Hollywood Hunter

Simon arrived at the Melisandre party at the top bar of the Sunset Tower Hotel. It was already past ten o'clock in the night, and the atmosphere of the party was still hot.

Did not go to San Francisco in the afternoon.

Stopped by Janet, she changed direction, headed east, and drove a military off-road vehicle modified by the Weijia security team on the Gobi desert in eastern California. It is also dotted with its own two Black Hawk helicopters to ensure safety.

Arrived in Vegas all the way, had dinner, and continued to drive back, no more chaotic driving, safe and sound.

After all, night is not suitable for driving fast.

Simon was suddenly in a bad mood in the afternoon, but he didn't lose his mind because of it.

Back at Cape Dumei Manor, she had a short rest before rushing to the party. Janet also followed, as if she was a little worried that her man would suddenly do something crazy again, but Chen Qing stayed in the manor, saying that she wanted to see child.

The couple entered the bar and soon became the focus of everyone's greetings.

The most enthusiastic one was Madonna. Her Lady Queen was obviously drunk, and she was still holding the Oscar statuette tightly in her hand. When she came to Simon, she was about to hang it up like a koala, but she was firmly pushed away.

In the bar hall.

Simon stretched out a big hand to hold the head of the flushed Queen Mai to prevent her from posting again, and said with a smile: "I have already publicized the best actress for you, and I want to take advantage of it, it's too aggressive!"

Queen Mai was obviously not really drunk yet, with a sad expression on her face: "Simon, you are so cold."

Indeed, a certain man has always been the target of her hunting, but unfortunately, after so many years, she has never succeeded.

Nasty guy.

After a bit of slander, she noticed Janet, and Queen Mai immediately changed her target again, and stretched her arms over with a smile: "Jenny, it's so nice to meet you."

Janet smiled and hugged Queen McGee, and also prevented Her Lady Queen from groping and taking advantage of men and women. Instead of teasing, she congratulated and said, "Congratulations, Maggie."

"Hey, it's all Simon." Queen Mai raised the little golden man in her hand again, and looked to the side: "How should I repay you?"

"How about disappearing from my eyes?" Simon said sharply, ignoring Queen McGregor's complaints, turned to the rest of the Chicago crew, and reached out to shake hands with director Rob Marshall: "Congratulations, Bob."

Rob Marshall was also holding his own statuette, and he looked overly excited. In any case, he never expected that his first film from stage play director to big screen would win Hollywood's highest honor.

Gratefully shook Simon's hand tightly, Marshall was a little incoherent: "Simon, I really don't know what to say, without you, without Daenerys, in short, thank you."

"Don't say that, this is also the result of your hard work."

After a few words, Simon moved on to the rest of the cast, which also included a visibly lost Catherine Zeta-Jones.

The former old man killer should have won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Chicago by relying on the small tricks of the leading role in the supporting role, coupled with the support of her husband Michael Douglas who is well-connected in Hollywood. However, history has changed. Zeta-Jones is still single now and did not get close to the former Douglas family. Gave it to Madonna.

Actually, it was the result of Daenerys' choice.

This also made Zeta-Jones quite resentful when greeting men. After all, frankly speaking, her and Madonna's performances just coincided with the theme of the Chicago film itself. In terms of performance alone, no one can achieve success. The level of the Oscar statuette. However, the reality is like this, the times make heroes.

Besides, Zeta-Jones knows better, since they are all in line with the trend and public relations factors account for the majority of the two heroines, it is up to a certain man to decide who will get the statuette. However, the other party chose Madonna, who had a better private relationship, instead of her. Looking at the details of the 'interaction' between the two just now, there is obviously nothing between them, they are just good friends of the opposite sex, and she, um, a hateful man!

Simon probably understood the woman's mind and didn't explain anything.

The best heroine statuette this time was indeed determined by Simon himself, but it was only a decision made from the standpoint of Daenerys's boss, because Queen McQueen won the award, and there will be more and more topics in the follow-up In order for the film to gain more follow-up benefits, Zeta-Jones' performance is equally astonishing, but it is not as topical as Queen McQueen.

I can only regret.

After a round of socializing, Janet and a few familiar female guests went to the bar to chat and drink together. Simon came to Zhang Guoshi and the others again, and everyone sat down in a sofa booth.

After changing a glass of wine, Simon smiled and looked at Zhang Guoshi: "Zhang, how do you feel?" Before waiting for the other party to answer, Simon said, "Is there a feeling that I am not doing my job properly?"

