"Also, there is an email from Ms. Pascal. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited Joe Roth last night and once again proposed to restart "Terminator". After being rejected, Arnold tested whether Fox was interested in selling the rights. He We hope to contact other studios to collaborate on this project.”
Simon, who was browsing a copy of the "Washington Post", heard what Girl A said and thought for a moment: "In that case, let them negotiate and set the price as high as possible."
Although Schwarzenegger turned down "Jumanji" last year, Simon has no problem with the actor.
Still the same as Mike Myers.
The more A-list stars there are in Hollywood, the more room Daenerys Entertainment has for selection and negotiation.
Of course, except for some filmmakers who had irreconcilable conflicts due to various discords in the past, Simon now has no feelings for these guys who are gradually disappearing from Hollywood's sight. Some people don't remember them well, but he will never let go of the ban.
Alison paused, looked at her boss, whose eyes were still on the newspaper in front of her, and said: "If "Terminator" is restarted, it will definitely be a blockbuster and may compete with similar projects of ours in the future."
Simon raised his head and glanced at Girl A, shook his head slightly and said: "Even if I stop it, there will still be other big-budget movies coming out, so it's better to launch a project that we expected. In fact, the box office of "Terminator" after the reboot will definitely not be Too bad, but the cost of this project will also be very high. Remember to remind Amy about this. If Arnold invites Cameron to continue to participate, don't stop it. We must actively promote it, so that the third part does not have 1.5 It will definitely take up a billion dollars, and it will take up a lot of resources from our competitors.”
It is unlikely that James Cameron will continue to serve as the director of the "Terminator" series. However, even if he is a nominal producer, the money-burning nature of Cameron will inevitably lead to a huge increase in the budget of "Terminator 3".
Girl A quickly figured out the joints, nodded, wrote it down on the memo, and suggested: "Boss, the comprehensive copyright value of "Terminator" is very high. In addition to movies, we can also develop TV, games and other products. We The game department of the company has launched two "Terminator" adaptation games with very good sales in recent years. Therefore, I don't think we need to sell the copyright, just grant the filming rights, and it is a single filming right."
"Hmm, good idea."
The two discussed various work matters until the Indian girl Aaliya came over to remind them that breakfast time had come, and Simon got up from the sofa next to the glass curtain wall.
Today is Saturday.
After breakfast, Simon did not leave to work.
But he was not idle either.
After breakfast, he continued to accompany the little ones for a while. Simon left the Shell Villa and went with Janet to another villa on the northwest side of the Dume Point Manor by an artificial lake.
The artificial lake was just excavated in the first half of the year. It is an irregular oval and covers an area of about two hectares.
Mainly to give my precious son's two wild ducks a place to rest.
Larger-sized luxury homes in Los Angeles will have independent swimming pools, but artificial lakes are rare. Mainly because they do not conform to the planning of Western luxury homes, and Los Angeles is a very water-scarce area. Maintaining an artificial lake and a swimming pool is definitely a problem. Two concepts.
Just like here at Dume Point Manor.
In order to prevent this artificial lake from becoming a pool of stagnant water, several biology professors from the University of California were specially invited to carefully design a mini ecosystem before the project was excavated. In addition, six additional pool water purifiers were installed that operate 24 hours a day. device. The environment around the artificial lake has also been completely rebuilt to ensure it is in harmony with the surrounding environment.
The lakeside villa is a simple two-story glass-and-steel structure building that looks more like an office building.
It is actually used for office work.
The couple came to the terrace where they had a good view of the nearby pool and the shell villas in the Zimmerland a little further away. Soon someone delivered a batch of documents.
These are the latest information from the Westeros family's private intelligence team.
To outsiders, after marrying Simon, Janet seemed to have become a housewife who did not care about the world. In fact, Jennifer was the one who became a housewife after giving birth to Seattle.
As for Janet, although she always looks lazy on weekdays, she is in charge of the two most important affairs of the Westeros family.
One is finance.
