hollywood billionaire

Chapter 47 The king sees the king

The next meeting was a step-by-step script.

Jeremy Zimmer introduced to Han Yi the operating structure of the United Artists Agency and the person in charge of each business segment.The vast majority of people think that UTA is a performing arts agency dedicated to serving Hollywood, but in fact, the tentacles of this agency giant have already penetrated into different fields.

UTA's film and television department not only represents world-class superstars like Angelina Jolie, but also many directors, producers, screenwriters, prop designers, photographers and even editors. UTA, the agent will help them negotiate with the film and television production company.

This is also an important reason why performing arts agencies have a much greater say in the film and television industry than in the music industry. Because they represent various types of work and different types of customers at the same time, performing arts agencies can bundle their customer resources and sell them in a packaged form. Production companies and investors.

In terms of the music department, although it is difficult for performing arts agents to play a role in promoting the career of musicians, they will still be deeply involved in the planning of the artist's world tour, music festival exposure and business endorsement.There is no need to repeat the list of United Artists Agency's clients in the music field. In fact, the strong and comprehensive music lineup is the key factor that prompted Han Yi to make an investment decision.

In addition to these two core business groups, UTA has also developed a separate comedy department, which is responsible for the reservation of live comedy performances. Like the aforementioned Kevin Hart, he is not only an important customer of the film and television sector, but also the comedy department top figures.

In addition, the voice department responsible for Podcast artists, the brand studio department assisting customers in visual design and brand promotion, the digital brand architect department dedicated to social media and online marketing, and the digital performance department for signing and packaging Internet celebrities, There are also commercial endorsement and dubbing departments, advanced art departments, games and e-sports departments, IQ departments, media relations departments, media copyright departments, news and broadcasting departments, and even speech departments.All kinds of 22 departments add up to form the whole picture of United Artists Brokerage Company.

Each department has its own person in charge, and it is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Han Yi to write down all their names.What's more, these people don't even have the qualifications to greet them in the lobby on the first floor, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to show their faces in the future dealings with UTA.

However, Han Yi still remembered a few relatively important people.

Chief Operating Officer Andrew Toh, originally an executive of Twentieth Century Fox in charge of local and international cable TV business, joined UTA as COO in 2007, responsible for the company’s daily operations and legal affairs. The acquisition case was led by Jeremy, but the actual executor of the whole process was actually Andrew.

As mentioned before, according to the agreement between Jim Berkus and Peter Benedek, the position of UTA's chief operating officer will be filled by a professional manager recruited from outside to ensure neutrality. It is playing such a role.

Jay Suss, the vice chairman of the board of directors of the United Artists Agency, is also the head of the TV, radio, news, and cultural sectors, and is the direct supervisor of the department heads in these fields.The head of each subdivision needs to report to him, and then he will connect with Jeremy Zimmer as CEO.

In the summary of UTA's development history, Jay Suss is a crucial figure. He built UTA's TV show business department, and was even inducted into the Radio and Cable TV Hall of Fame as an agent not long ago.In terms of qualifications and influence, Jay Suss is currently second only to Jeremy Zimmer in the United Artists Agency. Why the chair checks and balances Zimmer.

Another vice chairman of the board of directors, David Cramer, is a direct descendant of Peter Benedek. In 1991, when UTA was just founded, David Cramer entered the company through UTA's agent training program, and it has been 25 years since then.He is responsible for UTA's traditional core business of mainstream films, independent films, comedy touring, distribution and exhibition.The department under Kramer's jurisdiction also needs to report to him, which makes the forces among the three parties form a fragile and delicate balance.

Jim Berkus stepped back as virtual leader and Jeremy Zimmer took the reins.Jay Seuss dominates the TV and radio news, holding back Zimmer, while Peter Benedek, with his loyal David Kramer in the film and comedy business, supports the lonely Jay most of the time. Remy Zimmer, if the CEO has other ideas, can reunite with Berkus at any time and repeat the Marty Ball eviction drama.

A company is no different from a country, it is a settlement formed by smart people, the eye of the storm with monstrous interests.Development or decline is a secondary issue. For a giant like the United Artists Agency, the most important thing is to let all forces be content with the status quo, so as to avoid turmoil that is not conducive to the distribution of benefits.

Apart from Han Yi who is about to enter UTA, what can have an impact on the current situation of UTA is The Agency Group, a brokerage company that was just acquired in 2015. TAG is strong in music customers, and its founder, Neil Warnock, is currently serving as the director of UTA's global music department.

Acquisitions are the best tool for initiating change, and acquisitions are change itself.The entry of external technology and capital is bound to bring changes to the Berkus-Benedeker system, which has been operating stably for 18 years, and the last three alliances, which have been in constant discord for the past five years.

