Chapter 727 727 Chess Player Pieces

In fact, it is not unusual for the international innovation management company to have such a situation. It was like this at the beginning of the company's establishment in 1975. The internal struggle for power and profit occupied the main theme, which made it very difficult for the company to even start. After the strong rise of brokerage companies, after losing the first opportunity, the international innovation management company has been in the position of chasing, and has not been able to change the situation so far.

Marvin Josephson, who was not a broker, was just a businessman, and it was crucial for businessmen to take the initiative; later, Ron Meyer , Rick Rosen and others, let Marvin gradually decentralize power, and then the company came from behind to become one of the three top Hollywood brokerage companies.

Now, Marvin wants to take back his power again, and Lang, Rick and others have become thorns in the eyes again. This can definitely be said to be history repeating itself.

The civil strife of the International Innovation Management Company is naturally an opportunity for its competitors. Not only the Creative Artists Agency and William Morris Agency, but also many small and medium-sized agencies are also eyeing it. Under such a situation, Ma Wen naturally I hope that the battle will be resolved quickly, so, in Hugo's view, the situation will change dramatically in a month at most, and a week at least. Of course, the most likely time point should be after the Oscars are over. Now there are less than two weeks left before the Oscars, and the time point is a sensitive moment.

Thinking of this, Hugo couldn't help but start to search his memory hard, trying to find out about the top Hollywood brokerage companies.

Hugo knows very well that even though the International Innovation Management Company has gone through this turmoil, it is still the top existence in Hollywood in 2014, but Hollywood is no longer a tripartite by then, but five heroes competing for hegemony, the entire American entertainment industry. The industry has five top brokerage firms competing.

The main reason is that civil strife is not only in the international innovation management company, but also in the creative artist agency and William Morris agency. Frequent personnel changes are a common occurrence in Hollywood.

Hugo vaguely remembers that in 1994 or 1995, there were turmoils within the three major brokerage companies, and all of them came from divisions and confrontations within their respective high-level executives. The entire Hollywood brokerage industry was a storm in almost a few months. , the competition between each other is very fierce. Actor resources and agent resources are constantly changing, and the other two top players appeared during this time.

In 2014, there were two top five Hollywood brokerage companies, and the other two were United Elite Agency (UTA) and Endeavor.

United Elite Agency was established in 1991. They were formed by the merger of two medium-sized agencies that survived in the cracks. Their career took off from two important events. One was the success of Michael Jackson from Creative Artist Agency in 1995. Poaching, this gave Hollywood a clear signal: this is a thriving company; the other is Hollywood's first agency in 1996 to set up an independent film division, which gave them a profound influence in the film field, Attracted super big names such as Johnny Depp and Christopher Nolan who have a soft spot for independent films.

Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company was established in 1995. It is an absolute rookie in terms of its creation time, but this company has grown rapidly. Their founders split from an infighting of an international innovation management company. This event, described as "midnight coup.", led directly to the rise of Hollywood's fifth-largest agency.

The success of Endeavour Elite Brokerage also comes from two points. One is their careful management of the TV industry. A data shows that in the broadcast season from 2007 to 2008, 58% of TV dramas were produced by Endeavour. Produced by clients of elite agencies, giving them an edge in the television industry that has been overlooked by other agencies.

The other also comes from the emphasis on independent films, but unlike United Elite Agency, Endeavour Elite Agency relies on unique vision, and their keen sense of work has achieved great success at the Oscars, becoming one of the five major agencies. The only agency that can rival Creative Artist Agency at the Oscars.

Thinking of this, Hugo suddenly wondered why the current event looked so much like a "midnight coup." Joseph had mentioned to him before that Rick had the intention of starting his own business, and he was indeed splitting from the International Innovation Management Company. Going out, and looking at the current atmosphere and chaos within the company, it is indeed very consistent with the historical trajectory in Hugo's mind. It's just that there is a little difference in time, it is 1994, and the midnight politics of Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company. The change was in 1995.

