Lin Xiao finally understood something.
"So, I direct and act on my own, which makes many Hollywood colleagues feel uncomfortable?"
Schimmel did not shy away from "Because of the producer-centered system, every industry in Hollywood is divided into very fine lines, such as screenwriters, only screenwriters, directors, only directors, actors, and only focus on acting. Once they pass the line, unless You are a natural, otherwise most people would think you are unprofessional."
"Unprofessional, the producer will be vague and afraid. Don't forget the iron case that Cleopatra almost brought down [-]th Century Fox."
"And Mr. Lin..." She paused, "The first film, and the third year he started directing, this is not only unprofessional, but nonsense!"
She shrugged. "Of course, what I'm talking about is the opinion of the Hollywood Directors' Union. In fact, this film has achieved very good results. However, this still cannot stop the directors' union's opinion."
Lin Xiao smiled indifferently, "So, if I continue to go to Trinity, I might not even be able to find a producer?"
"In fact, that's it." David didn't shy away from it, he came here to explain clearly to Lin Xiao in person.
Lin Xiao has a lot of shining points, which makes it difficult for them to give up. If they hold another Cheng Long, it will be a big flaws are just as deadly.
"If you want Trinity to go abroad, you will be ostracized." He said, "If you are ostracized by Hollywood, I'm afraid you won't even have the qualifications to show up in Hollywood."
"I understand, and I didn't want to continue." Lin Xiao nodded. "From the beginning, I just wanted to be a good artist. Trinity, just choose my favorite role when there are not many good domestic films. That's all."
David laughed, "Mr. Lin, I didn't lie to you. When you really enter Hollywood, you will know that the status of a star in a movie far exceeds that of any country!"
"In other words, Mr. Lin is planning to go abroad as an artist." Simil also smiled, "Then we can continue talking."
"Before that, there are a few things I need to tell you."
David said in a deep voice, "Mr. Lin, Hollywood entertainers are one of the most glorious professions in the world, but do you know the classification of Hollywood entertainers?"
"Top entertainers, such as Tom Cruise and other superstars, have a capped salary, all of which are 2000 million . dollars."
"However, this does not mean that they do not pay dividends." David said, "Generally speaking, the unspoken rule set by the Big Six is a partial dividend of %. We will talk about the details later, if we can sign a contract."
"The second echelon, the first-line stars, the salary is between 1000 million and 2000 million dollars." Shimier took it, took a sip of coffee, and smiled meaningfully, "Cheng Long's salary is 500 million dollars, participating in dividends, It can be regarded as the most successful artist from the Asia-Pacific region in the world to enter Hollywood. And Li Lianjie, Zhou Runfa, but the salary of less than 500 million US dollars."
"The number of superstars in Hollywood has remained around ten. Many famous ones simply cannot reach this number. There are many reasons, and we will know later."
"When it is relaxed to tens of millions of dollars, there are no more than [-] people in Hollywood. And when it is relaxed to one million dollars, there are no more than two hundred people. These are the three echelons of Hollywood, the composition of the pyramid."
She smiled, "Mr. Lin, do you know how many actors are registered with the Screen Actors Union?"
Lin Xiao shook his head.
" people." David said, "Mr. Lin, do you still decide to go abroad?"
"Of course." Lin Xiao said calmly.
This road is extremely difficult. Countless people are thinking about it, but few actually do Chinese artists are afraid to put their focus on Hollywood, but instead earn dollars as soon as they have films, instead of continuing to attack the country.
However, he has the confidence to stand on that peak and become a member of the 2000 million club like Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, and Will Smith!
"That's good." David seemed to have known his answer for a long time, nodded and said, "This creates a problem, if Mr. Lin goes abroad, how will the salary be determined?"
"It's impossible to use your Chinese salary to calculate. Once you sign with wma, we need to come up with a convincing figure." He looked at Lin Xiao without speaking, and continued to say, "Now, the evaluation is all based on me company Produced in 63 with a 'q score.' We have done a survey for Mr. Lin. If you take a ten-point scale, Mr. Lin is 8 points in China, 4 points in Japan and South Korea, and 2 points or 1 point in Europe and the United States. .”
"So, Mr. Lin's salary may fluctuate around a million dollars. Mr. Lin, don't underestimate the million dollars. You have joined the ' club' among 200 people, a figure that no number of artists can reach." .You've got a really good base."
"However, I want to remind you that once this number is set, it will not move again, regardless of Japan, South Korea, or Europe and the United States. Maybe you can get 100 million or 150 million US dollars in Japan and South Korea, but I also recommend maintaining a hundred dollars. Don’t move around ten thousand, because artists don’t lower their prices, unless there are special circumstances. Once you lower your prices when your career is just right, it will cause many unnecessary problems.”
