The Berlinale will not be completed until 2000, when the Berlinale is now the main venue at the Zoo Cinema on the south side of the zoo in the heart of Berlin.

Although the name of the zoo theater does not match the style of the festival, the screening room is very luxurious, with a spacious hall large enough to accommodate more than 700 spectators.

Simon walked across the red carpet as the festival staff stepped forward to lead him into the lobby.

There are still more than ten minutes before the opening ceremony, and the hall is already full of most of the guests.

Simon is in the ninth row, separated by an aisle from the front eight rows and raised one step, in the prime position of the large screening room, and at the same time the most easily scanned by the camera.

It was clear that the opportunity to contact Westeros was hard to come by, and many of the guests at the scene put down their reservations and took the initiative to come over to chat with Simon.

It wasn't until 7:30 a.m., when the opening ceremony began, that the turmoil in the hall subsided.

That's right, just like the weather in Berlin in February, the Berlinale was so cold that it didn't fit in with other film festivals, and the opening ceremony was held at 7:30 p.m., when it was already completely dark.

If it's Los Angeles or Cannes, it's not a big deal.

However, let's not forget that this is Berlin, and it's still in February, the coldest time of the year, and Simon has been paying special attention to the weather when he arrives in the morning, and the city's nighttime temperatures have recently reached -9 degrees Celsius.

Including Simon's previous red carpet, it has only begun to appear in recent years due to the pressure of the film festival's declining decline.

In previous years, there was no red carpet at the Berlin Film Festival.

Fortunately, the atmosphere of the opening ceremony was very lively, different from the seriousness of the opening ceremony of Cannes, and even a little like the Oscars. A blonde hostess from a local German TV station was very open on the stage, all kinds of jokes came one after another, and finally left the stage and came to Simon to interact with him, which made the atmosphere more lively.

After the opening, there are routine retrospectives and introductions to the participating films, interspersed with several performances.

Probably taking into account the mood of the audience, the opening ceremony was only about 45 minutes long, and the closing time was only 8:15.

The opening video will be shown from 8:30 a.m. onwards.

As the opening ceremony comes to an end, many guests will be early, either heading to some party receptions or heading straight back to their accommodations.

Although Fay Donaway, the heroine of the opening film "Arizona Dream", sat next to Simon during the opening ceremony, and the two talked about a lot of topics, Simon did not stay to watch the film.

Mainly, there are other arrangements.

The Berlinale doesn't have an official opening reception yet, but there is no shortage of similar parties.

In order to promote the two films "Hoffa" and "Toys", which were shortlisted for the main competition unit, Fox specially arranged a reception after the opening ceremony, which was held at a hotel near the zoo theater.

Jack Nicholson's "Hoffa" has a budget cost of $35 million, Robin Williams' "Toys" has a budget cost of $43 million, and since the release of 12 films last year, both films have only grossed just over $20 million at the North American box office, and Fox can only hope that overseas markets will make up for the losses as much as possible.

As for the return on investment or even profitability, it is unlikely.

During this time, the attraction of the overseas film market basically fell on "Jurassic Park" at the end of last year.

As of last week, the overseas box office of this sci-fi dinosaur blockbuster produced by Daenerys Entertainment has exceeded $380 million, including 330 million in North America, and the total global box office has reached $710 million. According to the forecast of Daenerys Entertainment's publicity and distribution department, "Jurassic Park" can recover at least another $200 million overseas, and the total global box office will eventually reach a high of $900 million.

Because of the strength of "Jurassic Park", the overseas market almost instinctively tilted more resources to this super blockbuster, "Hoffa" and "Toys" did not cause much repercussions in North America, and in the case of "Jurassic Park" rampage, it is even less likely to perform in overseas markets.

Still, the things that need to be done are still to be done.

Daenerys Entertainment and News Corp. are still working very closely.

Rupert Murdoch personally made several phone calls in New York to invite him, and Simon, since he was in Berlin, stopped by to join the party.

