Chapter 952

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Simon's early purchase of a hillside mansion in Palisades overlooking Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean has become a point-and-click party venue in the Westeros system.

This is still the case today.

It's Saturday, June 8th.

When night fell, the Malibu line on the west side and the wealthy districts on the east side that were penetrated by Sunset Boulevard, a large number of superstar and celebrity entertainment executives began to gather in the center of Palisades.

This party is mainly to celebrate the good results of related films produced by Daenerys Entertainment since the opening of the summer season, not only "Romeo and Juliet" and "Black Man" independently released by Daenerys Entertainment, but also "The Mummy" And "Mission Impossible 2", the relevant crew and co-production executives have been invited.

In fact, Daenerys Entertainment's practice of including "The Mummy" and "Mission: Impossible 2" in the scope of celebration has somewhat dissatisfied Fox and Paramount, because doing so seems to be tantamount to publicly announcing who is the two projects. leader.

Although some things are true, it is inevitable to be unhappy.

Of course, it was unhappy and unhappy, and neither of the two raised any objections, and they had to be very enthusiastic about participating in this party together. After all, in Hollywood right now, frankly speaking, everyone depends more or less on Daenerys Entertainment's face. live.

It's okay not to look at it, as long as you have the ability to make a super blockbuster that explodes on your own.

No one will be willing to be submissive to others. In fact, everyone has been trying silently, but unfortunately the results are not very good, just like Warner's "Evaporation Order". Therefore, at the moment, it can only be low and small. After all, although Hollywood is a place where dreams are made, Hollywood people are very realistic.

Just like the last box office week, from May 31st to June 6th, three films related to Daenerys Entertainment directly occupied the top three of the list, and they were the only three weekly box office hits of 1,000. Movies over $10,000.

The first is the much-anticipated "Mission Impossible 2", which topped the weekly box office without any suspense in the first week of its opening.

In the past "Mission Impossible 2", Wu's action film style was unanimously recognized by the media and audience, but in terms of plot, it was generally considered to have lost the suspense and reversal essence of the opening work. In the new version of "Mission Impossible 2", although Simon has enabled Baige Wu again, he also kept the style of the opening series as far as possible in the script creation stage.

In addition, through careful planning of the supporting cast during the initial development of the project, the continuity of the series has been greatly increased. The success of the two comic book universes in both time and space is a testament to the huge gain of this continuity in maintaining the popularity of the series.

The final results also proved the correctness of these strategies.

After the premiere of "Mission: Impossible 2" last week, word of mouth was lifted, and the comprehensive media score reached an excellent score of 8.2.

The box office was more successful.

Seven days after its opening, "Mission Impossible 2" won $76.15 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film since its opening in 1996.

This kind of box office may not be comparable to the phenomenal DC movie universe blockbuster that broke 100 million in the first week, but it is much better than the first one. The first "Mission: Impossible" released three years ago, the box office was only 46.35 million US dollars in the first week, and only 75.69 million US dollars in the two weeks after the opening, and "Mission: Impossible 2" in one week's revenue reached 76.15 million US dollars.

With the change of the distribution model, although it is certain that "Mission Impossible 2" cannot get out of the stable and long-term domestic box office of the first movie's final 180 million US dollars, it starts with 76.15 million US dollars and the film breaks 200 million domestically. There is hardly much suspense.

On the other hand, compared with the total production and publicity cost of the first film of 100 million US dollars, the production cost of "Mission Impossible 2" is 90 million US dollars, the publicity expenditure is 40 million US dollars, and the total investment is 130 million US dollars. It is estimated that only the box office of more than 200 million US dollars in North America, coupled with the higher than 55% average accounting ratio that this strong series can obtain from the theater, can make "Mission Impossible 2" return to its original cost.

With such achievements, even if it wants to share the revenue with Daenerys Entertainment, the ip of "Mission Impossible" will still become Paramount's pillar series just like the original time and space.

The strength of "Mission Impossible 2" has no suspense impact on all other movies released in the same period.

"The Mummy", which ranked second on the list, was affected by "Mission Impossible 2" in the third week of its release, and its box office fell by as much as 53%, and its single-week revenue fell from $41.93 million in the second week of its release to $19.69 million. Three weeks into the film, Fox and Daenerys' blockbuster fantasy adventure has grossed $125.16 million.

Although the local estimate is only about 150 million US dollars, "The Mummy" has already reached 100 million yuan in the two weeks before the opening of the major overseas markets. With a total investment of $105 million in production and publicity, it began to generate profits.

The Mummy was developed as a series from the very beginning. The premiere got off to a good start, and the series also became Fox's rightful pillar.

Then, the modern version of "Romeo and Juliet", the dark horse, followed "Mission Impossible 2" and "The Mummy" in third place on the list.

