Chapter 1432

The little maid came to a small restaurant on the first floor of the villa with Mona Elmery, ordered breakfast for another maid to prepare, and Elmery brought a stack of newspapers and magazines prepared in advance.

The Pearl Returning Trio is a team of Wei family maids and guards with high standards of goblin level and higher threshold. In fact, it is even more so.

Mona Elmeri has also learned about the trio in advance and learned that they are the hottest TV stars in China at the moment. Since the little maid took her as a breakthrough, so did Elmery.

Putting down the newspapers and magazines in her hands, Mona Elmery still bowed and stood beside the little maid, and introduced: "This is the information I collected according to Miss Fan's request, but, frankly speaking, Miss Fan, If you want to understand Hollywood, you only need to follow two newspapers, namely "Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety Show", one focuses on film and television information, and the other focuses on film and television reviews."

As Elmery said, he jumped out two newspapers and placed them in front of the little maid.

While receiving the newspaper, the little servant girl motioned to the side and said, "Mona, sit down too. I don't have your language skills, and I still need your help in translating."

Elmery did not give in, and sat down beside him. Seeing that the little maid brought two more newspapers in front of him, he stretched out his hand to take them, and asked with a smile, "What does Miss Fan want to know?"

The little maid pointed to the "Hollywood Reporter" on it: "Tell me about any important news recently?"

Elmeri nodded slightly, moved the newspaper slightly towards the little girl, pointed to the front page news on it and translated immediately: "The latest big event in Hollywood is the Thanksgiving file, and this news is a report on the box office situation of the past weekend. The title is 'The Thanksgiving file started with fierce competition, and the first week of "Clash of Heaven and Earth" fell short of expectations."

The little girl saw the huge poster of "Clash of Heaven and Earth" outside a movie theater yesterday when she was visiting Manhattan, and she also knew that it was Daenerys Entertainment's movie. Because it was related to a certain man, she immediately expressed concern: "It's not as good as expected, Did it fail?"

Elmery's white and slender fingers slid to the table below: "This is the box office data," he said, and then introduced the general content: "The three-day box office of "Clash of Heaven and Earth" in the first weekend was 62.43 million US dollars, which is lower than the first week given by the industry. The box office data of 65 million to 70 million, which just means that the film cannot break through 100 million US dollars in the first week and seven days, but it is not a failure."

The little maid secretly calculated, 62.43 million US dollars, equivalent to more than 500 million yuan, can't help but be speechless, if this is still a failure, then what is success.

However, I immediately thought that this was America. In China, there is no comparison.

Thinking about this, the little girl said: "62.43 million in the first three days of the weekend, even if it didn't meet expectations, it's still a lot, right?"

Elmeri nodded: "No. 1 on the list, of course there are many, but this is the most important film that Daenerys produced independently at the end of this year. The production cost is 120 million, the publicity cost is 60 million, and the total investment is 180 million US dollars. With such a huge expenditure, the industry expects the domestic box office target of this film to be 300 million US dollars. If it cannot break through 100 million in the first week, there is little hope of reaching 300 million domestically."

$300 million, that's...

The little girl subconsciously wanted to convert again, forced herself to hold back, and kept telling herself that this is the United States, and also reached out and pointed to the box office form: "Tell me about other movies?"

Elmery said: "The second place is "Gangs of New York" directed by Martin Scorsese, the protagonists are Daniel Day Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio, with a box office of 20.76 million in three days in the first weekend. Dollar."

When the little maid heard a certain name, she immediately asked, "Leonardo DiCaprio, the leading actor in "Titanic"?"

Elmery nodded: "That's right."

The little maid was surprised again: "I also directed Martin Scorsese. It seems that there is a very famous "Taxi Driver", which also triggered the assassination of President Reagan. I mean, the film made by these two people, Does the box office seem a little low?"

Elmery always smiled and said patiently: "Because of the different themes, "Titanic" and "Clash of Heaven and Earth" are mainstream blockbuster commercial movies, the most popular in recent years. Martin is a very good director, and Leon is also well-known. However, current audiences don't like the gangster theme of "Gangs of New York" very much. This is not the era of "The Godfather". Moreover, " Gangs of New York isn’t doing too well either.”

The little maid listened carefully and quietly filtered out some useful information.

In Hollywood, it's not just the movies of big directors and big stars that can sell high box office, it also depends on the type of subject matter. It seems that it seems to be the same in China, just like this year, it is also the theme of Assassination of the Qin Dynasty, Zhang Guoshi's "Hero" is a big hit, and Chen Dadao's "Jing Ke Assassination of the King of Qin" is not very popular.

