Throwing the empty candy wrapper in his hand into the trash and opening a packet of Skittles again, Lance carefully flipped through the actor profiles in his hand, which was the third time he had flipped through the cast profiles submitted by the innovative artist agency.

Lance is checking the deviations between these actors and his mind, some of whom have to wait a few years to become famous, and are now only the backbone of Hollywood; Some actors may have some differences from his ideas in terms of role positioning, and may not fully meet the requirements of the script.

In fact, in the final analysis, Lance is thinking about the basis for refuting this list, he doesn't want to lose his initiative, and he can feel the ubiquitous control of innovative artist agencies at the stage of confirming the list of actors, if he really adopts this list, coupled with Tom Cruise's absolute status, after entering the filming stage, his power as a maker is likely to be hollowed out.

In this way, he has the final editing rights and may not be able to come in handy - it may be like "Future Water World", which caused a total collapse due to infighting in the crew during the filming stage.

Thinking of this, Lance can't help but have a headache, those directors from Broadway and independent films always don't like to work with big-name actors, and they don't like to work with big companies, because they can feel constrained everywhere, as if they are trapped in a narrow secret room, unable to spread their hands and feet, unless they are willing to become puppets. It's no wonder that the Marvel series of movies are also reluctant to use big-name directors.

"Jingle bell...... Jingle Bell ......" The sharp ringing of the telephone broke the silence in the room, and also interrupted the mixed train of thought, Lance's brow moved slightly closer to the middle, it was already past twelve o'clock in the night, who would call at this time. Lance sat still, watching the phone flicker on the coffee table, waiting for a while, the ringtone was still ringing persistently, and then Lance stood up and picked up the phone.

It's Cole Greid!

Lance raised an eyebrow slightly. He pressed the call button and said in a stern tone, "You'd better have enough reasons to disturb my good time." ”

Cole couldn't help but be stunned, and carefully distinguished. Only then did he taste a hint of ridicule from Lance's words, and he couldn't help but laugh for a while, and then he also restrained his smile and said seriously, "Tom Cruise's actor contract." What about this reason? ”

Lance sat back on the sofa, and the whole person sank into the soft cushions, allowing his muscles to relax slowly, "The same contract, but there are many differences in details, this is what a friend told me this afternoon, and I only found out." ”

Lance's voice was lazy with a hint of urgency, vaguely revealing a touch of sexuality, as if the hazy night was dyed with a thin layer of creamy yellow halo, even without alcohol. The smile on the corner of Cole's mouth couldn't help but lightly outline. But it was only for a moment, and then he came to his senses, and the engulfing dangerous aura made him shiver twice in a row, which reminded Cole of Lance's casual and casual posture in the afternoon, seemingly unguarded and simple, but his inner calculations were clearer than anyone else's; Thinking about the work "Killing with a Knife", Lance almost single-handedly fought his way out...... Cole took a deep breath and forced himself to pull himself up.

Perhaps, this was the biggest turning point in his career.

Cole chuckled twice deliberately, letting his feelings relax. "There is no right of confirmation, plus a limited right of recognition, he must retain the right to approve the promotional itinerary, trailers, promotional posters, however. The right to recognize an actor can be waived - he will respect your profession, but on one condition, he will not interfere with reasonable competition between agencies. ”

To summarize it simply: Lance said it on the set, and Tom said it on the set; He will not interfere with the choice of actors, but he will not be a shield. It's all up to Lance to take control.

Lance's brain was racing fast, carefully analyzing the pros and cons of the conditions for him, and soon he came to the conclusion that he had the complete control he had always dreamed of, and Tom chose to compromise as for the cast and cast...... He's going to come up with a result. In other words, Cole met his first request.

At this time, less than eight hours had passed since the afternoon meeting, and Cole had actually fulfilled his first promise, which was not only an accident, but also a surprise, and it was far beyond imagination, which was definitely something to celebrate, and a thing worth harassing by phone at twelve o'clock at midnight.

"You've been more productive than I expected." As Lance can imagine, Cole jumped into the work of convincing Tom immediately after leaving Chaos Pictures. The difficulty and hardship of the work are absolutely beyond imagination, but Cole completed it smoothly, which also proves Cole's ability to work.

