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In addition to Christopher Scars, there is Shirley Lansing, who will soon be the CEO of MGM United Artists.

Shirley Lansing is also well-known in Hollywood in the original time and space. She was once the first female head of a major studio in Hollywood. After Viacom acquired Paramount, she was in charge of Paramount Pictures for 13 years. years long.

Now Shirley Lansing is 45 years old. After debuting as an actor in the 60s, Shirley Lansing soon set foot in the field of production.The two consecutive successful productions of "Fatal Attraction", which broke [-] million at the box office in North America last year, and "The Pear Blossom", which made Jodie Foster the Oscar-winning actress last year, made Shirley Lansing's reputation in Hollywood rise rapidly. .

Christopher Skas had a black eye on Hollywood, so the reason why Shirley Lansing was able to take charge of MGM was also the result of Simon's help.

Shirley Lansing has been running an independent production company for many years and has no shortage of experience.

Although MGM is dilapidated, it is also one of the top seven in Hollywood.Hollywood, like many industries, is full of discrimination against women, and the career advancement space left for women has not been too large.As a woman, being able to jump into the head of one of the seven major film companies, just this is full of attraction to Shirley Lansing.

Coupled with Simon's matchmaking, Shirley Lansing quickly agreed to join after receiving the invitation.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone came to the banquet hall in the hotel together.

Christopher Skass is a person who is very particular about ostentation. There are a lot of Hollywood celebrities and superstars in the banquet hall. The luncheon adopts a buffet mode. Everyone chooses the people they are interested in to communicate with each other, which is more lively than a serious banquet.

Simon greeted some guests briefly, selected some food, and sat down at a dining table with Christopher Scars, Shirley Lansing and others.Nancy naturally sat next to her boss, and didn't say much, just quietly listening to the conversation between Simon and Skass.

The $10 billion purchase of MGM United Artists almost doubled the size of Qintex Group in an instant.

However, the Australian company's debt has also increased significantly as a result.Because investors and creditors have strengthened the supervision of Qintex Group, Christopher Scars' control over the company has been greatly weakened after the acquisition.

Among the five people who just welcomed Simon, except for Christopher Skas and Shirley Lansing, the other three are all investors and creditor representatives from Australia.

Because of Simon's inextricable connection with Australian capital, coupled with the series of miracles he created in Hollywood, these people are more interested in Simon than Christopher Scars.

Simon learned through some relationships in Australia that although he is the founder of Qintex Group, due to the continuous dilution of the company's shareholding and the sharp increase in the debt ratio, Christopher Scars is now in a state of being expelled at any time.

To indirectly control MGM, the investors and creditors of Qintex Group are the key.

The intentions of the two sides are clear, so it is natural to hit it off.

However, Simon did not immediately agree to give MGM the quota of 10 foreign cooperation films. He only suggested that after taking over MGM, Shirley Lansing should resolve the copyright dispute of the 007 series as soon as possible and restart the project.

Ian Fleming, the creator of the 007 series, published the 1965 novel "Thunderball" in 007 because it involved the use of another screenwriter Kevin McCrory's creativity, and related copyright lawsuits have been entangled for decades.

As a result, Kevin McCrory obtained the copyright of Blofield, the leader of the important villain Specter in the 007 series. In 1983, McCrory also collaborated with Warner Bros. on a 007 rumor "Cruise Missile", the first generation of 007 Starring Sean Connery, the box office is not bad.

Perhaps because he had tasted the sweetness from "Cruise Missile", or as some media reported, he had a personal financial crisis and was on the verge of bankruptcy. The family sued for the rights to another 007 spinoff project based on "Thunderball."

The "Cruising Missile" that year had already annoyed United Artists and the Blockley family, so naturally they would not agree with Kevin McCrory to do it again.

Neither side is willing to give in easily, and the lawsuit is still entangled.

Since the early 80s fell into decline, the 007 series has always been MGM's hanging tool, and it will be the same until 30 in memory.

Resolving the copyright dispute as soon as possible and restarting the 007 series can, on the one hand, maintain the normal operation of MGM, and on the other hand, rely on this large-scale production series with very stable profits to prevent the company from falling into bankruptcy.

