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Previously, on February 2, Daenerys Entertainment's Gaomen Films label released its first film "Metropolitan" after "Blue Angel", directed by Whit Stillman. This petty literary film did not win an award at the Sundance Film Festival in January, but it has a very good reputation.

The production cost of "Metropolitan" was $300 million, which is far more than the hundreds of thousands of dollars that Whit Stillman originally planned to call on his family and friends to help shoot.

Because of the use of some well-known actors and the word-of-mouth of the film, "Metropolitan" opened with 127 yuan, and the box office reached 139 million US dollars in the first week of its release, and the box office of a single theater achieved a top-selling level of over [-].

Ella Deutschman had a $200 million promotional budget for the film.

It earned $139 million in the first week. After appropriately increasing the screening scale and relying on long-term releases, it is expected that the total box office in North America will reach around $800-1000 million.

While "Metropolitan"'s projected North American total may fall short of the first-week figures for some of Daenerys Entertainment's biggest hits, that's where Highgate is positioned.Simon is already very satisfied with Ella Deutschmann's operation.

This year's Easter is March 3, which is earlier than in previous years.

《大都市人》之后，高门影业的另外一部影片《姐妹》将在3月17日上映，新世界影业的《猛鬼追魂2》上映日期同样为复活节档期的3月24日。

overseas.

Because the overseas distribution channel was established from scratch, Robert Rehm's work progress was relatively slow.Still, with four blockbuster franchises clearing the way: Scream, Steel Magnolia, Dead Poets Society and Rain Man, things are going pretty well.

It is estimated that in the first half of this year, Daenerys Entertainment will be able to realize the share distribution of the company's four hit films at the end of last year in major overseas ticket warehouse countries.Moreover, as long as this channel expansion is completed, the overseas release of Daenerys Entertainment's future films will be much faster.

Finally, counting a large number of projects in various stages of preparation, such as "Pretty Woman", "Ghost Story", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Driving Miss Daisy" and other projects, Daenerys Entertainment's It can be said that the film business has truly entered a state of sustainable and healthy development.

Los Angeles.

Sofia Fishy arrived here yesterday after leaving Melbourne.

Because the fashion week in the second half of the year is crucial to the recovery of Gucci, although she has received funds and commitments from Simon, she still flies to Los Angeles in person, planning to communicate with Amy face to face.

Moreover, Gucci also has a store on Beverly Avenue. Sophia also plans to conduct some financial audits and personnel adjustments for the store here. These tasks also require Daenerys Entertainment's assistance, and she cannot find them in a short time. The same goes for the New York side of the store with the right accounting team.

After signing the equity transfer agreement, Sophia appointed herself as the president of Gucci, because Melisandre Company already had absolute control, Gucci no longer set up a board of directors, and the core members of the original Gucci family only obtained some titles such as consultants .

Today is Saturday.

Sophia spent two days at the specialty store on Beverly Avenue, and arrived in Malibu early in the evening.

There's a PR party organized by Daenerys Entertainment.

Because of Daenerys Entertainment's continuous public relations campaign for the Oscars at the end of the month, the mansion in Palisades has become the target of many gossip tabloids, and the company can only change locations to hold various parties.

Today's party was held at a mansion that Amy had just bought in Malibu, in Paradise Cove not far from Cape Dume.

After the 87 stock market crash, housing prices in North America continued to fall, and Malibu did not escape. In the early 80s, the booming real estate development in Malibu almost stagnated in the past two years, and housing prices were at their lowest point in these years.

However, Amy is keenly aware that with the construction of Daenerys Entertainment Studios and Dumay Point Manor, Malibu will definitely become a gathering place for many Hollywood celebrities.

There's never been a better time to make the move to buy real estate in Malibu.

Although she won't get her last year's bonus until late March, Amy started to find a good beachside mansion in Malibu early.

It was getting late, and seeing that almost all the guests had arrived, Amy, who was welcoming guests with her restaurant owner boyfriend, was a little more relaxed.

After the party was officially announced, Amy went alone to the living room next door.

As Simon inadvertently predicted, Sofia Fish and Nancy Brill hit it off right away. Because they both arrived ahead of schedule, the two women had been talking for more than an hour without knowing it.

Holding a glass of red wine, Amy sat down on the sofa next to Sofia and Nancy, and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Nancy said: "Sophie intends to ask the little boss to help shoot Gucci's commercials. I think this idea is not good at all. Although I don't doubt that he must be capable enough to shoot a set of stunning commercials, but such a gimmick The ability to promote the brand is not as great as expected."

Hearing this, Amy looked at Sophia with some confusion. Sometimes, Nancy's thoughts always made people unable to keep up.

