There is no doubt that Vladimir has this concern, although the development of Samsara Pictures cannot be said to be smooth sailing, but compared to the so many new production companies established every year, it is already quite good. In other words, Hollywood has countless production companies born every year, including major studios or a certain star's bag company, and some who really want to do a big job, but with the continuous integration of large media groups, only a handful can develop, so countless production companies go bankrupt every year.

But after the establishment of Reincarnation Pictures in 00, it has only been three years now, and there have been several high-grossing works. If they are all thriller movies like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or "Chainsaw", it would be fine, but there is also a romantic comedy that has won more than 200 million in North America, and the cost is only 5 million, and the cost of those thriller movies is also low.

Not to mention anything else, at least "Saw Horror" is almost the same as "My Grand Greek Wedding" in terms of investment and profit ratio, not to mention the small companies that have just been established, many second- and third-tier production companies may not be able to achieve it in a few years. However, a large part of these achievements are based on Sean's vision, so it is normal for Vladimir to worry that he will inflate himself and make irrational judgments.

However, his good intentions were in vain, although Sean made up his mind, had a higher goal, and only broke free from the troubles of the role, it did not mean that he would act recklessly.

"Don't worry, Todd, I'm well aware that to make a live-action cartoon into a live-action movie, you have to use a lot of CG effects, and to use CG effects you have to spend a lot of money, and we can't afford it alone." Sean said, waving his hand.

Then he smiled a little proudly: "Of course, I can contribute this money privately, and I believe that the final investment will not exceed 200 million." However, I think that in addition to me, there should be people who should also see the commercial value of this, after all, this series of toys has been very popular, and there have been many cartoons, with the Harry Potter series in front, and it can be expected to be a big hit. ”

After a pause, he continued: "So, in this case, eating alone will be squeezed out by the big studios." ”

That's right, it's not thirty or forty years ago, and now that the media is conglomerate, the seven major studios that have mastered countless resources and channels are already unsurpassed behemoths, and other production companies can only rely on them. Although there is no shortage of people who dare to take risks as long as there is profit, but the first time can be like this, but what about the second time? The big studios that have the resources and channels have more than enough means to keep you from making a movie.

This is a very frustrating thing, but it is also a fact, so if Sean can get the movie rights of Transformers, then if he wants to grab profits smoothly, it is an inevitable choice to cooperate with big studios. However, as long as the initiative can be guaranteed, the income can also be guaranteed, just like the cooperation with Disney on "National Treasure", even if it is a partnership, the production of the film is also up to Disney or Bruckheimer, and Reincarnation Pictures does not have much say, after all, they are not the initiators, so it is already very good to have a 20% profit on the investment of 40 million, and be careful to avoid Hollywood-style ledgers.

Of course, the reason for joining is more to get in touch with big producers and improve the company's image, and making money is secondary. However, if you can get the film rights of Transformers, then you will have the capital to negotiate with the big studios and lead the production of the film, if the cooperation model of "National Treasure" can only follow behind and drink soup, then if you have the right to take the lead, at least eat a piece of meat - the key is to find the right partner.

"Do you have a goal?" Vladimir was also unambiguous and asked bluntly, since Sean said so much, it must have been investigated.

"DreamWorks and Universal." Sean gave the answer as he wished.

If you want to grasp the dominance, it is not enough to have a film copyright, but also to depend on the situation of the partner, it is best to have a certain strength, but not strong enough to monopolize everything. And check and check, or DreamWorks and Universal are the most suitable, the former is Sean suddenly remembered when he recalled, Spielberg seemed to have served as the producer of this series, so he found DreamWorks information to look through, and the latter is because, as long as the information of the seven major studios is compared, anyone will choose them.

DreamWorks looks very glamorous, most of the Oscar Best Movies in recent years have been theirs, and Steven? Spielberg is a big name, but in fact, if it weren't for the support of the animation department, they would have lost money and even lost their pants. DreamWorks lost in the media group, if it was ten years in the morning, maybe it could really be among the big studios, but unfortunately in 94, several major studios have completed the group, they definitely don't want anyone to share more of the cake, plus DreamWorks has no more capital, although it has been supported until now, there are a lot of award-winning works and big productions, but the film business is a little full of holes.

