Hardy Empire 1945

Chapter 201 Hollywood Liwei

G. Wagner is the owner of a small brokerage firm. There are many such brokerage firms in Hollywood, possibly thousands.

Often these agents have some connections, for example, they know a small leader of a certain film company, or they know a certain director. They sign some newcomers, some train them, and some directly launch them.

Find opportunities for contracted artists through relationships. If successful, the net worth of these artists will skyrocket. The manager will either sell them to make a fortune, or keep them for further training and sell them when the value is higher.

The big stars of the film company often come this way.

The above are actually considered the luckiest group, because the actors still have the possibility to make their debut, and some brokerage companies are completely fraudulent companies.

Agents fool the newcomers into signing contracts, and the contracts are like selling contracts. After these newcomers sign contracts, they will be manipulated by these brokers, some of which are coaxed, some even beaten and threatened to make these artists submit.

Luna and her roommate were just one of thousands of such girls.

The manager's car was parked downstairs and the door of the room was pushed open. Luna flinched when she saw the manager's expression.

Luna, hurry up and dress up and make it more beautiful. There is an assistant director of a big company who wants to find an actor. It's not easy for me to find an audition opportunity for you. Wajina said.

Luna pursed her lips, showing a stubborn expression.

I do not want to go.

Vagina's face became a little ugly, and he walked to Luna's side and stared at her condescendingly, Are you refusing!

Luna was very frightened and summoned up her courage: I know this is not an audition at all, you just give us to others to play like bitches and then collect money, I am here to be an actor, not to be an actor. prostitutes.

Vagina showed a fierce expression, grabbed Luna's hair, and said fiercely, face to face: What do you think you are, you are a bitch.

If you want to succeed, how can you not pay? Do you think that when you come to Hollywood, you can become a big star casually? Stop dreaming.

Then I have to leave. Luna raised her head in discomfort.

Leave, hehe, ok, here's the liquidated damages, $50,000, can you take it out, as long as you can come up with the money, I'll let you go, otherwise I'll sue you, and you'll have to bear the money in the future Debt, I don’t know how many years you will be able to pay off this money, hahahaha.” Wajina laughed arrogantly.

Now the per capita annual salary is more than 2,000 US dollars, and ordinary people have to pay for 20 years without food or drink, and there are several 20 years in life.

Vagina squeezed Luna's chin with the other hand, gritted her teeth and said, I don't want to hurt your face,

Then the guests don't like it. Now, just be obedient and change your clothes.

Luna was frightened, and changed her clothes tremblingly.

An hour later, Luna was taken to a hotel. In the room, she saw a fat old man who pulled Luna to bed with a smile.

at this time.

The door was kicked open suddenly.

A group of people burst into the room, others holding cameras.

The fat man, who was already naked, was frightened, and quickly wrapped his body in a bath towel, and shouted at the people who rushed in: Who are you and what are you doing?!

Police, now you are suspected of forcing a woman to have a relationship. I will take you back to investigate. Someone showed a police badge.

Ah~~ Police! Fatty was frightened.

Immediately afterwards, Wagina was also controlled by the police and brought back for questioning. Luna and her companions, as well as the other five girls from Wagina's brokerage company, were all called to the police station for questioning.

At this time, several lawyers appeared in the police station. They stood in front of the girls and asked, Are any of you members of the Actors Guild?

Luna and her girlfriend quickly stood up, We are members of the Actors Guild.

John McKenzie smiled at the two girls, We are lawyers hired by the Screen Actors Guild. As members of the Screen Actors Guild, your rights and interests have been violated. You can get our help. Next, we will help you file a lawsuit.

When the other five girls heard it, someone asked, What about us, we have also been violated, can you help us together?

McKenzie shook his head, I'm sorry, we are lawyers hired by the Screen Actors Guild and only help members of the Screen Actors Guild.

The investigation is not complicated. The seven girls accuse Wajina together, and Wajina is detained by the police. What awaits him will be a long lawsuit and prison life.

During this period, the lawyers will safeguard the rights and interests of Luna and others, help them terminate the unreasonable contract, and recover compensation and mental damages.

As for the other five girls, they had to hire their own lawyers because they were not union members.

the next day.

The Global Times reported on the incident in detail.

The Global Times has already started to sell, and now it is only available in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Las Vegas. It can only be regarded as a regional tabloid, but Hardy is not in a hurry, as long as it is opened.

The development of any industry has a process. As long as there are sufficient funds, Global Times will grow quickly.

ABC Television.

During the noon news time, the whole process of the police arresting the agent was broadcast. This kind of documentary news was very attractive, and many people watched it with relish.

This is not over, the host said: There are still many insider details about the whole thing, and I won't show them one by one. If you want to see the detailed report, you can pay attention to tonight's Global Vision program, which is specially produced by Global Times .

In order to promote the Global Times, Hardy specially asked them to create a column on ABC TV called Global Vision, which belongs to a news documentary program.

at half past eight in the evening,

Global Vision program launched.

The show caught people's attention from the very beginning. The camera went deep into the Screen Actors Guild Building and came to the chairman's office. Hardy was reading the materials. The vice-chairman and secretary assistant Li Gen were sitting next to them. Hardy handed the report letter to the two of them. frowning and said:

This matter is very bad. It is absolutely unacceptable for trade union members to suffer such abuse. Send someone to investigate and report it to the police station. Once verified, ask a lawyer to help them file a lawsuit. We cannot allow such a thing to exist.

