Chapter 688 Steady and accurate counterattack (4300+ chapters~)
Snapped!
Ovitz threw the phone on the table. At this time, the other three people in Ovitz's room could see that Ovitz must have been angry about something, otherwise Ovitz looked like he had a chance to win just now.
Wiz, it won't be like this at this time!
Meyer directly motioned for Aniston to leave the room first.
After Aniston left Ovitz's room, she made a precaution for herself and did not close the door of the room, but left a gap, which was just convenient for her to hear the sounds inside.
"What happened?" Meyer asked directly.
Ovitz said fiercely: "Hera Brokerage just announced that it has received an investment of 500 million U.S. dollars from Lutai Investment, and has made a statement in the industry that it will increase the salary of current brokers by 50%. At the same time, it was announced that only CAA brokers
If you use Hera's agent to take away a star, you will be rewarded with a reward of 500,000 US dollars!"
Both Meyer and Harper showed shocked expressions. No one thought that Hera’s agent would do this. In their opinion, Hera’s agent should poach people, but its targets must be those already famous stars and
Director, but they have forgotten that in a brokerage company, although the resources of stars and directors are very important, the agent is also very important. The effect of an excellent agent is no worse than that of a star, or even more important than that of a star.
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After all, celebrities don't care about the specific business. They only need to ensure the success of their performances when they perform. Those specific things are all done by their agents. Now, Hera's agent has directly targeted them.
caa's agent!
A star may not have a deep affection for his agency, but he must have absolute trust in his agent. As long as the agent leaves, the star will have a high probability of leaving...
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"Convene a meeting within the company immediately, and at the same time improve the treatment of our agents, and be sure to appease everyone's emotions." Ovitz immediately ordered.
Harper immediately went out to deal with the matter, while Meyer stayed in the office and said: "Hera Brokerage is breaking the rules of the entire industry. If so, how will the other brokerage companies react?"
Ovitz said angrily: "The other party is targeting us. They have already made it clear that only agents from CAA will get a reward of 500,000 yuan if they lead the stars there. Agents from other agencies do not have this treatment. At the same time, He
Hera Agency has reached an agreement with WMA and ICM and will make every effort to promote the cooperation between their companies' artists and Phantom. At the same time, it is stated that Hera Agency will not accept their managers and artists!"
Meyer said: "What about them giving agents more pay?"
Ovitz: "As long as Hera's agency doesn't poach their people, they will have time to deal with this matter, and they just announced something. Hera's agency has decided to increase the share between the agency and the actors to 8
%, if you do this, you are targeting our CAA. You see, those actors who have conflicts with the Phantom may not be hired by the director, but they can join the other two agencies."
At the end of the speech, Ovitz said with fire in his eyes: "They are treating CAA as a big cake and are ready to eat it in pieces!"
Just when Harper went out, Aniston had already secretly left CAA. When she walked out of CAA's phone, she immediately dialed Wu Jianye's number!
"Director Wu, this is Aniston. There are some things that I want to talk to you in person. How about we make an appointment at the Hilton Hotel?" Aniston has already made up her mind. Now Hera's agent has taken action, and soon
The price is $500 million!
Just now, she thought that caa had given up her future for the sake of her own development, which made her very dissatisfied. Now that she saw that Hera's agent was selling for 500 million U.S. dollars, she immediately made a decision in her heart. Can this ship of caa survive?
Shen, she doesn't know, but there will definitely be problems next. She doesn't have much of a relationship with CAA.
Wu Jianye was not surprised by Aniston's invitation. As he said before, one person can defeat ten organizations. CAA may have a lot of talents now, but for CAA, their core interests are too easy to be copied.
Whether they are stars or directors, they are all independent individuals with their own ideas. As long as they can get better development opportunities, they will not be tied to CAA wholeheartedly, and this is especially true for agents.
This is different from Phantom. Their core business is movies. If this actor doesn't star, they can use another actor. As long as the core resources are in their own hands, Phantom will not worry about attacks from the outside world.
