Chapter 617 617 Game of Thrones

Marvin Josephson himself can be defined in one simple word: businessman. Marvin is not an insider in the brokerage industry. He is just a businessman. He doesn't know anything about the brokerage industry, but he saw that William Morris's brokerage company was very easy to make money, so he planned to enter the brokerage industry and salvage a Pen.

So, in 1975, Marvin merged the two brokerage companies, the Innovation Management Association (Creative. Management. Associates) and the international famous brokerage company (the. International. Famous. Agency). This new company is now International Innovation. management company. At the beginning of its establishment, the International Innovation Management Company was just a subsidiary of the listed company Josephson International Corporation. Obviously, Marvin only regarded it as another money-making business, and did not really want to make a career in the brokerage industry.

Therefore, after its establishment, most of the energy of the new company was spent on internal personnel disputes, but the creative artist agency founded in the same year had more vigorous combat effectiveness and vitality, and soon became strong under the leadership of Michael Ovitz. Rise, and develop into the top existence. Relatively speaking, international innovation management companies with strong economic background have not been able to achieve the expected results.

That changed in 1980, when broker Rick Rosen, a UC Berkeley graduate, and a few other partners joined forces to take over the management of the company and focus on the brokerage itself. , the company was back on the right track, and in 1986 ushered in a major turning point, William Morris brokerage head Stan Karman (Stan. Karman) died, suddenly fell into a leaderless situation. Both the International Innovation Management Company and the Creative Artist Agency took the opportunity to grab a lot of stars and successfully become the top players in Hollywood.

Subsequently, Marvin took the company private, and he and Rick Rosen, Ron Mayer and other senior managers bought 60% of the shares for $70 million, which made the International Innovation Management Company out of The control of Josephson International Corporation became independent and became a common brokerage company with a partnership system in the industry.

Immediately afterwards, Marvin realized that he was not a good agent. He preferred to sit behind the scenes and plan strategies and grasp the direction of the entire economic lifeline, so he scattered some of the shares in his hands and added a few more. partner, and then completely retreated into the background in 1990.

After entering the 1990s, International Innovation Management Co., along with William Morris Agency and Creative Artist Agency, were listed as the top three Hollywood agencies. Now they can easily generate over 100 million yuan in profits every year, especially with the cost of movies. With the improvement of the brokerage company, the income of the brokerage company is also increasing, and the profits in the fields of music, publishing, television and art in addition to movies are also very considerable. The brokerage industry is indeed thriving.

So, at the year-end luncheon last year, Marvin came out again. He decided to intervene in the management of the company again. He also wanted to become a top player in Hollywood. Interest was still the core goal he pursued, and the desire for power was also an important factor. This has also sparked the internal scramble for power and profit at the International Innovation Management Company over the past year, which is reminiscent of the chaos when the company was first established.

For Marvin, a businessman, interests are the eternal pursuit, and power is a necessary means. If he wants to regain the management rights of the company, he must first collect more shares so that he has enough words among his partners. At the same time, he must also have more big-name artists, which can not only create a steady stream of profits for him, but also allow him to have enough power to re-rule the company's management power.

Partners such as Lang and Rick naturally became Marvin's opponents. They had to stand in line and choose to cooperate with Marvin or choose to compete with Marvin-most partners came to this position after going through untold hardships. , No one is willing to choose the former, the desire for interests and power, Marvin has, and these partners also have, so almost no one is willing to surrender. As a result, this made Marvin have to curve to save the country, and a backbone with certain strength like Joseph became the target of the company's competition.

Against such a background, the entire International Innovation Management Company is indeed in a state of turmoil, and there are also William Morris Agency and Creative Artists Agency, who are staring at the tigers, and have internal and external troubles. For a time, the International Innovation Management Company has fallen into an embarrassing situation. . However, the international innovation management company at this time is already different from the initial stage of the business. Although the internal struggle for power and profit is becoming more and more urgent, all the brokers are very powerful, and other poaching work, whether it is internal or external, is not so easy. It can be done, and there is no damage to the economic hard power and soft power of the entire company, so the overall situation is not as bad as imagined.

For any brokerage company, the loss of big-name artists is the real fatality. A top-notch big-name can save a dying brokerage company. Similarly, the departure of a group of top-notch big-name artists can also make a top brokerage company go bankrupt. Therefore, the internal struggle for power and profit is not a fatal existence, and the artist has always been the core bargaining chip of this power game.

Lang showed up, Rick showed up, and now Marvin showed up.

