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Sitting in his luxurious office, Martin Bob quickly flipped through the script outline in front of him, thought about it sideways, closed it and put it aside, Mel Gibson obviously wanted to enter the directing world, but now is not the time, CAA finally won him the leading role in two plays, and he had to wait until he fulfilled his actor contract.

After a few phone calls with Mel Gibson, Martin Bob directly stated his point, and the other party only hesitated a little before agreeing.

CAA is the master, and its actors and directors are just pawns in their hands. CAA's long-standing strength has long been a deep-rooted belief in Martin Bob.

Even if he is as unruly as Mel Gibson, after joining the CAA, is he not at the mercy of these super agents? If the current momentum continues, it won't be long before two-thirds or even more of Hollywood's market will be occupied by CAA.

Although this idea can't help but jump into his mind, Martin Bob is not without a sense of crisis, he heard that Viacom's Sommer Leishidong has been eyeing Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney is also under the leadership of an old friend, moving towards a media group, the era of Hollywood independent production is coming to an end, what will CAA use to fight those real supergiants in the future?

There is only one thing, a steady stream of successful works, as long as CAA's packaging service can bring enough benefits, those media groups will hold them in the sky.

If "Interview with the Vampire" is a big hit, it will definitely eliminate the impact of the failure of "Alien 3", strengthen the partnership between CAA and Twentieth Century Fox, and let other film companies under the media group see the strength of CAA!

For example, Warner Bros., they have never bought CAA's account much, and they even refused CAA's packaging service on "Brave Island", choosing to trust that Duke Rosenberg, and now they must be hesitating and struggling, right? The more setbacks the other side encounters on this project, the more likely it is that it will fail in the future, and as long as "Death Island" fails, Warner Bros. will inevitably reconsider the value of CAA while abandoning Duke Rosenberg.

The news of the temporary shutdown of the crew of "Brave Island" has long been reported, and it is no secret to industry insiders like Martin Bob, CAA and Twentieth Century Fox just encouraged the injured stuntman, and after the other party complained to the actors' union, they pushed a little behind, and Duke Rosenberg's crew fell into crisis.

Of course, Martin Bob is well aware that the crew is only temporarily suspended, but that is enough, and disrupting the rhythm and shooting schedule of a crew is likely to be fatal for some new directors.

A director with potential may sink into this?

Frankly, this was done more for Warner Bros. than Duke Rosenberg, who was still a minor in Martin Bob's eyes, despite the embarrassment he gave him on "Life and Death."

There was a quick knock on the door, and just as Martin Bob had said please come in, Lovett hurried in.

Looking at the guy's slightly anxious face, Martin Bob frowned slightly.

"Mr. Bob, I just got a call from the crew of 'Interview with the Vampire'......" Lovett tried to calm his breath, "the folks from the Child Protection Society and the Screen Actors Guild just went to the set. ”

"What are they going to do?" Martin Bob's face remained unchanged, but he had a bad feeling in his heart.

"The Children's Protection Association has received complaints," Lovett said as succinctly as possible, "and there have been joint complaints that Miss Dunst works more than six hours a day for five days a week on the crew, and that the study time arranged by the crew is far less than the prescribed three hours, and that the Children's Association believes that the crew has not protected Dunst's legitimate rights and interests." ”

"That's all?" Martin Bob breathed a sigh of relief, it was all easy to settle.

"And ......," Lovett seemed to grit his teeth, "I don't know where the Children's Association got the news that Dunst had a kiss scene with an adult actor on the crew, and they suspected that the crew had violated child protection laws." ”

"What?" Martin Bob stood up directly, "Don't they know that movies are misplaced?" ”

"But people from the Children's Protection Association and the Actors' Guild insisted on an investigation." Lovett said helplessly, "They claim that if the crew obstructs it, they will apply to the legal agency to intervene." ”

“FUC@K……”

A series of expletives jumped out of Martin Bob's mouth, if the other party insisted on investigating, wouldn't the crew of "Interview with the Vampire" be temporarily suspended like "Brave Island"?

Thwart? That's even more impossible, who doesn't know the difficulty of the children's association, minors are a forbidden area that cannot be violated in the whole of North America, if the other party really applies for the intervention of a legal agency, regardless of whether the facts exist or not, the crew of "Night Interview with the Vampire" will become the object of spurning in the whole of North America, and even the North American theater alliance may refuse to release the film.

