Hollywood Hunter

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InterContinental Century City in Century City, Beverly Hills.

As soon as Simon stepped out of the elevator, Shirley Lansing, who was waiting outside, came over and personally led Simon through the corridor to a lively banquet hall. Some people who got the news were already waiting at the door.

"Simon, let me introduce you," Shirley Lansing took the initiative to introduce: "This is Bernd Isenger, chairman of Constantine Pictures."

"Actually, we know each other," Simon didn't wait for Lansing to continue, and already reached out to the middle-aged man with a short inch and a simple and honest appearance in front of him: "Bern, we meet again."

Bernd Isenger smiled and shook hands with Simon: "Yes, Simon, I'm glad we can cooperate this time."

The earliest contact between Simon and Constantine Pictures can be traced back to the withdrawal of the copyright of Marvel's "Fantastic Four" from the other party.

Still later, Simon went to Germany once and ate with Bernd Isenger.

However, there has been no opportunity for cooperation.

Speaking of Constantine Pictures, the first thing that comes to mind for latecomers is often "Resident Evil". In fact, the German film company has also produced a number of blockbuster films, and its focus is on distribution, making it one of the largest film distribution companies in Europe.

Not only that, the original time and space Constantine Pictures also has a close relationship with another Hollywood film company, because Bernd Isenger is also the founder and major shareholder.

The company is called Summit Entertainment.

In this foreign cooperation plan, Constantine Pictures will represent a group of German capital to participate in MGM's packaging project, accounting for 20%. $70 million will be invested.

In fact, Constantine is Simon's most successful case in guiding overseas capital.

Without this guidance, Bernd Isengard would have bet on Summit Entertainment in recent years, making a big push into the Hollywood production business, and has been involved in the production of "Mrs. Veron" and "Two Shots" since the late 1990s. Smoking Gun", "American Pie" and a series of blockbuster films, with the later "Twilight" series reached the real 'peak'.

Now, because of the strength of Daenerys Entertainment's three heads, it is not easy for other big Hollywood studios, let alone those second- and third-tier small film companies. Simon is introducing these capital into MGM's packaged cooperation projects at this time. , which further eliminates the possibility that similar capital will rampage in Hollywood and even expand unexpectedly.

Shirley Lansing smiled and waited for the two of them to chat before introducing the others: "Simon, this is Mr. Lawrence Birnbaum, chairman of the German Forge Investment Fund... This is the German Pilot Films. Mr. Christian Stern, the president of...and this..."

Beginning with Bernd Isenger, six people were introduced in a row, four of whom were from Germany, which is also the main funding target of this packaging project.

Another one is from the UK and one is from Spain.

Simon has re-read the information on the plane. The capital represented by these people behind the scenes invested the lowest 5% and the highest 20% of the project share, a total of 70% of the total investment share of 350 million US dollars, and the remaining 30%. MGM and Danielle Silk Entertainment accounted for half.

When she was the last one, Shirley Lansing whispered in Simon's ear, "Mr. President's good friend", and then said: "Simon, this is Mr. Frank Giustra, he is from Canada, mainly engaged in Mining business, but very interested in Hollywood.”

Without Shirley Lansing's introduction, with so many memories of Hollywood in his mind, Simon had already recognized a shrewd short middle-aged man in front of him with gray hair and looks.

Frank Giustra, founder of Lionsgate.

Unlike other Hollywood film capitals that have been filmed on the beach and returned one after another, Lionsgate was once the most powerful emerging film company to attack another major Hollywood studio. Not only did it produce super hits The "Hunger Games" series has also swallowed the peak entertainment with "Twilight", and even in the TV series, there are masterpieces such as "Mad Men".

If it weren't for the fact that the Hollywood entertainment industry pattern had been finalized after the new century, it would be difficult for a single film production company to compete with various studios backed by large media groups, and Lionsgate Pictures might have been promoted to the seventh largest film company in Hollywood at that time.

Although it was introduced by Clinton, but at this time, he greeted each other with a smile on the surface, but Simon felt a little hostile in his heart.

This is a spoiler.

Because Frank Giustra was obviously not on the list of investors for this packaged project, the other party just came to Hollywood in the name of a friend of Clinton to make contacts and prepare for the next step into the film industry.

According to the memory of the previous life, Simon also knows about the relationship between Justra and Clinton.

In fact, the Canadian businessman successfully approached this network by coordinating donations for Clinton. The law stipulates that foreigners cannot make political donations to American politicians, but there are too many loopholes. Just like now, although Clinton has not yet established the later famous or notorious Clinton Foundation, he actually operates a 'Clinton Legal Defense Foundation' that nominally provides legal aid to vulnerable groups, which can accept overseas donations .

