Hollywood Hunter

After the midterm elections, the second week of the Halloween schedule of the North American Academy quietly ended.

In a box office week from November 4th to November 10th, the second movie in the Haunted Mansion series "The Haunted Morgue" in the first week collected 45.71 million U.S. dollars. The next week's box office fell 49% and received 23.35 million U.S. dollars. The performance is obviously not as good as the next week's trend of "Calling the Soul".

However, in two weeks, the cumulative box office of "The Haunted Morgue" has reached 69.06 million US dollars.

Even if the New World Pictures team’s additional $5 million investment in announcements after the box office sales in the first week are included, the total budget for the production and announcement of "The Mortuary Haunted Incident" is only $35 million. In two weeks, it received 69.06 million US dollars. According to the step-sharing rule, Daenerys Entertainment has recovered all the investment and started to realize profit.

Not only that, through the management of two consecutive films, the brand of the celestial movie universe is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Friday, November 11.

On the third day after the end of the midterm elections, the North American Thanksgiving holiday schedule opened.

Daenerys Entertainment's first movie launched during Thanksgiving is "Ghosts in Disguise", and Kim Carey’s second work after the big-selling "Detective Plane" on Easter time. The number of screens opened is 2,360. .

At the same time, two other heavyweight new films have started painting this week, namely MGM's "Terror Zone" and Warner Bros' "Interview with the Vampire".

"Terror Zone" produced by MGM tells a fatal virus crisis caused by poaching. This is a project that Simon arranged for MGM based on memory. The original version starred Dustin Hoffman and Renee Russell. The box office was pretty good.

Affected by Simon this big butterfly, the new version of "Terror Zone" is starred by Sam Neal, who has gained widespread popularity in "Jurassic Park". Because Renee Russell becomes the heroine of the new version of "Jurassic Park", both parties Not suitable for continuing to partner, Simon's favorite Shella Ward was also unable to participate because of the schedule of "Desperate Housewives", and finally finalized the Oscar actress Jessica Lange.

The final cost of the film was 30 million U.S. dollars, which exceeded Simon’s initial expectations of 25 million U.S. dollars. However, the effect of the film was pretty good. MGM arranged 2,215 to open the screen.

The last "Interview with the Vampire" is even more interesting.

The two male protagonists of the original version of this movie are Tom Cruise, who was thriving at the time, and Brad Pitt, who is emerging. The producer is David Ge, who wants to test the waters of film production after selling the Geffen record. Fen.

Now, because of the entanglement with Daenerys Entertainment, Tom Cruise has been completely photographed on the beach.

After Brad Pitt starred in the Superman of the DC movie universe, his popularity is booming.

As an important test project before the establishment of DreamWorks with the three of Steven Spielberg, even if David Geffen, who frankly disclosed his sexuality, is hailed as the most powerful **** in Hollywood, with a $60 million investment For large projects, it is impossible to choose a role according to your own preferences.

What's more, the director Neil Jordan who signed the project, several prospective actors, and even the publisher Warner Bros., are inextricably linked to Daenerys Entertainment.

Without Simon speaking at all, these people would take the initiative to avoid working with Tom Cruise.

Therefore, in the new version of "Interview with the Vampire", the two male protagonists finally fell on Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt.

As the core actor of the DC movie universe, Pete can play, naturally need to get the permission of both Warner and Daenerys. It stands to reason that, in order to avoid consuming the popularity of actors, Simon usually does not agree with the core actors of the DC movie universe to star in other blockbusters. However, the theme of "Interview with the Vampire" does not conflict with "Superman", plus Warner's lobbying, Simon agreed with the flow.

In addition, a very brilliant luoli in the original version still chose Kirsten Dunst, whose shelf life is only 13 years old.

On the day of the painting, Warner Bros. gave out 2,604 screens of this best-selling novel adapted film.

Compared with the uneven quality of the new films in the Halloween schedule, this time, the three films that opened the painting have gained a very good reputation. Simon deliberately postponed "Toy Story 2" by one week to the opening of Easter week, also to give He hopes that "Interview with the Vampire" can enter the billion-dollar box office club as before and share the pressure of Daenerys Entertainment.

As for "Ghost in Disguise", although Simon let go of Kim Carey under Jonathan's mediation, he still hopes that this movie will be able to go as in the trend of "Detective Plane" and it will be a big hit, not breaking 100 million. It doesn't matter. The three new films, "Ghost in Disguise", have the lowest cost, only 25 million US dollars. Even if the announcement of 10 million US dollars is included, it only needs 70 million US dollars to recover all the costs at the box office.

