Hollywood starts with a broker

This book is first published on the entire network by 𝕥 𝕨 𝕜 𝕒 𝕟 . 𝕔 𝕠 𝕞

In Beverly Hills, west of Beverly Drive, stands a 10-story building, entirely covered in glass on the exterior and atrium, which is the headquarters of CAA (Creative Artists Agency), Hollywood's hottest talent agency;

This building is also known in the industry as the Death Star, the "Death Star" being hailed as invincible in "Star Wars!"

After reporting in, Aaron Anderson was quickly assigned to Paula Wagner, one of CAA's top agents, becoming one of her five assistants.

Paula Wagner, 43 years old, can currently be called the number one female agent, because she holds an absolute trump card, Tom Cruise, originally named Thomas Mapother IV;

From personally discovering Tom Cruise in the early 1980s to the global hit movie "Top Gun" released a few years ago, Tom Cruise became a national idol, unrivaled in popularity!

"Aaron Anderson, 19 years old, it's great that you were able to persevere in the mailroom for half a year;"

"Now that you've become an assistant agent, you can become a full-fledged agent if you can find clients!"

CAA doesn't really have any clear job divisions, but this kind of internal, invisible hierarchy is definitely indispensable. Assistant agents are actually licensed agents, but they don't have any formal clients, and the work they do isn't much different from being in the mailroom.

The mailroom is a trial period, and now you've officially passed the trial period and can go find your own clients!

Paula Wagner said, patting Aaron on the shoulder, "Our two CAA bosses, Michael Ovitz and Ronald Meyer, both came out of the mailroom at WMA (William Morris Agency);"

"And the current chairman of 20th Century Fox Entertainment Group, Barry Diller, Disney Group Chairman Michael Eisner, and Disney film chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg all came out of the WMA mailroom!"

Aaron Anderson looked at Paula Wagner and couldn't help but say, "And David Geffen of Geffen Music Group also came out of the WMA mailroom."

After all, he's been in the CAA mailroom for six months, isn't he very clear about these things?

CAA, WMA, and ICM (International Creative Management) are currently the three major entertainment agencies in Hollywood, and WMA, as the oldest agency, has dominated Hollywood's talent agency business for half a century;

CAA's five founders were several former generals of WMA who created the current CAA in 1975. One-stop packaging deals have made CAA a major force in Hollywood, and ICM was also formed in 1975!

Paula Wagner smiled, raised her hand and looked at her watch, "Very good, now go downstairs to the nearby Starbucks and buy me two cappuccinos, and then bring them up as quickly as possible."

Assistant agents, aren't they just used to do these things? They don't have any artists to take care of. Do they know how to choose scripts or arrange artists' activities?

Taking care of the artists' daily lives is already very good.

Aaron Anderson nodded, then turned and left.

Soon, Tom Cruise, with a bright smile on his face, came to the CAA headquarters building. After politely returning greetings to some people who greeted him, he came to Paula Wagner's office!

"Your family drama "Rain Man," in collaboration with Dustin Hoffman, has received unanimous praise from critics and the media, and will definitely reap some rewards at the upcoming awards ceremonies."

Paula Wagner sat in her chair, paying close attention to "Rain Man," which had been released for two weeks, and the box office trend was also good;

Currently, after ten days of cumulative release, the film's box office has exceeded $20 million!

"By the way, is there any problem with the filming of "Born on the Fourth of July"?" Paula Wagner asked.

Tom Cruise shook his head, "Everything is progressing smoothly, and the film is about to wrap up."

"Born on the Fourth of July" is the second film in Oliver Stone's "Vietnam War Trilogy."

Oliver Stone's "Vietnam War Trilogy" is a series about opposing the Vietnam War. The first film was the famous "Platoon," which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director!

"Regarding Tony Scott's racing action film "Days of Thunder," producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer have arranged for filming to begin in June or July of next year;"

"The male lead has already signed with you, and Paramount has offered a budget of $60 million this time!"

Paula Wagner said about Tom Cruise's next movie.

$60 million is a solid top blockbuster in this period. "Days of Thunder" is also a pure commercial film.

And Sylvester Stallone's new film "Rambo III," released this summer, cost $63 million, making it the most expensive film in Hollywood!

""Rain Man" and "Born on the Fourth of July" are both literary dramas, and commercial works like "Days of Thunder" are also essential. Hollywood always looks at the box office."

"Don't worry, of course I know!" Tom Cruise is not against commercial films, but he is now very yearning for the Oscars;

Since "Top Gun," he has devoted himself to literary dramas. He wants to prove that handsome guys can also have acting skills!

After a while, Aaron Anderson knocked on the door with coffee, glanced at Tom Cruise, and then left the office.

"Tom Cruise, who is less than 30 years old, is really amazing in terms of looks," Aaron Anderson couldn't help but sigh. If the future Little Li Zi didn't have the blessing of the movie "Titanic," he really couldn't compare to him.

"Hi, Aaron," after arriving at the office next door, he ran into his colleague Jack Wells, who was organizing documents, and was also part of this batch of assistant agents!

"Are these all scripts?" Aaron casually picked up a few and looked at them. An important job in the mailroom was to unpack these sent items.

Jack Wells nodded, "The company now receives hundreds of scripts every month. CAA has become a Hollywood script factory!"

Aaron shrugged, "CAA's one-stop packaging deals, from screenwriters, producers, directors, and actors, all start with the script."

Recently released "Rain Man" is a completely packaged deal, from the screenwriter to the director and actors, all handled by CAA;

Even the marketing plan for the release was formulated by CAA for MGM/UA.

"Aaron, we need to go to the streets, shopping malls, or parks and universities as soon as possible to find suitable young people who can be cultivated;"

"Otherwise, we'll have to repeat some of the work in the mailroom, as well as running errands!"

Jack Wells reminded Aaron.

Aaron patted the other person on the shoulder, "I'll help you organize these scripts first."

Well, Aaron Anderson is still quite willing to do these things now. After all, many good movies from his memory are in his mind, and the script is the beginning of the movie;

Coming to this era is not specifically to help other people pour tea, deliver water, run errands, and drive, to be an office chores boy!