Chapter 87: Return Continued
"I'm going to have to fight for it." Kusa looked at Melissa with a smile, "Melissa, thank you for cleaning up the mess for me. ”
"It's not a mess, you don't see the CAA guys' eyes are red." Melissa seemed to be very open-minded, "When you asked me if I would like to come to work with Daniel, I agreed, but I didn't expect to come over to be a big agent, to be honest, I was really stressed during this time, I knew that there were a lot of jobs that belonged to me for Daniel to do by himself, even so, I still felt that this pressure was getting bigger and bigger." Kusa, even if you don't look back, I'll mention this to Daniel, he needs a more capable big agent, although I don't like to say that, but I have to be honest and say that I'm not ready to be a big agent at the moment. So, I thought, in that case, Kusa you can come back and rejoin the team. ”
Daniel listened to Melissa as he weighed the gains and losses, the trouble that Cusa had brought before was not very important, because it was all over, but the possible troubles in the future were something that Daniel had to consider, even if he did think that Cusa was the most suitable person, and they worked well and happily together.
"Danny," Kusa nodded at Melissa, grateful for her support, "I know your concerns, but it's rare for anyone to put gangsters on the table, because few are clean, and I don't think there's much need for you to be concerned about that, and even in the worst-case scenario, my resume is enough to clear you of suspicion - you just hired a magna laude from Duke and didn't know anything about the New York gangs, which makes sense, or at least makes sense." ”
Cusa's explanation was very convincing, and after thinking about it for a moment, Daniel nodded decisively.
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Daniel's meeting with Kevin Gorley came in a hurry, first with Kevin pushing back and then with Daniel hanging from CAA, and with the return of Cusa, the meeting became somewhat meaningful.
Of course, Kevin knew about Kusa's return to CAA, but it was still surprising that he was recognized by Daniel and became Daniel's only big agent again.
Eno Martin persuaded several senior partners, including Kevin, but was not too clear as to which side had prompted his decision to re-admit Kusa Damon. So Kevin didn't have a good face for Cusa, in his mind, if Kusa really had some unattainable power behind him, he wouldn't go to such great lengths to become CAA's agent again.
Therefore, he expressed his dissatisfaction to his face.
"Daniel, you still insist that Kusa is your sole agent? Don't forget how wolf you looked when he left, I really don't want to remind you, but you do have a bit of a forgetfulness. Kevin was weird, and Kusa just took his coffee and didn't argue with him.
Daniel had a good time, and he was willing to make a decision, and since he decided to re-admit Cusa, of course, he would not overturn the previous consensus.
"Kevin, Melissa will also take on some of my brokerage business, you know, she's doing a great job, I'm not going to fire her."
This is pure stupidity.
Melissa and Kusa are not on the same level, and of course there is no de facto long brokerage.
"This time, if Kusa leaves again, Melissa and I will be much more relaxed."
In fact, since he got the news from Daniel, Kevin knew that this would be the result, and when Daniel chose to hand over a qiē to Kusa Damon, he also persuaded him many times, but in vain. This time Daniel re-chose Cusa, and Kevin, as a successful manager, naturally understood Daniel's choice, since he decided to abandon his previous suspicions, there was no need to change his ways, and the cooperation with both parties brought instability.
Thinking of those top agents who had been holding Daniel before, Kevin's heart was not without a dark heart.
He has always been optimistic about Daniel, and even before Eno Martin treated Kusa Damon differently, he provided Daniel with some conveniences, including the house where Daniel now lives, which Kevin contacted. So, when Daniel wanted to find a temporary agent, he did make a difference, but Kim Paison didn't give him face.
Now, they are afraid that they have lost a lot of face.
With the spread of the influence of "Gladiator", Daniel's position has gradually stabilized, his commercial value is very objective, and because Daniel has been deliberately self-controlling brand endorsement, this has attracted many brands to be interested in him.
This truth is very easy to understand, it is a fair thing for Hollywood actresses to show their flesh in movies, but if you show up a little later, it will always be a little more expensive, and the corresponding chips will be a little heavier.
The same goes for endorsements, if you endorse a lot of third-rate brands, it's hard to be favored by top brands anymore, unless you do achieve excellence and are a top symbol in themselves, which is another story.
In addition to the commercial value, Daniel's ability to attract opportunities, including film and television, some social events, etc., is also attractive to CAA's scripts.
You must know that the meaning of CAA's housekeeping magic weapon is binding.
A rising B-level, or even quasi-A-level star, is already a competitive resource for CAA, in other words, if the filmmaker chooses Daniel, CAA can recommend a few more newcomers to enter, which is the most intuitive embodiment of the brokerage ability.
Against this background, the alliance of those people has long been loosened.
Daniel's rejection of Kim Paison does not mean that he will reject them, so Kevin will meet Daniel, Daniel's reaction is also expected by him, now that the initiative has changed hands, Daniel wants to gain more advantages, of course, it is understandable.
But unexpectedly, this waited and waited, and instead of waiting for Daniel, he waited for the return of Kusa Damon.
Kevin could almost imagine the faces of those men.
Although they all have customers who are more well-known and have higher coffee positions than Daniel, not to mention the potential, in terms of commercial value alone, they may not all be able to surpass Daniel. Whether it's a coffee position or a good qualification, it's one thing, but in many cases it's another thing, such as Meryl Streep, she is definitely one of Hollywood's top actresses, but the commercial value, and even the salary, not to mention Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz, even the more inferior Angelina Jolie and Drew Barrymore, Meryl is also hard to match. For brokers, business value is of course important, or rather very important, which is directly related to their dividends.
During her time as Daniel's agent, Melissa received hundreds of thousands of dollars from Daniel's business activities - Meryl's agent certainly didn't have that fate.
In any case, Eno Martin's acquiescence and Daniel's insistence made things non-negotiable.
Kevin could only sneer at Cusa's demagogic abilities, and then divide Daniel's affairs according to the division of labor, and let the various departments of the company hand over to Cusa.
So, a week later, sitting in front of Jerry Bruckheimer was Kusa Damon.
He's here for Black Hawk Down.