(3,000 words, Chapter 1, Striving for Collections and Recommendations, Penguin Flock: 460719545)

"Kevin, there's one thing I want you to help me with." Daniel had figured out on the way here, Quigley - now the Hong Kong media has not called MaggieQ's name, her English name is Margaret Danice Quigley, she is definitely the most suitable heroine of "Silent Love", if CAA contacted her two years in advance, there must not be a big difference.

Kevin Gorley certainly doesn't turn down small requests from popular clients who don't pay that much attention to China right now, but have offices in Hong Kong. Jack Cheng, Bruce Lee, John Woo and others helped this small land attract the attention of Hollywood. In addition, there are several important ticket warehouses in Greater China, and brokerage companies also need to coordinate some things.

But there are very few signed Chinese actors, very few. Today's Americans only recognize kung fu and have no interest in other yellow actors.

"Wait two hours, and her message will arrive shortly."

This is the efficiency of CAA, and it is also Hollywood's condescension to the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

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CAA's Hong Kong office received a request from the headquarters, and was confused, and quickly contacted TVB in Clear Water Bay TV City, Quigley signed a contract with TVB last year, and played soy sauce several times in some dramas and movies, and is an absolute marginal role, although it has attracted some people's attention because of her mixed-race beauty, but TVB has the first qualifications, and she has no chance.

Of course, it is impossible for the people of CAA to do anything with open fire, they have friends in TVB to save zài, just take the information of a star, and there is no need to alarm the high-level at all.

In less than two hours, Quigley's resume was delivered to the CAA headquarters in the United States, the most important of which was the photo.

Quigley was born as a model and has countless photos. Even Kevin was amazed by this mixed-race beauty when he saw these photos.

He handed the material to Daniel, "This is an attractive girl, and she is still American?" ”

"Yes, as far as I know, she was born in Hawaii, and she is of mixed five or six nationalities."

"So people should try more in order to contribute more beautiful women and handsome guys. Danny, you're half-blood, aren't you? ”

Daniel nodded, looking through Quigley's profile, which was simple, but the photos were convincing.

"It's both Eastern and West, and it might have taken a little makeup, but it's perfect." Daniel thought to himself that Liqi was an Oriental girl, and although the script did not indicate whether she was of Western descent or not, she should still be more like an Oriental.

Kevin wonders what Daniel is looking for her.

Daniel also has no intention of hiding that he needs a female lead in the USC Short Film Competition, which he thinks Quigley is a good fit.

"USCA that competition?" Kevin had a lot of ideas in his head, this mixed-race beauty is really amazing, more than Lucy Liu to satisfy Americans' yearning for Orientals, mysterious and sexy. And, if she and Daniel were able to work together on this high-profile short film, it would mean that it would be a lot easier for her to operate.

The cost is not low, why not give it a try? Hollywood also has a demand for Oriental girls, and the options she can have should be more than that.

Kevin made his decision almost immediately.

"Daniel, the company can help you with this." Kevin's look on his face is that we value you very much.

Daniel, of course, had to be knowingly shocked, "Kevin, what do you mean?" ”

"How about we'll sign her and give it to you and your student director?"

Daniel seemed so surprised and surprised that he didn't say anything for a long time.

Kevin was visibly pleased with his reaction.

"Daniel, CAA has always been dedicated to its clients, and the resources of the entire company are dedicated to making their clients more successful, which is unique in Hollywood."

"Oh yes, signing with CAA was indeed the wisest decision I ever made."

Daniel despised his hypocrisy in his heart, CAA is indeed rich in resources, but to say how much it has been given to him, I'm afraid it may not be, you must know that CAA tries its best to avoid intervening in the role competition for stars, this is because half of Hollywood's stars are his clients, even if the opponent is not CAA's, but who can guarantee that some people behind him have nothing to do with CAA?

Therefore, the agent is the person that the star can rely on, he is strong enough and has enough connections to help the star compete for high-quality resources with other stars of the same company and different companies.

But Daniel didn't have to show that he was going to show that Kevin was trying to show that the company was very important to him, more important than the agent's important Cheng Dù - he wasn't stupid, and now was the time to take advantage.

Quigley thought she might have been hit by luck when she received a call from CAA's Hong Kong office at the advertising site. She has no TV series to shoot now, so she can only rely on filming advertisements to maintain her expenses.

At one point, she suspected that it was a liar.

But the location of CAA's Hong Kong office is well known, and she was asked to come directly to the door, and there is no place for scammers.

Hurriedly finishing his work with apprehension, Quigley took a taxi to his destination.

She is not one of these local actors in Hong Kong, she knows what CAA means better than them, even if she is an authentic American blonde girl, she is willing to sleep with a hundred people in order to enter CAA.

