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With the theme of "Hero", the domestic box office is expected to exceed 20 million, and even [-] million is not impossible. In addition, peripheral channels can more or less earn some money. [-]% of the copyright will be obtained, which is very cost-effective.

In general, this is a plan that is completely inclined to China.

As for Jinshu, it is actually a pawn of the Westeros system in China, and has nothing to do with the overall situation.

What's more, whether the premise of this special plan can pass the review and the initiative is completely in the hands of the China Film Bureau. There are only advantages and no disadvantages.

Coupled with Simon's relationship, there really won't be too many obstacles for a special approval of a document.

Hearing what Chen Qing said, someone probably sent a message, and it was basically finalized.

Simon nodded slightly again, remembered another thing, and said, "You don't want to meddle in the matter of the Ukrainian aircraft carrier, just let it take its course."

Chen Qing blinked her eyes, then looked at her boss, she understood roughly, and agreed, "I see."

It's just that there are some small regrets.

The meaning of my boss is that the Westeros system should not be involved in this favor, which is a pity.

From the standpoint of my own boss, I really shouldn't be involved in this matter, but in fact, just a few days ago, Ukraine's Rivny Free Trade Zone was established, and the representative team from China also attended the signing ceremony, but Chen Qing was I know that another task of that team is to negotiate about the aircraft carrier.

After all, my boss quietly gave me a lot of convenience.

However, if you don't stick it, then don't stick it.

Thinking of this, Chen Qing changed the topic again, and said, "Boss, there is still a foreign actress missing in "Love Call Transfer", why don't you specify it?"

At the beginning, Simon gave a song and an idea, and did not intervene much in the subsequent script of "Love Call Transfer". Therefore, even if the original screenwriter was found, the new story is very different from the previous one.

Simon has also recently seen the finished script.

The brand-new story is more in line with this era. The male protagonists meet different types of business women, women who go abroad, conservative women, star chasing women, gold diggers, justice women, etc., obviously with some meaning of exploring the current Chinese social phenomena. Among them, There is also a "foreign woman" role, which can be regarded as exploring the cultural differences between China and the West.

When Simon heard Chen Qing mention it, he thought about it for a while, but there was really no suitable candidate, so he asked Chen Qing with a smile, "Who do you think is suitable?"

"Of course, the bigger the brand, the better." Chen Qing also said with a smile, "I know that the top actresses in Hollywood are paid very high salaries, but it's just a small role. Come on, um, free cameo, we definitely can't afford to pay for it."

Because the filming will start next month, it has been basically confirmed that the project budget of "Love Call Transfer" is 2000 million yuan, which is only 240 million US dollars. You can make your boss owe you favors.

Of course, when a big star arrives in China, the board and lodging here must be all-inclusive.

Simon thought about it again, and said simply: "Then I'll ask Linda to ask, whoever wants to come, just come and treat it as a holiday in China."

In fact, although such a cameo opportunity does not make money, it will definitely benefit a Hollywood actress a lot in the long run.Just like in the past, the reason why Brooke Shields is so well-known in China is because of the phrase "spicy chicken shreds" on the Spring Festival Gala. This time, if there is an actress who is willing to show her face in a purely Chinese movie, she may also be here Gained high popularity.

As long as you have the heart, these popularity can be transformed into real benefits in the future.

Moreover, this is probably the last chance to accumulate this popularity.

With the advent of the Internet age and the explosion of information, it is even more difficult to gain the attention of the whole people.

After staying in China for a weekend, Simon finally set off on Monday, May 5th, returning to North America after more than a month of overseas travel.

Although Simon basically stayed on the cruise ship on Taihu Lake for the last week, many things were not delayed at all during this trip to China. After all, in Simon's current position, there are really few things that require him to do it himself, and There are too many people who are willing to do it for them.

Except for some trivial things about Jinshu Media, before and after this trip to China, the investment of the Westeros system in China's real estate, food, technology, heavy industry, etc., has more or less moved a step closer.

On the second day after Simon returned to China, a special co-production film document, which was basically tailor-made for "Hero", was also announced. Obstacles cleared.

America here.

Simon left for more than a month and returned again. The summer vacation in North America is approaching.

Prior to this, the release of the four films in the Easter schedule, "Alien 2", "Cable Repairman", "Taken" and "Scary Ghost" has come to an end, and is expected to be released on May 5 next week. , In order to move the canvas, it is basically downshifted.

As of the last box office week before the summer holiday on May 5, the box office of "Alien 15" was 2 million U.S. dollars, and it is expected to be completely down, with a box office of about 8273 million U.S. dollars.

