China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 615 Clint Eastwood! A difficult multiple-choice question [asking for monthly votes]

In the afternoon, Leonardo was woken up by the rapid ringing of his cell phone.

He pulled away the arm that was on his body, picked up his phone and saw that it was his partner Rick.

"Good morning, man."

"Oh, my God, morning? What time is it now, Leon, you are still sleeping, I am downstairs at your house, please come down quickly to see me."

"Are you here? Okay, okay, come down now."

"Please hurry up, thank you!"

The last "thank you" was obviously emphasized, and then a string of blind tones came from the phone.

Leonardo looked at the phone, curled his lips indifferently, and then threw the phone aside.

I wanted to continue sleeping for a while, but when I thought of my partner's excited look on the phone, I had to reluctantly start to get up.

Lifting the quilt, a hot and sexy body came into view. Leonardo grabbed a handful of his female companion's sexy buttocks, and then slowly put on his pajamas.

I simply tidied up the bathroom in the bedroom and went downstairs.

Rick has been his partner for 6 years. Although his temper can be a bit irritable at times, his vision and ability are second to none. Manage the brokerage company founded by the two people in an orderly manner.

Over the years, his career has been booming, and Rick's contribution has been indispensable, which has gone far beyond the scope of an agent's career.

Indeed, Rick is not a professional agent, but a manager.

Different from China's artist management industry, in Hollywood, strictly speaking, agents and managers jointly bear the complete work content of artist management.

According to U.S. law and industry union regulations, agents and managers can be said to have a clear division of rights.

Agents can obtain work for artists, and their job is to reach as many deals as possible to obtain work for artists, such as film projects and related business cooperation. This is also the current agent model in China.

The responsibility of the manager is to design and plan the artist's career and create the artist's career path. Their job is to provide career consultation to their clients and provide opinions and suggestions for the career choices provided by the agent.

This is a bit convoluted, but in other words it is much clearer.

Agents provide artists with employment opportunities, and managers tell artists which opportunities they should accept.

In the early years, in Hollywood, the vast majority of middle- and lower-class actors, and even some outdated top actors, were a vulnerable group in front of agents and agencies.

Due to relevant regulations, actors themselves are not allowed to sign performance contracts directly with film crews, at least not explicitly. Actors without an agent also need to sign a contract through the Screen Actors Guild.

This results in agencies and agents controlling the lifeblood of actors.

After all, only by pleasing me can you have a chance to work.

At that time, there were many cases where a director fell in love with an actor but because the agent did not agree, the actor could not participate in the role.

In fact, actors have become tools for agents to make money. Agents work with producers to squeeze actors and lower their salaries, while they get greater profits from producers. Artists become agents for agents. People work part-time and are manipulated by them.

The famous Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe once wrote without hesitation in her memoirs:
"Before I became famous, I can't tell you how many times I knelt in front of my agents and producers, and obediently unzipped their pants. Everyone does this. If you don't, there will be another one outside the door. The girl is waiting."

This situation is most prevalent in Bangzi’s entertainment circle, and even in the Chinese-speaking circles.

It can be seen how important an agent is to an actor. This is why many actors would rather have fewer work options and even not get any good projects, but choose their relatives to be their agents.

At least in most cases, they don't harm themselves.

If you look at it from this aspect, Liu's mother's protection of Liu Yifei is quite good.

In the 1990s, the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild finally revised the relevant industry rules.

It stipulates that the first signed contract between an agent and an artist is valid for one year, and the renewal period is up to three years; the agent's commission is capped and shall not exceed 10%; the agent shall not directly or indirectly enjoy any For the benefit of the production company or distribution company of the film, and the introduction of a brokerage business franchise agreement, the artist agent must be licensed and authorized by the Screen Actors Guild.

In this way, the status difference between managers and artists was instantly reversed.

Artists have become important, but how can managers give up their rights to control artists so willingly?

