Chapter 878: The Matrix of Entanglement of Interests (4)
There is an unwritten rule in Hollywood that although actors have unions, they are usually sued by the agency, or more precisely, by the agent.
In the joking words of Brian, the former manager of the artist department of the light and shadow company and the current general manager of UTA, 'The agent is in charge of everything, from what the actor eats to who he sleeps with. He said you can't be in love, you can't be in love, he said whoever you should sleep with, you have to sleep with whoever you want to ......'.
The actors of the UTA (United Elite Agency) have more freedom than the actors of other agencies, at least there is no agent who asks the actors he manages to make some unethical transactions for their own job opportunities. UTA's freedom is partly due to the fact that the shares are in the hands of former light and shadow artists such as Li Zhi and Li Lianjie, and more importantly, behind it is the light and shadow company, a super company that accounts for 15% of the market share in North America at the box office in a year. However, with the launch of the light and shadow company's listing plan, "The/Matrix" became the fuse of the two companies' rivalry.
Li Zhi, who had just finished filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", was about to go to Beverly Hills as soon as she got off the plane to seek justice from Sun Ziming. Although UTA is separated from light and shadow, the pillars are all the artists of light and shadow in the past, and the woman Jill has gone too far!
Fa Ge, who came to pick up the airport, was startled, and hurriedly asked the assistant to drive the car slower, and whispered: "Ah Zhi, what do you want to tell Ziming?" When UTA broke away from the light, he had already compensated us, would it be like this for another company?
Has he treated us badly over the years? And after the listing of Light and Shadow, don't we all get the futures stocks? He's getting annoyed by reporters right now, so don't you make a mess for him! ”
After a pause, Fa Ge, who has been rolling in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years, can't understand anything? Nine times out of ten, Brian provoked this matter behind their backs, just to let Ah Zhi fight for more benefits, Fa Ge sighed and said in a low voice: "Ah Zhi, it's okay how you mess with him, who let you have a child, but have you thought about other people?" What kind of character is Ziming, don't you know?
If we don't say what we should take, he will give it too. What happens if we fight that shouldn't be ours? ”
What will happen? Qiu Xiaoming was fired! Li Zhi shuddered, Sun Ziming turned his face and didn't recognize people's ruthlessness, she had seen it. Now the media is hyping up the cancellation of the reward system by the light and shadow company, and he is annoyed to death, didn't he hit him at the muzzle? As far as his temperament is soft, not to mention that Jill is doing things from his position, even if it is not, he will be tough to the end, how will he listen to himself?
provoked him, he may not be able to do anything about himself, but to be angry with UTA, it is simply a crooked mouth!
"Got it? Our roots are in Hong Kong, and sooner or later we will have to return to Hong Kong, so why should we make our own people unhappy for the sake of other people's interests? ”
"Got it, I'm on Brian's bastard account again! Martin, get me back to Marbury, I'm going to see the kids. ”
"Yes"
Fa Ge and Li Zhi really guessed wrong, Sun Ziming was not annoyed at all, the cancellation of the reward system was done by Gil, and it was also her business to eliminate the bad influence, and he asked people to be ready to beat Gil. It was right to cancel the outdated reward system, but she was wrong for not saying hello, if the company went public, Jill still had this style, it is estimated that he would become the fastest president of a listed company to be fired.
With a soft 'snap', Chris Columbus, deputy general manager of Light and Shadow Company and chairman of the script review committee, threw a stack of essays under the nose of Jill who was working, startling this capable strong woman.
"Chris?"
Jill glared at him with some dissatisfaction, and just as he wanted to curse, he swallowed back. Although Chris has a slightly lower position than her, he is a shareholder of the company, and is theoretically another boss of his own.
"Look at how incompetent your men are!"
Jill was even more dissatisfied, and just wanted to refute two sentences, but was attracted by Wen Jiàn, and looked at Chris in disbelief for a while. God, how can he convince DELL, Hanhua Electronics, APPLE, and other companies to agree to continue sponsoring The/Matrix?
“Why?”
"There's no reason for it, it's just that you and your men are too incompetent!"
Chris Columbus threw down a sentence and turned to leave the president's room. He is already an A-level director in Hollywood, a hot commercial film celebrity, and he is no longer the unambitious assistant director of the year. Jill bypassed the board of directors to cancel the reward system, and there was nothing wrong with the procedure, but it challenged the director's bottom line of the company!
Repeatedly scolded by his own deputy for being 'incompetent', Jill was so angry that he couldn't refute it. What he can't do by himself, a director who is bored thinking about the script and making a film has done it, is he not incompetent, is he still incompetent?
Jill, who had been angry in the office for a while and slowly calmed down, suddenly woke up when he looked at the sponsorship agreements. Douglas is known as China Ming's most loyal dog, and the big directors who were discovered by him are not his most loyal followers? It was China Ming who turned them one by one from down-and-out screenwriters and on-set miscellaneous to Hollywood A-level directors, and let them move into a mansion worth tens of millions! All of a sudden, Jill's mind was messed up, he was defending the interests of the company and shareholders, how could he suddenly be rejected by those directors?
NO, no, these agreements are not something that Chris can sign, at least he used China Ming's connections. Without China's permission or acquiescence, would Chris intervene in this matter?
The capable Jill suddenly shudles, this is the boss warning himself!
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In Beverly Hills, Sun Ziming was receiving guests, but he was very casual in his reception, and after saying hello to the guests, he continued to discuss the script and cast with Chris and Douglas.
"Leo, go to the study and get me a pack of cigarettes."
“Ok”
Leonardo, who fascinated women all over the world, glanced at the ashtray on the coffee table, took a few bites of the apple in his mouth, quickly took it and poured it out and went upstairs to help him get the cigarette, and saw that his new girlfriend was also Victoria's Secret's new model Gisele Bundchen was stunned. God, how can the rebellious Leo be like a servant in front of China Ming?
Leonardo, who finished taking the cigarette, was a little surprised when he saw his girlfriend, and explained triumphantly: "I don't understand, do you?" I used to live here for a year, just as casually as at home, we called him Boss, but we actually treated him as Godfather, and whenever we asked him for help, he never refused. Of course, requests that do not conform to the law and morality must be shut up.
You want to be the second Karen Mutter, and that's very easy for us! They're talking about a movie called "Anne/Hathaway" (The Princess Diaries), and if you can meet their requirements and play a little supporting role with lines or something, it's easy to go in the future. ”
'O God! ’
Gisele Bundchen couldn't help but exclaim, and hurriedly covered his mouth again, happiness came too fast!
"Let's go, let's go see Aunt Mary's dinner, and I guess there will be guests in the evening."
"Who?"
Leonardo wouldn't say that Jill and Alexander would come, everyone in the company knows, Chris? Mr. Columbus was at odds with the two strong women, and he slashed their faces. When they came here, they must have complained in front of the boss!