Hollywood Hunter

Daniel heard Simon say this, but he didn't intend to give up. He also had his own opinions and turned back to the subject and asked, "Simon, what do you plan to do with the matter tonight?"

Simon didn't mean to persuade him more.

No matter what Daniel wants to learn, Sophia will definitely give him the best conditions.

Follow the boy’s question back to tonight’s matter, but instead of answering directly, he asked: "Have you seen "The Godfather"?"

Daniel shook his head: "However, I recently watched "The Wire".

Simon smiled and did not ask how Daniel entered the theater. The boy's appearance said that he was seventeen or eighteen years old and no one would doubt it. He just asked, "Tell me how you feel?"

Daniel thought for a while, looked at Simon, his eyes were bright and pointed, "Even the most ferocious criminal has his own ties."

Simon nodded and asked: "Will you sympathize with Neil, who played by De Niro?"

Daniel hesitated a little, but still honestly said: "I hope that Neil can finally take Edie away."

Simon said: "This is the charm of the movie. If you have watched "The Godfather", you will definitely identify with Vito Corleone played by Brando. However, the reality is not like this. The real Italian mafia, cold-blooded And cruel. In order to compete for territory, they will wipe out their competitors, even pregnant women and children will not let go. In order to deter the authorities, they dared to attack high-level government officials, and even throw the officials' 8-year-old children alive into the sulfuric acid bucket. Two years ago, in order to kill an Italian judge who had launched several anti-triad campaigns, they planted a ton of explosives in the place where the judge passed."

The 1992 assassination of Italian judge Giovanni Falco shocked the world and even triggered a protest strike by millions.

After this incident, the Italian government faced strong pressure from the media and public opinion and quickly passed a large number of bills specifically targeting the Mafia, and set off a national anti-triad movement, which continues to this day.

After Simon finished speaking, he noticed the change in Daniel's expression and smiled: "Are you scared?"

Daniel pursed his lips and looked at the smile of the young man next to him. He calmed down a bit and did not answer the question.

Simon did not force the boy to respond.

The reason why the Mafia makes most people fearful, including many politicians and rich people, lies in their unscrupulous behavior.

Moreover, Italy is one of the first countries in the world to abolish the death penalty, which makes the Mafia even more unscrupulous. In some countries with death penalty, killing pays for life is justified. In Italy, people who kill people can be imprisoned for life at most, and those who are charged with murder but sentenced to only five or six years are also everywhere.

This creates a certain hidden strong imbalance.

The Mafia can arbitrarily'punish' its opponents to death, and almost have the power to seize life and death. Others cannot easily do this to them. Even if it is official, it can only arrest those almost well-known black hands if the evidence is conclusive. Party boss.

Thinking about this, Simon said: "Actually, the matter tonight is very easy to solve. We only need to compromise with the Glory Club and clarify that we have no intention to acquire Versace, then this matter will pass."

Daniel's expression moved slightly, and he noticed that Simon was still looking at him, and quickly said: "In fact, it won't pass, right?"

Simon still had a smile on his face and said, "It's hard to tell. We have compromised, and Glory will achieve our goal. Perhaps we will no longer embarrass Melisandre and threaten us. However, there is another possibility, When they discover that Simon Westero, who has hundreds of billions of dollars, will also feel jealous and fearful of the Mafia, just like the billionaires who are hiding in a bulletproof car and surrounded by a group of bodyguards. It just so happens that Melisandre The subsidiaries of Gucci, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Christie’s Auction House are very suitable for money laundering. The Westeros system still has a large investment in Italy. Danny, do you think if it is you, would you want to go further , Cut out a few more pieces of meat from this super fat sheep?"

Daniel moved his mouth, did not speak, but nodded slightly.

Simon said: "So, back to your question, what do I plan to do with this? Danny, I just told you this, I just want you to understand, don't have illusions about the mafia and any other types of gangs. , They are the dark side of this world, a group of unscrupulous outlaws, absolutely not messengers of justice, let alone worthy of any respect. However, for us, there is no need for any fear of the Mafia. Mafia People surrender through violence and killing, but if someone uses the same way to deal with them, even more violent and bloody, then the so-called extrajudicial is actually a flock of sheep. Back then, Mussolini put 94 cannons on them. Outside of the Mafia’s lair, those invincible gang godfathers can only be captured with their hands. Danny, you have to know that a super chaebol with assets of hundreds of billions of dollars has no less power than the Mussolini government of the year. The Mafia use violence, we can also, and more violent than them. Not only that, we can also use the power of the government, we also have the power of money, we even control our own army. So, Danny, you will still Fear?"

