Chapter 913 Hollywood Is a Circle

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Seeing Ovitz come out, David O'Donnell, who was talking with Mia Sara, nodded to him and left first.

Some things are best arranged by the boss himself.

He motioned the two to follow him back to the office, everyone sat down, and Michael Ovitz handed over the script and said to the two: "I just want to remind them that this is a script that Simon Westero personally fancy, three days later Audition, the two of you have to read the script in the past few days even if you don’t sleep, some people may only have this chance in their lifetime, and if they screw up, it will be gone.”

Although CAA is a cross-agent system, brokers are interlinked, and no one can absolutely control certain customers, but brokers at different levels are still distinct.

Although Mark Ferguson and Mia Sara were not at the bottom, they belonged to the kind that Ovitz would not notice on a daily basis. Hearing him say this at this time was a little trembling and inevitably excited.

The script that Simon Westerose saw himself, and the whole of Hollywood knew what it meant.

If Mia Sala can get the role, the career that has no hope is likely to be revived, and Mark Ferguson, who is 37 years old this year, can also take advantage of the trend.

The two kept repeating the guarantee, and Ovitz turned his eyes to Mia Sara and asked in a casual tone, "Mia, do you have a boyfriend now?"

Mia Sara didn't know why Ovitz asked this for a while. She felt that her calf was kicked off by the agent, and she was still a little unclear. After a little hesitation, she honestly said: "I'm dating Jason Connery recently. , the son of Mr. Sean Connery."

Hearing this, Michael Ovitz showed a slightly formulaic smile and nodded: "Jason is good. So, that's all, remember to prepare this script carefully."

After saying that, I got up to see the guest.

Mark Ferguson respectfully said goodbye to Ovitz, and just went out, he glanced at Mia Sara, who was holding the script with a beaming face beside him. He became more and more depressed, and went all the way in silence until he reached the underground parking lot of the CAA building. Ferguson came to his black Chevrolet and pressed the remote control lock, but suddenly he couldn't bear it any longer and kicked it hard.

bang——

In the reverberating muffled sound, one side of the car door had been dented in a large piece. This middle-aged man who was close to Bupu, who was not tall and had a bald head, still did not recover after one kick. He cursed something in a low voice and quickly.

Mia Sara looked at the agent who suddenly broke out, her expression of joy turned to panic, she didn't know what was going on, so she could only back away a little, until the agent got into the car after venting, she hesitantly pulled it away. The door was in the passenger seat.

It wasn't until the black Chevy pulled out of the parking lot that Mia Sala finally asked, "Mark, did I do something wrong?"

The manager, who had calmed down a bit, looked straight ahead, involuntarily raised his foot to slam on the accelerator, and then let go: "What do you think?"

Mia Saranane said: "I, I don't understand."

Mark Ferguson sneered suddenly, still didn't look at her, and said firmly: "Do you think you can get extra care by telling Mr. Ovitz that you are dating Jason Connery?"

Mia Sara didn't speak, she really thought so.

As the first big name signed by CAA that year, Sean Connery's status in this talent agency has always been quite aloof. It was Connery who opened up the situation for the grass-roots team of Ovitz. In order to show respect and gratitude to this veteran 007 actor, CAA headquarters has always reserved a special office for the other party.

Mia Sara met Jason Connery while filming an HBO TV movie last year. After being pursued by the other party, they soon began to fall in love, of course, with the help of Jason Connery's father Sean Connery. Connery's ties helped me get some resources for the idea.

Even if you still fail to turn over in the end, if you marry each other, it can be considered a good belonging.

After all, although Jason Connery is completely dependent on his father's relationship to get into Hollywood, he is considered the most ineffective second generation of Hollywood, but Sean Connery is still very rich, and he will not leave it to his son in the future. .

Mark Ferguson, seeing that the woman beside him obviously hadn't reacted, couldn't help reminding: "Then you haven't thought about it, why did Mr. Ovitz ask about this just now?"

Mia Sara was stunned for a while. The agent reminded her here. Of course, she was not so stupid as to be hopelessly stupid.

