There are those who are dissatisfied with Ovitz, and there are those who admire Ovitz, even envy his clients, and want to become his clients.
Tom Hanks was talking to his co-star Diane in "Grown Up" at the dinner after the Oscar party. He is a comedian, and it is not easy to get nominated for the best actor this time. This man knows how to act."
The adult who possessed the child in "Grown Up" was played very well.
This kind of role is not easy to play. It is very difficult to tell a child's personality and way of doing things from an adult's expression, body language, etc., without causing weird feelings.
He actually admires Edward James Olmos, the male lead in "Stand and Deliver". This Latino actor doesn't rely on his looks to play a high school teacher, but he is very thorough.
Everyone has a high school teacher, so it is not easy to play this role convincingly and brilliantly.
But all of these were of no use. In the end, Dustin Hoffman won the Best Actor Award twice. He really wanted to know how Ovitz's CAA was achieved.
"I really don't know. I only signed with CAA's Paula Wagner the year before last. But she is really good and has planned a good career for me. Unlike my previous agent, who only wanted to find me a career.
The next highest-paying movie, so he can get more points."
Diane heard that Tom Hanks was interested in jumping to CAA, so he introduced some experience. If he could sign under the names of agents such as Paula and his wife, and Richard, it would obviously be possible for him and Ronald to form a relationship.
Together...
"This is Paula, this is Tom..." Diane found Paula Wagner at the scene.
"Mr. Hanks, no introduction is needed, I am Paula."
After the two were connected, Diane didn't need to worry about the rest. She began to look for traces of Ronald.
"Ronald and Rick (Nicita) are over there..." Paula knew what Diane was thinking and pointed to the corner. Ronald was discussing things with Niceta and Richard.
"Be independent? Maybe it's not the time yet." Ronald and the two agents were whispering in the corner.
The two people also saw the three winners thanking Ovitz at the scene, and came over first to express their solidarity with Ronald.
The agency is different from ordinary production companies in that it adopts a partnership-like system. Although Ovitz occupies more than half of the equity, other agents have strong autonomy.
Every agent survives by charging fees from clients. To be honest, if there are star directors or star actors who have an irreplaceable role like Ronald or Tom Cruise, agents do not
How much power of CAA is needed?
Therefore, if the two of them, plus Niceta's wife, Paula Wagner, take some apprentices, and clients from CAA, they will not lose too much income in the next five years. Of course, this will depend on Cruise and
Ronald followed them.
Ovitz's income far exceeds that of his agents. This is because his main income is not agent fees, but relies on packaging services, playing the role of a de facto producer.
For a blockbuster movie like "Rain Man," CAA's production business can get a share of the box office revenue, which is no less than what Ronald earned from "Dirty Dancing."
And Ovitz bought the equity of several CAA founders at that time, and he can get the majority of the box office share.
Now that he has understood that Ovitz is his biggest obstacle to winning an Oscar, he must come up with a plan to defeat him. As for whether to let his agent become independent from CAA, it is not the most important thing.
Niceta and Richard breathed a sigh of relief. Their most important client was sentenced by their boss. It is highly likely that Ronald will leave CAA in anger and switch to William Morris.
They have prepared for the worst. Instead of losing important customers such as Ronald and Tom Cruise, becoming independent is the best choice. The most important thing is to convince Ronald that they will continue to serve him.
Since Ronald did not make impulsive choices when he was angry, they must also propose better conditions to repay the kindness of their clients. Loyalty is always relative, both to clients and to brokers, and to brokers to clients.
Same.
"We will lower your rates..." For the time being, the two of them have not broken through Ovitz's network of power. Ronald is sure to win the Oscar next time, so they will first use the small fee to reduce the agent's share.
Favor came to show that they stood with Ronald.
"I see your goodwill, but it doesn't matter. We will still follow the original agreement. However, this time we have to unite more actors and agents. We can do what Michael can do."
Ronald actually doesn't care about the money his agent takes away from him. As agents, the law stipulates that they can only share the creative remuneration from their roles as directors and screenwriters. And his main income has long been separated.
The director's remuneration and dividends are mainly the producer's income and investment income.
