Chapter 113

During this period of time, Courtney Cox always unconsciously pays attention to many things related to Simon. Listening to Meg Ryan's claim that she is not interested in Simon's films, she quickly reminds herself of her identity as the established heroine of when Harry meets Sally.

So there is some disdain.

I'm not interested in his films, so why take part in when Harry meets Sally? Although the film is not directed or written by him, he will definitely take up the position of the most powerful producer.

Jonathan Friedman watched Meg Ryan leave, then turned to Courtney and asked, "have you met Simon?"

Courtney nodded with regret and said, "he's a little busy now."

Jonathan looked at the girl in front of him, paused, with his usual mild voice, and said, "well, I'll find more opportunities to have a chat with him. You were the first people you met."

After working in this circle for more than 20 years, Jonathan is used to seeing too many actors and opportunities pass by. However, at this time, he still had some feelings of ups and downs.

If Courtney had been able to seize the opportunity, it would have been a different time.

Now, among the clients under Jonathan's name, Sandra Bullock is famous with "Lola Run", and Elizabeth sue is also on the front line with "Butterfly Effect". The age and positioning of the two women are almost the same as Courtney Cox. In addition, Nicole Kidman, who Simon just recommended, obviously can't spend too much time on Courtney.

The two chatted a few more words, and the twilight had already covered all around unconsciously, and the lights were on, which really set off a flashy world of red and red.

Ding Ding Ding's crisp sound came from the villa, and all the people on the scene soon quieted down.

Jonathan and Courtney look at the sound together. Simon is standing under the eaves of the villa leading to the backyard, holding a glass of champagne. When they catch everyone's attention, they pass a metal spoon that has just knocked on the glass to the waiters. Then they begin to speak for the party tonight.

Far away from New York's "death is coming," Lola's run, butterfly effect, vulgar novel and when Harry meets Sally, the protagonists and supporting actors of the four films, as well as the invited personnel from wma, Orion, Fox and other companies, as well as the guests' partners, attended the party with a total number of more than 200 people.

At this time, hundreds of pairs of eyes looking at the young people under the eaves, the air is also floating with countless mixed feelings.

Although "Lola Run" and "Butterfly Effect" have achieved unexpected box office success in a row, strictly speaking, Simon's influence in Hollywood at this time is still limited compared with his fame, and the three films made by Denise pictures with great ambition are also uncertain to many people.

Maybe just next year, the young people in the spotlight will recognize the reality that no one in Hollywood can succeed forever.

But.

No one can ignore the fact that Simon westero is only 19 years old this year.

A 19-year-old, in just one year, directed and written films have grossed more than $300 million in North American box office, which is unique in the history of Hollywood films. Moreover, this young man's film talent through the two films also exceeds that of most Hollywood directors. No one doubts that Simon will have too many opportunities to create a box office miracle similar to "Lola Run" in the long time to come.

In addition, the most important point.

With a "Lola Run", Simon has accumulated tens of millions of dollars when many of his peers have not considered the future at all, which is also enough to cause the envy and exclamation of too many people.

In recent years, Hollywood's high pay trend has been greatly promoted with the overall expansion of the industry and the promotion of brokerage companies. Therefore, Simon's income of more than 40 million US dollars from "Lola Run", even after deducting high taxes, is enough to surpass all the family wealth accumulated by most of the first-line stars in Hollywood over the years.

In the Vanity Fair of Hollywood, what everyone pursues is nothing more than "fame" and "profit".

When a young man is 19 years old, he has already realized two things that many people may not want in their whole life.

After Simon's short thank-you speech, the carnival of the night officially began.

The open space on the other side of the pool relative to the villa was opened up as a dance floor. The music in the air soon became more active. People shuttled back and forth in the villa and the courtyard, which was very lively.

Simon and Janet just socialized in the crowd, and it had been more than half an hour before he knew it.

Back in the villa, she was sitting on the sofa chatting with Sandra, Nicole and others, and taking a break. Catherine accompanied the other two people to come over again, but it was Dino de Laurentiis, the boss of de Laurentiis entertainment, and Martha Schumacher, the president.

