Walking around the Moss campus, Aix explained his intentions to Kate Beckinsale.

"Felix asked you to be my broker?"

"It's mostly up to you." The idea of setting up a brokerage company was not unthinkable, and after Lin Mingyang mentioned it to him, Exx also decided to give it a try after thinking about it repeatedly.

"But you're Felix's agent, and—" Kate Beckinsale looked like she couldn't say anything.

"And I'm a man." Ex saw through the other party's thoughts at a glance, "What I mean is that you sign up to my agency, and then I will find a suitable agent with a female surname for you." ”

"But why would Felix do that?" Kate Beckinsale's doubts have not been completely lifted.

"I haven't figured out the specific reason." Ex shook his head very frankly, "Probably he didn't think he would be an actor for the rest of his life, so he recommended you." ”

Kate Beckinsale bit her lip and hesitated, "I still need to talk to my mom." ”

"Of course." Ex knew he wasn't far from success, "I'm looking forward to meeting your mother. ”

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After the Halloween dance ended, the filming of the film "Cinderella's Glass Phone" also entered the finishing stage, and when the remaining scenes were refilmed, Lin Mingyang always felt that Kate Beckinsale was weird. During the performance, the two cooperated more and more tacitly, but in the time outside the play, Kate Beckinsale always avoided being alone with Lin Mingyang, and was always the first to leave after the filming.

"Did I her off during this time?" Lin Mingyang finally discovered this problem, and it happened that Ex was also by his side at this time.

"How do I know about the two of you?" Ackes put on a posture that didn't care about himself, "Women are unreasonable!" ”

"Well, how's your talk with her?" Lin Mingyang put aside the topic and asked another question that he was concerned about.

"I think she should agree, but in the end, it depends on her mother's attitude." After waiting for a week, the other party has not answered, and Ex is a little uncertain.

"I could have talked to her." Lin Mingyang shook his head regretfully, "It seems a little difficult now." ”

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The film "Cinderella's Glass Phone" lasted more than 2 months from the beginning to the end. After calculating the cost, Lin Mingyang found that he had advanced a full $3 million. The final effect of the film made producer Brooksheimer feel that he still underestimated Lin Mingyang's strength, but after hearing about Lin Mingyang's shooting techniques, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Brooksheimer finally concluded that Lin Mingyang was "an immature genius", of course, since the film has been filmed, the process is no longer important. With the film, he began to run to major film companies, trying to find a suitable buyer. The Disney Company, which he had great hopes for, ended up offering only $3 million for the rights to the film. The reason for the other party is that Lin Mingyang is too young as a director, and the heroine of the film is not famous, so they are not optimistic about the box office prospects of the film.

This result was unacceptable to either Lin Mingyang or Brooksheimer, but the prices offered by several subsequent film companies were similar to Disney's, and the reasons for refusal were also different. Finally, with the mentality of giving it a try, Brooksheimer took the film to MGM's headquarters.

Although MGM has not had a good time in Hollywood in recent years, and even has a feeling of eating the old book, it cannot be denied that it was once the most powerful film company in the United States. MGM made one of the best films in the history of cinema - "Gone with the Wind"; created an enduring screen classic - 007, and created an immortal cartoon image - cat and mouse; The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded and the Academy Awards (i.e., the Oscars) were introduced. Any one of these achievements can immortalize this company, not to mention the collection of several myths. Because of this, the logo of Leo the Lion of MGM Pictures was once regarded as a symbol of the United States.

In 2001, MGM earned more than 400 million at the box office from the performance of "Hannibal" and "Legally Blonde", but the other films released by the company were not profitable. And just this year, MGM's huge investment in the war blockbuster "Wind Whisperer" suffered a box office waterloo, the company's top management was forced to resign, and MGM once again entered the ranks of being auctioned.

Brooksheimer didn't have much hope for the barely surviving company, but after watching the film with the company's executives, Lupin, the new president of the company, praised the performances of Lin Mingyang and Kate Beckinsale, and praised Lin's directing and screenwriting skills, and finally MGM offered $5 million, but Lupin put forward an additional condition.

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"On what terms?" The price offered by MGM exceeded Lin Mingyang's expectations, and at the same time, he was also curious about what kind of conditions the other party proposed.

"MGM is probably interested in your recent fame, so I hope you can star in a movie they're working on." Combined with the information in his own hands, Ex came to such a conclusion.

"What kind of movie, it can't be 007, right?" Lin Mingyang asked boredly.