Lin Xiao nodded. The other party spoke in a simple and simple way. At least the things that need to be paid attention to at the moment have been said, but the deeper issues about Hollywood are mostly ambiguous. Of course, he can't get in touch with this one now.
"I'm done." David took a sip of coffee and said with a smile, "If there is no problem, let's talk about the contract."
"The talk is over?" Lin Xiao was curious, "Aren't you still very uncertain before you came?"
Himir laughed, "There are only two things we are not sure about, and for these two points, we have to look at your own persistence."
"The first is what capacity you plan to set foot abroad. The second is Mr. Lin's determination."
"The competition in Hollywood is crueler than you can imagine. vs. [-]. I don't need to say more, but from the conversation just now, you nodded without thinking. At least I personally think that your goal should be to stare at On Tom Cruise et al."
She smiled, "It's a grand goal, isn't it? Although it is difficult, at least there is determination."
"So, next, let's talk about the contract? If Mr. Lin is willing to sign with us?"
"Of course." Lin Xiao smiled, "If WMA is willing to put me in Cruise's position."
Both sides laughed, Himmel and David just thought Lin Xiao was making a joke.
"It's like this. WMA is divided into three types of contracts. We gave Mr. Lin the third type." David said briefly, "We will arrange a special agent for Mr. Lin..."
Lin Xiao raised his brows, "The third type? I heard that brother Chenglong took the second level."
"Mr. Lin." David sighed, "Your file, someone in Hollywood will definitely see it. The third year and the fourth year are two trinity films. Although the box office is high, it is almost certain that we will be attacked by our opponents, let me say." To be rude, any artist who enters Hollywood is a newcomer or semi-newcomer, no matter how popular he is in his country. Afterwards, many artists have a huge gap, but they refuse to lower their salary. Therefore, many famous foreign artists, When I got to Hollywood, I didn’t even pass the first test, and I was defeated by my own psychology. If you can’t let go of your current identity, not to mention Hollywood, I’m afraid it will be difficult for Asia-Pacific to make it out.”
"They can say that you, a newcomer, ignored the company's ignorance and made a film, and it was an unexpected success. This is a very difficult thing to do in Hollywood. There are so many joints, it's hard to explain it all at once."
"With this, it is very difficult for us to package. Oh, Mr. Lin, in fact, the third level also has its advantages."
"The third level is to start from the Asia-Pacific region. Your situation is different from that of Cheng Long. The other party's series of kung fu movies in the [-]s filled the gap left by Bruce Lee and the curiosity of European and American audiences about kung fu. You can't compare this kind of innate factor. .So you can’t get the second type. Before Cheng Long went to Hollywood, he had a large number of European and American fans. I have investigated your film, and it is not the type of kung fu that Europe and the United States love most, but emotional drama.”
He paused and said, "Emotional drama, there is a fundamental difference between Europe and the United States and Asia-Pacific. For example, if you let European and American male artists express the tears in Asia-Pacific, it takes a long time for the tears to fall, and 90% of them will say 'Oh, God, this is too much. It's exaggerated.' And the remaining 10%, their directors must be at least first-line directors. So, your way of acting is not dominant."
"Finally, Asian-Pacific artists and Hollywood should give special consideration to cultural barriers and discrimination. It's not a joke, the racial discrimination in Hollywood is beyond imagination, but most people will make a kind of tolerance or even give a green light to prove that they are not discriminators. For example, 80% of Hollywood character directors are gay, or homosexuality is preferred, and this unspoken rule can be seen. Once you reach an important position, or you step on the front line, you will know."
Lin Xiao was silent for a long time, but did not speak.
Himmel and David didn't speak, and the three of them just sat in silence, sipping coffee.
"I request, a special contract!" After more than ten minutes, Lin Xiao suddenly spoke, with a decisive voice.
"Sorry, Mr. Lin, WMA does not have a special contract." Himir spread his hands regretfully.
Lin Xiao smiled, "You don't have a special contract, but we can draw one."
"Oh?" David also smiled, "Mr. Lin, I'm curious, which contract does Mr. Lin like?"
In 10 minutes, Lin Xiao had already thought a lot.
There is no doubt that the WMA's first-level contract requires the entire company to pay attention to it. The public relations fees paid, the exposure fees for various activities, and the communication fees for magazines are absolutely different from those of the third-level contract.
However, he understood that his current status in the world was not comparable to that of Zhang Yimou, and he did not ask the other party to give a reason for the first level.
Because the brokerage company lives by drawing commissions from artists' remuneration, even if he draws a bigger picture, the pragmatic old beauty will not be , what if a large sum of money is invested in him, and it is in vain?
A hundred-year-old brand like wma pays more attention to reputation and is the way to attract new artists to continue to come to wma!
