"So, you and Tonya..."
"Yes, she has been very busy since joining the New York City Ballet. In addition to training, she also has to participate in performances. It is not easy for a first-year newcomer."
Although Ronald wanted to give Antonia a guarantee, Antonia ultimately did not accept his kindness. Ronald knew that she did not want to involve money in this relationship, and let this love be a beautiful memory.
The person asking the question was Ronald's high school wrestling teammate Douglas Jr. The two of them were sitting on the cushions of the wrestling gym, panting.
After contacting his old friend, Ronald also felt that he should continue to exercise. It happened that Douglas Jr. was exercising at a good gym and introduced Ronald to train with him. After more than a year without daily training, Ronald felt that his level had dropped significantly.
Fortunately, the gym introduced by Douglas Jr. had a coach from the Soviet Union, Ivan, who turned out to be an official member of a local wrestling team in Siberia. He was obviously a Slav but claimed to be a Jew. He came to America from Israel through connections.
His skills are superb, his training is scientific, and his English is passable. The best thing is that he develops training plans based on the client's level, so that the client won't find it too difficult or boring. Douglas Jr. and Ronald were very satisfied and came here to train every week and recovered some of their skills.
"Your leg warmer business has a good photo trick, who taught you that?" Douglas Jr. has three generations of businessmen in his family, so he naturally understands Ronald's photo trick and appreciates it very much.
"I figured it out myself," Ronald replied. "The purchasing manager of J.C. Penney told me that the patent does not protect my intellectual property rights, because this product can be modified by any mother with wool socks. So I thought about it. This is a way to protect my rights.”
"Yes, if it becomes famous all over the world, everyone will buy authentic leg warmers instead of knitted ones or other counterfeit products." Little Douglas nodded.
"But the quality of your product must be a little higher than others. Only in this way can the reputation of authenticity be worth the money. Customers will feel good about it after buying it. Only if word of mouth spreads can your business grow."
"Tsk, this is a bit difficult. This is a very small market. I don't have the means to use machines. Now I just organized a group of widows and wives of Vietnam War soldiers. It is nominally a military family cooperative. In fact... we collect according to the number of pieces..."
Ronald lowered his voice. The work was done in America and was banned by the union forces through legislation. However, the name of the family members of the Vietnam War soldiers provided a nominal protection umbrella. The scale was small and no one would come to cause trouble.
"Yeah, it's a pity that the market for your business is naturally very small, unless one day the fashion industry suddenly takes a hit and the public becomes popular about wearing leg warmers."
"It's impossible. Wearing leg warmers over a formal suit is an aesthetic disaster."
"Let's not talk about it. Theresa hasn't realized your trick yet, has she? She can't start her own business." Little Douglas then talked about what the salesman Theresa Kate wanted to do alone.
"No, she is quite satisfied that I can let her buy shares at a discount from the sales channel." Ronald was a little proud, and he was able to kill two birds with one stone by posing for a photo with the famous drama group. Theresa Kate had shown some signs of wanting to go it alone. After Ronald discussed with Douglas Jr., he simply gave some shares to Theresa and established a company. This time she took a group photo with the crew, which completely stopped her thinking of working alone.
The patent previously applied for through lawyer Lindsay Dole has been approved. His patent was entered into the company at a discount of 20% of the shares. In addition, plus the investment in store rent, it accounted for a total of 60% of the shares. Aunt Karen and him The Veteran's Wife production network accounts for 10%, and the other 30% is a small contribution from Theresa Kate and her husband David, and a discount from the sales network.
The name of the store is rtkd dance supplies store, which are the initials of the four main shareholders. The name is a dance supplies store, but it actually sells leg warmers. Photos with the cast and crew line the walls, including one with Diane Lane. Bert agreed to put a photo in the store as long as it didn't be enlarged.
Now "Famous" is still being shown on a small scale, but teachers from performing arts colleges are participating in it, and many students have watched it and bought it here instead of letting their mothers make it. Because the one here is the most authentic.
"Her husband David should have noticed it, but he also knew that if we worked together, the cake would be bigger, so he had no objection."
"?Идинахуй, Jimmy is a bitch, he actually boycotted the Olympic Games. This bitch, the Winter Olympics Alliance at the beginning of the year did not boycott, but Jimmy actually has the nerve to boycott the Summer Olympics?"
Coach Ivan came in cursing, still cursing the commander in chief. "He also asked NBC to stop the broadcast plan. Originally, I wanted you to see the Siberian monster."
Ivan had warned them a long time ago that a heavyweight wrestling genius named Karelin had emerged from Siberia. Legend has it that he can use the reverse back lift that can only be used by lightweight players. Ronald was waiting to see this trick even as a child.
