"Batman" has already begun the final stages of editing, Simon is still busy with the late stages of the film in the morning, and the afternoon is a half-day release meeting.

Today is Monday, August 7th.

After the release of the last new film "Uncle Buck" this Friday, Daenerys Entertainment's summer release work this year will officially come to an end.

Up to now, Daenerys Entertainment has released a total of 7 films this year, namely "Thunderbolt Blue Angels", "Metropolitans", "Sisters", "Ghost 2", "Sid Sisters", "Bodyguard" and "The Sixth Sense", of which only "Bodyguard" and "The Sixth Sense" are enough to support Daenerys Entertainment's annual performance, and other films that have been released are also highlights.

Next, counting "Uncle Buck", there are 10 more films related to Daenerys Entertainment waiting to be released in the second half of the year.

Among them, "Flying Over Innocence" and "Batman" are distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and the schedules are set for November 17 and December 22, respectively.

The other eight films, "Uncle Buck", "Sweet Sister", "Woman on the Roof", "Angel Messenger", "Scream 2", "My Left Foot", "Gucci Documentary" and "Drive for Miss Daisy", are operated by three labels under Daenerys Entertainment and cover all five months of the second half of the year.

At the same time, because Daenerys Entertainment has set up branches in major overseas box office countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Australia, Daenerys Entertainment's overseas distribution work has been uninterrupted since the four films "Scream" at the end of last year.

The focus of overseas distribution in the second half of the year will be on three films in the summer file.

Burbank.

Daenerys Entertainment Division, five o'clock in the afternoon, the four-hour meeting ended.

Most of them were starting to leave work, and Simon and Ella Deutchman had an appointment to watch the Driving for Miss Daisy dailies for another two hours.

Inside the conference room.

Amy noticed that Simon had been in a very good mood since breakfast today, and when everyone dispersed, she called Simon to stop, and motioned for Ella to leave first, pulled over the chair and sat down at the conference table.

Simon knew that Amy had something to talk about, so he sat down again, smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"That's right," Amy said after a moment's deliberation, "Simon, Rem came to see me this morning. ”

Simon was roughly aware of something and just motioned for Amy to continue.

Amy continued: "The news I heard during this time is that Sony originally intended to invite Bob to take charge of Samsung Pictures after the completion of this acquisition, because of the recent 10 films, Sony should have dispelled this idea. Bob means that he no longer asks for a raise. However, he wants the company to help pay for a property he has eyesighted on Manhattan's Upper East Side for $3 million. ”

Robert Rehm, whose contract just turned one year at the end of July, received the full $3 million bonus on his contract last week.

Simon actually paid attention to Rehm's moves.

If it weren't for Sony's fight for a spot in Daenerys Entertainment's 10 films, perhaps Rem would have resigned from Simon by now.

Seeing Simon's fingers tapping lightly on the table, and did not respond immediately, Amy had to continue: "Simon, compared to the additional reward package of $15 million from the creators of "The Sixth Sense", Rem's request is not excessive, and the results of his work in the past year are obvious to all. ”

The release of "The Sixth Sense" has entered its sixth week.

Last Friday, Daenerys Entertainment has recovered its first $106.13 million box office share from the total of $150.02 million in the previous four weeks, according to the company's tiered share plan with the theater chain. According to the global box office expectation of "The Sixth Sense" of $600 million, the next step for this film is only in terms of box office, and at least it can bring no less than $150 million in revenue to Daenerys Entertainment.

Excluding all costs, Daenerys Entertainment will only make a net profit of $220 million in the next year just by the theatrical release of "The Sixth Sense", and the revenue from videotapes and TV broadcasts in the later period will be equally lucrative.

Comprehensively calculated, in the entire profit cycle, the net profit contributed by "The Sixth Sense" to Daenerys Entertainment will not be less than $500 million.

On the other hand, a lot of things have happened recently that are changing some of Simon's perceptions.

