Hollywood New Century

New York, NBA headquarters, the league president David Sent and Simon hugged and smiled: "The New York Avengers achieved good results last season, and now the new season is finally about to start, I hope to make persistent efforts!"

"Of course, when I bought the club, I had the idea of ​​winning the championship. The investment in the past few years did not disappoint. Although it was suspended for nearly half a year, fortunately, the final result was satisfactory," Simon smiled.

"Labor disputes between players and team owners are unavoidable. For the league to develop sustainably, everyone needs to work together. The division of interests between big and small clubs, the ratio of capital investment, etc., all need to be All participants contribute together," David Sent himself has a lot of credit for expanding the influence of the NBA league.

At least, in terms of overseas influence, the NBA's influence is the largest among the four major sports in North America.

Simon nodded, remembering the situation he had just chatted with Adam Silver, David Stern's deputy.

"Just now, Mr. Adam Silver is the future successor of the league? I have a certain opinion on the commercialization and pan-entertainment expansion of the NBA league," Simon certainly knew, who was after David Stern retired. Take the helm.

"I have been managing the league for nearly 30 years, and I will retire in two or three years. Adam has also been in the league for many years and is a good successor. To develop the league, we need to see greater interests and attract investors." David Stern is not too young now, and he does start to think about retirement.

"That's right, as team owners, of course we have to see the benefits, and as players, we also want to get more remuneration. Of course, expanding business is essential," Simon narrowed his eyes.

"However, I still have to remind him that some measures cannot be reformed excessively. It is not advisable to sacrifice the viewing of the game and participate in too much politics. Those that increase commercial advertisements, hold large awards ceremonies, etc. are all good."

Simon certainly doesn't object to the future of the league's pan-entertainment, but Adam Silver, as a typical Jew, is completely at the expense of NBA sustainability and ratings, that's not desirable.

Simon left NBA headquarters after a chat with David Stern. Maybe Simon's prejudice against Jews, or maybe some bad dissatisfaction with the future NBA being played by Adam Silver.

David Stern is old-fashioned and does get in the way of the league a bit now; but Simon doesn't like Adam Silver's over-correction either.

"Is the contract extension of the important players almost negotiated?" Simon asked Bob Meyers, general manager of the New York Avengers, in the car after leaving the NBA headquarters.

Bob Meyers nodded. Among the players, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love have both passed their rookie contracts. Renewals are very important, and they started talking very early.

"Russell is $80 million over 5 years, Kevin is $62 million over 4 years."

"Oh, Kevin Love's contract renewal is very cost-effective," Simon seemed to remember that he seemed to be ruined by injuries in a few years.

"In a metropolis like New York, it's easy for players to get lost. The rich nightlife is too attractive to them, and they don't know how long they can stay in shape after they become famous!"

Simon smiled to himself and didn't care, at least now the market value of the Avengers has risen a lot.

"By the way, pay attention to the Chinese basketball players to see if there are any Chinese basketball players who can succeed Yao Ming. Yao Ming will retire this year. Let's see how much resources the Rockets have gained in the Chinese market in recent years," Simon reminded again. It seems that there is no substitute for Yao Ming, but it is good to pay attention.

Bob Meyers said with a wry smile: "I have been paying attention to this. After all, the benefits of Yao Ming to the internationalization of the NBA are obvious to all. Although there is a Yi Jianlian in recent years, he has not reached the height of Yao Ming."

After the car passed the Brooklyn Bridge and entered the Brooklyn area, Simon went to the villa in the Brooklyn Heights area. And Bob Meyers headed to the Chase Center.

The single-family house in the Brooklyn Heights area was purchased by Simone, and it's not too far from the Chase Arena. Next to it is Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

"The Wolf of Wall Street is on?" Simon asked his assistant Laura Collins from the sofa.

"It's turned on, big directors Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are the producers of the film, with a budget of 100 million dollars, Universal Pictures invested 80 million dollars, and the producers pulled in 20 million dollars."

Laura Collins thought for a while and then explained: "This biographical film, they are going to make an R rating, close to the Jordan Belfort prototype."

"Okay, Leonardo DiCaprio's influence and vision are good, and he has worked with Martin Scorsese many times." Simon is actually not too fond of Martin Scorsese. , Several big directors of the older generation, even the films shot by Steven Spielberg have not had a high rate of return in recent years, not to mention Martin Scorsese.

In fact, whether it is an old director or a long-established star, Keanu Reeves, Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, etc., the movie is basically a flutter. .

Universal isn't investing in commercials right now unless it's a sequel to the franchise.

Since the rise of Marvel Studios and the introduction of new stars in the series, the star's salary has dropped significantly, and the dividends of the sequel movies are the main income of the actors.

Of course, the series of movies has greatly increased the popularity of the actors, and after the exposure has increased, there are more ways to obtain resources, and of course it will be easier to make money.

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Burt Pattinson and Kristen Stewart made almost $15 million each for "Twilight 4 Before Dawn" plus bonuses.

These are the benefits of signing a series of movie contracts with actors. Actors gain both fame and fortune, and film companies also make a lot of money. The premise is to have such a popular movie project, so that the previously unknown actor will be popular all over the world.

"The "Wolf of Wall Street" script, we have been in the warehouse for a long time, this launch has been in preparation for several years," Laura Collins knew that this project is not only interested in Leonardo DiCaprio, but Rad Pitt also has ideas.

However, Brad Pitt is too far behind Leonardo DiCaprio when it comes to movie box office results. In art, too, don't you hear that Leonardo DiCaprio is nominated for the Best Actor Oscar every year?

"Let's rest, let's go to the set of "The Wolf of Wall Street" tomorrow, anyway, the crew is also shooting in New York!"