"Around the 22nd of the second half of the month, there was a party over there in "Ocean's Eleven", all the actors got together to discuss the filming, you must participate, and then at the same time the "Fast and Furious" crew wanted you to go over and participate in the explanation and training of the underground car race." Sanders shook his head and repeated for him.

"Any questions?" Sean thought for a while, "The party will only last for one to two days at most, and it won't affect the explanation and training of participating in the underground car race, right?" ”

"No," Sanders sighed, "In addition, the schedule is roughly set, the start time of "Ocean's Eleven" is about February 10th, and your role is concentrated in Zuihou for two weeks in February, and "Fast and Furious" will start in March, and the specific date has not yet been decided, but your role will be in the middle of the month for two weeks, and then return to the crew of "Ocean's Eleven." It's about another week, you can take five days off, and then go back to the Fast & Furious crew......"

"Sounds like I'm spending more time on Fast & Furious than Ocean's Eleven?" Sean interjected.

"Of course, you're only a supporting role in Ocean's Eleven, with about five weeks of scenes, and in "Fast and Furious" you're one of the two leading actors, and the eyes are following you, so there's at least eight weeks of scenes." Sanders shrugged his shoulders and said, "And this is a preliminary estimate, the specific situation depends on how the crew adjusts, and in addition, Soderbergh seems to have a lot of complaints about you have another movie contract." ”

"It's okay, I'll explain to him and Clooney in person at the party in a few days," Sean didn't take it to heart, "as long as I finish my role without problems, it's okay to have two more movie appointments, isn't it?" ”

"That's right, as long as you don't have a problem...... Sanders replied rather weakly.

Then, Sean's cell phone rang at this time, and he looked at it, as if he was a little surprised: "Todd? How can you call me today? Or is there something wrong with our first film...... It's true? Great, I'll come! ”

On the screen of the specially rented small screening room, the movie has already been carried out to zuihou, and the heroine's father is making a zuihou speech at the wedding, and the sentence "no matter what, this is all fruit" will amuse the guests hahadaxiao. Then, after the speech, the father gave his daughter a gift, as this is also one of the Greek traditions.

"O God, your father...... Gave us a house! With the groom's surprise, the movie reached its climax, and the daughter looked at her loving and reluctant father, and hugged him excitedly, bringing warm applause.

Although there are still a few minutes before the movie ends, Sean feels that it is enough, and it is a very good movie.

"Very good, Ms. Vadalas, full of genuine feelings, and I'm sure a lot of people will like it." After the lights in the screening room came on, Sean immediately said to Nia? Vadalas held out his hand.

"I want to thank you, Mr. Tang, there are so many production companies in Hollywood, only you are willing to fund the production of my film, or do you respect my story as much as possible and give me the right to participate in the production, I am really very lucky." An agitated Vadalas said this, as if he was about to lose himself, after all, this is her work, or a semi-autobiographical work.

"By the way, Weishenme doesn't have a logo at the beginning and no subtitles at the end?" Sean then asked, "And a few small places are still a little rough." ”

"Because we're in a hurry," replied Vladimir, "to catch the Sundance Film Festival, we're going to have to sacrifice something." ”

"Sundance Film Festival?" Sean raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Didn't you say you couldn't catch up before?" ”

"Yes, but we tried a little harder, and although the finished product is not perfect, and there is no beginning and ending, it is qualified as a movie." Vladimir said, "Moreover, it would be better for such a film to participate in North American film festivals, although Cannes is famous, but it is also more competitive, and it is more oriented to European films, and North American film festivals are more suitable for us." However, there are only two most well-known film festivals in North America, and if you miss the Sundance Film Festival, you will have to wait until the Toronto Film Festival in September. ”

Speaking of which, he gave Sean a covert look, and then looked at Vadalas: "But it's better to be at the Sundance Film Festival, and Ms. Vadalas agrees." ”

Sean, who still had doubts, had to swallow his words back, but he was a little worried: "This year's Sundance Film Festival seems to be opening on January 18, and there are only 4 days left, so you can't register anymore, right?" ”

"It doesn't matter, I know a few people, they all speak well inside the festival, and when the decision was made in November, I had already communicated with them and had already reserved a place." Vladimir said in a relaxed tone.