As a director, it must be quite a delicate feeling to get a statuette by virtue of being a producer of a documentary.

Zhang Guoshi nodded with a smile, and said tactfully, "However, Simon, I'm still very grateful for your support for the Mount Everest project."

Simon smiled, took a sip of champagne, and continued: "Actually, I have always been very optimistic about you, Zhang. Moreover, I have always had some thoughts about China's film industry, which are related to you."

Sitting on the side of the booth, Zhang Guoshi leaned forward slightly, with a look of attentive listening, even to the

Mr. Wang and others cheered up.

Simon also quickly continued, first asking a question: "Zhang, have you dealt with Spielberg?"

Zhang Guoshi just happened to know that Steven Spielberg had some rifts with Daenerys because of Jurassic Park and other matters, but he didn't expect Simon to bring up the other party. A few words."

Simon said: "Steven became famous with Jaws in 1975, then, in the 1980s, there were films such as et Alien and Raiders of the Lost Ark, and then to Jurassic Park in the 1990s, all achieved great success. The results. But, what I admire most about Spielberg, you know what it is?"

Zhang Guoshi responded, "What?"

I couldn't help thinking while talking, but after all, I was not familiar with it, so I really couldn't think of it for a while.

Simon didn't give too much away, and continued quickly: "What I admire the most is Steven's support for the younger generation of movies, such as the original Back to the Future series. As a newcomer, Zemeckis was able to get the opportunity to direct because of Steven Wen’s support, as well as the director of Little Monsters, Jordan Te, the black actress Whoopi Goldberg with excellent acting skills, etc., are all because of Steven to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood. I also know that Zemeckis once I expressed my gratitude to Steven and asked how to repay, and Steven said, you don’t have to repay me, just pass on this matter and continue to help other filmmakers in need.”

When Simon said this, Zhang Guoshi basically understood, but he didn't know how to express his position for a while.

Moreover, the young tycoon took Steven as an example, but Zhang Guoshi is also very clear that the other party has discovered new filmmakers in Hollywood and even China over the years, which definitely far exceeds Steven Spielberg, otherwise , there will not be such a prosperous Daenerys entertainment at the moment.

He took a sip of champagne again, paused briefly, and looked at Zhang Guoshi with a clear expression, and said with a smile: "China, Zhang, this Mount Everest is a good practice for you. The Chinese film industry It is developing rapidly, but if there are only a few outstanding filmmakers, it will definitely not be able to support a huge market of 1.2 billion people. So, I hope you can become a person like Spielberg in the Chinese film circle .”

Simon clarified his attitude, and thinking about Mount Everest this time, Zhang Guoshi suddenly understood, for example, why he could get the extra dividend of 3 million US dollars.

Perhaps, it is probably also a statement of Simon Westeros.

To put it simply, he will not work in vain if he does this. The golden man, 3 million, will gain both fame and fortune.

If it was in the past, like in the 1980s, when domestic resources were limited and everyone could only compete for one another, Zhang Guoshi would definitely not be too willing. He is a very down-to-earth person in movies, but outside of movies, he will never give up. Unless you are ignorant of world affairs, you will not be able to achieve your current achievements.

Now, seeing that the domestic film industry is indeed thriving, plus, doing this myself, just like Mount Everest this time, is definitely not a waste of work. After simple calculations, Zhang Guoshi quickly made up his mind and nodded, just saying Subconsciously humble: "Simon, am I afraid that I will embarrass myself?"

Simon smiled and said, "I have great confidence in you."

"Since this is the case," Zhang Guoshi was not too pretentious, and asked: "Simon, what should I do?"

"It's very simple, just like Steven did back then," Simon said, "While taking care of your own career, you should support newcomers a lot. In the film industry, if newcomers want to get started, talent is one aspect, but experience is more important. It is the advantage of you seniors. In short, if there is a senior like you as a leader, I think they can avoid a lot of detours."

Having said that, before Zhang Guoshi reassured, Simon has continued: "Of course, I am a person who highly respects what you give and what you get in return. I hate the guy who only talks about feelings with you but not about money. I think that It’s hooliganism. Therefore, Jinshu will carry out some shareholding reforms in the future. You, Feng, and other outstanding film talents, in short, as long as you are willing to stay in Jinshu for a long time, you will get a certain amount of shares. Furthermore, For future projects, as long as you name the producer, there will be no less profit sharing in the future. This time Mount Everest is actually a little neglected, and the terms of sharing will be more clearly defined in various contracts in the future."

