Originally, the main creative lineup of "Yu Yan" which was basically copying the "Instinct" routine was "strong".

The film director is William Fredkin, who has directed "The Exorcist" and "The French Drug Trafficking Network", the screenwriter is Joe Ezethas, the creator of "Instinct", and the heroine is Linda Fiorentino, and the production cost of the film is as high as $50 million.

Unfortunately, Joe Ezethaas's two movies "Jade Flame" and "Dance Girl" released in 1995 both ended in a box office defeat. This famous screenwriter, who was once sought after by Hollywood, has since fallen to the point of being ignored and has never been able to make a comeback.

There is actually another reason why Simon and Jonathan talk about this script.

William Fredkin is the husband of MGM head Shirley Lansing.

Hollywood does not have the habit of eating a movie for a lifetime. William Fredkin once directed the phenomenal "The Exorcist". It not only made a big hit in the global box office, but also became the first horror film in Hollywood history to win the Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

Times have passed, but now William Fredkin is completely out of date and has no time to live up to his old job. He has made movies one by one and spent most of his time as a director of a TV series.

Since it is a couple, Shirley Lansing certainly has to consider her husband. She has been trying to recommend Fredkin to direct some projects over the years. Because of the popularity trends in recent years and being quite good at it, Lansing has also taken a fancy to "Jade Flame" this time and hopes that Fredkin can turn things around.

Simon attaches great importance to Shirley Lansing, a rare female executive in Hollywood history, but it is impossible to invest in such a project with a low budget and doomed failure.

MGM, which has just recovered its vitality, cannot withstand such troubles.

Since Simon lacks interest in this project, Jonathan is not talking about it, and instead said: "The review of Disney's acquisition case will have results in Washington at the latest next month. Vivendi is not satisfied with the current management. They should try to poach people from you, right?"

Simon nodded and asked with a smile: "Vivendi has contacted you too?"

In the past six months, Jeffrey Carsonberg has left, Michael Eisner resigned due to illness, Frank Wells is about to retire, and the three executives who brought Disney from decline to prosperity in the 1980s were wiped out. Vivendi, who is about to take Disney, is not satisfied with the current executives of the company, and has begun to find the next head of this big film company during this period.

Daenerys Entertainment, the strongest in Hollywood, is undoubtedly the most preferred target.

However, the traditional concept of "normal chicken head" is correct. Unfortunately, Disney and Daenerys' strengths are too different now, and it's a mess. Daenerys Entertainment's core core can basically see the future industry trends of Hollywood. Even if you have to share a big jar with some people, there is no reason to jump into the broken bowl.

As for those second-level senior executives who are willing to change jobs, Vivendi doesn't look down on it either.

In addition to Daenerys, some well-known independent producers or senior executives of the agency are also relatively suitable target candidates.

Michael Orwitz was originally a good candidate.

However, this time Michael Orwitz is far from the number one person in the Hollywood power list. Moreover, because Eisner had invited Orwitz before, the two sides almost agreed, and then Vivendi initiated an acquisition from Disney. Eisner was eliminated as a deadly hard-core opposing Vivendi's acquisition of Disney. Orwitz, who had a good personal relationship with Eisner, was also implicated, so it is naturally impossible to get this position again.

Then, Jonathan, a good relationship with Simon, is undoubtedly another suitable target.

Jonathan heard Simon ask and nodded, "Yes, but I've refused."

If Daenerys Entertainment had not emerged, Jonathan Friedman could not have been able to switch from an agency to run a major Hollywood studio.

A brokerage company seems to be glorious, but ultimately, it is a job of serving people. Even if you hold shares in a brokerage company, because the talent agency type company lacks fixed assets, the company itself will not be too high. In comparison, taking charge of a large film company is truly in power.

This is also the main reason why Michael Orwitz was willing to give up his throne of "No. 1 in the Hollywood Power List" and switched to the position to become Disney's second-in-command.

It's different now.

Jonathan could also see that compared with Daenerys Entertainment, which has a market value of more than 100 billion yuan and is still expanding, the rest of Hollywood will only continue to decline in the future. This decline must be due to Daenerys' fuel. Jonathan doesn't feel that his personal friendship with Simon can make the young man in front of him open up the company he is in charge.

