"It's normal, UPN wants ratings, as long as the ratings go up, the means don't matter, as for the future, that's for the future; As for Victoria's Secret, you also know that although this bit of gossip is very interesting, it is nothing to the modeling circle, and they can even take this opportunity to indirectly promote their good modeling system. In the office of the new CEO of Samsara Pictures, Vladimir explained to Sean.

Sean knows a little about this, but he only understands it, so he also needs him to solve his doubts, as the chairman who has no talent in operations, he is still very restrained.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, the ratings of this show are very good, and it basically achieves our goal, doesn't it?" He spread his hands like this.

"If only it could be better...... Vladimir sighed, his fingers unconsciously tapping around the table.

"It doesn't matter, it's a big deal that we spend some more effort to find some excellent TV drama scripts and make up for it with quantity." Sean laughed.

When he said this, Vladimir, who came back to his senses, smiled: "Well, it's me who is greedy, and it's good that the company has developed to this point in two years since its establishment." ”

"yes, there's "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" coming out next month, and it's also a movie that will make money," Sean said here and became serious, "Don't worry, Todd, the next round of funding will go well." ”

He doesn't know exactly how these work, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know Vladimir's mind, which is nothing more than making more achievements and laying a solid foundation for the next round of funding. However, at that time, Sean's shares will be greatly diluted, and if he really gets 100 million in financing, Sean will not be able to take out tens of millions to ensure his absolute control, and Vladimir did not say it because he was afraid of upsetting him.

The CEO from Bowei is very good at observing people, and after several contacts with Sean, he knows that he seems to be very casual, but in fact he is very stubborn, and the things he believes will not change. Although there was an exchange of opinions at the beginning, Sean obviously didn't want his company to be controlled by others, so it was inevitably a little inappropriate to say this at this time.

But he still underestimated Sean, who was a man in two lives, he did have a lot of insistence, but he also knew what he could do, since he had already said the future development direction and situation, then unless there were any major changes, he would not change it at will, so he took the initiative to say it when Vladimir covered it up.

If a company wants to operate efficiently, and the chairman and CEO are two people, then they must trust each other.

"Okay," Vladimir laughed and let go, "but I'm afraid that 'Butterfly Effect' won't start until the profits from 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' come out, or even until the next round of funding." ”

"Oh?" Sean raised an eyebrow, "We're running out of money so soon?" How much does the investment cost? ”

"It's about the same as "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Grudge", both of which are about 10 million." Vladimir recalled, but immediately added, "But as you know, in addition to these films, we also invested in other, low-budget films." I had already spent more than 10 million on this, and when you were about to go to Romania, I read another script, so I invested another 4 million in it - all at our expense. ”

"What is it?" Sean asked with some surprise and curiosity, the previous strategy was that in order to obtain higher profits, he would gamble on a full investment whenever he read the Haode script, and other independent films were only part of the investment.

Don't look at what I just said about spending more than 10 million on this, but at least four or five crews have been invested, as long as one of them can make a profit, it is very good. And Vladimir said that there is now an independent film that is wholly owned by the company, and even if it is not the cost of "My Grand Greek Wedding" on the books, Sean is still curious about what kind of film will allow him to do it.

"How can I say it," Vladimir scratched his head, "although the director is a woman, I think the script does have some meaning, every line of sentences reveals the lonely feeling of wandering between high-rise buildings, plus she has a well-known director father......"

"Female directors? Father is a well-known director? Sean wanted more and more to know the name of the movie and the name of the director.

"Have you seen The Godfather?" Vladimir laughed, seeming to enjoy the feeling, "Francis? The film directed by Coppola, and the film we are investing in now, is written by his daughter Sophia? Coppola's Hand, called "Lost in Translation". ”

"Lost in Translation?" Sean read it in his mouth a few times, then remembered something and looked at him.

"Yes, most of the stories that happened in Japan were filmed in Tokyo, and I'm probably on my way right now, so if you stay in Tokyo for a few more days, you might be able to see them." Vladimir nodded.

Sean first snorted, then sat in his seat for a few minutes, pinched the bridge of his nose before he spoke again: "How are you ......?"

