After lunch, in the afternoon there was a production and promotion meeting for two films from New World Pictures.
The time is already Friday, October 18th.
Daenerys Entertainment's Halloween schedule this year will start next week, that is, on October 26. The latest series "Annabelle" of the Conjuring cinematic universe produced by New World Pictures will be officially released.
As another extension of the Conjuring movie universe series, the story of "Annabelle" took place in 1970. It also came from the material provided by the Warrens, paranormal investigators, and told the story of a ragdoll possessed by an evil spirit.
The production cost of the film is still US$15 million, far exceeding the US$6.5 million of the 2014 version in the original time and space, and this is without taking inflation into account.
Warner's "Annabelle" was once a spin-off of the "Conjuring" series. Production was only started after the success of "The Conjuring" in 2013. There was no concept of the Conjuring movie universe at that time, so I didn't have high expectations. Not only did the production budget be shabby , even the director and protagonist of the film are all newcomers. As a result, the film was a great success, with a production cost of 6.5 million US dollars and a global box office total of more than 200 million US dollars. After that, Warner began to seriously build the Conjuring movie universe.
This time is certainly different.
The new Conjuring movie universe, the first two series, "The Conjuring" and "The Haunting of the Morgue" have already achieved success. Daenerys Entertainment has attached great importance to the new version of "Annabelle" from the beginning, so it has directly locked in 1,500 With a production budget of 10,000 US dollars, both the director and the actors have relatively good foundations.
For example, the most important heroine, this time is Madeleine Stowe.
Although this actress who debuted in the 1980s has always seemed a bit tepid, she has been recognized for both her appearance and acting skills. She has starred with Kevin Costner, Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day-Lewis. Having worked with big names, it can be said that all that is missing is an opportunity.
"Annabelle", which is basically supported by the heroine, is such an opportunity for Madeleine Stowe.
Although horror films often fail to raise an actor's status too much, as long as the project achieves the success of the first two series of the Conjuring movie universe, the actress, who has always been positioned as a vase, will be able to get rid of the shadow caused by many big stars in the past. , and thus gain more attention and resources from Hollywood.
Because of this attribute, the original heroine of "Annabelle" also experienced a lot of competition.
The film was completed two months ago, and the publicity and distribution was started at the same time. The afternoon meeting was just to discuss the final week of distribution sprint and some subsequent publicity and distribution arrangements after the film is released.
The other one is "American Pie."
This youth sex comedy has completed casting during this period. Compared with the starting budget of the Conjuring movie universe of 15 million US dollars, the production budget of the first part of "American Pie" is only 10 million US dollars. However, because it is owned by Daenerys Entertainment The project still attracted many teenage actors or actors who pretended to be teenagers to compete for it.
Inspired by "American Pie," Simon also realized that there could be another teen movie craze in the next few years.
Speaking of which, the last boom in youth films was probably in the years when Simon debuted in the 1980s, when he successively produced several series such as "Dead Man", "The Butterfly Effect" and "Scream". Now, ten years later, these series have basically gone silent. Coupled with the rapid rise of a series of super blockbuster films in recent years, youth movies have fallen into a low ebb.
Now, "American Pie" serves as a fitting new beginning.
In order to promote this plan, Simon specially arranged for Daenerys Entertainment to sign as long-term film contracts as possible with the selected actors this time, starting with three films, and more will be packaged five-film contracts, basically bringing together a group of newcomers or pretending to be newcomers. Stars are buying out over the next ten years.
Next, the same team can try horror films, sex comedies, spoof films, etc. As long as some potential brand effect is formed, the market will definitely favor this same group of people more.
To put it simply, it is a gang model of the Three Men.
Moreover, although they are bound, this is also a benefit for the actors themselves.
After all, one of the biggest disadvantages of actors in youth films in the past was that they had a high elimination rate in a short period of time. After a few movies, they were often forgotten by the audience. Daenerys Entertainment has created a fixed team for youth films, which can not only control costs and maintain the continuity of the series, but also allow the actors to continue their careers as much as possible.
