"50 million?!" In the same office, Sean's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Yes, 50 million." Vladimir sighed, his face very unpleasant.

As we entered October, the pain of 911 had begun to subside, even as fundraisers were still going on and multinational forces were gathering in the Persian Gulf, after all, most people had seen the collapse of the Twin Towers on television and felt the impact as hard as anyone in New York.

And life has to go on, so various activities are also starting to return to normal, and Vladimir also brings good news and bad news for Sean.

The good news is that the remake rights to "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" only cost 2 million to get it, and the cost of the movie is estimated to be about 12 million, but compared to the bad news he brought, this good news is a little bit unmentionable. When Sean hurriedly finished the recording and rushed from the studio to the office, he was told by Vladimir that Simon? The asking price of the fuller lion opened his mouth was 50 million.

"That's an exaggeration, even if Pop Idol is currently popular in the UK, it's not worth the price! Did he forget that there is no TV station in Hollywood willing to take over! Sean said with some annoyance.

"So, he didn't really want to buy it." Vladimir sighed.

Sean didn't speak, sat down and frowned, gagged his mouth with the back of his hand and was silent for a few minutes, then clenched his fist: "I'll buy it!" ”

"What did you say?!" Vladimir's eyes widened suddenly.

"50 million copyrights, I bought them." Sean looked up and said word by word.

Maintaining a shocked look, Vladimir opened his face, as if to say: Are you crazy? But looking at Sean's determined gaze, he still didn't say anything in the end.

“…… Okay, I'll let him know. After swallowing hard, the new CEO of Samsara Pictures replied, and then went out to make a call.

Sean, who was leaning on the back of the chair, let out a sigh, although he was very unwilling, but he had no choice but to tell himself in his heart, it doesn't matter, the 50 million will bring him several times the profit in the next ten years, and the influence that money can't buy! Just do the show well!

However, contrary to expectations, the other party still chose to refuse.

"What the fuck does that bastard mean!" After hearing the news, Sean finally couldn't help but roar, and even scolded such foul language as "motherfucker".

"He said he's sorry, he didn't say that number before, it wasn't a sky-high asking price, he just wanted us to retreat. Then he said that "Pop Idol" was his hard work, and he would not buy the copyright. Vladimir sighed with an incomprehensible expression, "In short, he appreciates our attention, but unfortunately cannot agree to our request." ”

"Shit!" Sean still looked angry, "He just saw that we didn't have much strength, so he refused, if we could have a close relationship with the four major TV stations, this damn bastard would have crawled over a long time ago, even if he refused to sell the copyright, he would beg for cooperation!" ”

After venting like this, and then taking a few deep breaths, Sean finally calmed down.

"I'm sorry, Todd, I lost my temper." He said this first.

"It's okay, if I were in your position, I'd be angry when I heard the news." Vladimir comforted.

"In that case, let's make a reality show that is completely ours and similar to "Pop Idol"." Sean said after straightening his collar.

"A reality show that is completely ours, similar to "Pop Idol"?" Vladimir did not understand.

"That's right, 'Pop Idol' is a talent show about singers, right? But the draft isn't just limited to singers, right? Sean collected his thoughts, his eyes shining inexplicably.

"Hmm...... Yes. Vladimir frowned, trying to keep up with his thoughts, "So what kind of draft can we make besides singers?" Actors? ”

"No, I mean - models!" Sean's eyes became brighter and brighter, "You should know the brand of women's underwear 'Victoria's Secret', they make catwalks every year and have brought out a lot of models, I just know one of them, I can get in touch with Victoria's Secret through her, and then invite their chief model to serve as a judge or host, modeled on "Pop Idol" for the model audition. ”

"It's not easy, and while it's no secret that we can copy the settings of Pop Idol, and you can see it after a few more episodes, we can't convince Victoria's Secret that the talent show will be a success. Moreover, they are now considered a well-known clothing brand, and our qualifications are still relatively shallow. Vladimir said with a frown, recalling the information.

"So, I have a question, where do you think talent shows like 'Pop Idol' are the most popular, or probably the most popular?" Sean then asked again.

