Hollywood Hunter

The exclusive cinema palace of the Berlin Film Festival will not be completed until 2000. The main venue of the Berlin Film Festival at this stage is set in the Zoo Theater on the south side of the Berlin Central Zoo.

Although the name of the zoo theater does not match the style of the film festival, the projection hall is very luxurious, with a spacious hall large enough to accommodate more than 700 spectators.

Simon walked across the red carpet, and the film festival staff stepped forward to lead him into the hall.

There are still more than ten minutes before the opening ceremony, and the hall is already full of guests.

Simon's position is in the ninth row. The seats are separated by an aisle from the first eight rows, and they have risen by a step. They are in the most golden viewing position of this large theater, and it is also the most easily scanned position by the camera.

It is very clear that the opportunity to contact Westeros is hard to come by. Many guests at the scene put aside their reservations and took the initiative to come over and talk to Simon.

So until 7:30, the opening ceremony began, the disturbance in the hall ceased.

That's right, just like the weather in Berlin in February, the Berlin Film Festival is full of coldness that is incompatible with other film festivals. The opening ceremony time was selected at 7:30 in the evening when the sky was completely dark.

If it's Los Angeles or Cannes, this point of time is nothing.

However, don't forget that this is Berlin, which is in February, the coldest season of the year. Simon paid special attention to the weather when he arrived in the morning. The recent night temperature in Berlin reached minus 9 degrees.

Including the red carpet that Simon walked through before, it has only begun to appear in recent years due to the waning pressure of film festivals.

There was no red carpet for the Berlin Film Festival a few years ago.

Fortunately, the atmosphere of the opening ceremony was very lively, different from the seriousness of the Cannes opening ceremony, and even a little like Oscar. A blonde hostess from a local German TV station was very open on the stage, all kinds of jokes came in, and finally left the stage and came to Simon to interact, which made the atmosphere more lively.

After the opening, there are routine reviews and introductions to the participating films, with several performances during the period.

Probably after considering the mood of the audience, the opening ceremony only lasts about 45 minutes, and it ends at 8:15.

The opening video will start at 8:30.

With the end of the opening ceremony, many guests will advance, either rushing to some party receptions, or returning directly to their residences.

Although Fei Donnawei, the heroine of the opening film "Arizona Dream", sat beside Simon during the opening ceremony, and the two still chatted a lot of topics, Simon did not stay to watch the movie.

Mainly there are other arrangements.

There is no official opening reception for the Berlin Film Festival, but there is no shortage of similar party receptions.

In order to promote the two films "Hoffa" and "Toys" that were shortlisted for the main competition unit, Fox specially arranged a reception after the opening ceremony at a hotel near the Zoo Cinema.

Jack Nicholson’s "Hoffa" has a budget of 35 million U.S. dollars, and Robin Williams’s "Toy" has a budget of 43 million U.S. dollars. Since its 12 releases last year, both films have only had a North American box office. In the early 20 million US dollars, Fox can only expect overseas markets to make up for the losses as much as possible.

As for return on costs and even profitability, it is unlikely.

During this period, the attraction of the overseas film market basically fell on the Jurassic Park at the end of last year.

The sci-fi dinosaur blockbuster produced by Daenerys Entertainment, as of last week, the overseas box office has exceeded 380 million U.S. dollars, including North America’s 330 million, and the global box office has reached 710 million U.S. dollars. According to the forecast of Daenerys Entertainment's publicity department, "Jurassic Park" can recover at least another 200 million US dollars overseas, and the global box office will eventually reach a high of 900 million US dollars.

Because of the strength of "Jurassic Park", overseas markets almost instinctively tilted more resources on this super blockbuster. "Hoffa" and "Toys" did not arouse much response in North America. Under the rampage of "Park", it is even less likely to want to perform in overseas markets.

However, what should be done is still to be done.

The cooperation between Daenerys Entertainment and News Corporation is still very close.

