The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 73 A prophecy
It's a bit ridiculous to say this, but the fact is that in Edgar's view, whether it is Eric White or Harry Smith, compared with them, his biggest advantage is that he has nothing.

This is no joke.

Because Eric and Harry are already at the top of the pyramid, one more Anson is not much, and one less Anson is not much. Anson's value to them is limited.

But for Edgar, who was just starting out in his career and had William Morris as his backing, it was a different story, a completely different story.

He was willing to give everything to Anson.

So, he needs to give it a try.

In front of him, Anson did not speak, but just looked over quietly. Edgar knew that now was the time for him to go all out.

"Cough cough."

Edgar cleared his throat.

"This is a William Morris meeting. Harry doesn't know me, but I know him. I'm afraid there's no one at William Morris who doesn't know Harry Smith."

"He's a cocky asshole, but he's really capable."

“He will apply a thick layer of three layers of hairspray so that it will not be messy even if a hurricane comes. He will bring a Rolex. Perhaps, he will stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office to ensure that you will not miss the view of Century City outside the window. The sight makes you realize where his office is on the seventeenth floor.”

The words are slightly messy, but extremely vivid, and the trivial details easily outline the picture.

"'I have met countless actors, countless.' Perhaps, at this time, he will also list some heavyweight names, increase his tone, and then continue, 'But you give me a different feeling, only a few An actor can give me that feeling, like Marlon Brando'."

"He will definitely mention Marlon Brando. It's the same every time. If it's an actor, it's Marlon; if it's an actress, it's Audrey Hepburn."

"Because in the late stages of Malone and Audrey's careers, when Harry first started working in the William Morris mailroom, he not only met them up close, but he also served as their agent's assistant for a period of time, occasionally helping out with errands. , and occasionally help with phone calls and letters.”

“He was always happy to tell anecdotes about Marlon and Audrey, and of course, who could say no to Marlon Brando and Audrey Hepburn?”

"A superstar, no doubt a superstar."

"But I wanted you to ask him a question, 'How do I stand out? How do I differentiate myself and prove that I have what it takes to be a superstar?'"

Anson raised his chin slightly, Edgar really caught an important point, and it could be seen that Edgar also knew enough about Harry.

That problem seemed to be Harry's shortcoming.

Indeed, it is.

In Edgar's view, Harry Smith's strength lies in managing interpersonal relationships but he has no ability to appreciate art.

What do you mean?
In other words, Harry has never developed an A-list superstar from scratch.

If he is an artist with a certain foundation, he can often open up situations based on his versatile and versatile communicative skills. Anyway, you can't go wrong by choosing a big director, big producer, big actor to work with, but when it comes to the specifics of a work, what work is suitable, and why. When he chose this work, he looked down upon it.

Lack of creativity and lack of imagination.

Therefore, Harry didn't know how to train actors. He just sorted out and developed based on the actors' existing foundation and sought further breakthroughs.

Of course, this is also a very rare and important ability - it is so for second- and third-tier actors, but it is very unfriendly to newcomers.

Moreover, Harry admires "superstars" and he believes in the charm of superstars, such as Malone and Audrey, so he is more willing to spend time with top stars.

For now, Harry has Michael Bay, Natalie Portman and Mel Gibson, three top artists between the first and second tiers, more than 80% of working time revolves around them, and they are too busy.

It was for this reason that Edgar asked Anson to ask that question. Edgar believed that Harry could not give a satisfactory answer.

The corners of Anson's mouth raised slightly, revealing a hint of curiosity, "I thought William Morris was about seniority. Is it really okay for you to arrange Harry behind his back like this?"

Edgar burst out laughing, "I should say this, it's the 21st century now, and the brokerage industry is no longer what it was in the 1980s."

A pause, a slight shrug, "Welcome to Hollywood?"

"Ha." Anson liked this answer. Edgar did not hide his ambition, he was calm and forthright enough, "What about the meeting of innovative artists? We all know that innovative artists are now the industry leaders."

"'Hey, Anson...'" Edgar said, pinching his throat.

Anson burst out laughing, "Can you use your voice to say, someone said, you're a really bad actor?"

Edgar didn't mind, spreading his hands, "So I became an agent."

Anson laughed heartily.

Edgar switched back to his own voice, "Eric White would say this, 'We are the best in the industry.' Simple and direct, 'Actors throughout Hollywood are eager to enter innovative artists, especially new actors, and we all know that. Innovative artists have the best resources and the best systems in Hollywood'."

Wow, so confident?
Edgar twitched his lips, "Anson, this is what I said, not innovative artists, because this is a fact, they have such confidence and confidence. Although judging from the income financial report, our William Morris has chased On innovative artists, the two companies are now equally indistinguishable.”

"but……"

“In terms of influence, we cannot compare to innovative artists.”

"This is indeed true."

"Anson, do you know how the 'Twenty Million Club' came about? How did the 'Bad Boys' and 'Friends' that helped you gain attention come about?"

No need to answer, the answer is already given based on the context -

Innovative artist management company.

Anson raised his eyebrows slightly, "Wow, I admit, you caught me off guard. I didn't expect you to have such comments about your competitors."

Edgar doesn't mind, "Slandering your opponent's strength and excellence is actually destroying your own confidence. On the contrary, admitting your opponent's excellence is the first step to complete your own transformation."

In Vanity Fair, having such a mentality is not an easy thing.

Edgar added, "What's more, this is industry consensus. We all know that the evil dragon is there. Denying the facts will only make you look stupid. Innovative artists have proven themselves. There is no need for us to be harsh."

Anson became a little curious, "But why didn't you go to Innovative Artists to become an agent?"

Edgar glanced at Anson and said, "This has nothing to do with what we discussed."

Anson disagreed, "Since you think innovative artists are so powerful, you have not included innovative artists. This is obviously contradictory."

Edgar thought about it carefully, "You are right, I just made a mistake."

Admit mistakes readily.

"I didn't join innovative artists. In fact, the problem you are about to face is the same. It's not that innovative artists are bad, but are you suitable for the business model of innovative artists?"

　The fourth update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)