This weekend in late March seems very lively.
First of all, on Friday, March 21, the Easter schedule officially opens. Jim Carrey's new film "The Cable Fixer" produced by Daenerys Entertainment and MGM's "Alien 2" will be released at the same time.
This is still second.
Since "BJ's Diary" successfully exceeded 100 million in the box office week from March 7 to March 13, it became Daenerys Entertainment's first film with a box office of over 100 million in 1997, plus "Two Smoking Barrels" " and "Follow"'s excellent market performance, Daenerys Entertainment arranged to hold a celebration party on this Friday, March 21st.
It is not placed on Saturday or Sunday, mainly because Saturday is Tinkerber's spring new product launch conference, and Sunday is the eve party of the 69th Academy Awards to be held next Monday.
The party was still held at the Palisade mountainside mansion that has almost become Daenerys' official entertainment venue.
As the Oscars are approaching, this period of time can be said to have the largest gathering of celebrities in Los Angeles. In addition, a certain big boss may be attending, so many people come here to join in the fun.
However, when they discovered that a certain ultimate target actually appeared with Janet Westeros on his arm, many women at the scene were either trembling with fear or disappointed. There are always rumors that Simon Westeros and his real wife are in love with each other, but when the real wife appears, there are really no women who dare to provoke her face to face.
Janet only accompanied Simon to briefly socialize, and then hid upstairs with Amy Pascal and several other familiar women who were also at the scene. Although this mansion was often used for parties, some of the space upstairs It is still reserved for the owner for a long time and is not open to the public.
The women gathered on the terrace on the second floor overlooking the crowd at the backyard party, and Amy couldn't help but tease: "Are you two at odds?"
Of course Janet understood some of Amy's subtext and rolled her eyes slightly: "Of course not."
"Then why did you come here with him?" Amy continued with a smile: "You know, this kind of occasion is men's favorite hunting ground?"
Janet held a glass of red wine and took a few sips before saying, "He asked me to come on his own initiative."
This time it wasn't just Amy, everyone was surprised.
Nancy Brill tilted her head slightly and thought for a moment, then asked tentatively: "Has he recently...well, gone too far and used you as a shield?"
"You've gone too far."
"Actually, I also feel that Simon is a little different during this time," Amy said. After thinking for a while, a sudden inspiration flashed and she reached out to hold Janet's little hand: "Jenny, I probably understand. Congratulations."
"what?"
Amy said with a little emotion that her boss had finally grown up and matured: "I think Simon has had enough fun and will return to his family in the future."
Janet blinked her eyes and fantasized about the stereotype of someone working from nine to five from now on to be his wife and godson. She couldn't help but shuddered a little, shook off Amy's hand and said: "I don't want Simon to return to the family. , What if the Lion King in the grassland becomes an ornamental object in the zoo? That would be really boring."
Hear what Janet said? Nancy was half teasing and half admiring: "So? Only Jenny and Simon are a perfect match, and we are not worthy of him."
Janet waved her hand: "Okay, stop guessing? Simon is really under a lot of pressure recently? Well, you actually know that."
Nancy, Amy, Linda Vargas, MGM boss Shirley Lansing and another recently invited into the inner circle, Leighton Mayo, the headmistress of Solvay College in Malibu Hearing this, the four women in the tower quickly understood and nodded.
It is said that several women around my boss are pregnant at the same time? This kind of thing? Even if they can't find out more about the inside story? It's a mess when you think about it.
Of course I can only think about it.
After all, this kind of thing was too sensitive. Amy and the others were very smart not to inquire too much, and skillfully changed the topic to other aspects.
Nancy was quite curious about Solvay College, where Leighton Mayota was in charge, and asked: "Leighton, in your school, um, who are the smartest children? Are they as smart as Seal? Is that Seattle? You You should have seen it?”
Is Leighton Mayota a little restrained in front of these women at the pinnacle of power in Los Angeles? Hearing this, he glanced at Janet and then said: "Jenny asked me to conduct some tests on Syl, and it was amazing? But it's hard to compare and choose. The children who come out have very high IQs, but each child has his or her own areas of preference, such as thinking, memory, reaction ability, etc."
Janet smiled and said to Nancy: "They must be smarter than you anyway."
