World-class directors in the entertainment industry

A new day.

It's almost next year, and this season, even the temperature in Los Angeles is very low.

Black Water Dragon Flag.

【Death Star】Building.

Qin Dong wore a suit and a windbreaker and strode over with his bodyguards.

"BOSS."

Caesar had been waiting at the entrance of the company early. After seeing Qin Dong, he quickly ran up to meet him.

"Does the company have a packaging contract? Caesar."

"Get ready, you may need it later."

Qin Dong nodded slightly and walked in non-stop, giving instructions as he walked:

"A movie package contract is probably a contract worth 20 million U.S. dollars for three movies, or 40 million U.S. dollars for five movies."

"It's up to you to decide on the specific terms and be professional so that you don't break the law and cause problems in the future."

Specific matters must be handled by relevant professionals.

Qin Dong understands the shortcomings of a layman guiding an expert, so he likes to delegate power.

It’s just a matter of settling down the general framework.

This is a qualified leader.

"I understand, BOSS, I will come up with two contracts for Part 3 and Part 5 as soon as possible."

Caesar understood this kind of contract as soon as he heard it.

Isn't this the most annoying actor package contract from CAA, his old friend next door's company, Martin Bob.

The package contract was pioneered by CAA, but the package contract that CAA likes is not an actor package contract, but a movie package contract.

From actors and crew to directors, screenwriters, etc., everything is fully packaged.

There are advantages and disadvantages to actors' package contracts.

The good thing is that an actor may have failed in other movies, but with a contract like this that packages several movies together, he still has a chance to make a comeback.

The disadvantage is that if the actor continues to be popular, no matter how popular he is or how high his salary is when he stars in a movie under a package contract, his salary will be fixed for starring in such a movie under a package contract. For a popular actor,

You will suffer a loss. The more popular it is, the more you will suffer a loss.

"Go ahead and bring Dwayne Johnson over when he comes."

Qin Dong waved his hand and signaled Caesar to get busy.

The reason why I came to the company today was to take advantage of it in advance.

Although Dwayne Johnson, even ten years later, very few of the movies he starred in have a box office of over one billion.

Such small box office figures are not worthy of Dwayne Johnson's status as the world's most popular action star ten years later.

However, this man's movies still make a lot of money.

Why? Because in many movies starring Dwayne Johnson, the other actors are too little famous and their pay is low. Except for Dwayne, the cost of the entire movie is low.

Low cost, low box office, plus other offline income, making money is a must.

"call"

Sitting in the office, Qin Dong smoked a cigarette leisurely and slowly blew out a smoke ring.

[Whether Dwayne Johnson is worthy of his name or not, it doesn’t matter.]

[Whether it is a local superstar that is deliberately promoted or not, as long as it is profitable, as long as it can make me money.]

Qin Dong, who was smoking, thought so.

For this kind of one-time package contract, it is true that the sooner you sign it, the more advantageous it will be.

When the other party's reputation has not risen, calm down and win the film at a low salary in advance.

"Qin, you didn't even say hello when you came."

Then Martin Bob came.

"You are such a busy CEO, Martin."

Looking at the person coming, Qin Dong didn't move and just threw a cigar casually over.

"I'm very busy, but when the world's most profitable and youngest super director comes to the [Death Star] building, of course I have to come and say hello."

Martin took the cigar smoothly, sat down and replied with a smile.

"Tell me, what are CAA's plans?"

Qin Dong leaned on the chair, stretched his feet on the desk, and said casually.

This kind of businessman can't afford to be early without profit.

Even though Martin is Qin Dong's manager and usually looks like a good guy, Qin Dong has never underestimated him.

"Qin, I'm just out of curiosity and curious about why you called Dwayne Johnson here."

Martin lit his cigar while showing curiosity:

"After all, this is what you asked me to call someone for."

"Are you going to praise this Dwayne Johnson?"

Martin, who was accustomed to poaching people from Qin, could not fail to pay attention.

Since Qin Dong's rise, many actors have become famous, and the agency that has benefited from this is CAA.

These actors are basically signed by CAA, some are signed by Xiaopoujie, and some are poached from other agencies.

"Maybe, let's wait until the others arrive to discuss everything."

Qin Dong said this without refuting or nodding.

“It’s true”

Martin understood immediately after hearing it. After all, he had been dealing with Qin Dong for several years and knew a lot about Qin Dong's habits.

"This Dwayne Johnson"

"Last night, Qin, after you called me, I got someone to contact you."

"Early this morning, Thomson also gave me this actor's information to read."

"call"

Having said this, Martin took a puff of cigarette, spit it out, and then asked:

"To be honest, I don't think much of this actor's resume."

"He is not a professional actor, but a WWE professional wrestler."

"The most important thing is that in WWE, Dwayne Johnson, known as [The Rock] on the World Professional Wrestling Alliance stage, is as tall as 195cm. There are not many roles in movies with this height."

"In 2001, Dawn started to get involved in Hollywood, and now she is only in the second and third tier."

"Qin, why do you fall in love with this person?"

Martin doesn't hide his thoughts on CAA's most important partner at the moment.

"It's just your eyes."

Of course, Qin Dong couldn't say he knew it from the future, and he couldn't tell the actor's merits. After all, he was really unfamiliar and didn't understand him, so he could only fool around:

"Martin, you already said that he entered Hollywood in 2001."

"Even if you are not a professional actor, after more than ten years of experience in Hollywood, your acting skills must be remarkable."

"The most important thing is that currently, not only in Hollywood, but also in the global entertainment industry, there is a disconnect among actors among action stars."

"The older generation of action superstars are all old, and there is no one in the new generation who can fight."

"I feel like I'm very safe at the moment. Anyway, I'm just giving it a try to see if I can package a few movies at once."

"It's done, I'm happy."

"If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter."

After getting here, Qin Dong deliberately asked:

"Martin, after hearing this, do you have the idea of ​​poaching again?"

This is intentionally funny.

CAA has repeatedly poached actors that Qin Dong likes from other agencies.

This is a long-standing record.

""

This time, Martin did not satisfy Qin Dong's bad taste and shook his head directly.

"Hmm? Are you sure?"

Qin Dong was dumbfounded, this is unscientific.

"yeah"

Of course Martin knew that Qin Dong was joking with him, so he explained with a smile:

"After hearing your opinion, Qin, I was really moved."

"It's just hard."

"I saw the information from the CAA investigation this morning, and it showed:"

"Dwayne Johnson was born in WWE and was one of the signature superstars of the World Professional Wrestling Alliance."

"The reason why the other party was allowed to enter Hollywood is because Dwayne Johnson's actor contract is in the hands of WWE."

"It is a management company established by the board of directors behind WWE, and Dwayne Johnson cannot be poached."

"Even if he sets foot in Hollywood, Dwayne Johnson has been relying on the WWE stage to maintain his popularity in the past ten years."

"It's because he actually still belongs to WWE."

"So Qin, you understand, I was tempted, but refused to poach him."

Seeing Martin's helpless expression, Qin Dong understood.

WWE, this is a group that CAA will not offend easily.

Although Qin Dong doesn't know much about WWE, he doesn't know who is on the board of directors behind the World Professional Wrestling Alliance, what families are there, and what backgrounds there are.

But Martin's attitude is here. CAA will not poach anyone from WWE just because he has the potential to become the world's top action star.

Qin Dong said with a pity expression:

"Wow, Martin, CAA missed out on an action star."

Martin shrugged:

"He is 20 plus 20, the top superstar in Hollywood, and CAA still refuses to poach him."