Sophia smiled and explained: "About Gucci's promotion, I hope that Simon can personally shoot a set of advertisements for Gucci, but Nancy put forward another suggestion, to shoot a Gucci brand fashion documentary as the theme of the fashion week in the second half of the year." .”

"Fashion documentary, this is a very novel idea, if you plan to do it, I can help."

Sophia said: "I wouldn't be able to do this without Daenerys Entertainment's help."

Amy realized that Sophia wasn't joking, and she became serious. After thinking about it, she said, "If we really want to do it, we can put it under the banner of Gaomen Films, which Ella is in charge of, and operate it as an art film. However, Sophie, I remember, shouldn’t luxury brands be as reserved and low-key as possible? Wouldn’t that be a bit ostentatious?”

Before Sophia answered, Nancy shook her head and said, "The luxury brands that are too low-key have probably disappeared. I have studied the process of Bernard Arnault's operation of Dior in private. Bernard Arnault initially bought Dior At the time of the company Bossac Group, that company was on the verge of bankruptcy, and Dior could hardly sustain it anymore. Bernard Arnault sold most of the assets of the Bossac Group and concentrated on running Dior, which only took a few years Just bring the brand back to life. Arnault's main method of operation is to maximize the exposure of the Dior brand through large-scale advertising campaigns and various eye-catching PR activities. In this regard, we actually have an advantage. "

Amy nodded, looked at Sophia again, and said, "In this case, you can talk to Ella later."

Sophia had already started thinking about how to make this documentary in her heart, she responded, and then asked Amy, "What about you, Amy, what have you been up to lately?"

Amy smiled and said: "There are so many things, it feels like they are going to fly."

Nancy suddenly said quietly beside her: "I can help you share it."

Amy raised her hand and poked Nancy on the waist, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will never give you a chance to replace me."

The grievances between the two have long since been resolved. As Simon has recently become a hands-off shopkeeper, many important decisions have to be made by Amy herself. Under the pressure, she finds it difficult for her to reproduce her previous small thoughts.

Amy now really doesn't mind having Nancy help her with some of the work if necessary.

However, Nancy's work is also very heavy. The Daenerys Entertainment Consumer Products Department, Blizzard Studios, and the recently established Daenerys Analytica Company (Daenerys Analytica Company) all need to occupy a lot of her time. With the strong attitude this woman habitually displayed in Blockbuster's operations, she simply didn't have the extra energy to help herself.

Nancy opened Amy's hand and said, "Speaking of which, why did the little boss faint last time? I don't think it was because he was overworked. I always feel a little weird about it."

"The doctor didn't find any problems, but you also know his experience three years ago. It's hard to explain this kind of thing clearly," Amy was also a little confused, so she looked at Sophia and asked, "Su Fei, you just came back from Melbourne, what do you think is going on?"

"I don't even know."

Sophia shook her head as if nothing had happened, but she couldn't help but think of the time when she was alone with Simon in the cabin in Tasmania.Although she didn't get along too many times, she could clearly feel that some obvious changes had taken place in Simon after he passed out last time.

However, Sophia couldn't describe exactly what this change was.

Perhaps, I am too embarrassed to say too clearly.

The three women chatted for a while, then got up again to entertain the guests at the party.

Sophia also found Ella Deutschman, who was chatting with the guests in the crowd, under Nancy's recommendation, and talked about making a Gucci documentary.

Ella Deutschman's main energy during this time is on the public relations of several films such as "Rain Man".However, after hearing the introduction of the two women, he quickly showed a strong interest.

There has not been a successful fashion documentary in the industry. Most of the so-called documentaries are more inclined to interview programs, and the communication platform is limited to the small TV screen.However, this also happens to be an opportunity.

Moreover, the Gucci brand and the Gucci family have been full of topics in recent years.

If done right, it could even bring the documentary to the big screen.

On the other hand, such a documentary does not require a high production cost. According to past experience, it only needs 500 million US dollars to complete.Because it is for the publicity needs of the Gucci brand, Gucci will definitely need to share a part of the funds, which is equivalent to sponsorship costs, which can further reduce the budget.

Ella Deutschman has a discretionary budget of US$3000 million in her hands. In addition to the distribution of the three films "Metropolitan", "Sisters" and "Sisters of Sid", Gaomen Pictures has only confirmed With production plans for "My Left Foot" and "Driving Miss Daisy," both of which cost less than $1000 million combined, Deutschman has plenty of money to develop other projects .

After a brief discussion, everyone quickly finalized the development plan for the Gucci documentary.

After the party, Ella Deutschman made an appointment with Sofia to continue talking about the matter tomorrow, and the energetic Nancy Brill also enthusiastically participated.

Chapter 244 You Can Be Sincere (Repair)

Inside an apartment in the Brentwood district of northern Santa Monica.

