Chapter 438 Chess Player Piece

Hearing Tom Cruise's words, Pat Kingsley's expression finally changed. He looked at Tom Cruise in disbelief and asked, "Tom, you...you want to fire me?"

Tom Cruise closed his eyes and said, "Pat, you have destroyed the foundation of our cooperation. There is no need for us to continue to cooperate."

Pat Kingsley stared blankly at Tom Cruise: "We have been working together for more than ten years! How can you do this?"

"We have been working together for more than ten years. We are both partners and friends." Tom Cruise was very sad: "But what did you do to me? We don't talk about the past, and the time is too far to tell. An Oscar PR, are you worthy of my trust?"

Tom Cruise didn't believe a word that Pat Kingsley explained before.

Pat Kingsley's complexion became increasingly ugly.

Tom Cruise said again: "What you just said is just an excuse."

Pat Kingsley's expression kept changing, because those words were really excuses.

Why make excuses instead of telling the truth? Once the truth is told, the relationship between her and Tom Cruise is bound to crack.

Pat Kingsley knew Tom Cruise, so he made excuses.

Since Tom Cruise wanted to fire her and the situation collapsed in an instant, some things had to be said.

"Tom, haven't you thought about it?" Pat Kingsley asked instead: "I have been your agent since you married Nicole Kidman, and I treat you equally. Want to favor Nicole?"

Tom Cruise sneered: "So you admit it?"

Pat Kingsley sighed, Hollywood-style relationships are never reliable. She added: "The reason is very simple, Nicole is very hopeful to win the acting award, and your chances of winning are infinitely close to zero."

"Tom, didn't you find out? Oscar never liked you." Pat Kingsley told the truth in her opinion: "Your acting skills are not outstanding among the second-tier stars, "Minority Report" "The subject matter and characters are inherently flawed, how could you win the award?"

These words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Tom Cruise's chest hard.

After being famous for so many years, how many people have accused him of poor acting skills in front of him?

Like all famous stars, Tom Cruise never thinks there is a problem with his acting skills.

Those who say that his acting skills are not good, all have eye problems.

Pat Kingsley's words continued: "You and Nicole are both my clients, and I treat you both as equals. With limited resources, of course we should give priority to assisting the person who is most likely to win the prize, and other brokers People will make the same choice."

Tom Cruise looked a little ugly: "Do you think my acting skills can't even compare to hers?"

"Calm down, let's discuss the matter." Pat Kingsley said: "Tom, if you think about it carefully, there is no breakthrough performance or role, no matter how good the public relations are, based on the core judges' inherent cognition of you, Is it possible for you to win?"

Many things are not about probability at all, but about positions.

In the eyes of Tom Cruise, Pat Kingsley's position has been biased.

Not only did the resources in his hands lean heavily towards Nicole Kidman, but he also said that the acting skills of one of the most famous vases in Hollywood are above his superstar.

What did he get in return for his blind trust in Pat Kingsley?

Tom Cruise said coldly: "You used resources that belonged to me on her."

With two star clients in hand, Pat Kingsley already felt like a super agent, and said naturally: "This is a reasonable deployment and optimization of resources."

Tom Cruise stared at Pat Kingsley, his eyes were as sharp as a knife: "Okay, this is resource optimization, but you used my resources, have you ever discussed with me?"

Pat Kingsley said as a matter of course: "I am your agent,

I have considered everything, I am using your resources now, and I can call other customers' resources to support you in the future..."

Tom Cruise laughed suddenly, a little coldly, with a little sarcasm.

"Don't forget, you are my agent!" Tom Cruise reminded: "What do you think of me, a pawn at your mercy?"

Pat Kingsley was dumbfounded, because the cooperation with two A-level star clients for more than ten years did make her feel this way.

Like Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are the protagonists in the movie, creating characters that spread all over the world.

But can they do it without the help of a broker?

Aren't they just pawns, like props in a movie, at the mercy of big hands behind the scenes?

Pat Kingsley sees no problem with that statement.

With the rise of actors' status, fame and remuneration, not only themselves, but also their agents and even small assistants are inflated.

Tom Cruise saw something, and kept shaking his head: "You forgot one thing, the most important point." He strengthened his tone: "Pate, you are just one of my servants!"

