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Soon they met Amy again, and the two women looked at each other, and because of the arrival of a certain man, they got together again naturally.

As for why they are put together, I probably instinctively feel that if the two 70 points are added together, even if they can't reach 140 points, they can still exceed 80 points.

Through the crowd, the two women could only confirm that Simon was still in the lobby of the villa. Some people had already taken the initiative to get up, and most of them were waiting a little closer.After all, this is not star chasing. If you surround the young tycoon densely, it will not achieve the effect of getting close, and it will only arouse disgust. Therefore, everyone consciously waits in a tacit understanding according to their coffee positions or positions.

The two women stood at the outermost edge, moving intentionally or unintentionally, Amy finally saw someone's figure faintly, and poked Jessica next to her a little unexpectedly: "Look, Simon's side, ha, it's really a coincidence For a change of taste."

Jessica followed Amy's line of sight, and immediately recognized the tall, black-haired girl leaning against a certain man. It was the girl named Sarah who passed by them in Daenerys Studios in the morning. Model for Lom Harrow.Later, there was a face-to-face meeting. It turned out that the other party was also going to audition for "Celebrities", but I didn't expect to meet here again at night.

However, after observing for a while, Jessica said, "It's obvious that she took the initiative to post it. Moreover, I saw her here half an hour ago, and she didn't come here with Simon."

Facts quickly proved Jessica's judgment.

In just a moment, the black-haired girl who wanted to take the initiative to hold a man's arm was pulled away by a staff member.

Amy also noticed these details, felt relieved, and seemed to have discovered something, and said to Jessica: "Look, it seems that Simon didn't bring a female companion here this time?"

Jessica felt the unconcealable eagerness in Amy's tone, nodded, and restrained her expression to imitate Lena's serious tone: "You have to take the initiative later, don't hesitate."

Amy didn't mind Jessica's teasing at all, and she was even more rogue. She leaned closer to Jessica's ear and whispered: "Let's go together later and seize the opportunity to lick him unconscious."

Jessica: "..."

Simon in the lobby of the villa was obviously unaware of the conspiracy of the two girls, and motioned to the staff to pull away a goblin that had stuck to him, and then asked Michael Jordan of Westinghouse Electric: "So, Mike, what is the result of this trip to Tokyo? "

Michael Jordan recently returned from Japan.

After successfully selling his own conventional power department, Michael Jordan began to seek to continue to expand Westinghouse's media business, with the goal of acquiring a major studio.

In today's Hollywood, the most suitable target, and probably the only target, is undoubtedly Columbia Pictures in the hands of Sony.

Sony has suffered huge losses in Colombia in recent years, and it has been rumored many times that it will sell its film business.

No wind, no wave.

In addition, the rise of Tinkber and the Internet in recent years has largely caused Sony to suffer serious impacts in both consumer electronics and record business, and recently, the Asian financial turmoil broke out, and Japan failed to Survived, it is increasingly likely that Sony will choose to shrink the business.

Therefore, Michael Jordan made a special trip to Tokyo a few days ago to discuss with Sony executives about the acquisition of Columbia Pictures.

Chapter 1185 Public Enemy of the People

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When Michael Jordan saw Simon asking about the trip to Japan, because Michael Ovitz, Jerry Bruckheimer and other people were standing beside him, it was impossible to talk too deeply, so he could only regretfully vaguely say: "Still talk."

In fact, Simon already knew the result, so he came here specially tonight for this matter.

According to the layout in the setting, Simon did not want the head of Westinghouse to give up easily, and said: "Then be patient, Mike, wait a few more months, the economic crisis in Asia continues to simmer, and Sony may beg you in turn. "

"Oh, Simon, my team also gave the same suggestion," Michael Jordan said with a smile, glanced at the people around him, and continued: "It's like this, since Columbia Pictures can't be temporarily, I'm planning to First invest in a few films in Hollywood, if you have a good project, you can contact me soon. And, Simon, I look forward to working with Daenerys."

It's no secret that Westinghouse Electric's film and television production department affiliated with CBS has been recruiting for this period of time. This is also the reason why many people are here tonight.

Fat sheep enter the game, first come, first served.

Simon heard Michael Jordan's last sentence, and said directly: "No problem, Mike, speaking of it, we have cooperated in several places, and it is very pleasant, isn't it?"

"Oh, that's really, really good."

Michael Jordan was a little surprised and delighted when he saw Simon's answer so straightforwardly, and even felt sad because of extreme joy, which made him somewhat vigilant for unknown reasons. However, he became relieved when he heard the second half of Simon's sentence.

Although it is not directly related to Daenerys, speaking of it, the Westinghouse and Westeros systems have indeed intersected several times.

