World-class directors in the entertainment industry

Warner Pictures Headquarters Building.

conference room.

It was full of people at this time.

"Barry, what is the topic of today's meeting?"

Someone asked.

"Wow, Kurt, you're still always so impatient."

Barry Meyer was sitting in the most important position in the conference room. After hearing this, he looked at the person who asked the question and said a little helplessly.

If most people in the room dared to ask this, Barry would definitely be furious.

But Kurt who asked the question was no longer in this group.

Not only Kurt, but also several others in the room.

These people are not Warner's management, these people are representative members of Warner's board of directors.

Some directors come in person, and some are representatives sent by the directors.

"Finish the meeting early so that I can get out of the way early. There is a beautiful woman waiting for me..."

Kurt, who looked to be in his forties or fifties with a big belly, was talking happily without paying any attention to other people.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's get started."

Barry Meyer smiled and nodded. He looked at everyone in the conference room and found that everyone who was supposed to be there had arrived, so he said to a man in his thirties standing next to him:

"Trent..."

"Okay, President."

As Warner's assistant to the president, Trent Terry had already communicated with Barry before the meeting and received Barry's instructions.

At this time, he faced everyone in the room and said:

"Before starting the topic of today's meeting, there is some news that needs to be known to the directors and supervisors."

"First news: Last year, Universal decided to restart the classic film series [Jurassic Dinosaurs]."

"At that time, Universal found Dong Qin, the world's new super director."

"The two have reached a ladder-type directing contract for global box office sharing."

"Director Qin will not only be the director, screenwriter, and producer of the new rebooted version of [Jurassic Dinosaurs]... even the special effects of this science fiction blockbuster will be produced by Director Qin's company."

"Before today, we at Warner got the news..."

"Director Qin has already produced some of the special effects clips, and after watching them around the world, they spoke highly of them."

"Even Universal President Adam regretted signing the global box office sharing contract."

"Currently, Universal believes that the special effects of this movie are extremely perfect and the plot is also excellent."

"If nothing else happens, this movie will probably earn Director Qin hundreds of millions of dollars in director's salary."

"Second news: [Fury Road], which has been released for half a month, currently has a global box office of 630 million."

"The director of this movie is also Director Dong Qin."

"Pa..."

There was a loud noise.

Trent Terry, who just finished speaking, was shocked.

"Apart from the fact that the first news is surprising, doesn't everyone know about the second news you mentioned?"

"Is it necessary to waste everyone's time repeating it?"

Board member Cook mocked in a very dissatisfied tone.

The loud noise just now was the sound of him banging the table.

"Besides, what does these two pieces of news have to do with today's meeting?"

"Yes, the movie [Fury Road] is still in theaters. As long as you read the newspaper regularly, the box office data will be clear at a glance."

"Director Qin is, after all, one of the world's greatest super directors. His films are naturally worthy of attention."

"Well, not to mention that [Fury Road] was invested by Warner Bros., and it was even distributed globally by Warner Bros., is it necessary to introduce it again?"

Cook's words caused everyone in the room to nod and complain, and it suddenly became noisy.

Is it necessary to repeat something we all know?

Not necessary.

"Quiet..."

Barry Meyer frowned and gave a cold shout.

The room suddenly became quiet.

As the president who has been in charge of Warner for decades, Barry still has a lot of prestige.

Even board members still have to give face.

Seeing the room quieten down, Barry Meyer glanced around and said in person:

"The issues discussed in today's meeting are not new issues, they are old matters."

"The two things I asked Trent to introduce are definitely related to today's theme."

"I'm not that old yet to be so confused..."

Everyone in the room remained quiet, and no one interrupted this time.

Barry was very satisfied with his prestige and being able to suppress those below him.

"Director Qin, now... his movies... box office... and his relationship with our Warner..."

"His script...his vision..."

"Look at Disney's Marvel...Marvel's superhero movies...box office...movie universe...global movie fans..."

"And our Warner DC...[Green Lantern] box office...[Superman: Man of Steel]..."

"Tell me, tell me all of you..."

"Five years have passed. Where are our DC movie universe and Warner's superhero universe movies?"

The more Barry Meyer spoke, the colder his face became, and his eyes coldly scanned the people below:

"Last year, Director Qin did not refuse our Warner invitation and made his request."

"It was you who jointly rejected his proposal."

"You think the filming of [Superman: Man of Steel] may be the beginning of a new DC superhero movie universe. What is the result?"

"The movie was released this year, with a global box office of 668 million. It looks good."

"But considering the cost of this movie, which is as high as 225 million, I can barely say that the movie has made back the cost at the box office. If you want to make money from this movie, you can only rely on offline discs and copyrights to make a profit."

"This is [Superman], our Warner superhero, and the superhero with the largest fan base in the world, far surpassing all Marvel superheroes."

"The result is this box office, and the reputation is very average."

"Now, let's talk about how Warner's superhero movie universe should go on."

"Everyone has their own opinions...I want to hear your opinions."

For Barry Meyer, the past few years have been a torture for him.

