For now, Thomas's interests are aligned with Martin's, and the two are tied together.

But WMA is different, they are among the two largest entertainment agencies in the industry and CAA, and Martin is at best one of the more important clients.

At the right time, it is necessary for customers to put some pressure on the service company, and if they do not take the initiative to fight for it, the service company may always fool customers with the same package, or even secretly run traffic to reduce the treatment of customers.

Therefore, after Martin saw several agents of CAA, although he did not take the initiative to say hello, he kept walking around as far as their line of sight and chatting with people.

Within minutes, Anne Hathaway's agent, Maha Darkhill, reached out to Martin.

"Good evening, Martin." Maha looked at the handsome man in front of him slightly: "We have only known each other for a year, and you have changed from a small actor with a salary of 200,000 yuan to a big star with a salary of nearly 10 million, which is really amazing." ”

Martin laughed and said, "I also think it's incredible, everything is like a dream." He specifically asked, "Is Anne okay?" ”

Maha shook her head: "She blames herself every day, saying that she stupidly ruined the most beautiful relationship, and she will never meet a true love like you again." ”

She sighed again: "Anne fired me, and I'm not in charge of her business at CAA." ”

Martin wondered: "Why?" You're doing a great job, isn't The Princess Diaries a project you're fighting for her? ”

"It's about you." Maha said half-truthfully: "Anne blames me for not stopping her from breaking up with you in time, not keeping track of your dynamics in time, so I was fired, Anne belongs to Brian Lord Services in the company, and I am only the executive broker in charge of her business." ”

Martin knows Brian Lorde, an agent at the same level as WMA's Ali Emmanuel and one of CAA's co-partners.

Martin casually responded, "I'm sorry. ”

Maha said: "Brian has been following your development, and someone recommended you to CAA earlier this year, and we have been following your development. ”

Martin smiled, "My pleasure. ”

Maha beckoned to the waiter, asked for two glasses of wine, specially toasted Martin, and said, "Anne's matter is over for you and me, let's look forward." ”

Martin asked directly, "You are looking for me, not just because of Anne, right?" ”

"Two main things." When Maha heard his words directly, he stopped going around in circles: "One is Pete's business, I am one of Pitt's condominium agents, and Pete is Brian's client. ”

Martin still said the same thing: "I don't have any personal vendetta with Pete, and I wouldn't even have spoken to Patt if it hadn't been for Pitt's initiative to trouble me." ”

Instead, he suggested: "You'd better talk to Pete, he has a problem with his mentality, don't say I don't have a problem with Aniston, even if there is a problem, he is just Aniston's ex-husband." ”

As for Julie, he didn't bother to mention it.

Maha said: "Don't make a fuss to the point where it can't end, the circle is so big, it is inevitable that there will be times for cooperation." ”

Martin nodded: "Maha, for the sake of us being friends, as long as Pete doesn't provoke me, I definitely won't provoke him." ”

Maha also stopped in moderation and said the next item: "I remember that in your contract with WMA, the brokerage commission is still 10%, right?" You're not a star anymore, and they didn't say it? ”

Martin didn't answer, just smiled.

Maha then said: "Are you within the WMA, level 4 or level 3 customers? ”

She smiled deliberately: "Ha...... It's a new century, and WMA is still engaged in old-fashioned customer classification, and the degree of attention to you is seriously insufficient! Martin, come to CAA, I can guarantee that you will get better resources and treatment than Annie, and the brokerage commission will be reduced by two points. ”

Just a few days ago, Brian Lorde's client Halle Berry was poached by the WMA, although Halle Berry holds the Oscar, it is not a first-line, and she has no ability to monoclonal antibody box office, but among black movie stars, she is definitely at the top, and she is very popular in the face of many roles that specifically need black women.

The CAA has long noticed Martin, a new WMA star who is rocketing upward.

Martin looked serious.

Maha believes that there is no corner that cannot be tapped: "Now the best brokerage company in the industry is CAA, from management to concept to operation, CAA has comprehensively surpassed WMA." ”

"I can't answer you right now, it's not a trivial matter, I have to think about everything," Martin said. ”

Maha shook Martin's hand again: "I hope we can have a chance to work together." ”

It's not very far from the two, and Thomas has been paying attention to the situation there since the CAA people approached Martin.

Maha is a capable subordinate of CAA co-founder Braun Lorde, and is always at the forefront of trouble.

CAA has tapped many WMA customers, and WMA has done similar things.

Thomas wants to go over, but he doesn't feel that it is suitable, just like the original wife who sees her husband being hooked up by a beautiful woman, both irritated and inexplicably proud.

If you are not good, how can you be actively hooked up?

Finally, Thomas saw Martin break up with Maha and hang out alone, and he pretended to be leisurely looking for it.

