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"Hehe, I knew it was the result, the cost was too high."

Qin Dong smiled. Although it was his own script, he could still laugh because the movie didn't make money. Anyway, he didn't invest any money, but instead made $4000 million.

Maybe other directors must be thinking that the box office of [-] million US dollars is definitely the moment to become famous, and countless directors are rushing to shoot.

But Qin Dong was not included.

In order for these directors to become famous, high-grossing movies can easily make the director famous. These directors survive by making movies, so they want to be famous. Anyway, the cost of the movie does not need to be paid by these directors themselves. It is all invested by the producers. Director, that's all.

But Qin Dong is not. The way he became famous is to make money at the box office of movies, not to lose money at the box office of movies.

"Yeah, it's really too high. The cost of more than [-] million U.S. dollars. I heard that Columbia's promotional expenses in the later period almost cost [-] million U.S. dollars. The total box office of [-] million sounds very high, but Columbia is indeed It’s a loss, and it can only rely on other income to make up for it, but this kind of special effects blockbuster is very attractive, and today next year, this movie will still make Columbia a profit.”

As Martin, who has been in Hollywood for decades, he is now planning to next year, and he smiled and told some of the inside stories.

"Spending hundreds of millions, it takes a few years to make such a little money, haha, Martin, that's why I don't want to shoot, even if this movie is written by myself, I don't want to shoot this kind of cost too much Great, long payback movie."

Qin Dong laughed loudly, anyway, he wasn't the one who invested the money, so he was in a good mood at the moment.

As far as investment is concerned, this is definitely a failed investment, because the cost is too high, the timeline is long, and the result is only a small profit, which is really not worth it.

"Yeah...I agree with you, Qin, you are a genius, you have calculated far, but you don't care, it's because your genius is unmatched, and this kind of high-grossing movie is the most popular among Hollywood directors. Everyone is willing to rush to shoot, such a movie can make the director famous, and let many people all over the world know the director's reputation."

Martin nodded, but also pointed out the difference.

The Huaxia man in front of him is not only a director, but also the boss of a film and television company, who invests in his own movies every time. This is different from most Hollywood directors. This is the difference in reality.

"A director who can't come up with a script by himself is just a tool person in my opinion. It doesn't matter whoever shoots this kind of director."

Qin Dong complained, and it was from his heart.

This kind of tool director, using these famous directors, still needs a lot of capital. The director's fee is several million dollars to start, and some have to share the box office profits. The effect is the same.

Although directors are not as good as actors, there are still countless director graduates all over the world every year, and there are also a lot of people who come to shoot.

"Hehe...Okay, Qin, let's skip this topic. Speaking of which, I still have something to ask you. This thing happened not recently, but a long time ago. Many people called me intermittently. Call, I want to buy your script, I found it from the Script Association, because I don't know your number, so I called my agent's phone."

Martin smiled and did not defend Qin Dong's words. Everyone has a different opinion.

Qin Dong's statement is reasonable, but Martin doesn't think it's all right.

Many directors may not be able to write scripts, but they are really good at shooting, and some films are really not what most directors are capable of shooting, but Martin will not argue with Qin Dong on these, because it is unnecessary, he does not want to do it for no reason. It made Qin Dong unhappy.

"Buying my script, these people are really dreaming, don't bother, they all rejected it."

When Qin Dong heard this, he sneered, and after giving an order, he stopped talking.

"Okay, I think the same way, so I never told you before, but, Qin, a director under caa before, named James DeMonaco, he wrote a script, but he just went to the script association At that time, I found out that you have already registered, the script is called [Human Clearance Project], you see..."

Martin nodded, but changed the subject, looked at Qin Dong hesitantly, and the following words were self-evident.

"Martin, I really want to agree, but unfortunately I can't. Although I only wrote the first part of this script, in my plan, this is a series. Even if the first part doesn't make money at the box office, I will invest in the second part. The third part." Gu

Qin Dong laughed when he heard the script, but this was his manager, so he had to explain if he refused.

"Do you want to shoot the second part without making money? Then it seems, Qin, you are very optimistic about the box office of this script in the future. When do you plan to shoot?"

When Martin heard this explanation, he immediately understood the meaning.

Saying that you will make a second film without making money, doesn’t it mean that you are very optimistic about the box office of the first film, otherwise you will really lose money, and no one will watch the low-rated film.

"No, I don't shoot. This is a script I prepared for my brother Zhou Shan. It was originally his first work to become famous in Hollywood and the world. It was only because of an accident that I temporarily wrote [Super Face] The script of Hacker], for [Super Face Hacker], it’s just a game, let my brother Zhou Shan practice his skills, and the script of [Human Clearance Project] is the one that can make the director famous in my heart Made with heart, understand, Martin."

Qin Dong shook his head, and took out Zhou Shan by the way.

This also made Martin more aware that he valued the future of his brother Zhou Shan.

This is also Qin Dong's heartfelt thoughts. He has written a lot of scripts and registered them with the North American Script Association and Huaxia. These scripts are all popular movies this year, next year, and in the future. Qin Dong alone People can't shoot it at all, and I don't want other people to shoot it, so I wrote it out and registered it in advance to avoid collisions between the original screenwriter and the director.

The script of [Human Clearance Project] is a series of films. In his previous life, he had filmed several of this film. How could Qin Dong miss this kind of film.

Of course, Qin Dong would not be able to shoot this kind of low-cost movie now, but neither the director of CAA nor the other directors of Qin Dong's own company are qualified. Only his brother Zhou Shan has enough capital.

This kind of movie that is destined to hit the box office and is still a series can only be filmed by the absolute confidants and their own people.

"Okay, I understand, I won't say more, how about starting this [Human Clearance Plan] immediately after Zhou finished filming [Super Face Hacker]? At that time, our CAA will fully support Zhou's work."

Martin wisely chooses not to say much.

What James DeMonaco, was ignored by Martin at the moment.

Even if this James DeMonaco belongs to the director of CAA, even if he said that the script was written by himself and did not plagiarize others, it was his own idea, but when Qin Dong registered the script, Martin knew it, I don't trust James DeMonaco at all. Compared with this little-known director, Qin Dong in front of me is the treasure of CAA.

Instead, he changed the subject and wanted to hurry up and shoot this script that Qin Dong valued.

"Okay, tell my brother Zhou Shan about this matter, but in terms of actors, the actor and one of his two children must be my compatriots, and I have already decided on the candidates."

Qin Dong nodded, he knew what Martin meant, it was nothing more than the old rules of actors and crew members who intervened in it.

Thinking of this, I directly named two of the characters.

"OK, no problem, this is your script, Qin, of course everything is subject to your requirements."

Martin agreed with a smile.

This request is also Qin Dong's old habit, and Martin is also used to it.

This Chinese director not only likes to decide the female roles in the movie, but also likes to arrange the Chinese actors in it.

For Qin Dong's approach, Martin also understood that this is something a patriotic director would do.

Look at Qin Dong's movies, most of them have Chinese actors in them.