Chapter 938 Strong

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When the video call screen was connected, Amy Pascal, who was far away in Malibu Studios in Los Angeles, was slightly stunned, because the first thing she saw was a little girl as delicate as a doll, blinking a pair of light-colored eyes curiously. she.

Simon appeared immediately, hugged the little guy into his arms, and motioned, "Nina, what about your courtesy?"

The little girl just reacted like this, and greeted the camera obediently: "Good afternoon, ma'am, my name is Nina, how about you?"

Amy can be sure that this is not someone's illegitimate daughter or something, because her own boss won't cover up this kind of thing at all, and it's the daughter of a lover again. Seeing that the little guy is so beautiful, the mother is definitely not bad, and , At this time, being able to be in Simon's arms is obviously the kind that is very favored, so he patiently said: "Hello, you can call me Amy."

"Amy, nice to meet you, are you far away from us?"

"Of course, this is Los Angeles. Where are you, Nina?"

"Mother said it's called St. Petersburg."

"Oh, I know, a very beautiful city."

"Yes, and there are a lot of people here who speak Russian, my mother said, because this is my hometown, and Russian is my mother tongue, Amy, what is your mother tongue?"

Amy soon discovered that the little girl on the screen was a little talkative, but she was still patient and smiled: "English is the language we are speaking now."

"Then, Amy, do you speak Russian?"

"Won't."

"Why? Nina can speak Russian, so can my dad, so can my mom, and Ivana, and Yulia, and Vera, but Vera is only two years old and has only just spoken."

The little girl was barbara, and a pair of fair and slender arms that were obviously women stretched out to pick up the little guy. Amy was just shocked by the little dissatisfied shaking, and recognized the identity of the girl who took the child away. Yulia Shurshkina.

In the initial live broadcast of the London girl, this woman with a delicate face and a perfect figure like an elf was once noticed by many people.

Last year's amazing "Bach's Last Day" ballet solo MV once again made Yulia Shurshigina a blockbuster.

Then it was silent again.

Everyone knows that this woman was hidden in the golden house of Simon Westeros. No matter how indignant many fans who have watched "The Last Day of Bach" are, this woman has never made a public appearance.

All we know is that she lives in London.

At first, she was stalked by the media for a while. Later, the gossip tabloids in London were warned. In addition, there was not much to dig out about the woman's private life. After all, the most obvious Westeros lover identity is known to everyone. It gradually cooled down.

Didn't expect to see it in the video today.

And a daughter who is such a cute and eccentric elf.

However, when the little guy was carried away by his mother, Amy didn't say much, and directly talked to Simon: "Boss, have you read the news about the film industry in China yesterday?"

Simon nodded.

Today is May 31st, it is 9 o'clock in the morning on the Los Angeles side, just went to work, on the side of St. Petersburg, the local time is 7 o'clock in the afternoon, and in the evening, the time difference between the two places is exactly 10 hours.

And just yesterday.

On May 30, local time in China, the Chinese government officially issued two documents on the film industry.

The first is the long-awaited "Film Management Regulations".

The document issued by the Ministry of Radio and Television mainly regulates the production, review and distribution of the Chinese film industry.

Simon had actually browsed the general content before the document was released.

In his opinion, what has a slight impact on Hollywood is that it is clarified that the duration of Chinese domestic cinemas to show domestic films shall not be less than two-thirds of the total duration, which is a kind of Chinese film market in the past two years after imported films dominate the screen. Clear domestic protection, as for others, is fundamentally not much different from the past.

At most, some unspoken rules of the past have been clarified on paper.

The other one, which Simon is more interested in, is the "Interim Regulations on Foreign Investment in Cinemas".

This is actually a result of Simon's last trip to China.

The detailed terms do not need to be said much. The core is that China will open up foreign investment to the mainland to invest in movie theaters.

Of course, the main restrictions are also expected by Simon. The mainland does not accept wholly foreign-owned enterprises for the time being, and can only cooperate. Moreover, the shareholding ratio of joint venture cinemas must not exceed 49%, and the controlling rights must be controlled by the Chinese side.

in front of the call screen.

