Best Actor

    "It took almost 7 million to get a 3.4% stake from several VCs such as Sequoia Capital. To be honest, it's not easy, Sean, I spent a lot of money Kung fu, but also deliberately went down and begged my dad to introduce me to those big VCs. I almost got turned on the old account for this, and a lot of things about Harvard were shaken out. Fortunately, I used to help you. The name of investment has fooled me, and he just reprimanded me a few words." Neil said on the phone, and he exhaled a long time, as if he was exhausted.

    "Good job, Neil," Sean talked to him patiently, "Come on, try to reach the 5% goal as soon as possible."

    "Can you tell me, why do you have to get at least 5% of the shares? Do you want to be on Google's board of directors?" Neil asked a little depressed.

    "You can understand it this way. Of course, I hope the more the better, and 10% is the best." Sean said immediately.

    "Don't be kidding, it took almost 7 million to get 3.4%, and if you want to rise to 10%, you need at least 18 million, and it's still under the condition that people are willing to sell it." Neil's angry voice came from the side, and he was probably rolling his eyes, "Or, let's go, Sean, 3.4% is enough."

    "You don't want that 5% commission?" Sean snorted in a nasal voice.

    "I really want it, but considering the difficulty of the matter and the fact that I have more than 2 million income, it's nothing to give up." Neil's voice was a little dull, and he could almost imagine him Picking your nose.

    "Then you mean, you want me to stop preparing for the investment company?" Sean threatened.

    "In that case...then I'll start it myself." Neil said in a relaxed tone, of course, the next second turned into a pleasing: "Okay, I'm in Just kidding, I promise to hit your goals, Sean, I promise."

    Amid his laughter, Sean rolled his eyes and hung up, as this guy always does, and while it's a solid thing to do - well, except for that offer to do more - there's Sometimes I like to do some pranks. Having said that, he only recently learned from the call with Neil that 5% of the equity can enter the board of directors. If he can send a representative on Google's board of directors, it may be very convenient in the future.

    Of course, having a 5% stake only means that you have the qualification to enter, not that you can enter immediately, so let's wait for Neil to acquire it first.

    "Hey, Sean." Sanders walked in from the outside garden at this time, frowning as if it was not going well, "Although I have looked through a lot of information, to be honest, I think for the time being No idea."

    "Is there any problem?" Sean was a little strange, "Didn't I say, treat me as a commodity, just like the commodity you sold before."

    "The problem is," Sanders spread his hands, "I don't know enough about this commodity and the market for it."

    "Not enough?" Sean raised his eyebrows, "Are you kidding?"

    "I'm serious, Sean," Saunders shook his head seriously, "I understand the basic composition of this product, and I also know some of its characteristics, but how to package it, Which groups of people are suitable for, and which problems should be paid attention to, these still require time to collect data for careful analysis. To be honest, if I had come earlier, maybe I would have come up with a plan now.”

    Sean pursed his lips: "You're actually complaining, I didn't call you over right away, did I?"

    Saunders rolled his eyes, and before he spoke, Galen had already poked his head from outside: "Yes, that's it."

    "Okay, you two, I'm serious." Sanders looked at the two laughing angrily, "I need at least a year to observe, investigate and analyze , Sean."

    "Okay, then I'll give you a year," Sean agreed without hesitation, "and you can do whatever research you want, and I'll let Frederick Reid will cooperate with you, but you will have to give me a more detailed report."

    When Saunders came over to replace Galen as his assistant, and at the same time let him and Galen share the job, for that, let him be his manager. As mentioned before, brokers and managers are different. Although the functions of the two professions overlap in some places, their focus is different. To put it simply, the former is more about finding jobs and contracts for actors, acting as a bridge between actors and film companies, while managers are mainly responsible for actors' packaging, promotion, and making adjustments to the market.

     Therefore, agents will often consider the remuneration first and then the prospects of the movie when recommending the script for their own interests, even if they know that they can catch big fish by putting a long line, just like Frederick Gram recommends "Pearl Harbor". Of course, most of the time, the interests of the agent and the actor are the same, unless there is a guy who is obsessed with individual interests, or there is a sharp conflict with the employer, most of the time they will weigh it.

