Simon took a secret trip to Park City the weekend "Rush Hour 2" was released.
Certainly not for Sundance.
Except for January, most of the time, Park City is a quiet little city in the heart of America.
This time it was a secret meeting of Blockbuster directors and shareholders to discuss Daenerys Entertainment's merger with the video tape chain giant. Nancy Brill also followed Simon there and was considered the main force in the negotiations.
During the past period, Daenerys Entertainment has secretly increased its shareholding in Blockbuster to close to 40%. Next, before filing in accordance with SEC regulations, it will suddenly increase it to more than 40%, and then make the merger plan public. Except for a few people around them who keep insisting on explanations, it is probably difficult for most people to understand Simon's deeper intention of acquiring Blockbuster. Fortunately, Simon hopes that most people will not understand.
But it is also conceivable that bleeding will inevitably occur again.
This is not the most important thing.
Whether the acquisition of Blockbuster can take place depends on Washington.
The relationship between the Westeros system and Washington can be said to be in a honeymoon state, a honeymoon period that was forcibly knitted together, because Simon has been quite restrained in recent years, and the Westeros system has grown too quickly into a terrifying behemoth. In the West, where capital is king, it discourages most politicians, so both parties live in peace.
Simon has never relaxed his vigilance and has been quietly making arrangements.
After only one day in Park City, Simon continued eastward, his next stop being Ohio.
This time it is about the American private military branch that most people will definitely not remember the name of. As the controller of this private army, Simon will always show his face regularly. In addition, it is inevitable to visit Leslie Wexner. When I was a guest at home, I inevitably saw the Jeffrey Epstein pair who were secretly buried by Simon as a secret chess piece.
It has to be said that using some of the conveniences Simon quietly provided, Epstein and his "Lady Chatterley" became very popular in high-level British and American circles. The Wei family intelligence surrounding Epstein The team also collected a lot of interesting information.
After leaving Columbus, the next stop was not the usual New York, but Washington.
The campaign for this year's midterm elections has become more and more intense. Obviously, the memory of Simon's operation in 1994 is too deep. This time, he was invited to a private dinner at the White House. The giants of the Democratic and Republican parties were present together. It was a win-win situation. , also tapping.
Faced with Washington's "kindness", Simon had no choice but to give face and reluctantly stayed in Washington for a day.
At the same time, in Cannes, France, the 51st Cannes Film Festival officially concluded.
As expected, "Hero", which had a very good reputation before, won nothing, not even a consolation prize. Since I didn’t have any expectations, I certainly wasn’t disappointed.
Not only "Heroes", but the other two films promoted by Daenerys Entertainment this year also came up empty-handed. This can be regarded as feedback that Daenerys forced "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to win the award last year. Of course, it was Daenerys Entertainment who took the initiative to give in. Otherwise, if she really wanted to win the award, there would definitely be no problem.
The highest Palme d'Or award was won by a film that did not exist in Simon's memory. Over the years, the butterfly effect has become more and more serious. Fortunately, for Hollywood, Simon has been on the right trend. He even said that even if history completely deviates, it doesn't matter based on Simon's current foundation.
Of course not.
As far as Daenerys Entertainment is concerned, Simon believes that his family can remain strong in Hollywood for at least 20 years. After 20 years, even if it is just inertia, there will be no problem in being a giant for 10 years.
Most people rarely stay at their peak for 30 years.
Of course, if Simon's 3G plan can achieve success, many things about time and space may change.
Finally rushed to New York.
The weekend of the box office week that started on May 22 has also passed, and the performance of "Rush Hour 2" can be said to have surprised many people.
In the three days of its first weekend, this kung fu comedy starring Jack Cheng and Chris Tucker still grossed US$59.67 million at the box office despite unsatisfactory reviews, which has directly exceeded the film's US$55 million. The production cost set a record for the first three-day box office of any film opening in 1998 so far.
According to the three-day first weekend data, the box office of "Rush Hour 2" in the first seven days is expected to reach a terrifying height of 90 million.
