Chapter 1,294 Director’s Complaint

The world is so big and I want to see it.

If an actor always hangs around in China, it is impossible to reach the top. Only by truly going out and seeing the real world's top film production.

I dare not say that the best actors and directors in the world are all in Hollywood, but the most dominant, industrialized, and profitable film industry in the world must be in Hollywood.

Therefore, if an actor wants to reach the top, he can only go to a place like Hollywood.

George is Ye Ming's leader in Hollywood, and his agent is there to find jobs for artists. Naturally, this time he came to work on Universal's movies.

In the car at this moment, George seemed to have thought of something and said: "Ye, by the way, there is one thing I want to remind you, that is, for such a problem, you should find a manager. ”

This is a suggestion that George, as an agent, gave Ye Ming, and Ye Ming thought about it: "An agent is necessary, but do you think I must have a manager?" Is this necessary? Ye Ming I still really didn’t take it to heart. In fact, Ye Ming himself understands that agents and managers are different. They are two completely different concepts in Hollywood.

If we talk about an agent, it means the kind of person who finds jobs for actors and accepts jobs. This is the kind of person that the Actors Guild needs to assess and recognize. Not only movie stars, but also sports stars also have their own agents.

Managers are a little different. Managers exist to help artists plan their future. In other words, what kind of performance style does an actor have? What kind of route does he want to take? Is it funny or retro? , or seriously, kung fu.

Wait, this may mean that actors themselves are not very good at it, but if they don't understand it, it may be very harmful to their development in Hollywood. Therefore, in such a situation, it is extremely necessary for a manager to help you.

There is no such thing as a manager for a Hollywood superstar like Nicolas Cage, an Oscar-winning actor.

If Cage has a qualified manager, it means that he will never sink to the level of often making bad movies.

Cage obviously does not have his own professional manager, and he does not know that his development goals are the same under such a situation.

George said with great certainty: "This is almost certain. After all, at this time, you are considered a junior node in Hollywood, or you have passed the threshold of a newcomer, but you are still relatively new in Hollywood. As an actor, you just have to be careful.

Therefore, in such a situation, you need a qualified manager here, and the manager’s job is to help you plan what route you will take in the future. Doesn’t it mean that all actors in Hollywood have managers? People, but as long as you have the ambition to become a superstar, then at a time like this, a qualified manager is very necessary. "

What George said at this time is quite understandable. In fact, it is indeed the case. If Ye Ming wants to become a superstar, it must be that he will take the position of manager. Off.

Ye Ming hesitated and said, "Do all Hollywood superstars have managers? For example, some of the top superstars in the 20 million salary club."

Of course, Ye Ming is not saying that he has no ambition, but that he seems to be very confident under such a situation. Therefore, he wants to pay attention to what this matter is like in Hollywood.

George nodded very firmly and said: "This is inevitable. As long as you want to become a superstar, your manager will give you a reasonable answer about how you want to go and what route you want to take.

In a place like Hollywood, not everyone has a manager, but superstars basically have managers to help them plan.

For example, when Kobe Bryant came to China, it was planned by the team. Of course, the purpose of coming was not entirely to make money, but in fact, everyone did it like this. I think if you want to become a superstar, So when it comes to a problem like this, it is still necessary to hire your own manager. Those in the 20 million salary club dare not say that everyone has a manager, but at least everyone has had one at one time or another. "

When you reach a stage like a superstar, the existence of a manager will be relatively insignificant. At such a time, whether there is a manager or not is not a big issue. But the current win has not reached the level of a superstar.

Ye Ming nodded at this time and said: "Okay, if that's the case, then I think I can give myself an explanation by finding a manager."

The key point is that there is still something to be said at a time like this, that is, on an issue like this, Ye Ming suddenly thought that what George said might be very reasonable. For example, in a situation like this, can things be done for good?

That is almost an impossible question. Therefore, at this time, Ye Ming's plan for his development in Hollywood is not very smooth.

Therefore, when he heard that the manager worked like this, Ye Ming nodded in agreement.

But he immediately realized something and said: "If I find a manager, does it mean that he will have great potential for my development? But if a manager like this appears, then you are not afraid of him. Steal your job?

Although doing this is very beneficial to me, when it comes to talking about something like this, it is actually somewhat disadvantageous. "

George said with great certainty, "Don't worry about this matter. If it's a person I want to deal with, there is no way to avoid it in this world, at least in the entertainment industry. . At a time like this, you may not really understand the difference between a manager and an agent.

Needless to say, agents are there to find jobs for artists, but managers are responsible for the development of artists.

And it doesn’t mean that every job affects each other. This is how agents and managers exist. It's impossible for the two of them to get together. Managers cannot find jobs for artists, but provide spiritual guidance.