Let’s talk about “American Pie”. As the beginning of another youth film boom for New World Pictures under Daenerys Entertainment, the project has directly confirmed the popular schedule for next summer vacation. It also coincides with the start of Daenerys Entertainment’s three labels again. Side by side ideas. If the new version of "American Pie" can be as successful as it once was, New World Pictures' results next summer will once again be tied with the major studios as it was this year.
Throughout the afternoon, the meeting about "Annabelle" lasted an hour, and the rest of the time was reserved for "American Pie" and related youth film projects.
What Simon is most interested in is the bunch of young talents signed by Daenerys Entertainment during this period.
Because of Simon's involvement, many names are familiar.
Of course, it was the actresses who attracted Simon's interest.
Such as Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt, as well as Jordana Brewster, who has a short shelf life but is quite stunning in her youth, and Reese Witherspoon , Anna Farrell, Jennifer Esposito, Nosha Elizabeth, Kelly Russell and even Charlize Theron who unexpectedly jumped into this list, etc.
These actresses will definitely not be used up in one "American Pie", but in the next plan, everyone will get good opportunities.
Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that he was a little helpless during this period, Simon would have wanted to hold a special party to bring the girls together for fun.
Towards the end of the meeting, Simon did not forget to talk about "The Hangover".
This is an idea that came up when he was in New York some time ago. In order to promote the casinos that are already under the control of the Westeros system, Simon plans to arrange the scenes of the original "The Hangover" in Atlantic City on the east coast, and shoot this triggered movie in advance. An R-rated comedy that has become a phenomenon of movie-going craze.
However, compared to "American Pie" or "Annabelle," which will start filming next week, because even next year's film list is already full, this project can only be pushed to the year after next.
This also happens to give the project enough creative time.
In addition, this project can also be used to support the gang of bad guys so that they can compete with several comedy stars at this stage.
After a week's work, Simon set out again the next day for the East Coast.
The four major fashion weeks have officially come to an end, so when it comes to the final rehearsal stage for the Victoria's Secret show, the last of the first phase, Simon needs to follow up personally.
The other ones are women and children.
It’s quite troublesome to say.
After some thoughts last month, unknowingly, the Westeros family had three more children being conceived.
Grace has one in her belly.
Maria had one in her belly.
And finally, one for Irene Lauder.
The first two are fine, but the last Lauder girl is the trouble. The main thing is that Simon didn't actually have a very clear plan at the beginning. He just casually told the housekeeper who was responsible for certain things out of curiosity. It was a bit, um, adventurous, but he didn't expect to hit it with one shot.
Now I can only bear the consequences honestly.
I came here this time to discuss this issue.
When Irene and Simon were together, they would always say half-truth, half-falseness, and half-resentment, such as "You can't marry me." It was self-evident, but it was impossible to get married. If Simon dared to marry Janet Divorce, according to what the woman said at the beginning, would result in heart-wrenching results.
There is no other meaning, it is literally the heart and lungs.
Simon also never considered divorcing Janet.
So, after a whole day of discussions with the woman and even her family elders on Sunday, we finally came up with a plan.
The first is where the child belongs.
In the future, he will be raised by the Lauder family. Even though they don't care much about money, they still have to pay alimony, which is 1 million US dollars per month until the child is 18 years old. If the child cannot spend all the money, it will be stored in a specially established trust fund. Lin takes care of it. If it were other rich people, US$1 million per month would definitely not be easy to afford. For Simon, it is not a problem at all.
Again, money is not a problem for Simon.
Secondly, it is a more see-saw topic.
Surname.
Unlike other fathers who have children outside and dare not even recognize them, Simon insists that the child's surname be Westeros, and the Lauder family, as Irene Lauder told Simon last time, they are the only ones in the family. There is no boy among the two sisters. If they have a child, preferably a boy, then they will be named Lauder and inherit the family business.
