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Chapter 582 CAA's Broker (4000+ chapters, please subscribe~)

When returning to the room, Wu Jianye saw that Isabel Adjani had just hung up the phone, and asked casually.

"Who called?"

"An agent named Lauren Donner from CAA wants to find you!" Isabelle Adjani stood on the floor barefoot, wearing silky floor-to-ceiling pajamas, which reflected her good figure with unevenness.

"People from CAA?" Wu Jianye was slightly taken aback, and asked, "What does the other party want to do?"

"I want to meet you, I guess I want to sign you!" Isabel Adjani walked up to Wu Jianye and kissed Wu Jianye gently on the cheek. As for the previous quarrel, the two had already forgotten.

The CAA agency company is now an upstart in Hollywood. Although it is not a studio, it has a very high voice in Hollywood.

CAA was founded in 1975. Their founder was Michael Ovitz, who was the brokerage firm of William Morris at that time, but then due to conceptual reasons, he and Ron Mayer, William Harper, Mike Rosenfeld, Roland Deborah Kings co-founded what is now CAA Agency! "

At that time, they didn't know what kind of existence CAA, an ordinary brokerage company, would grow into in the future. In the future, especially after entering the 90s, CAA would gradually grow into the largest brokerage company in the world.

Its artists include Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Pra Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, David Letterman, and a whole host of other star-studded stars.

At the same time, CAA is also actively entering other fields, including sports. Most of the best athletes in various fields are also members of CAA, such as Ronaldo, Kaka, Mourinho, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Germany. Wynn Wade, Chris Paul and more
At the same time, in 2009, it was praised by the "Fortune" magazine of the United States as "the most influential company in the entertainment industry".

CAA invented a packaging method to participate in the operation of Hollywood movies, so naturally it has not yet grown into the seven most hated companies in Hollywood!

In the 90s, the production cost of Hollywood skyrocketed, and the existence of CAA was a very important part. Some Hollywood film companies even attributed the main reason to CAA.

Ovitz would become a corporate strategy consultant in the early 90s, helping to manage the entertainment loans of Crédit Lyonnais. At the same time, RB Panasonic was able to acquire MCA/Universal, which was completed with the help of Ovitz.

In 95, Ovitz, who was not the general manager of any studio, was rated as the most powerful person in Hollywood, so he knew how powerful CAA was.

However, as the most powerful brokerage company in Hollywood, it is also the company most hated by all Hollywood studios, because the packaging model invented by CAA has successfully participated in the production of movies.

Before the emergence of CAA, the "1V1" single-point combat style was still prevalent in Hollywood, but CAA boldly released new tactics.After finalizing the script and screenwriting, embedding suitable actors, including finding a good director and producer, a complete project package was born after this series of work was completed.

When the complete project package is brought out and placed in front of the studio, the other party should not be too happy! This mode of saving time and effort while spending money immediately ushered in a spring breeze.Especially after CAA has almost taken over the top directors, screenwriters, and actors in the market, the quality of this packaged project has been guaranteed more and more.

At that time, several major studios had not discovered the hidden problems.

To give an example, if Wu Jianye did not appear, CAA would be the first to purchase the adaptation rights of "Jurassic Park". Jurassic Park is favored by many studios, and all companies want to invest. At this time, CAA will recommend its actors to the studio. If you disagree, well, let’s switch to another studio. That's the studio.

"The Big Bang Theory", "House of Cards", "Game of Thrones" and other American drama fans' hearts and minds were born under the management of CAA.

In 2010, all the Oscar winners were signed clients of CAA. This "Grand Slam" also added another "crown" to the project packaging model.

And this trump card model has naturally continued to various film and television and entertainment businesses expanded after CAA, becoming a classic in the industry.Aggregating and selling ideas, information, and human resources in a packaged manner may also be said to be a prototype of the big brokerage model.

Using a core star as a bargaining chip to launch other actors signed by their own company, this is CAA's packaging model.

Now that CAA finds Wu Jianye, they should want to sign Wu Jianye, but whether CAA wants to sign Wu Jianye or Lauren Downer as an agent wants to sign Wu Jianye, then Unknown.

But one thing is certain, that is, CAA does not attach much importance to Wu Jianye, otherwise, it would not be this agent named Lauren Downer who has never heard of Wu Jianye who found Wu Jianye.

"Don't worry about them!" Wu Jianye replied casually. Naturally, it is impossible for Wu Jianye to join CAA. The brokerage company also belongs to Shanhai Investment.

There are also many actors and directors under its banner, for example, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis are the most popular now, as well as child star Leonardo DiCaprio, and Cheng Long's business in Hollywood is also handed over to It was given to Hera Brokerage Company.

Actresses include Monica Bellucci, who had a romantic relationship with Wu Jianye at the Cannes Film Festival, and Chen Chong, who has decided to develop in the United States.

By the way, because the previous cooperation "Terminator" went very well, James Cameron is also the contracted director of Hera's agency.

It's just that Hera's agency now has more resources to connect with Phantom Entertainment and [-]th Century Fox and Universal, which have a cooperative relationship with Phantom Entertainment.

There is still some gap with CAA.

Isabelle Adjani said: "I think you'd better meet that person. CAA has a lot of power in Hollywood. Haven't you been looking for the actors of "Ghost Love"? Maybe they can provide Some candidates!"

Wu Jianye thought for a while and said, "Okay, did that person leave a phone number?"

Isabel Adjani walked up to the phone barefoot, took a piece of paper, and said, "This is Lauren Donner's phone number!"

Wu Jianye dialed Lauren Downer's number, and when the other party heard that it was Wu Jianye, he immediately said excitedly, "Director Wu, hello, I'm Lauren Downer from CAA!"

"Hello, did you call earlier?" Wu Jianye asked.

