Movie Master

Mark Johnson's brows were tightly furrowed, his face was gloomy and watery, but the confusion between his brows was still lingering, and his expression was changing turbulently. It seemed that the thoughts in his mind were constantly changing, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find it. To an answer, just more and more confused.

There was the sound of the door opening, and Ben Affleck's idle voice came over, Relax, relax. Mark is not in a meeting, nor is he meeting anyone else. What's wrong with me coming in directly.

Mark raised his head and saw Ben's smug smile and the helpless assistant standing at the door. Mark waved his hand to signal for the assistant to leave. Ben showed a coquettish/suave smile at the assistant, and blinked playfully, then slowly closed the door, turned around and looked at Mark, So, what do you need from me? I just went to Terence Office, just about to leave, Ed said you were looking for me.

Terrence is obviously Terrence Cox, and Ed is Ben's personal assistant.

Due to the special system of Creative Artists Agency, the entire company works together to serve all artists, so artists generally do not have a fixed agent. Take Ben as an example. At the same time, there are five agents serving him. Finding any one can achieve the goal, and the five people will gather all the resources to find the next suitable work for Ben. It's just that relatively speaking, there will be a personal relationship between the artist and the manager, and the work relationship may be more frequent. Most of the big-name artists will have one or two relatively fixed managers.

Terence and Mark are both Ben's agents, but Ben and Mark have a better relationship. In the past year, Ben's workload has been greatly reduced, and the one-way contact between Mark and Ben has become more frequent.

Mark thought that Ben would not come over for at least a few hours, but he didn't expect that Ben was in the company today, and he seemed a little caught off guard. But after carefully sorting out the thoughts in his mind, he found that there was still no clue, even if the time was longer, so he temporarily suppressed the confusion, restored his usual demeanor, and looked up at Ben, Look Wake up, you are in a good mood today, is there any news?

The 'San Francisco Chronicle' and 'Us Weekly' contacted me yesterday for a simple telephone interview, and 'Us Weekly' also hopes to conduct an exclusive interview. Ben tried his best to describe this matter in a calm tone , but Fei Wu's expression still revealed his true inner thoughts. Since he broke up with Jennifer Lopez at the beginning of the year, he hasn't felt the enthusiasm of the media for more than half a year. This feeling is really long gone.

Mark's first reaction was to be stunned, because he didn't remember that Ben's publicist had mentioned these two interviews. Although Ben has now started the promotion of Who will spend Christmas with me, but...Mark's mind flashed vaguely An idea, but he didn't grasp it, he quickly asked, During the interview, what topics were discussed?

Although Mark tried his best to suppress his emotions, the speed of his speech uncontrollably accelerated, which made Ben a little puzzled, 'Sin City', we talked about this new work, and I also talked about my work in detail. Character... Mark felt that all the blood was rushing towards the brain, his throat seemed to be stuck by his hands, and he couldn't make a sound, You were right, the new director Lancelot really caused a lot of trouble. It has attracted a lot of attention, and the topicality is not bad...

Mark felt so full of anger in his chest that he couldn't even breathe, looking at Ben's mouth opening and closing, his only thought was to shut him up. The inconceivable absurdity and the outrageous anger intertwined with each other, making him completely stunned in place.

What do you think, we asked for more scenes? Ben didn't notice it, but began to think, Anyway, the biggest name in the crew is Bruce Willis, and he's already passed away. It's all small shrimp. I also heard before that DiCaprio turned him down, so...he has no reason to turn me down, does he? If we ask for more scenes, then...

Impossible. Mark blurted out impulsively, directly cutting off Ben's words, but then he realized that his emotions were out of control, so he closed his eyes and took two deep breaths.

Before he could react, he was stunned, Why? Why is it impossible? He took the initiative to invite me to act in this work, didn't he? Now I am willing to increase the role, but not increase the salary. Shouldn't he feel lucky? ?

In order to take into account Ben's self-esteem, they didn't tell Ben about the bundled sales, but said that Lance had sent out the invitation on his own initiative. But now...Mark stood up, tried to control his emotions, couldn't help pacing back and forth behind the desk, and then said in as calm a tone as possible, You are expelled from the crew, Lancelot They tore up the contract and directly kicked you out of the crew.

He dares! Ben slammed his fists on the table vigorously, and stood up immediately, roaring angrily.