    Managers are more on the actor's side, analyzing market changes for him, and creating an image based on this, so in most cases, they are close and trustworthy people around the actor in charge. There is basically a team behind every big-name star to take care of various affairs for them, and Sean will also set up his own team, which he firmly believes.

    And this guy Sanders, nothing else, but when it comes to sales, no one can compare to him. Once five years ago, Sean bought a second-hand computer with great difficulty, only to find that he had a new computer when he got home. In the midst of depression, Sanders jumped out with confidence. Sold at a higher price than previously bought.

    Although the money from the sale was finally spent, there is no doubt about Sanders' sales ability, and he did a good job selling lawn mowers in San Francisco before, if not for Shaw Well look for him, he will definitely not come.

    So it is appropriate to hand over the job of manager to him, if not Sanders, like Sean, has no connections in Los Angeles and Hollywood, and is equally young, otherwise Sean might let him To be in charge of the production company.

    Speaking of this, Frederick has found several candidates for him through Endeavour, and three of them have also met. It's a pity that one is in his 60s and just wants to find a small production company to retire; another is very frivolous, giving people the feeling of rhetoric and incompetence; another thinks that his production company is still an empty shell, and it is completely nonsense , so it has not been determined yet.

    But don't worry, Peter Jackson's deadline for Sean is April 10, before he has enough time to wait for Neil's reply and find the person in charge of the production company.

    "Sorry, I was stuck on the road for a few minutes, but fortunately I wasn't late." Sean said, took off his sunglasses and hung them on his neckline, then sat down, the weather in April had already begun to heat up .

    "It doesn't matter, we are only a little early." Frederick said with a smile, and said hello to Galen and Sanders, and then began to introduce himself. A middle-aged man around 45 years old.

    "This is Todd, Todd Vladimir, who held positions in the production department of United Artists, and after United Artists was merged into MGM, he went to Disney and served as Bauwick Deputy director of the distribution department of film and television." When he said the last sentence, the agent deliberately emphasized his tone.

    Sean knew what Frederick was implying, in fact, he was a little moved after hearing this introduction, he was no longer a rookie in Hollywood. After two years of baptism, as well as Frederick's constant words and deeds, and Sanders' help in collecting and summarizing information, Sean is well aware of the weight of this simple introduction.

    "Hello, Mr. Vladimir." Sean first shook his hand politely.

    "Sean." Sean also smiled, and then asked carefully: "What is Mr. Vladimir doing now?"

    Let's not talk about Lianmei. After being merged into MGM, the position of the seven major Hollywood companies was inherited by Disney, but Bowei is different. Bowei Film and Television, which belongs to the Disney Group , the distribution ability is almost second to none in Hollywood, and to hold an important position in the distribution department of such a company, the ability must be quite outstanding.

    So there are two problems. First of all, Sean's production company is currently very small, and it is not an exaggeration to be regarded as a leather bag company. Production is a priority - maybe even distribution is not a consideration - so there is more need for production talent than distribution. Secondly, since the other party is so capable and still young and strong, why would he condescend to a small production company that has just been established but has nothing yet?

    “Todd has been recuperating at home after quitting his job last year, and he has no idea of ​​working until now,” Frederick explained next to him, “He wanted to challenge this self-made job. "

    "Stop talking, Fred," Vladimir smiled, "I'll just say it straight, Sean, I'm down because of a power struggle, the day before I also talked and laughed with other supervisors, and the atmosphere was harmonious. The next day I was notified by the street that I had to leave immediately. I can't find a suitable job at the moment, so at the suggestion of a friend, I chatted with Fred a few words, and then Come here to try your luck."

    Frederick laughed a little embarrassedly, then shut his mouth and looked at Sean, as if to say: Okay, I've done it, then it's up to you .

    Sean felt a big headache, the other party was so calm, and he made no secret of his failure, coupled with that considerable resume, unless he could impress him with something, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince him other side.

    Then, back to the first question, is it necessary or not? This soon has the answer, that is need. It's very simple. Although the other party is doing distribution work in Bowei, but the talents who can achieve high-level talents will definitely not know nothing about production, and they were also responsible for production at Lianmei at the earliest. What's more, I am young and strong, I need energy and energy, experience and experience, and connections... There must be connections, which is enough for my current company.

    In this case, then the second question, given his qualifications, why did he agree to meet him? Or...what is his interest in his company?