Rebirth of the Entertainment Master

She is the general manager of the Marvel Brokerage Company, and if all the artists under the company go into personal careers, she will undoubtedly be the most uncomfortable one.

The Marvel Brokerage Company has developed to this day, and there are already one super-first-tier director, eight first-tier directors, two movie kings, one actress, twelve first-tier artists, 38 second-tier artists, and even more third-tier artists.

It can be said that Mo Yina contributed a lot to being able to develop to this day.

Once Xiao Yunhai let go of the opening for artists to set up studios, the second-tier artists would not be popular enough, and the funds would not be enough, so there would be no major problems, but the first-tier and above artists would definitely not be able to resist setting up studios.

By then, wouldn't all the efforts she, Mo Yina, have made be in vain.

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "Sister Mo, my attitude is that I neither support nor oppose it. Artists set up personal studios, which are both subordinate and cooperative with the company. This kind of model is the general trend, and we can't stop it at all. And whoever stands in the way of this matter will die. However, the studio cannot be built casually. If you don’t have a net worth of more than [-] million, if you want to go out and do it yourself, you are undoubtedly looking for a dead end. I came here this time to dispel some People's delusion, lest they all become paupers in the end."

While a few people were talking, they came to the meeting room, which was very noisy.

Chapter 1412

Xiao Yunhai didn't deliberately eavesdrop on their discussions, but he still caught their words in his ears, basically they were talking about David Harnett and his personal studio.

When he entered the meeting room, everyone stopped, Qiqi stood up and greeted him.

Xiao Yunhai waved his hands and said, "Everyone, sit down quickly, there is no need to be so polite. Hehe, after more than a year of development, the strength of our Marvel Brokerage Company has become stronger and stronger. The goal I set at the beginning was to be able to Competing with those world-class brokerage companies, seeing you all, I find that our goals seem to be a bit low."

"Hahaha."

Everyone laughed.

Xiao Yunhai waved his hand, took the list of attendees from Mo Yina, and said, "I have met most of you here, and there are a few that I haven't seen. I can see from the film star Todd Brown next to me. Mr. Wagner, let’s introduce ourselves. If we already know each other, don’t stand up and waste everyone’s time.”

Todd Wagner, who is in his 60s, said with a smile: "Mr. Xiao, I am Todd Wagner, a newcomer to our company. I have been in the Hollywood entertainment industry since I was ten years old. Family, I am very happy, please take care of Mr. Xiao in the future."

Xiao Yunhai said with a chuckle: "Mr. Wagner is joking. There is a saying in Huaxia that a family has an elder, like a treasure. The company still needs to rely on you for many things."

Todd Wagner said: "If it is useful to use my old place, Mr. Xiao just ask."

Xiao Yunhai nodded, and said: "Then I would like to thank you in advance. This should be the famous Hollywood actress Ms. Lucia, right?"

Sheila Lucia is one of the top actresses in Hollywood, but she is almost 40 years old, but her acting skills are definitely one of the most powerful existences in Hollywood.

"Mr. Xiao, I have been in our company for several months, and this is the first time I see you. I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you." Sheila Lucia said generously.

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "There will be a chance."

In this way, Xiao Yunhai and more than 20 other artists who had never met before said hello, and they were considered acquaintances.

Xiao Yunhai said: "That's all for the introduction, let's get straight to the point. I believe everyone should know the reason why I invited you to the meeting, right?"

Todd Wagner nodded and said, "We've already heard Mr. Mo say that it's about the artist studio."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "That's right. Mr. Wagner, you are a veteran Hollywood star, and you have seen too many ups and downs in the entertainment industry. What do you think of this studio? Do you want to set up a studio like David's? "

Todd Wagner considered the wording for a while, and said: "To set up a studio, the requirements are very high, and the risk is also very high. I am over 60 years old this year, so how could I work hard to get involved in it?"

Xiao Yunhai's eyes lit up, he glanced at the wrinkled old man in surprise, and said: "It's better for you to see clearly. Why don't you tell me the advantages and disadvantages of the studio, lest everyone think I'm not Agree with them to set up a studio."

