For now, Thomas's interests are aligned with Martin's, and the two are tied together.
But WMA is different. They and CAA are the two largest entertainment agencies in the industry, and Martin is only one of the more important clients at best.
It is necessary for customers to put some pressure on service companies at the right time. If they do not proactively fight for it, service companies may always use the same package to fool customers, or even secretly use traffic to reduce customer treatment.
Therefore, after Martin saw several agents from CAA, although he did not take the initiative to say hello, he kept walking around and chatting with people wherever they could see them.
Within a few minutes, Anne Hathaway's agent Maha Darkhill took the initiative to find Martin.
"Good evening, Martin." Maha looked at the handsome man in front of him briefly: "We have only known each other for a year, and you have gone from a small actor with a salary of 200,000 yuan to a big star with a salary of nearly 10 million yuan. It is amazing."
Martin smiled and said: "I feel incredible too, everything is like a dream." He specifically asked: "Is Annie okay?"
Maha shook his head: "She blames herself every day, saying that she stupidly ruined the most beautiful relationship and will never meet a true love like you again."
She sighed again: "Annie fired me, and I am no longer responsible for her business at CAA."
Martin was curious: "Why? You have done a good job. Isn't "Princess Diaries" the project you fought for her?"
"It has something to do with you." Maha said half-truthfully: "Annie blamed me for not stopping her from breaking up with you in time and not keeping track of your news in time, so she fired me. Anne worked for Brian Lord in the company. , I am just the executive broker responsible for her business.”
Martin knew Brian Lord, an agent on the same level as WMA's Ali Emmanuel and one of the co-partners of CAA.
Martin responded casually: "I'm sorry."
Maha said: "Bryan is paying attention to your development. Someone recommended you to CAA at the beginning of this year. We have been paying attention to your developments."
Martin smiled: "My pleasure."
Maha waved to the waiter, ordered two glasses of wine, gave Martin a special toast, and said, "Annie's matter is over for you and me. Let's move on."
Martin asked directly: "You are looking for me not just because of Annie's matter, right?"
"There are two main things." Maha heard his words directly and stopped talking in circles: "The first is Peter's matter. I am one of Peter's condominium agents, and Peter is Brian's client."
Martin still said the same thing: "I don't have any personal grudges with Pete. What happened that night in Avalon, if Pete hadn't taken the initiative to trouble me, I wouldn't even talk to him."
Instead, he suggested: "You'd better talk to Pete. There is something wrong with his mentality. Don't say that I don't have problems with Aniston. Even if there is a problem, he is just Aniston's ex-husband."
As for Julie, he was too lazy to mention it.
Maha said: "Don't let the matter get into trouble. The circle is so big, there will inevitably be times of cooperation."
Martin nodded: "Maha, for the sake of us being friends, as long as Peter doesn't provoke me, I will definitely not provoke him."
Maha stopped and said the next thing: "I remember in your contract with WMA, the agent's commission is still 10%, right? You are no longer a little star, so they didn't say anything?"
Martin didn't answer, just smiled.
Maha added: "Are you within WMA, a fourth-level or third-level customer?"
She smiled deliberately: "Ha... It's the new century, and WMA is still doing the old-fashioned customer classification, and it doesn't pay enough attention to you! Martin, come to CAA, I can guarantee that the resources and treatment you will get are better than Anne. The brokerage company’s commission will be reduced by two points.”
Just a few days ago, Brian Lord's client Halle Berry was poached by the WMA. Although Halle Berry holds an Oscar, she is not considered to be on the front line, and she has no ability to single-handedly compete with the box office. Among black movie stars, they are definitely at the top, and they are very popular when facing many roles that specifically require black women.
CAA has long noticed Martin, a rising WMA star who is rising like a rocket.
Martin looked like he was considering it seriously.
Maha believes that there is no corner that cannot be dug: "The best agency in the industry now is CAA. From management to concept to operation, CAA surpasses WMA in all aspects."
Martin said: "I can't answer you now. This is not a trivial matter. I have to consider all aspects of the situation."
Maha shook hands with Martin again: "I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate."
It's not very far away from the two of them. Thomas has been paying attention to the situation there since the people from CAA approached Martin.
Maha is a capable subordinate of CAA co-founder Braun Lord, and is always at the forefront when things happen.
CAA has poached many clients from WMA, and WMA has also done similar things.
Thomas wanted to go there, but he felt it was not appropriate. Just like his first wife, who saw her husband being seduced by a beautiful woman, she was both irritated and inexplicably proud.
How can someone take the initiative to hook up with someone who is not excellent?