On the other hand, the plan to continuously create news hotspots to divert the public's attention to the midterm elections continues.

The mid-term election vote on Tuesday, the news of Victoria’s Secret rehearsal and Stephen King’s signing of Broadcast were released on Wednesday, and the ten-day record performance of the "Information Age" marketing plan was widely promoted on Thursday. Friday is naturally the opening of the Thanksgiving holiday schedule, and it comes in a flash. On Saturday, the third Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will open in the evening.

In addition, the National Rifle Association’s sniping plan in retaliation for a series of congressmen who voted for the gun control bill was also exposed by a leftist media in New York. Through some secret operations, relevant public opinion quickly spread across the country, continuously instilling a kind of this midterm into the public. The impression that the election was manipulated by the National Rifle Association.

In order to further promote public opinion, many media suddenly began to focus on some recent shooting incidents in various parts of the Federation.

A school shooting in Mississippi in which 6 students were killed;

A desperate middle-aged man in Minnesota who had been unemployed for three years shot and killed the former boss and his family of four;

A six-year-old boy from Oregon accidentally killed his sister while playing with a gun;

Such all kinds.

The number of deaths caused by various types of shootings in the United States is more than 10,000 each year, and there are countless similar cases.

In the past, because of the lack of a nationwide open information platform such as the Internet, many news about shootings were confined to the local area, and large newspapers often did not follow up on this kind of "trivial", so it is difficult to cause too strong social impact.

This time, a series of incidents were suddenly gathered for reporting, and there were also large-scale media platforms such as the New York Times and Eaglet Portal. The shooting that seemed to be less eye-catching at first seemed shocking.

Although the National Rifle Association is strong, the United States has never lacked organizations that support gun control.

Under the quiet promotion of the Westeros system, for a time, many groups and individuals holding gun control positions began to speak out. At the same time, they did not forget to direct their attention to the just past midterm elections, accusing the National Rifle Association of causing it for their own purposes. A large number of fair parliamentarians with social conscience have lost the election, and therefore call on the federal government to initiate an investigation into the National Rifle Association's possible interference in the midterm elections.

There is no impermeable wall in the world.

Simon couldn't stop everyone's mouth.

Among the disturbing public opinion, there is naturally no shortage of news exposing the Westeros system's secret interference in this mid-term election.

In any case, the operation of the Westeros system during the mid-term elections is actually bigger than that of the National Rifle Association, and, after all, because of its background, the method is far less smooth than the National Rifle Association, and many operations. They all carry a rough energy of wealth.

However, similar revelations are basically covered up by a series of more eye-catching news hotspots. Even if someone notices it, they instinctively think that the National Rifle Association is more hateful.

The attention of the general public can be diverted and guided, but the Washington authorities, who are in the mirror of their hearts, have not been fascinated by Simon's dazzling public opinion operation.

What the Westeros system did in the midterm elections just past, whether it is the White House or Congress, knows well.

Except for a few true ultra-left politicians, many members of the Senate and House of Representatives, and even Mr. President, there are actually various financial masters behind the scenes. However, this does not mean that Washington will be willing to become a puppet of various chaebol giants. , Otherwise, after two hundred years, the United States would have become South Korea.

Therefore, the Westeros system interfered with close to one-tenth of the politicians' elections in both houses of Congress, causing strong fear and vigilance throughout Washington. With Simon Westero's financial resources, if he continues to act so recklessly, in the future, the whole of Washington will be shrouded in the shadow of a certain young man.

This is absolutely intolerable.

Therefore, although Simon successfully diverted the public's attention through a series of public opinion operations, after the midterm elections, the two parties in the United States were licking wounds or examining the fruits of victory, while liaising with each other to discuss how to deal with a young tycoon. Interference in the midterm elections.

Launch an investigation.

This is the first thought that comes to many politicians' minds.

However, investigation is easy, and finding a handle is not difficult.

But then?

Any investigation will inevitably involve an elected congressman. The operation of Chasimeon Westeros. Although the Democrats have the majority, the Republicans also have some beneficiaries.

Moreover, even if serious election fraud is found in the end, Simon Westeros can easily find a scapegoat. A person who is blinded and blinded can easily get away. Even if the evidence is conclusive, who would dare to take an unprecedented 300 billion yuan in federal history? Is the dollar-level super-rich sent to prison?

