Made in Hollywood

"More than five years ago, Duke Rosenberg was still a member of the CAA, but in an evaluation, someone made the wrong judgment and gave up on him. And after "Life and Death," we would have had the opportunity to sign Back to Duke Rosenberg, when someone else made the wrong judgment and demanded to sign Mel Gibson!"

In the conference room, Pat Kingsley was full of cold words. She didn't care about Martin Bob's increasingly ugly face, and said directly, "The result? Mel Gibson not only failed to bring obvious benefits to CAA. Profits, but also caused huge trouble!"

Her eyes drifted from Eno Martin's side, and the two exchanged eye contact calmly. Pat Kingsley continued, "The global box office of "Life and Death" is more than 340 million US dollars, "Brave" Dead Island" $405.84 million, "Independence Day" $912.13 million, "Saving Private Ryan" $649.27 million, less than five years, just four films, Duke Rosenberg The individual box office total has reached 2.3 billion US dollars!"

Passing behind a few partners, Pat Kingsley returned to his seat, leaning on the conference table with both hands, and asked, "Mel Gibson, what do you have to do with Duke Rosenberg? Like? Scandals? How many times you've been blacklisted by major studios?"

"Pat, you can't say that."

A partner next to Martin Bob helped his eyes, and just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted forcefully by Pat Kingsley, "Don't say that? What should I say? If I signed Duke? Rosenberg, CAA has two ace directors, he and Spielberg, don't say you don't know the role of a top director in driving the agency's business! Can Mel Gibson do this? Even in the past 20 years In 2010, including all the films he starred in, the total box office of his works is not as good as the current Duke Rosenberg!"

The partner opened his mouth, but said nothing. In this real world, nothing is convincing with data and business results.

"There's another situation."

After a sip of coffee, Pat Kingsley continued, "Since the Mel Gibson scandal broke, companies have been putting pressure on us."

She looked around at other people, "I wonder if you feel it? After the Golden Globe Awards. Many of our projects have been temporarily suppressed or postponed by various companies, and the work has encountered many difficulties. This is entering the 90s. Years later, CAA has never encountered a situation.”

"Indeed."

Many people echoed, even among the partners who stood on Martin Bob's side, some people nodded.

"And!" Kingsley added, "Spielberg said he was considering quitting CAA!"

Eno Martin took Pat Kingsley's words. "Everyone must know why these difficulties that should not have arisen come from!"

"Mel Gibson has pissed off all of Hollywood! We need to do something." He turned to Martin Bob. "What do you think, Martin."

Eno Martin and Pat Kingsley were clearly taking advantage of Mel Gibson to attack themselves, and Martin Bob knew that. And I also know that what they said is true. CAA has indeed encountered a lot of difficulties in the past month. The Jewish forces headed by the senior management of the six major companies have exerted a lot of pressure on CAA. Everything points to Mel Gibson.

All they seek is this position under his ass, although there is no fear of stepping down now. If you don't deal with it properly, you will lose the support of many people, thereby losing your original dominant position within the company.

There is no conscience in business competition, Martin Bob believes. If he doesn't do something, most of the partners here will fall to Eno Martin.

But what to do? Disengaging Mel Gibson's contract seemed like the most appropriate option, but in fact Pat Kingsley was so aggressive that he wanted this result.

Did Tom Cruise really stand with Duke Rosenberg? He couldn't help but think so, and it's not uncommon for Hollywood foes to briefly abandon disputes for profit.

Do you really want to terminate the brokerage contract with Mel Gibson?

At this point, it seems that Mel Gibson has to be dropped, but dropping him is equally problematic, otherwise it wouldn't have dragged on to the present day.

When a client under his name encounters difficulties and is abandoned by him, what will other clients think? What will those customers who want to dig in in the future think?

Recently, there have been rumors that he is going to give up Mel Gibson, which directly led to Will Smith rejecting his invitation and joining William Morris instead.

Is this the consequence of giving up Mel Gibson? But what about not giving up?

Eyes swept over the partners in the conference room. They are both shareholders of CAA and brokers of CAA. Most of them hold first-line or even top superstars. If they lose their support, even if he is the first big star. Shareholders, there is only one way to step down.

This is a dilemma, he was forced to this point by them!

Looking at Eno Martin and Pat Kingsley, a young figure appeared in Martin Bob's eyes. What did Duke Rosenberg do behind his back?

After pondering for a long time, Martin Bob finally spoke slowly, "CAA and Mel Gibson terminate the brokerage contract, and convene a press conference as soon as possible. I will announce to the media in person."

The meeting ended in less than ten minutes, and there was a formal notice from CAA, and Mel Gibson had already received the news.

