Hollywood New Century

"Hey, Nicole, Simon!" Naomi Watts, the heroine of the movie, saw the two coming together and came over to say hello.

The three hugged, Simon looked at the heroine and praised: "Naomi, you are so beautiful in the movie, congratulations!"

"Really? What about me now!" Naomi Watts teased.

"Of course she's beautiful," Simon could tell she was very excited. After all, the previous films were either literary or horror films. Big-budget commercial films like "King Kong" helped her too much.

There is also Kate Beckinsale, the heroine similar to "Pearl Harbor". Although the movies are all failures, they have made the heroine famous.

"Nicole, Juno's North American box office is $148 million, and the newspaper analyzes that you can make $100 million from this movie!" Naomi Watts knew it, but when the newspapers actually reported the data Afterwards, it is inevitable to feel jealous.

"Oh, but I paid more than half of the tax. It's because I didn't prepare well at the time. If I participated in the name of the studio early in the morning like Simon, I would have saved a lot of money," Nicole Kidman was worried. happy troubles.

"Okay, I was poor and only had tens of thousands of dollars to sign up for Xinghai Films, but I was prepared," Simon graduated from the drama school in his previous life, but he took business as an elective. Coupled with the fact that I have learned various business knowledge in the United States in the past year or so, of course I know this.

Besides, it's okay if you don't know, finding a team can also take care of your various taxes in good order.

"Okay, the director is over there, do you want to go over and say hello," Naomi Watts reminded.

"Well, let's go!" Nicole Kidman said.

Peter Jackson went straight to the top director through the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and it pays to have a good relationship.

Simon followed behind, he didn't have much interest, and this series was enough for him to eat for a lifetime. After all, there will be "The Hobbit" series to be filmed in the future.

Peter Jackson was a little short and a little fat, looking like an artist, a little scraggly.

"Director Jackson, hello!"

"I know, Simon Parker, a young Hollywood producer, he's really young, and he's more handsome than he looks in the picture," laughed director Peter Jackson, who can make $148 million in North America, anyway, All cannot be underestimated.

"It's just a small fight, and of course it can't compare to Director Jackson's masterpiece. Just the tidbits of this "King Kong" have made me want to watch it as soon as possible, and now I finally have the opportunity, I believe that the box office will be a big sell. "Simon said with a smile.

"Juno" is powerful because of its high box office, and the most direct manifestation of the film's influence is the box office.

The box office is not high, indicating that few people watch it, what is the meaning of Qu Gao and widowhood, and Simon himself is not in the circle of independent literary films.

"King Kong" is a high-concept commercial film with big production and big marketing standards. Big studios generally like to play two or three films every year, and their resources are mainly tilted here.

In the future, I'll have to play like this too, and I'll always do some slapstick literary films, no way!

After a few words, the big director still has doubts about a new producer like Simon. If a movie is made successfully, good luck!

Of course Simon knows that many filmmakers in the outside world still have doubts about themselves, mainly because they are too young, and only one movie has been successful so far!

Simon Pike and Nicole Kidman sit in a movie theater watching the $200 million production of "King Kong."

"The foreshadowing ahead is really long," Simon said in a low voice.

"Oh, you just want to see that gorilla King Kong?" Nicole Kidman responded to Simon's words with a smile. At this time, Simon Pike is the performance of young people.

"Look at King Kong and the beautiful heroine, don't the audience want to watch this? It took so long to set up the groundwork." This not only increases the length of the film, but also the setting of the New York scene decades ago is not small, willful Point director is to play.

"King Kong" is a failure for the film company. The cost of 200 million US dollars plus the announcement is almost 300 million. In exchange for the global box office of just 500 million US dollars, the North American market seems to be less than 160 million.

Although the follow-up DVD market and other peripherals can make a return, and there may be a little profit, but the initial investment of 300 million US dollars in real money, the bank will also have interest.

After more than 3 hours, the 187-minute movie is finally over.

"I'm going back!" Simon said to Nicole Kidman next to him while watching the creators come on stage.

"Won't you go to the banquet later? I've already agreed with Naomi, I'll take you to have fun at night!" Nicole Kidman doesn't understand this guy, young people don't all like nightlife Is it right?

"It's Christmas time. I don't have any relatives anyway. If you are in the United States, come to me. Recently, my "Little Miss Sunshine" is being edited, and "The Queen Wears Prada" will also be ready to go to New York. It's filming over there, and I'll have to go and see it recently," Simon said, very busy.