"Filming a 007 will make the current MGM bankrupt immediately!" Ex is very aware of MGM's current financial situation, so he admires the courage of MGM's president and is willing to pay such a high price for Lin Mingyang's "immature" movie. "What's more, with your current reputation and age, if you want to shoot 007, will MGM come to you? You must know that there is no Bond in history who is younger than 30 years old. ”

"Then they're not going to ask me to dub Cat and Mouse, are they?" Lin Mingyang looked at him puzzled.

"I guess only Disney in the whole of Hollywood would have this kind of boring idea!" Ex had recently hit a wall at The Walt Disney Company, so he was full of complaints about his old employer. "It's not 007, but it's pretty much the same."

"Agent-like themes?"

"Junior Agent, to be exact." Ex added his statement, "I have to say that MGM is indeed at the end of its rope now, and the spy genre is the only movie they can get their hands on now and can have box office appeal." ”

Ex's explanation made Lin Mingyang suddenly think of a movie called "Young Agent Cody" made by MGM in his memory. The film itself is lackluster, and it can have a place in Lin Mingyang's memory, thanks to the film's heroine, Hillary Duff, and it can be said that many people walked into the cinema to watch the film for the American "civilian diva". It's a pity that the whole film is a miniature version of 007, so Hilary Duff did not escape the fate of the vase in this film.

"Young Agent Cody" is a movie launched by MGM in 03, according to the time speculation, its shooting time should be in the near future, combined with the information provided by Exx, Lin Mingyang is basically sure that MGM wants to find him to shoot this movie.

"Did they say who the heroine is?" In order to verify his judgment, Lin Mingyang specially added a question.

"You're concerned about this now?" Ex looked at Lin Mingyang with some doubts, "I tell you very clearly, you are not qualified to negotiate terms with investors on this issue." ”

"Don't I even have the power to know who I'm going to partner with?"

"You're not going to do it for Kate, are you?" Ex wanted to distort Lin Mingyang's meaning, "She hasn't given me a clear answer yet, and I don't think there is much hope for success in this matter." ”

"Where do you think of it?" Lin Mingyang glared at him angrily, "I just want to know who the heroine is?" ”

"And then?"

"That's all!"

"Okay!" Ex finally confirmed that Lin Mingyang had no other meaning, "It is said that it has not been confirmed yet, but I heard news that MGM seems to be interested in making Hillary Duff the heroine." ”

"Sure enough, it's her!" Lin Mingyang muttered to himself.

"You wish it was her?" Ex heard this.

"Nope!" Lin Mingyang flatly denied it.

"But you're not surprised at all by the news, which makes me suspicious." Ex is not easy to fool.

"Because I think since MGM wanted me to be able to star in that movie, it wasn't at all surprising that Hilary Duff was chosen as the heroine."

"Why?"

"As you said, MGM's audience for that film should be teenagers, and they actually liked my popularity in Hollywood during this time. In that case, they will definitely look for a girl who is about the same age as me to partner with me, a handsome guy with a beautiful girl, which is the usual Hollywood method. ”

"I'm glad you can see that!" Ex nodded with satisfaction, "But I want to correct one thing, in terms of pure movie popularity, Hillary Duff is a little higher than you, of course, this is only limited to the field of film and television, in terms of comprehensive influence, the gap between her and you is still obvious, and it can be said that it is not on the same level at all." ”

"This is the most gratifying evaluation from your mouth!" Lin Mingyang smiled.

"A competent professional manager is not to tell you how to succeed, but to guide you away from failure. From this point of view, I think that too much praise is superfluous between us. Ex said seriously.

"If Kate hadn't chosen you as her agent in the end, then I would have felt sorry for her!"

"If she really decides like that, I think you should be the most regretful!" Ex smiled at Lin Mingyang maliciously, "Now that you know the ins and outs of the matter, what is your decision?" ”

"I'm going to read the script first."

"What if the script doesn't satisfy you?" Others don't know, Ex knows Lin Mingyang's surname, and he will never force himself to accept what he doesn't like, so he must take a "preventive shot" first.

"I'm still very interested in secret service-themed movies, so the script is not good, I can propose a revision plan for the script, and if it doesn't work, I'll rewrite a better one for them." Lin Mingyang, who knew the plot, didn't plan to take the original script seriously at all, he had the idea of rewriting it from the beginning, and it would be a completely different story.

"If you have any excessive requirements, just put them forward together!" Ex looked at him with some tears and laughter.

"Am I asking too much?" Lin Mingyang deliberately pretended to be very aggrieved: "Actually, I want to say, can you change the heroine?" ”

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