There are many things to be happy about at a stage, such as achieving excellent results in their own work, and the specific example is that even after entering the summer vacation, "My Grand Greek Wedding" is still in the North American box office.

At this time, the number of theaters has been reduced to about 1,000, but the weekly box office can still be about 7 million, and it seems that there is still a lot of stamina, Vladimir expects 1. 500 million North American box office seems likely, but he himself seems to be more optimistic.

"If we can maintain this momentum, when the summer vacation is over, or if there are no more big productions that are popular with the audience, we may be able to expect 200 million." That's what he said.

I don't know if it was stimulated by the box office of the movie, although Sean has not given a clear answer, but the expectation is still a lot higher, you know, the box office he predicted was 50 million. But his ability is really good, since Sean promised, the current production company has moved to Burbank, and the shelves of the distribution department have been erected, and Vladimir is the one who worked in the distribution department of Bowei after all.

However, it will take time to complete the run-in and form an effective operation, and Vladimir is only one person after all, so for the time being, it is good to wait for "My Grand Greek Wedding" to go offline and release the DVD, which is also a place to make money.

Basically, Sean has already made a decision, and whether it's Galen, Sanders, Neil, or Frederick, they're all in favor of growing the production company if they have the chance.

"Any company that wants to grow has to go through this stage." Galen put it this way, "Since you don't really care about control, you just need to maintain a certain amount of voice." ”

"Vladimir's suggestion is not bad, set up a subsidiary to make movies according to their wishes, and then hold the rights in their hands, even if they want to dare you out, they will think carefully about the gains and losses." That's what Sanders said.

"As long as you want, I can bring you at least 10 million investment," Neil said, "Of course, I personally think that if I can make some more movies that do well at the box office, I can attract more investment." ”

But Frederick's mood is much more complicated, although he only has one sentence: just don't delay your main job.

Personally, Sean is still his most well-known client, so he wants him to continue to move in the direction of a big star. But from the company's point of view, it would be better if Sean's production company used the production of "My Grand Greek Wedding" from start to finish with the production of the people they recommended a few more times.

In fact, he thinks about it a lot, Sean knows very well what he wants to do, just like the sentence he often puts on his lips, as long as he decides, he must go on unswervingly, acting is his main business, which cannot be changed.

As for the production company, of course, it is also necessary to grasp it, and only those who become producers here will have a greater right to speak, and well-known big stars and directors have not served as producers in some movies. As for control, it depends, in a society like the United States, where the investment environment has improved, it is impossible for a company to develop without dealing with those venture capitals, and it is impossible not to thin the equity.

In short, as long as everything is careful not to let them squeeze themselves out of the company, and Sean believes that a low-budget and high-grossing movie like "My Grand Greek Wedding", even if you can't remember it, will definitely encounter it in the future.

In addition to making people happy with their career achievements, it is also happy that people who are hostile to themselves who don't like their eyes are unlucky.

After the closing of the Cannes Film Festival, by the end of May, Disney spent 1. The 400 million claimed "Pearl Harbor" was finally released in more than 3,000 theaters across the United States, and then received 59 million at the box office in the first week. This data looks very good, but compared with the cost, it makes people shake their heads, you must know that "The Return of the Mummy", which was released at the beginning of the month, only cost 98 million, but there was a box office of nearly 70 million in the first three days!

Undoubtedly, this was a very bad start, and even worse, the critics were almost scolded.

"The film's long pacing is impatient, the slow plot is lethargic, and two-thirds of the story before the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor can be cut." Some film critics wrote.

This is a relatively good evaluation, and more people scolded for it: "This is a meaningless movie, Pearl Harbor is one of the most important events in World War II, and it is also one of the most tragic injuries to our country, countless people have died because of it, and the movie basically revolves around the love triangle of the three protagonists, this movie should not be called "Pearl Harbor", it should be called "Leif who became the father of Danny's child" is more appropriate." ”

That's right, the slow plot of the movie is only a small thing, has Michael? Bei Zai, no matter how slow the plot is, it can't be slow, and those who have seen it admit that the perspective of the bomb spiraling down is very good, so tampering with history is an important reason why this movie has been strongly criticized.

"I'm very angry because so many of us died at Pearl Harbor. I saw the bodies of many people being carried away, many wounded soldiers bleeding on stretchers, and others jumping desperately into the burning sea of oil. But this film only tells the story of two people, as if no one else exists! These are the words of a certain survivor in an interview with reporters.

