Natalia Banshikova woke up very early and wanted to get out of bed to do housework. It would be best to personally participate in preparing breakfast for the man. However, she did not dare to move because her body was held in someone's arms. .
Thinking of the man's promise last night and the tenderness that followed, I felt warm both physically and mentally.
six o'clock.
The alarm rang, Simon opened his eyes, and Ivana, who was called last night, turned on the light. He felt the movement of the woman in his arms, looked down and saw Banshikova's eyelashes trembling, and smiled and leaned forward. , kissed the woman on the face, and said: "Don't pretend to be asleep, get up and help me get dressed."
Only then did Banshikova open her eyes, her face already red.
Finally, after patting somewhere on the woman's body, Simon got out of bed and went to the bathroom first.
The two women on the bed looked at each other and quickly dressed themselves.
However, Ivana helped the man prepare the clothes first, but Banshikova couldn't grab it, so she could only help a little, accompanied by some guilt and anxiety, feeling that she was useless, and, I don't know. Does the man still remember the promise he made last night? The reason why she is so insecure is due to her past life. Her previous husband was a scoundrel and never meant what he said.
Simon put on his sportswear to go to the gym. Before leaving, he saw Banshikova still looking at him eagerly. He smiled and pinched the woman's chin: "Go and contact her yourself about that matter. Just tell her what I said."
Banshikova nodded quickly.
After the man left, the two women went to wash themselves.
Simon had just arrived downstairs, and Yulia Shulshkina, who had already gotten up, was waiting in the gym and mentioned something. Janet was already online.
Then Xiao Xiao showed Simon a picture of today's News of the World.
It was the gossip tabloid that plunged News Corporation into a wiretapping scandal in its previous life. On its cover was a striking photo of Simon dancing with Princess Diana.
Simon just glanced at it and understood why Janet wanted to talk to him at this time.
As for the gossip and photos about Simon and Princess Diana in the News of the World, of course it was Simon who took the initiative to have them released. Otherwise, it is impossible for anyone to take secret photos of Simon's private apartment. For this reason, Murdoch owes Simon a small favor. If the News of the World is responsible for such a breaking piece of gossip, today's sales will definitely increase greatly.
Janet really came here to investigate.
However, what surprised Simon was not only the rumor that had spread since yesterday afternoon, but also that Princess Diana actually called the Dume Point Manor and said that Simon was crazy about her and that she also thought a certain man was good. Asked Janet if she could give her husband to her.
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Simon was speechless after listening to Janet's narration.
This woman is so fierce.
However, it is not surprising. In my memory, Princess Diana had related deeds. She was in love with a married man. One day, she made a lot of phone calls to the man's house, which made his wife so angry that she had a heart attack.
Thinking of this gossip, Simon suddenly thought of the two women who played golf together a few days ago.
It’s really the same thing.
It's a pity that Princess Diana's move can't even break through the defense for Janet.
Janet pretended to be guilty, and the woman immediately revealed her true colors. She curiously asked Simon what it was like to be a princess.
How does Simon know
Not interested either.
While jogging on the treadmill, Simon chatted with Janet in various ways, until the woman there quickly said that she was going to bed, and predicted that a certain princess would not give up, and she would recharge her batteries and prepare to fight.
After exercising, Simon took a shower, had breakfast, and then set off early to fly back to New York.
Not long after Simon left, Princess Diana came over angrily and killed him. This guy was so hateful that he even put the video of her dancing with him yesterday in the tabloids.
Now, no matter how you explain it, it is impossible for the outside world to believe it.
When she found out that the man had left, Princess Diana could only talk back. She was very angry, so she called Los Angeles again regardless of the time difference.
It's a pity that Janet didn't answer the call at all this time. Even though Princess Diana put up a front and said that there was something very important and she had to ask the maid who answered the phone to wake up her mistress, she didn't succeed. In the end, they even hung up the phone on their own initiative, which made Princess Diana even more angry. She had never been hung up on before, and she was still a humble waitress.
How abominable!
Simon Westeros and his family are not good people!
House in Kensington Gardens Street.
Princess Diana's sudden visit after the man left shocked the women here. After all, they were not Simon. In the UK, the authority of the royal family is still very strong. Fortunately, the other party did not intrude.