After talking about business, lunch was almost finished, and everyone started to get up and socialize in the hall.

While chatting with George Miller who specially came to join us today, Shirley Lansing walked over with a couple, but it was Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner.

A series of disputes between Daenerys Entertainment and C finally ended when C took the initiative to terminate the contract with Barry Levinson, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise and Meg Ryan.

What Shirley Lansing did at this time obviously meant to make peace for Tom Cruise.

The relationship between Tom Cruise and Paramount is very close. Shirley Lansing has frequently cooperated with Paramount over the years. Paramount was the producer of "Fatal Attraction" two years ago, and Simon did not It's no surprise Lansing would befriend Cruise and stand up for him.

Although Shirley Lansing had already made a potential statement that was clearly inclined to Simon during the lunch, Simon would not let go of some things easily. It was related to too many things, so he just talked lightly with Cruise. After saying hello, he walked towards him.

Nicole Kidman has been paying attention to the man since he appeared in the banquet hall.

As an Australian with a good background in Hollywood, she was naturally invited to this banquet.However, most of the luncheon was over, and she didn't even find a chance to say hello to that man.

At the same time, he understood in his heart that compared with the first encounter, his power in Hollywood has reached an unprecedented peak state at this time. Even the bigwigs who created the major Hollywood film companies in the era of big studios may not necessarily have His influence at this time.

Thinking of Meg Ryan, she was even more scared.

With "When Harry Met Sally", Meg Ryan quickly rose to the front line.However, since the termination of the contract with C, in the past six months, out of fear of Daenerys Entertainment, Meg Ryan, who is completely solo, not only has not been accepted by a new talent agency, she even has a new film contract. Did not get it.

The competition in Hollywood has always been fierce and cruel, especially for actresses. Meg Ryan, the sweetheart type of actress, happens to be the most indispensable in Hollywood.

Now, many people have seen that the box office performance of "Rocketman", which will be released on December 12, is a life and death situation for Meg Ryan.

If the box office of "Rocket Expert" is good enough, with the status of the heroine of this film, Meg Ryan can also make Hollywood filmmakers continue to use it despite the pressure of Simon Westeros.Once "Rocketman" fails at the box office, actor Tom Cruise may still have the possibility of turning around, but Meg Ryan is destined to be quickly eliminated by Hollywood.

Look at yourself.

After the original "Pulp Fiction", she was not very satisfied with the several script arrangements provided by Daenerys Entertainment in a row. She only wanted to get rid of the option contract so that she could run her own business more freely.

just now.

There is nothing but regret in my heart.

I just hope that he doesn't mind too much about his little actions.

The deeper you get involved in this circle, the more you understand how powerful he is now, and the more you understand how weak you are in front of him.

The filming of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has been completed, and now Nicole is just honestly waiting for Daenerys Entertainment to arrange her next movie, not daring to have any other thoughts.

Seeing that the man came towards her after chatting casually with Cruise, she quickly took advantage of the situation to go up to her, and the GUCCI Kun bag that was still in her left hand was displayed more clearly.

"Hi Simon."

Simon looked at Nicole, who was wearing a white one-shoulder dress with delicate collarbone, and said with a smile, "Hi, you are so beautiful today."

"Thank you," he raised the red wine glass in his hand, and said, "The day after tomorrow is the premiere of "Batman". I'm really looking forward to it."

"Oh, remember to join us then."

"I will definitely," nodded, remembering one thing, and said, "Also, congratulations on your engagement to Miss Johnston."

"Thank you, how about you, have you found a boyfriend recently?"

"No, I have been with four turtles for several months, how can I have time?"

As she spoke, she still showed a faint expression of resentment, but in fact, of course, she has no shortage of suitors, and there are also those who are trying to get along with each other, but in front of this man, she cleverly puts herself in a single state.

Naturally, Simon would not pursue these matters, and after chatting for a few more words, he turned and walked away.

