Chapter 216

Chapter 216

Kazir knew that his status was no longer so simple. His hard work paid off and he was recognized as a true top director who could bring profit to an agency.

From 1995 to 1999, he created films that were blockbusters.

Napoleon Dynamite

The Hangover

Taken

John Wick

The Bourne Identity

In just five years, he made five big movies. Honestly, that was amazing. Because making a movie was never easy. The manpower, the budget and the creation of the movie was never easy.

For Kazir to make good movies in a row, he was already a top director. It would be detrimental for CAA to let him go.

Initially, Kazir Grey had no intention of making conditions. He wanted to work with CAA for a long time.

However, lately many agents have been trying to contact him. Some of them even knocked on his car just to talk to him... Frankly, it was frustrating and these agents didn't respect his privacy.

Suddenly he had an idea. He "agreed" to Franklin Maxwell's terms and told the agent that he might return to WMA if they agreed to his terms.

With that, CAA felt a certain danger. They didn't want to lose him. They hoped that Kazir would give them a chance to prove themselves.

CAA was an agency and they had to find jobs for their actors until the clients had a steady income from which CAA could profit.

The projects that Grey Pictures did were for CAA, most of the crew and cast came from CAA, which created jobs and money for both sides.

If CAA lost Kazir Grey and Grey Pictures, it would be devastating.

Kazir used the situation to his advantage. In reality, Kazir didn't have anything he wanted from CAA. He had money, fame and authority over his projects.

Unfortunately for them, the leading female role was already taken by Angelina Jolie. She didn't bother to come to the audition today because she signed the contract yesterday. They are now looking for actresses to fill the other female roles.

Angelina Jolie was still a rising star and her salary was acceptable, it didn't even reach 1 million. The woman lost her credibility a few years ago because of drug addiction.

The actress was fine now and Kazir even confirmed it personally yesterday. The woman seemed normal. She didn't look drunk or something. Which was good, because Fox, the female hitman in Wanted, was based on Angelina's appearance.

"Good morning, Director Grey!"

Someone greeted him as he walked, and Kazir instinctively looked at the person calling his name.

"You..."

He was surprised to see a young woman in the lineup.

"Ah, I'm sorry, maybe you don't remember me. I'm Jessica Alba. We last met in--"

"No, I remember you."

Kazir replied.

The women in the hallway looked at them. They stared at Jessica Alba, who struck up a conversation with the director without shame. Jessica Alba was the youngest contestant in the audition. All the actresses except Jessica were over 20 years old.

They didn't like that Jessica Alba hoarded all of Kazir's attention. If that happened, the outcome of this audition would be obvious.

But it seemed that Jessica Alba ignored their hatred, or she just didn't feel the actresses' hatred for her. Well, this is a rare opportunity to connect with a hot, young and talented director like Kazir.

Keep in mind that Kazir Grey was only 31 years old. In this industry, that age was still young. Some actors and actresses blossomed late in this industry.

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[ I will post another chapter later. It depends on what hour, but I'll surely post one.]