After greeting, Dino de Laurentiis said, "Simon, can you talk to me alone?"

Simon looked at each other's face, probably guessed something, then nodded and said: "OK, Dino, go to my study."When Janet saw that Simon had something to do, she got up and said to the others, "well, let's go to my studio and have a look. I've been inspired recently. I've finished several new paintings."

Dino de Laurentiis, seeing that Janet was going to take the others away, said, "Miss Johnston, maybe you can come too."

Janet blinked, but just said with a smile, "Simon will do. His decision is mine."

With that, Janet gets up with Sandra and Nicole, and finally takes Catherine to her studio in the villa.

Simon also took Dino de Laurentius and Martha Schumacher to the study where they usually treat guests.

Dino de laurentiz's purpose is not what Simon expected. Simon and Janet are attracted by the huge profits they get from "Lola Run".

Since its release on June 19, blood corpse night's first week box office has finally reached $11.56 million, far exceeding de Laurentiis Entertainment's original expectation.

However, due to Simon's participation, the shot and other technical details of the film are excellent, but the story is too mediocre. According to the box office trend these days, the final box office of the film is about $30 million to $40 million.

Compared with the production cost of US $5 million, this box office performance is obviously excellent, but even including the pre-sale income of the later distribution channel, the income of the film can not pull the blind expansion of de Laurentiis entertainment from the brink of bankruptcy in recent years.

This year, Dino de Laurentiis has been a producer since the golden age of Hollywood, and he has a small reputation in the industry.

In 1983, Dino de Laurentiis reorganized his long-term business of de Laurentiis film into de Laurentiis entertainment group, which expanded rapidly taking advantage of the overall economic situation in North America and the support of the government to the media industry.

Since its establishment, d'laurentiz entertainment has merged with other small film companies and established its own shooting base in North Carolina. In just a few years, it has continuously produced more than 20 films, including Arnold Schwarzenegger's "the edge warrior", Diane Keaton's "sin of the heart" and other high budget works, and David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" And so on.

However, the highest box office of all the films is "sin of hearts", starring Diane Keaton. The box office in North America is $22 million, but the production cost of "sin of hearts" is $20 million. Other films generally earn only a few million dollars at the box office.

Over the years, Orion film, which has produced and released the terminator, the first drop of blood, Mozart biography and other popular films, almost faced the fate of being taken over last year. You can imagine what it would be like to invest in more than 20 films in a row without a box office blockbuster.

Now, Dino de Laurentiis is obviously unwilling to fail, so he hopes Simon can inject a sum of money into de Laurentiis entertainment and pull the company back from the brink of bankruptcy.

$80 million, 25% of the shares.

This is the condition of Dino de Laurentius, who has also promised to help release the films produced by danielis pictures.

Simon has really considered how to establish the distribution channel of danilisi film. It is obviously the best choice to acquire a perfect distribution team directly through merging other film companies. It's just that Simon doesn't like any of the second - and third tier film companies in Hollywood right now.

Since d'laurentius entertainment can push "blood corpse night" into the crowded summer season, its distribution capacity is certainly much better than the new line and Miramax, which have just taken off. However, Simon can't afford to spend $80 million to buy only 25% of the shares.

As for the big seven, even the dilapidated MGM can sell for $1.5 billion, and Simon can't afford any of them.

Therefore, during this period, Simon was more concerned with the issue of self-reliance.

Although the cinema resources in North America are monopolized by the seven strong monopolies, as long as the films produced by Denise pictures can be sold frequently, Simon wants to open up the cinema channels in North America, which is not a big problem. As for overseas, it must be done step by step.

Therefore, Simon can only refuse Dino de laurentiz's cooperation invitation.

After chatting for more than 20 minutes, seeing that Simon could not be convinced, Dino de laurentiz and Martha Schumacher had to leave disappointed.

After leaving the study with Dino de Laurentiis, Simon came to the hallway near the living room and stood still. Waving for a glass of wine from the waiter's tray, Simon leaned quietly against the wall and felt the situation.

In the living room, most of the lights are turned off, old-fashioned gramophone is playing soothing music, and there are some guests standing or sitting around. In the center of the living room, there are a pair of men and women embracing and dancing slowly.

