Ace Hollywood

(Three thousand words, the first chapter, strive to collect and recommend, penguin group: 460719545)

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

Of course, Kevin Gawley will not refuse the small request of the popular customers. They do not pay so much attention to China now, but they have an office in Hong Kong. Jack Cheng, Bruce Lee, Woo Woo, etc. helped this tiny place get the attention of Hollywood. 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 signed Chinese actors, very few. Today's Americans only know kung fu and have no interest in other yellow actors.

"Wait 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 industry.

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CAA Hong Kong office received a request from the headquarters and quickly contacted TVB located in Clear Water Bay TV City. Quigley signed a contract with TVB last year and played soy sauce a few times in some episodes and movies, which is an absolute edge. Although the role has attracted some people's attention because of her mixed-race beauty, her TVB qualifications are ahead, and she has no chance yet.

Of course, CAA people can't do anything stubbornly. They have friends in TVB, and they just take a star's information, and they don't need to alert the top management.

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 is 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, "Is this an attractive girl, and is she an American?"

"Yes, as far as I know, she was born in Hawaii, and her body is probably of mixed blood from five or six countries."

"So people should try a lot in order to contribute more beautiful and handsome guys. Danny, you are also mixed race, right?"

Daniel nodded and flipped through Quigley's information. The information was very simple, but the photos were very convincing.

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

Kevin was curious about what Daniel wanted her to do.

Daniel also has no intention of concealing that the USC short film competition he participated in needs a heroine, and he thinks Quigley is suitable.

"That USC competition?" Kevin's mind poured out a lot of thoughts, this mixed-race beauty is really amazing, and she is more mysterious and **** than Lucy Liu. And, if she and Daniel were able to collaborate on the high-profile short, it would mean it would be a lot easier to run her.

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

Kevin made his decision almost immediately.

"Daniel, the company can help you solve this problem." Kevin's expression we take you very seriously.

Of course Daniel wanted to show his shock knowingly, "Kevin, what do you mean?"

"How about we sign her and give it to you and your student director?"

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

Kevin was clearly satisfied with his reaction.

"Daniel, CAA has always worked hard for its clients, and the entire company's resources are dedicated to making clients more successful, which is unique in Hollywood."

"Oh, yes, signing with CAA was really the smartest decision I've ever made."

Daniel despised his own hypocrisy in his heart. CAA is indeed rich in resources, but to say how much it has given him, I am afraid not necessarily. You must know that CAA tries to avoid getting involved in the competition for the role of stars. This is because half of the stars in Hollywood 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 and different companies.

But Daniel doesn't have to show it, at least when Kevin tries hard to show that the company is very important to him, more than the importance of the agent - he is not a fool, and now is the time to take advantage.

Quigley felt that she might have been hit on the waist by the **** of luck, and she received a call from the CAA Hong Kong office at the advertising site. She has no TV series to shoot now, so she can only maintain her expenses by shooting commercials.

She once suspected that it was a liar.

But the location of CAA's Hong Kong office is well known. She was asked to come directly to the door, and the liar has no place to show it.

After hurriedly finishing work with trepidation, Quigley took a taxi to his destination.

She is not a local actor in Hong Kong. She knows what CAA means better than them. Even an authentic American blonde is willing to accompany a hundred people to bed in order to enter CAA.

The conversation was brief, and Quigley signed a temporary contract with CAA, which included one of her jobs. If she could gain enough attention, CAA would give her a long-term contract.

This is a pragmatic cooperation.

But Quigley regards it as a rope to the sky. As long as she catches it, she will break away from this small water pool in Hong Kong and break into the haunted Hollywood.

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

When Kevin handed over the news, Daniel hadn't gone to the USC kick-off meeting, 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 her first, and the specific work could be coordinated through Cusa's assistant.

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

A star has more things, which means that he is in a rising period, and the faster the growth rate, the stronger the upward momentum.

Think about Daniel.

Finance, taxes, industry association fees, rent and other complicated expenses do not need brokers to do it themselves, but they need to contact accountants, lawyers, tax avoidance and legal matters must be done, and accountants and lawyers defraud employers Wealth is not a new story, and brokers are responsible for overseeing it.

Film work, this is a big man, it almost takes up most of Cusa's time, the film is not just waiting to be shot,

It is as simple as waiting for the screening after filming. Communication and contact are continuous. The film plan is constantly being adjusted, and these must be communicated with the main actors. discuss.

In addition, for films that have not yet started, such as Legally Blonde and Bourne, Cusa must keep in touch and follow up on their progress to ensure that Daniel makes timely and effective arrangements in the event of an accident.

For the upcoming "Gladiator", the rich and complicated publicity plan requires Cusa to determine with Universal, what can and cannot be, what is Daniel's bottom line, or what is the bottom line that Daniel is willing to pay for this movie.

These all need to be told to the world!

Of course, Cusa has to keep sifting through the production list, and there are a lot of scripts to read. Before the script reaches Daniel, it must pass through Cusa's eyes. This is certainly his power, but it is also a huge burden.

He was as busy as a spinning top.

However, that's not all.

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

The reason why long brokerages have become popular is actually that they came into being.

Celebrities earn millions and tens of millions of dollars at every turn. They are not earned by one person alone. They have a large team behind them: brokerage companies, brokers, assistants, accountants, lawyers, and even public relations personnel, etc. The number is huge.

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

Relatively speaking, this team is not expensive. Compared with those big-name PR companies that take a commission, it is simply affordable - just like the difference between Costco and Wal-Mart. The former is a warehouse and mass-market store that sells a cheap , the latter is a supermarket, normal price.

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

It was Daniel who told him.

The pen in Kusa's hand stopped there. After a while of silence, he let out a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect that I would face this problem so soon. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"

As Kevin said, he is not naive, long brokerage is the iron law of CAA, and he cannot refuse. What he is worried about is that once Daniel has tasted the sweetness, he must know that there are countless agents better than him in CAA, and the resources in their hands are beyond his reach. Some have close ties to the Film Fund.

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

Daniel, who has tasted the bone-wrenching taste of swaying and walking, 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." Cusa struggled for a while, but decided to be aware of the current affairs, so that at least they worked together and accumulated Emotions can play the biggest role, and he can get a good piece of the pie from Daniel's things, or be a little more competitive in the agent.

Celebrities are a commodity, but they also have feelings.

"I'm so happy for you, Daniel, you're so close to your dream."

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

Maybe not. What he's chasing is just rising pleasure—often it's manifested in power, money, status, and awards, which are all signs of a certain degree, but not the goal.

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