In the morning, he was awakened by the ringing of the phone. Simon opened his eyes and found Catherine looking at him, with a bit of confusion and panic in his eyes after being suddenly awakened.

Simon pulled the woman into his arms, kissed her on the lips, and then reached out to pick up the microphone on the bedside table.

The call was from Pat Kingsley. Because of the recording of "The Johnny Carson Tonight Show," Pat Kingsley, Simon's public relations manager, had been in New York in recent days. The content of Kingsley's call was about

A piece of gossip published today in the Daily News here in New York.

"The Palme d'Or judges stay at the Cannes mansion in Westeros".

The matter of Natasha Kinski borrowing Simon's room was still revealed. The Daily News made it a piece of gossip in the article, but after a little thought about the title, it is not difficult to find out that the other party

The fundamental purpose is to question Simon's fairness in winning the Palme d'Or.

Simon was not surprised at all to hear this news.

Competition in the summer season has entered its most intense stage, with more than ten blockbuster new films set to be released in recent weeks. Due to the ebb and flow nature of the box office market, at this time, if you suppress your opponent's momentum, you will be able to win.

Can gain more market space.

The two of them were close together, and Catherine could naturally hear the conversation between Simon and Kingsley. When Simon hung up the phone, the emotion in Catherine's eyes had changed, but she still looked at him steadily. Obviously, the woman's focus was not on "

The deeper meaning of the Mainichi Shimbun report.

Simon was stared at by Catherine, so he had to take the initiative to explain: "I have nothing to do with that woman, and she is already married."

Catherine hummed, took off Simon's arms, and said calmly: "This is Jenny's business, it has nothing to do with me."

Simon smiled and wanted to move closer, but was pushed away by Catherine, so he had to ask: "What do you want for breakfast?"

Catherine did not answer the question, but said: "You are responsible for mending the buttons of my shirt."

"It seems that there is no sewing at home. You can wear my clothes." Simon sat up and planned to get up. He found his shirt and gestured to the woman, saying, "You will definitely look better in a men's shirt."

Catherine reached over and pushed him, dissatisfied: "People will see it."

Regarding the relationship between the two, Simon knew that Catherine was more cautious than him, so he nodded: "Okay, I will ask Neil to send some needles and thread later."

After the two had breakfast, Catherine still stayed in the apartment and planned to leave quietly later. Simon rushed to the Westeros corporate headquarters to discuss with James Raybould the acquisition of New World Entertainment through debt-for-equity swaps.

On the other side, the report in the "Daily News" was indeed just the beginning. Similar news later came from the West Coast. The public relations teams from Daenerys Pictures and Orion immediately began to enter the scene to guide the direction of public opinion.

Under this kind of open and covert struggle, "Pulp Fiction" was officially released in North American theaters the next day. At the same time, Fox Film's "Future" starring Tom Hanks and Warner Bros.'s Chevy Chase's

Starring in "Funny Farm".

In addition, the North American box office data for the past week has also been released.

With 2,837 opening screens, "Crocodile Dundee 2" grossed US$30.17 million at the box office in its first full seven-day week, easily winning the single-week box office championship. Counting the two-day accumulation of the previous week, the total box office of this movie has been

Reaching US$34.92 million.

However, the reputation of "Crocodile Dundee 2" is in sharp contrast to its vigorous early promotion and large-scale opening on the screen. The North American media almost gave the film one-sided negative reviews.

"Variety" magazine commented that "Crocodile Dundee 2" "is too bland as an adventure film and has not many laughs as a comedy."

The "New York Times" film critic's view is even more intense: "The default strategy of most sequels is to capture the advantages of the previous film as much as possible to give the audience more elements they like, but "Crocodile Dundee 2" does the opposite like an idiot.

However, it has abandoned almost everything that made the first film eye-catching, making it seem mediocre and boring."

Although the media reputation of "Rambo 3" starring Stallone is better than that of "Crocodile Dundee 2", it is only relatively speaking.

Moreover, with the same large-scale opening screen of 2,562, "Rabo", a sequel movie with a huge investment of 63 million US dollars in production costs, the box office revenue in the first two days of the opening was equivalent to "Crocodile Dundee 2", but

In the first full week, the box office was quickly outpaced by the other party. In seven days, the box office revenue was 20.17 million US dollars, and the cumulative box office was 24.63 million US dollars.

The third place on the list, "The Gathering of Storms", saw a box office drop of only 16% the next week, collecting another US$9.26 million. However, due to a weak start, the cumulative box office of "The Gathering of Storms" in two weeks was only US$20.32 million.

"When Harry Met Sally" still ranked fourth, continuing to earn 3.32 million US dollars in its 12th week of release, with a cumulative box office of 97.55 million, just one step away from breaking 100 million.

Compared with previous new films such as "Crocodile Dundee 2", the three films released on June 3 all have very good reviews.

Tom Hanks' "Future" can be said to be the famous work of this Hollywood super star. It also brought him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Chevy Chase, a veteran

The comedy star's "Funny Farm" also received a lot of praise.

However, these two new films are completely unable to compete with "Pulp Fiction", which is destined to go down in the annals of film history.

The halo of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Robert De Niro, John Travolta, Robert Redford, Madonna, Sean Penn and other big names have joined the show.

Simon has accumulated a huge fan base since "Run Lola Run".

The extremely high topic popularity brought about by praise and controversy.

All these factors make "Pulp Fiction" the most watched movie of the summer.