Initially in Ukraine, the No. [-] unit of the Rivne NPP has been put into operation, a very pleasant win-win situation.

Furthermore, at the beginning of this year, Westinghouse cooperated with the Westeros system to attack Mellon Bank.

Michael Jordan was actually reluctant about this matter, and finally cooperated under the coercion and lure of someone. However, Westinghouse was quickly rewarded.

During the negotiation with Siemens for the sale of the conventional power sector, Simon used its contacts in China to help Westinghouse make a bridge. In the past half a year, it won several large power orders. Due to the substantial expansion of the Chinese market, Siemens also made the initial US$15 billion The left and right quotations were raised to the final finalized price of 17.25 billion US dollars.

Michael Jordan is certainly not a fool to be the chairman of Westinghouse, but he is only a newcomer to Hollywood after all. Thinking about it this way, I feel that it is not surprising that Simon agreed to his cooperation invitation so simply.

On the contrary, both Michael Ovitz and Jerry Bruckheimer were quite surprised.

After all, they are in the middle of the game, and they can easily feel that even though there are still many foreign cooperation projects, in general, Daenerys Entertainment's attitude towards cooperation with other peers is tightening day by day.So no matter what, I never expected that Westinghouse Electric, which suddenly broke into Hollywood, would get Simon Westero's promise so easily.

Everyone even had some self-doubts, did they have been too conservative in the past, and have not been more proactive in seeking cooperation with Daenerys Entertainment?

Simon ignored everyone's thoughts, and turned to Jerry Bruckheimer after speaking: "Speaking of it, Jerry, I remember that your studio is planning a movie called "Public Enemy"?"

Jerry Bruckheimer subconsciously took a step forward, quickly restrained his expression, and said as calmly as possible: "Yeah, Simon, I didn't expect you to notice it too?"

In fact, the word 'recently' in Simon's words is not accurate at all.

Since parting ways with Disney controlled by French Vivendi the year before last, Jerry Bruckheimer has started to operate his own film studio alone, mainly because he has not been able to find a suitable owner until now.Without a stable financial backer, the landscape of Hollywood is changing rapidly. Jerry Bruckheimer, who is a little behind the times, has only produced some small and medium-budget films in the past two years.

As for "Public Enemy," it's the story of an ordinary man who accidentally gets caught up in a conspiracy and struggles to survive and fight back while being tracked by America's ubiquitous wiretapping network.

Jerry Bruckheimer got the script last year, but the major Hollywood studios went around, including of course Daenerys Entertainment, but there was no result.

Because it is generally believed that this project is inferior to the fast-fading old-school muscle man action movies in Hollywood, the closest to a deal was the Asian director John Wu, who rose to fame on the basis of Daenerys Entertainment, but the other party charged too much , and demanded too much control, Bruckheimer simply could not accept it.

Unexpectedly, there was a sudden turn around at this reception tonight.

Perhaps, Jerry Bruckheimer suddenly felt that Simon Westero might have been paying attention to this project a long time ago, and he just said it today.

But, so what?

Jerry Bruckheimer does not have the slightest thought of being up for grabs because of this. In recent years, because of Daenerys Entertainment, Hollywood has entered a state of rapid newcomers replacing old ones, and many veteran filmmakers have declined because of this. .Therefore, for Bruckheimer, being able to board the big ship of Daenerys Entertainment and revitalize his career is far more important than the gains and losses of a movie.

Simon didn't rush to say more, but looked at Michael Jordan again: "Mike, why don't we talk in another place, and, everyone, I'm sorry to leave."

People around were curious, and they could only express that it was okay.

The three of them left the hall and went to a reception room next door. After sitting down, Simon said to Bruckheimer, "Jerry, please introduce the general situation of the project to Mike first."

Jerry Bruckheimer gave a brief outline of the story of "Public Enemy", and then said: "As for the director, I recently talked to Lang, and he was very interested," thinking that Michael Jordan might not be familiar with Hollywood, he added : "It's Ron Howard, he's here tonight."

Michael Jordan nodded and smiled, "I know, Lang is still very good."

Jerry Bruckheimer continued: "In addition, the male lead, I hope Harrison Ford will play, his "The Fugitive" is very impressive, very suitable for similar roles."

This time Michael Jordan was a little bit dissenting: "Jerry, has Harrison been at a low point in recent years?"

Jerry Bruckheimer did not deny it, and said: "It is true, but Mike, relying on the popularity brought by the two major series of "Star Wars" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark", Harrison is equivalent to a symbol of Hollywood, and will always be Not fading kind of. His lows in recent years, just happen to get us a good salary offer."

