Since the news of Drew spending the night at Eric's house broke out, many newspapers that hyped this matter have seen a huge increase in sales. So there have been no shortage of paparazzi around Eric during this period. The day after acquiring the brokerage company, this news soon appeared in the newspaper.

The Los Angeles Metropolis Daily directly wrote an article to analyze this matter:

"It's hard to understand why Eric Williams chose to acquire Kapoor Sid's agency. Although Kapoor Sid is an excellent agent, he was kicked out of CAA because of his conflict with Michael Orwitz and struggled in the Hollywood agent circle. It was rumored that Kapoor Sid planned to sell the agency and go to Europe to develop, but Eric Williams insisted on keeping him. It seems that our young miracle director has been successfully lost. I don't know how serious the consequences will be after angering the CAA behemoth."

The Hollywood Reporter focuses on the matter of Eric increasing the commission for the agency:

"According to a signed actor who changed its name to United Elite Agency, the first thing that Eric Williams announced after taking over the company was to increase the agent commission to the highest value of 10% stipulated by federal law. In the future, Eric Williams will definitely give priority to actors from his own agency. If his work can always maintain the level of "Return to Seventeen" or "Home Imperial", even if the commission is increased to 20%, it will be enough to attract many actors who are eager to become famous. But obviously this assumption is impossible. Movies are like gambling, and no director can keep winning. So I can be sure that Eric Williams's new company will be difficult for a year."

Other newspapers also looked down on Eric's acquisition. In order to maximize the popularity of this matter, some reporters even sent interview invitations to Michael Orwitz.

Michael Orwitz did not refuse as before. Although he did not come forward, he asked his assistant to make a speech for him. The general idea was that he was optimistic about the potential of Eric Williams, the young director, and hoped that the two sides could have the possibility of cooperation.

This passage seems ordinary, but the media gave another completely opposite interpretation. This is the CAA leader’s cryptic warning to Eric Williams: As long as the other party still has something to do with Kapoor Sid, it is difficult for both parties to have a chance of cooperation.

Of course, this is just a speculation from some media.

Immediately afterwards, Eric's second film "The Pretty Beauty" was announced through the media. The powerful paparazzi spent much time poking out the news that Eric tried to invite Richard Kiel to play the male lead.

This made many paparazzi excited again, because Richard Kiel was one of the CAA's contracted artists at this time and was at the low point of his career. Under normal circumstances, the other party would 100% accept Eric's invitation. Therefore, once Richard Kiel and Eric fail to cooperate successfully, speculation about CAA's ban on Eric will be confirmed.

...

In a conference room just renovated by Firefly Films, Horner Willie was sitting leisurely drinking coffee. He was one of the CAA's gold medal agents and another identity: Richard Keel's agent, which is why he appeared here today.

The door of the conference room was pushed open, and Eric, dressed in a well-dressed manner, reached out to Horner Willie with a smile and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Willie, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"It's okay," Horner Willie stood up slightly with a arrogant expression, shook Eric's hand, and soon sat down on his own.

Eric frowned without a trace, sat down opposite Horner Willie, and scanned the conference room in confusion: "Mr. Willie, why did Mr. Richard Keel not come today? What we discussed today is the protagonist, right?"

Horner Willie shook his head and said, "Richard is working on other things, and he has fully entrusted me to deal with this matter."

Although I had a premonition in my heart, Eric asked politely: "He should have read the outline of the script I sent to Mr. Richard Keel. I wonder what you think?"

Horner Willie said: "Mr. Williams, Richard is still very satisfied with your script, but the salary you offered is only 500,000 US dollars, which is hard to accept. You should know that Richard's "Office and Gentleman" that year received more than 100 million US dollars in North America's box office."

Eric sneered in his heart, and another guy who thought he was a rookie: "Mr. Willy, I'm young and have never heard of the movie "Officer and Gentleman". When did this movie be filmed? I'll go back and find the video tape to take a good look."

"In 1982," Horner Willie blurted out. Seeing that Eric's face did not hide too much of a joke, Horner Willie realized that he had been fooled.

The pay of Hollywood movie stars is not that the higher the box office of the movie at its peak, the higher the value of the movie will continue to rise. Instead, it is calculated based on the box office, awards and personal exposure he has won in recent years. "Office and the Gentleman" is already a movie by Richard Kiel seven years ago, and basically has no reference value for his current value.

Before sending the invitation, Eric had a full understanding of Richard Keel's recent career situation. The box office of the movies Richard Keel made in the past three years was very disappointing. The best action thriller "Never Remorse" was only 12 million US dollars in total. The recent cameo movie has only received a total box office of 180,000 US dollars. You are right, it is 180,000 US dollars. It is estimated that the producer has not even earned the cost of his cameo.

So Eric's pay of $500,000 was even a bit too high.

"Okay, Mr. Horner, since you think it's too little, let's talk about your conditions."

Horner Willie's face quickly returned to normal and said, "Mr. Williams, in fact, we are not unacceptable to $500,000. However, you should know where your problem is. Mr. Orwitz is not a stingy person. As long as Kapoor Sid leaves the United States, Mr. Orwitz will not target him again. Originally, this matter was natural, but you took the initiative to keep the other party, which made Mr. Orwitz very embarrassed, so..."

Eric sneered: "So you threatened me with our cooperation and asked me to fire Kapoor, right? It's ridiculous. You have to leave your country with a man, and you can shamelessly say that you are generous."

"Mr. Williams," Horner Willie's face also turned cold: "Although you have achieved some achievements, don't be too arrogant to yourself. In front of the huge CAA, you are just an ant. I hope you are a smart person and don't do the kind of teenager's energetic things."

"What if I have to do it?"

"Then we're sorry, Mr. Williams, don't forget that Stewart Langkell, the protagonist of "Home Imperial", is now a signed artist of CAA. If you go against CAA, don't try to make the second part of "Home Imperial" smoothly."

"It seems that CAA has expanded to forget its duty," Eric still sneered on his face: "Don't forget that you are an agency, and all actions must rank the interests of customers first. Only in this way can you survive for a long time."

Horner Willie retorted: "This doesn't require you to remind me of Mr. Williams. We have been doing this all the time. Even if we can't agree, Richard will get the protagonist of another movie as compensation. What CAA lacks the most is high-quality film projects."

"I hope that after "The Pretty Beauty" is released, Mr. Richard Keel will still feel that he has received enough compensation," Eric stood up and continued, "Mr. Willy, there is no need to talk about it anymore. Please go back and tell Mr. Michael Orwitz that although no one can be replaced in Hollywood. But as long as CAA has an actor I like, I will continue to send invitations and will not accept any binding conditions for CAA. I hope you have the confidence to refuse."
Chapter completed!