Even Giustra's own fortune is quite typical.

In the 1980s, Giustra initially worked as a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch, and later accumulated enough contacts to set up a

A financial company specializing in mining financing, accumulated the first pot of gold through capital operation. Then, in the late 1990s, through Clinton's introduction, he successfully broke into Hollywood, established Lionsgate, and gradually reached its peak.

In Simon's view, this person is very similar to another professional broker who wanders between capital and power.

That's right.

Jeffrey Epstein.

The same small brokerage, the same who rose to the first pot of gold through capital operation, the same who gradually prospered by relying on the relationship with powerful people.

The Western media has since repeatedly emphasized that belittling Epstein as a pimp, it is hard to say whether it was intentional to disguise the identity of the other party. After all, the Lolita Express is just a personal hobby. By the way, entertaining some distinguished guests and earning hundreds of millions of dollars by pimping is a strange thing.

Going deeper, it's actually a huge web of intertwined roots.

Not much to say.

Simon didn't chat much with Giustra, and re-entered all the sponsors of the MGM package project, and turned to the other guests at the reception. The main creators of the three confirmed projects of "Alien 2", "Solitary Day" and "Macro Contact" are basically present as long as they are in Los Angeles.

The first person who came to Simon was Natasha Henstridge, who was participating in the filming of "Alien 2".

Alien 2 was filmed in the Los Angeles area.

Closed on weekends, so we can all attend the reception.

It's been a long time, and the alien girl is even a little worried about whether someone remembers herself.

On the original plane, Henstridge signed a one-year agreement, and he could be free after one year, but after becoming someone's lover, not to mention the mansion that has been credited to his name, and the fact that he is surrounded by people on weekdays. Treat all kinds of people with care, you can easily get all kinds of roles and endorsements, you can enjoy all the benefits of being his woman, you can enter the social circle that is difficult for a simple actress like her to reach, and even some festivals. A valuable gift.

so many kinds.

As she got used to this kind of life, Natasha Henstridge even wondered if she could survive if she suddenly lost everything one day.

Moreover, she was only 19 years old when she was with him, and now she is 22 years old.

So young, where do you need to worry.

So unknowingly, more than two years have passed.

The only problem is probably that in the past two years, she can count the number of times she has seen a certain man on one hand.

If it weren't for the addition of a pair of Wei family maids and maids later, he would even doubt whether he had been dumped. One servant and one guard, this is the standard configuration for Simon Westeros lovers, monitoring and serving as one, if you want to cut off the relationship, you just need to send them away, and someone doesn't force it at all.

Seeing Natasha approaching, Simon raised his hand and hugged the girl naturally, and praised: "You are so beautiful tonight."

Feeling the unhindered nature in the man's tone in front of her, Natasha relaxed and kissed him back boldly: "Thank you, Simon."

Then he walked to his side and grabbed the opponent's arm.

Not going to let go tonight.

As the most powerful person in Hollywood, everyone has become accustomed to the women around Simon Westeros who are like water, and there is no difference in this. There are some women on the scene who originally saw Westeros appear and their eyes were shining. Star is even full of envy and jealousy towards Natasha Henstridge.

The next step is to say hello to the crew of "Independence Day".

As the first blockbuster after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the first project outside of the DC Cinematic Universe, Roland Emmerich is well aware of whether this project means he can escape the DC Cinematic Universe The director's label is therefore taken very seriously.

After several consultations, the budget of 90 million US dollars was finally taken away.

It is equivalent to "Contact in Time and Space".

$15 million more than the original.

Add in the $40 million for Xenogeneic 2, and the total investment for the first three projects reaches $220 million.

The last two projects only have a share of 130 million U.S. dollars, with an average of 65 million U.S. dollars. Although they have reached the blockbuster level, their volume has fallen significantly behind.

Simon personally intervened in the selection of the creators of "Lonely Day", basically following the original version, including Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, and Will Smith, who had already made a name for himself with the role of 'Steel Bone', and also recruited the In the new "Desperate Housewives," Sela Ward, who plays the perfect housewife Bre Van Dijkan, plays Jeff Goldblum's ex-wife who works in the White House.

The overall cost-effectiveness of the main creative lineup is very high. The three male protagonists have a total of only 10 million US dollars, but their influence is not much worse than that of Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford. It can be said that after the success of this project, the situation of Hollywood superstars who have been hit by blockbusters such as the DC Movie Universe will further decline.

It's also been a long time since I haven't seen her. Sheila Ward is still as intellectual and elegant as before, with a bit of sharpness that people don't dare to approach easily.

Of course Simon was the one who dared to approach.