This kind of thing is actually quite common in Hollywood.

The atmosphere fell silent again, the car drove for a while, and Mark Ferguson sneered again: "Understood? Simon Westeros, that's Simon Westeros, ha, think about Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Valerie Golino, Famke Janssen... think about these people, think about yourself, Mia, do you now understand what you're missing?"

"I..." Of course Mia Sara understood, her face turned red and white, then she took out the script that she had just put in the bag, and said to the agent: "Mark, this script, I already got the script, shouldn't I? I'm breaking up with Jason tonight, tonight."

Mark Ferguson wanted to sneer again, but he still held back a little sullenly, and said: "This script must have been pointed out to you by Westeros, but if Westeros' purpose is very clear, it is to feel for you. Interesting, do you think Mr. Ovitz needs to ask you that question just now?"

Mia Sara's expression flickered for a moment,

understand at the end.

The joy just after getting the script suddenly disappeared.

Since the script for "Ghost of Horrors" was sent to her by Simon Westeros himself, it means that the big man noticed her as a little actor. However, the other party obviously did not express some kind of clear purpose, such as inviting dinner together.

The subtext of Michael Ovitz's question is actually not to ask her if she is single again. In Hollywood, even if she is married, what is it? The other party is actually testing her willingness.

If she wants, the other party may find an opportunity to send her to Westeros.

Then, as long as she catches up with that man, even if she is now 29 years old, with the energy of the other party, she still has the opportunity to tie with the series of actresses just mentioned by her agent.

That's a thousand times ten thousand times better than meeting a Sean Connery's son.

As a result, she just screwed up.

Or because of Sean Connery.

If she didn't mention Jason Connery's name or Sean Connery just now, even if she said she was married, a CAA boss could continue to help her connect and create Plan to contact Simon Westeros.

It was Sean Connery.

In fact, because of the rapid changes in the Hollywood landscape in recent years, Sean Connery, like many veteran Hollywood celebrities, has entered a slump in his career. Now Hollywood is already dominated by a large number of new generations with the core creators of the DC movie universe.

Still, what Sean Connery means to CAA is just too special.

Like the offices permanently reserved for Connery at CAA headquarters. Sean Connery is a symbol of CAA, a benchmark that CAA uses to show attitude towards star actors.

As such, Michael Ovitz will not do anything that could be detrimental to CAA's relationship with Connery. Introducing the other's son's girlfriend to another Hollywood boss, don't say that it is exposed on the surface, even if it spreads in private, it will seriously damage the prestige of CAA. After all, many people will think, Ovitz, that's how you treated you back then. The benefactor who helped you achieve your career?

All in all, even if she had the opportunity to reach Westeros through this project, Michael Ovitz may have created obstacles in return, considering certain factors.

Thinking that she entered this circle at the age of 17. After so many years, she will soon be 30 years old. She is still a third-tier young actor who is still going downhill all the way. Just now, she missed another step that may be the last time in her life. Chances are, Mia Sara feels more and more empty inside, her nose is getting more and more sour, and her eyes are getting more and more astringent.

Los Angeles after get off work.

In the busy traffic on Santa Monica Boulevard, some oncoming drivers could only notice a dark-haired woman in a black Chevrolet co-pilot covering her face, not knowing what happened to her.

...

Hollywood is a circle.

Compared with CAA, as the most powerful spider king at the core of this big web, Simon's news is more well-informed.

News of the Middle-earth movie universe reached Simon the following weekend.

Whether inside or outside the circle, many people have directly or indirectly inquired about this news from him.

If Daenerys Entertainment really wants to create a Middle-earth movie universe, it will definitely involve all aspects of interests, and the level of this series will basically be comparable to the DC movie universe, no longer a small volume like the conjuring movie universe.

Therefore, Warners, for example, must be worried about whether the DC Cinematic Universe, which is firmly in Simon's hands, will be marginalized, and whether the DC Cinematic Universe will be sacrificed for the benefit of the Middle-earth Cinematic Universe. And the major talent agency companies, the first consideration is how to get a share of this big plan. There are other film companies, everyone's life has been so difficult, someone will let out another giant beast, is it still alive?

