Manhattan Reborn 1978

On the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii.

398 Corudilla Avenue, Honolulu Island.

The fluttering light rain has stopped~

The morning sun "escaped" from the gaps in the clouds.

David held a glass of juice in his hand and stood on the lawn outside the holiday home. He lowered his head and looked at the delicate grass blades wet by the rain at his feet, and smiled in a good mood.

First floor, in the living room.

Roland Perkins from the Los Angeles CAA Company looked at Madonna Sigourney, Michelle Pfeiffer and Ava Fonda in front of him, smiling dryly.

"You guys sit down first..."

"I want to go out and get some fresh air first~"

"..." The three women looked at each other and nodded silently, watching Roland Perkins chase David out of the holiday house.

Outside the holiday home, under the shade of the trees against the wall.

David looked at Roland who was "chasing" him, waved his hand with a smile and asked, "Have you asked?"

"Do they all agree?"

"...Not yet~"

The smile on Roland's face was embarrassing and bitter.

"Singer + Actor + Model..."

"Our CAA is still just a start-up brokerage company, with all kinds of resources..."

David smiled and waved his hand, interrupted Roland, and sighed.

"I know, this matter is indeed a bit difficult for you~"

"Madonna originally studied dance, and her basic ballet skills are pretty good."

"Singing...except for basic music knowledge, the rest is blank~"

"I arranged for her to go to the Power Plant Recording Studio in New York to help. I also wanted her to get to know her more closely, learn relevant knowledge, and accumulate more valuable experience, etc."

"Zina's friend, Professor Gila Cox of Juilliard School, has promised me to teach Madonna more professional music knowledge."

"So, you don't have to worry too much about her follow-up arrangements for the time being."

"When she can fully control her own learning rhythm and find the direction of her singing style, you can help her plan something~"

"Oh~ that's right!"

“I also bought a small record label in New York.”

"The person in charge of it, Gino Bachwin, had worked at Columbia Records for many years."

"He has a deep understanding of the music industry in China. If you go to New York, you can meet him and talk more."

"Huh~ok!" Roland couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief after hearing David's arrangements and asked.

"Where is Ava Fangtian...?"

"She said the contract she signed with the agency was only less than a year and a half old."

"Whether the contract will be renewed after expiration depends on whether the brokerage company can provide better contract conditions."

"So, I went directly to talk to her agent~"

"If the price is right, we just buy it and then sign a new contract with Ava?"

"Okay!" David nodded and smiled almost without any hesitation.

"I heard... within the modeling industry, there are also divisions between fashion models, advertising models and competition models?"

"Ava Fangtian, she should be an advertising model, right?"

Roland Perkins grinned: "Forget it... right..."

"Her agency will accept almost any business as long as it can make money~"

"..oh?"

David smiled a little surprised at Roland's hesitation and asked.

"Are you familiar with the current situation of the modeling industry?"

"..Um!"

Roland reached for a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, took two puffs, and said.

"Every year, countless girls who graduate from dance schools, acting schools, modeling schools and various universities flood into the modeling industry, hoping to become a big star in the spotlight with their outstanding beauty."

"There are also those beautiful girls who stand out from various beauty pageants every year. They also dream of finding a good opportunity to become famous in Hollywood or the modeling industry."

"For a model of Ava Fangtian's age, in terms of investment and income, it is obviously much more cost-effective to invest in a younger and more beautiful girl than to invest in Ava."

"So after her contract expires, even if her agency is willing to renew her contract, the conditions will be very harsh, or the contract percentage will be adjusted to a level that Ava cannot accept."

"Um.."

After listening to Roland's explanation, David felt that he seemed to be speaking tactfully. .

Models eat "youth rice", almost everyone knows this.

Who doesn’t like girls who are young, beautiful and full of youthful vigor?

"Ava... is indeed a bit old~"

“However, we can’t just see what’s in front of us!”

David glanced at the living room of the vacation home, thought for a moment and said, "When I was chatting with Ava, she said that in the past two years, two very popular young girls have appeared in the New York modeling world."

"Brooke Shields, and Gia Calanje."

"I'm not surprised that child star Brooke Shields is so sought after and loved by the modeling industry."

"Giya Kalanji, that's different!"

"She doesn't belong to the blonde, tall, skinny white girl we often see."

"Do you know her?"

"I've heard of it, but I've never seen it."

"Are you interested in her?" Roland felt his eyes light up and asked tentatively.

"Yes!" David asked with a frank smile.

"Don't you like pretty girls?"

"Haha~" Roland nodded with a smile, his eyes filled with "I understand". .

David didn’t explain too much and continued: “Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese and The Godfather directed by Coppola have almost all the main roles selected now.”

"If Michelle Pfeiffer is willing to play an unknown small role, I can help them say hello."

"As for Livlin, she is not willing to take care of the specific affairs of Paramount Company..."

"I met Paramount CEO Barris Dickler twice."

"If you see him after you go back, remember to say hello to him."

"Okay!" Roland responded, tilting his head and exhaling a cloud of smoke.

"Also~ what do you think of the people I asked you to observe over there in New York?"

"Um...you mean...?"

David fanned the wafting smoke with his hand and said with a smile: "Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson."

"Get in touch with all four of them more. If there are suitable roles, don't forget them..."

"It's almost time."

"Let's go in."

"...Okay!" Roland threw the cigarette butts at his feet, stamped them out, and followed David back to the holiday house.

----

new York.

The Metropolitan Club at Fifth Avenue and 60th Street in Manhattan.

Fourth floor, in the lobby.

Sam Rogers followed Pine, listening to his brief introduction to the "familiar" faces around him, while silently trying to remember these people in his mind.

However, there were not many people in the entire hall, less than 50 people in total. .

Everyone gathered together in twos and threes, forming small circles, and the conversation was not about business secrets or national affairs. .

When Sam followed Pine to a group of people, he happened to hear Giles' uncle, Seamus Norton and Judith K. Morgan (Julie) teasing an old man.

Pine, introduced in a low voice~

Sam looked at the old man in the middle of the crowd and saw that he was over 180cm tall, with a very tall and strong build, and patches of white on both sides of his golden brown hair.

He is the father of Bloomer W. Wharton, the current leader of the Wharton family in California, Sr. Wharton.

Pine pulled Sam to the outside of the crowd, stood next to Stanley CEO Nelunt Ramon, and continued to introduce.

"The person sitting over there...is Livlin's father, old Mr. Cherov."