"May, have you read the script for this latest project between Daenerys and Disney?"
"Of course, "Sleepless in Seattle,"" Melanie Griffith nodded, and then said disappointedly: "However, I asked Joe, and he said that the heroine Simon has been decided, but I haven't. Opportunity."
"What a pity. I've read the script and think the heroine is quite suitable for you."
Beverly Hills.
At Jonathan Friedman's mansion in the Coldwater Canyon neighborhood, it was a very ordinary party among the many during awards season.
Melanie Griffith also showed regret when she heard what Joanna Cassidy said in front of her.
After giving birth to Dakota Johnson, Melanie Griffith took just a few months off to start filming again. However, the few movies he has starred in in the past two years have all seemed lukewarm. All in all, only "Working Girl," the year before Dakota was born, had decent box office results.
In comparison, the career of husband Don Johnson, who was originally just involved in TV dramas, began to rise after "10 Days of Danger", and the original situation of "female being taller than male" is obviously being reversed.
Probably because of the sudden emergence of a certain young man, Melanie Griffith, who comes from a film family, can clearly feel the rapid changes in Hollywood in recent years, which also gave her a strong sense of crisis.
If she can no longer get one or two blockbuster projects to support her popularity, her already unstable first-tier celebrity status may fall back to the second-tier.
Hollywood is a business of personal relationships, and in many cases it is also the most unreasonable.
If you are not popular anymore, it will be even more difficult to get high-quality projects, and then it will be a vicious circle all the way down.
While they were chatting, a couple came over to say hello. They were Hollywood actress Ellen Barkin and her husband Gabriel Byrne. The reason why I say this is because this is also a "female taller and male lower" combination.
Of course, even if the woman is taller than the boy, Ellen Barkin, who is in her thirties and has starred in many movies, is only a second-tier actor.
Melanie Griffith and Joanna Cassidy paused their conversation to politely respond to the couple's pleasantries.
The two of them were originally not qualified to participate in such a party.
However, Highgate Pictures recently happened to take a fancy to the rights to Gabriel Byrne's memoir "Proven Innocence."
Gabriel Byrne bought the rights to this book a few years ago. He originally planned to star in the male lead and make it into a solo film with a budget of two to three million, hoping to win some awards.
After High Gate Pictures expressed interest in "Proof of Innocence", after several communications, Byrne gave up the copyright, and he only served as a nominal executive producer. The project has recently been finalized and named "In the Name of the Father". Highgate Pictures intends to have Daniel Day-Lewis star in this project after the completion of "The Last of the Mohicans".
This second-tier couple also attracted the attention of the circle after this transaction.
The two parties were not familiar with each other, so they only needed to nod in greeting.
However, after chatting for a few words, Melanie Griffith suddenly became warm to Ellen Barkin and lowered her voice slightly: "Ellen, your lip line is really beautiful. Did you just do it recently?"
Gabriel Byrne, who was beside Ellen Barkin, noticed that Melanie had started a conversation between women, smiled, raised the cocktail in her hand, and walked away.
Although he didn't understand why Griffith suddenly became enthusiastic about him, and even felt a little wary in his heart, it would definitely not hurt if he could make friends with him.
Hollywood is not too shy about plastic surgery.
In this circle, from top-tier superstars to young actors who have just debuted, in order to make their image more outstanding, they spend hundreds of millions on plastic surgery every year.
Carefully brushing her plump lip line, Ellen Barkin said: "I did it at a clinic over in Orange County, Mei. If you are interested, I can leave you a phone number."
"Of course, give it to me now." Melanie Griffith couldn't wait to take out the pen and paper from her handbag, and said at the same time: "I happened to have a lip augmentation recently, and I contacted several doctors. Not very satisfied.”
Joanna Cassidy listened to the conversation between the two women with a smile. Finally, she saw Ellen Barkin looking at her, as if asking her if she was interested, but she just shook her head with a smile.
After Ellen Barkin left in a daze, Joanna Cassidy said: "May, you are so bad, you actually encouraged her to do it again."
In the past two years, many Hollywood actresses have gradually realized a rule: Simon Westeros does not like plump lips.
The news was first revealed inadvertently by Linda Vargas, Simon's regular casting director.
This young man, who is becoming more and more powerful in Hollywood, has more than once rejected actresses who had had lip augmentation surgery during the casting process. It is said that Westeros’s original words were: Lip augmentation looks deformed. , completely destroying the natural beauty of women’s lips.
For this reason, the lip augmentation trend that has been popular in Hollywood for many years is quickly fading.
However, the news did not spread quickly.
Competition in Hollywood is very fierce, and stars who know this inside story will not take the initiative to reveal the information to other competitors.
Even, of course, there is no shortage of people like Melanie Griffith who actively encourage others to "destroy their own image."
