Chapter 956 Diversity

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It was too late last night. Kate Beckinsale and Rachel Weisz didn't get up until more than nine o'clock. They were led by the waitress to the restaurant downstairs to have breakfast, and they found the upstairs one and the main villa again. In the open living room connected by the large terrace, Simon is sitting on the sofa reading a script.

Simon wasn't alone in the living room.

Fernanda Lima occupied the couch next to her by herself, lying on it and flipping through magazines. On the couch opposite Simon was the girl named Angela Lindelwald, also holding a This "VOGUE".

Because of the open plan, standing in this living room can directly see the back courtyard.

On the tennis court on the west side, it was obvious that there were four other big goblins. At this time, they were playing doubles with four people. Occasionally, there would be coquettish voices.

At first glance, it looks like a very leisurely picture of weekend time.

only……

Well, there are a lot more women.

At such a time when many people have just started their day, Simon has already sent off the guests at breakfast and spent an hour dealing with today's work.

Regarding the fact that China wanted Bezos to speak at the launching ceremony of the Shanghai data center, when he heard a name revealed by Chen Qing, Simon resolutely agreed and called Bezos himself.

On the European side, Celia basically reached a tacit understanding with the French side. Things have been noisy for a week, and it will end soon if there is no accident.

There are also various other trivialities.

After dealing with these, there will be no other arrangements for today.

After all, it was Sunday. In the past, he must have been at home with women and children, but this weekend, he was kicked out and was not allowed to go home.

So I plan to spend it here.

Actually only one morning.

After lunch, I will fly to New York. Next week, I will discuss the bond issuance plan of the core companies of the Westeros system with several teams in New York. According to the adjusted plan, Verizon Telecom's IPO listing is scheduled for 8 However, the bond issuance plan will be implemented in July in the second half of the year.

In short, hoard as much cash as possible to wait for the bottom.

After all, next year is 1997.

Even if the new technology bubble that has flooded ahead of time can be sustained, the global economic shock caused by the brewing Asian financial turmoil will also bring a wave of troughs suitable for bottom-hunting.

After the 87th stock market disaster in the United States, a circuit breaker mechanism was created.

The first U.S. stock market meltdown in Simon's memory occurred in 1997.

The circuit breaker in 1997 in the original space and time was only because it was affected by the Asian financial crisis, and it was a near miss in the end. This time, things may be very different, because the new technology bubble has risen to a very dangerous high level earlier than in history, and it is likely to burst with a poke.

Noticing that the two of Kate came in, Simon greeted and patted on his lap.

Kate understood, walked over generously, sat directly on the man's lap, leaned in his arms and asked, "Simon, what are you looking at?"

Simon showed Kate the script in his hand, with "Disco Doomsday" written on the cover: "The two of you came just right, I think this script is suitable for the two of you to play together."

Rachel wasn't quite as bold as Kate, let alone out of position. Fernanda on the couch in the middle saw her coming, and took the initiative to get up and give up a corner of the sofa. Rachel walked over and sat down. She heard Simon say that the script in hand was suitable for them. She looked over curiously and noticed the name on the cover.

Kate put her arms around Simon's neck and glanced at it: "Disco Doomsday, what is it about?"

Simon sums it up: "A common tale of a group of young men and women in Manhattan during the disco era of the 1970s."

Kate said: "It sounds very boring."

Simon explained with a smile: "This is a literary film, directed and written by Whit Stillman, a writer-director with a unique personal style, "Disco Doomsday" is a whit metropolis The final part of the trilogy, his first two films were very well received, and this finale is just a great script."

Kate held Simon's big hand and pulled over to look at the script, and asked, "Then what role do you want me to play?"

Simon said: "This is a movie with two female protagonists. Charlotte and Alice are both the first-level assistant screenwriters of a Manhattan publishing house. They are not well paid and have a hard time living. On weekdays, they are troubled by not being able to rent a better apartment. But because the two befriend the executives of a popular disco, they can often get in without a line, meeting all sorts of people along the way. You're playing Charlotte, mean-spirited , full of aggressiveness, with feminist tendencies, but with low self-esteem and vulnerability, secretly jealous of her good friend Alice, and she fainted and went to the hospital because her boyfriend proposed to break up."

After listening to Simon, Kate shook her head: "It sounds very unpleasant, or I'll play the jealous Alice and let Rachel play Charlotte."

Simon said: "This kind of temperament is too incompatible. Alice's character image is more restrained and quiet, and Rachel is more suitable."

Kate dissatisfied: "I can also be restrained and quiet."

"The point is, if you play Alice, Rachel may not be able to support the role of Charlotte. You just heard that this is a character with a somewhat complicated personality."

Now it was Rachel's turn, who was listening quietly, a little dissatisfied. However, she just opened her mouth slightly, and didn't refute in the end.

