Vladimir did not spend money recklessly, and Sean had reviewed the accounts. Although he didn't understand it very well, he could still understand it generally. What's more, he had his own accountant and could consult Neil.

It cost a lot just to acquire several small companies and film libraries, and to contact distribution channels, not to mention the investment in several movies - those two movies, the remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

and the American version of "The Grudge" are all invested by Samsara Pictures. Generally speaking, in order to reduce risks in film production, several companies are produced together, and several investors contribute money together to avoid accidentally going bankrupt.

"Heaven's Gate" finished United Artists, and "Titanic" almost forced Fox into bankruptcy. These are the two best examples. So now major studios have begun to slowly change their operations and try to reduce direct investment in movies, most of which

They all set up a leather bag company, then contact some small companies for production, and then concentrate on distribution.

But Samsara Pictures cannot do this. No matter the channels or content, not to mention compared with major studios, let alone compared with New Line and Miramax, it is still far away from the current goal of catching up with Lionsgate.

If you cooperate with other small companies, then you will have to share a lot of profits if you don't have a small profit. You will be a step slower than others, and your development will be even slower.

Not all movies are like this. In addition to the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Grudge" mentioned above, Vladimir also invested in several movies, which were co-produced by several companies. In other words

By the way, the ones that are fully funded are the movies that Sean is more optimistic about, and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" has already explained the results of the movies that he is optimistic about.

Of course, Vladimir had also persuaded him to fully invest in two movies at once. Although both were only about 10 million, the risk was still a bit high. But Sean insisted on his opinion, so he made concessions.

Except for the funds used for tax avoidance from Germany, the movie was produced by Samsara Pictures. There was no other way. If you want to develop rapidly, you must make as much profit as possible, so Sean will not let go of anyone he can recall.

The Butterfly Effect is one of the movies with low budget and high box office.

Fortunately, although it cost a lot of money, the film company now has some income. The DVD of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" sold quite well. Even though the film libraries acquired are second- and third-rate works, as long as they are released

DVDs and video tapes can bring in some money. Of course, it cannot be compared with "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". The latter was released by Samsara Pictures through its own channels and on its own initiative. Each DVD has at least

90% of it is yours, and only 20% is for others to issue.

Now we are almost ready to watch "America's Next Top Model," which will be released around the fall, in partnership with Victoria's Secret and CBS's UPN channel, and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," which is about to be released during the Halloween season.

If this show and this movie can be successful, then the company can further raise funds. The more profits it makes, the more attention it attracts, the higher the amount of financing, Vladimir’s psychology

The expectation is 100 million.

To be honest, this is a quite high number. Lionsgate Pictures, the catch-up target of Samsara Pictures’ plan, was founded in 1997 and only received such high financing last year. It’s not that Vladimir is arrogant.

The miracles Sean has created are ahead of him. If he can keep it up, it will not be difficult to obtain such high financing.

Knocking his head, Sean put his thoughts back. No matter what expectations he had for the future, it would take time, and he still had to do the things in front of him well. His eyes fell on the book in his hand again, which he had already read.

I have read it more than a dozen times, but I have to read it again and again. It’s not that I have new experiences every time I read it. It’s just that there are no entertainment facilities in small towns in Eastern Europe, and many plots in the book will be encountered in subsequent filming.

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Yes, this is the original novel "Cold Mountain", and he can recite some of the words.

The reason why he read it over and over again was not entirely because of the filming. Firstly, there were no other novels to read in his hand, and the Internet in Eastern Europe was also slow. Secondly, he only understood one thing a few days ago.

, about the poem on the title page of the original novel, "People ask about the road to Cold Mountain, but find nothing", what does it mean?

This is not to talk about the specific meaning of this poem, but to say... To put it simply, because Mingla told him that this sentence comes from a poem by a monk in the Tang Dynasty of China. There is no doubt that this caused Sean's

Interested, has the reputation of Tang poetry spread so widely?

Although he knew that this was because Minghella liked China and took a wife from Hong Kong, the person who quoted this poem was the original author Charles Fraser, so it was necessary to know what the original sentence was and see where it came from.

A poet's masterpiece. What I didn't expect was that although Baidu already had this thing, there was not enough content on the Internet, and the key words were not very clear. Mingla was also very vague at the time, except for a monk.