If you want the agents to work hard, you have to give them enough money. If Ronald were Jewish, he would probably take this opportunity to negotiate an agreement that is most beneficial to him, and then wait until the bargaining chips change in the next negotiation, and the agents will weigh the consequences of betrayal and
The cost of loyalty is to give them another chance and consider whether to stab themselves in the back.
Ronald thinks it is unnecessary to scheme against people every day for such a small amount of money. Besides, Nicita is of Italian origin. Their cultural traditions are similar to those of the Chinese. They pay attention to long-term and loyal investment. In this way, when the critical moment comes, the other party will consider
It is not about the short-term cost of betrayal, but whether the long-term income will be affected.
In short, Ronald has made up his mind to learn some of Ovitz's methods and use drama contracts to tie up more CAA clients and let them stand in the same boat as him.
The reason why Ovitz can influence the Oscar voting results is simply that he has a large number of TV series and movie resources, which allows him to control most of the agents in CAA, and then through the agents, he can influence the Oscars.
The largest voting group - actors.
Coupled with the influence of some Jews, this time it was possible for "Rain Man" to monopolize the most important awards at once.
If you want to break this chain of influence, the best way is to imitate Ovitz and then surpass him. What Ovitz can do, Ronald's two agents can also do. Integrate resources and provide producers with
The factory provides convenient actor selection.
"Ronnie", Diane came over and interrupted the whispers of the three of them.
"Dear... do you still want to be here? If there is no one else you want to see, I want to go back."
Ronald held Diane's hand. The big goal had been set, and all that was left were the details. Ronald didn't believe that he could do worse than an agent who didn't know how to make movies.
Major Hollywood studios have been suffering from Ovitz for a long time. Many are forced to accept his packaging strategy, because if they don't listen to him, the most important directors and screenwriters will not sign contracts with them.
Relying on this bundling strategy, Ovitz can be regarded as a powerful influencer in the seven major Hollywood studios. However, his overbearing approach will undoubtedly arouse the resentment of others.
Confucius once said, "To go too far beyond the boundary is as wrong as not reaching the boundary."
"Tom Hanks wants to talk to you more...I introduced him to Paula." Diane pointed to Hanks, then leaned towards Ronald, "No one wants to meet, I
Let’s go back with you…”
Of course, everyone did not let Ronald go so quickly. Tom Cruise, Jodie Foster and others came over to chat with Ronald. Especially Jodie Foster, she was most grateful to Ronald for giving her
Her opportunity to perform in "The Robbery of Pear Blossoms".
Although I won the Best Actress award, I have to play good roles in the future and not give Ronald the impression that I am ungrateful.
After dealing with them, Ronald and Diane finally walked out of the gate of the awards venue. They called Little Bud and asked him to drive over to pick him up.
"Judy seems to be very grateful to you..." Diane asked.
"Yes, it was me and McGillis who told her that she had the opportunity to star in this movie. At that time, she was not the first person the producer considered..."
There is nothing Ronald can't say. Now everyone knows that Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis are a couple. They both live together closely. Of course, after Jodie becomes the best actress, will the situation be better?
It's unknown if there have been any changes.
"Didi..." Little Bud's Mercedes-Benz sedan drove over. He got out of the car and opened the door, letting Ronald and Diane get in.
"Thank you, Bud. Have you eaten?" Little Bud was having a hard time waiting for them at the door.
"I have a burger prepared by my girlfriend. I watched the TV broadcast in the parking lot. It's such a shame this year." Bud returned to his seat. He was now waiting to save some money and get married to his girlfriend.
"It's okay, the Oscars are unpredictable. We still won the Best Original Song Award...not empty-handed..." Ronald didn't want to reveal any dissatisfaction with Ovitz except for a limited number of people.
information.
"Hmm..." Bud started the car, "It looks like Miss Carly Simon over there? I just saw that she won the statuette..."
Little Bud pointed to a curb outside the awards venue, where a woman in a dress and skirt was squatting on the ground, shaking a little in the wind.
"Carly?" Ronald rolled down the window, "Why are you here?"
"Ronald?" Carly Simon was miserable. The Oscar for Best Original Song was a minor award. She had no acquaintances to talk to at the dinner party and had to call a taxi by herself. Los Angeles is not New York, and taxis are underdeveloped. She
I've been waiting here for more than ten minutes and the taxi hasn't arrived yet. I'm really embarrassed.
