Ace Hollywood

(3,000 words, Chapter 1, striving for collection and recommendation, Penguin Group: 460719545)

Kevin, I have one thing I hope you can help with. Daniel had already figured it out on the way here, Quigley—now the Hong Kong media has not named MaggieQ, her English name is Margaret Denise Quigley, she is definitely the most suitable heroine for Silent Love, if CAA contacted her two years in advance, there must be no big difference.

Of course, Kevin Gauley will not refuse small requests from hot clients. They don't pay much attention to China now, but they have an office in Hong Kong. Jack Cheng, Bruce Lee, John Woo, etc. help this tiny place get Hollywood's attention. In addition, there are several important ticket warehouses in Greater China, and brokerage companies also need to coordinate some things.

But there are very few Chinese actors signed, very few. Americans nowadays only recognize kung fu and are not interested in other actors of yellow race.

Wait for two hours, her message will arrive soon.

This is the efficiency of CAA, and it is also Hollywood's condescension to the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

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CAA's Hong Kong office received a request from the headquarters, and at a loss, they quickly contacted TVB in Clear Water Bay TV City. Quigley signed with TVB last year and played soy sauce several times in some episodes and movies. He was absolutely on the verge Although the role has attracted some people's attention because of her mixed-race beauty, she has no chance yet because of her seniority in TVB.

Of course, the people of CAA can't do anything openly. They have friends in TVB, and they just take a star's information, and there is no need to alarm the high-level.

In less than two hours, Quigley's resume was sent to the CAA headquarters in the United States, the most important of which was the photo.

Quigley was born as a model and has countless photos. Even Kevin was amazed by this mixed-race beauty when he saw these photos.

He handed the material to Daniel, This is an attractive girl, and she's an American?

Yes, as far as I know, she was born in Hawaii, and she probably has mixed blood from five or six countries.

So people should try more to contribute more beauties and handsome men. Danny, you are also of mixed race, right?

Daniel nodded and looked at Quigley's information. The information is very simple, but the photos are very convincing.

It has both the beauty of the East and the West. It may need a little makeup, but it is already perfect. Daniel thought to himself that Li Qi is an oriental girl. Although the script does not indicate whether she has Western ancestry, she should still be more like an oriental person.

Kevin is curious about what Daniel is looking for her to do.

Daniel also did not intend to hide that the USC short film competition he participated in needed a heroine, and he thought Quigley was very suitable.

That game at USC? Kevin had many thoughts in his mind. This mixed-race beauty is indeed amazing, and she can satisfy Americans' yearning for Orientals even more than Lucy Liu, mysterious and sexy. And, if she and Daniel were able to work together on this high-profile short, it would mean a lot easier for her to run.

The cost is not low, why not try it? Hollywood also has needs for oriental girls, and she should have more choices than that.

Kevin made his decision almost immediately.

Daniel, the company can help you solve this problem. Kevin looked at you with an expression that we value you very much.

Of course Daniel wanted to show his shock knowingly,

Kevin, what do you mean?

We'll sign her and turn it over to you and your student director, how about that?

Daniel seemed to be so surprised and surprised that he didn't speak for a long time.

Kevin was visibly pleased with his reaction.

Daniel, CAA has always done its best for its customers, and the entire company's resources are dedicated to making customers more successful, which is unique in Hollywood.

Oh yes, signing with CAA was the best decision I've ever made.

Daniel despised his own hypocrisy in his heart. CAA is indeed rich in resources, but I’m afraid it’s not necessary to say how much it gave him. You must know that CAA tried its best to avoid getting involved in the star role competition, because half of Hollywood stars are his clients. , even if the opponent is not CAA, but who can guarantee that some people behind him have nothing to do with CAA?

Therefore, the agent is the person that the star can rely on. He is strong enough and well-connected to help the star compete for high-quality resources with other stars in the same company or different companies.

But Daniel doesn't have to show it, at least when Kevin tries to show that the company is more important to him than the agent—he's not an idiot, and now is the time to take advantage.

Quigley felt that she might have been hit by the god of luck. She received a call from CAA's Hong Kong office at the commercial site. She has no TV series to shoot now, so she can only rely on filming commercials to maintain her expenses.

She once suspected that it was a liar.

But the location of CAA's Hong Kong office is well known, and she was asked to come directly to the door, so the scammer had no room to use it.

After finishing work in a hurry with anxiety, Quigley took a taxi to the destination.

She is not a local actor like Hong Kong, she knows what CAA means better than them, even a real American blonde girl is willing to sleep with a hundred people in order to enter CAA.

The conversation was brief, and Quigley signed a temporary deal with CAA that included a job for her and, if she got enough attention, CAA would offer her a long-term contract.