Daniel shook his head quickly this time.

However, in the boy's gaze looking at Simon, there was obviously something else.

Simon understood what it was, put away the coldness that was involuntarily exuded just now, and said in a gentle voice: "Danny, maybe you resist my relationship with your mother in your heart. But you, and Gemma, are in my heart. The status is the same as Moore and the others, and I also regard you as a member of the Westeros family. In order to protect you, I will start a war at all."

Daniel dodged Simon's gaze, then looked over quickly, and said seriously: "Thank you, Simon."

Sophia arrived in New York less than six in the morning the next day.

The woman is calm on the surface, but the hug time after seeing the parents and children is obviously much longer.

After breakfast, facing Simon's inquiry, Sophia said in a very calm tone that a man should come forward for this kind of thing, and she can't handle it alone.

After spending so many years together, Sophia can't understand Simon's style better.

The most cherished family members are threatened, and the capable woman who has never lacked determination in his bones has no intention to prevent the little man who has been touched by the scales from releasing the violence in his bones.

For the time being, I don’t know why the address of the Fisher’s home was leaked. Sophia quietly moved the family to Simon’s farm in the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio on the weekend.

Ohio, located in the interior of the United States, is different from the coastal zone where dragons and snakes are mixed. It has a good concealment. Columbus is also the base of the Wexner family for a long time. There is a tangled relationship in all aspects, including the underground power of Columbus. You can get news if there is a little turmoil.

The most important point is that the Westeros system's military base in North America is located in Ohio.

If necessary, Simon can mobilize hundreds of heavily armed special forces nearby.

The Fish family moved to Ohio temporarily. After the weekend, Sophia returned to Europe to continue working, but Simon added several times the security force.

Regarding the warning from the Glory Society, after discussion, Sophia did not intend to give any response.

In fact, after the publication of the Italian "Evening Post" article, Melisandre clarified the next day that he had no intention of acquiring Versace. It's just that this clarification may not fall into the ears of some people, or the other party may not believe it at all, thinking that this is the usual smoke bomb during the negotiation of corporate acquisitions.

On the other hand, Los Angeles was always calm, but the Du Mui Manor did not receive any mess.

However, Simon will not be merciful because of this.

The relationship between Sophia and herself is almost well-known, and Melisandre is a very important member of the Westeros system. A threat to either side will be regarded by Simon as a provocation to the entire Westeros system.

The new week also happens to be the beginning of August.

After the slight wave of Greenwich last Friday, it seemed to calm down quickly, but a turbulent current under the sea began to brew quickly.

The Westeros family’s continuously expanding intelligence network was once again mobilized.

Especially in Europe, Sofia has been in charge of this incident from a very early time. The original European intelligence network has been dormant. On the weekend after the incident, hundreds of people quietly moved from various European countries. Assemble to Calabria, which borders Sicily in southern Italy.

Calabria is the birthplace of the Italian Honor Society.

To be precise, the Glory Society is not a unified organization, but a mafia alliance formed by multiple families, and internal disputes continue, during which there were even two large-scale internal gang wars.

It can be called a ‘war’, and the intensity of the dispute can also be seen.

The most recent Glory Society Civil War began in 1985 and lasted for six years until 1991. The fierce gang warfare resulted in the official record of the conservative death toll of more than 600 people.

This time, the envoy behind the threatening package to the Faisy family was quickly found out.

The Stefano family, one of the six strongest families of the Glory Society at this stage, was also a major participant in the Second Glory Society Civil War.

Undercurrents surging in private, many things on the bright side are business as usual.

Hollywood.

In the box office week from the end of July to the beginning of August, the most eye-catching movie is undoubtedly "The Wire".

This crime action movie with excellent reputation has become the first and possibly the only movie with a large-scale opening of the box office next week.

Compared to the first week, the second week of "Stealing Fire" was released due to the continuous fermentation of word-of-mouth and the continuous spread of the topic of "God Watching Movies", the box office not only did not fall, but rose 9%.

The 9% reversal rate may not be large, but the box office of $25.06 million in the next week made "Stealing Wire" directly overtake all other competitors in the same period, and won the box office championship position of that week in one fell swoop. This may also be this year. The only movie in the summer file that did not show up at the box office in the first week but relied on a strong trend to top the box office champion.

Two weeks after its release, the cumulative box office of "The Line of Fire" reached US$47.99 million.

The bi-weekly box office figure is close to 50 million U.S. dollars, combined with "Theft of Fire" is an inevitable long-term trend, which means that this criminal action film is almost bound to become another member of the box office club of 100 million yuan on the North American box office list.