Wu Jianye did not refuse Aniston's invitation. In fact, in Wu Jianye's heart, Aniston, the prey, had never slipped out of his hands.
When Aniston went to the Hilton Hotel, she also called her agent and stated that if the other party did not agree to her signing with ABC, she would choose to terminate the contract with CAA. As a new actor at CAA, Aniston's
The termination fee is not high and she can definitely bear the cost.
What's more, I am surrendering on my own initiative. Hera's agent has long said that as long as an actor is willing to work for CAA, the liquidated damages will be borne by them...
After Howard received Aniston's call, he did not directly report the matter to Ovitz and others. Instead, he sat in his seat and began to think about it.
He was surrounded by his colleagues. At this time, he could see that everyone's eyes were flashing with complicated expressions. After all, what is the reason why everyone is in this industry?
Isn’t it just for money?
It’s hard to say how deep the relationship with CAA is. It’s certain that there are feelings, but when faced with high returns, these feelings don’t seem so important!
Everyone has their own calculations in mind, and in the main position, Harper is announcing the company's latest decision.
In order to retain these agents, CAA also worked hard, and the basic salary was increased by 20%, but compared to the increase of Hera agents, it was not enough!
"Don't be fooled by the decisions of other companies outside. The content announced by the other party now is just a means to confuse everyone. I believe that after this matter is over, the other party will definitely adjust the salary back. Otherwise, if you do this,
How does Hera Brokerage maintain its normal operations? According to our calculations, if they follow the other party's approach, their annual profits will be reduced by 70%. Do you think they can accept such a loss?"
"The success of CAA can be said to be everyone's success. As long as we can survive this current difficulty, the Hollywood agency circle will still be our world in CAA in the future. Don't throw away the good future because of some immediate interests!"
It's a pity that Harper's spitting on the stage did not arouse a strong response. After all, the temptation of half a million is too great. As a well-known agent, who doesn't have two or three stars in his hands?
As long as you can bring it there, you can get millions in cash.
This is millions of dollars!
Who wouldn’t be moved?
After the meeting ended, several brokers got together in twos and threes and began to discuss the matter.
"Howard, everyone knows that your artist Aniston received an invitation from Wu Jianye last night. What is she doing now?" Someone was insinuating on Howard's affairs in the lobby.
Although everyone is excited, there is a lack of an opportunity. Everyone is waiting for the first person to appear. Now the guarantee from Hera's agent really makes everyone very excited, but CAA has always been very powerful in Hollywood, so everyone
Everyone was worried that this was just a beautiful promise from Hera's agent.
Now everyone wants to know whether Hera's agent can fulfill her promise, and Aniston, who was preparing to sign a contract with ABC, is a good breakthrough point.
Everyone is waiting and watching, but this kind of waiting and watching will definitely not last too long. Not everyone has such good patience.
Although Howard's mind was turning over and over again, he still smiled calmly and said: "How do I know what she is doing? Everyone knows that Aniston is just an ordinary artist under my name. I usually treat her very well."
Not much attention!”
After saying that, Howard found a reason and left.
Everyone looked at his leaving figure and fell into deep thought.
After Howard left CAA, he immediately called his most famous actor: "Keanu, there is something. I think we should meet and talk about it!"
Keanu Reeves is also a signed artist of CAA. After starring in "Speed", he has become the most famous artist in Howard's hands!
After receiving the call from Howard, Keanu Reeves said: "Okay, come here!"
Howard drove the car and hurried to Keanu Reeves' apartment.
"Howard, I know why you came here, and now I need to know your true thoughts!" The news about Hera's agent poaching CAA's agent spread throughout Hollywood in an extremely fast way, almost
Now everyone in Hollywood knows this news.
At the same time, everyone is paying attention to the development of this matter.
