I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 482: Treat others with their own medicine!
"Rick, did you do this?!"

Paula wouldn't be afraid of Rick Yorn; when she was his agent, he was still in the womb getting breast milk.

Therefore, he speaks his mind directly from the start.

"..."

Rick Yorn was embarrassed because it was indeed his doing.

"Apologize!"

"Make that guy apologize to my artist!"

Paula pointed to Jonah next to Rick Yorn. She had obviously learned about the whole situation on the way and had also investigated Jonah's background.

Jonah, on the other hand, was in a worse situation; he clearly didn't recognize Paula.

But judging from the "arrogant and domineering" aura she exuded even in this place, he knew that this old woman in front of him was someone he couldn't afford to offend!

Didn't you see that Rick Yorn next to him looked completely dejected?

Rick Yorn... is really afraid of Paula.

There's nothing we can do; the other person debuted too early. It's true he's Hollywood's top agent, but even in the agent world, seniority matters.

To put it bluntly, he was lucky to have discovered an artist like Leonardo DiCaprio.

With just a few works after his debut, he won the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award and "Titanic," instantly becoming a legend.

This can only be attributed to luck.

Leonardo DiCaprio certainly has talent and acting skills, but he actually benefited from the success of the big ship.

Along with him, his agent, Rick Yorn, also rose in status and gained considerable influence in the Hollywood industry.

Paula was one of the earliest agents in Hollywood.

Before meeting Tom Cruise, she was already a well-known female agent in the industry and one of the early contributors to CAA. She also played a part in CAA's rise to become the world's number one agency.

Only then did she collaborate with Tom Cruise, making him one of the highest-grossing male actors in the world.

To some extent, Leonardo DiCaprio's salary is high, but he may not have more box office appeal than Tom Cruise; although DiCaprio surpassed Cruise in total box office with "Titanic".

But this was actually Cameron's doing.

People went to see the big ship because of Cameron, which grossed over $20 billion worldwide, not because of Leonardo DiCaprio.

The Mission: Impossible series was truly created by Tom Cruise.

Therefore, in terms of box office earnings, Tom Cruise definitely surpasses Leonardo DiCaprio.

They may not have many awards and achievements, but their box office success has never faltered.

As for the woman behind Tom Cruise, it's not his ex-wife Nicole Kidman, but this woman in front of us—Paula Wagner. Without her, there would be no Tom Cruise as we know him today, and no Mission: Impossible series.

In 1993, she co-founded Cruise Wagner Productions with Tom Cruise, producing the Mission: Impossible film series and behind-the-scenes documentaries.

She spearheaded the production of films such as Mission: Impossible, Jack Reacher, The Others, The Last Samurai, and Vanilla Sky, and served as executive producer for films such as Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds.

In other words, she and Tom Cruise can be said to have achieved success together.

Or perhaps, Tom Cruise was made famous by her.

Without her expertise and seasoned brokerage background, he couldn't have achieved success so quickly.

This is Paula's proudest achievement, her "merit"; but Rick Yorn, who is in the same profession and circle as her, dares to say to others that he is the one who made Leonardo DiCaprio famous?
Cameron will definitely be the first to stand up and take him down.

Therefore, the two are not agents of the same level or caliber.

With her impressive track record, how could Lola possibly take Rick Yorn, this lucky clown, seriously?

Moreover, Paula has several other identities.

She holds a very high position in Hollywood, including a board member of the American Film Institute and a member of the executive committee of the UCLA School of Drama, Film and Television. Otherwise, she wouldn't have become the head of UTA talent agency.

"I'm sorry, I think this must be a misunderstanding!"

Rick Yorn was clearly somewhat subdued. The moment Paula appeared, he no longer regarded Chen Jin as a minor actress or a nobody from China.

Chen Jin is incredibly lucky to have made Tom Cruise a star.

This woman saw the potential in this young Chinese man.

Countless thoughts raced through Rick Yorn's mind, but Paula sneered, "Misunderstanding?"

"You're telling me now it's a misunderstanding?"

"I said I apologized!"

"If this matter is not handled to my satisfaction, I will let the whole world know that he is a racist bastard!"

In private, people don't care about racial discrimination or anything like that.

However, once this matter is brought to the forefront for discussion...

