July 31, 2014.

Half night.

Huaxia Grand Theater.

At this time, the lights were brilliant and there was a buzz of people in front of the theater.

The long red carpet has been laid out, and thousands of people have gathered here, including hundreds of journalists from all over the world.

Red carpet host: Kendall Jenner, Hailey Baldwin, Kim Kardashian.

The three hosts are already in place, teasing each other in front of the signature wall, warming up the stars for the upcoming red carpet.

At this time, we were in the Hilton Hotel not far from the Huaxia Grand Theatre.

In a certain room, the conversation continued:

"Qin, talking about Disney recently, because your movie and Disney's movie were released on the same day, Disney has found major theater chains in the United States to cause some trouble for your movie..."

As Qin Dong's agent, Martin Bob must come to Qin Dong's movie premiere.

It also brought news that did not surprise Qin Dong.

In fact, anyone in the industry who knows about the conflict between Qin Dong and Disney President Robert Iger during last year's Oscars knows that Qin Dong's movie will be released globally on August 1st, and it will be released on Disney's [

After the release date of "Guardians of the Galaxy" was already confirmed and promoted, Qin Dong's movie was only confirmed to have a release date. It was obviously aimed at Disney.

Under such circumstances, it is quite normal for Disney to find trouble with Qin Dong.

So Qin Dong was not surprised when he heard this and said:

"Oh, as long as there is no effect, it's just Disney. I don't believe Warner can't stand it."

Warner has a partial investment in all of Qin Dong’s films, and the global distribution has always been Warner.

Regardless of the cost of Qin Dong's movies, Warner Bros. earned nearly 100 million U.S. dollars every time based on box office and distribution alone.

Under such circumstances, it was destined that Warner must side with Qin Dong.

"Of course, after all, Warner is also the world's top film and television company on par with Disney. None of the major theater chains dared to agree to Disney's request."

Martin smiled and said, agreeing with Qin Dong's view.

"hehe..."

Qin Dong smiled, but his mind changed for a moment and he asked another question:

“Doesn’t Disney have any other tricks up its sleeve?”

"I don't believe that the other party is willing to do this."

Comparing his feelings with his own, Qin Dong thought that if it were him, he would definitely not be willing to accept it and would definitely want to find other ideas.

"We haven't received any news yet."

Martin shook his head:

"If there is, I will definitely tell you."

People like Meryl and Quentin, who have conflicts with Qin Dong, have already become almost lonely in the industry.

No one wants to get close to such a person, and at certain times they even want to step on him a few more times.

Therefore, Martin did not get the news that Disney had approached these three people.

"It's better to pay more attention, Martin, especially to the media. You know why."

Qin Dong nodded noncommittally and added something again.

For outsiders like him, this land is very exclusive.

"Yeah... I understand, Qin, you have been unwilling to change nationality. In fact, many people in the circle have opinions."

Martin smiled and nodded when he heard this, and said something that was not surprising.

Insiders are increasingly questioning Qin Dong's ID card.

These so-called insiders are all insiders with status and identity.

Because Qin Dong's ID card is none of the business of most ordinary people in the circle, and they don't care about it.

"If they blind their dog eyes, they can dream about this."

Qin Dong smiled and cursed with an indifferent attitude.

I don't care at all about the attitude of these insiders with status and connections.

"Jennifer..."

"Mystique, I love you..."

At this time, huge shouts from movie fans came from the Huaxia Grand Theater not far away.

"Wow, I love how popular Jennifer is."

Martin followed Qin Dong to the window, looked at the red carpet in the distance, and said with a smile.

"As an actress born after the 1990s, Jennifer can earn CAA money during her 20 years at the peak of her career."

Qin Dong joked.

It's not a joke, it's a sincere statement.

Now in her early twenties, Jennifer Lawrence is already the top star of the younger generation in Hollywood.

Although there is still a gap compared to the veteran superstars, because she is young, her influence among young people is very large.

In terms of actresses' maintenance efforts, Jennifer Lawrence can be a heroine before she is in her forties.

CAA has an age group where female stars are at their peak.

"Haha...Similarly, Jennifer can also get at least 20 years of the most comfortable and supportive help from CAA."

Martin did not refute, but he also emphasized CAA's capabilities.

As an agent, CAA doesn't just take a cut of the artist's remuneration, it also needs to be paid.

Artists of different levels have different levels of support from CAA.

The greater the prospect, the greater the support, and vice versa.

"Yeah...I agree."

Qin Dong nodded, with an expression of approval, and then changed the subject:

"How are your negotiations with Colombia going?"

Qin Dong only pays attention to these things when he is free. He didn't even bother to ask when filming before.

"Wow, you finally remembered to ask about this, Qin, it's rare..."

Martin looked unsurprised at all. This is why Martin had never asked Qin Dong to tell him about the progress of the negotiations before, because he knew Qin Dong:

"Everything is almost done, there are still some small terms that need to be negotiated."

"After the negotiation is over, you will need to come forward to sign the contract."

"The general framework has been finalized."

"You can get one-fifth of the investment amount, but it is only limited to the first one."

Having said this, Martin looked at Qin Dong and shrugged:

"Columbia and Jeff are both committed to the reboot of this series, and they value subsequent sequels even more."

"By the way, you don't have copyright, and offline income is only for the first year."

"You can choose whoever you want as an actor. It doesn't matter to Columbia or President Jeff. They only care about the results."

"The salary I'll give you is a basic salary of 20 million, plus a 20% share of the global box office."

Hearing this, Qin Dong did not doubt Martin's ability to do things and nodded:

"The first year is almost done."

“The vast majority of offline revenue is generated in the first year.”

"As for 20 plus 20, that's great. Martin, you have achieved what you wanted. I think this result is what you want."

Martin originally urged Qin Dong to take over the film just so that Qin Dong could get a 20 plus 20 contract with another company. This was Martin's expectation.

As for Qin Dong's film contract, other Hollywood companies don't really approve of it.

Now that Colombia has offered this contract first, this is what Martin expects most.

It's normal to not have copyrights. Hollywood's six major levels will give you a good investment amount, but it's impossible to want to share the copyrights.

Furthermore, the income earned offline in the first year does not count as bullying Qin Dong.

Offline revenue is actually the revenue in the first year after a movie is released, accounting for most of a film's offline revenue.

Unless it's a classic movie, such as an epic movie like the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Only movies of this type can continue to make money for many years.
To be continued...