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"Also, Pat Kingsley would like to meet you."

After talking about what was on her mind, Charlize started to talk to Charlotte about work matters. This surprised Charlotte a little,

"Pat Kingsley!? Sally, do you mean that Pat Kingsley? Tom Cruise's agent?"

"That's right she is!"

Charlize nodded,

"She contacted me two days ago and said she wanted to sign me on behalf of CAA. The conditions are very good, but"

The girl bit her lip,

"She wants to see you first."

"see me!?"

Charlotte was stunned, but seeing Charlize's somewhat unnatural expression, he understood immediately.

"Don't think too much, Sally! Using middlemen to establish relationships is a normal thing in Hollywood. You don't have to feel any psychological burden."

"But"

Seeing what the girl wanted to say, Charlotte waved her hand,

"Anyway, let's meet Tom Cruise's agent first!"

In fact, Charlotte was not too surprised by this incident.

Because Mr. Westwood had called him two days ago to inform him.

"Pat Kingsley came to me specifically to find out about your relationship with Sally. I guess she wanted to use Sally to drag you to CAA."

The producer sounded wary at that time, obviously he didn't like CAA very much.

Charlotte understands this.

After all, CAA has always been promoting packaging business and likes to stuff its own artists into projects that they are optimistic about. This somewhat overbearing approach can easily arouse the resentment of the producers.

In particular, they also want to obtain an overall share of the film's profits.

When it comes to real money, no one can tolerate it.

Mr. Westwood must have suffered losses from CAA before, so he didn't have a good impression of the other party.

but,

He didn't say anything against it.

After all, in this industry, directors are okay, but who among actors doesn’t have an agent?

Mr. Westwood could not object to this convention. What's more, as a brokerage company, CAA is a greedy bastard, is MA any better?

In fact, how many people in Hollywood are not greedy?

The world is as black as crows.

In contrast, Charlotte was more interested in what Pat Kingsley wanted to convince him.

In later generations, Pat Kingsley is one of the few agents who is also well-known outside the industry.

On the one hand, this is related to her long-term role as the manager of superstar Tom Cruise. On the other hand, it is because after she was terminated by Tom Cruise, she was able to hack him out, but the other party still couldn't do anything to her.

"This is a shrewd woman!"

This is how she is generally evaluated by people inside and outside the circle.

Now, Charlotte wanted to see where she was so smart.

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The meeting place arranged with Pat Kingsley was a high-end coffee shop.

Pat Kingsley arrived on time, not a minute early and not a second late.

"So, Pat Kingsley!?"

Under Charlize's guidance, Charlotte extended her hand to the lady in a gentlemanly manner.

This is an ordinary-looking middle-aged woman. If she dresses up carefully, she can be regarded as a beauty. But obviously, as an agent, she wanted to highlight her shrewd and reliable characteristics, so she dressed more neutrally.

"Hello, Mr. Booth."

Pat Kingsley gently shook Charlotte's deep hand in a reserved manner.

"You can just call me Pat!"

"Pat?"

Charlotte nodded, sat down and spoke casually,

"Pat, you are so on time!"

"Of course, punctuality is a king's etiquette!"

Facing Charlotte's implicit compliment, Pat Kingsley responded with a slightly arrogant sentence. But then she smiled again,

"However, the etiquette of an agent is to prepare for the client in advance. In fact, the reason why I didn't arrive early is because Tom happened to have something that I needed to solve. I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter! I just said it casually."

Charlotte waved her hand to show that she didn't care.

But in his heart, he realized the attitude of the woman in front of him

She is indeed sincere, but her attitude is slightly arrogant.

This is normal. Compared to Tom Cruise, who currently has the biggest celebrity under her banner, both Charlize and Charlotte can only be regarded as minnows in the industry.

Even with the success of "The Turn" and "Happy Death Day," the gap hasn't narrowed much.

With this kind of contrast, it is actually normal for Pat Kingsley to occasionally have a somewhat arrogant attitude.

However, the conversation that followed soon made Charlotte look at the woman in front of her with admiration.

Indeed, her words occasionally reveal the arrogance of a big agent facing newcomers, but on the other hand, she can make herself appear very sincere.

In the context of this kind of enthusiasm, the originally annoying arrogance can easily become a symbol of reliable ability in front of newcomers.

People without ability cannot be proud!

This was actually a trick Charlotte often used when she deceived people before, so he saw it right away.

Pat Kingsley’s attitude is all fake!

In fact, she is neither arrogant nor enthusiastic. She is just trying her best to leave the psychological impression of a reliable agent on Charlotte and Charlize.

"She is indeed a shrewd woman!"

Charlotte muttered in her mind.

In fact, he didn't hate such people.

From Charlotte's perspective, such shrewd people are sometimes easier to deal with than fools.

Because their behavior is predictable.

As for Pat Kingsley, no matter what she says, her ultimate goal is to get the two of them into CAA.

In that case, everything else is actually imaginary. The key is to look at the final conditions!

Charlotte made up her mind, and on the other side, after a while of pleasantries, Pat Kingsley, the female agent who consciously exaggerated her momentum, finally came to her conclusion:

"First of all, regarding Sally's contract, if there are no problems, we can sign it at any time."

As she said that, she glanced at Charlize sitting next to Charlotte,

"Sally, don't worry, this contract will not be affected in any way by Mr. Booth's decision."

This woman is very wise!

Charlotte raised an eyebrow. He knew that what Pat Kingsley said was actually just a statement.

After all, how much support a newcomer can get in an economic company is actually related to many factors. It is not clear whether there is Charlotte's factor among them.

However, just by saying this, Pat Kingsley can gain a certain favor from Charlize, and even the mentioned Charlotte will look at her with admiration.

It’s completely free of charge!

"Actually, I have no bad feelings towards CAA."

Since it was mentioned, Charlotte had to say a few words.

"Including your packaging business that is hated by many major production companies. I am not the kind of art film director who takes actors' performances seriously. In my opinion, except for a few positions, most actors' positions are actually replaceable."

"You're right!"

As the agent of a commercial superstar, Pat Kingsley actually agrees with this view. It can even be said that most producers in Hollywood are supporters of this view.

The problem is just that

"Producers hate the packaging business, they just don't like the profit of the movie being divided thinly, and directors hate this because they don't want to have another person pointing fingers above them besides the producers!"

Charlotte pointed out the key point of the problem sharply,

"But if CAA's packaging business can provide all the actors the director wants, then the director will no longer have any objections. As for the producers, if your packaging business is done well, you can actually save the film studio the cost of preliminary preparations. of."

"You mean!?"

"The work you are doing is equivalent to outsourcing the preparatory work for the film."

Charlotte gave an analogy,

"If outsourcing can save costs, the producer is not necessarily unwilling to share a certain amount of profits with you, but the premise is"

“The actors who are packaged must be suitable and identified quickly!”

Pat Kingsley instantly understood what Charlotte meant.

It should be said that some film directors actually have similar views to Charlotte, but Charlotte is the first to compare CAA's packaging business to outsourcing.

"This guy is not the kind of pure director who only has movies in his mind!"

Pat Kingsley thought to herself.

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