"The most complicated negotiations around A-lister are, of course, about his pay and share, so I'll keep your position as an agent. Most of the contracts your manager decides for you are impressed by the other party, and the negotiation is often as simple as a Japanese or Korean company coming to your door, quoting an astronomical amount - usually their highest asking price, and then deciding whether you want to take the ad and make some quick money. Jim's ability can still handle it, and you don't need to worry about that. Cesare drew a branch on the paper, "This is the endorsement part - in the local area, you will have one or two luxury endorsements, outside the Valentino line, I will fight for a watch endorsement for you, Patek Philippe, Van Cleef & Arpels do not invite spokespersons, it is best to form a tacit partnership, but if you are a brand ambassador of Omega, you must say, you are a lucky girl, "Prada" allows you to enter the field of vision of these first-line brands, it would be a pity not to take advantage of the east wind to set these two contracts. For these two endorsement contracts, money is not the point, and it doesn't matter if one or two million is less - remember this, luxury endorsements are like first love, usually only once in a lifetime, and if you manage it well, you can hold hands for a long time, or even cooperate for a lifetime. It's good to have a haute couture brand that offers you dresses all the time, which will enhance your style in many ways. ”

The endorsement part was over, and Cesare came naturally to talk about the Foundation.

"It is also very important to care about charity, environmental protection and world peace, and choose a charitable foundation that you support." He said, "Valentino offered to cooperate with your foundation, which is very good, because the foundation you set up yourself can save taxes and money for Big Dream and you to the greatest extent - this is a very common practice, through the foundation to do the book, create jobs and other forms of return the company's donations, even if you don't do this, you can save taxes for Big Dream, of course, if you need money very much, you can also attract public donations, some celebrities do do this, use their influence to make a name for the foundation, Then the accounts and donation objects are not disclosed, generally speaking, as long as 20% of the donation can be used to do a good job in the façade project, and the remaining 80% can be returned to the star himself through layers of channels with legal investment income, or for other purposes. ”

In Jenny's glare, he shrugged, "It's very common, charity and lotteries can be called IQ taxes in many cases, the title of charity that exists in Hollywood can almost circle the world, if they were really doing good, the United States - and even the world would be much better than it is now, but unfortunately, people often never think deeply." ”

"Is this true, the more familiar you are with Hollywood, the more disappointed you are with human nature?" Jenny said with some sarcasm, "No, I don't want to make money with charity - go on." ”

"It should be said that when you reach the top level in any industry, you will gradually lose confidence in human nature." Cesare replied, "Of course, Jefferson, your persistence has made the world a better place when people are scrambling to be the first to spoil morality." As for your foundation, I think you can start from your own experience and help some students who are interested in getting out of the slums, funding living expenses and providing a certain amount of scholarships, which will be a good publicity stunt, and it will also be quite in line with your personal image, you can ask Jim and the experts of the charitable foundation to do this, and we can talk more about this topic in the next issue of "The Oprah Show". ”

"Yes." Jenny said nonchalantly, "Don't spend too much of my money and it's fine." ”

"The company will calculate the appropriate donation amount based on Big Dream and your taxes." Cesare replied, "OK, now that you've chosen your field of philanthropy, then all you have to do is continue to choose between several topics, hunger, environmental protection, peace and anti-war, animal welfare, women's rights, choose a main direction, show up more in relevant occasions to show your support, and after a while, maybe you can receive an invitation to cooperate with the United Nations, go to a few poor countries - if you choose to fight war and hunger, or attend some propaganda events, you will be the ambassador of the United Nations, of course, it will make your resume a little more beautiful, It will also make your A-list title even more golden. ”

"Uh, I don't know...... Anti-famine? I guess? After all, the demands on the individual are a bit too high," Jenny said, remembering the news she had vaguely seen before, as if an unlucky former vice president had made a documentary about environmental protection, and then it was pointed out that the average electricity consumption of his mansion was several times higher than the average level. "Animal welfare seems to be a little too extreme, and women's rights seem to be extreme."