So a reporter wrote: "This shouldn't be a war movie, this should be a romantic aiqing movie." ”

Therefore, "Pearl Harbor" not only has a rating of 6 on IMDB, but also only 25% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes.

It is said that a wound is a man's medal, and as the only place where the mainland was injured in World War II - even though Hawaii was not considered a U.S. territory at that time - Americans naturally cared very much about Pearl Harbor. Plus Michael? Bei and the producer were stupid and wanted to challenge the status of "Titanic", thinking that the model of disaster and aiqing would be invincible, but they fell behind.

"Although the box office in the first week is close to 60 million, with the current reputation, the decline in the next week will definitely be about 50%." Vladimir prophesied so.

In fact, in the second week, the weekend box office collapsed directly to 28 million, although driven by the weekly box office, "Pearl Harbor" was still over 100 million in North America, but everyone knew that it was weak.

"Well, I made the right choice." Sean seized the opportunity to show off to Frederick.

"Yes, that's right, you're always right." The agent could only roll his eyes and answer weakly.

In fact, although "Pearl Harbor" did not meet the expectations of the producers and Disney at the box office, it does not mean that it will lose money. Knowing more from Vladimir, Sean about how big studios work, can be sure of this.

The United States thinks that the movie has tampered with history and lashed out, but other countries are not necessarily, so the North American box office is not good, and there is still a lot of money at the overseas box office. In addition, overseas distribution rights are another income, which is produced by a big studio after all, and with a Hollywood-style ledger, Disney will definitely not lose money.

And the big studios also have the advantage that they can contact more than 3,000 theaters for the film anytime and anywhere, and they can also give up a part of the profits to make the theater chain extend the release time.

However, even if there is no loss at the box office, the word-of-mouth must be a real hit, as the actor of a bad word-of-mouth production, I don't know what Affleck's feeling will be. What would he think if he thought of Sean, who made a film that was clearly more profitable than Pearl Harbor.

It's just that no matter how happy you are, it's not as happy as another thing that makes Sean happier.

"Are you sure you put it here, Nami?" After opening the cupboard and looking for a long time, Sean finally couldn't help but turn his head and ask.

"Of course, I'm pretty sure," Naomi sighed, slicing the vegetables, putting down what she was holding, wiping her hands, and walking over, "I'll make it clear to you." ”

As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe and reached out and took out what she was about to take: "Look, isn't it?" ”

"You put it at the bottom, who can see it." Sean grunted.

"Okay, you better go out and read your script, don't mess with me here." Naomi snorted.

"I also cook, and I've done it more than once." Sean, who walked outside, looked aggrieved, but what answered him was the slamming of the kitchen door as it was shut.

"Okay......" muttered again, and Sean sat down on the couch and continued to read the script on his laptop.

After returning from Cannes together, the two didn't have any superfluous words, and their relationship with each other returned to the same situation as before, quite tacitly, as if Naomi's previous request for an end had never been.

Well, thanks to Galen. This was the first thing that came to Sean's mind when he returned. From Naomi, he already knew what Galen had done for him, and thank God, they didn't know what was behind, and after half a year, the misunderstanding was completely resolved, and he and the two girls flew together.

But, frankly, Sean didn't think much about it when he was encouraged by Galen to go to Cannes, and the words he advised him were indeed his thoughts, at least to witness Naomi's success and make sure she wouldn't be again.

So the rest of the story happened naturally, they kissed passionately on the beach, and then found a place where no one was without lights, and it was on the beach under the stars, lingering in the sound of the waves of the sea. After returning to the room, they rolled on the bed again, asking each other again and again, and not only did Naomi take the initiative to blow a hair for Sean for the first time, but Sean also picked her backyard flowers.

During the whole process, although Naomi was in tears of pain, she always grabbed Sean's hand and refused to give up.

Therefore, after the two of them came back, they returned to their previous appearance without saying anything, and they actually still had quite a strong feeling in each other's hearts.

"It's not bad, it's improved a lot." Sean likes the feeling, so even though Naomi learned to cook Chinese food that wasn't that good, he ate it all.

A smile flashed across Naomi's face, and then she shifted the subject and asked, "By the way, how did the script look?" ”

"It's very felt," Sean touched his chin, "it's just, I'm not sure if I should take it off." ”