Chapter 377

"It's really early to talk about managers." Andy said with a smile, "after all, your career is just starting, and there are not so many things to deal with. But I can't be with you all the time. You need a manager on your side to pay attention to your work changes anytime and anywhere, and then contact me. "

"I thought that was Nathan's role." Lenley made a joke.

Andy chuckled. "Nathan can help you deal with all the chores around you, including arranging your life and so on; But in terms of work, the help he can offer is very limited. For example, in this negotiation in Sundance, the actors themselves are not the best choice. "

It's not only trivial to talk about film pay, dividends and rights, but also tricky and shameful.

In the process of negotiation, there is almost no image to speak of; More importantly, once offended, the other party needs to find a vent object. This is also the reason why agents or managers have to come forward to carry the black pot, so as to maintain the good image of actors.

Just like the football league, the fans always have to find a target to vent their anger when they lose, so the head coach often becomes the scapegoat, not the top management of the team, or the players playing on the field.

The agents, managers, publicists, assistants and so on around the actors are all such roles, which is part of their work.

If necessary, actors can dismiss the staff around them to settle the dispute; Otherwise, the producer will directly vent his anger on the actor, which will completely destroy the actor's contacts in the circle, and his value will be cut off, which is the most fatal. The most typical case is Mel Gibson.

This is one of the reasons why the development of independent actors is difficult.

Most of them have no agents, let alone assistants and managers, and can only fight for their own interests and speak for themselves; Only as a last resort can the actors' Union become their pillar. Therefore, if they are not careful, they may offend people, either the audition director, or the producer, or the drama business. There are mines everywhere.

This time in Sundance, Langley and Weinstein brothers face-to-face confrontation, although not too ugly, but in fact Andy has vaguely heard the rumors. The Weinstein brothers are in a bad mood for missing "crazy love".

Everyone knows that this is a normal competition. We can't blame Langley. We can only blame Harvey for underestimating the courage of the focus film industry. In the case that "crazy love" has not won the grand prize of the Sundance jury, he has finished the deal decisively. However, if Harvey wants to get angry with Langley, it's not something that others can control.

What's more, Andy knows that Langley is not interested in the details.

If not really busy to the ground, Andy will never let Langley to negotiate. Now that it's done, Andy still has some remorse.

"I can't refute it." Lan Li gently retracted his chin and expressed his approval directly.

Such a crisp response makes Andy pause a little, and then his smile falls on his eyes. The conversation with lanli is always so easy and simple, which lays a solid foundation for their cooperation. That's a good thing.

"Not only that, I've been picking your next work recently." Andy continued, "I will conduct the first round of project review first, but before the script or project is in your hands, if there is a manager who can have a detailed understanding of the background, or even read the script completely, and then explain it to you, it can greatly share your work."

It's not easy to read a script. A script has at least 90 pages, and now it is generally about 120 pages, which is almost equivalent to a master's thesis. Carefully read the whole script, and then understand the role, or even the preparation of the project, which can not be completed without three or five days.

It's just the first rough reading.

For a top actor like Tom Hanks, he may have 15 projects in operation at the same time, and the work arrangement has lasted for the next five years. He doesn't have time to read every potential collaboration project one by one and has to deal with managers.

Of course, lanli is still in the new category. There are not so many scripts to find. Even if there is no manager, he will not be in a hurry.

But lanli's situation is special. Andy has to browse a large number of projects in preparation, and there are a large number of independent projects that nobody has explored to find a suitable project for lanli. It would be too inefficient if every project had to be reviewed by blue gift. That's why Andy thinks about managers.

Lan Li nodded with a smile, but did not comment too much on this.

As a reborn man, there is no need to read every play in detail, which is his biggest advantage. On the contrary, if managers filter it first, they may ignore the niche scripts that deserve attention.

"It's too early to talk about this. I haven't got my rent for next month." Andy can't help smiling at lanli's ridicule. He replied, "don't worry, I can give you a loan. I won't let you live on the street."

Since "speed and passion 5" has not been released yet, Langley is still eating the old books, but the problem is that the remuneration of his previous three works is too low. Hiring a broker and an assistant is the limit of lanli. The rest of the compensation must be personal investment to lay a solid foundation for the future.

"I just want to remind you that if you have the right person around you, you can tell me directly; If not, I'll keep an eye on it for you. " Andy summed it up briefly.

Because of the particularity of managers, many artists' managers are their immediate relatives, brothers and sisters, or biological parents, or close friends, which are ideal choices.

However, although these close friends are trustworthy, their professionalism remains to be discussed. Therefore, many artists are willing to hire professional managers to take care of their careers.

But lanli just shrugged and didn't express too much.

When Andy was chosen as his agent, he was in no hurry; Now, when selecting managers, he is still the same, preferring lack to abuse.

Andy did not continue to pester this topic, "how are you doing recently?" After speaking out, he realized that his expression was too broad, so he added, "I mean, it's more than two months since the completion of 'speed and passion 5'. Do you plan to take a rest, or can't wait to get into a new job?"

In the past six months, lanli has successively shot three works, namely "buried alive", "crazy love" and "speed and passion 5", which can almost be said to have no breathing space. The performance state has reached the peak, even the fight part of the commercial film, also really let him have a good trick addiction.

Originally, he thought that he would feel tired, standing in front of the camera for the first time, stepping on the stage for the first time, and being recognized for the first time. After the novelty passed, his desire for performance was satisfied to a certain extent, and gradually became calm; Originally, he thought that he would feel tired. When his mental state was tight to the extreme, he suddenly relaxed, and then tightened up again. The energy and physical strength consumed was unimaginable.

But he didn't.

After a brief glimpse of the heavy and tedious public relations of the college, he realized that he still loved performing after all. Compared with those public relations activities which are full of brawls, empty talk and intrigue, what really fascinates him is still the moment of performance on the stage.

Not only is there no tiredness, not only is there no tiredness, but he is more eager than ever to get back into the role and concentrate on acting.

He knows that if "buried alive" or "crazy love" is reinterpreted now, his touch and understanding will be different. This is the charm of performance - every bit of life will become a part of the performance, just as every moment of life experience will become a part of the soul.

However, lanli is not a rookie now. It takes a little bit of luck to meet a suitable, correct and excellent work, just like finding "buried alive" in the actors' Union. Impatient can't eat hot tofu, he needs more patience.

Especially now is the most exciting time of the award season, more than half of the film industry employees are gathered in Los Angeles, fighting for the little golden man. During this period, it is more difficult to find new performance opportunities.

"I'm waiting." Lan Li showed a shallow smile, not impatient, not in a hurry, "waiting for a new project, can wake up my performance impulse. I'm ready to get back to work, but I'll enjoy my vacation before I get inspired. To be honest, I'm seriously thinking about going skiing in Canada. "

Andy was dumbfounded. "As long as you can come back before the Oscars." Even if they nodded their heads and agreed, at the critical moment of the awards season, they were discussing Skiing Vacation, which was really very sad“ As for new film projects, I've been looking for them all the time. I'll let Nathan know if there are suitable opportunities. "

Blue Li stood up, went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water, casually asked, "need to drink something?"

"I've poured it myself." Andy pointed to the coke in front of him. He was really helpless about the arc length of lanli's reflection.

"There's coke at home?" Lanli said in surprise, which made Andy laugh speechlessly. "You came here today, not just to talk about a manager, right?"

Managers are in no hurry. Even if Andy is going to remind Langley, a phone call will do it.

So dull in some ways, so sharp in some ways. Andy took a sip of the coke, and then watched as lenley came over with a glass of tap water. "I want to discuss with you about the next selection plan."

That's the point.