In the office, Thomas looked at the top boss of the WMA, Ali Emmanuel, and had the illusion that he could be an equal.

He immediately corrected his thoughts, and this was not a delusion!

Thomas knows very well that he is not a man now, but represents Martin.

With Martin's current momentum, when it comes to any agency, the two of them are VIPs.

Ali asked, "What does Martin need?" Let's put it bluntly. ”

Thomas touched his bare forehead, and his words were still quite polite: "Is it too conservative for the company to promote Martin to a second-tier customer?" ”

Ali reminded: "Martin joined the WMA, even the first three-year contract has not been fulfilled, he only has two tiers of first-tier customers and supergiants, and there is no limit to people's requirements and desires. ”

Thomas disagreed: "But Martin deserves better treatment in the company, among all the post-80s actors in Hollywood, he is the only one who can really carry the box office alone!" ”

Ali was still thinking intently, weighing the pros and cons.

Thomas reminded: "This is the last year of Martin's three-year brokerage contract. ”

The maximum contract can only be signed with the client for three years, and the provision of the entertainment bill makes the agency hate the toothache, but there is nothing to do, and Ali can't change this reality, saying: "I want you to guarantee that Martin will continue to sign with the WMA." ”

Martin's image is excellent, not only in terms of actor salary, but also in other commercial aspects.

Ali glanced at Thomas and swallowed some words.

He could see that Thomas was more on Martin's side than the WMA.

The client is the foundation of the broker, and Thomas sees this very clearly.

A customer like Martin, once he misses it, he may not meet a second one in his life.

"I can guarantee that." After Thomas said this, he was apprehensive in his heart, and after seeking the benefits of the customer, he also had to consider his own interests, and said: "My treatment in the company ......"

Ali already had a plan: "You move up from the mixed office downstairs, choose a senior broker's office, and all the benefits will be upgraded to the level of senior broker." ”

Thomas turned his head, and his figure was faintly reflected in the glass curtain wall, and the hair on his head was getting less and less.

He asked for more than that, and asked tentatively, "What about the partners?" ”

Ali frowned slightly and said, "It's too early to mention a partner, Martin is not a superstar yet, and there are no two first-line customers in your customers, so you have to wait." ”

After saying the refusal, he drew a big pie again: "As long as Martin becomes a superstar, the company will invite you to become a partner without you taking the initiative." ”

Thomas didn't want to take one step to the sky and become a partner now, but reminded the company to get vaccinated and give a wake-up call.

If employees don't take the initiative in improving their treatment, do they expect the company to be proactive?

Thomas added: "I will get Martin to renew his contract with the company. ”

Ali nodded and said, "All the company's project resources are open to Martin, and you can take him to the resource management room later." ”

Thomas answered, took his leave, and left the office, seeing Martin talking on the phone not far away, and waited for a while.

After Martin finished the call, he came back and asked, "Did the talk go well?" ”

"I'm a senior broker now." Thomas walked forward, pointed to the real private office upstairs, and said, "I'll be able to move in tomorrow." ”

Martin said, "Congratulations. ”

Thomas was full of spirit, and his bare forehead made him full of confidence, revealing the charm of money: "Tongxi, you are now a first-class customer of the company, and then you will be treated as a supergiant." ”

He took the initiative to take a stand: "If you renew your contract with the company at the end of this year, I will get you a 5% brokerage commission." ”

Martin also expressed an attitude: "We are the best partners. ”

Thomas asked, "There's nothing else urgent to attend to today, right?" ”

"Nope." Martin asked, "What's so good?" ”

Thomas leads the way: "Tier 1 customers have the authority to view all projects and roles collected by the WMA at this stage. ”

A few minutes later, the two went down to the first floor and came to a conference room.

Thomas exchanged a few words, and the eight assistants attached to the mailroom immediately got busy.

Martin sat in the sofa chair and watched the people busy.

Someone turns on their laptop and connects to the projector in the conference room.

Someone held the script sent by the production company and placed it on the conference table.

Others put together a plan and instructions to accompany the script in case Martin could review it at any time.

Everyone, is in the service of Martin, as if Martin is their God.

Thomas just had to stay by Martin's side and wait.

Martin said in a low voice: "Three years ago, when we checked the company's scripts, some of them were not seen at all, and the ones that could be seen were also picked by others, and we had to print and copy them ourselves. ”

Thomas also thinks about the three-year period: "I was crammed into the hall and didn't even have an office. ”

Martin encouraged: "Next, we have to try to stand at the top of the circle. ”

Thomas is energetic: "It will be." ”

Soon, an assistant came over and asked, "Mr. Davis, are you going to start now?" ”

Martin nodded, "Let's get started." ”

Another assistant turns on his laptop and the projector projects the picture onto the screen, which is a summary of all the project directories and roles that the WMA has recently received.