Now the same is true for Keanu Reeves. It can be said that his success has nothing to do with the operation of CAA. He met Wu Jianye in a bar and then got the opportunity to star in the movie "Speed", so
His feelings for CAA are not deep.
On the contrary, it is Phantom. Because he collaborated with Phantom in "Speed", he suddenly became a popular star in Hollywood. Now he is getting more and more film appointments. However, he still had some resentment towards Phantom in his heart before, because Phantom actually made "Speed".
The sequel rights to the film were sold to Disney.
He was also aware of CAA's actions against Phantom before, and his heart was quite complicated. Although he had some prejudices against Phantom, he was still very grateful to Wu Jianye. Now that Phantom's counterattack had begun, he was also quite complicated.
Howard said in a deep voice: "I know your relationship with Director Wu, and I want to ask you what you think of the future of Director Wu and Phantom!"
Keanu Reeves said solemnly: "After acquiring ABC's Phantom, its future development will definitely be better and better. In fact, I have always disagreed with Ovitz's approach. He is a bit too domineering now, just because
A robbery with Hera's agent will target the entire Phantom. Can't he see the possibility of Phantom's future development?"
As Keanu Reeves, it is natural that Ovitz is not planning to use this time to target the Phantom to give Hollywood a shock and improve his prestige.
But he also has his own thoughts, that is, Ovitz is too overbearing. As one of the largest media groups in the United States, Phantom actually targets what he says. So in the future, if there are actors who are dissatisfied with CAA's management methods, they want to
Will I also be targeted if I change my brokerage company?
In fact, Keanu Reeves' worries were not unreasonable. A few years later, after Tom Cruise was dissatisfied with the operation of CAA, he categorically ended the contract with CAA. Subsequently, Tom Cruise's former agent announced many
The dirty information about Tom Cruise gave Tom Cruise a huge headache.
Howard smiled bitterly, CAA's dominance is no longer just a matter of days. In the past, no one dared to oppose their dominance. Now Hera's agent has stood up, which is tantamount to dropping a nuclear bomb.
"If, I mean if, if I choose to end my employment contract with CAA, then you..."
Keanu Reeves remembered a previous conversation he had with Wu Jianye. In that conversation, Wu Jianye once said that in the next few years, when his acting skills mature again and film technology develops further,
At some point, I will write a trilogy of movies for myself.
He smiled and said: "Of course I want to advance and retreat together with you!"
Hearing what Keanu Reeves said, Howard immediately smiled happily. With the two cards of Keanu Reeves and Aniston, he had already made his decision.
"Okay, I'll go back to the company to go through the formalities now. As for the follow-up matters and your contract issues, I will talk to you after talking to Hera's agent!"
"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news!" Keanu Reeves said with a smile.
Afterwards, Howard called Aniston again, but Aniston did not answer the call. However, Howard was not surprised. Then he called Hera's agent and got a positive reply from the other party.
Finally, he hurriedly returned to the company!
"Why do you want to resign?"
When Harper received Howard's resignation notice, his face turned gloomy.
"I remember that when you first entered the industry, you were still a young man who knew nothing. The company trained you. Now at this time, are you going to abandon the company?" Harper said in a deep voice.
Howard said: "I am also very grateful for the company's cultivation, but everyone has his own ambitions. Mr. Harper, I think we should get together and part ways!"
"Did you know that your resignation will require you to pay liquidated damages?" Harper couldn't help but began to show his ruthless side as a capitalist.
"Please rest assured, I will pay the penalty immediately!" Howard has decided to leave!
In the end, Harper did not retain Howard. When Howard walked out of Harper's office, many colleagues gathered around and asked Howard about the details of the matter.
Howard said with a victor's smile at this time: "I think it won't take two days before everyone will know it!"
The next day, they got the news that Howard signed a contract with Hera's agent and took away Keanu Reeves, Aniston and another star under his own name. At the same time, he also announced to the circle that he
Already received a remuneration of 1.5 million US dollars...