Heads Up Hollywood

The process of developing a professional athlete, especially a top athlete, is very difficult.

Not only the athletes themselves, but also the training funds.

Either it is like Jasmine Bloom, her father is a retired professional athlete and coach, and she can be trained from an early age; or it is a nationwide system, which is cultivated by the state; or...you can only choose the road of Sharapova, Contracted brokerage company, cultivated by the brokerage company.

img company is not considered the top brokerage company in the United States, and it will be acquired by ma brokerage company in a few years.

However, for a tennis player, it is still a giant.

Especially in the past 8 years of careful training, Sharapova, a poor kid who was once rejected by the tennis school, has become the top tennis player in the world!

It would be a lie to say that there is no gratitude.

When the boss of the img company personally called Sharapova and begged her to have a good relationship with Twain, her heart softened.

On the one hand, there is no way to refuse!

img is everything to her.

On the one hand, it is unbearable to refuse.

img is the cradle of her growth.

Sharapova focused all her attention on the tennis career. Maybe she didn't know much about Twain, but the img agency knew that entertainment star agency business was the agency's main business.

The sports industry...is just a sideline.

So before coming, Sharapova's agent had explained everything to her clearly, and pointed out all the things that might happen.

At this time, Sharapova was standing in front of Tang En gracefully, and she already had psychological expectations.

Tang En didn't get up, smiled slightly, and said helplessly, "I have no choice but to ask you out in the hotel. Our goal is too big. If we go out for a stroll, tomorrow will be news about both of us. Have dinner at the hotel."

"I can do both," Sharapova said softly.

She speaks fluent American English, no different from an authentic American, after all, she came to the United States since she was a child. However, in front of Tang En, he was still a little cautious.

"Okay, sit down. Let's chat." Tang En patted beside him, and Sharapova took a deep breath, walked over, and sat down next to him.

"I watched your game today, you played really well."

"Yeah?"

When tennis was mentioned, a natural smile appeared on Sharapova's face, and she was pleasantly surprised.

Tang En smiled and said, "Of course, I have a hunch that Wimbledon will be held in two months...you will win the championship!"

"Win the championship?"

Sharapova was taken aback.

After approaching, Tang En felt the shock of her long legs again.

It is true, this is probably the reason why all male tennis audiences like Sharapova the most.

Tall figure, seductive eyes, pretty face, slender legs, and of course, the constant shouts of "***" on the field.

"My hunch was right."

"It's a Grand Slam event, and the top players in the world will participate."

"So what? Maria, in my opinion, if a professional player wants to be successful, he must have three things: a will of steel, a belief like a wave, and a brave and persistent heart! This time at Wimbledon, I Be optimistic about you! You must also have confidence in yourself."

Sharapova took a deep breath and gritted her teeth, "Well! I'm confident!"

She should be the most beautiful tennis player, let alone an athlete, even compared with beauties from all walks of life, she is not inferior, and she is a frequent visitor to the list of the world's top 100 beauties.

Especially because she was really tall. Sitting next to Tang En, he even had to raise his head slightly to look directly at her.

"How does img company treat you?"

Tang En suppressed the restlessness in his heart and continued to find topics.

Sharapova was slightly taken aback, "Huh? Good...very good?"

"How much is the rake?"

"Ah? This..."

"Is it convenient to say?"

Tang En was a little amused.

The artist's sharing agreement is a secret to others. To him, does it need to be kept secret?

Sharapova obviously didn't understand, and said in a difficult way: "Mr. Walker, I really can't say, the company has regulations..."

Tang En pondered for a while, "Is it 35%? Or 40%?"

"you know?"

Sharapova's eyes widened in surprise.

Tang En didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "The brokerage company in the United States has a relationship with me every day. Of course, I know something about the internal situation of the brokerage company."

"Oh." Sharapova was only 17 years old after all, so Twain got involved in a few words, and said in a straightforward manner: "The prize money is 35%, and the endorsement fee is 45%."

"Hey!"

Tang En twitched the corner of his mouth.

It's really ruthless!

The commission for Hollywood artists is between 8% and 15%, and for some top stars, it is even lower.

Twain's director appointment is in the hands of AMG, and the commission is only a symbolic 1%; the actor appointment is in the hands of CAA, and the commission is only 3%. But in fact, the brokerage company doesn't get any money.

Because now Twain will only take over the filming of New Universal's movies, and he joins for free.

But then again, img raised Sharapova from a young age, and after 8 years, it cost at least a hundred thousand dollars, so it is normal to get such a commission.

