Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 145 The Missing Script Agent
"So, you and Tonya..."

"Yes, she has been very busy since she joined the New York City Ballet. In addition to training, she also participated in performances. It is not easy for a freshman."

Although Ronald wanted to give Antonia a guarantee, Antonia finally did not accept his kindness.Ronald knew that she didn't want to involve money in this relationship, so she let this love be a good memory.

The interviewer was Ronald's high school wrestling teammate Douglas Jr., and the two were sitting on the cushions of the wrestling hall, panting.

After contacting the old buddy, Ronald also felt that he should continue to exercise. It happened that Douglas Jr. was exercising in a good gym, and he also introduced Ronald to train together.Without daily training for more than a year, Ronald felt that his level had dropped significantly.

Fortunately, the gym that Douglas Jr. introduced had a coach from the Sowell League, Ivan, who was originally a regular member of a local wrestling team in Siberia. He was clearly a Slav but claimed to be a Jew.

His skills are superb, his training is scientific, and his English is not bad.The best thing is that he formulates training plans according to the client's level, so that the client will not feel too bitter and boring.Both Douglas Jr. and Ronald were very satisfied. They came here to train every week and recovered some skills.

"Your photo-taking tricks in the leg warmer business are good, who taught you?" Little Douglas's family has been in business for three generations, so he naturally understands Ronald's photo-taking tricks and appreciates them very much.

"I figured it out myself," Ronald replied, "and J.C. Penney's purchasing manager told me that patents don't protect my intellectual property because any mother could make a hosiery out of this product. So I thought This method protects my rights."

"Yeah, if it becomes famous all over the world, everyone will come to buy authentic leg warmers, instead of knitting their own or other counterfeit products." Little Douglas nodded.

"However, your product has to be a little bit higher in quality than others, so that the reputation of authenticity will be worthwhile. Customers will feel good about buying it, and word of mouth will spread, and your business will grow bigger."

"Tsk, it's a bit difficult. This is a very small market. I have no way to use machines. Now I just organize a group of widows and wives of Vietnam War soldiers. In name, it is a cooperative for military families. In fact...the collection is based on the number of pieces..."

Ronald lowered his volume. The work was in America, and it was banned by the trade union forces through legislation. However, in the name of the family members of the Vietnam War soldiers, it was a nominal umbrella. The scale was small, and no one would come to cause trouble.

"Yeah, it's a pity that the market for your business is naturally very small, unless one day the fashion industry suddenly has a convulsion and the public becomes popular to wear leg warmers."

"It's impossible, leg warmers with a formal suit is an aesthetic disaster."

"Let's not talk about this, Teresa hasn't realized your trick yet, has she? She can't stand on her own." Douglas Jr. talked about the things that the salesman Teresa Kate wanted to do alone.

"No, she's quite satisfied that I can let her buy shares at a discount through the sales channel." Ronald was a little proud, taking pictures of the well-known drama group, which is a deal that kills two birds with one stone.Before Teresa Kate showed signs of wanting to go it alone, after discussing with Douglas Jr., Ronald simply gave some shares to Teresa and established the company.This time, taking a group photo with the crew completely cut off her idea of ​​going it alone.

The patent previously applied by Ms. Lindsay Dole has been approved, and his patent has entered the company as a discount of 20% of the shares. In addition, the rent of the store has contributed to a total of 60% of the shares. Aunt Karen and him The Veteran's Wives production network accounted for 10%, and Trisha Kate and her husband David contributed a small portion of the other 30%, discounted to the sales network.

The name of the small shop is RTKD Dance Supplies Store, which are the initials of the four major shareholders.The name is a dance supply store, but it mainly sells leg warmers.Photos with the cast and crew lined the walls, including one with Diane Lane.Bert agreed to put a photo in the store, as long as it wasn't blown up.

Now "Fame" is still being screened on a small scale, but teachers with high acting skills participated in the performance. Many students have seen it and bought it here instead of letting their mothers do it.Because the most authentic here.

"Her husband David should have noticed it, but he also knows that if we work together, the cake will be bigger, so there is no objection."

"Идинахуй, Jimmy is a bitch, he actually boycotted the Olympic Games. This bitch, the Winter Olympics Alliance didn't boycott it at the beginning of the year, Jimmy actually has the face to boycott the Summer Olympics?"

Coach Ivan walked in cursing, still cursing the commander incessantly. "He also made NBC stop broadcasting plans. I wanted you to see that Siberian monster."

Ivan had announced to them a long time ago that there was a heavyweight wrestling genius named Karelin in Siberia.Legend has it that he can use the reverse back lift that only lightweight fighters can use. Ronald and Doug Jr. are waiting to see this trick.

