Hollywood Hunter

The meeting lasted until five o'clock, and everyone got off work.

Simon took the record company information compiled by Jennifer and came to the parking lot from the side entrance of the office building, only to see the female assistant standing in front of her own car with the hood opened, and Neil Bennett was leaning over to help her check what.

Simon walked over, glanced at the car engine, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Neil Bennett withdrew his hand from the engine and said to Simon: "It can't start, it should be a problem with the electronic control system."

Simon listened to Neil Bennett’s explanation and glanced at the engine again, feeling that Jennifer looked at him hopefully and smiled to the female assistant: "You don’t think I will repair the car, do you? "

Jennifer felt that Simon looked at herself up close, and slightly shyly shrank her neck, but said: "You should know everything."

Simon nodded in sympathy, and said: "It seems to be a little bit better. However, if I fix your car at this time, the emotional intelligence will not be too low."

Jennifer puzzled: "Huh?"

Simon pointed to his car and said, "Let's go, I will take you home, and your car will be sent to the repair shop tomorrow."

Jennifer's white cheeks turned red immediately, and she couldn't help but glance outside the parking lot, where there were already paparazzi holding their cameras to take pictures here. Feeling dizzy, I unknowingly got into his SUV until he heard the sound of him asking where I live, and then he awoke and quickly said, "I'm still living at my uncle's house for now."

Simon smiled and said, "George's house, I don't seem to have been there yet."

So he told him the address of his uncle's house, reacted, and quickly explained to Neil Bennett in the front row.

Like a restless deer falling into a trap.

He noticed that the man next to him was smiling, and he obviously enjoyed her disgusting appearance in such a panic state, and suddenly became a little bit ashamed, and wanted to reach out and pinch him.

After being so embarrassed for a while, or just feeling embarrassed for a while, seeing him lowered her head and opened the file in her hand, she found another topic randomly: "How is Miss Johnston?"

When I said it, I immediately felt that I was really stupid.

Obviously knows.

Moreover, this question is really stupid.

Simon did not turn his head, his gaze still fell on the documents in front of him, and said: "She is still in New York, and I will go there to spend Christmas with her next week. By the way, you can go there together at that time, and you should also go back to New York. Right?"

She nodded, quickly turned the topic away, looked at the record company information he had compiled in the past few days, and asked: "Are you planning to open a record company?"

Simon shook his head and said, "Look first, but it's better to buy one. It's too much trouble to start from scratch."

Thinking of it, it was actually because of the song written for Madonna.

Although it is an additional condition for lobbying Madonna to participate in "Pulp Fiction", the song cannot be written in vain.

The specific contract was negotiated between Jonathan and Madonna's production company. The basic salary of 100,000 US dollars is not a big deal for Simon. However, when the album became popular, Simon's personal income immediately doubled.

Due to the high popularity of "Celebration", Madonna now expects global sales of this album to exceed 10 million copies.

As the songwriter of "Celebration", Simon's personal position is similar to that of a Hollywood movie screenwriter. According to the regulations of the Recording Association of America, songwriters can get a certain percentage of revenue from each album sales. This rule has been implemented since the beginning of the twentieth century, much earlier than the video tape share clause of the screenwriters union. The initial split for songwriters was 2 cents per record. After more than half a century of repeated negotiations and revisions, it has now risen to 7.5 cents.

then.

According to the global sales volume of 10 million copies of "you-can-dance", Simon expects to obtain a score of 750,000 US dollars.

Just as the film screenwriter’s equal share of the TV broadcast rights outside of the video tape income, in addition to the pure album sales share, Simon can continue to receive revenue from channels such as "Celebration" TV broadcasting, concert performances, and film and television episode authorization. .

According to the industry's past statistics, this part of the revenue can at least be equal to the album sales share.

Taken together, it's just a song on an album, which will bring Simon about $1.6 million in revenue in the next few years.

