It took more than a week and two days for the reshoot of "Cold Mountain" to be completed, but Sean was not relieved, and various announcements were still waiting for him. Originally, Jihua yes, after the New Year, he hyped up his current achievements again, so that his falling popularity was high again, and then he could take this opportunity to do something.

But the sudden reshoot disrupted Jihua, and Frederick had to run around, communicate with various media, postpone some announcements, and owe a few favors for this, so as soon as Sean finished the reshoot, he was pulled and pushed on the show.

"That's right, the Grammys are right in front of you, and frankly, it's impossible not to win a prize, and I know there's not much hope, but that doesn't mean you should give up hope." On The Daily Show, Jon? When Stewart asked what he thought of next month's Grammys, Sean replied.

There was no doubt that this immediately set off a wave of verbal criticism, and the guys who had died down because of Christmas and New Year jumped out and lashed out again.

"I think Sean? It is better for Don to be hoped, and the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. "It's a kind reminder.

"When the Grammys are over, Sean? Don would know that his efforts were not enough. "It's cynical.

"He once again showed his arrogance, albeit packaging himself as inspirational." This is malicious speculation.

"I never knew there were so many people who hated me," sighed Sean, who was flipping through the newspaper, "I shouldn't have released a song if I knew it was so." ”

Of course, this is a joke, even if he knew that this would happen, he would still release YouRaiseMeUp, as if he hadn't given up yet.

So Frederick immediately gave him a roll of his eyes: "You better save your energy to deal with those online reporters, Sean, they are more unscrupulous than the reporters of traditional media." ”

As he spoke, a young man dressed as a reporter walked in from the door of the hotel, looked around and then walked straight to this side, and Sean immediately got up and shook his hand with a smile. With the rise of blogging, and several journalists became famous overnight through blogging, such as Levitt, who has a good relationship with Sean, more and more ordinary people choose to start blogs and publish information on the Internet.

Sean's time to fame is still short, and his connections in traditional media can only be said to be average, although Frederick and the agency help, Endeavor can't use his resources completely. Therefore, since he can't make up for it for a while, he has some judgment about the future, so he seized the opportunity to find a way to expand his influence in the network.

The effect is not bad, at least in the network, the voice of support for him is one-sided, but what makes people laugh is that even those who support him do not think that he is likely to win a Grammy trophy.

"You're the best, Sean, don't care about the Grammys!" They always leave such words under his blog.

Well, it doesn't matter, as long as someone clearly states that they support themselves, there is support for them, there is popularity, and there is popularity.

On January 25, an important agreement was signed in the conference room of Samsara Pictures, but there was no media and no flashing lights on the scene, because such an agreement is so ordinary, so ordinary that as long as a company that has developed a little scale, there have been such agreements. But for Sean and Vladimir, it was a big step forward for the studio, and not every new studio got 1 two years after it was founded. $200 million in financing.

Because of Sean's fame during this time, the already smooth financing negotiations went even more smoothly, probably because his precise vision was highlighted everywhere, and under Neil's guidance, he finally reached a financing agreement with four investment companies that was 20 million more than the highest estimate. As a result, in the coming year, Samsara Pictures is bound to expand even more and become a top third-tier production company - and possibly even a quasi-second-tier production company.

"I'm happy, but the thought of my equity being diluted like that makes me feel depressed." After waiting for the other person to leave, Sean said in a lamenting tone in his office.

"Come on, Sean, even if you form a board of directors, you still have unshakable decision-making power, so don't pretend there." Neil, who followed over, immediately grabbed Bai Dao.

Well, although Sean couldn't come up with the same amount of money to guarantee his absolute control this time, he still put some of the money he earned from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, so 1. The $200 million funding was high, but it wasn't enough to reduce his stake to the point where he lost control of the company.

"Okay, okay, let's celebrate." Sean Haha laughed, and when Vladimir came in, he immediately asked the secretary to pour the Haode champagne that was being prepared.

"How's that, Todd, we're getting there, right?" He said with his cup in his hand.

"Yes, we are moving towards our goal," Vladimir nodded, then looked emotional, "Frankly, I've seen a lot of amazing things, but I have to say that we have created a miracle. ”

"Will you continue?" Sean asked a question, but at the same time raised the wine glass in his hand.

