Hollywood New Century

"I heard that you had a bad conversation with Weinstein Pictures the other day?" Nicole said to Simon Pike, who was sitting across from him in a coffee shop in Beverly Hills.

"Ah," Simon was staring at the TV not far from the coffee shop, which was playing "The Departed" from Warner Bros.!

"Hey, talking to you, what are you looking at?" Nicole said and waved her hand in front of Simon.

"I'm not happy if I'm not happy, I'm still relying on them to release movies, a joke? What kind of movies are Weinstein Pictures now releasing, they're all B-rated movies, some shoddy sex-related movies, a dozen or so The movie combined is not as high as me at the box office!" Simon didn't like the two brothers at first, and the last time they met, they looked arrogant and angry.

"They have a lot of distribution experience in the independent film industry, and the artistic vision of the selection is still good," Nicole reminds.

"I know, but I'm not very interested in literary and artistic films. My direction is commercial films. In the future, when I have funds, I will mainly consider making commercial films, and literary and artistic films will also be produced after seeing good scripts," Simon said, his eyes I also continue to stare at the advertisements on TV, and I will definitely set up my own distribution network in the future!

"Forget it, anyway, you think about it yourself, the investment in literary and artistic films is always smaller, and independent film production companies can't afford big losses," Nicole reminded.

"Understood!" Simon said, the commercials on TV were finished, and he sighed:

"I watched the original version of "The Departed" and the Hong Kong movie "The Departed" several times. Last year, I found out that the right to remake is in the hands of Warner Bros. Brad Pitt's plan B film industry is still good. Yes!"

"Last year, the blockbuster "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", which was produced by Plan B Films, cost $150 million and earned $470 million at the global box office. Warner Bros. should have made a lot of money;"

"The Infernal Affairs, which will be released this summer, was also produced by Plan B Films, and the remake rights were also bought from Hong Kong by Plan B Films!"

Plan B Pictures was founded in 2002 by Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston and his wife, and filmmaker Brad Gray. Now Jennifer Aniston is divorced, of course not anymore. Brad Gray also has a better development into Paramount, and Plan B Pictures is now Brad Pitt.

"It is estimated that it was led by another company partner, Brad Gray. Last year, Gray entered Paramount and replaced Shirley Lansing, who had been the chairman of Paramount for 12 years, in charge of Paramount!" Nicole explained.

"Yes, Plan B Pictures was originally under Warner Bros. Pictures, and now it has changed its backstage to become Paramount," Simon smiled, because he suddenly thought of something, and said:

"By the way, that Tom Cruise company is also under Paramount. It seems that they have cooperated for more than ten years, right?"

However, not surprisingly, this summer's "Mission Impossible 3" was released, Tom Cruise and Paramount are about to break up.

Nicole Kidman didn't care, rolled Simon's eyes, and said, "In the 1990s, he and Paula Vargra founded Cruise-Vgra Pictures and started a partnership with Paramount!"

Paula Wagra was the agent who discovered Tom Cruise and became a partner, and Pat Kingsley became his and Nicole's agent. After the divorce, Tom Cruise changed agents.

Simon thought for a while and said, "Last year, Tom Cruise criticized Ms. Brooke Shields for taking anti-postpartum depression drugs on "Today's Show"; The impact is very poor, if the "Mission Impossible 3" released this year does not meet expectations, it is estimated that there will be problems with Paramount;"

"The sci-fi film "War of the Worlds" released last summer had a good box office, costing $130 million, in exchange for a global box office of $570 million, Tom Cruise and director Steve Spielberg both participated in the share. 20% of the movie revenue share, it is estimated that it can be divided into almost 70 million US dollars in the end!" Simon continued to joke.

"Heh, is there more than me? I made more than 130 million US dollars last year, but I don't have to wait a few years for DVDs to be sold, TV broadcasts, etc.," Nicole said and winked at Simon. It's all your credit, "Juno" earned $100 million, plus two movies last year, the remuneration was close to 30 million!

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Simon echoed with a smile.

"Forget it, I got another comedy movie 'Margot at the Wedding', plus 'Deadly Visit' and 'The Golden Compass', three movies to shoot," Nicole Kidman said casually .

"Okay, three protagonists a year, are you busy?" Simon advised.