After sorting out the details of the conversation just now, I found that he didn't have any emotions towards me, so I felt relieved.Although he had a cold attitude and obviously didn't care about her, she didn't expect too much. Being able to ignore the existence of this little shrimp like her was already good, and it was better than Meg Ryan.

Now that she talked about the premiere of "Batman" the day after tomorrow, after finishing the luncheon, she immediately called her PR manager to discuss the details of attending the premiere the day after tomorrow. This time she must prepare a Gucci dress .

Busy, Monday and Tuesday pass quickly.

Fast forward to December 12th.

Wednesday.

All eyes in Hollywood are on tonight's premiere of "Batman" at the Holy Citizen Auditorium.

As another heavyweight new work directed by Simon Westeros, the promotion of this comic movie in recent months has been overwhelming, which is not difficult to see just from the premiere venue of the Holy Citizen Auditorium.You must know that the Holy Citizen's Auditorium used to be the only place chosen for large-scale ceremonies such as the Oscars.

Moreover, according to news from some internal channels, both the producer Daenerys Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures, which is in charge of distribution, seem to have full confidence in the film.

The two companies kept the details of "Batman" confidential in the early stage. However, because of their confidence in the quality of the film, after the premiere ceremony, the film will be open to media reviews tomorrow.

In fact, with more than 1000 people watching the premiere, after tonight, the word-of-mouth of the film is destined to be impossible to hide.

The red carpet ceremony for the premiere began at six o'clock in the afternoon.

However, just after dawn today, the area around the Holy Citizen Auditorium quickly became overcrowded, and the crowds of movie fans even surpassed the previous Oscars.

Chapter 316

The extended concierge car stopped at the entrance of the red carpet. As soon as the door opened, Nicole Kidman felt a strong fiery atmosphere from the sound coming into her ears.

Stepping out of the car door, I saw the slim Nicole appearing in a water blue silk evening dress, and shouts of "Nicole" and "Mia" immediately sounded from the fans on both sides.

Nico is her name and Mia is her Pulp Fiction character.

Obviously, more than a year later, fans still haven't forgotten her performance in that movie, and Mia has become her most well-known role.

It is very lucky for an actress to have a role that is remembered.

It is also very unfortunate that an actress is only remembered for one role.

Nicole is very grateful that she can have a memorable role at the age of 20, but she doesn't want her career to stop with a "Pulp Fiction".

With a decent smile on her face, Nicole made her way across the red carpet, took a brief photo in the media area, and then quickly entered the Holy Citizen Auditorium.

All links are pre-arranged.

Today is the home of "Batman", and it is not suitable for too much interaction with fans to attract attention.Although, she doesn't think she can attract too much attention.

Unlike ordinary fans who were lucky enough to get invitations, the guests did not directly enter the screening hall after they arrived, but were temporarily ushered backstage.

Nicole followed the staff responsible for guiding them into the rest area at the backstage of the auditorium. Simon Westeros hadn't arrived yet, but the place was already very lively.

Skillfully shuttled through the crowd to socialize with the guests, Nicole looked around inadvertently, and suddenly felt an enviable super network of contacts.

At this time, the lounge area that has already crowded hundreds of people can definitely give people the feeling that half of Hollywood is gathered together.

Brian De Palma, Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and other veteran Hollywood celebrities, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Julia Roberts , Keanu Reeves, these rising stars, Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, John Travolta, Melanie Griffith, etc. A group of Hollywood stalwarts, famous film critics such as Roger Ebert, as well as executives from Daenerys Entertainment, Warner Bros. and other film companies came to support.

Such a lineup, in the past, probably only the Oscars can gather.

Now, all of these people have appeared at the premiere of a movie, even George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and others who have attracted the most attention in Hollywood a few years ago did not make such a call force.

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the entrance of the rest area.

Nicole turned her head to look over, and Simon Westeros and his girlfriend had already appeared, and the flow of people naturally gathered there.

He also picked up the hem of the skirt and walked forward, waiting for a long time, but Nicole only got a chance to nod with Simon.On this occasion, she was just an inconspicuous little shrimp who had just gotten some cheers on the red carpet.

Immediately afterwards, other main creators of "Batman" appeared in the background one after another, which meant that the red carpet ceremony came to an end.