This is pragmatic cooperation.

But Quigley regards it as a rope that leads to the sky. As long as she grasps it, she will break away from the small puddle of Hong Kong and break into the haunted Hollywood.

I can. Quigley said fiercely in her heart, and she would do whatever it took.

When Kevin handed over the news, Daniel hadn't attended the kickoff meeting at USC, which meant that it was less than two days away. He has to give CAA a thumbs up for its execution.

Kevin told him that Quigley would fly to Los Angeles tomorrow, and CAA would arrange for her first, and the specific work could be coordinated through Kusa's assistant.

Yes, Kusa also has an assistant now, and Daniel has more and more things, which is why Kevin chose to mention the long-term broker at this time.

The more things a star has, it means that he is on the rise, and the faster the growth rate, the more violent the upward momentum.

Think about the Daniel thing.

Brokers are not required to do all kinds of complicated expenses such as finance, taxation, industry association fees, rent, etc., but they need to contact accountants and lawyers. Tax avoidance and legal affairs must be done, and accountants and lawyers defraud employers Wealth is not a new story, and brokers are responsible for supervision.

Movie work, which is a big guy, takes up most of Cusa's time, and the movie is not just waiting to be shot,

For such a simple thing as waiting for the screening after filming, communication and contact are continuous, and the film plan is always adjusted, and these must be communicated with the main actors, and the schedule of the actors is also fine-tuned, which also needs to be discussed with the film studio. discuss.

In addition, for films that have not started filming, such as Legally Blonde and The Bourne Shadow, Cusa must keep in touch and follow up their progress to ensure that Daniel will make timely and effective arrangements in case of accidents.

For the upcoming Gladiator, the rich and complicated publicity plan requires Cusa to confirm with Universal, what is acceptable and what is not, what is Daniel's bottom line, or where is the bottom line that Daniel is willing to pay for this movie.

All of this needs to be told to Universal!

Of course, Kusa has to constantly screen the production list, and there are still a large number of scripts to read. Before the script reaches Daniel, he must pass Kusa's eyes. This is indeed his right, but it is also a huge burden.

He is as busy as a spinning top.

However, that's not all.

Daniel is not Meryl Streep or Daniel Day-Lewis, he is not a reclusive acting god, he needs exposure, he needs to socialize, he needs to cater to the audience, which means he has to go to a lot of parties , public events, charity, TV shows, etc., all of which need to be arranged by Kusa. Although Andy can help him, Andy is only an assistant, and it is difficult to intervene too much.

The reason why long-term brokerage has become so popular is that it came into being.

Celebrities are often paid millions or tens of millions of dollars, and they are not earned by a single person. There is a large team behind them: brokerage companies, agents, assistants, accountants, lawyers, and even public relations personnel, etc. The number is huge.

Daniel, for example, has an additional online PR team behind him—Fred's team.

Relatively speaking, this team is not expensive, and compared with those big-name public relations companies that take a commission, it is simply affordable—just like the difference between Costco and Wal-Mart. The former is a warehouse store that sells a Cheaper, the latter is superstore, normal price.

In such a powerful and busy atmosphere, Kusa knew what Kevin and Daniel were talking about.

It was Daniel who told him.

The pen in Kusa's hand stopped there, and after a moment of silence, he let out a breath, I really didn't expect that I would face this problem so soon.

As Kevin said, he is not naive. Long-term brokerage is the iron law of CAA, and he cannot refuse. What he is worried about is that once Daniel tastes the sweetness, he must know that there are countless agents who are better than him in CAA, and the resources in their hands are beyond his reach. Some people can directly reach the desk of the CEO of the seven major film companies. Some have close ties to film funds.

Once they are determined to win Daniel, they will use these resources to tell Daniel who is best for him.

Daniel, who has tasted such a bone-destroying taste that if you move, come and wave, you will undoubtedly stay away from him.

Everything is out of his control.

This matter, Daniel, you need to think about it carefully. CAA has many excellent agents, and they should all be very interested in you. Kusa struggled for a while, but decided to be more aware of current affairs, so that at least the accumulated experience of their hard work together Emotions can play the biggest role, he can get a good piece of cake from Daniel's affairs, or be more competitive in the agent.

Celebrities are a commodity, but they also have feelings.

I'm so happy for you, Daniel, you've come so close to your dream.

dream? Daniel was in a trance for a while, is A-level star his dream?

Maybe not, what he is chasing is just the rising pleasure-often it is reflected in power, money, coffee status and awards, which are signs of a certain degree, but not the goal.

Where is the target? Until that day, no one will know.