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"As for the establishment of the board of directors of China Telecom, I just mentioned it last night, but you don't have any hopes in the short term, and even if the board of directors is established, the places we can fight for will not fall to the two of you. I still hope that you Stand behind the scenes."
At breakfast time the next day, Simon and Chen Qing and Lin Su talked about some things at the reception of the China Telecom roadshow team last night.
The ruddy Lin Su Wenyan just nodded, Chen Qing looked at a certain woman with a radiant face opposite, turned her head and said to her boss: "But, boss, many people in China just like these things, I regret it now. Pushing A Su on the "Forbes" list is of no use, I would have gone up myself if I knew it earlier."
Simon shook his head and said: "Standing in front of the stage will definitely be beneficial in the short term. In the long run, it will only cause a lot of trouble. Not to mention, China is all about moderation and restraint. Of course, if you have to jump to the front of the stage, I have no objection."
Chen Qing immediately changed her face: "Boss, I'm just talking."
Simon smiled and said: "There is also the matter of Scooby's cooperation with BBK to produce DVDs. You must take care of this matter. For the time being, it can only be exported. This is not only a matter of protecting our interests in China's vcd industry, but also involves To the copyright protection issue that the entire Western electronics industry and media industry are very interested in.”
"Of course, I am measured," Chen Qing nodded her head, and added: "Boss, it seems that we can get a big share of the DVD industry, and Skober's side will not be in the short term. Need to worry too much about transition?"
"Yeah, but it's all acquired by Daenerys Entertainment indirectly negotiating with giants such as Sony, you should cherish it. And the transformation still needs to be transformed. After all, this time, in the DVD industry, we are only a share, and we have no dominance. ."
Chen Qing said proudly: "Isn't Daenerys Entertainment the leader? If you don't give content to those electronics manufacturers, their DVDs can't be promoted."
This is true.
Hollywood studios are an important part of whether it is video recorders, DVDs that are currently being promoted, or even high-definition Blu-rays later. If Hollywood, which holds the dominance of global media, is unwilling to provide content, electronics manufacturers will not want to push related products. to the world.
Of course, with the exception of certain areas where copyright does not matter.
And Daenerys Entertainment, which currently controls most of Hollywood, played a decisive role in the popularization of DVDs.
If Simon is a conservative, like Disney and other manufacturers suing Sony video recorders that year, they are unwilling to support DVDs, and this product will not be popular in the short term.
Simon of course not.
However, the support of Daenerys Entertainment must also have its own conditions, and ensuring that Scooby continues to enjoy the benefits of video decoding chips in the DVD era is one of them. In addition, there is Simon's consideration for the online rental industry. With the promotion of DVDs, the Blockbuster video chain controlled by the Westeros system will further transform online, blocking online rentals such as Netflix. Manufacturer's development.
Compared with expensive video recorders, the birth of DVD will undoubtedly bring about an industrial revolution.
Different from the stubborn record industry, Simon is very active in embracing this kind of change. After all, just like the record industry, if you don’t embrace change, the result is often that after the industry is severely impacted, it will completely lose the initiative and can only be reduced to vassals of other industries.
It's the same sentence: If you can't eliminate yourself, you can only be eliminated by others.
Simon didn't say much about this, and continued: "Also, did you know the interview with the "Vogue" magazine that Jian Xin and the others went back to last time?"
Chen Qing nodded.
Simon said: "Try to get in touch, we can connect Condé Nast or Time Warner to jointly establish a large-scale fashion paper media company, this is not a big thing, but if it can be done, we can have a large-scale fashion media in China. The field has gained the right to speak in advance, and at that time, whether it is Elite or Melisandre, even Daenerys, will have a fairly high-quality marketing platform."
In the past, it was born out of a fashion media group affiliated with a magazine agency affiliated to the China Tourism Administration. Created a famous fashion dinner.
Among them, the "Bazaar" brand actually comes from "bazaar" magazine, which originally belonged to Hearst Group, and fashion media has also become a Sino-foreign joint venture brand of Hearst Group.
After the turmoil two years ago, Hearst Group has packaged and sold its magazine series and was taken over by Time Warner. It is naturally impossible to make such an investment in China this time. Simon was inspired by Jian Xin's private email about taking over the interview with "Fashion", and of course he would not miss this opportunity.
When Chen Qing heard Simon mention this, her eyes lit up: "Boss, this is a good idea, but I don't think we need to bring in Condé Nast or Time Warner, we can do it ourselves, Daenerys Entertainment does not have fashion
TV? Moreover, what is lacking most in China now is funds. As for the operating concept, it is just a direct imitation. "
Simon smiled and asked: "What do you think is the most important factor for 'fashion'?"
Chen Qing thought for a while, but she could only shake her head: "Boss, what is it?"
"Style," Simon said, "pull in Condé Nast or Time Warner and use the old magazines they already have.
A joint venture brand, for example, um, now Time Warner's "Bazaar" magazine, combined with China's "Fashion" to make "Bazaar", immediately has an international style, so that it can quickly become popular in China. Open the situation. "
Chen Qing was stunned, and then said: "In this case, it is difficult for us to gain control?"