Obviously, if I want to star in a movie in the future, I must seriously consider these.

Elmery glanced at the thoughtful little maid, got the response from the other side, and added: "The production cost of "Gangs of New York" is 65 million US dollars, the first weekend is 20.76 million, and the total domestic box office should exceed 70 million. In addition, in overseas markets, because of the popularity created by Leon with "Titanic" and without the fierce competition in the same period in the local market, the box office will definitely be higher. Therefore, although it is far inferior to "Clash of Heaven and Earth", "Gangs of New York" It is still a project that can bring good profits to MGM. Oh, by the way, this project is not produced by MGM alone. Daenerys also participated. It is rumored that Mr. Westeros personally decided to invest. Otherwise, Martin has been waiting to make this project for more than 20 years, and may continue to wait."

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The inside story of the dock made the little girl listen with gusto. After the other party finished speaking, she asked: "I also know about MGM. Isn't Mr. Westeros the boss of Daenerys? He can also decide on MGM's affairs, and, And giving MGM such a, um, money-making project?"

Elmery said: "MGM's largest shareholder is a group of Australian capital, mainly the funds of Mr. Westeros' wife's family, and it was rumored that Mr. Westeros was behind the scenes in the acquisition of MGM. Therefore, apart from Without a direct stake, MGM is basically a division of Daenerys."

The little maid asked: "Then why don't you just buy it?"

"Because the United States has anti-monopoly laws," Elmery said, "Daenerys' scale is already very large, and the government will not allow it to easily annex another major studio."

The little maid thought for a while, then raised her hand and gestured slightly: "Then, the government won't be able to see, well, behind the scenes of MGM, is Mr. Westeros actually controlling it?"

"So what if you see it," Elmery said in a somewhat natural tone, "With Mr. Westeros' connections in Washington, it is not impossible to forcibly acquire MGM. Since Mr. Westeros is not so Doing it is only indirect control, and of course other people will not cause trouble unwisely."

The little maid nodded, gaining knowledge again.

Obviously, the legal rules of the United States are not impossible to break through, which is the same all over the world.

Seeing that the little girl understands, Elmeri continued to introduce the list: "The third place "Full Siege" is produced by Warner Bros., 15.61 million in the three days of the weekend, and the total local box office is expected to be 40 million to 50 million, which is higher than the 50 million box office. The production cost is even lower, but the global distribution should pay for itself, and considering the subsequent video and TV channels, it is not bad."

The little maid tilted her head to listen, and said, "It seems that the top three are not very successful?"

Elmery said with a smile: "Of course it's different. "Clash of Heaven and Earth" just didn't meet expectations, because the cost was too high, and local distribution couldn't recover the cost. But globally, based on the calculation of 250 million domestically and 350 million overseas, it's only a theater chain. In the distribution stage, after all the costs are removed, the film can achieve a profit of about 100 million US dollars, which is still a conservative estimate. Martin's "Gangs of New York", if the global box office is calculated at 200 million, it is probably between break-even, and "General Siege" is similar, but the follow-up channel, "Gangs of New York" is definitely more profitable than the popcorn-like "General Siege."

The little maid thought for a while, and tentatively said: "That is to say, it is still necessary to make, that, blockbuster, so that it is more likely to earn more?"

"That's right," Elmery admired the oriental girl's understanding, but still added: "The problem is, you may lose more."

The little maid smiled and was about to signal Elmery to continue when the maid brought breakfast over.

The two paused, watching the waitress set breakfast for themselves, the little maid picked up the tableware and asked, "Mona, have you eaten yet?"

"I ate it very early." Elmery said, "Miss Fan, why don't I take a break?"

"No, you continue."

Elmery turned to the box office list in front of him again: "The fourth place is a horror movie in the Halloween schedule, also from Daenerys, called "Annabelle 2", which is a very successful evocation of Daenerys. The branch of the movie universe series, on the weekend of the third week of release, the box office was 9.17 million US dollars, and the cumulative box office was 72.73 million US dollars. It is a very successful project. It should break through 100 million in the follow-up and enter the 100 million box office club. Ms. Fan must know the DC movie universe The same goes for The Conjuring Movie Universe. However, because it is a horror theme, it seems that China has not introduced it?"

The little maid was eating the fruit salad, and said: "I know, that, we have seen pirated copies over there, it's scary."

Speaking of piracy, I am a little embarrassed.