He hugged the woman gently, released it, looked up and down, and praised: "It's still so beautiful, by the way, are you married?"

"It's over," Sheila Ward inevitably recalled some scenes she had spent with the little man in front of her, as well as the 100 sets of clothing gifts she remembered deeply, and glanced at a vase beside the man: " I'm not a little girl anymore, of course I'm getting married, the baby is one year old."

Simon is very

Nodding in approval: "Actually, I prefer to be married."

Sheila Ward gave him a sideways glance, becoming more amorous: "Looking at the battles like you went to China, I thought it was a big shot, but I still like to mess around so much."

"Don't you know that people who stand taller like to mess around?"

"I know now."

After chatting and joking, although he noticed the flaws in the woman's emotions, Simon didn't take advantage of it and took Natasha to the other place.

"Contact" will not start filming until the end of the year, except for director Robert Zemeckis, the hero and heroine Simon intends to change.

The heroine has been given to Sandra Bullock.

After all, after all these years, although there is no actress halo like Jodie Foster, Sandra's popularity is no worse than Foster's, and the image age and other aspects are also very compatible, not to mention the personal relationship between the two, There is absolutely no reason to give it to outsiders.

The protagonist needs to be replaced.

Matthew McConaughey is completely incapable of giving people the feeling of a priest, both in and out of the show, and is too ruffian.

Simon originally thought of Nicolas Cage.

The current Cage is still a handsome man, and he has a wide range of dramas. His melancholy temperament can fully support the role of a priest.

Just give up quickly.

Too expensive.

The new version of "Mission Impossible 2" starring Cage is about to be released this summer, plus some other blockbuster projects in recent years. Now Cage is starring in commercial films, and the remuneration offer will not be less than 10 million US dollars.

Contact is the standard blockbuster commercial.

However, because it is a big female protagonist movie, with Sandra as the core, the male protagonist does not have a lot of scenes, so inviting Cage is a bit overkill, and it is not easy to negotiate the remuneration.

The same goes for Keanu Reeves.

Starting from "Lola Run", Sandra and Keanu have been a very good pair of screen CPs, but the two have just collaborated on "Life and Death" before. Even if the salary is not mentioned, it is not suitable to continue cooperation in the short term.

So still choosing.

It's still too early to start shooting anyway.

Simon discussed with Zemeckis again at the reception. The standard set was that he must be handsome, very handsome, the kind that can make a woman cry because Sandra is not beautiful enough, so he should use the appearance of the male protagonist. Make up for lost audience.

All right.

On the spot, he was hammered by an angry Sandra.

And then there's Alien 2.

This project has already started filming. After several discussions, based on the continuation of the first routine, the plot of the sequel has nothing to do with the original. The core focus is the duel between the first-generation alien and the second-generation alien.

Story continues with the first one.

After the xenogeneity played by Natasha was killed, humans brought back some xenogeneic tissue samples to continue research, and as a result, the second generation of xenogeneic species was cultivated.

And it is a second-generation alien species that is more intelligent, powerful, and bloodthirsty.

The official reconvened the first team to hunt down the second-generation aliens.

Returned with a feather.

In desperation, someone came up with a plan to take the slant of the sword, clone the first generation of xenogeneic species through tissue samples, and use the territorial instinct that alien xenogeneic species may have to allow two generations of xenogeneic species to kill each other.

The plan unexpectedly worked.

The first-generation aliens played by Natasha killed the second-generation aliens after a hard fight. Humans did not unload and kill the donkeys, but frozen the first-generation aliens.

The story ends.

Of course, it's not over.

If there is a third part, it will be the story of three generations of alien species.

However, it is clear that to ensure the success of this series, Natasha Henstridge is already like Schwarzenegger in the "Terminator" series, and will show her face either way in future sequels. It doesn't give a feeling of anything less. The original Henstridge did not appear in the third film, mainly because the second part of the series was screwed up, and the subsequent sequels simply did not log in to the theater, and went directly to the videotape channel.

If this new version of "Alien 2" fails at the box office, the series will also adopt a direct-to-video mode.

Because the "Alien" series of video tapes are selling really hot.

Since the focus is on the duel between the two generations of aliens, the actors of the second-generation aliens are also very important. If they are too different from Natasha Henstridge, the attraction will be greatly reduced.

The finalist was Australian actress and model Megan Gale.

Because a large number of Hollywood films have been filmed in Australia in recent years, Australian actors have also unknowingly had more opportunities to stand out.

Megan Gale is one of them.

Ordinary people have never heard of this name, but many people in the comic film fan circle know that Megan Gale almost became the role of Diana Prince in George Miller's version of "Justice League". The photos were all done, but because of all the bullshit inside Time Warner, the project ended without a hitch.