"You only need to ensure 20% to 30% of the equity. The important thing is that other shareholders cannot have absolute control. If you want this investment, you must carry out a clear shareholding system transformation. The management, original shareholders, Investors, etc., the equity is controlled within 20 to 30 percent.”
"But if it was Condé Nast or Time Warner, would they be willing to accept such a small stake?"
"It's not for you to talk to the entire Condé Nast or Time Warner. You can only contact one magazine, such as the "bazaar" I just mentioned, so that both the volume of cooperation and the difficulty of joint ventures will be greatly reduced, so, let's determine "bazaar" , you take the time to contact the Chinese side, and if you have any questions, I will say hello to Semel."
"Um."
After talking about this matter, Simon thought for a while, and then said: "The last one, take the time to investigate what good investments South Korea has in China."
Chen Qing was immediately puzzled, and even Lin Su raised her head curiously.
Simon didn't reveal too much, just said: "Next year, you will understand that Cersei Capital's China Research Institute team will also determine the same research project, but it will be aimed at Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and the return is relatively large, which is considered a smoke bomb. ."
Lin Su remembered one thing and tentatively said: "I saw an article analyzing the Asian economy a few months ago, thinking that the general economic imbalance in Southeast Asia, the debt and deficit are obviously too high, and there may be a crisis in the next few years?"
"Don't meddle with these things, just be optimistic about China," Simon nodded slightly, then turned to Chen Qing: "Don't forget to keep studying, or you will soon hit the ceiling."
Chen Qing immediately pouted: "Boss, I am wronged, I am much more capable than A Su."
After breakfast, Simon was ready to leave for the West Coast.
After a simple tidying up, he put on the trench coat given by the two women at the porch, combed through it to make sure there was nothing missing and needed a list of materials, finally hugged Chen Qing, turned to Lin Su, hugged the woman's waist, remembered one thing, and smiled. He said, "Did your lord tell you something after an hour?"
Lin Su was hugged by the man and raised his head slightly: "Huh?"
"Don't kiss a boy, you will get pregnant." Simon said, seeing a layer of rouge quickly spread on the woman's face, he smiled and lowered his head: "Come on, let's increase the success rate."
Back in Los Angeles, the time is still the morning of December 14th, Saturday.
Mainly to deal with some of the affairs accumulated on the West Coast before Christmas, Jenny and the others are still in Greenwich, looking forward to the snow for Christmas, and Simon will return to the East Coast before Christmas.
This is the second day of the Christmas season.
Simon is most concerned about the recent box office data of Christmas movies.
In the past box office week from December 6th to December 12th, "Wonder Woman 2" experienced a relatively large box office drop, with a drop of 41% in the third week of its release, with a box office receipt of 59.71 million US dollars. However, the film was only released for three weeks, and the cumulative box office quickly rushed to a high of 314.3 million US dollars, successfully surpassing the previous annual box office champion "007 Spectre" of 307 million US dollars, and advanced to the first place on the annual list.
Under the splendor of "Wonder Woman 2", all the other films released in the Thanksgiving file during the same period were all swept out of the house, and they were bleak.
In addition to "Wonder Woman 2", there are "Good Will Hunting" that opened last week and the nominations for the 54th Golden Globe Awards announced on December 11.
With an attractive cast of creators, "Good Will Hunting", which cost only $10 million, just opened on 106 screens last week, and attracted a large number of media attention. This low-cost literary drama has lived up to expectations. It received almost overwhelming praise, and the comprehensive media score reached a classic high of 9.4 points. The famous film critic Roger Ebert even raised the film to the level of 'another "Rain Man"'.
All-round praise, coupled with the attractive lineup of Gus Van Sant, Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck, and Kate Beckinsale, attracted a large number of curious audiences for a while. Field viewing.
At the same time, the nomination of the Golden Globe Awards on December 11 has once again added a lot of popularity to this film. Relying on its excellent quality, "Good Will Hunter" won the best drama category at this Golden Globe Awards in one fell swoop. A total of 5 nominations were made for Best Actor in a Movie, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay in a Drama Series.
Because of its high reputation and popularity, the average box office of the film in the first week of screening finally reached 51,300 US dollars. After seven days of screening, the cumulative box office has reached 5.43 million US dollars in a mere 106 screens.
With this popularity and word of mouth, if Daenerys Entertainment wants to pursue the next Oscar victory, it will not be difficult.
However, Simon did not intend to do so.
Last year's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", Simon has used the film's super high box office and popularity to send the film to the throne of the best picture through strong public relations.
According to Simon's strategy, this year has to take a step back.
Otherwise, next year's "Titanic" will definitely change. In any case, the Oscar Organizing Committee will not allow Daenerys Entertainment to reach the top for three consecutive years, even if the quality of the related films is not necessary.
Doubtful, but if Oscar becomes Daenerys Entertainment's private space, it won't do anyone any good.
Even so, this time, it is still considered that the fertile water does not flow into the field of outsiders.