I didn't like the noise in the backyard, so I hid here, refused to chat up for several times, and then completely calmed down.

A person sitting on the sofa in the corner, holding a glass of red wine, occasionally thinking about where he should be now.And then I saw him show up.

Leaning against the entrance of the corridor, hiding himself in the shadow, holding a glass of champagne, thoughtfully.

Obviously, I didn't notice myself.

Yes, I am such a humble girl.

Some lonely thinking.

So he continued to look at him, worried and looking forward to being found.

A few minutes passed.

But still not found.

There is no loss, but some pity.

I don't know why, she can clearly feel that when he is quiet, there will be a sense of loneliness as if he is isolated from everything around him, as if he is just a spectator and doesn't belong to the world at all.

The first time she met Venice Beach, she felt this kind of breath from him. However, they were just strangers at that time. She couldn't come up to him and ask him: Hi, are you ok?

Now.

She got up unconsciously, came to him with some restraint, and said in a soft voice, "Hi, you Do you want to dance? "

Simon heard the figure and turned to see Jennifer Leibold in a light blue silk evening dress. The girl didn't wear a ponytail today, and her beautiful neck was covered by her loose golden hair.

After graduating from Yale in May, Jennifer Leibold came to Los Angeles to work in George Norman's office. During this period of time, Simon actually saw the girl more than once, but most of the time, he just wanted to work. Today is the first time that he met the girl on a test occasion.

At this time, Simon nodded with a smile and said, "good."

After putting the glass aside, Simon reached out to her and took her to the dance floor. She held her hands on the girl's soft waist like other people. She also put her arms on his shoulder. She just lowered her eyes and swayed with the man's movements.

Simon looked at the shy girl in front of him, smiling and actively looking for the topic, said: "how are you preparing for the bar exam?"

Although she got her doctorate in law, she is not a lawyer at present. She needs to pass the California Bar Examination in July to get her official practice certificate.

He pressed his hands on his waist and felt like a fawn who just wanted to escape but fell into a trap. Hearing his question, she raised her head, dropped down again and whispered, "I don't know if I can be a good lawyer."

"That's for sure," Simon said without hesitation. "You're a top Yale student. If you can't do it, there won't be many lawyers in the whole Federation."

"I mean," she thought about it, and said, "I probably can't, like my parents and uncles, just take lawyers as a profession."

Simon listened to the girl's vague explanation, but he understood it.

In the United States, lawyers are definitely one of the highest income groups, and they can be transferred to the political and business circles at any time. But at the same time, if you want to be a top lawyer, too often you have to put aside your sense of justice and just stand in the position of your client to fight for the interests of the other party, whether it's a paedophile or a murderer.

Thinking about this for a moment, Simon said, "Jennie, why don't you come and work for me?"

Jennifer pauses, suddenly raises her head, then drops her face slightly red, and says, "I, you, what's your job?"

Simon grinned and said, "my assistant."

I immediately thought of the recent scandals about him. It seemed that an actress was asked to work as a Secretary for him in his company. Her face turned a little more red, but she said involuntarily, "I don't know much about Hollywood. I don't know if I can do it well."

Simon still smiles and says again, "that's settled. In fact, I have been looking for an assistant recently, but there is no suitable one. "

Seeing that he couldn't wait, she felt like a little white rabbit who was held down by the wolf, or a little red riding hood who was cheated by the wolf's grandmother to open the door.

All in all, it's the kind that comes to a miserable end.

But I don't want to fight.

Also.

I'm looking forward to it.

Then he asked, "Simon, is that really OK?"

"Of course," Simon nodded, "a lot of Hollywood executives are actually lawyers, just like Frank wells, President of Disney. Maybe you can be president of Denise pictures in the future."

Then he put down his heart, but he laughed again, looked up at him and said, "what about Amy?"

"Amy must be promoted."

"And you?"

"I'm the boss. Of course, it's better not to work."

"How lazy."

"Oh, remember to remind me to add a clause to the employment contract and make fun of the boss's salary deduction."

"I don't want to remind you."