Hollywood Domination Chapter 17: Common ambition

There was a brief pause in Cesare's movements. His eyes were like a deep blue sea. Even though the waves were rough, there were only slight ups and downs on the surface. These eyes stared intently at Chen Zhen, as if looking for her flaws and affirming her sincerity.

It took him a while to speak, "Then your ambition is not small."

Jenny shrugged, "You can laugh at me for dreaming as much as you want. In fact, I don't know how to realize it now, but this is indeed my career goal."

"Then you have to know that in order to climb this peak, you have to give a lot." Cesare said, "during years of hard work, sticking to a diet, watching me feast without asking to share, Your willpower is indeed very strong, Miss Jefferson, but you have to know that among the first-tier and second-tier actresses in Hollywood, your perseverance is not uncommon, and this can only be regarded as an entry-level performance."

While observing Jenny's expression, he said, "Even those who are successful, none of them can reach the height you want, and there are some of them who are talented, lucky, and ambitious. What do you think?" The height to be reached is so high that no one can tell you what to do. This is not a game. You play by the rules and you always win in the end. There is a 90% chance that you give everything for this goal and you end up winning. But it’s still a failure, and you can’t even touch the edge of the trophy.——Do you understand the risks?”

Jenny sighed, "I understand."

It is rare for her to express her true feelings, "But I have to do it, I have to work hard, and if you are worried about my naivete and ignorance, then I can assure you, Mr. Vijay, I am completely I understand how ambitious this ideal is, how many hardships there are on the way, how slim the chance of success is, and how many sacrifices I have to face... But I have made up my mind, and I cannot give up halfway.”

She repeated, "I have to work towards this goal."

Cesare stared at her for more than ten seconds.

"I believe in you," he said finally, raising his glass to Jenny, "I can now say with certainty that you and I have had good luck, I'm the agent you're looking for, and you're the agent I'm looking for. the kind of customer.”

Jenny clinked glasses with him. "I wish us a successful cooperation."

"I wish our cooperation a smooth one." Cesare said, he took out a contract from his pocket and handed it to Jenny. "This is the format contract of CAA. I have made some editing changes according to your situation. The commission is 15%. Regardless of seniority or status, CAA takes this much. For newcomers, this commission is very generous. You have nothing to complain about." Yes. The time limit is five years, and CAA has the priority to renew the contract after five years under the same conditions.”

He paused, and took a sharp look at Jenny, "I declare in advance that if someone in the company asks, you must say that you strongly demand that the contract be signed for only five years. Although the contract is only five years, our A partnership is not premised on a five-year existence. Miss Jefferson, I hope you understand what I mean."

Jenny glanced through the contract quickly, and said calmly, "The contract says that CAA will have the priority to renew the contract after five years under the same conditions, and I will not violate the contract."

"You will not violate the contract." Cesare smiled politely again. "You're smart, Miss Jefferson, I like working with smart people."

He added, "Before signing the contract, please understand that there are still a few things that have not been written in the contract. First, as I said just now, although we only signed for five years, our cooperative relationship is expected to be very good." According to your goals, it may last ten to twenty years.”

Jenny shrugged, "If I am the client you are looking for and you are the agent I am looking for, then I have no problem."

"Very well, the second rule is also an unwritten rule in the Hollywood industry," Cesare's tone returned to a business-like tone, "I care about everything, Miss Jefferson, from what you eat to what you import. From the food to the man you can sleep with, it’s all under my control. If I say you can’t be in love, you can’t be in love, if I arrange who you sleep with, who you sleep with, if necessary, I will even go deep As far as marriage and childbirth, who you marry, when and how to give birth, these are all under my control. If you have an opinion, speak out now."

"So you really comeo sometimes as a pimp?" Jenny asked back, and then declared, "You keep me from falling in love, OK, I don't care, if I don't sleep with this person, my career will be ruined." If it fails, then I can accept short-term trading relationships, except for this special case, please be a little restrained when arranging the latter, and consider it as a last resort."

"Understood." Cesare said, "So far, I have not arranged this kind of work for any artist under my label, let us hope that this will not have to happen in the future."

He took a sip of his wine and looked at Jenny intently, "Third, you must be obedient, Miss Jefferson, please be obedient. You want money, and under my arrangement you will be very rich, You want power, you will have it, you want to achieve your goals, that's fine, because creating a star beyond legend is also my goal, Miss Jefferson, you have to believe that our interests are completely aligned, whatever I do Everything is for your own good, so you must be very obedient."

"It's no problem." Jenny said, "As long as you explain clearly, I will cooperate. Do you think I am a person who uses emotions?"

Cesare shook his head, "You don't look like one, but people change."