However, later Megan Gale still participated in George Miller's masterpiece "Mad Max: Fury Road", many people's first thought should be thinking that this model is the harem of undead old Joe which one.

neither.

Megan Gale plays the one who stands naked on a high platform as a bait to hunt passers-by, one of the 'Mom', because the other party was 39 years old at the time, missed Wonder Woman, and never got another turn Chance.

Meghan Gale is only 21 years old now.

George Miller picked

One of the reasons for choosing Megan Gale to play Wonder Woman is that the image of the other party fits very well. Well, it is the biggest difference between the TV version of Wonder Woman Linda Carter and the film version of Gal Gadot. The reason why "Alien 2" can select the opponent is also because of this.

Because of this sequel, Natasha is in charge of feelings, and Megan Gale is in charge of lust. Not only is her figure hot, but her height of 180CM is higher than Natasha's 178CM.

When Simon and the "Alien 2" team greeted, the two generations of "Aliens" began to spark without knowing it.

The sparks between the women, if not for the lilies, were probably because of the men, and this time it was obviously the latter. Meghan Gale, who has an actor contract and a model contract under WMA and Elite respectively, is only 21 years old, but she has been in this circle for several years. She knows how Natasha Henstridge came to power, not to mention this. met Simon himself.

If such an opportunity is not seized, it may never be seen again in the future.

So it was very active.

After a few small interactions between eyes and limbs, he even boldly imitated Natasha to hold Simon's other arm.

After chatting with the "Xenogeneic 2" team for a while, Simon already had one hanging on his side.

After all, I just came back, and I don’t plan to stay outside tonight. Everyone who should say hello at this reception has already said hello. I was about to dismiss the two girls and leave, but I accidentally saw Peter. Jackson.

So he walked over with the two girls.

Seeing Simon, Peter Jackson, who was holding a cocktail in his hand, was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to greet him.

Simon looked at Jackson's position in the center surrounded by several other people, smiled, and roughly understood the situation of the New Zealand director during this period. As news of the 'Middle-earth Cinematic Universe' spreads, there's nothing to hide that Peter Jackson will be directing The Lord of the Rings.

Thinking about the success of the DC Cinematic Universe, it is unimaginable what Peter Jackson will be like as the core creator of the "Middle-earth Cinematic Universe" series in the future.

What's more, there are bound to be plenty of opportunities in this series.

Even if it is understood that Simon is the absolute controller of the series, there are definitely many benefits to befriending Peter Jackson at this time, so the director must be hot in the circle recently.

"Simon, it's nice to see you again."

Peter Jackson was still respectful towards Simon, but he probably drank a little too much, and his speech was a little fluttering, and he even shook his hand when he reached out to Simon.

Simon still had a smile on the corner of his mouth, but instead of taking Jackson's outstretched hand, he said to a few idle people around him, "I'll chat with Peter, let's go."

There were not many nameless people who could enter this reception, but in front of Simon, no one dared to put on any airs, and they dispersed.

Seeing that Simon refused to shake hands with him, Peter Jackson had a premonition that something was wrong. He looked around, trying to put down the glass in his hand, but the surroundings were completely empty, so he could only continue to hold the glass in embarrassment.

Simon looked him up and down: "Peter, are you feeling good recently?"

Peter Jackson, of course, understood what Simon was asking, and grinned, even more embarrassed. He is a slick and sophisticated person, how can he still not understand at this time, Simon Westeros is already full of him.

Simon gestured slightly to Megan Gale, who was on the side, and the girl explained it very well, and took the initiative to take the wine glass that Peter Jackson was already feeling hot.

The cup was picked up, Jackson relaxed a little, and said: "Simon, I'm really sorry, I may, um, I shouldn't drink so much."

Simon shook his head slightly: "Peter, you have to understand that everything you have felt recently is false, because you haven't really succeeded, and even, if I say something now, I have changed my mind, and in the next second, you will be nothing. "

"I...I know, sorry."

"Have you seen that Mr. Zombie?"

"seen it already."

"How many times have you watched it?"

"I don't remember much," Peter Jackson said vaguely, but immediately said solemnly: "But it must be more than 10 times."

"If that's the case, go back to New Zealand tomorrow," Simon was finally satisfied, and said: "Make "Ghost of Horror" well, and make "The Lord of the Rings" in the future, then, what you want is what you really deserve. The scenery, not the current soap bubble."

"Simon, I, I swear."

"So, what are you doing here this time?"

Peter Jackson was stunned for a moment. At this time, the alcohol was completely dissipated. He said goodbye to Simon softly, and turned and left the banquet hall without hesitation.

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