Chapter 291: What Relationship?
Vladimir didn't spend money indiscriminately, the ledger Sean was audited, although he didn't understand it very well, but he could still understand it in general, not to mention that he had his own accountant and could consult Neil.
It took a lot of money just to acquire a few small companies and those film libraries, as well as to connect with distribution channels, not to mention the investment in a few films - those two films, the remastered version of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and the American version of "The Grudge", were all invested by Samsara Pictures. Generally speaking, in order to reduce the risk, several companies are making movies together, and several investors contribute money together, so as not to accidentally go bankrupt.
"Heaven's Gate" ended Lianyi, and "Titanic" almost forced Fox to bankrupt, which are the two most haode examples. So now the big studios are slowly starting to change their operations, and most of the films that minimize direct investment are setting up a leather bag company, and then contacting some small companies to produce and concentrate on distribution themselves.
But Reincarnation Pictures can't do this, no matter the channel or content, not to mention compared with big studios, not to mention compared with New Line and Miramax, there is still a distance from the current target Lionsgate. If they all cooperate with other small companies, then the profits will have to be divided a lot, which is already one step slower than others, and the development will be even slower.
This is not the case with all films either, in addition to the above-mentioned "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Grudge", Vladimir has invested in several films, which are all collaborations of several companies. In other words, it is Sean who is wholly owned by Sean who watches haode movies, and what will happen to him when he watches haode movies, "My Grand Greek Wedding" has already explained.
Of course, Vladimir has also persuaded that investing in two movies in full at one time, although both are only about 10 million, the risk is still a bit big. But Sean insisted on his opinion, and he made concessions, and the two films were produced by Samsara Pictures, except for the funds from Germany for tax avoidance. There is no way, if you want to develop rapidly, you have to grab profits as much as possible, so Sean will not let go of any movie that can be recalled, with a small budget and high box office, and the butterfly effect is one of them.
Fortunately, although there is a lot of money, the film company now has some income, the DVD of "My Grand Greek Wedding" is selling quite well, and the acquired film libraries, although they are all second- or third-rate works, as long as DVDs and videotapes are released, they can also bring some money. Of course, it can't be compared with "My Grand Greek Wedding", which is distributed by Samsara Pictures itself, and is self-reliant, and at least 90% of each DVD can be its own, and only 20% is released by others.
Now let's look at the "American Top Model Competition", which has been almost prepared and will be released around the fall season, in cooperation with Victoria's Secret and CBS's UPN channel, and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", which is ready to be released on Halloween. If the show and the film are successful, the company will be able to raise further money, and the more profits it makes, the more attention it will attract, and the higher the amount of financing, which Vladimir's psychological expectation is 100 million.
To be honest, this is a pretty high number, and Lionsgate, which was founded in '97, was only raised so high last year. It's not that Vladimir is arrogant, with the miracle created by Sean in front of him, if it can be maintained, then it will not be difficult to get such a high level of financing.
Knocking on his head, Sean took his thoughts back, no matter what expectations he had for the future, it would take time, or get the things in front of him right. His eyes fell on the book in his hand again, he had read the book more than a dozen times, but he had to read it repeatedly, not that he had a new experience every time he read it, but that there were no entertainment facilities in the small towns of Eastern Europe, and many of the plots in the book would be encountered in the subsequent filming.
That's right, this is the original novel of "Cold Mountain", and he can recite some words and sentences.
The reason why he repeatedly read it is not entirely because of the shooting, there is no other novel to read in his hand for the time being, and the Internet in Eastern Europe is also slow; Second, a few days ago, he figured out what the poem on the title page of the original novel meant, "People inquired about the road to the cold mountain, but found nothing".
This is not to say the specific meaning of the poem, but to say...... To put it simply, because Minghella told him that this sentence came from the poem of a monk in the Tang Dynasty of China. There is no doubt that this has aroused Sean's interest, and the fame of Tang poetry has spread so widely?
Although he knew that it was because Minghella liked China and took a Hong Kong wife, it was the original author Charles who quoted this poem? Frazier, so it is necessary to know what the original sentence looks like and to see which poet's masterpiece it is. What I didn't expect was that although Baidu already had this thing, there was not enough content on the Internet, and the keywords were not very clear, and Minghella was also very vague at the time, and there was no hint except for a monk.
