Five consecutive box office hits in the DC Cinematic Universe have strengthened Daenerys Entertainment's grip on the series.

Terry Semel shows up here today with no intention of fighting for control, but he doesn't just accompany Simon to check on the progress of the production of "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" and "Suicide Squad".

Ending the topic of the male protagonist of "Suicide Squad", Terry Semel said: "Simon, don't you think the advancement of the DC Cinematic Universe can be accelerated?"

This is already a matter of repeating the same old tune.

Daenerys Entertainment has also created super hits such as "Jurassic Park" and "The Lion King" in addition to the DC Cinematic Universe project, but Warner has not had such good luck, and the film business in recent years has largely relied on the support of the profits generated by the DC Cinematic Universe.

This year's two "Superman" and "Cyborg", and next year's two "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" and "Suicide Squad", such a speed of progress has already made Simon feel a little rushed. In history, starting with Tim Burton's first "Batman", Warner only released 4 Batman movies in the decade before the millennium.

Simon couldn't agree to Warner's proposal to speed up the DC Cinematic Universe again, and Terry Semel knew that Simon couldn't agree.

After a routine bit of ritual, the time was also past five o'clock in the afternoon.

Seeing off Terry Semele, Simon did not leave work as usual and rushed to the borough office to continue discussing with Amy Daenerys Entertainment the employee compensation incentive plan at the end of the year.

After the merger of MCA, although there was a large initial layoff, after the expansion of the last two years, the entire Daenerys Entertainment Group, excluding subsidiaries such as Blockbuster, which holds less than 50% of the shares, has rapidly expanded to 21,000 employees.

As the group's revenue and profit continue to reach new highs in the past year, Daenerys Entertainment has once again planned a generous year-end dividend plan this year, which will reach $500 million for employees below the core management level, and each employee will receive an additional salary bonus of up to half a year on average.

In addition, the compensation packages of core management such as Amy Pascal, Robert Iger, and Nancy Brill are also more generous.

The average salary of Daenerys Entertainment's employees is already the highest in the whole of Hollywood, and with the news of this generous dividend plan, the resumes received by the recruitment positions of various departments of the group have skyrocketed several times in a short period of time.

In Simon's office in the No. 1 office building of the administrative district.

Amy Pascal and Simon discussed the dividend plan that had been preliminarily determined by the HR department, but they couldn't help but think about their own affairs.

From the beginning of the company in March 1987, the initial 4-year tenure to the extension of the 3-year contract, a total of 7 years, step by step witnessed the rise of Daenerys Entertainment Group, Amy herself will also receive a very terrifying return.

Not to mention the past 6 years, but this year, according to some preliminary statistics from the financial department, even if employees are given large cash dividends, Daenerys Entertainment Group's net profit this year will reach a terrifying $2 billion.

Among them, only a "Jurassic Park" at the end of last year brought more than $600 million in pre-tax net income to Daenerys Entertainment in terms of local release, overseas distribution and peripheral sales in 1993, and the entire group's film, television, games, music, publishing, cinemas, retail, theme parks and other businesses are in a thriving state driven by the powerful locomotive of the film department.

Based on a net profit of $2 billion, Amy Pascal can get a 5% net profit dividend and the equivalent of shares in the future, which means up to $200 million in annual revenue.

In the whole world, there is probably no professional manager with a higher salary than her.

Moreover, this is only the income of 1993 for one year.

Amy's stock awards had not been cashed out for the previous six years.

Her boss has personally promised her that she can cash out her stock award at 30% of the valuation of Daenerys Entertainment's IPO. By the end of next year's contract when all 7-year stock awards are cashed out and Daenerys Entertainment successfully completes its IPO, Amy feels that she will definitely be able to occupy a very good position on next year's Forbes rich list as a billionaire.

$1 billion.

Every time she thinks about it, Amy feels like she is in a dream.

The heads of traditional Hollywood studios, such as the deceased Steve Ross or Lou Vasalman, who retired after selling the MCA, have been in Hollywood all their lives, but have not been able to accumulate such a rich net worth.