Simon held Janet's arm and greeted all the important guests under the guidance of Jennifer holding a memo. It was almost seven o'clock.

The staff began to guide the guests into the screening hall, and Simon breathed a sigh of relief.

Hiding in a corner and casually chatting with the main creators of "Batman", the female assistant brought over another girl in a red dress with a somewhat restrained look.Simon took a look at the girl, then smiled and said, "Lisa, long time no see."

Lisa Collins came here from the east coast to attend the premiere today, so it was because of Jennifer's relationship.It took a long time before I got a chance to get in touch with Westeros after pestering my best friend. Compared with the first encounter, I was unavoidably nervous when I stepped forward. Now he is completely different from the boy who just made his mark at Sundance. difference.

Hearing Simon call out her name, Lisa Collins was inexplicably relieved, and stepped forward to hug the man.She was originally a very lively person, but now she let go a little bit, and deliberately clinged to his arms for two seconds when hugging each other, and then reluctantly parted, smiling in Jennifer's uncontrollable white eyes: : "Simon, I didn't expect you to remember me."

"Of course I remember, you are very good at skiing, maybe there is a chance to play together again."

"Okay, I've kept that in mind," Lisa Collins said, and casually pointed to a young man who followed: "This is Frank, my boyfriend."

A young man named Frank stepped forward and reached out to shake hands with Simon. Although he tried his best to look natural, he immediately slipped his mouth: "Mr. Westeros, hello, I'm Frank, Well, Walken, Frank Walken, I work for Blackstone Group. Nice, nice to meet you."

"Blackstone Group, I know, is a company with great potential for corporate mergers and acquisitions."

"Actually, we are not only involved in corporate mergers and acquisitions now..." Frank Walken just said this, but was pulled away by Lisa Collins, and said: "Okay, no one wants to hear your introduction about your company."

Everyone laughed, and Frank Walken also felt a little embarrassed, and stayed by his girlfriend obediently.

At this time, the staff stepped forward to remind that the time was up, and the last group of people, Simon, also entered the screening hall.

The media interaction session was placed after the movie was played, and Simon and his party were seated. After Billy Crystal, who was in charge of the host, made a short speech on stage, the lights in the hall dimmed, and a beam of light passed through the crowd of people and landed on the giant giant in front of the stage. On the screen, everyone's attention was instantly attracted.

The intensive publicity for several months, coupled with the spread of various details about the movie in the circle, has accumulated everyone's curiosity to the highest level.

Among the more than 1200 spectators who participated in tonight's premiere, even the big names from Hollywood, apart from a few to accumulate favors, basically they all wanted to be the first to see Simon Westeros. A new film is coming.

On the big screen, the LOGO animation of Warner Bros., the distributor, first appeared, followed by Daenerys Pictures' gorgeous phoenix title.

Now that the distribution rights have been handed over to Warner, Daenerys Entertainment has not fought for these details.

After the final DC Films credits, the screen suddenly went black.

There was a sound of some kind of compartment door being opened in the stereo, and soon, the two doors opened in an uproar, the lights came on, and a picture of the interior of the container appeared, with various markings displayed on the wooden boxes stacked side by side. Someone came forward to check, and it turned out to be boxes of various weapons.

The camera was pulled out, and quickly changed from small to large, showing a busy scene of a harbor pier.

With the dialogue of the actors, the audience quickly understood that this was an arms smuggling operation.

Although the atmosphere was created very well and the camera movement was remarkable, the film critics in the hall who had been waiting for more than half a year still subconsciously felt that this opening was a bit mediocre, and most of them could even imagine the next plot.

After a few tens of seconds of background plot introduction, the screen fell on the two gangsters who were patrolling and guarding outside the pier.

The two minions were passing through a container aisle. Suddenly, a few bats flew over their heads, startling them both. One of them watched the bats fly away in the light, and said to the other: "Hey, have you heard about the last few days?"

"what?"

"A bat," said the first human being, "a very big bat."

"Didn't the police do the raid on the scarecrow's factory?"

"No, it is said that there is a very big bat."