Charlize felt that he had grasped the "flaw" in the whole conversation, and of course he would not let go of this opportunity to fight for the initiative for himself.

"Director Locke, according to the California Labor Code, producers can't directly offer jobs to actors, which is the job that agents should do."

"I didn't expect Miss Theron to know about the California Labor Code, but you certainly don't know that the act of 'getting a job' as defined by this law refers to the act of a third-party role between the artist and the employer, and if the employer directly hires the artist, it is exempt from the agent under the California Labor Code."

Jude took his coffee playfully, pleased with the shock effect of his words on Charlize.

It is precisely because of this interpretation of the California Labor Code that Hollywood has a profession of "manager" that distinguishes it from that of an agent.

According to the California Labor Code, only brokers are authorized to help customer service with jobs. However, because the agent's salary is closely related to the actor's salary for acting in the movie, and the opportunity to perform in the movie is mostly very related to the actor's popularity, this makes the new actor fall into a dilemma: because they do not have any popularity, it is difficult to get the favor of the agent; Without the help of an agent, it is more difficult for them to break into the otherwise closed showbiz and get the opportunity to perform.

This is where managers are needed to help these newcomers get ahead, and many of them are owners of independent production companies, filmmakers, who will act as "agents" for clients who are not yet known, helping them find jobs and negotiate contracts, and because they themselves are employers, they are not exempt from certain restrictions under the California Labor Code.

Jude's designation of Charlize as the heroine of "National Treasure" is actually doing what some "managers" should do, and it is not illegal.

"If Miss Theron still can't figure it out, we might as well look at it from a different perspective. The prerequisite for you to get the lead actress in the movie is to join Rhett's agency, and from the process point of view, it was Rhett who helped you get this job offer, which fully complies with the provisions of the California Labor Code, I don't know if you have any other questions about this? ”

"I don't understand." Charlize looked at Jude with a confused expression, "Why would you want me to join Ritter's agency when you can offer me a job directly and it's not illegal?" ”

"I've already explained this question, Ritter is from CAA, and CAA is best known for its film project bundling services, and we're doing the same thing now, finding all the people needed for the entire National Treasure, and then working with Disney as a whole project, and as for why we do this, it's actually also related to the California Labor Code that you just mentioned."

Managers can circumvent certain restrictions under the California Labor Code to provide some brokerage services to their clients, and agents are also looking for ways to circumvent the California Labor Code that stipulates that agents cannot also act as producers of films in which clients star, as is Ovitz's artist packaging service at the CAA.

Finding all the people needed for a film, and then charging a high price to the production company in the name of bundling, the agent actually plays the role of the producer in the process.

Jude and Leeter's collaboration on "National Treasure" is actually a fusion of managers and bundling strategies.

Jude needed to use a bundling strategy to make sure the film was shot the way he intended; And Litte doesn't have so many customer resources on hand to meet the needs of a movie, and he can't provide a complete bundling service, so he can only realize the bundling strategy in disguise by turning the producer into his own customer.

Both of them take what they need, but they have invisibly created a new model of cooperation between agencies and film companies.

The advantage of this model is that it combines all the benefits of the manager model and the bundle model, and there are no loopholes in the law, but the flaw is also obvious, that is, there must be a high degree of tacit understanding and trust between the producer and the agency, like Jude and Leeter, otherwise the cooperation will be difficult to develop.

After figuring out all this, Charlize suddenly figured out one thing.

The whole thing is under Jude's control from beginning to end, not to mention herself, including the actor Nicolas Cage is also just a pawn in it, and can only obey the arrangement without any room for resistance.

Although I am very unwilling, I still have to accept the reality.

Seeing that Charlize had "succumbed" and Leet was relieved from the violent cough caused by choking on coffee, Jude suddenly remembered the phone call he received yesterday before the plane took off from New York.

"Miss Theron just misunderstood that I was the director of this movie, and it just so happened that I had a little accident for the actor in the movie I was making now, and her role was vacant, and before she played the heroine of "National Treasure", I don't think Miss Theron would mind adding a little resume to my movie first, right?"

Charlize didn't want to work with Jude at all, but Littlet thought it was a good idea.

"How much are you going to pay?"

"Originally, the actor had acted in many movies, although they were all inconspicuous small roles, but they were better than never acting at all." Jude said and glanced at Charlize, making the other party angry, but he didn't care, "The other party's salary is $1,000, and I can give Miss Theron the same treatment." ”

Litt hesitated slightly, because a thousand dollars was indeed a bit low.

"I get paid more than $1,000 for a set of flat photos for a magazine, and I don't act in this play."

Jude ignored Charlize's complaints and looked straight at Leete.

"It takes two hours to shoot a print commercial, and the character I'm talking about only has two minutes in the movie, and the crew can afford Miss Theron's round-trip airfare and hotel expenses, so there's only one chance."

"Okay, we'll take the role." Although Leete has not officially become Charlize's agent, in fact, the two sides are only one sign process away from going through, and there is no difference between the rest.

Jude was pleased with the result, while Charlize was the opposite.

Charlize did not particularly resent Leet for his opinion being directly ignored, but blamed Jude for most of the blame.

Bastard, one day I'll make you regret it!

Charlize swore in his heart.