Sean agreed to Vladimir to manipulate the accounts, more out of obedience to the mainstream rules of Hollywood, after all, all companies do this, but you don't do it, it is tantamount to actively excluding yourself from the circle. What's more, most of this money has fallen into their own pockets, and the production company is also their own, so it makes no difference whether it is for themselves or for the company.

In addition, you can also avoid taxes to a certain extent, and squeeze profits to a certain extent, so naturally why not.

But now it's different, although it hasn't been clearly determined, but expanding the size of the company is already a sure thing, and from this moment on, from the moment he decides to accept financing, his own money and the company's money become two different things. Financing is imperative, it is one thing to attract investment, it is another thing to expand contacts and channels, both want to raise funds and prevent being kicked out of the board, in addition to the method that Vladimir said, it is also another way to continue to invest and guarantee the number of shares.

In this case, it is naturally more appropriate to put the money from the box office into your own pocket as much as possible, although it is a bit redundant to resell it to the company, but since it is good for yourself, then Weishenme will not do it? However, the company also needs to make a certain profit, otherwise how can it attract people to invest? But most of them are still fine.

It's just that Sean didn't expect that the revenue of the movie would be so huge, after the box office broke 100 million, he didn't ask much because he invested in the shooting of various movies, and after returning from Alaska, he was stunned for most of the time before he reacted.

"Film is really the most lucrative industry." Sanders commented, then touched Galen with his elbow, "Are you sure you won't consider changing careers, Galen?" ”

"You only see profitable movies, why don't you look at those that can't even be released?" Galen shrugged, "And, is there more movies that make money, or are there more movies that can't even be released?" ”

"But we have Sean here, he has a first-class eye for picking scripts, and when he makes the next movie, you can invest in it." Sanders said half-jokingly.

"I'm okay, it's hard to find low-budget movies, but there will definitely be them," Sean said immediately, "I can lend you money, Galen, but the interest is a little higher, and with your current savings, if you want to open a restaurant, it will take a long, long time." ”

"Besides, Sean," Galen didn't completely reject his kindness, "you know, opening a restaurant is not such a simple thing, I need not only money, but also experience. ”

In this case, Sean didn't say anything more, and then began to worry about how to use the money. Relatively speaking, his mentality has been much better, last few days he was still excited about the 25 million he earned from shorting, and now he has earned a full double, and it is far from over, but he is very calm, is it really just a number when the money is earned to a certain extent?

But how to spend it is a real problem, and last year he could have seized the opportunity to take a stake in Netflix and Google, but now he can't do so. After getting the news from the accountant, Sean immediately contacted Neil and wanted to increase his stake in Netflix and Google, the former to 20% and the latter to 10%, but Neil's answer after the investigation was: No.

The former is already preparing for an IPO, and is said to be quite optimistic about the prospects, if nothing else, it will go public around the beginning of next year, in which case it will definitely not accept investment. Not to mention Google, despite the contraction of business this year, several venture capitalists who hold shares are well-known companies that are not bad for money, and they are all optimistic about Google, if it were not for the bursting of the IT bubble last year, several companies have the idea of transferring risks, and Sean would not have been able to take out the 7% stake from them.

Therefore, if Sean really wants to increase his holdings, he can only wait for them to go public.

As for his own production company, he must invest, but he will not and cannot invest so much at one time, the specific situation depends on the financing situation, 5 million has been allocated to Vladimir to build a more haode shelf, before "My Grand Greek Wedding" went offline, Sean did not plan to deal with those investment institutions, so he allocated a maximum of 5 million to maintain expenses.

And at present, the loan for this villa has been paid off before, and if he wants to buy a house in Beverly Hills, he wants to buy a large one, preferably 20 or 30 million of the kind, and it will be in place at one time, so as not to buy it again later. But in this case, it will cost almost half of the money just to buy a house, and the money may be more spent on the subsequent renovation, so if it is all spent on this, what will you do if you continue to inject capital into the production company after that? Or do you choose to buy a villa in installments?

Buying a car is a good idea, but in comparison, Sean prefers to carry out full and delicate maintenance of the two classic cars he currently owns, and the attention of driving these two cars out is more eye-catching than that of Mercedes, and if he continues to buy a car, the garage of this villa is now a little insufficient.

