The little maid and Mona Elmery came to a small restaurant on the first floor of the villa. After ordering breakfast for the other maid to prepare, Elmery brought a stack of newspapers and magazines prepared in advance.

The Huanzhu trio is a team of maids and guards with a genius level and a higher threshold requirement, which is actually even more so.

Mona Elmery has learned about the trio in advance and learned that they are the most popular TV stars in China at the moment. Since the little maid treats her as a breakthrough, Elmery is the same.

Putting down the newspapers and magazines in his hand, Mona Elmery still bowed and stood beside the little maid, and took the initiative to introduce: "This is the information I collected according to Ms. Fan's request. However, to be honest, Ms. Fan, if you want to know Hollywood, you only need to follow up with two newspapers, namely "Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety Show", one tends to film and television information and the other focuses on film and television comments."

Almery said, picking out the two newspapers and putting them in front of the little maid.

While taking the newspaper, the little maid signaled to the side: "Mona, you can sit down too. I don't have your language skills and I still need your help to translate."

Elmery did not give in and sat down next to her. Seeing that the little maid brought two more newspapers to her, she reached out to take them and asked with a smile: "What do Miss Fan want to know?"

The little maid signaled to a copy of "Hollywood Reporter" above: "Tell me first what important news has been recently?"

Almery nodded slightly, moved the newspaper a little toward the little maid, pointing to the front page news above and instantly translated: "Hollywood has attracted the most attention recently, the gratitude file. This news reports the box office status of the past weekend. The title is 'The competition at the beginning of the gratitude file is fierce, and the first week of "The Great Collision of Heaven and Earth" is less than expected."

When the little maid was visiting Manhattan yesterday, she saw a huge poster of "The Great Collision of Heaven and Earth" outside a cinema. She also knew that this was a movie by Daenerys Entertainment. Because it was related to a man, she immediately showed concern: "Is it a failure if it was not as expected?"

Elmery's fair and slender fingers scratched the table below: "This is box office data," and said that, and introduced the general content: "The Clash of Heaven and Earth" had a box office of 62.43 million US dollars in the first three days, which was lower than the industry's box office data of 65 million to 70 million US dollars in the first week. This just means that the film cannot achieve a seven-day breakthrough in the first week, but it is not a failure."

The little maid quietly converted it. US$62.43 million, equivalent to more than 500 million yuan. She couldn't help but be amazed. If this still fails, then what is success?

However, I immediately thought that this was the United States and China, there was no comparison.

Thinking of this, the little maid said, "The first weekend is 62.43 million, even if it does not meet expectations, it is still a lot, right?"

Elmery nodded: "There are of course many of them on the list. However, this is the most powerful film produced by Daenerys at the end of this year. The production cost is 120 million yuan, the promotion cost is 60 million yuan, and the total investment is 180 million US dollars. With such a huge expense, the industry expects the local box office target of this movie to be 300 million US dollars. If it cannot exceed 100 million in the first week, there will be little hope for the local 300 million yuan."

$300 million, that's...

The little maid subconsciously wanted to convert again, forced herself to hold back, and kept telling herself that this place was the United States, and also reached out to point to the box office form: "Tell me about other movies?"

Elmery said: "The second place is "The New York Gangster" directed by Martin Scorsese, with the protagonists Daniel Day Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio. The first three days of the first weekend was $20.76 million."

When the little maid heard a name, she immediately said: "Leonardo DiCaprio, the male lead in "Titanic"?"

Elmery nodded: "That's right."

The little maid was surprised again: "I know Martin Scorsese, too. It seems that there is a very famous "Taxi Driver", which also triggered the assassination of President Reagan. I mean, the box office of the movies made by these two people seems to be a bit low?"

Almery always smiled and said patiently: "For different subjects, "Titanic" and "The Great Collision of Heaven and Earth", this is a mainstream blockbuster commercial film, the most popular one in recent years. Martin is a very outstanding director, and Leon is also very famous. However, the audience does not like the gangster themes of "New York Gangster" very much. This is no longer the era of "The Godfather". Moreover, "New York Gangster" has a good reputation."

The little maid listened carefully and quietly filtered out some useful information.

In Hollywood, movies with big directors and big stars can be sold at high box office, but also depends on the theme type and reputation. It seems that the same seems to be true in China. Just like this year, it is also the theme of assassination of Qin. Mr. Zhang’s “Hero” is a big sale, and Director Chen’s “Jing Ke Assassination of Qin” is not very popular.

