American fame and fortune

For now, Thomas' interests are aligned with Martin's, and the two are tied together.

But WMA is different. They and CAA belong to the two largest entertainment brokerage companies in the industry. At best, Martin is only one of the more important customers.

It is very necessary for customers to put some pressure on the service company at the right time. If they do not actively fight for it, the service company may always use the same package to fool the customer, or even sneak away traffic to reduce the customer's treatment.

Therefore, after Martin saw several agents of CAA, although he didn't take the initiative to say hello, he kept walking around where they could see, socializing and chatting with people.

Within a few minutes, Anne Hathaway's agent, Maha Darkhill, took the initiative to find Martin.

"Good evening, Martin." Maha slightly looked at the handsome guy in front of him: "We've only known each other for a year, and you've grown from a small actor with a salary of 200,000 to a star with a salary of nearly 10 million. It's really amazing."

Martin said with a smile: "I also find it unbelievable, everything is like a dream." He specifically asked: "Is Annie okay?"

Maha shook her head: "She blames herself every day, saying that she foolishly ruined the best relationship, and she will never meet true love like you again."

She sighed again: "Annie fired me, I'm no longer in charge of her business at CAA."

Martin wondered: "Why? You're doing a great job. Isn't The Princess Diaries the project you fought for her?"

"It has something to do with you." Maha said half-truthfully, "Annie blamed me for not preventing her from breaking up with you in time, and for not grasping your dynamics in time, so I was fired. Annie's service in the company belongs to Brian Lord. , I'm just the executive broker in charge of her business."

Martin knew Brian Lord, an agent on the same level as WMA's Ali Emmanuel, and one of CAA's co-partners.

Martin responded casually: "I'm sorry."

Maha said: "Brian has paid attention to your development. Someone recommended you to CAA at the beginning of this year. We have been paying attention to your development."

Martin smiled: "My pleasure."

Maha beckoned to the waiter, ordered two glasses of wine, specially toasted Martin, and said, "The matter of Anne is over for you and me, let's move on."

Martin asked directly: "You are looking for me, not just because of Annie?"

"There are two main things." Maha heard his words directly, so she stopped going around in circles: "One is about Pete. I am one of Pete's condominium agents, and Pete is Brian's client."

Martin still said that: "I don't have any personal grievances with Pete. What happened that night in Avalon, if Pete didn't take the initiative to trouble me, I wouldn't even talk to him."

Instead, he suggested: "You guys better talk to Pete. There is something wrong with his mentality. Don't say that I have no problem with Aniston. Even if there is a problem, he is just Aniston's ex-husband."

As for Julie, he was too lazy to mention it.

Maha said: "Don't make a fuss that can't be ended, the circle is so big, it is inevitable that there will be times of cooperation."

Martin nodded: "Maha, for the sake of our friendship, as long as Pete doesn't provoke me, I will definitely not provoke him."

Maha also said that enough was enough, and said the next item: "I remember your contract with WMA, the brokerage commission is still 10%, right? You are not a starlet, so they didn't express it?"

Martin didn't answer, just smiled.

Maja added: "Are you inside the WMA, a Tier 4 or Tier 3 customer?"

She deliberately smiled: "Ha... It's the new century, WMA is still doing old-fashioned customer classification, and it doesn't pay enough attention to you! Martin, come to CAA, I can guarantee that the resources and treatment you get are better than Anne, The brokerage company’s commission has been reduced by two points.”

Just a few days ago, Halle Berry, a client of Brian Lord, was poached by WMA. Although Halle Berry holds an Oscar, she is not considered a first-line player, let alone has the ability to box office monoclonal antibodies, but Among the black movie stars, they are definitely at the top, and they are very popular when facing many roles that specifically need black women.

CAA has long noticed Martin, the rocket-like rising WMA star.

Martin looked serious.

Maha believes that there is no corner that cannot be dug: "The best brokerage company in the industry is CAA. From management to concept to operation, CAA completely overwhelms WMA."

Martin said: "I can't answer you now. This is not a small matter. I have to consider all aspects of the situation."

Maha shook hands with Martin again: "I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate."

Not very far away from the two, Thomas has been paying attention to the situation there since the people from CAA approached Martin.

Maha is the right-hand subordinate of CAA co-founder Braun Lord, and always rushes to the forefront when things happen.

CAA has dug many WMA clients, and WMA has done similar things.

Thomas wanted to go over, but felt that it was not appropriate, just like the original wife saw her husband being seduced by a beautiful woman, both irritated and inexplicably proud.

How could someone take the initiative to hook you up if you're not good?

