Chapter 21 When the Class Exploration is in Progress
"I am an artist of this agency, and the resources and business capabilities of this company are top-notch in Hollywood. There are basically no agencies in Hollywood that can compare with CAA.
When I go back, I will tell the company that your upward momentum is so good. If I talk to the people in the company again, I think I can get you an A-level contract." The eldest brother Cheng Long said to Cao Yu in a generous manner.
said.
"A-level signing, Uncle Long, what does this mean?" Cao Yu, who was not a star in his previous life, obviously did not understand the ins and outs of signing with this agency.
Cheng Long couldn't help but smile in surprise when he heard Cao Yu's question. He looked at Cao Yu's somewhat immature face. He had been shocked by the news about this kid in the past few months. He didn't notice that this was still a newcomer who was not familiar with Hollywood, and
It’s only been less than a year since his official debut.
So the eldest brother Cheng Long explained.
"This is a way to distinguish the level of resource inclination within a brokerage company. To put it simply, it is the same thing as a star film appointment.
The higher the level, the better treatment you receive in the company, such as more resources, lower commissions, more comprehensive services, and so on.
For example, my current A-level contract in CAA is the best contract in CAA, and it can also be called a top-level contract.
However, this kind of contract is not signed by CAA casually. CAA only signs with stars who are globally famous. That is, only quasi-stars, superstars and superstars are eligible to sign this kind of contract. Of course, the benefits are also in CAA
biggest."
After listening to Cheng Long's explanation, Cao Yu nodded. In fact, it was not that Cao Yu had never heard of these things in his previous life, but they were all hearsay and the sources were inaccurate. Cao Yu never dared to be convinced.
Now that Cheng Long, a senior veteran in the entertainment industry, has told him this, Cao Yu really believes in this stuff. After all, sometimes there are too many hearsay things.
"It's just Uncle Long. My current fame has not reached the level of global fame. Isn't it inappropriate to sign an A-level contract with CAA now?" Cao Yu said hesitantly.
In fact, Cao Yu doesn't want to sign a contract with CAA now. On the one hand, the reason is that Cao Yu's current reputation is still too low. Even if Cheng Long brokered the deal and made it happen, Cao Yu signed the top A-level contract with CAA.
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There was also a feeling that CAA provided help in times of need. Cao Yu could not help but feel a little benevolent to CAA and his elder brother Cheng Long.
The eldest brother Cheng Long is easy to repay, so why should he have a "good" son?
At that time, maybe Cao Yu can return this favor and let his eldest brother Cheng Long owe him some favors.
It is difficult to repay the debt of favor of an economic company like CAA.
The main reason is that Cao Yu is very aware of his own potential. As long as he performs properly in "Spider-Man", hundreds of millions of box office points will be invested in it.
The box office of this generation of [Spider-Man] will definitely be higher than that of the previous one.
In other words, in a few months, when "Spider-Man" is released, Cao Yu will be ready to transform into a Hollywood superstar.
Yes, Cao Yu is so confident, and Cao Yu's self-confidence is not the self-confidence of Wu Genzhi Ping, but the self-confidence that is supported by actual practical works and strength.
I have never heard of a Hollywood star who has not reached the level of a superstar even though he has two works with a box office of over 100 million, and one of the works has a box office of over 1 billion.
What's more, it's still 2001, a time when a billion-dollar masterpiece is very rare.
Since I will definitely become a Hollywood superstar in a while, why should I use my future rights and interests in advance at this time and sell others a favor?
So now, even if his eldest brother Cheng Long is there to help Cao Yu, Cao Yu doesn't really want to sign a contract with CAA right away, so what he says is somewhat of a reluctance.
But eldest brother Cheng Long couldn't hear it! After all, a top-level contract signed by a brokerage company like CAA is a beneficial thing even for a superstar, and it is still a very beneficial thing.
Not to mention for a top movie star like Cao Yu, this is basically a huge benefit.
In fact, Cheng Long can't directly decide on CAA's top signing contracts. After all, he is not the boss of CAA.
The reason why Cheng Long dares to praise Haikou now is mainly because Cao Yu's performance is too outstanding and has too much potential, and he has already achieved certain results - he starred in "Death is Coming", which cost 200 million in North America.
It is because of Cao Yu's potential and performance that Cheng Long dared to offer Cao Yu a top-notch contract with CAA. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't even think about it.
For example, a few days ago, Cheng Long also wanted to recruit Zang Ziyi and sign her to CAA, even if it was the lowest-level contract.
It's a pity that it didn't work out, otherwise Zang Ziyi wouldn't have been unable to survive in Hollywood and return to China.
But this is normal. As a top agency in Hollywood, CAA's lowest-level contract qualifications are only for national superstars. Obviously, Zang Ziyi's current star status is not enough.
Cheng Long heard Cao Yu's words saying something like "Isn't it appropriate?"
He laughed suddenly, then patted Cao Yu on the shoulder and said.
"Is there any inappropriateness? You, Uncle Long, and I have been working in Hollywood for so many years. I still have this relationship. Don't worry, I can handle it. You, Uncle Long, and I can't handle this. What's going on on my head?"
Isn't the name of a superstar just in vain?"
When Cao Yu heard what Cheng Long said, he quickly waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mean it that way.
Cao Yu was not a fool. He naturally knew that Cheng Long was helping him, so he had no choice but to express his thoughts: "Uncle Long, I want to sign a contract with CAA based on my own ability."
When Cheng Long heard what Cao Yu said, he was shocked in his heart. At the same time, he felt that he liked Cao Yu for no reason.
This junior is more ambitious than I thought!
This is CAA’s top contract!
You must know that when he first mentioned to Zang Ziyi about helping her sign a contract with CAA, the contract they signed was not a top-level contract but a low-level contract. Zang Ziyi was so happy that she had no refusal attitude at all, although it didn't happen later.
Now that Cheng Long saw that Cao Yu was so calm and able to refuse when faced with the optimization of such huge interests, he became even more optimistic about Cao Yu.
But Cheng Long knows that it is not an easy task to rely on his own ability to sign a contract with a top agency like CAA. Otherwise, why would CAA's top contract be so precious?
"This is not an easy thing! Are you sure?" Cheng Long asked Cao Yu in a worried voice.
Cao Yu couldn't help but said with a smile: "Uncle Long, I still have two big productions in hand!"
"Oh! That's right, you still have two big productions to shoot." Cheng Long responded in agreement with Cao Yu.
"Besides, Uncle Long, I, Cao Yu, am not a thin-skinned person. If I really want to fail, I will definitely be shameless enough to beg your disciples and ask you to match me. You will definitely help Cao Yu when the time comes." Cao Yu joked.
said.
Chapter completed!