In the end, it was the arrival of Hugo that changed history and made it a midnight policy. The change was brought forward a year; or Rick was just a nobody who left the International Innovation Management Company, and he did not create a career in later generations, and the real midnight politics. Change is still a year away.

However, after experiencing several incidents, Hugo has also realized that history cannot be changed by himself. It's already done, so he doesn't need to think too much at all.

"Joe, Carl, what do you think?" Hugo was not in a hurry to express his opinion, in fact, the main reason was that he had very limited understanding of these situations. There is no difference between companies, I hope to find a reliable agent, although his ability is important, but the relationship between us is more important."

Regarding this, Hugo's attitude has always been the same, Lang and Joseph, Hugo will choose the latter; Lang and Carl, Hugo will still choose the latter; Lang and Marvin, Hugo would rather not choose.

Hollywood has always been a circle where interests come first. It is only natural that agents should give priority to interests in everything, but if agents give up the former for the latter among actors and interests, then this kind of cooperation will become It was very difficult, which was very important for Hugo.

"Actually, it seems that it is the best choice to be able to go to the creative artist agency." Carl said after deliberation, and Joseph nodded his approval. Now in Hollywood, the creative artist agency is the number one position-- This will be the case for the next two decades, mainly due to their own internal operating system. Even if the high-level splits, the entire company will not fall into an irreversible whirlpool. "But you know, you've rejected them twice before, and you don't have a good relationship with Martin Baum, one of the biggest partners at Creative Artists Agency."

Joseph sat next to him and shook his head, "Martin's attitude towards Hugo has always been ambiguous. I can see that he still has some appreciation for Hugo. Besides, for them, as long as there are enough interests , a little holiday is nothing at all."

Unless it's an unresolvable hatred like Tracy, most things in Hollywood can be settled with profit.

"However, I think it is better to stay at the International Innovation Management Company when going to the Creative Artists Agency, because they are all big companies, and they are all profit-oriented, and their contacts are similar. The most important thing is to see Hugo's own choice. Right or wrong." Joseph looked at the problem more thoroughly, and had a very clear control over the whole situation.

Hugo didn't answer immediately, but sat on the spot and thought about it, "Joe, do you remember, you said before that Rick seems to want to set up his own business, and let you come and ask me to see if I want to. Willing to join him, right?" Joseph nodded in agreement, "So, what are you thinking now?"

Joseph looked at Carl in surprise, and then looked at Hugo, "You mean, you want to join Rick's ranks and start from scratch?"

"You can explain it this way." Hugo chuckled lightly, "You are right, no matter which company you go to, it is actually a big company, and interests come first. The problem is just my orientation. That's all. But you know, I've never been interested in Lang's type of agent. Although Rick must have interests first, otherwise he wouldn't be where he is today, but the point is that Rick knows the basis for The subject adjusts his strategy, we can say he is scheming, but we can also say he is sincere.”

Hugo has always had a very good impression of Rick. Even in 1991, when Hugo was at its lowest point, Rick helped Hugo a lot. Later, after the Golden Raspberry Award, Rick was also very friendly. Regardless of whether Rick is profit-oriented or not, at least it can be seen that he still retains loyalty in his personality, so on the issue of Hugo, no matter how earnest and eager he is, he is not greedy for merit or rashness. With the pace of Hugo, not as aggressive as Marvin.

If Rick is to be Hugo's agent, Hugo can definitely communicate with each other, which is the most important thing; what's more, with Rick's ability, he is also one of the top agents in Hollywood at present. , definitely not inferior to anyone.

However, this is not the most important part, the more important thing is, "Whether we choose International Innovation Management Company, Creative Artists Agency, or William Morris Agency, in fact, we are all pawns, we are all It is the object of domination in the power game. But if we choose Rick and start a new company and new business together, maybe we can also invest in shares, then this will also take us out of the position of chess pieces and become gamers. "

Hugo's words were calm and gentle, and there was still a warm smile on the corner of his mouth, but it completely stunned both Joseph and Karl.