What Naomi wanted to ask, Sean knew very well, how he would answer, he also knew, many times he could say part of the truth, but it was better not to lie. So when Naomi said this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he was just happy and a little worried at the same time.

Fortunately, she didn't have to say it to her face, so as not to embarrass or even sadden, but the worry was that it would be difficult for him to guess her mind if she was so silent. If Naomi thinks that Sean pulled her out to make amends, it would be a little bad.

Although the shopping trip with Naomi had already been booked, after reaping $25 million - well, apart from Neil's commission and paying taxes, it wasn't that much, but buying Naomi a few clothes was fine. And he hadn't bought Naomi any expensive gifts all this time, so he came up with the idea and asked Naomi out after "The Grim Reaper is Coming".

It's just that although he expected that after the movie was released, he would definitely become the focus, so he deliberately set the date in Orange County, but he didn't expect that because of Catherine's mother's big mouth, he would have another scandal. It's okay if he hadn't slept with Catherine, but he did have a brief passion with Catherine, so he couldn't defend himself in front of Naomi.

"You know, I want to start my own production company, do you have any great ideas?" After an afternoon of strolling around the streets of Orange County, Sean asked after finding a café to sit down.

"Starting your own production company?" Naomi blinked in surprise.

"I said that I used to make some money from a friend of mine who can invest, and it is not a hassle to start a production company or even a studio, so I came up with this idea." Sean explained.

"But Sean," Naomi reminded, "it's not easy to make a movie. ”

"I know, after all, I'm an actor now," Sean smiled slightly, "but I'm confident in my vision for choosing scripts, and I'll pick out those low-budget but high-grossing or high-reputation works from the vast pile of scripts, like 'The Talented Ripley' or 'Mulholland Drive'." ”

He blinked his eyes as he spoke, looking confident: "So you must help me." ”

Naomi was stunned for a moment, then laughed with a complicated look: "Okay, how can I help you?" ”

"It's very simple, such as giving opinions and expressing opinions, after all, you know Hollywood better than me, and ......" he held her hand, "When you become famous next year, if I look for you to cooperate with movies in the future, I must give me a discount on the salary." ”

"You guy, you're not going to start counting this before next year." Naomi couldn't help but laugh.

"You also said that making a movie is not an easy thing, of course the cost can be saved, and it is a big deal to give you dividends." Sean said rather scoundrelly.

Looking at her smile, he was temporarily relieved in his heart, and after picking up a certain topic with these should make her happy, it's just ...... Will it be like this in the future?

Well, that's for later, and Sean's point has always been to grasp the present, and the same goes for setting up a production company.

"Anyway, to put it simply, you're making money in the stock market, so you want to start a production company, right?" In Frederick's office, the agent sighed weakly, "Well, how much money did you make?" ”

"Hmm......" Sean thought as he touched his chin and looked up, "it's close to 20 million." ”

Frederick, who picked up the cup and wanted to drink water, immediately snorted out, and looked at him with wide eyes in disbelief: "How ...... How much? ”

"In addition to commissions and taxes, there is about 20 million in capital, but I have 10 million for other purposes, so I can actually use about seven or eight million." Sean shrugged, "Xiexie the accountant you recommended, Fred. ”

Frederick's mouth was open for half a minute before he closed, then scratched his head, "Any idea what I'm trying to say, Sean?" ”

He sighed: "I want to say, next time there is such a good thing, please be sure to bring me." ”

"I thought you would say, local tyrant, let's be friends." Sean smiled.

Frederick twitched the corners of his mouth and rolled his eyes, although he didn't know what "tuhao" meant, but the extended meaning of the latter sentence could still be heard somewhat.

"Don't talk about that," he said, shaking his head, "I know you've made up your mind, so I won't tell you about the risks." But one thing I would like to remind you that since there is abundant money, Weishenme wants to set up a new production company, instead of buying a production company that is not running well but does not have much debt? Anyway, there are only about two or three million, the channels and departments are very complete, and the employees are also experienced. ”

"Because I'm afraid of trouble," Sean said, "Let's put it this way, I don't have much time to run the company right now, and for at least three years, I can only make some very low-cost movies to break even." Therefore, like other actors, it is a good choice to attach the established company to some large or medium-sized film companies, and it is not too late to develop after stabilizing the position. ”

"And you still need a great, good business guy to run your production company?" Frederick propped up his head, then sighed.