"Why did you boycott the Olympics?" The two turned on the TV next to the wrestling ring. The figure of the commander-in-chief was on the upper right of the TV. The host quoted the White House spokesman as saying that as long as the Soviet Union does not leave Afghanistan, America and its allies will boycott Olympic Games in Moscow.

"Is this because of the failure of the hostage rescue operation two days ago?" Little Doug was very sensitive, linking this matter with the previous hostage rescue operation that made the commander lose face.

The commander-in-chief and his national security adviser, Brzezinski, took advantage of the fact that the Secretary of State Vance, who opposed the rescue operation, was away on vacation, and launched the hostage rescue operation without telling him.Unexpectedly, the helicopter crashed in the desert, killing 8 special forces members.

The rescue failed before it started. The wreckage of the helicopter and the remains of the dead soldiers were displayed by the Persians on the streets of Tehran. Through international satellite signals, all Americans knew that their leader was a waste.

In order to restore his image and strive for re-election in next year's general election, the commander-in-chief needs to show his toughness.

Both of them shook their heads. The Olympic spirit is originally about peace. During the Olympic period in ancient Greece, countries that were at war had to temporarily cease fire. What kind of resistance is this?
"Have you found your script agent?" Douglas Jr. mentioned a strange thing that happened to Ronald.

Ronald wrote the "Intersection" script, signed a release form, and mailed it to William Morris' Rick Nisita.Unexpectedly, after a few days, the script was returned without opening the package, with a stamp on it, claiming that no such person was found.

Ronald called his secretary who had informed him last time, and the secretary told him, in a peculiarly mechanical voice, that there was no Nisita in William Morris.Then hung up the phone.The same is true for calling back later.

If it weren't for the disclaimer letter sent by the secretary last time in the package, Ronald would have thought that he had been abducted by aliens and altered his memory.

Moreover, in last year's edition of the agent directory, behind Rick Nisita's name, the name of the William Morris agency was clearly marked, and Ronald couldn't figure out what was going on for a while.

"I've got an appointment with Eddie Cohen, my ad director agent, and maybe he can tell me what's going on."

"You probably got caught up in the William Morris-CAA fight."

"What big fight?" Ronald asked in Eddie's office.Since Ronald shot the Chewels gum campaign, Eddie's business has been booming, his models and actors have jobs, he's signed a lot of new people, and he's moved to a corner office.

The office buildings in America are square and square. The corner offices face the street on both sides and have two large floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing you to see twice as much street view as other offices.Working here is often a symbol of strength and status.

"Creative Artists Agency (CAA) was founded in 1975 by several young people who defected from William Morris, Michael Ovitz, Michael Rosenfeld, Ronald Meyer and others. I have been suppressed by my old club all the time.”

"However, their business is doing very well. In the past few years, they have robbed many clients of their old club. Since this year, they have publicly poached several agents of William Morris. They are all young and strong, and they have many The heavyweight client kind."

"I guess Rick Nisita, who has a crush on you, is also one of them. When an agent jumps from the company, the original old owner often uses this method to try to cut off the relationship between the client and them. The original phone number, fax , the secretary belongs to the original company, so the client can't contact the agent for a period of time, and the old club takes advantage of this window to poach corners."

"So that's the case." Ronald nodded, "Then I can call CAA and find Nisita."

"Generally, a broker's job-hopping will involve legal lawsuits, and the parties will take a long vacation by the way, and will not contact anyone except their key clients."

Eddie rejected Ronald's idea, "You can try to leave a message to the front desk and let them pass it on. I guess this lawsuit will not drag on for a long time, and CAA will try to settle it quickly, and he will be able to contact you when he comes back. "

"Why don't you try the other agents at William Morris?" Eddie asked. "They're the strongest agents in the business, after all."

"I tried, and they didn't have an agent willing to sign me. They sent a letter of inquiry, called their secretary, and a few agents even called me, saying that they would wait to see the movie's reputation and box office. .According to the secretary, they called Alan Parker and heard some bad reviews."

Ronald didn't expect Mr. Director to ruin his affairs here, and he was a little annoyed.

"Don't worry, Rick Nisita is a big name in the industry. He represents Al Pacino and Christopher Walken. When he officially enters the job, you will have a script agent."

"Although there is a high probability that he will let the junior broker apprentice sign you."

"It doesn't matter, I just want to get a screenwriting job as soon as possible, and if I want to enter the film industry, starting from screenwriting is a shortcut."

"By the way, are you in the Screen Actors Guild?" Eddie asked about another matter.

"No, I don't think I have the acting talent or the passion to be an actor. I still want to stay on the other side of the camera lens."

"Well, that's fine. Recently, the negotiations between the two major actors' unions and the producers' union have not gone well. They want a share of the pay TV copyright. In the future, the actors also want to share a piece of the income from movies and TV shows broadcast on pay TV stations."

(End of this chapter)