"It's almost hard for women's rights to make waves, hunger is a good topic, go to Africa a few times, take some promotional photos, and you'll get the title in no time." "On top of that, there's the choice of denomination, the political camp, and the domestic issues, which are important for some A-listers, especially those who are interested in politics, but it's none of your business. ――Last but not least, you have to choose a network that suits you, I'm not talking about star connections, top producers, top directors, which all mean hundreds of millions of dollars in important roles, and often also means award nominations, and you expect to invest more money in this area, James. Cameron loves to scuba diving, and Spielberg loves solo sailing – and if you want to talk to them about that, at least there should be a villa with a private dock in Malibu. ”

"Circles." Jenny accepted this very quickly, which is like Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, not necessarily about what to teach, the important thing is to read, and find common topics with these famous teachers. After all, for famous directors and top producers, there is no shortage of actors for their projects, and whether they can be designated by them requires a certain amount of off-the-board tricks in addition to acting skills.

"yes, it's the little social circle," Cesare said, who had listed the branches on paper and then put them together, "I think you've noticed that all of this A-lister does is to make sure of one thing -- style, they need style to convince the market that they're A-lister -- it's like a god-making game, where you get a big box office in the beginning, it's your stepping stone, and then you get to the altar, and all of that is gold dust on you." That way you don't need to prove yourself with success, and the thicker you apply the gold dust, the more failures you endure, you know what I mean? I've taught you, no matter how ridiculous it sounds at first, as long as you repeat it a few more times, and you're confident enough—"

"The negotiator will take your word for it." Jenny instinctively repeated. "Volkswagen and filmmakers are the negotiators here."

"Exactly, the public is the negotiator, one title after another and the news is your bargaining chip, 'I'm a superstar, I'm an ambassador to the United Nations, so I have social influence' -- say it a hundred times, make the audience believe you -- and then you really have social influence." Cesare shrugged, "As for the studios, they know it, and don't forget the big studio days in Hollywood, they've played it for a long time...... However, since it helps the box office, why not? As long as your gold dust is thick enough and your social influence monetization ability is strong enough, even if you fail several times, they will still give you an A-list price, so don't think that all this is meaningless, just a game of vanity, unless you are confident that you will never fail, every link is crucial. ”

“Okay。” Jenny grimaced, "But you did erase the aura of the A-list, and by what you said, it doesn't seem to be a big deal to be an A-list, there is no mystery." ”

"If entering the A-list is still a mystery in my eyes, then you should be worried about your future." Cesare said scoffingly, "Of course, you don't need to share these tips with anyone, and for most agents, in order to get this knowledge, they have to go through the hell of a mailroom knockout and then work in the industry for years." Even most A-listers don't know why they're doing what they're doing, they just know that everybody is doing it - herd mentality. ”

Jenny laughed, "You do have your own theory, do you?" Psychology and big data or something, don't worry, your industry secrets are safe with me, and I won't leak them, but I don't guarantee that Mary, who aspires to be a good manager, will come to eavesdrop. ”

Cesare actually opened the door to check it out, and Jenny couldn't help but laugh, "Come on, it's just a joke!" ”

"Who knows?" Cesare closed the door and checked the doorknob again, "If it were me, I'd eavesdrop—a good agent would." ”

As soon as Cesare returned to Hollywood, Jeanne was in the mood for jokes, and the questions that plagued her were like delicious chocolates in Cesare's mouth, one after the other, and then melted away without a trace, and now, at last, she finally had the happiness of being an A-lister, and even shook her legs a little deliberately - until Cesare glared at her in disgust, then removed her feet from the coffee table and dragged out the drawer with a smile, "Cigars? ”

"Thanks, I need one." Cesare took it and took it, and after preheating and igniting it, he took a deep breath, a rare flash of exhaustion on his handsome face. "All the problems solved? Let's talk about Finch, and what you need to remember about tonight's dinner is—"

"Wow," Jenny hurriedly raised her hand, "slow down Chesa, you're spinning a little too fast - you smoke a cigarette and let me digest your lesson, okay?" ”

Cesare shrugged, "Sure. ”

Jenny is actually lazy, according to her thoughts, with Cesare with her tonight, Finch's greetings can be handed over to him to do, after all, the actor still talks about the work, there are acting skills, as long as he is not too stupid, there will be no big problems in communication. Whether she and Finch can talk about it depends on whether the two can agree on the understanding of the script. Therefore, this kind of preparation for perfection can be delayed for a while.

