Chapter 884: The Sequel Begins

On February 12, Netscape announced the acquisition of Paper Software, a company founded in the late 1980s by former IBM top programmer Mike McCue, who was also recruited as Netscape's vice president of technology.

On February 13th, the market was very satisfied with this acquisition worth more than 20 million dollars. Regardless of the transaction price or the strong joining of Mike McCue, it was a major positive, and Netscape's stock price soared again.

Song Ya then completed the transaction with Picower in Los Angeles, and transferred 0.5% of Netscape's shares at the closing price of $134, which is worth $54 million. The two parties issued a transfer announcement in the name of A+ Venture Capital and Picoll Investment Company, and Netscape also issued a shareholding change announcement at the same time.

How can it be beneficial for shareholders to reduce their holdings? Jim Clark has his own way. A guest on NBC's financial channel CNBC's late-night column broke the news that APLUS was originally an unstable factor in Netscape. He has a reliable internal source. The lucky boy often criticizes the company's operations at random. It is actually a good thing for him to reduce his holdings. 0.5% is still too little. It is best to sell the remaining 2.6% and get out as soon as possible.

And the more powerful and low-key tycoon Picoul chose to enter the market at this price, which shows that Netscape has begun to gain the approval of old-school investors with more professionalism, calmer investment behavior, and rationality.

This is not good, what else is good? Netscape is still set to rise next trading day!

Of course, that's something later. On the night of the 13th, Song Ya appeared in front of a top theater in Los Angeles to attend the premiere of the sequel to Dance Out of My Life.

"Amy, look this way, Adam, here!"

All the leading actors of the first film were present to create momentum for the new film.

Song Ya spent a little time thinking about how not to be photographed in the same frame as Amy Adams at the premiere, and finally decided that the heroine and the second male lead of the first part walked the red carpet. Amy and Adam Sandler held hands, and Adam's other One hand was still holding the little actor who played his host family brother in the first film, the fat black boy.

The current status of Adam Sandler has been improved. Last year, he starred in a campus comedy "Overage Transfer Student", which had a decent box office. He also played supporting roles and guest appearances in many movies.

Although Amy's role in the cat-and-mouse game is so small that she has been criticized by film critics for being unworthy of being called the heroine, and her performance in the awards season was zero, but affected by the box office sales, at least she has stepped out of the shadow of continuous street attacks. This year, I will be counting on the modern Romeo and Juliet with Xiao Lizi.

Oh yes, Xiao Lizi didn't come, saying he was too busy.

And Song Ya, the former male number one, Anne Fletcher crossed the red carpet at an early speed, holding the dancing finger, because those reporters love to ask him personal questions too much,

Why didn't you spend Valentine's Day with Mariah Carey, why did you reduce your Netscape stock, when will the new tour start, what's going on with the Blade Runner project, what's going on with the Barn & Company case, etc. It's not good to be too noisy.

Behind them is the first female second Taraji and her boyfriend Terrence Howard, Taraji's personal development is much worse than Terrence Howard, after the first one, she is in the emergency room story, etc. There was an important supporting role in a single episode in the series, and then a small-budget black film 'How Do I Stop This', and her career was stagnated.

And Terrence Howard's output was extremely high last year, almost all of which were important supporting roles in single episodes and movies.

Then came the family of director Stephen Gyllenhaal. His wife is a producer, his daughter is the second female in the play, and his son is also very handsome today.

Halle Berry and Cuba Godin Jr. are joined by black stars, both of whom starred in Stephen Gyllenhaal's critically acclaimed "Mother's War" last year.

Jared Leto and his girlfriend, who became popular through the game of cat and mouse, received the warmest red carpet cheers. The flashlights of the reporters illuminated the entrance of the theater like daylight. As a reward for investor Song Ya, Jared Leto will be responsible Recommend Gosling and Jennifer Love Hewitt who danced to the sequel of My Life.

It took too long to wait for the schedule after the filming of this film was completed. Gosling hadn’t received a job in the entertainment industry for almost a year. Yi Te is the complete opposite, the heroine of the popular youth drama family of five, far surpassing Gosling.

Today is destined to be her show. She appeared in a Hepburn-style little black dress, and her makeup and hairstyle are also Hepburn-like.

Her temperament was a bit similar to Hepburn's, and the reporters were so amazed that they kept shouting 'Look here', 'You are so beautiful today', 'Jennifer, look here! '

No one wanted to ask Gosling questions, and he was awkwardly sidelined, smiling blankly, like an insignificant hotel doorman.

This is also the origin of the contradiction between the two and the management team behind it from the beginning of the filming. The man is extremely looking forward to cooperating with the woman to hype, while the woman is always vigilant about being hyped.