If a celebrity is exposed for discriminating against China, given the current honeymoon period between China and the US, this is arguably more serious than a house collapse; right now, the six major American film studios rely on China to make money in RMB!
What does an actor's life or death have to do with them?!

At that time, not only will the six major powers abandon him, but not only will the Chinese people boycott him, but the people of North America will also spontaneously reject him.

It's safe to say that if this American actor were to be labeled with any discrimination against Chinese people, he would be completely finished.

So Jonah's face turned noticeably pale after Paula said those words.

He looked at Rick Yorn beside him in a panic. It was this guy who told him to teach Chen Jin a lesson. Little Li, who was standing next to him, also frowned slightly. His trusted agent seemed to be getting the short end of the stick at this moment.
He was actually quite disgusted by this, but since the other party was a trusted partner, he didn't think much of it.

"I!"

"I really didn't discriminate against Chan, I swear to God!"

Rick Yorn spoke each word with emphasis, trying to quell Paula's anger.

Paula's eyes were fixed on Jonah: "Let him speak!"

Jonah: "..."

"Rick!"

Jonah looked at Rick Yorn with hopeful eyes, as if saying to him, "Save me, save me, what should I do, what should I do?!"

"Okay, Jonah, you really went a bit too far in this matter!"

Jonah was completely stunned when Rick Yorn said those words.

What do you mean?
Damn it, didn't you tell me to deal with him?
Now you're saying I went too far?!
"Jonah, apologize to Chan!"

Rick Yorn spoke softly, then secretly gestured to Jonah, as if to say, apologize first, and we'll talk about the rest later.

“Rick—”

Jonah was clearly furious.

Is this guy trying to pin everything on me now?
Jonah Hill!

Rick Yorn shouted it again, and Jonah immediately smiled.

"Hahaha!"

“Rick, you racist bastard, fuck you ma—”

"Shut up!"

Rick Yorn was genuinely furious. How dare this guy insult him?

He had originally planned to apologize to Chen Jin and give him some compensation, but he never expected that he would have to expose him.

In that case!
"Think carefully about the consequences if this gets exposed!"

"Your family, your career, everything you have will—"

"Everything is affected!"

Rick Yorn's words were sharp, but Paula and Chen Jin stood by and watched coldly, as if watching two dogs fighting and getting their hair all over each other.

This kind of sacrifice to save the king is a classic example in China.

This is quite normal for Americans.

Both of them knew which version it was, but Paula didn't want to completely fall out with Rick Yorn, after all, Leonardo DiCaprio was behind him, and that guy still had some influence in Hollywood.

That's why they only targeted Jonah, that fool who was being manipulated.

"sorry!"

Jonah, under Rick Yorn's influence, finally came to his senses.

Yes!

His career, his family... He couldn't imagine what kind of situation he would face if this were exposed by the media. With Paula's momentum behind the scenes, this kind of thing would definitely spread all over the world as soon as it was made public.

"Is this how your parents taught you to apologize?"

Paula spoke to Jonah, who quickly walked up to Chen Jin, head bowed, looking as if society had completely smoothed out his edges, and said to Chen Jin with unusual humility, "Chan, I'm sorry!"

"I really didn't mean it. I hope you can understand that I didn't want to make things too bad!"

"it is good!"

Chen Jin suddenly stood up, and everyone assumed that he was magnanimous and would forgive Jonah.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jin said directly, "But I don't accept your apology!"

"I'll do the same thing to you. I'll return the favor to you for everything you did to me back then, okay?"

Chen Jin's words were already quite fair.

Use the way of the person to treat the person's body.

But when this method was mentioned, not only Rick Yorn, but even Paula standing next to him was somewhat stunned.

Little Li was quite familiar with the way Chinese people handled things, but he never expected that Chen Jin would actually return the favor.

Aren't all the Chinese actors he knows capable of forgiving?

But he happened to run into Chen Jin.

"Come on, if you're a man, you should be responsible for what you do!"

As Chen Jin was speaking, the commotion had obviously been reported to Martin Scorsese, who then rushed over in a hurry.

He was slightly taken aback when he saw Paula standing next to Chen Jin.

He knew this female agent; she was a well-known producer in the industry and had a good relationship with Spielberg. She could be seen at many large art gatherings.