Hearing this, Pat Kingsley's expression turned cold: "Tom, how many opportunities have I won for you in the past ten years? You only regard me as a waiter?"

Speaking of this, the relationship between the two has collapsed. Tom Cruise said directly: "Isn't the agent serving me as a client? I pay you a commission, and you provide services for me, CAA There's such a clause in the broker's code, isn't it?"

Pat Kingsley didn't know how to answer for a moment.

I don't know when, in her mind, without her agent, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman would not be where they are today.

After all, after more than ten years of cooperation, Tom Cruise still considered each other's face, and did not chase after each other, but said: "Our three-year brokerage contract only has the last year left, and I will notify CAA to request a replacement." Broker, I will pay you the liquidated damages."

Pat Kingsley stood up abruptly: "Tom, you can't do this!"

Tom Cruise no longer went to see her: "I still have things to deal with." He pressed the intercom, and the assistant immediately opened the door: "Martha, send Ms. Kingsley for me."

The female assistant named Martha came over immediately: "Ms. Kingsley, this way please."

Pat Kingsley looked at Tom Cruise coldly, and finally turned around and left the office without saying anything.

Now that Tom Cruise has made a decision, he has to do the final work. He first notified the lawyer, then called the accountant, and then called Ronan's number.

"What's the matter, Tom?"

Hearing Ronan's question, Tom Cruise said directly: "I fired my agent."

In the office of Relativity Entertainment, Ronan was reading the latest promotional news about the Oscar contestants in the newspaper, and said, "You are really fast."

Tom Cruise replied: "Actually, Pat Kingsley has changed a long time ago. It may not be the original Pat Kingsley a few years ago, but I have always trusted her. Blind trust has led me to her. Not vigilant enough."

Ronan was curious and asked, "What happened?"

Laughter came from the receiver, with self-deprecating laughter: "I don't know what gave Pat Kingsley the wrong confidence, making her think that I was just a pawn controlled by her."

Ronan also laughed: "This is the funniest joke I've heard this year. It's probably because you became a superstar and gave her too much confidence."

Frankly speaking, without Tom Cruise, Pat Kingsley's agent status will plummet.

Pat Kingsley is not the first agent to have such confidence, nor will he be the last.

Tom Cruise added: "I didn't want to be part of the joke, so I just fired her."

He roughly told Ronan about the conversation with Pat Kingsley.

Ronan thought for a while, and reminded: "You'd better say hello to the senior management of CAA, and do some preventive work, after all, she has been your agent for too long."

Tom Cruise is not stupid, he understands the meaning of Ronan's words: "Don't worry, I will pay attention." He paused, and then said: "I have worked with Pat Kingsley for more than ten years. A very good friend, everyone is easy to talk and break up, she can't do it, right?"

Ronan reminded again: "You don't have to take the initiative to do anything in consideration of the friendship you once had, but you have to take some precautions."

To be honest, Tom Cruise has too much black material.

To be precise, judging by the general social moral point of view, except for a very few people, other Hollywood stars can be said to be piles of black material.

"I'm going to take this seriously," Cruise said on the phone.

Ronan hung up the phone. Pat Kingsley has been Tom Cruise's agent for too long and knows Tom Cruise too well. Russ will be quite troublesome.

Take the initiative to intervene? This is not a good choice.

As a friend, Ronan has reminded Tom Cruise several times that for this kind of thing, if Tom Cruise doesn't take the initiative to invite him, and he rashly joins it, once there is a bad result, I am afraid it will be serious. Affect the relationship with Tom Cruise.

Just like Pat Kingsley, who thought that he was doing a lot of things for Tom Cruise as a matter of course, but did not ask for Tom Cruise's consent. In the end, all the results were counterproductive.

Given the ready-made examples here, Ronan certainly wouldn't do stupid things.

Maybe Pat Kingsley will be as silent as most agents who have been terminated by clients, and will not do things that violate professional ethics.

It is common for Hollywood actors to terminate their contracts with their agents, or not to renew their contracts after the three-year contract expires. Few agents stand up and take the initiative to discredit their former clients.

Ronan went to read the newspaper again, and happened to see Nicole Kidman's promotional draft.

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