Hollywood Hunter

Du Mui Point Manor.

In front of the glass curtain wall of Shell Villa facing the sea, looking at the two little guys in the center of the lively hall, every child will have a chance to get a gift tonight. Simon and he sitting on the sofa next to the wall Amy Pascal is discussing company matters.

"The Japanese stock market has continued to fall in the past week. So, you might not have the chance to attend the opening ceremony of Universal Studios Osaka during Easter next year?"

Simon was holding a glass of red wine, leaning on a single sofa in a leisurely manner, and said with a smile: "Yes, I definitely can't go anymore. This down cycle of the Japanese stock market may last for a long time, even if it improves then, I run over again, the Japanese are really anxious."

"Hehe," Amy laughed: "There is one more thing, you know, regarding the name, do we still need to continue to use the name'Universal Studios', or, now it has been renamed'Daenerys' Is it a good opportunity for the cinema?"

"I have considered it many times, but still feel that it is unnecessary. Daenerys Entertainment Group will become larger and larger in the future. We don’t need to make all subsidiaries name the prefix “Daenerys”. This will cause some This is the disadvantage of homogenization. Since we want to build a global theme park system, the sub-brand of'Universal Studios' is actually good, isn't it?"

Amy thought for a while, then nodded, and said: "By the way, Peck talked to me on Friday. The Turkish side recently contacted him and said that if we put the Universal Studios Europe project in Istanbul, they are willing to give Great discount."

Amy said Peck is Bruce Peck, president of the theme park business.

In July, in order to promote Disney's acceptance of the French Vivendi Group's takeover offer to some extent, Daenerys Entertainment publicly announced its plan to build Universal Studios Europe.

Disneyland Paris, which is at a loss after opening, has become a major burden for Disney. If Daenerys Entertainment, which is in full swing, builds Universal Studios Europe, it will inevitably divert customers from Disneyland Paris, making this hotel in trouble. The theme park has worsened the situation, which in turn affected the entire Disney company.

The announcement of this news directly led to the stimulation of Disney’s chairman and CEO Michael Eisner and a heart attack.

Without Eisner, the diehard who firmly opposes the sale of Disney, Vivendi Group's acquisition negotiations for Disney are progressing smoothly, and are currently waiting for the final approval of the Federal Ministry of Justice.

Many people are worried that Universal Studios Europe will follow in Paris Disney's footsteps, but Simon has no intention of making a fake shot.

In recent months, the site selection work for Universal Studios Europe has been low-key.

Simon just didn't expect that Turkey would come to join in the fun.

This is not surprising.

Although Disneyland Paris has become a burden for Disney, this theme park still brings tens of millions of tourists to France every year. A huge business circle has also been formed near Disneyland Paris, where employment and real estate have been obtained. Great boost.

Overall, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

Therefore, when Daenerys Entertainment proposed to build the Universal Studios Europe, many countries have taken steps to win the project.

In order to avoid repeating the mistake of lack of consideration in terms of climate factors in Disneyland Paris, Universal Studios Europe will only choose countries along the Mediterranean Sea where spring is all year round.

After excluding France, the target is actually only Italy, Spain, and Greece. To be precise, they are near the three cities of Rome, Barcelona, ​​and Athens. Among them, Rome and Barcelona are the top priority targets. Athens can only be considered as a substitute. Italy and Spain, who can give more favorable terms and the comprehensive evaluation results of the Daenerys Entertainment Theme Park team.

In order to avoid the three companies waiting to be sold, this consideration will of course not be made public.

According to the media, any country in Europe has the opportunity to obtain this project, even the high-latitude Britain and the three Nordic countries.

Thinking about this, Simon said: “It’s definitely impossible in Turkey. Although our theme park is PG, the cultural differences are too great. However, it’s okay to let Bruce and the other party get in touch with each other more. , Remember to let the media go."

Amy knew the profound meaning of Simon's arrangement, smiled and nodded, and then talked about the first week of the box office of "The Mortuary Haunted Incident" and the follow-up development of the "Conspiracy Movie Universe".

In the first week of the Halloween schedule from October 28 to November 3, "The Haunted Morgue" won the championship without any suspense. It opened for seven days at the box office and collected 45.71 million US dollars. The museum both reached 19,000 US dollars. Both key figures exceeded the summer "Calling the Soul" from the file.