Xiao Yunhai knew very well that if he continued to talk about the disadvantages of the studio, it would definitely make the artists present feel disgusted.After all, he was the boss of the entertainment company, and he happened to be against them in this matter. No matter what he said, there would be problems.

And Todd Wagner has always been a mature and prudent person. He has a very good reputation in Hollywood, and he is an actor himself. If he were to say it, the effect would definitely be several times stronger than himself.

Todd Wagner smiled and said: "Okay, then I will talk about my understanding of the artist studio. I went to David to have a look at it before, and I have a good understanding of their work process and the cooperation method of the parent company. It feels very novel and has many advantages. Firstly, artists can arrange jobs for themselves, and when they encounter films that they think are good, they can even invest in them. They have a lot of freedom. Secondly, relying on the company, they can solve many problems. Just like the three movies shot by David, they were all released through the channel of Marvel. In Huaxia’s words, they are backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade. More importantly, this kind of studio gives us artists a sense of being the master It feels like we have the final say on everything. This appeals to our artists as we can imagine."

"Usually I hear everyone talking about how good a personal studio is and how much money it can make after it is established. I can tell you that this is a sign of immaturity. Everything has two sides. There is a good side, and there must be The bad side. What you see is its advantages, but what I see is its huge risks. First of all, the expenses of the entire studio include staff salaries, self-packaging, promotion of new works, etc. Our artists are responsible for all of this, which is a huge expense, and celebrities below the second tier can’t afford it, and even artists above the first tier can’t afford it.”

"Secondly, since you set up a personal studio, you will definitely make films. I don't think the vision of our artists can compare with the vision of experts in the company's screenwriting team. I have worked hard in Hollywood all my life. There is still a big gap between what we think is good and what fans actually like. David should be very clear about this. He invested in three low-budget films this year, and the first two all failed. You must know that he is the best actor, even he is not sure, let alone other artists. The third studio is equivalent to a small company. If you are the boss, you have to put a lot of effort into its development. Our We are all actors. When an actor doesn’t think about his acting skills, but is distracted by those things, do you think your acting skills will improve or decline. Acting is our foundation, without it, we actors can’t be called For an actor."

"Everyone, this is my family's statement. If there is something inappropriate, please correct me."

After listening to Todd Wagner's words, Xiao Yunhai took the lead in applauding, and the other artists also clapped along.

After the applause, Xiao Yunhai praised: "I'm right. An old man in a family is like a treasure. The old man sees a thing more comprehensively than the young man. What Mr. Wagner said was similar to what I wanted to say. Back then I asked David to set up this studio because he met the requirements in all aspects. He is an actor, has his own circle of contacts, and can talk to the executives of major entertainment companies in Hollywood. And after years of development, he I have a lot of savings, which is enough to afford the various expenses of the studio. Let’s put it this way, the prerequisites for setting up an artist studio are contacts and funds. I can say bluntly that most of you here have not yet This ability."

David Hartnett sighed, and said: "I hope that you'd better think about it again, don't just see my studio make some money this year and just blindly establish it. To be honest, I Now I have some regrets. You only saw my success this time, but few people saw the failure of my first two films."

Xiao Yunhai chuckled, and said, "By the way, David, I forgot to ask you. How much did you invest in those three films? How did you get the script? Which actors were hired? Anyway, everyone is fine. Say it."

David Hartnett said: "Okay. Now I am the only one in Hollywood who has set up a studio, so I will share my thoughts with you. Most of you here should know the scripts of these three films. , I bought it online for 600 million US dollars, 200 million for each copy. There is no way, almost all entertainment companies are buying scripts, if I don’t pay a high price, which screenwriter can take the initiative to find me.”