Michael Jordan hadn't experienced too many daily fools in Hollywood, but he was suspicious, and happened to have the biggest "consultant" in Hollywood by his side, so he looked decisively at Simon beside him.

This one is certainly not something Bruckheimer can easily fool.

Speaking of which, since Harrison Ford was advanced by Simon to "The Fugitive" in 1991, there has indeed been no impressive hit movie in recent years, but such as "Walking with the Devil" at the beginning of the year has attracted investors. Due to nosebleeds, there were a lot of duds at the box office. Moreover, "Air Force One", which should have entered the top ten of the list this year, was cut off by Simon. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bit out of date.

However, Bruckheimer is actually right.

Because of the cultural phenomenon-level influence of "Star Wars", coupled with the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series in the 80s, Harrison Ford is indeed almost a symbolic existence, one of the few in Hollywood with a sound film system who can eat for a lifetime The Ben kind.

Moreover, it has been six years since the last "The Fugitive". According to Hollywood's business rules, it is also an appropriate time interval for making a film with a similar theme without being complained by the audience and repeating itself.

Just like the "Electronic Love Letter" that Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan collaborated in in 1993 after "Sleepless in Seattle" in 1998, or, after "Pretty Woman" in 1990, Julia Roberts and Richard Gere collaborated again in 1999's "Runaway Bride".

Therefore, Harrison Ford 'repeats' himself after all these years, not only will not arouse the audience's disgust, but it is hoped to get sentimental points.

Feelings are a big killer.

What's more, Simon doesn't plan to use the original Will Smith this time either.

Will Smith already has the role of "Steel Bone" in the DC movie universe, and his performance in "Independence Day", which was a big hit in the past summer, is also quite affirmed. The "Men in Black" series that came down was a bit troublesome.

After sorting out his thoughts a bit, Simon said under the same expectant eyes of Michael Jordan and Jerry Bruckheimer: "Harrison is good, but the director needs to be changed. Lang's film style is too flat. "Public Enemy" needs There’s a gripping sense of urgency that Lang doesn’t quite get right.”

Jerry Bruckheimer thought for a moment and said, "In this case, Simon, the director of "Taken" in the first half of the year, Doug Liman, should be good?"

Actually, after being vetoed by Simon, Jerry Bruckheimer's first thought was his old friend Tony Scott, Ridley Scott's younger brother, the two from the 1986 box office champion "Top Gun" began to cooperate, when Bruckheimer was the producer and Scott was the director, and the two created a box office miracle together.

Also popularized Tom Cruise.

Now, Tom Cruise has completely declined because of the "Rain Man" incident.

Tony Scott, like Jerry Bruckheimer, has been a bit tepid in recent years. For the project "Public Enemy", Bruckheimer's first choice was Scott, just because the project has not been settled. , Scott turned to be busy with other films, and Bruckheimer therefore began to contact Ron Howard and others.

Because of Simon's attention, if he brings in an old friend, the other party will definitely be extremely happy, and it can be regarded as a support, and the schedule is not a problem. After all, the filming will not start immediately. Scott can finish his work before joining this project.

Now, Jerry Bruckheimer does not mention Tony Scott, but suggests that Daenerys' new director Doug Liman, on the one hand, is to echo Simon's possible thoughts, and on the other hand, he is a little worried The young tycoon will think of "Top Gun" and even Tom Cruise.

Thinking of this, Bruckheimer was still a little bit embarrassed. After "Top Gun" that year, he was once in the sky, and he belonged to the place where the whole Hollywood was chasing after him.

It's only been 10 years and everything has changed.

The world is impermanent.

In any case, although he did not expect to encounter this opportunity in advance, since the opportunity came to him, Jerry Bruckheimer made up his mind to seize it firmly. For this reason, he no longer considered fighting for any right to speak, and planned to do it honestly. The kind of logistical producer that was Daenerys at one time.

Simon is also considering director candidates. Of course, he will not blame Tony Scott for "Top Gun", but, also because of the style, even the original director of "Public Enemy" is the same as Will Smith , Tony Scott wasn't Simon's first choice either.

Hearing Bruckheimer mentioning Doug Mann, who just released the new version of "Taken" with Jeter Lee in the first half of the year, Simon immediately shook his head: "Doug is also worse, and he is more suitable for action movies."

Having said that, because Bruckheimer mentioned Doug Liman, it gave Simon a flash of inspiration, and he thought of another director, who took over the two sequels of "The Bourne" from Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass, who raised the series again on the basis of the first classic.

If it is exciting, the second and third part of "The Bourne" can be called the ultimate.

Recalling a little bit, Paul Greengrass is much older than Doug Liman in his early thirties. He is now over forty and has been in the TV circle for many years, occasionally filming movies.

