Chicago 1990

When he got home, Hallie's phone was lit on the pager, and Song Ya called back.

"Have you seen John?" She asked carefully. It should be John who had chatted with her about the encounter between the two.

"I didn't tell him anything, don't worry."

Song Ya knew that Halle was very unrestrained, and didn't know how many slept in order to get her own MV role. Originally thought it was nothing to play friendly matches between the two, but seeking the role to cheat Kaizi to pay?It seems a bit too much, but I will stay away from it in the future.

"Nothing between me and him..."

"Uh, Halle, I'm a little busy now, let's talk about it next time, okay?"

Song Ya hung up the phone.

If Hallie is smart enough, she shouldn't call again, and get rid of this episode. Today's surprise was that he got Michael Ovitz's contact number. Early the next morning, he went to Goodman alone.

After contracting his own legal affairs for A+ Records, A+ Audio, A+ Copyright, and Investment Management Company, Goodman simply moved the law firm to the same building as the recording studio and concentrated on providing services.

His consulting business is also developing well. Song Ya sees several people sitting in line outside the office.

Of course, he does not need to line up.

"OK, hit it." Goodman picked up another microphone.

Song Ya repeated the points listed by Goodman in his hand, took a deep breath and dialed the phone, "I'm looking for Mr. Ovitz...APLUS...no appointment."

After waiting a few minutes for the transfer, there was an awkward sound of "Nihao, brains" on the phone.

"...Mr. Ovitz?"

"Hey, APLUS, why, don't you speak Chinese?" The other party laughed heartily, "How about my Chinese? We are all Chicagoans, can you be considered a mind?"

Song Yacai realized that what he said was "Hello fellow", "Very standard, Mr. Ovitz."

"Okay, let's not laugh, you join, an agent, two co-agents, film and music are included in our CAA packaging service, some minor troubles, we can also settle for you." Ovitz offered the conditions. .

Song Ya checked against Goodman's list.

Except for brokers like Hayden whose most affairs are handled by him, joint brokers were invented by CAA to change the drawbacks of traditional brokers.In the past, brokers and clients provided one-to-one services. One was that it was easy to deceive and arbitrage between clients and employers, and between clients and brokerage companies. The other was that they often cooperated with clients to hide from the brokerage company and betrayed.With a joint broker, not only can we provide more manpower and better services, but also increase the cost of betrayal. A single broker can't make waves.

The packaging service was also invented by CAA. For example, if a film company wants to make a movie, it has to communicate with various brokerage companies. It is very cumbersome and time-costly to recruit directors, actors, and recordings.And if it’s all packaged to CAA, CAA can select the entire team from its own customers and give it to the film company at one price, simple and convenient.Entering the packaging means that the opportunity is greatly increased. CAA has meat, and maybe you can drink the soup yourself.

The service spirit of CAA extends even wider, such as using social resources to solve all kinds of troubles for stars, because stars are generally people who achieve class transitions, and they have many shortcomings than the old upper class. For example, children want to find famous schools. CAA can help if you don’t have a strong recommendation letter, or if you have trouble without a trusted doctor or lawyer.

Song Ya saw Goodman show up a piece of paper with a percent sign drawn on it.

"What about commission?" he asked.

"Nine percent." Ovitz replied.

Goodman wrote three more letters on the paper, WMA.

"Can I go to William Morris to negotiate on this condition?"

"Haha,

"But the music circle."

"We also have many artists in the music circle, such as Madonna."

"Okay, Mr. Ovitz, I'll think about it again."

"Yes, my conditions will always be valid."

Ending the call, the two put down the microphones, "How is it?" he asked Goodman.

"Look for an opportunity to talk to William Morris. The current service of William Morris is not comparable to CAA, but they are improving, and among the songwriters in the music industry, the veteran William Morris is still very strong. basis."

Goodman now knows the entertainment circle very well, "Since Ovitz is talking directly, people like him don’t have the time to bargain with you at 1%, 0.5%, and 9% should be the final offer. If Reese’s offer can be cheaper...it depends on how you choose, cheaper, William Morris, better service, CAA."

"How is this person like Ovitz?" Song Ya asked. The other party just took the initiative to show Chinese and liked him very much, at least it shows that he really values ​​himself.

"The top agent can climb up to the conference table to dance to customers in order to make a business. He is also a top businessman. His many innovative designs have made CAA a rising star a towering tree."

Goodman replied: "Of course he will be terrible when he shows his fangs. Also, he likes oriental culture, Chinese and books. I heard that he is familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War. CAA even found Feng Shui when building its headquarters. The husband is helpful. He is a good friend of the book. Sony bought Columbia and Panasonic bought MCA. He has made great efforts. You must know that it can affect the big business of the two governments. At present, the whole country is full of hatred for the book. It is not easy to make these two businesses."

"Mikan?"

Song Ya suddenly came up with these two words in his mind, but then smiled and threw away the idea. A big acquisition of several billions was reached, and the commission alone could get tens of millions of dollars. What's more, where are these two acquisitions? It's hard to say that it will benefit more.

Anyway, there is still time before the brokerage contract expires. Song Ya is not in a hurry. He doesn't even plan to communicate CAA's offer to William Morris. He has to wait for the other party to take the initiative.

"Uh……"

Goodman saw that he got up and wanted to leave, he hesitated, and said, "The agency will not be polite to clients who change jobs. Be careful that they collect your illicit materials. Of course, you are still young, creative, and without the burden of idols. There is no big contradiction with them either, they generally don't do it that way."

Song Ya stopped and thought for a while, he was not afraid of William Morris, but William Morris should be afraid of himself. After all, he did not have the burden of idols, but Mila did, and they had high hopes for Mila.As for the black material, I am more careful than Hayden, what black material can I have?

"Thanks, Chuck."

He stretched out his fist and touched Goodman behind his desk.

In any case, there is still half a month's publicity schedule to run. When he is on the way, he will discuss the lyrics of'Remember The Name' with Walter Afanagif.

"You can say that this song is a tribute to Jordan, but it's best not to mention Jordan's name in the lyrics. Mention him. There will be a lot of trouble in the follow-up. Jordan's agent, David Falk, is not a good one." Walt Said.

"Agent? Is it great?" Song Ya is very sensitive to the word agent now, "And my song is touted Jordan."

"Very powerful. Have you heard what two Davids said? The other David is NBA commissioner David Stern. You think you are touting Jordan, and the other party may think you are using him to hype. Don't take any risks." Walter warned.

"Ok."

Song Ya originally wanted to elevate the style of the whole song from talking about the internal affairs of the rap group to the sports level, but now that this idea is a bit problematic, maybe the skeleton of the original word is very good.

"In that case, it won't change much." He made a decision.