Because personal preferences have changed the aesthetic trend of the entire Hollywood, for more than half a century in Hollywood, only Simon Westeros has been able to achieve such influence.
For most ordinary actors, countless people spend their entire careers waiting for just one opportunity, an opportunity to become famous in one fell swoop. Simon Westeros just has the opportunity that can make an actor skyrocket. Therefore, even if you feel that the chance of cooperation with Simon Westeros is slim, as long as you know the other person's preferences, you are right to follow it.
Even if they have become famous, it is obviously no longer like in previous years, where top celebrities are coaxed and coaxed by studios to do whatever they want.
In today's Hollywood, if you don't conform to the wishes of a young person, you will only end up being squeezed out by others.
Relying on a series of cooperation projects in recent years, not only Daenerys Entertainment, but also Simon Westeros has a decisive influence on all major Hollywood studios.
Melanie Griffith just didn't like the couple just now, so she played a prank on them. Of course, she also had the intention of pushing Ellen Barkin, an actress of her same age and similar acting career, further away.
As for the other party's reaction after knowing that he had been misled, she didn't care at all.
I have no intention of really making friends.
Ignoring Joanna Cassidy's teasing, and looking at her husband Don Johnson who was chatting and laughing with Brian De Palma not far away, Melanie Griffith suddenly said: "I don't know. Will Simon come over tonight?”
Joanna Cassidy subconsciously looked in the direction of the entrance to the backyard of the villa.
After taking on the role of Queen Hippolyta in "Wonder Woman", although the film will not be released until this summer, due to the increase in exposure, she has gradually slipped into a career in the TV circle. Rejuvenated, there are currently two films in hand that have not yet been shot.
In comparison, among the last few candidates who competed for this role, she remembered one, the most threatening Sundar Bergman, who had participated in the famous "Jazz", and Schwarzenegger's early "Conan the Barbarian" and so on.
Because of her image, the other actress was originally one of the most promising actresses to get the role of Queen Hippolyta. The two had similar statuses, and they even deliberately seduced Westeros during the audition process.
However, missing Queen Hippolyta, the other party can only appear in some low-cost thriller porn movies recently.
Life is full of ups and downs, and too often things go astray because of one or two misses.
After "Basic Instinct", Hollywood thrillers and erotic films have become very popular in recent years. Although it is difficult to enter theaters, the cable TV and video markets are very fond of this genre.
If it sells well, a large number of people will naturally flock to it.
Speaking of which, this trend was started by a young man.
Thinking of this, Joanna Cassidy withdrew her gaze and said: "Isn't Simon in Japan? It seems to be about Universal Studios Japan. I also saw in the newspaper yesterday that his going to Japan triggered the 'Vest' Lowe effect', it's really interesting."
During the turmoil in the Japanese stock market two years ago, because of Simon's pioneering achievements in the 1987 stock market crash, the financial market paid close attention to Simon's every move.
Simon's trip to Australia caused a fall in the Japanese stock market after being interpreted by the market, so it was called the 'Westeros effect'.
At the beginning, some media teased that Simon Westeros would probably be denied a visa if he wanted to go to Japan.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but Simon rushed to Japan this time for Universal Studios Osaka. On the day of his arrival, the Tokyo stock market fell again by nearly 3%, which shocked many people.
The idea of the 'Westeros Effect' was brought up again.
Melanie Griffith also knew about this, and she chatted and laughed a little, and then said: "I heard that he had come back yesterday."
Today is February 15th, Saturday.
Simon rushed to Osaka on Monday and only stayed there for a few working days.
Joanna Cassidy didn't know much about this. It would be best if Westeros could come over, so she couldn't help but look towards the entrance again.
Then I actually saw this guy.
Melanie Griffith also caught Simon's figure for the first time, not because of her sharp eyes, but because of the guests who were gathering in groups chatting in the backyard. When Simon Westeros appeared, They couldn't help but turn their attention away.
However, Westeros was chatting with Jonathan Friedman about something, and everyone came together without being too rude.
“This time, we have only signed an intention contract for 100 acres of land. The Osaka City Government does not want cash, but hopes to invest in land.”
Under the gaze of everyone, Simon, who had just arrived, took a cocktail from the waiter and casually stood in the courtyard chatting with Jonathan Friedman about the results of his recent trip to Japan.
Jonathan Friedman also held a cocktail and analyzed with a smile: "Japan's land prices have dropped a lot, and the Osaka City Government should not charge too high a price because Universal Studios will have a boost to the entire city's economy next year." ?”
"We can probably talk about about 10%," Simon said: "However, maybe if it delays for a month or two, there will be some improvement. You know, Disneyland Paris will open in April."
Jonathan keenly grasped the subtext in Simon's words: "You are not optimistic about Disneyland Paris?"