Simon's words relieved Zhang Guoshi's worries, and he agreed again and again.

Mr. Wang and others who were silently listening in also had a lot of insights, especially when someone said that he was playing hooligans if he only talked about feelings but not about money.

After the two of them finished chatting, Mr. Wang finally found a chance to intervene, and he did not forget to raise his glass: "Simon, listening to what you have to say is really better than ten years of reading."

Simon also raised his glass to greet him, took a sip, and then smiled: "Wang, your compliment is a bit exaggerated, but I also feel that if a person can firmly practice even one correct life rule in his life, , In fact, it will be more effective than reading a room full of books. Because the truth is always too easy to get, as long as a person has a normal IQ, after ten years old, I think he should understand, in fact he will understand. The difficulty is only that most of the It is always difficult for people to do some of the simplest and correct things that they understand very well, so most of the world just do nothing.”

Mr. Wang suddenly nodded in agreement.

Zhang Guoshi temporarily pressed the matter that had just been finalized, and then entered the topic: "Simon, what you said is too correct, so Wang Yangming, a great thinker in our country's Ming Dynasty, proposed a very classic philosophical theory called the unity of knowledge and action. It seems to be equally simple, but for those who can understand it, it is a very great idea. However, it is really too difficult to do it. Just like the most

It's a simple little thing, getting up early, the day's plan is in the morning, everyone understands, but there are too few people who can really take the initiative to get up early when there is no work or study schedule to rush. "

After everyone chatted casually, Mr. Wang turned the topic to his own company, and took the initiative to bring up what Chen Qing had already mentioned to Simon in the afternoon, about the concern that the Westeros system was too deep in the layout of China's real estate industry.

Simon also sent the sentence in Mr. Wang's Art of War again, and continued: "So, no matter who you are, you should really read Sun Tzu's Art of War. This book is not just about war or business, it is very important for life. It can bring a lot of thinking. The general trend of China's economic development is there, coupled with the financial structure that China's local governments will inevitably rely on the sale of land income, I believe that real estate will definitely become China's No. 1 pillar industry in the future, just like the previous ones Therefore, our current layout is waiting for work at leisure, benefiting people but not benefiting others. Speaking of which, I have been urged to invest in the automobile industry over the years, and I have always refused, also because of this principle. Traditional car manufacturers have already achieved the ultimate in fuel vehicles, and are even on the verge of decline. Now that the Westeros system is involved, it is doomed to be unprofitable and will only end in dismal."

In fact, not only the traditional automobile industry, the most typical case in Simon's memory is the mobile phone.

Some manufacturers have accumulated for many years and finally broke out, and some manufacturers have innovated their production and marketing models, so they reached the top. As for the others, seeing that others are booming, I quickly poured money into it. As a result, a good cross talk is not a bright spot, and it is even more funny to put my own photo in the boot animation, and it is conceivable that it will fail in the end.

Because of the previous few meetings, Mr. Wang has always known that Simon has a deep understanding of Chinese culture, but now he is also familiar with Sun Tzu's art of war, and can accurately combine theory with practice. He was unavoidably surprised again. He even felt a little unconvinced, and couldn't help saying: "Simon, what you are talking about is worldwide. I think it is very attractive for China to enter the automobile industry at present, because our related industries have just started. Now Entering the field, for latecomers, is also a matter of waiting for work at leisure."

"That's true," Simon nodded. "It's just not easy for me. The hidden barriers of China's auto industry are too high. We have to wait a few more years."

"Yeah, it's a pity."

Mr. Wang also did not refute.

It's not that Vanke hasn't thought about building cars. It's just that this matter can't be done with money. Just like the film and television industry that Mr. Wang is very excited about these days, he has no resources and no channels, so he rushed in rashly. , will only be slaughtered as a fat sheep.

However, since the great god is in front, Mr. Wang didn't hold back, and took the initiative to mention it.

Simon didn't object, and gave a suggestion. Mr. Wang can set up his own media department first. It doesn't need to be too big at first. Follow the Jinshu Department to invest in some projects to test the water and cultivate the team. In the future, we will see the situation and decide whether to add more put in.

Mr. Wang was quite excited. The seemingly simple words of a certain person were actually equivalent to the super tycoon at the top of the global media pyramid personally issuing them an industry admission ticket, and immediately began to figure out how to implement it. After all, , China's film and television industry is still in the first-come, first-served blue ocean stage.