I don't know how many children have to be raised before a Sharapova can appear.

Sure enough, Sharapova was also very satisfied with such sharing conditions, and said: "This is already very good, I heard...nbc has two Chinese players, and they both caused trouble."

Tang En glanced at her, "You know?"

"I know, my agent has told me many times, and it was even published in the newspaper. It seems...they are trained by the state, and they have to pay 50% of their annual gross income to the state as training fees."

Obviously, this is a set of rhetoric made by img company to appease Sharapova.

However, this matter was once so big that even the NBA Players Union came forward to defend their rights, claiming that it was "robbery".

30% is handed over to the National Basketball Association, 10% is handed over to the local basketball association, and 10% is handed over to the former CBA team... This will naturally cause a lot of conflicts.

Tang En shook his head and said with a smile: "It's only 50%, what is that? You don't know the situation in Japan and Korea yet!"

"Ah?" Sharapova opened the conversation, no longer as nervous as before, and asked strangely, "Is Japan and South Korea also a national system?"

Tang En shook his head and said: "No, I'm talking about the entertainment industry. You know, Korea and Japan like to cultivate idol groups, and they will find a group of children, train them from an early age, and teach them to be stars. When they grow up and make money, the commission ... Hehe, it's unimaginably tall!"

"how much?"

"Japan is better, about... 80%!"

"ah?!"

Sharapova was stunned.

80% commission?

Ridiculous, right?

That's not bad? So what happened to Korea?

Tang En said: "South Korea has no history and culture, just school and school days. The Korean entertainment industry just copied the Japanese one, but it was more ruthless. Japan's 80% commission should be an average value, and South Korea... is the lowest value. Some groups and even brokerage companies will take 100% of the commission! That is to say, artists can’t get any extra income. Every month, they can only receive some pitiful basic salaries. Can... hey, forget it, let's not talk about it."

"100%?"

Sharapova nearly fainted.

Are you crazy?

Is this also allowed by law?

This is squeezing employees!

Seeing that the atmosphere was good and the other party relaxed, Tang En was not polite and took her hand directly.

The skin on the back of the hand is very good, white and tender like a girl.

The palms... have a lot of calluses.

Tang En sighed and said, "When this contract expires, you can come to me and I will help you fight for a better contract."

Sharapova's hand was held by Tang En, and she was a little deer bumped. She didn't care much about his temptation: "The company treats me very well. They promised to renew my contract next year. A better contract."

I really can't chat!

Tang En was a little helpless, so he simply stopped chatting, he really didn't have the level of flirting with girls, and straight-forward was his style.

"Dinner needs to be prepared for two or three hours, I think... let's not sit here, why don't we go and have a rest inside, I think you are quite tired, you played a game."

Tang En hinted gracefully.

Sharapova was ignorant, and said very politely: "It's okay, I'm not tired. Every time I finish the game, I can still train for two hours. I'm not tired!"

Tang En blinked, and then blinked again.

A little confused.

Sister, am I asking if you are tired?

"Ahem..."

Tang En was a little overwhelmed, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "It's okay, I'll accompany you... to practice!"

"You can also play tennis?" Sharapova's eyes lit up, a little excited, "Is there a tennis court in the hotel?"

Tang En was a little dumbfounded.

This girl, playing football is stupid, right?

Haven't reacted yet?

Athletes do not need a high level of education, but basic social thinking needs to be understood, right?

The hint is so obvious, still don't understand?

"Ahem...well...you don't have to go to the stadium, do you?" Tang En rubbed his nose, dumbfounded.

Sharapova looked suspicious and surprised, "If you don't go to the court, how can you practice?"

"Well... I am definitely not as good as you in terms of football skills. We can do some physical training... Do you understand what I mean?" Tang En looked full of expectation.

"Physical training? Okay, going to the gym?" Sharapova looked interested, and she glanced down. "But I need to change my clothes first."

"Yes, yes, change!" Tang En became excited all of a sudden, stood up, took her hand, and walked to the inside of the president's suit, "I'll take you to change!"

"Are there any sports bras here?"

"Sports bra? No, I don't like playing with uniforms!"

"uniform?"

Sharapova was slightly taken aback, not knowing why, and let Tang En hold her hand.

Walking into a room, seeing the huge floor-to-ceiling windows and the semi-circular luxury bed, a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, and I suddenly figured out something.

Immediately, her pretty face blushed. Want to chat with more like-minded people about "Single Out Hollywood", follow "Youdu Literature" on WeChat, chat about life, and find friends~