Obviously, if you want to star in a movie in the future, you must seriously consider these things.

Elmery glanced at the thoughtful little maid, received a response from the other party, and actively added: "The production cost of "New York Gangsters" is US$65 million, and the first weekend is 20.76 million, and the total local box office should be more than 70 million. In addition, in the overseas market, because Leon has achieved popularity with "Titanic" and does not have fierce competition in the same period, the box office should be higher. Therefore, although it is far inferior to "The Great Collision of Heaven and Earth", "New York Gangsters" is still a project that can bring good profits to MGM. Oh, by the way, this project is not produced by MGM alone, Daenerys also participated. It is rumored that Mr. Westeros personally decided to invest. Otherwise, Martin has been waiting for the production of this project for more than 20 years and may have to continue waiting."

Elmery's casual Hollywood inside story made the little maid listen to it with relish. After the other party finished speaking, he asked: "MGM, I also know that Mr. Westeros is not Daenerys's boss, and he can still decide on MGM's affairs. Moreover, he also gave such a, well, money-making project to MGM?"

Elmery said: "MGM's largest shareholder is a batch of Australian capital, mainly funds from Mr. Westeros's wife's family. When the acquisition of MGM was first reported, it was also the rumor that Mr. Westeros was behind the scenes. Therefore, in addition to not having direct holdings, MGM is basically a branch of Daenerys."

The little maid asked, "Then why not buy it directly?"

"Because the United States has antitrust laws," Elmery said. "Danelles is already very large and the government will not allow it to easily annex a large studio."

The little maid thought for a while and raised her hand to gesture: "Then, the government can't see it. Well, behind the scenes of MGM, is it actually Mr. Westeros controlled it?"

"So what," Almery said with a bit of stinginess: "With Mr. Westeros' connections in Washington, it is actually not impossible to succeed. Since Mr. Westeros did not do this, he was just indirectly controlling it, and of course others would not create trouble without ignorance."

The little maid nodded and gained knowledge again.

Obviously, the legal rules of the United States are not unbreakable, but this is the same all over the world.

Seeing that the little maid understood, Almery continued to introduce the list: "The third place "Comprehensive Siege" is produced by Warner Bros. It has 15.61 million in three days on weekends. It is expected that the local box office of 40 million to 50 million is lower than the production cost of 50 million. However, global distribution should be able to recover the cost. Considering subsequent video tapes and TV broadcast channels, the results are also pretty good."

The little maid tilted her head and listened, and said, "After saying this, it seems that the top three are not very successful?"

Elmery smiled and said, "Of course it's different. "The Great Collision of Heaven and Earth" just didn't meet expectations. Because the cost is too high, local distribution cannot recover the cost. However, globally, based on the local 250 million overseas calculation of 350 million overseas, it is only the theater distribution stage. Excluding all costs, this movie can directly achieve a profit of about 100 million US dollars. This is still a conservative estimate. If Martin's "The New York Gangster" has a global box office of 200 million, it is probably between balance of revenue and expenditure, similar to "The Comprehensive Siege", but in the subsequent channels, "The New York Gangster" will definitely have higher revenue than "The Comprehensive Siege" with a popcorn nature."

The little maid thought for a while and tentatively said, "That is to say, you still have to make, that bombshell, so that you can earn more?"

"Yes," Elmery admired the oriental girl's understanding, but added: "The problem is that you may lose more."

The little maid followed and smiled, and was about to signal Almery to continue, the waitress brought breakfast.

The two of them paused and watched the waitress prepare breakfast for themselves. The little maid picked up the tableware and asked, "Mona, have you eaten?"

"I've eaten it very early," said Almery. "Miss Fan, why don't I wait for a while?"

"No, you keep going."

Elmery turned to the box office form in front of him again: "The fourth place is a horror film in the Halloween period, also from Daenerys, named "Annabelle 2". This is a very successful branch of Daenerys's Soul Conjuring Movie Universe series. On the weekend of the third week of release, the box office was 9.17 million US dollars and the cumulative box office was 72.73 million US dollars. It is a very successful project. It should be able to exceed 100 million RMB in the subsequent box office club. Miss Fan must know that DC Movie Universe, and Soul Conjuring Movie Universe are the same. However, because it is a horror theme, it seems that China has not introduced it?"

The little maid was eating fruit salad and heard this, "I know, that one, I have seen pirated copies on our side, it's very scary."

