Courteney just stood beside Simon and looked at him with some restraint while he was painting, but Christie came over without hesitation and stuck to Simon's side. A strand of beautiful blond hair hanging down swayed in Simon's peripheral vision while looking at him as he painted. Said: "No, we are going to a party, Simon, how about you come too?"
Simon continued to draw without comment and asked: "What kind of party is it?"
"Hold by Matthew to celebrate the box-office hit of "The Genius" starring him. Oh, Matthew Broderick, you know?"
Simon nodded. Although he had the memories of twelve other people, in order to fully increase his understanding of Hollywood in this era, he had been reading Hollywood's two ace newspapers "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter" during this period. ”, so you’ll know all the popular movies currently playing.
During the ongoing summer season, the most anticipated film in Hollywood is undoubtedly Tom Cruise's "Top Gun." This film, released in mid-May, has already grossed US$75 million in less than two months.
In Hollywood in the 1980s, the comprehensive distribution model of rolling out thousands of screens at once had not yet emerged. The mainstream distribution method of major film companies was still a combination of long-term distribution and multi-round screening.
The basic characteristics of this traditional distribution model are small openings and long screening times.
Even for "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" three years ago, the number of opening screens was only a little over 1,000. But on the other hand, as long as it is a popular hit movie, it can basically be released in North American theaters for more than half a year.
"Top Gun" also opened with about 1,000 screens. It took in a box office of US$75 million in less than two months after its release, temporarily ranking first in the North American box office rankings in 1986.
According to the usual box office curve of long-term screenings and the current popularity of "Top Gun", this film can at least achieve a box office of no less than US$75 million in the next few months.
Last year, only three Hollywood films achieved a local box office of over 100 million US dollars. "Top Gun" is expected to have a total North American box office of more than 150 million US dollars, almost locking in the annual box office championship in 1986.
This is indeed the case. Simon clearly remembers that the final North American box office of "Top Gun" was US$179 million, ranking first in the North American box office list in 1986.
Relying on the popularity of "Top Gun", Tom Cruise successfully promoted from a popular Hollywood niche to a world-class movie superstar.
In addition to "Top Gun", the campus comedy "The Genius" released in June, with a production cost of 6 million U.S. dollars, has already achieved more than 30 million U.S. dollars in box office in just three weeks, which also belongs to the box office of this summer season. Dark horse.
In the next few months, even if the total box office of "The Genius Who Skips School" cannot exceed 100 million, it is still very hopeful that it can enter the top ten of this year's North American box office list.
Simon was not familiar with Matthew Broderick, the male protagonist of "The Genius". Apart from the current movie, he probably only remembered that he was the male protagonist of the 1998 Hollywood version of "Godzilla" in the original time and space, and , that year's "Godzilla" brought almost all negative effects to several main creators, and the acting careers of the male and female protagonists were also greatly affected.
However, Simon was very concerned about the movie "The Genius" at this time, because the director of the film was John Hughes, the famous screenwriter of "Home Alone".
Simon naturally doesn't want to miss "Home Alone," a super hit movie that earned nearly $500 million in global box office in the early 1990s.
After chatting casually with the two girls next to him and finishing the drawing in his hand, Simon planned to say goodbye and return to the hotel. He was not interested in the parties that Westerners were keen on. What's more, it was definitely late at night after the party. Although downtown Santa Monica was relatively safe, Simon did not have a car. If he walked alone late at night, there was no guarantee that he would not encounter someone. What an unexpected situation.
However, Christie did not let Simon go, and forced him into Courteney's white car. At the end, she secretly made a "you owe me once" expression to Simon, obviously confirming that he was interested in Courtney. Teni had an idea.
Now that they were in the car and Courteney showed no refusal, Simon agreed to come down.
The party took place at the Blimp Bar near Santa Monica Beach.
The three of them took Courteney's white car and arrived outside the bar. As night fell, there was already a long queue at the entrance of the bar.
Christie stepped forward and said a few words to the tall doorman. The guard looked through the list in his hand and checked the three people's driver's licenses. He stamped the backs of Simon and Christie's hands, who were under the drinking age, before letting the three of them in.
Simon later learned that Christie had also played a minor role in "The Genius" and was officially invited today, unlike the men and women lining up outside the door hoping to enter the Hollywood social circle.