After spending more than an hour to get a general understanding of the reward plans of the various departments under the collective, Simon remembered one thing and said to Amy: "When cashing out the dividend, remind everyone that this money is best used to subscribe to the company's shares, and you will definitely get good returns after the IPO." ”

It is also a common practice for companies to subscribe internally before going public.

Now almost no one is not optimistic about the IPO prospects of Daenerys Entertainment, the internal subscription price is definitely lower than the issue price, as long as you can get the shares, it will be an additional income directly after listing.

Amy smiled and nodded, and joked again: "Boss, can I subscribe too?"

Simon's pencil in his hand spun around and said, "As long as you have spare money after paying your taxes, of course you can." ”

Amy's stock dividends to be cashed out next year are also subject to personal income tax, and according to the size of her income, it is estimated that squeezing out all the cash in her hands is not enough, and she may need to make up for it through loans.

Amy, of course, knew her problem, shrugged her shoulders regretfully, and whispered, "It seems that I don't have a chance." ”

It's really just a joke.

Although there will definitely be a certain number of subscribeable shares from executives to employees, Amy has no intention of taking advantage of such a small advantage of shares worth millions of dollars at most. After all, the total amount of internal subscriptions at that time is fixed, and instead of taking all the benefits through loans in an ugly way, it is better to distribute your subscription share to the company's employees, so that you can get more potential benefits.

Thinking so, Simon's unintentional pen movement just now made Amy notice the pencil on the paper in front of him, and asked curiously, "What is that?"

Simon didn't hide it, and held up the folder to show it to Amy.

Amy subconsciously said, "Westerosian." ”

"Yes, Westeros," Simon nodded, relaying the papers, "I've been thinking about this lately. ”

Linked to Daenerys Entertainment's annual dividend plan, which was still in her hands, Amy quickly understood the meaning of Simon's word.

The Westeros system has risen like a miracle over the years, and is now at the level of a plutocratic empire. However, the young man in front of him was not satisfied, and even planned to create a completely new economy of his own, and everyone in this economy would form a class of their own, a class called 'westerosian'.

Thinking of this, Amy couldn't help but be a little excited.

Because she is also one of the important creators of this new economy, a typical Westeros person.

"Got it?" Simon smiled and looked at Amy's increasingly bright eyes, asked softly, and continued: "So, this dividend plan is just the beginning, and in the future, all companies in the Westeros system will promote higher salary and benefits plans, and I want to make all employees who work for the Westeros system have the best life." Of course, this is only the basics. I hope that in the future, any member of the Westeros system can be proud to be a 'westerosian', I hope that everyone outside the Westeros system will take becoming a 'westerosian' as their goal in life, and I hope that 'westerosian' will eventually become a powerful existence that can control the world. ”

For many days to come, the word 'westerosian' and Simon's words continued to linger in her mind, and she became a witness to Simon's words in the distant future.

The week leading up to Christmas is fast passing in an increasingly festive atmosphere.

From December 10th to December 16th, "The Lion King" remained strong, and the box office decline narrowed to 23% in the fourth week of its release, earning $25.63 million, and the cumulative box office reached $181.29 million, ranking second only to "Superman" in the summer season.

"Mission Impossible", which was released in the third week of its release, ranked second on the weekly box office list, and the single-week decline also narrowed to 25%, earning $21.99 million, and the cumulative box office reached $97.68 million, breaking 100 million on the verge of breaking 100 million.

The box office of "My Fair Daddy", which ranked third on the list, fell directly to $8.23 million in a single week, a weekly decline of 27%, with a cumulative box office of $56.22 million.

Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner's new film "Perfect World" ranked fourth, down 21% in a single week, earning $5.39 million and grossing $22.31 million.

The fourth place is basically some old films before the Thanksgiving file.

Among them, Columbia Pictures' "Gronimo", which was released at the same time as "The Lion King", only had $1.62 million left at the box office in a single week, ranking 7th on the list.