"So, I direct and act on my own, which makes many Hollywood colleagues feel uncomfortable?"
Schimmel did not shy away from "Because of the producer-centered system, every industry in Hollywood is divided into very fine lines, such as screenwriters, only screenwriters, directors, only directors, actors, and only focus on acting. Once they pass the line, unless You are a natural, otherwise most people would think you are unprofessional."
"Unprofessional, the producer will be vague and afraid. Don't forget the iron case that Cleopatra almost brought down [-]th Century Fox."
"And Mr. Lin..." She paused, "The first film, and the third year he started directing, this is not only unprofessional, but nonsense!"
She shrugged. "Of course, what I'm talking about is the opinion of the Hollywood Directors' Union. In fact, this film has achieved very good results. However, this still cannot stop the directors' union's opinion."
Lin Xiao smiled indifferently, "So, if I continue to go to Trinity, I might not even be able to find a producer?"
"In fact, that's it." David didn't shy away from it, he came here to explain clearly to Lin Xiao in person.
Lin Xiao has a lot of shining points, which makes it difficult for them to give up. If they hold another Cheng Long, it will be a big flaws are just as deadly.
"If you want Trinity to go abroad, you will be ostracized." He said, "If you are ostracized by Hollywood, I'm afraid you won't even have the qualifications to show up in Hollywood."
"I understand, and I didn't want to continue." Lin Xiao nodded. "From the beginning, I just wanted to be a good artist. Trinity, just choose my favorite role when there are not many good domestic films. That's all."
David laughed, "Mr. Lin, I didn't lie to you. When you really enter Hollywood, you will know that the status of a star in a movie far exceeds that of any country!"
"In other words, Mr. Lin is planning to go abroad as an artist." Simil also smiled, "Then we can continue talking."
"Before that, there are a few things I need to tell you."
David said in a deep voice, "Mr. Lin, Hollywood entertainers are one of the most glorious professions in the world, but do you know the classification of Hollywood entertainers?"
"Top entertainers, such as Tom Cruise and other superstars, have a capped salary, all of which are 2000 million . dollars."
"However, this does not mean that they do not pay dividends." David said, "Generally speaking, the unspoken rule set by the Big Six is a partial dividend of %. We will talk about the details later, if we can sign a contract."
"The second echelon, the first-line stars, the salary is between 1000 million and 2000 million dollars." Shimier took it, took a sip of coffee, and smiled meaningfully, "Cheng Long's salary is 500 million dollars, participating in dividends, It can be regarded as the most successful artist from the Asia-Pacific region in the world to enter Hollywood. And Li Lianjie, Zhou Runfa, but the salary of less than 500 million US dollars."
"The number of superstars in Hollywood has remained around ten. Many famous ones simply cannot reach this number. There are many reasons, and we will know later."
"When it is relaxed to tens of millions of dollars, there are no more than [-] people in Hollywood. And when it is relaxed to one million dollars, there are no more than two hundred people. These are the three echelons of Hollywood, the composition of the pyramid."
She smiled, "Mr. Lin, do you know how many actors are registered with the Screen Actors Union?"
Lin Xiao shook his head.
" people." David said, "Mr. Lin, do you still decide to go abroad?"
"Of course." Lin Xiao said calmly.
This road is extremely difficult. Countless people are thinking about it, but few actually do Chinese artists are afraid to put their focus on Hollywood, but instead earn dollars as soon as they have films, instead of continuing to attack the country.
However, he has the confidence to stand on that peak and become a member of the 2000 million club like Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, and Will Smith!
"That's good." David seemed to have known his answer for a long time, nodded and said, "This creates a problem, if Mr. Lin goes abroad, how will the salary be determined?"
"It's impossible to use your Chinese salary to calculate. Once you sign with wma, we need to come up with a convincing figure." He looked at Lin Xiao without speaking, and continued to say, "Now, the evaluation is all based on me company Produced in 63 with a 'q score.' We have done a survey for Mr. Lin. If you take a ten-point scale, Mr. Lin is 8 points in China, 4 points in Japan and South Korea, and 2 points or 1 point in Europe and the United States. .”
"So, Mr. Lin's salary may fluctuate around a million dollars. Mr. Lin, don't underestimate the million dollars. You have joined the ' club' among 200 people, a figure that no number of artists can reach." .You've got a really good base."
"However, I want to remind you that once this number is set, it will not move again, regardless of Japan, South Korea, or Europe and the United States. Maybe you can get 100 million or 150 million US dollars in Japan and South Korea, but I also recommend maintaining a hundred dollars. Don’t move around ten thousand, because artists don’t lower their prices, unless there are special circumstances. Once you lower your prices when your career is just right, it will cause many unnecessary problems.”