After the party last night, Nancy Brill invited Sofia Fishy to her apartment.The two girls were both from France, and they hit it off again, so Sophia readily agreed, and she canceled her hotel room overnight and moved here.

Today is Sunday.

Sophia woke up around 7 o'clock in the morning, and Nancy was still fast asleep on the other side of the big bed.

The two are about the same age, but looking at Nancy's petite face covered by her hair, Sophia inexplicably thought of her pair of children who lived far away from her parents in France.

At a certain moment, she even had the urge to bend down and kiss the face of the woman next to her.

Of course, such abrupt thoughts will not be put into action.

Sophia is not gay. Although she learned that Nancy has been single these years during the chat last night, she doesn't think Nancy has such a tendency.

Sofia stepped out of the bedroom after getting off the bed lightly, and pulling the curtains that let in the light tightly.

Standing in the corridor outside the bedroom on the second floor, Sophia judged based on her experience as a real estate agent that there are at least 12 rooms in this two-story apartment.However, the apartment didn't look messy at all because the owner was a busy single working woman. Instead, there was a kind of cleanliness and order that can only be found in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

After changing to another room and washing up, Sophia consciously started to prepare breakfast for the two of them.She had always been a very careful woman, and she had gotten a general idea of ​​Nancy's tastes at the party last night.Moreover, the ingredients in the kitchen of this apartment are probably not the type that the owner hates.

Half an hour later, Sophia was cooking a sweet corn soup when a good morning voice came from behind her.

Turning her head to look, Nancy was standing at the door wearing a light pink silk suspender nightdress, her hair hadn't been done well, her face was tired after waking up from alcohol, her delicate collarbone and round shoulders made her look Very sexy, with bare feet underneath.

Sophia also said good morning, but she had to lower her gaze to meet a certain charming woman.

Nancy noticed the smile on the corner of Sophia's mouth, she immediately opened her eyes like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and said, "Please, don't say I'm like a doll, I'll be angry."

Sophia originally wanted to joke that her 8-year-old son would be as tall as her in a few years, but seeing Nancy's reaction, she gave up this idea and just said: "Breakfast will take a while, you can go take a bath first." bath."

Nancy agreed and went upstairs to freshen up again.

In the restaurant, the two were eating breakfast together. Nancy took the initiative to confided to Sophia her long-term distress: "My father is 6 feet tall, and my mother is also 5 feet 9 inches. But for some reason, when I grow to 5 feet 1 inch, I don't know what to do. I haven't grown taller either. Although I never said it, I know that my father has always suspected that I am not his own."

It is related to other people's family privacy, Sophia is not easy to answer, just be a quiet listener.

Nancy did not shy away, and continued: "A few years ago, when I heard the DNA paternity test, my father ran to do it immediately. I guess he should have done it several times. After confirming that I was his daughter, he solemnly said I apologize to my mother and me. It’s just that how can I make up for the rift of so many years with one apology. Since junior high school, I found that I am shorter than children of the same age, and I have always felt inferior. Ever since I heard that I tried The boy I dated bragged to his friends that I was like a doll, and I never had a boyfriend again. Then, I just got stronger and stronger and wanted to outrun everyone who was taller than me."

Sophia cleverly ignored the impact of Nancy's height on her family, and said lightly: "Actually, it's okay to be shorter. We are women, and it doesn't matter if you are tall or short, not to mention that you are so beautiful."

"You can't understand my distress," Nancy sighed with vicissitudes, took a sip of sweet corn soup with a spoon, and said, "What about you, Sophie, why would you work for Westeros? "

"I was originally a broker of a real estate agency company. Last year at the Cannes Film Festival, a house that Simon was looking at in the local area happened to be represented by me, so I seized the opportunity decisively. You know, in order to attract the attention of our boss , I called every day during that time, and often made excuses to take the initiative to visit, and finally succeeded."

After Nancy listened in a daze, she said, "Sophie, you are really scheming."

Sophia felt that she should be able to become a very close friend with this straightforward woman opposite, so she showed her other side a little bit.She could also feel that Nancy's words did not mean contempt, so she just gave her a blank look and said, "I don't have any scheming, I should be in Corsica now, maybe I will marry a fisherman, repeating boring words every day housework, watch the children, take care of the husband, and remain unknown for the rest of my life until I am completely old one day. My mother is such a woman, but this is not the life I want.”

Although she has a suspicious father, Nancy's living environment since she was a child was quite favorable, and she basically didn't experience any major ups and downs.

At this time, listening to Sophia's faint narration, Nancy felt a kind of bitterness that she had never experienced before, so she put down the spoon, reached out and patted the back of Sophia's hand comfortingly, saying: "Sophie, I announce , from now on, you are my best friend."

