novelraw Chapter 612: The General Manager Cultivating China's Young Starlets
Chapter 612: The General Manager Cultivating China's Young Starlets
[Chapter 612: The General Manager Cultivating China's Young Starlets]
This farm autumn outing and fruit picking activity didn't end until October 5th.
Linton took the beauties of the Harem Group back to Los Angeles on a private jet, and by the way, escorted the Vitality pills and Beauty Pills back to the specialty store.
After returning to Los Angeles, Mira followed Linton's request and found three Chinese-American female agents for Linton to interview.
Because Clear Sky Film and Television Company in China has an artist management business, but to be realistic, the artist management business in China is still in its infancy, and China does not yet have mature talent in this area.
Therefore, Linton had previously entrusted Mira to help her find a qualified female agent to go to Clear Sky Film and Television Company as the director of the artist management department.
Objectively speaking, in this era, Chinese people really have no status in Hollywood. In the vast William Morris, there are fewer than ten Chinese agents, and they are basically low-level employees, with few even being team leaders.
Since the person would be serving as the director of the artist management department at Clear Sky Film and Television Company, they must at least have basic management experience. This threshold alone filtered out most people, and Linton also required the candidate to be female, making the pool even smaller.
The most critical point was that those who met the criteria were not necessarily willing to return to China. In this era, in the eyes of many Chinese people, it was hard enough to take root in America, so they were naturally unwilling to return to China, especially those who had already started families in America.
Mira did a thorough background check on all the Chinese female agents working at William Morris, and only one person who met the requirements was willing to go.
Worried that Linton would be dissatisfied, she used her connections to search through all the talent agencies in Hollywood, and finally found two more candidates who met the requirements and were willing to go.
Including the one from William Morris, there were three candidates in total to be handed over to Linton for a personal interview, which successfully completed the task Linton had given her.
After a series of interviews, Linton finally chose a girl named Zhang Yuxia.
Zhang Yuxia, 28 years old, 163cm tall, above-average looks, unmarried, graduated from the Communication University of China. In 1988, she received a scholarship from the University of Southern California and came to the US to pursue a Master's degree in Media.
In 1991, after graduating with her Master's, she stayed in America and joined ICM (International Creative Management). Starting from the year before last, she had already become an independent agent with more than ten artists under her, although they were basically not very famous, and she hadn't even cultivated a third-tier star yet.
Even with this track record, it was already the best among all Chinese agents in Hollywood. Moreover, she realized that Hollywood was a white man's world, and it was basically impossible for a Chinese person to achieve great things; she had almost hit the glass ceiling of her career path.
When she heard that the legendary superstar and billionaire Linton was recruiting a director for the artist management department of his film and television company in China, her interest was the strongest.
Linton felt this clearly during the interview, and her overall quality was also the highest. What particularly satisfied Linton was that she had a strong trust in him, believing that Linton's company would definitely grow big and strong.
A key factor in choosing Zhang Yuxia was that although she had been in America for ten years, her worldview and values had not been distorted. She had a simple patriotic sentiment, unlike many Chinese people who came to the US and were easily brainwashed.
After selecting Zhang Yuxia, Linton then had an in-depth pre-appointment conversation with her, clearly telling her that the core task of the artist management department of Clear Sky Film and Television Company was to help him cultivate young starlets.
In addition to Li Bingbing, who was already signed, he gave her a list and basic information for nine people: Hu Jing, Yan Danchen, Zeng Li, Gao Yuanyuan, Yin Tao, Dong Xuan, Qin Lan, Ni Hongjie, and Zhang Ziyi.
He told her about his connections with these people so she could prioritize contacting them. Of course, there were no limits; other beautiful female artists could also be cultivated.
He also clearly set requirements for her: first, to make them famous as soon as possible, with all the company's resources prioritized for them; second, to protect these girls from harassment and harm, and preferably, they should not date.
Zhang Yuxia was also a smart person. Hearing these requirements from Linton, combined with Linton's household-name playboy image in America, she instantly understood the true purpose of this film and television company. It wasn't about growing big and strong, but about cultivating a harem.
Her worldview and values were still relatively normal, and she felt a bit of resistance to this kind of thing. She started to have second thoughts—would such a company have a future? She wondered if going to China was the right choice.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Yuxia still asked Linton about her concerns.
"Boss, I have two concerns. Please enlighten me."
"Don't hold back, go ahead."
"If the company uses all its focus to promote female stars, will it have a future?"
"China's film and television industry is different from America's. The business scope of film and television companies is not restricted to management, and the profit-sharing ratio between the agency and the artist is also completely different from America's. The company's share is at least 50% or more; the management business itself can generate high profits."
"The greatest advantage of Clear Sky Film and Television Company is its abundant capital, allowing it to start multiple projects simultaneously. General Manager Jennifer Roberts is very capable and has deep connections, with strong advantages in film production and distribution."
"Your collaboration will be a union of the strong. I am very confident in the company's development prospects."
"What is your other concern?"
"From the requirements you just gave me, can I understand it as the core purpose of Clear Sky Film and Television Company being to cultivate a harem for you? What if they are unwilling? Will I be cursed at as a madam?"
"What you said isn't wrong, but you don't need to worry. Although I am a playboy, my character is absolutely fine. Have you heard of any instance in America where I forced a woman?"
"That I haven't. I only know that girls all over the United States are dying to date you and climb into your bed. You don't need to use any underhanded means at all."
"Exactly. So you don't need to worry about that at all; a situation where I force someone simply won't happen. Just follow my requirements and cultivate the starlets well."
"Furthermore, my standards are very high. If they aren't pretty enough, aren't famous enough, or have had sexual relations with other men, I won't be interested. Of course, if I do take an interest, subsequent resources will definitely be tilted toward her in all aspects, and it's not impossible to help her enter Hollywood later on."
"Boss, you even have a virginity complex."
"Yes, is that strange?"
"It's not strange. I'm just worried that with such high requirements, I might not be able to complete your task."
"This task is indeed a bit difficult. How about this: to give you more motivation to do this well, I promise you that for every female star I am satisfied with, as long as you are still with the company, I will reward you with a bottle of Beauty Pills every year. If the task is completed exceptionally well, Vitality pills are not out of the question."
What woman doesn't love beauty? Hearing about the Beauty Pills and Vitality pills that countless people dreamed of, Zhang Yuxia was immediately extremely excited. "Beauty Pills and Vitality pills? Boss, are you serious?"
"Of course I'm serious. We can write this clause into the contract."
"Boss, please rest assured. I will definitely do my best to cultivate as many of the most beautiful and popular young female stars for you as possible."
"And protect them well. Don't let them be bullied."
"Yes, I guarantee they will all be pure virgins."
...Soon, Zhang Yuxia completed her resignation procedures and happily returned to China to take up her post as the director of the management department of Clear Sky Film and Television Company, dedicated to cultivating young and beautiful popular starlets for Linton.
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