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If he was keen on such socializing, he could have stayed in London, and there would be different parties and meet-ups waiting for him every week, and Arthur could even take him to different clubs every night to dance parties with different themes, not the same for a month.

He prefers to go to the cinema to watch a movie, even if it's a terrible work, or to stand on the side of the street, chatting with other audience members, sharing his views on the film, whether esoteric or superficial.

However, Andy is now lacking in skills and staying busy in Los Angeles, and Nathan's level and ability are not up to the requirements, so Lan Li can only appear in person.

Now, Lan Li finally knows why top actors have an agent, a publicist, an assistant, and a manager. Because every position has its own corresponding job.

The so-called manager, he and the agent are completely different, almost every artist will have an agent, the difference is only in the level of the level. An agent may manage the work of multiple artists at the same time, and be responsible for making career plans for the artists, arranging jobs, etc., but only top artists will have managers.

The manager is exclusive to the artist, responsible for handling all the things around the artist, for example, he needs to be responsible for communicating with the agent, the script submitted by the agent will first pass through the hands of the manager, and then he will tell the artist the outline and outline of the script, and then the artist decides whether to read the script in detail, sometimes, if the artist is too lazy, or even does not read the script, he will follow the manager's advice and decide whether to take the project.

For another example, he needs to be responsible for assigning the work around the artist, explaining the work rules of the assistant, communicating with sponsors, stylists, bodyguards, public relations, etc., and arranging the artist's vacation and working hours. It is equivalent to a personal butler.

According to the industry rules, brokers can only take commissions, and 10% is capped, but managers can not only receive commissions, but also take commissions from projects.

For example, Harvey Weinstein now wants to win the North American distribution rights of "Love Crazy", and Lan Li has given the job to the manager, and if Harvey is willing to give the manager some share in private - without hurting the artist's own interests, the manager directly nods and agrees, then the matter will be settled.

Therefore, generally speaking, managers are the closest and most trusted people to the artist. Tom Cruise's manager is his sister.

If Lanli now has a manager, such a negotiation can be directly thrown to the manager to be responsible. To be precise, a manager is better suited to such a job than a broker. But the problem is, he didn't.

However, just because you don't like it doesn't mean you don't know how good it is.

In the face of Harvey's flattery, Lan Li showed a modest smile, "Thank you." I've always thought that in Hollywood, young is a derogatory term, but today I'm finally a little relieved. ”

Harvey's eyebrows were slightly raised, and the spikes between the silent expressions were a little surprised. However, Harvey had seen countless winds and waves, so naturally he would not be shocked by this youthful and arrogant provocation, but instead sat down, crossed Erlang's legs, and put his hands relaxed on both sides of the back of the chair, completely in a godfather posture.

"It's true that sometimes, young is a derogatory term. Harvey didn't play his cards according to common sense, but continued to follow Lan Li's words, "But on a different occasion, it may become a term that makes history." For example, the youngest Oscar winner in film history. ”

Drake's eyes lit up suddenly, and his round eyes were stretched to the extreme, as if they would explode at any moment.

Twenty-one-year-old Lan Li?Oscar winner?...... Isn't it a little crazy? Even the youngest Oscar actress in film history was already twenty-one years old and two hundred and eighteen days old when she won the award, in other words, she was even older than Lan Li's current age.

Drake's expression was a little funny, he looked at Harvey in disbelief, and then at Lan Li, he couldn't believe his ears, and strongly suspected that he had heard it wrong.

Lan Li looked at Drake's straightforward expression, without concealing it, and laughed directly, his eyes were full of youthful refreshment and wantonness, "I guess, everyone wants to be Einstein, but there is only one Einstein, and there is a reason for this." ”

Harvey's pupils narrowed slightly, and he was a little unsure, whether the Lan Li in front of him really didn't understand, or whether he didn't understand it;

He always felt that Lan Li had something to say, and twice in a row, his intentions were avoided by Lan Li without being soft or hard, was this a coincidence, or was it his own delusion? After all, Lan Li was only twenty-one years old.

Twenty-one-year-old young people, one by one, are ecstatic because they can finally drink, and they spend all day in bars, and they are simply a group of children who don't grow up. How could he be so calm? So, he was too sensitive?

