Simon hadn't actually thought about the heroine of True Lies.

As long as it's not Jamie Lee Curtis.

did not refuse Ferra Fawcett's self-recommendation, but Simon only said that he would arrange an audition for the other party.

Ferra Fawcett was a little disappointed, so she agreed obviously with a bit of rejection, and was about to continue to say something, Simon had already said, "Fela, let me talk to Joe alone for a while, okay?"

The man's tone was still gentle, but Ferra Fawcett didn't dare to dwell on it anymore, and realized that there was no play tonight, so she leaned in and whispered, 'You can call me at any time,' and got up to leave.

When Ferra Fawcett disappeared, Jonathan Friedman smiled and explained: "I know that it's not your favorite type, but it's hard to get around." ”

Simon smiled and nodded in understanding.

The woman just now has a good figure, appearance and even voice, and there is no lineup.

It's just a bit of an overtan.

This is very inconsistent with Simon's aesthetic inclinations.

Moreover, remembering some of the information in his memory, Simon was even less interested in Ferra Fawcett, and faintly had some other thoughts.

Maybe you should pay attention to it in the future.

It's never too worried about getting into trouble, the wealth and power he has now is enough to offset too many things, but he doesn't want the women around him to be hurt.

After being reborn for so many years, Simon's indifference and alienation from this world in his bones have not dissipated, but he also cares more and more about the people around him.

Jonathan explained, and then talked about another thing: "MGM's recent project "Terror Zone", Simon, what do you think?"

In addition to "Life and Death", MGM has recently confirmed several other projects.

Adapted from the best-selling "Terror Zone" is also one of them, the film tells the story of the spread of the virus caused by illegal smuggling of animals that almost killed the residents of a town, which also involves elements such as biological weapons research, and the main line is still the old personal heroism, and the male protagonist saves the world.

The original version of Terror Zone stars Dustin Hoffman.

Simon has seen this movie, and the actor played by Dustin Hoffman has no savior temperament at all, but is very CP with the monkey in the film.

Thinking about it, the actor in the film should be Harrison Ford.

In fact, the project was originally tailored for Harrison Ford.

As a result, it was won by Dustin Hoffman, and it was obviously a packaging project forcibly put together by CAA, without considering whether the character image fits in at all.

Michael Ovitz has always lobbied Hollywood studios to let their artists experiment with a variety of acting styles.

It's okay for artists to pursue breakthroughs, it's not right for you to mess around.

Simon will definitely not allow the past to happen again this time, seeing Jonathan asking, he also understood what the other party meant, and smiled: "Do you want Bob to try?"

Jonathan nodded: "Yes, after "The Wire", Bob happens to have a schedule. ”

The Bob here is Robert De Niro.

At the beginning of the signing of De Niro from CAA, the actor has been Jonathan's trump card in recent years, and has continuously cooperated with Daenerys Entertainment in "Vulgar", "Dead Poets Society", "The Sixth Sense" and other blockbuster projects, De Niro has recently partnered with Al Pacino again to shoot a police film "The Line of Fire" invested by Daenerys Entertainment, which is a movie that Simon likes very much.

For "Terror Zone", Simon's first thought was Harrison Ford.

It's just a coincidence that Ford has signed Paramount's Burning Pursuit, the sequel to last year's Patriot Games, the final installment of the eighties Cold War counterterrorism trilogy by original author Tom Clancy. The first two installments, "Hunting Red October" and "Patriot Games", were successful, and the third installment, "Burning Pursuit", is a logical one.

Ford doesn't have a schedule, and Simon has also considered two bobs who work closely with Daenerys Entertainment, Robert Redford and Robert De Niro.

The release schedule of "Terror Zone" is probably the end of next year or the beginning of the next year, depending on the effect of the finished film and other factors, the schedule of the two bobs is no problem, but the fit of the characters is much worse.

Redford can play a gentleman, he can be a cowboy, he can be a villain, and De Niro is even more ever-changing.

However, both lack a leitmotif temperament that can save the world.

Just now Sandra mentioned Stallone, Simon also flashed some thoughts, but quickly dispelled them.

"Terror Zone" is a feature film that requires acting skills.

