Feng Xiaogang signed a contract with US agency CAA to enter Hollywood, which has no impact on Huayi

According to a report by the Beijing Times on August 2, Feng Xiaogang has officially signed a contract with CAA, one of the three major brokerage companies in the United States. For this information, the reporter received confirmation from the CAA Beijing branch. As for the specific content of the contract, relevant persons from the company said that "it is not convenient to disclose it at present."

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November last year, Huayi Brothers announced that it would acquire a 70% stake in Zhejiang Dongyang Meila Media Co., Ltd.(hereinafter referred to as Dongyang Meila) jointly held by famous directors Feng Xiaogang and Lu Guoqiang for 1.05 billion yuan. Since Dongyang Meila has a registered capital of only 5 million yuan, this acquisition of more than 1 billion yuan has been highly controversial.

However, Huayi's big move does not seem to "bind" Feng Xiaogang's heart. According to a report by the Beijing Times on August 2, Feng Xiaogang has officially signed a contract with CAA, one of the three major brokerage companies in the United States. For this information, the reporter received confirmation from the CAA Beijing branch. As for the specific content of the contract, relevant persons from the company said that "it is not convenient to disclose it at present."

"Feng Xiaogang's personal IP value is beyond doubt, and his brokerage contract has a high value." Cao Haitao, secretary-general of the National Entrepreneurship Alliance and financial capital expert, said.

Feng Xiaogang received Hollywood's "Admission Ticket"

public information shows that CAA is one of the three major Hollywood agencies, and the stars it recruits are all worth a lot of money. Reporters combed and found that CAA Hollywood stars and directors include Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Will Smith, etc.

In addition, CAA has also recruited many top artists in the Chinese film industry, including well-known directors Ang Lee, John Woo, and Wong Kar-wai, actors Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, and Yu Nan. CAA Company has a complete range of artists and strict organization, and has great influence in Hollywood.

According to a report by the Beijing Times on August 2, Feng Xiaogang has officially signed with CAA, an American innovative artist agency, to become an artist under it. The reporter called the CAA Beijing branch to confirm the information.

As a well-known director in mainland China, Feng Xiaogang has great box office appeal. His films, such as "Party A and Party B","See You and Don't Leave","Big Shot","Mobile Phone","No Thieves in the World" and "If You Are the One", have achieved good box office results. It is worth noting that in addition to being a director, Feng Xiaogang also starred in the film "Lao Pao 'er" directed by Guan Hu, and with this film he became the new Golden Horse Film Actor.

"Signing a contract with a CAA agency is equivalent to having a pass to Hollywood, because when doing any project in Hollywood, you can't avoid an agent. Even if the project is found by the director or actor themselves, everyone will abide by the industry rules and let the agent operate and advance it." Cao Haitao said.

Huayi Brothers "relies on" Feng Xiaogang

. It is worth noting that from the movie "Party A and Party B" to "Private Customization", Feng Xiaogang's name has been closely associated with Huayi Brothers in the past 20 years. Wang Zhongjun, chairman of the company, once publicly stated: "Speaking of setbacks, Feng Xiaogang's first contract expired and he left Huayi Brothers for one year. Because I rely on Feng Xiaogang."

According to Huayi Brothers '2015 annual report, Feng Xiaogang was included in the "Professional Talent Advantages" column. It is worth noting that Feng Xiaogang's performance contribution to Huayi Brothers once accounted for one-third of listed companies 'revenue.

According to Huayi Brothers '2011 semi-annual report, operating income in the first half of the year was 331 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 63.24%. Among them, the movie "If You Are the One 2" contributed the most, accounting for about one-third of operating income. In this regard, Wang Zhongjun publicly stated: "Xiaogang contributed 30%, which is not a shame. This just shows that Feng Xiaogang is our core competitive product."

In order to deeply "bundle" Feng Xiaogang, Huayi Brothers announced in November last year that it planned to acquire Feng Xiaogang and Lu Guoqiang's combined 70% stake in Dongyang Meila for 1.05 billion yuan. The registered capital of Dongyang Meila was 5 million yuan. At that time, this matter aroused many doubts in public opinion circles.

So, will Feng Xiaogang's brokerage contract fall into CAA affect his cooperation with Huayi Brothers? In response, the reporter called Huayi Brothers Office to understand, but the phone could not be connected. The reporter learned from a relevant person engaged in artist brokerage cooperation that the key to the impact depends on the type and terms of the contract signed by Feng Xiaogang and CAA.

A person familiar with the matter revealed to reporters that Feng Xiaogang and Huayi Brothers had previously cooperated in the form of contracted directors, more of which was to shoot film and television works. Now his cooperation with Huayi Brothers is equivalent to a partner, because last year Huayi acquired Dongyang Meila, and Feng Xiaogang also became a shareholder of Huayi Brothers. This is different from signing a director. Therefore, Feng Xiaogang's signing of CAA has no impact on Huayi Brothers.

Editor: Nancy