"Participation," Vladimir replied quickly, "is accessible to everyone, and the process is transparent, meaning that everyone can succeed." ”

"This counts as one, and what else?" Sean asked.

"Just tell me, Sean." Vladimir said depressedly.

"Well, that's power!" Sean laughed, "This kind of talent can give the audience the illusion that those singers and models who dazzle on the stage are all selected by them and decided by them, which is like ......"

"General election!" Vladimir immediately answered.

"That's it, making the audience feel that they have power in their hands, and that's the true meaning of the talent show." Sean nodded heavily, and after being angry about Fuller's matter, his head suddenly became a lot clearer, even more sober than usual, and in a split second, he flashed many things in front of him and grabbed them, and then quickly jumped up.

"Indeed, this should be a very good statement, and if they invite their lead model to be a judge or host, it is also a kind of promotion to 'Victoria's Secret', and they are backed by CBS, and they don't have to worry about finding a TV station to broadcast it. So the next thing we have to do is to first determine the general process of "Pop Idol", and then design our model draft process, and then contact 'Victoria's Secret'. ”

"We can also come up with a hot name, what do you think of the 'America's Top Model Contest'?" Sean added.

"Sounds magnificent." Vladimir laughed.

"So, let's do it." Sean has the final word.

It is indeed unpleasant news that Fuller still refuses to sell at a price of 50 million, in this case, then make your own talent show, of course, if you want to say that the future fame, it is definitely inferior to "Pop Idol", after all, Sean only took a little time to recall "Pop Idol", and the others were impressed by this stimulus.

But it doesn't matter.,Since there's no way to start with quality.,Then find a way to increase the quantity again.,Anyway, there are a lot of things I recall this time.,Take the time to write them down one by one.,And then......

Hurry up and get in touch with Victoria's Secret, frankly speaking, Sean didn't expect that there was already a show "Pop Idol" at first, if only he could think of it a year earlier. But then again, even if you come up with the idea, you won't necessarily be able to make it, after all, Fuller only came up with the idea after discovering and losing the hot girl group, and has a deep understanding of pop elements, and without such experience, it's hard to say whether he can grasp the audience's appetite.

But don't be too nervous, I believe that Vladimir can handle this, he was the one who proposed these in the first place, and he is now a shareholder of Samsara Pictures, and he wants to create miracles with Sean, of course, he has to use his talents.

Put this aside for the time being, there are two more good news, the first is from Neil, when the US-led multinational force officially launched an attack on Afghanistan on October 7, Neil also stopped in the stock market, putting aside the 10 million principal given at the beginning, he made a profit of 50 million for Sean!

"You know, then the government introduced all kinds of policies to stabilize the stock market, so you don't make much money in a short period of time. However, because there was going to be a war later, gold, crude oil and other futures were bullish, so they shorted stocks and long futures, and both started at the same time, although because the time was a little shorter, and they couldn't make as much as last time, but it was not bad. That's what Neil said.

Indeed, five times the profit is already very good, and ten times the profit is tempting, but it is also necessary to do what you can, Sean is already very happy, and this money plus the profit from "My Grand Greek Wedding", he is now considered to have entered the ranks of billionaires.

Now you can buy a large area of luxury property in Beverly Hills without scruples, and you can invest more to ensure your right to speak when financing, if you can't be complacent, then how can you be complacent? Of course, when he returned to San Francisco because of the terrorist attack, he didn't say anything about it, he knew the old man's temper, not to mention that his net worth was not as good as him, even if it was more than a little, he could still choose to ignore it.

Therefore, it only makes sense to talk about this when he has left him behind and reached a height that he cannot ignore.

Well, that's good news, and there's good news...... In fact, this is not good news, it has been decided before, Jordana promised to play the heroine in the remake of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre".

Sean has said before that he wants to find a good script for Jordana, so that she can still maintain a role and a certain amount of exposure during her school at Yale, and now that there is a movie that should be good at the box office is about to start production, and Naomi and Katie are not suitable, it can only be her - of course, don't think about word-of-mouth, it is almost impossible for the remake to surpass the original word-of-mouth.