The box office of "The Cable Repairman" as of May 5 was 15 million US dollars, and it is difficult to exceed 5631 million.

Then there is "Taken", with 8062 million US dollars, and the total local box office is expected to be around 8100 million US dollars.

"Scary Ghost" is 6293 million U.S. dollars, and the total box office is also in the early 6300 million U.S. dollars.

Four films, in summary, only one film "Taken" can recover its full cost only by relying on the local box office, and the other several have to rely on overseas income to achieve profitability. However, compared to other Hollywood studios in the summer months before The box office performance of the produced films, this result is already quite good.

In addition, relying on the public relations of Daenerys Entertainment and the feature that the film features the participation of Chinese movie stars such as Jeter Lee, "Taken" has also been confirmed to be released in the mainland in the second half of the year.

There is also "BJ's Single Diary" on Valentine's Day in February, which was officially released on May 2. The North American box office has accumulated a total of 5 million US dollars. The overseas distribution of the film is still continuing, and it is expected to exceed 15 million US dollars. Around $1.45 million.

With a production budget of 3000 million U.S. dollars, including the 1500 million U.S. dollars in publicity and distribution, the global income of 3.5 million U.S. dollars has also made "BJ's Diary" one of the films with the highest return rate in recent years.

Christopher Nolan's "Following" and Guy Ritchie's "Two Smoking Barrels," which were released at the same time as "BJ's Diary," have also been drawn.

On the domestic side, the cumulative box office of "Follow" was US$3461 million, and that of "Two Smoking Barrels" was US$4376 million.Compared with the total cost of the two films of only 500 million US dollars, it can be regarded as a rare big hit.

In addition to these major hits, Daenerys Entertainment also launched other films such as "Young Huang Feihong: Iron Monkey" in the 1997 weeks before the 19 summer holiday. In addition, the film entered the box office in 1996 at the end of 1997. Summary Down, the cumulative North American box office of 19 billion U.S. dollars in the 15.4 weeks between the summer holidays, only Daenerys Entertainment, accounted for 6.7 million U.S. dollars, and the box office market share was as high as 43%.

This is because last year's Christmas file Daenerys only had one "Good Will Hunting" and "Jumanji" and "Charlie's Angels" were not counted. reflect.It is conceivable that with the release of a series of films in the summer and end of the year, the films produced by Daenerys in 1997 are expected to carve up more than 50% of the box office share of the North American film market, truly half of the country.

Chapter 1132 A good movie is just the foundation

Before Simon ended his overseas trip this time, on May 5, the 14th Cannes Film Festival in 1997 officially opened.

The 50th birthday is of great significance.

Under the planning of the Cannes Organizing Committee, no matter the films registered, the scale of the film festival or the number of guests were unprecedentedly grand, tourists from all over the world also crowded the small town of Cannes to full capacity.

On the other hand, this Cannes Film Festival is also another effort of Daenerys Entertainment.

First of all, among the 21 films shortlisted for the main competition this time, there are only two films directly produced by the label of Daenerys Entertainment, directed by James Mangold, Mia Kirshner and Angel "The Girl Who Moved Soul" starring Na Jolie and "Six Heroes of Light Pig" directed by British newcomer director Peter Cattanyue.

In addition, Canadian director Atom Egoyan's new work "Unexpected Spring", produced by an independent film company and whose copyright was quietly purchased by Daenerys Entertainment, also entered the main competition.

Simon liked Egoyan's "Sexy Club" three years ago, and Mia Kirshner was still the heroine of that film. This time, "Unexpected Spring" is also a very good low-cost drama piece.

Therefore, Daenerys Entertainment actually has three films shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes.

Now that three movies have been launched, Daenerys Entertainment certainly doesn't intend to leave empty-handed this time.

Since the preparations for the new film festival began a few months ago, Daenerys Entertainment has quietly begun to exert its own influence. In addition to the operation of the film itself, including the selection of judges this time, Daenerys Entertainment has directly or intervened indirectly.

Let’s just say that the 10 judges this time, Tim Burton from Hollywood, actress Mira Sorvino, Gong Huang from China, and British director Mike Lee, are all Daenerys Entertainment. Influenced candidates.Besides, Isabel Adjani, the chairman of the jury this time, is definitely not the kind of filmmaker who is not good at oil and salt.

Half of the ten people can speak, and the result is basically certain.

Simon's goal this time is to hit the highest Palme d'Or in "Six Heroes of Light Pig".