Two Hundred and Fifty-One-Jimmy’s Entrepreneurial Ambitions

Wayne thinks it's a good thing that Naomi Watts can realize this, and he doesn't think her current state is bad.

This woman's original character is one of perseverance. If she were still on her original track, she would have co-starred in "The Love of a Beautiful Girl" and then returned to Australia because she had no chance in Hollywood.

Kexin came to Los Angeles again with his luggage alone, hoping to get a better chance of becoming famous. Naomi Watts, who is in her early 20s, is the most energetic age. She will insist on working in a convenience store while constantly running to the crew to audition.

During this period, she never got any opportunities and could only play minor roles and rely on odd jobs to support her life in Los Angeles.

In the big city of Los Angeles, she couldn't make ends meet, lived in poverty, had no medical insurance, and no living security. Even so, this woman kept gritting her teeth and kept going to various production crews to audition.

This kind of life lasted for seven years, before finally, by chance, she was appreciated by David Lynch and starred in "Mulholland Drive", which made her famous.

Such perseverance and character are what Wayne admires most about her, so from the first film, he was willing to take this patient and cruel woman with him. In some respects, the two of them are simply amazing. so similar.

They are all moving forward for their own goals. Wayne doesn't even make friends. He has been studying all kinds of knowledge alone for more than ten years. He knows very well the pain that he has to go through to pursue his goals.

This woman is not like she was originally, and has not experienced the hard time that affected her for seven years. This may have some impact on her, but Wayne believes that as long as she does not make stupid mistakes, as long as he is around, she will definitely Much more successful than I remembered.

With Naomi Watts' current fame, she definitely doesn't need to star in films like "The Ring" and "21 Grams" anymore. Even when necessary, he doesn't mind bringing out the gorilla in advance to let him This woman became a celebrity at the best age.

"Hey, is there something dirty on my face?"

The blond beauty who had just come out of the bathroom, wearing a large white bathrobe, sat down opposite Wayne and took out the script, but she found that the man opposite had been looking at her blankly.

"No, you are beautiful."

Wayne shook his head slightly, looked at Naomi Watts and said: "Don't make it too difficult for yourself, I know your acting ability very well, and you can completely control the role I set up. Listen, Naomi, as long as you Adjust your mentality and this won't be a problem for you at all."

"I understand." Naomi Watts raised her eyebrows, her face regaining the confidence it should have. "After this film is over, I will go back to Los Angeles and find another acting school."

If she only stars in summer popcorn-type commercial films, she feels that her acting skills are enough. But if she wants to continue to star in Wayne's films, she will definitely need to improve based on her current level. This is what she has just figured out.

The man opposite will definitely not make popcorn movies like that in the future. His works are inherently artistic. In a dark style, they always discuss human nature, social attributes, various ideological concepts, etc. This kind of movie It can maximize the actor's desire to perform, but it also raises the requirements for the actor himself.

After hearing her arrangements for him, Wayne smiled knowingly, lit a cigarette, and said: "This is a very smart choice, Nami, you will become an Oscar-winning actress in the future, and you will definitely have a house of your own." Little Golden Man.”

"Oscar is not my first pursuit. I still remember what you said back then." Naomi Watts crossed her legs on the sofa and didn't care at all about the prying eyes of the man opposite her. She knew that he admired her figure. Which point.

"You won't forget the career path you planned for me when we first met, right? I remember every word clearly. After these few years of experience, I realized that what you said was all right. This is definitely the most suitable one. My career plan.

I plan to achieve commercial success first. When I can have the box office appeal of Julia Roberts, I should also have the capital to compete for awards. Only then will I consider professional awards. "

Wayne blew out a puff of smoke and praised sincerely: "You are sober! All of this will come true."

Rolling her eyes at him, Naomi Watts joked: "What I learned from you is that you must maintain a clear self-awareness and a clear mind at all times."

He smiled and shook his head, picked up tomorrow's shooting plan again, lowered his head and started his work.

In the second-floor office of CAA in Burbank, Los Angeles, the City of Angels, Jimmy looked at the sky outside the window, rubbed his forehead vigorously, and started to pack the documents on the table.

Due to the departure of agent emperor Michael Ovitz, CAA continued to experience turmoil during this period. His immediate boss was also pushed out of the company due to a failed power struggle, which made Jimmy's situation very embarrassing.

