Hollywood: Behind The SpotLight Chapter 206

Behind The Spotlight Chapter 206

When Collin confird that it was a talk show, he was elated. His expectations instantly rose.

"Then—"

"Although we are still negotiating the contract, and I'm not the one who represents this business deal, the authority lies elsewhere."

"Who is it?"

The agent who made the deal with Nation TV would naturally have the strongest authority in the production team. Collin had to et the agent in charge and talk to him or her about Jennifer Robs becoming the host of the show before the positions were locked.

"It's Salvador Manuel."

"..."

At first, Collin was excited, but when he heard the na of the agent in charge of the negotiation, his smile gradually faded.

He knew Salvador Manuel. Although they rarely t each other, he knew about the agent.

Salvador was a veteran agent in the company, even having worked under the last CEO, with decades of experience. He was in his 50s and had strong influence in the film departnt as one of the executives and also one of the biggest shareholders in the company. He was basically the biggest boss in the film departnt, the head of the departnt.

Salvador was also the agent who was eager to take Lawrence Terrence's contract from Collin. They only t a few tis, but Collin could see the greed in the old man's eyes.

If Collin was right, Salvador was still interested in Lawrence and waiting for an opportunity, especially now that Lawrence had been recognized as the Romance Box Office King in these past few years. Lawrence's box office appeal didn't downgrade, it beca much stronger, and his salary increased year by year. It was obvious that Salvador wanted the actor because of the money he could earn from Lawrence.

On top of that, Salvador had stronger influence in Hollywood and could bring better projects to Lawrence. Salvador had connections in the Big Six production studios.

In terms of status and influence, Salvador was a better choice compared to Collin on paper.

However, Collin had a talent that Salvador didn't have, sothing unique. Collin could "recognize" a person's talent innately.

The reason why Lawrence kept making box office hit after box office hit was because of Collin's strategic planning.

If not for Collin choosing romance movies, Lawrence would probably never have achieved his current status.

'Lawrence is good at romance and cody genres, with rom-coms being a natural extension of his strengths. Even with longer work experience, Salvador won't help much with Lawrence's career.'

Especially when all of the projects that Lawrence worked on involved talented directors. This was a double safety asure that Collin prepared so that Lawrence's movies would always have great box office performance.

Talented actor talented director.

A proven formula.

Collin was the only one who could provide that constant assurance to any actor and deliver consistent results.

Still, Collin was in a dilemma. He had to face Salvador sooner or later.

Lila could see through Collin's expression even though the agent was acting nonchalant. She was the CEO of the company, and she also knew about the politics happening inside.

In fact, just yesterday, soone from the music departnt visited her. It was Griffith Goodhope, an ambitious executive. Griffith said that Princess Chantal and the new rock band, Pulse Static, which Collin and Arnold signed respectively, should be transferred to the music departnt because they were better at handling this kind of job.

There had been rumors about Pulse Static's potential to beco a superstar band, and Griffith was eager to take advantage of the opportunity to steal them along with Princess Chantal.

So before things beca difficult to handle, Griffith talked to Lila about Princess Chantal and Pulse Static. He knew that once Pulse Static beca famous, it would be impossible to transfer the contract to the music departnt, just like what happened with Princess Chantal.

Actually, an agent from the film departnt signing a music artist was nothing new in the company. Most of the ti, the music departnt just let it be because these music artists didn't really have good runs in their careers.

But Princess Chantal was different. The singer was earning hundreds of millions per year. Her album sales went five tis Platinum. And it seed that Pulse Static also had the sa potential.

Lila listened to Griffith's opinion, but she didn't give him any answer about transferring the contract, not when Princess Chantal and Pulse Static had signed record deals with Moonrise Music, a record label that Lila was a co-owner of.

In her opinion, it would be better to let Collin and Arnold handle Princess Chantal and Pulse Static because their goals were aligned.

If another agent acquired Princess Chantal's or Pulse Static's contract, that agent might look for a different record label, which could jeopardize the deal.

So, Lila didn't promise Griffith anything. She said that Griffith should talk to Collin and Arnold about these matters, redirecting the responsibility.

And now, her opinion regarding Collin, Salvador, and Lawrence was also the sa. Let them handle these things themselves.

"Thank you, Lila."

Once Collin found the agent responsible for the business deal regarding the talk show, he bid farewell politely. He needed ti to think about his next step.

Lila watched Collin leave the office.

"As expected, he didn't even invite to dinner or sothing."

She slightly pouted. She answered his questions and helped him identify who to talk to, yet Collin didn't even offer anything in return.

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Collin sat in his office and thought about the matters seriously. He was in a dilemma.

'I should et Salvador sooner rather than later, or else soone might take the position of talk show host.'

He knew how tough the competition was. An agent would do everything to make sure their client beca the talk show host. Even though the project was just starting with no clear direction yet, becoming a talk show host was always a good thing.

It didn't matter whether it was a late show or a morning show. As long as the client beca a talk show host, it was considered a stable career with a stable source of inco.

In fact, Jennifer Randon's salary per episode of The Singing Voice Season 3 was $50,000. If she beca a talk show host and the show had a great run, Jennifer's salary would be even higher.

Collin heard that Ray Reno's salary on The Tonight Show was over $400,000 per episode, and that was a few years ago. His salary was probably higher than $400,000 now.

For Collin, that amount was worth talking to Salvador Manuel.

'But I have nothing that can interest Salvador.'

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