With Cesare here, and Jenny has such an attitude, what else does old Martin have to say? But lunch didn't go unkind, Cesare asked for a steak, and the three of them talked about the upcoming Oscars - "The Notebook" was not nominated, but Jenny received an invitation to be the guest of honor, which was also an affirmation of her last year's film that exceeded 300 million yuan worldwide. There are several other CAA artists who are expected to make a splash at the awards, but no one in Jenny's age has been nominated for an Oscar, and this is not their game.

"If your Prada was Weinstein's work, I think you could get the actress nomination with Andy," Eno said, picking up a napkin and wiping his mouth, waving the waiter to come over and pay the bill, "but it's hard to say right now, although your performance is well received, but Prada is a commercial film after all, and the more successful it is at the box office, the farther away it is from the Oscars, especially for acting awards, which generally prefer literary films, and don't even take a second look at the performances of commercial films...... Who knows, maybe you can apply for a supporting role, so that you can also PR a nomination. ”

"Isn't the supporting character a little ridiculous?" Jenny smiled and asked, "After all, the protagonists of this film are all Andy, at most they can be regarded as double protagonists." ”

Cesare motioned to the waiter, "I'll pay for it alone." ”

"Cesare—" said Eno helplessly, "don't be childish, it's just normal corporate behavior, you know I'm the CEO of CAA after all, and there are some things I can't help but think about." ”

He smiled apologetically at Jenny, "This is my beloved apprentice, and I'm sure you've learned his temper." To be honest, I don't know how he managed to get those A-lists, usually the star is the more willful person. ”

"Cesare, you don't really want to fight Ino for a meal, do you?" Jenny asked cooperatively.

Cesare made a helpless expression, Eno and Jeanne laughed, everyone ended lunch in a cheerful mood, Eno let Jeanne and Cesare get in the car first, and took Cesare around to the other side to get on the car, he bent down and said, "Jenny, talk to Cesare about the Oscars, Prada is a good film, it would be a pity not to get a nomination." ”

"Definitely, thank you, Ino." Jenny smiled genuinely at him, "Let me invite you back next time." ”

It wasn't until the car turned the corner of the street that she exhaled, "Wow, the scene just now was a bit ugly, so, you got my message?" ”

"I was on the plane when you contacted me yesterday," Cesare replied, "it was raining heavily in the Maldives, the hotel's internet was down, Christopher decided to go back to China, and I happened to receive a few emails from you after I landed. ”

He flipped through the folder given by Eno, "Hmm, CAA's internal database, it's quite valuable, do you need me to accompany you tonight?" ”

"Thank goodness." Jenny let out a sigh of relief, "Let that internal information die, I'll leave it to you tonight." ”

Having an agent with a decent amount of money by her side does allow for a lot of social workload, at least some of the flattery and introduction of familiarity can be done by Cesare - Jenny suddenly felt a little sour in her heart, well, Ino's trick may be obvious, but it cannot be denied that it is also effective: indeed, as she is now, Cesare should have stayed at her premiere and socialized with her, instead of running away at every premiere.

"What are you thinking?" Cesare glanced at her a few times, "You missed the junction just now." ”

"I wonder if Ino is really wary of you." Jenny casually said, "I've always heard that you're his beloved apprentice and the future successor of CAA, but isn't that actually the case?" ”

"Actually, when I first started a few years ago, Ino was almost determined to become a senior executive of the Big Six production companies in a few years," Cesare said blandly, "At that time, he was aiming at Colombia, which was almost the year before last, but unfortunately at the last moment, there was a change within Colombia, and the position of the head of the production department he was aiming for was taken by someone else, leaving Eno with only senior production consultants with no real power, which was certainly unacceptable to Ino, his idol was Michael. Ovitz -- of course, to cut out the part where he was kicked out of Disney. The head of the production department is just a springboard for him, a senior production consultant? It's almost the equivalent of early retirement. ”

"So," Jeanne said to him, "when he is leaving, the more competitive the disciple is, the better, and it would be in his best interest for you to succeed him after he is gone." And when he's not so anxious to leave—"

"The former beloved disciples are a little too strong." Cesare shrugged, "yes, that's a simple story, isn't it?" ”

"And what are you going to do now?" Jenny asked, resisting the urge to blink, dashing through a full stretch of flashing lights and parking the car into the yard, "Every time I worry I'm going to accidentally hit a paparazzi - if that's the case, am I responsible?" ”

"I think that would make both Eno and Bell very happy." Cesare replied, "As for your first question, what should I do, that is what I want to discuss with you. ”

