"Yes, universal behavior," Vladimir seemed to have not had such a pleasant chat for a long time, and immediately said with great enthusiasm, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit, cost about 70 million, global box office of more than 300 million, loss on the book; "Rain Man", cost about 25 million, global box office of more than 350 million, loss on the book; "Forrest Gump", cost about 55 million, global box office of more than 650 million, loss on the book..."

"Wait, wait!" Sean, who was getting worse and worse, interrupted quickly, "You said that these classic productions all said losses on the books? How is this possible! Otherwise, how could Paramount, and Tom Hanks make a profit from it?!"

"Of course they make profits," Vladimir said slowly, "You should know that profits have been divided before the accounts are made."

"…Yes, I roughly know," Sean took a deep breath, "but...whether...what are the Wall Street investors?"

"Of course it's a loss. The account book is there, so they can check it." Vladimir laughed. "Every fee is very clear. Although the box office and cost are so different, the production company is indeed losing money. Making movies is a gambling act, and no one can guarantee that a movie can sell 100%. So since you participate, you have to abide by the rules of the game and be willing to accept the loss."

"Damn." Sean couldn't help but cover his forehead. He never thought that Hollywood-style account books could be used in addition to being used for ordinary actors, but also on Wall Street. Film companies... especially large studios are too greedy.

"Of course, they are not investors who have made no money at all, but that's not much, and the cake they get is not big." Vladimir raised his hands at this time, "On Wall Street, they have the final say, and in Hollywood, we have the final say."

Then he changed into a tempting tone: "This is the rule of Hollywood, Sean, we are used to making movies with other people's money."

"So you hired a financial director with an annual salary of 200,000, right?" asked Sean, who had adjusted his emotions.

"Yes, an accountant who is good at accounting books is a good accountant," Vladimir shrugged. "I have worked in Bowei for so many years, and I have seen and known more than you think."

"It seems that it's so lucky to hire you as general manager." Sean said in a half-joking tone.

"So, should I try it? Sean, find out his relationship with the bank, set up a production company, and then use it as a mortgage to borrow? Of course, it is okay to attract investment, but the first type does not need to worry about the box office." Vladimir once again showed that meaningful smile.

Sean, who was thinking down, did not notice it, and then raised his head again after a moment: "If it were a production company that invested separately, it would not have happened that we just restarted, right?"

"Well...of course," Vladimir was stunned. "If an independent film like this is investing in an independent film, the books will be made by themselves. No matter how they are arranged, the profits will be themselves, right?"

"So that's it," Sean stood up, "take the script, then make a budget, and calculate the actual expenses after various reductions based on this budget, tell me the number and I will pay it myself."

"You're going to do it yourself?" Vladimir was even more surprised. "You're not kidding, Sean, you have to know..."

"I'm serious, Todd," Sean smiled slightly, and then stood up. "I learned a lot in my communication with you. Obviously, those investment methods and financing methods are not appropriate. If we cannot get the power to make accounts, we may be excluded from the core of the cake by the other party. As for financing, pre-sale of the issuance rights can be considered, but I don't have so many connections and am now only affiliated with Miramax; the conditions for mortgage with the delivery contract are too harsh, and I don't want to spend a lot of time and energy, but I took away the fruit of victory by the big studio; as for the loan and the way you said to pass it on to the bank, it is indeed very attractive, but there is no doubt that it is a game that only big studios can afford. For my small production company now, I will first make the first movie and then release it."

Vladimir looked at him with some surprise: "You really plan to pay the money yourself? Do you not consider any other way? Even..."

"I know what you want to say, Todd," this time Sean smiled meaningfully, "but I'm optimistic about this movie, very optimistic."

He said and walked out: "That's it, give me news as soon as possible."

After Sean left, Vladimir came to his senses, and the unexpected expression still did not fade.

"Funny guy..." He knocked his fingers on the table and said this.