To tell the truth, Simon planned to put the entire Middle-earth series on the big screen very early, but he did not consider the so-called Middle-earth movie universe, because it was not suitable.

Whether it is Marvel and DC with a long history, or the Warrens who have been investigators for decades, they have accumulated a lot of material for the creation of the two major movie universes. In comparison, Tol King's Middle-earth series , Although the setting is grand, the overall story is clear at a glance, even if the "Hobbit" trilogy series in the original time and space is actually well-known and deliberately filled and far-fetched, this novel could have been told in one movie.

Forcibly expanding into a movie universe is certainly not impossible.

However, doing this will only add another assembly line to Hollywood, and what may be lost is the turbulence and weight of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy that are enough to be recorded in the annals of film history.

Simon wasn't going to do that.

At least, Simon isn't going to do that until Peter Jackson's Middle-earth epic is complete.

How about the future, let's talk about it in the future.

Of course, aside from the few people who need to explain a few words, Simon didn't intend to clarify the misunderstanding of the Middle-earth movie universe, which is not a bad thing for the future movie series.

April 15.

on Monday.

After a short weekend, a busy week is here again.

The most watched event in the Westeros system this week was originally the listing of Melisandre on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, April 19. However, on Monday, Westeros suddenly revealed a shareholding. The report aroused widespread concern from all parties.

This is actually a fulfillment of Simon's agreement with Warren Buffett last year.

M&A was discussed

During the Metropolitan ABC Group, as the major shareholder who played a decisive role in this transaction, Simon and Buffett formed a tacit understanding, and will increase their holdings on the eve of Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting this year to become the company's holdings of more than 5%. , in order to use the prestige of the Westeros system to boost investor confidence in Buffett and, most importantly, reduce the pressure on Buffett from all sides for his persistent refusal to invest in technology stocks.

In the late 1990s, Berkshire Hathaway's stock price continued to fall because of its refusal to invest in new technology fields that had fallen into a frenzy. Many shareholders jumped out to accuse Buffett of missing the best investment opportunities of this era, and also Someone threw eggs at Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting.

Simon started a new wave of technology ahead of schedule. Warren Buffett, who has not changed his investment philosophy, still insists on rejecting technology stocks. In recent years, he has faced increasing pressure.

Fortunately, through Daenerys Entertainment's acquisition of Metropolitan ABC Group last year, Berkshire Hathaway became a shareholder of the popular Daenerys Entertainment Group through a stock exchange. Berkshire Hathaway also participated in the subscription of new shares valued at $60 million in the previous Tin Coble IPO.

These operations, which are linked to the popularity of the Westeros system, have somewhat eased the pressure on Buffett.

This time, the Westeros system directly stood up, raised Berkshire Hathaway's stock, which had been quietly absorbed by 4.9%, to 5.1%, and publicly made a treasure to the SEC, which is actually equivalent to Simon personally standing for Buffett, Support Berkshire Hathaway's business strategy.

With Berkshire Hathaway's one-day share price rally of as much as 3.5% on Monday, at least no more eggs will be thrown at Buffett at next month's 1996 annual meeting.

New York.

Simon flew here yesterday afternoon and was at ABC headquarters on the Upper West Side all day Monday.

The first season of "American Idol" ended its last issue on March 28, and the cumulative average number of viewers reached 33.6 million. Because of the higher attention paid to the official events in the second half of the season, the average of 32 issues was higher than that of the first half of last year. The average audience of 31.7 million is higher than the audience of nearly 2 million, and in the last issue, the peak audience has rushed to 51.3 million, which is a miracle.

Such a hot achievement, of course, can't stop there.

While the second season was directly approved, 4 special programs were added after the season, mainly behind-the-scenes footage, award-winning interviews, etc. The broadcast was just finished last Thursday, and the average viewership of the 4 episodes reached 23.9 million.

