While Ronald was flying to Los Angeles, Ovitz had already figured out the crux of the matter. This was not a war started by Ronald alone, but multiple studios jointly expressing their dissatisfaction behind the scenes.
It happened to be launched through Ronald's pipe.
Although everyone is Jewish, Ronald did not really publicly make anti-Semitic remarks. While he was trying to discredit Ronald in the circle with many parties, what those people were actually discussing with each other was
How to get power back from CAA.
Through his connections, he found Davis, a special correspondent of the New York Times, and wanted to accept an exclusive interview with him on the grounds of clarifying some facts and publish it immediately to eliminate the impact as much as possible.
But while this reporter, who was a novelist, happily agreed to interview him, he revealed a piece of news that frightened him even more. This was not an isolated report, but a series of reports.
In other words, the New York Times will continue to report on the details of CAA’s internal business operations. I don’t know what else will be written by then.
Ovitz contacted the CEOs and presidents of major studios, but most of them didn't answer his calls or were perfunctory. After all, he was a man who started from scratch and worked his way up to the top of a Hollywood agency. He quickly calmed down and analyzed things clearly.
The point is.
Everyone in the industry now knows that the conflict between him and Ronald led to the publication of this report. The most important thing now is to quickly reconcile with Ronald, and then go back and slowly resolve the studio's issues.
Advances and internal instability.
When he learned that Ronald had boarded the plane, he immediately called Diane and characterized the words that offended the actress as an inappropriate joke he had made while drunk. Then he immediately talked to Niceta, Paula Wagner, and Richard
Germany began negotiations, saying that he could make substantial concessions.
"Ovitz made a lot of concessions, some of them substantial."
Niceta, Paula Wagner, and Richard had a meeting with Ronald in the luxury car on the way back to the hotel from the airport, and told Ronald the conditions given by Ovitz one by one.
came out.
Ovitz has obviously understood that the main enemy he has to face, the most urgent thing now is to make a truce with Ronald, and then concentrate on dealing with the pressing pressure of other studios.
Therefore, his terms were all in place, for fear that Ronald would not accept them. Except for some conditions that sounded good but did not bring much actual benefit, Ronald listened to the remaining few terms that contained substantial concessions.
very satisfied.
For example, let the Hollywood media clarify Ronald's anti-Semitic rumors, and have Ovitz and other Jewish Hollywood celebrities come forward to testify.
Re-signed contract terms with Ronald, as well as other clients of the agent trio, Diane Lane, Tom Cruise and others, and significantly reduced CAA's dividend ratio to them.
Ovitz also promised that he would use his and CAA's influence to help Ronald's Oscar dream...
"Ronnie, this is black tea. Aunt Karen told me that you prefer tea, and I also let your favorite dog eat..." Back at the hotel, the three agents went to the next room to discuss
Formal negotiation, leaving Ronald and Diane to talk about the pain of separation. Now is the time for the newlyweds to not be separated for a moment.
"What dog eats? Oh, it's wolfberry, actually it's wolfberry..." Ronald corrected Diane's pronunciation, "Well, you can add less next time, so it will almost become Turkish-style black tea."
"Oh..." Diane was still struggling to explore the skills of cooking, tea and coffee. "You go to discuss things with them first. I will wait for you here and I will tell you something later."
"I love you..." Ronald kissed Diane. Ovitz was about to come here and present a surrender letter to him, and there would also be terms to help Diane clear her name. This time he was considered a big victory.
Already.
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"Ronald, I express my most sincere apology to you. You don't know that these conservative Jewish old men forced me to do this."
Ovitz himself had already arrived at the hotel, and he was waiting in the room opened by Niceta and the others nearby. As soon as Ronald arrived and sat down, he immediately came over and squatted and knelt beside Ronald's sofa, using the most humble expression.
With a gesture and the most apologetic tone, he raised his hands in surrender to Ronald.
"Mr. Ovitz, please sit down. We can talk about these things slowly..." Ronald was shocked by this shameless energy for a moment and was speechless for several seconds. What is this?
I thought that the boss of the brokerage company, which accounts for half of the industry, would have the courage to meet me for a few times... Ronald came to his senses and waved him to sit down on the sofa opposite.
Ovitz repeated his surrender conditions when he came up and repeatedly stated his sincerity in suing for peace. No matter how unpleasant it sounds to sue Ronald for peace, it is not something that will shake the foundation of the CAA empire. On the contrary, in the perception of ordinary people, agents will never
He is a vulnerable group, and he can gain some sympathy by showing weakness to the big director.
But the big shots behind Ronald's back are different. They are all giant beasts aiming at and capable of swallowing up Ovitz in one go. Only by suing for peace with this most high-profile opponent can we gain traction.
Use your energy to deal with the last resort of those scheming people.