Vladimir smiled softly and touched the cup in his hand: "I'm continuing." ”

"weishenme excluded me?" Neil interjected dissatisfied, "Although I only play a role, a little role is also a role. ”

"Well, Xiexie, everything you've done for me, Neil, I'm glad I took a stake in your investment company in the first place," Sean Haha laughed, then winked deliberately again, "and glad you didn't completely dilute my shares." ”

"As long as you keep putting money into it, it won't be diluted." Neil gave him a roll of the eye.

Sean was daxiao again, then raised his glass and touched him too, and then drank it all.

"I'll take care of the rest, and yours, don't worry, everything is going well." Vladimir, who had something to do, did not stop long, and left after saying this.

"Sounds like you're planning something?" Neil, who was listening to his ear, immediately asked tentatively.

What else could it be, a shell company thing, of course, James? Gentle Ray? Werner did a great job of filming and post-editing ahead of this year's Sundance Film Festival, but the pre- and post-captions were not attached, and there were a few problems with the soundtrack. But to be able to do this, it's already quite haode, and Zuihou's soundtrack is still very good, very similar to what Sean had heard in his previous life - although I can't remember too much, but as soon as the soundtrack sounded, I remembered it.

This is an unexpected joy, you must know that the soundtrack of Zuihou, when the old man got up, was the finishing touch in his previous life, and if it was bad here, it would lower this shocking ending by half a notch. Fortunately, there is gentle Werner supervision, which is basically the same, and the details may be different, but Sean certainly can't hear it.

In short, it caught up with the festival and shocked many viewers when it was released, and Miramax saw it and also thought that the prospects were promising, and the distribution would not be a problem. The only trouble was that, because of the hurry, many places were not carefully crafted, so it was a little too bloody, so I got an NC-17 rating from the mpaa.

This level is thoroughly adult-level, not only is it strictly forbidden for minors under the age of 17 to watch, but it can only be released in a few designated theaters, if it is released at this level, there will undoubtedly be a heavy loss at the box office, so Wen They still have to make modifications, but it should be able to catch up with the release before the summer vacation.

Once the box office is a big hit, then the first step of Jihua that was set at the beginning is also solid, and then before the next financing, or before his equity is further diluted and Zuihou comes down from the position of chairman, he will try his best to let this leather bag company get more copyrights.

Of course, this kind of thing can't be said to Neil for the time being, not to mention that it is easy to leak secrets if there are more people who know, but he is also one of the investors, so Sean changed the topic.

"Nothing, some movies ready to be released, by the way, you've been at Harvard for four years, have you heard about Natalie? Portman's news? He asked.

"Natalie? Portman? Neil recalled carefully, and then showed a sudden look, "You mean the famous Queen Amidala!" ”

He looked at him and narrowed his eyes: "What are you asking about this?" ”

"If you don't say it, forget it." Sean poured himself another glass of champagne and turned his head away from him.

"Okay, okay," Neil shrugged, "she did make a splash when she first started school, in '99, and you know, Star Wars fans are everywhere, and even though a lot of people are critical of the first part of the prequel, they still like it, and Queen Amidala has quite a lot of popularity because of that." ”

At this point he paused, recalling for two or three seconds before continuing: "Anyway, she was excited by a lot of people when she was in school, and people often went to see her during that time, but she kept a low profile and didn't do anything shocking, so it gradually subsided—that's about it, you know, I also liked the Star Wars trilogy, but I wasn't fanatical enough to be interested in what she did at Harvard. ”

“xiexie。” Sean nodded in understanding, and then prepared to do something else.

But Neil wasn't going to let him go: "That's it? You've got to say something, right? ”

"What more do you want me to say?" Sean asked rhetorically.

"What are you asking for Amidala's message?" Neil once again showed his previous inquiring look, "Do you want to soak her?" She is said to have a regular private life. ”

"It's just a casual question, I played with her when I was filming "Cold Mountain" before," Sean didn't want to say too much, "Okay, let's talk about the rest, such as do you plan to go with us in three weeks, and do you want to sit in the front row?" ”