Beauty Comprehensive 1999

Chapter 181 Hollywood Giant

As for the so-called senior VVA agent's arrogance and his inability to let go of his behavior while pretending to be nice, Xie Zihao, who is already sensitive to other people's thoughts, could roughly tell the other's tangled emotions.

But this doesn't mean that he has to be humble and small to cater to this agent.

After reading the contract sample submitted by the other party, he has basically eliminated this person and the VVA behind him from his options unless they change the contract.

This type of C-type contract, which is the most common type in the entertainment industry, is often used to exploit newcomers. Not to mention the unreasonable but still legal boundary of the 28/20 split, it is just a unilateral breach of contract by the artist for half a million pounds. The fee is an obvious contract of exploitation.

And it lasted for five years.

If you really sign such a contract, wouldn't it mean that you have been working for the other party for nothing for the past five years?

If you are a pure newcomer, it is not good to receive such treatment. In fact, it is not particularly bad. After all, the resources and opportunities provided by the company are things you may not be able to buy even if you have money.

After enduring it for at least five years, and gaining a certain status in the entertainment industry, you can negotiate with the company for a better contract, or switch to another company.

Therefore, even if some people understand the consequences of signing this contract, they will sign it holding their noses.

But Xie Zihao is different. In the final analysis, his purpose of entering the entertainment industry is different from those who want to get ahead and make money. He just wants to gain enough popularity and then provide himself with more spiritual qualifications.

Therefore, Xie Zihao has no mentality of being inferior to the other party, and there is no need to ask James Berkeley, a senior agent, to arrange resources for him.

Faced with Xie Zihao's polite but distant treatment, James Berkeley was also a man who had been in society for decades. Of course he understood the other party's attitude, but he couldn't help but feel a little angry.

"To be honest, in the more than 20 years since I have been in the industry, I have seen many young people who are very talented and beautiful. They all think that they will definitely become big stars, so they are all very proud!"

"But in the end, these people either found other ways or disappeared into the background. Only those few who lowered their proud heads and complied with the wishes of the big shots could finally succeed in ascending to the throne."

"Mr. Sherman, if you can become my contracted artist, then I can't guarantee anything else. I will definitely settle the unreasonable demands of those third-rate directors and the difficulties made by some crew members. As for the demands of some big shots, I will definitely settle them for you." , my attitude is to obey if you can! Try to strive for a good condition, otherwise it will be difficult for an artist to rise to the top on his own. Don’t look at those big stars who are all famous. In fact, they all start from this step. from……"

Berkeley thought that the young man in front of him was also the type who was self-reliant on his talent and was proud of his talent, so his tone took on a hint of education.

Unexpectedly, Xie Zihao smiled and shook his head after hearing this, and then handed the other party a business card.

"Mr. Berkeley, to be honest, your contract doesn't impress me. I became an actor by chance. This is my business card."

"I now run an antique shop and a firm that specializes in handling special events, so I am not short of money or status. Even big shots like the senator are clients of our firm!"

When James Berkeley heard this, he glanced at Xie Zihao in surprise, then carefully picked up the business card and looked at both sides. He immediately understood that he had misunderstood it just now.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault."

Although James Berkeley didn't know if it was true that the other party said he knew a big shot like the Senator, judging from the young man's temperament and demeanor, he thought the possibility was very high.

He has seen a lot of people of all kinds. Putting aside their appearance, he has not seen many people who can compare with this handsome young man in terms of temperament and appeal.

Even if there is one, he is a big shot who doesn't stand out for his appearance. At least among actors, even among the top Hollywood male stars in the million-pound club, none has such impressive unique temperament and temperament as this one. charm.

So for this reason alone, this young man deserves his attention.

He now regrets being so arrogant at the beginning, but it is still too late to change, and there is still hope to achieve his goal.

"However, I have recently lacked enough mainstream artists. Mr. Sherman, you can really consider our VAA. If you are not satisfied with this contract, we can make appropriate adjustments."

But when Xie Zihao proposed the contract terms he wanted, James Berkeley shook his head.

He said with some regret: "It seems that we have no chance to cooperate. I don't think anyone from the three major brokerage companies will agree to your request, unless you are a junior of a senior executive or a child of a big shot..."

After seeing off the somewhat disappointed James Berkeley, the two sat back at the table after the meeting. Todd couldn't help but ask:

"I think Berkeley is quite sincere in giving you the contract, and has made concessions on some terms. What do you think?"

Xie Zihao shook his head in denial and said:

"I don't want to rely on this bowl of rice. Once this kind of contract, which is equivalent to a contract of sale, is signed, you can't help it. I would rather not have those so-called resources and benefits, but also want a more relaxed contract."

Todd was right when he thought about it. His best friend was not the kind of person he had seen too often who wanted to get into the entertainment industry even if he broke his head. This kind of contract that seemed to be relatively friendly to newcomers was indeed a kind of contract for Xie Zihao. bondage.

So he looked at the watch on his wrist and said: "Then let's wait and see the contracts of the other two companies? The next one is TMA. It seems that the time is coming..."

Xie Zihao nodded.

"Then it depends on their sincerity, otherwise I would rather not sign with any of them, or find a small brokerage company to be affiliated with. It is impossible for the three major brokerage companies in the federation to monopolize all resources, right?"

Xie Zihao didn’t know much about the entertainment industry, but Todd was an insider. When he heard this, he explained with a serious face:

"Although it can't be said to be a true monopoly, it's actually not much different..."

Todd gave a detailed introduction to his best friend:

"The status of the three major White Eagle Federation brokerage companies in the entertainment industry is second only to the eight major Hollywood film companies and the three major TV network groups. In other words, they are essentially the same company!"

"At that time, there was a lot of commotion over the antitrust issue, so the eight major Hollywood giants simply cut off all the agency departments under their own companies to avoid antitrust lawsuits. Only then did the three major agency companies grow."

"But in fact, everyone in the industry knows that the eight giants and the three major TV networks, as well as the entertainment and News Corporation behind them, all have shares in each other in these three brokerage companies, forming a set of seemingly healthy competition, but in fact a closed monopoly. Industrial closed loop.”

Xie Zihao couldn't help asking after hearing this:

"So no one is suing them for antitrust? This should be considered a monopoly, right?"

Todd sneered and said:

"Of course not. In the past, there were attempts to attack the eight major film companies and sue them for monopolizing the entertainment industry. However, the actions of these giants are completely legal according to our federal laws, and there is no way to defeat them in this regard."

"Each of them's shareholdings are not up to the standard of holding a controlling stake even if they are dispersed, and you still have cross-shareholdings, but together they can completely control the entire Hollywood and even the TV entertainment industry and other media channels. Many people know this. You know it, but no one can break it!"

"The advantage of doing this is that it can avoid being sued by antitrust, and it can also suppress emerging companies that try to impact them. And it is completely legal. This is a loophole in the law. After all, federal laws are made by wealthy people. This They play the best with one set..."

(End of chapter)