American fame and fortune

In Hollywood's independent art film circle, Harvey is definitely a super boss, but his influence in the fashion and modeling circles is much smaller.

Hearing Georgina's words, Martin thought about it and said, "I know a few supermodels."

Georgina looked surprised, but seeing that some guests were leaving, she could only say, "Martin, can you stay for a while? Let's talk later?"

Martin replied, "Yes."

Georgina went to see off the guests.

Kate stayed here to chat with Martin and asked, "What are you thinking?"

Martin glanced at the hall and said, "She's your best friend, and you introduced me to her. For your sake, I can help you if you can."

Kate nodded, Martin has never had to say anything about being a human being.

She pointed to another room: "Let's go inside and wait."

After a while, Georgina entered the room with exhaustion written all over her face.

Kate asked, "Everyone is gone."

"It's all gone." Georgina slumped on the sofa chair in a disfigured manner, and said, "It's really difficult for a woman to start a career, and she needs to pay too much."

She smiled at Martin and Kate: "Fortunately, there are friends like you who support me."

Martin took the words naturally: "I am familiar with some supermodels who often appear in the Victoria's Secret show, so I can introduce you to each other."

As for the rest, Georgina has to discuss it herself, such as whether the price and brand are suitable or not.

Georgina reminded: "The five signing angels of Victoria's Secret cannot endorse other clothing brands."

Martin nodded: "I understand."

The three discussed this for a while, so they left a bit late.

When Martin left the villa, it was already close to 11 o'clock in the evening.

Saying goodbye to Georgina, he accompanied Kate to the parking lot and offered to invite, "Find a place to chat for a while."

Kate kept her eyes on Martin and said, "My daughter Mia is in Los Angeles, and I promise to go back to accompany her tonight."

Martin can understand: "The child is important, say hello for me."

He came to the car, and Bruce who was waiting here said, "Old Bu, my present."

Bruce immediately took out the two-piece gift set.

Martin took it and handed it to Kate: "I didn't bring any suitable ones, so I will give you a set of figures and pendants first, and I will make them up another day."

Kate knew what was inside without opening the box, and said, "There's no need to be so polite between us."

That being said, she still accepted it, and said, "I've always wanted to find a godfather for Mia, and you're good."

"No problem, introduce me to her when you're free someday." Speaking of this, Martin sighed: "Originally, I wanted to be the godfather for Leo's children."

Kate couldn't help laughing: "Then you have to wait."

Martin also laughed and waved his hand: "Good night."

Kate was the first to get in the car and leave.

Bruce started the Escalade and asked, "Where are you going tonight?"

Martin fastened his seat belt: "Go home and sleep. From today onwards, I will recharge my batteries."

Leonardo has contacted the supermodels, and Martin will definitely not miss this trip.

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The Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, a team jointly organized by the Cadillac Planning Department and the Legal Department, arrived in Los Angeles for nearly a week.

At the regular meeting in the morning, everyone told about the work progress of their respective responsibilities.

Laris from the legal department said: "In the past few days, I have met with Brad Pitt's agent and lawyer several times. Pete is currently restricted from traveling and cannot leave his home in Beverly Hills. The termination of the contract requires us to visit the door. visit."

Team leader Johnson said: "Terminate the contract as soon as possible. Now even Hollywood circles are drawing a line with Pete. Public opinion in the United States unanimously condemns Pete. He has seriously affected Cadillac's market image."

Laris said: "It is not difficult to terminate the contract, but it is not easy to pursue liquidated damages."

"Terminate the contract first." Johnson is very clear that if Cadillac is involved with Brad Pitt for one more day, there will be an extra loss. He said: "Take your time to pursue the matter, don't worry."

Laris replied: "I will solve it as soon as possible."

Johnson looked at Michelle from the planning department and asked, "What do you think about the new spokesperson?"

Michelle said: "Someone recommended Matt Damon to me. The first two Bourne movies made him popular. If there is no accident, the third movie released next year will also be successful."

Someone immediately retorted: "Damon's image is average, especially his external image... how should I put it, he is born with a sad look, which does not meet the positioning of a successful Cadillac owner."

Michel agrees: "I've always had concerns about that, too."

"Where's Ben Affleck?" someone suggested.

Another retorted: "The rank is too low. Since the failure of "Daredevil", there have been no works that can be produced for several years."

After Michelle and the rest of the group's discussion subsided, they said, "I have another candidate here, but he is not a client of CAA. We have been cooperating with CAA in the past."

Johnson doesn't care. For Cadillac, CAA or WMA, or any other agency, makes no difference.

He nodded: "Tell me and see."