The absolute control of Cersei Capital is still firmly in the hands of Simon and his wife, and Simon only makes some general directions based on the economic trends in his memory, but Janet is the specific operator of many layouts, and will also The crucial hedge fund team is in the hands, which is why Apollo Management and Black Rock Asset Management have executives like Leon Black and Laurence Fink emerging, but Cersei Fund Management seems to be less outstanding. The manager appears.
Because that person is Janet.
In addition to the financial business, another one is the Westeros family's private intelligence team.
Simon has never relaxed his emphasis on the family's private intelligence team.
So far, this intelligence network has spread all over the world, and it has helped the Westeros family solve many potential troubles and threats in recent years. After all, with trillions of wealth, there will be no shortage of coveted eyes every moment. Even if only one ten thousandth of these covets are put into action, taken together, the Westeros family is inexhaustible. Trouble.
As the private intelligence network of the Westeros family continues to improve, similar potential troubles have been quietly and successfully blocked at least in the past two years. It has never happened again as far away from members of the Westeros family as it did two years ago. A recent assassination attempt.
If you want to achieve this, it will definitely not be possible for those agents who walk in the gray area.
The current private intelligence team of the Westeros family is far more than a group of professional agents in the dark. It has also quietly infiltrated into the direct security team and maid team around the Westeros family, as well as the security departments of various subsidiaries. , the private armed forces of the Westeros family, the various gangs that followed the Ukrainian gangs to the world, a large number of private investigation consulting companies that have nothing to do with the Westeros family, and even staff of companies and governments in various countries, etc. .
Criss-crossing and intricate.
With the expansion of the Westeros system, Simon simply did not have enough energy to handle such a huge intelligence network in real time. It was impossible to leave this matter to outsiders, so Janet took over. Janet also understands what this big net means to the Westeros family, so she is more careful than Cersei Capital.
It just so happens that women are smart enough to handle this matter, and they can deal with this big network like a chess piece, with ease.
On the terrace of the lakeside villa.
Janet, who was looking through various recent intelligence documents with Simon, was no longer as cheerful as usual, and she was not tired of being next to Simon. The two sat opposite each other, discussing and discussing from time to time.
"I remember that before the 1992 election, we helped Clinton deal with the beginning and end of the Whitewater incident. I didn't expect that this matter would still be exposed. Is this a sensitive moment like this?"
"You also said it was 'some'. The Republican Party has found an insider who has not been bought out by us. All we can do now is to pick ourselves out," Janet said, looking up at Simon: "Actually, the most The best way is to disappear."
“I realize more and more that we are really a family.”
"uh-huh."
Simon smiled and shook his head: "Actually, if you can't use some methods, try not to use them. It's for our own sake. If we continue to lower our bottom line, others will definitely lower their bottom line against us accordingly."
Janet responded, but said: "I didn't plan to use it in the first place, but if you look at this, I think some people might not be able to bear it."
Simon took the folder handed over by Janet and first saw a secretly taken photo, followed by a note. The man and woman in the photo were the personal assistant of a Republican official in the FBI, and the other was the White House legal adviser. Wife of Center Foster.
It was clearly a secret, personal contact.
When Simon saw the name Vincent Foster, he immediately thought of the White House official who committed suicide because of the Whitewater case.
Unlike the Paula Jones case, which mainly involves the president's personal ethics, if the Whitewater case, which is suspected of land transaction fraud, is confirmed, the risk of impeachment Clinton will face is much higher than the farce-like zipper door, so there will definitely be no result.
After roughly browsing, Simon closed the information and said, "Let's just ignore this matter and just watch. I think as long as the two parties are smart enough, they won't deliberately involve us now."
Janet nodded.
In fact, it is not easy to get involved.
After all, even if the original operations were uncovered, it would not be easy to get to the bottom of the investigation and get to the Westeros family.
After the midterm elections two years ago, Simon has been quite restrained in the political field. Currently, he is mainly working at the bottom of the society quietly. He has not intervened in Clinton's various scandals. In fact, he is conveying a message: Don't mess with me, I won't. I'll mess with you.
