Hollywood New Century

Off the coast of Los Angeles, there was a lot of excitement on a luxury yacht. Nicole Kidman invited many friends in the circle to have fun.

"The Devil Wears Prada" and her investment, of course, will come, not to mention the filming has ended.

Nicole Kidman is drinking and chatting with Meryl Streep, the old drama bone. After all, the movie "The Moment" that Nicole Kidman was awarded was still a collaboration between the two.

Simon was chatting with director David Frankel, while David's wife was on the other side communicating with others.

"The publishers of Twentieth Century Fox have already tried the rough cut. They think it's good. They are working on a promotion plan. Can the editing be completed by the end of the month?" Simon asked with a glass of wine.

"No problem, the movie doesn't have any special effects, it won't take long, and it can be completed by the end of this month!" David Frankel finished and took a sip of wine.

"Well, hard work, I am very confident in this movie!" Simon said and patted him on the shoulder.

"Hey, Simon, I also have confidence in the movie I made!"

The Pacific Ocean keeps Los Angeles warm most of the time, and nighttime temperatures in March are in the teens.

Simon looked around, Nicole Kidman still had some friends, and some brought their other half.

"Simon, congratulations, Juno has been nominated for several Oscars!"

"Oh, it's Naomi. Nominations are not awards." Simon smiled. Today's Naomi Watts looked very elegant in a burgundy evening dress.

"By the way, I heard that the movie "The Veil" you filmed last year was filmed in China, right?" Simon asked.

"Ah, yes, it took three months to shoot in China, and the location was Shanghai and a beautiful ancient town!" Naomi Watts answered truthfully.

"Shanghai, there is also a beautiful ancient town. There are many beautiful ancient towns in China, as well as many beautiful landscapes," Simon said slowly, as if recalling something.

"Yes, we shot the scene in an ancient town in Guangxi Province, and there was a beautiful city called Guilin," recalled Naomi Watts. "The scenery is beautiful and fascinating!"

"It turned out to be Guilin, no wonder," Simon nodded, good place!

"By the way, Simon, have you been to China? Have you seen the scenery there?" Naomi asked curiously.

"I haven't been there. I saw it on the news. The scenery in the photo is like a dream. The 5,000-year-old country has a deep cultural heritage." Simon always unknowingly Think of the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

"Really? You seem to have some understanding of the situation over there," Naomi Watts didn't know what was wrong. Anyway, she felt that Simon would always remember China when he talked about it, and he didn't know if it was an illusion.

"By the way, "King Kong", which was released in December last year, now has a box office of 217 million US dollars in North America and 340 million US dollars overseas. Congratulations, now everyone knows the sexy and beautiful Naomi Watts!" Of course Simon wants to congratulate, This influence is much stronger than the previous movies.

"Thank you!" Naomi Watts also smiled. Although she has been nominated for the Best Actress Oscar before, the influence of literary films cannot always be compared with commercial blockbusters.

The influence of the two "Midnight Bells" is greater than that of the previous literary films.

However, Naomi Watts is not a person who doesn't understand anything. The production cost of "King Kong" alone is more than 200 million US dollars. Peter Jackson is also holding the top director contract, 20 million US dollars plus 20% box office profit. Divided into, the global box office of 560 million US dollars.

The announcement and distribution cost of "King Kong" also exceeded 100 million US dollars. Universal invested more than 300 million US dollars to make King Kong. The cost cannot be recovered at the box office. It needs to be recovered from the follow-up DVD market and TV media to make money or make profits.

Commercially, "King Kong" is a failed work. Although the movie has a good score, as a commercial film, it is a failure!

"By the way, Peter Jackson sued New Line Cinema last year. He really doesn't plan to shoot "The Hobbit" because of unclear accounts?" Simon asked Naomi if she knew something, after all The dispute happened at the beginning of last year, when "King Kong" had not been completely closed.

Naomi Watts shook her head and smiled bitterly: "Simon, Director Jackson and I are not very familiar with me. I'm just a young actor. Of course, I can't know about such matters involving the top management of the film company!"

"I know it, and you must know it. For example, the production rights of "The Hobbit" are in New Line, but the distribution rights are in MGM. This kind of thing is public."

Simon nodded, he didn't care very much, and just asked casually.

