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Chapter 794 Dragon and Phoenix (Repair)

The Oscars on the other side of the Holy Citizens' Auditorium opened on time at 6 o'clock in the evening, Simon was accompanying the women and children at the Dumei Point Manor.

Sofia Fessi flew over from Europe today.

The Melisandra party was held tonight as usual, but the woman did not come specifically for this, but was invited by Janet.

The reason is a recent pregnancy test.

I had known for a long time that women were pregnant with twins, but they did not pay special attention to their gender. Otherwise, they could have been confirmed by DNA testing in London. After four months of pregnancy, the sex of the fetus was determined by the ultrasound examination. The result was not two men or two women, but one man and one woman.

Twins.

Janet was the first to get the news and told Simon that Simon's thoughts were that the names he gave last night happened to be used. The boy was named Greenwich Westeros and the girl was named Sino Westeros.

Then, Janet took the initiative to invite Sophia to stay in Los Angeles for a few days.

Sophia rarely comes to North America since she was pregnant, both hiding from two Jenny and avoiding two children.

Even if Janet didn't make a big fuss about this, she was still a little embarrassed after all.

However, since Janet personally invited him, the woman did not refuse and took advantage of this opportunity to come over.

I was a little worried that the three women would get up. Simon deliberately got off work early that day. Fortunately, the imagined scene did not happen. He returned to Dumei Point Manor at around 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The three women and a few little guys were having fun. Sophia brought a lot of gifts, two Janet's and three children's, all over the room.

after all.

It’s still not surprising that there are many people.

Sophia's emotional intelligence is no less than Simon's abnormality in his two lives.

Not only that, after Simon got off work early, although Sophia looked at him with deep affection, she still skillfully pushed Simon to the opposite of her and the two Jenny. She spoke in a very common hatred for the enemy and attacked Simon. The three of them were all victims.

Both Jenny were very smart, probably understanding Sophia's intentions, but they were very cooperative.

Simon was also very cooperative, looking like he was accepting the beating and punishment.

After the Oscars ceremony in the Holy Citizens Hall began, the TV was turned on.

Another good topic.

When people get along with each other, the biggest problem is that they have nothing to say. As long as there is a chat, the relationship will be closer unknowingly.

The broadcaster of the award ceremony is still the long-standing ABC, but the host of this session is David Letterman, the host of CBS "David Late Night Show".

Daenerys Entertainment has recently launched investigations and contacts on three TV networks, and its real purpose is of course ABC.

Simon also discovered that NBC has Jay Renault’s “Jay Renault Tonight Show” and CBS has David Letterman’s “David Late Night Show”. Only ABC, one of the three old TV networks, lacks late-night talk show, and at the same time, there is only a night news program “Nightline” with very low ratings.

Because there are usually many big names attending, popular talk shows are quite popular TV shows. This can be seen from the fact that Oprah Winfrey, Jay Renault, David Letterman and others often rank at the top of the TV industry's revenue rankings. The salary of TV stations in commercial operations is directly positively correlated with the popularity of the program, so even many news program hosts can get an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars.

The two most popular late-night talk show currently, "Jay Renault Tonight Show" is highly popular and can bring NBC 150 million in advertising revenue every year. "David Late Night Show" is temporarily inferior to the other party because it was launched shortly, and it can also make CBS earn $50 million in revenue every year. In contrast, ABC's "Nightline" can only bring only $10 million in advertising revenue to the TV network every year.

Seeing David Letterman on the Oscar stage, Simon quietly wrote down this incident.

In the future, even if you can't find other late-night talk shows to replace "Nightline", you will have to train a similar program yourself.

It was obviously not suitable for the Oscar rhythm. David Letterman, who tried to host this award ceremony for the first time, performed very awkwardly. Various jokes and jokes about the popular films last year made Simon feel nothing at all, and the audience's reaction was far less lively than when Billy Cristo was hosting.

Fortunately, the late night show host's sluggish opening did not affect the award ceremony that was destined to be remembered at all.

Since "Forrest Gump" won the first Best Movie Editing Award, the atmosphere in the Holy Citizen Auditorium has been very warm.

