Hollywood New Century

"Tell me, what do you want money for, $500,000 is enough for you!" Nicole Kidman was in a very good mood.

"You know that I bought two scripts. I want to continue making movies. The budget for "Little Miss Sunshine" is about 8 million, and "The Devil's Fashion" costs $35 million. Are you interested in continuing to invest?" Simon went straight in.

"You also did the script of "Little Miss Sunshine"? As for the "Fashion Devil", it's a bit interesting. After all, the novel was very popular at the time, but at $35 million, we can't play like this anymore." Nicole will not invest randomly just because of one success. After all, the budget of "Juno" is very low, and the production budget of "Fashion Devil" is 35 million US dollars. It is better to find a distributor to come in, and the North American distribution rights can be sold.

"I have almost prepared "Little Miss Sunshine" with a budget of 8 million US dollars. I have already promised others to make it, and I have recruited some of the previous personnel into Xinghai Films. This time I am in the middle of the control, and they will execute it!" Simon It will definitely not be as hands-on as "Juno". The producers can make more than a dozen movies a year, and they can't be exhausted by doing it themselves!

Nicole's expression is a bit tangled, "Little Miss Sunshine" is too bland, but he has just made money for himself, not investing is too...

"Nicole, you can give me 10 million dollars first, and then it will be deducted from the income of the subsequent movies. I will spend my time developing "Fashion Devil", and then we will discuss the investment!" Look! This guy's expression is obviously not optimistic about the prospects of "Little Miss Sunshine".

Simon is also happy to pay for it himself. "The Devil of Fashion" is 35 million US dollars, and he really can't eat it.

"Okay, I'll credit the $10 million to your account as soon as possible," Nicole said, looking at Simon again, with a wave of her hand,

"These 500,000 are your red envelopes, and everyone else in the celebration banquet crew will give them red envelopes!"

"I only have 500,000 red envelopes?" Simon jumped up directly, "If the box office of "Juno" in North America exceeds 100 million, you will earn at least 20 million. After adding the DVD and TV broadcasts, you can also earn overseas box office and peripherals. how much?"

Nicole Kidman's pretty face turned a little red, and smiled: "Don't worry, I won't treat you badly, go ahead, prepare your new movie plan, and send the plan of "The Devil of Fashion" Come see me!"

"Oh, then I'm leaving!" When it came to his movie, Simon felt that he had to hurry up.

"Juno" has become a climate, and it doesn't need to pay too much attention. Focus Pictures, as a mature distribution company, knows how to do it.

"How is it? Have you thought about it, come and help me or continue to be an agent?" Simon asked Sonia Roman.

"You, are you going to start the production of those two movies next?" Sonia Roman still feels that in her dreams, the movie "Juno" was such a strong success.

Simon nodded, "The funds for "Little Miss Sunshine" have been received. If you want, you can serve as the executive producer and be responsible for the financial aspects. The rest has been managed by professionals!"

"What about my AC agency and the actors below?" Sonia Roman asked.

"Ellen Page is also famous now, and it is not difficult to join a brokerage company!"

"I'll give you the answer in three days, I'll think about it first!" Sonia Roman actually felt that following Simon Parker would have a much better future.

In the evening, Sonia Roman's friend Susan White came to her.

"Susan, sit down, why do you have time to come to my place today?" Sonia Roman ushered Susan White into the room and sat down.

"Sonia, congratulations to you. I didn't expect you to have a filmmaker like Simon Parker. Ellen Page is now a famous actress," Susan White congratulated first.

"I didn't expect that before, he just wrote the script and said he wanted to make a movie. I just thought he had a dream. His movie was released in this way after only one year. Simon Parker, who was running around on the crew, became the filmmaker, and a movie that cost $7 million to create such a big box office!" Sonia Roman is also grateful for her choice.

"Sonia, Simon Pike's ability has been proven, and the North American box office of "Juno" is over 100 million. Do you know his plans for the next movie?" Susan White looked at Sonia Roman.

It was through Susan White that I handed the script to Pat Kingsley, which was a lot of work.

Sonia Roman nodded and replied: "There are two movie plans, one has basically been prepared, and the filming can start after the crew is formed, and the other one, it will take time!"

Of course Sonia Roman knew what Susan was thinking. As an unimportant agent under CAA, she had to fight for roles for her actors.

"Susan, what do you think of Ellen Page?" Sonia Roman asked suddenly.

