The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1452 Fame
Jon's heart began to beat fast and his palms began to sweat. He couldn't believe that he and Scott, two idiots, actually tried to blackmail the man in front of them.

Even if their combined IQs were added together, they still couldn't shake Anson. If they weren't careful, they might be sold out by Anson before they knew it.

At some point, Jon wondered if this idea of ​​going directly to Anson had been a mistake from the beginning.
On the other side, the heartless Scott blurted out his words without thinking.

"We tried, we tried, we tried all around, but all failed; and then, Jon, he thought of you."

"Let's be realistic. You were willing to give 'The Butterfly Effect' a chance, you were willing to give 'Walk the Song' a chance, and we believe you should be willing to give 'The Hangover' a chance as well."

"The original plan was to go straight to Edgar Cook, but Adriana disagreed..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jon, "Scott!"

Jon looked at Scott with horror on his face, then turned to Anson and gave him a panicked smile, "Anson, don't listen to Scott's nonsense. I can explain. Just listen to my explanation."

Anson raised his chin slightly, but smiled without saying anything, as if to say, "I didn't stop you, so please explain."

Jon was stunned when he was bathed in Anson's gaze: Uh...

How should this be explained?
Fortunately, Anson had no intention of forcing Jon to explain. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his smile blossomed. He spoke slowly and unhurriedly, "It seems that there should be many rumors in Hollywood right now."

"Forest Pictures has a good reputation. We are willing to open our arms to different possibilities and welcome directors, screenwriters, actors and producers to try. The news has gradually spread, which is a good thing."

Next, if Lucas can successfully negotiate the "Sin City" project, which will be the first time that Forest Pictures has invested in a project not starring Anson, their reputation will spread further and everything will be just as Anson expected.

"At the same time, I also have a reputation as a demon."

Jon felt like he couldn't breathe, "Anson...Anson! Things are really not what you think."

Anson waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind and that he didn't intend to pursue the matter. "You don't need to worry about me and Adriana. What you should worry about is your relationship with Adriana. After all, you are friends, not me."

This is the truth.

In fact, Anson could guess a thing or two about "Adriana" without asking any questions.

Previously, Edgar had mentioned to Anson that competition is encouraged within the William Morris Agency. Even within the same company, they are competitors, and the survival of the fittest applies, which is the law of the jungle.

Over the past twenty years, Creative Artists Agency has become the industry leader by relying on top-down united "bundling sales", completely changing the working model of the Hollywood agency industry, and even winning top praise as "There are two kinds of people in Hollywood, CAA and everyone else".

Naturally, one has to wonder why other agencies don’t copy the Creative Artists Agency model.
Because this model cannot be replicated, its success requires consideration of the historical context.

Later, Michael Ovitz, who created this cooperation model and reached the peak, left Creative Artists Agency to become president of Disney. However, he suffered a disastrous defeat after just one year and left in disgrace. After that, he opened a separate agency and returned to his original business.

In Michael Ovitz's view, he once created the glory of Creative Artists Agency with his own hands, and the success of Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts were all achieved by him; he even pushed Sony to acquire and merge Columbia Pictures, so now he can replicate this success again.

As it turned out, this was not the case. Michael Ovitz only persisted with the same model and system for less than three years before he went bankrupt.

The Creative Artists Agency model was successful only this time, so over the past few years, despite the huge impact that Creative Artists Agency had on the entire Hollywood, no other company followed suit.

The William Morris Agency, which sticks to the old ways, has also managed to gain a firm foothold and is still the undisputed second in command in Hollywood.

Then, a familiar situation emerged.

Within William Morris, "Anson Wood" attracted a lot of attention, which brought Edgar huge attention, but also created countless enemies for him.

After all, Edgar was a newcomer with no foundation. He relied solely on Anson, an artist, to soar to the top of the pyramid in a short period of time. The siege and attacks he faced were no less severe than Anson, even within the company.

The gun is easy to hide, and the dark arrow is hard to prevent.

Cases like Adriana backstabbing Edgar within the company have occurred before, and more than once or twice. Although Edgar has never complained to Anson, Anson has heard rumors while working on the crew that Edgar's actors were snatched away by other agents.

It is a daily occurrence for agents to hide information from each other and compete for roles and projects. There is nothing to be surprised about.

It is precisely because of this that Edgar must now continue to expand his influence and continue to build connections and circles in order to form his own channels.

In the new era, information is capital. Edgar must keep his eyes and ears open and try his best to grasp the overall situation in the fierce competition.

Therefore, Anson didn't need to ask about Adriana at all, as he could roughly deduce the situation; moreover, he didn't intend to ask.

There is a battlefield among brokers.

The same is true today.

Jon and Scott come to look for Anson, does Trip know? If Trip knows, what about Adriana?
The ones who really need to face Adriana should be Jon and Scott, not Anson.

Amidst all the intrigues and behind-the-scenes games, Anson should be the most relaxed person. What he needs to focus on is this project and only this project.

Anson threw a stone, causing ripples in Jon's heart, but Anson did not give Jon more time to think and ferment, and then brought the subject back.

"Okay, even if Trip fails and fails to attract producers, what about you? You should have your own channels, right?"

"Or is this the first work of your two professional careers?"

Scott was about to speak subconsciously, but this time he finally learned his lesson and glanced at Jon. His impulsiveness had really disrupted a lot of his plans today.

However, Jon was lost in his own thoughts and did not respond.

Scott didn't care. He had already asked, "No, of course not. How could that be possible?" He paused, his words seemed to lack some confidence, a little guilty, "This is our second work."

Part two?
"Ha." Anson chuckled. "That's right. It's indeed not the first one."

(End of this chapter)