World-class directors in the entertainment industry

At night, Qin Dong stayed at [Bob Manor].

Qin Dong's bodyguard also lives here.

Anyway, there are many rooms, and reporters can't enter this private estate.

Qin Dong was very satisfied with this arrangement.

The next morning, Qin Dong woke up and looked at Nicole beside the bed. This woman looked well-maintained, but her skin was still a little loose.

It's just a seasoning, it's enough to satisfy a childhood dream.

Shaking his head, he got up, washed up, and walked out of the room.

"Martin, good morning."

When he went downstairs, he saw Martin sitting in the living room, drinking coffee and reading the newspaper. Qin Dong said hello.

"Qin, good morning."

Martin looked up and saw Qin Dong walking down the stairs and smiled:

"I really envy you young people. You have such good physical strength and can wake up so early."

Facing the meaning of Martin's words, Qin Dong smiled. This is the capital of youth. It's almost gone when you are old. You can only do this when you are young:

"Martin, you came here when you were young, and you were like this at that time."

Martin smiled and waited until the waiter below brought breakfast and no one was around before he spoke:

"Qin, let's talk about something serious."

Qin Dong didn't say anything while eating breakfast, he just gave a gesture.

"Qin, I don't think I need to introduce our CAA. I guess you have asked someone about it."

Seeing Qin Dong nod, Martin continued:

"I know your habits. You write your own scripts for your movies, and I also saw another script you registered here."

"I want to sign you, but I also know that you don't really need a brokerage company, let alone that you have registered your own company in China and here."

"You yourself are rich, but I didn't expect Qin that you also like to play the stock market. Your movies are not short of money or distributors. It seems that my CAA can't help."

"Actually, that's not the case. Qin, you are a talented director. It is impossible for you not to leave China, and it is impossible for you to keep making such small-production co-productions."

"Just like your third script, I read it and estimated that the cost of the light and special effects was at least 100 million U.S. dollars. Including the cast and crew, the cost is about 200 million U.S. dollars."

"This kind of movie needs to be screened on a large scale around the world to be able to make money back. You can't invest in this kind of movie yourself, and China Film cannot help much."

"With my CAA, I can even mobilize the artists under the company to build momentum for you, so that you and your film can cause a sensation around the world in advance."

"As for the six major entertainment companies in Hollywood, CAA can also have a say. With China Film and Television, I think we are joining forces."

Qin Dong ate breakfast while listening, but said nothing.

Qin Dong was not surprised when CAA discovered that he had invested in US stocks. This was a normal operation for a capital country.

...

Martin didn't care because he hadn't used his trump card yet. He looked around and continued speaking in a low voice:

"Qin, this place is different from China. You are an outsider, and so is China Film. They can't help with many things."

"For example, your next co-production film must be released here, if the box office here is 100 million."

"Then, maybe the distributor only reported 50 million, and the rest of the money was divided with the theaters. China Film Group has nothing to do about these things, and it may not even be able to find out."

"However, if you join CAA, I can guarantee that even the six major universities will not lose a penny. This is the help CAA will give you."

When Qin Dong heard this, he stopped eating and wiped his mouth with a napkin:

"That's a bit interesting. Tell me how much the commission will be. I have to estimate it."

Martin looked at Qin Dong's expression and made a calculation in his mind. After thinking about it, he stretched out four fingers:

"Four percent, how about the same treatment as Spiegel, Cameron and other world-class Hollywood directors?"

Qin Dong showed an unexpected expression for the first time and looked at the old white man:

"Oh, why? Although I am confident that I will not be worse than them in the future, but now..."

Martin held out his fingers again, this time three:

"First, since we are our own people, of course you have to give priority to choosing our own people as actors in your film, right?"

Qin Dong smiled noncommittally.

"Second, because China Film Group has called me here to welcome you, I hope you can tell China Film Group that in the future, China's imported films will have priority in selecting films starring our own people."

Imported films are limited in quantity in each country and cannot be introduced casually without restrictions. There is a saying in this.

Qin Dong smiled again. This person overestimated him, but Qin Dong would not expose it.

"Lastly, and most importantly, I want to bet on your future."

Martin put down his hand and stared at Qin Dong with shining eyes:

"You are different from our directors. Your speed is so fast that it makes me speechless."

"Three local Chinese films were released in one year, and three co-productions were written, and they were all excellent scripts."

"I know that you Chinese people value love, so why don't I just show all my sincerity? You don't care about this commission, and we at CAA don't care either. As long as you can get up, we can rely on us who star in your film.

From the company’s artists, we can make a hundredfold profit from them.”

Tu Qiong saw and spoke very maturely and solemnly, Qin Dong looked at the old man carefully:

"I didn't expect that Martin, you have studied China very deeply."

Martin smiled. As soon as Qin Dong said this, he knew that the matter was close to the truth:

"We value data very much, so we have been paying attention to China's film market a long time ago."

"So much so that in 2005, we established the CAA China branch."

"In the past ten years, our Chinese film market, from the number of screens to the total annual box office, has been recorded in detailed tables at CAA. The curve above tells me that it will be no worse than the market here in the future.

Absolutely popular.”

"In addition, the population over there may exceed that over here, which is also very possible, but it may take time."

Qin Dong squinted his eyes and said nothing, he was thinking.

The 4% commission is calculated based on the top directors and stars in Hollywood.

There is a $20 million club. The top directors and stars of a movie are paid $20 million, plus dividends from box office profits.

Of course, top directors can demand a share of the box office, not profits.

There is a big difference here. In terms of profit, a large company can make hundreds of millions of profits, but it can also turn into a loss in the accounts, and you still can't win the lawsuit.

Calculated based on the salary of 20 million yuan, 4% is only 800,000 US dollars.

It's simply negligible.

But why do these agencies still desperately want to sign big directors? This is the artist effect brought by directors.

A blockbuster film can make an artist famous, and the artist is the one for the agency to make money.

Generally, the commission is 15 to 20%, which is not only the salary, but also includes other endorsements and so on.

In Hollywood, even the top stars need a management agency. Except for a few who don't need it after they become popular, most of them do because connections are needed everywhere.

If you become famous and don't need an agency, you want to work on your own so you can make money by yourself. Then if you want to take on a blockbuster film, you may be snatched away by a big agency and let their artists star.

Most of the time, an artist who works alone cannot succeed in a management company. This is because of connections.

Artists can only have relationships with directors, but agencies have direct relationships with production companies and investors.

There isn't much in this world except for people, and the same goes for artists. There are too many, and no one can make the same movie.