Chapter 076: Give Me a Reason
Taking off the little black dress on her body, Sandra Bullock changed into the plaid shirt and jeans she had just worn again, looked in the mirror, and found that she was more pleasing to the eye in this outfit.
It's just that if you just run to the celebration party of "Lola Run", you will inevitably be hyped by the media again, and you may even be suspected of sexuality.
suddenly became famous, and suddenly found that those media are so full of imagination. His every move, word and deed can be interpreted by others to create all kinds of messy things.
Still, think about that guy, what happened to him is pretty good.
Thinking of this, he ran out of the bedroom, took out a large stack of recent newspapers from the lattice under the coffee table in the living room, and flipped through them with interest.
Simon Westeros left the crew of "Night of the Bloody Dead" early, and producer Edward Feldman thanked him for his contribution to the crew. ”
Simon Westeros moves to the mansion of his mysterious girlfriend in Malibu and begins a sweet cohabitation. ”
Janet Johnston's identity is revealed, the daughter of a mining tycoon with a family fortune of more than $2 billion. ”
"Simon Westeros has reached a new film partnership with Fox Films, with a $20 million box office guarantee. ”
It is rumored that the internal test screening of "The Butterfly Effect" did not work well, and Simon Westeros was silent in the face of media questions. ”
"The Butterfly Effect" is scheduled for Easter, and Simon Westeros attends the press conference. ”
Simon Westeros meets with Pat Kingsley, a well-known Hollywood publicist. ”
"The smart investment of the Columbia girl, Janet Johnston has a 61.5% stake in "Lola Run", and is expected to make a profit of more than $30 million. ”
Simon Westeropallisades is looking at a house and plans to move out of his girlfriend's mansion, and the relationship between the two may change. ”
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Sandra was looking through with interest, the door opened, and an ordinary-looking brown-haired girl walked in with a shoebox, and saw that Sandra was still wearing the original shirt and trousers, glared, and said, "Sandy, why haven't you changed your clothes yet, it's already past six o'clock, and the party starts at seven o'clock." ”
Reluctantly putting down the newspaper, Sandra got up and spread her hands to the assistant named Gina Kolos, whom Jonathan had just hired for him recently, and said, "Gina, I still think it's more pleasing to the eye in this outfit." ”
"And then be ridiculed by a whole bunch of media tomorrow?"
Gina Kolos complained like this, then pulled Sandra into the bedroom again, handed over the shoebox in her hand, and said, "Change, I've already called the car for you, and I'll help you touch up your makeup in the car." ”
After being so busy for a while, I finally changed into that black low-cut dress, stepped on black high heels, and hurriedly left my apartment in West Hollywood and rushed to the InterContinental Century City in Beverly Hills Century City.
Today is Saturday, March 7th.
In the previous week from February 27 to March 5, "Lola Run" earned a total of $15.56 million at the box office with 536 screens, easily topping the North American box office charts last week.
Now that it has won the single-week box office championship, Orion Pictures also rolled out "Lola Run" on the east and west coasts of North America yesterday, and the number of screens screened increased to 1176 at one time.
So, at the suggestion of that guy, Orion Pictures chose to hold a celebration party for "Lola Run" this weekend.
Rushing to the outside of the InterContinental Century City Hotel, Sandra and Gina, who were sitting in a specially rented courtesy car, were a little dumbfounded.
Although there was no red carpet, the outside of the hotel was still crowded with media reporters, and the two women didn't know for a while whether they should get off the bus like this. The group of reporters also noticed, and the hesitant courtesy car surrounded one after another, and began to take pictures directly at the closed door.
Fortunately, after a stalemate, several security guards in the hotel took the initiative to run over, and only then did they escort Sandra and her assistant into the hotel together.
Standing in front of the media photo wall in the hotel lobby, Sandra still had some lingering palpitations, but had to patiently show a proper smile.
After signing and taking photos, I came to the banquet hall of the hotel.
She arrived a little late, and the banquet hall was already crowded.
Still, I saw a certain guy at a glance.
Simon was chatting with Mike Meadowis with Janet when he noticed Sandra's arrival, nodded at Mike Medowa, and walked over.
