American fame and fortune

In the office, Thomas looked at Ali Emmanuel, the top WMA boss, at the same level, and had the illusion that he could sit on an equal footing.

He immediately corrected his thoughts, this is not an illusion!

Thomas is very clear that he is not a person now, but represents Martin.

With Martin's current momentum, both of them would be VIP guests in any brokerage company.

Ali asked: "What does Martin need? Just say it."

Thomas touched his bald forehead, and said politely: "Isn't it too conservative for the company to promote Martin to a second-tier customer?"

Ali reminded: "Martin joined WMA, even the first three-year contract has not yet been fulfilled, and he only has first-tier customers and super giants, and there is no limit to human requirements and desires."

Thomas disagreed: "But Martin deserves better treatment in the company. Among all Hollywood actors born in the 1980s, he is the only one who can really carry the box office alone!"

Ali was still contemplating, weighing the pros and cons.

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

The longest can only sign a three-year contract with the client. The clause of the Entertainment Act makes the agency hate the toothache, but there is nothing to do. Ali can't change this reality, and said: "I want you to guarantee that Martin will continue to sign with WMA."

Martin's image is excellent, not only the actor's salary, but also his appeal on other commercial levels.

Ali glanced at Thomas, and endured some words.

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

Customers are the foundation of a broker, and Thomas sees this very clearly.

For a client like Martin, once he misses it, he may never meet another one in his life.

"I can guarantee this." After Thomas finished speaking, he felt uneasy. After seeking benefits for clients, he also considered his own interests, and said, "My treatment in the company..."

Ali has already made plans: "You move up from the mixed office downstairs, choose a senior broker's office, and all the treatment will be upgraded to the level of a senior broker."

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

He asked more than that, and asked tentatively, "Where's the partner?"

Ali frowned slightly, and said, "It's too early to mention partners. Martin is not yet a superstar, and you don't have two first-line clients, so you have to wait."

After finishing his polite refusal, he drew another pie: "As long as Martin becomes a superstar, the company will invite you to become a partner without you asking."

Thomas didn't want to reach the sky in one step and become a partner now, but reminded the company to vaccinate and remind him.

If employees don't take the initiative to improve their remuneration, do they expect the company to be proactive?

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

Ali nodded and said, "All project resources of the company are open to Martin. You can take him to the resource management room later."

Thomas responded, took his leave and left the office, saw Martin calling not far away, and waited for a while.

After finishing the phone call, Martin came back and asked, "The talk went well?"

"I'm a senior agent now." Thomas walked forward, pointed to the real independent office upstairs, and said, "I can move in tomorrow."

Martin said, "Congratulations."

Thomas is high-spirited, and his bald forehead makes him full of confidence, revealing the charm of money: "Tongxi, you are now a first-tier customer of the company, and if you go higher, you will be treated by super giants."

He took the initiative to express his position: "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, "Is there any other urgent business to attend to today?"

"No." Martin asked, "what's the good thing?"

Thomas led the way: "A first-level customer has the right to view all items and roles collected by WMA at this stage."

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

Thomas exchanged a few words with people, and the eight assistants in the mail room immediately got busy.

Martin sat on the sofa chair and watched these people busy.

Someone turned on their laptop and connected it to the projector in the conference room.

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

Someone also sorted out the plan and related instructions accompanying the script for Martin to check at any time.

Everyone is serving Martin, as if Martin is their God.

Thomas just needs to stay with Martin and wait.

Martin said in a low voice: "Three years ago, when we checked the company's scripts, we couldn't see some of them at all. Those we could see were 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 lobby and didn't even have an office."

Martin encouraged: "Next, we will strive to stand at the highest point in the circle."

Thomas was full of enthusiasm: "It will."

Soon, an assistant came over and asked, "Mr. Davis, shall we start now?"

Martin nodded: "Let's get started."

Another assistant turned on the laptop, and the projector projected the picture onto the screen. This is a summary of all the project catalogs and roles that the WMA has received recently.

Inside WMA, there are special personnel in the mail room to follow up, and will update the latest information of each project or role in a timely manner.

For example, if a director has just been confirmed for a certain project, the WMA database must update relevant information on the same day.

Martin saw the names or code names of many film projects, and many of them were impressive.

"The first record, the third." Martin said directly: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, relevant information to Thomas."

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

Martin continued to look down, seeing such titles 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 played golf with Barry Meyer and Alan Horn the other day. Alan Horn sent you an invitation to appear in the summer sequel of Jeans, and I declined."

Martin said directly: "Similar youth idol movies, as well as feces and fart comedies, I reject them all."

With his current coffee status, shooting these will lower the standard.

Thomas thought for a while, and then said: "Alan Horn also mentioned a large project with an investment of more than 180 million US dollars. It is not Batman, but he didn't say the specific content. He just said that after the script is finalized, he will talk to you."

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

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

Martin's eyes fell on "10,000 Years Before the Park". If I remember correctly, this is another scam.

I remember someone said in the previous life that Roland Emmerich left the disaster film, which is a disaster in itself.

After reading all the catalogs and carefully reading the introduction, apart from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", Martin found nothing new.

Martin asked Thomas to collect relevant materials and asked, "That's all?"

"That's all for the time being." Thomas simply explained: "This is part of the project that is currently recruiting actors. Some companies may not plan to cooperate with WMA for some projects, or the main actors may be appointed internally. The public audition is just a procedure. Directly send invitations for relevant actors to audition, and will not openly recruit, and will not enter our database."

He said: "There are nearly a thousand project plans in the industry every year, and less than 20-30% of them can enter the WMA database."

Martin nodded: "Let's go."

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

It is adapted from the novel of the same name, the director is determined to be David Fincher, co-produced by Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures, and the expected investment is not less than 60 million US dollars.

Martin has seen all David Fincher's 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 is the box office for this film? Martin didn't remember, only that the film was very famous, even one of the masterpieces of Fincher and Pitt.

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

Martin said: "You contact the crew and initially express your willingness to cooperate."

Thomas asked, "What about the pay?"

Martin thought for a while, and said, "Follow the normal routine."

With "Never Ending" taking off at the box office, it's not uncommon for Martin to be paid around $13 million now.

It's not just an art film. Thomas didn't even bother to negotiate with them if the salary was less than 12 million US dollars. If someone asked for the price, he set an opening price for Martin at 15 million US dollars.

For new commercial endorsements, the standard is 10 million US dollars.

The box office hit of "Never Ending" has allowed Hollywood to see a new film production model, and many producers have begun to study how to make the audience more involved in the role.

The original author Alan Green resigned from "Empire" magazine and became a full-time writer and screenwriter. The Hollywood producer who came to contact him almost stepped on the threshold of his family.

The novel "Winterland" that Alan Greene is currently writing has also become the focus of competition among major production companies.

Successful people never lack chasers.

At the same time, "Never Ending" spent its third weekend in North American theaters. Although it experienced the impact of the Super Bowl weekend, the film still maintained a steady trend, earning another US$17.58 million in North America. $112 million.

Another movie starring Martin has a box office of over 100 million in North America!

Overseas screenings are still expanding, and the combined global box office of the film has already exceeded 200 million US dollars.

The eyes of many Hollywood production companies and projects have turned to Martin.

Warner Bros. has made a ton of money over the years with movies starring Martin, and other companies certainly want to join in the fun.

For capital, stars who can bring high negotiable income are the most worth chasing. As long as the profit is high enough, they will not hesitate to offer high remuneration.

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