The $1.6 million for Simon’s current net worth is a drop in the bucket, but it made Simon realize what a fortune in the memory of all 13 people in his mind that the countless songs in the next 30 years will be.

Take "you-can-dance" as an example, it's just pure record sales. According to an average selling price of $20, 10 million global sales would mean a total revenue of $200 million.

As a songwriter, Simon may only be able to get an album sales share of 750,000 US dollars, but if he becomes the owner of a record company, just like he now changes from a screenwriter to the owner of Daenerys Pictures, then the corresponding income will be Far more than 750,000 US dollars.

Of course, a record that has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide is definitely not that easy to create, otherwise Madonna would not become Madonna.

In fact, of all the records released by major North American record companies, even platinum records that can reach millions of sales are less than 5%, and more than 95% of the other records ended in failure. However, for Simon, who is not short of fame and strength, but also knows the trend of the European and American record industry for the next three decades, it is absolutely not a matter of creating a few top pop singers and launching some hot albums with countless hits in his mind. A thing too difficult.

Simon was looking at the files in his hand while chatting with Jennifer casually.

The SUV unknowingly turned to the mountain road in the Bel Air community. Seeing that it was about to be home, Jennifer paused and said, "Simon, there is one more thing."

Simon felt that Jennifer suddenly became cautious, and raised his head and said, "What?"

After hesitating, Jennifer took out a newspaper from her bag, unfolded it and handed it over, saying: "I think you should read it."

Simon took the newspaper that Jennifer handed over, and most of the page in front of him was a revelation.

A couple in San Diego, Southern California, lost a four-year-old boy in 1972. The newspaper issued a photo, name, date of birth, case record, missing person notice, etc. of a boy that year. The couple felt Simon is their long-lost son, and contacting here in private has no results, so he publicly hoped that Simon would respond to them through the newspaper.

Just simply glanced at the contents of the newspaper, Simon shook his head and said, "Fake."

Jennifer whispered: "This little boy in the newspaper is very similar to the picture published in the orphanage where you work."

"Perhaps, but they are definitely not my parents." Simon closed the newspaper and felt Jennifer's searching gaze. He frowned slightly and thought for a while. A certain emotion struck again until he felt a little dizzy before giving up and going back. Memory. However, in a year and a half, some faint fragments were accumulated. At this time, he said: "Jenny, you know, I was 5 years old at that time and I already have some memories. Although it is a little vague now, I probably remember that The parents, um, should not be American. Therefore, as long as these people who recognize relatives are from North America, they are definitely fake."

Jennifer heard Simon speak intermittently, but she suddenly felt a strong pity, because she was surprised to see that when Simon said these words, tears flowed out of his eyes unconsciously.

It turns out that he would cry too.

He is so strong that he seems to be a boy who can conquer the world.

just.

Seeing him cry, why do I feel so uncomfortable.

She subconsciously raised her hand and wanted to help him wipe the tears away, but Simon herself was aware of it, reached out and wiped her face, and found that she had just shed tears again, but smiled awkwardly at Jennifer and said: "Sorry , I don’t know what’s going on."

She took out a tissue from her shoulder bag and handed it to him, with a tone of guilt: "It's me, Simon, I shouldn't show you this newspaper."

Seeing him wipe the tears on his face, he couldn't help but think of the things mentioned in the newspaper.

He would rather be self-reliant from the age of thirteen than accept adoption. Obviously, he has an instinctive resistance to the family. So, perhaps his biological parents did not leave him even a warm memory. In this case, it seems that there is no need to find those two people anymore.

Secretly made up his mind and will never tell him about this in the future.

Entering the Bel Air community, the SUV quickly stopped in front of a villa. Simon glanced out of the car window and said, "I won't go down. See you tomorrow. Say hello to George and me."

Neil Bennett got out of the car, turned to the other side and opened the door.

I really wanted to hug him, but looking at the paparazzi who had come to take pictures of the SUV front window, she nodded and said, "See you tomorrow."