"Well, yes, "Fruit Hard Candy" has a high evaluation. Although it is small, it has also given her a certain popularity. Now that the word-of-mouth box office of "Juno" has exploded, Ellen Page's influence has been very large. Susan White now has Anne Hathaway, who made her name through The Princess Diaries.

Before, Anne Hathaway, who held the title of Disney princess, was of course stronger than the entertainer in the hands of Sonia Roman.

However, "Juno" was too successful, word of mouth plus box office, Ellen Page basically jumped to the quasi-first-line ranks, not Anne Hathaway can compare.

The "Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" released last year was also an unsuccessful sequel, and the third is definitely missing.

Anne Hathaway now bears the title of a sweetheart princess and wants to seek a breakthrough. This year, she received an independent film "Pretty Woman", which was not released in theaters. The scale is a bit large, and it goes directly to the DVD market!

"Susan, we are friends, I won't lie to you anymore, Simon Pike's goals are very lofty, he asked me to help manage his Xinghai Pictures and give up the AC agency, I don't know what to do now," Sonia ·Roman now has an Ellen Page, and it is a pity to give up. What if Xinghai Pictures fails later?

"Going in the direction of a producer? Oh, God, you were just a third-rate small agent before, and you didn't have much success other than helping Lauren Weisberg publish a novel?" Susan felt that if she had such a Opportunities will definitely not be missed. Simon Pike is now in a period of rapid growth, and his next movie will definitely not lack investment.

"Hey, Susan, shall I transfer the AC agency to you?" Sonia Roman made up her mind at this moment.

Burbank, north of Hollywood, the new headquarters of Xinghai Pictures, a three-story house, spacious and bright, much better than the previous AC brokerage company.

"Well, it took more than a month to find this good place, which is really good," Simon stood in front of his office window, looking at the Hollywood sign in the distance, where a lot of classic movies will be produced in the future.

"In Burbank, there are studios of Disney and Warner Bros., and it's very close to Universal City and Glendale, where all kinds of film companies and production areas gather," Sonia Roman also thought it was a good place. , There are many scenic spots, and it is much more relaxed than the Hollywood side.

"Is it all ready for "Little Beauty in the Sun"?" The funds were already in place a month ago, and they had been prepared for several months in the early stage. Shouldn't it be a problem?

"The director has already formed the crew, and in a week's time, when the actors arrive on the set, the filming can officially start!" Sonia Roman has handed over the management of the AC agency to Susan White, who has left CAA Only Anne Hathaway was taken.

At the same time, only Ellen Page and Blake Lively are the only artists left by the AC agency, and Susan White is going to have a good time.

The goal of recruiting agents to develop offline is also very good, because Sonia Roman revealed that Blake Lively has been optimistic about Simon and will have a future in the future.

"Juno has been released for two months, and the North American box office has reached 120 million US dollars. Last week's weekly box office was 10.5 million US dollars. This week, it is estimated that it will fall below the weekly box office of 10 million US dollars!"

Simon nodded and smiled and said, "Of course it's inevitable. Next month, it's estimated that there will be a few tail theaters left." The theaters arrange films based on the box office, which is normal.

"Next, I'm going to prepare the movie "The Devil of Fashion". I have already found the director and gave him the script. Lauren Weisberg also continued to revise the details of the script according to the director's request." Simon just felt that there was no time to rest, and he was about to discuss the box office share with Focus Pictures.

I hope to get a part of the box office share as soon as possible. The first month of the theater's box office share rule does not have to wait until the next drawing.

"Simon, Susan's side of the cast of "The Devil's Fashion"," Sonia Roman reminded carefully, after all, this movie is not a multi-million investment, and the actors must be selected according to the requirements.

"Don't worry, show me the actor's information when the time comes, I know how to do it," Simon responded.

The director of "Fashion Devil" chose the director of "Sex and the City" to make a beautiful fashion workplace drama, this guy is very good at dealing with these aspects.

Next, is the investment aspect. Of course, Simon can't be in a position of being ignored like last time.

The publisher, its own investment share plus the production share, should be discussed carefully. Simon doesn't care how much Nicole Kidman invests.

Anyway, it is impossible to sell the distribution rights in advance. Isn't "Little Beauty in the Sun" also without a publisher? Simon is not worried about finding a distributor, and will discuss the distribution with "The Devil of Fashion".