Chapter 16

That night, Matthew received a call from Dennis Coulter. The fat man asked him to go to Starlight for an interview the next day, and by the way, he received his salary from the cast of "The Girl Who Moved Soul". He got off work in the morning, handed over the job, and immediately I rushed to the Starlight Company, and after meeting Dennis Kurt, I went to the finance department to get paid.

Because of his presence in person, the cashier directly paid by the cashier of Starlight Company, after deducting 10% of the brokerage commission, got Matthew $180.

The money is not much, but he racked his brains and tried his best to earn it.

"Go to my office and talk." Dennis Coulter warmly invited.

Matthew thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Alright."

The salary has been received, and it is time to draw a clear line with this very bad agent. He knows that he is also a very bad person, but not to the level of Dennis Coulter.

Following Dennis Coulter, Matthew entered an office and looked at it a little. About five or six brokers worked together. Fortunately, the office area was relatively large and did not look particularly crowded.

Coming to an empty desk, Dennis Coulter came to a chair and greeted Matthew, "Sit whatever you want."

When Matthew sat down, he asked again, "Coffee? Still?"

"Water is fine." Matthew said casually.

Dennis Coulter went to the water dispenser to help Matthew get water. Matthew thought it would be better to terminate the cooperation tactfully. Just as he was thinking about the words, a young man sitting across from this desk suddenly raised his head. Come here, "Are you Matthew Horner?"

Matthew Horner was stunned, thinking I'm famous? Then nodded, "I am."

The young man turned his head to look at Dennis Coulter, who was still receiving water, and said in a low voice, "Change the agent, Dennis Coulter has a very bad reputation in the company, and his character is low. Wait for you to be useless. , it will kick you away with one kick!"

"Really?" Matthew sighed, sighing that the brokerage company was not at peace, and pulled out a smile, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." The young man quickly gave Matthew a business card. "If you can't find a suitable agent for the time being, you can call me. I know many producers and casting directors."

Matthew put away the business card and said nothing. The young man turned his head to look at him, then retracted his head and went back to work, as if nothing had happened.

Dennis Coulter came back with two glasses of water, put one in front of Matthew, pulled over the chair and sat down.

"I have a question." Dennis Coulter asked curiously, "Matthew, how did you get this role?"

Matthew picked up the cup and said before drinking, "Someone helped me convince Winona Ryder."

Hearing what he said, Dennis Coulter felt more and more that his previous guess was justified, and said with a cheerful smile, "Why don't we do this, Matthew, let's sign a long-term contract."

After getting to know Dennis Coulter, Matthew went to check the information to prevent him from being trapped by this fat man. He also had a preliminary understanding of some contracts in Hollywood, such as the contracts between actors and agents. If you are acting, you only need to file with the agency. , Even if there is a job, it is a temporary contract. During the period, if the broker or brokerage company takes a fancy to it, a formal brokerage contract will be signed and become a member of the brokerage company's huge backup talent pool.

In order to ensure the interests of actors, California has enacted very strict laws. The "California Talent Act" stipulates that if an actor formally signs a contract with an agent or an economic company, the first contract period shall be up to one year, and the longest period of each subsequent contract shall be one year. The time limit shall not exceed three years.

In other words, if the actor is not satisfied with the economic company, it is not difficult to replace it.

This also limits the power of brokerage companies from some aspects, so that they can only exist as service providers in essence.

Matthew is thinking about these things,

There was no answer to Dennis Coulter's words for a while.

"As for the signing, I will inform the company to draw up a professional contract next week." Dennis Coulter thought he had acquiesced, and laughed with a big mouth, "This is not in a hurry..."

He laughed until his facial features were almost squeezed out, "Matthew, can you invite Mr. Georgia Kakendis to come out for dinner?"

"Huh?" Matthew immediately understood that the so-called long-term appointment was just a bait.

"Why don't you make a phone call." Dennis Coulter said tentatively, "Ask Mr. Kaikendis when he has time?"

Matthew remembered that Dennis Coulter had asked him if he had a relationship with Georgia Kaykendis when he was on the set of "The Girl Who Moved Souls", and he neither admitted nor denied it at the time.

This guy who is all-in-one and only has interests in his eyes is obviously misunderstood.

"Let's talk about it later." Matthew was going to talk about the main topic of today, "I won't invite him either."

He glanced across the street and saw that the young man seemed to be eavesdropping.