"It's not a contradiction," Sean looked like he took it for granted, "is it true that just because the company is small, you have to hire mediocre people?" ”

"You have to attach your own production company to a large company, and you have to hire professional management talents, even if it is schizophrenia, it is too exaggerated." Frederick sarcastically said, "Don't you know? Many people's production companies are just leather bag companies, affiliated with large companies, and they organize teams when they need them. ”

"I know, I've learned about Drew's production company, but I don't plan to do this, it's just a stopgap measure now, and it will definitely be independent after it is developed." Sean said very seriously.

The agent immediately sighed and stretched out his hand to cover his face: "Then please tell me, Sean, how many outstanding management talents are willing to go to a small ...... that has just been established and is not even fully departmental, and is still attached to a large company Studio management work? ”

"That's your business," Sean smiled, "Endeavour should have a business for that, right?" You don't want to make a commission or two? ”

"You guy......" Frederick rolled his eyes again, "always throw things at me, and I'm not omniscient." ”

"It's not true, but you're capable," Sean still had that angry grin, "Of course those who are capable can do more, so I'll leave it to you." ”

Setting up his own production company was not a whim, and he had some vague ideas about how to develop his career better. But because of various factors, such as not knowing enough about Hollywood, all of them are very vague and unformed ideas, only knowing that there must be more money first, so Frederick is asked to fight for the "Lord of the Rings" bonus contract.

But in knowing Drew? After Barrymore also set up his own production company at the age of 19, Sean suddenly understood that if he wanted to have a voice here, then the identity of a producer was essential. Especially after participating in the filming of "Breaking Bad", this point is even more affirmed, and the big-name directors and actors who are really powerful will hang their names in the producer column.

Of course, there are big and small producers, and although Drew has raised between 70 million and 80 million yuan - I recently heard that it is almost 90 million - for the filming of "Breaking Bad", he can only be regarded as an average producer. The real big-name producers, probably and Harvey? Weinstein or Jerry? Bruckheimer is about the same, and as for the bosses of the big studios, they're on another level.

Therefore, having your own production company is the first step, even if it is small and simple, but there are two concepts. After that, it is to find some low-cost, box office or word-of-mouth scripts to produce, so as to expand the business so that the company can grow and grow, and make your voice bigger and bigger.

Just as the more profitable the actor, the more sought after, in this money shijie, the more high-grossing movies are produced, the greater the producer's voice.

This is not an easy thing to do, although Sean vaguely remembers some impressive high-grossing movies after the millennium, but those with investments of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, such as the superheroes of Marvel Comics, are almost impossible to get a piece of the pie. However, some can still intervene, provided that their own production company can have a good reputation, and this depends on Sean himself.

Intuition, this is his most powerful weapon, he knows very well that he must have seen many movies, but he is not impressed, difficult to recall, and needs a certain amount of stimulation. is like "Breaking Bad", he only had a vague impression at first, but as the filming deepened, he actually remembered part of the plot, although some of them were in the sequel. Therefore, as long as he is good at using his intuition to find out the potential in those low-budget scripts like mountains in Hollywood, or the low-budget scripts that may sell well in the future, and produce them, then the development of the production company will definitely be very smooth.

Of course, this does not guarantee a 100% success of the movie, after all, different actors, different directors, and different producers may lead to the finished product being different from what I have seen in my previous life. But the problem is that such an outcome is only possible, while the outcome of choosing to do and choosing not to do is clear, and those who dare not even try should be despised.

So even though he may have to be affiliated with a large company at the beginning, he still wants to hire professionals to manage it, which is a rainy day. But it also has something to do with his main focus on acting, anyway, being an actor is what he wants to do the most now, and Sean has begun to like acting. As for the production company's side, he doesn't know how much time it will take to co-opt the script, and he is not very good at management, so it is naturally best left to professionals.

It's just that although these ideas are good, they need a lot of money to back them up, and without capital, no matter how good the idea is, it's just empty talk, so Sean started Google's idea.