The mountainside mansion purchased by Simon in Palisade, overlooking Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean, has become a designated party venue in Westeros system.

It's still the same today.

It's Saturday, June 8th.

When night fell, the Malibu line on the west side and the wealthy areas running through Sunset Avenue on the east side, a large number of superstar and celebrity entertainment executives began to gather at the center Palisade.

This party is mainly to celebrate the good achievements made by Daenerys Entertainment in related films since the start of the summer season. Not only Daenerys Entertainment's self-released "Romeo and Juliet" and "Black Man", but also "Mummy" and "Mission: Impossible 2". The crew and executives of the cooperative studio were invited.

In fact, Daenerys Entertainment's approach to placing both "Mummy" and "Mission Impossible 2" into the celebration has somewhat dissatisfied Fox and Paramount, because doing so seems to be announcing publicly who is the leader of these two projects.

Although some things are facts, it is inevitable that they are unhappy.

Of course, no matter how unhappy it is, neither of the two families raised objections, and they both had to participate in this party very enthusiastically. After all, in Hollywood now, to be honest, everyone should live a life with Daenerys Entertainment's face to the point of living.

It's okay not to watch it, as long as you have the ability to make a huge bombshell alone.

No one is willing to surrender. In fact, everyone has been trying silently, but unfortunately the result is not very good, just like Warner's "Evaporation Secret Order". Therefore, you can only be low and small at the moment. After all, although Hollywood is a place for dreams, Hollywood people are very realistic.

Just like the box office week just past, from May 31 to June 6, three movies related to Daenerys Entertainment directly dominated the top three on the list, and the only three movies with a box office of more than $10 million in the week.

First of all, the highly anticipated Mission: Impossible 2, which ranked first week without any suspense in the weekly box office championship.

In the past "Mission: Impossible 2", Wu's action film style was unanimously recognized by the media and the audience, but in terms of the plot, it is generally believed that it has lost the suspense and reversal essence of the opening work. Although Simon, in the new version of "Mission: Impossible 2", once again activated Bai Ge Wu, he also maintained the style of the opening series in the plot as much as possible during the script creation stage.

In addition, the careful planning of the supporting role team during the initial development of the project has greatly increased the continuity of the series story. The success of the two time and space two comic film universes proves the huge gain effect of this continuity in maintaining the popularity of the series movies.

The final results also prove the correctness of these strategies.

After the premiere of "Mission Impossible 2" last week, the word of mouth was lifted, and the media's comprehensive score reached an excellent score of 8.2.

The box office was more successful.

After seven days of painting, "Mission Impossible 2" won a box office of US$76.15 million, becoming the highest-performing movie in 1996.

Such a box office may not be compared with the phenomenal DC movie universe blockbuster that exceeded 100 million in the first week, but it is much better than the first one. The first "Mission: Impossible" released three years ago had a box office of only 46.35 million in the first week, and the cumulative total of only 75.69 million in two weeks, while "Mission: Impossible 2" earned $76.15 million in one week.

With the change of distribution model, although it is certain that "Mission Impossible 2" cannot get out of the smooth long-term box office of the first song at the end of $180 million, there is almost no suspense about the film's local box office of $76.15 million at the beginning and the local box office of $200 million.

On the other hand, compared with the total production and promotion costs of the first film of $100 million, the production cost of Mission Impossible 2 is $90 million, the promotion and promotion costs of $40 million, and the total investment is 130 million. It is expected that only the box office of North America is more than $200 million, and this strong series can obtain an average accounting ratio of more than 55% from theaters, which can make Mission Impossible 2 profitable.

Even if you want to share the benefits with Daenerys Entertainment, the IP "Mission: Impossible" will still become Paramount's pillar series just like the original time and space.

The strength of "Mission Impossible 2" has undoubtedly impacted all other movies released during the same period.

The second-place Mummy, which was released on the list, fell by 53% in the third week of the release, and the box office fell by 53%. The single-week earnings dropped from $41.93 million in the second week of the release to $19.69 million. Three weeks after the paintings, the fantasy adventure blockbuster co-produced by Fox and Daenerys reached a cumulative box office of $125.16 million.

Although the local area is expected to be only about US$150 million, "Mummy" has exceeded 100 million in two weeks before the launch of major overseas markets. It is expected that the overseas box office is expected to reach twice the local area. After three weeks of release worldwide, the film has recovered all US$105 million in production and promotion total investment, and has begun to generate profits.

"Mummy" was developed as a series from the beginning. The first song started well, and this series also became Fox's natural pillar.

Immediately afterwards, the modern version of "Romeo and Juliet", the dark horse followed "Mission Impossible 2" and "Mummy", ranking third on the list.

In the fourth week of the painting, this modern romance adaptation of the famous work that is popular among teenagers has fallen sharply due to other movies hit "Mission Impossible 2", and the weekly decline is still only 29%, and it will be $13.37 million. After one month of release, the cumulative box office of this low- and medium-cost movie with a production cost of only $15 million has reached $89.11 million.

It is expected to enter the box office club of 100 million yuan this week.