Finally, Thomas saw Martin break up with Maha and wander alone, so he pretended to be leisurely looking for him.

Martin glanced at his agent and said, "It's getting late, I'm going to leave."

Thomas looked very concerned about Martin, and reminded: "Julie has been at the door."

Martin took a quick look over there, and said, "It's okay, I can handle it." He took the initiative to mention what happened just now: "CAA's agent, Maha, talked to me for a while."

Thomas asked, "About Anne Hathaway?"

Martin shook his head slightly: "She is not Annie's agent now, and has nothing to do with Annie. She wants to recruit me to CAA, and put forward a lot of conditions, especially the brokerage company's commission, which can be reduced to 7%."

Thomas greeted Maha's family with a hundred words from the bottom of his heart, saying in his heart that these bastards are breaking the rules, and the rate will be reduced by three points at once. When the customer reaches the first line or super giant, won't it be reduced to less than five percent?

Martin's words didn't end: "She came here on behalf of Brian Lord, and promised that the company would provide me with the same resource treatment as Pete."

Hearing this, Thomas thumped in his heart. A broker’s commission could be as high as one hundred thousand dollars. A generous man like Martin might not take it to heart, but who doesn’t want the best in resources?

Inside entertainment brokerage companies, the treatment of clients differs greatly from client to client.

WMA is unlikely to provide Martin with superstar treatment.

Thomas felt uneasy, like a prisoner waiting for judgment, and asked tentatively, "How did you respond to her?"

"I didn't give her any response." Martin's words were a bit scary: "Actually, the first-line brokerage companies don't make a big difference to me. Others don't know. You should know that I have the resources to assemble orders."

Thomas nodded. Louise Meyer, Kelly Gray, and Sophia supported Martin, as well as Asian investors. Martin was different from ordinary actors and stars.

Martin patted Thomas on the arm, and his voice changed abruptly: "But you are different! Thomas, we met in the infancy, struggled and grew up together, how many hardships have we experienced in the middle, and we are where we are today? You trust me, and I do too. Trust you, this kind of trust is impossible to generate in other agents."

This statement was slightly exaggerated, but Thomas strongly agreed: "We are partners, we are gold medal partners."

Martin added: "The agent I used to cooperate with was Thomas Ryan, and now the agent I cooperate with is Thomas Ryan. In the future, the agent I will cooperate with will still be Thomas Ryan. I don't want to make any changes!"

The status of a broker is closely related to its clients. Thomas' success today is inseparable from Martin. He did not hesitate: "Don't worry, I will have a serious talk with the company. Your salary must be substantially improved. This is you deserved."

Martin nodded and said, "I'll leave this to you."

Thomas didn't mean to shirk: "Tomorrow, I will go to the company's senior management to discuss this matter formally."

The guests in the banquet hall began to leave one after another. Martin said something to Thomas, found Louise who came with him tonight, bid farewell to Barry Meyer and Alan Horn, and prepared to leave.

Louise said: "I just had a few words with Aniston, she has a good impression of you, don't you ask her to go with you?"

She saw Julie near the door again: "Plus Julie, it's exciting to think about!"

Martin asked her to take her arm, and said, "If you don't shut up, I'll drag you together!"

Louise chuckled, but said nothing.

When she came to the door, Julie gave Martin an inexplicable smile, but didn't come over.

After leaving the banquet hall and coming to the hotel lobby, Louise said again: "Julie and Aniston used to be rivals in love, and it will be very interesting to continue to be rivals in love in the future."

Martin did not hesitate to kill the donkey: "Honey, you can go."

Louise took the initiative to let go of his arm: "You are so ruthless."

She left the main entrance of the hotel alone, and got into the Rolls Royce waiting at the entrance.

Before Bruce arrived in the Escalade, Martin waited behind the hotel turnstile.

Footsteps sounded from behind, Aniston came to the door, stopped beside Martin, and asked, "Has the car come yet?"

Martin said, "Wait a while."

By the fence on the second floor, Julie suddenly appeared.

If Aniston felt something, she glanced back, put her arm around Martin's arm, and said, "I'm going to the set tomorrow, are you going? It's very necessary for us to play against each other."

Martin's principles do not allow him to refuse: "I will go to the crew tomorrow morning."

Aniston moved closer and said, "Okay, see you tomorrow morning."

The black Escalade stopped at the entrance of the hotel, and Martin pointed: "I should go."

Aniston smiled and said, "Good night."

Martin walked out, and before leaving the door, he turned his head again, smiled and waved, and then went out to get in the car.

Aniston turned around suddenly, smiled at Julie, and had an idea in her heart: If Martin was raised to be a puppy, Julie would definitely jump in hatred, right?