Therefore, if you change jobs to Disney, you will not only not get the help of Simon, but your past friendship may disappear.

Jonathan often regrets it now.

It was not that he didn't have the opportunity to join Daenerys Entertainment. If he did this, he would not only be one of the core senior executives of Daenerys Entertainment, but also become a billionaire with Daenerys' listing, or even a billionaire.

In comparison, although he has become the top leader of the WMA, over the years, Jonathan has accumulated a fortune of only more than $50 million, a large part of this comes from the investment advice Simon occasionally provides him.

Simon is pleased that Jonathan can make such a choice.

Disney is Simon's established target for attack.

Although I am grateful for Jonathan's help to him back then, Simon will not change Daenerys Entertainment's established expansion strategy for him.

The two talked about Daenerys' latest foreign cooperation plan, Paramount reached an agreement with DreamWorks, and some social engagements were inevitable during this period. It was not until late at night that Simon took Charlize Theron to leave the Jonathan's cocktail party and stayed in a luxury mansion in Beverly Hills.

The most noticeable news in Hollywood came from MGM on the following weekend.

Although there was no official announcement, the news that MGM is about to restart the 007 series and get two cooperative projects from Daenerys quickly spread.

James Bond’s appeal needs no more.

Moreover, with the news of the series restart, there is also news that MGM has gained more control over 007, which are quite important benefits for MGM, which has been silent for a long time.

The other two projects that have reached a cooperation with Daenerys are even more eye-catching.

The "Charlie's Angels" series adapted from popular TV series in the 1970s and the "Spy Shadows" series adapted from Robert Lu Delun's best-selling novel.

Among the related news, ‘series’ is undoubtedly the keyword.

By analogy, Daenerys' 10 foreign cooperation projects this time are likely to be no longer just 10 movies, but will be a series production like "Mission: Impossible". Even if it does not reach the height of the DC movie universe, the benefits that series of movies can bring to studios will inevitably far exceed that of a single work.

When there is no definite news, everyone can still wait patiently.

Now, as MGM directly took away two projects, the whole Hollywood is in full swing. Whether it is several other studios or major talent agency companies, they are more proactive in contacting Daenerys Entertainment.

October 10th, the new week.

The 1994 Forbes 400 American Rich List was released, which instantly attracted everyone's attention.

However, when many people saw Simon Westeros’ personal net worth of $300 billion, they immediately lost interest.

$300 billion.

Isn’t this a number that many media have been hyping up during this period?

Moreover, Forbes's ambiguity in many data processing has attracted the attention of those who are interested. Everyone is smart, so they can naturally guess what is happening.

Because of the rapid decline of the Hurst family in the first half of the year in the confrontation with the Westeros system, coupled with the Westeros system's efforts to win over several major media groups in the United States, mainstream North American media such as the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times did not raise much objection to the figure of $300 billion. The originally relatively open Internet platform, because it is basically the territory of the Westeros system, has not caused any trouble.

However, some media saw the huge gap between the top spot on the list and the wealthy people subsequently, and they inevitably questioned whether the Forbes list still needs to continue.

It's so unsuspecting.

You should know that Simon Westeros, the first place, has a personal net worth of up to US$300 billion, and the second-ranked student has dropped to US$28 billion, a difference of more than 10 times. In the entire Forbes US 400 Rich Rich List, the total net worth of 400 rich people is US$638.3 billion, and Simon Westeros personally accounts for almost half.

Is it really necessary to make other rich people on the list feel strongly powerless?

Simon thought about reducing the topic of this matter as much as possible, but the tree wanted to keep the wind calm.

There is only one month before the midterm election voting, and it is a critical moment when the demons in the American political arena are dancing. How could Simon, such an obvious target, escape?

With the release of the list, many politicians who are sprinting to canvass votes have once again picked up topics related to Simon's personal wealth, especially those politicians who stand opposite to the Westeros system, spared no effort to publicly express their opinions, threatening to promote uncontrollable growth of the personal wealth of the super rich after being elected, and targeted issues such as "asset tax" have become popular again.