"Looks like Prada's box office has already helped you make up your mind—" Jenny smiled lightly, trying to make an elegant joke, but the next second she remembered Mary, who was still searching in the house, and her expression suddenly broke down. "Oh, no, Mary - you wait for me - a few minutes - "

A few minutes later, she and Cesare settled into the small living room on the second floor, peering through the dark glass at the crowd outside, "Guess they caught our faces?" ”

"I think that's for sure." Cesaret paused, "-I hope there will not be another so-called affair between me and you, as it was last year." ”

Jenny laughed, "Yes, it's good that Judy got the news beforehand, and the media is kind of professional - but to be on the safe side, it's better to have Josh come over later." ”

"Of course." Cesare said absently, pulling a USB stick out of his pocket, playing with it thoughtfully for a moment, and then, as if determined, motioned for Jeanne to get out of the way and hooked it up to the laptop on the table.

"Is this ......" Jenny narrowed as Cesare opened the form, "is there a list of films to be made in the second half of the year?" ”

"Yes," Cesare said, "we can talk about that later, but now let's talk about the shareholding structure, and Big Dream is now 100% owned by you, and the company has a capital of 10 million dollars, right?" ”

"That's right, if you join, I'll transfer 50% of the equity to you." Jenny said, "You and I are 50% each, and major investment decisions require the consent of both of us, and you are in charge of the day-to-day affairs, which is the terms we have negotiated before." ”

"Yes, that's what we've talked about before," Cesare said, "but I don't need you to transfer your equity, you promised me a cash reward of 5 million, and I'll give another 5 million in cash, inject 10 million into Big Dream, in exchange for 50% of the equity - it's a fair deal, I think my service and expertise, and my energy into the day-to-day affairs of the company, is worth the profit of Prada, which Dream is about to earn in the future." That is, about half of the $40 million based on the current box office estimate and the funding contract you signed at the time, $20 million. ”

Cesare is a 3/10 contract signed by Jeanne as an actor and the investment contract signed as an investor, Jeanne injected 10 million and enjoys a 25% share of all the profits of the "Prada" project, which makes the money she can make from "Prada" a huge amount of money, if you convert all the later profits, 40 million is a relatively conservative figure - this 10 million investment has quadrupled in a few months, but this is the profit on the account of the big dream, After Cesare's capital injection, it was equal to the two of them. If the company dismantles at this time, Jenny will lose 20 million in vain.

Cesare spread out his hands, as if waiting for Jenny to refute, but instead of the slightest rebuttal, Jenny nodded in approval - she had planned to cut half of Sare for free, and now that Cesareken injected money, it was already considered earned, "Uh-huh, it's worth it, go on." ”

"OK, then after the new line gives you the share cash, the company's account will be 10 million more, "Prada" share will be in place in the next few months, it is expected that the company will have 50 million funds to use at the end of this year and early next year, 50 million is enough to make a good movie, but I think the big dream has not yet reached the point of sole proprietorship, this is my vision for the big dream, in the first two to three years, we diversify the investment, a film investment of about 10 million, in the " Prada, "The Notebook" and other projects that large companies are not confident in investing in are investing in projects. "Of course, we're also voting for your films, but this year we won't have a chance to do anything other than 'The Fifth Sally' -- after the first round of profits, the company's capital will expand accordingly, and if you want to make your own films, we'll talk about the specifics at that time." But before the company's capital exceeds 100 million, self-made is not a very good choice, joint investment, joint production, this is a development line that can give full play to my and your strengths. - This is my train of thought, what is your opinion, Jenny? ”

Jenny said heartily, "I'm all in favor of self-production, unless you have an idea of it in the future, at least for now, in my blueprint, even in the future, I don't have any plans to get involved in it, my purpose is ...... You know, it's about giving me a voice in Hollywood, making me more powerful, not making a business card or whatever. ”

It's true that she didn't say this to cater to Cesare, "Prada" can be said to be a work that makes her feel uneasy, in fact, except for Andy's substitution, the basic cast of this film is not much different from the original, but just because of her participation, the whole project has become a different look. It can be seen how quickly people's minds change, of course, the result of "Prada" is that she won the bet, but who can guarantee that she will win the bet on future films? Knowing that a certain film will be popular and then rushing to make it is basically the same as the risk of making a new film, after all, Chen Zhen before the crossing only saw the final finished movie, and she didn't know anything about the brainstorming, interest game and publicity strategy that occurred during the production process, of course, if it was an exclusive production by Big Dream, she had enough right to speak, and she could follow her meaning, but this is back to ' Even if you can pull the film, you can't simply restore the origin of a movie, will the director shoot the same result as the original after seeing the script? She is quite skeptical, and generally speaking, how the director shoots is his business, the producer interferes too much will only interfere with the director's state, and even worse, the director quits the crew, and Jenny has to make the film by herself, it is impossible to squat the whole time - in short, it is still a little too difficult for her to grab the sole proprietorship of the red project, and it is more suitable for her current work and life status to hug her thighs and hitchhike.

