Entering the lounge, Paul easily took Lin Xiao and Christina to a private room, which was very simple to set up, but it made people feel very comfortable. Whether it's the rose flower arrangement placed in the corner of the wall or the potted plant on the tabletop, there is a sense of tranquility.

"Please." Paul smiled and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and the three of them sat down separately, Lin Xiao was surprised to find that Christina didn't say a word.

"Mr. Lin, welcome to Hollywood."

"Haha, Mr. Paul, this is the sentence I have heard the most in the past few days."

After greeting each other, Paul smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, you must have guessed that WMA invited you to come again just to renew your contract." ”

"With all due respect, Mr. Lin, in the past few years, WMA has given you everything you can do." Paul continued, "As the head of the artist department, I have a detailed data sheet for the development of each artist under my subordinates. AND MR. LIN IS LIKE APPLE STOCK, OH, I'M TALKING ABOUT APPLE AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE IPHONE, ALL THE WAY UP, FIRST THE HAN JIANG MONSTER WON THE CANNES BEST ACTOR, AND THEN CHIBI BECAME POPULAR ......"

He leaned forward and said extremely seriously, "Mr. Lin, the WMA has decided to treat you as a superstar, a quasi-member of the 20 million dividend club, and everything will be according to this specification." ”

Lin Xiao didn't speak, thought for a moment and said, "I renew my contract with WMA, what can I get?" I don't think it's very necessary for a brokerage company to develop now. On the other hand, I have to take away a lot of my rake. ”

"Oh, Mr. Lin, that's not going to work." Paul laughed and said, "I can answer your doubts." First of all, you are a foreign artist, of course, the actors' union may have set your file to the highest level, but this does not change the fact that as a foreign artist, there are many places where it is inconvenient for you to come forward, such as communicating with various production companies, such as communicating with props companies, such as communicating with hard bases, and then inviting soundtracks and writing theme songs...... Wait, it's too much. ”

"No film exists alone, every film is a combination of many industries, and it is unrealistic to only consider the script, the characters, and not the others. You may say, I can solve it with a lawyer team and an assistant team, but have you thought about it, they solve it differently than we solve, and their relationship and influence with major companies, major records, and major film and television bases are definitely not as big as our WMA world's top five brokerage companies. If they are allowed to come forward, they can be loaned to the top level, and they may only be loaned to the second level. I am afraid that the borrowing amount that can cut by one million dollars can only be cut by half a million dollars. ”

"That's one of them." Paul raised a fat finger and continued, "Second, these assistants, the lawyer team need to report to you, which will waste a lot of your energy, and dealing with these things should be the responsibility of the broker, where is the best broker, undoubtedly the WMA?" ”

"Third, in Hollywood, there are only two kinds of people who don't have agents, one is the emperor superstar, and the other is the newcomer who has just debuted. Your current identity, a red cliff made you popular all over the world, and you urgently need the next drama to lay this cornerstone for you and truly become a superstar. You are still so far away from being a superstar, you have not yet been truly recognized by the whole of Europe and the United States, and now you, just like Leonardo at the beginning, need proof in the next play. And you're obviously not a newcomer, and if you don't have a big-name economic company, you'll get into a lot of unnecessary trouble, oh, and I'm sure those assistant teams don't have as much influence on the magazine media as we do. And if you don't have a brokerage company, many companies will think that you are a person that no one wants when you come to Hollywood, which is very bad for your image. ”

"Fourth, every agency is equal to an alliance, even if you are frustrated, we can use the influence in our hands to drive the artists of the whole company to build momentum for you. Believe me, any superstar seedling is extremely precious to the five major brokerage companies, and the rarity is no less than your Chibi. WMA will never watch a seedling sink into a quagmire. ”

Lin Xiao nodded secretly, he had considered these, after all, he was not a newcomer, he had no intention of terminating the contract with WMA, this was a brand new market, he very much needed the leadership of an old horse, and he said it just to talk about the price.

"Mr. Lin." Paul said sincerely, "You must not think that the WMA has not paid attention to you in recent years, in fact, without the help of the WMA, the lawsuit of the century between you and Warner would be much more difficult, and without the contribution of the WMA, the influence of your selection of several major awards on the organizing committee will be much lower." Any artist can hardly get rid of an agent. ”

Lin Xiao smiled: "What about the company's conditions?" ”

Paul cheered up, before he came, the company gave a death order, Lin Xiao must be left behind, and now it is not just a company that wants to dig him, and because of the way Lin Xiao signed the contract at the beginning, other companies have an opportunity to take advantage of.

At the beginning, no one thought that a Chinese red star would come to this point.

Lee Hyori, RAIN, Heisei Sanhime, none of them really dominate Asia now, but he did.

After Chibi, everyone in Asia knew his name.