There are so many excellent movies this year. Whether it is "Forrest Gump", which won 13 nominations or "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight", which only won 3 technical awards, they have attracted much attention. "Four Weddings and One Funeral", "The Story of Fire", "The Years of Love", "Little Woman" and other films are also quite popular, far from the decline scenes that the audience nominated for the Oscars in the decline stage later.

In addition, whether Tom Hanks, who was popular in the media beforehand, won the Oscar for Best Actor after last year's "Philadelphia Story", has also become the biggest suspense of this award ceremony.

An hour after the awards ceremony began, the Westeros began to have dinner, and the topic moved from the living room to the restaurant.

So until after eight o'clock, most of the award ceremony was held. After dinner, Daenerys Entertainment had won 9 awards from a total of 26 nominations this year. Considering that several subsequent important awards will basically fall on Forrest Gump, at least half of the 26 nominations will be obtained tonight.

After dinner, Simon also set off to rush to the city.

Not only is he the boss going to personally tell the winners of the evening at the Melisandra party, but there are some other meetings that have been agreed on with Stallone about the "Game of the Brave" that was just agreed today, and, most importantly, Warren Buffett will come tonight.

Berkshire Hathaway run by Warren Buffett is the major shareholder of the Metropolitan ABC Group, the parent company of ABC. He is also very close friends with Tom Murphy, the current chairman and CEO of Metropolitan ABC. The two basically maintain a joint progress and retreat in ABC's attitude.

Buffett is an unavoidable hurdle for Daenerys Entertainment to acquire Metropolitan ABC, but as long as the old Omaha investor agrees, things can basically be finalized.

The Melisandra party didn't require Sophia to take care of herself, and the woman did not rush to the Sunset Tower Hotel in the city with Simon.

When Simon left, Janet, who was sending the man out, still looked fierce and said that a guy would not have to come back tonight, and the women would sleep together and say private words.

Arriving at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, it was already 9:30.

The Oscar ended.

The popular "Forrest Gump" won eight Little Golden Man with a good score of 13 points, including the core Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor Award. This result exceeded the 13 points in the original time and space, and it was obviously Daenerys' powerful public relations offensive that played a role.

Tom Hanks also became the first actor in Hollywood history to win the Oscar for two consecutive years, creating a new Hollywood history.

In addition, Daenerys also won six Little Golden Man in non-core awards such as "Forrest Gump" and "Best Documentary Feature".

26 nominations, 14 awards.

A great victory.

After taking the initiative to deal with it for a year last year, Daenerys once again became the biggest winner of the Oscar.

And it deserves its reputation.

Because there were so many good movies last year, most of them were from Daenerys Entertainment. After the award ceremony, there were even some unfair voices on the Internet that were mentioned.

Simon arrived at the party and had just congratulated the crew of Forrest Gump. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife came over. As the male lead of "The True Lies" that sold last year, Arnold would naturally not miss this year's Oscars. Even if there was no negotiation on the "The Brave Game" project, it would not prevent Melisandra from sending invitations to the other party at the Melisandra Party.

Unless it is some behavior that touches Simon's red line, he will never turn against him because he cannot reach a business agreement.

Arnold didn't go around the corner, and said simply, "Simon, I heard you want Sylvie to take over that project. To be honest, Sylvie is a good guy, but he doesn't have comedy talent. Maybe we can talk about it again, right?"

Before Simon could answer, Stallone had already brought his girlfriend Jennifer Flavin to the front, greeted the two enthusiastically, and said as if nothing had happened: "What are you talking about?"

The two action superstars have been unconfronted in private. Simon won't let them clash at their own party. He smiled and said, "It's nothing," and said, "Sorry, Arnold, it's a pity this time. Maybe we will have a chance to cooperate next time."

After saying that, he made a gesture to Stallone, nodded at Arnold, and turned around and left.

After being suppressed by Schwarzenegger for several years, he was cheated and had a rare advantage. Stallone could not help but pick the old opponent before turning around with Simon.

Hollywood news always wears fast.

During the day, Schwarzenegger received the news that Daenerys turned to Stallone at the first time. He understood that the so-called alternative of Simon's official casting leader had no intention of joking at all, and at the same time he realized his mistake.