In addition to the top three, all other films that were released during the same period failed to break through the 10 million box office mark in a single week.

The fourth Disney produced the black comedy "Eddie". This new film starring Whoopi Goldberg tells the story of a black woman accidentally becoming a coach of the NBA team, which was launched at the same time as "Mission: Impossible 2". The production cost was $30 million, and the box office in the first week was only $8.01 million.

With such a start, the local box office will be up to 20 million US dollars. Black comedy obviously does not exist in the overseas market, so the ending of the loss can be imagined.

The $40 million investment of "Ace Spy" and "Eddie" costing $30 million failed consecutively. Disney has already suffered two projects this summer. The only thing that we are looking forward to is the 2D animated movie "The Clock Tower Monster" on June 21 and the blockbuster bombshell "Battleman" on July 4th on the alone holiday.

Needless to say, "The Freak of the Bell Tower" is adapted from "Notre Dame".

"Breaking into the Deadly Island" is a project left over from Jerry Brookheimer's brief collaboration with Disney.

The famous Hollywood producer Jerry Brookheimer and his partner Don Simpson signed a studio affiliation contract with Disney a few years ago, but the good times did not last long. After Vivendy acquired Disney, the French strengthened supervision of Disney in order to avoid following in the footsteps of the Japanese acquiring Colombia. The two sides had conflicts and quickly parted ways.

However, "Breaking into the Deadly Island" incubated during the cooperation period remained. Vivendi did not cut off this project, but continued to invest in production and became the main focus of the 1996 summer season.

"Breaking into the Deadly Island" in the original time and space is not a big hit, but it is also very successful.

This time, at least the main creative lineup of this movie has been unrecognized. Director Michael Bay has been captured by Simon in Daenerys's command, and Nicholas Cage, one of the male protagonists, has also become the male protagonist of the "Mission: Impossible" series. Even producer Jerry Brookheimer left, and the only original creator was the other male protagonist, Sean Connery.

Under such changes, it can basically be said to be another movie.

Simon did not deliberately find out more about this project. He could only wait for the solo day holiday in early July.

The fifth place on the list is Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Evaporation Order", which has a box office of 6.1 million US dollars in a single week. This movie has lost the producer Warner Bros. The cumulative box office of 73.29 million US dollars in four weeks of release, which is not as good as the weekly earnings of "Mission Impossible 2".

After the top five, the only one worth mentioning is "Black Hero".

This other group of small dark horses in this summer season have exceeded 10 million in the first week, and the next week, under the impact of "Mission Impossible 2", the decline is still more than half, reaching 51%, and another $5.03 million.

The cumulative box office of the film in North America reached US$15.41 million in two weeks of release.

$15.41 million seems to be a bit unprofitable compared to those box office heavyweights, but when compared with Eddie, which invested $30 million in the first week of Disney, it only had 8.01 million in the first week, you can understand how rare the box office results of "Black Man" are. After all, Daenerys Entertainment invested in the production and promotion of "Black Man" for only $5 million. Not to mention the various comparisons between "Black Man" and "Evaporation Secret Order" that the media has been hyping recently, at least in terms of profit, the "small man" from the other side of the ocean has completely surpassed the "big guy" in Hollywood.

When the night on the West Coast completely enveloped the surroundings, Jeter Lee and his Chinese agent Jeremy Zhao arrived at a mansion on the hillside of Palisade. Through the car window, he noticed reporters gathering around the mansion gate not far ahead. Jeter Lee asked curiously: "Can they take pictures like this?"

"Of course," Jeremy, who was a little nervous because she was able to participate in this party, pretending to be relaxed, explaining the joints: "If you want to enter the entertainment newspaper tomorrow, you can get off at the door so that they will come forward to take photos and interviews, and both parties will get what they need. For some little stars, being able to attend such a party is not only worth showing off, but also an opportunity to increase exposure. So, Jeter, are you going to get off?"

Jet Lee quickly shook his head and said with a smile: "No."

As he said this, the car came to the front of the main gate, and the reporters around him surrounded him slightly. Seeing that the car had no intention of stopping and did not bother him, he took the initiative to retreat. The driver showed the invitation letter to the gate, and the car drove into the mansion and soon stopped in front of another level.

This time it will be much more obvious.

The hotel's car and driver were no longer allowed to enter. The two were carefully checked by the security guard behind the reception desk through the computer and passed a security door. Only then did they enter the party scene along the corridor under the guidance of the welcome waiter on the other floor.

Jeter Lee, who has participated in many Hollywood parties recently, was a little surprised by this. Jeremy, who noticed the other party's expression, took the initiative to explain, but just said a name softly: "Simon."

Jet Lee immediately understood.

Thinking about the power and status of the young tycoon at this time is far more than just the boss of Daenerys Entertainment Group, and it seems normal to do so.

The waiter took the two to the open-air party on the cliffside side of the main villa on the other side of the mansion. Many guests had arrived and the party had already begun. Under the soft but not dim light, retro and literary jazz was floating in the air, which complemented each other with this Mediterranean-style mansion.

