Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2191 Is this divided?
"What do you plan to name this brokerage company? Is it still called New Oriental?"

Back at the hotel, Lin Daoqiu chatted with Brigitte Lin about the star agency he was about to open.

Lin Daoqiu shook his head. He didn't intend to let the new brokerage company have anything to do with New Oriental, otherwise he wouldn't ask Kars to be the general manager of the brokerage company.

"This brokerage company mainly serves European and American stars, so naturally it cannot be named New Oriental. Do you have any good suggestions?"

When asked by Lin Daoqiu suddenly, Brigitte Lin couldn't think of what to call her.

Tilting her head and thinking for a while, Brigitte Lin seemed to be serious about naming Lin Daoqiu's agency.

"How about a miracle?"

"Why? Is there any point?"

Lin Daoqiu looked at Lin Qingxia suspiciously and asked.

"It's very simple, because I think that being an actor is a profession that turns decay into magic. If that's the case, why just give it a magical name?"

"You are so right. Since this is the case, follow what you said. This company is called Miracle Brokerage Company."

In fact, Lin Daoqiu didn't care about the name of this brokerage company at all, as long as it wasn't any messy name, he could accept it.

But since Brigitte Lin took so much trouble to help her think of this name, Lin Daoqiu would naturally not refuse her kindness, so Lin Daoqiu directly decided on the name of this family.

Brigitte Lin was just talking casually, but she didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to actually adopt her proposal, which made her nervous.

"You... If you don't think about it, I'm just talking casually. If the company name is not good, I will not be responsible at that time."

"How could it be? I think the name you chose is very good and the reason is very good. Actor is indeed a profession that turns decay into magic. In this case, I think it is very appropriate for this agency to be named Miracle."

While talking to Brigitte Lin, Lin Daoqiu called Kars.

"The name of the new company is Magic Brokerage Company."

"Understood Mr. Lin, I will handle the rest properly."

Since it was Lin Daoqiu's decision, Kars should obey it, and he really hoped that Lin Daoqiu would rely on New Oriental for his new agency.

Because this is North America after all, let alone a Hollywood star's agency, it's best not to get involved with elements from other regions, otherwise it will be easy to be labeled by others.

What's more, Lin Daoqiu is not from North America, so he needs to pay more attention to his behavior in this regard.

Others don't know, but people like Richardson and Carls, who have received higher education and are themselves upper-class people, still know much more about this aspect than ordinary people don't know.

The people here have more or less xenophobic ideas. Although Lin Daoqiu's light has blocked all things that are not good for him, this does not mean that Lin Daoqiu will be able to go on like this in the future.

If something happens in the future, voices accusing him or disliking him will arise, and then bad voices will come out, which requires Lin Daoqiu to be vigilant.

But it's still too early to tell Lin Daoqiu these things. After all, he is still the darling of the North American film market and the general public. As long as he continues to be successful like this, Lin Daoqiu will at least not have any troubles.

Lin Daoqiu didn't intend to take care of the Miracle Brokerage Company, but was going to let Kars take full responsibility.

And this brokerage company will be independent of MGM, rather than as a subsidiary of MGM.

However, just in case, Lin Daoqiu called Kars to his office and reminded him about the brokerage company.

"As long as the actors are signed into the company, no matter how famous they are, they must be provided with agents and assistants to assist them in their work and life. In addition, in terms of commissions, at the beginning, they will get [-]% to [-]%, and then they can get [-]% to [-]%."

Lin Daoqiu didn't intend to squeeze the stars, and the conditions he gave can be said to be the best among all Hollywood agency contracts.

Those managers have been trying every means to control the stars in their hands, and the share is outrageous.

Some stars really had no choice at the beginning. After all, they were not well-known at all, so they could only rely on these agents to help them find dramas and opportunities.

It is under such circumstances that celebrities have to sign those brokerage contracts that are very harsh to them, some even last for several years or even ten years, and some even more outrageous ones will be controlled by their brokers for a lifetime , becoming their money-making machine, such things are not uncommon in Hollywood.

And the big brokerage companies are much more professional in this aspect. Many stars in later generations like to cooperate with big brokerage companies, because there are many opportunities in film and television dramas, and they will not encounter those managers with ulterior motives.

"Mr. Lin, I don't quite understand what you mean. Since it was [-] points at the beginning, why did you change it to [-] points later? This...it seems unreasonable."

Kars misunderstood Lin Daoqiu's meaning. He thought of Lin Daoqiu's share ratio as [-]% for the actors and [-]% for the company.

But in the end, it turned out that [-]% belonged to actors and [-]% belonged to the company. He had never heard of such a thing.

How can an actor become famous after acting, but the share will be reduced. This is really a bit too bullying.

"You haven't heard that the agency I run takes the lead in actors."

It wasn't until Lin Daoqiu explained Kars that he realized that it was he who wanted to go wrong, but Kars was even more shocked when he heard this, because the share Lin Daoqiu gave was too generous for an actor.

"Mr. Lin, as far as I know, there is no agency or broker in Hollywood who will give [-]% to [-]% of the stars, and the best is [-]% to [-]%. Are you doing this? ..."

What Kars meant was that Lin Daoqiu had broken the rules a little bit. Although he could do the same, it would not be very good if outsiders knew about it.

"The matter of the company's share is the company's business secrets, and it must be written into the contract, so how could outsiders know..."

Lin Daoqiu went on to say: "And my purpose of opening this brokerage company is not to make money, but to serve them better, so I don't think there is any problem at all."

Originally, Kars wanted to persuade Lin Daoqiu to change the share ratio, at least five to five.

But now after hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Kars had already realized that the other party would not change his mind, so he had no choice but to agree.

(End of this chapter)