Lauren Donner said: "Director Wu, can we meet? If it's convenient for you, I can go to your hotel right now."

Wu Jianye was slightly taken aback, is CAA's manager so humble?But then agreed, Lauren Downer's request.

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the hotel's cafe!"

"Okay, I will arrive at your hotel in half an hour!"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Jianye said to Isabel Adjani: "I'll meet this Lauren Donner later!"

Isabel Adjani nodded and said, "I also have something to tell you!"

Wu Jianye asked, "What's the matter?"

"I'm ready to go home!" Isabel Adjani said seriously.

Isabelle Adjani naturally has her own apartment in Hollywood, but it's only because Wu Jianye has arrived in Hollywood that she moved to the hotel.

Wu Jianye glanced at Isabel Adjani, but didn't hold back, and said with a smile, "Okay, when are you leaving, I'll let the driver take you off!"

The two of them have an abnormal relationship, and there is no need for anyone to be responsible for the other. Now that the two are about to collaborate on a new movie, it is better to have fewer such abnormal relationships.

Isabel Adjani is also a free and easy person, otherwise she would not have brought it up, and said with a smile: "Let's go tomorrow morning. If you need anything in the future, you can still call me!"

Wu Jianye understood what Isabel Adjani meant, and said with a smile: "To each other, you can call me if you need it. I will buy a villa in Hollywood during this time, and I will invite you to a party!"

"Of course!" Isabel Adjani laughed.

When Wu Jianye saw Lauren Downer in the hotel's coffee shop, he knew why the other party was so eager. Looking at his appearance in his early 30s and the wrinkled suit he was wearing, he knew that his subordinates were also There are no famous stars.

"Director Wu, hello, I'm Lauren Downer!" Lauren Downer said with a smile after seeing Wu Jianye.

Although Wu Jianye saw Lauren Downer's situation, he didn't leave directly, and said with a smile, "Hi, please sit down!"

"Director Wu, I came here this time to hope to sign Director Wu. As CAA's agent, as long as Director Wu signs with CAA, I believe your development in Hollywood will be very smooth!" Lauren Donner said .

Wu Jianye chuckled, and said: "At this time, shouldn't you introduce the situation of CAA to me, and then talk about the specific benefits I can get if I sign up for CAA, just say it dryly, It seems that there is no convincing!"

Lauren Donner's face flushed slightly, he had just joined CAA not long ago, and he didn't even have a star in his hand. Two days ago, he learned the news that Wu Jianye had come to Hollywood, and immediately reported the news to My superiors, however, know the relationship between Wu Jianye and Phantom Entertainment in Hollywood, and the relationship between Phantom Entertainment and Hera's agent is almost transparent.

So Lauren Downer's superiors didn't take it too seriously, but Lauren Downer decided to give it a try. Although Wu Jianye is not well-known in the Hollywood movie circle, the "Jurassic Park" in his hand is The sweet pastry in the eyes of all studios, but now Phantom Entertainment has already released the news that this movie will be directed by Wu Jianye after he finishes directing "Human and Ghost Love".

This caused many production companies to cry, thinking that the film would be destroyed in the hands of Wu Jianye.

Coupled with his status in the music circle, it is enough to make any manager crazy.

"Then let me introduce you to Director Wu!" Lauren Donner said immediately.

Wu Jianye waved his hand and said, "No need."

After seeing Lauren Downer himself, Wu Jianye no longer had any hope for this meeting, and he didn't leave directly just now, it was just out of politeness.

Lauren Donner said anxiously: "Director Wu, please believe in our ability. Really, our CAA is very capable!"

Wu Jianye shook his head slightly, this Lauren Donner really doesn't have the art of speaking, he just said so dryly that CAA has strength, even if someone wants to sign with CAA, it is estimated that Lauren Donner will not be in charge of his future career career.

After casually dealing with Lauren Downer, Wu Jianye left and paid for Lauren Downer's coffee by the way. To be honest, he was really worried that if he didn't pay, Lauren Downer would Neither had enough funds to pay for the coffee.

Lauren Downer sat in the coffee shop with a dejected expression. This was the first time he had failed. Just as Wu Jianye thought, Lauren Downer, as CAA's agent, was actually very helpful to some people who wanted to come Newcomers to Hollywood are still very attractive.

But many people obviously saw Lauren Downer first, but when signing with CAA, they all proposed to sign with other agents, not Lauren Downer, which hurt Lauren Downer very much.

When I met Wu Jianye this time, I thought there would be a change, but I didn't expect that the other party didn't even talk to me in detail.
After Wu Jianye returned to the room, Isabel Adjani asked Wu Jianye about the meeting.

After hearing about Lauren Donner's situation, Isabel Adjani also showed a wry smile.

Originally, the matter outside Wu Jianye ended like this, but the next day, when Wu Jianye walked out of the hotel, he saw Lauren Donner who was guarding outside the hotel.

I looked at my watch, it was only a quarter past seven in the morning.

"Director Wu, I've been thinking all night. I may not be very talented as an agent, but I've worked hard enough. I hope you can give me a chance!"

Lauren Donner walked up to Wu Jianye and said seriously.

Wu Jianye said impatiently: "Some things can't be achieved by hard work, well, you'd better go back!"

After talking about Wu Jianye, he ignored Lauren Donner, got in the car and went directly to Phantom Entertainment.

When Phantom Entertainment met Linda, Linda brought good news to Wu Jianye. Linda's mother had agreed to Wu Jianye's request and would help him acquire Ryan Publishing!
"Wu, the publishing industry in North America is a very competitive industry. Even if we acquire Ryan Publishing, we still need good works to be able to compete in the publishing industry full of strong players!" Linda said.

Wu Jianye smiled and said, "I've already considered this, and there will be a solution when the time comes!"

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