It's not easy to get up early in the winter. Both Simon and Chen Qing got up before seven o'clock the next morning.
The man exercises, and Chen Qing accompanies him.
Lin Su, whose outlook on life was refreshed a little last night, ran to prepare breakfast.
I have already accepted my fate in my heart.
Except for a certain ridiculous guy who always makes her feel a strong sense of powerlessness, she actually has no dissatisfaction with her current life. She once still dreamed of it.
In the gym, while Chen Qing was running with Simon, she was like a tireless little squirrel picking up various ideas from the man piecemeal.
Simon holds too many things in his memory, and in most cases he needs a certain amount of stimulation before he can remember them.
Yesterday, Chen Qing was agreed to poach Little Overlord's management team, and the two women were given a certain share of equity. Although Little Overlord's team would probably continue to make what they are best at, 'educational electronic products', after going it alone, Chen Qing was not satisfied. Here it is. Relying on her recent understanding of the Westeros system, Chen Qing feels that she is fully qualified to get involved in some industries that are more popular and more profitable.
For example, personal computers.
Unlike the Western PC market, which has begun to explode, China's domestic personal computer industry is still in its infancy. It is expected that in 1994, China's annual PC sales will only be about 700,000 units, a huge market with a population of more than 1 billion. , the industry scale is less than 2% of the total global sales, and it appears to be a large blue ocean market.
Simon is not optimistic about this.
China's domestic personal computer industry is generally very small due to the level of economic development. However, this field has actually been occupied by many domestic and foreign brands for many years. Not to mention overseas brands such as IBM, HP, Toshiba, etc., but domestically, Lenovo, Companies such as Founder and Tongfang were established in the 1980s and have deep roots in both technology and market.
If that's all it is, there's no problem in trying it now.
The most critical point is that because core software and hardware technologies such as CPUs, hard drives, and operating systems are in the hands of foreign manufacturers, setting up a PC brand in China will only end up being the lowest-end assembler. In comparison, the Westeros system, which holds large shares in Microsoft and Intel, is still more willing to quietly enjoy the most high-end piece of the PC industry.
No one can make all the money.
We have already occupied the most profitable part of the industry, and if we continue to worry about the superficial things, we will lose more than we gain.
Although he was not optimistic about Chen Qing's establishment of a personal computer company, Simon still thought of another industry during the conversation between the two.
VCD.
This is considered to be the only popular electronic product in Greater China in the 1990s. Just for VCD hardware itself, the overall market size reached tens of billions of yuan at its peak.
Not only that, but now in 1994, because the domestic VCD market has just begun, the Westeros system is fully capable of maximizing profits by monopolizing VCD core components.
As discussed yesterday, after the Little Overlord team left, if they continued to make products similar to those of their old employer, they would inevitably encounter non-commercial pressure. The initial plan was for the team to leave as far away as possible and establish new companies in other provinces and cities. Now, if we can skip the game console field and directly enter the emerging VCD market, some potential conflicts will be much less.
After a deep talk in the morning and breakfast, Chen Qing took Lin Su and left in a hurry to collect VCD-related information.
Simon continued on the East Coast for another day.
Simon received a call from the White House at noon. Simon and the President had a rather cryptic chat and learned that Clinton had communicated with the Republican Party about the incident provoked by former Republican Congressman Kevin Moorhouse of Pennsylvania. It will end here.
Of course I don't believe it absolutely.
However, Washington's attitude made Simon quite satisfied.
Before leaving in the afternoon, he met with Joseph Schlapp again and learned that this operation was still related to the southern Republican conservatives. Simon was no longer polite and asked Paul Spaihts to lay out Florida according to the original "deep cultivation" plan.
There was plenty of time this time.
There is no need to consider the 1996 election. There are still six years to go until the 2000 election. With the strength of the Westeros system, the six-year layout is enough to slowly penetrate every constituency and every type of voter in Florida.
Whoever wins Florida will win the world.
After recently reading "The Book of Shang Jun", some of Simon's ideas have quietly changed.
I used to be very disliked by the Bush family.
But it's different now.
If George W. Bush was allowed to take office and work hard for eight years, it would be in line with the 'weak people' policy in "The Book of Shang Jun". The people are weak enough and can only obtain the most basic survival supplies by working hard all day long. That is the best state of governance. Eating too much or not eating enough can easily lead to trouble.
