Southampton, Long Island.
In a country-style villa in a manor near the sea, the time is December 19, Sunday.
When Jiang Anqi woke up after noticing the movement around her, she felt like her whole body was about to fall apart. She happened to look over at a man getting dressed while being served by a maid, and could only smile at him. At this time, the man was also very considerate and extended his hand. He touched her cheek and whispered that she could continue to sleep.
However, before he had time to say a few words to him, a woman came up from behind him very familiarly and put her body on her body, with obvious flattery in her tone: "Simon, you are so amazing, I'm almost here." died."
shameless!
Secretly spitting, Jiang Anqi could only ignore it, and pushed her body back slightly to signal the other party not to touch her. Unfortunately, it was useless. After all, the man was still here. If you want to be a lady, you can only endure it.
There were three women on the big bed, all from "Taken 2" that was being filmed recently.
One of them is Anqi Jiang, and the other one is the heroine, a Chinese American actress named Ming-Na Wen, a woman who is very elegant and easy to talk to. Then there was the person who was riding on her right now, which Jiang Anqi hated, Joan Chen, the actress who became famous for her role in "The Last Emperor" in the 1980s.
Anyway, thinking about last night and now, Jiang Anqi really doesn't like her.
Simon took the opportunity to hook the chin of the woman lying on Jiang Anqi, and left the bedroom after the waitress helped him put on his shoes.
As soon as the man left, Jiang Anqi couldn't bear it anymore and straightened her shoulders: "Hey, you pressed me."
The woman behind her was obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp. She chuckled and left. Then Jiang Anqi noticed that the other party got up, got out of the bed from the end of the bed, and seemed to start getting dressed.
Realizing something, Jiang Anqi didn't stay in bed anymore, she also got up and started getting dressed.
I don't plan to give this woman too many opportunities to tease a man alone.
The two women had nothing to say to each other and dressed silently, but at the end, Wen Minggna was still sleeping.
In fact, Wen Minggna also noticed the movement, but last night, she really couldn't get up, and she didn't want to compete with these two for anything. She couldn't afford to fight. Anyway, in the "Hurricane Rescue" series, if the man hadn't lied with sweet words last night, he would have There will be a third film, and as the absolute number one heroine, it will be enough for her to maintain her status as a Hollywood star.
Jiang Anqi and Qiong Chen quietly suppressed the urge to dress and wash up, but did not forget to dress up carefully. After half an hour, they came downstairs and found that the man had already sat in the dining room and was eating breakfast and flipping through a book. information.
Jiang Anqi wanted to grab the seat on the man's right, but unfortunately she wanted to remain a lady. Her movements were a little slow, so she could only sit on the left. Then she heard the woman say: "Simon, this is... well, the box office data of "The Lord of the Rings" Ah, it’s said that this week’s box office trend is very important, what’s the result?”
"Not bad," Simon responded with a smile. He didn't think much about the vase passing by. No matter what this woman's reputation was, he was very satisfied last night, so he casually added: "Next week The decline should be controlled within 30%, and the domestic revenue of 300 million is still very promising."
"Oh, that's great." The woman next to her said a little proudly. She politely ordered the breakfast to the waitress who came next to her, then approached the man again and put her arm around his shoulder: "But the main thing this time is The three films, whether they are "The Lord of the Rings", "Jumanji 2" and "Xenomorph 3", are actually related to Daenerys Entertainment, no matter which one is successful at the box office, it is the same, isn't it?"
"yes."
Jiang Anqi can already speak English proficiently, but after all, she is not as familiar with some things in the industry as Joan Chen, who has already taken root in Hollywood. She also whispered to the waitress to order her breakfast, and listened to the lively chat next to her. He learned Chinese and fought for the initiative: "Simon, I heard in China that the Victoria's Secret show was broadcast on CCTV some time ago. It seems like it was yesterday. Well, there is a time difference in China, so it should be earlier. How are the ratings? "
Simon picked up a glass of milk next to him and took a few sips. He also changed to Chinese and said with a smile: "The ratings of 29.6% are amazing."
Jiang Anqi immediately jumped for joy: "It's true."
Actually, I don’t quite understand.
Simon just smiled: "Of course."
Speaking of which, not only was the Victoria's Secret Show broadcast on CCTV, but also the TV series "In Time" that was also broadcast on CCTV's prime time in the past week, Simon was also paying attention.
The first is "In Time", which is obviously due to the participation of Shen Gui, a world-famous model who has just landed on the Victoria's Secret catwalk in the United States. Coupled with Ren Jingxi's unremitting promotion, the series will be released on December 13th. When it started airing on Monday, the ratings jumped to 8.6%.
The ratings here are not local, they are national.
Or because of the active layout of the Westeros system, the ratings survey company that holds shares there and cooperates with CCTV has become more and more on track. In addition to the ratings of various local provinces and cities, such as the previous "Huan Zhuge Ge", Popular dramas such as "Kangxi's Private Interview" often have ratings of 40 to 50% or even 60 to 70%, mainly based on the data from the province where the relevant satellite TV is located.