Sophia smiled and shook Nancy's backhand, but she didn't express her position as bluntly as she did.

Nancy withdrew her hand, picked up the spoon again to stir her sweet corn soup, and then asked suddenly, "Did you sleep with him?"

Sophia understood who Nancy was referring to, shook her head and said, "No."

Nancy was a little surprised: "Why?"

Sophia felt that Nancy's rhetorical question was a bit weird. Is it so natural for her to have sex with Simon?However, she thought about it and said, "Simon, he is a very restrained person in this regard."

Probably, it won't last long.

As he spoke, a voice from the bottom of his heart added this, with a slight complacency.

Naturally, Nancy couldn't hear Sophia's heartfelt voice, but said with great interest: "If you sleep with him, remember to tell me."

Sophia was a little helpless: "Are you very interested in this matter?"

Nancy said truthfully: "I'm very interested in everything about our little boss."

"Then why don't you try it yourself?"

Nancy shrank her neck as if thinking of some terrible scene: "I don't want to sleep with men."

Sophia smiled and said seductively: "This kind of thing still needs to be tried by yourself."

After breakfast, Nancy changed into a black professional suit and her customary platform high-heeled shoes, and the two women drove to Burbank together. The office of High Gate Films was set up in the Burbank branch of Daenerys Entertainment. Talking to Ella Deutschmann about the Gucci documentary today.

Leaving the apartment in Brentwood, Nancy went to work.

Sophia held the steering wheel, glanced at Nancy on the co-pilot who was carefully reading a thick stack of video game materials, and said, "I think Daenerys Entertainment should actually try to develop game consoles and simply develop video games. It’s going to be constrained by host manufacturers.”

"I have also considered this matter. However, Daenerys Entertainment's foundation in this area is zero. We have already missed the era of 8-bit consoles, and 16-bit consoles can't keep up. Three generations of 32-bit game consoles. The development of game consoles requires a lot of money and time. When Atari developed the 2600 console, it was because of a broken capital chain that it had to be sold to Warner. The development of the Atari 2600 lasted for four years. It was $1 million, which was $70 million in the 1s. And, even if there is no shortage of money and time, we still have to face the patent barriers and content barriers that Japanese manufacturers have built.”

Sophia heard Nancy say this, and said with a smile: "You don't seem like a person who will shrink back when encountering difficulties."

Nancy raised her chin slightly, and said: "Of course not. Apart from these external factors, the most fundamental reason is that I think it is not a good idea to invest in the development of game consoles. Don't look at the fact that Nintendo's NES now occupies 90% of the market. Make a lot of profits. However, competitors such as Sega, Atari and Sony have not given up trying to enter the game console market, and there may be new players in the future. Nintendo has already begun to lag behind on the 16-bit console. In recent years, the development of PC games has also been very rapid, which means that the game hardware market will form a very fierce competition in the future, and there may be no winners. In contrast, high-quality game content is always for the market What is needed. Moreover, I also found that all excellent video games have a very long life cycle. As long as a hit is successfully created, the production company can continue to develop it from generation to generation, and each generation can bring stable and rich income. Profit. So, my fundamental goal is to turn Blizzard Studios into a video game production and distribution company. As for the development of game consoles, I have no interest.”

Talking all the way, Sophia and Nancy came to the Daenerys Entertainment Branch in Burbank, and Ella Deutschman had arrived ahead of schedule.

Although it was Sunday, the office building of the Burbank branch was still busy.

The continuous work rhythm of Daenerys Entertainment has attracted a lot of media attention, and some employee rights protection organizations in California have specially sent people to investigate whether there is forced overtime.

The company did not experience any coercive behavior, but the atmosphere has been formed. When everyone else is working, those who want to take a break are embarrassed to stop. There are also some employees who choose to resign because they cannot bear the pressure.

Moreover, the news of Simon's coma due to exhaustion recently came back, and some of the original complaints were much less.

The boss is exhausted, you have no right to complain.

"My Left Foot" was completed at the end of February. At the request of Deutschman, the film director Jim Sheridan led the production team to Los Angeles to complete the post-production of the film.

Failing to get "Sex, Lies and Videotape," Deutschman made "My Left Foot" a candidate for this year's Cannes Film Festival.With the network established by Simon in Cannes last year, as long as the quality of "My Left Foot" can meet expectations, it is not difficult to get a place in the main competition unit.

"Sex, Lies and Videotape," which garnered critical acclaim and an Audience Award at January's Sundance Film Festival, is not in a hurry to get the film to theaters, and is also planning to attend May's "Sex, Lies, and Videotape." Cannes Film Festival.

At that time, "Sex, Lies and Videotape" and "My Left Foot" will compete head-to-head.