"When is it hard to spend money?" Sean said this with some self-deprecation after a little chill in his heart.

Thankfully, there was still something to do, so he didn't have to think about these enviable worries, and after returning from the north to rest for a few days, he went to the small town of Laplace, Louisiana, to report to the crew of "Dance of Death Row Inmates."

"I haven't seen you for a few months, and you're very different from before." Billy? Bob? Thornton patted Sean on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Oh? What's the difference? Cooler and cooler? Or is it more personable? Sean asked jokingly, then hugged him softly.

As for Sean and "My Grand Greek Wedding," thanks to the New York Post's help in promoting it, everyone in Hollywood now knows that the young actor invested in and produced a low-budget film for only $5 million, and is currently grossing nearly $200 million in North America.

Although not everyone understands the catty on the ledger, the comparison between this huge box office and the cost given shows that the movie must be profitable. And those who know the tricks know better how much profit such a low-cost, high-grossing movie can bring, and to be honest, many people's production companies have been established for five or six years, and they don't necessarily make much money with this movie.

So, even though the public only knew that Sean had made a high-grossing movie as a budding actor and that his enthusiasm quickly shifted elsewhere, various circles in Hollywood began to look at the young man differently. Again, whoever can bring benefits will be sought after, and it is no wonder that when they meet again in a few months, Thornton will be more affectionate.

"Hey, Angie, this is Sean, Sean, this is Angie." Thornton then introduced his wife.

"Nice to meet you, Angelina? Julie...... Well...... Lady? Sean hesitated.

"Just call me Angie, and it's nice to meet you, Sean." Jolie, who has never been seen on the set of "The Perfect Thief", but who appeared here, stretched out her hand with a smile.

Looking at her and Thornton's intimacy, it was clearly the time of love - although it was thanks to Jennifer and Pete, Sean remembered that they divorced in '02. The vials containing each other's blood were also very conspicuously hung on Julie's chest, dangling and shaking, and it was hard not to notice.

She's not really pretty, at least in Sean's eyes, but she's in her prime and does look like she has a wild charm, even though there are a few subtle wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

But those thick lips that are quite sensual are really sexy, and maybe they will be very refreshing to blow...... Sean, who sensed that his thoughts were a little biased, quickly controlled his emotions, and after saying hello to Julie, he turned his attention to Thornton again, even though the woman looked at him with interest.

"Speaking of which, you asked me to play this role, maybe it was because of the joke on the set of "The Perfect Thief"?" After a few more words, Sean asked.

"Does it matter?" Thornton asked rhetorically.

"Looks like that." Sean immediately sighed, "I never knew that you would be so competitive. ”

"If we don't want to win, then why should we compete?" Seeing that he was seen through so easily, Thornton also spread his hands very simply, "So, you have to come on, Sean, I spent a lot, since that guy Bruce said that we are suitable to play father and son, let's give him a while." ”

When the movie is released in October, which one of you or Bruce has better acting skills and better popularity, and you will be judged by your own audience, so why should I be involved? Sean wanted to say this, but seeing that Thornton was on the rise, and this role was indeed very much to Sean's appetite, he didn't say much.

Speaking of which, "Sniper Phone Booth" seems to be scheduled for late October, and I don't know if there will be a conflict in the schedule at that time. However, he is only a supporting role in "Perfect Thief", and he is a complete protagonist in "Sniper Phone Booth", so there should be no diversion.

In this way, counting "Ocean's Eleven" at the end of last year and the long-awaited "Lord of the Rings" first part, plus "Hallucinations of Death", which has been released but soon went offline, I have five movies released this year, if "Dance of Death Row Prisoners" is impacting this year's Oscars, then there are six movies, which can be regarded as one of the few in Hollywood, right? It's a pity that if only several other movies were released this year, then I would really be unique.

Put away his fantasies, and after greeting Thornton and the crew, Sean immediately watched the filming from the sidelines. He just came to report, and even if there is any scene, it will be tomorrow, so he just took this opportunity to take a closer look at the filming of the crew and prepare for his role, although he had read the script several times before coming.

Then, he soon discovered Angelina, who didn't show up once during the filming of "The Perfect Thief"? The reason why Julie - at least Sean didn't see it - ran to the crew of "Dance of Death Rows" to visit the class.