In the fourth week of the filming, this modern romance film adapted from a famous novel that is very popular among teenagers. In the case that other films were generally slumped by the impact of "Mission Impossible 2", this week's decline was still only 29%, and it received another 13.37 million US dollars. Within a month of its release, this low-budget film, which cost only $15 million to make, had a cumulative box office of $89.11 million.

It is expected that this

Zhou will be able to step into the 100 million yuan box office club.

Apart from the top three, all the other films that were still released during the same period failed to break the 10 million box office mark in a single week.

Disney's fourth-place black comedy "Eddie", a new film starring Whoopi Goldberg about a black woman who accidentally becomes an NBA coach, opened at the same time as "Mission: Impossible 2", with a production cost of $30 million , only $8.01 million at the box office in its first week.

With such a start, the domestic box office can reach up to 20 million US dollars. Obviously, there is no overseas market for black comedies, and the ending of losses can be imagined.

The $40 million "Ace Power Spy" and the $30 million "Eddie" failed consecutively. Disney has planted two projects this summer, and the next expectation is only the June 21 2D animated film "Eddie". The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and the July 4 Solitude Day holiday blockbuster "Breakthrough to Dead Island."

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" needless to say, adapted from "Notre Dame de Paris".

Brave Island is a project left over from Jerry Bruckheimer's brief partnership with Disney.

Famous Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer and his partner Don Simpson signed a studio affiliation contract with Disney a few years ago, but the good times did not last long. After Vivendi acquired Disney, the French bought Colombia in order to avoid entering the Japanese. The follow-up to strengthen the supervision of Disney, the two sides have a disagreement, and soon parted ways.

However, the "Brave to the Dead Island" incubated during the cooperation remained. Vivendi did not cut off this project, but continued to put it into production and became a blockbuster in the summer of 1996.

"Brave the Dead Island" in the original time and space is not a big hit, but it is also very successful.

This time, at least the main creative lineup of the movie has changed beyond recognition. Director Michael Bay has long been brought under the command of Daenerys by Simon, and Nicolas Cage, one of the male protagonists, has also become the male protagonist of the "Mission Impossible" series, and even producer Jerry Bruckheimer has given up, the only one. The original creator of the original version has only one other actor, Sean Connery.

Under such changes, it can basically be said that it is another movie.

Simon did not deliberately seek more inside information about this project. How the market will perform in the future can only wait for the Solitude Day holiday in early July.

The fifth place on the list is Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Evaporation Order", which grossed $6.1 million in a single week. This film has already let Warner Bros. The cumulative box office of 73.29 million US dollars in four weeks of release is not as good as "Mission Impossible 2" in one week.

After the top five, only "Black Man" is worth mentioning.

This other batch of trumpet dark horses in this summer's summer season exceeded 10 million unexpectedly in the first week. In the next week, under the impact of "Mission Impossible 2", the decline was still more than half, reaching 51%, and another 5.03 million was collected. Dollar.

The film grossed $15.41 million at the box office within two weeks of its release in North America.

$15.41 million, which seems a little out of hand compared with those box office blockbusters, but compared with "Eddie", which invested $30 million in the first week of Disney's investment of only 8.01 million box office, you can understand the box office performance of "Black Man" How rare, after all, the total cost of production and publicity invested by Daenerys Entertainment for "Black Man" is only 5 million US dollars. Not to mention the various comparisons between "Black Man" and "Evaporation Order" that have been hyped by the media recently, at least in terms of profits, the "little man" from the other side of the ocean has completely outperformed the "big man" in Hollywood.

When the night on the west coast completely enveloped the surroundings, Jet Li and his Chinese agent, Jeremy Zhao, arrived at a mansion somewhere halfway up the mountain in Palisades by car. Noticing the reporters gathered around the gate of the mansion not far ahead through the car window, Jet Li asked curiously, "Can they capture anything like this?"

"Of course," Jeremy, who was nervous about being able to participate in this party, pretended to be lighthearted, explaining the joints: "If you want to be in the entertainment newspaper tomorrow, you can get off at the gate so they will come forward. For photo interviews, both parties take what they want. For some small stars, being able to participate in such a party is not only worth showing off, but also an opportunity to increase exposure. So, Jett, do you want to get off?"

Jet Li quickly shook his head and said with a smile, "No."

Having said that, the car came to the front door, and the surrounding reporters gathered around a little. Seeing that the car did not stop or bother, he backed away from both sides. The driver showed the invitation letter to the door, and the car drove into the mansion. Quickly stop before another level.

This time it will be significantly stricter.

The hotel sent the car and the driver were no longer allowed to enter. The two were carefully checked by the security behind the reception desk through the computer, and passed through a security gate. Only then did they enter along the corridor under the guidance of the welcome waiter on the other floor. Party scene.

