Dume Point Estate.
In front of the sea-facing glass curtain wall of the Shell Villa, looking at the two little guys in the middle of the bustling hall, Simon and Simon were sitting on a sofa against the wall. Amy Pascal was discussing company matters.
"The Japanese stock market has continued to fall over the past week. So, you may not have the chance to attend the opening ceremony of Osaka Universal Studios during Easter next year?"
Simon held a glass of red wine and leaned on a single sofa with his legs crossed in a leisurely manner. He smiled and said: "Yes, I definitely can't go there again. This downward cycle of the Japanese stock market may last for a long time. Even if it gets better by then, If I run over again, the Japanese will be really anxious."
"Haha," Amy laughed: "One more thing, you also know, regarding the name issue, do we still need to continue to use the name 'Universal Studios', or has it been renamed 'Daenerys'? Cinema’s great opportunity?”
"I have thought about it many times, but I still think it is not necessary. Daenerys Entertainment Group will become larger and larger in the future. We do not need to have all subsidiaries named with the prefix 'Daenerys'. This will instead cause certain This is a shortcoming of homogeneity. Since we want to build a global theme park system, the sub-brand 'Universal Studios' is actually not bad, isn't it?"
Amy thought for a while, nodded, and added: "By the way, Peke told me on Friday that Turkey recently contacted him and said that if we put the European Universal Studios project in Istanbul, they would be willing to provide Great deal.”
The Peck Amy was talking about was Bruce Peck, president of theme park operations.
In July, Daenerys Entertainment publicly announced plans to build Universal Studios Europe in part to push Disney to accept a takeover bid from France's Vivendi Group.
Disneyland Paris, which has suffered losses since its opening, has become a major liability for Disney. If Daenerys Entertainment, which is in full swing, builds Universal Studios Europe, it will inevitably divert customers from Disneyland Paris, putting the company, which is already in trouble, The theme park has made matters worse, which in turn affects the entire Disney company.
The announcement of this news directly caused Disney Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner to have a heart attack due to stimulation.
Without Eisner, a die-hard opponent of the sale of Disney, Vivendi Group's acquisition negotiations for Disney have progressed smoothly and are currently awaiting final approval from the federal Department of Justice.
Many people are worried that Universal Studios Europe will follow in the footsteps of Disneyland Paris, but Simon has no plans to feint.
In recent months, work on the location of Universal Studios Europe has been carried out in a low-key manner.
Simon just didn't expect that Türkiye would come to join in the fun.
This is not surprising either.
Although Disneyland Paris has become a liability for the Disney Company, this theme park still brings tens of millions of tourists to France every year. A huge business circle has also been formed near Disneyland Paris, and employment, real estate and other aspects have been greatly improved. A big boost.
Overall, the pros far outweigh the cons.
Therefore, when Daenerys Entertainment proposed to build Universal Studios Europe, many countries stepped forward, hoping to win this project.
In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of Disneyland Paris in terms of climate factors, Universal Studios Europe will only choose countries along the Mediterranean Sea that enjoy spring all year round.
After excluding France, there are actually only three targets left: Italy, Spain and Greece. To be precise, they are near the three cities of Rome, Barcelona and Athens. Among them, Rome and Barcelona are the highest priority targets, and Athens can only be regarded as a substitute. Let’s see now Which of Italy and Spain can offer more favorable terms and the comprehensive evaluation results of the Daenerys Entertainment Theme Park team
In order to avoid three companies waiting for the price, this consideration will of course not be made public.
According to the media, any country in Europe has the opportunity to obtain this project, even the high-latitude United Kingdom and the three Nordic countries.
Thinking like this, Simon said: "Turkey is definitely impossible. Although our theme park is PG-rated, the cultural differences are too big after all. However, we can let Bruce have more contact with the other party, and it is no problem to take the time to go there for an inspection. , remember to let it out in the media.”
Amy knew the meaning of Simon's arrangement, smiled and nodded, and then talked about the first week's box office of "The Haunting of the Morgue" and the subsequent development of the "Conjuring Cinematic Universe".
In the first week of the Halloween season from October 28th to November 3rd, "The Haunting of the Morgue" won the championship without any suspense, with a box office of 45.71 million US dollars in the first seven days, and a box office average of 19,000 US dollars. Both key statistics exceeded the summer "The Conjuring" in the movie.