"No problem!" Nicole Kidman disagreed. "Why did you suddenly mention Tom Cruise?"

Nicole Kidman doesn't think Simon is boring and joking about herself.

"I'm thinking, which company will Tom Cruise go to if he leaves Paramount?" Simon asked casually.

"Well, no matter who he cooperates with, his company still has some autonomy, and it will be the same as Paramount's side, the big film company will provide funds to Cruz-Vagra Films to produce, and announce that the big film will be produced by the big film company. The company is in charge, and Cruise-Vaguera Films takes a share of the movie revenue!" Nicole said without thinking.

"Forget it, don't talk about it, it has nothing to do with me anyway. You came to me today for coffee, and then talk about Weinstein Pictures?" Simon asked.

"One more thing, I rented a luxury private yacht for a party, invited some friends to play, and you came too, anyway, after the Oscars, I went to the UK to shoot "The Golden Compass"!" Nicole Kidman Still someone who knows how to enjoy life.

"Why don't you buy one yourself and rent it out when you don't need it?" Simon raised his head with sincerity on his face.

"I have this idea, but I'm alone now, and it's not very useful. Why, do you like yachts?" Nicole smiled.

"Uh, is there anyone who doesn't like this kind of thing?" Simon asked rhetorically.

"Forget it, the movie "No Country for Old Men" you are preparing now, I read the novel and thought it was average, why would you want to invest?" Nicole Kidman asked.

"The story is alright, it still feels a little attractive. I run a film company, not an actor. My company has to make at least two or three movies a year!" Of course Simon Pike can't say that this movie makes money , to invest money quickly.

"Hey, why don't you like to raise money, go to those distributors or film investment companies with your favored plan, as long as they like it, you can make money as your producer without taking risks! "Nicole doesn't believe that one person's movie will always succeed at the box office. Simon Pike's method of making a movie at his own expense is too dangerous. If a high-budget movie fails, it's over!

"Well, let's talk about it later. There are not many movie projects in Xinghai Films. I can still afford it. It always takes time!" Simon said and took a sip of the coffee in front of him. He has to make a movie this year. OK, there can't be only one "No Country for Old Men" released next year.

It was already afternoon when Simon left Beverly Hills and returned to Burbank, where "The Devil Wears Prada" was undergoing post-editing under the director's supervision.

"Mr. Pike, "The Ellen Show" has invited three actresses from "The Devil Wears Prada" for an interview, and the show team hopes you can participate!" Assistant Laura Collins reported on the itinerary.

"Hey, there's publicity now, not bad, let's go, "Ellen Show"'s ratings are quite high," Simon wondered if he could take the opportunity to promote "Little Sunshine", after all, it's only a few days before the release .

"The Ellen Show" was launched in 2003. Of course, it is not as powerful as the future, but in the talk show, the ratings are not bad.

A behind-the-scenes producer, how can Hollywood stars be attractive and want to be a background person?

The three important female characters in "The Devil Wears Prada" are Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt.

"The Ellen Show" is a daytime talk show under CBS. Although the studio is located in the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York, there is a recording studio in Los Angeles.

Simon only needs to appear in the second half. After all, it is only a special guest, and the protagonists are three female stars.

Ahead of the Oscars, a campaign that could help promote Little Miss Sunshine, of course Simon accepted.

Simon is still more concerned about the American version of "Infernal Affairs", there is no way, he likes the original "Infernal Affairs" too much, love the house and Wu!

The director is Martin Scorsese, and the actors are Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon.

According to the impression, the plot changes are still very big, and the main plot has also been changed. Americans like gangster films that are open and close. The introverted and hidden style of "Infernal Affairs" is not the style that Americans like.

Big director, big star, big production, big promotion, the result is another successful commercial blockbuster!

Now it's safe to find two blockbusters in the series. It's hard enough, and I don't know if the author of the "Twilight" novel has started writing this novel.

There are also "Hunger Games" novels, all of which must be grasped in the future. Former agent Sonia Roman has experience in novel publishing.

It seems that Xinghai Pictures had better have its own publishing company, and it doesn't need to be too big. It can get the copyright of impressing novels, help with publishing, and can produce film and television dramas.

Two days later, Simon Parker came to the backstage of "The Ellen Show". In the studio, it was host Ellen DeGeneres plus three actresses from "The Queen Wears Prada"!