Previously, about bank mortgage financing, and then deliberately created a high deficit and passed the losses out, thus robbing the loan... Well, it should be a clever way to transfer the loan payment method. In short, that was a largely tempting Sean. If you really use loan financing to make a movie, it would be a very complicated operation process, and it is not to say that you can get a loan by setting up a company.

I said at the beginning that Todd Vladimir, who has been in the production department of Lianyi and has worked in the distribution department of Bowei Pictures for many years and should have the ability to compete for the position of supervisor, came to such a newly established small production company to serve as general manager because he thought Sean was interesting.

At the same time, he thought about it almost the same as Sean, and he did not plan to do it for too long. Although Vladimir's qualifications were forced to resign due to the power struggle, even if he could not go to the big studio, the film company in the new line must be rushing to take it.

However, the arrogant Vladimir has nothing to do with Hollywood. He has been resting for almost a year before he comes back. He is inevitably hoping to show himself first and tell everyone that he is still outstanding.

So, what better way to promote than to make an excellent movie for a newly established small company? Of course, there are risks. Success is certainly "Vladimir proves himself again", but failure will become "Vladimir will be in a slump after leaving Bowei."

This is a game. For Vladimir, he will either make a grand debut again or leave Hollywood completely. Sean looks very ambitious and has a lofty look. Other actors do not want to equip their shell company with basic departments.

But when we talked about the first movie today, the other party seemed quite naive in some aspects, for example, while knowing the significance of the Hollywood-style account book, he also had unrealistic ideas. So he deliberately used the means of loan financing to exaggerate the results but understate the early operation. He wanted to try Sean and see how he would choose.

The result was a surprise. He originally thought that even if Sean refused, he would choose to invest with other companies, but he didn't expect that he would actually be sole proprietorship himself. This is so strange. It's not that there are no sole proprietorship movies, and many low-cost independent movies are sole proprietorships, but in this way, investors have to bear a lot of risks. If there is a loss, they have to bear it completely; secondly, it will also have a certain impact on the prospects of the movie.

The production of a movie is just one link, while the distribution is another link. The North American film industry produces many movies every year, but not every movie can be released in theaters, which requires strong publishers. Usually, if a movie is invested by several companies, it can not only share the risks, but also expand its connections and connect with good publishers.

Similarly, inviting big names to play roles in movies can easily gain the favor of publishers. Movies with stars are always more likely to generate profits than movies without stars. Independent movies are not like big studios. They can sell the distribution rights before they start production, so they do not have to worry about attracting publishers. Therefore, in order to be released smoothly, they try their best to invite big names to perform. Big actors are also happy to participate in low pay, showing their acting skills on the one hand and earning reputation on the other hand.

At present, because the screenwriter requires himself to play the heroine, there is probably no room for performance in the stars. Now he is a sole proprietorship, even if the production is done, it will be a problem in distribution.

"Could he be planning to let Miramax release it?" Vladimir thought so, but then shook his head. Based on the information he received, Sean and Miramax were not that close.

"That's...want to use my connections?" He thought of it, and nodded.

After all, Vladimir was once the deputy director of Bowei Film's distribution department, and he must know many people in this regard. If Sean pinned his hopes on him, it would be a channel.

"No wonder when I mentioned financing through pre-sale of issuance rights, I didn't mention using my connections to go to the issuer to pre-sale. Do you want me to play a role at critical moments?" Vladimir leaned on the high-back chair and said this, then smiled, "It's very sensible. Even if I'm going to attract favors everywhere now, I can't guarantee to sell the issuance rights first. It's better to use this favor in key links."

Sean's appearance appeared in his mind again, accompanied by the sentence "I am very optimistic about this movie", which was quite confident, and he had only been in contact with the script for a few hours.

"Interesting guy..." Vladimir put away his smile and said again.

Does this script, called "My Grand Greek Wedding", have any prospects? Of course, he said before that love comedy always has a market, and the key is whether it can be produced innovated. This script just shows a completely different style from American weddings. Even if it won't sell well, the chance of losing money should still be very small.
Chapter completed!