Hollywood New Century

In the coffee shop of the Roosevelt Hotel in Beverly Hills, Nicole Kidman, who returned from filming in Australia, was dressed in casual clothes and invited Simon to come here for afternoon tea.

"Don't you know that we Americans don't like afternoon tea?" Simon leaned back in his chair with a look of disdain. The British **** liked a very boring lifestyle.

"Oh, I didn't see you like cheese and barbecue in the United States. Isn't this kind of English afternoon tea very popular in the United States?" Nicole Kidman smiled and put the "Los Angeles Times" in her hand. it is good.

"It's not bad to have an affair with Cate Blanchett," Nicole Kidman said, looking up and smiling,

"Like her type? However, this Eva Green seems a bit different!"

"Hey, you don't want to read these gimmicks. The Chicago Tribune Group, which belongs to the Los Angeles Times, is not having a good time. It's not surprising that this kind of news comes out," Simon said. Concerned, "Washington Post", "New York Times", "Wall Street Journal", "Chicago Tribune" are all newspapers with sales of over one million in the United States.

"Okay, I came back recently and found more news about you, and the atmosphere seems a little wrong," Nicole Kidman suddenly said seriously.

"What's wrong, aren't Hollywood stars big and small now supporting Hillary Clinton's presidential bid? Every day my table is filled with invitations to receptions, what is more important than a change of president in the United States?" Simon Pike's tone Appears very bland.

"Pat said, you have a movie with a heroine yet to be decided, and the executive producer and director are different. Do you think I can't compare to Kate Winslet?" Nicole Kidman said that "Life and Death Reading", I have read the script myself, it is quite suitable!

"Are you sure?" Simon said with a smile, and continued: "The scale of the movie is a bit large, and the heroine in the novel is a strong and beautiful woman!"

"I know, you can ask the director to change the setting. In this situation, what you say is the conclusion!" Nicole Kidman said and frowned.

"Are you sure you really want to play "Life and Death"?" Simon asked seriously.

"Why, are you not optimistic? Isn't that what you want to develop?" Nicole Kidman said with a puzzled expression.

"I want to develop it, and the producer is Anthony Minghella, who has a lot of connections with Harvey Weinstein. Isn't he the director of your "Cold Mountain"?" Simon said with a smile on his face,

"It can be said that I got another movie from Harvey Weinstein. Anthony Minghella and Harvey Weinstein have been working together for a long time!"

"No Country for Old Men has a good reputation when it was released in the past few days. I know that Weinstein Films hoped for this film. Didn't Weinstein Films never invest in "Life and Death"? Anthony Minghella accepts your investment ,it's common!"

Simon rolled her eyes at her and said casually, "Will Quentin Tarantino accept someone other than Harvey Weinstein to make his movie?"

"Harvey Weinstein has a strong desire to control. You should know that you have worked together on a few movies before!"

"I understand, but the novel of "Life and Death" is about human nature after the war and has a high level of artistry. I think I can grasp that role. This movie is the type that the academy judges like, and it must be the same as "No Country for Old Men". Don't you think I'm very good at my acting?" Nicole Kidman's reputation is not very good now, and the movies are hitting the street one by one, and they need to increase their popularity.

"Well, first of all, you are already an Oscar winner, aren't you, now you need a hot commercial movie to prove your worth, you need to prove yourself at the box office now, not this kind of literary film," Simon said and stretched out One finger, and then a second,

"You spent half a year filming "Australian Chaos" in Australia. Can you keep up with your current state? "Australian Chaos" is said to be overrun. Your body should rest now. "Life and Death Reading" is more expensive mindful;"

"Third, starting in August, your movie "Fatal Visit" will be released, and after that "Margot's Wedding" and "The Golden Compass" will be released one after another, especially "The Golden Compass", how much effort New Line Pictures has spent, It's going to be a 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, and you've got to be cooperating with the 'Golden Compass' global campaign, and are you sure you're keeping yourself so busy?"

"Another point is that the film director Stephen Dedley also wanted Kate Winslet to play the heroine," Nicole Kidman said helplessly.

"Stephen Dedley also worked with me on "The Moment", and his casting vision is still good!"

After all, "The Moment" is the movie that got itself an Oscar for Best Actress.

Simon nodded. Director Stephen Dedley's opinion indeed agreed with him. Kate Winslet's appearance really fits the heroine too much.

"By the way, Simon, now you are a high-ranking gold medal producer, and you have the business of Xinghai Entertainment. What I want to tell you is that Harvey Weinstein is still very unusual. He is very arrogant, his character is also very irritable, and he is unscrupulous in doing things. Now that your relationship is so bad, you should be careful." Nicole Kidman is also very smart. On the surface, Simon Pike and Harvey Weinstein is a personal grievance, but to put it bluntly, it is actually a business confrontation that a new independent film company wants to replace the overlord of the old independent film.

Simon stood up, looked out the window of the coffee shop, and said plainly: "In business, it is either a friend or an enemy. It is better not to live in the glory of the past, otherwise, the consequences of that time will be unbearable!"

Independent films are not the goal that Simon pursues at all. They are just desserts. Hollywood is like a pyramid. The higher you go, the fewer people there are. Who is standing at the top?

It's the Rupert Murdoch family of News Corp., the Summer Redstone family of Viacom Group, and the Turner Ted family, the majority owner of Time Warner Group (the founders of TBS Television Group).

A mere Harvey Weinstein just wants to get out of his way, that's too much to look at this guy.

"With this kind of lace news, some of my past, what's the use of this kind of report, the people have an extra piece of chat after dinner!" Simon can only say, asking Ernstein Films for such a naive approach can only be disgusting myself.