"While Rick and Richard are still here, let's talk about the agent contract first." Ronald glanced at Richard, and he took out the prepared alliance and showed it to Ovitz.
.
Ovitz, who took the document, frowned quickly, then quickly relaxed it, returning to his typical smiling expression, "There is no problem with this, Diane's contract can also be processed as usual..."
Ronald's conditions were rather harsh. His own director contract and screenwriter contract were all re-signed. Except for the share that should be given to Niceta and Richard, other parts that originally belonged to CAA would be cancelled.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The new contract charges a nominal fixed annual fee as CAA's fee for representing Ronald in various matters. Diane's contract is also handled accordingly.
Niceta was promoted to senior partner of CAA. Externally, he was still an important figure in CAA. Internally, he began to operate independently with the trio of Paula Wagner and Richard.
The parts they are responsible for related to Ronald's business will no longer be shared with other partners of CAA. This is the result discussed by Niceta and others and is currently the most beneficial outcome for them.
The blow Ovitz will face next will definitely not be easy to survive. More and more young agents in CAA will become dissatisfied with the income and power distribution. These are very powerful factors in their plan to operate independently.
partner.
The best way to deal with a behemoth that is beginning to decline rapidly is to hide inside and hollow out its best assets from within.
Tom Cruise, who was in charge of Paula Wagner, also enjoyed similar benefits, only one level below Ronald. Richard LeWitt was promoted to Ronald's main agent, working full-time for Ronald
Moral service.
"Anti-Semitic rumors?" Ronald negotiated the new economic contract very quickly because Ovitz wanted to resolve it quickly. But Ovitz began to shirk the next project.
"I will let the Hollywood media take the initiative to report the attack on your rumors and clear your name."
"This is not enough. To clear up a rumor, you must also clear out the roots. Otherwise, if there is a chance in the future, some people will find out and cause trouble..." Ronald was not satisfied with this way of refuting the rumors for him.
"This is really not something I can solve, Ronald. You see, my influence in the media is actually not that strong. Doesn't the New York Times incident illustrate all this?" Ovitz pretended to be pitiful, by the way.
Raise your demands.
Boy, let me help you clear up the anti-Semitic rumors, will you also clear up the rumors that I am the most domineering villain in Hollywood?
Ronald shook his head and smiled, this condition was not good enough.
"How about we talk about Oscar? Next time at Oscar, all the power I can mobilize and the power CAA can mobilize will be used by you?"
Seeing that it had no effect, Ovitz brought out the Oscar that Ronald was most concerned about.
"Same, Ovitz, we are still far away from the Oscar. I may not be nominated for the Oscar for Best Director this year. How can I guarantee that you can keep your promise when you have the next chance? You have to say something that can guarantee it.
Something to be cashed in..."
"But, I really can't guarantee that Oscar is not under my control..." Ovitz's pitiful expression seemed to be begging for mercy.
"No, you have..." Ronald persisted. This was not what he said when he won multiple major awards at the last Oscar.
"Ronald, I can't promise something I can't do. If there's anything I'm proud of in starting CAA, I've never promised something I can't do. If I promised that, you wouldn't believe it.
?" Ovitz no longer begged for mercy, but tried to persuade Ronald in another way. He kept looking at Niceta and Wagner.
"OK, can you give me and Mr. Ovitz some privacy?" Ronald understood that Ovitz could only say something to himself alone, so he made a request to the agents.
The three agents greeted Ovitz with their heads held high, their eyes filled with the joy of a victor.
"Okay, now it's truth time, what conditions can you give me?" Ronald turned around and asked Ovitz after Richard finally came to the door.
"I can ask conservative media around the world that represent Jewish interests to give you an exclusive interview and let them endorse your attitude of being friendly to Jews."
Ovitz indeed has an idea. There are several ultra-conservative Jewish media outlets that focus exclusively on the Jewish community and anti-Semitic incidents at home and abroad. For example, Forward is a weekly newspaper widely subscribed by the Jewish community.
There is also a "Moment Magazine" that specializes in religious groups and is subscribed to in almost all synagogues in America.
There is also an international news agency called the "Jewish Telegraph Agency", which specializes in broadcasting Jewish-related news and is very influential in Israel and Eastern Europe.
These three media, plus the Israeli TV station, came to conduct an exclusive interview with Ronald. They did not refute the rumors, but specifically discussed the good role "Dirty Dancing" played in the spread of Jewish culture in the American community.
In this way, all Jewish people, whether they are Americans, Middle Easterners, Eastern Europeans, British people, or even those in the Soviet Union, will know that Ronald is a good friend of the Jews.
In the future, if someone wants to go back on their word and hype Ronald as anti-Semitic, they will fall into a self-contradictory situation, and I'm afraid no one will believe him.
"Oscar, I will give you a chance to develop your own network, and I will help you... What do you think?"
