Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 539 Ovitz Can Know Martial Arts

At six o'clock on Saturday morning, at the home of CAA President Michael Ovitz, Ronald and three agents came here to resolve the conflict with Stallone.

"Oh...ah..." Ovitz was wearing a white Japanese karate uniform, with a black belt around his waist, and was barefoot with three sparring partners, practicing a form of martial arts that Ronald had never seen before.

Obviously Ovitz has been practicing for a while, and his forehead began to sweat.

"Huh..."

The three sparring partners rushed towards Ovitz one by one, and Ovitz grabbed his hands when they approached.Then Ovitz used the rotation of his body to make the sparring partner's center of gravity unstable, and the last one exerted force to knock the sparring partner down on the ground one by one.

Ronald recognized this force technique, which was very similar to Stallone's bodyguard, except that Ovitz's sparring was more deliberate.He rubbed his chin, and began to think about how to make the shots look better if he used this kind of martial arts to make movies.

Ovitz swung the sparring partner back and forth like a badminton, looking very chic.But people are not badminton after all, he knocked down the three attacks of the sparring partner in a row, and he began to get tired.He looked at the three managers standing next to the Japanese training ground, and the client who got him into trouble.

Richard Lovett was the youngest of the agents, he was frightened by his "magic skills", his eyes were full of admiration.

The Italian, Nisita, and his office lover, Paula Wagner, are relatively mature, and they understand their scaring tricks, so there is nothing special about them.

The most irritating thing is Ronald, this guy actually started to study his own weaknesses in martial arts without saying a word. I heard that he is also a martial artist himself. Fake.

"Hey, hey," Ovitz cleared his throat, bowed to the three sparring partners, and ended the morning practice on Saturday morning.

"Hello", Ovitz walked towards the four people, "This is a Japanese martial art called Aikido. It is a combination of dance moves, chess, and fighting will. I have been practicing since I was young. Start practicing."

"Very exciting, very exciting," Ronald applauded. This martial art is similar to Huaguo's Tai Chi. It seems that many simplifications have been made for the rich to learn, but it still opened his eyes.

"If we have a chance, we can compete, Mr. Ovitz." Ronald did not expect that Ovitz is also a martial arts enthusiast. In Hollywood, there are very few high-level people who can really fight twice.

"Hey, hey, there is a chance." Ovitz said haha, he usually uses this trick to scare negotiating opponents, and he has never seen anyone who is so eager to fight with himself.

"Ronald, we are old friends. When you first signed with CAA, it was also the moment when we entered the film market in a big way. I still remember helping you negotiate the first scriptwriting remuneration, $35."

Ovitz picked up the linen Japanese-style sweat towel and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I am forever grateful for this, Mr. Ovitz." Ovitz came up and chatted about the past, and Ronald had to admit his affection.

"When Meyer and I founded CAA, we established several principles. The first is to always respond to clients as quickly as possible." Ovitz asked Ronald to sit down and glanced at his agents.

"So Sly came to me yesterday, hoping to mediate between him and you. I'll ask you to come over right away, and I hope you can have a truce."

"You understand, Mr. Ovitz, I am a victim, and I did not take the initiative to attack him." Ronald said that he was forced to fight back.

"But he told me he was just joking with you."

"Michael, you can't favor Sly like this..." Nisita stepped forward to retort.To say it in jest would be to understate the damage Stallone did to Ronald's reputation.

Ovitz held up a hand, signaling Nisita to wait for him to finish.

The president bought the shares of the two founders, and now he owns more than half of CAA shares.In addition, this year contributed to the blockbuster movie "Ghostbusters", which earned him a total of 400 million US dollars in remuneration for his director client.

"Rick, I remember when you came to CAA from William Morris, I told you that the second principle of our CAA is that customers have conflicts, which should be resolved within the company's internal framework and not taken outside. .In the company, we can make a lot of noise, but when it comes to the outside world, we all fight in groups. We only have one name, which is CAA."

"Mr. Ovitz, when Sly accused me of imitating his movies on the talk show, he didn't abide by this principle. It seems that his agent doesn't take your principles seriously." Ronald saw that Nisita was Ovitz suppressed it with principles, and went forward to complain that it was Stallone who broke the rules first.

"I know, but his agent, Mayer, is the veteran of the company I founded, and sometimes I need to make certain compromises. And Stallone is the first real head male star we signed, and we are very happy. Respect his choice at the time. Although sometimes we have to spend a lot of effort to deal with them and cause trouble."

