"You know, I've been doing distribution for the past ten years, and I have a certain judgment on the merits of the film, and basically expect it, even if there are occasional mistakes, it won't exceed too much, but ......" Vladimir was silent for a moment before he finally spoke.

He looked at Sean, the look in his eyes was very complicated, a little emotional and a little curious: "I originally thought that "My Grand Greek Wedding" would have a box office of 50 million at most, but I didn't expect that it was only four weeks after its release, and it was on the verge of breaking 100 million. I changed the projected number to raise the cap at the North American box office to 1. 500 million, but soon after it had to be raised again to 200 million, even so, Zuihou still underestimated a lot, if it wasn't for this terrorist attack, the North American box office of 300 million is very likely. ”

Vladimir sighed, his gaze deepened: "You make me curious, Sean, I've never been so curious, you haven't been in contact with movies for a long time, but you can always make accurate judgments, I wonder if you can keep it up in the future." ”

Hearing this, Sean couldn't help but smile, and Vladimir laughed too.

"Okay, let's talk about future planning now, and the future planning that can impress investors." Sean shifted the subject, "As the CEO of the company, what is your opinion?" ”

Hearing this title, Vladimir couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, you know, what they said at the beginning was that if he agreed to stay, then he would get the position of CEO and 20% of the shares.

Of course, it was vague before, and there was no written contract, but since Sean said so, the meaning is self-evident.

"We need films that can continue to make money, as well as ...... Works that can have income for a long time. Vladimir said immediately.

"We've already decided on the former, haven't we?" Sean immediately asked.

"Yes, but although the remake has a certain audience base, it may not be possible to sell like "My Grand Greek Wedding". Vladimir nodded.

"Of course, "My Grand Greek Wedding" is a special case, not many movies can reach this level, and it is already very good for a small-budget movie to have a box office of tens of millions." Sean waved his hand unconcernedly, "For a long time, we were dominated by small-budget films, and horror films were the easiest genre to recover their costs. ”

"I understand, though, I want you to use your instincts more." Vladimir said unceremoniously.

Sean couldn't help but laugh: "No problem - what is the latter about?" DVD release? ”

"No, not just DVDs, I mean TV series or reality shows." Vladimir said as he tapped a few times on the keyboard, clicked the mouse a few times, and then turned the monitor around, "After decades of development, the production and broadcast of TV series have become very mature, and they have begun to occupy a greater proportion of people's entertainment choices, and a popular TV series can also bring high income to the producer." In the new century, this trend is even more obvious, if we have a high-rated TV series broadcast on wireless or cable stations, the financial statements can be better and move more people. ”

The data curve on the screen is obviously going up, although he doesn't understand it very well, but Sean still agrees with his judgment. As a person with a past life, he has more or less understanding of the development of television, so when Vladimir established the television department, he also agreed.

"TV series with good ratings are just as scarce as blockbuster movies at the box office, and they all need luck," Sean said half-jokingly, "and I can only read script by script." ”

"At least you can try," Vladimir smiled, "since you have such a good eye, how can you not take advantage of it." ”

"It's not okay to put all your hopes in me." Sean reminded.

"It's better than no hope," Vladimir snapped, "and of course, you can also consider reality TV, do you know Survivor on CBS?" ”

"Hmm...... It seems to invite a group of people to survive on an island or in the wilderness, relying on their basic tools, having to find their own food, and participating in various competitive competitions, both intellectual and physical, and the winner will win a prize of $1 million...... Is that so? Sean recalled.

"Yes, 'Survivor' is one such reality show, and it's got great ratings, and ABC's 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' also attracts a lot of viewers, and they've been airing two episodes a week for the past '99 years, and both episodes are in the top 10 of the TV ratings. Of course, this rush for quick success is that the audience has now developed aesthetic fatigue, and the ratings have been declining. Vladimir said, "There is still a lot of room for reality TV in the North American market, and Hollywood producers don't seem to be interested in innovating on it, whether it's "Survivor" or "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", they are all programs from European countries, and the response after the broadcast was good, so American producers bought the rights to produce the American version. ”

"If we can find a good European show and make an American version, even if it's not very popular, we can still have a place because the North American reality TV market is not saturated, right?" Sean said by inference.