"Actually, I think..." Linda Vargas, who didn't speak much, said at this time: "Smartness is not decisive, hard work is more important. No matter how smart a person is, if he cannot fully tap his potential, he will not be able to achieve much. thing."
Amy and others nodded.
Leighton Mayota smiled and said nothing.
Janet was still smiling, but she shook her head: "This is just the category of intelligence and hard work that you ordinary people understand. If you see a freak who can master all mathematics courses from elementary school to university in one week, you will definitely not Thinking about it this way, the IQ gap between ordinary smart people and geniuses is still insurmountable."
Shirley Lansing said: "However, most people in this world are ordinary people after all."
"But it is always the few geniuses who really change the world," Janet said. "Simon's purpose in establishing Solvay College is to use the few geniuses who can break through the limits of mankind to push our world further. This kind of thing , it is difficult for ordinary but hard-working people to do it.”
Linda said: "Jenny, I discovered that you are only talking about the scientific field."
"Of course, if human society wants to truly make further progress, scientific progress is fundamental. Progress in ideas or systems, according to Simon, will only bring about reincarnation."
After Janet said this, the women were thoughtful for a moment.
After a moment, Amy smiled and said again: "I think we should talk about the new styles of the past fashion season. The future of mankind will be left to men."
Everyone laughed.
The party scene downstairs.
If anyone is interested, if you count them, you will find that there are quite a few women who have a close relationship with a certain big shot at this party, such as Natasha Henstridge, the heroine of "Alien 2" which just started filming today, and last year's hit "The Mummy" "The heroine Rachel Weisz, as well as one of the heroines of "Charlie's Angels" Kate Beckinsale, the heroine of "Jumanji" Qu Si Gauff, and, because the spring fashion week ended A group of supermodels returned to North America and came to join in the excitement of the Oscars.
These are only known within the circle.
No one knows how many women climbed into Simon Westeros' bed at the party.
Because of Janet's presence, the women at the scene were quite restrained. The main reason was that a certain man was obviously not very interested tonight and was not very proactive, so the women did not dare to be too pestering.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything.
For example, sisters Scarlett Johansson and Vanessa Johnson, who had just participated in the audition for "Collision" in the afternoon, were called here, as well as another Lily Sobieski who also participated in the audition in the afternoon. The girl, who is over 1.7 meters tall and has the obvious appearance of a Slavic girl, is only 14 years old this year, but she already knows a lot about style.
In addition, no one at the scene reminded them that someone was there. The girls had received some indoctrination and knew that Simon Westeros was very interested in them. When they found out that someone did not have a female companion, they all took the initiative to join him. past. It happened that the Johnson sisters and Lily Sobieski discovered that the two parties were still competing for a role, and there was a lot of sparks immediately, and they showed signs of competing for favor almost without any guidance.
"Simon, have you seen Nisha's audition video? She has been working hard in recent months and has been preparing for this role."
A corner of the hall of a luxury villa.
Little Scarlett Johansson looked like a nagging little goblin, her little body kneeling on the carpet, her hands resting on the armrest of the sofa where Simon was sitting.
Because she fell into someone's field of vision early, Scarlett has always believed that a certain man gave her wooden sister the opportunity to audition for the role in "Collision" because of her. Because of this, the little girl secretly felt intimidated by her sister. She acted quite superior in front of her, and occasionally even hinted at her sister. Vanessa Johnson actually accepted her sister's hints, so she seemed quite restrained and even a little self-pitying in front of men.
In what way am I inferior to my sister
Simon was discussing "Crash" with Tom Pollack, the president of Daenerys Pictures, who was sitting next to him. Lily Sobieski was sitting on the other side. Hearing this, he reached out and pinched himself. Scarlett, who looked like a well-behaved kitten, shook her head and said, "Unfortunately, Scarlett, I haven't watched it yet, but I believe Nessa must have worked hard during this time."
The girl felt Simon's wetness, tilted her head and rubbed her face against the man's palm. Her eyes glanced at Lily Sobieski, who was sitting on the other side of Simon, and then turned to Tom Pollack, who was watching the fun.
