"I hope the lyrics can be more atmospheric, more majestic, the front is good, the description of the feeling of loss is in place, but the back is a little worse, I hope there are mountains and seas, there are more inspiring things beyond themselves." Sean said to the man sitting in front of him.

Then he turned to a person on the side of Xiangyou: "The melody of the chorus should be more atmospheric, it should be melodious and faceless before, but what is needed behind it is shock and encouragement, so to speak, understand?" ”

The two men in front of him were in their forties, and the one on the left had a mustache, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and long pants, and the whole person was very neat, frowning and not knowing what he was thinking. The one on the right is relatively sloppy, with long hair, sunglasses in the room, and the collar of the shirt is loose, but it has a bit of an uninhibited feeling.

There were a lot of musical instruments and recording equipment around, and behind the glass wall in front of them, there was a microphone in an empty room, and it was needless to say where it was.

"I can modify it, Shaun, but ...... Can you be sure it's zuihou once? The mustachioed man scratched his head a little frustratedly, "I've revised it almost ten times. ”

"I hope to finish it as soon as possible, Jason, and I know you've done your best, but this song isn't just for me now," Sean said in a sincere tone, "I hope to use this song to encourage everyone, and I hope to alleviate some of their pain!" ”

As soon as these righteous and awe-inspiring words were spoken, the other party didn't want to say anything more, and was even moved a little, and immediately nodded: "Okay, I'll try again." ”

"Choir!" The man in the room, wearing sunglasses and relatively sloppy clothes, opened his mouth at this time, and the hands crossed in front of him did not move.

However, he had not been listening just now, but thinking about his own problems.

"I'm sorry, what are you talking about, Will?" Sean couldn't help but ask.

"Hymns!" Will then added, then slapped the face, "That's right, that's what you want." ”

As soon as he said this, Sean understood, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean, this song can be arranged from the perspective of a hymn?" ”

Although he is not religious, he still fills in the Protestant column of his beliefs, so he knows a little bit about this aspect.

"That's right, you want to inspire everyone, you want the whole song to go from being lost to going down to being uplifting and exciting, and the hymn is the perfect tune." Will rubbed his hands together at this time, and seemed a little excited, "I can start arranging music now, I've done it well before, I just need to make some changes." ”

Then he thought of something and reminded him: "By the way, if this is the case, if you are singing, your voice must be thicker, so that you can have momentum, so if you have time, do more practice." ”

"No problem, I'll be fine for the next few months anyway." Sean nodded immediately, then slapped each of them on the shoulder, "I'll leave it to you." ”

After choosing the Irish folk song "Danny Boy" as the main theme, Sean planned to make it an inspirational song, which was also said by Frederick when he contacted the lyricist and music producer. But then 911 happened, and the lyrics were not fully written, the melody of this folk song is melodious and atmospheric, it is easy to infect people, if the scope of the lyrics to encourage is expanded, and everyone is included, then maybe it can resonate with more people, and it can also make this song and Sean who sings this song more eye-catching.

Even though it's just an ideal effect, it's worth a try, isn't it? So now, it's been almost two weeks since 911, and Sean has been discussing lyrics and arrangements with these two in addition to participating in a series of charity events.

Lyric writer Jason? Dano, and Will in charge of the arrangement? DeLong is also quite famous in the music industry, the former wrote the lyrics for the now-popular Britney, and the latter arranged music for the Backstreet Boys - all as assistants, of course. It's not that Sean doesn't want to invite more haode, he doesn't have many connections in the music industry, and many big names are busy doing charity during this time, how can they be interested in contacting him? If he can be favored by the record company and then praised it, there is no need to worry about this, but the problem is that others say that his voice is not distinctive.

Well, in fact, Dano and Delon are not too bad, they both have a certain level, it's a big deal to spend three months to create this song, anyway, Sean has time.

After going through the pain of The Believer, for a long time, Sean wouldn't touch the movie, it was like eating until he vomited. As for the matter of Tonier, after the New York Stock Exchange closed, it opened on the first Monday of 911, and as soon as the market opened, the Dow Jones index fell by 14%, especially in travel, insurance, aviation, etc., which can be regarded as a heavy setback.

