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"Mr. Qin."

After thinking about it, Qin Dong felt that CAA was very sincere and had no intention of making any money from him.

The other party is really gambling, betting that he can become a great director, and by using his movies, he can support many CAA artists, and make huge profits from these artists.

What's more, Qin Dong also understands the underlying meaning, that is, if he can't start his career as a director, it doesn't matter. It's not a loss anyway, so just ignore it.

Just like CAA has signed many stars from other countries, even China has signed many, but only a few can really stand out?

Those people just signed with CAA, but CAA didn't find much potential in these people. It would be enough to sprinkle some scraps in the early stage, and then just leave it alone, so naturally there would be less energy to focus on these people.

Just when he was about to agree, Zheng Dajun came over from outside with his mobile phone and whispered:

"Mr. Qin, I don't understand the phone number of the white girl at the front desk of the company here."

Qin Dong picked up the phone without saying anything:

"Hey, what's going on?"

"Someone wants to buy my script? Who? Roland Erich?"

Hearing the words of Mary, the company's only employee working part-time at the front desk, on the phone, Qin Dong was confused for a moment, then turned to look at Martin next to him with a questioning look.

When Martin heard the name from Qin Dong's mouth, he said it without hesitation:

"Is it the Roland who directed the science fiction blockbuster [The Day After Tomorrow] a few years ago?"

Qin Dong repeated Martin's words into the phone:

"Oh, it's really him."

After hearing Mary's affirmative words, Qin Dong pondered deeply, and then said to the phone after a while:

"Let him come to the company tomorrow to discuss it in detail."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Dong thought carefully before saying to Martin:

"How about this director? He fell in love with the script of my special effects blockbuster."

Martin looked puzzled:

"You seem a little hesitant? Are you a little resistant to the cost of this script?"

"Roland is a director who is very good at shooting big-budget, big-scenario films. He also has a special liking for science fiction films. He is considered a great director of genre films."

Qin Dong had been thinking a lot just now. When he heard this, he didn't say anything directly, but asked:

"Martin, how much do you think I can earn from making this kind of high-cost film myself? If I package it for you, how much profit can you bring to me?"

Martin didn't look surprised when he heard this. He had a hunch that Qin Dong didn't refuse the other party just now. He thought about it for about five minutes and didn't speak until about five minutes:

"Qin, let's put it this way, your script is a co-production, so it may be inherently weaker than our directors."

"If everything goes well, the film will turn out well and the special effects will be great."

"This kind of special effects blockbuster, which costs 200 million and has a global box office of 500 to 600 million, is very promising. In this way, the cost will basically be recovered, plus online copyrights, TV, offline discs, etc."

"It's okay to make a profit of one or two billion US dollars, but it still needs to be divided into the issuer, and it takes a long time to collect the money offline. The maximum you can earn is between tens of millions and one hundred million US dollars. This is the most ideal situation."

"If the box office can reach 1 billion..."

Martin did not continue, these were just metaphors:

"Then if Qin, you don't want to film, just let us CAA do the packaging and operation, and I can help you get 10% of the global box office share. This is the maximum level. It is difficult, but this ratio is still possible.

"

Qin Dong didn't speak for a long time as he listened. He was thinking.

It was previously planned to operate this special effects blockbuster for the fifth film, but due to the high cost, Qin Dong actually didn't really want to invest in it himself.

He doesn't have a lot of money now, so he is a little daunted by the long production time and high cost of such a movie.

Now all private money is in the stock market, waiting for a wave of prosperity.

Special effects blockbuster, special effects are very time-consuming.

Even though Qin Dong took two months to shoot, the post-production special effects production took half a year as a starting point.

In other words, the movie will not be released until one year at the earliest, and then it will be released for one month, and then wait for the theater to settle the bill one month later. This is an ideal situation. If any node is slow, you have to wait.

Qin Dongguang felt his balls hurt just thinking about consuming so much money for such a long time.

As for special effects, although his technology mall has artificial intelligence that can be redeemed, it's a pity that the fan value is not enough.

"Dong...dong..."

Qin Dong squinted his eyes, tapped his fingers on the table, and after a long time asked:

"Where's Martha? Ask her what Scarlett has planned for the past six months?"

Martin smiled, and quickly took out his mobile phone to call his agent, who was also Scarlett's agent Martha. After saying a few words, he hung up:

"Qin, Martha said that she is working on a home movie [My Family Bought a Zoo] for Scarlett. This kind of movie takes a very short time, and she is not the first heroine."

Qin Dong felt relieved when he heard this:

"That's fine. I'm going to shoot the two Scarlett movies together. As for the other special effects blockbuster, I'll package it for CAA to handle."

Martin laughed:

"Wow, that's great news, Qin, should we sign the agency contract?"

Qin Dong nodded.

Martin smiled and took the initiative to get a bottle of good wine, poured two glasses, and had a drink with Qin Dong.

The group left the manor and headed to the CAA headquarters.

There's nothing much to say about this kind of agency contract. It's a very simple thing. It takes 4% of Qin Dong's film remuneration. If it's other endorsements that CAA helps Qin Dong receive, it's still the same price, just a drizzle.

"What a pleasant day."

Martin was very happy when he saw the newly released contract. He couldn't help but cut two cigars and handed one to Qin Dong.

Qin Dong is an old smoker. He has never smoked a good cigar, but he is no stranger to it. He started smoking it skillfully and took a puff:

"Martin, as my agent, you need to use your energy now."

Martin didn't expect Qin Dong to have other things, so he asked with a smile:

"Wow, Qin, I have already taken over three of your scripts. Do you have a fourth script?"

Qin Dong stretched out three fingers:

"I have already written a lot of scripts, but I am not in a hurry to register for the time being. I have other things to do now."

"First, there are several books called [Maze Runner], [The Martian], and [The Hunger Games]. Let's check the copyright issues. I need you to help me get the film and television rights of these books. If they are not finished, also include them.

Subsequent copyright."

Previously, he asked the company's receptionist Mary to prepare some novel information here. Qin Dong looked at it and selected a few books. At this time, he signed an agent and it came in handy.

Martin took out a pen and paper and wrote down the names of these books.

"Second, help me find a publishing house. It will be there in a few days. I am going to write a novel and publish it."

Martin's eyes bulged and he quickly advised:

"Qin, I know you are good at writing scripts, so I'm not surprised that you can write novels, but you are about to shoot two movies in a row. Where do you find the time to write novels? This thing takes a lot of energy and time."

Qin Dong smiled and shook his head:

"Martin, you have read my information, do you know where the funds for my first and second movies came from?"

Martin shook his head, he really didn't know this.

"I spent more than half a year writing two novels with a total of 10 million words."

"..."

Martin was dumbfounded. This kind of word count scared him just thinking about it.

In book publishing here, it is normal for one volume to have one or two hundred thousand words, but several volumes to have hundreds of thousands of words, and even more than one million words are rare.

Qin Dong knew that the national conditions were different for this kind of thing, so it was conceivable that Martin didn't understand:

"Martin, I'm going to see the big publishers in a few days."

"I plan to spend about three days writing the first volume, which is one to two hundred thousand words. It is very simple and does not require any energy on my part."

"Finally, I'm going to leave here in a few days. Before that, you helped me with all the things I didn't expect. I don't like trivial matters very much."

Now that he has an agent, Qin Dong is lazy.

An agent is similar to a nanny. Of course, you must be capable before the agent can act as a nanny. Otherwise, you will be just a puppet in the hands of the agent.