It's better for muscular men like Stallone and Schwarzenegger to save the world with a cannon, and the performance is okay.

Simon didn't hide it either, and said his thoughts calmly.

Jonathan was a little disappointed, but also understood, and said: "In this case, it is indeed Ford that is the most suitable, what are you going to do now?"

Simon said: "If Ford can star, it will be a blockbuster with a budget of 50 million US dollars, and now Ford has no schedule, I plan to make a medium-sized film, with a budget of 25 million US dollars, and the initial consideration for the actor is Sam Neil." ”

Sam Neal as the actor of last year's "Jurassic Park", although the protagonist of the film is a series of ancient dinosaurs, the actor has also gained global popularity, and the salary is only half of that of Ford, Redford, De Niro and others. The image of the scholar and the warm man in "Jurassic Park" also makes Sam Neill very suitable for the image of the fearless doctor in "Terror Zone".

Sam Neill is an artist owned by WMA.

Although he relied on last year's "Jurassic Park" to become famous, Jonathan originally felt that the other party's development potential was not great.

Hollywood's middle-aged male stars are already very saturated, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Harrison Ford and Robert Redford will not give Neil too many opportunities to stand out.

Now, Simon plans to give Neil some other projects besides "Jurassic Park", and Jonathan certainly won't miss it, with Simon's support, other Hollywood people's small tricks don't want to play it. Although he is not a male star under his name, if another first-line celebrity can appear in WMA, and there will not be much conflict with Robert De Niro under his name, Jonathan will certainly not refuse.

"In that case, I'll arrange a meeting between Shirley and Neil tomorrow, what do you think?"

Simon felt the eagerness in Jonathan's tone, smiled and nodded, "Okay." ”

"So, what about the heroine?"

Although the budget has been cut in half, no one knows better than Jonathan the magic of the young man in front of him, and he has hardly missed a project over the years.

Sam Neill can break through "Jurassic Park" to the next level, and the heroine is also an opportunity.

Speaking of which, the heroine of the original "Terror Zone" happens to be Renee Russell.

Sam Neill and Renee Russell just teamed up in "Jurassic Park" last year and signed a long-term contract for two sequels, which would certainly increase the popularity of the film if they appeared in another movie at the same time.

It's just that according to Hollywood convention, the two stars who have just partnered are not suitable for the next collaboration immediately, unless it is a sequel.

Historically, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan's "Sleepless in Seattle" was a huge success, and it was not until a few years later that it appeared in "Electronic Love Letters" at the same time, and Richard Gere's second film with Julia Roberts, "The Runaway Bride" and "Pretty Woman", was almost a decade apart.

Renee Russell was not suitable, but Simon had considered another woman with a similar temperament, Sheila Wood.

Relying on the role of Bray Van Dikan, the perfect housewife in "Desperate Housewives", Sheila Wood has also been quite popular with the audience in the past year.

It's a pity that Sheila Wood has no schedule.

The second season of "Desperate Housewives" will be broadcast from this fall to next spring, "Horror Zone" wants to catch up with the end of 1994, and it also needs to ensure that Sam Neil's "Jurassic Park 2" schedule will start filming early next year at the latest, when Sheila Wood will still be on the crew of "Desperate Housewives".

Thinking so, Simon shook his head and said, "There is no suitable candidate for this for the time being, you can recommend it." ”

Jonathan smiled, "Fira just now?"

"It's too vase, the heroine is a doctor, and she needs Renee Russell or Sheila Wood, and the acting is good enough. ”

"Then I'll go back and pick according to your criteria. ”

After continuing to talk for a while, seeing that the time was about the same, Simon left the party early.

Girl A returns to Cape Dumei Manor with Simon, and the girl is a little strange, thinking that her boss will not be home tonight, and may even fly to another city with one of the women she picked at the party.

So she also called ahead to arrange a private jet.

Entering the Shell Villa, Simon took off his suit and handed it to Girl A, who subconsciously stepped forward to take it, noticing Alison's small expression, and teasing, "What do you think of bad things?"

"No," Girl A shook her head and said casually, "Does the boss want to take a shower?"

"You go and rest, leave me alone. ”

"Oh. ”

Agreeing, Alison still waited for Simon to go upstairs, and then tidied up the suit in his hand a little and came to the laundry room on the side of the villa.