Coincidentally, these four veterans whose status and reputation are second only to the Big Three are members of the executive committee of this welcome party.Andrew Toh was in charge of the overall organization of the party, Jay Suss was in charge of outreach to the news media, and David Kramer and Neil Warnock were in charge of key guest invitations in their respective fields.

After the meeting, Han Yi arranged for property manager Corey McIntosh to assist the four of them, and started the intensive preparations for the first banquet at No. 864 Stella Della Road.After nearly ten years, Corey once again got the opportunity to organize a world-class celebrity event. Unable to bear the excitement, he finally showed the top planning ability that even Stephen Schwarzman admired.

The four members of the UTA executive committee have their own jobs, and it is difficult to devote themselves to the preparation of the banquet. In the end, it was actually Corey McIntosh and his team of housekeepers who led the UTA gang without any problems. Thread's junior partner, completed most of the preliminary work of the party.

The leather furniture in the salon and lounge areas was carefully moved to the basement to avoid damage and replaced with long metal dining tables for cold meals, desserts and cocktails, purposely added nighttime heating, and placed right next to the infinity pool. On the other side, LED screens and DJ booths are rented at the standard of music festivals.

In order to express welcome to the new shareholders, and also to demonstrate the profound heritage of the United Artists Agency, at [-]:[-] p.m., Dubstep duo ATliens, which has been in the limelight for the past two years, will be on the DJ stage, and at [-]:[-] p.m. Mexico's Trap group Boombox Cartel took over, and they are the only two artists in the full day's schedule that are not top [-] DJs.

Bassjackers, Oliver Heldens, Dillon Francis, Diplo, including Deadmau5 who doesn't like this kind of social occasion, will all stand in front of the CDJ-2000 disc player one after another.

Interspersed among well-known DJs, there is also UTA's proud hip-hop lineup, Desiigner, G-Eazy, 21 Savage, Chance the Rapper, and Jeremy Zimmer, who signed a full-scale performance in January this year DJ Khaled, who has an agency contract, has already confirmed that he will appear in friendship.

With this lineup, a music festival can be held anywhere in the world, and it can attract tens of thousands of people to participate.And on April 4, they will gather at No. 8 Stella Della Road, and at this party with Han Yi as the protagonist, they will become the foil of his dazzling aura.

Musicians performing at the private parties of the wealthy have long been an obscure but lucrative source of income.Generally, these events are not publicized, have no posters, and rarely have official photo or video reviews.Because anyway, flying to Dubai to perform privately with the sheikh for a big check is a blemish on any musician who cares about his public image.

As a result, rich and powerful gentry often pay far more than market rates for musicians, especially music superstars, to attend private events.Jennifer Lopez performed at the wedding of Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseryev for $500 million, and Christina Aguilera spent an hour at a Halloween party in San Diego in 2010 , and received $100 million.

As for Michael Jackson's singing fee at the Brunei King Borgia's birthday concert?

1700 million dollars!That was 1996!
But now, these phenomenal stars, who would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars even if invited by the Coachella Music Festival, are willing to participate in this welcome party at 864 Stella Della Road for almost free.

why?
Whether it is the King of Brunei or Gutseryev, they are all guests who are separated like mountains and only meet once in a lifetime.

And Han Yi, who purchased 1.9% of UTA shares for US$41 million, is about to come to Hollywood's new master.

How much energy will the mysterious rich man who can make the Big Three line up to welcome Baihui Capital willing to be a green leaf, will burst out in this circle?

No one can make a definite judgment, but everyone knows that in front of Han Yi, the so-called superstar's sharpness has to be restrained obediently.

Those things are specially shown to laymen to raise prices.

Han Yi himself naturally knew the importance of this welcome party. The last time he was invited to the charity dinner of the Wangs and his wife, he made his debut in the celebrity circle on the west coast.This industry feast where Hollywood stars gather is the stage where he is really allowed to play freely.

Most of the names on the guest list are related to UTA and Parkway Capital, and Han Yi doesn't mind about it. He, who is still young, originally wanted to take this opportunity to turn other people's relationships into his own, and then make them his own. The relationship that originally belonged to him was strengthened.Therefore, he will invite all the important contacts accumulated in this month.

Needless to say, Walter Wang and Shirley Wang, Han Yi needs them to see their influence in this industry in order to gain further recognition from the Committee of [-].

USC Principal Max Nikias, School Vice President for Alumni Relations and Fundraising Scott Rabenord, Jimmy Iowin and the famous Dr.Dre are also invited .At a dinner of this caliber, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow would be the background panels, and the collaboration proposal with Jovin and Dre would be much easier to talk about.

