Simon didn't expect Nicole to say this suddenly, a smile appeared on his lips, and said: "Are you really obedient?"
Nicole Kidman felt something strange from the smile of the man in front of her, but now that the words had been spoken, she nodded and said, "Really."
"Then..." Simon glanced at the mineral water that Nicole had just placed on the round table, pointed at it casually, and said, "Drink this bottle of water."
Nicole didn't know why: "Huh?"
"I said," Simon gestured again and said, "Drink this bottle of water."
Nicole understood.
This should be a test, right
Just a bottle of water, easy.
Nicole didn't think it was anything, so she picked it up and put it to her mouth. While drinking, she glanced at the man next to her with dexterous eyes. He looked very seductive.
Simon watched with interest as Nicole drank a bottle of water, and then handed the bottle of water in front of him over: "There is also this bottle."
Nicole looked at the mineral water in front of her that had been drank by the man next to her. Although she didn't feel any disgust in her heart, she still hesitated and said, "Why do you need to drink so much water?"
"It's nothing," Simon shook his head and said, "It's just that you said you should be obedient, so I'll give it a try."
"Me," Nicole cast a sideways glance at Simon and said, "Even if there are so many things to do, you don't need to drink water, right?"
Simon nodded, but the expression on his face turned cold. He leaned on the sofa and said, "Go back to the hall, I'll be alone for a while."
Nicole pursed her lips, her expression a little aggrieved. Seeing that Simon was indifferent, she had no choice but to pick up the bottle of water and bring it to her mouth again.
After all, he had drank it. Some strange emotions arose inexplicably while he was sipping. He couldn't help but put his tongue over the mouth of the bottle and touched it.
Naturally, I felt nothing.
After drinking another 500 ml bottle of mineral water, Nicole put down the empty bottle, wiped the corners of her mouth and looked at the man beside her, and whispered tentatively: "Now, do I get the role of Wonder Woman?"
Simon shook his head: "No."
I really want to jump over and grab a handful of that damn handsome face.
certainly.
I can only think about it.
Nicole resisted and continued to launch the offensive of grievances, looking at Simon with filled eyes, looking like she wanted to cry.
Simon raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said: "There are about 100 minutes until the movie is finished. Now go back to your seat in the hall. You are not allowed to leave before the movie ends."
Nicole blinked.
I just drank 1000 ml of water in one breath.
"Simon, you are so abominable."
Simon shrugged and said, "You said you should be obedient."
"I mean, if you would give me the role of Wonder Woman..."
"I said, no. However, if you can prove that you are really obedient and have a suitable role in the future, I will definitely give you priority."
Nicole bit her lip, still glaring at him gently, and said, "You promise?"
"I don't promise," Simon sat up straight again, ignoring the looks of some staff around him, and stretched out a finger to pick at Nicole's chin, and said, "Actually, the promise of 'obedience' doesn't work for me at all. Not attractive at all, Miss Kidman. In today's Hollywood, if I wanted to, I could always find a hundred girls more obedient than you. So, you have no right to bargain with me."
Simon's finger quickly retracted after just one touch, but Nicole raised her chin under the provocation, like a swan trying to stay proud.
I was very annoyed and wanted to look at him for a moment, but the other party didn't respond at all. He just picked up a round table and flipped through a copy of "Variety Show" magazine.
After a while, Nicole finally retreated and pointed in the direction of the bathroom aggrievedly: "Can I go over there first?"
Simon nodded with a smile and said easily: "Of course, you can go at any time. The last thing I like to do is force others."
It would be strange to believe your lies!
Just as he was hesitating, Warner Bros. Pictures CEO Terry Semel appeared backstage, saw Simon, and walked over directly.
Knowing that Terry Semel had something to discuss with Simon, Nicole wisely stood up, greeted Semel, hesitated, and then returned to the hall obediently.
I've already drank both bottles of water, so I can't drink it in vain.
As long as I do what he says, it's probably impossible for this bastard to not give me any benefits at all.
Many people in the circle actually know why there is an additional new actress in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas", and they also know why Demi Moore, an actress with an unknown status, suddenly got the role of Dani. The heroine of "The Love of Ghosts" is the focus of Liz Entertainment.