"That's right," Vladimir nodded, "and of course, it's better to make a show that will be popular." ”

"So......" Sean's eyes narrowed, "have you heard of the show 'British Idol'?" ”

Vladimir was a little surprised, and after thinking about it, he immediately turned the monitor back, quickly tapped the keyboard, and then looked for a few minutes before turning it again: "Is this it?" ”

"Yes, but ......" After watching it carefully, Sean confirmed that this has not yet been officially broadcast, but the audition is already underway, and the introduction of the show called "Pop Idol" should be the one he thought of, but something is wrong, "It's only started production this year?" ”

"Otherwise, of course, how do you know?" Vladimir asked somewhat strangely.

"No, I mean, when I heard it, I thought it was a show that had been produced for two or three episodes, and it shouldn't have just started production." Sean, who was taken aback, said in disguise, and then changed the topic and asked, "Can we get the copyright of the show?" ”

"I'm afraid...... Not easy. Vladimir thought about it and gave this answer.

“weishenme？” Sean asked in surprise.

"The producer of the pop idol is British, named Simon? Fuller, do you know what kind of man he is? Vladimir asked first.

Sean made a gesture of please.

"Simply put, he's the creator of the Spice Girls."

"That British hot girl group?"

"Yes, the Spice Girls group that disbanded last year, it was because of the loss of the Spice Girls group that Fuller began to conceive of a new show, and then he planned this reality show based on his experience over the years, and for now, at least in the UK, it works well." Vladimir explained a little.

"So Weishenme, can't we buy the rights in the United States, and then make it and sell it to TV stations?" Sean was a little confused.

"Because Fuller wanted to make his own," Vladimir shrugged, "and after making his mark in the UK, he commissioned an agent, seemingly from CAA, to sell to the major television stations." So far, though, no TV station has been willing to take over. ABC made a reality show about music last year, but it failed, and they didn't see much prospect for it; NBC is in the limelight right now, and it can't watch the show; CBS only spoke on the phone, but FOX did contact him, but he was not said to be interested. ”

"You know that in detail, Todd." Sean raised an eyebrow.

"Of course, I heard him talk about this some time ago when I was playing golf with a UPN executive, and Fuller approached them in April of this year, but they weren't interested. After that, he seemed to hit a wall a few more times, and it was probably because of this that he returned to the UK to produce the show. Vladimir spread his hands and said, "You also saw on the Internet just now, the response to the audition was not bad, so he came to sell it again, this time various TV stations contacted him, but it was ......"

"In that case, then we can't buy the copyright of the show from him?" Sean then asked again.

"Don't you understand, Sean?" Vladimir laughed, "He has only been in contact with the TV station from beginning to end, which means that he only wants to make it himself and then sell the broadcast rights, how can we move him in this case?" Don't forget, the only thing we can do now is "My Grand Greek Wedding". ”

"Give it a try, Todd," said Sean after a moment's thought, "if you don't try, how do you know if you can do it?" ”

Vladimir squinted his eyes and looked at him for a long time: "Do you think this show is very promising?" ”

"Yes, I think so." Sean nodded in confirmation.

"Okay, I got it." Vladimir immediately promised.

"So let's do it today, before we meet with investors, we have to do two things, one is to win the remake rights of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and the other is to get the American rights to "Pop Idol." Sean stood up.

Horror films, or remakes of horror films, are never short of audiences, so Hollywood will fry cold rice every few years. After all, filming Jishu is always improving, and fans who have been cultivated at the beginning will want to see how the movie made with the new Jishu is like, and audiences who hear about the daimyo but can't watch the original version will also want to get a more haode viewing experience.

Although "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was a work of the 70s, there were sequels in 86, 89 and 95, although the one produced in 95 was still Matthew? McConaughey and Renee? Zellweger starred, but it wasn't until these two became popular that it was released in 97, and it was still badly reviewed.

It's been 6 years now, even if it's 97, it's been 4 years, and it can be taken out and remade, and the cost won't be too high, with a little preparation, it will be produced next year, and then released in 03, and the box office should not be a problem. There should be no problem with the remake copyright, after all, it is no longer the era when "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is very popular, so what people care about is the copyright of "Pop Idol".