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"Haha, I knew this was the result. The cost was too high."

Qin Dong smiled. Even though it was his own script, the movie didn't make any money, so he could still laugh. Anyway, he didn't invest any money, but he made 40 million US dollars.

Maybe other directors must be thinking that a box office of 800 million US dollars is definitely a moment of fame, and countless directors are rushing to shoot it.

But this does not include Qin Dong.

These directors want to become famous. Movies with high box office can easily make the director famous. These directors survive by making movies, so they want to be famous. Anyway, the cost of the movie does not need to be paid by these directors themselves. It is all invested by the producer. They just act as a director.

Director, that's all.

But Qin Dong is not. The way he became famous is by making money from the box office of movies, not the box office of movies that lose money.

"Yes, it is indeed too high. The cost is more than 200 million U.S. dollars. I heard that Columbia's later promotional expenses were almost 100 million U.S. dollars. The total box office of 800 million sounds very high, but Columbia is indeed

It is a loss-making project and can only be repaid by other income, but this kind of special effects blockbuster is very attractive. Today next year, this movie will still make money for Columbia."

Martin, who has been in Hollywood for decades, is now planning until next year and recounts some of the inside stories with a smile.

"It takes several years to make a little money after spending hundreds of millions. Haha, Martin, that's why I'm not willing to shoot it. Even if this movie is a script I personally wrote, I don't want to shoot it at such a high cost."

A big movie with a long payback time.”

Qin Dong laughed loudly. It was not him who invested the money anyway, so he was in a good mood at the moment.

In terms of investment, this is definitely a failed investment, because the cost is too high, the time line is long, and the result is only a small profit, which is really not worth it.

"Yeah... I agree with you, Qin, you are really a genius, your calculations are very far-reaching, but you don't care, that's because your genius is unparalleled, and this kind of high-grossing movie is the most popular one among Hollywood directors.

Everyone is willing to rush to shoot it. Such a movie can make the director famous and let many people around the world know the director's reputation."

Martin nodded, but also pointed out the differences.

The Chinese people in front of me are not only directors, they are also the bosses of film and television companies. They are the bosses who invest in their own movies every time. This is different from most Hollywood directors. This is the difference in reality.

"In my opinion, a director who can't come up with a script by himself is just a tool. It won't matter whoever replaces this kind of director."

Qin Dong complained, but it was also from his heart.

This kind of tool director, using these famous directors, also requires a lot of capital. The director's fee starts at several million dollars, and some even have to give a share of the box office profits. Instead of doing this, it is better to find those directors who are not recognized for their talents and make them.

The effect is the same.

Although directors are not as good as actors, there are still countless directing graduates around the world every year, and there are still a lot of people who come to shoot.

"Haha...Okay, Qin, let's skip this topic. Speaking of which, I still have something to ask you about. This happened not just recently, but a long time ago. Many people called me intermittently.

The phone number I wanted to purchase your script was from the Script Association. Because I didn’t know your number, the call came to my agent’s mobile phone.”

Martin smiled and did not defend Qin Dong's words. Everyone has different opinions.

Qin Dong's statement is reasonable, but it seems that Martin is not entirely right.

Many directors may not have the ability to write scripts, but they are indeed good at shooting, and some films are really not what most directors are capable of shooting. However, Martin will not defend Qin Dong on these, because it is unnecessary and he does not want to make them for no reason.

Qin Dong was unhappy.

"These people are really dreaming about buying my script. Don't pay attention to it and reject them all."

When Qin Dong heard this, he sneered and gave an instruction, then said no more.

"Okay, I think so too, so I've never told you before, but Qin, there was a director under CAA named James DeMonaco. He wrote a script and just went to the Script Association.

At that time, I found that you had already registered it. The script was called [Human Purge Plan]. Look..."

Martin nodded, but changed the topic. He looked at Qin Dong hesitantly, and the following words were self-evident.

"Martin, I really want to agree, but unfortunately I can't. Although I have only written the first part of this script, in my plan, this is a series. Even if the first part does not make money at the box office, I will invest in the second part.

The third one."

Qin Dong laughed when he heard the script, but this was his agent, so he had to explain his rejection.

"You want to shoot the second part without making money? So it seems, Qin, you are very optimistic about the future box office of this script. When do you plan to shoot it?"

When Martin heard this explanation, he immediately understood the meaning.

If you say you're going to make a second part without making money, doesn't that mean you're very optimistic about the box office of the first part? Otherwise, you're really going to lose money and no one will watch a movie with low ratings. How can you make a second part of this kind of movie?

"NO, I'm not filming. This is a script I prepared for my brother Zhou Shan. It was originally his first work to become famous in Hollywood and around the world. Just because of some accident, I just temporarily wrote "Super Face" last month.

The script of "Hacker", for "Super Face Hacker", this is just a game, let my brother Zhou Shan come and practice, but the script of "Human Purge Plan" is the one that can make the director famous in my heart

Made with care, do you understand? Martin."

Qin shook his head and took out Zhou Shan.

This made Martin more aware that he valued the future of his brother Zhou Shan.

This is also what Qin Dong thinks. He has written many scripts and registered them with the North American Script Association and China. These scripts are all popular movies this year, next year, and in the future. Qin Dong is one of them.

There was no way anyone could film it, and I didn’t want anyone else to film it, so I wrote it down and registered it in advance to avoid a collision between the original screenwriter and the director.

The script of "Human Purge Plan" is a series of films. In the previous life, several films of this film were filmed. How could Qin Dong miss this kind of film.

Of course, Qin Dong would not be able to shoot such a low-budget movie now, but neither the director of CAA nor the other directors of Qin Dong's own company are qualified. Only his brother Zhou Shan has the capital.

This kind of movie, which is destined to be a hit at the box office and is a series, can only be shot by people who are absolutely close to it.

"OK, I understand, I won't say much more. How about starting this [Human Purge Plan] immediately after Zhou finishes filming [Super Face Hacker]? At that time, we at CAA will fully support Zhou's work."

Martin wisely chose not to say much.

What James DeMonaco, is being ignored by Martin at the moment.

Even though James DeMonaco is a director under CAA, even if he said that he wrote the script himself and did not plagiarize anyone else, it was all his own creativity, but when Qin Dong registered the script, Martin knew it.

I don’t trust James DeMonaco at all. Compared with this less famous director, Qin Dong in front of me is the treasure of CAA.

Instead, the topic changed and I thought about hurrying up and filming this script that Qin Dong valued.

"Okay, I'll tell my brother Zhou Shan about this. But as for the actors, the male lead and one of his two children must be my compatriots. I have already decided on the candidates."

Qin Dong nodded, he knew what Martin meant, it was just the actors and crew who intervened according to the old rules.

Thinking of this, I directly named two of the characters.

"OK, no problem. This is your script, Qin. Of course, everything is subject to your requirements."

Martin smiled and agreed.

This request is also Qin Dong's old habit, and Martin is also used to it.

This Chinese director not only likes to decide the female characters in movies, but also likes to arrange Chinese actors in them.

Regarding Qin Dong's approach, Martin also understood that this was something only a patriotic director would do.

Take a look at Qin Dong's movies, most of them contain Chinese actors.