Chapter 839 American Idol
On the same day when the two little guys were born, "Psychological Game" produced by Daenerys directed by David Finch was released in North America, with a screen opening of 2,453 yuan. The reputation after the release of the film was far inferior to "The Seven Deadly Sins". The comprehensive media score was only 7.3 points.
From August 18 to August 24, the first week of painting started, and "Psychological Game" earned only US$19.23 million in seven days.
Tremless.
Many Hollywood directors cannot escape the "second-grade effect" after becoming famous works. "The Seven Deadly Sins" is not the first film directed by David Finch, but it is a famous work. Then, "Psychological Game" became a Waterloo. After the box office opened low, the next week from August 25 to August 31, "Psychological Game" fell by 39%, with only $11.56 million left in the box office. Two weeks after the release, the film's cumulative box office was $30.79 million.
The production cost of $50 million, the promotion and promotion cost of $30 million, and the local box office of around $50 million is basically locked in Daenerys Entertainment's most failed film in 1995. Based on the global total box office of $100 million, which is equivalent to the local double, Daenerys Entertainment cannot even recover the production cost of $50 million, and can only look forward to subsequent channel performance.
The failure of David Finch's new film was expected by Simon, and it was a bit intentional.
This summer, or, from the beginning of 1995 to the present, Daenerys Entertainment has pushed the entire Hollywood a little breathless. Just as the summer season ended, it suddenly fell apart, which is a buffer for everyone to relax.
It is always easier for people to see what they want to see.
Daenerys Entertainment will also fail, which makes everyone feel much better.
As a filmmaker on Simon's list, the failure of a movie will not affect the cooperation between David Finch and Daenerys Entertainment. Before "Psychological Game" was released, Daenerys had already begun to discuss cooperation with Finch with the next movie, and this contact was not interrupted by the failure of "Psychological Game".
With the release of "Psychological Game", this summer season has also entered its final stage.
Simon accompanied Sofia and the two little guys in Rome until September 2, and left the first stop to Venice.
This year's Venice Film Festival opens on August 30.
Daenerys Entertainment has two films shortlisted for the main competition unit this year, namely the new film "Suspect" by black director Spike Lee and Sean Penn's second directorial work "72-Hour Life and Death Line". Both projects are invested by Gaomen Pictures.
Simon rushed to Venice mainly to participate in a theme event held by Gaomen Pictures on Saturday night. The next day was Sunday. He continued to stay for a day, contacted a group of filmmakers, and discussed some projects by the way. He left on Monday and rushed to Milan nearby.
The 1995 autumn fashion week will open on September 15th. In the order of New York, London, Paris and Milan, Milan, the opening of Milan Fashion Week will be until late October. However, a number of Melisandra's brands began preparing for the fashion week show a few months ago.
Frani district in the eastern suburbs of Milan.
An abandoned factory originally purchased here has been upgraded to Melisandro's Milan headquarters.
In addition to Gucci, Versace, who was acquired as a brand under Melisandra last year, also set up an office here.
Simon's tricks last year shocked the Italian gangsters, and the shadow behind the Versace brand disappeared. Gianni Versace is no longer so cautious when traveling to Italy. Recently, he has been preparing for next month's brand show in Milan.
Today happened to be a trial dress rehearsal of Versace's show.
Originally, it was just a trial dressing, but after Simon arrived, Jenny Versace specially arranged a rehearsal. As the fashion season approached, the models' schedules were tight. When they learned that Westeros had appeared, no one resisted it, but they were eager to try it.
In the renovation of the huge old factory building, there were only a few people including Simon and Sophia's capable deputy Angela Arenz on one side of the runway.
After a moment of waiting, a bit of lively music in the classical classical style, and the models after changing out began to come out one after another.
This year, Yasmin Gary.
Simon appears here today, mainly because of the waist spirit. I hope he can come and have a look.
It has been confirmed that he will step down as the spokesperson of Victoria's Secret Angels early. Liu Jing plans to retire after completing this year's autumn fashion show. Milan is the last stop of autumn fashion week. Versace's show happens to be a little behind Gucci, so it became a work that closed the mountain.
Naga Allman will also participate in this show.
However, the leg sperm did not plan to retire so early, but planned to gradually reduce work in the future.
It is mainly because of the cultural background of the two women.
