Lin Xiao finally understood something.

"So, I directed and acted by myself, which made many Hollywood colleagues unaccustomed to it?"

Himemir did not shy away from "Because of the producer-centric system, every line in Hollywood is very finely divided, such as screenwriters, only screenwriters, directors, only directors, actors, and only focus on acting, once you cross the line, unless you are really a genius, most people will think you are unprofessional." ”

"If you are not professional, the producer will be vague and afraid, and don't forget that Cleopatra almost dragged down the iron case of Twentieth Century Fox."

And Mr. Lin ...... "she paused" The first step of the film, and the third year to start directing, this is not just unprofessional, but nonsense! ”

She shrugged her shoulders, "Of course, I'm talking about the opinion of the Hollywood Directors Guild, in fact, this film got very good results, but it still can't stop the opinion of the Directors Guild." ”

Lin Xiao smiled indifferently, "So, if I continue to walk the Trinity, it is very likely that I will not even be able to find the producer?" ”

"Actually, that's it." David didn't shy away from it, he came to make it clear to Lin Xiao in person.

Lin Xiao has a lot of shining points, which makes it difficult for them to give up, if they come up with another Cheng Long, it will be a lot of money. However, flaws are just as fatal.

"If you want the Trinity to go abroad, you will be ostracized." He said, "Hollywood's exclusion, I'm afraid you don't even have the qualifications to show your head in Hollywood." ”

"I understand, and I don't want to continue." Lin Xiao nodded: "From the beginning, I just wanted to be a good artist." Trinity, just when there are not many good domestic films, choose your favorite role. ”

David smiled, "Mr. Lin, I didn't lie to you, when you really enter Hollywood in the future, you will know that in a film, the status of stars far exceeds that of any country!" ”

"In other words, Mr. Lin plans to go abroad as an artist." Shimir smiled too, "Then we can continue talking." ”

"Before I do 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 glamorous professions in the world, but, do you know the classification of Hollywood entertainers? ”

"Top artists, such as Tom Cruise, and other superstars, have a cap on their salaries, all of which are $20 million."

"However, that doesn't mean they don't pay dividends." "Generally speaking, the unspoken rule set by the Big Six is a 20% partial dividend, and that's later, if we can sign a contract," David said. ”

"The second echelon, a first-line star, is paid between $10 million and $20 million." Himemir continued, took a sip of coffee, and smiled meaningfully, "Cheng Long's salary is fifteen million US dollars, and he participates in dividends, which is the most successful artist in the world's Asia-Pacific region to enter Hollywood." And Li Lianjie and Zhou Runfa are only paid less than five million US dollars. ”

"The emperor superstar, counting Hollywood, is also maintained at about ten. A lot of people who are very famous can't reach this number at all. There are many reasons for this, and we will know later. ”

"Relax to 10 million dollars, Hollywood no more than 30 people. And the relaxation to one million dollars is only about 200 people. This is the composition of the three echelons of Hollywood, the pyramid. ”

She smiled, "Mr. Lin, do you know how many actors are registered in the Actors Guild?" ”

Lin Xiao shook his head.

"118,000 people." David said, "Mr. Lin, have you decided to go abroad?" ”

"Of course." Lin Xiao said quietly.

This road is extremely difficult, countless people are thinking about it, but few people really do it. Most Chinese artists did not dare to focus on Hollywood, but made dollars when they had films, and did not continue to attack the country.

However, he is confident that he will stand on that peak and become a member of the 20 million club like Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, and Will Smith!

"That's good." David seemed to have known that he would answer this for a long time, and nodded, "This raises a question, if Mr. Lin enters a foreign country, how will the salary be decided?" ”

"It's impossible to calculate your salary in China, and once you sign a contract with the WMA, we need to come up with a convincing figure." He looked at Lin Xiao and didn't speak, and continued, "Now, the evaluation of this is all based on the 'Q score' produced by ME Company in 63. We have already done a survey for Mr. Lin, and if you take it on a 10-point basis, Mr. Lin has 8 points in China, 4 points in Japan and South Korea, and 2 points or 1 point in Europe and the United States. ”

Therefore, Mr. Lin's salary may fluctuate around one million dollars. Mr. Lin, don't underestimate the million-dollar number, you have joined the '200-person club' of 118,000 people, and it is impossible for many artists to fight for it. You've got a really good foundation. ”

"But I want to remind you that after this number is set, it will not be moved, whether it is Japan and South Korea, or Europe and the United States. Maybe you can get a million, a million and a half million dollars in Japan and South Korea, but I also recommend that you keep it at about one million and don't move, because artists don't cut prices, unless there are special circumstances that are out of fashion. Once the price is reduced when your career is right, it will create a lot of unnecessary problems. ”

Lin Xiao nodded, the other party said in simple terms, at least the things to pay attention to at the moment have been said, and the deeper ones, about Hollywood, are mostly ambiguous, of course, he can't touch this piece now.