Simon can make most mainstream media in the United States cautious about topics related to the Westeros system, but it cannot block the mouths of all politicians, nor can it affect the extremely developed and extensive local media platforms in the United States.

However, Simon did not watch it coldly.

After Forbes' list was released, the Westeros system's media public relations and political lobbying team specially collected the remarks of a politician, who can support and win over, and who will be blacklisted, will remember clearly on the list.

What Simon lacks the least is patience and time, and not to lack financial support. Even if he has no choice in the short term, he spends ten or eight years of operation to destroy some politicians who oppose the Westeros system into the dust. This kind of thing is not difficult for Simon.

For those hard-working men, unless they have been saints since childhood, Simon has enough resources to dig the other party to the sky. Even if a 'saint' appears, it is impossible for them to be pulled into the water. Even if they don't go into the water, their relatives and friends will not insist on not going into the water.

No one in this world is invincible.

With the release of Forbes Wealth List, Daenerys Entertainment Group also released its first quarterly financial report after its listing on Wednesday.

From July to September 1994, Daenerys Entertainment Group's revenue reached US$6.708 billion, a year-on-year increase of 39%, and quarterly net profit reached US$771 million, a year-on-year increase of 21%.

Both core data exceeded Wall Street expectations.

Not only that, the financial report also lists the growth highlights of Daenerys Entertainment Group in core movies, TV, games, music and other businesses. Even if many people witnessed it with their own eyes, it is still shocking to see many phenomenal entertainment topics that appeared around everyone in 1994 from Daenerys Entertainment.

On the day of the financial report, Daenerys Entertainment's stock price rose 2.3%. At the close of Wednesday, the Hollywood entertainment giant's market value reached $127.3 billion.

Daenerys Entertainment Group's closing market value on the first day of its listing on July 1 was US$112.8 billion.

For several months, the media and capital, which have always believed that the stock price of Daenerys Entertainment Group has bubbles, have continued to decline and even bet on large short positions. As a result, although it was inevitable that after three months of listing, the company's stock price has maintained a very strong upward trend overall.

In three months, compared with the initial listing, Daenerys Entertainment's stock price rose by 12%, and its market value increased from the initial US$112.8 billion to US$127.3 billion. From the figure alone, the increase does not seem to be too large, but in fact, the market value increase of US$14.5 billion in three months has exceeded the market value of most companies in the US stock market.

According to Simon's 81.9% stake in Daenerys Entertainment, in the past quarter, his personal net worth increased by US$11.8 billion based on the stock of this company alone, and Daenerys Entertainment Group has brought Simon $104.3 billion in personal wealth as a whole.

On the other hand, although it was impacted by the official launch of an antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, two core technology companies in Westeros system, Cisco and American Online, soon showed up again after their stock prices were temporarily set.

Two days after Daenerys Entertainment Group released its financial report, Cisco and AOL also released their quarterly financial reports at the same time on Friday, October 14.

Of course, Simon intends to arrange this.

Since financial reports are inevitable after listing, Simon hopes that all related topics can be released within a week.

Compared with American Online, Cisco has a brighter and even dazzling high-growth financial report data, which caused the stock prices of both companies to grow by more than 3% on Friday. At the close of the day, Cisco's market value reached US$87.9 billion, successfully leaving General Electric, which was the number one in the US market value in the first half of the year.

The market value of AOL is also as high as US$71.6 billion.

According to Simon's shareholding ratio of 46.3% and 65.5% in Cisco and American Online, the two companies contributed $40.6 billion and $46.9 billion in personal wealth to Simon respectively. Including the $105.6 billion that Daenerys contributed after the stock price rose again on Friday, only Simon's total value of the shares of these three companies reached $193.1 billion.

Cisco, AOL and Daenerys Entertainment have already brought Simon nearly $200 billion in personal wealth. The entire Westeros system, Egret, Melisandra, Cersei Capital, Verizon, Nokia, Billiton, Microsoft, Intel, Oracle, SUN, Tincobaier... How much will all of these add up?

As a result, more and more people realized that the wealth list released by Forbes on Monday was really a bit heavy.
Chapter completed!