After buying Marvel, I became the king of Hollywood

Of course, this is from the perspective of Salma Haya, an admirer.

Stretching, Kevin took out the phone from the clothes on the sofa and pressed the answer button.

"Hey, I'm Dean, Kevin, we made it!"

Dean's excited voice came from the other end of the phone, and Kevin breathed a sigh of relief. He let go of the fear of failure in his heart and asked confidently:

"Is it the box office on the first day?"

"Yes, that's right, Kevin, you would never have guessed how much the box office was on the first day! That was 843 million on the first day."

"The Saw made it, Kevin, you made it!"

"President Shay invited you to a party at the Beverly Hills Hotel a week later, and there will be quite a few big stars at the party."

Kevin nodded.

"I'll take part, don't worry."

"Okay, don't forget when the time comes, and we will continue to promote more in the next few days, so we must make more box office."

After hanging up the phone, Kevin called Dawson again.

Salma Hayek on the side became even more excited after hearing Kevin's voice from the other end of the phone.

The box office on the first day was 843 million. She knew exactly what such an investment horror film meant.

She opened the most difficult door to Hollywood.

Excited, she ignored Kevin calling her agent, got out of bed, walked to Kevin's side, and knelt down.

"hiss!"

"What's up, Kevin?"

Listening to the abnormal voice, Dawson asked with concern.

"It's nothing. I called to tell you good news. The box office of Chainsaw came out on the first day, with a box office of 843 million."

After Kevin finished speaking, he put his phone away slightly and enjoyed the service of Salma Hayek.

...

843 million box office?

Kevin made it!

Dawson's face was full of excitement, and he turned around in his mind, and he immediately thought of a way to make his high-end client more successful.

That is to use the power of CAA to promote the chainsaw to a greater extent.

And he believed that Michael Ovitz, CAA's de facto president, would agree with him.

After talking to Kevin again on the phone, Dawson hurriedly walked towards the top floor of the company, where the offices of CAA's five major partners were located.

There are still a lot of vacancies on it, but at present, except for the five major partners, no one is eligible to move to the top floor.

Standing in the aisle, Kevin looked around from the glass, and his emotions were released.

The happy expression on his face was beyond words.

Michael Ovitz was about to go to the bathroom, when he saw Dawson's scene, he frowned, and was about to reprimand him.

Dawson, who saw Michael Ovitz coming out, immediately said in a hurry:

"Kevin's first-day box office came out, $843 million!"

Michael Ovitz changed his face instantly, and his original plan was forgotten.

The investment made by their CAA is not much this year, and the clear and clear layout of Steve Kevin's Chainsaw gave him a deep impression.

Chapter 16 The Kindness of Tom Cruise

so?

That little director succeeded!

Their CAA will soon have another important client.

In CAA, it has its own classification of customers.

It is precisely because each of the five major partners has at least one highest-level S-level client in their hands that they can become the top-most partners.

Among the clients of the same level, even if they are of the same status, the importance of the director is even higher.

To put it simply, an A-level director is comparable to an S-level star.

This is where the director's status is determined by CAA's packaging system.

Here, the packaging system is explained again.

In the past, if a TV station wanted to produce a program, it needed to find a host and actors.Producers, script writers, and a whole host of other people.

Almost everyone of these people has an agent, which undoubtedly brings trouble to the production efficiency of the TV station.

On the other hand, Ovitz has developed a brand-new model, preparing script writers, producers, and directors in advance, planning a project that seems to have a very high success rate, and attracting stars in reverse.

Almost everything needed for the project has been done, and it is directly packaged and sold to TV stations or cooperated with TV stations.

This approach almost changes the position of demand between the two parties.

The TV station needs this kind of project that looks like it will be successful, so CAA has obtained the qualification to negotiate the price.

Among them, the director is undoubtedly the key to the success of this project.

This is also the biggest reason why CAA is so friendly to Kevin.

They need talented directors like Kevin, on the contrary, Kevin is not so dependent on them.

"Well done, Dawson, you managed to secure an A-level client for CAA."

"If Kevin can succeed in three consecutive movies, then he can become an S-level client of CAA, and you can also move to the top level and become the sixth partner of CAA."

Ovitz immediately drew a cake, of course, this is a cake that can be eaten.

It's just very difficult.

Dawson nodded, and then expressed his thoughts:

"I hope that those high-end customers of CAA will support Kevin. This will not only increase the box office of Chainsaw, but also increase Kevin's favor towards CAA."

"Moreover, such a director with unlimited potential, I believe they are also willing to show their support..."