There are no further prompts.

Therefore, Sean spent a lot of time, and only when he was about to come to Europe did he find out that this poem was written by Han Shan, a monk from the Tang Dynasty. The original poem was: When people ask about the road to Han Shan, the road to Han Shan is blocked.

Okay, this is really inexplicable. Does this have anything to do with the novel? Yes! Because this poem is a five-rhyme poem. In addition to this sentence, there are three more sentences, and the last sentence of "If your heart is like mine, you will still get it", literally

That being said, it fits the relationship between the hero and heroine very well - if the original author Frasier understood it correctly.

"It's really interesting..." Fumbling with the words on the title page, Sean suddenly laughed out loud, and then sighed with some emotion. If anything, this movie fits him quite well. Who else can understand these two things except himself?

Where is the origin of the poem? Don't worry about the foreground. Why don't you think about how to use this to show off, preferably in front of the heroine.

This opportunity came quickly. When Sean returned to the set after taking a break, he discovered that Nicole Kidman and Rachel Weisz had also arrived in Romania.

"You don't have many separate storylines anymore, and Nicole and Rachel have a lot of storylines together, so they're here," Minghella explained.

Okay, come on, it's not a big deal. Sean shrugged and greeted them immediately.

"We meet again, Sean." Nicole looked at Sean with a smile.

"Yeah, to be honest, a few months ago I never thought I would act with you." Sean nodded politely, looking very serious.

Frankly speaking, Nicole is very beautiful, especially now in costume, with a bit of a classical temperament, and Rachel should be comparable to her in this aspect - her bookish style in "Tomb Raiders"

It's still very eye-catching - because the character is a rough girl from the countryside, she wears ugly clothes. Although she looks pretty, she definitely can't compare with Nicole.

In addition, Nicole is in the golden age of women, and her mature aura makes her look very sexy, and she is still very lethal to Sean.

No man will not have some lust for a beautiful woman in his heart. Of course, a nicer way of saying it is appreciation, so Sean is no exception. But thinking and doing are two different things. Every time it brings up some little thoughts, Naomi

The image will automatically appear in my mind.

I don’t know what Nicole said to Naomi. She was quite resentful in her words before, but now she and she are like good sisters again. Is the sisterhood really so strong? But then again,

Naomi said at the beginning that she was able to get the heroine role in the American version of "The Ring" because of Nicole's recommendation. Then she said before that Nicole recommended her before, but the other party agreed but did not take any action.

, the credibility should also be higher.

But from another perspective, it is difficult to say that Verbinski chose Naomi as the heroine of the American version of "The Ring", not necessarily because of her wonderful performance in "Mulholland Drive" and Nicole's recommendation.

Just going with the flow.

Well, no matter what happens, Naomi and Nicole are now inseparable... Well, this word may not be appropriate, but according to the information she revealed in her words, the two have indeed recovered.

Best best friend. In this case, even if Sean has any ideas, it is difficult to act on them. Even if Naomi has acquiesced to some of his actions, it is still difficult to say.

What's more, there is someone beside you who is tirelessly reminding you: "Sean, I personally suggest that you don't do what you did before."

Faced with Sanders' serious face, Sean couldn't say much because the other party knew about his current love history. However, even if he didn't do some things, he would come to him.

"What is your relationship with Nami, Sean?" After Sean hung up the phone and sighed into the phone, an unexpected voice came, startling him.

"You seem a little guilty?" Nicole crossed her arms and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, half-smiling.

"How could it be?" Sean waved his hand and looked around again, "If you appear here so prominently, anyone would be shocked, right?"

"Really?" Nicole held her chin and responded noncommittally, "Then, can you answer my question?"

"Um...Naomi and I...are there any problems?" Sean asked pretending to be deaf.

Nicole didn't speak. She stared at him for a long time before adding: "Although Nao always tries to find a way not to talk about you, every time I just guide the topic a little, she will talk about you."

Dui, try to hide it and show that you are just friends."

"Um...what's the problem?" Sean continued to pretend to be deaf.

"You are really dishonest, Sean." Nicole narrowed her eyes and chuckled, her gray-blue eyes shining with an inexplicable light.

Sean simply put on an expression that said whatever you want, that's what it was, and he looked a little upright, which made Nicole raise her eyebrows in surprise.
Chapter completed!