In this case, they will not let go of movies like "Transformers", which they know will be a big hit at a glance, but it is also impossible to completely afford the funding of the entire movie, and they are powerless to suppress Reincarnation Pictures.

As for Universal, among the seven major production companies, except for the half-dead MGM, he is the weakest. Warner and Disney developed into groups on their own, Fox, Paramount, and Columbia were acquired respectively, and the group has done well, and Universal is constantly being bought and bought.

It was first acquired by Panasonic in the 80s, then resold to a Canadian wine group in the mid-90s, and then sold to Vivendi in France in the late 90s, and now Vivendi is said to be selling again.

The current head of Ron? Although Meyer has good ability, he is only a conservative person, and he naturally cannot be compared with other studios in terms of development.

So, if they join, Samsara Pictures and DreamWorks don't want to be suppressed, so they have to form an alliance, and once they stand together, Universal doesn't have much advantage, so a stable triangle is formed.

"Not bad idea, Sean, really, even if I conceive it, that's probably it," Vladimir complimented sincerely, "but only if Hasbro talks about the movie rights to the toys to us." ”

"So it's up to you," Sean smiled and spread his hands, "I'm sure it's not hard for you, right?" ”

He knew what he meant, and no matter how well they planned, it wouldn't be useful if Hasbro didn't approve of it. It's just that you should try it anyway, and no one can be sure what the result will be until the last second.

After looking at Sean fixedly for a few minutes, Vladimir laughed: "Well, in that case, I'll try my best, but, Sean, the plan is the plan, and it's hard to say how it will actually change." ”

"It's okay," Sean nodded, indicating he knew, "just do it." ”

Although he is very concerned about this plan, if it can be implemented smoothly, owning the rights to the "Transformers" series of films, even if only a part, will be a huge help to the production company.

But as Vladimir said, plans and reality are different, and there are always many variables in reality, so one can only hope that everything goes well.

Then, September 2003 passed, and in addition to the filming of "The Aviator", the scandals that circulated maliciously, as well as Sean's life and a series of plans, there were several things worth mentioning.

First of all, "Butterfly Effect" was released at the end of September, picking up the end of the summer vacation schedule, this heroine's version of "Butterfly Effect" was actually quite well received, the general plot of the script remains the same, and the heroine Kelly can go back to the past through her diary to change the regrets and bad things she once had, but no matter what she does, it will always cause a series of chain reactions that lead to worse results.

But the director-screenwriter Eric? Blaise made a series of adjustments in details, such as in the original male protagonist version, what pushed him to change was the love with the heroine, but here it became the friendship between the heroine and the supporting actress.

Although it is a small change, there is also the love between the heroine and the supporting actor, and even the bloody love triangle - the various relationships between the heroine, the supporting actress and the supporting actor.

However, what the heroine wants to do is always to save her best friend.

"We've all had good friends, we've all sworn to give everything for each other, but how many people can go back to the first place to keep her away from themselves in order to save their friends, like Kelly, if we have the ability?" One critic wrote in his column.

Unfortunately, the final ending is that Kelly returns to her childhood party and scolds her friends for taking them, instead of Brace filming at the beginning, returning to her mother's womb and killing herself before she was born. Although Sean likes this ending very much, since it is to highlight the sacrifice, then this sacrifice is undoubtedly more shocking to the audience, but Vladimir is very opposed, because it is too shocking, returning to his mother's belly and killing himself, which is simply roasting the movie on the topic of abortion.

Even if the movie itself doesn't have this meaning, someone will forcibly involve it, and Sean has to admit this, even if this ending can make Kelly look greater, it is also more likely to cause a storm, so after discussion, I can only say that this ending is put in the DVD, and then another ending is filmed.

In any case, "Butterfly Effect", which uses friendship as a selling point, is much better than "Butterfly Effect", which uses love as a selling point, in terms of word-of-mouth, so much so that it won 19 million weekend box office in the first week, and it is almost certain that it will recover its costs and make a profit. Jessica's performance in it was also praised by many people, at least when she played the disabled person whose upper limb was blown off, the performance was really good.

If Sean remembered that she was the heroine of the remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" with a good box office and poor reputation, would he regret not giving her this movie and letting Jordanna go to "The Butterfly Effect" as the heroine.

Well, without mentioning this, there is another thing worth mentioning is that "Desperate Housewives" officially launched on ABC.