Kate pondered for a few more seconds, and finally nodded: "Since you let me

Let's act together, then act. "

Rachel finally spoke and reminded: "Simon, I still want to shoot "Titanic"."

"It doesn't matter, this project will start shooting next year, maybe in the second half of next year, you just need to set aside the schedule."

Rachel heard the words, and there was no objection.

Instead, Kate blinked again and asked, "Simon, should this be a low-cost production?"

"Formal preparations have not yet begun, but for such a film, the budget will not exceed 10 million US dollars."

"However, when "Charlie's Angels" is released at the end of the year, and "The Mummy" by Rachel has already been released, then the two of us... um, the salary is very expensive."

Simon rubbed the slender waist of the girl in his arms and said, "No matter how big the actor is in making this kind of film, it is customary to take the initiative to take a pay cut. Stallone only took $60,000 for "Police Empire" last year, you won't Do you want full pay?"

Kate's eyes widened: "It can't be that we only have 60,000 dollars, right?"

"Even if you add some points, it won't be too much," Simon looked at the girl in his arms and said seriously: "Kate, this is actually a Hollywood rule. If you want to get rid of the label of a commercial vase, you need to properly participate in various independent literary films. Add style, and at the same time, you can hit the awards. Especially in the past two years, the two of you have just become popular with commercial blockbusters, so you need to slow down."

"Actually, I understand, otherwise I wouldn't take "Good Will Hunting"," Kate shook her body slightly, but said again: "However, I think that such a film, if it invests 10 million yuan, is likely to lose money. , after all, according to what you said, I didn't find any bright spots in this story, why would you want to make such a movie?"

"Mainly because I like the story, and it's not necessarily a loss if the two of you are in it."

Shooting next year, "Disco Doomsday" will be scheduled for the year after.

Not to mention "Charlie's Angels" at the end of this year, next year, after "The Mummy", Rachel will still have a "Titanic" released. At that time, as long as things don't happen too much, both women should be Hollywood. The hottest up-and-coming actress.

At that time, a literary film with the two partners, at least in the scope of omni-channel, will not be too problematic to achieve profitability.

On the other hand, the reason for a deeper investment in Disco Armageddon is, in the final analysis, to increase diversity in Hollywood.

If Simon is just a movie businessman, a Hollywood speculator, of course, how to make money and how to make money, don't care about things that are too long-term. Now, Simon has taken Hollywood as his turf, and it almost does, so he needs to take a longer view.

One of them is to curb the once-boring situation of Hollywood blockbusters in history.

In my memory, Hollywood seems to be still prosperous ten or twenty years later, but in fact, there is a hidden concern that the big screen audience is shrinking due to the popularity of blockbuster and even comic-reform movies.

Not all audiences like blockbuster or comics. If the big screen is flooded with these types of films, some children who are too young or middle-aged and elderly will gradually stop entering the theater.

Compared with the past, films on the other side of the ocean were mainly concentrated in the young market. The North American film market has developed for nearly a hundred years. Up to now, the audience composition of different age groups is still very balanced, ranging from 6 years old to 60 years old, and there is obviously no significant difference in the proportion.

In addition, in recent years, there have been many good Hollywood films, and the number of moviegoers every year is also steadily increasing. At present, the number of annual moviegoers has risen from about 1 billion in the 1980s to more than 1.3 billion in the past year. The peak in memory is 15. 100 million.

Then it started to fall back.

A large part of the reason is that the diversification of movies in theaters has decreased, and movies such as blockbuster comics have taken up too many resources, resulting in many people no longer entering the theater. What Simon has to do is to ensure that Hollywood is as diverse as possible and to avoid the phenomenon of continuous loss of audiences from happening again.

Disco Armageddon is the little detail of this big plan.

Seeing that she couldn't get in on the conversation between the two, Rachel's eyes fell on the side of the sofa. Seeing another script, she picked it up and gestured to Simon. Seeing the man nodding, she opened it.

The play's name is "Club 54".

Roughly browsed the outline of the story at the beginning, only to find that this should be similar to the theme of "Disco Doomsday" in Simon's hands, which is a story about a Manhattan disco.

Kate, who was in Simon's arms, saw Rachel pick up another script, and asked curiously, "What is this?"

Simon explained: ""54 Club", two scripts with the same theme, "Disco Doomsday" belongs to the gentle petty bourgeoisie style, "54 Club" is more explicit and intense, according to the script, it will not be rated as NC-17 in the future. No way. I'm going to make these two films together next year, just to promote it together."

Kate heard Simon say that "Club 54" may reach NC-17 level, and she became more interested. She reached out and asked Rachel for the script. Rachel subconsciously handed it over. Seeing that the script was taken away, she reacted and felt aggrieved. looked at Simon.