"Martin Davis, a film star under William Morris." Michelle was very satisfied with the candidate recommended by WMA, and deliberately put it at the end: "Martin Davis, I think everyone knows it. Star, American hero, honorary citizen of Los Angeles, helped FBI catch Russian spies..."

"Martin Davis is a much better fit than Matt Damon," said the first retort.

Several other people also nodded in agreement: "The personal image and temperament are also good."

"It's on the rise, and I'm playing with Leonardo in The Departed."

"You are young, but you are relatively stable, which is in line with Cadillac's market development strategy."

Johnson is also carefully considering this candidate.

Michelle took out the USB drive, handed it to the assistant, and asked her to play a slideshow full of newspaper clippings and pictures.

He pointed with a laser pointer and said: "Since he became famous, Martin Davis traveled in a daily trip and attended most of the public occasions, riding a black Escalade. He is a loyal user of Cadillac."

Johnson pored over the clippings on the slide, some from 2004.

The two sides are simply a high degree of fit.

Seeing that he was looking seriously, Michelle gave the assistant a look and asked her to continue changing the pictures.

Johnson looked at it for a few minutes and said, "Misha, you are in charge of contacting Martin Davis and his agent, the terms of the endorsement contract... Well, refer to Brad Pitt."

Michelle responded, "I'll deal with it now."

The meeting ended here, and the results of both agendas were presented. Cadillac and Brad Pitt terminated the contract, and contacted Martin Davis for endorsement matters.

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It was nearly Christmas time, and Martin and Bruce packed their bags.

For Thanksgiving, the two returned to Atlanta.

This Christmas holiday, of course, is going on vacation.

Martin planned to go to Miami before flying to his private island in the Caribbean.

Spend a special Christmas on the island.

The doorbell rang and Bruce answered it.

Thomas took a few newspapers, entered the living room excitedly, and said, "Good news, Cadillac has just contacted the company and intends to invite you to be the global image spokesperson."

He did a lot of work and recommended Martin to Cadillac.

"Sit." Martin pointed to the sofa opposite, and specifically praised Thomas: "Your efficiency is really high, and you have done a great job."

Thomas is very happy, not only because of Martin's praise, but also because of the commission he can get.

This is an endorsement contract that can reach up to tens of millions of dollars per year.

He said happily: "Christmas is coming soon, you can go on vacation, I plan to work overtime during the vacation, sort out the materials I need to use, and negotiate with Cadillac immediately after the vacation is over."

Martin said in his heart that he didn't waste his efforts in vain, and Thomas knew that he had taken the initiative to work overtime.

Thomas continued: "Brioni's side has basically negotiated, only a few details are left. The endorsement fee is confirmed to be 6 million US dollars per year, and the contract is tentatively signed for two years. Also, the endorsement contract with Coca-Cola has to be renewed. Talk, with your current situation, as long as there are no accidents in "Never Ending" next month, it will not be a problem to negotiate another tens of millions of endorsement contracts."

"All of this is left to you." Martin only felt a burst of relief: "Can my single endorsement contract match the film salary?"

Thomas roughly said: "A superstar with an outstanding image like Brad Pitt can basically get 10 million to 15 million US dollars for a single endorsement, except for the top big names. After all, those are also a kind of blessing to the star itself."

Martin understood: "Like a high-profile art film?"

"Almost." Thomas said: "At present, the ceiling of endorsement in the circle is Leonardo. He accepts very few advertisements, and it is not necessary to talk about less than 15 million US dollars."

Martin sighed: "Who doesn't envy Leonardo among men?"

Speaking of Leonardo, Thomas reminded: "His new movie is not doing very well at the box office."

Martin picked up a newspaper and quickly glanced at it. "Blood Diamond" opened in North America with nearly 2,000 theaters, and only earned $8.6 million in its first weekend.

This film has a good reputation, but the background of the story is too far away from the Americans, and the genre is not suitable for the market. It is estimated that the North American box office will be at most 60 million U.S. dollars, and it is difficult to exceed 200 million U.S. dollars worldwide.

Martin would not be foolish enough to ask Leonardo whether the production cost advertised as US$100 million was worth it, but the film must rely on the offline market if it wants to pay back.

It is not uncommon in the world that a good film does not have a good box office, and it is almost becoming a normal phenomenon.

Factors such as film type and marketing are increasingly overriding the quality of the film.

Martin called Leonardo, but the guy didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he urged Martin to come to the airport to meet him and not take him when it was late.

Thomas quickly said his goodbyes and left.

Martin and Bruce got into a car and drove straight to Burbank Airport.

On the private tarmac there, Martin and Leonardo co-financed and leased a commercial jet, ready to fly non-stop to Miami.