Best Actor

"Thank you for explaining, Todd," Shawn said after tapping his fingers back and forth on the armrest several times, then he looked at him and asked very seriously, "But , I have a question, what is the founder of Lionsgate, Frank Gusta, doing now?"

Vladimir did not answer immediately, but was silent for a moment before taking a breath: "He has already stepped down, just last year, after the acquisition of Trimark Holdings."

"Look, this is a problem." Sean pointed it out without hesitation.

Although he does not understand the specific situation of Lionsgate development, although Vladimir has said a lot, but some still do not understand very well, but his intuition tells him that in the case of such frequent financing and mergers and acquisitions The situation for the founders will certainly not be very good, and the facts also prove this.

Although Sean is not the kind of person who must control something in his hands, but as a founder, being kicked out of his company is really difficult to accept, and this is also related to His original idea of ​​starting the company didn't fit.

Vladimir did not speak, just looked at him quietly, waiting for him to make a choice.

"Okay, I need a way to get the company to raise money without diluting more equity and getting kicked out of the company." Looking at each other for a few minutes, Sean Had to say so.

"It can raise funds without diluting more equity..." Vladimir couldn't help being a little dumb, after taking a deep breath, he asked: "Tell me, Sean , What did you initially set up a production company for?"

"I want to be free to make the movies I want to make, or, in this way, I want to let myself have more right to speak here, in Hollywood." Sean thought Think, or decide to tell the truth.

"Then you can set up another company, you can hold a large part of the shares, and then the reincarnation film industry holds a small part, you can make movies at will, and cooperate with reincarnation film industry, but the copyright belongs to the reincarnation film industry. You all," Vladimir said immediately, "just like Miramax and Dimen Pictures."

"Miramax and Dimen Pictures?" Sean showed a curious look.

"Yes, Dimen Pictures was also established by the Weinstein Brothers, and they also own the copyrights of some Miramax-produced movies. The previously released "Very Little Spy" was produced by Dimen. , and Miramax released. So even though Miramax has been acquired by Disney, if the two sides turn against each other one day, the Weinstein brothers will not be helpless, they will never put their eggs in the same basket," Vladimir explained.

"Besides that," he suddenly intensified his tone and looked at Sean with a subtle look, "If you can always make some low-budget, high-box-office movies for the film company, Then it will also reduce the situation like Gusta. On the one hand, you can continue to invest the profits of the film into the company and maintain your own shareholding ratio; on the other hand, you can increase your influence, as long as you can Bringing high-grossing works to the company, even if a lot of shareholders on the board are dissatisfied with you, they won’t kick you out.”

This guy... Noticing the change in his expression, Sean rolled his eyes in his heart, and at the same time Wei Wei was a little complacent, how could he be so optimistic about his intuition? But then again, he has been cooperating with him before, whether he agrees or not, and even agreed to Miramax, who was open to the lion, and all these have gained a lot of money. If it is anyone, there will be some kind of Incredible feeling.

Besides, if the film company does expand, he can't guarantee that he will not fall to the point of Gusta, so if Sean does make or find a low-cost movie from time to time Box office works, so there is no problem at all on his side.

"I'll think about it, Todd." Sean finally said, "It's a while before My Big Greek Wedding goes offline, isn't it?"

"Okay." Vladimir nodded and said nothing more.

"By the way, what should I do with Miramax?" When he was about to leave, Sean suddenly asked again.

Before I was affiliated with Miramax because the production company was still short-lived and needed to have a good relationship with a powerful film company, and Sean only knew Weinstein, so he was affiliated past. But Samsara Pictures has now produced a popular movie, which has become quite eye-catching, plus it is preparing to expand, it is definitely not appropriate to continue to be affiliated with them.

"No problem, I hinted to Weinstein, he didn't say much, then we can switch from affiliation to cooperation." Vladimir explained.

Since he had already thought about this, Sean didn't say anything, nodded to show that he understood, and said a few words to prepare to rent a better office, and then left here. Then, Vladimir was slack, let out another breath, sat down on the high-back chair, and headed towards the ceiling.

