Chapter 154 Excellent Opportunity
Brain-Swardstorm, only thirty-eight years old, started out as an actor and producer, but his career was not successful. A series of works He was lackluster, but he shined after entering the brokerage industry.
In just a few years, he became one of William Morris's top agents, with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones ( Catherine-Zeta-Jones) and other A-list stars, and their clients won three Emmy Awards last year. There is no doubt that they are currently in the limelight.
Beginning this year, Brian became one of the senior partners of William Morris. Although he is not the CEO for the time being, he is indeed responsible for many businesses, including organizing partner meetings.
At William Morris, which is based on seniority, some people originally thought that Brian, who was not very senior, might face controversy and challenges, but in fact, Brian, who is always good at dancing, has managed the relationship well with other partners. .
Without being condescending or aggressive, and moving easily between different forces, Bryan is indeed playing the role of "Switzerland", skillfully uniting the top management of William Morris.
Time is precious, and Brian is not going to make a long speech, so he will go straight to the topic.
“Whose client is this?”
Brian held up a photo, looked around the audience, and showed it to everyone; but the cut was too fast, and the veterans in the conference room He was still busy with his own affairs, his attention was not focused immediately, and his reactions were slightly scattered.
Brian was not surprised——
The Hollywood agent industry is like this. Actors often follow agents rather than agencies. What does this mean?
In other words, if Brian now switches jobs to other agencies, the actors in his hands will probably switch jobs with him.
This gives agents tremendous power, and their relationship with the company is relatively subtle.
Of course, there are exceptions. In addition to Leonardo DiCaprio, who keeps changing agents in order to cooperate with Martin Scorsese, there are also actors who are dissatisfied with their agents. Switch companies.
The most famous example is Halle-Berry. She was originally affiliated with the Creative Agency, and it was here that they helped Halle win the Oscar for Best Actress; but After winning the Oscar in 2003, Halle was not satisfied with the company's attitude and planning, so she switched to William Morris in 2005 without an agent.
Later, Halle returned to Creative Artists after more than a decade at William Morris, hoping to reshape her career.
In short, the relationship between agents, agencies, and actors is not that simple.
These agents in front of him are all powerful people with powerful resources, and Brian must make a big move to grab their attention.
Brian did not panic. He put the photo on the table and motioned for everyone to circulate it. His words did not pause, getting to the point of this impromptu meeting.
“This casting of ‘Spider-Man’ should be our opportunity to turn the situation around.”
"Sony Columbia is not limited to any one agency in selecting actors, and Sam Raimi is willing to open up all possibilities."
"We all know that innovative artists will definitely do their best to seize the opportunity, but I hope that we I can catch it because I heard that Sony Colombia is preparing to make a sequel. They are very determined."
With a few words, everyone's attention was captured and all eyes were focused.
There is no need for Brian to explain, the veterans here all understand what this means.
In the current movie market, it is not unusual for sequel movies to be all over the place. However, it is 2000 and it is not popular to package and produce sequel movies together. It is often a matter of taking one step at a time.
In the future, when a project is initiated, the specifications of a trilogy will be planned from the beginning, and the three movies will form a series, and the layout of the trilogy will even be completed from the creative level. This is mainly due to the linkage of the "Marvel Universe".
Now, that is not the case. Shooting a movie is a project, and it may not even leave a tail at the end of the movie to bury the sequel. Only when the movie is a box office hit will a sequel be arranged.
Moreover, directors are not keen on making sequels. The most typical one is the "Alien" series, which has gained both word-of-mouth and box office success. However, the connection between three films and three directors is also very weak.
But!
Bryan said that Sony Columbia planned to shoot a sequel in the preparation stage, which is indeed a big deal.
First, it shows Sony Columbia’s determination that they will definitely invest more effort in movies.
Secondly, the sequel was on the table before the first one was filmed. It was very rare in 2000 and there was no precedent. This meant that the agent could get more pay for the actors. After all, Sony Columbia did not I hope that after the success of the first film, the lead actor will be changed in the sequel. Thirdly, maybe they can use this as a bargaining chip to package more jobs for supporting roles.
Lastly, and most importantly, they are in a life-and-death competition with innovative artists.
In a flash of lightning, the atmosphere in the conference room changed subtly.
Brian was not surprised by the effect he created, and his expression remained calm.
“Yesterday, the first batch of actors arrived in New York for auditions. Sam Raimi and the producers from Sony, Columbia and Marvel will all attend the official auditions.”
Special, grand .
“But there is not a single client we represent there.”
There was some agitation in the conference room, “Brian, we submitted a list according to Sony Columbia’s request, including three Sixteen young actors, we have done our best.”
Brian looked at the source of the voice and responded lightly, "But it's obviously not enough."
Brian leaned forward slightly, "Hey, we are discussing a $100 million project, although it is not certain at the moment The final investment cost figure, but this is almost certainly the biggest project since 'Titanic,' and we need to do better than 'Thirty-Six Actors.'"
Looking at each other in silence.
Brian didn't continue to be aggressive and just stopped.
The conversation changed.
"Ian-Bryce called me this morning and gave me a name. I hope the actor can appear in New York today and I don't want to let him down."
Ian Bryce is a very, very important name in Hollywood. He is the producer of movies such as "Saving Private Ryan", "Speed", "Batman Returns", etc. In addition, he later produced " The first part of the "Transformers" series.
This time, his name also appears on the list of producers of "Spider-Man".
“But I have a question, whose client is this?”
Brian’s eyes looked at the photo again, returning to the opening topic.
Brush brush brush.
All eyes are focused on it, and the concentration at this time is completely different.
Harry Smith happened to see the photo, "Wait..." He almost choked on his own spit, "I know him." His eyes were completely round——
Wait Wait, what's his name?
However.
Before Harry could find a clue, a voice came from the back of the conference room like a cave, which instantly overturned the balance of the entire space and stirred up a storm.
Like thunder.
“It’s me!”
Fifth update.
(End of this chapter)