Through the large skylight, the sunlight poured into the living room, and the temperature and atmosphere in the room were pleasant, and Jeanne squinted her eyes and swallowed the mist, and enjoyed a few puffs of cigar with infinite relaxation, so beautiful that her eyes narrowed, and she looked up by chance, and suddenly found Cesare already leaning on the armrest, the ash of the cigar had condensed half an inch, and the cigarette butt had quietly extinguished—he had fallen asleep.

It's time to take a break in the Maldives, right? Jenny calculated the jet lag and suddenly wanted to laugh: it was hard to believe that Cesare could have such a human side, not only did he need to reverse the jet lag, but he also thought about the picture of him rushing to the restaurant after getting off the plane.

Flying back to Los Angeles from the Maldives, a dozen hours of flight is always required, and as soon as she gets off the plane, she rushes to take care of business, and there is no time to rest all the way - although it is a bit selfish to think that there are people around her who are just as busy and nervous as her, Jenny is really in a much better mood, she picks up her laptop, picks up the Finch information given by Ino, puts a blanket on Cesare, and leaves the living room silently.

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"Don't tell me he hasn't gotten up yet." At breakfast, Jenny asked Mary, "Are you sure he's still in the living room?" ”

"At least he was there when I went to see it half an hour ago." Mary snickered, "He doesn't seem to be awake - it's a shame you didn't take this opportunity to take some prank pictures." ”

"Don't say stupid things." Jenny scolded, but couldn't help laughing, "If you want to die, find a cliff and jump off, don't cause us trouble." ”

There was a faint sound of heavy objects falling to the ground upstairs, and Mary laughed, and after a while, Cesare rushed down the stairs.

"You should wake me up." He grumbled as he took off his crumpled suit, "Now I have to go home and change into a suit - we'll see you at Finch's door?" ”

"Cesare." Jenny couldn't help but smile and said, "It's the next morning - calm down, last night's dinner was a success, Finch and I had a pretty good conversation, and we were pretty much on the same page about 'The Fifth Sally,' it's going to be a good thriller." ”

Cesare made a rare pause in his movements, then he flipped his wrist and looked at his watch, "Shoot, I forgot to turn the Maldives time." ”

Although he had brushed his blonde hair and had no sleep marks on his face, the crumpled shirt betrayed his majesty after all, and Mary was laughing so hard that she could barely straighten her waist. Jenny bit her tongue and tried to maintain normalcy, "If you need to use the bathroom, there is everything in the guest bathroom, and Mary can go to your house and get you a suit." ”

"These can wait." Cesare rubbed his face and changed his mind again - this man's cleanliness habit was no secret, "Wait for me for a few minutes." ”

All along, Cesare was taking care of (or interfering) in her daily life, and it was rare to have the opportunity to entertain Cesare, Jenny still decided to be a good host, she turned out the muffin powder used by Claudia, and discussed with Mary to make a few muffins, but neither she nor Mary had any cooking skills, and the finished product was quite miserable.