Receiving Lance's affirmation, Cole chuckled, "I wasn't the one who convinced Tom to join in the first place, I just acted as an agent to make Tom realize once again what he was looking for, and that's it." Compared with this afternoon's work, Cole is more curious about the script and character setting of "Killing with a Knife", what kind of script is it, which actually makes Tom desperate, imagining that Lance is standing behind this script, Cole's interest is getting stronger and stronger.

Lance shook his head and chuckled, "Cole, now is not the time to be humble. ”

Lance and Cole both know that although Tom joined "Kill with a Knife" to impact acting awards, it is definitely not an easy task to persuade Tom to give up the right to confirm. Lance was a little curious about how Cole managed to convince Tom, knowing that Cole was from William Morris's agency, and it was already very difficult for him to talk to Tom head-on; It would be even more difficult to convince Tom of Cole's words, not to mention that this qiē had only happened in the last eight hours......

"Oh, I forgot about it." Cole suddenly realized, "So, does that mean I got that job?" ”

"Haha, you hope." Lance chuckled, "There's a second condition, I'm still waiting for news. ”

"At least it's worth trying." Cole wasn't surprised by Lance's answer, but teased, "In the meantime, I'm waiting for news from me." "It's talking about the actor audition this afternoon.

Lance bit his lip slightly, his eyes flashed with thoughts, but his words did not pause, "I was thinking, and you just disrupted my train of thought." ”

"God, may my interruption have a positive impact. If not, think back to what you just called, which should be my bargaining chip. "Cole is duly confident that modesty is not a good virtue in business.

"You should be glad that you brought good news, otherwise the call would have been hung up long ago." Lance's answer was unflinching, "But, even so, it's time to end the call, and you don't want me to be in a state of ambiguity when it comes to making judgments." ”

"God forbid. Good night. Cole simply said goodbye.

"Good night." Lance also hung up.

Business partners, this is Reims's positioning for agents, they should not be friends, just business partners. So, Cole showed his sincerity and ability, and rightfully so, Lance didn't say thanks, and he didn't need to thank him, because he was going to close the deal in a different way - if not now, and it will not be forgotten in the future. But it is undeniable that Cole convinced Tom so quickly, which is indeed a lot of points.

After hanging up the phone, Lance looked at the phone but fell into deep thought, and a clear thought suddenly flashed in his mind just now: Cole is a senior agent of William Morris Agency, this news is not news, but the point is that William Morris Agency is still one of the five major agencies in Hollywood, and the resources are rich and the connections are unimaginable to ordinary people, which is also a crucial point.

While innovative artist agencies are currently the dominant agency in Hollywood, if you really want to find a company to fight against, William Morris is the obvious choice. In fact, the five founders of Innovative Artists' Agency were born at William Morris Agency.

It's a very interesting thing.

Tom has shown that he will not interfere in the casting process, which also means that Lance must rely on his own strength to fight against the innovative artist agency, which is what Lance was bothered about just now, but now, Lance realizes that he does not need to fight this behemoth himself, and the William Morris agency is obviously happy to be the opponent, and they have the ability to do so.

Considering this afternoon's audition, William Morris vs. Innovative Artist, it was a very interesting confrontation, and Terrance was clearly not happy about what he saw in the hallway, and Cole was definitely not happy about Terrance's appearance. After the meeting, Cole was quick to solve the problem in just eight hours, bypassing the defense of Wade Russell and others, and directly convincing Tom that behind this, it is worth pondering how much of a role the connections and abilities of William Morris's agency played.

This makes things incredibly simpler. Lance only needs to find a balance between William Morris and innovative artists, and it will be perfect in one qiē, whether it is Shirley and Brad within Paramount, or Terrance and Cole in head-to-head, there will be checks and balances between them, and any objection from either side to the cast will provoke a revolt from the other. And Lance, he only needs to reap the benefits of the fisherman, and that is enough.

After the film starts, Tom's support will be the guarantee of Lance's supreme authority on the crew. The original thorny problem was actually solved in this way, and looking at the list of actors in his hand again, the smile on the corner of Lance's mouth gradually became relaxed. (To be continued.) )

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