"If Sly wants to reconcile, then he should first show his sincerity." Nisita and Ovitz began to bargain again.

"Yes, I know that the third principle you set for CAA is to always put the interests of customers first, and I am also a customer of CAA, am I not?" Ronald helped to fight for his own interests.

"Of course, of course. So I also hope that all disputes will be resolved within the company." Ovitz took the glasses on the table and put them on, "I hope you can agree to Sly's conditions, and he is willing to pay for it price."

On behalf of Ronald, Nisita negotiated a price with Ovitz, and Ronald agreed not to continue attacking Stallone.

Stallone was willing to be interviewed again, praising Ronald's "Dragon Boy" and admitting that the previous so-called "imitation" accusation was a joke with his young friend Ronald.

In order to compensate Ronald for the favors spent, and the resources of Nisita's team.Ovitz also decided to open up the top-notch script CAA got to Ronald to assist him in negotiating his next film.

In addition, Ovitz also arranged an opportunity for Ronald to be interviewed by the print media, officially promoting him as a representative of the younger generation of directors to the public.

"A top-notch script, is it 'Out of Africa' adapted from the autobiography of a Danish female writer?" Ronald asked Nisita who had conveyed the conditions to him.Ronald has been in the circle for a long time, and he has also heard of some scripts, which are specially designed to hit the Oscars.

"That's impossible, this script was prepared for Sydney Pollack, they are all...", Nisita touched his nose, implying that it was a game in the Jewish circle.

"Ovitz said that there is a movie script about black people, and he is going to approach CAA. It is also an adaptation of a novel. The original author is Alice Walker, and the novel is called 'Purple'." Paula Wagner said, but unfortunately the protagonists are all black. , Tom Cruise can't get a piece of the action.

"So black subjects can't compete for Oscars, right?" Ronald thought, he was still far away from the top resources, and could only play with such films of people of color.The last movie with all protagonists of color is the black version of Alice in Wonderland starring MJ and Diana Ross.Nothing at the Oscars. "

"Now the power of this script is in the hands of Peter Guber..." Richard introduced the situation to Ronald.

Ronald remembered the former president of Polygram Films, who picked Brooke Shields to star in "Endless Love".

"Polygram is also your customer?"

"No, Guber sold his shares and rights to PolyGram last year. Together with his partner John Peterson, he founded Guber Peterson Films and went it alone."

"If you agree, then I will confirm with Sly, and he will go to an interview and praise your talent and talent." Ovitz saw that Ronald had discussed with several agents, and came to talk to Ronald. Nader shook hands.

As long as they shake hands, with his status in the industry, there is no room for both parties to go back on this matter.

"I always feel that negotiating with you is a disadvantage for me." Ronald joked.

"Then you should feel honored, I am rarely willing to concede." Ovitz laughed.

He turned around and took an envelope from the table next to him, and handed it to Ronald, "This is the opening ceremony ticket given to me by the Olympic Organizing Committee. As compensation, I will give it to you."

Ronald took a look and saw that in addition to the two tickets for the opening ceremony, there were also many tickets for individual competitions. It seemed that Ovitz had passed the set of tickets given to the "top star" to himself.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Ovitz." Ronald stretched out his hand and shook Ovitz firmly.

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"I was joking. As George Lucas said, film directors cannot imitate others. I am also a director myself, and I know it very well." When Stallone was interviewed, he changed his words to 180 sharp turn.

"Ah... I like Ronald very much. He once wrote the script of First Blood II for me. Later, because of time constraints, he went to work on 'Dragon Boy', otherwise we might cooperate. Yes, I appreciate it He, he is a gifted, artistic director.

Ah... cooperation?Ahh... if given the chance. "

Stallone hurriedly pushed the reporter away, ending the interview that made him extremely uncomfortable.

Several bodyguards stopped the reporters who still wanted to ask questions, and escorted Stallone into the car.

"Sly, I think..." The tall, bun-haired bodyguard closed the door of the limousine.After the car started, sitting on the side, he submitted his resignation to Stallone.

"Why, are you leaving me?" Stallone asked.

"Yes, Aikido has started to rise in Hollywood. In addition to being an action coach for Sean Connery, I also want to open my own dojo. My apprentice has already found a place, which is in Burbank."

"Well, good luck, Steve." Stallone glanced at the bodyguard. This guy accompanied him to Mike Ovitz's home to negotiate yesterday. Could it be that Ovitz was also practicing that Aikido, Think about it.

(End of this chapter)