"The Fareyry brothers who provide script creativity are professional screenwriters. They have participated in the development of many series such as Seinfeld and have a considerable professional foundation, which is also something we are interested in. As for the project itself, Lina and I think that "I'm crazy for Mary" can be made into an adult version of "American Pi". We believe that every adult has his own first love worth remembering. This script shows the story in a somewhat absurd and funny mode. At the same time, adults are also the most important audience group for comedy movies."

Inside the small conference room in Building 1, Administrative District.

After all, Annika Settle, who is on the surface the head of the production company, is making a statement about "I'm crazy for Mary". However, when facing a man, his expression is inevitably nervous, and he is nervous but for some reason he has a bit of shyness and expectation.

Because I learned from Lina in advance that the man had time tonight.

Let’s look at their schedule of the project, and we’re about to get off work...just.

Also, Lina said that she couldn't escape.

Actually, I didn't want to run away.

So I felt the sound tremble.

Simon seemed to have not realized the girl's disobedience across the small conference table. After hearing her briefly say, she said, "Also, are the two of them asking to be directors in person?"

Annika nodded quickly, felt that she was overreacting. She smiled embarrassedly, and said, "This is the premise for us to sign the script. The Fareyry brothers have been selling their scripts. It's not that they are interested in the production company, but because of their request, most people refused."

Screenwriters require directorial power, which is a binding condition that many Hollywood filmmakers will propose when trying to go further.

For example, James Cameron was about "The Terminator".

However, many people want to use this to jump into the dragon gate, but many carp lose their sternly on this dragon gate, which not only brings a blow to their careers, but also causes huge losses to the studio.

For example, two years ago, a creative idea was similar to "The Bad Things" that was silently "The Hangover" and was fought over by everyone and failed.

Therefore, giving the screenwriter and director power, in Hollywood, is generally a risk in which the risks are absolutely greater than the benefits.

It was obvious that the two girls could not know Simon's subtle thoughts at this time. Seeing that Annika did not explain it thoroughly, Lina next to her added: "The Farey brothers are both insiders. They began to enter the film and television industry in the 1980s and are very familiar with the production process of film and television works. All they need is one opportunity. In addition, the comedy type of the script itself focuses on its more inclined to the performance of actors, and the requirements for directors are not strict, and Anne and I are also staring at each other."

After Lina finished speaking, Annika next to her nodded subconsciously, then felt embarrassed and avoided someone's gaze.

Simon was also satisfied and said, "Since that's the case, what about the protagonist, are you interested in choosing someone?"

"Several male protagonists are still considering it, and I think the core of this story is the heroine Mary, and the focus of the casting should be her. Since it is the first love in the heart of an adult man, it must be necessary to have an American sweetheart image," Lina said, pulling out a photo from the folder in front of her and pushing it over: "Jennifer Aniston, there is no sweetheart that is more suitable than her at this stage. "Friends" has entered the final stage, and Aniston is also seeking to develop to the big screen. We have been through several calls and she is very interested in this script."

The Fareyry brothers initially talked about roles with Lena, hoping to invite a supermodel to play Mary, but Lena did not agree.

The final result of the discussion between the two sides was the plan given by Lina at this time.

Simon picked up the photo and took a look. Compared with Cameron Diaz in his memory, Aniston, the best screen sweetheart in America in the 1990s, was undoubtedly more suitable.

He nodded, but thought of the male protagonist's problem.

The story of "I'm crazy for Mary" is about a woman and more men. Even if Ben Stiller is the first male lead, it is not the absolute core. Not only that, Simon felt that the part where Stiller pretended to be young and played a middle school student at the beginning of the story was too inconsistent.

Because no matter how you look at it, you don’t look like a middle school student.

Since Jennifer Aniston supports the heroine, the change of the hero will not have much impact.

In fact, during the past period of "I'm Crazy for Mary", Ben Stiller was just an ordinary second-tier who kept exploring from the TV industry to the movie industry and not finding his position.

It's different now.

"The Hangover" that just lasted a year of summer has become popular, which has made Ben Stiller and a group of bad guys help their friends rise in popularity and successfully enter the front line. In addition, Stiller and others are currently preparing for "The Hangover 2", and at least they will definitely not have time to participate in "I'm crazy for Mary" this year.

As for another similar style, Adam Sandler, "Tea Boy" ended his packaging contract with Daenerys and is currently more inclined to leave Daenerys Entertainment and cooperate with other studios.

First of all, of course, is the pay.

In addition to loose budgets, other studios will not only give high-quality properties in order to win over Sandler, but also come with generous share clauses.

Daenerys obviously won't give it to him.

Then there are promotional resources.

Because Daenerys Entertainment's projects are too intensive, even if its own platform is large enough, Adam still cannot get enough resources for participating in the film.

Just like "Tea Boy", if there is a looser schedule and stronger promotion, it is very promising to break 100 million, but for Daenerys, he has to gather with films such as "The Great Collision of Heaven and Earth", "New York Gangster", and "Mummy 2".

Actually, there are some things you can imagine.

As Daenerys Entertainment continues to be strong, such as Adam Sandler's attempt to obtain better schedules and stronger publicity through other studios, it is still inevitable to avoid the impact.

Moreover, it is almost inevitable that other studios will continue to decline under the pressure of Daenerys. Leaving this, Sandler's new films may not be as resourceful as Daenerys, and even targeted by Daenerys, rather than Daenerys' side. Although it is crowded, at least it will not deliberately target each other.

When it comes to business competition, Simon will not be ruthless.