"I'm done." David took a sip of coffee and smiled, "If there is no problem, let's negotiate a contract." ”

"Finished talking?" Lin Xiao was curious: "Aren't you still very unsure before you came?" ”

Shimir laughed, "There are only two things we don't know about, and we have to see how strong you are. ”

"The first is what kind of capacity you plan to set foot abroad. The second is Mr. Lin's determination. ”

"The competitive situation in Hollywood is more cruel than you can imagine, 11.8 vs two hundred, I don't need to say more, and from the conversation just now, you nodded almost without thinking about it. At least I personally think that your goal should be to focus on Tom Cruise and the others. ”

She smiled, "Ambitious goal, isn't it?" It's difficult, but at least there's determination. ”

"So, let's talk about contracts? If Mr. Lin is willing to sign a contract with us? ”

"Of course." Lin Xiao smiled: "If WMA is willing to bring me to the status of Brother Tom." ”

Both sides laughed, Simir and David, only when Lin Xiao made a joke.

"That's right. WMA is divided into three types of contracts. What we give Mr. Lin is the third type. David said briefly, "I will arrange a special agent for Mr. Lin......"

Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows, "The third type?" I heard that Brother Cheng Long was holding the second level at that time. ”

"Mr. Lin." David sighed, "Your file, someone in Hollywood will definitely see it." The third year, the fourth year, the two trins, although the box office is very good, but it is almost certain that it will be vigorously attacked by our opponents, let me say a faux pas, any artist, who enters Hollywood, is a newcomer or semi-newcomer, no matter how popular he is in his home country. Subsequently, many artists had a huge gap, but they refused to reduce their salaries. Therefore, many famous foreign artists have not even passed the first level in Hollywood, and they have been defeated by their own psychology. If you can't let go of your current identity, not to mention Hollywood, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Asia-Pacific region to get out. ”

"They can say that your newcomer made a film regardless of the company's ignorance, and unexpectedly succeeded. It's a very difficult thing to do in Hollywood. There are so many joints that it's hard to tell at once. ”

"With that, it's also very difficult for us to package. Oh, Mr. Lin, in fact, the third level also has its benefits. ”

"The third level is to start from the Asia-Pacific region, your situation is different from Cheng Long, the other party's series of kung fu films in the eighties and nineties filled the gap of Bruce Lee and the curiosity of European and American audiences about kung fu, this innate factor you can't compare. So you can't get the second one, Cheng Long had a large number of European and American fans before he went to Hollywood. I have investigated your films, and they are not the most favorite kung fu genres in Europe and the United States, but emotional dramas. ”

He paused and said, "There is a fundamental difference between Europe, the United States and the Asia-Pacific region. For example, if you ask a male artist in Europe and the United States to express the kind of tearful speech in the Asia-Pacific region, and it takes a long time for the tears to fall, 90% of them will say, 'Oh, God, that's an exaggeration.' And the remaining 10% is only possible if their director is at least a first-line director. Therefore, your acting path is not dominant. ”

"Finally, Asian-Pacific artists in Hollywood need to give special consideration to cultural barriers and discrimination. It's not a joke, Hollywood's racism is seriously beyond imagination, but most people will make an inclusive or even green light to prove that they are not discriminators. For example, 80% of Hollywood character directors are gay, or gay first, which can be seen in this unspoken rule. Once you're in an important position, or you're on the front lines, you know. ”

Lin Xiao was silent for a long time and did not speak.

Simir and David didn't speak, and the three of them sat silently, sipping their coffee.

"I ask, special contract!" More than ten minutes later, Lin Xiao suddenly spoke, and his voice was categorical.

"Sorry, Mr. Lin, there are no special contracts at the WMA." Himir spread his hands regretfully.

Lin Xiao smiled, "You don't have a special contract, but we can draw it up." ”

"Oh?" David also smiled, "Please Mr. Lin, I am curious, which contract does Mr. Lin love?" ”

In ten minutes, Lin Xiao had already thought a lot.

There is no doubt that the first-level contract of WMA requires the entire company to pay attention to it, and the cost of public relations, the exposure cost of various activities, and the communication cost of the magazine are absolutely different from the third-level contract.

However, he understood that his current status in the international arena was not as good as Zhang Yimou, and he did not let the other party give a first-level reason.

Because, the brokerage company lives by extracting commissions from artists' salaries, even if he paints a big pie, the pragmatic old beauty will not be moved. Otherwise, what if a large amount of money is invested in him and is lost?

WMA, a century-old name, pays more attention to reputation and vision. This is the way to attract new artists to continue to come to WMA!