Seeing her boss nodding, Amy said: "Boss, in this case, are we still sticking to the established plan? I have recently learned more about the film industry in mainland China. Due to the impact of the TV industry and piracy, most theaters in mainland China have It's all a loss, not to mention, we don't even have control."

Simon shook his head and said: "Amy, the impact of TV and piracy is actually the same in the United States and even all over the world. When TV and video first appeared, Hollywood was also facing a big enemy. As a result, these channels have only increased. our income."

"China is different."

"Yes, but only temporarily. And, as long as there are enough interests in it, the Chinese government will definitely take measures to push the industry forward. The three things that are basically determined now are the reform of theater chains, the network of theaters and the opening of this time.

Cinema investment is a kind of progress. Amy, don't forget, China has a population of 1.2 billion. "

"So, what about the control thing? Boss, if we invest and we don't have a say, the outcome could be very bad."

Simon shook his head and said: "You have made a mistake, majority ownership does not mean absolute control. You know, I have a lot of investments in China, so many affiliated companies, as long as I randomly pull in some participation investments, 49% can easily be It has become 51%, so you can organize the team of Auden Cinemas to go to China for inspection, hehe, go with the inspection team of the Ministry of Radio and Television of China, it is our return visit, and I also have other arrangements there.”

Now that Simon has considered it thoroughly, Amy no longer said any more, nodded and said, "Then I will arrange it as soon as possible."

After the two finished talking about this, they discussed some other company matters, and then ended the call.

Inside the offices of Daenerys Studios in Malibu, Los Angeles.

Amy first notified her assistant to arrange an evening meal with Auden Cinemas president Blake McKiernan, discussed in detail about the layout of China, and then picked up a box office report.

In addition to just the past week, this report also mainly refers to the box office overview of Daenerys Entertainment's released films in the first half of the year.

Because as of yesterday, May 30, the first half of 1996 was basically over.

The first is Rush Hour, which hit theaters in February.

Due to its early release, the global distribution of this action film with a production cost of 30 million US dollars has basically ended. The film's domestic box office in North America finally reached 141 million US dollars, and its overseas performance was weaker, but it also reached 126 million US dollars.

The global cumulative total is 267 million US dollars.

Absolutely big money.

Therefore, "Rush Hour 2" is currently under preparation. Of course, Hollywood will not be as rushed as Hong Kong, and it is expected to be released in two years.

Then there are the two movies in the Easter schedule.

In order to free up screen resources for "Mission: Impossible 2", which was opened on a large scale today, the two films in the Easter schedule, "The Haunting of the Mortuary 2" and "The Detective Plane 2" will be drawn together.

Mortuary Haunted 2 ended up with $137 million.

The same production cost of 30 million US dollars, but the local has already achieved a large profit.

Overseas, the distribution has not yet been completed, but the current overseas box office has reached 116 million US dollars, and the final overseas box office is expected to be around 150 million US dollars, which is stronger than that of North America.

The final domestic box office of "Piano 2" was $108 million.

The same cost of $30 million. It is also profitable locally.

In addition, the overseas distribution of the film is also continuing. The film's overseas box office is currently about 76 million, and it is expected to exceed 100 million.

Up to now, these three films, which are completely self-published by Daenerys Entertainment, are all in the top ten industries of the annual box office list, and they are all the works of the 100 million yuan box office club, and they are the only ones before the start of the summer season. The three million-dollar box office club works actually once again showed the strong pattern of Daenerys Entertainment in Hollywood at this time.

Not only that, but the two films released by Daenerys Entertainment, "Romeo and Juliet" and "Black Man", are only small films in the eyes of many people, but they all show the potential of box office dark horses. .

Coupled with the equally strong cooperative film "The Mummy" and "Mission Impossible 2" just released today.

Amy Pascal couldn't help feeling emotional.

It seems like a long time ago, at the instigation of someone who was just a young boy, she gave up her role as vice president of Fox to join a small start-up company, and she never expected to reach the level she is today.

