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There is no doubt that Hollywood is the entertainment and cultural center of the United States and the world.

There are brokerage companies of all sizes gathered here, and there are also countless brokers who have emerged as the times require. They are the hub of all information and resources in Hollywood, and they are also the panacea for maintaining the smooth operation of this giant Vanity Fair.

There are currently four most powerful brokerage companies recognized.

Creative Elite Agency is referred to as CAA, William Morris Agency is referred to as WMA, International Innovation Management Company is referred to as ICM, and United Elite Agency is referred to as UTA.

Among them, CAA has the largest scale, owning nearly two-thirds of Hollywood's celebrity clients. Just like the building where its headquarters is located, CAA is the invincible "Death Star" of Hollywood.

It was in this famous Death Star building that Josie met Martha Miller.

The other person is between 20 and 30 years old-forgive her, she has to admit that she is somewhat face-blind to Caucasian women-wearing a white shirt and black skirt, with dark brown hair meticulously tied up, elegant and mature, looking very professional .

However, because she had a little understanding of the industry of Hollywood agents, Josie felt that Martha Miller was a little too young and too beautiful. If it wasn't a vase, it must have something special.

"You're lucky, Josie—I suppose I might call you that?" was Martha's opening line.

They were sitting in the stereotypical reception room of CAA at the moment. There was a set of sofa and glass tea table in the small room. On the table was Josie's resume as an actor.

"Huh?" Josie was noncommittal.

Even though she was sitting next to Martha, she still adjusted her sitting posture, showing the appearance of listening carefully.

Martha smiled and said, "Roughly, there are nearly [-] actors and actresses in Hollywood every year, and actresses account for about three-fifths. How many of them can come to the stage? Less than one percent .And among the lucky one percent, how many people can really become famous—I dare say, there are only twenty people.”

"CAA can help you become one percent, and I can make you one of the 20 people who win in the end."

"I'm elitist. Signing a bunch of up-and-coming actors who want to be famous and waiting for one of them to stand out is a waste of both parties' time, and it's not my style."

"My client list is usually kept at around three, and there are only actresses, which saves me a lot of trouble and allows me to concentrate on my work." Martha said the names of two of her clients: "Kelly McGee Liz, "Top Gun", I think you have seen it; Kim Basinger, "Love You for Nine and a Half Weeks", the top vase in Hollywood."

She paused and looked at Josie.

Josie smiled at Martha, with just the right social expression on her face, not shocked, ecstatic or timid.

Very calm.

Martha likes her performance, but this unexpected situation is also somewhat confusing and disturbing.

Things seem to be spinning out of control.

Don't look at the rhetoric, but in terms of qualifications here, she is better than a pure mail room intern, because she only spent five years in CAA with all her plans, and two of them were spent in the mail room for trials.

But sadly, the two actresses she took over did not go well.

Kelly McGillis has long passed the peak of her career, and after marrying into a wealthy family, her focus has returned to her family; Kim Basinger has never made a breakthrough, and Sharon Stone blocked the way for similar blonde stunners , not to mention that she married Alec Baldwin last year and was preparing for pregnancy.

It is precisely because of this that the brokerage affairs of these two actresses will fall into her hands. To be precise, she is only their joint broker.

A rookie actor with no background just entered the industry, so of course he wouldn't disturb CAA's senior executives, even if someone said hello.

So Josie, a newcomer, was also assigned to a novice.

Josie smiled softly, "It's my honor."

"But, as far as I know—" Josie raised her eyebrows after protracting the ending, "Kelly McGillis is busy with her husband and children, and Kim Basinger was released by the producer of "Beauty in a Box" for breaking the contract. Fang went to court, let me think about it, it seems that he went bankrupt in court?"

She looked at Martha with a smile on her big beautiful eyes.

Heck, even Kelly.

Why was this little girl so clear about Jin's lawsuit?

Martha's calm demeanor disappeared unconsciously.

And the person who dominated the conversation between them also changed quietly.

Josie didn't seem to notice Martha's embarrassment, and continued in a calm tone: "Oh, you seem very curious. Actually, I'm a fan of Xuelin Fern, so I know a little bit about this movie."

In fact, this film directed by Jennifer Lynch, the daughter of David Lynch, lost two leading actresses one after another. The film was unsatisfactory, which directly caused Jennifer Lynch's debut fiasco.

Therefore, the mainstream media has been publicized and rarely mentioned this matter.

There is no way to talk about Kim Basinger's bankruptcy. The public will only know that the actress spent 2000 million yuan to buy the town and married the popular young student Alec Baldwin, rather than defaulting on bankruptcy rather than continuing to shoot. A Jennifer Lynch movie.

Martha took a deep breath, her whole body tensed up involuntarily, she controlled herself not to avoid Josie's gaze, she moved the corner of her mouth a little stiffly, and said, "Look, this is exactly what I need a new client for." The reason, and just at this time, you appeared."

Josie smiled back.