In the past, his manic and arrogant personality did not break out. Mel Gibson was sitting in the living room, just drinking one cup after another. For more than a month, he has been beaten to the point of numbness. Compared with being kicked out of several projects, being released from the contract by the CAA is nothing.

"I'm screwed!" he said to himself as he drank, "I'm screwed!"

"No, Mel, you still have a chance!" His publicist was sitting next to him. "You still have Oscar to attend, as long as you can meet Duke Rosenberg and let him forgive you publicly. Your situation is It will get better, at least a hundred times better than it is now!"

"Really?" Mel Gibson asked blankly.

"This is the last chance!"

"The informer made a dress for me, and I'm going to the Oscars!"

...

"Yes, I'm going to the Oscars!"

When walking towards the unique eye-shaped villa, Catherine Zeta Jones kept cheering for herself, "I must attend the Oscars!"

Of course this can only be said in the heart. She and her agent followed Penny Kelly, each other's "Chicago" publicity strategy, her only chance.

"Everyone sits freely, you're welcome."

Although it was strange to see Panney Kelly come with Zeta Jones and her agent, Duke didn't show it, letting the maid prepare coffee and tea, and Tina Fey putting the Nancy Josephson and Robin Grande called back.

"Penny. Tell me about your plans."

Kelly was here for the new promotional spot for "Chicago", she already had a plan, heard Duke say so, and handed over four documents to Duke, Robin Grande, Nancy Joseph Sen and Tina Fey's hands.

Flip through a few lines. Duke's eyes can't help but jump, this is to put him in the center of public opinion!

"Duke, you and Mel Gibson have been the focus of public opinion and public attention since the incident. And the image is extremely positive."

Panney Kelly took the initiative to explain, "I don't know if you have noticed. The flow of information has accelerated in the past two years, and directors, especially directors like you and Spielberg, can no longer stand behind the scenes. Now, you are the stars in the directing industry. Although not as exaggerated as Hanks and Cruise, every move can attract a lot of attention.”

"So, you're going to arrange a romance for me," Duke immediately understood Kelly's intention. "Use the means of hyping scandals to promote the movie?"

"It's not exactly like this. The scandal can only arouse people's curiosity and attention for a while, and it has limited pulling effect on the film."

Looking at Zeta Jones on the other side, Kelly continued, "A long-term, stable, heating up emotional life that has been attached to a movie, and has long been noticed by the media and the public, will become a booster for a successful movie! "

Whether Duke or Kelly, said these words did not involve feelings, and treated them with a work attitude.

"No more suitable candidates?" Duke frowned.

It is taboo for couples and couples actors to appear in movies, but directors and actors do not have such a taboo. The premise is that the director does not direct and act by himself. There are a lot of Hollywood couples and couples who cooperate with directors and actors.

"The only real big names in the crew are you and Cruise." Kelly shook his head. "If Cruise and Miss Jones are involved, although it can attract attention, it's a scandal, and it won't do much good for the film."

"What do you think?"

Hearing Duke's question, Robin Grande came over and patted his arm, and said seriously, "My reason and experience tell me that this is an effective means of publicity."

"I also agree with Panney's plan."

Nancy knew very well that what they said were just suggestions, and the decision-making power was entirely in Duke's own hands. Duke did not make a decision immediately. If he had just entered Hollywood, he would definitely have rejected it. After years of tempering, he understands that any success is not easy and must go all out.

Although Warner Bros. is the distributor, they cannot invest as much resources as summer films such as "Independence Day" due to the limitation of the type of film, and the publicity is definitely lower than before. "Chicago" is the Duke Studio, which is the He made an independent investment, the production cost was 20 million US dollars, and Warners would take 10% of the distribution share. He did not sign a sharing agreement with anyone other than the union regulations, which means that the vast majority of the film's revenue was actually belong to him alone.

As for the importance of publicity for a film, he is very clear that if the film works properly, the potential revenue may be tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars. Which is more important than a fake relationship that won't last long?

For Duke, that's a good choice.

"I agree."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Kelly, "Also, I hope that during this period, Miss Jones will pay attention to her behavior and stay away from other men. I don't want this to become a scandal!"

"We will sign a strict agreement with Miss Jones!" Kelly briefly said a few details, "The relationship between you is initially scheduled to last for a year. Duke, especially you should pay attention, this is A series of processes, your first date in public, your first hand in hand, your first kiss, I will make detailed plans."

Duke has seen this kind of propaganda many times, and has no objection to Kelly's words.

"I've already planned your first occasion together!" Kelly is obviously a veteran of this and knows how to take advantage of the situation. "The red carpet of the Oscars!" (To be continued ~^~)