Chapter 564: Ready to Public?
"We can't turn Facebook into another YouTube, we don't have the time, the energy and the talent." That's the first thing Sean said to Neil when he learned about the contents of the upcoming Facebook board meeting.
"Facebook in Mark? Zuckerberg has more value in his hands. This is the second sentence.
Yahoo's plan to buy Facebook is not a secret in the circle, Zuckerberg said that the other party's bid of 1 billion can be considered, which also spread quickly, so Neil notified Sean as soon as possible, hoping that he could come forward to persuade Zuckerberg to let YouTube buy Facebook, anyway, they happened to cash out recently.
But Sean rejected his suggestion after careful consideration, it was very simple, they couldn't keep busy, although the capital game in the United States is quite perfect, just like Hollywood, no one is irreplaceable, but those geniuses can always lead the way, such as Steve? Jobs. No matter how many people attack him, they all have to admit that Apple's miracles prove one thing, this company can't do without him.
Zuckerberg may not have reached this point, but for Facebook, it still has a big role to promote, and he himself started with technology. Although Sean can only think of it, he also knows that Zuckerberg has always been the CEO of Facebook, and Facebook does not give him more voice within Hollywood, and YouTube has made enough profits, so it is better to go with the flow than to take risks.
It can also be seen from here that Sean is not the type of person who likes to take risks, and his previous adventures have been carried out with considerable certainty. So Neil didn't mention it again after that, he just gave advice, and Sean was the one who made the decision.
What's more, according to the news from within Facebook - as the earliest investor and major shareholder, Sean also has a few people who are familiar with it internally, and they don't want Facebook to be sold, so they are willing to pass on some news.
Anyway, Zuckerberg was asked, it's a lot of money, but what do you do when you sell Facebook? Zuckerberg thought for a moment and replied: It's still a social networking site.
Then, since the decision has been made, it is natural to maximize the benefits, so Sean almost overwhelmingly supported Zuckerberg at the meeting, and even drew a big pie.
It would be ridiculous if there was some butterfly effect that caused Zuckerberg to really sell Facebook. Such a clear expression of support can stabilize Zuckerberg, increase his confidence, and gain his gratitude.
Sean doesn't expect the other party to be grateful forever, but at least he can let him know that he is his ally, and in order to win over allies, there are many times when there is some price to pay.
Leaving this aside and ending the meeting, Sean immediately returned to the crew of "The Dark Knight", and he went back on Sunday afternoon, without waiting until Monday. You know, there was no footage of Batman on Monday, and Christopher didn't mean to ask him to return early.
In fact, in the final analysis, it is still a matter of professional quality, and the feeling of returning to the crew in advance to prepare is different from coming back with a little pinch. And...... Sean privately listens to Christopher and Jonathan talk about their new movie, not the third prequel, but the idea of dreams that Jonathan had previously revealed to Sean.
Although Sean volunteered to play the leading role in this movie at that time, and Christopher temporarily agreed because he liked to work with familiar actors, as long as there was no preparation for a day, this thing would not be done for a day.
Then, the two brothers were talking about bringing this time, Jonathan asked a question, and if he cooperated with Sean, would the audience feel aesthetic fatigue?
Although he just mentioned it in passing, Christopher didn't answer, but he didn't explicitly say against it, did he? That's a bit of a bad thing.
To be honest, Jonathan's concern is understandable, although many directors like to use familiar actors, but if they work together too much and always appear on the big screen with the same face, the audience will inevitably feel like they are on the stage.
Of course, as long as you are an actor, you will encounter this kind of problem, so acting skills are very important, and many actors have played the role as themselves.
This situation is especially serious for superheroes, when an actor becomes the spokesperson of a superhero, no matter what role he plays, people will always say that so-and-so has appeared, that is, the actor has not been substituted into the movie as a character from the beginning.
That's why, the more movies in the series are acted, the farther away from the Oscars become.
Although Sean took advantage of the loophole of "Batman" and believes that his acting skills can reverse the situation, this is still a series of movies, and the director and producer will also have their own considerations.
Therefore, proper professionalism will definitely help in the future competition.
The time came to mid-August, filming stopped, filming stopped, filming stopped, and after finishing the location in Chicago and returning to the studio in Los Angeles for a while, the progress of "The Dark Knight" was finally halfway through, and then the crew went to the United Kingdom.
