World-class directors in the entertainment industry

In the comics industry, there are two companies that dominate North America.

That is DC Comics and Marvel Comics.

These two comic companies are the largest comic companies in the United States. They have countless comic superheroes, at least several thousand superheroes.

When it comes to which of the two largest comic companies is more powerful, it is naturally DC Comics.

Don't look at the superhero movies produced by Marvel today that are conquering cities all over the world. In fact, Marvel was on the verge of bankruptcy a few years ago.

Ever since its inception, Marvel has been lagging behind DC.

Back then, DC Comics was the first to propose the concept of superheroes, and the first superhero was Superman published by DC.

The second superhero is Batman.

At that time, these two heroes were very popular across the United States and made a lot of money, so other new comic companies appeared.

It was at this time that Marvel appeared. From the beginning, they copied the superheroes produced by DC Comics. It should be said that they were imitated.

If you carefully study the superheroes of these two companies, you will find that many of the heroes are very similar. It is for this reason.

DC is the originator, and Marvel copied and imitated it. Later it became bigger and produced some innovative superheroes. At this time, DC became angry and imitated and imitated.

However, as the saying goes, plagiarism and imitation are always one step behind, so Marvel Comics has been on the verge of bankruptcy many times.

Since the 1980s and 1990s, it has sold its superhero copyrights many times. Superheroes such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Mutants, Iron Man, Hulk, Constantine, etc. were sold during this period.

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But later, Marvel Comics fought back and took out a loan before going bankrupt. As a result, the movie became a hit and the company came back to life.

The copyrights of some heroes have been recovered, but there are still superheroes such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Mutants, and Constantine whose copyrights cannot be recovered.

As the original founding company of superheroes, DC Comics is doing much better than Marvel.

DC Comics was acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures early in the last century. All its superhero copyrights belong to Warner. As one of the six major Hollywood giants, and backed by Time Warner, how can it be sold to Warner?

Go, so DC's life far exceeds that of Marvel.

Over the years, superheroes such as Superman and Batman have had several versions of movie series since the 1970s.

It's just that they are all personal series of superhero movies, and there has never been a movie universe where many superheroes unite. Therefore, now Warner is jealous to see that the Revenge Universe superhero assembly movie produced by Marvel is making crazy money around the world.

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In the past, he was a loser and an imitator, but now he is making huge profits. How can he be content with it?

It's a pity that the first movie of the DC movie universe "Green Hat" was immediately rushed to the street. Two hundred million US dollars were wasted. I am even more unwilling to accept it. Even after more than a year has passed, Warner has been secretly planning. After all, it is early in the morning.

Make money, that's why Warner President Barry Meyer suddenly told Qin Dong this and wanted Qin Dong to help.

After all, Warner has already looked for many big directors, but they either refused to agree, or agreed with no guarantee, and there were various harsh conditions, so it was the turn of Qin Dong, a Chinese director who does not belong to North America.

"Haney, you were so handsome just now. It turns out that negotiations in the film industry are like this."

On the way back to the car, Taylor leaned in Qin Dong's arms and looked at the man with bright blue eyes, looking like he had gained knowledge.

Taylor is now considered a world-famous superstar in the music industry, but unfortunately the music industry and the film industry are two different things.

Moreover, as a singer, he works for a record company, so negotiations basically have nothing to do with the singer.

This time Taylor saw what it means to be a great director. It was an eye-opener to actually ask for the copyrights of characters in comics even when negotiating for remuneration.

"Don't get excited. It's just a basic operation. This is where we are. It's too early to negotiate."

Qin Dong smiled lightly, not caring at all.

I just asked for all the copyrights to DC Comics superheroes, but Barry refused again, but this time he wasn't too determined.

As Qin Dong said, there are too many superheroes in DC comics. If you expect Warner to film one superhero a year, it will take thousands of years. There is no use just keeping them. You have to replace them with visible beauty.

The knife is real.

Barry also understands, so there will be another time to negotiate.

As the president of Warner, Barry cannot make the decision on this matter alone and has to discuss it with the board of directors. Even if Qin Dong just asks to exclude superheroes from the DC movie universe that Warner will launch next, it is still a big deal.

What's more, it doesn't have to be Qin Dong. Warner will continue to contact other directors in the future. If it can achieve the most brilliant results at the smallest cost, no company is stupid enough to be willing to pay more.

Barry understands this matter, Qin Dong also understands it, and Martin, as the president of CAA, understands it even more.

Therefore, everyone didn't talk too much, not to mention that this kind of thing basically cannot be settled in one or two times.

Even if a major commercial film director wants to negotiate a salary for a film, he has to negotiate several times before he can confirm it. This is the way Hollywood works.

Unless you are a low-level person or a small role player, a big company can just give you a contract.

Any actor or director with a certain status who wants to negotiate a salary for a film will need his agent to negotiate with the company several times.

"Qin, how long can you stay here?"

Martin, who was sitting in the front row, suddenly turned his head and asked.

"I'll probably stay for a few more days. I'm going to interview the role of my next movie and finalize it. When I go back, I'll finish the post-production quickly and then I can start shooting the new movie. Martin, tell me about the shooting location of the new movie.

Please make sure as soon as possible."

Qin Dong thought for a while and said this.

The movie starring Mimi has been filmed and has not been done in post-production. However, with the artificial intelligence giant panda, post-production is too simple, so Qin Dong needs to confirm the main actors of the next film before going back.

"Okay, Casa and I will handle this matter as soon as possible."

Casa is the general manager of Heishui Longqi, the North American branch of Qin Dong, and is an acquaintance of Martin.

"Qin, do you have anything to tell me about the negotiations with Warner?"

Martin understands Qin Dong. This Chinese man's ideas are too correct, so he, as an agent, must listen to Qin Dong and act according to Qin Dong's words.

"Martin, asking for all the copyrights of superheroes is my bottom line."

Qin Dong narrowed his eyes and kept talking. He had to let his agent understand his thoughts before he could negotiate, because the rest was basically the agent's job. Unless the matter was completely resolved, Qin Dong would be needed next time.

When he came forward, it was time for the matter to be negotiated and it was time for Qin Dong to come and sign the contract in person:

"The difference lies in the specific number of superheroes requested and which superheroes are requested. This aspect is subject to discussion."

Martin understood. In fact, he had guessed Qin Dong's purpose when he heard Qin Dong asked for the superhero copyright. Sure enough, his employer was not going to give in, but he still asked tentatively:

"Qin, if Warner offers a high-dollar film contract."

"For example, a basic salary of US$20 million or US$30 million, plus a 20% or 30% share of the global movie box office?"

"Maybe they might offer a higher film contract, in which case..."