Chapter 10

Of course, this is from the point of view of the admirer Salma Haya.

Stretching, Kevin took out his 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 put aside the fear of failure in his heart and asked confidently:

"Is the box office coming out on the first day?"

"Yes, that's right, Kevin, you can't imagine how much the box office on the first day was! That was 8.43 million in the box office on the first day."

"The Chainsaw has succeeded, Kevin, you have succeeded!"

"President Shay has invited you to a party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in a week's time. There will be a lot of big stars at the party."

Kevin nodded.

"I will participate, don't worry."

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

Hanging up, Kevin called Dawson again.

Salma Hayek on the side was even more excited after listening to Kevin's voice from the other end of the phone.

The box office on the first day was 8.43 million. She knew exactly what it meant for such an investment horror film.

She opened the apparently hardest door to Hollywood.

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

"hiss!"

"What's wrong. Kevin?"

Hearing the unusual voice, Dawson asked with concern.

"It's nothing, I'm calling to tell you good news. The box office of Chainsaw Cry came out on the first day, with a box office of 8.43 million."

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

…

8.43 million box office?

Kevin made it!

With excitement on Dawson's face, 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 Horror to a greater extent.

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

After talking to Kevin again on the phone, Dawson hurried to the top floor of the company, where the offices of the five partners of CAA are located.

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

Standing in the aisle, Kevin looked at the four directions 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, frowned, and was about to scold.

Seeing Michael Ovitz coming out, Dawson immediately hurriedly said:

"Kevin's first-day box office came out, $8.43 million!"

Michael Ovitz's face changed instantly, and his original plans were also forgotten.

Their CAA-facilitated investments were not many this year, and Steve Kevin's Chainsaw was impressed with the clear layout.

Chapter 16 Tom Cruise's Kindness

so?

That little director did it!

Their CAA will soon have another important customer.

In the CAA, there is its own classification of customers.

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

And among clients of the same level, even if they have the same status, the importance of the director is even higher.

To put it simply, an A-level director has a higher status than an S-level star.

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

Here, the packaging system is explained again.

In the past, to produce a program, a TV station needed to find hosts and actors. Producers, screenwriters, and a whole bunch of other people.

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

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

Almost everything needed for the project was done, packaged and sold directly to TV stations or cooperated with TV stations.

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

The TV station needed this kind of project that looked like it would be successful, so CAA got 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 a talented director like Kevin, and on the contrary, Kevin is less dependent on them.

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

"If Kevin can make three films in a row, then he can be an S-tier client of CAA, and you can move to the top and become CAA's sixth partner."

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

Just very difficult.

Dawson nodded, then said his thoughts:

"I hope that through CAA's high-end customers, I can express support for Kevin, which will not only make Chainsaw's box office higher, but also make Kevin's favor for CAA higher."

"Moreover, such a director with infinite potential, I believe they are also willing to express their support…"

Ovitz pondered for a while, then said:

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

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

To promote the Chainsaw Horror is actually helping CAA make money. He has no reason to refuse this kind of thing.

…..

The next day, when Kevin picked up the paper again, he was struck by Tom Cruise's support for his Chainsaw.

"This year's best horror movie is worth watching. The movie portrays a murderer who uses torture to punish people who don't cherish life, but in killing, he often leaves some opportunities for the victim… "

"Through this film, I have become a fan of Director Kevin…"

Kevin scratched his head, he couldn't figure out why Tom Cruise suddenly made a sound.

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

Definitely a popular star in the circle.

Speaking of which, Kevin suddenly thought of Mission: Impossible, which 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 Land Ambition, the actor Tom Cruise agreed to his words of support under the analysis of his agent.

They are also important customers of CAA, and there is no conflict of interest.

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

No one is a fool to be able to achieve the status they are today. Before there is no conflict of interest, no one will rashly offend a potential director.

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With CAA's action and the impact of the weekend, Chainsaw continued to grow at the box office the next day, taking in $12.13 million.

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

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

Wherever Greg has been, there are people everywhere.

The name of the jigsaw has gained a lot of fans, which also gave Greg his first taste of fame, and since then, he is no longer unknown in Hollywood.

And compared to Greg, Kevin got more benefits.

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

Of course, most importantly, he made money.

Five percent of the box office cut will be called after the film is drawn, which will be a huge sum of money, enough to buy himself a house.

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

If nothing else, he will have some hands on this project of Mission Impossible.

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 in place, after Dadi's ambition hit the streets, his success rate in inviting Tom Cruise was much higher.

As a director, there is no one who doesn't want to make a blockbuster.

But only one chain saw is not enough to prove himself.

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

But the second movie, in fact, he had no choice.

All the studios will not support his rash change of course, he has to prove his success with another horror film so that he can get a big investment if the third film changes 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 be a great director needs to be down-to-earth and take every step steadily.

Time flies so fast, and the first week is over quickly.

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

New Line Cinema and CAA will help him with all that.

As a director, he doesn't need to think about other things for the time being.

After all, the majority of the movie was made by New Line Film Company, and they should be the ones who worked 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 led to him being single for a few days in the past few days.

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

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

Inside the office.

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

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

"In our school, there are also many people who made the first film successful in these years, but most of them still sink behind."

"Become an ordinary director with only one representative work. Here, the teacher hopes that you can become famous. This is our school motto of the University of Southern California."

"If you continue to be successful, in the future you will have the opportunity to be on the USC Who's Who and be seen as a role model by every student."

Kevin nodded, went through all the formalities, and left the school directly.