This time, because it is CCTV, it is a nationwide sampling data. "Homecoming" accounted for 8.6% of the national ratings when it first aired. Compared with the prime time TV series that CCTV mainly broadcast in the past year, it only accounted for 6%. The average ratings are already quite impressive.
Not only that, the 8.6% at the beginning is just the beginning.
Even though it has some literary and artistic tendencies, with the popularity of Shen Gui and the disclosure of various interesting insider information about the film and television industry in the series, it is only broadcasted for five days from Monday to Friday, and with the support of a good reputation that has gradually fermented, "Inside Time" The ratings have increased to 12.3% on Friday. It is expected that the entire episode will be broadcast, and the average national ratings will be around 13%. Even if it is still a little short of the phenomenon level, it is already considered a well-known drama with high popularity.
The most direct beneficiary of the popularity of this drama is Jinshu Film and Television City in Jiangsu.
Simon received a report from China yesterday. These days, with the popularity of "Homecoming", the number of visitors to Jinshu Film and Television City has increased significantly again. It is expected that the full episode will be broadcast, and it will be even more lively by the end of this year.
Then there’s the Victoria’s Secret show broadcast this Saturday local time.
Directly cutting off nearly 30% of the national ratings, this can definitely be described as a phenomenon, but well, it is only a phenomenon in the first place.
It's just a pity that in order to be broadcast on CCTV, the copyright in China was handed over to the other party for operation. In other words, the next VCD peripherals are all owned by CCTV, and Jinshu, which I hope to win, has no room to interfere.
In fact, it is not about money. After all, I still hope to sell more and gain greater influence.
However, it is actually because of this that in China, the VCD of this Victoria's Secret show was released in advance before CCTV broadcast it and spread across the country. Moreover, they are all very well-produced versions.
It's still the same as before. After all, I don't make too much money directly from this big show, it's still an indirect benefit.
Just like the four Chinese models among them, after this operation, the popularity of Jian Xin and Tao Yuelei, who are already famous, will rise to a higher level, and Shen Gui and Jiang Mi, who participated in the Victoria's Secret show for the first time, will also It will quickly gain widespread popularity. With these, one step further, there are various tangible benefits.
Even, there are not just four Chinese models, one of the key points of the VCD version circulated in China is that every model appears, their Chinese and English names will appear, while trying to make the Chinese audience remember the names of these big fairies.
Just like in China in the past, the reason why Cindy Crawford and Brooke Shields became so well-known was because of a mention of their names during the Spring Festival Gala.
This time, or plus the five consecutive editions in the past few years, although they have not been able to get on the official media platform before, with China's developed pirated film and television network, most Victoria's Secret supermodels can basically be seen as long as they show their faces in China. If someone recognizes you, there is a high chance that you will be called by your name.
In the entertainment industry, a goal that many people work tirelessly towards is actually just to be remembered by name. It seems simple, but it is actually very difficult. Because even if you remember it for a moment, you may forget it in a blink of an eye, so it needs to be remembered deeply, which is not easy.
Speaking of which, there has been quite a lot of news from China recently.
In addition to the popularity of "Homecoming" and the success of the Victoria's Secret show on CCTV, the martial arts project that was originally discussed as to whether to continue has finally been finalized.
In fact, it was a no-brainer that we would continue to do it.
Let's just say that in Hollywood, if a film made with a small budget is a hit, it would be a fool not to make a sequel. Of course, everyone knows that there are definitely risks in the sequel, but it may not be as good as the first one. However, the question is, is it guaranteed to develop a brand new project
Let's talk about "Dragon", not to mention its popularity on the DHO channel. It is only a Blockbuster video channel. The total cost is 2 million, and the turnover is conservatively estimated to be more than 30 million US dollars. How could we not continue to do it
The problem is just that we must strive for good enough conditions here.
Simon did not interfere and allowed the people below to negotiate on their own, and the negotiations have been successfully concluded recently.
The next project will be "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the beginning of Jin Daxia's Condor Trilogy.
This is also the result of detailed discussions. For example, in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", even the team in the United States couldn't bear what happened to Xiao Longnu. They wanted to go to the Golden Hero's house in Hong Kong and throw paint. As for "The Swordsman", It was once the first development project of CCTV in China, but after some discussion, the two sides still felt that something was wrong. Self-constitution was too cruel.
Finally, there is "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Because it can be regarded as the pinnacle of Jin Da Xia, and the story content, the life of the two male protagonists falling in love and killing each other, and the group of classic supporting characters around them are all very brilliant.
In the end, after negotiations, Daenerys still came up with two-thirds of the US$10 million, and Jinshu was responsible for the rest. The total investment was US$15 million, the same as last time, and it will probably be around 40 episodes. volume.
Furthermore, CCTV and TVB will no longer participate this time. The main creators are still the original crew, with a certain bearded man serving as the chief producer.