"Haha, the actor's idea is really unique. I think that's why I'll never be an actor. Harvey quietly lifted the topic away, then looked at Drake and said with a smile, "However, in the process of this cooperation, you already have enough understanding of Lan Li's thoughts, after all, you have contributed a wonderful work." ”

"Thank you. Drake laughed and scratched his head, a little shy, a little modest, but at the same time a little happy, "But, in the process of cooperation, many times we communicate with each other. Lan Li's understanding of the script and the characters is really surprising, and the finished product of the movie is far from my original idea. ”

Harvey's gaze fell on Lan Li again. The director is full of praise for the actors, which is very normal, but Drake's tone and words are particularly respectful of Lan Li, which makes Harvey can't help but think of the praise of professionals for Lan Li in the past few months, is Lan Li really an acting genius?

However, such thoughts only paused in Harvey's head for a moment. Genius, so what? In real life, it is never about strength, otherwise there would not be so many people in society complaining about "unfairness". The last thing Hollywood lacks is genius.

"I don't know what the original version was, but I love the version I'm seeing now. Harvey's mind was spinning, but the rhythm of his words didn't pause in the slightest, "To be exact, I'm crazy about it." ”

The words of praise are endless, anyway, it doesn't cost money and doesn't lose meat, "Bob also likes it very much, and after he came out of the cinema, he kept talking to me, this is a good work, this is a good work." Harvey could see the jerkiness on Drake's face, and he knew that he was a rookie, and he was in a good mood, "Weinstein Pictures is more than willing to take charge of the North American distribution of "Love Crazy." ”

After a slight pause for half a second, Harvey added, "If I have this honor." ”

Looking at the excitement and excitement in Drake's eyes, Harvey knew that it had already happened.

The name "Weinstein" is undeniably appealing to independent films, rivaled only by Focus Pictures and Fox Searchlight, but unlike the big studios, the brothers are bolder and more reckless, tend to make more unexpected choices, and are more likely to impress unknown independent filmmakers.

The movie "Love is Crazy", in Harvey's opinion, would not have caused such a big sensation if it weren't for the effect of Lan Li. Except for the two brothers, Focus Pictures and Fox Searchlight will not be interested, maybe Sony Classics will, but not very competitive.

Just like last year's "Blue Valentine," Weinstein Pictures had few competitors and easily won the North American distribution rights. And "Blue Valentine" still has Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in charge, and in comparison, "Love Crazy" is one size smaller in the whole level.

Xavi, the winning game is in hand.

"Of course no problem!" Drake's answer made Harvey smile widely, without spending too much effort, the negotiation was reached directly, such a business is really cost-effective, and then there are some details.

"Now the distribution rights of the work, the right to broadcast TV, and the right to publish the video are all in your hands?" Harvey glanced at Lan Li in the afterglow of his eyes, and found that he had no intention of opening his mouth at all, and couldn't help but smile lightly in his heart, sure enough, he was thinking too much, and the short-for-tat just now was just a momentary mood of the young man.

"Uh......" Drake hesitated for a moment, subconsciously looked at Lan Li, his eyes were full of confusion, and after receiving Lan Li's affirmative signal, he nodded, "Yes." ”

Although he had already shot two previous films, the first one was not released at all and went straight to the videotape market, and last year's "Fool" sold the distribution rights, but only showed it in less than 50 art theaters. Therefore, he really has a limited understanding of all aspects and details of the distribution.

This is also one of the reasons why he insisted on being accompanied by Lan Li.

Harvey noticed the details of the eye exchange, but didn't think much about it, and said directly, "Then, one and a half million, we will complete the delivery of all the copyrights in one go, we can exchange the agreement today, and after the lawyer's review, sign the agreement tomorrow, and then I will start preparing for the North American distribution of the film." ”

One and a half million, Drake was a little flustered. Not because the price is too low, but because the price is too high, far beyond imagination.

The film cost only 250,000 yuan, and in this case, Sundance, independent works generally sold for less than 3 million. Now, Harvey has opened a price of one and a half million in one go, and the impact is undoubtedly huge, and Drake feels that his brain is a little insufficient for a while.

Harvey noticed Drake's look and became more and more calm, "My current thinking is that the film is scheduled to be released in October, of course, before that, we will attend some film festivals and see the feedback from the critics." If all goes well, we can be seen during awards season. ”

We. Harvey is talking about "we", not "you", or "love is crazy", but "us". Quietly, he has already declared ownership of the film.