"Schindler's List", which opened on December 10, earned $1.19 million on 25 screens, ranking 9th on the list, with an average of $47,600 in a single week.

December 17th, a new week.

In order to avoid "Steel Bone" on December 24, North American theaters have released 7 new films this week, three of which are commercial films that have opened on a large scale.

Disney's "Nuns Are Crazy 2" can be said to be the most watched one, with 1,938 screens.

Warner Bros. produced the comedy "Seeing Friends Forgotten" starring veteran actor Jack Lemmon, with 1,672 screens.

MGM produced "The Philadelphia Story" starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, with 1,317 screens.

Among the other four small-scale films, there is also a "In the Name of the Father" by Gaomen Pictures, a feature film starring Daniel Day Lewis that has 13 screens.

As the main hit of Disney's year-end schedule, "Nuns Are Crazy 2" is pinned on high hopes.

It's a pity that things didn't go as planned.

After the opening of "Nun is Crazy 2", neither word-of-mouth nor box office showed the potential of the first part, and the small blockbuster, which increased the production budget to $38 million, only made $7.56 million in the first three days of the weekend, which is not even half of Disney's expectations.

Considering that there is a real blockbuster interception of "Cyborg" in front of him, the total box office potential of the film in North America is likely to be only about $30 million, which is not enough for Disney to recover its costs.

Moreover, the overseas box office potential of black comedy is limited, "Nun is Crazy 2" failed at the North American box office, and there will basically not be much revenue overseas, and Disney's total budget for the production and promotion of this project reached $55 million, and now it is destined to end up in a loss.

Warner Bros.'s comedy "Seeing Friends and Forgetting Friends" is destined to be just a foil for the schedule at the end of this year.

However, MGM's "The Philadelphia Story" became the only film among the new films this week to earn more than $10 million in its opening weekend due to its excellent media reception and the addition of Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.

Because of the weak market performance of a number of new films, the benefits of increasing the box office volume of the audience entering the Christmas schedule almost all fell on a few heavyweight films in the Thanksgiving schedule.

As a result, from December 17th to December 24th, "The Lion King" continued to hold the top position in the box office list with an 11% weekly box office decline, earning $28.39 million again in the fifth week of release, with a cumulative box office of $200 million and $9.68 million, officially breaking through the $200 million mark, and becoming the second film in 1993 to break through 200 million at the local box office, while steadily advancing towards the $300 million box office.

Daenerys and Paramount's "Mission Impossible" also achieved a 16% reversal this week, rebounding to $25.53 million in its fourth week of release, and the cumulative box office exceeded the $100 million mark to reach $123.21 million.

MGM's "Philadelphia Story" ranked third on the list, earning $13.67 million in the first seven days.

Considering the long-term nature of the film and its $26 million budget, the $13.67 million first-week box office is also outstanding.

Disney's "Nuns Are Crazy 2" earned $11.21 million in the first seven days of the first week, ranking fourth, and the defeat was decided.

The fifth place is "My Fair Daddy" starring Robin Williams produced by Fox Films, which has the highest reverse decline this week, reaching 25%, and the box office has rebounded to the $10 million mark, reaching $10.32 million, and the cumulative box office has increased to $66.54 million.

In terms of other new films, Warner Bros.'s "Forgetting Friends" earned only $4.61 million in the first week, which was basically the end of the two-week downgrade.

Although Gaomen Pictures' "In the Name of the Father" once again encountered the sniping of traditional paper media in word-of-mouth, the comprehensive score of the media was still as high as 8.6 points.

Moreover, with the six nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Screenplay in the new Golden Globe Awards on December 20, "In the Name of the Father" has greatly increased its fame, relying on the skilled genre film promotion strategy of the Gaomen Film team, the film successfully reached $29,000 in the first week and earned $380,000.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the almost scheduled awards season hit "Schindler's List", "The Lion King" produced by Daenerys Entertainment was also nominated for the best picture in the musical comedy category of the new Golden Globe Awards as an animated film.