The billions of dollars he had hoarded overseas and the vast assets in Westeros' name that continued to grow in value made Simon realize that while some things were not possible for the time being, the wealth he had now would probably not be spent for a lifetime.

Immediately after, Daenerys Entertainment's 10 foreign film projects sparked a frenzy in Hollywood, which made Simon understand that sometimes sharing the benefits can not only protect himself, but also gain unexpected power and more benefits from it.

The announcement of the 10-film plan instantly resolved GA's investigation, prompting Orion to settle the arrears of "Vulgar", MGM no longer mentioned the lawsuit of "Rain Man", Sony, which is about to complete its acquisition of Columbia, voluntarily gave up its plan to poach people from Daenerys Entertainment, and Simon was met with more eager stars at last night's party, all of which mean that Daenerys Entertainment and Simon personally have a huge influence on Hollywood.

Obviously, these are undoubtedly a kind of hidden power.

At the same time, although Daenerys Entertainment only accounted for half of the investment in 10 films, and voluntarily gave up the income from distribution, because of Simon's prophetic advantage, the projects he selected should have been very successful, and now it is equivalent to Daenerys Entertainment taking away nearly half of the income that should have been attributed to other Hollywood studios.

In addition, hearing Steve Ross reward the "Lethal Weapon" crew sports car yesterday also made Simon realize another truth, spending money is not just about buying physical objects, spending money on people is also a kind of consumption, and it can often get unexpected returns.

Therefore, Simon discussed with Amy at breakfast today an additional reward plan for the creator of "The Sixth Sense", totaling $15 million.

De Niro is $5 million, a reward that allows him to earn the top $10 million in total compensation from the project, $2 million for the producer, $2 million for the director, $1 million for the young actor who plays Cole, and the rest of the supporting cast and the film's creator share the final $5 million.

Such a bonus is not much compared to the huge income expected by "The Sixth Sense", but it is still rare for the production company to take the initiative to distribute additional bonuses after the box office hit.

Hollywood's current A-list star salaries have begun to reach the level of tens of millions of dollars.

In order to control the budget cost and avoid the film company becoming a supporting role for the star, Simon will still try his best to suppress the star's salary, but at the same time, he also plans to set more reasonable sharing schemes, so that the main creator can get more revenue after the box office hit.

As for the matter at hand.

Although some of Simon's ideas are beginning to change, one thing has not changed, he still has a strong dislike for people who break contracts.

The most fundamental reason for Daenerys Entertainment's smooth expansion of its distribution network in the past year is the support of a series of blockbuster films. Without these chips, it is impossible for Daenerys Entertainment to make major theaters in North America rush to it, let alone quickly open up the situation overseas.

Simon actually has a positive attitude towards Robert Rehm's work, and he is also a person who misses the old and advocates the idea that clothes are not as good as newcomers. If Rem can finish his three-year contract conscientiously, Simon will surely offer a salary extension that is satisfactory enough for him.

Right now.

Stopping his fingers tapping lightly on the table, Simon nodded, "Since he wants it, give it to him." In addition, I plan to consolidate the various overseas branches into a unified subsidiary, which is responsible for the operation of the overseas distribution network and the investment of overseas film projects. In addition, the window period for several films such as "Scream" last year has ended, and the company's next videotape business will have an explosion, and Daenerys Home Entertainment also needs a dedicated person in charge. ”

Amy heard Simon say this, knowing that he was really a little annoyed, thought about it, and said, "These two things, can you take a distance?"

"If Sony hadn't given up voluntarily, I would have received my resignation letter by now. Simon shook his head, looked at Amy and said seriously, "I'm actually a person who is very afraid of indebting others, which will make me feel very uncomfortable. So, I'll give you as much as I can. However, I really don't like it when a person overestimates their importance and uses it to claim what they don't deserve. ”

With that, without waiting for Amy to respond again, Simon stood up and walked outside.