He made a meaningless gesture, but the other party immediately understood what he meant: "Let's put it this way, Sophia originally wanted to be an actress, and she also played the godfather's daughter in the third part of "The Godfather", but unfortunately the media is basically one-sided bad reviews, but she does not have any acting skills, so in 98 she began to change careers to become a director and directed her first work, "Girl Suicide". ”

Vladimir adjusted his sitting position: "The film participated in the Cannes Film Festival, and the response was very good, although the box office was mediocre, it had a very high reputation among the media and film critics, and it also won several small awards. Then, after a gap of four years, she started to work on her second film, but you know, it's hard to get investment for independent films, even though she is Coppola's daughter, and she was about to negotiate with Universal's Focus Pictures, but I don't know if Focus wants more rights or something else, and she hasn't signed a contract, so I made a move. ”

Speaking of this, he took a deep breath and reached out to pull the bow tie: "We need the box office, Sean, but we also need honor, for now, it is worth investing in a new work with a father who is a well-known director and a director who has proven his ability, even if the director is a woman." As for the distribution, with our current relationship with Miramax, it should be fine, not to mention that it will definitely participate in the film festival at that time, as long as the box office can keep the cost......"

"No problem." Sean replied quickly, so fast that Vladimir couldn't believe it.

"You don't have ...... Other opinions? After blinking, he asked.

"I trust your gaze, Todd." Sean said it very sincerely.

Vladimir looked at him for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "Why do I think, you are also optimistic about the prospects of this movie?" ”

Sean couldn't help but laugh with obvious teasing in his tone, but he didn't intend to admit it, he just stood up: "I said, I believe in your gaze - that's it, it's nice to see your efforts." ”

Well, he is indeed a little optimistic about this movie, because of his intuition and memory, there are not many works by well-known female directors in his previous life, so he still has some impressions of "Lost in Translation". However, after all, the name of the previous life is Chinese, and many are paraphrased, and it takes time to associate it with the English name, and after Vladimir said the name, he repeated it several times in his heart before he was sure.

This is still in the case of similar English and Chinese meanings, and you can imagine how much of a headache it is to connect after hearing those names that are extended to be translated.

Well, let's not talk about this, in short, Sean has an impression of "Lost in Translation", and even remembers that it seems that an actor became famous because of it, and Vladimir is right, so he didn't mention it again. It's a little regrettable that if he had known the news earlier, he would have really stayed in Tokyo for a few more days to see the crew, and he was still a little curious about the movie, but now, he could only find time to ask for a list of crew members.

Having said that, he was not in a hurry to ask the company for this, and after asking about these things, he immediately went to the villa in Malibu and complained to Naomi.

"I really don't understand, she is a big name in Hollywood, and she can even be regarded as an international superstar, but Weishenme wants to use this method to vent her anger? It's like...... It's like being a little girl! Sean said this with Naomi on his lap.

He told Nicole about those little actions as they were, of course, and then forgot about those similar behaviors of sexual harassment, and then complained a lot, which made Naomi laugh for a while.

"I think you're just like a kid now, Sean." Naomi, who put the book in her hand aside, her eyes were about to bend into crescents.

"Of course I'm a child, since the famous Nicole? Kidman can be a child, so can I be a child? Sean rolled his eyes, then sat up thinking of something and stuck it on Naomi: "Tell me honestly, Nami, what the hell did you say to her, weishenme she has to make a ...... It's like I've robbed her of her lover. ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Naomi smiled and reached out to pinch him, "We're talking about women, you don't even want to know about this." ”

Then she sighed lightly: "Nicole's pressure is not small, you know, she finally divorced at the beginning of last year, and Tom? Cruise rushed to file for divorce before the end of the ten-year period, which hit her too hard, and the lawsuit that followed nearly half a year left her physically and mentally exhausted. After that, I was finally relieved, so I slowly let go of my heart, and it is inevitable to be a little childish at this time, so you don't care, it didn't affect the shooting much anyway, did it? ”

"She really bought you, and you actually talked to her." Sean shouted dissatisfied.

Naomi covered her mouth and smiled silently, letting him hold herself and shake her away, only when the fight was over that a worried look flashed in her eyes.