Walking along the corridor and entering the bar lobby, Simon found that the oval layout of the lobby was indeed just like its name of "airship", and the decoration also seemed full of technology.
At this time, the hall was already crowded with young people, the lights were flashing, and the music was deafening.
Christie did not immediately join the carnival crowd, but first led Simon and Courteney to the other side of the bar according to the instructions of a waiter, where the hero of tonight's party was.
After walking half a circle in the crowded oval hall, the three of them found a few young men and women sitting around chatting at a round table deep in the bar.
When several people at the round table saw someone coming, they had no intention of getting up. Christie stretched out her hand to a young boy, shook it, and said with a smile: "Matthew, congratulations. Also, this is me. Friend, Curt, Simon.”
After Christie finished speaking, Simon and Courteney also stepped forward to shake each other's hands. Matthew Broderick was still sitting. Although he was smiling when shaking hands with the two, he was also obviously cold.
After a brief greeting, seeing that Matthew Broderick was indifferent and not even interested in knowing the specific names of Simon and Courteney, the three of them planned to leave. However, just as he was about to move, a boy sitting opposite Matthew Broderick glanced at Christie and pulled a chair over from the side.
"Now, you guys go play, I'll chat with Matthew and the others for a while." Seeing this, Christie's somewhat disappointed expression immediately disappeared and she said to Simon and Courteney. Seeing them walk away, she sat down with a smile. He came over and said, "So, what are you talking about?"
"Matthew's new movie," the boy next to Christie replied, and handed her a bottle of drink. Then he looked at Matthew Broderick opposite, and asked as if he had forgotten the words: "That, called What's coming?"
"'The Butterfly Effect' is a very cool script," Matthew Broderick's tone became lively as no outsiders were around, "Do you know what the Butterfly Effect means?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Actually, I don't know very well," Matthew said, amidst the laughter of everyone, "However, now several senior executives within WMA attach great importance to this script, and are still planning to make it a WMA franchise. Packaged projects, like CAA."
The girl next to Matthew Broderick saw that he kept circling around, pretending to be dissatisfied, holding his arm and shaking it, and said: "Matthew, what kind of story is this?"
"Well," Matthew enjoyed the coquettishness of the girl next to him, but he still shook his head and said, "I can't say it yet. You will definitely know it after a while. Moreover, there are many young characters in the script, and you will also have the opportunity to participate. For the audition, maybe I can help then.”
Everyone gathered around Matthew Broderick, naturally looking forward to this kind of opportunity, so when they heard his last words, their expressions became more eager and flattering.
Christie also interrupted at this time and asked: "Matthew, when will the filming of the movie start?"
"The project is still being coordinated, and it should be recommended to the studio soon," Matthew Broderick glanced at Christie's beautiful face and said, "Also, Norman feels that there are too few scenes for me in the script. , he wanted to ask the screenwriter to revise the script. In short, everyone knows that a good movie is not so easy to complete. "
Everyone nodded in agreement, and at the same time, some people looked envious because of a certain person's name that Matthew mentioned lightly in his words.
The Norman whom Matthew just mentioned is named Norman Brocka. He is his agent and one of the legendary agents in Hollywood. Many years ago, Norman Brocka represented legendary stars like Marilyn Monroe.
As the two veterans of WMA passed away one after another in the first half of the year, Norman Broca, who just turned 60 this year, successfully became the president of this brokerage industry giant with his many years of experience in WMA.
Several of the people here are working in Hollywood and have their own good agents.
However, everyone knows that if they can find an agent like Norman Brocka, their acting career will definitely be smooth. It was also because Matthew Broderick came from an acting family that he was able to sign a contract with Norman Brocka at a young age.
Everyone held Matthew Broderick in the center and were chatting. Suddenly there was some commotion on the dance floor not far away. Along with the lively cheers, a small open space was quickly vacated on the dance floor. It depends on the situation. There seemed to be a fight.
Someone was causing trouble at his celebration party. Matthew Broderick's face suddenly became a little uneasy. He got up with a serious expression and walked towards the dance floor. Several other people quickly followed.
Walking closer to the dance floor, Christie recognized the two figures at the center of the commotion, and her beautiful face suddenly became bitter.