Martin glanced at the agent and said, "It's not early, I'm ready to go." ”

Thomas, looking particularly concerned about Martin, reminded, "Julie has always been at the door. ”

Martin took a quick look over there and said, "It's okay, I can handle it." He took the initiative to mention what had just happened: "CAA's agent Maha talked to me for a while. ”

Thomas asked, "About Anne Hathaway?" ”

Martin shook his head slightly: "She is not Annie's agent now, it has nothing to do with Annie, she wants to poach me to go to CAA, and has put forward a lot of conditions, especially the commission of the brokerage company, which can be reduced to seven percent." ”

Thomas greeted Maha's family a hundred times from the bottom of his heart, and said that this group of bastards is breaking the rules, and they will lower it by three points at once, and when the customer goes to the front line or supergiant, won't it be reduced to less than five percent?

Martin's words weren't finished: "She came on behalf of Brian Lord and promised me that the company would give me the same amount of resources as Pitt's. ”

Hearing this, Thomas chuckled in his heart, the brokerage commission may be tens of thousands of dollars per point, and a generous person like Martin may not take it to heart, but who doesn't want the best of resources?

Within entertainment brokerage companies, there is a huge difference in the treatment of clients and customers.

The WMA is unlikely to offer Martin the superstar treatment.

Thomas, like a prisoner waiting for a verdict, asked tentatively, "How do you respond to her?" ”

"Didn't give her any response." Martin's words were a little scary: "In fact, the first-line brokerage company, the difference is not very big for me, others are not clear, you should know, I have the resources to organize the market." ”

Thomas nodded, Louise Mayer, Kelly Gray, Sophia The three women support Martin, as well as Asian investors, Martin is different from the average actor star.

Martin patted Thomas on the arm, and his voice changed sharply: "But you're different!" Thomas, when we met at the end of the year, we struggled and grew together, how many hardships have we experienced in the middle to have today's situation? You trust me, I trust you, and that trust can't be found in any other broker. ”

This is a slight exaggeration, but Thomas agrees: "We are partners, we are gold partners." ”

Martin added: "The agent I used to work with was Thomas Lane, and now the agent I work with is Thomas Lane, and the agent I will work with in the future will still be Thomas Lane, and I don't want to make any changes to that!" ”

The status of the broker is closely related to its clients, and Thomas can have today, inseparable from Martin, he did not hesitate: "You can rest assured, I will talk to the company seriously, your treatment must be substantially improved, this is what you deserve." ”

Martin nodded and said, "I'll leave this matter to you." ”

Thomas didn't mean to shirk the matter: "I'll go to the company's top management tomorrow to formally talk about it." ”

As the guests in the ballroom began to say goodbye, Martin spoke to Thomas, found Louise, who had come with him tonight, said goodbye to Barry Meyer and Alan Horn, and prepared to leave.

Louise said, "I just had a chat with Aniston, and she has a crush on you, why don't you ask her to come along?" ”

She saw Julie near the door again: "Plus Julie, it's exciting to think about!" ”

Martin asked her to hold her arms and said, "If you don't shut up, I'll drag you along!" ”

Louise chuckled, but didn't say anything more.

When she came to the door, Julie smiled inexplicably at Martin and didn't come.

After leaving the banquet hall and coming to the hotel lobby, Louise said: "Julie and Aniston used to be rivals in love, and it is also interesting to continue to be rivals in love in the future." ”

Martin did not hesitate to unload the mill and kill the donkey: "Honey, you can go." ”

Louise took the initiative to let go of his arm: "You are so ruthless. ”

She walked out of the main entrance of the hotel alone and got into the Rolls-Royce waiting at the door.

Bruce drove the Escalade before he came, and Martin was standing behind the hotel turnstiles waiting.

Footsteps sounded behind her, and Aniston came to the door, stopped on Martin's side, and took the initiative to ask, "The car hasn't come yet?" ”

"Wait a while," Martin said. ”

On the fence on the second floor, Julie suddenly appeared.

Aniston felt something, glanced back, reached out to hold Martin's arm, and said, "I'll go to the crew tomorrow, will you go?" It's important for us to play against each other. ”

Martin's principle did not allow him to refuse: "I will go to the crew tomorrow morning." ”

Aniston leaned in and said, "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow morning." ”

The black Escalade stopped at the door of the hotel, and Martin pointed, "It's time for me to go." ”

Aniston smiled and said, "Good night." ”

Martin walked out, and before leaving the door, he turned around, smiled and waved, and then went out and got into the car.

Aniston suddenly turned her head and smiled at Julie, and had an idea in her heart: If Martin is raised to be a little milk dog, Julie will definitely hate to jump on her feet, right?

(End of chapter)