Best Actor

    "It's normal, UPN wants the ratings, as long as the ratings go up, the means doesn't matter, as for the future, that's the future; as for Victoria's Secret, you know that, Although gossip is very interesting, it is nothing to the model circle, and they can even take this opportunity to indirectly promote their model system." In the new CEO office of Samsara Pictures, Flaki Mill explained this to Sean.

    Sean has some understanding of these, but only understands, so he also needs to solve the confusion. As a chairman who has no talent in operation, he is still very restrained.

    "It doesn't matter, anyway, the ratings of this show are very good, basically it has achieved our goal, right?" He spread his hands like this.

    "If it could be better..." Vladimir sighed, tapping his fingers on the table unconsciously.

    When he said this, Vladimir smiled and said, "Okay, I am greedy, and I can develop this kind of company within two years of its establishment. It's already pretty good."

    "Yeah, there's "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" coming out next month, and that's a movie that will make money," Sean said, becoming serious here, "Don't worry , Todd, the next round of financing will go well."

    He is not clear about the specific operation of these, but it does not mean that he does not know Vladimir's mind. It is nothing more than making better results and laying a solid foundation for the next round of financing. However, Sean's shares will be greatly diluted at that time. If he really gets a financing amount of 100 million, Sean can't spend tens of millions more to ensure his absolute control. Vladimir did not say it clearly because Worried about making him unhappy.

    This CEO from Bowei is very good at observing people. After a few contacts with Sean, I know that he seems to be casual, but in fact he is very stubborn, and the things he believes will definitely not change . Although we exchanged opinions at the beginning, it was obvious that Sean didn't want his company to be controlled by others, so it was inappropriate to say this at this time.

      If there is any major change, he will not change it at will, so he took the initiative to say it when Vladimir was covering it up.

    If a company wants to operate efficiently, and the chairman and the CEO are two people, they must trust each other.

    "Okay," Vladimir laughed and let it go, "but "The Butterfly Effect" may have to wait for the profits of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" to come out, or even Preparations will not start until the next round of financing.”

    "Oh?" Sean raised his eyebrows, "We're running out of money so soon? How much does it cost to invest?"

    "Similar to "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Grudge", both are about 10 million." Vladimir recalled, but immediately added, "But you also know , In addition to these films, we also invested in other low-budget films. We have spent more than 10 million on this before, and when you were going to Romania, I saw another script, so I invested another 4 million Go in — fully funded by us."

    "What is it?" Sean asked with some surprise and curiosity. The previous strategy was that, in order to obtain higher profits, most of the scripts he was optimistic about would be fully invested. Various other independent films are only part of the investment.

    Don't look at what I just said I spent more than 10 million on this, but at least four or five crews have been invested, as long as one of them can make a profit, it is very good. And Vladimir said that there is now an independent film that is wholly invested by the company. Even if it is less than the cost of "My Big Greek Wedding" on the book, Sean is still curious, what kind of film will make him do this. .

      The feeling of loneliness between, plus she also has a well-known director father..."

    "Female director? Is your father a well-known director?" Sean wanted to know the name of the movie and the director more and more.

    "Have you seen "The Godfather"?" Vladimir laughed and seemed to enjoy this feeling, "The film directed by Francis Coppola and we are now investing in, The script was written by his daughter, Sofia Coppola, and it's called Lost in Translation."

    "Lost in Translation?" Sean recited it a few times, then remembered something and looked at him.

     "Yes, the stories that happened in Japan are basically all filmed in Tokyo, and they are probably on the way now. If you stay in Tokyo for a few more days, you may still be able to see it." Ladimir nodded.

    Sean first let out a snort, then sat in the seat for a few minutes, pinched the bridge of his nose, and then said, "How did you..."

    He made a meaningless gesture, but the other party immediately understood what he meant: "Let's put it this way, Sophia originally wanted to be an actor, and was also in the third part of "The Godfather" She played the godfather's daughter, but unfortunately the media is basically one-sided and bad reviews, but she really doesn't have any acting skills, so in 1998 she changed her career to become a director, and directed her first work, "Girl Suicide."