Compared to those guys who turn their backs on people when they lift up their pants, he still has some credibility.
Simon noticed that Nicole walked directly to the hall, the smile on her lips getting wider.
After all, she is just a 22-year-old young lady who is inexperienced in the world. Most girls at this age have just graduated from college. It is obviously impossible for Nicole to guess Simon's evil thoughts.
People are mentally very fragile in certain situations.
If her patience reaches its limit, the person being abused will definitely have a very, very deep impression on the person who issued the order to her.
Terry Semel has watched "Batman Begins" many times since the original demo. Therefore, just now in the hall, he was more focused on observing the reactions of the audience around him.
Movies are the most uncertain business.
Even if a film is favored by all professionals during the internal preview stage, it may not achieve very good box office results when it is actually released. On the contrary, some films that were not noticed in advance often become dark horses.
As the first large-scale premiere for the entire audience, it only lasted for more than 30 minutes. Terry Semel determined from the feedback of more than 1,200 viewers that Simon Westeros’ new film It will definitely be loved by the audience and recognized by the market.
Warner Bros. Pictures has been on a tear this year.
The summer release of "Lethal Weapon 2" and the Thanksgiving release of "One Flew Over the Child" have both achieved over 100 million. This has broken Warner's embarrassment in the past few years that no domestic film has exceeded 100 million at the box office.
Now, it is certain that "Batman Begins" will reach over 100 million yuan.
Although both films will share revenue with Daenerys Entertainment at the end of the year, it is only "One Flew Over the Child" with a local box office expected to exceed US$170 million. Because it is the distributor that can draw distribution commissions, this project will bring great benefits to Warner The profit is equivalent to a film with a local box office of over 100 million. Even if it can't participate in the production of the sequel, it's really hard for Warner to have too much dissatisfaction.
Of course, the focus right now is still "Batman", or the DC movie universe plan.
If the movie universe plan previously described by Simon can be realized, Terry Semel believes that Warner's film business will not be too bad in the next ten years.
Although Daenerys Entertainment has mastered the copyrights of the Big Three of DC, according to the young man's description, DC still has superhero characters such as Green Lantern and The Flash that are not much less famous than the Big Three, which can be developed independently, and at the same time with Simon planned movie universe.
Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern…
Multiple superhero characters work together to fight against villains and save the world. Even if he is not a comic book fan, Terry Semel can imagine the grand and passionate scene when the heroes gather.
Therefore, the director in the hall only played for more than thirty minutes. After Terry Semel discovered that Simon was not at his seat, he couldn't wait to find him, hoping to finalize the matter in one go.
After taking down the three giants of DC, Simon no longer hopes to obtain more superhero copyrights from Warner.
However, Simon doesn't mind if Warner develops superheroes such as The Flash independently while introducing the DC movie universe in which both parties cooperate.
Since becoming the richest man in the federation in September this year, Simon's attention has gradually shifted to expanding his influence rather than quickly earning more wealth. Of course, making money cannot be stopped, but in the process, gaining greater power and influence in Hollywood and various fields involved in Westeros companies is also what Simon pursues.
If you only have a lot of money but no corresponding influence, the more you make, the more you will be a fat sheep in the eyes of some people.
Joining forces for a win-win situation may seem like giving up part of the profits, but Simon can actually gain more.
If the DC movie universe can be developed and Warner becomes strongly dependent on it, then Simon's influence on the media giant will be no less than that of Terry Semel.
At that time, plugging one or two people into Warner film projects will be simply the most trivial thing. Simon can fully obtain the resources and channel support of print media, music, cable TV and other aspects from Time Warner Brothers, which has entered the final stage of merger. .
Simon and Semel were chatting about the follow-up plans of the DC movie universe backstage. After a while, a burst of applause suddenly came from the direction of the hall.
It wasn't very lively, but both of them stopped the conversation and listened.
A movie can win applause during its playing, which is undoubtedly the greatest affirmation for the movie.
Having watched the finished film many times in advance, the two of them could probably tell the plot at this point without listening to the sound on the speakers in the hall.