"The first two films invested a total of 3.3 million US dollars, and the leading actors were all actors from our own company. The first film did not pass the review of our company, and I invested all of it. The final box office was 1800 million US dollars, with a loss of 2.1 million. The second film and the first film were invested at the same time, and they also failed the company's assessment. Everyone knows that this film basically maintained a balance of payments, but in fact I lost almost 1200 million US dollars, mainly due to publicity. .After the failure of the first two films, I wanted to jump off a building despite the fact that I didn’t seem to be doing anything. My wife quarreled with me for three days in a row and almost divorced me.”

"In those few days I often went to the bar to drink, and it happened that I met a young man. He recognized me and started chatting with me. He is a screenwriter. He wrote a script by himself and voted for many companies. It failed. So I took a look at it and thought it was very good, so I bought it for 200 million yuan, and then brought this script to the audit department of our company. The audit department is also very optimistic about it, so I invested 70.00%, The company invested 30.00% and co-produced this film with 4000 million US dollars."

"As you all know, we succeeded in the end, and I made more than 3 million yuan. But who would have thought that my third film would be financed by the fact that I sold two villas and borrowed another 3000 million yuan from the bank?" Raised. Once the film loses money, hehe, I can only disband the studio and pay off the debt by making movies. This is the work process of my studio for half a year. It is really very difficult to make money, sometimes luck The ingredients account for the majority."

After listening to David Harnett's words, everyone was lost in thought.

If he were him, could he afford a loss of more than 2 million U.S. dollars?The answer is obvious, it can't be afforded at all, even if it is sold out.

Chapter 1413

Those second-tier stars have long had no idea of ​​setting up a studio, and now it is the stars and directors above the first-tier who are more entangled.

A few minutes later, Xiao Yunhai knocked on the table and said with a smile: "Let me declare in advance that what Mr. Wagner and David said was not a collusion between us to dispel your thoughts. I am also an artist, and I want to thank everyone The idea of ​​wanting freedom is very clear. You just have to do everything according to your ability, not to mention that I dare say that the contract signed by the company and you has given you the greatest freedom, which is not given to you by any entertainment company in Hollywood or even in the world. In Marvel, we have sufficient resources, and your options are much greater than artists from other companies, and you don’t need to do anything other than acting.”

"Of course, if you want to set up a studio, I won't stop you. Yesterday Mr. Mo asked me what my attitude was, and my answer was neither support nor objection, and it's up to you to choose. Anyway, this matter is also Don't worry, everyone, go back and think about it. If you want to try it out, you can go directly to Mr. Mo. However, I will give you a last piece of advice. If you have no connections and your funds are less than [-] million US dollars, you'd better not even think about it. Think. Well, let's adjourn the meeting."

Everyone frowned, got up and left the meeting room.

Xiao Yunhai looked at the pensive Bi Kewen, chuckled, and said, "Director Bi Kewen, do you want to set up your own director's studio?"

Bi Kewen was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, and said, "I do have this idea. However, after hearing what David said, I am a little worried again."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "Then you should go back and think about it carefully. No matter what decision you make, I will support it."

Bi Kewen said, "Thank you."

At this moment, Sheila Lucia seemed to have made up her mind, bit her rosy lips, and said, "Mr. Xiao, Mr. Mo, I want to set up a studio of my own."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "If you want to do it, just do it, Marvel will be your backer. Your studio is treated the same as David's studio. Ms. Lucia, I wish your studio a prosperous future. By the way, if you agree, we can promote it well. Aren’t the artists in other companies making trouble? We can fuel them.”

Sheila Lucia smiled coquettishly: "Mr. Xiao, you are really bad. All right, I will post this news on my homepage."

Half an hour later, the news that Sheila Lucia was going to set up a personal studio in the near future quickly spread in Hollywood, and those celebrities who had been impatient for a long time posted posts in her comment area.

"Congratulations to Sheila for setting up a personal studio, I'm really envious."

"Being able to join Marvel is definitely the happiest thing for Hollywood actors. Not only do they have a lot of resources, but they can also give us

Actors have the greatest freedom.Sincerely bless you. "

"Sheila, you are so lucky to have such an enlightened boss as Mr. Xiao. Come on, I wish you success."