Counting the extra 4 episodes are somewhat unscrupulous leftovers, the entire first season of "American Idol", just the advertising revenue in the middle of the program, has reached 690 million US dollars in total, and the 32 feature films, just the advertising revenue of advertising has reached 650 million US dollars. , the title sponsorship of other programs, and the purchase of production copyrights by overseas TV stations have also reached 170 million.

The entire "American Idol" project, as of now, has made a total of 860 million US dollars. Excluding the project production and publicity expenses totaling $230 million, this reality show, the gross profit of the first season alone reached an astonishing $630 million, which is expected to contribute more than one-third of Daenerys Entertainment Television's 1996 fiscal year. one profit.

Simply defiant.

Therefore, Simon did not dare to despise such a hen that lays golden eggs, and personally participated in the summary of the first season and the planning meeting of the second season in the morning.

Next, the afternoon schedule is equally important.

It was also a meeting with two teams from Daenerys TV and Igret Portal, and the topic was the Atlanta Olympics, which opened on July 19.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games, which is of great significance.

Speaking of which, Simon is also depressed. The broadcast rights of the Olympic Games were already won by NBC with an offer of $456 million in 1993. At that time, Simon could not interfere with ABC's decision, and Tom Murphy and Warren Buffett were in Sports Seth is conservative and miserly in spending, and naturally failed to win over NBC.

This year is sure to be missed. Daenerys Entertainment will definitely not stand idly by in the future on the premise of joining sports event expenses and supporting ESPN.

This is something.

While she doesn't have the broadcast rights, Daenerys can't be indifferent.

The Olympic events cannot be broadcast, and news interviews can still be done in a big way. For the consideration of synergy and cost reduction, Daenerys and Igret will form a team and conduct TV and online reports at the same time.

As soon as the meeting started, Jeff Bezos, who flew in to attend the meeting in person, first brought up the bad news: “As for the online broadcast rights negotiations for the Olympic events, the resistance from NBC was very large. The other party initially asked for six In the window period of 2 months, after several negotiations, we are still killed for 45 days, that is, 45 days after the closing of the Olympic Games, we can only put the video of the event on YouTube. If it is a movie or TV series, it is not a problem. Strong, 45 days, the popularity of the Olympic Games has completely disappeared by then, and the Olympic Committee’s offer is stuck at $120 million, I don’t think there is any need to continue.”

Jeff Bezos is talking about the negotiation between Igret and the International Olympic Committee on the purchase of the online broadcast rights of the Olympic events, not the live broadcast. With such a large-scale game like the Olympic Games, the current network conditions are not realistic. , but the YouTube platform playback rights of the video of the major competitions.

The core of this large-scale sports event is the game after all.

Because of the huge commercial interests of the sports industry in Western society, copyright is also crucial. The copyright of the Olympic Games belongs to the International Olympic Committee. Whether it is NBC or other national TV stations, the purchase is only the broadcasting rights.

now that

However, the broadcast rights have been missed, and the Westeros system is considering striving to put the videos of major events on the YouTube platform as soon as possible.

Now, apparently it didn't work out.

Igreit wanted to get the online broadcast rights of the game video. The biggest resistance was obviously NBC, which spent a lot of money to buy the broadcast rights, so he proposed a window period similar to the concept of movie distribution, 45 days, which seems to be longer than the cinema line. The 3-month window around release and recording is broken a lot, but for a pragmatic sporting event, it's basically worthless.

After all, watching sports events is a heartbeat, and what you pay attention to is often the result.

When the dust settles, the public will no longer have any interest in most games, except for a few particularly exciting games.

Igreit also did not expect to be able to get the right to play the video of the game in real time, and also considered the window period. However, the reasonable window period that can be accepted here is 3 days, and the longest can not exceed 7 days, but NBC insists on 45 days. , The differences are too big, and the Olympic Organizing Committee's quotation obviously has a tendency to slaughter fat sheep, and there is really no need to talk about it.

Simon, who presided over the meeting in person, waited for Bezos to finish speaking. He wanted to express his position directly and stop wasting time. After a short pause, he still looked at everyone: "Do you have any opinions? Tell me."

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