Chapter 86: The Future
There was a piece of paper on the table, on which a lot of characters were scribbled, Chinese characters.
Sean still likes to write kanji while thinking.
This is the 'one-year plan' he has thought about and made for himself.
First: Shoot the movie and let Sean Film Company gain a foothold in Hollywood.
The reason is not just to teach the people of free America how to grab ...... In order to enrich the entertainment and cultural life of the American people, it is also to lay a nail in Hollywood, film and television are one of the best propaganda and brainwashing weapons, how much history has been tampered with by movies, and how much darkness has been whitewashed by movies.
The great man once said: the position of public opinion is ,...... Shape.
So, as part of the bourgeoisie...... Ahem.
That's what it means, anyway.
Second: take down the Dimio crime syndicate and expand its control territory.
At present, the matter of engaging in 'copycat wine' has not been exposed, and it can still intercept excess profits, but Sean knows that this kind of thing will be exposed sooner or later, and before that, he must expand his territory as much as possible and scavenge more profits.
What's more, once the matter is revealed, the windfall profits of 'cottage wine' will inevitably attract many underworld forces to deal with themselves, if their roots are not deep enough at that time, not only will this business not be able to be saved, but no special people will be able to keep it at that time.
Third: continue to carry out intensive cultivation on the current site.
At present, the territory occupied by himself belongs to a part of the greater New York metropolitan area, and in fact, there is a lot of potential for development, and he will develop it further.
By developing it thoroughly, you will not only be able to make money, but you will also be able to penetrate your roots deep into the surrounding area, so that its influence will penetrate into every place.
And there are many projects that can be developed, such as 'underground casinos', 'private colors', 'strip clubs', 'underground boxing rings', 'black markets', etc., legal, illegal, many things can be developed.
Among them, the second target takes the longest, and Sean already has a lot of information about the Dimio crime group in his hands.
But too superficial.
After decades of development, the institutions of the Dimio crime syndicate have stabilized, and the head of the syndicate is elected.
The group has a total of 26 small families, distributed in various cities in New Jersey, among which Sean has mastered who the owners are, who the main members are, and which legal and illegal projects are operated.
But these things can't help Sean fight or even overturn the Dimio crime syndicate.
He also needs to know how close these families are to each other, who is an ally with whom, who has grievances with whom, and more deeply, how deeply entangled they are with politics, and who will protect them if something goes wrong.
Only when all the information is complete, Sean can find a way to cut and split the Dimio crime group, and only when they themselves are in turmoil, Sean will have a chance to do it.
Before that, Sean couldn't do anything and had to keep a low profile and not let the other party find out about his small actions in private.
Therefore, at present, Sean can only focus on film shooting and in-depth development of Newark's periphery.
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"The script is not bad." Norris flew from Hollywood to Newark again, and this time he came in a lot more spirited.
Because the $240,000 promised by Sean has arrived!
This made him feel that he might make more money with Sean than from the company he had before!
Even if it's only 2% of the shares.
"But the question is, boss, how much money are you prepared to invest in filming, in the final analysis, making movies depends on investment." Norris is now going to analyze the problem from the perspective of a professional, which is why Sean asked him.
"I only have 4.6 million in money in my hands." Sean handed over the bottom, of which 1.2 million was put in Norris by the previous drug criminal, and 1.8 million was robbed a few days ago...... I earned it for Skywalker a few days ago.
After all, it has only been in operation for half a year, and it has cost a lot of money to build a security company, and Sean has little money in his hands.
Norris smashed his mouth and said very tactfully: "Or, let's go to the video tape market." ”
Sean didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.
"Alright, alright, I think about it!" Norris rubbed his Mediterranean hairstyle a little frantically, making his already small amount of hair a little less.
I really don't blame Norris for worrying, it's really Sean's request is too much.
This is a crime film, or an urban crime film, which involves robberies, shootouts, chases, etc., which is completely a big-budget routine, and every frame of the shot is smashed out of dollars.
Unless it is made into a five-cent special effect.
As far as Sean's more than $4 million is concerned, at least Norris thinks it is not enough to spend on the shootout.
What's more, there is also the actor's money, the director's money, the film, the shooting team, the equipment, the exploding vehicles, the imitation weapons and ammunition......
There are still distribution costs, advertising costs, and a normal drama like this will cost about 15 million.
In 1983, for example, Scarface cost $30 million to produce.
Of course, Sean didn't think about inviting a superstar like Al Pacino, otherwise the 4.6 million would not be enough for people's salaries.
Sean also knows that he is a little embarrassed Norris, but alas, Lao Tzu has no money.
Seeing Norris's crazy look, Sean had no choice but to say, "Tell me where you need to spend the most money, and I'll give you a way to save money." ”
"Okay!" Norris rubbed his face, cleaned up his mood and said: "The robbers didn't spend much money when they were planning, but when robbing a bank, we need to lay out the scene, we need to find a house like this, and then decorate it like a bank and a vault, which is a big expense, and every time we shoot a shot, we have to redecorate the things that are destroyed." ”
"The second one is the shootout scene, which is super expensive." Norris gestured: "If the effect is good, it must be filmed on the spot, then you have to apply to the city government for road closures, you need a lot of extras, you need to break a lot of vehicles, you need professional stuntmen, and ordinary actors can only pose for a pose, especially the part you designed later in the abandoned factory battle." ”
"These shots are the most difficult to shoot, and if you want to have a good effect, you have to use a long shot, and in the long shot, if an extras or stand-in has a problem, you have to reshoot, which consumes time, film, and the cost of the venue is scary."
"By the way, the actors' union and relevant laws stipulate that these must be insured by insurance companies, which is also a lot of money."
"What's the problem?" Sean looked at Norris and said.
"Uh...... Nope. The corners of Norris's mouth twitched, wasn't that enough?
"You're waiting for my news!" Sean stood up with that.
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Thanks: Uncomfortable to go north, prodigal son Yanqing 1, passerby Emperor Jia, he is handsome or not handsome and handsome for the rewards of several bigwigs.
The rewards are all handsome guys and beauties!