After the morning work ended, Simon had a meal with Lee Boo-jin who came from South Korea at noon. His Highness, the eldest princess, personally led a team to negotiate a cooperation, Samsung Automobile's advertisement for "Fast and Furious".

The project was finalized in June, and most of the preliminary preparations for "Fast and Furious" have been completed.

First of all, there are two male protagonists. According to Simon's intention, Don changed from Van Diesel, who has never caught a cold, to Dwayne Johnson. He has successfully signed a five-movie contract with Johnson, three main movies and two cross-projects.

Compared to Dwayne Johnson, who has a great reputation in the wrestling circle, Paul Walker, who is still anonymous, is even simpler, so he signed a ten-year long contract instead of counting according to the numbers.

If the lifespan of the previous series is based on the previous series, of course, neither agreement is enough.

However, whether it is the studio or the actor, considering risks and other factors, there is no possibility of signing a super long appointment for 10 movies directly. Therefore, we will talk about the future.

As for the heroine, Don's sister, Simon still chose Jordanna Brewster.

The actress just turned 20 this year and is still at the peak of her pretty appearance. However, compared to other Latino actresses who are often very anti-aging, Simon also remembers that Jordanna Brewster's appearance has declined very quickly after some years, and is even a bit abnormal.

I was too lazy to dig into the reason, and Simon had no intention of replacing people.

After all, it is not a B-level film that sells meat. The female characters in the project are gradually less beautiful as time goes by, but just right, otherwise it will easily distract the audience.

Furthermore, this is a vase character with a weak sense of existence. Simon did not intend to reshape Mia's setting. Because Simon valued more the role of Don's girlfriend Laitty Ortiz, played by Michelle Rodriguez.

Compared to Mia, although the role of Laitti is not as impressive as Gisele, who was once played by Gal Gadot, it is also much brighter.

All Simon has to do is strengthen the role.

However, Simon chose PASS directly in the original version of Michelle Rodriguez. On the one hand, because of his big butterfly, the actress doesn't know where she is now. On the other hand, since she wants to strengthen her appearance, Lai Ti should be more resistant to beating.

At least the shelf life cannot be shorter than Jordanna Brewster.

Because of the importance, this role is still being screened.

In addition to the main characters, some of the planned resident supporting roles will also be displayed in the first part.

Then there is the director.

Simon took the lead and chose Lin Yibin.

The Chinese director was excavated by Simon in Sundance three years ago and subsequently gave him the opportunity to direct "The Ghost Record", which made a big splash. However, after the success of "The Ghost Record", Lin Yibin ran to Disney and also directed a pseudo-documentary movie.

Simon did not stop him at that time.

Disney's project was released in early 1999 and ultimately failed to splash.

Because of the contract for Daenerys Entertainment, Lin Yibin made a quick money outside, so he returned, but Simon personally intervened and opened a new project last year. It was no longer a pseudo-documentary, but a R-level song and dance-themed film.

Unfortunately, it still couldn't splash.

Therefore, Simon chose Lin Yibin to direct "Fast and Furious", and there was a hesitation voice for both Daenerys and Fox.

Simon was not shaken.

The reason why the former "Fast and Furious" series was able to reach its peak step by step is closely related to Lin Yibin's director. Before that, this series was a state of groping with a blind cat hitting a mouse and had no idea where the specific direction was.

Moreover, before Lin Yibin directed "Fast and Furious 3", he had always been a small character in a non-mainstream circle, and even had less experience than the current experience.

Simply put, "Fast and Furious" and Lin Yibin are in a state of mutual achievement. On one hand, they fit someone's directing style, and on the other hand, they hit the correct frequency of this series, so they all go to the peak together.

In addition, Lin Yibin had to accept a one-time trilogy agreement this time after using all the popularity accumulated in "Ghost Records" and lost the bargaining chips.

In addition to the main creator, there is budget.

Simon doesn't remember the production specifications of the first "Fast and Furious" that are definitely no more than 50 million based on personal experience.

This time, since it is to be an important branch of the Agent Cinema Universe, it is also planned to build a long-term series, and the opening is very important. Therefore, Simon finalized the budget scale of $60 million.

Among them, the total cost of the main creator shall not exceed US$10 million, and more than 80% of the investment will be used for filming and post-production of the movie.

Moreover, it is said to be 60 million, because of the theme, such a racing-themed movie can easily attract advertising sponsorship. What's more, this involves a branch series dominated by Daenerys, and there are more car manufacturers who want to plug in advertising.

According to recent feedback from investment promotion, the advertising revenue of this project will not be less than US$20 million.

Of course, it is not that the car manufacturer directly gives 20 million in cash, but in addition to part of the cash, there are also vehicle equipment support during the shooting process and future joint promotion and development investment, etc.

In summary, Daenerys Pictures, which is responsible for this series, will not invest more than 50 million yuan, and subsequent promotions and promotions can also be jointly supported by relevant automobile manufacturers.

Lee Fuzhen came to Los Angeles for this reason.

His Highness the eldest princess is mainly responsible for the entertainment and hotel businesses under Samsung Group. However, as the family heir, it is not impossible to interfere in such business cooperation.

What's more, Lee Kun-hee obviously also knows the relationship between her daughter and Simon. In order for Samsung Automobile, which is directly controlled by the Lee family, to develop better, she obviously doesn't mind using this connection.