Dennis Coulter got a little impatient, thinking that Matthew was deliberately pushing back, and asked, "Don't you know Mr. Georgia Kekendis?"

"Yeah, I know him."

This fat man has a stronger purpose than him, and Matthew doesn't bother to talk about it any more, "Mr. Georgia Kakendis is the producer of "The Girl Who Moves Souls"."

"You just need to introduce..."

Before Dennis Coulter could finish, he was interrupted by Matthew, "The problem is, he doesn't know me!"

"What?" Dennis Coulter didn't seem to catch Matthew's words.

"I know Georgia Kaykendis."

This so-called acquaintance only knows the identity of the other party. Matthew shrugged and said again, "Georgia Kakendis doesn't know me!"

Dennis Kurtho stood up, stretched out a finger and pointed at Matthew, "You! You...you dare to lie to me!"

"Liar to you?" Matthew also stood up. "When did I say that Georgia Kaykendis knew me?"

"Uh..." Dennis Coulter thought back, stunned.

"Hahaha……"

There was laughter from across the desk, and the young man looked up and laughed at Dennis Coulter, "This is your chance to brag? Haha..."

Dennis Coulter looked ashen, glared at the young man, then turned back to Matthew, "Don't ask me to get you any more job opportunities! Never mind!"

"It doesn't matter." Matthew shrugged, "Actually, I came here to tell you that we will no longer cooperate."

He sighed, turned around and prepared to leave, and said before leaving, "I still want to say thank you to you. You made me realize the difficulty of this profession, and you also made me understand that people's hearts are sinister."

After speaking, Matthew left the office without looking back.

Dennis Coulter stood there dumbfounded, like a fool.

"This is what you call a simple-minded fool." The young man finally seized the opportunity to express his anger in his heart. "Dennis, are you the fool?"

Everyone else in the office looked over, with a hint of sympathy in their eyes, but more contempt.

An agent was turned around by a small temporary performer, and when he said it, his colleagues laughed out loud.

With one hundred and eighty dollars in his pocket, Matthew walked out of the office building where the Starlight Company was located. For some reason, he suddenly felt a lot better. He saw what Dennis Coulter did, and he said he didn't hate it. fake.

"Maybe the moment I promised him to come into the office..." Matthew knew that he was not a noble person, "subconsciously, I wanted him to be shriveled."

After ending the cooperation with Dennis Coulter and Starlight Company, the most important thing next is to find a suitable intermediary company. Matthew has contacted three companies before, and now there is nothing to do, so I can just go and have a look.

Afterwards, Matthew went to North Hollywood first. Two of the agency companies are located near Laurier Valley Avenue. These two companies are similar to Starlight Company. They are not large in scale. They have less than ten agents, mainly acting as extras and small actors. Business.

Although a special person received him, everything was normal. Like Starlight Company, Matthew left his identity information, photos, resume and contact information. Even if the record was completed, the only difference was that he listed in the resume column. , with a special note that he played a role with lines in the "Girl of Souls" crew.

When returning the filled-in form, Matthew saw that the receptionist had drawn a circle with a red pen on the line he specially marked.

He was on file with both agencies, took the bus to Burbank, and contacted a third company in the media capital of the world.

Just arriving in Burbank, Matthew's cell phone rang, an unfamiliar number.

"Is there a job so soon?"

The red circle specially drawn on the form made Matthew feel a little more fantasy, and immediately answered the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Matthew Horner! I'm attorney Chris Walker."

A somewhat familiar voice came from the phone, "I urge you to pay the liquidated damages of the "Forbidden Tarot" crew as soon as possible, or we will take legal action!"

Hearing this, Matthew's fantasy immediately vanished, and he muttered in his heart, "What a haunting ghost!"

But then again, it was indeed his breach of contract.

Matthew has no money now, so he can only resort to the strategy of dragging. He pinched his throat and said in a hoarse voice, "Who are you? You have the wrong person!"

Then, he hung up the phone and turned it off.

As for the legal means mentioned by the other party, when they use it, they will talk about it. It's a big deal. I remember that in the movies I watched, Lao Mei's lawsuits were stinky and long.

Maybe by then there will be money.

With this idea in mind, Matthew walked all the way and found the place where the Angel Brokerage company he called was located. It was an independent three-story office building. There were two trucks parked at the entrance of the small building, and there were workers from the car. Unload office desks and chairs and transport them upstairs.

Matthew followed the workers into the small building, which seemed to be a new company.