บท 192: "It's Our Time"

Danica wanted to be aggressive, Alex wanted to wait and be methodical. The back and forth raged for about an hour as you didn't say much and let the two argue over what was ultimately semantics. You had agreed it was time to push forward. To grow the agency to sign talent to make a run at CAA. You had the resources between Zhou and the Masquerade group. You filled Danica in about the last part and explained their role though she wasn't as convinced they were able to do what they claim, a point of friction between Alex and herself. You made them stop and went over what you had. When it came to film and television uniquely you were probably neck and neck if not above CAA when it came to star power but they crushed you in having the standard background actor or supporting actors. It was time to pursue the middle and unknown class of Hollywood to really establish your gaining grounds though admittedly three people wouldn't be enough. You'd have to hire more agents eventually, something the three of you knew was a reality. When it came to music you were liking the strides but you didn't have CAA to just compete with, so it would be harder but perhaps easier in a way to catch up there. CAA had sports entertainment for a long time but with Dwayne wanting to branch out with his brand you were fast tracking that to pull away more wrestlers and get yourself caught up there as well. Sports was the killer as they had you crushed there but Alex was beginning to make inroads with soccer players which were big money clients in the European market which meant you needed to get the ball rolling in America with the various sports. All in all you figured you were sitting at 40 percent of the make up. With CAA having 55 and the other five being the various other agencies across the board. Alex wondered how to make up 15 percent in a global market but Danica brought up the point you were holding onto. International. Japan. China. South Korea. Australia. New Zealand. Russia. India. France. Canada. Mexico. Spain. There were countless countries and stars waiting to be discovered and snatched up with a very good connection with Netflix which was producing content at a large scale all over. It was time to branch and get the ball rolling on taking the agency from the mom and pop operation it started, to the global force it could be. You and Alex agreed with her and discussed possible strategy but Alex said you'd have to go and talk to your mother and Zhou first as giving Danica a 10 percent stake meant that technically Zhou was now the major shareholder and would be the one making final decisions. You'd have to get him to give up more control stakes within the company back to you to be the shot caller. And while you felt confident it would happen there was a sense that perhaps it wouldn't be that easy. You'd leave for Beijing in a few days and the next phase would happen there. Danica was to lead any and all Sports clients and 20 perfect of the American talent across the board. You'd take 80 for now until more agents could be hired and you'd be the driving force for the international market, but Alex would continue to take the bulk of the European market. Music would go to whoever signed who as you'd have to make deals with labels as well so it just depended on the caliber of artist. Everything was written out and Eliza would get it out into contracts and sent over for all of you to sign. You would also have Eliza right up the percentage write off for Danica but Zhou would have to sign for that And another contract that would ceed more control to you. You let your mother know you were coming to see her and needed to speak with Zhou and the three of you spent the rest of the evening talking and sharing a nice bottle of vodka that Alex had been saving for this moment. You had a final toast, a slurring rally cry that was simple three words. "It's Our Time".