"It cost almost 7 million, and finally got 3 from several venture capitalists such as Sequoia Capital. 4% stake. To be honest, it wasn't easy, Sean, and I went out of my way to whisper and beg my dad to introduce me to the big VC guys. I almost got turned over for this, and those things at Harvard were shaken out a lot, but fortunately I fooled it in the name of helping you invest, and he just reprimanded me a few words. Neil said on the phone, exhaling a long breath, as if exhausted by it.

"Well done, Neil," Sean patiently called him, "and keep up the good work and try to reach the 5% goal sooner rather than later." ”

"Can you tell me that Weishenme must get at least 5% of the shares? Do you want to be on Google's board of directors so much? Neil asked, somewhat depressed.

"It's okay if you understand it that way, of course, I want the more the better, and it would be nice to have 10 percent." Sean then said.

"No kidding, it took almost 7 million to get 3. 4%, if you want to rise to 10%, you need at least 18 million, and it is still under the condition that people are willing to sell. Neil's angry voice came from over there, probably rolling his eyes, "Or, so be it, Sean, there's 3." 4% is enough. ”

"You don't want that 5% commission?" Sean snorted in a nasal voice.

"I really want to, but considering the difficulty of things and the fact that I have an income of more than 2 million at present, it's actually nothing to give up." Neil's voice was muffled, and you could almost imagine him picking his nose.

"So you mean that you want me to stop preparing an investment company?" Sean made a threat.

"In that case...... Then I'll start it myself. Neil said in a light-hearted tone, of course, the next second it turned into a flattery: "Okay, okay, I'm kidding, I promise to reach your goal, Sean, I promise." ”

To the sound of his laughter, Sean rolled his eyes and hung up, this guy is always like that, although he is very reliable in getting things done - well, except for the long offer - he likes to do some pranks sometimes. Having said that, he only recently learned on a phone call with Neil that a 5% stake can be on the board of directors, and if he can send a representative on Google's board of directors, it may be a lot easier in the future.

Of course, having a 5% stake only means that you are eligible to enter, not that you can enter immediately, so let's wait for Neal to buy it first.

"Hey, Sean." Sanders walked in from the garden outside, frowning and looking uneasy, "Although I have looked through a lot of information, to be honest, I can't think of any ideas for the time being." ”

"Any questions?" Sean was a little strange, "Didn't I say that you would treat me as a commodity, just like the commodity you used to sell." ”

"But the problem is," Sanders said, spreading his hands, "I don't know enough about this item and the market for it." ”

"Not enough?" Sean raised an eyebrow, "Are you kidding?" ”

"I'm serious, Sean," Sanders shook his head seriously, "I know the basic composition of this product, and I know some of its features, but how to package it, which groups of people to use, and what issues to pay attention to, all of these still need to take time to collect information and analyze it carefully." To be honest, if I had come a little earlier, I might have come up with a plan by now. ”

Sean pursed his lips: "You're actually complaining, I didn't call you over the first time, right?" ”

Sanders rolled his eyes, and before he could speak, Galen had already poked his head out from the outside: "That's right, that's it." ”

"Alright, you two, I'm serious." Sanders looked at Haha and smiled angrily, "I need at least a year to observe, investigate, and analyze, Sean." ”

"Well, then give you a year," Sean agreed without hesitation, "and you can do whatever investigation you want, and I'll get Fred to cooperate with you, but you'll have to give me a more detailed report then." ”

At the beginning, Sanders was asked to come over to replace Galen as his assistant, and at the same time, he shared the job with Galen, and for that, let him be his manager. As mentioned earlier, brokers and managers are different, and although the functions of the two professions overlap in some places, the focus is different. To put it simply, the former is more about finding jobs for actors, winning contracts, and acting as a bridge between actors and film companies, while managers are mainly responsible for the packaging, promotion, and making adjustments to the market.

Therefore, agents will often consider the salary first and then the future of the film when recommending the script for their own benefit, even if they know that they can only catch big fish by going long, just like Frederick recommended "Pearl Harbor". Of course, most of the time, the interests of agents and actors are the same, unless there are individual interests of the guy, or there is a sharp conflict with the employer, most of the time they will weigh it.

Managers are more on the actor's side, analyzing market changes for him, and using this to create an image, so in most cases, it is a person close to the actor who can be trusted. Big-name stars basically have a team behind them to take care of all kinds of affairs, and Sean will also set up his own team, which he firmly believes.