"Hi, Kate!" Naomi Watts greeted Cate Blanchett as she approached.

"Simon, Kate played the character in The Lord of the Rings, she knows better than me if you want to know some stories!" Naomi Watts laughed.

"Ah, me, I was just a cameo at the time," Cate Blanchett said, confused, are you talking about the Lord of the Rings series?

"Beautiful Elf Queen Kyle Trillan is amazing, hello, Kate!" Simon hugged her.

"Simon, he should be concerned about whether Peter Jackson will direct the 'The Hobbit' movies, and now fans are concerned," Naomi explained.

"This, don't know, and I should be in The Hobbit

There's no drama left! ' Cate Blanchett responded with a smile.

The current Cate Blanchett is very good at acting, but the movies don't have much influence. Although last year's "The Aviator" played Katherine Hepburn with Leonardo DiCaprio, the movie The box office was not ideal.

In fact, since the "Lord of the Rings", Cate Blanchett's role has been well received, but the box office is not ideal, there are also Oscar nominations, but no award!

After the three chatted for a while, Simon met Sonia Roman and asked about the recent PR Oscar.

"The director of our "Juno" crew, Jason Reitman, and the starring Ellen Page are constantly attending various receptions and parties, and have a lot of contact with media reporters. As for those academy judges, We also said something, but we are not too sure about it, let's watch the upcoming Oscars!" Since Sonia Roman quit her job as an agent, things have gotten worse.

"Forget it, we can't force it anyway. The work must be liked by the judges in order to win in the end. We have done enough. Anyway, this is our first movie. It's good to focus on participation," Simon said in his heart. Very wide, the money into the pocket is real!

"Yeah, okay, I'm going to chat with Pat. There are many young girls here who are looking at you, I won't stand in their way," Sonia Roman said and walked away with a smile .

After a while, Emily Blunt came over to Simon, dressed in a black low-cut dress, which set off her fair skin and looked smart and beautiful.

"Simon, you're here, I didn't see you at the crew's side just now," Emily said and hugged Simon. They had dinner together at noon today!

"Well, I was there before, just chatting with some friends for a while," Simon said, looking at the sea under the lights, "Let's go upstairs and take a look!"

"OK!"

Later, the two came to the upper deck to better appreciate the night view. Los Angeles does have unique conditions.

"Hey, that looks like Annie and her boyfriend!" Emily Blunt saw a man and woman not far away.

"Hey, it's probably disturbing their good things!" Simon smiled.

Anne Hathaway and her boyfriend were also chatting on the deck, but suddenly found two people coming next door.

He walked towards Simon and Emily with his boyfriend and said with a smile, "Good evening, we meet again!"

"Hello, Annie!" Of course Simon responded with a smile, "Who is this?"

"Hi, my name is Rafello Farrieri, Anne's boyfriend, and Mr. Pike was a hit with a "Juno" last year!" The guy knew himself.

Anne Hathaway's boyfriend, Simon quickly thought of something, just at the right time, and blurted out: "Is it Italian?"

"Well, my accent is indeed Italian, it's Italian!" Rafello Farrieri had no doubts, just listen to the accent.

"Doing the financial real estate business?" Simon blurted out without thinking.

"Ah, does Mr. Parker know me? I do financial real estate." Not only was Rafaeluo Farrieri surprised, but Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, who were standing beside them, were also serious.

Rafello Farrieri is not a big man, just an Italian businessman, how can Simon Parker know so well.

Emily Blunt wondered if Simon had been paying attention to Anne Hathaway, and Anne Hathaway looked at Simon Pike in a weird way.

"Cough, I don't know. When I was in New York, someone mentioned a financial investment fund. It seems to be related to Mr. Farieri. I just can't remember the name." Simon regretted it, seeing the fraudster Why did I get excited, and I asked directly. Fortunately, this guy's fraudulent fund in New York is real.

"Oh, yes, I have participated in several real estate investment foundations in New York. Mr. Pike can come to me if he is interested!"

"Oh, definitely, definitely!" Simon smiled, pulled Emily Blunt, and said, "I and Emily have to go over there to see the scenery, so don't disturb the two of you!"

When leaving, Simone looked at Anne Hathaway, alas, she really is a fool!