Putting this matter aside, Janet added: "Remember the last time the Clintons obtained a large number of information on Republican congressmen from the FBI?"
Simon was looking through some incident reports from Ukraine, and upon hearing this he asked, "Have you been doing this again recently?"
"Yes," Janet said, "I missed the opportunity last time, and this time it just so happened that we made a batch of copies and saved them."
"be careful."
"Yeah," Janet nodded and asked, "How is it in Ukraine?"
Simon gestured towards the outside of the terrace: "It's like a lawn. If it's not trimmed regularly, weeds will inevitably grow in disorder."
After all, if you are not in front of you, there will always be someone who becomes restless as time passes.
This is also 'human nature'.
Simon's attitude is to cut the weeds as soon as they appear. Ukraine is a very important part of some of his plans and cannot be missed.
Janet did not ask in detail, but said: "I saw last week that Lazarenko has been confirmed as the new prime minister and will take office at the end of the month. The Ukrainian political scene will definitely become more lively in the future."
"It's better to be a little more chaotic."
"Actually, the woman I'm most interested in is that woman." Janet raised her head and looked at Simon: "Didn't she show kindness to you? Tsk, tsk, with your character, you wouldn't be interested?"
Simon knew that Janet was talking about a certain Ukrainian 'iron lady', so he smiled and said: "I'm afraid that after she showed favor to me, she would show favor to other men in the blink of an eye. You know, I am a very possessive person. A strong man can’t stand this kind of thing.”
"That's because you didn't accept her. If you accepted her advances, maybe she will be yours from now on."
"Okay, I'll try it next time."
"Little bastard," Janet used a term of endearment that had not been used for a long time, and quickly turned to another topic: "That Victor Melisis in Africa is very capable. He not only secured our large land in Angola, but also took the initiative to I contacted Savimbi and reached an agreement to live peacefully with him."
"I'm also very optimistic. Now I just hope that he won't do things beyond our expectations without taking any initiative, so that in a few years, most of the affairs in Africa can be handed over to the other party."
"What's unexpected?"
"You know, all his family members died in the Angola War. People with hatred, even if they are normal on the surface, will inevitably do some irrational things at some point."
Hearing this, Janet suddenly blinked her eyes and stared at the guy opposite for a moment: "Simon, what about you?"
Simon glanced at Janet doubtfully: "Me what?"
"You... still harbor hatred?"
"No."
"real?"
"real."
"I don't believe it," Janet still stared at Simon closely like a cat: "You must still hate your aunt a little."
"Not really."
"Actually... it's okay to hate, but some things are really inappropriate."
Simon raised his head and glanced at Janet again, and said firmly: "I really don't hate her."
"I do not believe."
“…”
"Actually, you can..."
Simon simply put down the document in his hand, interrupted Janet and asked: "Have you, Ray, and her talked about what happened back then?"
Janet shook her head.
Although she is curious, she also understands that this kind of matter is not suitable for in-depth investigation, not to mention that even if she investigates deeply, she may not get the answer.
"So there are some things you don't know," Simon said, hesitating slightly, and continued: "I actually had hatred at the beginning, but, well, the person I hated is dead."
Janet's big eyes blinked rapidly a few more times, and she asked strangely: "...your father?"
Janet actually wanted to add some action prefixes.
I have learned some psychological knowledge in private. Not only is it common for men to have an Oedipus complex, but they can also commit patricide. At this time, sitting opposite a guy with the character of a prairie lion king, his tendencies in both directions were too obvious.
Simon shook his head helplessly, remembering the conversation he had with Raymond Johnston in front of the glass curtain wall of Shell Villa a few years ago. It was okay not to talk about it. Seeing that Janet was still waiting for an answer with her big eyes, he simply stopped explaining and changed her mind. With a vicious expression: "Don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked. Do you want to be domestically abused?"
Janet had an excited expression on her face: "I think so."
"There's no point in thinking about it, it's work!"