In recent years, Schwarzenegger has also seen that special effects movies are a major trend in Hollywood, and traditional muscular action movies are becoming less and less popular. He was determined to win "The Brave's Game". After reading the original script outline, Arnold thought that this character was the one he wanted to bargain with Daenerys.

Simon gave his last offer last week, and Schwarzenegger was hesitant at the time and almost agreed.

He knew Daenerys' strength in contract negotiations.

However, after the agent persuaded him, he actually wanted to hold on for a while, so he refused again, but unexpectedly it suddenly turned out to be so ugly.

Watching Westeros and Stallone leave, at one moment, Schwarzenegger inevitably took his anger on his agent.

I was a little uneasy.

Schwarzenegger's wife Maria Schleivo, who had been standing quietly beside her, saw her husband's expression in a gloomy and sunny manner, whispered: "Arnold, I don't think this is nothing. Isn't Warner inviting you to participate in their "Evaporation Order"? We are not short of opportunities."

Schwarzenegger was very big, but his mind was also matched with his. He smiled bitterly and shook his head, "This is different, my dear."

It is precisely because of the lack of film contracts that Schwarzenegger bargained with Daenerys without fear. Warner's "Evaporation Secret Order" is a very important project, and the other party also gave a full salary quote of $15 million.

However, "Evaporation Secret" is still an old-school action movie that Arnold is good at. He knows very well that starring in such a movie will not bring him any breakthrough, but is just repeating his previous performances. Even if the project fails, it will damage his status. Stallone's popularity has declined in recent years. The key reason is that he has been repeating his screen image, which has caused the audience to gradually become bored.

Daenerys's "The Braves" is different.

This is not only the most popular special effects blockbuster in recent years, but also the characters that are suitable for their obvious actions. The setting is also different from the usual lone heroes in the past, and it can definitely refresh the audience.

Now, depending on the situation, it is completely out of the blue.

On the other hand, even though Stallone was selected, Simon still felt that Arnold was more suitable.

However, since the decision has been made, Simon will not change it easily.

This movie is a challenge for Stallone. If you succeed, you can break through the shackles of previous roles. For Simon, it is also a breakthrough attempt.

Even if it fails, it's nothing.

Daenerys Entertainment now fully withstands the failure of one or two projects.

What's more, this is an external cooperation project.

Simon launched these projects just to maintain a balanced mindset in Hollywood, and there was no idea of ​​helping other film companies develop.

Stallone sent his girlfriend away, and the two came to the terrace on the top bar on the Sunset Tower Hotel where the party was held and found a seat. The action star seriously talked about his thoughts on the project, and Simon began to raise his opinions.

When Stallone participates in this project, the key is to succeed.

One of the big reasons for the success of the original film is the relaxed and humorous tone of the film. However, this does not mean that Stallone is going to be funny in it, it is mainly the work of two supporting characters.

In the Dwayne Johnson version, Johnson is still the action-oriented and is not responsible for too many funny scenes. He just successfully added the contrast setting of being possessed by an otaku and showed it very successfully. This time, Stallone wanted to do this, and he had to integrate his own style.

This is actually the same as the "Dragon Brother and Rat" that made Schwarzenegger open up the comedy drama. In "Dragon Brother and Rat", the person in charge of funny is Danny DeVito and the two brothers who have completely dissatisfied their image.

Stallone values ​​this project very much. The two chatted for more than half an hour. If it weren't for Bryce Levison coming to say hello, Stallone remembered that Simon had other social engagements, and the action star would definitely want to continue chatting with Simon.

When Stallone left, Simon looked at the woman wearing a silver sequined dress tonight, who was like a mermaid, patted himself and asked with a smile: "Why are you here?"

Bryce Levison didn't shy away, and squeezed directly beside Simon, but pointed to the bar hall and smiled, "Don't blame me for disturbing you, I was encouraged."

Simon followed Bryce's guidance and found nothing special.

However, I soon realized that she should have been sent by Grace Spurt. Grace said during a call on the weekend that she would come to the West Coast today, but she didn't expect to bring Bryce Levison with her. Perhaps, it might be that Bryce took the initiative to come over. The woman was severely dealt with by Janet in Florida last time and seemed to have no memory.
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