Of course, these things can only be understood by people themselves. Simon will not force them, nor will he have time to force them.

On the other hand, it is not so easy to leave and want to come back and continue to cooperate. Daenerys's resources are limited after all.

Simon thought this way and quickly said to the two women in the conference room: "Aniston is very good. In addition, Lina, you just said that you created an adult "American Pi", and you can use this gimmick to promote it next. "American Pi" is our own project and will not involve any infringement."

"I'm crazy for Mary" is really similar to "American Pi", such as various embarrassing and embarrassing things about sex, just one focuses on the adult world, and the other is the first taste of the forbidden fruit for high school students. The two are linked to the promotion, coupled with the popularity of Jennifer Aniston, and will definitely achieve unexpected results.

I continued to chat this way for more than ten minutes, and the project was basically finalized.

After seven o'clock in the afternoon, the twilight outside the window had begun to fall. According to the prior arrangement, Simon naturally took the two girls to a mansion in Brentwood.

Have dinner together.

Then, there are some work arrangements in the evening.

Simon is going to watch the American version of "Love Call Transfer" which will be released on Valentine's Day schedule.

This non-mainstream romantic comedy, which Tom Hanks and Robert Reiner and a group of Hollywood actresses, started preparations at the beginning of last year and was officially completed some time ago, and has received the MPAA PG-13 rating.

Simon is only the last confirmation this time.

Speaking of which, similar to Adam Sandler, you can imagine that Tom Hanks should not be too satisfied with the schedule of "Love Call Transfer" arranged by Simon. After all, the Valentine's Day schedule is not as good as Easter, let alone the popular summer schedule or year-end schedule.

Fortunately, Simon has given enough.

The final budget of this project reached 40 million US dollars, of which Hanks directly received a maximum salary of $15 million, without sharing the share. In addition, Rob Reiner's 5 million US dollars, the remaining ones for other actors and the specific production of the project are also $20 million.

Therefore, the beautiful women in the film, regardless of their status, only received basic pay. However, during the casting stage last year, considering Simon's emphasis on this project, he still flocked to them.

Anyway, if the two creators have enough money, they will naturally no longer consider accommodating the schedule.

When watching movies in the evening, compared with the Chinese version, the tone of Hollywood is obviously different, but it basically reaches the style level that Simon initially considered similar to the original movie "When Harry Meets Sally". While his words are humorous, they are both laughing and thought-provoking.

In addition, some highlights of the Chinese version have also been preserved. For example, the male protagonist has been repeatedly tossed into the hospital, and there is also a female doctor who has seen through the world and emphasized, "You don't need to explain to me."

The female doctor here is also one that Simon likes very much, Shera Wodder.

Finally, there is the theme song.

Simon directly wrote the lyrics based on the original Chinese version of "Love Transfer". The lyrics are also referenced to the Chinese version. Of course, they are not written according to the script, but have literal translations and intentional translations. Of course, there are some changes. The biggest change is that the Chinese version of male voices has changed from the Chinese version to the new version of female voices.

Anyway, it was a perfect movie viewing for Simon.

So much so that the afterglow has not faded.

After quietly explaining that after spending a wonderful night with Lena and Annika on Brentwood, on Friday, he quietly flew to Linhai Manor in San Lucas, Mexico in the evening.

Several heroines who watched the video the night before, Famick Jansen, Mexican girl Salma Hayek, Katherine Zeta-Jones, who had signed a contract with "Chicago", Jennifer Connery, who was so beautiful that he was inconsistent at his peak, and several other actresses, including Jennifer Connery, who had arrived early.

Of course not all.

For example, Sandra Bullock, who also participated in the role, has been more like a buddy over the years, and it is definitely difficult to start.

However, Sulla Wod, who once had beautiful memories, also appeared.

A woman has been getting married and divorced over the years. Although she is already a mother of two children, she is still single.

As a result, when Simon flew to the East Coast on Saturday morning, he felt that some of it was hollowed out.

So I planned to abstinence for a week.

When I arrived at the East Coast, I started working again on Sunday the next day. Of course, I also had to spend time with the women and children.

The stock replacement plan is advancing very quickly.

This time when Simon came to the East Coast, he personally participated in the signing ceremony of the first batch of large-scale exchange transactions, with a total amount of US$7 billion. At this rate, it is more than enough to complete a replacement share of US$100 billion in a year.

Next, this January, another major event is undoubtedly the official release of the euro on January 1.

For ordinary people, this matter does not seem to have any impact. With the current size of the Westeros system, it is impossible to be calm. The Westeros headquarters and Cersei Capital team have been making some layouts around the euro recently, and are quietly paying attention to the advancement of some major events.

For example, OPEC is in talks with Russia to cut production.

Of course Simon knew the result.

Or, people who are a little more sensitive to current affairs can probably judge the outcome of the matter.

This negotiation will surely end in a breakdown.

In addition, there is the final review of the three countries that have joined NATO.

The result can also be imagined.

There is also the situation in Kosovo that is getting tense again.

All of these seem to have little connection on the surface. If you look deeper, you will only have one goal: sniping the euro.

This busy week, a new weekend is coming, Simon switched from Boston to the city of Princefield, a large tokamak installation involving 3G plans, and then to New York. It was January 17th.

Another Sunday.

In previous years, it should have been the time for the Sundance Film Festival. This year, Sundance will be later, open on January 21, lasting for 11 days, and ending on January 31. The planned Villa Westeros party is still the same. Simon will rush over on January 23, but this time I can only stay in Sundance for one day and one night.

East Hampton on Long Island.
To be continued...