After all, anyone who is a star with infinite fame in front of ordinary people will feel as good as a kitten here, and everyone will feel extremely happy.

A large number of agents, including Hollywood's most famous agency CAA, chose to find another way.

Didn't you stipulate that the upper limit of my commission can only be 10%, and I can't have an interest relationship with the production company.

so good.
A 10 percent, I want to hit ten.

The so-called "transaction packaging" model was played out by them.

When a production company or related crew takes a fancy to an actor and finds the actor's agent.

You only want one?
Sorry, that won't work.

How many characters does the movie need?

I can provide my artists, isn't it appropriate?
It doesn't matter, you can choose from the artists signed by the entire company. There are all kinds of artists, and you are guaranteed to be satisfied.

In this way, many small production companies and small film crews have chosen to comply, which saves them a lot of trouble.

Quantitative changes led to qualitative changes, and later even the six major Hollywood companies had to accept CAA's "deal packaging" to some extent.

But at the same time, this transaction model also affects the cooperation opportunities of some top actors and top directors.

Many top directors have bad tempers. They resent having everyone, including production companies and talent agencies, dictating their films. They only choose what they want.

Faced with the "transaction packaging" of the brokerage company, they would rather change roles than succumb.

Leonardo has been chasing famous directors these years. This kind of "deal packaging" obviously affected him, so he decisively left his agent and chose a manager.

Managers are basically all brokers, and most of them don't like to be bound by the rules and regulations of large companies. They go out to work alone, choose specialized service targets, and make long-term plans that are in line with the interests of their clients.

They cannot draw commissions from clients' contracts, but they can get a large amount of consulting fees. Even better, they can participate in the production of movies, replacing traditional commission income with producer's remuneration.

Rick is Leonardo's exclusive manager, and the two even founded a production company together. He specializes in investing in film and television for Leonardo.

It can be said that the films Leonardo has participated in over the years were basically suggested by Rick.

Not a single one of them is bad, but the reviews are all top-notch.

It's enough to show his level.

This is why, when he saw the message on his mobile phone that Leonardo left on his mobile phone at midnight last night, saying that he would choose a director from China for his next movie, he rushed over angrily to accuse him.

Because he felt that this would greatly affect his career plan for Leonardo. Who knows where this Chinese director came from.

Not to mention, in the message, Leonardo also said that he would consider reducing part of his salary, which would undoubtedly be a blow to his commercial value.

Damn it!

Rick now even suspects that the so-called talented Chinese director is a liar at all. He may have just made two movies at the right time and was extremely lucky to succeed, and then he was proud of them and deceived himself. A client who wants to use his fame to open up a market in Hollywood.

No, not allowed, he would never allow such a thing to happen.

Finally met my client.

Wearing a loose bathrobe and slippers, he was drinking coffee and walking downstairs leisurely.

"God, Leon, you're not worried at all. Look what you've done. How could you decide on a movie project so hastily? At least, you should discuss it with me and ask for my opinion."

Rick was so angry when he saw Leonardo's careless look.

Forget it in normal times, he doesn't recommend that his clients be willful. After all, in his eyes, Leon is sometimes like a child, constantly pursuing his beloved toy.

But not now. He had just tried his best to negotiate a project for Leon.

For Oscars, top directors and political historical and biographical figures are simply born to win awards.

"Easy, easy, relax, my man. If you have done any research, you will understand that Sun is not an unknown director. On the contrary, he is very young, has great ideas, and has achieved very good results." score."

Leonardo put down his coffee, and his manager pressed his hand, and introduced Sun Yi's past achievements, hoping to gain recognition from his partner. Unexpectedly, the other party actually sneered and took out a card. The information sheet was thrown in front of him.

It is clearly a photo of Sun Yi, but it looks a bit old. It seems to be the photo when Sun Yi won the Palme d'Or at Cannes last year for "The Intouchables".