"It's hard to say, at least the cost of Disneyland Paris is seriously out of control, and the cultural conflict is also very obvious. Unlike Japan's identification with American culture, France is very anti-American."
Jonathan also understands the joints involved. If the operating conditions of Disneyland Paris are not as good as expected, and the Japanese economy is in a downward trend, the Osaka City Government will probably give up the requirement to hold shares and directly choose cash out of risk considerations. After all, if you insist on holding shares, once the theme park fails in the future, this part of the equity will not only be unable to receive profit dividends, but will also continue to depreciate.
"Let's not talk about it, Simon. Meg is here tonight. Do you want to talk to her about Sleepless in Seattle?"
Jonathan said this, and without waiting for Simon to respond, he glanced at Meg Ryan who was not far away.
Although it was transferred to WMA, Meg Ryan was not personally represented by Jonathan. However, the WMA has been trying to transform into the CAA model in recent years, with a strong emphasis on internal cooperation, so Jonathan naturally has to 'lead by example'.
"Good evening, Simon."
After a series of previous encounters, Meg Ryan was like a well-behaved little quail in front of Simon.
Simon looked at Meg Ryan, who was wearing a black suspender dress tonight, with some satisfaction flashing in his eyes, and said: "Hanks is very interested in the script, and the leading actor is basically sure to be him. You can talk to her in private." He talks about the script.”
Meg Ryan nodded to take note. Seeing the man raise the glass in his hand and take a sip of wine, she walked away knowingly.
Jonathan next to him was helpless when he saw this scene.
Simon always seems to find it difficult to have any interest in this Hollywood sweet girl who is regarded as the dream lover by countless movie fans.
After sending Meg Ryan away, Melanie Griffith, who had been watching from the side, pulled her husband over, followed by a lonely Joanna Cassidy.
Everyone chatted for a while, and Melanie Griffith specifically talked about Dakota's current situation.
Because Simon named her herself, and as Hollywood continues to spread the word, Dakota Johnson has become Simon Westeros' goddaughter in many people's minds. I don’t know if the Johnsons did this deliberately, and Simon didn’t pay attention to these details.
I came here tonight mainly to chat with Brian De Palma about the new project he is preparing, "Dawn of the Lovers."
After chatting and laughing with the Johnsons for a while, Simon, Palma and Jonathan hid back in the villa.
Now Simon, if he doesn't want to socialize, most people will just take it for granted.
This is another biographical gangster film. Universal Pictures bought the script two years ago and began preparations slowly.
In Simon's memory, the box office of this film was barely acceptable, and due to Brian De Palma's involvement, the project was directly included in Daenerys Entertainment's film list for next year.
However, Brian De Palma's favorite actor Al Pacino has another film to film, "Scent of a Woman," and "Dawn of the Nightmare" can only be filmed in the second half of the year. The schedule will be determined based on the specific results of the subsequent film.
Simon, Palma and Jonathan chatted for more than ten minutes on the second floor terrace of Jonathan's mansion, and more details were basically determined.
Knowing that many people at the party tonight were looking forward to having more contact with Simon, Brian De Palma didn't want to be hated by others. After talking about the main business and talking about some trivial matters, he stood up and said that he wanted to say hello to the others. call.
"Simon, the Bourne couple who bought the rights to "Proof of Innocence" are also here tonight. Do you want to have a few words with them?"
Simon shook his head, looked down from the balcony, and unexpectedly spotted a woman, but it was Kris Jenner.
The woman had probably been paying attention here. When she saw Simon looking over, she raised her head and smiled politely at the man as she left.
Jonathan noticed this and stood up proactively: "Okay, I'll go downstairs first."
Simon just nodded.
Kris Jenner also came upstairs at Simon's signal.
For some reason, Simon couldn't help but have some teasing thoughts when he saw this woman who claimed to be 'very familiar' with him.
The terrace is enclosed and has a living room.
Simon couldn't help but smile when he noticed that Kris Jenner had locked the door when she entered the living room. This woman was sensible, or maybe she didn't want others to disturb her again.
"Hi Simon."
Kris Jenner, who originally wanted to explain why she was here tonight, walked into the terrace and just said hello when she saw the young man in front of her slowly emptying a plate of candy on the round table in front of her and putting it on on the floor at his feet, and poured some wine into it.
I immediately thought of that experience on the plane.
Although a long time has passed, facing this increasingly powerful man in Hollywood and thinking about everything she has gained from the "Wives of New York" series in the past six months, Kris Jenner can't resist at all.
Looking at the plate with drinks at the man's feet, I saw that I had played this kind of game before.
Therefore, after just hesitating for a few seconds and looking around to make sure no one could see her, the woman showed a flattering smile and slowly lowered her body.