"Get in the car and we'll take you back to the hotel."
"Thank you, Ronald, Hi Diane..."
Carly Simon squeezed into the car, drank the champagne that Diane handed her, and immediately relaxed.
"Wow, this is the statuette..." Diane couldn't put it down while holding the trophy, and even held the statuette to her ear as if giving an acceptance speech.
"Hey, this is a music award, not an acting award," Carly Simon said with a smile. Hollywood awards actually don't pay much attention to music. Next year, everyone will forget that she also won an Oscar as a singer.
Ronald heard something in her words and tilted his head to make a questioning gesture.
"This song "Let the River Flow" was not included in this year's Grammy Awards..."
Carly Simon explained her dilemma. Although this movie episode was well received by movie critics, many movie critics had to mention a few words about this theme song.
However, the record company refused to put this song into their latest album. If it did not enter the album, it would not be on the charts, and it would not be eligible to enter the Grammys. Therefore, the influence of Carly Simon's song is also limited to movies.
The music industry is more popular than the music industry.
"Why is this happening?" Ronald didn't understand the twists and turns of the music industry, "How about you license this song to me, and I will just release the soundtrack album of 'Working Girl'..."
"Hey? Is this okay? You want to make a soundtrack album?" Carly Simon didn't expect that in such a twist of events, her song would actually be republished here.
"Let my agent contact your agent tomorrow."
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"My dear, your breakfast...", since the last time she boiled eggs for breakfast for the sick Ronald, Diane fell in love with being a housewife when she was with Ronald. Her cooking skills were not as good as
Progress, now we call room service and bring breakfast to the room.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Thank you, dear..." Ronald had finished exercising and was dealing with business matters in the room. He kissed Diane and picked up the
Started eating the sandwich.
"How will our box office be after the awards come out?" Ronald contacted marketing consultant Michael Gray while eating.
"There is a good rebound, but it is still not as good as Rain Man's box office rebound..."
"That's definitely not possible. How can we compare with dangerous relationships?"
"It's almost the same. Ours is higher in big cities, and the box office accumulation in small towns is higher than theirs."
After the Oscars came out, the three nominated films that are still in theaters have once again seen a revival of movie-watching craze at the box office. Rain Man won the most awards and is undoubtedly much ahead in terms of momentum.
Although "Working Girl" and "Dangerous Liaisons" were only nominated but did not win awards, both films were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. The audience was still very interested in the nominations of this kind of women's dramas, and they all responded
Go to the cinema to see how the Best Actress nominations are performed.
As for "Pear Blossom", which won the Best Actress Award, it was released earlier and has already been released. The distributor is exploring the possibility of re-releasing it.
The box office ranking actually makes sense. "Working Girl" dominated big cities, while the other two movies were relatively average across the country. It makes sense that this movie's box office in commercially developed big cities far outperformed others.
Ronald had another phone call with Daydream's Michelle Cannold to discuss the overseas release of Working Girl.
Similarly, in the overseas market, they also encountered competition from the two films Rain Man and Dangerous Liaisons. And they were slightly weaker.
The essential core of "Working Girl" is still American, emphasizing struggle and courage, and a hero taking care of everything. "Rain Man", on the other hand, presents universal brotherhood and care for the disadvantaged.
In Europe, it has undoubtedly attracted more people's attention and has the highest number of copies released among the three films. "Dangerous Liaisons" was also filmed in an American style, with Fu Huadao more like a manor owner in the 19th century.
, but received a cold reception from European audiences.
On the contrary, in the East Asian market, Japan and Hong Kong, romantic comedies with beautiful women and handsome men like "working girls" are the most popular. They cannot understand the genius-type autism of the protagonist of "Rain Man".
How can a fool be smarter than a normal person?
"Ronald, David Geffen is looking for you..." Finally, manager Niceta called. He was not here to discuss how to deal with Ovitz, but another Jewish record industry boss, Geffen.
The record owner wanted to talk to Ronald.
"Why is he looking for me? He agreed to return my eight pieces of Andy Warhol junk to him?"
"Ask him yourself. It's definitely not this. He only revealed that it has something to do with Oscar."