Best Actor

    "I hope the lyrics can be more atmospheric and majestic, the front is very good, and the feeling of loss is very good, but the back is a little worse, I hope there are mountains, seas, and more So much more inspiring than yourself," Sean said to the people sitting in front of him.

    Then he turned to the person on the right: "The melody of the chorus needs to be more atmospheric. Before, it needs to be melodious and face-to-face, but what needs to be shock and encouragement later is to say that, understand?"

    The two men in front of them are in their 40s. The one on the left has a mustache and wears a short-sleeved T-shirt and trousers. He is neat and tidy. He frowns and does not know what he is thinking. . The one on the right is relatively sloppy, with very long hair, wearing sunglasses in the room, and the collar of his shirt loose, which feels a bit unruly.

    There are many musical instruments and recording equipment around. Behind the glass wall in front of me, there is a microphone in the empty room. Needless to say, I know where it is.

    "I can revise, Sean, but...are you sure this is the last time?" The man with the moustache scratched his head in frustration, "I've revised almost ten Second-rate."

    "I hope it will be done as soon as possible, Jason, and I also know that you have done your best, but this song is not just for me now," Sean added He said in a sincere tone, "With such a tragic attack on our country, people are worried all day long. I hope to use this song to encourage everyone, and I hope to relieve some of their pain!"

    As soon as these righteous and awe-inspiring words were said, the other party could not say anything more, and was even moved a little, and immediately nodded: "Okay, I will try again."

    "Choir!" The man wearing sunglasses in the room and wearing relatively sloppy clothes opened his mouth at this time, and his hands crossed in front of him did not move.

     Of course, he was not listening just now, but was thinking about his own problems.

    "Sorry, what are you talking about, Will?" Sean asked.

    "Psalm!" Will said again, then slapped, "Yeah, that's what you want."

    When he said this, Sean understood, and his eyes lit up: "You mean, this song can be arranged from the perspective of a hymn?"

    Although he is not religious, he still fills in Protestantism in the column of belief, so he has some understanding of this aspect.

    "Yes, you want to inspire everyone, and you want the whole song to change from loss from depression to perk and excitement. The style of the hymn is perfect." Will then Rubbing his hands together, he seemed a little excited, "I can start arranging music now. I've done it well before, I just need to make some changes."

    Then he thought of something and reminded him: "By the way, if this is the case, if you are singing, your voice must be thicker, so as to have momentum, so do more practice if you have time. Bar."

     "No problem, I'll be fine for the next few months anyway." Sean nodded immediately, then slapped them on the shoulders, "It's all up to you."

    After choosing the Irish folk song "Danny Boy" as the main theme, Sean intends to make an inspirational song, which is what Frederick said when contacting the lyricist and music producer . But then 9/11 happened, and the lyrics have not been fully written yet. The melody of this folk song is melodious and atmospheric, and it is easy to infect people. If the scope of the lyrics to be encouraged is expanded to include everyone, then maybe it will be able to Resonating with more people can also make this song and Sean who sings it more noticeable.

    Although this is ideal, it's worth a try, isn't it? So now, almost two weeks have passed since 911. In addition to participating in a series of charity events, Sean has been discussing lyrics and arrangements with these two.

    The author of the lyrics, Jason Dano, and Will Deron, who is in charge of the arrangement, are relatively well-known in the music circle. The former wrote lyrics for the now popular Britney Spears , and the latter composed music for the Backstreet Boys—as an assistant, of course. It's not that Sean doesn't want to ask for a better one. He has no connections in the music industry. During this time, many big names are busy doing charity work. How can anyone be interested in contacting him? If it can be favored by the record company and then praised, there is no need to worry about these, but the problem is that others have said that his voice is not distinctive.

    Well, in fact, Dano and Delong are not too bad, they all have a certain level, it's a big deal to spend three months to create this song, anyway, Sean has time .

    After the pain of "The Believer", Sean won't touch the movie for a long time, it's like eating until you vomit. As for Bai Toniel, after the NYSE closed, it only opened on the first Monday of 9/11, and as soon as the market opened, the Dow Jones index fell 14%, especially in travel, insurance, aviation, etc. was hit hard.

