Chapter 13: The First Step Under the Hollywood Rules (Part II)
Daniel was actually taken a fancy by Tracy Jacobs! This really frightened Kusa, but in addition to being frightened, he was also a little excited, and it seemed that there was a lot of trouble on Tracy's side.
"Why? Tracy herself is already a top agent, and the only flaw is probably that she has just left CAA, you know that although Jerry has just been sent to the reincarnation center, CAA is still the undisputed king of the brokerage industry. For newcomers, or rather ambitious newcomers, CAA's package contracts are really very attractive. But even so, being able to sign Tracy is still a temptation that cannot be refused. But your hesitation is obviously not only because of CAA, the problem is on Tracy's side, since she is determined to sign a new person, there is no reason to do anything about the contract, and the resistance obviously comes from other stakeholders, although it is a little incredible, but Tracy's signing of you may affect only Johnny. Even though your coffee positions are so different. After all, resources are limited, and even, the energy of a broker is limited. ”
Daniel suddenly felt that Johnny's rejection also made some sense, if Kusa could think of it casually, there was no reason why Johnny wouldn't think so.
"As you say."
"Did I try to convince you?"
Daniel looked at him, "Kusa, until then, can you tell me why you are optimistic about me?" ”
"Of course, your appearance, your physical condition, there's an unusual quality about you, and that's often what separates a star from a superstar. If I had to say something more like Hollywood, it would be that you would be a potential stock that could make me a lot of money. ”
"Daniel, I asked Ellie Rattle about your previous role in a rugby movie and your acting skills were amazing. It was a big surprise to me, but it also strengthened my determination to sign you. Listen, we're all the same, you hope that a top agent will take a fancy to you, and then devote all their resources to train you, so that you can become an A-level superstar in one step, and I also hope that a crazy big star can sign a contract with me and let me gain fame and fortune. But that's not realistic, whether it's Tracy or any of the other top agents, no one can give a newcomer a lot of high-quality resources, and they have so many clients, and every one of them is waiting to be fed. Of course, you can choose to sign it to Tracy and wait a long time, maybe a year, maybe two years, three years, and one day, she will have good resources for you. But can you guarantee that what she gives you will be right for you? No, Daniel, that's a matter of luck. If it's not suitable, you'll have to wait for the next opportunity. After three times, what do you expect Tracy to give you? ”
"If Tracy wasn't such a good choice, then what about me? Kusa Damon, an unknown CAA agent, has a few small artists under his hands, and he can't make much money but can't starve to death, and of course it's not a good choice. But, Daniel, like you, we all have ambitions. No, don't deny it, if it weren't for ambition, you would have signed Tracy a long time ago. And in addition to ambition, we also share pride and conceit. I entered this industry after graduating from Duke University, and I did not follow the big agent, but worked hard to become a CAA agent. ”
"Daniel, we are indeed very similar, if we can become partners, I will do my best to plan for your cause, we can find ways to win every character we want, a qiē method, as long as we can think of a way, we can use it, just like two evil wolves, roaming the wasteland, chasing a qiē prey we want."
Cusa's expression was frenzied and bewitching.
Daniel suspected that he also had a longing look on his face.
Indeed, Cussa's words ignited a special emotion in his heart. Daniel thought of his previous life, he was banned by the authorities several times, and although he was honored, he was far from a second-tier star. I also thought of the powerlessness and anger I felt when I was lying in bed that night.
"Kusa, your demise was successful, and even though I knew it was a pit, I decided to jump in. In fact, you should understand that your most important weight is not your mouth, but the three letters printed on your business card - CAA! ”
Kusa laughed, "Yes, I don't need to say you can see it, it's so eye-catching." Still, I was shocked that you agreed on the spot, and it seems that your inner heat is not inferior to mine. ”
"yes, then we'll have to worry about not being burned to death by each other."
"If you succeed, burn to death."