"Interview with the Vampire" is CAA's failure to package "Alien 3", and it proved to Hollywood that the opportunity to re-prove its packaging service if it can't be released......

"Investigation......" Martin Bob sat down helplessly, "I'll talk to Twentieth Century Fox about it." ”

Kirsten Dunst's kiss scene was shot in a misplaced position, Martin Bob is well aware of this, so he is not afraid of investigation, although it is a fact that Dunst works beyond the regulations, but this is the norm in Hollywood, how many of the child stars and their parents who enter the crew really abide by the relevant regulations of the industry?

California law stipulates that minors can work in the entertainment industry, but they are not allowed to work for more than 5 consecutive days, and they are not allowed to work for more than 6 hours a day.

In fact, it is normal for child stars to work overtime in Hollywood, and no one even deliberately pays attention to this, most of the parents who send their children to Hollywood are people who are hungry for profit, and they can't wait to make more money, as for their children's studies and future, they have long been ignored.

For example, Macaulay Culkin and Christina Richie, who are now popular, including Kirsten Dunst, whose parents are far from being responsible parents.

The CAA and Twentieth Century Fox could encourage "Into the Dead" insiders to complain to the Screen Actors Guild, and Warner Bros. would have no trouble finding a way to get a few of the "Interview with the Vampires" crew.

The crew of "Brave Death Island" is temporarily suspended, and there are bound to be losses in terms of money and time, which Duke can't avoid, but he is definitely not a person who will be silent after being slapped in the face, and will definitely find a way to return this slap to the crew of "Night Interview with Vampires" and the people behind them.

It is true that there is no evidence that the suspension of "Death Island" has anything to do with CAA and Twentieth Century Fox, but this kind of thing does not need evidence at all, it is enough to see where his temporary enemies are, Duke still has the mountain of Warner Bros. behind him, and he does not lack the ability to fight back.

I'm stopping, you're stopping, let's all bear the loss together. While the anger from the stress and shutdown is far from dissipating, Duke always feels a little better.

Of course, Duke has been silent and has never spoken out publicly, it is enough to have Warner Bros. in front, he is and will be a 'pure' director.

"The crew of 'Interview with the Vampire' is under joint investigation by the Screen Actors Guild and the Child Protection Society."

In Burbank's Rock Studio, Sophia stared at Duke opposite, "They're on hold for the time being. ”

"It's so unfortunate." Duke shrugged his shoulders and stared at Sofia Coppola as well, "Why are you looking at me like that?" Do you think this has something to do with me? You know me, Sophia, I've never liked to fight. ”

"I understand," Sophia deliberately accentuated her tone, "you're a focused and pure director. ”

After the monotonous nasal words fell, Duke changed the subject, "You should change the way you pronounce it." ”

"Why should I change myself?" Sofia Coppola has a bit of a Duke-esque spirit, "Just because of the way I pronounce it, I am ridiculed by film critics, and they are abused? ”

"They laughed at my lips, my teeth, my eyes, my figure......"

This topic obviously touched the most painful part of Sofia Coppola's heart, "And my performance, my lines, my family relationships, do I have to change everything?" ”

"Hey, hey, dear." Duke hurriedly raised his hand, "I didn't mean that. ”

"I'm sorry, I'm too excited...... Sophia took a few deep breaths before calming herself, "I'm not targeting you, Duke. You know how those professional film critics have insulted me, and one day, I'm going to give them back! ”

"Why should you care about them?" Duke lowered his arms, spread his hands and said, "Remember how they insulted George and Star Wars?" What now? They can't wait to enshrine Star Wars as a classic of canons. So, Sophia, when you succeed one day, these guys who can stop the floods of the Mississippi River with their cheeks alone can't wait to send you the most pleasant compliments. ”

"Not everyone has the mindset you have." Sophia pouted.

"I'm also stressed, I'm scared." Duke admits directly, "I'm also afraid of failure, and I'm also hungry for success, and I'm hungry for success." ”

The phone rang suddenly, Sophia picked up the microphone, said a few words to someone, and hung up.

"The person you're waiting for is here." She stood up and said to Duke, "Hans Zimmer and the Warner Records guys are already in the reception room. ”