World-class directors in the entertainment industry

"Scarlett, how are you feeling lately?"

With Scarlett's status, she can now get the chance to speak. She couldn't get her turn before.

Although foreigners are very open-minded, in fact, every circle has its own rules. Although it is much better than the clear class like Bangzi, there are also some unspoken rules.

"Qin, I feel very good. There is news about me in the newspapers every day."

With a smile on her face, Scarlett gave Qin Dong a big hug, her chest softly hitting Qin Dong.

She loves being in the limelight.

"Wow, that's good."

Qin Dong was satisfied when he heard this.

After all, this kind of publicity with the help of the other party's relationship, and it was related to her ex-husband, Qin Dong felt bad, so he asked, and now he feels at ease.

The two of them were chatting, and after Martin took Qin Dong to introduce a few more people, he led Qin Dong to the sofa in a corner.

"Qin...I'd like to introduce you to this person, Tom."

Qin Dong glanced at Martin, said nothing else, smiled at the person in front of him and stretched out his hand:

"Wow, the famous soup, Martin doesn't need your introduction, of course I know him."

As Martin introduced this person just now, and in a corner, Qin Dong guessed that there was something going on below. Otherwise, with this person's status, even if he has been in a lot of decline in recent years, no one here can underestimate him.

Apart from Director Spey, this person should have the highest status. Martin should not have introduced him last.

"Qin, let me call you that. Martin told me about your deeds. I admire your talent very much. Your shooting speed also shocked me."

Tom, who was wearing a suit and leather shoes and his hair neatly combed, looked at Qin Dong, who was a head taller than him, stretched out his hand to hold it, then let go and kept a certain distance.

He doesn't like to stand with people taller than him.

"Haha, thank you."

Qin Dong noticed Tom's little move and smiled.

He remembered some news about the delicious soup.

This man avoids being told about his height. His ex-wife is Nicole Kidman. Nicole is much taller than Tom. When they were together, Nicole did not dare to wear high heels. This is something that Tom strongly opposes. Moreover,

He also said that all the shoes that Liangtang wears all year round are for heightening.

Liang Tang was particularly popular in the 1990s. Although he did not win the best actor award, this man was very good at box office. He was good at any movie and made money in any type of movie. He was a box office hit. His salary was 20 million U.S. dollars plus dividends.

, there are many of them.

It was just ten years ago that after divorcing Nicole, Nicole teamed up with her former manager to put him in a bad position and said a lot of bad things about him, and his reputation began to slip.

Especially in recent years, due to his religious issues, his reputation has become even worse, causing several movies to suffer losses. Now he is not as good as before, and he can be regarded as a fallen superstar.

"Qin, Tom, come, sit down and chat."

At this time, Martin was not in a hurry to help Qin Dong introduce anyone, and pulled Qin Dong to sit down.

"Martin, do you have something to say?"

After Qin Dong sat down, he looked at Liangtang and asked Martin directly.

Martin nodded, glanced at Qin Dong and spoke in a low voice:

"Qin, we are all our own people. If I have anything to say, I will say it directly."

"Tom has been in a bit of trouble lately, and you have a lot of scripts. Is there anything suitable for Tom?"

No matter how poor Liangtang is, he is still a global superstar, and his salary and endorsements are still high. CAA does not want to let the cash cow fall.

Tom had already discussed this with Martin, and now he spoke in a low voice:

"Qin, I don't know if you've heard about me. In the past few years, all the movies I've starred in have suffered box office losses. Now many big-budget movies have rejected me."

Having said this, Liangtang showed a self-deprecating smile on his face.

When Qin Dong heard this, he understood.

Martin didn't want his money tree to fall, but Tom was ill and sought medical treatment.

He squinted his eyes and thought about it carefully, then his mind moved and he asked Liangtang:

"Tom, you've made three "Mission: Impossible" movies, have you ever thought about making a fourth one?"

Tom's eyes lit up with an expectant look:

"Qin, to tell you the truth, the reputation of the third part is bad. It has only been a few years. Can the timing be right? The key is the script. How to restore the bad reputation before? This is a difficult problem, otherwise the series would have been restarted long ago.

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How could Liangtang forget his most famous series of movies? He has thought about it many times in recent years when he has been depressed. Unfortunately, it is difficult to write a script.

Qin Dong nodded in understanding and thought silently for a while:

"Tom, I will solve this problem, but my conditions are very high."

Tom nodded:

"you say."

Qin Donglion opened his mouth:

"The scripts I write are all going to be divided into the global box office, not dividends. Martin knows this."

Martin looked at Tom and explained:

"Director Roland is currently filming [2012 Doomsday], which is Qin's script, and the remuneration will be divided into 8% of the global box office."

Liangtang was a little hesitant. His personal company owned part of the copyright to "Mission: Impossible", so this series of movies could not get around him no matter what. Without his nod, no one would be able to film it.

This penny is paid out as a share of the box office, which is too high.

Most of the time, they only share the box office profit, rather than the box office share. There is a big difference here.

Qin Dong also noticed Liangtang's hesitation and added:

"Of course, I also know that it's not good to divide it like this for no reason. After all, it's a sequel to a series of movies. If you have the basics, let's add a condition. What is the highest box office among your first three movies?"

Tom said it casually without hesitation:

"550 million."

When Qin Dong heard this number, he smiled and confidently stretched out his finger and shook it:

"It exceeds this box office and has a better reputation than the third film. This is my own request. Of course, on this basis, the remuneration I receive will be higher."

Tom looked at Qin Dong's expression. This young man was so confident that he even took the initiative to make demands for himself.

After thinking for a while, he spoke:

"Qin, give me a few days to think about it."

Qin Dong smiled because he wanted to see the first weekend box office of his [Source Code]:

"ok, no problem."

Tomorrow is the premiere, and the day after tomorrow it officially kicks off its global release.

And the day after tomorrow, June 10, happens to be Friday.

Movies here are usually released on Friday, and the first weekend is five, six or seven days.

Usually, how good a movie is can be judged by just the box office in these three days.

"Qin..."

Martin and Qin Dong walked to another place and asked in a low voice:

"Do you think that if Tom agrees, you might take over as director? After all, co-productions like yours will actually affect your ability to quickly increase your reputation."

Qin Dong frowned, this matter...

Although co-productions are good for domestic artists, they do affect Qin Dong's global popularity, at least much slower.

And if he were to take over, the TV series he was preparing to shoot in the summer and the movie he was shooting for Mimi would have to be postponed.

After all, Liang Tang is still a global superstar, so it is impossible to wait for him to finish filming. Moreover, CAA and Martin are eager for Liang Tang to return to his original status as soon as possible, and they definitely want Qin Dong to film as soon as possible.

"Mission: Impossible Part 4...it's just a TV show..."

Qin Dong pondered, thinking about the plot of the TV series. In fact, it is very difficult to film in the summer.

Because many of the scenes are in autumn and winter, shooting in summer is very troublesome.

But in this way, I feel a little ashamed of Mimi. This woman has been following him for a long time. Qin Dong has not arranged anything until now and keeps letting go. But things still need to be prioritized.

As long as you get up, you can quickly pick up Mimi. Thinking of this, he nodded:

"I can take over, but Martin. In that case, you have an idea of ​​the remuneration I need. If it's less, let alone taking over, I don't even have a script."