Finally, Thomas saw Martin breaking up with Maha and wandering alone, so he pretended to find them leisurely.
Martin glanced at his agent and said, "It's getting late, I'm ready to leave."
Thomas looked particularly concerned about Martin and reminded: "Julie is always at the door."
Martin quickly glanced over there and said, "It doesn't matter, I can handle it." He took the initiative to mention what happened just now: "CAA's agent Maha chatted with me for a while."
Thomas asked: "About Anne Hathaway?"
Martin shook his head slightly: "She is not Annie's agent now and has nothing to do with Annie. She wanted to recruit me to CAA and put forward many conditions, especially the brokerage company's commission, which can be reduced to 7%."
Thomas greeted Maha's family a hundred times from the bottom of his heart, thinking that these bastards are breaking the rules and lowering the price by three points at once. When the customer reaches the first line or becomes a super giant, won't it have to be lowered to less than 5%?
Martin's words were not finished yet: "She came here on behalf of Brian Lord and promised that the company would provide me with resources and treatment that are no less than those of Pete."
Hearing this, Thomas's heart skipped a beat. One broker's commission might be worth one hundred thousand dollars. A generous person like Martin might not take it to heart, but who doesn't want the best for things like resources?
Within an entertainment agency, there is a huge difference in the treatment of clients.
It is impossible for the WMA to provide Martin with star-like treatment.
Thomas felt anxious, like a prisoner awaiting judgment, and asked tentatively: "How did you respond to her?"
"I didn't give her any response." Martin's words were a bit scary: "Actually, for me, the difference between first-line brokerage companies is not very big. Others don't know. You should know that I have the resources to organize the business."
Thomas nodded. The three women, Louise Meyer, Kelly Gray, and Sophia, supported Martin, as well as Asian investors. Martin was different from ordinary actors and stars.
Martin patted Thomas on the arm and said in a sharp voice: "But you are different! Thomas, we met when we were young. We struggled together and grew up together. How many difficulties have we experienced in the middle to get to where we are today? You trust me, and so do I. Trust you, this kind of trust can never be found in other agents."
This is a slight exaggeration, but Thomas strongly agrees: "We are partners, we are gold medal partners."
Martin added: "The agent I worked with before was Thomas Lane. The agent I work with now is Thomas Lane. The agent I work with in the future will still be Thomas Lane. I don't want to make any changes to this!"
The status of an agent is closely related to its clients. Thomas's success today is inseparable from Martin. He did not hesitate: "Don't worry, I will have a serious talk with the company. Your treatment must be substantially improved. This is you deserved."
Martin nodded and said, "I'll leave this matter to you."
Thomas didn't mean to shirk at all: "Tomorrow I will go to the company's senior management to formally discuss this matter."
The guests in the banquet hall began to say goodbye one after another. Martin said something to Thomas, found Louise who had come with him tonight, said goodbye to Barry Meyer and Alan Horn, and prepared to leave.
Louise said: "I just had a few words with Aniston. She has a good impression of you. Why don't you ask her to go with you?"
She saw Julie near the door again: "Plus Julie, it's exciting just thinking about it!"
Martin asked her to hold his arms and said, "If you don't shut up, I'll drag you with me!"
Louise laughed, but said no more.
When she came to the door, Julie smiled inexplicably at Martin but did not come over.
After leaving the banquet hall and coming to the hotel lobby, Louise said again: "Julie and Aniston were love rivals before, and it is very interesting to continue to be love rivals in the future."
Martin said without hesitation: "My dear, you can go."
Louise took the initiative to let go of his arm: "You are so heartless."
She walked out of the hotel's main entrance alone and got into the Rolls-Royce waiting at the door.
Bruce had not arrived in the Escalade yet, and Martin was waiting behind the hotel's revolving door.
Footsteps sounded from behind, and Aniston came to the door, stopped on Martin's side, and asked proactively: "The car hasn't come here yet?"
"It's going to take a while," Martin said.
At the fence on the second floor, Julie suddenly appeared.
Aniston felt something, looked back, put her arm around Martin's arm, and said, "I will go to the set tomorrow, will you come over? We need to play together."
Martin's principles did not allow him to refuse: "I will go to the set tomorrow morning."
Aniston leaned closer and said, "Okay, see you tomorrow morning."
The black Escalade stopped at the door of the hotel, and Martin pointed: "It's time for me to go."
Aniston smiled and said, "Good night."
Martin walked out, and before going out, he turned back, smiled and waved, then went out and got in the car.
Aniston suddenly turned back, smiled at Julie, and had an idea in her mind: If Martin was raised to be a little puppy, Julie would definitely hate him, right?
(End of chapter)