Simon is happy to see it happening too.

After all, Samsung Automobile is the thought that Simon left to the Li family. Samsung's automobile business has developed well so that they will not make them think about Samsung Electronics, which has completely controlled the Westeros system.

However, Samsung will only be one of the sponsors.

As a bombshell Hollywood blockbuster, it is impossible to use a car from a small corner of Asia.

After lunch, Lee Fuzhen did not go to meet with her team immediately. The consultation meeting was at three o'clock in the afternoon, so she followed Simon to his office.

Back in the office, let Miss Li wander around in the spacious space like a curious cat. After Simon came to her desk, she began to review various documents sent by A girl.

After half an hour, Girl A knocked on the door again. This time it was the US stock data that just closed on the East Coast.

After hearing the introduction of Girl A, Miss Li, who was casually flipping through some decoration books by the bookshelf by the wall, came over and naturally sat in the man's arms under Simon's instructions, looked at the freshly baked documents together, and said, "Dad said, you are very risky this time. If you mess it up, Gore will definitely not let you go."

Simon aimed at the data on the file and felt that the women's suits were not very good. He touched the buttons and unbuttoned them one by one, and said, "So I can only not let him go."

Miss Li symbolically pressed Simon's big hand, and the stop was invalid. She could only let the man do it with a slightly red face, diverting her attention: "Why do you have to actively create conflicts? It's still such a sharp problem? I think that if you don't provoke Washington now, they won't dare to provoke you?"

Simon did not answer, but asked back: "In the South Korean side, can you keep a distance from the authorities and be safe?"

Lee Fuzhen tilted her head and thought for a while, saying, "No. However, the United States and South Korea are different."

"I have always believed that there may be differences in systems, but human nature is understood." Simon said: "Because I have too much, it naturally has conflicts with other people in the world. This is not something I can avoid if I want to. Therefore, I either choose to be a sheep or a lion. If it is the latter, since it is a lion, of course I will take the initiative to hunt instead of waiting for the prey to run into my mouth."

Miss Li thought for a while and was a little confused: "Is this... a thing?"

"Of course, one of the goals I want to achieve in the election is that in the future, who can be the president. As long as I don't change this goal, I will take this step sooner or later." Simon said this, and stopped talking, but patted the woman in her arms and slim waist: "Take off the coat, let me see if you have gained weight."

Li Fuzhen glanced over and obediently, then quietly stopped talking and enjoyed this feeling of intimacy.

Simon stopped talking and turned his attention to the documents in his hand.

The two major U.S. stock indexes, the most popular Nasdaq, fell 2.9% today and closed at 7423 points, down 8367 points two days ago, the cumulative decline reached 11.2%.

In just two days, the Nasdaq market was in the market, and the wealth of more than US$1.2 trillion in stock market disappeared.

At the same time, Yin Grett and Tinkobaier, as leaders, no longer have the previous trillion-dollar market value.

Yingerit's stock price fell by 3.3% today, with a closing market value of US$972.6 billion, down from the highest point of US$116.35 billion, shrinking to US$200 billion.

Tinkobaier's stock price fell 2.7% on the same day, with a closing market value of US$886.1 billion, and the market value also shrank to US$150 billion from the highest point.

Whether it is the shrinkage of US$200 billion or US$150 billion, it is a number that many US stock companies are far from opportunity in their entire life cycle, so it can be seen that the Nasdaq plummeted this time.

On the other hand, the Dow Jones Index fell 3.6% on the day, which was deeper than the Nasdaq market crash. This is mainly because the Westeros system and many stakeholders' main energy is focused on controlling the Nasdaq trend.

Finally, on the last trading day of the week before the election, the Dow Jones Index closed at 12,961 points, away from the previous highest 14,179 points, and the cumulative shrinkage in two days was 8.6%.

As the leader of the New York Stock Exchange, Daenerys Entertainment fell 4.3% again this Friday, with only 8,263 points left in the closing market value, and the shrinkage from the highest point was also close to US$200 billion.

It can be imagined that even if Gore loses the election next Tuesday and there is a rebound in the US stock market, it will be difficult to reach the peak of the three companies on Wednesday that they broke through trillions at the same time.

Yingerit, Tinkobaier and Daenerys, only Yingerit, still hopes to hit a certain target again in the next rebound. Moreover, even if you break through again, considering another plan in the making, you can't hold on for too long.

In any case, although the two trading days next Monday and even Tuesday cannot relax, the decline trend of the two major U.S. stock indexes are well controlled at around 3% today, which still makes Simon breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, the cost behind it is also very high.

It is not just about the consumption of favors and exchange of interests with other capitals in order to stabilize the market, but the pallet funds actually invested in by the Westeros system exceeded 13 billion US dollars a day today.

Considering that there is still one trading day next Monday, the entire process is expected to invest in the $20 billion level.

It is easy to spend this money, but it is not that easy to withdraw it. It is expected that the subsequent escape will be completed and the shrinkage will not be less than 30%, which means that due to Simon's operation, the Westeros system will lose at least $6 billion.

In comparison, this year is known as the most intense presidential election in history, and the total amount of campaign funds invested by both sides is only US$650 million.

Simon doesn't feel sorry for the $6 billion burned. Anyway, it can be made up for it through the ongoing short-selling operation in the future. As for the election, his personal feeling is that it is still too cheap and must be improved as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!