"Friends?"

Xu Luo agreed without thinking, "Of course I want to go. You might drive there. I'm not worried about such a long journey."

She doesn’t have many friends in the United States. Not surprisingly, it’s probably Brigitte Lin!

"Well, let's pack up quickly." Teresa Teng was a little anxious, "It will take several hours on the road."

Xu Luo didn't have anything to bring, so he simply packed himself up, bought hamburgers and Coke on the roadside, and then set out with Teresa Teng on the way to San Francisco.

It takes 6 hours to drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

Xu Luo was driving the whole process, while Teresa Teng's face looked a little confused, as if she was thinking about how to talk to Brigitte Lin.

Six hours later, we arrived in San Francisco.

When she arrived at the place, Teresa Teng called Brigitte Lin first.

"Driving such a long way here, this friend must be very important to you." Xu Luo said with a smile.

Teresa Teng thought for a moment: "You can indeed say that, why didn't you ask whether it was a boy or a girl?"

"No matter whether they are men or women, they are all your friends, right?" Xu Luo said, "The reason why I followed here is not because I doubt you, but because I am worried that you will drive so far."

Teresa Teng pursed her lips and smiled, "Thank you for driving so far."

As she said that, she looked into the distance with joy in her eyes, "My friend is here."

Xu Luo took a look and saw that it was indeed Brigitte Lin!

She has long, fluffy hair, is dressed in white, and wears a beige belt around her waist, making her look elegant and majestic.

Although her beauty and Teresa Teng's are two completely different types.

But she is also the kind of woman who is not particularly stunning at first glance.

Let’s not talk about the facial features for now, but we can see that she has an extremely healthy frame, long legs, thin waist, big chest, full forehead, perfect hairline, and a slender swan neck.

Take a closer look at her facial features, which are extremely symmetrical and balanced.

Everything is as regular, harmonious, perfect and unique as possible. The eyebrows are long and thick, the square chin with a small groove, and the sideburns cut like a knife.

It brings her a kind of heroic spirit unique to male appearance that other female stars can hardly possess.

But it would be unfair to use photos of her in her forties to comment on her now.

"Teresa." Brigitte Lin waved with a smile on her face.

Teresa Teng also waved in response and quickly stepped forward, "Qingxia."

As soon as the two met, they hugged each other.

This was the first time the two met after the Qin Xianglin incident, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

After the hug, Brigitte Lin took the initiative to speak: "You drive so far alone? What if something happens on the road?"

"I didn't drive here alone today." Teresa Teng said with a smile on her face, "Let me introduce to you, this is my...boyfriend Mac."

This is the first time she has disclosed Xu Luo's identity in front of outsiders.

"Boyfriend?" Brigitte Lin was surprised, and then she looked at Xu Luo seriously.

The first feeling is that I am too young.

And the appearance is indeed very good, making people feel good at first sight.

Xu Luo greeted her with a smile: "Hello, Miss Lin, I am Xu Luo, you can call me A Luo or Mac."

"Xu Luo? Mac?" Brigitte Lin thought about it carefully, and then said with a look of realization, "I remember you, you are Mac, the Chinese economist who has become famous in newspapers recently, right? Nice to meet you."<

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"Me too." Xu Luo shook hands with her, "I didn't expect that the friend Teresa wanted to meet was you. It's a pleasure to meet you."

After saying hello briefly, Brigitte Lin was actually full of questions.

Because Teresa Teng is from the entertainment industry and Xu Luo is an academic, how could they become boyfriend and girlfriend?

But it’s nothing new for people in the entertainment industry to get along with outsiders.

Xu Luo continued: "It's rare for you to get together. I will protect you from behind. You can just be responsible for chatting."

It’s not like he can’t get involved in the conversation between women, he just doesn’t want Brigitte Lin to feel embarrassed.

Otherwise, it would be like him and Teresa Teng going shopping with each other to collect the money. How uncomfortable would that be?

"Let's go shopping first," Teresa Teng said. "We can find a place to sit down and have a drink later."

I don’t really want to buy anything, I just want to walk and chat with the other person.

Xu Luo faithfully fulfilled what he just said, rarely interrupting, and always going in one ear and out the other.

After walking around for a while, I found a place to sit down and have a cup of coffee.

