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

Vladimir did not answer immediately, but was silent for a moment before he sighed lightly: "He has already stepped down, just last year, after the acquisition of Trimak Holdings. ”

"You see, that's the problem." Sean pointed out without hesitation.

Although he didn't know the specifics of Lionsgate's development, and although Vladimir said a lot, he still didn't understand some of it, but his intuition told him that in the case of such frequent financing and mergers and acquisitions, the founder's situation would definitely not be too good, and the facts proved this.

Although Sean is not the kind of person who must control something, as a founder, it is really difficult to accept that he has been swept away by his own company, and it is not in line with his original idea of establishing the company.

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

"Well, I need a way to raise money for the company without diluting more equity and getting kicked out of the company." After staring at each other for a few minutes, Sean had no choice but to say this.

"It can be financed without being diluted out of more equity...... Vladimir couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, and after taking a deep breath, he asked: "Tell me, Sean, what did you set up the production company for in the first place?" ”

"I want to make the films I want to make without constraints, or rather, I want to make myself here, in Hollywood, more vocal." Sean thought about it and decided to tell the truth.

"Then you can set up another company, you will own a large part of the shares, and then Samsara Pictures will hold a small part, and you can make movies at will and cooperate with Samsara Pictures, but the copyright will be owned by you," Vladimir said immediately, "just like Miramax and Dimen Pictures." ”

"Miramax and Timon Pictures?" Sean looked curious.

"Yes, Timon Pictures was also founded by the Weinstein brothers, and they also have the rights to some of the films produced by Miramax, and the previously released "Very Little Spy" was produced by Piermen and distributed by Miramax. So even if Miramax has been bought 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," he said abruptly, looking at Sean with a subtle look, "If you can always make some low-budget and high-grossing movies for the studio, then it will also reduce the situation like Gusta, on the one hand, you can continue to invest the profits of the film in the company and keep your own shareholding; On the other hand, you can increase your influence, as long as you can bring high box office hits to the company, even if there are many shareholders on the board who are dissatisfied with you, they will not kick you out. ”

This guy ...... Sean, who noticed the change in his expression, couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart, and at the same time was slightly complacent, he was so optimistic about his intuition? But then again, he had been cooperating with himself before, whether he was in favor of it or not, and even agreed to the lion's mouth-opening Miramax, and these have made a lot of money, and it would be somewhat incredible for anyone to change it.

Besides, if the studio does expand, he can't guarantee that he won't fall to the point of Gusta, so if Sean can really produce or find a low-budget and high-grossing work from time to time, then there is no problem on his side.

"I'll seriously consider it, Todd." Sean Zuihou said, "It's still a while before My Grand Greek Wedding goes offline, isn't it? ”

"Haode," Vladimir nodded, not saying anything more.

"By the way, what are you going to do with the things that are attached to Miramax?" As he was about to leave, Sean suddenly asked again.

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

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

Since he had already considered this, Sean didn't say anything more, nodded his head to indicate that he knew, and said a few more words about preparing to rent a more haode office, and then left here. Then, with a lazy sigh, Vladimir sat down in a high-backed chair and leaned towards the ceiling.

Sean does need time to think about the gains and losses, after all, this is an important matter, so he understands his approach, so it's okay to make a decision after the movie goes offline, it's just ...... Can he be satisfied with Zuihou's results?

Vladimir didn't know, but he still had some thoughts about staying. As mentioned earlier, although he was also optimistic about the script of "My Grand Greek Wedding", he did not expect to gain so much, this film with Sean's insistence, let Miramax take a big advantage, and still make many second-tier film companies blush.

You must know that Miramax not only wanted 20% of the distribution commission, only more than 1 million in publicity, but also took away the overseas distribution agency, in the current box office sales situation, it is a net income to sell it, and Reincarnation 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 distributor. Even if the other party has a keen sense of smell like a DVD seller and takes the initiative to join in, it may be difficult to maximize profits without a full understanding of the situation.

So in this case, let Miramax agent also accumulate experience, and at the same time sell personal favors, if the company wants to expand, it has to seek all kinds of support.

Thinking of this, Vladimir smiled a little self-deprecatingly, he was really tempted, and he was always thinking about how to make this newly established company bigger. Well, Sean is an interesting person, with a certain amount of ambition and courage, and his instincts seem to be really sensitive, which makes him eager to see where he can go.

So, what choices will you make when the time comes? Vladimir thought silently.

Sean, who didn't know his general manager's thoughts, didn't think too much, in fact, even if he knew, he wouldn't think too much, how to choose, after leaving the company, it was basically decided. 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 take them, but it doesn't hurt to listen to other people's opinions more and synthesize them.

In addition, Sean also wants to see how Zuihou can perform in "My Grand Greek Wedding", and in the past four weeks, with the hot sale of the movie, his status among the two crews has been subtly improved.

On the side of "Ocean's Eleven", at the beginning, Pete and Clooney only regarded him as an ordinary junior, although they did not call him around, but they also made some large-scale jokes from time to time. Most of the other actors except Qin Shaobo are also like this, and Cheadle can even face him coldly and throw his anger on him.

Moreover, as the media is not optimistic about "My Grand Greek Wedding", some people ridiculed him, saying that it doesn't matter if he goes bankrupt, at least you have done it, but there is a vague feeling of watching a good show in his tone.

But with the popularity of the movie, these voices gradually became smaller, and when it came to Zuihou, almost no one mentioned this anymore, just blindly congratulating, and occasionally casting a few envious glances. And Clooney and they are almost on the verge of putting him on an equal footing, they are better informed and know what role Sean played in this movie, and there are very few people who can set up a simple production company and quickly make the first movie, and can still make such a high box office with a small fight.

And the reason why it's almost, that's because regardless of age or seniority, Clooney and Pete are above Sean, secretly ostentatious with seniority, no matter what circle of people, will do so.

As for Cheadle, even if he couldn't erase his face, he still lowered his posture after Sean took the initiative to greet him. Cal? Not to mention Affleck, who takes a detour in the crew, unless filming or gambling, the two of them generally don't meet, and Sean doesn't bother to pay attention to him, out of sight.

"Fast and Furious" is much better, Diesel has no more acting experience than Sean, and he is more straightforward, there is no conflict with each other, and his attitude will not change greatly because of this incident. And Sean, as one of the leading actors, will not have any conflicts with him, and he will not stir up trouble, so this side is more harmonious than that side.

Of course, there should be no less surprise and envy, Diesel patted Sean on the shoulder when he was drinking, and half-jokingly said that if there is a chance to cooperate in the future, Sean is naturally full of promises. Michelle also became quite curious about him, and several times found opportunities to ask him how he liked the script of "My Grand Greek Wedding" and how he made it, which made Jordana, who was already in a complicated mood, quite unhappy.

It's no wonder that these people are being so condescending, as Frederick said: "Here, in Hollywood, whoever can bring more profit with movies will be more popular." ”

"Okay, I see, Fred, you've said that many times," Sean, who was sitting in the car, had to interrupt Frederick on the other side of the phone, "I know you're excited, but I just want to know now, will today's meeting go smoothly for me to get what I want?" ”

"Hmm...... Perhaps, most likely," Frederick sighed, "after all, they're interested in you—do you really want to do that?" ”