And Sanders, this guy, is very ordinary, but when it comes to sales, no one can compare to him. Once, five years ago, Sean easily bought a second-hand computer, only to come home and find that there was already a new computer, and in the midst of depression, Sanders jumped out with confidence, and with his outstanding eloquence, he actually sold it at a slightly higher price than the previous one.

Although the money from the sale was spent, Sanders's sales ability is also undoubted, and he did a good job selling lawnmowers in San Francisco before, if it wasn't for Sean looking for him, he would definitely not have come.

So it was just right to give him the position of manager, if it weren't for the fact that Sanders, like Sean, had no connections in Los Angeles and Hollywood, and was equally young, Sean might have let him take charge of the production company.

Speaking of which, Frederick has already found several candidates for him through Endeavour, and three of them have met and talked. It's a pity that a man in his sixties simply wants to find a small production company to retire; One is very frivolous in speech, giving people the feeling of boasting, and has little ability; There is also a feeling that his production company is still an empty shell, completely messing around, so it has never been decided.

But don't worry, Peter? Jackson's deadline for Sean was April 10, after which he had plenty of time to wait for Neil's reply and find the head of the production company.

"Sorry, the road was stuck in traffic for a few minutes, but luckily I wasn't late." Sean said as he took off his sunglasses and hung them on his neckline, then sat down, the weather was already starting to warm up in April.

"It's okay, we've only been there a little bit early." Frederick said with a smile, said hello to Galen and Sanders again, and then began to introduce the middle-aged man around 45 years old who came with him.

"This is Todd, Todd? Vladimir, who worked in the production department of United States, went to Disney after being merged into MGM, where he served as the deputy head of distribution for Bowell Films. When he said Zuihou, the agent deliberately accentuated his tone.

Sean knew what Frederick was hinting at, and in fact, he was a little moved after hearing this introduction, he was no longer a rookie to Hollywood. After two years of baptism, Frederick's constant teaching and Saunders's help in collecting inductive information, Sean is well aware of the weight of this brief introduction.

"Hello, Mr. Vladimir." Sean shook his hand very politely.

"Todd." The other party smiled slightly, and his calm appearance couldn't see his inner thoughts, and it seemed that he would be a difficult character.

"Sean." Sean also smiled, and then asked carefully, "What is Mr. Vladimir doing now?" ”

Not to mention the United States, after being merged into MGM, the position of the seven major Hollywood companies was inherited by Disney, but Bowei is different, Bowei Film and Television, which belongs to the Disney Group, has almost second to none distribution ability in Hollywood, and can hold important positions in the distribution department of such a company, and the ability must be quite outstanding.

So there are two problems, first of all, Sean's production company is currently very small, and it is not an exaggeration to be regarded as a leather bag company, and even if it develops, it will be production-oriented for a long time - and may not even consider distribution - so it needs more production talent than distribution. Secondly, since the other party is so capable and still in the prime of life, would Weishenme deign to come to such a small production company that has just been established but has nothing yet?

"Todd has been recuperating at home since he quit his job last year, and only now did he have the idea of working," Frederick explained, "and he wanted to take on the challenge of starting a self-made job." ”

"Don't talk about the scene, Fred," Vladimir smiled, "I'll just say it, Sean, I stepped down because of a power struggle, and the other supervisors talked and laughed the day before, and the atmosphere was good, and the next day the street told me that I had to leave immediately." I can't find a suitable job at the moment, so at the suggestion of a friend, I have a chat with Fred and try my luck here. ”

Frederick laughed a little embarrassed, then shut up and looked at Sean, as if to say, "Okay, I've got it done, and it's up to you next."

Sean had a big headache, the other party was so calm and unabashedly his failures, coupled with that weighty resume, unless he could impress him with something, he was afraid it would be difficult to convince the other party.

So, back to the original first question, is it needed or not? The answer to this one soon came to pass, and that was need. It's very simple, although the other party is doing distribution work in Bowei, but the talents who can achieve high positions will definitely not know anything about production, and they were also responsible for production at Luen Mei at the earliest. What's more, now that you are in the prime of life, you need to have energy, experience and experience, and connections...... There must also be connections, which is enough for the company I am currently starting.

That being the case, then the second question, with his qualifications, will Weishenme agree to meet with him? Or rather...... What interests him in his company?