"Everything has to be implemented on whether the audience buys it or not."

Song Ya's seat is next to the distributor's Universal Pictures President Ron Meyer, although this project was personally asked by his predecessor, Simberg, who was quick-witted before the opening of the future water world.

The co-invested Geffen Films only has a high-level executive. Since Catherine has gradually focused her work on her own KM Films, she has a delicate relationship with Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and the co-producer Amblin Entertainment has also changed. People are present.

At the beginning, Simberg thought that he wanted to please the younger audience. One of the male and female protagonists had just turned 17, and the other was only 15. The style of the film was also younger. Compared with the first part, the script has completely become a schoolyard. story.

"I think it's good." Song Ya smiled at Ron Meyer, and the two had already watched the release version in advance.

"Um."

Ron Meyer was noncommittal, and he did not own the movie. Besides, the investment and distribution costs were not high. In fact, he, the president, did not need to be present in person at all.

The biggest hidden danger of the sequel to Dancing Out of My Life is that there were a lot of school dance follow-up films last year, and most of them were shoddy touches. The audience's reaction was unpredictable, so Ron Meyer was worried.

An important publicity strategy of Universal this time is to emphasize the label of dancing the authentic sequel of My Life. Not only did the original cast be called to help out at the premiere, but familiar faces such as Amy and Xiaopang Dun all made cameo appearances in the film.

The story takes place in a California middle school. The cheerleader who is as proud as a princess, the heroine Jennifer Love Hewitt who regards dance as her life, and her quarterback boyfriend with a simple mind and well-developed limbs, the drama conflicts from good grades to , the cowardly hero Gosling was bullied by the quarterback.

In any case, this movie is presented from the perspective of the male protagonist. The quarterback is a frequent villain in American movies. Although in reality, the brains of this kind of team who must be proficient in various complex football tactics cannot be stupid, but They are indeed the lifelong enemies in the memory of most American men in high school. The goddesses who pick on me and dump my crush, are favored by the school and teachers, and their academic performance may be better than mine. How can they bear it?

So it’s right for the movie to be black and white, after all, it is necessary to take care of the psychology of the main people who buy tickets to watch the movie.

The childish love story of middle school students started with an encounter outside the school. As soon as the cowardly male protagonist danced street dance, his talent, talent, confidence and charm suddenly appeared in front of the female protagonist, but after returning to school, he changed back to Abandoned that mediocre cowardly boy.

The heroine began to be interested in the hero, and then naturally began to contact, understand, and fall in love.

So the hapless villain quarterback became an ex-boyfriend who is jealous and troublesome all the time. In the second half of the movie, he was frequently slapped in the face by the male protagonist, which was very refreshing.

For the original soundtrack in charge of A+ Records, Fergie’s song and Brenda’s voice should be liked by young people, as well as Song Ya’s young dumb song when the hero and heroine are alone in the latter part of the movie, the unity and quality are not up to par To the height of the head, but definitely above the passing line.

Little Gosling's acting skills are better than Jennifer Love Hewitt's to the naked eye, especially the melancholy eyes when he is being bullied and secretly sad, which is very good.

"Not bad, but not bad."

The ending is naturally that after a report performance, the lovers finally get married. Song Ya made her own judgment. This all-white movie does not involve social issues at all. It is simpler and more relaxed than the first one, but the plot is indeed old-fashioned.

"Well, American school movies are probably like this, and there is nothing new to shoot."

Yeremov echoed in front of the sink: "There is still a flaw. The dance scenes that are bigger, more professional, and younger than dancing out my life are not paved with dramatic conflicts, and often start dancing when there is a disagreement... "

"Yes, I don't think it's much more refined than last summer's follow-up film with a production cost of only 5 million. This sequel cost me, Amblin Entertainment, Universal and Geffen Films 14 million."

Song Ya complained: "Forget it, if this project fails, the third part should not let Universal intervene too deeply. The Seventh National Congress will always make this kind of stable routine film, which costs more."

"The box office is another matter, I am personally optimistic." Eremov replied.

"Uh, Harley?"

Suddenly Amy's voice sounded outside the door, "Are you coming to the bathroom too?"

"Otherwise? I'm anxious..." Harry replied.

"Oh, then you first..."

"I'm not in line again, let's go in together."

"Okay, okay..."

"Over there, this is the men's room."

"Oh yes……"

The corners of Song Ya's mouth curled up immediately after hearing this, and Yeremov wiped his hands immediately, "Boss, I'm leaving first."

"Don't be like this Yeremov, go back together, I have to talk to Mr. Ron Meyer about something else."

Song Ya glanced at the women's bathroom door that had just closed, and Shi Shiran and Yeremov returned to the screening room. Don't worry, she will soon be single again, and safety comes first.

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