90 million, which in the past could only be achieved by DC movie universe blockbusters or phenomenal series such as "Jurassic Park". Unexpectedly, it unexpectedly fell on a kung fu comedy with Chinese and black protagonists.
In the past two years, there has been a kung fu craze in Hollywood. As we all know, one after another, there have been countless movies with Chinese protagonists introduced to Hollywood. When some people thought that the kung fu craze would gradually subside, "Rush Hour 2" , but brought this trend to another peak.
90 million in the first week. Can this movie hit 300 million in the local market
That would be really scary!
Simon knows that the previous "Rush Hour 2" actually exceeded 100 million in its first week, which was even better than this time. However, the total box office of the film in North America at that time was only just over 200 million. Of course, Chinese filmmakers are still in Hollywood The most brilliant achievement ever created.
At present, if there is no "Jurassic Park 3" in two weeks, although the first week is not as good as before, with the strength of Daenerys Entertainment in Hollywood, even if it cannot reach 300 million US dollars in the end, it will definitely be more than 250 million US dollars.
The problem now is just that the market is only so big.
no way.
Simon could not help but think about this.
In the past, after the new century, the kung fu craze ebbed away in Hollywood, and Chinese filmmakers, or the generation of Chinese filmmakers who broke into Hollywood in the 1990s, retreated across the board. In the eyes of many people, this was because Westerners had spent a while. Jintou, because I no longer like kung fu movies.
Simon doesn't think so.
In fact, speaking of it, Chinese-language films in the 1990s have laid a good foundation in Hollywood. The key is not that Westerners don't like them anymore, but that Eastern filmmakers themselves are unable to succeed. After the new century, there will be no continuous supply of outstanding films.
As for Chinese-American filmmakers, they have always been very active in Hollywood. It can be said that starting from Bruce Lee, Chinese-Americans have their own place in Hollywood. Until many years later, Lin Yibin, who created the miracle of the "Fast and Furious" series and low-cost James Wan, who started out in horror films and eventually became a key figure in DC, is both Chinese.
It is a pity that Chinese Americans have not been very interested in fighting for dominance overseas. If they are like the Indians in Silicon Valley, they will definitely become a force that cannot be underestimated in various Western circles.
Don't say that Westerners don't allow Chinese people to take the lead.
If there was such a disallowance, how could there be so many Chinese-Americans in the Nobel Prize? There is also the one that is very interesting to be ridiculed. The US Mathematical Olympiad championship team, which makes both Chinese and Americans uncomfortable, is made up of all Chinese-Americans. In addition, Wall Street is also populated by Chinese elites.
All in all, it is still the one Simon once considered, lacking some aggressiveness in his bones.
Perhaps in the eyes of people who claim to be civilized, this is a good quality, but... it is actually not, especially when there are wolves around.
A wolf cannot reason with a sheep.
The United States practices this rule to the fullest. When it comes to its opponents, its first reaction is never to reason, but to shake its fists. Only when it finds that it cannot beat its opponent to the ground will Americans put down their sleeves and straighten their tie. : "Let's sit down and talk. We are all civilized people."
New York.
Inside a black car heading to Brooklyn.
Grace Crepp snuggled next to Simon, looking at the man flipping through a copy of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" in his hand. She pressed her face against the man's lightly stubbled cheek and asked with a smile: " What are you thinking about and are you distracted?"
"Aggression."
Grace was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Who are you planning to invade?"
There was already a bit of tenderness in her voice as she spoke.
Simon turned his cheek slightly to meet the woman's caress, and said: "No one is planning to invade recently. It has been, um, many days, and it feels better and better."
Grace blinked and reacted, but said: "Well, Jenny has no objection, I mean, where are the two Jennys?"
"Of course I have no objection," Simon said righteously, "I will never tell you that I was kicked out last Friday."
Grace immediately chuckled. After laughing, she held the man's arm tightly, with a little uneasiness: "You are really not interested in women anymore, are you?"
"What are you afraid of?"
Grace glanced at the man and felt a little relieved, but said: "It's very common. It's most common in the fashion industry. Women have had enough fun, and then they become interested in men."
Simon: “…”
"Haha, I know you are definitely not."