"We can talk about independent filmmaking at the next stage." Cesare, apparently reluctant to talk about it, pointed to the computer, "Then it's time for us to talk about the direction of investment this year, here's a list of projects that are currently in the pipeline, CAA's internal resources - you can go through them and look for your 'flash of genius'." ”

Speaking of genius intuition, there was a hint of mockery in his tone, but it was much softer than the initial unbelievable. Jenny couldn't help but snicker, "Ah, I noticed you've already starred behind a few projects - I'll finish tonight, and if there's nothing that inspires you, it's up to you to look professional." ”

"You have to look carefully at the projects I have stared at, after all, we must also agree on which project to invest in in the end." "You can't just throw the company to me and do nothing but 'genius's choice' and just take 50 percent of the profits," Cesare said. ”

"Well......" Jenny was discouraged, but quickly complained, "but I've been so busy lately—I've had to make decisions on so many things—I don't have time for Chesa—"

Cesare closed his laptop and hooked his finger at her, "PDA, thank you - let's go into agent time." ”

He quickly skimmed through Jenny's PDA and said, "By the way, I'm going to organize some recruitment, the company needs a savvy lawyer and a few responsible financial personnel, I've got preliminary candidates, I'm going to adopt a high-paying poaching strategy, if you don't have an opinion, I can arrange for them to be in place next week - I'll do this for you as your agent." ”

Although Cesare is only her film agent, in Hollywood, these things are not so clearly divided, and he can also manage some other affairs for Jenny, but if he signs an agency contract, it will violate the rules of the CAA, and it will not affect Jenny badly. Due to Jeanne's own educational background, it is quite normal to rely on Cesare to recruit her in the company, and at most it is a means to win people's hearts.

"'Kay," Jenny entered the blissful stage of 'being managed', slowly leaning her foot on the coffee table, leaning back, and squinting her eyes pleasantly. "It's up to you."

"And what you need now...... Yes, a philanthropic foundation expert," Cesare quickly ticked, "a bodyguard, a shopping consultant, and a full-time manager who can take care of these and the chores of your life - I think he's positioned to be your voice to the outside world at the same time as I and you...... Jim. Davidson can do this, and giving him an annual salary of one million is enough, and now you don't need to hire someone to take a share, and the annual salary is more favorable for you. ”

"Jim?" Jeanne asked, surprised, that she remembered him, that Jim had been working not far from Cesare's door, Cesare's loyal followers, and that she had always wondered if they were some kind of alliance of interests, otherwise why Jim had taken her to Cesare instead of signing her himself. That suspicion now seems to have been confirmed, but—"Doesn't he make a million at CAA?" ”

"Maybe you can earn it, in a good year," Cesare rolled his eyes from the PDA and looked at her, "you still don't know anything about the fact that you're a big man now, do you?" Jefferson? A million earned by your side is certainly more attractive than the one million you earn at CAA. What is he now? A well-known TV drama agent? After following you, he will be the manager of the A-list. ”

"Sorry, I asked a stupid question." Jenny also realized her fallacy: for Jim, the most attractive part of the position was the connections he had access to on behalf of Jenny, such as the upcoming luxury endorsement negotiations – an experience that is difficult to bring to him in the field of television. It was almost impossible for Jim to turn down the job, the question was just whether she was happy with Jim. "But is he up to the task? I mean- there aren't many opportunities, but he's going to go out and negotiate on my behalf, like the endorsement contract now-"

Cesare closed the PDA and turned to face Jenny, giving a fake business smile, "Looks like you don't know anything about the life of the A-list - Jefferson, if you allow me, can I introduce you to the world of A-list stars?" ”

"Of course." Jenny said incredulously, "But is it really that different?" I mean, we don't all live in Hollywood, Tom. Cruise's mansion seems to be two blocks away—"

"George W. Bush still lives in Washington, D.C., and so do thousands of HOBOs, so what?" Cesare asked rhetorically, "Although they are all engaged in acting, the difference between A-Lister, A-lister and ordinary actors is perhaps greater than that between George W. Bush and HOBO." First of all, you have to know that in Hollywood you don't have to impress anyone except a few directors—"

A genuine smile appeared on his lips, "Dear Jefferson, it's time for Hollywood to impress you." ”

The author has something to say: I haven't said this sentence for a long time: there is a double watch tonight~

Let's come and see it at half past eight!