Rupert Murdoch personally made several phone invitations in New York, and since Simon was in Berlin, he also joined in.

The reception was hosted by Nicholas Walsh, a vice president of Fox in charge of overseas cinema distribution. As soon as Simon arrived at the hotel where the reception was located, Walsh greeted him personally.

It is also helpless.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the time chosen for this promotion reception is obviously out of season, and the more appropriate time should be the following weekend.

However, the two Hollywood celebrities who participated in "Hoffa" and "Toys", Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams, did not give Fox too much time. Both agreed to stay in Berlin for one day. Speaking of this, Nicholas Walsh, who was in charge of the preparation of the reception, was extremely depressed.

Daenerys Entertainment can crush the co-stars to death. Even the first-line big names will basically cooperate with Daenerys Entertainment's various publicity activities.

Fox has no confidence in this aspect, and can only accommodate Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams.

Of course, the other reason is that the budget that Fox can give to two films overseas is really small.

Lack of money can only save while saving.

Fortunately, this reception was only for media briefings, and Fox has not encountered this situation. When publishing related publicity articles next, as long as you formulate a reasonable media strategy to avoid the hot spots of the opening ceremony.

Although there was no lively opening ceremony, the media lineup that Fox invited was not bad at all.

Simon was very cooperative and allowed the flash to bombard the photo wall with the posters of the two films, and then he entered the reception hall with Nicholas Walsh.

Jack Nicholson, Robin Williams and others have also arrived.

Say hello as usual, some of them are cold and not warm.

Traditional Hollywood studios need to lower their profile and meet various harsh conditions in order to invite these big names. Daenerys Entertainment has not done so since its establishment.

With the rise of special effects blockbusters, 3D animation movies and the DC movie universe, this is no longer necessary.

Special effects, 3D, and superhero IP are Daenerys Entertainment’s “A-level big guys”. Moreover, these big guys will not ask for a high salary, nor will they ask for such things as only shooting for 5 hours a day without memorizing lines and not going out. Such harsh conditions.

Although Daenerys Entertainment does not refuse to cooperate with traditional superstars, the prerequisites for such cooperation must be equal, or Daenerys Entertainment must maintain a dominant position. Those who want to get high pay and Stars who don't want to put in enough energy don't even think about getting opportunities from Daenerys Entertainment.

Jack Nicholson and others are also not enthusiastic about Simon.

This young man has obviously changed the power structure of Hollywood in recent years. Because of the strength of Daenerys Entertainment and the rapid rise of a large number of new stars under the support of Daenerys Entertainment, the status of these established big names has been seriously affected. Threatened.

If it were not for Simon's current power and wealth to be too terrifying, enough to directly crush the crooked minds of too many people, his life would never be better now.

Jack Nicholson and other veteran celebrities can still carry the shelf, but the other guests at the reception will not miss this opportunity.

In fact, many people came to Simon.

Being able to invite more celebrities to join in for the two films and increase the attention of the following news, Fox is also happy to see.

Reception hall.

Simon had just talked with Denzel Washington about the recent "Philadelphia Story", which was continuously filming, and Michelle Pfeiffer in a black evening dress walked over.

"Evening, Simon."

"Hi, Michelle," Simon looked at the outfits on the woman and smiled: "I still think red is more suitable for your style."

Michelle Pfeiffer raised her eyebrows slightly. She wore a red dress at the opening ceremony. She just changed this one. At the opening ceremony, she failed to say hello to the little man in front of her, but the other party noticed: "But that dress is too thin, and it's cold now."

"Oh, indeed," Simon nodded and said, "but black is also beautiful."

"Thank you," Michelle Pfeiffer said, took a sip of the red wine, but his eyes were still on the man in front of him, suddenly he noticed something, and said, "Didn't your wife come together this time?"

Simon smiled and shook his head: "No, she is also a very cold person."

"So," Michelle Pfeiffer looked a little more charming: "Are you alone now?"