He has no idea of ​​finding another faction for himself. If those partners don't notice him, he will be ready to do this first to see if there is any chance of becoming a partner.

But things were far from as simple as he thought. In today's regular meeting, Martin Bob, one of the largest partners in the company, expressed dissatisfaction with his work and hoped that he could work on Wayne's crew. , adding more CAA customers.

Thinking about the process gave him a headache. Jimmy had different ideas from those big agents. He had always kept his position very straight, that is, the role of Wayne's server. He had never had any other messy thoughts.

Through today's regular meeting, he suddenly realized one thing. These people were busy fighting for the rights vacated after Michael Ovitz left. They didn't care about anything else and completely ignored a major event.

Wayne's brokerage contract is about to expire. If the company is normal, it would be time to contact him to discuss making an appointment in advance, but these senior partners seem to have ignored this.

There was only about half a year left in Ji Ji's agency contract. He seemed to be the only one in the company to care about such an issue related to its top customers. This was obviously abnormal.

Based on what Jimmy has observed, it is estimated that by next year, CAA will definitely lose a large part of its agents and clients.

"Hey, I knew you hadn't left yet." The ajar door of the office was pushed open, and Stan Horford walked in with his briefcase. After sitting across from the desk, he said:

"Jimmy, don't care about those bullshit senior partners. Now they have all become beasts of power. Even because of Wright-Manning's relationship, Martin-Bob will only add some obstacles to your becoming a partner. He will definitely I don’t dare to force you away.”

Stan Horford was his only friend in the entire company. The two of them walked out of the mailroom together, and their subsequent relationship has remained good in the past few years. This is a rare agent who does not suffer from pink eye.

"I'm fine, let's go have a drink together?" Jimmy put away the documents on the table, took off the suit jacket from the hanger, and invited him to go out together.

"ok."

The two people left the company and went directly to the bar they often went to without driving.

Jimmy didn't take Martin Bob's exclusion too seriously. What he was worried about now was Wayne's contract renewal. As long as the big director was still his client, no one at CAA would dare to overly force him.

The reason why he didn't mention this matter at the regular meeting was that he actually had another idea, but he just kept hesitating and couldn't make up his mind.

The bar is not far from the company building. It is also a gathering place for nearby white-collar workers after work. The two of them often came here to have a drink before. After the two people entered the bar, they walked directly to the corner of the bar and ordered two large glasses of beer.

Jimmy remained silent after entering the bar. He rotated the wine glass in his hand from time to time and calculated the gains and losses in his mind. It was not until more than ten minutes passed that he suddenly spoke and whispered to his companions who were staring at the beautiful woman in search of prey:

"Stan, what do you think if I want to quit my job and start my own business?"

"fxxk! Are you crazy Jimmy?!" Stan Horford stopped swaying to the music, looked away from the scantily clad woman, and looked at him in disbelief.

"Don't be impulsive. Think about how much hard work we have put in over the past few years to get through now. Calm down, Jimmy! Don't let anger dominate your mind!"

As he spoke, he grabbed his companion's shoulders, shook them vigorously a few times, and stared into his companion's eyes with a serious expression.

"you listen to me."

Shaking his shoulders, Jimmy shook off the opponent's hands on his shoulders and said in the same serious tone: "There is one thing you don't know about. Wayne's agency appointment is coming soon, but now I am the only one who has noticed it. this matter."

"What?" Stan Horford opened his mouth in surprise.

Judging from his surprised look, he probably didn't expect that such an important customer could be ignored by the company in turmoil.

"So, I plan to resign myself after a while and start a small brokerage company." Jimmy shrugged and took a sip of beer and continued.

Stan Horford suddenly understood that no fool can survive in a highly competitive place like CAA. He looked at his surroundings, deliberately lowered his voice and said:

"Are you going to take Wayne Greenberg away from CAA?"

"That's right." Jimmy nodded, this was the decision he had just made. “Based on my relationship with Wayne, I am 80% sure that he will sign with the agency I established, and I will tell him that this company will only serve him.

All business will revolve around him, and I will even invest in him and let him take part of the shares, completely tying the two of us together. What do you think of this plan? "