hollywood draw

As a top senior agent, Michael Orwitz has personally made countless celebrity directors famous, and no one knows how much influence a big director is.

Wayne Greenberg is a replica of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas in the 1980s, and it itself represents a large number of connections.

"That idiot Bob Martin! He actually let his agent fool him!"

A low voice of self-speaking sounded, and the newspaper was thrown back to the table. Michael Orwitz picked up the coffee and drank half a cup in one breath before he suppressed his anger.

Since CAA left, there have been many incidents of important clients firing brokers and changing brokerage companies, and all of this is unforgivable in his eyes.

The CAA brokerage company of Michael Orwitz era, innovative elite brokerage companies have rapidly grown into the industry's leading brokerage company in just a few years with a brand new business management method. At the same time, their operating methods have also promoted some updates to the Hollywood film and television industry.

Michael Orwitz successfully won the "early total box office" form for the directors and actors they represented. This form of splitting the game changed Hollywood, and also won more big names in the film and television industry to become their agent artists for innovative elite agencies.

What was accompanied by the rise in Hollywood star pay in the 1980s and 1990s, which led to a sharp increase in the cost of film production by major Hollywood companies.

To put it bluntly, as long as they are clients under CAA, whether they are celebrities, directors, producers, or various jobs in the behind-the-scenes team, they were particularly superstitious about Michael Orwitz at a certain period because he could bring huge benefits to everyone.

The new business philosophy of innovative elite brokerage companies, Michael Orwitz's innovative brokerage packaging methods, and the new box office share he won for their artists, made Michael Orwitz a "No. 1 in the Hollywood Entrepreneurs Power List" by "Premiere Magazine" from 1990 to 1992.

So far, he is the only head of the agency and entrepreneur who enjoys this honor.

"Clang", "Clang", "Clang"

A few knocks sounded, pulling Michael Orwitz back to his thoughts. When he turned around and looked in the direction of the door, he saw Zach Schneider walking in under the guidance of his agent Frank.

Perhaps he did not perform as satisfactory when facing a mess of corporate rights struggles, but when facing a celebrity director, Michael Orwitz had enough confidence. He felt that the probability of dealing with the other party was quite high, and there would be no unexpected situations unless the other party really had no desires or demands.

"Hello, Mr. Schneider, I'm Michael Orwitz." Without waiting for the agent to introduce him, he took the lead in stretching out his right hand.

"I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Orwitz."

Zach Schneider shook hands with the other party patiently. Before he could continue to greet him, he sat down and said directly: "I heard from Frank that you want to talk to me, just say anything."

As soon as he entered the door, Michael Orwitz was observing him. His years of work experience brought him quite keen observation.

"Well, Director Schneider, I am representing Walt Disney this time, and I have brought a very high sincerity..."

Time flies. Two hours later, Zach Schneider and his agent Frank left the business club in a hurry, and the two of them said nothing along the way.

The car was parked downstairs of the apartment. After the two returned to the apartment for a while, the agent Frank observed the faces of his clients and spoke carefully: "Disney has offered very high conditions. If you participate in the production project initiated by Jerry Brookheimer, the production cost will not be less than 100 million US dollars. You will be given the benefits of participating in the box office share and have the right to decide the project later."

"It just looks very tempting." Zach Schneider frowned and shook his head to interrupt the agent. "The premise of these conditions they gave is that I want to sign a long-term film contract with Disney as soon as possible. Warner Brothers can also give me these things."

To be honest, the conditions for the treatment of directors are not what makes him excited. The most tempting thing is the crew's rights and the dominance of later work, which can only be obtained by famous directors.

"Then give up on them, we have other options." The agent shrugged and also discovered the purpose of Disney's cake painting.

At this point in time, it is likely that Zach Schneider is required to sign a long-term film contract to hit Wayne's upcoming movie. The conditions given are indeed tempting. It can be said that as long as you sign this contract, Zach will step into the treatment of a top director in the circle.

The more this happens, the more he becomes vigilant. He encourages customers to leave Warner Brothers in order to achieve better development, but it does not mean that he is willing to use it as a gun for others.

"We talked to the people from Twentieth Century Fox in the afternoon, and I believe they will give better conditions."