    However, as early as during the market break, the SEC has convened the heads of major commercial banks and investment banks to discuss the situation, unify their thinking, and seek measures to stabilize the stock market. Then, listed companies are allowed to raise a large amount of funds to buy back their own shares, which not only helps to improve the earnings per share performance of listed companies, but also is equivalent to injecting a large amount of funds into the stock market. manner. Then the Fed cut interest rates twice in a row, and the government quickly launched a fiscal stimulus package of more than 100 billion US dollars. These timely and effective policy interventions have largely stabilized investor sentiment. confidence.

    So the situation in the stock market is dazzling now, Sean can't understand it at all, so he can only leave it to Neil to deal with it. Fortunately, he said that the current situation is not bad, and he can probably stop when the US government starts the war in Afghanistan, but the income may not be as high as expected, Sean does not care, even if only five times the income is enough to satisfy people.

    Of course, in addition to making songs, Sean is not without other things to focus on, such as the expansion of the production company.

    "My Great Greek Wedding" was officially offline after 9/11, which is a very regrettable thing, because even in September, the film still maintains a certain momentum and is offline The previous success has won 270 million horror box office in North America, and it has become the highest-grossing romantic comedy in North America, which no one expected.

    In fact, if the off-season of September and October is successful, "My Big Greek Wedding" can continue to be released, and it is very likely that it will exceed 300 million in the end. It is a pity that the arrival of 9/11 made this dream come to nothing. After such a tragic attack, Americans have completely lost their minds to watch movies, especially in the two days before and after 9/11.

    Those big productions or those just released may be able to hold on for a while, but for movies like "My Big Greek Wedding" that have been released for several months, there is no need to continue Staying in the theater, not to mention the content is not in line with the current American mood.

    However, it’s a pity that it’s a pity, considering the box office that has also exceeded 100 million overseas, the world’s total box office of this movie has already pointed to 400 million. The overseas box office can get about 35%. Even if the distribution fee is deducted, there is almost a profit of about 30 million. In North America, it is more. At 50%, even if the distribution fee, publicity fee and production cost that are not faked are deducted, it is still With nearly 100 million profits!

      In the profiteering industry, if other filmmakers know about it, I don’t know how jealous they will be.

    Thanks to Sean for not being greedy and leaving a net profit of 20 million, the creative team including Nia Vardals has more or less allocated millions to hundreds of thousands Even if they guessed that he took the big head, they didn't say much.

    Since the box office has achieved a bumper harvest, then the things that have been set will be officially put on the agenda, and Vladimir has been looking forward to it for a long time.

    "AIG, ABRY and Falcon Group, my friend Neil has contact with them, and they are all interested, maybe you can make an appointment to meet them." Sean Chosen That's what Vladimir said about it in his corporate office in Burbank on a sunny afternoon.

    "Oh?" Vladimir raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Your friend knows a lot of people."

    "Don't have high hopes for those who have introduced the past at home," Sean shrugged, "He told me that it might pull down an investment of about 30 million at most."

    "I think, this must be a little less for you now, right?" Vladimir smiled.

    "Thank you for the high profits from My Big Greek Wedding." Sean spread his hands.

    To make so much money, it must be spent to use it, and it will only depreciate in your hands. Although I have decided to buy a house in Beverly Hills, I still have 10 million for charity, there is still a lot of liquidity, and there is still income from shorting the stock market, and there are no more IT stocks worth investing in. Of course, I have to invest to the production company.

    In this case, with only 30 million financing, he naturally looked down on it.

    "So it's up to you, Todd, meet up and see how you convince those investors, we're now a mid-sized company." Sean said said.

    In addition to the initial capital of 500,000, he later invested 5 million and moved the company to Burbank. In addition, after the film's net profit was distributed to the creative team, there was still close to With a surplus of tens of millions, Samsara Pictures should boast that it is a medium-sized company, and that is no problem. What's more, Sean's name is now more or less a signboard, especially when combined with "My Big Greek Wedding", it should be able to attract the attention of some people.

    "I will, but there is a problem," Vladimir nodded suddenly and then said, "The company must have a detailed future plan."

    When Sean heard this sentence, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He reached out and tapped on the table lightly: "So, you have decided to stay?"