Within the WMA, there is a dedicated person in the mailroom who is responsible for following up and updating the latest information for each project or role in a timely manner.

For example, if a project has just been directed by a director, the WMA's database must be updated on the same day.

Martin saw a lot of film project names, or code names, and many of them were impressive.

"First ranking, third place." Martin said directly: "The Curious Benjamin Button, relevant information to Thomas." ”

A female assistant immediately took the relevant information and handed it to Thomas.

Martin continued to look down and saw memorable titles such as "Just Killing," "Midnight in Barcelona" and Roland Emmerich's "10,000 BC."

and "Summer of Jeans 2".

Thomas also saw it and said, "I was playing golf with Barry Mayer and Alan Horn the other day, and Alan Horn sent you an offer to star in a summer sequel to jeans, and I declined. ”

Martin said directly: "Similar youth idol movies, as well as, pee, and fart comedies, all of them are rejected." ”

With his current coffee position, filming these will pull down the force.

Thomas thought for a moment and said: "Alan Horn also mentioned a big project with an investment of more than $180 million, not Batman, but he didn't say the specifics, just said that he would talk to you after the script was confirmed." ”

"I'll talk about it after I've read the script," Martin said. ”

Thomas knew he had no say in the choice of projects and roles, and said no more.

Martin's eyes fell on "10,000 Years Before the Park", and if memory serves, this is another pit movie.

I remember someone in my previous life who said that Roland Emmerich left the disaster movie, which was a disaster in itself.

After reading all the catalogs and carefully reading the content synopsis, except for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", Martin has made no new discoveries.

Martin asked Thomas to put the relevant information away and asked, "That's all?" ”

"That's all for now." Thomas explained simply: "This is part of the project that is currently recruiting actors, some companies have some projects, they may not plan to work with the WMA, or they may be the main actors, and the public audition is just a procedure, and some directly invite the relevant actors to audition, and they will not be open to the public, and will not enter our database." ”

He said: "There are nearly 1,000 projects planned in the industry every year, and less than two or three percent can enter the WMA database. ”

Martin nodded, "Let's go." ”

Later, the two went to Thomas's office to study "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".

Based on its namesake and co-produced by David Fincher, Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures, the director is expected to invest no less than $60 million.

Martin has seen all David Fincher movies and remembers that the heroes and heroines of this film are Pete and Blanchett.

Now, Pete doesn't have to think about it.

How did the film box office? Martin doesn't remember, only that the film is famous, even one of Fincher and Pitt's masterpieces.

Thomas reminded: "Finch's new film "Zodiac Killer", the internal test screening is said to have a mediocre response, and it will be released in March. ”

"You reach out to the crew and initially express your desire to work together," Martin said. ”

Thomas asked, "What about the salary?" ”

Martin thought for a moment and said, "According to the normal one." ”

With "Neverending" a box office hit, it's normal for Martin to be paid around $13 million now.

It's not a simple art film, less than $12 million, Thomas doesn't bother to talk to them, if someone asks the price, the opening price he set for Martin is $15 million.

In terms of new commercial endorsements, it is the standard of $10 million.

The box office success of "Neverending" has opened Hollywood's eyes to a new way of making films, and many producers have begun to study how to bring the audience further into the characters.

Original author Alan Greon resigned from Empire magazine to become a full-time writer and screenwriter, and the Hollywood producers who came to contact him almost leveled the threshold of his home.

Alain Green's "Winter Land", which is being created, has also become the focus of competition among major production companies.

There is never a shortage of chasers for those who succeed.

Meanwhile, "Neverending" spent its third weekend in North American theaters, and despite the impact of the Super Bowl weekend, the film still maintained a solid trend, taking another $17.58 million in North America, and accumulating $112 million at the North American box office.

Another film starring Martin has a North American box office of over 100 million!

Overseas screenings are still expanding, and the film's global box office has exceeded $200 million.

Many Hollywood studios and projects have turned their attention to Martin.

Warner Bros. has made a lot of money over the years with films starring Martin, and other companies certainly want to join it.

For capital, stars who can bring high negotiation income are the most worth chasing, as long as the profits are high enough, they are not stingy with high salaries.

After Thomas was exposed to the crew of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", Alan Horn led someone to find Martin.

(End of chapter)