Among the giants of Hollywood, an alternative suddenly appeared, and Warner, which relied on fantasy films such as "Harry Potter" to dominate the world, was instantly suppressed or even surpassed by Disney.

Disney is an expert in animated films and has no live-action films. However, for Warner, Disney's live-action films have not been a match for Warner for decades.

In just a few years, Disney has instantly caught up with and overtaken Warner Bros. with the help of Marvel's superhero movies.

This tortured Barry very much.

...

The Big Apple.

Daddario family villa.

"Ah...really? Director Qin, he has chosen me by name and thinks I am suitable to star in his movie?"

Alexandra Daddario jumped up and shouted excitedly.

Qin Dong's famous name is the focus among actors.

The news brought by the agent made Alexandra Daddario couldn't help but be excited.

"Lala... calm down, this matter is not that simple."

Mariana Estrada looked at the child-like Alexandra Daddario in front of her... feeling very helpless.

Although he is not young yet, he often does childish things.

Simplicity is Alexandra Daddario’s label and her true nature.

This girl is well protected, has a good tutor, has no bad habits, and has no bad friends. Well, she has no contact with such people. Even if she does, such people would not dare to lead Alexandra astray.

.

As Alexandra Daddario has not joined a big agency, why hasn't she been misled by the industry?

Mariana Estrada knows very well that as a friend of the Daddario family, she is well aware of the family’s background. This is why Mariana Estrada is willing to be Alexandra Dadari.

The reason for O’s agent.

"...Okay, Anna, you say it, I'll listen."

After jumping around and being taught a lesson, Alexandra Daddario also realized what was wrong with her. She stuck out her tongue and sat down obediently.

"Lala... As your manager, as a friend of your family, and as your elder, I really don't want to hurt you..."

"but..."

Mariana Estrada was thinking, thinking about how to say it tactfully:

"You first appeared in a movie 8 years ago, and it's been 8 years now."

"You may have participated in quite a few movies."

"But they are all minor supporting roles, and there are only two real heroines. Except for [The Texas Chainsaw Massacre], which has not yet been released, the released [Percy Jackson] failed miserably at the box office, has a poor reputation, and there is no hope for a sequel.

Already."

"As for the TV series you starred in..."

"I believe Director Qin has never watched the TV series. He is not often in North America."

"So...it's hard for me to believe that Director Qin, a super director in the world, actually likes your acting skills and thinks you are suitable to star in his movie."

Compared to Alexandra Daddario, who is twenty-seven years old but still innocent, Mariana Estrada is almost fifty years old. Her age and life experience tell her that this matter

It's definitely not that simple.

"So...Ana, what do you want to say? Just tell me the conclusion..."

Alexandra's little face wrinkled and she urged.

I talked a lot, but I still didn’t understand.

Alexandra said she was helpless, why do these people like to talk in roundabout ways?

"...call..."

When Mariana Estrada heard this, her eyes widened in anger, and her breathing quickened.

I really want to stand up and go over and give this silly kid a piece of my brain.

"in conclusion..."

"The conclusion is that nothing good can come your way."

"Think about Director Qin's reports, except for the high box office of each of his movies..."

"His scandals with numerous Hollywood female stars."

"This is a globally recognized playboy."

"This kind of person suddenly comes to you. Do you think your acting skills are excellent? I think it's average."

"My acting skills are average, why are you looking for me?"

"Don't you understand yet?"

Mariana Estrada, who was unhappy, spoke directly on the phone.

But my heart is still full of doubts.

[Dong. Qin is not a native, so he doesn’t know Lala.]

[Caa must understand, why did caa come forward to contact me this time? 】

[If what I guessed is true, I'm afraid Lala's father might take a gun and go after him if he finds out. Qin will settle the score.]

As friends of the Daddario family, Mariana Estrada and Alexandra's parents are very familiar with each other.

They are all friends for many years.

Although Alexandra's father is not very powerful, he is still somewhat powerful.

At least for a foreigner, not a native, this is even more true.

Therefore, Alexandra has been in the entertainment industry for many years, and even though her career has not made much progress, she has not suffered from the respective rules.

In addition to keeping oneself clean, the main reason is family background.

No one wants to get into trouble for no reason, and the same is true in the entertainment industry.

For a woman, provoking a federal prosecutor and the head of the anti-terrorism department...the price is too high, and people in the entertainment industry wisely choose to avoid Alexandra Daddario.

"Ah...Qin likes me?"

Alexandra didn't pay attention to other words, but she heard that Qin Dong, a globally recognized playboy, seemed to be interested in her as a person, not her acting skills.

Joy, shyness, disbelief, disappointment, and confusion.

Wait for the emotion to emerge in an instant.

A twenty-seven-year-old girl, a simple girl, began to have confused thoughts and random thoughts.

This girl born in 1986 is 173 centimeters tall, especially the F-type headlights that blind people.

Maybe it's the stature of the F model that makes this girl, who is obviously twenty-seven years old, still very innocent, well, her head is a bit small.

"Why..."

Mariana Estrada looked at the girl's expression and sighed in vain.

Bringing an innocent girl into the entertainment industry is a kind of torture for the agent.

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