Obviously in order to curb the momentum of "Pulp Fiction", with the release of the film, some media simply provoked the controversy over Simon's winning of the Palme d'Or, unabashedly questioning the possibility of awards insiders at the just past Cannes Film Festival.

Faced with these doubts, Cannes officials had to respond publicly again.

Naturally, the media would not give up easily. The matter of Natasha Kinski borrowing Simon's mansion was quickly hyped up as one of the most important pieces of inside evidence, and many newspapers started to pursue this point.

Because this incident was linked to gossip, Natasha Kinski’s wealthy Egyptian businessman husband also got involved and personally rushed to Cannes’ Le Cannes district to bring his wife home. The eccentric and stubborn Natasha

Kinski obviously cannot give in easily.

The two were already in a state of separation. After being rejected, the wealthy Egyptian businessman felt greatly embarrassed and publicly announced that he would divorce Natasha Kinski.

Once this happened, things suddenly became more lively.

Simon Westeros not only seduced the judges to manipulate the awards, but also destroyed other people's families. It is simply unbearable to watch.

only.

Before the media chasing the incident could produce more "violent information," things suddenly took a 180-degree turn.

On June 7, Natasha Kinski, who was tired of being surrounded by countless tabloid reporters from all over the world, suddenly announced to the reporters following her during a shopping trip that she had not participated in the awards process.

Instead of supporting "Pulp Fiction," she voted for "Quarantine."

As soon as the woman's remarks came out, all the media chasing this matter immediately said "WTF".

Is this still possible?!

The selection process at the Cannes Film Festival does not have as rigorous a voting process as the Oscars. Sometimes, if the judges can reach a verbal agreement, the award can be determined without voting at all. However, this past session was based on the opinions of the judges.

The disagreement kicked off the voting process.

Natasha Kinski made a public statement. The organizers of the Cannes Film Festival, which had been a bit overwhelmed by the media bombardment, immediately found the voting cards from the recently sealed film festival archives. Because they were voting cards with names directly written on them, Natasha

·Kinski's handwriting is also easy to read, and this woman indeed voted for "The World of Quarantine."

Confirming this, the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival breathed a sigh of relief and immediately published a photocopy of Natasha Kinski's voting card in the newspaper.

The famous Italian director Ito Scola, who served as a judge for the previous main competition unit, later publicly stated that Natasha Kinski did prefer "World of Quarantine" during the jury discussion. In the competition for the Palme d'Or, "Pulp"

The ratio of votes between "Novel" and "A World Isolated" was six to four.

When the news was announced, even Simon himself, who had just returned to Los Angeles, was like "WTF".

Sister, I borrowed your place and hired a lot of housekeepers, chefs, servants and drivers for you, and I also had to pay the bills. Is this really okay for you?

When Janet learned about this, she laughed so hard that she couldn't even stand up straight, and she also despised Simon, the 'taken advantage of'.

Although the truth makes people laugh or cry a little bit, the insider doubts that some media outlets have been accusing of have disappeared in an instant.

With this kind of debate, "Pulp Fiction" has attracted even more attention. Moreover, the overwhelming praise of "Pulp Fiction" by most media in North America and the word-of-mouth praise of the film's quality by the audience itself have also turned things around.

Very thorough.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, on June 10th, another week of summer vacation passed.

From June 3 to June 9, the release of new and old films increased the total box office in North America this week to US$92.67 million. In comparison, in the previous week from May 27 to June 2, the total box office in North America in a single week increased to US$92.67 million.

Only $73.87 million.

The much-anticipated "Pulp Fiction" undoubtedly won the top spot in the North American box office rankings for the new week. With an opening screen size of 1,569, the box office in the first week ended up being US$27.53 million.

Although it failed to reach the US$30.17 million level of "Crocodile Dundee 2" last week, no one doubts the strong strength of "Pulp Fiction".

After all, "Crocodile Dundee 2" has 2,837 opening screens, while "Pulp Fiction" has only 1,569 opening screens. On average for a single venue, "Crocodile Dundee 2" reached US$10,636 last week, and "Pulp Fiction"

Novel" was as high as $17,546.

What's more, "Crocodile Dundee 2" only had one competitor last week: "Rabo: Rambo 3", and perhaps barely another "The Gathering" which had a sluggish box office. But this week, "Pulp Fiction"

It's a free-for-all with four other movies: "Future", "Farm", "Crocodile Dundee 2" and "Rambo 3".

After "Pulp Fiction", due to poor word-of-mouth and large-scale openings that over-extracted market potential, "Crocodile Dundee 2" dropped 41% at the box office compared to last week, with a box office of only 17.87 million US dollars.

But even so, the opening scale of more than 2,800 screens allowed the film's North American box office to easily exceed the US$50 million mark.

Ranking third on the list is Fox Pictures' "Future", with a box office of 12.59 million US dollars in its first week. Because Fox Pictures only arranged 1,132 opening screens for this new film, this single-week box office exceeded 10,000

The U.S. dollar box office performance is also pretty good.

In Simon's memory, "Future" has achieved over 100 million in North America. If history had not changed, "Future" would have had a very good box office curve in the future.

Stallone's "Rambo 3" ranked fourth, with a box office decline even worse than that of "Crocodile Dundee 2", reaching 47%. It only collected US$10.62 million this week, with a cumulative box office of US$35.26 million. According to this decline curve

, the total North American box office of "Blood 3" may not even reach the production cost of US$63 million.

Chevy Chase's "Farm" ranked fifth, with a box office of $8.11 million in its first week.
To be continued...