Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 62 What a beautiful thought
  The next day, Tang De drove to the company.

He found that the frequency of Mike's visits to him had plummeted recently. He used to urge him several times a week to shoot music videos, but he had not called him once in the past two weeks.

Tang De noticed that Mike's work focus was shifting, or that he was no longer as attentive to him as before.

Even though Avril Lavigne's song is still popular and he has proved his ability, Mike doesn't seem to think so. He seems to think that it is just a good song and has nothing to do with the MV.

So before and after the song was released, he hired several directors and photographers to join his team. Although Tang De was not in CAA, he couldn't stand Jimmy's well-informed attitude and spread the word to his ears. .

But it doesn't matter, since he only signed a one-year contract anyway, Tang De plans to cancel the contract with Mike and find another agent when the contract ends.

"Ding ding ding!" Just as we drove out of the community, the phone suddenly rang.

"Hello?" Tang De looked ahead and answered the phone with one hand.

"Is it Tang De? I'm Brady's secretary, Shelly..."

Two minutes later, Tang De hung up the phone and turned around and drove to the CAA Building.

Brady, the secretary Shelly works for, is the executive vice president of CAA, but she doesn't know why he wants to meet with her today. Maybe he was a little surprised by the popularity of Avril Lavigne’s song?
  Tang De didn't think too much. He saw the secretary in the lobby soon after arriving at the building.

Her long hair was tied behind her head, and she was wearing a black tight-fitting suit, flesh-colored stockings and red high heels. She walked with a swaying style and a hint of fragrance.

"Hello." Her attitude was rather arrogant, and her eyes looked down.

When Tang De saw her behavior, he immediately realized that she must be the "personal secretary" of Brady, the senior executive.

Without saying anything more, the two walked into a special elevator and went straight to the 28th floor. This floor is CAA's senior management and cannot be reached by other elevators.

Secretary Xie Li took Tang De to the office door, knocked first, waited for a few seconds and then slowly pushed it open.

In an instant, a man swinging a golf club and standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass facing the sun appeared in front of Tang De.

Tang De sneered in his heart, not even Henry, the CEO of Heinz Group, had such a grand office.

Brady, the executive vice president of CAA, seems to be very particular about face and pomp.

After Tang De entered the office, Brady suddenly said: "Come, let's take a look at those buildings and crowds. Do you feel very small?"

Tang De walked to him, looked at the scenery below the 28th floor, then turned and looked away: "I think it can be higher."

Brady followed his line of sight and found that it was New York's iconic building, the Empire State Building.

Since the attack on the World Trade Center in New York, the Empire State Building has returned to its former glory, standing at the highest point.

Brady raised his eyebrows: "But if you want to see higher scenery, you have to endure a lot of things that ordinary people can't understand..."

Tang De shrugged: "Things that cannot be understood are too much for me to bear."

Brady thought he was talking about his background and patted him on the shoulder: "Yes, Tang De, I was shocked when I saw your resume. You graduated from a third-rate university and engaged in underground magazine photography. It was unremarkable, but your talent In half a year, you have grown rapidly based on a small album cover, and you have even filmed two MVs for hit singles."

Brady handed the club to his secretary and sat back on the sofa: "If it were me, I might not be able to do better than you."

"Thank you for the compliment." Tang De felt that this guy really liked to put gold on his face.

But Brady's subsequent words cleared up his doubts: "I studied in Tokyo, and the charming scenery there really made me forget to leave. There are also these books and paintings, which are elegant and artistic. I have collected a lot of them. Unfortunately, I still have I’ve never been to China, so I wonder what the scenery is like there?”

"Believe me, it will only be better than Tokyo." Tang De explained: "Although I have never been there, my father has told me about it since I was a child."

"It's really exciting. Maybe I can go there when I take a break. How about you? How long are you going to take a break? There are many singers' MVs waiting to be shot in the company. Are you interested?" Brady took the paper handed over by Shelly and said, Hold it up in front of Tang De.

Tang De knew it was priority again, so he picked up the piece of paper.

It's just that it's different from the previous list of people. There's only one big name on it.

Eminem.

It's him! Tang De was a little surprised. "How about it? Do you want to direct his new album MV? I heard that filming is about to start, but they haven't decided on the candidate yet. I can recommend it to you."

Brady saw Tang De's surprise and had a confident look on his face.

But Tang De frowned slightly. It was obvious that Brady would not simply hand over the new song of Eminem, who is famous in the European and American music circles, to him. If something goes wrong, there must be something evil.

So Tang De suddenly became wary, but he pretended to be happy on the surface and said: "I am his fan. I never thought that one day I would be able to direct his new song. Thank you Mr. President."

"It's more than just thanks." Brady shook his head slightly.

"Then what should I do? Or are there any conditions for this director position?"

Shelly took over and said: "Of course, Mr. Brady, at the company meeting, overcame all opinions to arrange the director's position to you."

"Oh, Shelly, don't say this..." Brady interrupted her with a wave of his hand and looked at Tang De with a smile: "It's not that troublesome actually, Tang De. I just hope you can sign this agreement."

Secretary Shelly handed over another document, but this one was obviously much thicker.

Tang De glanced lightly and immediately frowned, because the conditions above were relatively harsh for him.

This agreement requires Tang De to abide by the company's arrangements, and in addition to taking breaks at the specified time, he must accept the shooting tasks assigned by the company every month. This is completely opposite to the current contract where Tang De takes the lead and freely chooses packaging services.

In contrast, Brady's singer resources were given priority to Tang De, and his salary was several times higher than before.

In addition, the agent is still Mike, but the contract period has been changed to five years.

In Tang De's opinion, this agreement is no different from a contract of sale.

But Brady obviously didn't think so. He opened his hands and made a speech gesture and said: "Don De, no one can guarantee that he will always succeed. I can't, and neither can you. But I can guarantee that you can give every time." The best singers make the best music videos, think about the Grammys, think about the MTV Awards? That's what you should pursue, and I can help you."

It sounded nice, but even the illiterate Raymond could probably hear the calculating sound in his words.

Only then did Tang De fully understand Brady's plan. The executive vice president was preparing to tie himself to his boat.

But how could he accept such an agreement?
  Just kidding, even without Brady's commitment, he is sure to get everything he wants, just a little slower.

Not to mention that he is also the boss of Supreme Creative and Angel Manifesto, so there is no reason to fight for CAA every day.

But Tang De doesn't plan to break up with him immediately, after all, he doesn't plan to leave CAA yet.

If I were to leave CAA alone and go it alone, I would have to work ten times harder than I do now, both in terms of resources and connections.

The platform is far more important than personal ability. Of course, for Tang De, the platform means saving trouble.

So Tang De thought for a while and said: "To be honest, I am very excited, but I have difficulty making choices. I need to go home and think about it carefully."

Brady nodded generously: "Of course, but as soon as possible... Tang De, I am very busy, and there are many people who want this agreement very much, but I only gave it to you."

His tone was full of appreciation, but Tang De knew that behind this appreciation was full of calculations.

"I will, then I..." Tang De picked up the document and pretended to take it away.

"Take it away, no problem."

"Thank you."

After thanking him, Tang De, who maintained a fake smile, followed Shelly back into the elevator, and then left the CAA Building as Shelly watched.

After driving all the way back to his company's office and sitting on the boss's chair, Tang De tore up the agreement and threw it into the trash can.

"Shit, what a beautiful thought."

After cursing, he called Jimmy in and asked directly: "Which executive vice president does your agent work for?"

(End of this chapter)