Chapter 47 The King Meets the King

Author: TrojanRW

Chapter 47 The King Meets the King

The next meeting was to follow the script step by step.

Jeremy Zimmer introduced Han Yi the operating structure of United Artist Brokerage and the person in charge of each business sector. Most people think that UTA is a performing arts brokerage company dedicated to Hollywood, but in fact, the tentacles of this brokerage giant have long been deeply rooted in different fields.

UTA's film and television department not only acts as a world-class superstar like Angelina Jolie, but also many directors, producers, screenwriters, prop designers, photographers and even editors, all hand over the right to contact projects and business negotiations to UTA, and the agents will help them negotiate with the film and television production company.

This is also an important reason why performing arts brokerage companies have much greater say in the film and television industry than in the music industry, because they also represent various jobs and different types of customers. performing arts brokerage companies can bundle the customer resources in their hands and sell them to production companies and investors in a package form.

In terms of the music department, although it is difficult for performing arts agents to promote the career of musicians, they will still deeply participate in the relevant plans of artists' world tours, music festival exposure and business endorsement. There is no need to elaborate on the list of clients of United Artist Brokerage in the music field. In fact, a strong and comprehensive music lineup is the key factor that prompts Han Yi to make investment decisions.

In addition to these two core business groups, UTA has also developed a separate comedy department, responsible for booking live comedy performances. Kevin Hart, mentioned earlier, is not only an important customer in the film and television sector, but also a leading figure in the comedy department.

In addition, the voice department of Podcast artists, the brand studio department that assists customers in visual design and brand promotion, the digital brand architect department specializing in social media and online marketing, the digital performing arts department that signs and packages Internet celebrities, as well as the commercial endorsement and dubbing department, the senior art department, the game and e-sports department, the IQ department, the media relations department, the media copyright department, the news and broadcast department, and even the speech department. The whole story of the twenty-two departments combined together constitutes the whole picture of the United Artist Brokerage Company.

Each department has a separate person in charge, and it is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Han Yi to write down their names. What's more, these people are not even qualified to welcome them in the front hall on the first floor. It is estimated that it will be difficult for them to appear in the future when they have to deal with UTA.

However, Han Yi still remembered several relatively important figures.

Chief Operating Officer Andrew Tot, originally an executive in charge of local and international cable TV business in 2007, joined UTA as COO, responsible for the company's daily operations and legal affairs. The acquisition of Han Capital and Bohui Capital was led by Jeremy, but the actual executor of the entire process was actually Andrew.

As mentioned earlier, according to the agreement between Jim Berkus and Peter Benedek, UTA's chief operating officer will be appointed by a professional manager recruited from outside to ensure neutrality, and Andrew Tot plays such a role.

Jay Seuss, vice chairman of the board of directors of United Artists Agency, is also the head of the television, radio, news, and culture sectors, and is also the direct superior of the heads of departments in these fields. The head of each sub-department needs to report to him, and then he will connect with Jeremy Zimmer, CEO.

In summary of UTA's development history, Jay Seus is a crucial figure. He built UTA's TV show department and was even admitted to the Radio and Cable TV Hall of Fame as an agent not long ago. From qualifications to influence, Jay Seus is currently the second only to Jeremy Zimmer in the United Artist Agency. This is also the reason why Jim Berkus trained him as his confidant and placed him as vice chairman to check and balance Zimmer.

Another vice chairman of the board of directors, David Kramer, is the direct descendant of Peter Benedek. In 1991, UTA was just founded, and David Kramer entered the company through UTA's agent training program, and it has been 25 years since then. The sectors he is responsible for are the traditional core businesses of UTA such as mainstream films, independent films, comedy tours, distribution and screening. The departments under Kramer also need to report to him, which has created a fragile and delicate balance between the forces between the three parties.

Jim Berkus retreated behind the scenes to be the leader of the void, and Jeremy Zimmer took over the power before the stage. Jay Seuss controlled the television and radio news sectors to restrain Zimmer, while Peter Benedek took over the film and comedy business through the loyal David Kramer, and most of the time supported the solitary Jeremy Zimmer. If the CEO had other ideas, he could join forces with Berkus at any time to reenact Marty Ball's expulsion scene.

Companies are no different from countries. They are settlements formed by smart people and the eye of storm of huge interests. Development or recession is a secondary issue. For giants like United Artist Brokerage, the most important thing is to make all forces content with the status quo, so as to avoid turmoil that is not conducive to the distribution of interests.