Such a person must have enough experience, what is lacking is the opportunity like "The Bourne".

Jerry Bruckheimer noticed Simon's stunned look and asked, "Simon, have you thought of a suitable candidate?"

"I'll talk about this later, I still need to think about it," Simon put away his thoughts, glanced at Michael Jordan, and said to Bruckheimer: "Daenerys' projects for next year are already full, and the small film has not yet been released." Question, but there is no room for a blockbuster, so I hope this movie will be under the name of MGM, cooperate with Mike, and the investment will be 50% each. By the way, budget, Jerry, I want you to do it for $7000 million, any questions?"

The original version of "Public Enemy" burned 9000 million U.S. dollars, and the box office and follow-up channels only roughly recovered the cost. It can only be said that it was not a failure, not a success.

This time, even if Harrison Ford had a higher position than Will Smith in this period, Simon didn't intend to give that much.

Today's Hollywood is far from the hot money in the late 90s. In addition, the project suffered repeated rejections and almost completely aborted. The reasonable budget that Jerry Bruckheimer expected was 7000 million US dollars, even if Simon lowered it a bit. , 6000 million, he will also try to get it done.

Chapter 1186 Coming and Going

Chapter 1186 Comes and Goes Since Simon didn't mean to deliberately lower the budget, given a very reasonable cost, Jerry Bruckheimer couldn't possibly have any problems, so he quickly agreed.

Simon looked at Michael Jordan again.

Michael Jordan also nodded: "I have no problem here."

In fact, the head of Westinghouse Electric still thinks it is a little small, half of which is only 3500 million, which is a bit of a joke, but he also knows that things have to be done slowly.

In any case, today he can directly get a cooperation opportunity for a blockbuster project from Simon Westeros, and he will be full of confidence when facing the Westinghouse Board of Directors.

Those people have always criticized his transformation strategy.

"Very well, that's it," Simon said and turned to Bruckheimer: "Then there is the matter of the script, which needs to be revised. The main thing is that Edward Lyle, who has been hiding from the US surveillance for a long time, the setting of this role is a bit far-fetched. I hope it will be replaced by a young man with a technical genius."

Speaking of this, after a little deliberation, Simon's inspiration flashed again, and said: "It's better to be a young woman, um... You can set her up with a scientist whose parents are both working for the federal secret department, in order to expose the illegal surveillance network. Killed. Because the woman was also an insider, she was implicated and had to hide all year round. While trying to find ways to get revenge, she happened to find out what happened to the male protagonist and contacted him."

After Simon finished speaking, Michael Jordan took the lead in echoing: "This is good, Harrison with a young girl, um, this is good."

As for the specific goodness, after all, he is not a filmmaker. Michael Jordan couldn't describe it for a while, so he could only repeat the praise twice with a little embarrassment.

Jerry Bruckheimer is also recognized.

This kind of setting is much more exciting than two old men being chased and killed by federal secret agents all over the world: "Great change, and, I think this can also pave the way for a possible sequel, I mean, replace it with a woman Then the role of Edward. Simon, which actress do you think is suitable?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, let's get the script done first," Simon said here, and took the initiative to end the topic: "This is the case for today, and we will arrange a formal meeting next week to discuss more detailed terms."

The two nodded together.

After talking about the business, the rest is free. Simon still has arrangements later, and plans to leave after a little entertainment.

Most of the guests at the reception held the idea of ​​getting close to Simon, but some people thought more. After discussing the Nasdaq situation and the operation of the LinkedIn website with Michael Ovitz, the head of CAA He just said casually: "Simon, like Disney, it should be more in the interest of Daenerys Entertainment to let the Japanese continue to run Colombia?"

When Vivendi acquired Disney, the reaction in the Federation was stronger than when the Japanese acquired Colombia. The result still passed the merger review in Washington, which was largely due to the Westeros system's efforts.

Whether it is as big as a country or as small as an individual, it is natural to protect one's weaknesses.

Other studios have become foreign-owned, and Daenerys Entertainment will naturally receive more favor from the federal government.

With Ovitz's ability to scout information enough to be the leader of the intelligence department, it was no secret to him that Daenerys Entertainment took the initiative to push Disney out.

Simon didn't deny it, and said with a smile: "That's true. However, Mike, the problem is important. Nothing can stay the same forever. People come and go, which is a normal phenomenon in Hollywood. If this is the case, compared to trying in vain to stop This inevitable trend, I hope to be able to guide it in my own direction. To use a Chinese idiom, this is called, blocking is worse than sparse."

In the last four words, Simon deliberately changed into Chinese.