Jet Li, who has been to many Hollywood parties recently, was a little surprised by this. Jeremy, who noticed the other party's expression, took the initiative to explain, but only whispered a name: "Simon."

Jet Lee understood immediately.

Considering that the young tycoon's position of power at this time is far more than just the owner of Daenerys Entertainment Group, it seems normal to do so.

The waiter took the two to the cliffside open-air party on the other side of the mansion's main villa. Many guests had already arrived and the party had already started. Under the soft but not gloomy lighting, retro and artistic jazz wafts in the air, which complements this Mediterranean-style mansion.

Most people obviously don't want to miss such a social opportunity. They gather in groups of three or five to chat, of course, some people dance, some people enjoy food, and there are sexy girls in the swimming pool not far away.

Swimming in the pool like a mermaid, the standard is a Vanity Fair picture scroll of drunken money.

Jeremy Zhao glanced over and found a bunch of faces he really wanted to meet.

However, he also knew that Jet Li had planned to bring his girlfriend this time, but changed his mind in order to help him expand his contacts. The client is so loyal, he naturally won't leave the other party and only care about his own communication. After all, Jet Li's English ability is not too fluent and needs to be translated.

After the two big men stood outside the crowd for a while, Jeremy spoke first, signaling a pair of men and women who were talking not far away: "Lee, that lady over there, Linda Vargas, let's go fight first. Greetings, she is Simon's official casting director, you will understand how powerful this woman who seems to be unknown outside the circle is, even the heads of the three major Hollywood brokerage companies must be very polite to her now. "

Jet Li nodded and said, "Jerry, you need to worry about who to meet later. I don't know much about this."

"Of course, I'll try my best."

As the two spoke, they each took a glass of champagne from the passing waiter and walked towards a man and woman who were chatting.

Probably came to the front, because the other party was talking, the two waited for a while, and at the same time roughly heard the content of the other party's conversation.

"Jim, you know that Simon doesn't like girls with thick lips, and he's very serious about the Soulshifter project. I hope you're not considering her daughter because of Jon Voight."

"I promise nothing personal, Linda, I'll send you the audition tape next week, you should check it out, I think Jolie has a good chance of at least one Oscar nomination for this role, her performance It was really amazing.”

"Don't have next week, someone will send me the tape tomorrow, and if she's really good, I'll submit it to Simon."

"no problem."

"One more thing, it's my personal reminder, Jim, don't forget that Mia is the heroine of this movie. I think Simon should not want to see the scene where the heroine is too suppressed by the supporting actress. It's not a good thing for the movie, I hope you can put more attention on Mia."

"Of course I understand that Linda, Mia's own gloominess and the temperament that is on the verge of collapse are also very brilliant, but one thing we should all understand is that outgoing performances are more likely to attract the attention of the audience and the Oscar judges. ,so……"

"As long as you do your best, I believe that these Simons have considered it, and Mia is still young and has enough time."

Taking advantage of the conversation between the two, Jeremy took the initiative to introduce the black-haired man who was talking to Linda Vargas to Jet Li in a low voice: "James Mangold, Daenerys Entertainment has been very fancy in recent years. one of the newest directors.”

After saying this, he noticed that the conversation between the two had stopped, and Jeremy also stepped forward with Jet Li.

Linda Vargas had obviously noticed the two of them, and took the initiative to greet Jet Li with a smile: "Hello, Jet, it's nice to meet you."

Being able to occupy the position of a special assistant beside Simon for so many years, Linda Vargas is naturally impeccable in dealing with people. From the "Black Man" project and some recent movie matters explained by Simon, Linda Vargas I can feel that my boss attaches great importance to this Oriental Kung Fu star, so I will not be slighted at all.

In addition, in her opinion, Jack Cheng, another Hollywood celebrity who relied on "Rush Hour", has made an almost foolish choice to cooperate with Disney on his next new film. This is very likely. As a result, the Jet Li in front of him will get more resources.

After all, the public opinion incident that Rwanda once again attacked the French government during this period of time, some things behind the scenes are actually not difficult to guess at all.

The owner must have had some disputes with the French government.

In this case, Jack Cheng ran to cooperate with Disney, which was controlled by French capital, which was a slap in the face. Maybe the other party thinks that this is purely a business cooperation, but, where there are people, there is politics, and you need a position. Many times your butt is crooked, even if it is not intentional at all, or even contrary to your own wishes, the final result that you should bear will be difficult to avoid. Lose.

The two sides chatted for a while and exchanged business cards. Linda Vargas did not forget to help introduce a few words of James Mangold.