Because it is a very important project for Daenerys Films and the last audition for a group of core actors, Tom Pollack also participated in the schedule today. I was greeted by Linda Vargas in advance. Of course, this veteran Hollywood executive would not express his opinions. He just smiled and gestured towards Lily Sobieski and Vanessa Johnson. , said: "The two ladies performed very well."
Actually, Tom Pollack thinks Lily Sobieski performed better. As for Vanessa Johnson, compared with her sister Scarlett Johansson's performance during the audition for "The Horse Whisperer", the gap is too obvious. The younger sister of the two sisters is simply full of energy.
And, frankly speaking, because she is not as tall and beautiful as her sister, Scarlett may still have the potential to become a big star in the future.
It is not good for big-name Hollywood actresses to be too beautiful.
In any case, after all, it is just a small supporting role that plays less than 5 minutes, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation.
However, since it is a role used by his own boss to win over little girls, Tom Pollack will certainly not comment too much.
Tom Pollack also failed to give accurate words, and Scarlett Johansson looked at Simon like a pitiful kitten. Simon pretended to be unable to resist and pinched the girl's face: "Okay, okay, I'll give it to your sister, but, Nisha’s acting classes cannot be stopped in the next few months. If she doesn’t perform well when filming starts, I will still have to replace her.”
"Thank you Simon, that's very kind of you."
Xiao Nizi immediately showed a cute and flattering smile, and while thanking her, she demonstratively glanced at Lily Sobieski, who looked disappointed.
Simon tapped the girl on the head, remembered something, and asked: "By the way, where does your family live now?"
"Santa Monica, over there at Ocean Park."
Scarlett said, suddenly feeling guilty again.
American society is divided into distinct classes, which can often be distinguished by where they live. The Ocean Park area south of Santa Monica is far from a ghetto, but it's definitely not too respectable either.
"Okay, I'll let someone arrange a house for you in Brentwood," Simon said, with a bit of teasing and testing: "But, how should you tell your mother about this?"
Scarlett was of course very willing to live in a big house. When the man asked this, the girl thought about it for a moment, and soon she felt happy. She hugged the man's big hand and shook it flatteringly, and motioned to her sister sitting next to her: " Simon, let me just say, you are my sister’s boyfriend.”
"clever."
Unlike Scarlett, who is still completely Lolita, Vanessa is 17 years old this year and is considered a big girl. Even though she is still a little behind the law in California, the mothers of the two sisters know what to do as long as they are not stupid. Do.
When Vanessa next to her heard what her sister said, her face immediately turned rosy, and unknowingly, there was a different emotion in her eyes as she looked at a smiling man.
Even if they are sisters, it is impossible for them to compete with each other.
Although Vanessa gave in to her sister on the surface during this period, she was not completely free of certain thoughts in her heart.
Simon didn't have time to figure out the thoughts of the two little sisters. After saying this, he started to chase them away. When Scarlett and Vanessa left reluctantly, he did not forget the other one beside him, and turned to Lily Sobers. Kidao: "Forget it this time, Lily. You have great qualifications. I'll let them choose a better role for you."
The men had already made their decision, and Lily Sobieski wisely did not get entangled. She showed a little bit of just the right amount of resentment, and quickly nodded obediently: "It's okay, Simon."
Tom Pollack watched all this with envy and emotion.
They are all little goblins.
A certain annoying little goblin left, and the conversation got back on track, continuing to talk about the final preparations before the filming of "Collision" began.
The biggest change in this new version of "Collision" is the director.
Simon was not satisfied with the original director Mimi Ryder, mainly because the effect of the finished film was too left-field. Finally, Roland Emmerich was chosen again. This director had just finished filming "Days of Independence" because of this film. The film has not yet been released. Although he does not want to make another disaster movie, with the help of Daenerys Entertainment, Emmerich still took it.
It can be regarded as a double insurance to get rid of the DC director label.
The main reason is that "Days of Independence" has not yet been released, and no one knows whether it will be successful. It is a common practice for Hollywood filmmakers to confirm their next film appointment before a film is released as much as possible, which is considered insurance. If the previous work fails, there is still a way out. After all, there are only a few blockbuster movies in Hollywood every year, so the chances of failure are even greater.
Of course, Emmerich's director's salary is definitely higher than that of Mimi Ryder. Fortunately, this is completely worth it in Simon's opinion.