director and producer, of course, you have the control you want, and it's easy to say. ”

This is also the reason why Cole has never launched an attack on Reims before, for the director, the rights and interests that the agent can fight for are inherently limited, and when the director is already a part-time producer, then this also means that the director will talk to the production company on an equal footing, and the biggest function of the agent is to confirm that the terms of the contract are not wrong, so, before that, Cole is of little use to Reims. But now that Lance is venturing into the world of acting, things are going to be different.

Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously a little surprised by Cole's great powers - Paramount has not officially announced his participation yet, but Cole has actually come to the door. Cole seemed to sense Lance's question, and smiled, "Although I want to show off my well-informed, I have to admit that besides me, there are at least twenty agents who have learned that you are about to play the role of 'Murder with a Knife'. I'm just getting a head start. ”

Cole's honesty made Lance chuckle, and he continued unhurriedly, "Then, I will use your identity as an agent to sue you that I have a few actors here who can star in 'Murder with a Knife', believe me, they will be very good." Before Cole could finish speaking, Lance laughed directly, and Cole had to raise his right hand, "Wait, wait, I'm serious." ”

Lance pursed his lips and suppressed his smile, "Very well, but what if it's the other way around?" (To be continued.) )

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