Hollywood New Century

Simon is of course coveted for Middle East capital, but at present Sheikh Mansour's main direction is investment in oil resources, real estate and hotels, and the rest are aviation, airports and the like.

On the financial front, it appears that we will have to wait until the economy recovers. Sheikh Mansour, however, has shown no small interest in Simon's gargantuan plans for a massive movie-themed resort in China.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund, Oman Investment Authority, Sharjah Asset Management Company, Bahrain Investment Fund, etc., all have large-scale business evenings attended by high-level executives. Simon did feel how rich the wealth in the Arabian Peninsula is.

Simon looked at them like he looked at the roast camel meat in the banquet hall.

"It's time to go to the United States, you can go to Los Angeles, you can visit Hollywood!" Simon said to Qatari royal family member Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

"Thank you, I will definitely visit the United States when I have the opportunity. I have mainly stayed in Europe, especially the United Kingdom for the longest time," said Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the fourth son of the current Emir of Qatar. , just 30 years old this year.

"Huh," Simon left the Atlantis Hotel in the middle of the night and let the driver go back to the sailing hotel directly.

Originally, Simon came to Dubai for a holiday and was going to be quiet and quiet, although it was hard to refuse the enthusiasm of some Arab local tyrants.

However, Simon is not without gains. The UAE consortium is very interested in investing in real estate and hotels. It is very possible to cooperate in a movie-themed resort in the future. After all, it has the global charm of Hollywood film and television, which is very helpful for promoting the UAE.

Moreover, the Qatari consortium seems to be very interested in sports investment, but they have not yet acquired Paris Saint-Germain, and the future city football plan is estimated to have not yet occurred.

Simon sat on the sofa and put down the information of various Middle East capitals in his hands. The Qatar consortium invested in more businesses than the UAE consortium.

If it helps to promote the city of Dubai, it must be a global commercial blockbuster. The current commercial blockbuster of Xinghai Entertainment is mainly based on the Marvel series, which is not good; the "Twilight" series is not good.

While knocking on the table, Simon began to think. In his memory, it seems that the "Fast and Furious" series and "Mission Impossible" series have scenes in Dubai.

The benefits of acquiring Universal Pictures are actually quite numerous. The nearly 100-year history and worldwide brand effect are very valuable.

"Catherine, contact Laura, where is Paramount's "Mission Impossible 4" project now?" Simon ordered, as a restarted series, remember that "Mission Impossible 4" will already be in Dubai in the future Climbing scene!

"Okay," Katherine Hills quickly began to call.

"Mission Impossible 3" failed to meet expectations, and the years of cooperation between Paramount and Tom Cruise came to nothing. Although they have reconciled now, Paramount's funds are not so rich at present.

As a producer, Tom Cruise needs to raise a lot of money to operate. After all, whether "Mission Impossible 4" can be successful, no one knows if it is not.

If Simon remembers correctly, the person who helped solve the financial problem in the previous life was Larry Ellison's son, David Ellison's Sky Dance Producer. David Ellison, who is a flight enthusiast, is Tom Kerr. Ruth's little brother.

The early Tom Cruise's "Top Gun" was David Ellison's favorite movie.

A few years ago, David Ellison's "Air Combat Hero" became a laughing stock, and when he invested in "Mission Impossible 4", he established several film partnerships with Paramount.

Therefore, after the production of Sky Dance, it did invest in several good films of Paramount, including the follow-up of the "Mission Impossible" series and the follow-up of the "Star Trek" series.

Now, Simon believes that the crew of "Mission: Impossible 4" has only determined the producer, director and actor.

"Boss, the Los Angeles side said that there is not much news about "Mission Impossible 4" at present, only that the director is Brad Bird, J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise are the producers, The male lead is Tom Cruise, and now J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise should still be writing the script for the film," Kathryn Hills reports.

“Also, Paramount and Cruise are actively looking for investors to work with, with an estimated budget of $130 million to $150 million!”

Brad Bird, director of Foodie and The Incredibles, and J.J. Abrams, director of Mission: Impossible 3 and Star Trek 11, is capable Filmmaker.

Simon nodded and said, "Catherine, get ready, we're going back to Los Angeles in a few days, and let Laura arrange that I want to meet J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise," Speaking, Simon's mouth smiled and continued,

"Let's just say, I have some interest in "Mission Impossible 4", and Xinghai Pictures can participate!"

"OK!"

"Mission Impossible 4" can be said to have the best reputation in the series, and the box office is not bad.

Even if Xinghai Pictures participates, the distribution rights will definitely still be owned by Paramount. After all, the most important thing for a movie is the distribution rights.

It's good that Simon himself is the boss of Xinghai Entertainment, but Simon also has the status of a gold medal producer and screenwriter. In this way, whether it is in terms of budgetary funds or in the production and promotion of the film, the addition of Simon Parker will definitely be more powerful.

If you add some capital, you can also have the right to co-produce. Although there is no distribution right for the film, Paramount will benefit from the profit, but Simon will definitely take advantage of the situation to propose the meaning of the Dubai scene in the film.

The box office of the movie was a big hit, and Xinghai Pictures can definitely make money if it invests, and it sold well in Dubai. J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise also need to be grateful to themselves, right? ?

After all, after next year's "Mission Impossible 4" word-of-mouth double harvest, Simon Parker, one of the producers, must have a credit.

As for Paramount not agreeing, it's basically impossible. Paramount really doesn't have so much money at this stage, not to mention the previous cooperation with the King's Fund has ended.

Paramount is looking for new co-fund investment partners to use other people's money to make its own films, something studios love to do. Moreover, in the previous "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", Simon's Xinghai Pictures also cooperated with Paramount, but Warner Bros. was involved at that time.