World-class directors in the entertainment industry

The reason Liu Li regretted going back on her business back then was that she no longer looked down on mainland private giant companies.

Why don't you look down on it?

Because WMA, one of the three major agencies in Hollywood, extended an olive branch.

Liu Li had a high opinion of herself and her daughter's abilities, and felt that she could reach the sky in one step. She immediately let go of one of the four major mainland companies that had already paid benefits in advance, broke the contract, and signed a contract with WMA company for Xianxian.

This company, and the CAA agency that Qin Dong recently signed a contract with, are both international agencies.

This kind of company has people signing up all over the world, but signing up doesn’t mean you can go out.

Otherwise, these companies have signed so many foreign artists, but ordinary people have heard of a few stars from other countries besides Hollywood, except from their own country.

Hollywood's supporting roles are not available, so Liu Xianxian can only work in China. If the mainland circles don't look for her, she can only work in the Hong Kong circle.

But Hong Kong Film and Television has declined again, so now it’s neither up nor down.

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In 2008, Liu Xianxian officially entered the film industry to shoot his first movie. After the filming, he broke the contract and signed a contract with a foreign agency. In 2009, he stopped acting and went to sing. Unfortunately, Xianxian is not a singer.

In 2010, I reluctantly accepted a small-production romance film written, acted and directed by a Taiwanese singer.

It's already 2011.

Empty fame and no script, this is the reflection of the bad consequences of the year.

I could only fall into the embrace of Hong Kong circles, and then I took over the filming of the third movie, which was an adaptation of the old movie "Beautiful Ghost".

...

"Mom, let's go home, I'm tired."

Liu Xianxian took Liu Li's arm and begged in a low voice.

"Why..."

Seeing her daughter's appearance, Liu Li felt very distressed.

Although Qin Dong's words were unpleasant, they were true.

Liu Li used to be arrogant and had a financial sponsor behind her. If she had heard this back then, she would have dismissed it. However, the changes in human relationships in the past few years have made her slowly realize her ignorance. The financial sponsor is not omnipotent.

, you have to follow some rules when doing things.

Qin Dong saw the tired look on Liu Xianxian's face, looked at this girl whose face was very in line with his preferences, and couldn't help but say:

"Xianxian, how about you sign a contract with my company?"

WMA is a foreign company, which is different from the local one. This company only represents film contracts from outside China, but it can also sign new companies in China.

"ah..."

Liu Xianxian was stunned.

Looking into Qin Dong's eyes, the man stared at her with burning eyes. His eyes were very hot, as if they had boundless warmth, which made Liu Xianxian feel warm in her heart.

Only after losing something will people discover things they once didn't care about.

Liu Xianxian has been involved in various popular and large-scale TV series since her debut, and with financial support behind her, it was a smooth sailing.

But once I entered the film industry, I found that it was two different concepts from the television industry.

Money is no longer everything.

Really good scripts are not short of money, but those who are short of money rarely have good scripts.

"Director Qin, if Xianxian signs with your company, I don't know who will be the heroine of your future movies..."

Liu Sisi was distracted by the inexplicable warmth in her heart and fell silent, but Liu Li was not idle and hurriedly asked questions.

Qin Dong looked at this pushy woman and said in a cold tone:

"Auntie, I remember that Xianxian has signed with WMA for three years. Can you tell me what Hollywood movies she has starred in?"

Liu Li's expression froze:

"this..."

These words hurt people and expose scars.

Qin Dong actually didn't like this self-righteous woman and directly cheated his own daughter:

"Also, if Xianxian wants to sign with my company, she must terminate her contract with WMA."

Liu Li frowned in confusion:

"Why? This company represents Xianxian's foreign affairs. It has no intersection with the domestic ones, so it won't affect it. Now Xianxian has our own company in China."

Liu Xianxian also stared at Qin Dong curiously.

This man now makes her look and feel completely different, and she feels very kind.

Qin shakes his head:

"Because I have signed with CAA."

Liu Li silently said that her daughter signed a contract with WMA, so she was naturally very familiar with other agencies that are as famous as this company.

This kind of brokerage companies are all in opposition to each other and compete with each other in everything from film contracts of their artists to endorsements, etc.

"congratulations."

Liu Xianxian smiled. Being able to sign with CAA shows that Qin Dong has taken a crucial step.

Qin Dong showed a sunny smile to Liu Xianxian, then looked at the silent Liu Li and continued:

"WMA has signed too many foreign artists. Three years have proven that they are not capable of bringing out immortals."

"Or you don't want to, or you don't want to waste resources, it's all the same."

"Cancel the contract, sign with my company, and then I will let CAA sign Xianxian."

Liu Li's eyes lit up. If she could sign with CAA, then it would be no problem to terminate her contract with WMA. But does Qin Dong have this ability?

"You, can you let CAA sign my fairy?"

Qin Dong looked at the many people around him staring at this place. He knew that he had wasted a lot of time, so he was ready to end the topic quickly, because there were two pairs of beautiful big eyes looking over frequently at this time, and he felt that the pressure was a bit high:

"These are all small things. Do you know who my agent is? The president of CAA, Martin Bob."

This sentence is enough, there is class everywhere.

Especially since her daughter signed a contract with WMA, Liu Li should understand what Qin Dong means.

This kind of large brokerage company has a clear internal hierarchy and is divided into many levels, from artists to managers.

When Li Jie and Jack Cheng were famous all over Asia, they only got B-level contracts after signing with a large agency like this. Later, they only got A-level contracts after they became established in Hollywood.

At most, Liu Xianxian has a C-level contract, which is also a common contract for foreign artists signed by such large international brokerage companies.

After all, there are still a handful of foreign stars of the caliber of Li Jie and Cheng Jie Ke. Their fame and status were such that they only received B-category contracts at the beginning.

Contract commissions are different, and the resources provided by the company are also different. They are all relative.

The same goes for agents, such as Scarlett's agent Martha.

Scarlett is very famous, but that is because of her race, which represents the race behind the scenes that controls Hollywood, so even if she is in the literary and art circles, she is still very famous, but this does not mean that the agency will give her high treatment, so

Arranged for Martha to be her agent.

Just like Natalie Portman, who is of the same race as Scarlett, she became famous when she was a child, but useless actresses who cannot support commercial films are not valued by agencies.

So even if her race is an advantage, she can only work in literary and artistic films to win awards. In fact, in the eyes of these agencies, she is a second- and third-rate star, and they are all over the street.

If Scarlett becomes famous through commercial films in the future and becomes a top actress in Hollywood, then her agency contract will be under Martin's name.

The artists under Martin's name are all the best in all walks of life, including great directors, actors with a salary of more than 20 million yuan, and great singers.

Martha was still Scarlett's manager at that time, just taking a back seat, but with more shares, her salary in the company was also higher. From then on, she could get more commissions from the artists she signed. This was a large agency.

Internal layering.

"The president of CAA is actually your agent..."

Liu Li never expected this result, and she also understood the difference.

Even Li Jie and Jack Cheng, who became popular in Hollywood back then, were not treated like this when they were at their peak.

Qin Dong smiled and said nothing.

He won't talk about what's going on here.

Why should Martin be his agent?

Gambling is the most important thing, why gamble?

I read Qin Dong's three co-production scripts and found that if the characters and locations in Qin Dong's scripts were replaced by foreign countries, it would be a standard Hollywood commercial film.

This is a director who understands the essence of Hollywood commercial films.

Moreover, the concept of the script is very clever and novel. In addition, China's ticket sales are growing faster and faster, and Qin Dong's previous movies were very profitable. All of this adds up...

This is why Martin is willing to take a gamble.