Because another nomination hit announced on December 11, MGM's "The English Patient" is still Simon's deliberate arrangement.
This film was proposed by Sol Zaenz, a veteran Hollywood independent producer who once held the copyright of the "Lord of the Rings" series. Since the production cost was obviously too high compared to the subject matter, Zaenz made many twists and turns for the production of the film. Once even for the project of this film, the copyright of the "Lord of the Rings" series was ceded to the Weinstein brothers.
This time, Simon began to silently pay attention to the project very early, and guided MGM to take over the film at the right time last year.
"The English Patient" ended up costing $27 million, which is really high for a literary adaptation, and, frankly, unlike "Good Will Hunting," for all ages, "The English Patient" is a lot more gloomy and obscure, but it It also just hits the taste of the filmmakers.
Therefore, compared with the 5 nominations of "Good Will Hunting", "The English Patient" won the Best Picture in a Drama, Best Director, Best Actor in a Drama, Best Actress in a Drama, Best Supporting Actress, With a total of 7 nominations for Best Screenplay and Best Film Score, it can be described as the biggest hit of this Golden Globe Awards, and it will obviously become the focus of the Oscars in next year's awards season.
The 1997 awards season, which was announced by the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations, in addition to "Good Will Hunting" and "The English Patient", there are Coen Brothers' new film "Frozen" and Madonna's new film released at the end of the summer of Highgate Pictures. "Mrs. Veron" is relatively eye-catching, as for Spielberg's black slave movie "Broken Locks", it is entirely based on qualifications to join in the fun.
For Hollywood, where business is king, awards and honors are only embellishments, so everyone's attention will soon turn to the Christmas schedule that opens on December 13.
Compared with the golden box-office week exclusively held by "Wonder Woman 2" on November 22, the Christmas period opened on Black Friday on December 13 will be much more crowded. In addition to the most important "Jumanji", there are also There are Disney's "Angel Bodyguard", another Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy "Jingle All the Way", the large-scale "Good Will Hunting" and "The English Patient" opening this week. painting.
As a special effects blockbuster between Daenerys Entertainment and Time Warner Group, Simon originally used the Johnson version of the plot in 2017 in memory, plus veteran actor Sylvester Stallone and supermodel Qusi. Gauff's main character joined, and the film ended up costing a production budget of $82 million, slightly overrun.
Fortunately, the result of the film is quite satisfactory.
Also after the premiere on December 11, the film's word-of-mouth ban was lifted on the second day, and the comprehensive media rating reached 7.8 points, which is quite good.
The first is the special effects of the film.
With the special effects of Daenerys and some grand scenes that Simon deliberately added on the basis of the original version, the special effects of the film are very shocking.
As for the actors, Sylvester Stallone won the unanimous approval of film critics for his middle-aged body acting as a teenager mentality. Even Qusi Gauff, who is known to be highly praised by a young tycoon, not only caused a strong response from the audience with her stunning and sexy style, but also exceeded expectations with her acting skills.
If there is a short board, it will inevitably be the plot.
"The Hollywood Reporter" commented that this film is "a brainless popcorn movie for young people", which is the main reason why the overall score of the film failed to reach 8 points or more.
However, the parties did not criticize it.
Because "Jumanji" is a popcorn blockbuster that is light-hearted and full of visual shock, Simon never thought of adding any connotation to it.
In the first week of its release, the number of screens in "Jumanji" finally reached 3,539, which is second only to "Wonder Woman 2" at the end of this year.
Compared with "101 Dalmatians", which cost $75 million in the Thanksgiving file, and "Angel Bodyguard" in Disney's Christmas program, the budget is only $40 million. The film tells the story of Henry, a black man in a small town, and his wife Juliet, who is the lead singer of the church choir. Apathy, the story of an angel descending to earth after being unexpectedly answered after confiding to God.
Directed by Penny Marshall, the film stars Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston in an all-black cast.
Moreover, it is obvious that the film has followed suit to some extent. The bodyguard starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. After the large-scale opening of 1783 screens in the first week, the comprehensive media score of this film Only a barely passing score of 6.0 is unsatisfactory.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Jingle All the Way" continues the action star's style of comedy from "Dragon Brothers" and "Kindergarten SWAT", and it is a small step in the preparation for "Terminator 3". live.
This time it was really just a small job.
Due to the failure of several films in a row and Hollywood's bad reputation of traditional action stars, compared with the same type of "Little Guy" which cost $60 million but failed miserably at the box office, the production cost of "Jingle Bells" is only $30 million. Based on the previous high salary of $15 million, Arnold signed a $8 million base salary plus profit sharing model with the producer Fox this time, which is almost equal to a reduction of half the salary.
Moreover, after opening the painting with a scale of 2401 screens, Arnold still failed to reverse his bad luck. The film's comprehensive media score was only a pitiful 3.8 points. Faced with the squeeze of a lot of strong films, this kind of word-of-mouth has a promising box office prospect. And know.
After the three major new films, it was "Soul Catcher", which opened on a large scale within a week of screening, with 1,746 screens. And a small-scale screening of "The English Patient" on the 10-screen scale.
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