Christopher is British, so naturally he will definitely shoot in the UK, and the first part was like that, Batman's manor, as well as various warehouses, were basically filmed here. Coupled with a series of tax refund policies, the second part will naturally come here to take more exterior scenes and shoot more content, so Katie also came along.
"How's the scenery in England?" On the chartered yacht, Sean asked, looking at both sides of the Thames.
"It's not like I haven't seen it." Katie pouted, looking unhappy.
"Okay, Katie, I just don't think Surie should be left at home alone, after all, we're going to be out for days." Sean said coaxingly
"Then you can tell me, and then have the babysitter bring her over." Katie was still a little dissatisfied.
"I'm just worried, after all, no matter what, at least one of us can get there when she needs it, so it's okay to leave for a day or two," Sean continued to coax, "but not now, we can't leave her for too long." ”
Katie came to the UK with Sean, and Suri was left at home in the care of a nanny, although it is not impossible, but Sean will stay here at least until the end of September or early October before returning, and Katie, although not that long, will be at least two weeks.
In this way, the time is too long, which is not conducive to the growth of the little one, and besides, she is not weaned yet, and it seems that there is a law that does not allow this to happen. Although the filming is certainly as intermittent as before, Sean can use the gap to travel back and forth between the two continents, which is convenient for those who have private jets.
But that's too tiring, and I can't spend too much time at home, if you order a Boeing 747 or Airbus A380, you can also do it, but the problem is that the former's only model 747-400 that is still in operation is no longer accepting orders at the beginning of the year, and the replacement 747-8 has not yet been officially put into service, and the latter will not start its first commercial flight until October this year.
Besides, even if he can place an order, he won't be able to get it for a while, so he always has to decorate and hire a flight crew.
So, Sean, who loves his daughter more, realized this and brought her over with the nanny, but he didn't tell Katie until he did it, so she was a little angry.
"Now you're not worried about being seen and known, huh?" Katie asked, pouting.
She also knows that it is not appropriate to leave Suri alone at home for a long time, even if she is accompanied by a few nannies, she has no objection to bringing Suri over, but she is worried about what to do if someone finds out, the British paparazzi are very powerful. In addition to that, just as Sean complains that Naomi always pays more attention to her son, she also always complains that he pays more attention to her daughter.
"Anyway, sooner or later, someone else will know, so it's okay to let the crew know first, isn't it?" Sean smiled and kissed her cheek.
"It's a pity ......," Katie had a worried face.
"I know what you're worried about, but they'll find out sooner or later, and instead of letting them know through the tabloids, you might as well tell them personally, don't worry, I'll face them with you." Sean said comfortingly.
Katie's worries are nothing more than how to deal with her parents, as a Catholic, not only is she unmarried and pregnant, but she has not yet married Sean, it is really difficult to say how the family will react. Anyway, she instinctively didn't want them to know, obviously in her heart, the prestige of the family was still very heavy, but because of this, she didn't let her family find out from being pregnant to giving birth to Suri to now.
So, when it was possible to go back and face it, she began to worry and get nervous.
In fact, if he could, Sean also hoped that it would be kept hidden, but as he just said, these things would be known sooner or later. For example, three weeks ago, he saw "King Kong" actress Naomi? Watts is suspected of having children".
Fortunately, although the guy who wrote the blog promised that he had seen Naomi shopping with a child, the picture was so blurry that it was almost impossible for anyone to see clearly, and he admitted that he noticed it at a glance while riding in the car, so it basically didn't attract much attention.
Rao is like this, or has it been reprinted by several small websites, and Sean called Naomi because of this, telling her to be careful.
So, when Alexander is a little older, it will be difficult for Naomi not to attract attention if she is accidentally dressed up on the street, to say that this is someone else's child...... When everyone is a fool?
Therefore, Sean felt the need to make a certain degree of disclosure, and the consequences of his own disclosure and being discovered by reporters are two different things, and the degree of control is also different. This is the judgment of the team behind them, even if it is a little vague to them, but it also conducts a detailed analysis and gives some solutions.
Of course, the solution is still to be discussed, after all, Sean did not explain more, but he can do some analysis on his own on this basis. Now there was another opportunity, so it began, maybe just in time to tell Katie about Alexander, and then reassure her.