As for his two future superstars, of course they must also be included in the list.Not only is it to let Bi Li and Phineas get acquainted among the many giants in advance, but also to let them see that the contacts they have are not easily obtained by any so-called famous manager.

Putting all of their wealth and life in their own hands is the best answer for the brothers and sisters to get ahead in Hollywood.

There were too many people to meet, and the cooperation issues to consider were complicated enough. Han Yi, who was dizzy with his busy schedule, forgot one crucial thing.

To invite Wang and his wife, Xu Yiru, a good daughter-in-law of Baodao, will definitely need to continue to cooperate with the performance.

The presence of Bi Li and Phineas also means that the Korean girl Jo Yoo Jin, who is trying to become a partner of Han Yi's music section, will inevitably appear.

Han Yi didn't discover this problem until the morning of April 4, when two girls were staring at the front hall of No. 8 Stella Della Road.

They don't seem to know each other...

Should we know each other?

"Youzhen, let me introduce you, this is Grace Xu, my best friend."

Han Yi stood calmly between the two girls, keeping a safe distance.

"Grace, this is Yujin, my partner in the music business...or at least it should be in the future, the "Ocean Eyes" I showed you, and she discovered those two musicians."

"Hi, Youzhen." Xu Yiru still had a very friendly smile, her eyes seemed to be in a standard shape, and she stretched out her hand to Zhao Youzhen without any change, "Nice to meet you! That song is very nice !"

"Thank you, Grace." Zhao Youzhen moved his gaze down a little, revealing a smile that was far from Xu Yiru's standard, but still represented a friendly smile, "I'm glad to see you too."

In real life, there are not so many plots where the king meets the king in the Shura field. According to the personalities of Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen, if he really met a rival in love, Xiao Xu would probably warmly greet him face to face, turn around and directly pull the black man away. There will never be a trace of her again.Xiao Zhao, on the other hand, should have slapped him cleanly, and then used sharp words like a sharp knife to severely humiliate the most hated scumbag in his life.

But the key problem is that neither of them has any actual intimate relationship with Han Yi.Even if there are some almost imperceptible throbbing in each other's hearts, they must be tightly pressed below the neck, and they must not be shown.

Female competition, even in Hollywood film and television works, is an old routine that has been overused. Two top women who are one in a thousand in terms of knowledge and appearance will not let themselves fall into this stereotype.

Although I do feel a little weird in my heart, I still have to maintain basic courtesy!
Repeatedly reminding himself in his heart, Xu Yiru's eyes quickly swept across Zhao Youzhen's body, then he took a step forward with unchanged expression, took the Korean girl's arm, and said with a sweet smile, "I'll show you around."

"it is good."

With Zhao Youzhen's character, it is absolutely impossible to say "I have been here, and I have taken a bath here" such tiger-like words.She just glanced at Han Yi thoughtfully, and then raised the corner of her mouth a bit more, and her right hand even covered the back of Xu Yiru's arm that was holding her.

"Xiao Zhao can also speak Chinese, Xiao Xu."

Han Yi was a little apprehensive at first, but then he thought about it, the most intimate thing the two of them have ever done with him is far from PG level, and they are too conservative in Disney movies, so I really don't know what to be nervous about.

The most important thing is that I am also a person who has lived twice. It is really unnecessary to play tricks and tricks in front of girls, and it also violates the goals I have set for myself in this life.

Be honest, who can accept who accepts.

As for what to accept?Han Yi himself didn't quite understand.

"Really?" Xu Yiru turned her head and looked at Zhao Youzhen, "You can also speak Chinese?"

"A little bit, not much." In front of outsiders, Zhao Youzhen returned to the mode of succinct and concise conversation.But standing next to Xu Yiru, who is full of the style of Baodao, Zhao Youzhen, who had no Northeast flavor, had an accent that became more and more obvious.

"That's great, let's go see that private theater first...it's great."

"Row."

Good guy, let's see who of these two can lead the way.

Looking at the backs of the two girls, Han Yi endured it for a long time before suppressing the laughter that was on the verge of his mouth.

"I'm a little confused, JJ."

The black uncle Bobby Lewis, who is always cheerful, has just arranged the cold dining table in the courtyard with two UTA interns. At this time, he is standing with one hand on his hip and enjoying the cool under the eaves outside the rest area.

"What don't you understand?"

He nodded Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen who were walking towards the private theater with his thumb, and turned to look at Johanna Jansen who carefully arranged the fragrance diffuser to create a pleasant environment for the party in advance.

"Our boss...has two girlfriends?"

(End of this chapter)