Ovitz threw out a second condition, making every effort for Ronald to take over the production rights for the next Hollywood awards ceremony. This would give him an opportunity to show his favor to the senior executives of the organizer, the Academy of Motion Picture Technology and Arts.
Moreover, there are many unspoken rules for exchanging benefits at the awards show. If Ronald is willing to produce, he can deepen his connections with many members, celebrities, and even people from various trade unions who have the opportunity to vote.
Many times, connections are established through the exchange of interests, large or small.
Of course, this requires Ronald to be able to handle this well and satisfy all parties, and avoid the situation last year that offended the majority of Hollywood practitioners for the sake of a few people.
This is actually not that difficult for Ronald, because no matter what, Ronald has a taste for live performances in some awards sessions. He understands today's young audiences better than the old antiques who hosted Hollywood before.
What do you like to watch.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In fact, the biggest difficulty in this matter is to obtain the right to host. After the scandal of the last host, the chairman of the investigation committee deliberately
To seize the right to host the next edition, many people are eyeing this big profit pie and thinking of ways to do it.
Of course Ronald is willing to help Ovitz fight for it. Compared with those empty promises, this is a good opportunity to make Oscar voters more favorable to him. Taking over after a particularly bad awards ceremony is difficult.
It’s much smaller than bringing out the old and bringing forth the new.
Therefore, if Ovitz wants to help Ronald grab this cake that is bound to succeed in the hands of everyone, it will really cost a lot.
Both of Ovitz's conditions were very substantial concessions. Ronald felt that he had almost achieved the benefits this time, so he nodded to express that he was satisfied and suspended further attacks on Ovitz. As for his future plans
Whether he can withstand the joint encirclement and suppression by the seven major powers has nothing to do with Ronald.
"Hey, Ronald, you have to give me some substantive promises..." Ovitz saw Ronald actually getting up and wanted to leave. He quickly came up and held his hand.
"what do you want?"
"At the very least, we can start with you stopping the next media attack?" Ovitz also wants commitment.
"XXX reporter from the Wall Street Journal will call CAA to interview you tomorrow. Don't refuse the interview this time." Ronald clicked on Ovitz and threw an interview outline to him.
"God, you really have a second round of attacks..." Ovitz took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The second round was aimed at the financial status of CAA and Ovitz, and it included information about the IRS.
The huge word about his overseas consulting business made Ovitz sweat with fear.
Now that this thing is exposed to him in advance, Ovitz can immediately start preparing to cover it up and bribe this reporter. If he wants to use this weapon of the IRS after the Seventh Congress, it will not be so clever.
"I just saw who my friend is today, Ronald. I'm really blind." Ovitz finally made up his mind. After paying a high price today, he finally got something crucial in exchange. He pressed the button
The sweat on his hands, back and chest stuck to his shirt and vest, making him feel cold and uncomfortable, but Ovitz's mood improved a lot.
"Did you forget something?" Ronald couldn't help but remind him when he saw that he was about to leave.
"Oh, Ronald, how magnanimous you are. I now formally apologize to you. I hope you can forgive me." Ovitz showed the same shameless energy as when he started his business, half-squatting and half-kneeling, and returned
Pretending to kiss the back of Ronald's hand.
"What the hell are you thinking? I'm not Vito in The Godfather." Ronald was dumbfounded. Where had Ovitz been thinking? He had no interest in humiliating those who had attacked him.
However, seeing the other person's complete avatar made me feel inexplicably happy.
"Please let your wisdom illuminate my dull mind..." Ovitz was shameless to the end, pretending to listen to the teachings, and even said a line from a classical drama.
"Did you forget about SJP? And her attack on my wife?"
"How do you want to punish her?" Ovitz didn't care too much. If this stupid woman was to blame, she should blame her own bad luck.
"I don't want to hear or see that name in front of my eyes."
Ovitz breathed a sigh of relief. Ronald was really magnanimous. He just wanted to ban her. He thought he was going to humiliate this woman in person. But if that was the case, maybe Sarah Jessica Parker would be more willing. What more would they think?
There's a chance he could crawl into Ronald's bed.
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"My dear, are you done talking?" Diane was still waiting for Ronald in the room. The silk nightgown she wore was very loose, which covered her figure quite a bit.
Ronald put his arms around Diane's waist. The silk and slender lines were very charming.
"Yes, SJP will never speak ill of you again. Let me tell you something funny. In fact, her mother is not a Jew. According to Jewish customs, she is not a real Jew."
"Giggle..." Diane was tickled by Ronald's warm hands, "I knew you were like a superman, helping me get everything done."
After kissing Ronald deeply, Diane stretched out her hand to hold Ronald's hand that was about to move, "I have something else to tell you..."
"What's up?"
"Can I be the producer of that Disney 3000 movie?"
"Of course...if you are willing, but why? Producers actually have a hard time." Ronald wondered, does Diane want to go behind the scenes?