Among the four major new films in the same period, "Frankenstein", which ranked second on the weekly box office list, only had a box office of 14.2 million US dollars in its first week, less than one-third of "The Haunting of the Morgue".
The other two new films are a bit miserable.
Warner Bros.'s $30 million "The Silence Trap" only had a box office of $2.04 million in its first week, barely ranking fifth on the weekly box office list. Disney's "The Ultimate Warrior", which cost US$20 million to produce, earned only US$1.51 million at the box office in its first seven days, falling directly to ninth place on the list.
According to comprehensive statistics, the total box office in North America in the first week of Halloween was US$73.16 million, with "The Haunting of the Morgue" alone accounting for 62% of the total.
Daenerys Entertainment is still the only one company.
Although judging from the box office trends in the second weekend of its release in recent days, "The Haunting of Morgue" may have a drop of about 50% in the second week, exceeding the 43% drop of "The Conjuring" in the same period, but with such an excellent start, this film There are no regrets anymore. The brand of 'The Conjuring Cinematic Universe' has been honed by these two movies and has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
As for the follow-up, horror films are different from blockbusters, with low budgets and short cycles. If Simon is willing, it will be no problem to launch two or three series of works a year. However, Simon certainly understands that he cannot catch up with the situation. Overly eager development progress will only make the audience quickly lose interest in this series.
Simon's plan is to launch at most one related work per year in the future, which is more cautious than the DC movie universe series, and occasionally he will completely stop for a year, which is regarded as a 'fallow'. Moreover, there must be at least a year between sequels to a single film. All of this is to maximize the longevity of the 'Conjuring Cinematic Universe'.
A new week has arrived after a birthday party for two little ones.
November 7th.
on Monday.
The day before voting day for the 1994 midterm elections.
In three days, Lin Su and Chen Qing basically became familiar with the new environment around them, and the jet lag also reversed. They thought they would stay in Los Angeles for a long time, but unexpectedly they received notice on Sunday afternoon that they would fly to New York with Simon Westeros on Monday.
I packed my luggage in advance and arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on time at nine o'clock.
The unforgettable Boeing 767 was already parked on the runway. Seeing Girl A waiting at the door of the cabin, Chen Qing knew that Simon Westeros had arrived early, which made the six women in the group a little embarrassed. No one cares about this now.
Chen Qing also felt keenly that the four staff assigned to her and Lin Su by Westeros were even more excited than the two of them today.
Probably because I was able to meet Simon Westeros.
I have been getting along very well with the four girls these days, and I even have some plans to use them as my first-tier team in the United States. However, certain things still made Chen Qing instinctively feel a little wary, and she really hoped that Girl A would arrange for the four girls to be in the back cabin with the staff.
Because these four are probably service personnel specially trained by the Westeros family, and they are not bad in terms of figure or appearance.
Alison did not do this, but took the six of them to the living room in the middle cabin of the plane. In order to avoid self-defeating, Chen Qing did not take the initiative to bring it up.
Everyone arrives and the plane takes off.
When the Boeing 767 entered the clouds, everyone unbuckled their seat belts and began to move freely.
I don't dare to move around.
Just as he was about to wait for the stewardess to come over, a young man with a tall and tall figure walked directly into the living room, followed by Girl A.
The six girls stood up quickly.
Signing for everyone to sit down, Simon also sat down next to him. He just nodded to Lin Su and Chen Qing, then looked at the two bodyguard ladies with a smile: "Kate, Pamela, how are you doing lately?"
Katherine Elgar and Pamela Winser were the first female bodyguards trained at the MCSS base in Oklahoma.
Not only had Simon seen detailed information about these girls, he had also met them several times in person.
Neither of the two women expected that Simon would remember their names and greet them first. They were a little flattered. Catherine Elgar said: "It's very good, Mr. Westeros. It's just a pity that I can't work beside you." .”
These female bodyguards trained by Simon were originally intended to serve the women around him. At this time, he just said: "It makes no difference. Although you work for Chen Helin, you are still employees of the Westeros family."
This is not true at all.
Lin Su and Chen Qingke could not afford the salaries of the four girls, and their salaries were all paid by the Westeros family.
Not forgetting to say hello to the other two Lily Fawell and Christina Latham who were meeting for the first time, Simon noticed that the clothes on the six girls were a little thin, and Simon asked: "It might be a little cold over there in New York. Have you prepared your clothes?"
