Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

  Chapter 580 The Americans Who Know Sun Tzu's Art of War

The    meeting lasted for about an hour. After Yang Chen made some arrangements for Yu Chenghui's several executives, he did not interfere with other company affairs.

   He is a lazy person. He will not interfere in the detailed management of the company. What are the managers and those in charge? If you need someone to teach you, you might as well replace someone.

   If there is a problem on Yu Chenghui's side, the secretary's office will receive the news as soon as possible, how to solve the problem, he will not care, he only asks for the final result.

   This is also the reason why Huo Jianxuan and others are willing to work hard under him. The boss doesn't like to intervene, which gives them a lot of room to play.

   This kind of trust is really not something that money can measure.

   Of course, Yang Chen doesn't like to take care of things, the main reason is that he has self-knowledge, he doesn't have that ability, he can only rely on his subordinates to do things.

  If you want your subordinates to do their best, you must delegate power.

   This truth, he still understands.

   "Boss, CAA Agency, Mr. Michael Ovitz has been waiting for you in the reception room for a long time, do you need to see him?"

   "I almost forgot about it. You go and call him in. Forget it, I'll go there in person."

   After saying that, Yang Chen got up immediately, ready to meet the most legendary head of CAA history.

  CAA brokerage company was first founded by five high-spirited young people, Michael Ovitz, Ron Mayer, Martin Baum, William Hubble and Roland Perkins.

   Among the five people, the most capable is Michael Ovitz, who is not only one of the original five founders of CAA, but also personally led CAA for 20 years.

The rise of   CAA and the endless splendor of later generations are inseparable from Michael Ovitz and his efforts.

   In the reception room, Michael Ovitz was quietly sipping coffee and reading a book. From a distance, he seemed to be very leisurely.

   However, the inexorable sadness between his brows betrayed his mood at the moment.

   It wasn't because he was dissatisfied with the one-hour wait. He had waited for a few days, so how could he care about the short one-hour time.

   What he really worries about is the current situation of CAA.

   Since CAA signed Sean Connery, who played 007, the year before last, a superstar finally appeared on the CAA customer list.

   With the addition of Sean Connery, CAA began to madly absorb Hollywood star entertainers. Just last year, Hollywood actor Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman two Oscar winners and action star Stallone officially signed with CAA.

  Because of the fame of several superstars, CAA began to officially show its prominence in Hollywood, and many top stars joined, so that CAA finally entered the fast lane.

   However, everything has pros and cons.

  CAA is now a little famous in Hollywood, but as a concentration camp for world movies, Hollywood stars are as numerous as stars in the sky.

   In addition, during this period, Hollywood movies were not in a recession, and many superstars joined, so that the CAA company, which had insufficient background, suddenly fell into a serious shortage of funds.

   You can't eat a big fat man

   Without sufficient financial support, it is undoubtedly very difficult for a brokerage company to maintain the daily expenses of many stars and behind-the-scenes personnel.

   Superstars such as Stallone signed with CAA because they themselves are not restricted by other film companies, and the commission drawn by CAA is pitiful, and at the same time, there are not as many restrictions and requirements on star artists as other brokerage companies.

   As a result, several movie stars and superstars signed contracts with CAA company.

   Of course, several superstars, the reason why they signed with CAA is not for money, but purely to find a nanny who can help them deal with daily chores.

  The superstars who have become famous are the most unrestrained. As long as there is a relatively free environment, they don't care which company they sign.

  The superstars all have a certain reputation and popularity. They don't need to rely on brokerage companies to take jobs for them. Their own reputation can bring them countless invitations.

  Nowadays, CAA is caught in a situation where the master is weak and the slave is strong.

   Want to change, but it is not so easy.

  Why?

  Cough, no money, no hard words.

  Although CAA does the job of being a nanny, the slaves turn themselves into landlords, which is what Michael Ovitz and several partners have always wanted to do.

   Although CAA has been established for six years, CAA did not develop much in the more than three years before Sean did not join.

   It was only in the past two or three years that CAA officially gained some fame and began to compete with many Hollywood brokerage companies.

   Of course, CAA is still very weak and has limited resources at its disposal. At most, it can only compete with small and medium-sized brokerage firms. Larger brokerage firms cannot be shaken.

   "Sorry, Mr. Michael Ovitz, for keeping you waiting."

   "Hello, Mr. Yang Chen" Michael Ovitz blurted out in fluent Chinese.

  Yang Chen was stunned when he heard the words, he really was a ghost. It seemed that no matter where he went, he could meet one or two ghosts who could speak Chinese.

  Michael Ovitz saw Yang Chen's expression of surprise, and couldn't help but feel proud of his Chinese, "I can see that my Chinese surprised Mr. Yang Chen."

  Yang Chen: "Yes, Mr. Michael Ovitz, your Chinese will make many Chinese feel ashamed."

Michael Ovitz continued to say proudly: "When I was a child, there lived a Chinese family next door, and I learned Chinese with their children at that time. One of my favorite books is a Chinese family. This is the masterpiece of your Orientals, Sun Tzu's Art of War."

  Yang Chen: "…"

  ‘Sun Tzu’s Art of War, do you understand it? ’

   Yang Chen grinned and said, "All I can say is, you have a good neighbor."

  In this era, monks from outside all pay attention to chanting sutras.

   An American who did not study their Civil War, did not study the space war, but instead studied Sun Tzu's Art of War, I have seen it for a long time.

   However, think about it too, the little history of the United States, plus the fact that modern warfare relies on hard-fisted fights, tactics, etc., can't do much at all, so there is really no need to study the Civil War.

   They all say that hooligans are not scary, but they are afraid that hooligans have culture.

   Similarly, foreigners are not scary, just afraid that they will put down their guns and study Chinese culture hard.

   Force cannot conquer a country, only culture can assimilate a nation and a country.

   Something like Tang poetry and Song poetry, it's nothing.

  No matter how much you learn, you can't do those old masters.

   But this guy in front of him is obviously a person in the entertainment industry. He doesn't read the good Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but likes to watch Sun Tzu's Art of War.

   Yang Chen all of a sudden, labelled this smiling, harmless foreigner in front of him as a smiling tiger.

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   (end of this chapter)