The runner-up position fell on the phenomenal "Forrest Gump".

In the fifth week of its release, the box office of "Forrest Gump" dropped by 19% and received another $24.76 million. The cumulative box office was $195.49 million, and the 200 million mark was at hand.

MGM started painting last week and ranked third in the "Alien" list.

Speaking of it, the plot of "Alien" does not have any brilliance, it is just a copy of "Alien", and the media word of mouth even failed, with only 4.3 points.

However, Natasha Henstridge, who has not many appearances in the film but is amazing, has inadvertently become the biggest highlight of the film.

For the already very mature American film market, it is never easy to make money by selling meat. Many large-scale pornographic films that have achieved commercial success have a much lower chance of selling big than serious commercial films compared to the huge base of movies of the same type.

Moreover, "Alien" is not exactly an **** movie.

The success of this film obviously has a lot of luck. It can only be said that the role is just right and it has successfully attracted the attention of the audience. Once Natasha Henstridge continued to shoot a few films with "Alien" after the success of "Alien", without any splashes.

In any case, the box office of "Alien" for the first seven days of the first week of the painting reached US$24.39 million in one fell swoop, and the museums that broke 10,000 in the first week also reached the level of big-selling movies.

As a follow-up commercial film with few highlights in word-of-mouth, this kind of achievement has reached everyone's expectations.

The box office of 24.39 million US dollars in the first week means that the total domestic box office of this sci-fi thriller can be at least about 60 million US dollars, which is enough to recover most of the production and publicity investment, and it can enter the profit cycle with a little operation overseas.

Moreover, because of the **** scenes that make people talk about it, the prospects of the videotape of this movie are better than those released in theaters, and it is the kind that is worth collecting.

In the case of the previous "Alien" series that failed in the second box office, it still launched multiple sequels. Later, they stopped issuing theaters and went directly to the video channel. This is the reason.

Compared with the production of at least three or four works in this summer file of other major Hollywood studios, MGM has only two movies, "Speed ​​of Life and Death" and "Alien", but they are all considered full.

Because of the strength of "Stealing Wire", "Forrest Gump" and "Alien", Harrison Ford's "Browse Pursuit", the box office of the second week after the release fell directly from last week's champion to the fourth place on the list. In terms of location, the single-week box office fell by as much as 41% to only $23.37 million, and the box office totaled $62.42 million in two weeks.

Of course, with a bi-weekly revenue of 62.42 million US dollars, it is not a problem that the local box office of "Burning Eyes" will break 100 million yuan. It will definitely become a member of the 100 million yuan box office club that has nothing to do with Daenerys Entertainment this summer.

The fifth place on the list is Quentin Tarantino's "Romeo on Blood".

Because of the joint publicity effect with "The Line of Fire", the box office of this crime drama in the third week of its release was only 17%, and it received 15.26 million US dollars, and the cumulative box office reached 57.62 million US dollars.

In addition to fifth place, Cameron and Schwarzenegger’s "True Lies" ranked sixth on the list. In the third week of the show, the box office fell by 32%, and it received $13.6 million, which officially entered the box office of 100 million yuan. The club threshold, the cumulative box office reached 105.24 million US dollars.

Judging from the current trend, the follow-up "True Lies" still has 30 to 40 million US dollars in box office space.

"Black Steed" and "Allure of the Allure", which started paintings at the same time as "Alien" last week, were all dumb.

"Allure" starring Nicholas Cage and Brigitte Fonda is better, with a box office of 11.95 million U.S. dollars in the first week, ranking seventh. Warner Bros. Pictures' "Black Horse" opened its screen at 1,312, but the box office was only $2.27 million in the first week, and the museum was only $1,733. It is expected to go down in two weeks.

On August 5, a new box office week opened.

Compared with the fierce competition in June and July, in the list of films that will be released in August, Simon does not have a single big-selling movie in his memory, which seems lackluster.

Simon did not have much impression of the two new films "Rock and Roll" and "Golden Soldiers" that opened on the North American theaters on August 5.

Although there will be a big-budget action movie "Night" starring Bruce Willis on August 12, this movie that has fallen horribly in Simon's memory is not yet worth looking forward to in the same period as Ang Lee's "Diet and Men".

Later, on August 26th, Oliver Stone directed Quentin Tarantino's "Born Murderer", and its box office results were only average. This time, with Quentin's "Blood Romeo" just brought the blessing of popularity, coupled with Oliver Stone's box office appeal, maybe it will be better.

Immediately, the 1994 summer break will come to an end at the focus of another box office week on September 1.