"You make arrangements." Zach Schneider closed his eyes. He analyzed the gains and losses along the way. He wanted him to leave Warner Bros., but he had to give something that made people excited. Just this is absolutely not enough.

A day passed by, and when another weekend passed, early Monday morning, Zach Schneider drove alone to Greenberg Manor again.

He skillfully parked the car to the fountain in the small square, and with the guidance of the butler Haila, he walked towards the sunshade on the lawn in front of the garden.

Wayne was usually lying on his favorite recliner, but there was a sleeping little guy next to him. On the recliner opposite the table, there was a burly figure of Greenberg. Zach Schneider noticed that the father and son were talking about something.

"Hi, Zach."

When Wayne saw him coming, he waved his hand enthusiastically and pointed to the chair beside him. "Sit, this is my father, Ruben Greenberg, an outdated film company producer, and now a successful farmer."

The two met and greeted each other at the party. Zach Schneider nodded politely, sat down and organized language in his mind, thinking about how to speak.

“Many people have looked for me these days…”

While speaking, he was also observing Wayne's face. "Those people gave very good conditions and hoped that I would leave Warner Bros."

With a click, Wayne lit a cigarette and asked curiously: "Well, what do you think?"

"Wayne, you know, how crazy and tempting those conditions are." Zach Snyder shrugged and simply said all his thoughts directly. "Someone told me that I will always be a foil when I stay with Warner Brothers by your side, and someone promised me that I would become the leader of a certain series."

"so what."

"So, I'm very hesitant now."

Wayne suddenly smiled and watched Zach Schneider sit cross-legged, and lightly lit the table with his fingers holding a cigarette.

"Zach, do you want me or Warner Bros. to give you that promise? Well, I can tell you now that staying is definitely much better than going out and taking risks. There are two more plots to shoot at the Matrix, and the director will only be you, and this will be your series.

I don't know what others promise you, but, Zach, believe me, no one knows you better than me, no one! You can go back and think about it clearly. No matter what decision you make, there will be no problem with me."

In silence, Zach Schneider nodded and left after a while. Looking at his back, Wayne smiled and shook his head.

No one here is irreplaceable, including Zach Schneider and himself. Director Zach is indeed a genius, which is understandable, but the premise is to choose the right production direction for him, otherwise it may also turn into a box office disaster.

"Your mom and I are going to go back to the farm tomorrow."

Ruben Greenberg, who was lying on the other side, suddenly spoke with a big pipe in his mouth. "You will start promoting the new film tomorrow. If you don't have time to accompany us, I miss my collections too."

"Well, I thought you would stay for a few more days to attend the premiere of my new film." Wayne looked at his father and said regretfully.

"Boy, when you are sure to get the little golden man, your mother and I will come to support you."

Time is slowly advancing, and "The Walker of the Stop" has also begun to frequently mention this upcoming film in traditional media such as pre-screening promotion, newspapers, magazines, etc.

The huge billboards on the streets of Los Angeles were replaced overnight with Christian Bale and Brad Pitt. More posters about "The Walker" appeared in the theater. While Warner Bros. distribution department released the materials, it also released the first trailer on the TV station.

The trailer in just thirty seconds focuses on a large number of rival scenes between Christian Bale and Brad Pitt, as well as the flash of Jack Nicholson. Judging from the released trailer, this is a man scene of Chilolo.

Warner Bros. did not play any fun this time in promotion. Wayne's film and these three male actors did not lack attention at all. Just follow the steps and promote it.

In the mid-to-late 1990s, North American theaters were still in a period of rapid expansion and construction. Wayne understood that in this era, the number of theaters and screens of "The Walker" could not be compared with ten years later.

No matter how high the attention this film is and how good the trial response is, even if the number of viewers in North America exceeds the original movie, the box office is likely to be different from the previous life, and it is impossible to have an outrageous increase.

It is true that the cost of watching a movie in North America did not increase significantly in the next ten years. The price of a movie ticket was almost not much different from that in 2005, but the difference in audience issues cannot be ignored.

Ten years later, the audience's acceptance of R-level films is quite different from that now. Wayne is powerless to do anything about this. Movie audiences need to be cultivated. Now he only hopes that after the film starts, he can reach the height in memory.