"Why are they boycotting the Olympics?" The two turned on the TV beside the wrestling ring. The commander-in-chief was in the upper right corner of the TV. The host quoted the White House spokesperson as saying that as long as the Soviet Union does not leave Afghanistan, America and its allies will boycott Olympic Games in Moscow.
"Is this because of the failure of the hostage rescue operation two days ago?" Little Doug was very sensitive and connected this matter with the previous hostage rescue operation that greatly embarrassed the commander-in-chief.
The commander-in-chief and his national security adviser Brzezinski took advantage of the fact that Secretary of State Vance, who opposed the rescue operation, was on vacation and launched an operation to rescue the hostages without telling him. Unexpectedly, the helicopter crashed in the desert, killing 8 special forces members.
The rescue failed before it even started. The wreckage of the helicopter and the remains of the dead soldiers were displayed by the Persians on the streets of Tehran. Through international satellite signals, all Americans knew that their commander was a waste.
In order to restore his image and win re-election in next year's general election, the leader needs to show his toughness.
Both of them shook their heads. The Olympic spirit is originally peace. During the ancient Greek Olympics, countries at war had to temporarily cease fire. What is this kind of boycott?
"Have you found your script agent?" Douglas Jr. mentioned a strange thing that happened to Ronald.
Ronald wrote the "Crossover" script, signed a disclaimer, and mailed it to Rick Niceta at William Morris. Who would have known that after a few days, the script was returned without being opened, with a stamp stamped on it claiming that the person was not found.
Ronald called the secretary who had informed him last time. The secretary told him in a particularly mechanical voice that there was no Niceta in William Morris. Then he hung up the phone. The same goes for calling later.
If it weren't for the disclaimer the secretary sent last time in the package, Ronald would have thought he had been abducted by aliens and had his memory altered.
Moreover, in last year's edition of the agent directory, after Rick Niceta's name, there was clearly the name of William Morris Agency. For a moment, Ronald couldn't figure out what was going on.
"I made an appointment with Eddie Cohen, my commercial director's agent, and maybe he could tell me what was going on."
"You are probably involved in the war between William Morris and CAA."
"What war?" Ronald asked in Eddie's office. Ever since Ronald filmed the Chewels chewing gum series of commercials, Eddie's business has been booming. All his models and actors have jobs, he has also signed many new people, and he has already moved to a corner office.
America's office buildings are all square and square. The office in the corner faces the street on two sides and has two large floor-to-ceiling windows. You can see twice as much street view as other offices. Working here is often a symbol of strength and status.
"Creative Artists Agency (CAA) was founded in 1975 by several young people including Michael Ovitz, Michael Rosenfield, Ronald Meyer and others who had rebelled from William Morris. He has been suppressed by his old club.”
"However, their business is doing very well. They have stolen many clients from their old club in the past few years. Starting this year, they have publicly poached several William Morris agents. They are all young men and they have a lot of money. The kind of heavyweight customers.”
"I guess Rick Niceta, who is interested in you, is also one of them. When a broker changes jobs from the company, the original old employer will often use this method to try to cut off the contact between the client and them. The original phone number, fax , the secretaries all belong to the original company, so the client can’t contact the agent for a period of time, and the old employer takes advantage of this window time to poach employees.”
"So that's it." Ronald nodded, "Then I can call CAA and find Niceta."
"Generally, when agents change jobs, they will be involved in legal proceedings. The parties involved will take a long vacation and contact no one except their key clients."
Eddie rejected Ronald's idea, "You can try to leave a message to the front desk and ask them to pass it on. I guess this lawsuit will not drag on for a long time. CAA will try to settle it quickly, and he will be able to contact you when he comes back. "
"Why don't you try other agents at William Morris?" Eddie asked. "After all, they are the most powerful agent in the industry."
"I tried, but none of their agents were willing to sign me. I sent out inquiry letters and called their secretaries. Several agents even talked to me on the phone, saying that I would wait until the film's reputation and box office were well-known. .According to the secretary, they called Allen Parker and heard some bad things about him."
Ronald didn't expect that Mr. Director could ruin his affairs here, and he was a little upset.
"Don't worry, Rick Niceta is a big name in the industry. He represents Al Pacino and Christopher Walken. When he comes on board, you'll have a script agent."
"Although there is a high probability that he will let the lower-level agent apprentice sign you."
"It doesn't matter. I just want to get the screenwriting business as soon as possible. If I want to enter the film industry, starting as a screenwriter is a shortcut."
"By the way, have you joined the Screen Actors Guild?" Eddie asked another thing.
"No, I don't think I have acting talent or the passion to be an actor. I still want to stay on the other side of the camera lens."
"Well, that's fine. The recent negotiations between the two major actors' unions and the Producers Union have not gone smoothly. They want a share of the pay TV rights. In the future, actors also want a piece of the pie from the income from movies and TV series broadcast on pay TV stations."
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