259 Confession
The man standing at the door of a chaotic door looked tall and majestic. His six-foot height and one hundred and eighty-pound body were like a wall, imposing, but he would not appear clumsy or swollen. On the contrary, the decent black suit was a little tight because of his strong muscles. It was hard to believe that he was already forty years old this year.
The meticulous outfit is paired with short dark brown hair, and even the thick beard on the chin is neatly trimmed. The coldness and toughness of the Nordic people are faintly visible between the unconfused collar and hair. The translucent sky blue eyes are energetic, shining with a confident and calm light. The slightly awkward smile on his face expresses his politeness just right, but he does not seem too humble.
Collerygaard stood at the door like this, in suit and tie, and a neat white shirt with black tie. In front of the short-sleeved T-shirts of the decorators in front of him seemed a little out of place. Even Lance, who was standing in front of him, rolled up his shirt sleeves, unbuttoned the two buttons at the top, and the outline of the collarbone could be vaguely seen. The wet and hot sweat was a little messy, but it revealed a strong heat that made people dry their mouths.
Lance was obviously a little surprised by Cole's sudden visit, "Yes, you chose a strange time point." Lance did not be polite, but nodded calmly, which made Cole laugh lowly, "However, I'm even more curious: how did you find this place?"
Today is the first day Chaos Film has moved into the office, and even Lance himself has been groping through it.
Cole shook his head gently, "Have you forgotten my job? A sensitive message channel is one of the essential elements for my success. If you can't even find out this news, I think my work progress will become very difficult."
Cole is an agent and a senior agent at William Morris's agency. In fact, Cole met Lance very early. The two met at the party during Sundance. After Sundance won the Grand Prize for the Jury, Cole once sent an invitation to sign Lance to become his artist, but Lance refused. After that, Cole did not mention it again. However, he was not alienated and kept in touch with Lance and made friends with friends.
When Emma Stone encountered an agent's entanglement on the street, George Clooney took the initiative to help. In the end, Lance provided help. At that time, Lance called to verify Sebastian Derek's true identity, and the object of help was Cole. However, I don't know if Sebastian has become Emma's agent now.
"So, you came to work today." Lance found clues from Cole's tone. Although this was a question, the words seemed very certain.
Cole shrugged, "I hope."
Lance looked back at the hot office, and at this time, a prototype could be seen. The work compartment had basically been installed, but the tables and chairs were not fully arranged, so it still looked messy. Cole seemed to notice Lance's hesitation, and he took the initiative to say, "I don't mind just starting a conversation here. What I need is enough. Of course, I hope it won't disturb other people's work."
Lance pursed his lips slightly, then raised his eyebrows and moved away from his position, made an invitation gesture, and took Cole to the office on his left hand.
"Just put the desk and bookshelf side by side, and the sofa will be delivered in a while and placed at the entrance." Percy was directing the office, and it was really suitable to hand over the careful Percy. Although for Reims, these details did not seem to be that important.
Lance walked into the office, patted Percy on the shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "I need to receive guests." Percy turned around and saw Cole standing behind him. He nodded politely and smiled. Cole also responded politely, watching Percy leave with the staff. Percy did not forget to close the door of the room. In a blink of an eye, only Lance and Cole were left in the office.
At this time, the office still looked very simple. Large furniture such as desks, bookshelfs, and storage cabinets accounted for most of the space. However, the furniture was empty and there was nothing. The two boss chairs that were thrown into the open space with their right hand were not even opened.
Lance walked over quickly, teared the sealant of the boss's chair, and then pushed it to Cole, jokingly saying, "This is your choice."
Cole reached out his right hand to stop the chair from sliding quickly and chuckled, "It's my honor to be the first guest in this office."
Lance immediately tore open the packaging of another boss chair, quickly turned the chair, moved the chair to the opposite side of Cole, and signaled him to ask him to sit down, "So, your job today should be more than just congratulations to Chaos Film for moving into the office."