Most people obviously don’t want to miss such social opportunities. They gather together in groups of three or five to chat. Of course, some people dance and some enjoy delicious food. In the swimming pool not far away, there are sexy girls swimming in the pool like mermaids, a standard picture of fame and fortune.

Jeremy Zhao glanced over and found a bunch of faces he wanted to meet.

However, he also knew that Jet Lee planned to bring his girlfriend to come this time, but he changed his mind to help him expand his connections. The client is so loyal, so he naturally would not leave the other party alone and only care about his own communication. After all, Jet Lee's English ability is not too smooth and needs translation.

After two big men stood outside the crowd for a short time, Jeremy spoke first and signaled to a pair of men and women talking not far away: "Lee, the lady over there, Linda Waggs, let's say hello first. She is Simon's official casting leader. You will understand how powerful this woman who seems to be not famous outside the circle is. Even the heads of the three major Hollywood agency companies are now very polite to her."

Jet Lee nodded and said, "Jerry, you still need to worry about who you should meet later. I don't know much about this."

"Of course, I will do my best."

As the two said, they took a glass of champagne from the passerby and walked towards the couple who were chatting.

Perhaps they came closer, because the other party was talking, the two waited for a while, and at the same time they roughly heard the other party’s conversation.

"Jim, you know Simon doesn't like thick-lipped girls, and he values ​​the project "Soul Girl". I hope you don't consider her daughter because of Zheng Walt."

"I promise there is no personal factor, Linda, I'll send the audition video to you next week. You really deserve to see it. I think Julie has a great hope of getting at least one Oscar nomination for this role. Her performance is really amazing."

"No need to have someone give me the video tape tomorrow. If she is really good, I will submit it to Simon."

"no problem."

"There is another point, which is my personal reminder. Jim, don't forget that Mia is the heroine of this movie. I think Simon should not want to see the heroine being overly suppressed by the female supporting role. This is not a good thing for a movie. I hope you can put more thoughts on Mia."

"Of course I understand that Linda and Mia's gloom and temperament that are free on the edge of collapse are also very outstanding. However, one thing we should all understand is that the appearance-like performance is more likely to attract the attention of the audience and the Oscar judges, so..."

"You just have to do your best. I believe these Simons have considered it, and Mia is still very young and has enough time."

Taking advantage of the conversation between the two, Jeremy took the initiative to whisper the black-haired man who was talking to Linda Waggs to Jet Lee: "James Mangod, a new director that Daenerys Entertainment has been very fond of in recent years."

After saying this, Jeremy also brought Jeter Lee forward when she realized that the conversation between the two had stopped.

Linda Waggs had obviously noticed the two, and took the initiative to smile and greet Jet Lee: "Hello, Jet, I'm glad to see you."

After being able to occupy a special assistant position by Simon for so many years, Linda Waggs is naturally impeccable in dealing with people. From the "Black Man" project and some recent movie matters explained by Simon, Linda Waggs can feel his boss' attention to this Oriental Kung Fu star, so he will not be careless at all.

In addition, in her opinion, another Jack Cheng who relies on "Rush Hour" to become famous in Hollywood has made a nearly stupid choice recently and actually collaborated with Disney for his next new film, which is likely to lead to the Jet Lee in front of him to get more resources.

After all, there is no difficult to guess the public opinion incident in which Rwanda attacked the French government again during this period.

My own boss must have had some disputes with the French government.

In this case, Jack Cheng went to cooperate with Disney, controlled by French capital, which was a slap in the face. Perhaps the other party felt that this was just a commercial cooperation, but there were politics where there were people and needed a position. Many times his butt was sitting in a crooked manner, even if it was not intentional or even contrary to his own wishes, it was difficult to avoid the final result.

The two sides chatted for a while and exchanged business cards. Linda Waggs did not forget to introduce James Mangod.

When a pair of beautiful young men and women came over, Jet Lee recognized the man as Brad Pitt, the actor who played Superman Clark Kent. Both of them nodded politely to each other. Jet Lee and James Mangod both took the initiative to walk towards him.

Brad Butt and other girlfriends, Gwyneth Paltrow, warmly hugged Linda Waggs, and also acted to open his arms. He was glared at him. He could only turn and stretch out his hand and hold it with the other party, with a cynical smile on his face: "Linda, I heard that Paul's 15th birthday next month, do you need me to bring some friends to attend?"

Linda Waggs refused to give Pete face, saying, "No, I will let Paul stay away from you bad guys."

"Oh, I didn't expect that I would have this image in your heart," Brad Pitt immediately covered his heart, made a few ploppy heartbeats, and then held it in front of Linda: "Look, it's all broken."

Gwyneth hammered her boyfriend without seeing it, but there was a smile on her face.

Linda Waggs also smiled and gave him a blank look: "Peter, you should be more steady."

"I'm very steady at other times, and I'm just like a little boy in front of my sister. Linda, you give me the feeling that I'm my real sister."

"Okay, Pete, you know that this is useless to me."
To be continued...