After Princess Diana left, Shulshkina took the initiative to contact Girl A next to Simon and talked about it.
So by 10 o'clock, I had contacted Shulshkina and Besonoskova from Ukraine in advance, and got advice from Shulshkina. Switzerland is good and a good place to study abroad. Shikova dialed her eldest daughter's cell phone.
Because it counts time.
There is a two-hour difference between the UK and Ukraine. Although I don't know what my daughters are doing on a daily basis, they are definitely free to answer the phone during lunch time over there.
Another explanation.
However, Banshikova was a little surprised. The two girls were not as happy as she was at all. The eldest daughter directly said that she did not want to study abroad because she knew nothing at all. The younger daughter next to her seemed to have been giving advice. After learning that they had left, they would no longer have any daily necessities such as servants and so on. The mother had to support them, and the two girls were even more reluctant.
In the end, Galina was even a little angry and asked why she, the mother, didn't leave and the two sisters stayed
Banshikova was confused.
Of course she would leave if she could.
However, the key to the problem does not seem to be this.
In Banshikova's philosophy, her two daughters leaving and living a new life is what she expects more, and it is also correct. Although she didn't know much and wasn't very smart, she knew that she couldn't stay with a man for long.
Now, what kind of situation is this
Banshikova, who was in a daze while holding the microphone, heard her younger daughter say something next to her. Then, her eldest daughter's attitude became resolute. She said she wanted to leave, and they didn't want to stay to study. Then they left. hang up the phone.
After arranging things in the villa, Shulshkina came to the living room on the first floor where Banshikova was on the phone. She saw her sitting blankly on the sofa, frowning slightly, but she still asked softly: "Nata, what's wrong? Already?"
Seeing that it was Shulshkina, Banshikova straightened up quickly.
Now Shulshkina is no longer the weak woman who was confused and melancholy because she could not see the future. She leads a large group of Wei family servants in the UK. It would be weird if the goblin ate it. Even for the sake of her daughter, she has been working hard to become stronger.
Although there is still no shortage of fairies who want to challenge her, at least with Banshikova, Shulshkina still has an advantage.
Banshikova thought for a while and confessed to her what had just happened. After speaking, she hesitated again and whispered: "I think, Yulia, I mean, can you... let me leave? Galina and Eva stay?”
Since it was the daughter's wish, anyway, they could live a good life with men. Banshikova, who had no independent opinion, unknowingly thought that the idea of two children seemed to be okay.
Shulshkina frowned slightly again and said, "Didn't you say that this was Simon's decision?"
Banshikova nodded quickly, then reacted and said: "I mean, I am willing to leave."
Shulshkina ignored Banshikova's excuse and said: "Since it is Simon's decision, there is no room for the two of them to object. Well, you go and watch them clean. Reeve and I will do this." Ni said over there."
Banshikova subconsciously wanted to get up obediently, paused, and did not move.
just…
She felt the attitude of her two daughters very deeply.
Since the daughters are so unwilling, even...even if the status quo is maintained, it is not impossible. What if... The two children should not hate her mother to death.
Thinking about this, Banshikova said weakly: "Yuliya, how about we stop doing anything and just keep doing this, okay?"
Seeing that this woman really had no ideas of her own, Shulshkina didn't care. It would be best to have more women like this around her. She said, "I will report to the sir. Let's leave it at that for now."
Banshikova became worried again.
That man must have finally let go. Now that he doesn't want his promise anymore, will he be angry
After Shulshkina finished speaking, she saw that Banshikova was worried about gains and losses again. This made her see a little bit of herself at the beginning, the same cowardice and the same lack of opinion, so she chased people away again: "Go, you Go watch them clean, don’t stay here.”
Banshikova said nothing this time and got up obediently.
…
Simon returned to New York, and it was still early Friday morning on the East Coast of the United States.
After landing, the first thing I paid attention to was the North American box office situation in the first week of the Thanksgiving season that just passed.
It has to be said that for the box office week from November 14th to November 20th, the relevant data will inevitably leave people inside and outside Hollywood who pay a little attention to the box office with emotion.
Let’s start with “Record of Ghosts”.