Brigitte Lin only has time to talk to Xu Luo now, otherwise she would feel bad if she didn't chat all the time.

"Mac, are you settling here now?" Brigitte Lin asked.

I feel like I have nothing to say.

Xu Luo smiled and shook his head, "No, I just came here to take a certificate and do an academic visit. I will return to Hong Kong in two days."

"I see, I saw in the newspaper that several universities wanted to hire you as a professor, and I thought you had already settled here." Brigitte Lin replied casually.

Teresa Teng took over the conversation, "He originally wanted to go to the UK for academic exchange, but he probably has to return to Hong Kong first. You may not believe it, but his main business is actually business."

"A business person?" Brigitte Lin looked unbelievable.

A 20-year-old academic genius may have it, but this genius is actually engaged in business while studying academics?

She asked curiously: "What does Mac do?"

"Currently, I am engaged in investment, media and real estate." Xu Luo looked at her and said, "Ms. Lin, are you interested in developing in Hong Kong? I think you can sign a contract with our company."

"Mac, are you still making movies?" Brigitte Lin asked curiously.

Xu Luo nodded, "Yes, I still have a film company. Currently, I have signed contracts with Pan Yingzi, Zhao Yazhi and some outstanding talents. I am also in contact with last year's Hong Kong Miss Zhong Chuhong. If nothing goes wrong, we will release our own movie in the second half of the year.

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He did not mention his agency.

Professional agency is a new term in Hong Kong, because artists in major film companies and television stations are self-produced and sold.

As for the agents, they are all stragglers and rely on human ties.

But if there is an entertainment agency in Hollywood that can make Disney, Time Warner, MGM and other movie giants often look at its face for food, some people must not believe it.

But this company actually exists. Its Chinese name is Innovation Elite Cultural Agency Company, and its English name is abbreviated as CAA.

Although CAA seems inconspicuous, it is like an invisible hand that controls the most mainstream stars in the entertainment and sports industry in the United States and even the world.

He has established a jaw-droppingly huge agency empire, with Hollywood and the NBA under his control.

In 1975, when the five founders of CAA had a dinner together, they discovered that they all had the same idea: to open their own agency.

But before it was implemented, their boss discovered and fired them.

After several years of development, they finally signed Sean Connery, the first generation 007 actor, last year.

The reason why it has been able to grow and become a giant in Hollywood is because of its unique business model.

At CAA, resources within the company are open and shared, and customers belong to the company rather than individual brokers, which is unimaginable in other brokerage companies.

Therefore, even if the manager leaves, he may not be able to take the artist with him.

Maybe Huayi failed to do something well, so when Wang Jinghua resigned, she took most of the artists with her.

Although Wang Jinghua is known to everyone in the mainland’s agency circle, she is not as powerful as CAA.

Because CAA's success lies in its control of all aspects of the entertainment industry.

Take film and television dramas as an example. If you want to make a Hollywood movie, CAA controls first-class directors, first-class actors, first-class singers, first-class screenwriters and producers, composers, novelists, powerful post-production, etc.
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From writing scripts to directing and post-production, CAA provides one-stop services, all with top-notch Hollywood talent.

This is why Disney, Time Warner, MGM and other film giants are afraid of CAA: if a CAA director is used, actors must also use it, and screenwriters and producers cannot refuse it either.

Disney, MGM and other companies are more powerful than Hong Kong's major film companies. Not only do they have their own theaters and resources, they can also cultivate their own artists, but they are still enveloped by the giant hand of CAA.

Because most of the world's well-known actors, directors, behind-the-scenes teams, etc. are CAA's clients, these Hollywood film companies really can't produce anyone with potential, and even if they get resources, they haven't released a few.

There are several reasons.

They often sign "death contracts" with artists for ten or eight years, although it is safe.

But the training period is too long, the investment is too big, the risks are too big, and if the artist becomes popular, the contract will be terminated, and there is nothing you can do.

CAA's model is that the company only takes 10% commission and signs a relatively loose contract with the artist for two to three years.

Because CAA does not rely on commissions as its basic income, but relies on project packaging and other derivative businesses to make money and tap the potential of artists as much as possible.

A comparison between the two can help you judge the difference.
To be continued...