In addition to Han Yi, who is about to enter, is the agency The Agency Group, which was just acquired in 2015. TAG has its strength in music clients, and its founder Neil Warnock is currently the head of UTA's global music department.

Acquisition is the best tool to initiate changes, and acquisition is also the change itself. The entry of external technology and funds will inevitably lead to changes in the Bercus Benedek system that has been operating stably for eighteen years, and the last three-head alliance that has been constantly quarreling in the past five years.

By chance, these four veterans with reputations second only to the Big Three are members of the Welcoming Party Executive Committee. Andrew Toh is responsible for the overall organization of the party, Jay Seus is responsible for the outreach of the news media, and David Cramer and Neil Warnock are responsible for the invitation of important guests in their respective fields of administration.

After the meeting, Han Yi arranged for property manager Corey McIntosh to assist four people and started the preparations for the first banquet at No. 864 Stradella Road. After nearly ten years, Corey once again got the opportunity to organize world-class celebrity events. Unable to withstand the excitement, he finally showed the top planning ability that made Stephen Schwartzman amazed.

All four of the UTA executive committee had their jobs and it was difficult to devote themselves to the preparation of the banquet. In the end, it was actually Corey McIntosh and his team of housekeepers who had no clues to the UTA junior partners to complete most of the party's preliminary work.

The leather furniture in the salon area and seating area was carefully moved to the basement to avoid damage. The long metal dining table for cold meals, desserts and cocktails were replaced with special night heating equipment, as well as LED screens and DJ tables placed on the right side of the infinity pool, rented as a music festival standard.

In order to express their welcome to the new shareholders and to show the profound heritage of the United Artist Brokerage Company, the Dubstep duo ATliens, which has been in the limelight in the past two years, will be on the DJ stage at 3:00. At four o'clock, the Trap group Boombox Cartel from Mexico will be taken over. They are the only two groups of artists in the program schedule all day long who are not the top 100 DJs.

Bassjackers, Oliver Heldens, Dillon Francis, Diplo, and Deadmau5, who don't like this kind of social occasions, will all stand in front of the CDJ-2000's disc.

Interspersed among well-known DJs, UTA's proud hip-hop lineup, Designer, G-Eazy, 21 Savage, Chance the Rapper, and DJ Khaled, who signed a full-scale acting agency contract with Jeremy Zimmer in January this year, have confirmed that they will play in a friendly role.

This lineup, wherever it is thrown to hold a music festival in the world, can attract tens of thousands of people to participate. On April 8, they will gather at No. 864 Stratella Road to serve as a highlight of his dazzling halo at this party with Han Yi as the protagonist.

Musicians perform at private parties of wealthy people, and have always been an unknown but rewarding source of income. Generally speaking, these activities are not publicized, have no posters, and rarely have official photos or video reviews. Because, for a large check, flying to Dubai to perform privately for the Chiefs is a stain for any musician who cares about the public image.

Therefore, to get musicians, especially music superstars, to attend private events, wealthy gentry usually pays much higher than the market price. Jennifer Lopez's performance at the wedding of Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutselliev was $5 million, and in 2010, Christina Aguilera spent an hour at a Halloween party in San Diego and earned a million dollars.

As for how much was Michael Jackson's singing at Brunei King Borgia's birthday concert?

17 million US dollars! That was 1996!

But now, these phenomenal celebrities who even invite Coachella Music Festival, who have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a show are willing to participate in this welcome party at 864 Stratella Road for almost free prices.

Why?

Whether it is the King of Brunei or Guceliyev, they are all guests who travel like mountains and can only deal with each other once in their lifetime.

Han Yi bought a 41% stake in UTA for US$190 million, and is about to arrive in Hollywood's new master.

How much energy will the three giants be welcomed in line? Baihui Capital is willing to be a mysterious rich man with green leaves?

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

Those things are specially used for laymen to show them to increase prices.

Han Yi himself naturally knew the importance of this welcome party. The last time he was invited to attend the charity dinner between Wang and his wife was a first to emerge in the celebrity circle on the West Coast. This industry feast where Hollywood stars gathered was the stage where he really allowed to play his own way.

Most of the names on the guest list are related to UTA and Baihui Capital, and Han Yi doesn't mind this. He has a shallow foundation and originally wanted to take this opportunity to turn other people's relationships into his own and consolidate his own relationships. Therefore, he will invite all the important connections accumulated in this month.