When he came closer, Simon gently hugged Sandra and said with a smile, "Sandy, you are so beautiful today." ”
"Thank you, Simon," replied a little embarrassed, Sandra quickly turned around and hugged Janet as well, and by the way, glanced at the girl's burgundy evening dress, which was very expensive at first glance, and said, "Jenny is also beautiful today." ”
Although she said it so casually, Sandra couldn't help but feel sour in her heart, and she felt a little like she was an ugly duckling.
suddenly became famous, and the attention seems to have increased a lot all of a sudden, and there are a lot of appointments coming these days. But in fact, her life is very tight, and the evening dress on her body is actually rented. If it weren't for her parents who temporarily lent her $20,000 for emergencies, she wouldn't have been able to afford an assistant now.
Alas, the damn fellow, who earned so much for himself, and only paid her $5,000.
Penny pincher!
I thought about it in my heart, but I found that I couldn't show it anyway, and I was stupidly joking with him.
It's silly.
After chatting for a while, Simon noticed that a woman about thirty years old in a dark blue evening dress walked in at the door of the banquet hall, so he said a word to Sandra, and was about to leave, after thinking about it, he whispered to her: "Sandy, after a while, "Lola Run" has been earned, and I will give everyone a bonus." However, if you are short of money recently, you can also come to me in advance. ”
I was a little stunned, and I was still weak-hearted.
Sky.
He must have seen what was in his mind.
It's a shame.
Hurriedly shook his head: "No, Simon, I, heh, I don't have as many places to spend money as you do." ”
Simon just smiled, raised his hand and patted Sandra on the shoulder, and said, "Then you play slowly, I still have some things." ”
Watching him leave with his girlfriend, she felt a little itchy on her bare shoulders.
Look left and right.
No one seems to notice this.
Immediately, I felt a little aggrieved and wanted to find someone to talk to.
Mom, he touched me.
Simon left Sandra and came to the woman just now, looked at the woman who had been fighting with him for three days, smiled and stretched out his hand, and said, "Good evening, Amy, are you coming alone?"
The woman's name is Amy, Amy Pascal, who is currently the vice president of Fox Films. More accurately, it should be the vice president of production, the same as Peter Sanders before him.
Simont inquired that Fox Film was helmed by Ronald Goldberg, followed by a succession of vice presidents. Closely related to the film include three vice presidents of production, two vice presidents of marketing, vice presidents of administration, vice presidents of venues, and so on.
Perhaps it is also clear that Peter Sanders is not useful, this time in "The Grim Reaper", Ronald Goldberg sent Amy Pascal to negotiate a specific contract with Simon.
$8 million production budget, $20 million North American box office guarantee, absolute control of the project, 10% North American box office share and 5% video cassette sales share. These conditions have been knocked to death.
However, in terms of the film's future schedule, release scale, marketing investment, etc., the two sides still have a lot of details to discuss.
For three days from Wednesday, Amy Pascal was very impressed by Peter Saunders' shrewdness and strong enough to be strong. Moreover, Simon also has some understanding of the future development trajectory of the female executive in front of him. In the original time and space, Amy Pascal belonged to one of the few female heads of major film companies in Hollywood, and controlled Sony Pictures for more than ten years.
Simon was recently looking for a professional manager for Daenerys Films, and the woman in front of him was just the right fit.
Amy Pascal had been a little hesitant about receiving Simon's invitation to tonight's party, but she rushed over anyway. They shook hands with Simon and Janet respectively, and when they heard Simon's question, they replied, "My boyfriend is on a business trip to New York, so I have to come alone." ”
Simon nodded and said, "Then let's go in and talk." ”
The three of them walked into the banquet hall together, greeted everyone, and chatted casually.
After a while, Amy Pascal took a glass of champagne from Simon's hand, and when he saw his girlfriend walking away without a trace, he said, "So, Simon, can you tell me why you invited me to this party? I don't think the last few days we've been in contact have been a great experience for you." ”
"That's your job, and if you couldn't argue for your employer, maybe you wouldn't have my offer. ”
Amy Pascal raised her eyebrows slightly, but said with some regret: "It's a pity that I didn't get too many favorable conditions for my employer. ”
Simon shook his head: "It's not something you can change, within your purview, you've done it well enough." ”
Amy Pascal listened to Simon's words, vaguely anticipating something, and felt incredulous, so she looked directly at the young man in front of her, waiting for him to continue.
Simon didn't go around the bend anymore, and said directly: "Amy, that's the case, how about working for me?"
Somewhat abrupt and a little surprised, Amy Pascal looked Simon up and down, and did not refuse, but said, "Give me a reason, Simon, a reason to work for you?"