"Obviously," Simon asked with a shrug, "How about you?"

"I am alone."

This hint is already very obvious.

Simon suddenly remembered, as if it had been a long, long time ago, when he had just arrived in Los Angeles and met Courteney Cox by chance. Courteney said that he wanted to be a star like Michelle Pfeiffer, Simon said In the future, I hope to invite Michelle Pfeiffer to participate in his own movies.

Speaking of it, it was Michelle Pfeiffer, who was just under the top of the second line.

In the original timeline, Michelle Pfeiffer emerged from the role of "Scarface" directed by Brian de Palma, and reached its peak after participating in the "Batman Returns" in Catwoman.

The appearance of Simon has caused many things to change.

The role of Catwoman belongs to Valerie Galino.

In recent years, with "Easttown Witch", "Dangerous Relationship", "Sleep with the Enemy", "Baker Brothers" and other popular or popular films, Michelle Pfeiffer has still reached the top spot, but among them, commercial The best-performing "Sleep with the Enemy" has a box office performance of just over $100 million, far incomparable with Catwoman.

Coupled with the rise of the new generation of Hollywood actresses, Michelle Pfeiffer's current top-tier position is not solid.

For Hollywood stars, if they want to maintain their position, they either have a box office or an award. Just like Meryl Streep, although there are not many super-sellers in movies, but because of a series of halo, Meryl Streep is one of the few first-line actresses in Hollywood who can earn $5 million in salaries.

After a second thought, Simon suddenly understood why Michelle Pfeiffer would come in, and he was quite active.

Michelle Pfeiffer came to Berlin this time because the main competition unit participated in the film "Love Field".

"The Field of Love" is a feature film produced by Orion Pictures. It tells the story of a housewife who insisted on rushing to Washington to attend her wedding after Kennedy was assassinated. The film is intertwined with politics, race, murder and other elements. Michelle Pfeiffer starred as the heroine in the film.

Unlike "Toys" and "Hoffa" which have been released on a large scale, "Love Field" was only screened on a small scale at the end of last year to qualify for the awards season.

However, the film’s reputation was not satisfactory. At the beginning of the month, the Oscar nomination list was announced, and "Love Field" only received one Michelle Pfeiffer nomination for Best Actress.

Counting "Dangerous Relationship" and "Baker Brothers", this is already the third Oscar nomination for Best Actress by Michelle Pfeiffer.

Already have the first two nominations for the bottom line, this year's other nominees work and strength are not expected, therefore, this should be regarded as Michelle Pfeiffer's most hopeful Oscar actress.

After the Oscars in the 1990s, the gold content is still higher.

If she can get the actress, Michelle Pfeiffer will be able to completely stabilize her position in the next few years. Even if it is a little longer and has the Oscar actress, she doesn't have to worry about missing a movie.

However, it is actually not easy to get this award.

Michelle Pfeiffer found that if there is no other help, this year's actress, Emma Thompson, the heroine of "Howard Manor", will win much more than her.

Because "Howard Manor" is a film produced by Daenerys Entertainment's Highgate Pictures, Emma Thompson has successfully won a best actress in a drama category at the previous Golden Globe Awards. Compared with last year, Daenerys Entertainment has also performed very strongly in this year's awards season, and the research efforts are far from what the declining Orion Pictures can contend.

The Oscar nominations have been announced, and the key to award public relations is this month.

Noting the clarity in Simon’s eyes, Michelle Pfeiffer no longer hides it. He stepped forward a little bit, looked up at Simon slightly, and stretched one hand over Simon’s arm, saying: "Simon, I live That hotel is really bad. You must have a place to stay in Berlin, right? How about we go to your place and talk?"

Simon greeted the woman's purpose, raised his hand to hold the tiny little hand that the woman had hit, and then let it go, with some playful smile on his face, and shook his head slightly: "It's a pity, Michelle, this time the Oscar heroine I can’t give it to you, so do you want to talk to me?"