Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 129 The Last Incense Love

In Robert Redford's RV in Las Vegas, Michael Ovitz sat on the sofa, looking at people who no longer had the glory they once had.

"Robert, can you tell me what happened?"

The filming of "Indecent Proposal" has been completed for most of the time. If problems arise at this time, Dawn Pictures will definitely not accept it.

Robert Redford was somewhat helpless. "I need to take sleeping pills to fall asleep at night, and my mental state is very bad every day!"

Michael Ovitz thought for a while, "Go take a vacation, during Christmas and New Year's time;"

"I will coordinate with the insurance company and also persuade Aaron Anderson to suspend filming..."

On Christmas Eve, the ball at the Dream Hotel in Las Vegas.

"Is the filming of 'Indecent Proposal' suspended for a week?"

Aaron looked at Michael Ovitz in surprise.

This situation happened on the set of "Indecent Proposal" a week ago, and no one informed me. Fortunately, my own employees withstood the pressure.

The director, the producers, and almost the entire crew had to cooperate with Robert Redford's prerogative.

"Aaron, you and I both know that Robert is an important actor in this movie. Giving him some time to recover will be better for everyone;"

"The insurance company, the crew, and CAA will be responsible for coordination. Once Robert Redford returns from his vacation, we will rush to shoot and will definitely be able to finish the film on time!"

If the film cannot be completed on time, the insurance company will suffer a considerable loss. For those who have a completion guarantee agreement, the most important thing for Michael Ovitz is to convince the insurance company;

However, the postponement of "Indecent Proposal" will also have a great impact on Shuguang's plans.

CAA certainly cannot guarantee Aaron whether there will be subsequent cost overruns or that the filming results will not meet expectations.

Aaron stared at Michael Ovitz and said, "Okay, I can suspend filming and let Robert Redford go on vacation. After the vacation, all the scenes from last week need to be re-shot;"

"We need to make up for the progress we made during the vacation!"

Michael Ovitz breathed a sigh of relief. His main concern now was to prevent Robert Redford from leaving CAA and joining another agency.

Now that Aaron Anderson has loosened up, there is room for maneuver.

"Don't worry, Aaron. Robert is a professional and veteran actor. He will definitely be able to adjust. The 'Indecent Deal' project will definitely go smoothly!"

Michael Ovitz said this and patted Aaron on the shoulder.

Aaron Anderson nodded and then left the dance.

Watching the young man leave, Michael Ovitz knew that the last bit of affection between Aaron Anderson and CAA had run out;

The crew of "Indecent Proposal" was packed with CAA's clients, and even Aaron Anderson, who has always been strong in his work, had a hard time controlling the crew!
Besides, Aaron Anderson has never really liked the project packaging model. Perhaps, he will never accept CAA's packaged projects again.

Aaron Anderson, who is rapidly developing and gaining momentum, is currently one of the most outstanding young and talented producers in Hollywood. Michael Ovitz shook his head. "I don't know if it's right or wrong."

Soon, on Christmas Day, the crew members of "Indecent Proposal" received a notice that the crew would suspend filming for a week!

Dawn Films, Burbank, Los Angeles.

"You've done a great job. Once Indecent Proposal resumes production, you will represent Dawn Pictures in assisting in the management of the crew throughout the entire process."

"If there's anything important, just call me. Also, you can fully participate in the company's next production, 'Scent of a Woman'!"

Dawn Steele, female, 45 years old, used to work at Columbia Pictures. She and Brad Grey came to Dawn together and worked in the production department.
However, Dawn has the absolute ace Aaron Anderson, and everyone pales in comparison to him.

Dawn Steele nodded. "That's fine, but I'm still worried that when Robert Redford returns from vacation, he might not be able to continue doing his job."

Aaron frowned and was silent for a while. If the effect was not good, then the sooner Robert Redford was replaced, the smaller the loss would be.

But two-thirds of the scenes of "Indecent Proposal" have been filmed, and the cost of replacing Robert Redford is too high!
"'Scent of a Woman' was originally scheduled to officially start filming at the end of January. Normally, by that time, 'Indecent Proposal' would have been almost finished filming."

"However, to prevent any unexpected events, I will temporarily put the filming plan of "Scent of a Woman" on hold. If Robert Redford is really unable to do the role, then I will let Al Pacino replace him and reshoot his scenes!"

As a result, the project of "Scent of a Woman" will be delayed by at least two or three months;
If Robert Redford recovers after his vacation, everyone will be happy. "Indecent Proposal" can be completed normally and "Scent of a Woman" can start shooting as planned.

Dawn Steele was horrified. Reshooting Robert Redford's scenes would cost an extra $1000 million.
The one who must pay for this overspending is Dawn Pictures itself, because Al Pacino is also a big client of CAA!

In the afternoon, Jack Wells came to Aaron's office and found that the other party was obviously in a bad mood.

"Well, it's because of 'Indecent Proposal', right?"

Jack Wells spread his hands and said, "CAA's packaged project, the entire crew is their people, for a superstar like Robert Redford, they will definitely cooperate fully;"

"For projects like this, the film company's say is definitely not as strong as CAA's!"

Aaron smiled and said, "The client-centric system, CAA's ambitions are indeed growing, and Michael Ovitz seems to have been blinded;"

"CAA is always the seller, and our film company is the buyer. Film projects have always been a buyer's market."

"A box is valuable because it contains a gem. Without the gem, the box is worthless!"

CAA can sell more than 20 package projects a year, but they have at least hundreds of package projects prepared for recommendation;
They have no say in the film company's choices.

Jack Wills understood, "It's like when we used to go to the Venice pier to buy seafood, and the ropes used to tie the seafood were sold at a high price;"

"But if those guys think they can sell ropes for the same price as seafood, they're going to get beaten up."

Aaron nodded. "Yeah, pretty much. CAA has that mentality now. They really think a project is only valuable because of CAA!"

However, perhaps, Dawn will have to go to the bank for a loan again. Excluding the production budget of "Scent of a Woman", Dawn has less than 1000 million US dollars in cash.

(End of this chapter)