The four major new films in the same period, "Frankenstein", ranked second on the weekly box office list, had only $14.2 million in the box office in the first week, which was less than one-third of "The Haunted Morgue".

The other two new films are a bit horrible.

Warner Bros.'s "Silent Trap", which cost $30 million, had a box office of only $2.04 million in the first week, barely hanging in the fifth place on the weekly box office list. Disney’s "Ultimate Warrior", which cost US$20 million, had a box office revenue of only US$1.51 million in the first seven days, and it fell directly to the ninth place on the list.

According to comprehensive statistics, the total box office in North America in the first week of Halloween was $73.16 million, and "The Mortuary Haunted Incident" accounted for 62% of the share.

Daenerys Entertainment is still the only one.

Although judging from the box office trend of the second week of the show in recent days, the next week of "The Mortuary Haunted Incident" may have fallen by about 50%, surpassing the 43% drop in the same period of "Calling the Souls", but such an excellent start to this film There are no regrets. The brand of ‘Himki Movie Universe’ has been honed by these two films and is considered popular.

As for the follow-up, horror films are different from blockbusters, with low budget and short cycle. If Simon is willing, it will be no problem to launch two or three series a year. However, Simon of course understands the truth that we can't exhaust ourselves, and the eager development progress will only make the audience quickly lose interest in this series.

Simon's plan is to release at most one related work every year in the future, which is more cautious than the DC movie universe series, and occasionally has to stop completely for a year, which is considered ‘fallow’. Moreover, the sequel of the single film must be separated by at least one year. All of these are for maximizing the vitality of the "Call of Souls Movie Universe".

After the birthday party of the two little guys, a new week has arrived.

November 7.

on Monday.

The day before the polling day of the 1994 midterm elections.

In three days, Lin Su and Chen Qing were basically familiar with the new environment around them, and the jet lag also reversed. I thought they would stay in Los Angeles for a long time, but I didn’t expect to be notified on Sunday afternoon that they would fly to New York with Simon Westero on Monday.

I packed my luggage in advance and arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on time at nine o'clock.

The memorable Boeing 767 was already parked on the runway. Seeing Girl A waiting at the door of the cabin, Chen Qing knew that Simon Westero had arrived early, which made the group of six women embarrassed. No one cares about this.

Chen Qing also keenly felt that the four staff that Westeros gave her and Lin Su were more excited today than the two of them.

Probably because of being able to meet Simon Westeros.

These days, I have had a very good relationship with the four girls, and some even intend to use them as the first-tier team that I developed in the United States. However, certain things still made Chen Qing instinctively a little afraid, and she hoped that Girl A would arrange the four women in the rear cabin with the staff.

Because these four are probably the service staff specially trained by the Westeros family, no matter their figure or appearance is not bad.

Alison did not do this, but took the six people to the living room of the mid-cabin of the plane. In order to avoid self-defeating, Chen Qing did not take the initiative to raise it.

Everyone arrived and the plane took off.

When the Boeing 767 enters the clouds, everyone unfastened their seat belts and started free movement.

I didn't dare to walk around.

Just about to wait for the stewardess to come over, a young man with a tall stature walked directly into the living room, with Girl A behind him.

The six girls got up quickly.

Signaling everyone to sit down, Simon also sat down beside him, just nodded to Lin Su and Chen Qing, then smiled and looked at the two bodyguard ladies: "Kate, Pamela, how are you doing?"

Catherine Elgar and Pamela Winser were the first female bodyguards trained at the MCSS base in Oklahoma.

Simon has not only seen the details of these girls, but also met several times in person.

The two women did not expect that Simon would remember their names. They greeted them first. Some were flattered. Catherine Elgar said, "It's pretty good, Mr. Westeros, but I regret not being able to work by your side. ."

These female bodyguards trained by Simon were originally meant to serve the women around them. At this time, they just said: "It doesn't make a difference. Although you work for Chen and Lin, you are still employees of the Westeros family."

This is true.

Lin Su and Chen Qing can't afford the salaries of the four girls, they are all paid by the Westeros family.

I did not forget to greet the other two Lily Favel and Christina Rutham, who had met for the first time, and found that the clothes on the six girls were a bit thin. Simon asked, "It might be a bit cold in New York. Have you prepared clothes?"

