章 620: Chapter 620: Elizabeth Olsen
In the morning, in the bedroom of the Hilton Garden Inn Hollywood, Charles Capet tightly hugged Elizabeth Olsen, who was sitting on top of him.
"Ooh," Elizabeth Olsen also held Charles' head tighter; soon after, they both calmed down.
"Phew," Charles, with his entire face resting on the woman's 34C, kissed her chest a few times before lying back down on the bed.
Elizabeth Olsen lay on top of Charles, breathing heavily.
"Are you still juggling college and looking for acting opportunities?" Charles asked, stroking Elizabeth Olsen who was on him.
"Yeah, I'm studying at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, though it's been on and off, I don't even know when I'll graduate," Elizabeth Olsen smiled. "I started college at 17, and it's my fourth year now!"
Elizabeth Olsen was 21 years old. With two famous sisters in America, she didn't lack for money.
"From what you said, Martha Marcy May Marlene should be a standard art film, right? And it seems to have some nude scenes, doesn't it?" Charles knew about Elizabeth Olsen's future role in the American version of Oldboy.
No matter how you looked at it, Elizabeth Olsen was an actress who didn't mind explicit scenes or had low demands for movie roles before becoming famous.
The famous Scarlet Witch's appearance was still a wait until Avengers: Age of Ultron.
"Yes, it has some explicit scenes," Elizabeth Olsen said, clearly unbothered.
"Alright, I'll have someone keep an eye on Martha Marcy May Marlene. For a low-budget movie costing a couple million dollars, Charles certainly wasn't going to waste his time supervising it personally.
He would just give orders for Focus Features to look into distributing it; after all, independent films like Martha Marcy May Marlene came out in droves every year, and finding a distributor would be a stroke of luck.
"Really?" Elizabeth Olsen's eyes lit up after hearing that, feeling a sort of relief that her first starring role would see the light of day if Charles Capet just said the word to get Focus Features to distribute it.
"Of course, it's a small thing," Charles said, sitting up, "Are you staying in Los Angeles for a while?"
Elizabeth Olsen nodded, "I'll stay for a few days and then head back to New York!"
"Got it, I'll pick you up tonight," Charles smiled and went into the bathroom.
...
Capet Pictures had long considered Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, mainly to expand on Star Wars with Disney's help.
Now that Disney announced development of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Capet Pictures of course had to respond.
Jurassic Park 4 was in preparation, Marvel Studio's new hero Aquaman (Namor) was also in the works, and Iron Man 3 from Marvel Studios had been scheduled.
In Burbank, at Capet Pictures' headquarters, Charles received a call from his mother.
"Ari Emanuel seems to have had some interaction with Bryan Lourd, chairman of CAA; he might be looking to switch to CAA!"
"Switch to CAA? What qualifications does Ari Emanuel have to join CAA now? He doesn't have any big-name stars anymore. Bryan Lourd wouldn't be stupid enough to take him in," Charles wasn't worried, knowing that Ari Emanuel wasn't what he used to be.
Even Bryan Lourd, a representative of Jewish capital, wouldn't find Ari Emanuel useful now.
"CAA is our biggest competitor in EDR. I keep a close eye on them. They're also investing in sports agency business, so the international market competition will get fiercer," Evelyn had led EDR to significant wins in film and music industries over the years with Charles' vision.
After merging, they could now hold their own against CAA, and in sports, CAA definitely couldn't compare to EDR.
"Don't worry, Ari Emanuel no longer has the chance to make a comeback. He's better off retiring with the money he has; there's no place for him at EDR. Would anyone at EDR even consider giving their position to him?" Charles laughed, even Michael Ovitz, who established CAA's dominance, was mercilessly removed by CAA.
Ari Emanuel's importance to EDR was much less than Michael Ovitz was to CAA.
"Next, focus on securing film financing channels. Investments like Relativity Media's packaging deals and international capital are what you need to vie for," Charles reminded his mother.
"In film project financing, CAA seems to be doing slightly better," he added.
After hanging up, Charles quickly watched an official message from the White House on TV, announcing that Pete Rouse would replace Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff.
...
Soon after, Phyllis Jones entered Charles' office with information on Martha Marcy May Marlene.
"Boss, this is a low-budget art film looking for a distributor. How did you know about it?"
Charles shook his head, too lazy to explain, and waved his hand, "Just have Focus Features handle it."
Despite stopping several projects after Capet took charge, Focus Features still had quite a few projects in the pipeline.
Overall, Martha Marcy May Marlene had good artistic value, but commercial potential was low.
Phyllis Jones nodded, "The marketing department thinks this film has award potential."
"We have TV channels and streaming platforms. Films should either be box office hits or critically acclaimed to have commercial value," Charles didn't care much about independent films but knew they couldn't be ignored.
Otherwise, he'd have sold Focus Features immediately.
Phyllis Jones acknowledged, "By the way, the production department received a letter from actor Ryan Reynolds about the Deadpool character. He's very interested in playing this unique role."
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