Hollywood Hunter

Although there are some disagreements with Disney, the protagonists of "Hands Shaking the Cradle" are quickly determined.

Not only is Rebecca Demonie, the original villain, but the other protagonists are also the original crew. After another month of preparations, the film is expected to be launched in December.

In addition, "Sleep with the Enemy", which was first released next summer, has officially opened in North Carolina on the east coast.

On October 27th, with the release of several new films such as "Scream 2", the Halloween schedule opened.

Due to the great success of films such as "Reaper Is Coming" and "Screaming" on Halloween in the previous two years, Hollywood studios have also paid more attention to this festival, and the schedule has inevitably become crowded.

In addition to "Scream and Scream 2", five other new films were released on the same day. Of course, only New World Pictures' "Scream and Scream 2", Universal Pictures' "Alien Monsters" and Warner Bros' "Notice Yin Yang" The number of screens in "World" exceeds 1,000, and the other three new films are just a few hundred or even a few screens on a small scale.

Among them, "Alien Monster" produced by Universal Pictures has left Daenerys Entertainment's Ron Macmillan to produce it.

Although Daenerys Entertainment and Universal Pictures have collaborated on "Ten Days of Crisis", some popular articles of "Alien Monsters" "Porcelain" and "Scream 2" have appeared in the media. Universal has a good sense of measure, and it has not aroused many conflicts. This kind of "touching porcelain" is an increase in the popularity of the two movies, and Daenerys Entertainment will let it go.

Because of the box office failures of the sequels of "Reaper Is Coming" and "Butterfly Effect", Daenerys Entertainment is also unavoidable about the commercial prospects of "Scream 2".

However, it is probably because the "Screaming Scream" series is a complete story, rather than the sequels of "Reaper is Coming" and "Butterfly Effect", which just apply the pattern in which most of the creators of the first part template have exited. The popularity of "Called 2" has not lost much.

Coupled with Daenerys Entertainment's spare no effort to announce the offensive, "Scream 2" won $22.63 million in the box office in the first three days of the weekend, which has exceeded the box office data of the first seven days in the first week.

In comparison, "Alien Monster", which tells about a small town being attacked by mutant insects, only had a box office of 5.91 million US dollars in the same period. Although it ranked second on the weekend list, the data was less than one-third of "Scream 2".

Warner Bros.' "Notification of Yin and Yang" at the first weekend box office of 3.55 million US dollars, ranked third, and still did not pose any threat to "Scream 2".

Further on, the other films on the weekend box office chart are not worth mentioning.

Janet was not around for Halloween, and Catherine hadn't been to Los Angeles for a long time. The female assistant still lived in her uncle's house and spent the holiday with her relatives. Simon had to randomly select a party in the circle to mix the holiday.

Santa Monica.

It was already Thursday, November 2nd.

Daenerys Entertainment headquarters, the meeting about Blockbuster IPO lasted an afternoon.

After several months of preparation, Blockbuster has basically determined that it will conduct an IPO in January next year, and plans to issue 15 million new shares, roughly equivalent to 22% of the original total share capital of 68 million shares. The specific issue price of the IPO is still being negotiated with Morgan Stanley, which is responsible for the underwriting of the new shares, which will be roughly between 13 and 15 US dollars, and the total financing amount is about 200 million US dollars.

According to the estimated issuance price, Blockbuster’s valuation has more than doubled from Daenerys Entertainment’s US$400 million when it became a shareholder, to close to US$1 billion.

At the same time, Daenerys Entertainment will ensure that its 35% stake in Blockbuster remains unchanged by participating in the subscription.

The original shareholding ratios of Blockbuster chairman Wayne Huizanga and his original partners are enough to compete with Daenerys Entertainment. After the IPO, Wayne Huizanga’s shareholding in Blockbuster was reduced to 7%, and the other partners, including Wayne Huizanga himself, had a total stake of less than 20%.

Daenerys Entertainment, which still maintains a 35% shareholding, will therefore become Blockbuster’s largest shareholder with the strongest voice.

The Blockbuster executive team was sent out of the company headquarters. Simon was about to return to his office. Nancy Brill followed: "Simon, the game "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" will be released tomorrow. Did you try the cassette that was given to you this time?"

"It's been too busy these days. Please let me go. I've already told you all the comments that I can make." Simon took his little child executives to the stairs and said, "In addition, you Have you discussed the plan to accept Daenerys Analysis Company with the management of Blockbuster?"

Seeing Simon's change of topic, Nancy said, "No, I think it's also in a good state now. By continuing to charge Blockbuster consulting fees, it is sufficient to satisfy the operation of the analysis company, and the headquarters itself can also obtain a lot of useful information more conveniently. Information."

"You are right to think so, but after the company goes public, what shareholders will most likely see is that Blockbuster pays high fees to a consulting company that it may not need, and may even be used as an illegal transfer of benefits."