Look at the things Simon Westero has done in Rwanda and Italy in the past year. This is not a messy master at all.

What's more, the young super-rich is not so stupid. Although many operations are obviously marginalized, Washington does not have much evidence of substantial fraud.

The other party's operation is just throwing money crazy with his own wealth.

Spend money to conduct large-scale social surveys for those supporting politicians to formulate precise campaign strategies that are detailed to each voter group in each county and county, and organize a large “free” volunteer team to support politicians’ campaigns, and to organize money A large number of people are digging the ground and looking for possible black material in every detail of competitors from small to large, and even spending money for public welfare to accumulate social reputation for supporters.

Many people can think of these methods.

Moreover, as long as it is not true, it is not too illegal.

The key is that it is too costly, and the entire Federation, only Simon Westeros can be smashed.

Just like this time, some people in Washington have made general statistics. Simon Westero has spent at least $200 million in this midterm election. Such a sum of cash, except for Simon Westero, who is worth 300 billion US dollars, even Bill Gates, who is second on the list this year because of the continuous skyrocketing of Microsoft's stock price, and who is worth 28 billion US dollars, cannot easily get it.

More than 90% of Bill Gates’ $28 billion net worth is Microsoft’s stock assets, even if some funds have been cashed out in recent years, but the new super-rich does not have the kind of background and strength to blend this kind of big Large-scale political campaigns.

After all, Microsoft is just a company.

The Westeros system has entangled all aspects of the US economy like a giant octopus.

Simon's operation in this mid-term election may not be as well-rounded as the long-established National Rifle Association, but the gap lies in experience, not strength.

After Bill Gates, other rich people are even more so.

If you rush to use more than 200 million US dollars in cash to blend in with the elections, the wealthy people who are generally worth only a few billion US dollars are likely to suffer severely.

All in all, this is nothing but a game that Simon Westero alone can afford.

Now, if it is pursued vigorously, it may not be able to compare Simon Westero's in the end. In the event of a big incident, many MPs may only have to resign.

The Democratic Party, which was already badly injured in the midterm elections, will never allow this kind of turmoil to happen again.

The same is true for the Republicans.

After all, the whole of Washington is one.

Just like why the Kennedy assassination was always covered up, in fact, there are not so many mysterious conspiracy theories. One of the important reasons is that neither the Democrats nor the Republicans want to seriously damage Washington's in the hearts of the American people after the truth is disclosed. Image.

The same is true for 911 in Simon's memory.

As long as Washington’s politicians are somewhat sensible, it is impossible for the Bush administration to manipulate 9/11 as in the conspiracy theory. However, many signs also indicate that before 9/11, the US intelligence system had already captured a large amount of information, but failed to intercept the attack. However, no one can bear the responsibility for such a major dereliction of duty that has caused a national disaster, and the White House and Congress cannot afford it.

Therefore, at the end of the incident, all the guilt was attributed to Ben ** alone.

This is also true for the midterm elections.

The Republican Party, which has already won a complete victory, cannot launch a large-scale investigation of Simon, turning the original victory into a huge political farce.

So, what to do now?

It is impossible to investigate the operation of the Westeros system, and many people also think that they can teach this young and rich man who has obviously crossed the boundaries.

This is also considered customary.

Because of the incident of the 1992 presidential election, Rose Perot has been frequently manipulated by the Republicans in the past two years to find trouble. On the surface, the Perot family seems to be still in a good light. However, the super-rich, once ranked in the top three on the Forbes list, the companies under his name are rapidly declining at a speed visible to the naked eye due to the suppression of the authorities.

However, Rose Perot can only be regarded as the loser of a political game.

Simon Westeros is a standard big winner.

In order to promote some bills, the two houses of Congress often need to fight for one or two key votes. Now, Simon Westero can almost affect one-tenth of the more than 500 members of the Senate and House of Representatives. This strength is really terrifying.

Annoyed by the suppression of the Westeros system, who knows what this young man will do in the future and what will he do in the next election?

No one wants to follow in the footsteps of Craig Ames and David Merros.

However, something must be done anyway.

After a few days of hesitation, on Saturday morning, Washington finally did something.

Simon, who was preparing to participate in the evening Victoria's Secret Show in New York, suddenly received an invitation from the White House. For a very high-sounding reason, Mr. President wanted to talk to him about the development of the new technology industry.