"Well, hopefully I'll be able to get off to a winning streak then," Sean said with a smile, "and I also have a movie starring in the Sundance Film Festival, so I'll see it then." ”

After coming out of the screening room, saying goodbye to Nia and the others, and then returning to the rental office of Reincarnation Pictures, Vladimir said: "If you have any questions, just ask." ”

"It's not good to change Jihua without informing me, Todd." Sean asked first, with the meaning of asking a little bit about the guilt.

"You've said that I'm in charge of this place, and if you knew, you would definitely oppose it." Vladimir shrugged.

"I'll admit that if I can go to the Sundance Film Festival and get good reviews, it will be good for the distribution of the film in North America, but the Cannes Film Festival can do the same," Sean said, spreading his hands, "It may have less influence on North American distributors, but it can get in touch with overseas distributors." ”

"But it's all based on the fact that the film has been well received." Vladimir said immediately.

Sean's brows furrowed: "You also saw today's internal test screening, and everyone thinks it's good, including you." ”

"I know you're very optimistic about this movie, Sean, I'm also optimistic, otherwise I wouldn't have recommended this script to you, but our opinion doesn't represent all audiences," Vladimir shook his head, "It's like a few years ago, Fox's internal executives held an internal preview of "Titanic", and none of the executives present had confidence in the movie after watching it, so they sold the North American distribution rights to Paramount for 60 million, allowing them to make a lot of profits for nothing. ”

“…… Okay, but could the movie be a little more perfect? Sean asked after frowning for a long time.

Vladimir's concerns are natural, and Sean isn't sure if his instincts are 100% accurate, as in "The Perfect Thief," which should be a good movie, but there's always something in the way.

Moreover, it is useless for him to be optimistic alone, or several of them to be optimistic, and the publisher has to be optimistic. As I said before, for an independent film, production is a problem, and distribution is another, if there is no distributor to take over, no matter how much the film is profitable, so being able to appear at the Sundance Film Festival, which deliberately supports independent films, or even win an award or something, will definitely attract distributors.

Although Cannes has almost developed into a large film market, it has no advantage over Sundance in North American distribution, and as a film produced by an American film company, the North American box office is the most important. Even if overseas distributors can be contacted in Cannes, some people are optimistic about this movie, but Samsara Pictures has only been established for more than a year, and it has no qualifications at all, so it is difficult for the other party to give an unexpected option to buy out.

So, instead of trying your luck at Cannes, you should use the Sundance Film Festival to win the favor of a powerful distributor who will hand over the North American and domestic distribution rights to each other and let them run it - this is what Vladimir did not say, but Sean guessed.

Now that he has set up his own production company and wants to go big, he must have taken the time to pay attention to this aspect of the content, and with the help of Frederick and Saunders, he has a certain understanding of these things.

"That's no problem, our movie is scheduled between the 20th and 24th, and we'll get back to us on the specific date, so we can still squeeze out some time. However, the beginning and end of the film are definitely too late, but don't care, as long as it can be released on Sundance and the plot can be fully presented, it is enough. Speaking of which, Vladimir smiled, "Speaking of which, the company doesn't have a logo yet." ”

"I've already thought of this," Sean said in a relaxed tone, "if you had told me earlier, I might have done it." ”

That's right, when he chose a name for a company, he already thought about how to set up the haodelogo, and it was quite simple, even hand-drawn. At first, it is a tree that grows luxuriantly, gradually becomes verdant, then becomes yellow, then begins to fall and becomes bare, and finally the branches begin to sprout, using the four seasons as a metaphor for reincarnation, isn't it?

However, Sean also knows that not to mention whether the crew who are busy with the post-production can find time to produce, even if they find other animation studios to produce it, it is unlikely to be used now, and there is more than one film company logo in the opening credits.

So he didn't mention it again after saying this, and after talking a few more words about what to do at the festival, he got up and prepared to leave, and then asked, "By the way, is there anything else I need to do?" ”

Vladimir, who was already a little speechless, said as if he had been allowed: "Yes, there is one more thing, if you can contact Harvey?" Weinstein, it would be nice if he could think about this movie carefully. ”

“…… I'll do my best. After hearing this request, Sean was stunned for a moment, then sighed, and then nodded.

Indeed, as one of the eight major Hollywood film companies, Miramax, who has also developed through independent films, is indeed the most popular choice, but it is ......