Hollywood Drawing

"Twice, we went to Wayne Greenberg's set together and auditioned twice."

The Los Angeles Walk of Fame is packed with people, and every star on it represents a legendary name. In a roadside cafe, Matt Damon looked at the pedestrians coming and going outside the window, took a sip of coffee, and whispered. "But every time I get only disappointment, Ben, only the disappointment after waiting!"

Compared with a few years ago, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are in a much better situation in the industry at this time. At least they don't want to act, and no one cares about them. For young actors, especially the sudden favor of Harvey Weinstein, so many things have changed during this time.

No one can deny the business vision of the fat man Miramax, and no one can deny that the fat man has problems with his character, but none of this has anything to do with the two of them.

Matt Damon's idea is very simple. It was Harvey Weinstein, a big boss in the industry, who gave him the opportunity to show his talent and was willing to invest real money in himself to create his own The screenwriter of "Good Will Hunting", I see that this film will be released in a while.

Therefore, this actor, who has been constantly running into obstacles in the past few years, knows very well that even if 10,000 people say something bad about Harvey Weinstein and curse him for having no character and no bottom line, as long as the other party treats him well, If you are given the opportunity to show off your talents, then here, the fat man Harvey Weinstein is an absolutely good person, and you must be in the same boat with him.

"I don't know if I can trust my agent now." After hearing his friend's complaint, Ben Affleck shrugged and did not pick up the topic. Instead, he focused on his agent. "Matt, my manager is from Artist Management Group (AMG), you know what I mean."

His words also made Matt Damon fall into deep thought. The so-called Artist Management Group, also known as AMG, this agency suddenly appeared this year. Ben Affleck’s agent originally belonged to CAA, but he suddenly switched to this company, and this agent was the only one who brought in CAA. The assets that are gone are the capital that is not taken seriously.

If you mention AMG, which caused a shock in the brokerage industry as soon as it appeared, you must mention its founder Michael Ovitz, a giant in the brokerage industry and the former Walt who was once known as the man behind the Hollywood entertainment industry. The head of Disney, after breaking up with his childhood friend, took out the US$120 million from Disney as compensation. After leaving the six giants, he turned around and returned to his old business.

It is well known in the industry that this veteran of the brokerage industry devoted himself to Disney in his early years, which caused a great shock among the senior partners of CAA, so that the company with the most complete system in the brokerage industry let go of Wayne Greenberg, a man with unlimited potential. customer of.

Afterwards, although the main reason for Michael Ovitz's departure from Disney was the failure of the power struggle, no one can deny that the projects he single-handedly led were rubbed on the ground by Wayne's works, which was also the inducement for him to be kicked out. One, so much so that after he left Disney, his childhood friend and Disney Emperor Michael Eisner told the media without scruple that his management skills were unqualified.

It is precisely because these things have never been a secret that Ben Affleck doubted his agent and rejected the audition for the "Flash" crew. There are other unspeakable factors behind it. Although the agent's reasons are very good, he wants to wait until "Good Will Hunting" is released, and if he agrees to the other party's audition invitation, his treatment may be much better.

But everyone knows that there has never been an example of an actor being indispensable for a Wayne Greenberg project. The actors in the industry who are eyeing his projects may be lined up from Burbank to Malibu. Ben Affleck is very clear-headed and knows that with his status in the industry, he is absolutely not qualified to negotiate terms with the crew of "The Flash".

"Fire him, Ben." Compared to his friends, Matt Damon is much more decisive. He knows very well that his agent is just his server. If he has any doubts, just quit. Anyway, he will be replaced. A broker costs almost nothing to people like them.

After thinking carefully for a while, he finally sighed, looked at Ben Affleck, and said: "I don't know if this audition invitation will have the same result as the two of us experienced before, but Ben , this does not prevent you from quitting your agent, there is another point, I hope you can think about it clearly..."

Nodding silently, Ben Affleck looked at his friend across the table in confusion. "What?"

"Harvey."

Hearing his friend's words, he frowned almost immediately. Harvey Weinstein has been in constant trouble since the beginning of the awards season at the end of last year. These inexplicable troubles have even spread to the crew of "Good Will Hunting".