"The Ghost Story", released on September 26, relied on the gimmick of the first pseudo-documentary movie and the excellent reputation of the film. During the unpopular period of September, it earned US$59.63 million in the first seven days at the box office, breaking the Hollywood record of 9 It set a box office record for the month and also set a record for the opening of a Hollywood horror film.
And then.
"The Conjuring 3" released on October 31st is a periodic summary of the Conjuring movie universe similar to DC Cinematic Universe's Batman Vs. It also relies on innovative plots and phenomenal reputation to break through "The Conjuring Chronicle" again in a short period of time. It set a first-week record for a Hollywood horror film, with a box office of $63.97 million in its first seven days.
Immediately afterwards.
November 14th to November 20th was supposed to be a popular Thanksgiving period. As a result, due to the continuous release of "Contact", "The Wedding Singer" and "Alien 4", plus the past week's "Galaxy" "The Conjuring 3" and "The Conjuring 3", which still has room for success at the box office. The result is that "Contact", which topped this week's box office list, has the same excellent comprehensive media score of 8.7 points, and a large-scale opening of 3,237 screens. The box office on Sunday was only 39.63 million US dollars.
Although it has reached the average box office level of US$10,000, the investment of US$90 million far exceeds the cost of "The Conjuring 3" and "The Conjuring". The reputation is not bad, but the box office in the first week was not even US$40 million. It failed to achieve this, and it was even more unsatisfactory against the background of the two previous super-selling horror films.
Of course, everyone understands that the reason is simple: the schedule is too crowded.
Let’s talk about the other films on this week’s list.
The unexpected second place was "The Wedding Singer" starring Adam Sandler, with 2,573 opening screens. Also with a media score of 8.3, the film unexpectedly earned $29.46 million in box office within seven days of its opening.
It has also reached the level of over 10,000 per museum.
Moreover, the production cost of "The Wedding Singer" was only US$18 million. According to the tiered sharing rules, the first week's box office of US$29.46 million has already allowed Daenerys Entertainment to recover the cost, so it can be regarded as a thank you. dark horse.
Fox's "Alien 4" ranked third.
With an equally good media score of 7.9 and 3,183 opening screens, "Alien 4" had a box office of US$24.65 million in its first week, which is considered the lowest opening performance of the three new films.
According to industry analysis, it can only be said that the audience has lost their initial enthusiasm for the "Alien" series.
Considering the film's high production cost of US$75 million, with US$24.65 million in the first week, and an estimated local box office of US$50 million to US$70 million, it is definitely a failure. Fox can only hope to recover the cost through overseas and subsequent channels.
In any case, the three new films occupy the top three on the list and are not squeezed out by the old films. This shows that the quality of the three new films this time is not too bad.
However, compared to the two consecutive blockbuster horror films in September and October, the box office performance of the three new films can only be described as unsatisfactory. This has also made many Hollywood studio executives begin to reflect. It’s not that it shouldn’t be so crowded, maybe it’s time to pay more attention to the unpopular schedules that I didn’t pay much attention to in the past.
These people's thinking is actually correct.
However, this is only half right.
Hollywood has never lacked dark horses at the box office during unpopular periods, but the more important point is that these dark horses themselves have the potential to become dark horses. If it is a mediocre film, it will never be a hit no matter what time it is placed.
After three new films in the top three, "The Conjuring 3" occupies the fourth position.
In the third week of its release, "The Conjuring 3" was impacted by three new films. The box office dropped as much as 51%, and there was no hope of $200 million. In the third week, it earned $17.86 million, and the cumulative box office reached $118.29 million. How high can it go in the future? , it also depends on the overall market conditions,
However, from the current point of view, the production cost of 50 million U.S. dollars and the publicity investment of 25 million U.S. dollars are more than enough to recover and achieve profitability by relying solely on local production.
Sony's $100 million "Starship Troopers" barely managed a fifth place finish.
This is also the worst movie on the top five list. After the first week of 25.41 million US dollars, the drop in the second week also reached 49%. It seems to be a little better than "The Conjuring 3", but any Sony executive is probably Unable to laugh, it earned US$12.95 million in the next week, with a cumulative box office of US$38.36 million. It was definitely a result that left Sony in tears.
Just when many people were lamenting the film market situation where the overall box office was not high due to the crowds in the first week of the Thanksgiving season, an even more crowded week followed.