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Although Duke didn't feel very good, he still remembered the former crew. The preferred actor for John Mason was Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was only after the governor gave up because of conflicts about the film that he temporarily hired Connery to replace him. But the crew still sent an invitation to CAA. After all, the setting of the former British secret agent couldn't find a more suitable candidate than Sean Connery in a short time. After only three days of waiting, CAA gave After receiving a reply, the two parties agreed to meet at the Warner Building.

It's just that Duke didn't expect that when he and Charles Rowan appeared in the reception room on behalf of the crew, the person in front of him turned out to be an acquaintance.

"Duke, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon."

It was CAA giant Martin Bob who came over to shake hands with him. Duke put on a polite and courteous smile, "Martin, nice to meet you."

When Charles Rowan shook hands with him, Duke had already figured it out. CAA implemented multi-agent cross-management for big-name stars. Veteran and important clients like Sean Connery must be controlled by Martin. In the hands of the top brokers like Bob.

Maybe one of Sean Connery's condominium agents is Michael Ovitz.

After sitting down, Duke didn't speak, and his appearance was completely dominated by Charles Rowan.

"Didn't know Mr. Connery..."

Before Charles Rowan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Martin Bob, which also confirmed the strong side of CAA's agent, "Sean is very interested in the role of Mason, and CAA is interested in the role of "Brave" I am also very interested in the movie "Into the Deadly Island."

Hearing such words, Rowan didn't go around in circles, and said directly, "Tell me, Martin, what are your conditions?"

"Quite simply, CAA, like Warner Bros., is bullish on the film's profitability."

Holding the scarce resources urgently needed by the crew, Martin Bob is full of confidence, "Except for the director Duke, the crew will be handed over to CAA for packaging and operation."

Without waiting for the two to respond, he said to Duke again, "It's still the same request, revise Gusby's role so that he fits Tom's image better."

"Also..." He raised a finger, "Sean asked for funding to join the group, 1000 million US dollars!"

Rowan and Duke looked at each other, and they understood that CAA had set out the conditions, and it was up to them to negotiate the price.

CAA packaged services, Sean Connery and Tom Cruise joined the crew, and the former joined the ranks of investment. These conditions seem to be easy to impress Warner Bros.

But these conditions are extremely unfavorable to Duke. The packaged service means that the team he just formed will be out. Even if he is still the director, the crew will be all CAA people in the future, plus Sean Connery and Tom Cruise. Big name, if there is a conflict, one can imagine the situation of his director.

In particular, Sean Connery has to bring capital into the game, which will inevitably dilute his investment amount and reduce his share income, and CAA provides packaging services, and he must draw commissions from it, which is completely dividing his cake !

Anyone who moves his interests is the enemy!

Seeing that Charles Rowan seemed to be still deliberating, Duke didn't hesitate, "It's still the same sentence, Martin, I refuse."

Martin Bob, who was upright and calm, was stunned for a moment, and then returned to normal. He had received inside information, and the person who proposed Sean Connery was Duke Rosenberg. Why now...

"Duke, this is Hollywood." He said slowly, with an obvious sense of oppression in his tone, "It's a place that pays attention to seniority."

"That's right, this is Hollywood." Duke replied flatly, "There is no one who cannot be replaced."

Charles Rowan looked at Duke, then at Martin Bob, and wisely chose to remain silent for a while.

"Ex-British secret agent?" Martin Bob said with a slight sarcasm in his tone, "Is there a more suitable candidate than Sean among all the male actors in Hollywood?"

He put on an oppressive tone again, "You change the script? Change Mason's character setting? Then many aspects need to be overturned! CAA will also release news that Sean is interested in the role of British agent, but you rejected it. When the movie comes out, everyone will compare this character to Sean, and a failed role will lead to a failed movie!"

This is almost a threat. Even if Duke changes the script, with CAA's ability and media relations, it will be hyped up. As long as there are any special agents in the film, the audience will naturally use it to compare with Sean. Connery makes comparisons. Among the existing male actors, who can not be completely compared with him?Duke really couldn't think of it for a while.

Actors like Sean Connery, although their acting skills are mediocre at best, are indeed scarce resources in Hollywood, and Duke has to admit this.

The reason why CAA was so strong against Hollywood studios in the late 80s and early 90s was because they held a lot of scarce resources, and these resources are often the guarantee of the movie's success, although their packaged service can only be reduced to independent movies in the future. world, but now is their strongest stage.

Just bow your head and share your interests with others?Duke pondered, or did he choose a new candidate after refusing?

Now it’s not just Sean Connery and CAA’s problem, Tom Cruise is obviously also interested. Using CAA’s strategy of treating A-level customers will definitely find a way to meet his requirements. Accepting CAA’s package will inevitably change the actor Stanley · Gooseby's settings.