Managers cannot do the work of agents, and agents generally cannot do the work of managers. This has its own rules in Hollywood. No matter what you think, no one will touch these rules casually.

This is Hollywood, so when it comes to an issue like this, everyone is doing their own thing. It doesn’t mean that there is any actual controversy. Finding a manager will be very helpful for your future career. At least I think you need a manager now. "

As Ye Ming's agent, it is natural that he wants to think about Ye Ming's future. Under such a situation, in fact, if Ye Ming can develop better, George will also charge a higher commission. This is also an important reason why superstars’ commissions are relatively low.

Because the superstar's commission is hundreds of thousands at a time, and it is not impossible to say that it is even millions. Therefore, a superstar's commission may be almost the same as the entire salary of a second- or third-rate star.

At this moment, in the hotel, Alexander, the producer of Universal, was sitting with a bald man. It could be seen at this time that the bald man was not in a very good mood. It could be said that he was in a worse mood. What was he looking at? Everyone looked very unhappy.

At this moment, the bald man complained a little and said, "Alexander, you haven't said anything about this matter at all. Let a Chinese be the protagonist of the movie. It has never appeared in my second-rate crew, let alone This is a top-notch investment. I think you should express your opinion."

Alexander said with a smile: "Cohen, my friend, do you think I didn't say anything? You are wrong. In fact, at the beginning, I did not agree with such an opinion. If so, the Chinese people generally Kung fu movies are shot well, like Cheng and Li. But in fact, there is a certain reason why Ye Ming can appear on our crew.

This is a reason that is beyond my control. "

As a producer, it is a bit shocking to say that there are some things that his crew may not be able to do. At this point, he said that.

If he were facing top Hollywood stars such as Tom Cruise and Will Smith, then Alexander could still convince himself of such a thing, but now it is obvious that Ye Ming is not such a person People, in Hollywood, Ye Ming is considered a second-tier star who has just established himself, which is considered good.

Therefore, at this time, Alexander actually said to his crew that they could not deny Ye Ming. At this time, one can imagine Alexander's depressed mood.

But there was nothing I could do about it, but Cohen said in disbelief: "Is this possible? You are a producer. Is there anything in Hollywood that a film producer cannot do?" ?”

This is what Cohen suspected. The producer did not dare to call the shots on the crew, but he still had considerable power. Therefore, on such an issue, Cohen expressed serious doubts about Alexander's remarks.

Alexander swore, "I'm not lying about this. After all, I asked this question in depth. In fact, why did Universal want to shoot such a road movie this time?" do you know?"

Cohen immediately said: "It is said that the last time we shot a kilometer film around the world, we lost money, and we lost at least 20 million in expenses. Therefore, in order to boost morale, we will shoot a road film again."

Alexander immediately said with a smile, "No, do you think the film selection guys at Universal are all fools? Even the film selection team are all fools. If one type of movie loses money, then re-invest in another movie. Are you still going to choose the same type of film?"

This is almost impossible to happen in Hollywood. Most of the movies in Hollywood are commercial movies. The first condition of commercial movies is to make money. What kind of genre movies make money, then the easier it is for Hollywood funds to invest. Movie.

Of course, if it is a problem like this that a movie loses money very miserably, then it is impossible for anyone to invest in a similar movie again in a short time.

This is a risk-averse factor. Therefore, at this time, after Universal lost money on its own company's road movie, it immediately invested in filming another one. It is impossible not to arouse everyone's suspicion at this time.

As a director, Cohen has been in Hollywood for more than a year or two, so he is quite familiar with such a thing. Alexander's words stunned him. People at Universal were indeed not that stupid. Therefore, Cohen immediately said: "Why is this?"

Alexander looked around, obviously cautiously checking to see if anyone was eavesdropping, but this was in a hotel, and in his room, no one seemed to be eavesdropping. There were just the two of them in the room.

At this time, Alexander said: "Actually, I have heard of such a thing myself, because Universal needs to launder money. No matter what kind of box office it is, even if it is like the road movie shot last time, Even if it loses at least 20 million, it doesn't mean anything to Universal. After all, this is for money laundering.

If you can make money, that's the best. If you can't make money, then there's nothing wrong with such a problem. Of course, if it can sell well at the box office, it can also make money. This is a matter of killing two birds with one stone. "

At this time, Cohen looked like a ghost. I went to launder money. It turned out to be so. If this is the case, then at this good time, some things become very easy to explain.

Money laundering does not mean not to avoid box office, but whether the box office makes money is not entirely important to those who launder money.

They just want to legalize their money. (To be continued)