Lin Xiao nodded. The other party spoke in a simple and simple way. At least the things that need to be paid attention to at the moment have been said, but the deeper issues about Hollywood are mostly ambiguous. Of course, he can't get in touch with this one now.
"I'm done." David took a sip of coffee and said with a smile, "If there is no problem, let's talk about the contract."
"The talk is over?" Lin Xiao was curious, "Aren't you still very uncertain before you came?"
Himir laughed, "There are only two things we are not sure about, and for these two points, we have to look at your own persistence."
"The first is what capacity you plan to set foot abroad. The second is Mr. Lin's determination."
"The competition in Hollywood is crueler than you can imagine. vs. [-]. I don't need to say more, but from the conversation just now, you nodded without thinking. At least I personally think that your goal should be to stare at On Tom Cruise et al."
She smiled, "It's a grand goal, isn't it? Although it is difficult, at least there is determination."
"So, next, let's talk about the contract? If Mr. Lin is willing to sign with us?"
"Of course." Lin Xiao smiled, "If WMA is willing to put me in Cruise's position."
Both sides laughed, Himmel and David just thought Lin Xiao was making a joke.
"It's like this. WMA is divided into three types of contracts. We gave Mr. Lin the third type." David said briefly, "We will arrange a special agent for Mr. Lin..."
Lin Xiao raised his brows, "The third type? I heard that brother Chenglong took the second level."
"Mr. Lin." David sighed, "Your file, someone in Hollywood will definitely see it. The third year and the fourth year are two trinity films. Although the box office is high, it is almost certain that we will be attacked by our opponents, let me say." To be rude, any artist who enters Hollywood is a newcomer or semi-newcomer, no matter how popular he is in his country. Afterwards, many artists have a huge gap, but they refuse to lower their salary. Therefore, many famous foreign artists, When I got to Hollywood, I didn’t even pass the first test, and I was defeated by my own psychology. If you can’t let go of your current identity, not to mention Hollywood, I’m afraid it will be difficult for Asia-Pacific to make it out.”
"They can say that you, a newcomer, ignored the company's ignorance and made a film, and it was an unexpected success. This is a very difficult thing to do in Hollywood. There are so many joints, it's hard to explain it all at once."
"With this, it is very difficult for us to package. Oh, Mr. Lin, in fact, the third level also has its advantages."
"The third level is to start from the Asia-Pacific region. Your situation is different from that of Cheng Long. The other party's series of kung fu movies in the [-]s filled the gap left by Bruce Lee and the curiosity of European and American audiences about kung fu. You can't compare this kind of innate factor. .So you can’t get the second type. Before Cheng Long went to Hollywood, he had a large number of European and American fans. I have investigated your film, and it is not the type of kung fu that Europe and the United States love most, but emotional drama.”
He paused and said, "Emotional drama, there is a fundamental difference between Europe and the United States and Asia-Pacific. For example, if you let European and American male artists express the tears in Asia-Pacific, it takes a long time for the tears to fall, and 90% of them will say 'Oh, God, this is too much. It's exaggerated.' And the remaining 10%, their directors must be at least first-line directors. So, your way of acting is not dominant."
"Finally, Asian-Pacific artists and Hollywood should give special consideration to cultural barriers and discrimination. It's not a joke, the racial discrimination in Hollywood is beyond imagination, but most people will make a kind of tolerance or even give a green light to prove that they are not discriminators. For example, 80% of Hollywood character directors are gay, or homosexuality is preferred, and this unspoken rule can be seen. Once you reach an important position, or you step on the front line, you will know."
Lin Xiao was silent for a long time, but did not speak.
Himmel and David didn't speak, and the three of them just sat in silence, sipping coffee.
"I request, a special contract!" After more than ten minutes, Lin Xiao suddenly spoke, with a decisive voice.
"Sorry, Mr. Lin, WMA does not have a special contract." Himir spread his hands regretfully.
Lin Xiao smiled, "You don't have a special contract, but we can draw one."
"Oh?" David also smiled, "Mr. Lin, I'm curious, which contract does Mr. Lin like?"
In 10 minutes, Lin Xiao had already thought a lot.
There is no doubt that the WMA's first-level contract requires the entire company to pay attention to it. The public relations fees paid, the exposure fees for various activities, and the communication fees for magazines are absolutely different from those of the third-level contract.
However, he understood that his current status in the world was not comparable to that of Zhang Yimou, and he did not ask the other party to give a reason for the first level.
Because the brokerage company lives by drawing commissions from artists' remuneration, even if he draws a bigger picture, the pragmatic old beauty will not be , what if a large sum of money is invested in him, and it is in vain?
A hundred-year-old brand like wma pays more attention to reputation and is the way to attract new artists to continue to come to wma!