When a handsome young man and woman approached, Jett Lee recognized the man as Brad Pitt, who played Superman Clark Kent, and the two nodded politely to each other, Jett Lee and James Mann Gothe took the initiative to go to the other place wisely.

Brad Boot and other girlfriends Gwyneth Paltrow hugged Linda Vargas affectionately, and also gestured to open their arms. Being stared at, they could only turn to reach out and shake each other's face. With a cynical smile on his face: "Linda, I heard that Paul's 15th birthday next month, do you need me to bring a few friends to attend?"

Linda Vargas did not mean to give Pete face, and refused: "No, I will keep Paul away from you bad boys."

"Oh, I didn't expect this image in your heart," Brad Pitt immediately covered his heart, made a few thumping heartbeats, and held it in front of Linda: "Look, it's all broken. "

Gwyneth slapped her boyfriend in disbelief, but with a smile on her face.

Linda Vargas also rolled his eyes at him with a smile: "Pete, you should be more prudent."

"I'm very stable at other times. I only look like a little boy in front of my sister. Linda, you make me feel like my own sister."

"Okay, Pete, you know this doesn't work for me.

"

"Okay, okay," Brad Pitt gave up playing tricks and changed a pitiful expression in a blink of an eye: "Linda, can you give me a message, about the character in "Face Change"."

Linda Vargas, of course, understood what Brad Pitt was doing just now, and shook his head without hesitation: "Pete, be patient, there will be news soon."

Brad Pitt turned his head: "I heard that Ed is also fighting for the role of Liam Neeson, Linda, tell me, I'm the more competitive one, right?"

Linda Vargas did not answer, but said: "You are all artists under the icm banner. You should know better than me whether Ed Limato is fighting for the role of Liam Neeson."

Seeing that Linda Vargas still didn't let go, Brad Pitt made a folded gesture and bowed: "Please, Linda, or can you just let me give up?"

Men are less resistant to beautiful women, and so are women to beautiful men.

Being so entangled by Pete, after all, some things are not too top secret, Linda Vargas finally showed a helpless expression and said softly: "Pete, you should be very aware of your weaknesses, the role of Superman is very important to your screen image. The bondage is too serious, so everyone is hesitant, because of hesitation, so delay, this is good news for you, understand?"

Brad Pitt's eyes lit up: "Understood."

"Then have a good time tonight."

After Linda Vargas finished speaking, she ignored Gwyneth Paltrow, who was obviously looking for something, and turned to Michael Ovitz, the head of caa not far away.

Brad Pitt put his arms around the waist of his girlfriend who subconsciously wanted to talk to the past, and said, "Forget it, Gwen, unless she wants to, you won't get any useful information from Linda's mouth."

"I just wanted to ask when Shakespeare in Love will start casting," Gwyneth Paltrow said, but she could only give up and said, "Brad, you noticed that Linda just said The look in her eyes when she said 'you should be more prudent', I don't think she said it casually."

"What's the meaning?"

Gwyneth Paltrow wasn't so reserved after all, she could only hint: "Think again, think about it."

Brad Pitt decisively pretended to be stupid, raised his finger and pointed to one place: "There, Stephen Sommers, let's say hello in the past, maybe there will be a chance to cooperate in the future."

Gwyneth Paltrow had no choice but to follow her boyfriend's strength to the other side of the party.

With the success of "The Mummy", Stephen Sommers entered the Hollywood front line in one fell swoop. At this time, in addition to Stephen Sommers, the hero and heroine of "The Mummy" Fang Kilmer and Rachel Weisz are all there, and there is also Kate Beckinsale who came from the East Coast to attend the party on the weekend. Er, the two women are holding each other very intimately.

Brad Pitt came here with his girlfriend and noticed two bright English roses at first sight.

But only to see.

There are some actresses in the circle that absolutely cannot be touched.

Noticing that the two were approaching, one of them was Brad Pitt, the actor who played Superman, Stephen Sommers gave a slight look, and continued to contract with the veteran producer of Daenerys Entertainment. At the same time, he also had a good relationship with Simon. Big Help Alien series creator David Giller introduces his new script idea.

"Imagine, David, that a large cruise ship full of tourists is suddenly attacked. Countless huge tentacles penetrate into the cabin and devour hundreds of tourists one by one, leaving only a few survivors. Then another group tries to hijack The kidnappers of this ship appeared, the two groups of people met, and gradually discovered the truth of the matter. They had to take the initiative to cooperate and escape from this cruise ship that had been reduced to hell under the attack of countless murderous tentacles. Yes, this story is similar For a sea version of "Alien", so I think you're the perfect producer. Also, I hope Harrison Ford will play the male lead, Ford's screen image in recent years is very suitable for this kind of PUBG. Cinematic style. Well... by the way, for this story, I call it 'Extremely Cold'."

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