Simon smiled and handed over the script of "Disco Doomsday": "You look at this first, in addition, Rachel, I have talked to Cameron, "Titanic" will start shooting in July at the latest, this time will not be Something has changed, I mean, when you go to Australia, it may take a few months, do you want me to help you with two assistants?"

Rachel was looking at the script in her hand, when she heard the words, she was stunned.

with two assistants

reason?

Immediately thought of the two beside Kate, he subconsciously shook his head: "No, I... don't need it."

"Why not, of course," Kate, of course, understood Simon's subtext, and immediately replied: "I heard that the environment in Australia is very poor, and there are many snakes. It must be very convenient to have someone to take care of you during the shooting process. ."

"Then it's settled," Simon decided directly. Seeing what Rachel had to say, he stopped: "Don't refuse. When you feel that you don't need it in the future, just send them away."

The two of them sang together in front of them, and their hearts were not so firm, so Rachel dazed and agreed.

Some things are defaulted to.

The other Fernanda Lima and Angela Lindwell in the room listened silently, in fact they were a little envious. After Fernanda was spotted by Simon last year, he also had some kind of assistant role beside him, but there was only one , Rachel is two, the difference is obvious.

As for Angela, this was the first time I had contact with Simon.

Moreover, the girl is still a little lost, because last night, Fernanda and the other six plus Kate, two, eight women, Simon Wei alone did not touch her from beginning to end.

He clearly liked it very much in words, and even nicknamed her the 'little fox'.

Now, what's the situation?

Actually think about it.

She's still only 17 years old, and under California law, it's actually not very compliant.

It's just that Angela herself didn't think it was a problem, and she didn't have any thought of pinching the man on the opposite side. Who is crazy to hold such a big man like Simon Westeros like this.

Therefore, I also feel that the other party should not think that this is a problem.

Then, because of what?

Is it because she is not beautiful enough, or is too young? It is said that he likes mature women very much.

In short, it is apprehension.

Angela is very worried that there will be no more after this time. Thinking about the scenery of the girls in the fashion circle who can relate to Westeros, how can she be reconciled?

And so until noon.

After lunch, Simon set off soon, and the six goblins also returned to New York with him. He also asked Kate, because she would have a role next Wednesday, and decided to stay in Los Angeles for two more days, and Simon did not force it.

Boeing 767 private jet.

Probably thought it might be the last chance, when the plane took off, a certain little fox became more and more active.

In the small screening room in the cabin, Simon, who was planning to take advantage of the flight to watch a movie sample to be released in the second half of the year, saw a certain girl take the initiative to come over, smiled and motioned for the girl to come and watch the movie together, while saying: "The time is a bit tight this time. If you're free, I'll take you to Canada or Mexico next time."

Angela Lindwell is now 180cm tall, but because of her slender body, she doesn't look big when she leans next to Simon. The girl is also very smart. Hearing this, she understood immediately, and boldly put her head out and kissed Simon on the cheek. , suggested: "Simon, in fact, it can be anywhere, I will never... um."

The girl didn't explain it, but Simon understood and smiled: "Of course I believe you, but many times, when something happens, some people are completely out of their control, so I won't reveal obvious and unnecessary flaws to others. "

Think of the Paula Jones case that is plaguing Clinton, and the Lewinsky 'zipper door' that may be implicated next.

In fact, neither of the two parties wanted to get involved in this process.

However, in order to attack Clinton, the Republican Party did everything possible, forcing the parties to attack Clinton by investigating relatives, repeating tax inspections and other almost rogue means, in order to avoid implicated people around him and himself from prison, Neither Paula Jones nor Monica Lewinsky had to passively serve as a tool of political turmoil.

Simon has always been careful not to reveal flaws in some unnecessary details. It is not because he is worried about the client, and it is just a big deal to lose some money. The most important thing he does not lack now is money.

The key is to worry about being used by people with intentions.

Whether it is business competition or governance struggles, there are many times when there is no need to do anything.

Like Jeffrey Epstein who just met again this morning.

In the original time and space, Epstein finally "suicide", and the fundamental reason is not those bad things about men and women, but still involved in political disputes.

The Democrats wanted to use him as a tool to suppress a certain golden retriever, so they reopened the case that had been subsided ten years ago. Originally, I just wanted to put some plaster on the president's face. As a result, the lid was lifted. Whether it was the Democratic and the Communist Party, or various other members of the royal family, super rich, university professors, and movie stars, they pulled out the radish and brought out the mud. A group of people All got involved.

None of them can be touched.

So we can only quickly let Epstein commit suicide.

As for the big guys who were brought out, as Epstein shuts up forever and shakes the dust that he accidentally splashed on his body, it's business as usual. There may be some reputational troubles, but it is only a matter of time, no one is really punished for this, and everyone is still bright and beautiful.

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