Elmeri didn't mind these details, and continued: "The fifth place is another new film for this Thanksgiving, Disney's "A Date with This Life", a romantic film starring 'Superman' Brad Pitt, with a production cost of 3,500 yuan. 10,000, 9.07 million in the first three days, and the total local box office is expected to be 20 to 30 million. Considering the comparison of cost and box office, it is about the same as "Full Siege". Outside of the top five, there is no need to say more .”

The little maid happened to stuff a mouthful of the sandwich, and just nodded in approval.

Elmery glanced at the girl next to her, thought for a while, and said, "Does Miss Fan want to develop in Hollywood?"

The little maid nodded immediately.

Elmery said: "In this case, I suggest that Miss Fan should find an agent first."

The little maid swallowed the sandwich and said honestly, "I don't know how to make it?"

Almery paused, and said, "As Miss Fan, this matter is actually very simple."

Of course, the little maid understood what Elmery meant by simplicity, and she didn't pretend to be coy, she just said: "Well, I was told when I signed the non-disclosure agreement a few days ago, you know, I shouldn't be able to just use Wei Mr. Stroll's title, right?"

"Of course," Elmery said firmly, "However, you don't need to tell the truth, you just need to continue Ms. Davis, she is an important housekeeper next to Mr. Westeros, let her help convey, some People will definitely understand."

The little maid actually started thinking about this matter yesterday, and was still struggling with how to speak. Seeing Elmery's solution, something lit up immediately, and she didn't want to continue looking at it for breakfast: "Is it really possible?"

"Yes," Elmery reaffirmed, pointing to the breakfast in front of the little maid again:

"Miss Fan, you'd better finish your breakfast first, we'll discuss it later."

"Well," the little maid immediately turned her attention to the food in front of her, and by the way she pointed to the newspaper in front of Elmer: "Continue to tell me what happened today?"

Elmery also continued.

In addition to the box office data of the first weekend of the Thanksgiving file, Hollywood has also been very lively recently.

More important matters, first of all, the much-anticipated "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has been filmed for nearly a year, and it was successfully completed one month in advance, and it has begun to enter the later stage.

In addition, there is also the casting of the famous musical "Chicago", because it is one of Daenerys' key projects, and it is rumored that Simon himself attaches great importance to it, so many big-name actresses in the circle are fighting for it.

Furthermore, the approval of the Blockbuster M&A case officially approved by the Federal Ministry of Justice last week may have various impacts on the industry.

In addition, Westinghouse Electric and Sony officially completed the delivery of the film business. Michael Jordan, chairman and CEO of Westinghouse Electric, released an ambitious plan to invest 1 billion next year to expand the film business over the weekend.

All that, blah blah.

Seemingly scattered information, for those who are interested, they can actually see things related to themselves.

At least the clever little maid felt that she had learned a lot without knowing it after Elmery briefly introduced a series of today's information from the two important newspapers in her hand.

Until the end of the meal, the other two women still did not get up.

Of course, the little girl didn't intend to shout at the other party. After a brief discussion with Elmery, she contacted the waitress Angourie Davis.

Then everything went smoothly.

The housekeeper helped to make a phone call, and the matter was roughly finalized. The two drove to the city in the morning, and were personally received by the person in charge of wma on the east coast. · Lee's agent, Jeremy Zhao, introduced him to the other party.

After all, they are all Asian, so language is not a problem, and they are easy to get along with.

After the little maid found out, she declined politely.

Because I learned that Li Youhu was also signed under the name of Jeremy Zhao.

After the consecutive "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero", Li Youhu has already gained a certain reputation in Hollywood. If the two signed an agent, the little maid would not think that she could compete with the other party.

As a result, after some communication, the little maid was directly named under the name of Jenny Leisenberg, the president of WMA East Coast who entertained her.

This is also the cleverness of the little maid.

Being backed by a gold medal agent, even if it is difficult to take care of her because the other party represents a group of Hollywood big names, is much better than signing under the name of some small agents.

Jenny Leisenberg knew the identity of the little maid, and although he was not very optimistic about the other party's prospects after some understanding, he didn't mind signing such a client.

In order to facilitate communication, an Asian intern was specially transferred and designated as the liaison between the two parties. The intern's name is Dong Lili, a second-generation immigrant, and her English name is Lily Dong in reverse. She is 23 years old this year. Graduated from the New York University Film School, because his parents are from the north and the south of China, he can speak Mandarin and Cantonese fluently.

After completing the formalities, the two sides also had lunch together.

Now that the contract has been signed, Jenny Leisenberg must of course show his sincerity. During the lunch, he said that there will be a gathering of the east coast film and television circles tomorrow night. The servant girl used to know some contacts.