An FBI chemist with a cool face?

Thinking of this, Duke couldn't help curling his lips, and no longer hesitated in his heart.

"Martin, we need time to think about this matter."

Before Duke could say anything, Charles Rowan took the initiative to speak, "We will get back to you as soon as possible."

Sending Martin Bob away, Duke and Rowan went directly to Jeff Robinov's office, and then other people in charge of the project came here, as Charles Rowan said in detail about Martin Bob After the conditions, the office fell into a brief silence.

These are all seen by Duke. Even if he can compromise in other areas, he will not give up his due interests.

"Yes, Sean Connery is the candidate I proposed." Duke stood up and used a highly intensified tone, "But it doesn't mean he can't be replaced, CAA asked to modify the role for Tom Cruise , This will make a lot of our previous preparatory work useless."

Wanting to convince Warner Bros., Duke knew where to start, "Warner Ken invested in the project "The Bravery of Death" because he was optimistic about its profit prospects. If I remember correctly, the CAA package service is for Take an extra [-]% of the movie's revenue."

"Everyone..." Duke's tone turned serious, "Do you want to share the interests that should belong to us with those vampires?"

"Nobody wants to share it with them," murmured an executive vice president at Warner Bros.

Yes, CAA is very powerful, but they are absolutely unpopular in Hollywood. Their package service not only raises the cost of movies to a new level, but also intervenes in the movie revenue share that brokerage companies could not enter in the past. In the eyes of the company, they are veritable vampires.

Some movie giants even complained that the reason why the production cost of Hollywood movies keeps rising is entirely because of CAA's mischief.

Duke knew that his weight was not enough, so he directly used the simplest reason and method, that is, profit. Warner Bros. has a mature production system. Since the beginning, they did not plan to find CAA to operate. They must have certain confidence in themselves. Now CAA Forcibly intervening will inevitably lead to rejection.

Today, Hollywood is willing to accept CAA’s packaged services because they can bring benefits; and in the future, CAA’s packaged services will fail across the board in terms of commercial productions because they are greedy and they have moved too much of the company’s interests.

Those words were clearly echoed by Warner Bros. executives, with several sitting there nodding slightly.

"Charles."

As the person in charge of the project, Jeff Robinoff sitting behind the desk said directly to Rowan, "Send a letter to reject CAA tomorrow."

"What about John Mason's candidate?"

One executive still had some doubts, "Are we going to change the script?"

"Aren't there any other suitable actors?" said the executive vice president who spoke, "We can choose from other male actors who are not CAA60 years old or older."

"Roger Moore..." Charles Roven took up the conversation, "or any other retired 007 actor?"

"007?"

Hearing Rowan's words, Duke's mind began to filter the Bond movies he had seen and the actors who had played them.

"Changing the script is not a wise choice." Jeff Robinoff over there continued, "Have a wide-ranging audition for this role. If CAA wants to use this role to start a war, then come on, Times Warner Group is still afraid of them?"

Once a decision is made, Jeff Robinov is also full of confidence. Warner Bros. is not an independent production company, but the huge Time Warner Group behind it.

After leaving Jeff Robinov's office, Duke hadn't gone far when Charles Rowan quickly caught up.

"As a production manager," he apparently was referring to the meeting with Martin Bob, "you have to be careful about any decisions you make."

"I understand." Duke nodded.

He's not the kind of guy who likes to fight, and he doesn't care about such a small matter, and it doesn't do any good to have a confrontation with the Warner Bros. production manager.

"See you've been thinking." Rowan walked beside Duke, "Did you think of a suitable candidate to replace Sean Connery?"

"Um……"

Duke nodded. After filtering the 007 movies he had watched, he really thought of someone, "Rowan, I wonder if you have seen "007 vs. The Man with the Golden Gun"?"

"what do you mean……"

"That's right, the man with the golden gun. If I remember correctly, this actor is a real British agent, not just a fake agent like Sean Connery."

He looked at the production manager, "Rowan, I need you to go to London."

"No need." Luo Wen shook his head, apparently also thinking of who it was, "He has immigrated to the United States a long time ago."

"Okay, send an audition invitation to his agent."

Sean Connery only acted as a British agent, and according to Duke’s memory, the future Earl Dooku and Saruman not only went to the battlefield of World War II, but also killed people as a British agent, and their acting skills are no better than Connery’s This kind of person who is not considered an acting school is inferior, and the salary is only about one-tenth of his. (The novel "Hollywood Production" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right "add friend", search the official account "qdread" and pay attention, hurry up!)