Of course, this is under the premise that the Bush family will not threaten the Westeros system.
Otherwise, Simon wouldn't mind completely changing history.
After dealing with matters here, Simon set off back to the West Coast that afternoon.
The next day is December 1st.
The last month of 1992.
The 'Information Age' marketing plan spearheaded by the Westeros System has entered its second phase and is still in full swing.
Before we knew it, more than half a month had passed since the midterm elections.
Many measures to divert public attention continue to be used, and except for a few restless media outlets in some local states and counties, the topic of midterm elections has been reduced to a minimum. As long as a month passes, the possibility of recurrence is minimized.
So, back in Los Angeles, most of Simon's attention began to turn to Daenerys Entertainment's recent series of key film projects.
First up is "This Man Is From Earth."
The idea for a new version of "This Man Came From Earth" came up during a private chat with Grace. The script has been completed under Simon's personal leadership and the addition of professional details by a group of specially invited university professors.
The former "This Man Came From Earth" became a classic in the low-cost science fiction genre because of its low production cost. However, if you look closely, you will find that there are actually many unsatisfactory rough details.
This time, although the production cost is still low, because it is Simon's personal project, all production specifications of the film meet the highest standards.
In terms of actors, there are countless actors who want to participate in new projects written by Simon Westeros himself, and salary is the least important thing. Therefore, despite only being given the basic salary standards stipulated by the Screen Actors Guild, a large number of well-known first- and second-tier Hollywood actors still hope to appear in such a movie.
After all, Hollywood is a circle of favors, and with people around him lobbying for them everywhere, Simon's idea of finding a group of pure newcomers simply won't work.
However, the actors selected in this way have absolutely no problem with their acting skills.
The second is the script.
The setting that the male protagonist John is actually Jesus must be deleted.
Unlike more than ten years later, in the early 1990s, the proportion of religious believers in Western society was still very high, and it was also a very sensitive topic to deal with such subjects, let alone a public figure like Simon. If you do this, it will be tantamount to Poke a hornet's nest.
For the new version of "This Man from Earth", Simon doesn't intend to give people anything to think about. The basic positioning is just a very interesting alternative science fiction. If we talk about the purpose, it can be regarded as an inspiration to Hollywood filmmakers.
So I don't intend to stir up any controversy at all.
Not only that, when I first talked with Grace, the idea that the male protagonist was a series of historical celebrities was also passed by Simon during the script creation process. In the final completed script, the male protagonist John will be a relatively pure time and space traveler. He does not He left his name in history, interacted with many historical celebrities, and at the same time promoted the development of history intentionally or unintentionally.
In a key plot detail, the father-son relationship between the male protagonist John and the psychology professor Will is no longer as abrupt as in the original version, but has been foreshadowed from the beginning, and the final answer will not end with Will's death like the original version. It was revealed, but the heroine discovered the clues, and finally guessed the truth when only two people were left.
The hero neither admits nor denies this.
It's a suspense.
Generally speaking, the new story will tell the story of an immortal through a drama-style plot mode. From beginning to end, it is rigorous and smooth, making it impossible to find flaws, but it is difficult to prove this fact.
After the script was completed, the casting process started at the same time based on Simon's initial list of actors was also coming to an end.
After all, I didn’t choose a line that was too well-known.
However, the finalists are basically well-known actors who are familiar to the public.
Even Qusi Gauff, who had no acting experience before, relied on her rapid rise in popularity over the past six months after the third Victoria's Secret Fashion Show to rank 7th on the Igret portal model popularity list, and successfully obtained the 'Supermodel' 'title.
What Simon values most is the male lead.
Simon is actually the one who has quite a say in what an immortal who has lived for more than ten thousand years should be like.
After all the vicissitudes of life, the most important thing is the kind of 'bystander' temperament that is indifferent to the world.
Because he has experienced too much, it is difficult for everything around him to affect his mood, and he is inevitably indifferent in his bones. However, as an immortal who can no longer remember his own age, he has lived in the human world for a long time, and he is almost at ease in dealing with people. Therefore, he will instinctively develop a tolerant and protective mentality towards the world like adults towards children, and it is easy for people to feel close to him.
He behaves indifferently, is indifferent at heart, and has a personable demeanor.
All right.
Janet, who was able to read the script in advance, felt that a certain guy was obviously more suitable for this role.
