Hollywood New Century

"Simon, I have always heard that you prefer to study Chinese culture. I will introduce you to a Chinese actor," Wendi Deng said, introducing Zhang Ziyi to Simon.

"Hello, Miss Zhang, I've read Memoirs of a Geisha!" Simon said and shook hands with her.

"I see, Mr. Parker, what do you think of that movie?" Zhang Ziyi asked eagerly.

"The three Chinese actors performed well, but I have no interest in RB culture, so I have no opinion!" How can Simon directly say that other people's movies are not good.

"Simon, have you ever thought about China's film market? It has a population of 1.3 billion. Now China's film industry is developing rapidly, and more and more Chinese film stars are entering Hollywood," Wendi Deng reminded.

Simon nodded and said, "Of course I know, but unfortunately now I'm just an independent production company, wait for the future!"

At present, the Chinese market is still very small, and only 12% of the film is divided every year, and there are only 10 places. Most of the films are introduced as batch films.

The Asian market is still dominated by RB! Of course, the future Chinese market will definitely be the key direction.

After a while, Zhang Ziyi's new boyfriend, Ivy Niwo, came over.

Simon Parker didn't know him, but he knew he was a pseudo-rich man who had invested in Time Warner and Weinstein Pictures!

After a casual chat, Simon Parker left. Whether it was Wendi Deng or Zhang Ziyi, they were very ambitious people, and they would do anything to achieve their goals.

As Rupert Murdoch's wife, Wendi Deng has also given birth to two daughters. She has been very low-key before, and now she has a substantial position in News Corp., the director of Juyou.com China. Deacon.

Looking at Ivy Niwo next to Zhang Ziyi, and thinking about the future of the beach door, Wendi Deng, an ambitious and sociable person, does indeed have the advantage of entering Hollywood.

Holding a glass of wine, Simon was thinking about the world's second largest market in the future, and he really needs to start thinking about it.

Jet Li's "Huo Yuanjia" last year had a good box office in North America, with more than 24 million US dollars, and this year will also release an R-rated action movie "Ranger" with Jason Statham;

Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour 3", which will be released this summer, and "The King of Kung Fu", which is also being prepared for cooperation with Jet Li, are also about to start filming.

Jet Li will also shoot "The Mummy 3" released by Universal Pictures!

Both are Sino-US co-productions, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, two cards that have entered Hollywood.

Of course, for Simon, there is no need to understand China through Wendi Deng. Who can understand the great powers on the other side of the Pacific Ocean better than himself?

"Hey, Simon, why are you frowning?" Emma Watts, the vice president of Twentieth Century Fox Pictures, came over and asked with a smile.

"Ms. Watts, last year's "X-Men 3: The Last Stand" box office was good, and this year's "Fantastic Four 2" will be released again. The superhero adaptation movie seems to be very handy!" Simon is now the boss of Marvel, Of course for superhero movies.

"Simon, as you know, we at Twentieth Century Fox and your Marvel Entertainment have almost finished writing the script for X-Men: Wolverine, the better the movie, the better it will be for your Marvel Entertainment. , isn't it?" Of course Emma Watts knew that Xinghai Entertainment was working hard to take back Marvel's copyrights, such as Deadpool. But Deadpool is ready to join the prequel, and the cast has already been set

"Now, except for the "X-Men" series and "Spider-Man" series, other Marvel-adapted movies have not met expectations. The gap between us and DC is still very large," Simon is now trying to put the two Tenth Century Fox's Deadpool copyright is coming back, and "Wolverine" will make a mess of Deadpool!

The Marvel adaptation movies to be released this year include "Spider-Man 3", "Fantastic Four 2" and "Ghost Rider". These are three movies with bad reputation.

"Simon, DC's "Superman Returns" also has a bad reputation, right?" Emma Watts smiled.

"But the restart of "Batman" has a good reputation," Simon said helplessly. The influence of Superman and Batman is too great, and the entire Marvel system is only comparable to Spider-Man.

"The "Invincible Hulk" and "Iron Man" you are filming now should be released next year, you should be very confident!" Emma Watts is very much about Simon Parker's acquisition of Marvel Entertainment and then privatization. What hero needs to be shot, just buy it and shoot it?

Simon shook his head and said, "The filming has just started, and we will have to wait until it is released to know what the result will be."

Emma Watts smiled, patted Simon on the shoulder and said, "Okay, enjoy the party!"

After Emma Watts left, Simon walked to the lounge area on the side of the party and sat down. The growth of the North American domestic film market has reached a bottleneck, and the expansion of overseas markets is now very important.

Western Europe, RB, Latin America, and Australia are all very important. English-speaking areas such as the United Kingdom and Australia are the backyard.

Germany, France, Italy, RB and Latin America, for local language reasons, all require professional distribution.

"Simon, good evening!"

Simon smiled, hugged the visitor, and said, "Good evening!"

Ryan Kavallaug, the founder of Relativity Entertainment, is only 33 years old. Relativity Entertainment, like Legendary Entertainment, is a platter investment film company established in 2004.

Like Legendary Entertainment, it's a Hollywood guest with a lot of money raised from Wall Street.

"Simon, Elliott Management, a hedge fund established by Paul Singer, is interested in our theory of relativity, and will definitely hold some equity in the theory of relativity, and will provide us with about $1 billion in funds, and the theory of relativity will soon be independent. I’m investing in movies,” Ryan Kavallaug said with a happy face. On The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Relativity Entertainment did not cooperate with Xinghai Films because the investment fund behind the company was not optimistic about the film based on data algorithms. Movie prospects.

After all, Relativistic Entertainment is now just an intermediary, introducing Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs or various hedge funds to film companies. Now with the direct support of hedge funds, the independence of the theory of relativity is greater.

"Ryan, Relativity Entertainment entered Hollywood with such a big fanfare. Wouldn't you just want to enter the film industry and enter the production industry?" Simon grinned.

"Haha, Simon, our thoughts are the same. Now Hollywood is chasing capital. Overseas funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, etc., Relativity Entertainment is to use scientific data to change Hollywood's model," Rui said. En Kavalaug looked confident.

Simon nodded, Relativity Entertainment's ambitions are greater than Legend, and this guy can bring too many private equity funds to support him.

Unfortunately, he never expected that the theory of relativity would go bankrupt within ten years of its establishment!