The two raised their coffee glasses high, and a pair of notorious and prestigious golden partners in Hollywood colluded.
Daniel quickly turned Tracy down.
Tracy actually knows the reason, and it seems that Melissa still leaves.
Unlike Kusa, Tracy couldn't have said so much to him, and they sent their blessings to each other, and the other hung up. When Daniel put down the earpiece, his heart was truly relieved.
Kusa moves very quickly, and the contract given to Daniel is the best he can give, 15 rakes, five years of contract, and then go and stay at will.
Of course, this is also a consistent feature of CAA.
After signing the contract, Kusa quickly came with a long production list listing the filming plans of the major companies for the last two years.
"Desert Island Afterlife", "Mission Impossible 2", "X-Men" ...... Each of them has a great reputation, but none of them has much to do with Daniel.
Kusa stroked down to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Daniel's eyes lit up.
"Seen a book?"
"yes, great work." Daniel has seen this amazing work in his previous life and in this life, "But, do you think I can get a role in it?" ”
"Peter Jackson is a client of CAA, and we can recommend a bunch of actors to him, and if it's just a small role, I can at least get you an audition, right?"
Although Kusa said it lightly, in fact it is not that easy, such as Peter, the CAA binding cannot be too much, then there may only be a few characters who can be unconditionally recommended in the past. It is not so easy for Kusa to fight for one of them.
"If it's an audition scene, there will be a lot of actions that can be done," Kusa drew a circle according to Daniel's face, "Daniel, you have a face that plays an important role, and this is the basis of our action." ”
Daniel fully understands Kusa's intentions, and when there are many people auditioning, there are often some surprises that make people stunned, such as auditioning for the wrong role.
This often happens to insignificant roles, because they don't have an audition script, they are only told the name of the role, and on set, no one is sure if they have been changed roles.
Cusa wanted to take advantage of the situation.
"Tell me, Kusa."
"Daniel, I studied the film, several of the main characters, Frodo, Aragorn, Gandalf, etc., are impossible, neither in terms of age nor ...... You know. Of the remaining characters, these two should be the best choices. ”
Cusa pointed to a name.
Faramor, Legolas!
Prince Terran Gondor and Prince Elven.
"My building is him, Faramor." Kusa was a little excited, "It's very difficult, this guy can almost be regarded as a main supporting role, but because there are so many roles in the movie, the director is not so conspicuous, and he was assigned to the audition group B, which gave us room to operate." ”
Daniel's expression was a little strange.
"Daniel, you don't need to worry, the success rate is already very low, if it does, it will be a big leak. And, even if it doesn't work, at least you can get a little bit of a trick. ”
"No, Kusa, I'm not worried. Faramor, it's too hard, and even if we were able to blend in with the audition crew, the role wouldn't be immediately recognizable to the assistant director and the production director. Why don't we try Legolas? ”
"Legolas?"
"This is a male vase, and his appearance is described as otherworldly. If my appearance can impress them, or conquer them, then I will have a chance. ”
Cusa could not have imagined that Legolas's actor would become one of the actors who benefited the most. Aurado's reputation as the "Elven Prince" has endured almost a decade later. But Daniel knew that if he could win the role, it would save him too much effort.
"Daniel, are you sure?"
"Of course, Kusa, I have a gut feeling that Lego will give us much more than we think, and we have to take him."
Although Kusa was still a little hesitant, he still nodded, "This is not necessary, although Legolas is just a vase, he is also a member of the expedition, I am afraid it will not be much easier than Faramo." However, if your appearance is really stunning enough, the chances may really be not small. ”
The two of them threw themselves on their desks and began to plan.
Daniel will try his best to figure out how to spread the aura of the elven prince as much as possible, and Kusa must get a chance to audition from the CAA for this to be meaningful.
For three days, Kusa didn't come to Daniel until he reappeared in Daniel's rented house and smiled.
Daniel knows that the first step is done!