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The melodious and soothing piano sound echoed in the café, setting off the quieter place, Duke sat by the window, slowly put down the coffee cup in his hand, and calmly looked at Lovett opposite.

Duke didn't expect that the ex-agent would be so persistent, he had just politely rejected his mention on the phone yesterday, and today he chased him to New York, and he was full of sincerity, not at all showing that he had asserted that he had no future in Hollywood a year ago.

Despite the smugness in his heart, Duke would not show it on his face, and he was watching Lovett, and Lovett was also watching him.

For Lovett, he really couldn't understand the person sitting across from him, they had worked together for five years, Duke Rosenberg was a rookie with no potential in any way, and as for the so-called directorial talent, he had seen the two real Yàn films shot by Duke, which were messy things that he didn't know what to say.

This is not his own idea, there is a strict review process in CAA voluntarily abandoning a client, and abandoning Duke Rosenberg can be said to be the will of the entire CAA, but the result is obvious, the entire CAA has looked away.

The mistakes made by CAA now need him to make up for them.

Although coming to New York was related to Michael Ovitz's impulse, Lovett was also willing.

Three days have passed since this week's working day, and "Life and Death", which was still hovering at the box office of more than $66 million last weekend, has accumulated over three days, and the North American box office is about to reach $80 million!

This is only the third week of the film's large-scale release, and even if the fiercely competitive summer season kicks off, "Life and Death" will definitely stay in theaters for a while, and the North American box office may hit the $100 million mark......

A cutting-edge director who is only 22 years old and has the first official feature film to gross over 100 million US dollars?

Just thinking about this is enough for Lovett to throw away all his face, even if it is a slap in the face, and he must sign Duke back to his own.

"Duke, I urgently beg you to seriously consider my proposal."

On that professional face, the shrewdness and indifference that belonged to the agent all disappeared, revealing all the sincerity, and even Lovett's gaze staring at Duke could be described as blazing, "CAA is the largest agency in Hollywood, accounting for half of the actor market, we can plan for your future, and the resources in my hands will definitely give priority to you......"

These conditions are indeed very impressive, Lovett then took out CAA's killer feature, "The most important point is that CAA can provide packaging services for your work, you only need to focus on your own directing career, and CAA can do it for you in other aspects." ”

"This doesn't seem to be a director, but a puppet of CAA, right?" Duke suddenly interjected.

"Uh......" Lovett was stunned, he had never thought about it, and then it occurred to him that it was indeed a bit like that.

"Lovett, I'm just a little director."

Picking up the coffee cup, Duke took another sip before he said in Lovett's earnest gaze, "I'm just on my way......

"Then you should join CAA!"

Hearing the other party's words, Duke slowly shook his head, "What CAA is best at is what I don't like the most. ”

"Packaged services?" Lovett reacted immediately.

"Yes." Duke nodded and said in a calm tone, "As the number one giant of entertainment brokerage, CAA naturally wants to control Yiqiē, control its actors, directors, producers and even their works, but I am also a person with a very strong desire to control, and I will not hand over my works to others." ”

He did want to hug CAA's thighs before, but the purpose is very clear, CAA is the tool and step for him to realize his dream of directing, as long as he has capital, he will definitely kick CAA, as a director, he does not like CAA's packaging service very, very much.

Spielberg, who has a relatively mild personality, can vote for CAA, and James Cameron, the tyrant on the set, has never been a bird of CAA, and is extremely resistant to their packaging services, although Duke's temper and achievements are far from being comparable to truck drivers, but he has also taken a critical first step, he does not want his crew to be manipulated by CAA in the future.

It can be said that all directors with a strong desire to control are born to clash with CAA.

"Duke, please think about it again."

Packaging services is the most basic strategy of CAA, Lovett will certainly not give Duke any commitment in this regard, and Duke's current status is not worth CAA's so much effort, "Joining CAA will only be beneficial to your future development." ”

"Don't think about it." Duke gave a straight answer, "CAA won't change for me, so I refuse." ”

At this point, there was no need to continue, and Lovett said a few beautiful words and left the café first.

Drinking his cup of coffee, Duke exited the café and walked down the crowded streets of Brooklyn toward the hotel.