    Vladimir adjusted his sitting position: "The film participated in the Cannes Film Festival, and the response was very good. Although the box office was mediocre, it had a very high reputation among the media and film critics, and also won several small awards. Award. Then, after four years, she began to prepare her second work, but you know, it is difficult for independent films to attract investment, even if she is Coppola's daughter, she was about to be the focus of Universal's The film industry negotiated, but I don’t know if Focus wants more rights or something, and has never signed a contract, so I shot.”

    Speaking of this, he took a deep breath and stretched out his hand to pull the bow tie: "We need the box office, Sean, but we also need honor. For now, investing in a father with a well-known big director, And a new work from a director who has proven his ability is worth it, even if the director is a woman. As for the release, with our current relationship with Miramax, it should be fine, not to mention it will definitely be at that time. To participate in a film festival, as long as the box office can keep the cost..."

    "No problem." Sean replied quickly, so fast that Vladimir couldn't believe it.

    "You don't have any other opinion?" He asked after blinking his eyes.

    "I trust your eyes, Todd." Sean said sincerely.

    Vladimir watched him for a while, then suddenly laughed: "Why do I think you are also optimistic about the prospects of this movie?"

    The tone was obviously teasing, and Sean couldn't help laughing, but he didn't intend to admit it, just stood up: "I said, I trust your eyes - that's it, very Glad to see your efforts."

    Well, he is really optimistic about this movie, because of his intuition and because of memory, there are not many works by well-known female directors in his previous life, so he still has some impressions of "Lost in Translation". However, after all, the names of the previous life are in Chinese, and many of them are still free translations. It will take time to associate them with English names. After Vladimir said the name, he repeated it several times in his mind before confirming it.

    This is still in the case of similar meanings in English and Chinese. I can imagine how headaches it is to connect after hearing those expanded and translated names.

    Well, let's not talk about this, in short, Sean has an impression of "Lost in Translation", and even remembers that an actor seems to have become famous because of it, plus Vladimir is right, also I didn't mention it again. It is a little regrettable that if he had known the news earlier, he would have stayed in Tokyo for a few more days to see the crew. He is still a little curious about this movie, but now, he can only find time to ask for the crew list. .

    Having said that, he was not in a hurry to ask the company for this. After asking about these things, he immediately went to the villa in Malibu and complained to Naomi.

    "I really don't understand, she is a big name in Hollywood, even an international superstar, but why use this method to vent her anger? It's like... like a little girl! ' Sean said from his pillow on Naomi's lap.

    He told Nicole's little actions in their entirety, of course, the sexual harassment-like actions after that were ignored, and then complained a lot, which made Naomi laugh for a while.

    "I think you're just like a child now, Sean." Naomi put the book aside, her eyes almost crescent.

    "Of course I'm a child. Since the famous Nicole Kidman can be a child, why can't I be too?" Sean rolled his eyes, then sat up thinking of something , attached to Naomi: "Tell me honestly, Nami, what did you tell her, and why did she act like... It's like I stole her lover."

    "Don't talk nonsense." Naomi smiled and squeezed him, "We are talking about topics between women, don't you even want to know this."

    Then she sighed again: "Nicole is under a lot of pressure, you know, she finally got divorced early last year, and was pushed by Tom Cruise to file before the ten-year term expires. Divorce, this situation hit her too hard, coupled with the lawsuit for nearly half a year, she was physically and mentally exhausted. After that, she was finally relieved, so she slowly let go of her heart, and it is inevitable to be childish at this time. , so don't worry about it, it didn't affect the shooting anyway, did it?"

    "She really bought you, and you even talked to her." Sean shouted dissatisfied.

    Naomi covered her mouth and smiled without saying a word, letting him hug and shake her away, only after the fight was over, a worried look flashed in her eyes.