Yasmin is a Pakistani native. When he chose to engage in modeling, he has been strongly opposed by his family. If it weren't for the girl's family, he would have been relatively open and he would have been caught and beaten to death. Now, he has not only achieved success but also relied on the help of Simon, his lover, and has also accumulated a wealth of wealth. Naturally, he does not need to show up again.
Relatively speaking, Naga Allman from Germany has no such concerns.
I am only 24 years old this year. Even if I completely give up my work now, my assets under my name will be very nourishing enough to live my life. However, if a person does not work and only enjoys life, it is actually very boring. Therefore, Najia plans to continue to be active on the catwalk for a few years.
Yasmin chose to retire, not retire.
The two women started to study MBA courses at Simon's suggestion since last year. After retiring from the waist sensation, they planned to move to San Francisco. While continuing their MBA courses, they helped on Instagram, completed their studies and accumulated enough experience before considering doing something else. As a partner, Najia also plans to live in Silicon Valley for a long time in the future.
The theme of the opening first paragraph is mainly designed with retro-style navel dresses and mini skirts.
With Yasmin's figure, a white short top and a black miniskirt, it just reveals a slender waist that is full of strength, complementing each other, and the style of looking back is even more seductive. Even if you are already very familiar, being swept by the girl on the catwalk, it still makes people feel heart-warming.
It is not difficult to imagine how many people will regret the retirement of a girl.
Because it was a temporary rehearsal, it did not complete all the themes. Otherwise, it might take about half an hour to include suits, swimsuits, casuals and other types.
On the catwalk, after about 10 minutes of rehearsal, a group of big fairies rushed to Simon on the stairs stands, allowing Jenny Versace, who had originally wanted to come over to say hello to Simon, could only stay on the periphery with other executives Melisandra who could avoid it.
The waist and legs are naturally occupied by Simon's position and asked about the recent events.
The two women also vaguely heard that Sophia was pregnant, but they didn't know that the woman would give birth soon, and Simon wouldn't tell them about this, but just talked about the weekend's Venice Film Festival.
A model who doesn't want to be an actor is not a good model.
The waist and leg spirits do not have this requirement. Cara Bruni, who was at Simon's feet, snatched the conversation without a trace and asked Simon if she could introduce her to the movie. She also half teased and joked that she is now Simon's person and is responsible.
Elite's change of ownership and becoming a model agency under the Westeros system is just the beginning.
During this period, Elite has undergone dramatic changes.
After dealing with the North American affairs, Grace began to seize power from overseas branches and directly fired many executives who were unwilling to hand over power. Gallard Mali, who was once Linda Ivan Golinsta's ex-husband, was one of the Elite border officials who had been cleaned up.
This former John Casablanca confidant has big names such as Cara Bruni and Claudia Schiff.
Faced with Grace's expulsion, Gallard Mali wanted to lead a group of customers to set up their own business. If it were other circumstances, the other party would have a high chance of success. Unfortunately, Gallard Mali ended up leaving the house almost without a single house. Not to mention Cara Bruni and Claudia Schiff, this former Elite executive could not even take away some ordinary customers who had not yet become famous.
Girls who are involved in this circle will not be too stupid.
Behind Elite now is the entire Westeros system. Whether it is Melisandra's fashion resources or Daenerys' media resources, they can only make other competitors look up to it. In this case, if everyone is crazy, they will follow an executive who may be banned by the Westeros system to set up their own business.
After integration, most of Elite's supermodel contracts have been transferred directly to Grace, and Cara Bruni and Claudia Schiff in Europe are no exception.
Behind Grace, Simon is directly behind her.
It is not wrong for a certain 'banshee' to say that he is Simon's now.
Being responsible will definitely not be responsible.
It was almost noon, and Simon generously stated that he could invite everyone to have a meal together.
The two girls still had work in the afternoon, and Simon also stayed in Milan for a day, and by the way, they learned about the operating conditions of various brands under Melisandra. They set off for New York the next morning.
Because New York Fashion Week opened first, a group of big fairies were brought along.
During the period when Simon left North America, the federal government review of Daenerys and the acquisition case of the Metropolitan ABC has also come to an end. At present, it is only negotiating some asset processing methods that violate the current antitrust regulations and media control regulations after the merger. It is expected that it will be approved by the Ministry of Justice and the FCC and other departments by the end of September.