Needless to say, Walter Wang and Shirley Wang Zi, Han Yi needs them to see their influence in this industry in order to gain further recognition from the Hundred People Association.

USC principal Max Nickias, Scott Labenord, vice president of the school responsible for alumni relations and fundraising, as well as Jimmy Yoven and the famous Dr. Dre were also invited. At this level of dinner, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow were the background boards, and the proposal of cooperation with Yoven and Dre was better spoken.

As for his two future superstars, of course, they must also be placed on the list. Not only to make Bili and Phoenas familiar with many giants, but also to let them see that the connections they have cannot be easily obtained by any so-called famous manager.

Giving all your life to yourself is the best answer for the brother and sister to make a name for themselves.

There are too many people to meet, and the cooperation issues to be considered are complicated enough. Han Yi, who was so busy that he forgot a crucial thing.

Inviting Wang and his wife, Baodao’s good daughter-in-law Xu Yiru must continue to cooperate with the performance.

The presence of Bili and Phoenas also means that the Korean girl Zhao Youzhen, who is working hard to become a partner in the Hanyi music section, will inevitably appear.

It was not until the morning of April 8 that the two girls stared at the front hall of No. 864 Stratella Road that Han Yi discovered this problem.

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

Should we know each other?

"Yuzhen, let me introduce you to me. This is Grace Xu, my best friend."

Han Yi stood quietly between the two girls, setting a safe distance.

"Grace, this is Yuzhen, my music career partner...or at least in the future, the two musicians I'll listen to for you, were discovered by her."

"Hi, Yuzhen." Xu Yiru still had a very friendly smile, her eyes seemed to maintain a standard shape, and she reached out to Zhao Yuzhen without any change, "I'm glad to see you! That song is very nice!"

"Thank you, Grace." Zhao Youzhen's gaze moved slightly downward, showing a curve that was far less than Xu Yiru's standard, but it also represents a friendly smile. "I'm very happy to see you too."

There are not so many plots of the Shura Field King meeting the king in real life. According to the personalities of Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen, if they really meet a rival who is involved, Xiao Xu will probably greet him warmly in person, turn around and block her directly, and no one will find her again. Xiao Zhao should have just slapped her with a sharp slap, and then use sharp words like a blade to humiliate the scumbag he hated the most in his life.

But the key problem is that neither of them has any practical intimate relationships with Han Yi. Even if they have some almost imperceptible throbbing in their hearts, they must be pressed tightly below their necks and must not be revealed.

Even in Hollywood film and television works, the two top women who have chosen from thousands of knowledge and appearance will not let themselves fall into this cliché.

Although I do feel a little weird in my heart, I still have to maintain basic politeness!

Reminding himself repeatedly in his heart, Xu Yiru's eyes quickly swept across Zhao Youzhen's whole body, then he took a step forward without changing his expression, took the Korean girl's arm, and smiled sweetly: "I'll take you to visit."

"good."

With Zhao Youzhen's personality, it is impossible to say such a tiger-wolf word, "I've been here, I've taken a bath here." She just looked at Han Yi thoughtfully, then raised the corner of her mouth a little bigger, and her right hand even covered the back of Xu Yiru's hand holding her.

"Xiao Zhao can speak Chinese, Xiao Xu."

Han Yi was a little nervous at first, but then he thought that the closest things these two had done with him were far from PG level. They were both conservative in Disney movies and really didn't know what to worry about.

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

Be honest, whoever can accept it will accept it.

As for what to accept? Han Yi himself is not very clear.

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

"I know a little, not much." In front of outsiders, Zhao Youzhen returned to the concise and concise conversation mode. But standing next to Xu Yiru, who had a strong sense of Baodao, Zhao Youzhen, who had no Northeast flavor, had a more obvious accent.

"That's great. Let's go and see that private theater first... it's great."

"OK."

Good guy, let's see who can lead these two people to go astray.

Looking at the backs of the two girls, Han Yi endured it for a long time before he held back the laughter that was almost at his mouth.

"I don't understand quite a bit, JJ."

The always-happy black uncle Bobby Lewis had just arranged the cold dining table in the courtyard with two UTA interns. At this time, he was standing on his hips and standing under the eaves outside the rest area to enjoy the cool air.

"What don't really understand?"

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

"Our boss...has two girlfriends?"
Chapter completed!