"How should I put it? What you said makes even me less confident."
"Because you are used to being surrounded by women, you may feel uncomfortable even if you are around more people of the same sex. How could it be possible... hmm."
"Oh, when you say that, I feel relieved."
Grace smiled again and looked at the novel in Simon's hand: "Why did you choose this book?"
"I recently met a pair of very interesting people, come to think of it."
A very interesting pair, of course the two Epsteins. The reason why Epstein’s lover Ghislaine Maxwell was called Epstein’s ‘Lady Chatterley’ by later generations was precisely because of this lady from the UK. The down-and-out young lady from the upper class helped Epstein, who had climbed up from the bottom, to open up many upper-class connections, including British princes. This is similar to the bottom-class groom in "Lady Chatterley's Lover" who fell in love with a noble lady. resemblance.
Grace was confused: "Huh?"
"I won't tell you, lest you take it too seriously."
Grace hummed again and looked at the book: "I'll take a look when I have time. I've heard about it."
"There's really nothing to see."
Grace nodded obediently: "Then I won't watch it."
The two chatted casually and arrived at Elite's training base in Brooklyn.
Elite's new annual World Elite Model Competition, which started in April, has concluded its initial rounds of selection. Currently, the 64 finalists are undergoing intensive training in New York. Simon came to New York, and there happened to be no arrangements for the afternoon, so Grace pulled Simon over. have a look.
Obviously trying to please, I hope Simon will pick a few and collect them.
Although Simon has been stoic recently, it doesn't stop him from enjoying his sight. Of course it's okay to look at it.
Entering the hall of the training center, it was arranged in advance that the security team of the Westeros family has been stationed here. Only a group of girls wearing close-fitting sportswear were training in a hall without noticing.
When Simon appeared, there was an obvious commotion in the hall. It could be clearly seen that a group of girls with nice faces and hot bodies looked at them almost like cannibals.
Grace kept a distance from Simon as soon as she got out of the car. She stood next to him and waited for the man to admire it for a while. Then she clapped her hands and said loudly: "Okay, girls, let's walk around the stage and show Simon your practice results." have a look."
After saying that and letting the staff here arrange it, Grace and Simon sat down on the bench next to the wall, still keeping a certain distance.
Speaking of which, within Elite, if you still don’t know about the relationship between Grace and Simon, you can only say that you are a fool. Many people even know that Grace has an extra child, which is obviously pointing to a certain super tycoon, so even It aroused special thoughts in many girls.
If you can give Simon Westeros a child, you won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life.
Um.
Not only do you not have to worry about food and clothing, you can reach the sky in one step!
Unfortunately, although Simon plans to have more children, not just any woman can become pregnant with his children.
Apart from appearance and figure, well, it is unlikely that there will be a woman with mediocre appearance and figure around Simon. In short, Simon still pays more attention to the mind. Still an elitist at heart, Simon hopes that his children will be smarter, and they will definitely not be empty-handed.
On the other hand, there were some things that Simon didn't pay special attention to, but it wasn't unexpected.
Even if some accidents do happen, the women around me will not let their little ones have more brothers and sisters casually for the sake of their children.
Speaking of which, in addition to innate brains, some of the projects recently approved by the 3G plan have already involved the development of human acquired brainpower.
The statement about the development ratio of the human brain is well known, and Simon also hopes that one day, through scientific means, the potential of the human brain can be stimulated to an extreme state.
If successful, it is basically equivalent to an evolution.
After all, the human brain is obviously more sophisticated and larger than computers, but its response and computing capabilities are increasingly inferior to computers. This has to be said to be a pity.
It is conceivable that if the development of the human brain reaches an extreme, coupled with the extension of life span, various cutting-edge scientific problems currently troubling mankind may be solved in the blink of an eye.
Grace sat down next to Simon and felt the man's distraction again, but this time she didn't remind him.
It was rare for him to relax, so of course he could do whatever he wanted.
In fact, I would rather sit next to him, but unfortunately the current occasion is not suitable. I can only look at a group of little fairies in the field who are eager to try, wondering which ones will be the lucky ones this time.