Speaking of piracy, I feel a little embarrassed.

Almery didn't mind these details and continued: "The fifth place is another new film for Thanksgiving. Disney's "Love in This Life" and a romantic film starring Superman Brad Pitt, the production cost is 35 million, and it is 9.07 million on the first three days. It is estimated that the total local box office of 20 million to 30 million is expected. Considering the cost and box office comparison, it is probably similar to "Comprehensive Siege". In addition to the top five, there is actually no need to say more."

The little maid happened to stuff a sandwich and nodded in approval after hearing this.

Elmery glanced at the girl next to her, thought for a while, and said, "Does Miss Fan want to develop in Hollywood?"

The little maid nodded immediately.

Elmery said: "In this case, I suggest that Miss Fan should first find an agent."

The little maid swallowed the sandwich and said honestly: "I don't know how to do it?"

Almerri paused and said, "As Miss Fan, this matter is actually very simple."

Of course, the little maid understood what Elmery meant to be simple, and did not pretend to be slutty, just said, "This, I was told when I signed the confidentiality agreement a few days ago. You know, I should not use Mr. Westeros casually, right?"

"Of course," Elmery said confidently, "but you don't need to say it out loud. You just need to contact Ms. Davis, a very important butler around Mr. Westeros. If she asks her to help convey it, some people will definitely understand."

The little maid actually started thinking about this since yesterday, and was still confused about how to speak. Seeing Elmery giving a solution, her eyes immediately lit up, and she didn't want to continue looking at breakfast: "Is this really possible?"

"Yes," Elmery affirmed again, signaling the breakfast in front of the little maid: "Miss Fan, you should finish the breakfast first, we will discuss it later."

"Well," the little maid immediately turned her attention to the food in front of her, and then signaled to the newspaper at Elmery: "So you continue to tell me what happened today?"

Elmery continued.

In addition to the box office data of the first weekend of the Thanksgiving period, Hollywood has also been very lively recently.

The most important thing is the highly anticipated "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. After nearly a year of filming, it was successfully completed one month in advance and entered the later stage.

In addition, there is also the casting of the famous musical "Chicago". Because it is one of Daenerys' key projects, it is rumored that Simon Westeros himself attaches great importance to it, and many big-name actresses in the circle are fighting for it.

In addition, the approval of Blockbuster's merger and acquisition case approved by the Federal Department of Justice last week may have various impacts on the industry.

In addition, Westinghouse Electric and Sony have officially completed the delivery of their film business. Westinghouse Electric Chairman and CEO Michael Jordan announced his ambition to invest 1 billion next year to expand the film business over the weekend.

All these.

For those who seem to be scattered, they can actually see things related to themselves.

At least the smart little maid felt that she had learned a lot without realizing it after she introduced the two newspapers in Almery.

Until the meal ended, the other two girls still did not get up.

Of course, the little maid did not mean to call him, so she briefly discussed with Almery and contacted the Ms. Angeli Davis.

Then everything went well.

The female housekeeper helped to call and contact him. The two drove to the city in the morning and were personally received by the WMA person in charge on the East Coast. They probably confirmed the information of the little maid and enthusiastically wanted to introduce Jeter Lee's agent Jeremy Zhao to the other party.

After all, they are all Asians, and language is not a problem and it is easy to get along with.

After the little maid got to know her, she refused.

Because I learned that Li Youhu was also signed under Jeremy Zhao.

After the continuous "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero", Li Youhu has already gained a certain popularity in Hollywood. If the two sign an agent, the little maid will not feel that she can compete with each other.

After some communication, the little maid was directly under the name of Jeni Lesenberg, the president of WMA East Coast who was entertaining her.

This is also the cleverness of the little maid.

With a gold medal agent on his back, even if the other party is acting as a group of Hollywood brands, it is difficult to take care of her, and it is much better than signing in some small agents.

Jenny Lesenberg knew the identity of the little maid. Although he was not optimistic about the other party's prospects after getting to know him, he didn't mind signing such a client.

In order to facilitate contact, an Asian intern was specially transferred and designated as the contact person of both parties. The intern was named Dong Lili, a second-generation immigrant, and his English name was Lili Dong, who was 23 years old this year and graduated from the Film School of New York University. Because his parents were from the south and north of China, they could speak fluent Mandarin and Cantonese.

After completing the procedures, both parties also had lunch together.
Chapter completed!