Therefore, it took Sean a lot of time to know when he was about to come to Europe that this poem was from the mouth of the Tang Dynasty monk Hanshan, and the original poem was: People ask about the cold mountain road, and the cold mountain road is not passable.
Well, what an inexplicable thing, does this have anything to do with fiction? Yes! Because this poem is a five-rule poem, there are three sentences in addition to this one, and zuihou's sentence "If the gentleman's heart is like me, you can still get it", literally, it fits the feelings of the hero and heroine very well - if the original author Fraser is not mistaken.
"It's really funny...... "Rubbing the words on the title page, Sean suddenly laughed, and then sighed with some emotion, if you want to say, this movie is quite consistent with yourself, except for yourself, who can understand the origin of these two poems? Don't worry about the prospect or anything, it's better to think about how to use this to show off, preferably in front of the heroine.
The opportunity soon came, and when Sean returned to the set after a break, he found that Nicole? Kidman and Rachel? Vichy also came to Romania.
"You don't have many solo plots left, and Nicole and Rachel still have a lot of plots together, so here they are." Here's how Minghella explained it.
Well, come on, it's not a big deal. Sean shrugged and greeted them.
"See you again, Sean." Nicole looked at Sean with a grin.
"yes, frankly, I didn't think I'd be playing with you a few months ago." Sean nodded politely, looking very serious.
Frankly speaking, Nicole is very beautiful, especially now in costume, with a bit of classical temperament, and Rachel, who should be on a par with her in this regard - her bookish atmosphere in "Tomb Robbery" is still very eye-catching - because the character is a rough girl from the country, so she drew an ugly costume, although the appearance is still pretty, but it certainly can't be compared with Nicole.
In addition, Nicole is just in the golden age of a woman, and her mature atmosphere makes her look very sexy, and it is still very lethal to Sean.
There is no man who does not have lust for a beautiful woman in his heart, of course, a better way to say it is called appreciation, so Sean is no exception. But thinking and doing are two different things, and every time you think about something, Naomi's appearance will automatically come to mind.
I don't know what Nicole said to Naomi, who was obviously resentful in her words before, but now she is like a good sister again, and the sisterhood is really so strong? But then again, Naomi said at the beginning that she could get the heroine of the American version of "Midnight Bell" because of Nicole's recommendation, so what she said before, Nicole recommended her before, but the other party agreed but did not act, and the credibility should be higher.
But from another point of view, it is difficult to say that Wibinski chose Naomi as the heroine of the American version of "Midnight Bell", not necessarily because of her wonderful performance in "Mulholland Drive", Nicole's recommendation is just a push.
Well, anyway, Naomi and Nicole are now on the same page...... Well, it may not be a good word, but according to the information she revealed between her words, the two of them did recover to be the best friends. In this case, even if Sean has any ideas, it is difficult to act, and even if Naomi has acquiesced in some of his actions, it is still difficult to say in this regard.
What's more, there is another person beside him who is tirelessly reminding: "Sean, I personally advise you that it's best not to be the same as before." ”
Facing Sanders' serious face, Sean didn't say much, the other party knew his current love history. It's just that even if he doesn't do some things, he will take the initiative to come to the door.
"What the hell is your relationship with Nami, Sean?" After Sean hung up the phone and sighed into the phone, an abrupt voice came and startled him.
"You look like you're feeling a little weak?" Nicole hugged her arms, the corners of her mouth slightly curled, as if smiling.
"How come," Sean waved his hand and looked around again, "Anyone would be shocked if you appeared here so prominently, right?" ”
"Really?" Nicole pinched her chin and replied noncommittally, "So, can you answer my question?" ”
"Hmm...... Me and Naomi...... Any questions? Sean asked, feigning deafness.
Nicole didn't speak, stared at him for a long time before she said, "Although Nao always tries not to talk about you, every time I guide the topic a little, she will tell you a lot, and then disguise that you are just friends." ”
"Hmm...... Is there anything wrong with this? Sean continued to feign deafness.
"You're not honest, Sean." Nicole narrowed her eyes and chuckled, her gray-blue eyes glinting with an inexplicable light.
Sean simply put on an expression that would say whatever you want, anyway, and it looked a little righteous and awe-inspiring, which made Nicole raise her eyebrows in surprise.
"Okay, then ......" the girl in front of her coughed lightly, her gaze becoming a little sharp, "you and Jennifer?" What is Aniston's relationship? ”