The shell villa in the middle of the night seems empty, because it is well insulated, the sound of the waves cannot be heard, so it is also quiet. Da stepped out a series of high-heeled sounds, holding the man's clothes, inexplicably very relieved, so he secretly picked it up and smelled it, and then he was a little embarrassed, feeling that he was very perverted.

After a little busyness and a bath, Girl A lay in bed and fell asleep very late.

Six months pregnant, Janet once again had the feeling of being sealed.

Although not as cautious as the first time, as the pregnancy progresses, the woman is cautious again due to the mother's instinct, and recently she has stopped working and just carries out the various schedules of the pregnancy step by step every day. Troubles inevitably increase, especially after finding that she has gained a lot of weight and has more stretch marks on her stomach that are worse than the first time, the woman once again swears that she will never give birth again.

In contrast, the female assistant is very much looking forward to the little one in her belly.

The gender of both children has been determined, Janet is still a boy this time, and the female assistant is a girl in her belly.

This also made the female assistant very satisfied.

She felt that Seattle Westeros was more appropriate as a girl's name.

The little one in Janet's belly also had a name.

This time it was decided by Raymond Johnston himself, presumably because of the name of the Westeros family's son Melbourne, who had no doubt when Simons went to Melbourne last time they said that if it was a boy, it would be called Nicholas and the girl would be called Anita, which was the name of Janet's grandparents.

It is obviously a tradition for Westerners to use the names of their elders to give their children.

The old man didn't let the child be called Raymond or Trissy, and Janet's grandparents were no longer alive, so Simon didn't object, otherwise it would have been a little strange for him.

As for the female assistant's pregnancy, and Janet's decision to say that she had given birth to twins, it is not a secret to the Johnston family, Simon has no intention of hiding it, and for his own family, things cannot be hidden at all.

The old man didn't say anything, except that he didn't give Simon too much a good look when he went to Melbourne last time.

Anthony Johnston was also assigned to speak with Simon, mentioning the issue of inheritance and hoping that the assistant's children would not be surnamed Westeros.

Simon is also open and honest about this, the assets in his name are large enough now, and will be even more amazing in the future, this asset cannot be left to any one or a few children alone, and it is better to exist in the name of the family foundation in the future. As for the surname, Simon did not back down, and said that he did not want his children to feel similar to him.

If Simon had been the poor boy he had been, the Johnston family would certainly not be too easy to talk to.

However, Simon has now made too many people look up to him, even the Johnston family, in the eyes of many people, he has become a vassal of the Westeros system. Simon insisted, and the Johnston family did not mention the matter of the female assistant's child.

However, Janet told Simon privately that her family asked her to be strict with her man in the future, and he couldn't let him go.

Also asked Simon if he was afraid?

After Daenerys Entertainment's summer celebration party, after several more negotiations, the True Lies project was finally finalized.

Arnold Schwarzenegger took the initiative to reduce his salary from $15 million to $12 million.

James Cameron didn't back down much.

Schwarzenegger, who was a good friend, asked him to help with the project, and he was not interested in such films, and if the producers insisted, Cameron said he would not mind quitting.

The final compromise was to raise the budget to $80 million, but once the budget was overrun, Cameron's regular directorial pay of $8 million would be halved, but the reduced $4 million would not be unpaid, but would be converted into a profit-sharing clause.

If the project is profitable.

Although the production budget of "True Lies" in memory is as high as $115 million, it is still very profitable.

Both Schwarzenegger and Cameron made certain concessions, and Simon didn't insist too much.

MGM and Fox soon signed a cooperation agreement, in which Fox, who is responsible for distribution, can get a 10% distribution commission, which is higher than Simon's initial proposal of 8%, but also 2.5 percentage points lower than the 12.5% commission ratio of the DC Cinematic Universe project that Warner Bros. is responsible for, which is a step back for both parties.

The final heroine, Simon did not have a very suitable candidate, and the actors like Ferra Fawcett, who wanted to get the role through favors, were not suitable in his opinion, so they simply left it to the crew to deal with it themselves.

As long as it's not Jamie Lee Curtis.