As long as they think of those things that constantly harass the crew and make the filming intermittent, stopping for a few days and starting for a few days, all of them feel aggrieved. The main reason for these problems is that Harvey Weinstein used some methods to touch the bottom line of Wayne or Warner Brothers.

If Disney hadn’t secretly taken action in the end, those troubles might still be accompanying all Miramax projects to this day. It seemed that this incident was over, but it was only when Harvey Weinstein had no choice but to make concessions to Disney again that the inexplicable troubles temporarily disappeared.

But no one knows whether the bad things against this fat man will happen again in the future. According to the news that has been circulating in the circle, Wayne Greenberg, the gentleman representative in front of the media and the public, has never been someone to be trifled with secretly. Even though he appears to be sunny and kind on the surface, he is actually the same secretly. It is the narrow-mindedness and jealousy that will be repaid.

"Demon Town Museum"

Judging from the current relationship between the two parties, as long as Ben Affleck agrees to this audition, it means that Harvey Weinstein will definitely be unhappy.

"Well, let's make an appointment with Harvey tonight." Looking at the hesitant expression on his friend's face, Matt Damon certainly knew how entangled the other party was. No one can remain indifferent to Wayne Greenberg's invitation to audition, at least not any actor in this industry right now. "Just tell him clearly. I believe Harvey can understand you. Listen, Ben, this is definitely an opportunity for you. Look at Christian Bale! The star-making ability of DC superheroes is too powerful!"

"F**k!"

Ben Affleck, who had always looked hesitant, suddenly uttered a rare curse word and slapped his thigh with his hand.

"What?" Matt Damon tilted his head, thinking that he had come up with the idea, and there was a problem there.

"Damn it, the crew of "The Flash" didn't specify which role they would audition for." Suddenly thinking of this, Ben Affleck's face turned ugly. This means that I need to face the risk of breaking with Harvey Weinstein, who supports me, and pursue opportunities that are not certain at all, if it is just a small supporting role in the movie...

The uncertainty of things is the most troublesome part, and Matt Damon also thought of this. He looked at his friend, gritted his teeth and said: "No matter, unless you want to give up this opportunity, let's talk to Harvey first. Regardless of whether he will be unhappy or not, I will accompany you to the audition!"

"It's a bet!"

The two of them stretched out their right hands at the same time, slapped their hands in the air, and gave a high-five. At the same time, Ben Affleck's eyes shone with determination.

However, their plan was destined to disappoint the two of them today. At this time, Harvey Weinstein was not in Los Angeles. Unusually, he appeared in a small town in Kentucky. This town was named Elizabeth Yin. That's right, it's the Yin Lisabai of Queen Yin Lisabai. Unfortunately, except for the name, this place has almost nothing to do with Yin Lisabai. The town does not have any attractive scenery, only residents.

And Harvey Weinstein's destination is also not this town, but another town called Versailles not far away from the town. Compared to the town of Elizabeth, there are more historical buildings there. Obviously it is more suitable as a filming and location location for the crew.

On the way to Versailles, Harvey Weinstein's face remained very gloomy. The assistants who followed him did not dare to say a word along the way, and they also did not dare to ask them more about the purpose of their trip.

Although Harvey Weinstein has a domineering and bottomless image in the industry, in his years of experience in the industry, he has never acted in such a way that he would really offend the top bosses. , especially facing the six giants other than Walt Disney, unless he has a bad brain, he will go to death to offend rather than cooperate.

There have always been rumors in the circle that he dared to directly break into the offices of the CEOs of the six giants, but no one knew the origin of those rumors and the moisture contained in them as well as he himself. In fact, no matter he was before or is now, he has always been very sober. With the size of himself and Miramax, he will never be able to compete with those serious media giants. At most, he will only be disgusted by the other party. .

Seriously speaking, although Miramax started with small-budget independent films, he has always cooperated with major film companies. People may only see his arrogant and domineering side, but he himself will never be stupid or crazy. When he really wants to challenge the bottom line of the six giants, even if some things make the other party sick, he still knows how to do it very accurately.

This is also the main reason why he has been able to be domineering in the industry over the years. Interest is the origin of all conflicts, and it is also the lubricant that can alleviate all conflicts. In the eyes of Harvey Weinstein, there are no conflicts that cannot be alleviated. The right node may not be found!