"Leon, please respect my professionalism. I am not targeting anyone. On the contrary, I briefly learned about Director Sun's relevant information before I came here, even though it was a year ago."

As he said that, Rick looked at his watch and said with certainty again: "It's almost time. In a while, the company will investigate his movements this year and even what he did when he came to the United States this time, and then report it to I."

"We can talk about these first." Rick tapped his fingers on the photos on the table.

"In my opinion, Cannes or the so-called Big Three in Europe are just the products of a group of outdated, rigid and conformist Europeans who entertain themselves behind closed doors. This is Hollywood, and this kind of trophy has no meaning at all. ”

Rick's words were full of contempt for the three major European players, and Leonardo was no longer cynical and had a somewhat serious expression on his face.

Don’t believe it, among the top practitioners in Hollywood, there are only two types of film awards;
The first is called the Academy Awards, and the second is classified as anything else.

Rick saw that Leonardo listened to his words and fell into deep thought. He decided to strike while the iron was hot and tell him about the good project he had won at this time.

"Leon, while you are traveling around the world to promote the movie "Inception," I am not vacationing with bikini girls on the beach in Miami. On the contrary, I am working hard on your next movie."

Leonardo's eyes visibly widened a bit when he heard the next video.

Before he could open his mouth to ask, Rick blurted out.

"Clint Eastwood, directed by Clint Eastwood."

Upon hearing this name, Leonardo stared directly.

He knows the meaning of this name very well in Hollywood. He is as famous as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, the Coen brothers and other famous Hollywood directors.

In 05, he won the Best Director Award at the 77th Academy Awards for his feature film "Million Dollar Baby".

Not everyone can star in his films.

"Rick, what is the theme of the movie? Is there a script?" Leonardo's tone was a little urgent.

"It is a biographical film that tells the story of Hoover, the first FBI director in American history. The role of Hoover was what I fought for."

Is it also a biographical subject? Hoover?

Leonardo's eyes became complicated.

He thought about what Sun Yi had told him before, the three treasures of Hollywood, one of which was the subject of biographies.

Moreover, Hoover is the most controversial figure in American history, and the subject matter must involve a lot of political content and government shady stories.

Generally speaking, academic judges like this type of subject the most.

They are equally matched in terms of subject matter. On one side is the long-established Hollywood director Clint Eastwood, and on the other side is the Chinese director Sun Yi who he has just invited and has already achieved impressive results at a young age.

Leonardo was deeply entangled.

Which one to choose and what to do.

Rationally speaking, he should and must choose Clint Eastwood. Whether it is in terms of influence, past performance, or acceptance by Hollywood, this great director is a complete winner.

As for Sun Yi, only the promises he had promised before were left.

But this is just a promise, there is no need to fulfill it at this time, right? He can star in a movie for Sun Yi in the future, and even to make up for this breach of trust, he can choose to help with zero pay.

Leonardo thought so.

Obviously, the balance in his mind has been broken, but he still can't make up his mind for a while.

Seeing how entangled he was, Rick didn't want to push him too hard. After all, they were partners for many years, and the two had long been friends.

The anxiety just now was because he was afraid that Leonardo would be deceived, but now he is still thinking over and over again when he hears Clint Eastwood's work.

I couldn't help but feel a sense of curiosity in my heart.

Looking at Leon's state, it doesn't look like he was deceived, but on the contrary, he was truly moved by the other party.

So, what exactly does this director from China rely on?

Is it just the script?

"In this case, Leon, director Sun Yi, has he disclosed to you what kind of scripts and themes he has prepared for you? You can tell me and I will help you analyze it."

"Please trust my expertise. As your manager and career consultant, I will definitely help you make the most correct choice from your perspective."

"The script tells the story of a fighter."

　Thanks to book friend 20240424013223207 and book friend 20170405163115365 for the reward, thank you very much!

　　I want to ask for a monthly ticket, but I don’t know if it is possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)