Ovitz pondered for a moment, then said:

"Okay, I agree. I will discuss with other partners and communicate with clients to see which ones are willing to support this movie."

As a packaged project of CAA, a small part of the box office of Chainsaw will also belong to CAA.

Promoting Chainsaw is actually helping CAA make money. He has no reason to refuse such a thing.

.....

The next day, when Kevin picked up the newspaper again, he saw Tom Cruise's support for his chainsaw.

"The best horror movie of the year is worth watching. The movie portrays a murderer who uses instruments of torture to punish those who don't cherish life. However, in the process of killing, he often leaves some opportunities for the victim... "

"Through this movie, I have become a fan of Director Kevin..."

Kevin scratched his head, he couldn't figure out why Tom Cruise would suddenly speak.

But it is always a good thing. Although Tom Cruise has not yet received the bonus of Mission Impossible at this time, last year's Oscar nominations still improved his status.

He is definitely considered a popular star in the circle.

Speaking of this, Kevin suddenly thought of Mission Impossible. This movie was adapted from a TV series and was released in 1996. He seemed to have a chance to touch it.

...

Ireland, the filming location of the Ambition of the Earth crew, Tom Cruise, the leading actor, only agreed to his words of support after the analysis of his agent.

As an important client of CAA, there is no conflict of interest.

There is more possibility of cooperation between actors and directors, and it is not a bad idea to release some goodwill.

No one is a fool to be able to achieve his current status. Before there is no conflict of interest, no one will rashly offend a potential director.

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With the actions of CAA and the impact of the weekend, the box office of Chainsaw continued to grow the next day, with a box office of 1213 million US dollars.

As the most important character in the play, Clark Gregg was transferred by New Line Films to participate in movie theaters across the United States for promotion.

Several of the big cities are the most important propaganda positions.

Wherever Greg went, there were huge crowds of people.

The name of the jigsaw won a lot of fans, which also gave Greg a taste of fame for the first time. Since then, he is no longer an unknown in Hollywood.

Compared with Greg, Kevin got more benefits.

As a director who has proven himself, his status in Hollywood will undergo a huge change, and his status in CAA will also be different.

Of course, the most important thing is that he made money.

5.00% of the box office will be called to him after the film is released, which will be a huge amount, enough for him to buy himself a house.

However, due to his own development, Kevin plans to buy some copyrights for himself in advance after the money arrives, or use it as an investment.

Among other things, he has a hand in the Mission: Impossible project.

It was only just now that he thought of the reason why Tom Cruise helped him. It must be that CAA used their power.

With this relationship, after Dadi Ambition hit the street, his success rate in inviting Tom Cruise will be much higher.

As a director, there is no one who does not want to make blockbuster films.

However, if there is only one chainsaw, it is not enough to prove himself.

He'd have to make another movie or two before he could use his fame to attract a big star like Tom Cruise.

But for the second movie, he actually had no choice.

All film companies will not support him to change the course rashly. He must use another horror film to prove that his success is not accidental, so that he can get a large investment when the third film changes the course.

Of course, by that time, he will also be able to share a little bit of the movie box office profits as an investor.

This is Kevin's plan for his future development route. To become a great director needs to be down-to-earth and take every step steadily.

Time flies, and the first week is over soon.

As the director, Kevin, after hearing the box office explosion on the first day, he ignored the news at other times.

New Line Films and CAA will help him with all of this.

As a director, he doesn't need to think about other things yet.

After all, the bulk of the film is still made by New Line Films, and they should be the ones who work the hardest.

Salma Hayek has also become a busy man after the success of the film.

Chapter 17 Kevin: We're Over

His agent, Dawson, arranged a lot of work for Salma Hayek.

This also caused him to spend a few days alone in the past few days.

But this is just in line with his intentions. I have to say that Salma Hayek is too ruthless. A man is a cow and a woman is a field. His cow needs to rest.

And Kevin, who had nothing to do, finally had time to go back to school to complete the graduation procedures.

Inside the office.

The teacher in charge of the graduation formalities nodded and said seriously:

"Kevin, although your first movie was successful, don't be proud."

"In our school, there are many people who succeeded in the first movie over the years, but most of them still sink later."

"Become an ordinary director with only one masterpiece. Here, the teacher hopes that you will be successful. This is the school motto of our University of Southern California."

"If you continue to be successful, you will have the opportunity to be on the USC Hall of Fame in the future and be regarded as a role model by every student."

Kevin nodded, finished all the formalities, and left the school directly.