It was already seven o'clock in the screening room of the branch, and after watching the sample film of "Driving for Miss Daisy" with Deutschman, and having dinner together, Simon did not go back to his apartment at Strausdale Manor in Beverly Hills, but returned to his villa on the west side of Cape Dumay, Mali.

On Monday night in Los Angeles and Tuesday afternoon in Melbourne, several major stock exchanges in Asia were basically closed.

Over the phone, Janet told Simon that the Nikkei 225 had officially breached 38,000 points at the close of trading on Tuesday afternoon.

Out of an abundance of caution, the two just stopped on the topic.

Simon's goal is so obvious that Americans have a long history of eavesdropping, and it's hard to say whether his home phone will be tapped. During this time, some important information was delivered through the most primitive manual means, with staff traveling back and forth between Melbourne and Los Angeles and New York every day.

Simon and Janet spent more than two hours on the phone, mainly discussing their vacation schedules starting next month.

Hanging up the phone at eleven o'clock, Simon flipped through the script for another hour before resting.

The next morning, I saw more detailed information.

The Japanese stock market closed at 38,076 points on August 8, local time, during which the Cersei Capital No. 1 to No. 5 funds, which are still operated by Janet and Anthony ostensibly, did not liquidate their positions according to Simon's plan, but continued to remain net long, and the current net asset value has reached $3.29 billion.

Because of the strict confidentiality measures of all parties, the news that funds 1 to 5 have changed hands has not been leaked at all.

With the current growth momentum of the Japanese stock market, Simon feels that the Nikkei 225 index has no problem hitting the 40,000-point mark this time, and of course, none of this has anything to do with him.

According to the established plan, Cersei Capital 6 to 10 has recently begun to establish short positions in the North American stock and bond markets against junk bond-related companies.

Unlike stock index futures, shorting stocks and bonds is much more complex and easy to be detected by the target company and countered. However, the total $200 billion junk bond market in North America, as well as the shares of affiliated companies with a total size of hundreds of billions of dollars, are enough for Cersei Capital, which has only $5 billion in funds, to complete the layout without causing too many people to be alarmed.

This is actually the reason why Simon limited the size of Cersei's capital in the first place.

With Simon's current appeal, if Cersei Capital is released to attract investment, Cersei Capital can easily amass a huge amount of tens of billions of dollars, but if it really does so, Cersei Capital, which is so large that it is enough to stir up the market, will not think about making much more of a difference.

When I went to Melbourne last time, combined with my own memories and the information collected by Janet, Cersei Capital had confirmed the operation plan of the North American side, and Simon was only paying attention to it now, and did not interfere in the specific operation.

The Writers Guild of America investigates things.

After two weeks of negotiations, Daenerys Entertainment finally reached an agreement with the Writers Guild of America, in which Daenerys Entertainment admitted to violating GA regulations on the two scripts of "Scream" and "The Sixth Sense", and paid a total of $200,000 in fines at the cost of $100,000 per script to obtain GA's forgiveness.

It was clear to everyone that this was just Daenerys Entertainment giving GA a step.

As for the compensation that Bruce Joy Robin sought to prove, because the parties were completely voluntary during the signing of the agreement, GA ruled that Bruce Joy Robin also had an active violation and therefore did not support Bruce Joy Robin's claim.

The agreement signed by the two sides did not violate relevant federal regulations, and the key to the dispute was the attitude of the unions.

Now, without union support, even if the two sides go to court, Bruce Joy Robin is completely unlikely to get any compensation. What's more, it is well known that it costs money to fight lawsuits in the United States, and Bruce Joy Robin obviously does not have enough capital to file a lawsuit against Daenerys Entertainment, and he can only die after GA's ruling.

Many people understand the origin of Daenerys Entertainment's plan for 10 foreign films, and the end of the dispute with the union, the attention of the whole of Hollywood has turned to this matter, and the media has also paid more attention to it, because Simon has not announced the selected script project for a long time, and some people have even begun to worry about whether he will regret it.