Another part of Los Angeles.

Jet Lee, who has been busy with all kinds of entertainment in recent days, probably feels the same way.

For "Black Man", of course, at first, I wanted to try to hit the North American market.

In fact, there is no Hong Kong film company that has not had this idea, but there are very few successful ones. In fact, "Black Man" didn't have too many expectations at first, otherwise it would definitely learn from Jack Cheng and actively add some Hollywood elements. .

Now, no one thought it would be successful.

Although the first week is only 10.38 million US dollars, the total North American box office is expected to be only 25 million US dollars, but if you convert it, this is close to 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

What's more, even in North America, such a box office is definitely not insignificant.

After all, the cost is there.

Jet Lee also recently saw the claims in the newspapers that the gross proceeds of the film will exceed the $100 million Evaporation Order, and this alone is enough to raise his eyebrows.

Moreover, at this time in the internal cafe of the Sunset Tower Hotel in Beverly Hills, the executive of Sony Pictures in front of Jet Li had seen it at a party in a circle some time ago, but it was far from this time. the kind of enthusiasm.

"Lee, I know what you're thinking, keep working with Daenerys Entertainment, they might hold you up to Jack's level, right?"

Jet Li was noncommittal, and glanced at the entrance of the cafe again.

The Sony executive didn't care about Jett Lee's absent-mindedness. The other party didn't answer, and he wasn't angry. He said, "Jett, you must think so. But have you ever thought that for Hollywood, The living space of Chinese actors is already very small, and since a company has already brought out a famous Chinese actor, and Jack now has the "Rush Hour" series, Daenerys Entertainment will still

Are there more resources for you? So, it is better to cooperate with Sony. You know, although I am not from the East, Sony is a Japanese company after all, and the Eastern culture is common. Moreover, as long as you agree, we can immediately sign an agreement, 2 million US dollars, the next film contract, what do you think How about it? "

Hearing the figure of $2 million, Jet Li raised his eyebrows slightly.

Certainly not too much. .

However, if according to his previous worth again, of course not a lot. It's just, how could it be the same before "Black Man" and after "Black Man"?

Before the waiting agent arrived, Jet Li was about to deal with a few words, and then left directly when the phone suddenly rang.

With a gesture to the other side, Jet Li connected.

A slightly distorted voice came from the opposite side, probably because of the trans-oceanic phone call.

"Hi, Mr. Xiang... Yes, everything is fine, Mr. Xiang, how about you... um... oh... this, I can only help to ask, in fact, Mr. Xiang, you can have fun with Daenerys directly Contact... I, I may not be able to go back recently, I'm really sorry... For the sequel, it depends on everyone's opinion, after all, I'm just the starring... Well, that's it... Okay, goodbye."

Hanging up the phone, Jet Li had a subtle expression.

The Sony executive said again at this time: "Jett, let's continue, or, 2 million may be less, 2.5 million, how about it, you know, Jack didn't have such treatment at the beginning, we signed the contract directly, and You can pay half your salary up front and we're picking projects, or, if you have a personal idea, we can talk."

As the other party was talking, another Asian face finally entered the entrance of the cafe.

Jet Li got up and greeted him: "Hi, Jerry."

Jeremy Zhao looked apologetic: "Jett, I'm so sorry, I'm late, oh, Mr. Kendrick, are you here too?"

"You are?

"Jeremy Zhao, I'm Jeter's manager," the middle-aged Asian said, handing a business card over and saying, "We met at the party last week, but you must not remember me."

"Oh, remember, remember, Jerry, how about we sit down and talk?"

"I'm so sorry, we already have an appointment."

"It doesn't matter, let's talk about it tomorrow, or when the two of you have time."

"No problem, Mr. Kendrick."

"Jim, just call me Jim."

"Oh, okay, but Jim, we're really leaving, give me a business card, and if you don't mind, I'll call you when I have time."

"Of course, this one has my home, office and mobile phone numbers on it."

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