The girl adjusted to a more comfortable sitting position and leaned against the back of the chair, "Tell me, Ms. Miller, there are so many agents in CAA, why should I choose you?"

No big shot would ask about such a small matter for a newcomer. Even if Mark promised to help her, his stepfather would at most casually mention it to his agent, and there would be nothing more.

So Martha Miller is not a very important role.

But her ability is enough to serve the current Josie, although there are hundreds of agents like her out there.

The promotion model of a general Hollywood agent is: newcomer-secretary-assistant-junior agent-senior agent.

However, CAA is different. Their business cards have no titles, and the conference room and reception room are also available to everyone. Even the pay slips are arranged by initials, and it seems that everyone is equal.

The top of the pyramid can call the wind and rain, such as Michael Ovitz, head of CAA, founder Ron Meyer, co-founder Brian Lord, etc., do not interfere with daily affairs; the next level is the senior partner of the company, They have connections and don’t worry about customers; the next ones are collectively called brokers, Martha is one of them, and their powers are uneven; the bottom one is the interns in the mail room, these people can be operators, nannies, drivers, assistants... In short Had to do everything, including but not limited to walking the dogs of other agents' wives and taking the kids to school.

However, CAA's most distinctive packaged service and 1+1>2 teamwork are not very attractive to Qiao Qian at this stage.

The reason why she chose CAA was firstly that she had no choice but secondly because it was the top in the industry and could save a lot of trouble.

Martha pursed her red lips and said seriously, "I can settle the matter of Richard Goode and Steven Seagal for you, so that you don't have to worry about the future."

That rubbish agent is nothing worth mentioning, and Steven Seagal, as a second-tier action star, is indeed qualified to bring endless troubles to Josie.

Josie's left index finger bent, lightly clasped her chin, and raised it slightly.

This action weakened the purity and sweetness of her personal temperament a lot, and she seemed a bit arrogant and indifferent.

"Go on," Martha heard her say.

"In principle, I don't object to unspoken rules, because this has always been the atmosphere in the circle, but I will not force you to do this. Some people don't like me, but some people like it very much." Martha raised Eyes, glanced at Josie, "I guess you are the latter."

Josie smiled at her, noncommittal.

Martha had no choice but to say: "Well, as you know, I did have a little problem with my client, but I still have some experience and connections in promoting actresses, and most importantly, I have always respected The customer's own choice."

Saying this, she herself seemed a little embarrassed, especially since Josie's eyes were very calm from beginning to end, but Martha's face showed no extra expression, as if it was another person who was boasting 10 minutes ago.

Well, she had to admit, Josie was surprisingly good.

Yes, Josie is beautiful.

But beautiful girls abound, and what is scarce is the kind of beauty that has characteristics and can maintain its beauty in the camera.

Josie's expression management and emotional control are very good, even far better than most adults and celebrities, and her graceful posture that seems to be carved in her bones makes her glamorous and different from other young girls.

Martha believes that she has the temperament of a star, and her personality is also suitable for the career of an actor.

It can be said that even if the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park do come out, Martha believes that the girl in front of her will first think about how to survive instead of screaming with her head in her high heels.

Just like now, with a clear smile on Josie's lips, which is neither embarrassing nor contemptuous, she said slowly: "Yes, you know me, Ms. Miller, that's good. Besides, I gotta tell you, I'm a straight guy, I hate trouble. I tell you what I want, you go find it, go for it, it's that simple, and I'll pay you enough commission, fame... And, most importantly, power."

The room was silent for 2 minutes because of her words.

Obviously, Martha was a little shocked at first, then she lowered her head and thought for a while before saying, "Miss Horton, I have to say that your eloquence is beyond my expectation."

Josie smiled without saying a word.

Martha took a deep breath, "I admit, I am a little moved by you, but I need to do a test."

Josie said, "I would like to hear the details."

Martha handed Josie a compiled script page.

She watched Josie start to flip through it, and then said: "The prospect you describe needs to be premised on your own professional ability, but in fact, you have only shot one chewing gum advertisement-to be honest, it's pretty bad." of."

Josie didn't seem to be offended, she just slightly hooked the corners of her lips.

Bow your head and read, quietly and calmly.

Martha appreciated it in her heart, and continued: "According to your image and experience, I have prepared several role auditions in advance. I think this USC short film is the most suitable for you, and the time will be one hour later."

"Okay." Josie looked up and closed the simple script page, "Is there any second-hand store near here? I need a change of clothes."

Martha replied: "CAA has a dedicated clothing department, and there are cooperating stylists on call."

Josie smiled and stretched out her hand: "As long as the clothes are fine. And, congratulations on our initial consensus?"

She seems to enjoy laughing.

"Don't be too happy." Martha shook hands with face, but still said: "You have to prove that you are worth it, Miss Horton."

Josie in front of her let go of her hand and stood up from her seat, "Josie, you can call me Josie now."

After speaking, pick up the script page.

"Where's your clothing department? I think we're a little tight on time, after all, the local traffic in Los Angeles is not very good, although I like this city..."