Chapter 153 High-Level Meeting
The day’s plan begins in the morning.
As the sun rises, Century City has already begun to get busy. This area located on the west side of the center of Los Angeles is not only the area with the highest concentration of business buildings in the city, but also the heart of the entire Hollywood——
Film companies, music companies, brokerage companies, public relations companies and other industry-related companies are all bustling here. Although more than 50,000 people flock to Century City every day to start work, there are only less than 6,000 Man can inhabit this center of power.
William Morris, as the oldest agency in Hollywood, is located in Century City, witnessing the comings and goings of all living things. After a century of polishing, it has already become a landmark of Century City, even if Innovative artists now steal all the limelight, but this is still a place of pilgrimage for agents starting out in the industry.
Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, all year round.
Including today.
"Edgar..."
"Edgar!"
The calls came from far to near, and Edgar Cook had to cover the phone. He picked up the receiver and spoke to the source of the sound, replying, "Conversing with the producer..."
But obviously, the other party didn't care at all. He didn't even look at Edgar and shouted to himself, "Partner meeting room, in three minutes."
After leaving the sentence, the man walked quickly Leave and follow Harry Smith who is texting in front -
Harry didn't even look at Edgar from beginning to end, focusing on the matters at hand, and the two of them had already turned around and walked away. left.
Edgar was speechless and rolled his eyes, but he took a deep breath and controlled himself.
Donald-Morin, the agent assistant at the desk next door, raised his eyebrows in an exaggerated manner and joked, "Others who want to participate don't have a chance yet."
Edgar smiled and said, "Why don't you go to the meeting instead of me? Just in time, my work here can be finished, the budget meeting."
Donald's smile stayed at the corner of his mouth, his expression became a little sarcastic, and then retreated Go back, "Haha, what you are saying is that if I take it seriously, I will be the one who makes a fool of myself and will be treated as a circus monkey."
Edgar ignored the other party, took a deep breath, and started again Facing the microphone, he smiled and said, "...How about this? I will sort out what I just said and send it to you via email. This way the details will be clearer. We can discuss the specific situation based on the email list next time. What do you think?"
Three times and two times to sort out the situation, Edgar hung up the phone.
At this time, Edgar raised his head and looked at Donald, "I am serious. Do you think I can talk in there, or at least look familiar? No, I am the secretary."
After a pause, he repeated, "Secretary."
After saying that, Edgar packed up his notebook and walked quickly towards the conference room -
These are all the truth.
Although Edgar was promoted to a junior agent a few months ago, and during this period, he signed three actors one after another and officially entered the work of an agent, the situation remains the same. There is no essential change.
Those three actors are all blue-collar actors, suitable for some specific roles. Their situation is simple. Any movie or TV is a plug-and-play type. There is never a lack of work, every time While the gig fees are low, the workload has been very steady.
To be honest, they are much more stable than those young actors with outstanding appearance. Being an actor is really a job and may never become a big hit, but there is no problem in supporting a family, just like office workers.
However, the problem is-
Their jobs are stable, and each cooperation negotiation is relatively easy. In addition, they have no other matters that require agents to handle it, so Edgar His income is not high, and he has to take care of his original assistant job.
At William Morris, to be precise, this is the case for all traditional agencies except innovative artists, unless the agent has actors who can play important supporting roles or multiple actors who can maintain a stable income. Otherwise, junior brokers still need to take on the work of assistants and handle trivial matters for senior brokers and partners.
Of course, they are also very happy. These trivial tasks can not only earn assistant income, but also allow them to contact producers, directors, and superstars. They are also well-informed with inside information, and opportunities are often hidden here.
Thus, there is Edgar's current situation. Although he has been promoted to a junior agent, he does not have his own office. Not only does he sit with his assistants, but he also needs to be responsible for secretarial work for some high-level meetings.
For example, partner meetings.
In the beginning, Edgar stood outside the siege. He was also full of expectations and eager to try. Like other assistants, he was eager to enter those high-level partner meetings. Maybe there were opportunities hidden in them, maybe those partners appreciated him, etc. wait.
But after actually entering the meeting, he realized that he was just a tool playing the role of a recorder. No one would look at him twice. He bet that more than the average attendee in the meeting did not know about him. name.
Outside the boardroom, he was a junior agent, starting his own business, working for himself, and building a bright future for himself.
But in the conference room, he was still an insignificant speck of dust.
Excuse me, who is willing to give up his career and become a typist?
And!
At present, Edgar has his own work that needs to be handled well. Who knows, maybe that opportunity can become a turning point in Edgar's career; but now he needs to temporarily put down his work and play the role of secretary role.
hehe.
But...
What else can we do? This is the way to go.
Edgar longs to have his own exclusive artist, and he is a potential new star who can open up the situation. It only takes one person to completely overturn his situation, and that desire is burning in his chest.
Huh.
After exhaling, whether he wanted to or not, Edgar pushed the door open and entered the partner conference room. He silently entered the innermost part of the conference room and prepared to record the meeting.
A. two. Three...
In a blink of an eye, the conference room was almost full. Edgar was a little surprised. This situation is rare. It can be seen that the weight of today's meeting may be different, but he did not know that the discussion What is the issue.
What are the rumors inside the company recently? Or what important project or large-scale project can actually mobilize everyone?
Edgar's brain was running at high speed, but he had no answer for the moment.
And...if it was really a big project, it wouldn't be his turn to intervene. He was just a bystander anyway, and the excitement didn't belong to him.
Easy.
The glass door of the conference room opened, and a man wearing a dark blue suit appeared. His not strong body looked well-proportioned and strong, fully supporting the lines of the suit, and his short, capable hair was mixed with a lot of white hair. , but does not look old, but has an elegant and sophisticated temperament.
As soon as he entered the door, he went straight to the point without pausing. He held up a photo and displayed it in front of everyone.
“Whose client is this?”
cough.
Edgar almost choked on his own saliva.
Fourth update.
(End of this chapter)