It's 2006 now, next year will be the subprime mortgage crisis, we need to save money to vote, and Marvel has gone bankrupt and restructured this year, and we have to find a way to get Marvel next year. If "Iron Man" is released, it will be cool. cold.

With the dream of making money, Simon Pike left the theater and went home, and then went to sleep.

Of course Nicole Kidman attended the dinner afterwards, and Naomi Watts took the opportunity to ask, "Where's Simon?"

"Go home and sleep!" Nicole Kidman smiled wryly.

"He doesn't look like a young American at all, and he doesn't look like a Hollywood entertainer at all," Naomi Watts said, a little unimaginable.

"Hey, I don't know, he always seems to be in a hurry. He must finish his work, and do whatever comes to his mind. He is reluctant to waste time at all. He is only 23 years old, and he is now a multi-millionaire. I always feel that he I feel like I don't have enough time!" Nicole explained.

"He doesn't have a girlfriend?"

"There was in college, but after he graduated, he cut off contact with those friends. Hearing that he was with those guys was a waste of his life!" Of course Nicole Kidman knew Simon Parker's information.

"Interesting young man!" Naomi said with a smile.

A few days before Christmas, the editing of "Little Miss Sunshine" was completed, and the "Queen Wears Prada" crew had already gone to New York to shoot most of the scenes.

"Sonia, what's the matter? Are they willing to sell it?" Simon received a call from Sonia Roman, and it took many days to make progress.

"They value YouTu at $20 million, and they can sell 20% of the shares, I ask you what you mean!"

"Well, 20 million? A company that has been established for less than a year must not be profitable now, so it is worth 20 million?" Although Simon can accept the price, he needs to do enough.

"I also think it's expensive. 20% is $4 million!" Sonia Roman persuaded on the phone.

"You talk to them. According to their valuation, I want 25% of the shares, and I can give them $5 million in cash immediately." Although Simon accepted a valuation of $20 million, it should be fine to ask for more shares. Although this kind of company gives up a maximum of 20% of the shares to an investor.

However, I only added 5%, and a few young people who are used to being poor should not be able to bear the temptation of 5 million US dollars!

Waiting for a few months for the development of YouTu next year, the traffic will continue to rise, and the price will be more expensive. As for Google spending more than one billion dollars to acquire other people, it must be a premium. A lot of attention to its prospects can help Google bring huge traffic.

Technology companies, now is definitely the best time, maybe a small company that has been established soon has been acquired at a high price.

"Simon, have you thought about it?"

"Think about it, hurry up and sign the contract after the negotiation. I'm not involved in the management anyway, and their partners are the ones who call the shots!" Simon ended the call after he finished speaking.

The $7 million I left behind will cost another $5 million all of a sudden. It hurts!

At the same time, Simon is also paying attention to the release of Focus Pictures' "Brokeback Mountain", which has indeed caused a lot of controversy.

Many conservatives are boycotting the release of the **** film, which was initially small in scale.

Finally, the day before Christmas Eve, Simon got a 25% stake in Youtu and paid $5 million in real money.

Holding the contract agreement, Simon feels that this is the important capital to start his own business next year, and it is too difficult to do things without money now.

Waiting for Google to buy it, wouldn't it be nice to take the money and leave!

In the evening, Simon invited the company's employees to have a meal, and Christmas is a holiday! The statutory holidays are one and a half days, 12.24 pm and 12.25 a day, but many companies have two days off.

Simon hasn't changed much either, and taking two days off is nothing!

Everyone has family. Simon went back to the office of Xinghai Pictures by himself and looked at the thick festivities waiting for the festival outside.

At this time, a sense of loneliness suddenly sprinted through the whole brain. This feeling has been suppressed by the heavy work for more than a year.

Now, it suddenly emerged that Simon only blamed the festive atmosphere of this Christmas.

"What a **** Christmas, **** Jesus!"

Afterwards, Simon called Blake Lively and asked her to go see that Brokeback Mountain!

"Watching a movie? When you have time, where are you now?" The voice on the other end of the phone was a little excited.

"In the company, I'll come and pick you up right away, and watch that Brokeback Mountain, I heard it's pretty good!"

"ok, I'll wait for you!"

After hanging up the phone, Simon Parker changed into a suit and put on a Nizi coat over it.

In Los Angeles now, the temperature is still a little low, and the Nizi coat is just right!