The conversation was brief, and Quigley signed a temporary contract with the CAA, which included one of her jobs, and if she could get enough attention, the CAA would give her a long-term contract.

This is pragmatic cooperation.

But Quigley sees it as a rope to the sky, and if she catches it, she will break out of the small waterhole of Hong Kong and into the haunting Hollywood.

"I'm sure I can." Quigley said fiercely inwardly that she would do whatever it takes.

When Kevin handed over the news, Daniel hadn't made it to USC's kick-off meeting, which meant it wasn't been two days. He had to give CAA a thumbs up for execution.

Kevin told him that Quigley would fly to Los Angeles tomorrow, and that the CAA would arrange for her first, and that the specific work could be coordinated by Guò Cusa's assistant.

Yes, Kusa also has an assistant now, and Daniel has more and more things to do, which is why Kevin chose to mention the bull agent at this time.

The more things a star has, it means that he is on the rise, and the faster the growth, the more violent the upward momentum.

Think about Daniel.

Finance, taxes, industry association fees, rents and other complicated expenses, do not need to be done by the broker, but they need to contact accountants, lawyers, tax avoidance, legal things can not be done, and accountants and lawyers defraud the employer's wealth, it is not a new story, the broker is responsible for supervision.

Cinematic work, this is a big guy, almost takes up most of Cusa's time, and the film is not just waiting to be shot after it is finished,

After filming, waiting for the screening is such a simple thing, communication and contact are continuous, the film plan is always adjusted, and these must be communicated with the main actors, and the actors' schedules are also fine-tuned, which also needs to be discussed with the filmmaker.

In addition, for films that have not yet been filmed, such as Legally Blonde and Spy, Kusa has to keep in touch and follow their progress to ensure that Daniel makes timely and effective arrangements in the event of an accident.

For the upcoming "Gladiator", the rich and complicated publicity plan needs to be determined by Kusa and Universal what can and can't, what Daniel's bottom line is, or where Daniel's bottom line is willing to pay for this movie.

These need to be sued by the world!

Of course, Cusa has to keep sifting through the lists, and there are a lot of scripts to read, and the scripts must pass through Cusa's eyes before they reach Daniel, which is certainly his power, but it is also a great burden.

He's busy like a spinning top.

However, that's not all.

Daniel is not Meryl Streep, nor Daniel Day Lewis, he is not an isolated god of acting, he needs exposure, he needs to socialize, he needs to cater to the audience, which means that he has to participate in a lot of pies, public events, charity, TV shows, etc., all of which need to be arranged by Cusa, although Andy can help him a little, but Andy is only an assistant, it is difficult to meddle too much.

The reason why long brokers have become popular is actually because they came into being.

Celebrities often earn millions or tens of millions of salaries, not earned by one person, they all have a large team behind them: brokerage companies, brokers, assistants, accountants, lawyers, and even public relations personnel, etc., a huge number.

Daniel, for example, has an additional online PR team behind him - Fred's team.

The team is relatively inexpensive, and compared to the big-name PR agencies that take a cut of the money, it's almost affordable — like the difference between Costco, which is a warehouse mass merchandiser that sells a bargain, and Walmart, which is a supermarket with a normal price.

In such a powerful and hectic atmosphere, Kusa knew what Kevin and Daniel were talking about.

It was Daniel who sued him.

The pen in Kusa's hand paused and was silent for a moment before exhaling, "I didn't expect that I would have to face this problem so soon." ”

As Kevin said, he is not naïve, and long brokers are the iron law of CAA, and he can't refuse. What worries him is that once Daniel tastes the sweetness, he must know that there are countless agents who are better than him at CAA, and the resources at their hands are beyond his reach, some of them can call directly to the desk of the CEOs of the seven major film companies, and others have close ties to the film fund.

Once they are determined to hold Daniel, they will use these resources to sue Daniel who is the most beneficial to him.

Daniel, who has tasted the taste of coming and going with his beckons, will undoubtedly stay away from him.

A qiē is not in his grasp.

"You need to think about it, Daniel, CAA has a lot of good agents, and they should all be interested in you." Kusa struggled inwardly for a while, but decided to be more aware of the current affairs, so that at least the relationship they had accumulated together could make the most of it, and he could get a good piece of the cake from Daniel's things, or be a little more competitive with the agent.

Celebrities are a commodity, but they also have feelings.

"I'm so glad for you, Daniel, you're so close to your dreams."

Dream? Daniel was in a trance, is it his dream to be an A-rank star?

Maybe not, what he chases is just rising pleasure - often it is in the form of power, money, coffee and awards, which are the hallmarks of a certain process, but not the goal.

Where is the goal? Until that day, no one knows.