World-class directors in the entertainment industry

"Three grams of oil, Martin, you did it beautifully. I knew it would be no problem to leave it to you. CAA is very professional. You are really experienced in developing CAA into the world's largest agency."

After Martin finished speaking, Qin Dong suddenly praised him and slapped him in the face.

"Wow, it's so rare to hear your praise from Qin. It's so rare to hear it."

Martin on the other side of the phone was surprised. This was the first time he heard Qin Dong praise him.

In other words, this is the first time that Martin has heard that this Chinese director can praise others since he got along with Qin Dong.

"Hey, Martin, I didn't have anything to do with you before. It seems like you, CAA, are the ones benefiting from me..."

When Qin Dong heard this, he habitually fought back.

"OK, you're right, haha... Let's get down to business, Qin. Although the matter is most likely settled, it would actually be very bad if you occupied most of the shares of a large machine company. How many times have we dealt with you?

Years have passed. In your Chinese terms, we have a big age gap, but we have a good friendship. I regard you as my good friend. We are friends who have been together for many years, right? Is this word correct? "

After Martin smiled on the phone, his tone changed and he became serious.

"Yeah, that's right. The good friendship between an old man and a young man is indeed called year-end friendship."

In the restaurant, Qin Dong smiled and affirmed the other party's choice of words.

"Friends at the end of the year, dear Qin, you are a smart man, you are not like a fool like Tom, so if I have some heart-to-hearts, I will tell you directly."

"Wow, Martin, you said bad things about Tom again. You know Tom and I are good friends. I will definitely tell him about this."

Qin Dong couldn't help but joke about Martin always complaining about Tom Cruise in front of Qin Dong.

Because of the filming of "Mission: Impossible 4", even though Tom Cruise had many problems, he cooperated very well with Qin Dong and the filming went smoothly. As a result, the two people had a good relationship. Therefore, Qin Dong and Tom said they were

Friends are never too good to be true.

"Even if Tom is in front of me, I can tell him that he is an idiot. If he wasn't an idiot, how could he let Nicole, a bitch, make him miserable..."

On the phone, Martin didn't care about Qin Dong's joking, but instead complained harshly again.

"Okay, Martin, that's it for now. You must know that Nicole is also a good friend of mine. Are you planning to complain about both of them? You must know that both of them are your CAA artists."

Qin Dong quickly shouted to stop. It looked like Martin was still dissatisfied with Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise's ex-wife.

"Hey, Qin, it's not like you don't understand the rules of Hollywood. Why should actresses compare with actors? Nicole will never reach the level of Julia Roberts in this life. Even if she reaches the pinnacle of an actress,

Compared to the top 20 plus 20 club of male actors, the gap is huge. If Nicole was not also an artist of CAA, I would have wanted to kill them all. This bitch has destroyed one of our top cash cows of CAA.

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Martin's words seemed to arouse some resentment. This time he spoke very rudely and scolded Nicole again.

"OK, I understand how you feel, Martin, but the matter is in the past and we have to move on."

Qin Dong comforted him helplessly. It was early morning here, this was China, not to mention it was night over there in the United States.

It's so early in the morning, Qin Dong is not willing to hear these trivial things, it's too unlucky.

What's more, Qin Dong also knows a lot about the bloody affair between Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, the ex-wife and ex-husband, and Nicole has had several close interactions with Qin Dong, so she is too lazy to say more.

Already.

"Well, I'm going off topic. Qin, let's get back to the business. Because of your status, you are a smart person. Qin, you should understand that if you occupy the majority of the shares of the big machine and only you and Taylor become shareholders, I'm afraid it will

There are many people who have opinions about you, do you understand what I mean?"

When Martin on the other end of the phone heard this, he immediately got back to business and stopped talking.

"When...when...when..."

Qin Dong narrowed his eyes and put down the chopsticks in his hand.

Valley

Squinting as he thought about Martin's words, his fingers began to tap on the dining table unconsciously.

"A bunch of corrupt fools, Martin, who and what companies are you trying to bring into this business?"

After a while, Qin Dong communicated and then asked on the phone.

"I knew you were a smart man, Qin. It's a pleasure talking to you. There are currently five top music companies in the world. Warner Music, Sony Music, EMI, and BMG are known as the five top music companies."

Hearing Qin move, he guessed his intention immediately, and Martin responded in an unexpected tone.

"Warner Music? It's the same parent company as Warner Brothers?"

Qin Dong really didn't know much about the music industry and record industry, so he asked out of curiosity when he heard Warner Music.

"Yeah, Warner Music and Warner Bros. are both subsidiaries of the parent company, Time Warner Group."

Martin answered in the affirmative.

"Martin, before we talk about which music company to bring in, tell me how to guarantee my and Taylor's shares after these top companies in the music industry enter the market. The big fish eats the small fish, and it applies to the whole world. I don't want to

In the end, I became a small fish, a scrap material and a wage earner."

Qin Dong was really not familiar with the five top global companies mentioned by Martin, so he changed his words and asked about other things.

Qin Dong doesn't care much about which company is introduced into the market, as long as his benefits are guaranteed.

"Of course, Qin, your concerns are correct. I have already thought of it. Big Machine Records is not valuable at all. What is valuable is Big Machine's signed artist Taylor Swift. This company has signed more than a dozen artists.

The others are all not famous, and it’s all up to Taylor Swift to support the company.”

"Miss Swift's contract with Big Machine will expire next year. If the top music company that ends up goes too far, it will only take advantage of it for one year. If Miss Swift's contract expires next year, Big Machine will be left with nothing."

It’s worth it, Qin, you have this trump card, I think no matter which music company enters the market, they will not behave irrationally unless they are really a fool like Tom."

Regarding Qin Dong's question, Martin gave the answer without hesitation. It can be seen that the other party has really considered it comprehensively. He is worthy of being the president of a top brokerage company and does everything flawlessly.

"Can the other party agree to a shareholding of no more than 20%?"

After Qin Dong heard what Martin said, he thought for a while and did not express his opinion. Instead, he said the benefits.

When you bring people into the market, you must give benefits. What big companies fear most when entering the market is that they will turn against customers. Usually, these large companies are absolutely unwilling to only take the small ones, because they are not short of money.

"Two percent? To be honest, Qin, this share is too small. I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle. Otherwise, we can bring Warner Music into the scene. I'll go talk to Barry Meyer, although he is only from Warner Bros. Pictures."

President, but it belongs to the same Time Warner Group as Warner Music, so it should be able to help, otherwise the 20% stake will not be able to satisfy the appetite of the top companies in the industry."

Martin hesitated for a moment, thought for a moment, and then gave an answer.

Qin Dongneng could think of things that Martin, an American who had been in Hollywood for decades, could think of even more. He immediately changed his mind and directly reduced the quota of the five top music companies to only the last one: Warner Music.

"OK, go ahead and give it a try. Martin, I'll give you a bottom line. Taylor and I must control the shares."

Qin Dong did not embarrass Martin, but revealed the bottom line in advance.

Maybe Martin could tell outsiders the bottom line behind his back, but Qin Dong didn't care.

Because the top companies in each industry are not simple, even if Qin Dong didn't say anything, it is absolutely impossible for these top companies to accept 20% of the shares after entering the market. If these top companies are beggars, they are all fools.

Even if it was Warner Music, even if Qin Dong and Martin had a good relationship with Barry Meyer, the president of Warner Brothers, and even if Warner Brothers and Warner Music belonged to the same group, Warner Music would not be able to accept two shares.

Competence is the identity of a top company in every industry and must be maintained.

"OK, I understand, I'll try."