But Cole showed a sudden realization expression, and then grinned awkwardly, "I forgot about this." This made Lance pause, but he didn't expect that he would be teased back. Cole looked at Lance's expression and laughed, "I will send a flower basket when you officially move in." Today is not considered an official entry, and even the company name has not been installed.
"Very good, we can discuss the office matters later. So, what is the purpose of your visit today?" Lance did not go around the bush. He would be very busy all day today. He didn't have time to continue to greet Cole. What's more, the two of them have known each other for more than a year. Lance knew that he would come to him personally today, obviously because of enough interests, and definitely not from friendship social interaction.
Cole didn't mind Lance's directness. He curled his smile and made a formal gesture, not slacking off because of Lance's casualness and looseness at this time. "Then it depends on you. Today I have two things to ask you, one is about your agent contract, and the other is about the candidate for actors who use a knife to kill. The two things are closely related, it depends on which thing you want to talk about first. But no matter which thing, I think I am a very outstanding candidate."
As expected. Although Lance and Cole can be considered friends now, Lance clearly knows that interests are always before friendship. However, Cole has known him for more than a year and has remained silent. It has not been the second time that he mentioned the agent. Lance has to admire Cole's patience.
In fact, after the strong rise of "City of God", the calls to take over Lance's brokerage business have been continuously interrupted. George also introduced Terence Cox to him. After this year's Oscars, three of the five major Hollywood brokerage companies extended an olive branch to him, expressing their willingness to become his brokerage spokesperson in Hollywood. However, Lance never let go.
First of all, because Lance does not need an agent to handle business for the time being. Chaos Pictures currently only has one outline. Whether it is "City of God" or "After the Day", including the current "killing with a knife", they all rely on Lance to conquer the world alone, and the agent is indeed redundant for him.
Secondly, it is because he is unwilling to trust strangers easily. The relationship between the agent and the artist is very delicate. The two parties have an employment relationship, but it is not that pure. On the one hand, the artist needs the agent's connections to seek more job opportunities, and the agent also needs the agent to strive for more benefits; on the other hand, the agent's income comes from the artist's commission, which means that the artist is their boss. This relationship of mutual dependence and mutual dependence is very complicated. After experiencing Diorama Pictures, Lance was unwilling to hand over his own affairs to others to handle.
So, so far, even when Lanceli was not caught, he relied more on the help of his three brothers and never took the agent into consideration.
Today, Cole mentioned this matter in person again, and was stuck at this wonderful time. Lance couldn't help but become a little curious. He cleared his throat and raised the ending sound, "Oh, why can't I see the connection between these two things."
"The connection here is very simple, but it is also very complicated. Simply put, if you talk about your agent first, then I will talk to you in detail about how to fight for you in front of Paramount," Cold paused, "The benefits I am talking about here are not just about pay or box office dividends. As an actor, you can win far more rights than you think; and as a director and producer, of course, you have the control you want, and everything is easy to say."
This is also the reason why Cole never launched an attack on Lance before. For the director, the rights that agents can fight for are limited, and when the director has already worked as a producer part-time, it also means that the director will talk to the production company on an equal position. The agent's biggest function is to confirm that there is no error in the contract terms. Therefore, before that, Cole was not very useful to Lance. But now that Lance has begun to enter the field of actors, things will be different.
Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously a little surprised that Cole's supernatural powers have not officially announced his participation, but Cole has come to the door. Cole seemed to notice Lance's question and smiled, "Although I want to show off my well-informed knowledge, I have to admit that in addition to me, there are at least twenty agents who will learn that you are about to play the news of killing someone with a knife. I just took the lead."
Cole's candor made Lance chuckle, and he continued to say without panic, "Then, I will use your agent to tell you that I have several actors here who can play killing people with a knife. Believe me, they will be very good." Before Cole finished speaking, Lance laughed out loud, and Cole had to raise his right hand, "Wait, wait, I'm serious."
Lance pursed his lips and stopped his smile, "Very good, what if it's the opposite?" to be continued.
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