Martin, long time no see!

Paula waved to Martin, who shook his head.

He finally understood where Chen Jin's confidence came from, that she didn't even respect him. It was from the woman in front of him.

Indeed, he can be very confident.

"It's perfect that you're here. My artist told me there's been some misunderstanding between us, and I hope you can see the scene recreated!"

Paula was talking to Martin when Martin waved his hand and said, "Let it go, don't dwell on whose fault it is. It's normal for there to be friction during filming..."

Another peacemaker.

Paula laughed heartily: "Is this your way of handling things?"

"Let my artist finish dealing with things here first, then we'll deal with the filming!"

Paula said confidently, then turned to Chen Jin and said, "Chan, you can start for Jonah now!"

Jonah gritted his teeth, looking as if he was ready to die.

Rick Yorn and the others watching nearby all felt quite uncomfortable.

This Chinese kid is really ruthless!
"Oh, Tang, you've finally arrived!"

Chen Jin mimicked Jonah's lines from "Wall Street" and walked towards him.

With just that one sentence, everyone present understood.

That's acting.

"..."

Jonah did not recite Chen Jin's lines.

But it didn't matter, Chen Jin had already put her arm around Jonah and then excitedly patted Jonah's back.

boom! boom! boom!
Everyone could hear the sound of Chen Jin slapping Jonah. Jonah's face changed, and he wore a mask of pain.

Of course, Chen Jin's admonition didn't last long.

He's a fair person; when this guy slapped him, he simply retaliated by adding a bit more force.

So as soon as Chen Jin let go of him, the guy started writhing, rubbing his back like he was jumping rope, wincing in pain.

"..."

Even Little Li gasped slightly, finally believing the rumors that Chen Jin was very skilled.

As expected, all Chinese people know Chinese-kongfu.

Rick Yorn, standing next to him, looked rather pale.

I watched it entirely because of Jonah's hysterical state.

"Martin, do you understand?"

Paula understood what was going on; how could a director not understand?

"All right!"

"Jonah was definitely wrong in this matter, Chan handled it very well!"

"But can we proceed with filming now?"

Martin didn't care about the feuds between these guys; all he wanted to do now was finish filming.

"Sorry, as I just said, let's deal with Jonah's problem first!"

"Let's talk about filming next!"

Paula crossed her arms over her chest, glanced at Martin and Rick, and then said, "How can my artist continue in this kind of environment? He's been psychologically damaged. I don't think we can continue making this movie!"

"It will cause great trauma to the actors' physical and mental health!"

"???"

Martin's pupils dilated in shock.

What the hell?
Are you not going to film anymore?
"How can we cooperate? Martin, tell me, how can we continue to cooperate?"

"The contract has been signed!"

Martin gritted his teeth and said that his status as a great director was truly threatened.

This was the first time he had ever heard of an actor in his production crew wanting to leave halfway through filming!

This might have happened to other directors, but they would never leave so easily.

"contract?"

"Does the contract state that my artist is subject to racial discrimination?"

"Does it have to be insulted the moment you join a production team?"

When Paula said this, her eyes were fixed on Rick Yorn.

“Jonah’s matter has been dealt with. I can’t possibly ask him to leave the production team again; that wouldn’t be fair to him!”

"Jonah, what do you think?"

Paula looked at Jonah, who had just recovered.

At this point, he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to continue believing Rick Yorn, so he could only say, "Yes, Chan just said we've wiped the slate clean, but actually this matter is..."

He looked at Rick Yorn, whose expression immediately changed, and Rick quickly stopped him, saying, "Stop!"

“If Chan really wants to leave, Martin, I think we can recruit other suitable candidates!”

He looked at Martin Scorsese, the great director, with whom he had also worked.

Rick is the agent for both Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese.

"..."

Martin, wearing black-rimmed glasses, looked at Rick through the back of his glasses, as if he had finally understood.

It turns out that the one who caused the trouble was actually his own agent?
"All right!"

"Chan, you can leave now!"

"We'll find someone else for your role!"

Martin Scorsese is indeed the director of "Wall Street," but he, along with Leonardo DiCaprio and Rick, were also producers of the film.

They are the ones who make the selections and investments, so they obviously have a say!
(End of this chapter)