Black Mask Roman Sionis seizes control of Sal Maroney's gang and begins plotting to kill Batman.
The past fifteen minutes have been the first confrontation between Batman and Black Mask.
Sal Maroney's body was marked with Batman's mark and hung in a public place, which triggered a heated discussion in the media about whether Batman had the right to use lynching. Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon had to publicly express his position. Capture Batman.
At the same time, Black Mask set a trap to lure Batman into his trap. The two sides fought fiercely and both sides suffered losses. When Batman left, he was rounded up by a large number of police.
At a critical moment, Batman used an ultrasonic generator to summon a large number of bats, using this as a cover to finally escape.
The applause in the hall was probably for Batman's successful escape.
After all, the audience in front of the big screen is not the citizens of Gotham who are kept in the dark. They know very well what Batman has done, so they always treat him as a hero, and they can't help but see the hero escape.
Simon had no intention of returning to the lobby until the movie was over, and continued to discuss plans for the DC Cinematic Universe with Terry Semel.
on the screen in the hall.
Although Batman escaped, he was seriously injured and had to remain silent for a while.
The already crazy Black Mask had his hands free. In order to maintain his control over the JANUS Group, he began to target people who knew the inside story of the safety hazards of 'Angel' facial cream.
The two engineers responsible for product testing within the JANUS Group were first eliminated, and then the targets turned to several reporters from the "Gotham Times". The reporter who informed Roman Sionis was the first to be unlucky. Black Mask also conveniently collected Selina Kyle's fingerprints from the stolen room and left them at the scene of the reporter's murder, thereby implicating Catwoman.
Police issued a wanted warrant for Selina Kyle based on fingerprints and other 'evidence' left behind by Roman Sionis.
Catwoman is a character who is both good and evil in the comics, and has no rules against killing people. However, in the film, Simon still portrayed him as a more rogue character. Therefore, after being framed, Catwoman began to investigate the matter in order to prove her innocence.
Multiple murders occurred in the city, and Batman gave up his recovery and devoted himself to them.
Based on some clues, Batman quickly found Vicky Val. At the same time, the female reporter happened to be attacked by the crocodile man.
After several struggles, Batman subdued the Crocodile Man at an abandoned dock, and the police arrived at the same time.
Despite the last conflict, Batman does not hate the police. He also knows that Commissioner Gordon is a very upright person.
Before that, Commissioner Gordon also found out that Sal Maroney's death had nothing to do with Batman. This righteous police officer was not a pedantic person at heart, and he understood that sometimes violence must be met with violence.
Thus, the two comics partners began their first tentative collaboration in the movie.
Based on the alligator's confession provided by Commissioner Gordon, Batman learned that the entire incident was caused by the new leader Black Mask, who replaced Sal Maroney.
However, the Crocodile Man does not know the true identity of Black Mask. Although the police have discovered the turmoil of Sal Maroney's gang, they are unable to take action. Commissioner Gordon then entrusted Batman with the task of investigating the truth.
Batman went to investigate Black Mask's identity and accidentally met Catwoman, who had just returned from a confrontation with Black Mask.
Catwoman revealed some inside information to Batman before she was seriously injured and fell into coma. After Batman considered it, he did not hand Catwoman over to the police. Instead, he imprisoned her in the Batcave and began to train her in a forbidden room... Oh, no, he started to persuade her to make mistakes. The girl lost her way and found her way back.
At the same time, knowing the truth of all this, Batman revealed the details to Chief Gordon, trying to get the police to use legal means to settle the matter.
However, after being exposed, Black Mask went completely crazy, leading Deadshot and other men to inflict heavy casualties on the police who went to round up him, and at the same time planned to escape Gotham City.
Batman had to take action again.
In the Batcave, it was discovered through remote monitoring equipment that Batman was being attacked by Black Mask and Deadshot. Catwoman, who was well aware of the terrifying skills of these two men, persuaded Alfred to let her leave to help Batman. Alfred agreed to come down and use the Batplane to send Catwoman to the battlefield.
Finally, there was the final battle that lasted fifteen minutes.