"Since Blockbuster has chosen an IPO, even if it doesn't do so, there will definitely be other doubts," Nancy didn't care, said: "Moreover, if someone raises a question, the way to deal with it is actually very simple, Danny. Lisi Entertainment can pay for their shares."

Simon was stunned, then smiled: "Good idea."

Now that we have chosen to go public, in any case, it is inevitable to accept market supervision and questioning.

Simon happens to be dissatisfied with the company’s current 35% shareholding in Blockbuster. If someone jumps out to find fault, Daenerys Entertainment can pay to buy back more shares.

When he came to the office, Nancy sat down across from his desk without waiting for Simon to give in.

Simon leaned on the leather chair, looked at the woman who sat down opposite, and said, "Don't always wear high heels if you feel uncomfortable. This is not good for your body."

Some surprises clearly flashed across Nancy's face, and Simon did not expect to find such small details.

Stepping on Heng Tian Gao for a long time is definitely not that easy. Nancy will never stand if she can sit on weekdays, and will secretly take off her shoes in her office. However, she didn't intend to admit this to a little man, and said stiffly: "No, I like wearing high heels the most."

Simon just shrugged and lowered his head to open a copy of the "Home Alone" script that John Hughes had just passed over today.

It was past off work time, and there were no other arrangements for the meeting in the afternoon. Simon was used to leaving the company at six or seven o'clock, so he planned to read the script of "Home Alone" before leaving.

Nancy saw that Simon had not pursued her high heels anymore, and after a while she replied: "Simon, do you think we can succeed in testing the waters in the field of video games?"

Simon didn't look up, with a smile in his tone, and said: "At the beginning, you took dozens of pages of planning books to encourage me to invest. Now I have no confidence?"

"Of course not, I did everything I could, and if it were me, even if I failed, I would continue. The scale and profits of the video game industry are obvious to all," Nancy shook her head and said again: "I just think your attitude towards this project is a bit special."

"Why do you say that?"

"For example, your budget requirements for other projects under the company are very strict. The budget for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has doubled, and you didn't say anything."

Simon raised his head and glanced at Nancy, then nodded, "Well, I really value this project from the beginning."

Nancy was dissatisfied with this answer, and asked persistently, "What else?"

Simon raised his head and looked at the woman who leaned forward slightly and looked intensely curious. He smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "You really want to know?"

Nancy felt the gaze of the little man opposite, suddenly understood something, and shook her head instinctively: "I don't want to!"

Simon turned his attention back to the script in front of him and said, "Then go back and rest early."

Nancy paused, but didn't get up. She couldn't help but ask curiously: "If you do this, you are not afraid that one day, um, will you suffer?"

Simon shook his head: "Not afraid."

When Nancy heard him say this, remembering what Janet called someone in private, she whispered something. Without saying hello, he got up and left Simon's office.

When I came to the outside room and saw Jennifer still conscientiously guarding the desk, Nancy developed some dissatisfaction inexplicably, and took the initiative to step forward and said, "Jenny, are you going to have dinner together?"

Jennifer was a little surprised at Nancy's sudden invitation, and declined: "I have something to talk to Simon."

Nancy came to the female assistant's table and said, "Now tell him, I'll wait for you."

Jennifer just shook her head again.

Watching Nancy leave suspiciously, Jennifer sorted out the files on the desktop, got up and knocked on the door and walked into Simon’s office, saying: "Just now I called from Santa Monica Airport and the plane arrived at 6 o'clock. You want to Go and take a look?"

The scheduled Boeing 767-200ER had been delivered a few days ago, but Simon sent the plane directly to Australia.

In my memory, there are many news that private jets have been bugged, and even some of the planes ordered by heads of state are all over-sized bugs. Simon does not trust Boeing or even the anti-eavesdropping detection team in the United States. Janet conducts a full inspection of the plane first.

Since the return is smooth, I think it should be no problem.

Raising his wrist and looking at his watch, Simon said to Jennifer, "Let's go to New York for dinner together, and we will live there tonight."

Jennifer's face turned red, and said: "Fly over now, it should be one o'clock in the morning when I arrive on the east coast."

"Oh, I forgot about the jet lag," Simon thought for a while and said, "Then go to Hawaii. It's still evening when it comes."

Jennifer shook her head again and said, "There is no house over there, do you want to stay in a hotel?"

Simon certainly wouldn't tell Jennifer about the last time Jennifer took the two women to Hawaii for the weekend. The female assistant is different from other women. He didn't want to borrow an apartment from others, and simply said: "Then on the plane, you have seen the interior design of the cabin, and it seems to be very good."

Jennifer's face finally turned red, and Simon gave him a white look: "I don't want to be on the plane, you can fly by yourself, I'm getting off work."