The six girls all nodded.
Los Angeles is like spring all year round, and women who love beauty are naturally 'cold-resistant', so it's okay to wear something thin on the West Coast.
However, winter has already entered on the east coast, and the daily temperature is below 10 degrees. It will definitely be unbearable to continue to dress like the west coast. Neither Lin Su nor Chen Qing, who live in southern China, thought of this incident yesterday. Lily Fawell, who grew up on the east coast, brought it up. After receiving the notice yesterday afternoon, the six girls went out to buy new clothes together.
Seeing the girls nodding, Simon changed the topic and continued chatting with them about trivial matters. He quickly stood up and said to Chen Qing: "Chen, come with me."
Chen Qing confirmed that Westeros had only called her, concealing the joy in her heart, stood up and followed the man out of the middle cabin living room.
Looking at Chen Qing's leaving figure, Lin Su, who almost stood up with her just now, had an indifferent look on her face, but felt a little inexplicably lost in her heart.
There was even a bit of resentment that she would never admit to herself.
Some guy, was this intentional
Afterwards, Chen Qing did not come back after a four-hour trip. It was not until the plane was approaching New York that Girl A appeared and took away some of Chen Qing's clothes. Seeing this situation, the other girls, no matter how stupid they were, would guess to what happened. When I got off the plane, I saw some kind of blush remaining on Chen Qing's face, and she was obviously unnatural when she walked, which made the matter even more obvious.
Their boss is a playboy. Catherine and the other girls know this very well, but they don’t have any special feelings about it.
Lin Su felt a little complicated.
Damn man.
That's ridiculous.
Seeing Chen Qing holding the man's arm affectionately when she got off the plane, she felt even more angry for no reason.
Arriving in New York, it was already past four in the afternoon on the East Coast.
After arriving in Manhattan by car, the group separated. Lin Su and Chen Qing's destination was a townhouse on 95th Street in the Upper West Side. The reason why they were arranged here was because it was very close to Columbia University. In the next two years, , after work, Chen Qing also takes a break to study for an MBA degree at Columbia University.
Girl A personally sent the six girls over and made arrangements for them. Before leaving, she did not forget to remind them that there would be a cocktail party in the evening, and Lin Su and Chen Qing had to attend.
After sending Alison Norris away, the sky in Manhattan has darkened.
All the lights were on in the four-story townhouse that was only one block away from Central Park on West 95th Street. Chen Qing walked up and down the villa again despite her physical discomfort, and finally came to the living room downstairs. She was very satisfied. Sitting on the sofa, he looked at the cold-looking Lin Su next to him, and suddenly said in Chinese: "I didn't expect that my first time would be on a plane."
Lin Su's expression barely changed, with a very disdainful look, and he was flipping through a copy of "The Economist", which the two women had purchased together in Los Angeles in recent days.
When Chen Qing saw Lin Su ignoring her, a smile appeared on her face, and she suddenly asked: "Lin Su, is this your first time?"
Lin Su turned slightly and pretended not to hear.
"It seems there is none."
"You didn't!"
"Oh, it seems there is more," Chen Qing smiled and said narrowly: "I will tell Simon, he should be very happy."
Lin Su threw "The Economist" on the coffee table and was about to run away.
Chen Qing stopped her and said, "Simon said that you will be my assistant from now on. Now it's justifiable."
Lin Su's eyes widened.
He just reluctantly agreed to cooperate with her.
Why suddenly...
Moreover, it was only half a month ago that she was the government commissioner responsible for receiving Simon Westeros, and Chen Qing was just a small translator who was not even a deputy.
This reverses.
It's so uncomfortable.
Think about it and understand it quickly.
A man
As long as you are satisfied, you are probably willing to promise anything.
What's more, from the beginning, Lin Su knew that Chen Qing was not a light-hearted person.
There is a certain emotion a little more.
But he knew that he had no room to refuse.
Chen Qing looked at Lin Su's ever-changing expression with pride, and quickly said: "By the way, there is also the matter of studying for an MBA at Columbia University. Do you want to come with me?"
"want!"
"Then I'll talk to Simon and count you in."
Lin Su wanted to regret it, but noticed the joking expression on Chen Qing's face, and held it back.
A strong desire to win suddenly arose in my heart.
Sooner or later.
Sooner or later, I will surpass you!