"Hey, dear Hugo, it's finally time for you, the most popular actor in the company this year." Marvin greeted him like an old friend. This is a shrewd businessman and a top-notch hero. , he knows how to grasp the scale, but also knows how to achieve the goal.

Hugo is not only the most popular actor of the International Innovation Management Company this year, he is also the most popular actor in North America this year, and his cumulative box office this year stands out among the heroes at the end of the year, which can be called a thriving. Therefore, Ma Wen's greeting just now contained a lot of meaning, and he also emphasized "company", obviously saying that he greeted him on behalf of the whole company.

This is the first official meeting between Hugo and Marvin. At the luncheon at the end of last year, Hugo only met Marvin, but this year Marvin greeted him like an old friend for many years, which made Hugo It is clear that he is also an important battle in this Game of Thrones, and he is not sure whether the final victory or defeat will go to him, but he knows that no one will want to miss this battle. So, whether Hugo likes it or not, he's already in the game.

"Marvin, dear Marvin, you're flattering me. Could it be that today's lunch sponsorship fee has not been found yet?" Hugo said enthusiastically with a gentle smile, but there was some courtesy and alienation in his words. , and dismissed Marvin's attitude lightly.

However, Marvin didn't seem to hear the deep meaning in Hugo's words, and still said with a smile, "If you want, it would be better, but you can look forward to the lucky draw, there may be surprises. "Marvin is sixty-three years old this year, he stood beside Hugo as if a kind elder accompany him, he did not express other intentions, but he was so friendly that Hugo could not refuse, so , it would be very difficult for others to get close to Hugo.

Hugo was a little surprised. In his impression, there were so many big names at lunch today, and he should not be in the limelight. Could it be that the other big names have already completed their position selection? It shouldn't be very likely.

In fact, Hugo still underestimated himself. Perhaps in terms of overall qualifications and achievements, Hugo was indeed not enough to watch, but in 1993, Hugo was definitely a well-deserved national focus, not only with outstanding movies and albums, but also at the end of the year. Hot topic. Therefore, it was expected that Marvin and others gave Hugo such high-level attention.

However, Hugo did not intend to accept Marvin's good intentions. In this passive participation in the power game, Hugo did not intend to become a chess piece. Even if he wanted to join the game, he had to become one of the chess players. The initiative is in your own hands. So, Hugo looked at Marvin who was standing beside him and put his arms around his shoulders, looked around with a smile, and said, "Huh, it's really lively today, but I haven't seen me until now. 's agent, that's not a good sign. I think I should go and meet Joe first."

At this time, Samora was standing behind Hugo and in front of the elevator entrance. Although he was young, he had a very mature understanding of the world, which was also one of his characteristics, so he could clearly feel Lang, Rick, Marvin and others were all paying attention to Hugo's performance, like a hyena staring at its prey, ready to attack at any time.

But Hugo did not develop in the direction they expected at this time. He mentioned Joseph who was not there at all. This suddenly broke the balance. Everyone was thoughtful at the scene. It is estimated that Lang should be a little gloating, while Rick is Falling into his own thoughts, as for Marvin, he paused, his smile still on his lips. For a moment, the air seemed to be frozen, and the whole tense atmosphere swarmed in an instant.

Samora felt that his forehead was about to sweat when he stood less than a step behind him. It was hard for him to imagine how Hugo would cope with Marvin standing next to him.

At this moment, Marvin smiled and nodded, "Of course, of course, you should go and find Joe." His smile was still impeccable, and the emotions in his eyes were hidden behind the smile, and nothing was revealed. come out.

Hugo knew that he had made the right bet. On the one hand, it was because he had the upper hand. These agents were eager to bring him into the account, so they would not be too strict. Even Lang smiled at him. Not to mention the cunning Marvin; on the one hand, it is because Marvin is smart enough. If Hugo is facing Lang now, he is probably worried that Lang will turn his face on the spot, but Marvin can obviously control his emotions.

And, taking a step back, even if Hugo's strategy made Marvin lose interest in him, it would have no effect on Hugo. He didn't expect to work under Marvin's command, so Hugo didn't do anything. Any loss, he is invincible.

However, Marvin is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp. He took two glasses of champagne from the tray of the waiter next to him and handed a glass to Hugo, "At least you should have a glass of celebration wine first, and then we will talk about it later. "

"Thank you, but I think I'd better eat something before drinking the bar." Hugo smiled and pushed.

But this time Marvin didn't buy it. He still said with a smile, "I insist."