Sean does need time to consider the pros and cons, after all, this is an important matter, so he understands his approach, so it's okay to make a decision after the movie is offline, just... The final result can make him satisfied?

Vladimir doesn't know, but he still has some thoughts that he wants to stay. As mentioned earlier, although he was also optimistic about the script of "My Grand Greek Wedding", he did not expect to gain so much. With Sean's insistence, Miramax took advantage of the script. , can still make many second-grade film companies jealous.

You must know that Miramax not only asked for 20% of the distribution commission, but only paid more than 1 million in publicity, and also took away the overseas distribution agency rights. In this case, the sale is a net income, and Samsara Pictures can only get some box office.

But then again, as a newly established production company, it has nothing to do with overseas, and it is not easy to contact the publisher. Even if the other party has a keen sense of smell like a DVD seller and takes the initiative to get on it, it may be difficult to maximize profits without a full understanding.

So in this case, Miramax's agent can be considered to accumulate experience, and at the same time sell personal feelings. If the company wants to expand, it must seek various support.

Thinking of this, Vladimir laughed a little to himself, he was really tempted, and he was always thinking about how to make this newly established company bigger. Well, Sean is indeed an interesting person with a certain amount of ambition and courage, and his intuition seems to be really sensitive, which makes him want to see where he can go.

So, what choice will you make then? Vladimir thought silently.

Sean, who didn't know his general manager's mind, didn't think too much. In fact, even if he knew, he wouldn't think too much. How to choose, after leaving the company, basically It's settled. The reason why he didn't tell Vladimir is because he still wants to listen to other people's opinions. Even if he doesn't accept it, it's not harmful to listen to other people's opinions more.

In addition, Sean also wants to see how "My Big Greek Wedding" will perform in the end. In the past four weeks, with the hot sale of the movie, let him also The status of the two crews has been subtly improved.

In "Eleven Arhats", Pitt, Clooney and the others only regarded him as an ordinary junior at first. Except for Qin Shaobo, most of the other actors were like this, and Cheadle could even face him coldly, throwing his unbearable anger on him.

In addition, as the media is not optimistic about "My Grand Greek Wedding", some people ridicule him, saying that it doesn't matter if you go bankrupt, at least you have done it, but the tone is vaguely optimistic the feeling of play.

And Clooney and the others are about to put him on an equal footing. They are better informed and know what role Sean played in this movie. They can set up a simple production company and quickly produce the first film. There are very few people who can earn such a high box office for a movie.

And the reason is almost, that is because regardless of age or seniority, Clooney and Pitt are above Sean, concealing their seniority, no matter which circle of people, will do so.

As for Cheadle, even though he was a little embarrassed, after Sean took the initiative to greet him, he still lowered his posture. Not to mention Carl Affleck, who always took a detour in the crew. Unless filming or gambling, two people would not meet each other. Sean was too lazy to pay attention to him.

The Fast and the Furious is much better. Diesel has no more acting experience than Sean, and is more straightforward. things have changed a lot. And Sean, as one of the leading actors, won't have anyone conflict with him, and he won't pick up troubles, so there is more harmony here than there.

Of course, there should be plenty of surprise and envy, Diesel patted Sean on the shoulder while drinking, and half-jokingly said that if there is a chance to cooperate in the future, Sean is naturally full of mouthfuls promise. Michelle also became quite curious about him, and asked him several times how he liked the script "My Grand Greek Wedding" and how it was produced, which made Jordana, who was already in a complicated mood, quite confused. accurate.

Don't blame these people for being rude, as Frederick said: "Here, in Hollywood, whoever makes more money with movies will be more Much adoration."

"Okay, I get it, Fred, you've said it many times," Sean in the car had to interrupt Frederick on the phone, " I know you're excited, but I just want to know right now, can today's meeting go smoothly and get me what I want?"

"Well...maybe, very likely," Frederick sighed, "they're interested in you after all—you really want to do this?"