Since the merger is a foregone conclusion, Daenerys and ABC have also begun to cooperate in deeper levels.
This fall season, the focus of the two companies' joint cooperation is the music reality show "American Idol".
Simon has been personally involved in the planning of this project since the beginning of the year. After Daenerys and Metropolitan ABC negotiated a merger and acquisition agreement, the TV department officially signed a contract with ABC TV network for "American Idol" and started production.
This reality show is basically planned based on the original version in Simon's memory.
The difference is only the candidates for a few judges.
Simon Cowell, who was once the backbone of "American Idol", did not appear again. The producer is still an unknown young man in the British music industry. Although he has been in the industry for many years, his history was not until the West City Boy, which he personally created in 1999, became famous, and soared to the sky with the subsequent "Pop Idol" series.
After all, music reality shows are just reality shows.
The core is still ‘performance’.
Simon finalized the four judges' strategies during the planning stage this time, and the role settings were clear.
A professional music producer, harsh, savage, but absolutely professional.
A middle-aged female singer with a charm and a kind of intimate sister.
A black rapper, politically correct.
A young female singer under the age of 30 is best Latino, beautiful and wild, acting as a vase to attract the attention of young audiences.
Because the industry itself is very mature, the American record industry is the most in short supply of outstanding musicians.
With the success of reality shows such as "Who Will Be a Millionaire" and "Survivor", realizing that Daenerys Entertainment attaches great importance to "American Idol", many big-name musicians have taken the initiative to recommend themselves. Barry Weiss, who has gained a foothold on Daenerys Records by creating the "Backstreet Boys" group, became interested in the role of the music producer, but was rejected by Simon himself.
Barry Weiss is now developing potential teen singers such as Britney Spears, Kritisna Aguilera and Justin Timberlake, whom Simon dug up from Disney's Mickey Mouse Club. Simon doesn't want this godfather of the American Teen-Pop field to do reality shows.
The final choice was David Kruger, the producer of Daenerys Records, who helped the Backstreet Boys group create the first best-selling album. This middle-aged man is about 40 years old. He is the right-hand assistant brought by Barry Weiss when he changed jobs from Jive Records. After several rehearsal auditions, Simon was very satisfied with his performance on stage.
Black rapper, Simon personally selected the famous Jay-z in his memory. Jay-z, 36, has been in the rap circle for many years, but he is just a newcomer who has just released his single. However, the other party's potential as a top hip-hop musician has already shown.
As a condition for joining Pop Idol, Jay-z signed a 10-year contract with Daenerys Records.
Next, Daenerys Records will give the other party enough resources. As for how far Jay-z can go in the music circle while serving as a judge on "Pop Idol", it depends on luck.
The two female judges, the "intimate sister" who was about 40, finally signed Xueer after repeated negotiations.
This is also the biggest name among the four judges.
Xueer is not only one of the most popular pop singers in North America in the 1960s and 1970s, but also one of the singers who became filmmakers more successful. In 1987, she won the Oscar for Best Actress with "The Moonlight Smile".
However, in the 1990s, Xueer's popularity began to decline severely, especially after the era of blockbuster movies began.
The most important reason why Xueer can become a judge is actually because she is a signed singer under Daenerys Records. Xueer was signed under Geffen Records in the early days. Geffen Records was acquired by Universal Records, and Universal's parent company MCA was acquired by Daenerys Entertainment, and eventually transferred to the reorganized Daenerys Records.
Compared to the popular Gun Rose and Backstreet Boys under Daenerys Records, Xueer now has more of the glory of the past.
It's a big name after all.
It took the two sides three months to finalize the details from the initial contact, and Xueer also took away the first-quarter salary of US$8 million, which was higher than the other three judges. The agreement was signed for a total of three quarters, and each quarter can enjoy a maximum salary increase of 25% according to the specific circumstances.
After selecting the last vase, Simon finally handed it over to Jennifer Lopez.
Just like Jay-z now, this Latin queen who has never understood how popular she became is just a foil. David Kruger and Cher, who are experienced enough, are equivalent to the male and female protagonists of "American Idol", and Jay-z and Jennifer Lopez are the male and female supporting roles.
In any case, since it is a potential stock, Simon will definitely not let it go. The premise for Jennifer Lopez to win the "American Idol" as the judge is also to sign a 10-year contract with Daenerys Records.
Chapter completed!