Caa President's Office.

Two old men were smoking and chatting.

"Nicholas, do you think the little girl just now has any value in nurturing?"

Slowly exhaling a puff of smoke, Martin suddenly asked a formal question.

"Oh, Kang Mo Ang, Martin, you are posing a problem for me."

Nicolas Cage couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this.

He really doesn't want to do anything that offends people.

This was not his business, and Martin didn't pay him.

Don't think that Nicholas, who is an artist of CAA, has to live and die for the company.

Wrong, totally wrong. People here have different values. The brokerage company is just a service company.

At least in the eyes of Nicolas Cage, it was not worth what he had to pay.

"Here, it's just the two of us. You speak and I listen. No other person knows. You should trust my credibility, Nicholas."

Martin didn't care about Nicholas' attitude at all, but instead expressed his opinion that Nicholas had to say.

"...Okay, let me think about what to say."

Faced with more experienced people, Nicholas is riding a tiger and is unable to get off.

How should you evaluate a 13-year-old actor?

Saying he has no spirituality is tantamount to ruining someone's future. Nicholas said he would never do such a thing.

To talk about genius is a bit contrary to conscience.

"Before Mackenzie Foy performed just now, I read this little girl's information."

"She started making money as a model at the age of 4."

"However, the magazine has a lot of experience and professional performances, but there is very little on the resume."

"I started to design an acting career at the age of 9 and starred in TV series."

"Up to now, her only appearance in a movie was in the vampire and werewolf movie [Twilight] that became popular all over the world a few years ago."

"So, Martin, it takes a long time to cultivate a child actor."

"You have to make sure that the child star doesn't look too big when he becomes an adult...well, you know."

Having said this, Nicolas Cage felt uncomfortable being too straightforward, so he gave a hint with his eyes.

Martin also understood and nodded slowly.

Child stars are actors of children.

Many children are cute when they are young, but they are not so cute when they grow up.

The phrase "I have become disabled" is not an isolated case. Looking around the world, this is true for ordinary people and the actor industry.

He was very cute when he was a child, but who knows whether he will become handsome or an ugly duckling when he grows up.

"Secondly, if CAA really signs a contract, then you have to systematically let child actors learn professional knowledge before their children reach puberty. Not to mention how outstanding their acting skills are, at least they must have the acting skills to star in a movie when they become adults in the future.

"

"Well, as far as Mackenzie Foy is concerned, I actually think she does have value in cultivating her."

"Now, although her acting skills are not outstanding, they are quite satisfactory."

"Combined with the fact that she has not studied systematically, she is only 13 years old, and she doesn't even have many real acting scenes. In fact, in terms of her acting talent, it ranges from B+ to A."

At the end, Nicolas Cage gave his own opinion.

I just felt uneasy, so I took the blame once:

"Of course, these are my first opinions. I'm just an actor. I'm not a card master. I don't have that kind of vision and judgment."

"So...Martin, you make your own decision, don't let me affect your judgment."

"I won't bear the consequences."

Why do the three major Hollywood agencies basically never sign contracts with young actors or child stars?

This is not an exception, but a common practice.

For child stars, there are too many possibilities that can happen during the time when they truly become adults.

In terms of personality, if you become famous when you are young, you will attract everyone's love, but when you grow up, you may become invisible to everyone.

In terms of appearance, she was cute when she was young, but became disabled when she grew up. There are many such examples in Hollywood alone, not to mention the entertainment industry in other countries.

Elizabeth Olsen's two sisters, the once famous "Olsen sisters", are child stars. They were very famous when they were young. There are too many people in North America who love these two little sisters.

As a result, when they grew up, each of them looked more disabled and uglier than the other.

Finally, there is the background of child stars. Most of them come from ordinary families.

Parents rely on their children to make money. The families are generally not rich, and most of the parents are incompetent, and most of them have bad personalities. They rely on their children to make money when they are a few years old.

This kind of family education will cause problems sooner or later.

From "Britney" in the music industry to Macaulay Culkin, the protagonist of the "Home Alone" series of Hollywood movies that became popular in North America in the last century.

Especially the latter.

The "Home Alone" movie series spanned the 1990s. As the only protagonist, child actor Macaulay Culkin became famous in North America and then became a child star around the world.

Leonardo DiCaprio was also born as a child star back then, but his brilliance was far behind Macaulay's.

It wasn't until he became famous with "Titanic" and "Le DiCaprio" that he became known as Hollywood's top young talent.

But if it weren't for Macaulay's family that caused him to quit the film industry, in fact, in that era, the 1990s, the real child stars belonged to Macaulay's era.

Whether it is Leonardo DiCaprio, who is 6 years older than Macaulay, or Scarlett Johansson, who is 4 years younger than Macaulay, both of them were also born as child stars.

But they all have to succumb to Macaulay.

At that time, even the famous singer Michael Jackson was Macaulay's lifelong friend.

In the early 1990s, the salary of a child star could actually reach the salary of a Hollywood superstar, which shows the status of this child at that time.

All of this was completely ruined because of Macaulay's parents.

The once radiant child stars, destined to have a bright future, have completely fallen behind and turned into dust.

"Well...what you said makes sense, I really need to think about it."

Martin's face was filled with approval.

He asked Nicholas, both suddenly and with some intention.

Rules are meant to be broken.

In the past, everyone did not like to sign child stars because their future was uncertain and because they were worried about their family troubles.

The families of most child stars are very bad. The parents and family members of child stars are so bad that it makes people shy away from them.

"Do you still have the cigars? Give me a box. It feels good to smoke."

Nicolas Cage didn’t want to talk more about this issue and changed the subject.

"...I'll give you one more box, two more boxes."

Martin laughed, took out two boxes of cigars from the drawer and threw them over.

"Good, I like what you're doing, Martin."

Nicholas extended his thumb and gave a thumbs up.

...

An aviation base.

"Report..."

"The Tiangong core module has been constructed and simulated 30 times without any errors."

"Requesting official launch."

"Okay, wait for the notification."

...

A few hours later.

Kyoto.

"Report."

"The Tiangong Space Station manned mission, which is expected to be completed around 2021, has made great progress. The Tiangong core module has been tested and can be launched at any time."

"Following manned space missions can follow up without any gaps."

"Requesting launch."
To be continued...