Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 100 Agents and Film Critics

"Um... ah" Ronald and Antonia kissed deeply to say goodbye.Watching Antonia walking towards the world-famous studio.

Antonia worked very hard. During the filming, she insisted on going to the exercise room every morning to practice.

In addition to picking up Antonia every day, Ronald sorted out his income during this time.Today he made an appointment with his agent Eddie to discuss the agent contract.

Turning around, Ronald went to Eddie's office.

"Ah, Ronald, I heard that you have been in the limelight recently. Not only have you been making waves in Alan Parker's crew, but you have also been appreciated by Woody Allen. How about it? I can be honored to sign you as a high-quality client Is it?" After receiving the notification from the front desk, Eddie came out to welcome Ronald into his office.

"I wrote two lyrics for the movie, and then I signed the script, and I got the extras' pay slips, um... I'm still the lowest-ranking member of the directors' union. So you can represent me as a screenwriter, lyricist, Are actors and directors involved in these businesses?"

"Wait, wait a minute." Eddie didn't understand Ronald's long list of business transactions. "When did you start writing lyrics? And became an actor?"

Ronald laughed, he had indeed done a lot of work in the past few months.He told Eddie about his experience in the crew for several months.

"Ronnie, you haven't signed an agent before, have you?" Eddie thought for a while and asked a question.

"Yes, this is my first time signing an agent."

"You know, although they are all called brokers, the job content of brokers in different industries is actually very different."

"Huh? I thought they were all agents."

"No, no, Ronnie. Let's put it this way, the main job of a screenwriter's agent is to sell the script of the client to the producer, or to accept the job of revising the script for the client from the producer. So their main job every day is One by one, the people on the producer list were called."

Ronald nodded in understanding.

"I mainly act as an agent of actors and models, and my main job is to find opportunities for them to audition. I will keep in close contact with the casting director, and I will also attend various social occasions to hear about new films and new commercials."

No wonder he's on good terms with casting studio Julia Taylor.

"The director's agent is mainly to find opportunities for them to direct the planned films of the eight major studios. Or take the script in the director's hand and find investors."

"So you see, even though they are all called brokers, their work content and social network are quite different. Generally, people in the circle who span multiple fields will find multiple brokers to represent different businesses."

Ronald nodded, "Then what business agent are you willing to represent me?"

Eddie sat behind the desk and laughed, "Just waiting for your words, Ronnie. I am willing to represent you in the directing business. I have some models in my hand and I am often called to audition for TV commercials, so I and each The commercial departments of major TV stations are quite familiar, and they have always been very interested in young people who are willing to direct TV commercials."

"Television commercial? It's okay, it's better than directing nothing." Ronald thought he could give it a try. He was not well-known in the industry, and he could have a commercial director. In addition to training his director skills, he could also make money. "

"Give me the contract, and I'll let my lawyer take a look." Ronald agreed.

"So Lindsay Dole is your personal lawyer? My friend Bobby, who is also the boss of Lindsay's firm, is very satisfied with her and has brought a lot of new business to the firm."

"Yeah, she solved a lot of problems for me. I have the qualifications to join the screenwriters union, all thanks to her fighting for it."

Speaking of which, Ronald reached for the agent contract in Eddie's hand.

"Wait," Eddie withdrew his hand before Ronald got the contract, "You become a TV director, but you must choose more actors under my banner."

"Of course no problem. Under the same conditions, I will definitely pick your person first." Ronald took the contract that Eddie handed over again, and sent it to Miss Lawyer Lindsay Dole by fax.

It seems that Lindsay has brought a lot of new business to the law firm, and there has been no phone failure.After receiving the revised contract sent back by the lawyer lady, Ronald and Eddie checked and had no objections, and they signed it.Ronald officially became Eddie Cohen's director client for a period of one year, and the contract can be renewed for another 3 years after expiration.

Cohen is a typical Jewish surname, and Ronald asked Eddie if he was Jewish.

"It can be said that it is, but I don't go to the synagogue very much anymore." Eddie is considered an enlightened Jew and has retained his identity, but he has been far away from traditional Jewish customs.

"As long as you retain your Jewish shrewdness, I'm satisfied."

"Hey, you're labeling people," Eddie protested jokingly.