"First of all, the contract we signed in the past does not need to be upgraded again, and it is directly upgraded to the most high-end contract. Second, the company will contact the most influential media in the United States to build momentum for you, and third, the commission will be changed to 28, which is one level lower than the previous 37. ”

"Specifically, these three points, I have brought the contract, the staff is downstairs, as long as you nod, you can take it back for reference."

WMA is really in a hurry. Lin Xiao smiled secretly, but thinking about it, there are only ten people in the 20 million club! None of these ten people will move easily, and when a promising new king appears, it is no wonder that WMA is not in a hurry.

This is the influence of a company, it is fundamental! With the addition of superstar artists, whether it is the music industry or the film industry, he is qualified to recruit more artists.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered one thing: "Mr. Paul, I heard you say this, my current salary is extremely close to that of a superstar?" Don't know how much? ”

Paul laughed, "Mr. Lin, the union's valuation for you is 18 million US dollars without dividends!" This is by far the highest of all Chinese movie stars! No, it's the highest of all Asia-Pacific artists! And as far as I know, Hollywood movie stars who pay more than you, no more than twenty-five! ”

"At the beginning, Leonardo was paid as much as 14 million dollars after the Titanic, you know, at that time he was a complete newcomer to the film, he only participated in a low-budget movie once, and he died without a problem, before there were only a few TVs, and it was still a sitcom genre. It can be said that the movie star with the fastest salary climb in Hollywood history! ”

It's a pity that his next few movies have not been well evaluated, so he can only recharge his heart and wait for the next outbreak. However, Mr. Lin, you are different, your previous movies have a good reputation in Europe and the United States, although the box office is average, but it is not a newcomer. Especially Batman, many teenagers in Europe and the United States are no strangers to you. The most important thing is that you have the identity of the Cannes actor, and Chibi was shortlisted for the nine Venice awards, which is the key to the sixfold increase in one fell swoop! ”

He leaned in slightly and whispered, "There is another news, it is said that at the Golden Globe Awards in January, the Chinese side intends to submit Chibi to the Best Foreign Language Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Special Effects and other several blockbuster awards, this news was transmitted to me by the ambassador to China, and it should be very reliable." We know, it means that most Hollywood companies also know, several other famous directors invite you to Hollywood, 3D movies are waiting for your preaching, with these layers of aura, your salary suddenly soared to 90% of the old artists who have been in Hollywood for several years and ten years, and no one raised any objections. ”

He smiled and lay on the sofa, "Mr. Lin, you shouldn't shirk, this is what you deserve, do you know, Wu Yusen has been raised to 20 million director fees plus dividends with this play, this is the scope of top directors such as Tim Burton and Peter Jackson, and further up, I am afraid there are only three legendary directors." ”

Eighteen million, Lin Xiao sighed when he heard this number.

This is US dollars, which is almost equal to more than 160 million yuan for him to act in a play!

The real emperor superstar, a blockbuster movie down, plus dividends, forty or fifty million dollars is not a problem, such as Pirates of the Caribbean 2, Johnny Depp alone raised 36 million dollars! Equivalent to 278 million RMB!

"Bring the contract." Lin Xiao didn't agree in one go, he had to ask the lawyer team to see if there were any legal traps, just take it back and see.

"Very pleasant choice." Paul laughed, "Someone will give it to you when you go down later, but there's one more thing I need to ask you about before I do." ”

He lifted his fat chin towards Christina, "This agent, do you still need it?" WMA intends to appoint you with a heavyweight broker, such as...... Denzel Washington's former agent Gowitz? ”

Lin Xiao finally understood why Christina didn't say a word, and why she asked her how she treated him.

To be honest, Lin Xiao feels like a pure agent for him, this woman is open to words, but Lin Xiao can hardly find him except for working hours, let alone give him a cold and warm greeting, of course, this is the job of a private life assistant.

However, it has to be said that she has done a good job.

He looked at Christina, the plump woman looking at him with a pleading look.

Everyone knows what is the difference between a superstar agent and a superstar's previous agent, which is equivalent to a peach that was immediately cultivated and picked by others.

"No need. I'm used to using acquaintances, and if I don't think she's a good fit, then I'll inform the company. ”

As soon as these words came out, Christina's mouth opened and her nose twitched, but she immediately held back.

"Are you sure?" Paul said with a smile, "Gao Weiz is the one who named you personally, but he stood behind Mr. Denzel and walked up to the altar with the other party, superstar treatment, it's not just talking, the work to be dealt with is very different from before." For example, in the past, only one notice was received every day, but now it may receive ten, or even dozens. So much so that you can use it as charcoal. ”

"So be it." Lin Xiao didn't mind and said, "If you feel that it is not suitable, I will inform the company." ”