He took out a recording pen and put it on the table, "Before signing, please repeat your goals and these three agreements to the recording pen."

Jenny stared at him and made a look of why you are so serious. Cesare was completely unmoved, and he compared the recording pen.

Jenny reluctantly picked up the recording pen, and repeated her goal, determination, and the content of the three agreements, as well as the promise to abide by them. Cesare stared at her as she spoke.

"OK." After Jenny signed, he said, toasting again. "Don't return the contract to me. Find a lawyer to review it. If you trust me, I can introduce you to a lawyer. If you don't trust me, you can find someone yourself. After you confirm that there is no problem, give it to me. I will get the company to cover it. Chapter.——Congratulations on formally establishing a cooperative relationship.”

The contract has not yet come into effect, and Jenny can tear it up with a second thought, but she understands that what Cesare is talking about is not the paper contract, and the cooperation he is talking about has nothing to do with the contract. As long as he clinks glasses with him, even if there is no contract, he will default to the existence of a cooperative relationship between the two, and default that he can control Jenny's acting career.

After clinking glasses, the relationship is formally established, and neither of them can look back.

Jenny raised her wine glass and touched him lightly. The two glasses collided and made a crisp sound.

"Congratulations on formalizing our partnership," she said.

Cesare showed a slight business smile, "Now, let's enjoy the food. If possible, I would like to hear from you about your education. You are very skilled in dinner etiquette. Considering your family background, this This is not the knowledge you will master."

Chen Zhen told him that Jenny has always been a girl who wants to climb the ladder, and is full of interest in the life of the upper class. For example, she even knows that Cesare is a common Italian name, and Vigeri is a French aristocratic surname. "Yes." Cesare said, "My stepfather is French, and I followed his surname. As for the name, my father is indeed of Germanic descent, but he is also a fan of Cesare Borgia."

"Not for Caesar, but for nothing?" Jenny said reflexively. (Cesar and Cesare are both Cesare, and Cesare is a transliteration)

"Your history is also good." Cesare raised his eyebrows.

That's because she's seen "The Borgia Family"... Jenny laughed dryly, and commented, "Actually, you really look like him, is Machiavelli's "The Prince" your guide? "

"Oh, don't tell me you've read The Prince," Cesare said. "Even if you haven't read that, your general knowledge level is already too extensive. I'm starting to wonder how you failed the SAT." .”

Unexpectedly, chatting with Cesare is actually not a hard job, as long as he can keep up with his thinking, he is quite an interesting chat partner, and Chen Zhen is not a stupid person anyway. They ate the rest of the meal so happily that Jenny forgot how hungry and thirsty her stomach was. After finishing the salad, they drank most of the bottle of red wine.

"I have a question for you," Jenny said as dinner drew to a close.

"Excuse me." Cesare took a sip of the wine, he seemed to be a little more relaxed than before, and his shoulder line relaxed imperceptibly to the naked eye.

"If I told you just now that my goal is to become rich and get rid of poverty, would you still value me so much?" Jenny asked, "Will you make a long-term cooperation agreement with me?"

Cesare shook his head, "I will value you, but you will not be my first client. Maybe I will rank your priority third, but you will not be the first."

"This confirms my guess, my sense is that you're looking for someone who wants to be at the top, you want to build a Hollywood legend yourself." Jenny was really curious, "I want to be a Hollywood legend." Legend, there is nothing incomprehensible, I am definitely not the only person in the world who thinks this way, being a legend of course means fame and fortune. But you are an agent, for you, you may bring several very successful types at the same time Actors will be more in your interest, you know what I mean, after all, you only arranged my contract with CAA for five years."

She took a big sip of wine, tilted her neck curiously, and looked at Cesare, "Being the manager of a superstar may damage your goal, but you still want to be the one who creates a legend." Broker, why?"

"Why do humans explore space? To go down to the deep sea?" Cesare asked her back, "To climb Mount Everest, to challenge the Guinness Book of Records?"

His eyes are as blue as hydrogen fire, "There is no reason, just because the space is there, and the ocean is there."

Cesare took a sip of the wine and said casually, "The legend is there, waiting to be conquered."

Note: "The Borgia Family" is an American TV series launched in 2010. It is about the Borgia family, the earliest mafia family in Italy. This family is notorious and is the second most famous noble family in Italy. There have been two popes, and there is also Caesar Borgia who is very promising to unify Italy. Machiavelli, whom we are all familiar with, is his die-hard fan. The ideal monarch in "The Prince" is actually basically based on Caesar. Everyone can go and watch this drama, it is very luxurious, and the male lead is also very handsome XD. Caesar himself is also a very famous figure in history, if you are interested, you can check it on Baidu.