"It's milk cereal, fresh juice, white bread." When Cesare returned to the kitchen, Jeanne said, "Are you sure you don't need Mary to fetch you a suit?" ”

"I'll go home later." Although Cesare hadn't eaten for almost 24 hours, he glanced at the table a few times, but still didn't choose to eat first, "Tell me what you and Finch talked about. ”

"We all talked about our understanding of the script and Sally, and Finch thought the same as I did, and in this film he was going to abandon the overt violence and take more from oriental horror films, borrowing from the soundtrack and atmosphere of Midnight Bell," Jenny recounted, "I think it's a very genius idea, and it's very suitable for 'The Fifth Sally,' and he agrees with my understanding of Sally -- that's basically it, what's it?" ”

"You should have woken me up yesterday." Cesare's brow narrowed briefly, "--I had already made a re-bid for the third part of Pirates of the Caribbean when I was in the Maldives, and if there were no accidents, you could get a 20/10 number for the third part, as much as Johnny did, and if there wasn't Johnny, I'm sure I would have called 20/20 for you - Disney didn't have much of an opinion on that price, but they wanted you to think more about the Fifth Sally." ”

"The Fifth Sally" has not yet found a funder, it belongs to the stage of contact with various film companies, and it is normal for Disney to know the inside story of the project, but Jenny does not understand why they should hinder themselves from taking the film, "Do they think Sally's image is too negative, and they are worried that it will affect Elizabeth?" ”

"That's true." Cesare replied, "Disney thinks that the women you've taken since your debut have been gray and negative, and even Elle from 'The Notebook' has a critic's side, and they're worried about the impact it will have on the Pirates of the Caribbean brand image -- but they didn't want you to give up on the project, but offered you a package contract." They want you to shoot a G-rated film with the main company's investment in the next slot, similar to "Godmother", mainly for the children's market, with a cheerful and relaxed plot - they give you a few options, and then Touchstone will invest in the production of "The Fifth Sally", which will start shooting in July next year and hit the Oscars in '08. ”

Disney's opinion undoubtedly completely disrupted Jenny and Cesare's previous plans for this year's itinerary, and she looked up in surprise, "But Finch may not be able to wait until then—"

"I'm not done yet," Cesare cocked up a finger, "there's one more news I have to let you know: Christopher and I watched Prada in Male, and he was interested in your performance and wanted to take on The Fifth Sally, and he spent the whole flight discussing the script with me. However, Christopher has already booked to shoot James in the second half of next year. Cameron's untitled work, so if you want to work with him, then you have to shoot in the three-month gap of this year, otherwise the project will be pushed back into the distant future. ”

“Shit。” Jenny couldn't help but scold, "What's your opinion?" ”

"I had to go back to the office and contact some key people to make a decision." "If you're okay, come to the CAA in two hours," Cesare said. ”

"I'll go to CAA with you," Jenny quickly decided, "and I'll be able to read those scripts you listed yesterday while you call." ”

“OK。” Cesare didn't have a big deal, "Then let's go." ”

"Are you sure you don't have a few bites of breakfast first?" Jenny had adjusted to battle mode, and she quickly put on her baseball cap, mask, and sunglasses, "Damn - I should have woken you up yesterday." ”

Cesare gave her a 'what do you say' look back, "It's not that serious, let's talk about it when we get to the office." ”

Mary casually swallowed a few mouthfuls of her breakfast, "I'm going to drive." ”

Jenny pushed the door and walked out of the foyer, glancing at the paparazzi in the front yard as usual, waiting for Mary to pull the car over, "Cesare?" ”

Cesare walked out the door as he made a call, "It's me, Vijri, listen, I need ......"

A sudden, slight click and the hum of the equipment suddenly sounded from high in the air, and both Jeanne and he stopped, including Mary, and the three of them looked up together in confusion to find the source of the sound, and in the noise of the paparazzi outside the door, Cesare suddenly cursed - this was the first time Jenny had heard Cesare actually say Fword.

"We were filmed." He said, pressing Jenny on the back of the head and sending her into the car, "Those damn paparazzi, they actually got a remote control plane!" ”

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Note: 1 The paragraph about charity and the ambassadors of the United Nations, you should read it as private goods...... Because this kind of thing still can't get any dry goods, if you can get dry goods, generally the star himself will go in. But the domestic fraudulent donation door or something can more or less confirm my private goods, in short, everyone is free to prove ...... -

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Hahaha, I don't know if you guessed the development after seeing the middle of this chapter, but my two betas guessed first when I watched it.