The screen turns.

A man appeared, and a voiceover said, this person is the person in charge of the brokerage company, G. Wagner, who opened a small brokerage company and signed 7 girls.

As the documentary goes deeper.

Vagina forced the girl to sell her body, grabbed Luna's hair and threatened. When Luna was threatened, many viewers were heartbroken and felt sad for Luna's fate.

Luna was forced to be helpless, so she had to obey her manager's order again, put on her clothes and go to the interview. In fact, she was selling herself. At this moment, the situation took a major turn, and the police appeared and arrested the abominable fat man.

In fact, that fat man is not an assistant director at all, he is the owner of a cooked meat store. He has some money and likes to find these young girls.

It is illegal to solicit prostitutes in Los Angeles, and his behavior has been suspected of breaking the law.

Immediately afterwards, the agent was also arrested, and the HD security guard loaded his head into the police car, and many people felt very happy.

Luna and other seven girls were taken to the police station for questioning. At this time, a lawyer from the Actors Guild appeared and told them that they could help them with the lawsuit. The police interrogated, and Wagner confessed his crime and was declared in custody, waiting for his will. It is trial and prison.

In the footage, other victim girls asked the lawyers if they could help them too. The lawyers simply stated that they only helped members of the Screen Actors Guild because they were commissioned by the Screen Actors Guild.

It's very capitalist.

The audience also felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

Usually you don't pay, how can you enjoy rights now.

However, in this way, many people who did not join the Actors Guild originally had an idea in their hearts. Joining the union still works. If something goes wrong, the union will help them out, and giving 5% every year is worth it.

at last,

George, the vice chairman of the Actors Guild, said to the camera: The Actors Union will follow up on this matter. We have hired lawyers to fully protect the rights and interests of our members.

Here, the Screen Actors Guild reminds some people not to do illegal things, and the Screen Actors Guild will wholeheartedly help all members solve troubles.

I also remind those newcomers who want to come to Hollywood to work with regular brokerage companies. If you don't know which brokerage companies to look for, you can come to the union, and the union can recommend it for you. In the future, the union will review the qualifications of all brokerage companies and launch trustworthy brokers. The company list, don't trust those pheasant brokerage companies, it may harm you.

Hardy's move can be described as the bottom line.

With the recommended list of brokerage companies, it may be difficult for those small brokerage companies to survive in the future, while the big brokerage companies will be more prosperous.

Such as HD Brokers.

In the future, garbage pheasant brokerage companies will have less and less living soil and will be slowly killed, and big companies want to be on the list.

Ha ha,

Paying fees and investigating qualifications are very labor-intensive and resource-intensive.

If you dare to offend the union, then you will never have a chance to be on the list.

When Hardy was the chairman of the Screen Actors Guild, he didn't value the power of the union, but that the Screen Actors Guild could become a lever, and he could leverage a lot of things through the union.

Start with the rules of the brokerage company.

When the ABC TV documentary came out, it caused a lot of repercussions. The Actors Guild includes film and television actors, journalists, radio celebrities, recording artists, singers, voice actors and other media practitioners.

The number is more than a few hundred thousand.

The Actors Guild has only 40,000 people. Why, because they had very limited maintenance of union members before, and now Hardy has punished an agent as soon as he took the stage, which shocked many people.

It turns out that the union can really become the home of actors and media people.

for a while,

Many people have submitted applications for membership, hoping to join the Actors Union and get the protection of the union. It is estimated that next year's membership fee will increase by leaps and bounds.

And those managers have also restrained a lot, and they dare not exploit their subordinate artists as before, and the atmosphere of Hollywood has changed a lot at once.

Hardy's reputation has also improved a lot because of this incident, especially among the artist group. Various film companies and brokerage companies have seen Hardy's power again, and some companies have received requests from labor unions to refund performance fees. The letter, I didn't care about it before, and now I'm scared to pay it quickly. During this time, many actors received owed wages and performance fees.

You don't need to use any too powerful means, it is completely reasonable and legal to play you to death, not only for money, but also to send you to prison, there are a few who are not afraid.

The brokerage company recommended by the trade union has now become popular, and many people have joined it. For example, the “HD Economic Company” ranked first, is a popular pursuit.

Hardy wasn't embarrassed about this.

This is called cultivating the virtuous and not avoiding relatives.

However, there are also discordant voices. Some people say that the Actors Guild only dares to attack small brokers and small film companies, and those big film companies still dare not provoke them.

But just a week after the agent incident, ABC TV broke another news that actress Gina Davey asked the Screen Actors Guild for help, saying that she was threatened and coerced by Columbia Pictures' contract director Luke during filming.

The Screen Actors Guild will not tolerate such bad incidents and will hire a lawyer to help Gina David file a lawsuit.

Many people were shocked to see this news, The Actors Guild is really amazing, even the eight major Hollywood film companies like Columbia dare to start!

Someone said with disdain: Don't you look at who the current chairman of the Screen Actors Guild, Jon Hardy, is he afraid of Columbia? There's a good show to watch this time.

Hardy did this for a very clear purpose.

Li Wei,

Not only is the Actors Guild Liwei, but also Hardy is Liwei.