"Then when can I receive the task of commercial director?" Ronald couldn't wait.

"Relax, my friend. You haven't officially enrolled in NYU yet. When you do, you can update your resume with another row of competitive qualifications."

"I have seen the rock high school you participated in. Please recall which passages were directed by you. I will mark them and send them to the directors of commercial production on Madison Street."

Ronald nodded and began to recall his directing segment in the released film.Then write them down and let Eddie do the work.

"Actually, your most promising career is as a pop songwriter, Ronnie." Eddie said after reading all his materials.

"Michael Gore spoke highly of you, and I remember his sister Leslie, who was the No. A good start."

"No, my dream is to be a film director, you know, Eddie." Ronald shook his head, he just copied the lyrics in his dream, and he didn't know when he would dream of a new movie next time. The lyrics are completely unreliable.

"Well, the entertainment industry does need to focus. You know what? High School of Rock is very popular now. Since those two film critics on PBS Chicago praised High School on TV two days ago, the movie is now popular in Chicago. Teenagers love it."

"I haven't watched it yet. Do film critics also have TV shows?" Ronald didn't expect that someone would draw his sword to make High School of Rock and Roll popular in New York. It seemed that his dividend was expected.

"Yeah, they're from the Chicago Herald Tribune. They run a sneak peek on PBS Chicago. They review movies every week. The ratings are good. PBS is planning to start airing the show on partners across the country.

If it weren't for PBS being a public education station, the ratings of this show would be even higher, and it would have become a national syndicated show long ago. "

"You probably haven't watched it yet? I have my secretary record it every week. It's a very good column to observe the word-of-mouth trend of the film critic circle." Eddie popularized some common sense to Ronald Science.

"I'll ask the secretary to make a copy for you, and you can take it back and watch it yourself. By the way, do you have a VHS format video recorder? VHS recorded programs are longer than Betamax tapes. You go buy one, and you will use it when you go to college. Useful."

Taking the VHS-style JVC video recorder bought at the electrical store, Ronald connected the cables according to the instructions, and put the video tape given by Eddie into it. After a snowflake, there was a piece of music accompanied by the two hosts speaking.

The first thing that appeared on the screen was a bald host who began to popularize science with the audience about what is Cult Film: "There is a unique type in the movie, we call him Cult Film. When they were first released, They tend to be poor at the box office. But over time, they catch on to a segment of the audience, often young people. They take over midnight shows, run long lines for a few years, and add up to a decent total.”

"I recommend High School Rock to everyone. It has all the qualities of a cult movie, rock music, beautiful girls, and finally blows up the school. It is the dream of every American high school student. This movie has a bit of a greasy temperament, and it is better than Grease It’s closer to life. It’s a good choice for you to watch midnight movies.”

Then the camera panned to another fat guy wearing glasses, "Sisko said his point of view and recommended Rock High School. I can only say that it was a little bit worse than my recommendation. I like this movie very much, let I was very excited to watch it, and I especially like the heroine."

"Sols, PJ Sols is the heroine's name, Albert." Sisko reminded his partner.

"PJ Sauls is very good, the whole movie is full of energy. He will never let you fall asleep. In addition, I have to remind the audience of a detail. At the end of the movie, the subtitles give special thanks to a man named Rona De Lee's guy, as far as I've checked with Roger Coleman, the boss of New World Productions, is the Sleepy Lo who fell asleep at the release of 'The Deer Hunter'. He's involved in the film's director, acting , and post-editing.”

"Viewers can pay attention, there is a scene in the film where a man proposes to his girlfriend in a phone booth, and the man who proposes is Sleepy Luo."

"Although he fell asleep while watching 'The Deer Hunter', it seems that the movies made by Sleepy Law never make people feel sleepy. Because of his contribution, I changed my view of Rock High. I decided to I also recommend this movie, and children in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, as well as the whole country, should go to the midnight show, and you will be satisfied."

Saying that, the fat man with glasses named Albert and the bald man named Sisko both gave a thumbs up to recommend Rock High School.

"It's a good thing there's no simulcast for this show, otherwise the nickname would spread everywhere." Ronald thought, "It seems that the evaluation is good?"

(End of this chapter)