However, as early as the market break, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had already convened the heads of major commercial banks and investment banks to discuss the situation, unify their thinking, and seek measures to stabilize the stock market. Then, the listed company is allowed to raise a large amount of funds to repurchase the company's shares, which not only helps to improve the earnings per share performance of the listed company, but also is equivalent to injecting a large amount of money into the stock market, and the repurchase behavior also shows the attitude of the listed company to its own stock price. Then the Fed cut interest rates twice in a row, and the government quickly rolled out a fiscal stimulus package of more than $100 billion, and these timely and effective policy interventions have largely stabilized investor confidence.

So the situation in the stock market is now dazzling, and Sean can't understand it at all, so he can only leave it to Neil to deal with. Fortunately, he said that the current situation is not bad, and he can probably stop when the US government starts a war on Afghanistan, but the benefits may not be as high as expected, and Sean doesn't care, even if it is only five times the income, it is enough to be satisfied.

Of course, in addition to making songs, Sean is not without other things to focus on, such as the expansion of the production company.

"My Grand Greek Wedding" officially went offline after 911, which is a very regrettable thing, because even in September, the film still maintained a certain momentum, and successfully got 2 in North America before going offline. With a horror box office of 700 million, it has become the veritable highest-grossing aiqing comedy in North America, which is something that no one expected.

In fact, if it successfully survives the off-season in September and October, "My Grand Greek Wedding" can continue to be released, and it is very likely to exceed 300 million in Zuihou. It's a pity that the arrival of 911 made this dream come to naught, after such a tragic attack, Americans completely lost the mind to watch movies, especially in the two days before and after 911, all movie theaters were almost crowded.

Those big productions or those that have just been released may be able to hold up for a while, but for movies like "My Grand Greek Wedding" that have been in theaters for a few months, there is no need to continue to stay in theaters, not to mention that the content does not match the current mood of Americans.

However, it's a pity, it's a pity, counting the box office that has also broken 100 million overseas, the total box office of this movie Shijie has been 400 million. The overseas box office can get about 35%, even if the distribution fee is deducted, there is almost a profit of about 30 million, and in North America it is even more, at 50%, even after deducting the distribution fee, publicity fee and production cost that are not fake, there is still a profit of close to 100 million!

If you deduct the more than 10 million of Vladimir's share with the accountant, and the net profit of 20 million left to the company, Sean himself still has almost 90 million in the account, and the movie is really a profiteering industry, if other filmmakers know, I don't know how much they will be red.

It's also a shame that Sean is not greedy and keeps a net profit of 20 million, including Nia? The creative team in Vadallas all received a share ranging from millions to hundreds of thousands, and even if they guessed that he had taken the lion's share, they didn't say much.

Now that the box office has been a bumper harvest, it has been decided that the haode thing is about to be officially put on the agenda, and Vladimir has been looking forward to it for a long time.

"AIG, ABRY, and the Falcon Group, my friend Neil has been in contact with them, and they are all interested, maybe you can make an appointment to meet them." Sean chose a sunny afternoon and talked to Vladimir about it in Burbank's corporate office.

"Oh?" Vladimir raised his eyebrows in surprise, "That friend of yours knows a lot of people. ”

"Don't get your hopes up too high," Sean shrugged, "and he told me that he might pull down an investment of about 30 million at most." ”

"I guess that's a little bit less for you now, right?" Vladimir smiled.

"Thank you for the high profits from My Grand Greek Wedding." Sean spread his hands.

After making so much money, you must spend it to use it, and it will only continue to depreciate in your hands. Although it has been decided to buy a house in Beverly Hills, and there is still 10 million for charity, there is still a lot of liquidity, plus there is still income from shorting the stock market, and there are no more IT stocks to invest in, of course, to invest in the production company.

In this case, with only 30 million financing, he is naturally not eye-catching.

"So it's up to you, Todd, meet and see how you convince the investors that we're a mid-sized company now." Sean said.

In addition to the initial capital of 500,000, he later invested another 5 million and moved the company to Burbank, plus the net profit of the film is still close to 10 million after being distributed to the creative team, and it is no problem for Reincarnation Pictures to boast that it is a medium-sized company. What's more, Sean's name is now somewhat of a signboard, especially when combined with "My Grand Greek Wedding", which should attract the attention of some people.

"I will, but there's a problem," Vladimir nodded and said suddenly, "the company must have a detailed plan for the future." ”

Hearing this, Sean showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he reached out and tapped lightly on the table: "So, you have decided to stay?" ”