In the end of the dispute, the Lauder family made a compromise, but the child must have a middle name of 'Lauder'.
Again, there was a topic that Simon hadn't thought much about.
The Lauder family requires their children to embrace Judaism in the future.
The Lauder family may not be noticed by many people, but it is true that they are Jews.
Simon has never been very sensitive to religion, and he does not have some deep-rooted prejudices of Westerners. Therefore, he readily agreed to the Lauder family's solemn but obviously uneasy request.
In fact, another meaning is that Simon admitted that the little guy in the woman's belly is Jewish.
It doesn't matter.
All in all, after a busy day, in addition to the three main topics, along with various details, the secretly invited lawyer compiled more than a hundred pages of legal documents about the child.
Although he is an Oriental at heart, Simon has no objection to these things, just like the prenuptial agreement he signed when he married Janet.
It’s a good thing for both parties to have a lot of things decided beforehand.
After a busy day during the day, Simon was left to attend a party organized by Lauder's family at night.
Seeing that many Jewish bigwigs from the political and business circles on the east coast were quietly present, Simon realized that this child might also mean many other things.
You can understand it if you think about it a little.
The huge Westeros system has developed to the point where it has a decisive influence on the entire world political and economic structure. More importantly, the industrial fields that the Westeros system is involved in, whether it is Hollywood, the fashion circle, or even Wall Street , are all industries where Jewish groups gather. Even Hollywood was basically the territory of Jews before Simon appeared.
As for Simon himself, until now, except for the Johnston family, not many people in the outside world can judge his specific ethnicity.
Of course, it can be easily distinguished that Simon Westeros is definitely not black.
Okay, this is a joke.
All in all, although Simon has never been too sensitive about ethnicity, just like religion, this does not mean that others are the same.
Whether they are Anglo-Saxons, Jews, or even Italians, French, British, etc. who are divided by country, they actually all have quite tight circles. The roots of deep-rooted racial discrimination in the West are actually here, because there are differences between different ethnic groups. , even after more than ten years, it seems that they are unified, but in fact they are very different.
Different ethnic groups naturally mean different racial interests.
Simon has never disclosed his ethnicity before. Perhaps in the minds of many people, this orphan who was born in an orphanage doesn't know much about it. In this case, they can only place their hope on the other person's descendants.
However, it is obvious that the two women and the two Jennys in the Dume Point Manor are both standard Anglo-Saxons, which means that the same is true for the little guys born to the two women. As for Sophia's twins, although they are not Anglo-Saxon, they are not related to Jews.
If these little guys inherit the career of Simon Westeros and become the masters of Hollywood and even the fashion industry in the future, it is difficult to say whether they will be as insensitive to different ethnic groups in various circles as they are now.
Simon's insensitivity to race and religion was certainly no secret to those around him.
Now, Simon Westeros suddenly has a child with the daughter of the Lauder family, and things are suddenly a little different.
The Lauder family is a representative of the American Jewish consortium and a representative of the Jewish consortium in the fashion field.
As long as this child can be justified and become the heir of Simon Westeros in the future, then, at least, the Jews will certainly not appear too passive in the future Westeros system.
It is very possible that this is actually one of the reasons why the Lauder family made concessions in terms of their surname.
After all, whether the child's surname will be Lauder or Westeros in the future will definitely mean different things to many people.
Manhattan.
Inside the mansion of the Lauder family.
Irene Lauder, who was holding Simon's arm, socialized in the crowd, chatted skillfully with Terry Semel for a while, and when she led Simon to another place, she finally said to the man next to her: "Are you Understood?"
Simon nodded: "Yes, it seems that I was tricked."
Eileen was immediately dissatisfied: "You should be clearer, bastard, did you make my belly bigger, or did you do it on purpose? I should be the one who got tricked."