The Idolmaker Page #6

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You gonna give yourself time?

Huh?

Yeah, yeah. Maybe in a few months.

I got a...

I got a, I got a follow-up album.

Then I got a tour.

Oh, and then you got another album.

Then I got another tour?

Then another album,

then another tour.

Brenda, I got obligations.

That's the way it is.

-You got obligations to yourself.

To work.

-Brenda!

If I want professional help,

I'll go see a shrink.

In the meantime,

mind your business, okay?

-Fine.

-So.

Fine, Mister Vaccari.

That's just fine.

Thank you very much for the dinner.

-Now, now. Come on!

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!

Come on, I'll, I'll take you home.

No, that's all right.

Cabs are easy to find.

Good night, Vinnie.

-Capisce?

-Capisce.

This place stinks.

Hey; you got a sensitive nose.

Yeah, well,

it's not bottled in Paris.

Hey, Tony, take care of this.

-Okay.

You know, I'd hate to work here.

That's for sure.

My first job was in this market.

Hosing down the stalls.

I was thirteen.

l was like you. Hot shot.

I wanted to be somebody.

And now I like coming here.

I pick out your brother's seafood.

l m here at the docks, anyway.

You called me?

Hey, what's this?

Nothin'. Just, first dividends

on our investment.

Not bad.

When you got what they want,...

...they gotta pay through

the nose, you know?

I figure maybe the first year our

end should be about a...

...quarter million.

-Net?

-Gross.

Alfredo, you call these calamari's?

Oh, they're delicious, Signor.

Fresh.

Then you eat them.

That's a nice suit.

You almost look successful.

What's the matter?

It's hard for you to swallow?

I am successful, Pop.

Almost, Vincent.

When you do something once,

like write a great novel,...

...paint a great picture,

that's luck.

But when you do it twice, three

times four times, that's success.

And besides it's best not to have

everything tied up into one guy.

What do you mean?

What are you talkin' about?

You got a contract on this kid?

A contract! I don't need that.

It's a personal thing.

Nothing's personal.

Get a contract.

What's a?

Talk to me, will ya?

There's some big entertainment

people interested in...

...this kid's career.

He already talked to somebody.

How do you know about this?

It pays to stay on top of things,

Vincent.

The name's Delano.

You're giving me weekly rates.

Do you know what

Tommy gets per night now?

What?

Don't you read the trades?

Listen, put a few zeros on the

end of that and...

...call me back, will ya?

Hey, kid.

Take it easy.

I'm not gonna bite ya.

Just wanted to apologize for

actin' like an a..shole...

...the other night.

That's okay.

Hey, thanks for not saying

anything to your brother.

No problem.

You like, uh, Tommy Dee?

Sure.

Send you a couple of albums, huh?

Vinnie Vaccari?

Phil Delano with IAA.

How are you, Phil? Sit down.

Make yourself comfortable.

Hey, you got some office here.

Yah, well, you know,

business is business.

Doesn't matter where you do it.

I had a talk this week

with Tommy Dee.

I heard.

Yeah, he's a good kid.

I like him.

Yeah, got lots of integrity.

Look, Vinnie, we got a big agency.

We could take the pressure off you.

Do the groundwork,

open negotiations, set up deals.

Wherever you want to go,

we're all over.

Not interested.

But, Vinnie, tu sei pots?

IA gets telephone numbers

for deals, top dollar.

I'm sorry, I just don't like,...

...doing business with people who

try to hustle my artists...

...behind my back.

-Look, Vinnie, you got it wrong.

I swear to God. I looked at

Tommy for three seconds.

We said hello.

We didn't talk any business.

I wouldn't do that to you.

Look, Vin,

I want to level with you.

I've been trying to break in at the

agency, but I can't make a dent.

Nobody gives me a top client.

I've been booking a trained dog

act in Canada.

I'm Italian.

Everyone else is a Jew,

you know what I mean?

Yeah, I know what you mean.

Think I better get myself

a Jewish agent.

-Come on, Vin.

-Let's cut the song and dance, Phil.

Forget the tours, the concerts,

the record deals.

I got that covered.

I'm looking for something a little

bigger for Tommy and I.

I wanna get into the movie business.

-We can do it.

We got a big agency on the coast.

And we can...

Okay, okay. Well, that's where you

fit in maybe, you know what I mean?

I want you to try and get

him a good part in a film.

It doesn't have to be the lead,

mind you. Just some.

I can do it, Vin.

If it's got some meat to it...

...you can do this for me,

maybe you got a deal.

Mr. Vaccari,

this is my grandmother.

-Piacere.

-Oh, piacere, senora.

Guido, do me a favor will you?

Would you excuse us for a

couple of minutes?

I want to talk to your

grandmother alone.

Grazie, senora.

Mi nome; Vincenzo Vaccari.

Grazie, senora, grazie.

Si, si.

Ah, I don't believe it.

I can't believe it,

the green ones and everything.

Push it, push it.

Alright.

Come here, kid.

All right, you made it

past the first hurdle.

You got a voice.

Now we gotta figure out

how to help you with it.

Teach you what to do with it.

So why don't you go upstairs and

get some rest and, uh,...

...Gino and I

will talk a little bit.

Thanks Guido.

Thank you, Mr. Pilato.

Suck on some lemons, will you?

Don't call him Guido.

I want you to call him Caesare.

I want him to get used to

hearing that.

Caesare?

What are you, kidding me, Vinnie?

Try and turn a bus boy

into a singer?

I mean, it's a full time job.

We got our hands full

trying to keep Tommy straight.

That's just it.

We could use a backup.

All right, fine, terrific, great.

But, why not somebody

with some experience?

I mean, there must be

a hundred guys out there...

-I like him.

-I like him, too, but he's got...

...no experience Vinnie.

-He's got a good look.

Trust me, will you?

Look, you go on the road with

Tommy and I'll take care of Chez.

What am I, a babysitter?

Keep it low, Chez. Down low.

Keep it in your bones.

You know the routine,

let's go now. Heel, toe.

One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

Come on, Chez. Come on, man.

Put some sex in it, goddamn it.

You're moving like a choirboy.

Two, three, four.

Oh, well, forget it then, huh?

Nothing's happening

inside your head, kid.

True sex comes from between

your ears, not from...

...between your legs, okay?

Now you just.

Just do what I do.

Just watch me, okay?

All right?

Now we got it.

Just do what I do.

It's very simple.

You hear it, you feel it.

You deliver it. Three, four.

One, two, three, four.

Heel, toe, heel, toe.

Heel, toe, heel, toe.

One, add it, two and a one,

two, three, four.

One, down, one, dum.

We ought to change places, man.

You l re the one with the talent.

That's not enough.

It's the looks that count.

You gotta look the part, kid.

I don't, you do.

That's why I'm the manager

and you're the artist.

Come on, kid, you got it.

You got it, I'm telling you.

You were born with it.

It's like a gift, you know?

I mean,

either you got it or you don't.

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