He is not worried about what CAA will do, there are many people in Hollywood who have invested in CAA, and there are also many people who refuse to join CAA.

When he arrived at the door of the hotel, Duke noticed that there were a lot of people gathered here, holding up posters of "Life and Death", and from time to time they would shout a few words about Keanu Reeves or Uma Thurman's name, and he, the director, walked into the hotel from under their noses, but no one recognized them.

The directors of this era, especially those like him, who only have one work, really lack attention. Duke wouldn't be mentally unbalanced because of such a trivial matter, and he didn't care.

Just in the hotel lobby lounge, Naomi Watts is sitting here with Nancy Josephson, her blue-green eyes, through the glass door of the hotel, fell on the group of people crowded at the door, with a slight envy and jealousy, the same actor who starred in "The Speed of Life and Death", her treatment with the hero and heroine can only be described as very different.

Fame is the desire and dream of everyone who comes to Hollywood to be an actor, and she is no exception, otherwise she would not stay in Los Angeles and work hard.

"He's back." Her eyes caught the tall figure, and Naomi Watts immediately stood up and walked over, beckoning, "Duke." ”

Hearing a somewhat familiar voice, Duke turned his head, "Hello, Nami." ”

"Do you have time?"

Seeing Duke's puzzled eyes, she said directly, "My agent Nancy, you've met, and she wants to talk to you." ”

"Broker?"

As soon as the thought was spinning in his mind, Duke guessed the other party's possible purpose, and Hollywood was indeed a place where only successful people would chase.

Five minutes later, Duke sat in a booth in the café on the second floor of the hotel with Nancy Josephson, who, as for Naomi Watts, was just an introducer and had been sent away by her agent.

"You want to be my broker?" Duke looked at Nancy Josephson earnestly.

Things were just as he guessed, and the other party came up and showed his intentions.

"ICM provides you with the best service and I am the future successor ...... ICM"

Before Nancy Josephson could finish speaking, Duke raised his hand to interrupt her, "I know a thing or two about ICM and its place in the industry. Let's be honest, Nancy, I've just met someone from CAA. ”

"There's no denying that CAA has more resources at its disposal." Nancy Josephson is clearly well prepared, "but don't forget, they have more well-known directors and actors at their disposal, and if you join CAA, even internally, you will face very strong competition." ”

"Indeed!"

This is a recognized fact, and Duke does not deny it, he thought carefully for a while, and said slowly, "I also have a few conditions, these are the prerequisites for me to cooperate with any economic person, otherwise I would rather not have an agent." ”

Nancy Josephson made a gesture of please.

"First, I don't like the agency's packaging service very much, and I don't like the agency behind me to interfere with my crew. Second, the agency is not allowed to interfere in my private life, and I have no interest in marionettes. Thirdly, I may sometimes do things that the brokerage company doesn't understand. Fourth......

As Duke listed one by one, Nancy Josephson's face darkened, and according to Duke, the brokerage company could only be in the position of the most basic service provider.

Of course, just like the CAA, he will not let the brokerage company interfere too much in his work and life, and the two parties must be clear about their respective status, he is not a star cultivated by the economic company, he pays the brokerage company commission, and they only provide him with necessary services.

He really doesn't have much capital now, if the other party doesn't want to talk about the conditions, he can turn around and leave, anyway, he won't compete with other directors for the director position of the script or other crews, what he needs is more of a suitable negotiation agent.

"I need to think about it......" Nancy Josephson said after a moment's thought.

"I need to think about it...... Duke, too," he said, "and learn a little bit more about ICM and yourself." ”

Whether it's the agent or the target they are eager to sign, no one will rush to sign an agency contract just after listening to a series of empty checks from the other party, just like a film company will strictly review every film to be approved, which requires a process of investigation.

On the CAA side, Duke won't consider it, and ICM's Nancy Josephson can be an alternative, and when he returns to the room, he hangs up the phone with Robin Grande and learns something about the other party.

And one of them, from the side, confirms that this is a very capable agent, Nancy Josephson is preparing a sitcom for Warner, and the name of the sitcom is tentatively "Six People"!

Duke paid more attention to Nancy Josephson.

However, under those outrageous conditions, it is still unknown whether the other party will be interested in him, and Duke only thinks that she can indeed be classified as a more capable agent.

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