The six girls nodded.

Los Angeles is like spring in all seasons, and beauty-loving women are naturally ‘cold-resistant’, and it’s okay to wear thinner clothes on the West Coast.

However, the east coast is now in winter, and the daily temperature is below 10 degrees. If you continue to wear the west coast, you can’t stand it. Lin Su and Chen Qing, who live in southern China, did not think of this yesterday, but Lily Favel, who grew up on the east coast, mentioned it. After receiving the notice yesterday afternoon, the six women went out to purchase new clothes.

Seeing the girls nodded, Simon changed the subject and continued to chat with them some trivial things. He quickly got up and said to Chen Qing: "Chen, you come with me."

Chen Qing confirmed that Westeros called only one herself, concealing her joy, stood up and followed the man out of the middle cabin living room.

Looking at Chen Qing's leaving figure, Lin Su, who almost stood up with him just now, had an indifferent look on his face, but he was a little lost in his heart.

There was even a bit of resentment that she would never admit.

Someone, is this intentional?

Afterwards, during the four-hour trip, Chen Qing did not return again. Girl A did not show up until the plane approached the sky over New York, and took some of Chen Qing’s clothes. Seeing this situation, the other girls, even if they were stupid, guess To what happened. When I got off the plane, I saw a certain blush on Chen Qing's face, and it was obviously unnatural when he walked, making things even more obvious.

My boss is a playboy, and the daughters of Catherine know this well, but they don't feel particularly impressed.

Lin Su has a mixed feeling.

Damnable man.

It's ridiculous.

Seeing Chen Qing holding the man's arm affectionately all the way off the plane, she became even more angry inexplicably.

Arrived in New York, the east coast is already more than four o'clock in the afternoon.

After arriving in Manhattan by car, the group separated. The destination of Lin Su and Chen Qing’s six daughters was a townhouse on 95th Street in the Upper West Side. The reason why they were arranged here is because they are very close to Columbia University. The next two years , Outside of work, Chen Qing will take a break from studying for an MBA at Columbia University.

Girl A sent the six girls over in person and arranged them. Before leaving, she did not forget to remind that there is a cocktail party in the evening, Lin Su and Chen Qing must attend.

Sending away Alison Norris, the sky in Manhattan is already dark.

The lights in the four-storey townhouse on West 95th Street and Central Park only one block turned on. Chen Qing walked up and down the villa again with physical discomfort, and finally came to the living room downstairs, very satisfied Sitting down on the sofa, looking at Lin Su, who was looking cold next to him, suddenly said in Chinese: "I didn't expect that my first time was on an airplane."

Lin Su's expression barely changed. He looked disdainful. He flipped through his hand at a copy of The Economist, which was a reading that the two women had bought together in Los Angeles in recent days.

Chen Qing saw Lin Su ignoring herself with a little smile on her face, and suddenly asked, "Lin Su, do you have the first time?"

Lin Su turned slightly, pretending not to hear.

"It seems to be gone."

"You didn't!"

"Oh, there seems to be more," Chen Qing laughed, and said narrowly: "I will tell Simon, he should be very happy."

Lin Su threw "The Economist" on the coffee table and was about to flee.

Chen Qing yelled to her and said, "Simon said, you will be my assistant from now on. This is justified."

Lin Su's eyes widened.

I just reluctantly agreed to cooperate with her.

How suddenly...

Moreover, only half a month ago, she was the government commissioner in charge of receiving Simon Westeros, and Chen Qing was just a small translator who was not even a deputy.

This reversed.

It's really uncomfortable.

Think about it and quickly understand.

Man?

As long as I am satisfied, I am willing to promise everything.

What's more, from the beginning, Lin Su knew that Chen Qing was not a fuel-efficient lamp.

A certain emotion is more.

But I also know that I have no room for rejection at all.

Chen Qing looked at Lin Su's ever-changing expressions triumphantly, and quickly said: "By the way, there is also the MBA in Columbia University. Do you want to be together?"

"want!"

"Then I will talk to Simon and count you."

Lin Su wanted to repent, noticing the joking expression on Chen Qing's face, and forcibly held back.

Suddenly, there was a strong contending mind in my heart.

Sooner or later one day.

Sooner or later, sooner or later, I will surpass you!