Mark paused, walked to the desk in one stride, slammed it hard on the desk, glared and said through gritted teeth, He dares! And he has already done it! He tore up the contract directly, A lawyer was sent, the contract was declared null and void, and you are no longer a member of the 'Sin City' crew!

Ben was stunned for a while by Mark's yelling, and he couldn't recover at all, and then he fell into a chair in a daze. The pain from the huge impact made him look up at Mark in disbelief, But why? Why!

Mark only felt a dull pain in his temple. Although this was only his guess at the moment, he couldn't find any other reason besides this. Because you revealed the content of the script to the media, and even the character information. Do you remember? What did he say during the audition? Don't leak a single word to the media! The script needs to be kept absolutely secret!

Ben's eyes widened, his face was full of absurdity and astonishment, But 'Sin City' is a script adapted from comics, there is no need to keep it secret, everyone knows what this story is about! Has he lost his mind? , why ask us to keep it secret, it doesn't make any sense!

Mark didn't take this matter to heart at the beginning. He felt that Lance was just declaring the authority of the producer, so he didn't remind Ben, and even took the initiative to defend Ben. After the audition, he forgot about it. . But now it seems that it is not a joke.

But the problem is that the roles are different, isn't it? Mark is an excellent agent. The matter has reached this point. It is impossible for him not to guess. Although he has not been verified, this is the only possibility. Remember? He asked you to write a biography for the character. Obviously, his ambition for this script is not only that. The character is different, so can't the story be different?

He was stunned at the words, but after being dazed, he became uncontrollably angry, and his hands clenched into fists, But, I didn't mention the specific information of the character, I just mentioned this movie. It's just a work. Mark opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up persuading Ben.

Not to mention that Ben has already made an appointment for an interview, it can be seen from this that Ben has leaked enough information to arouse the interest of the other party. information, but the problem is that Ben refuted Lance's strict orders, which is unbearable for the producer and director. Some directors may laugh it off, but some directors must not be offended. Obviously, Lance is the latter.

How dare he do this! Ben thought for a while, still feeling unbelievable, He is just a small director who has made two movies, how dare he fire me directly, I am Ben Affleck! I take I have been an Oscar statuette! I have acted in a superhero! What kind of onion is he? What right does he have to speak in front of me, let alone fire me! Even if he is fired, I will fire him. When is it his turn to call the shots! He thinks the two works are successful, and he is James Cameron? Overestimated himself!

Ben was filled with indignation, and his chest heaved violently when he said some foamy words. He was stunned, and Ben looked at Mark again, Or, are you joking?

Mark couldn't believe it either, he thought the same as Ben.

Lance is just a rookie director. Even though he has worked in Hollywood as a producer for many years, Lance can only be regarded as a second-tier producer, and his power in Hollywood is very limited. Although, in Lance's capacity, there is no problem in firing an actor; but for second-tier producers, they will never easily offend a star--a star like Ben still has a certain influence, and in the end The important thing is that the network should not be underestimated, not to mention the innovative artist management company standing behind itself.

Although the United States has never lacked personality thorns, the same is true among producers; but generally speaking, most producers still value peace, and they serve as a buffer between the director and actors, screenwriters, and cameramen . Benefits are what they pursue, as long as there are enough benefits, there is no problem in cooperating with killing fathers and enemies.

But the problem is, Lance did this, even if it was unbelievable, even if it was unbelievable, he just tore up the contract, fired Ben directly, and didn't even give him a chance to discuss it.

Looking at Mark's serious expression, Ben was still disappointed after all. He knew that Mark was not joking, and neither was Lance. Ridiculous! Absurd! Ben laughed back angrily, still unable to believe it. Lancelot is just bluffing, isn't he? He just wants to prove that he is the one who has the right to speak. He just I want an apology, that's all, the so-called tearing up the contract is just a threat, right?

Mark thought for a while, but he couldn't refute this possibility. Perhaps, this is the most reasonable explanation.

Ben read the approval from Mark's expression, and a smile appeared on his face, That's it! Then, I will teach him a good lesson. This is Hollywood, not a high school campus. I am the one who has the right to speak. That, it's not him, my joke, he can't afford it!

After speaking, Ben turned around and left the office directly, striding forward with his head held high. Mark yelled aloud, but he couldn't stop Ben, so he could only catch up quickly.