Simon, of course, will not go into battle himself.
Back in Los Angeles, after the final round of auditions in which Simon personally participated, the leading actor was finally selected, and Simon was very satisfied with it. George Clooney, who had just become famous this year with "The Story of the Emergency Room".
George Clooney is 33 years old this year, and he is considered a late-blooming actor who took many years to finally make his mark.
For the time being, he is just a TV actor.
Although he still doesn't look like the elegant diamond king with gray hair he once had, Clooney's personality and temperament are now very much in line with Simon's setting of John.
The heroine Sandy is required to be between 30 and 40 years old.
Simon initially thought of Kathryn Bigelow.
Catherine has been working on the movie "Detroit" about the Detroit riots for the past year. The project is nearing completion. Simon mentioned it when he had lunch with Catherine at Daenerys Studios some time ago, but he was rejected. The woman's reason was that she didn't know how to act. Simon enthusiastically said that he could teach one-on-one step by step. He was the best at giving lectures to women, and then he was rejected even more simply.
Elizabeth Perkins was chosen.
This temperamental actress who fits Simon's aesthetic is 34 years old.
After cooperating with Tom Hanks in the 1988 film "Future", which grossed over 100 million yuan, Elizabeth Perkins should have had a good development. Unfortunately, bad luck has caused the commercial performance of the films she received in recent years. Neither of them are tepid, and they fell back to the second tier before they could establish themselves as first-tier players. There is even a tendency to slip towards the third tier.
In order to save his career, Perkins switched from CAA to WMA last year. This time it was Jonathan who recommended him, and his acting skills were good, so Simon agreed.
The other supporting characters are basically all veteran Hollywood actors.
In terms of director, Simon was handed over directly to Brett Ratner, who had just completed the third Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
This MV director-turned-filmmaker worked hard on the third Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. After the show was completed, Ratner took less than three hours of rest every day for a week in order to edit the version for TV broadcast. The final film was Simon was also very satisfied.
The current movie can be regarded as giving Brett Ratner a ticket to enter Hollywood.
The planned filming period is only two weeks and is expected to be completed before Christmas.
While securing the crew, Simon had quietly set up a set outside of Toronto, Canada.
The filming location was chosen in Toronto rather than near Los Angeles, mainly due to the need for confidentiality.
Many Hollywood filmmakers go to great lengths to keep secrets during the filming process. The more famous the filmmakers are, the more they struggle. The new film written by Simon himself has attracted so much attention. Recently, many entertainment media have been inquiring about the relevant news. If it is filmed near Los Angeles, don't expect any peace and quiet. It is very likely that the paparazzi will pick up the content.
Although not to be dismissive, in the final analysis, "This Man from Earth" is just Simon's work.
Simon's focus remains on a series of blockbusters under Daenerys Entertainment.
"Jurassic Park 2" and "Apollo 13" will be released next summer, the next work in the DC movie universe series "Batman v Superman: Dark Dawn", and the quietly planned James Cameron new film "Titans" Nick", MGM's reboot of the 007 series, the next phase of the Conjuring movie universe, the recently finalized cooperation projects "Charlie's Angels", "The Bourne Supremacy", "Jumanji", "The Mummy", etc. wait.
These are the top priorities for Daenerys Entertainment Group.
We are busy all the time, and the third week of the Thanksgiving season has officially come to an end.
In the box office week from November 25th to December 1st, the 3D animated film "Toy Story 2" produced by Daenerys Entertainment still led the way.
Because there were no major new films to join the competition on November 25, after "Toy Story 2" was a hit at the box office in its first week, the box office dropped only 29% in the second week, with a revenue of 61.99 million US dollars. For a saturated movie with an opening screen size of more than 3,000 yuan For a released film, it is very rare for the box office drop to remain within 30% in the next week.
In two weeks, the cumulative box office of "Toy Story 2" has reached 149.3 million US dollars.
The local box office of "Toy Story 2" was US$240 million.
This time, it earned 150 million in two weeks. Considering that "Toy Story 2" will span the Christmas period, the long-term trend can be determined. Therefore, the industry and media generally raised the box office expectations of this 3D animated film to US$300 million to US$350 million. The total cost of production and promotion of "Toy Story 2" is as high as 130 million US dollars. Simon initially did not expect much profit from the local box office. Now it seems that the profits generated from the local box office alone have already made other Hollywood studios jealous .