The reception was hosted by Nicholas Walsh, Fox's vice president in charge of overseas theatrical distribution, and Walsh greeted him as soon as Simon arrived at the hotel where the reception was held.

It's also helpless to say.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the timing of this presentation is obviously out of place, and the more appropriate time should be the following weekend.

It's just that the two Hollywood celebrities who participated in "Hoffa" and "Toys", Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams, did not give Fox too much schedule, and both of them only agreed to stay in Berlin for one day. Speaking of this, Nicholas Walsh, who was in charge of the preparation of this reception, was extremely depressed.

Daenerys Entertainment can crush the cooperating stars to death, even if it is a first-line celebrity, it will basically cooperate with Daenerys Entertainment's various publicity activities.

Fox has no confidence in this regard, and can only accommodate big names like Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams.

Of course, the other reason is that Fox is able to give the two films a small budget for overseas promotion.

If you are short of money, you can only save what you can save.

Fortunately, this reception was only held for the press release, and Fox has not encountered this situation before. When publishing relevant publicity articles in the future, as long as you formulate a reasonable media strategy to avoid the hot spots of the opening ceremony.

Although it was not as lively as the opening ceremony, the media lineup invited by Fox was not bad at all.

Simon was very cooperative and bombarded with flash lights in front of the photo wall with the posters of the two films, before entering the reception hall with Nicholas Walsh.

Jack Nicholson, Robin Williams and others have also arrived.

greeted as usual, and a few were cold and not warm.

Traditional Hollywood studios, in order to invite these big names, need to lower their profile and cooperate with various harsh conditions, Daenerys Entertainment has not done this since its establishment.

With the rise of special effects blockbusters, 3D animated films, and the DC Cinematic Universe, there's no need for this now.

Special effects, 3D and superhero IP are Daenerys Entertainment's 'A-level celebrities', and these celebrities not only do not ask for high salaries, but also do not put forward harsh conditions such as shooting only 5 hours a day without memorizing lines and not going out on location.

While Daenerys Entertainment doesn't refuse to work with traditional superstars, the premise of such a partnership must be reciprocal, or Daenerys Entertainment must maintain its dominant position, and stars who want to get paid a lot but don't want to put in enough effort don't want to get a chance from Daenerys Entertainment at all.

Jack Nicholson and others are also not enthusiastic about Simon.

This young man has obviously changed the power landscape in Hollywood in recent years, because of the strength of Daenerys Entertainment and the rapid rise of a large number of new stars under the support of Daenerys Entertainment, the status of these old celebrities has been seriously threatened.

If it weren't for the fact that Simon's current power and wealth were too terrifying, enough to directly crush the crooked minds of too many people, his current life would definitely not be easy.

Veteran celebrities like Jack Nicholson can still hold a shelf, but the other guests at the reception will not let go of such an opportunity.

In fact, a lot of people are here for Simon.

Fox is also happy to be able to invite more stars to cheer for the two films and increase the attention of the next news.

Reception Hall.

Simon had just chatted with Denzel Washington about the recent ongoing filming of "The Philadelphia Story" when Michelle Pfeiffer, dressed in a black evening dress, walked over.

"In the evening, Simon. ”

"Hey, Michelle," Simon said with a smile as he looked at the woman's outfit, "I still think red is more suitable for your style." ”

Michelle Pfeiffer raised her eyebrows slightly, she had worn a red dress at the opening ceremony, and she had just changed into this one, and she couldn't greet the little man in front of her at the opening ceremony, but she didn't expect the other party to notice: "However, that dress is too thin, and it's cold now." ”

"Oh, indeed," Simon nodded, "but black is beautiful too." ”

"Thank you," Michelle Pfeiffer said, taking a sip of red wine, but her eyes still fell on the man in front of her, and suddenly she noticed something, and said, "Didn't your wife come with her this time?"

Simon smiled and shook his head: "No, she is also a person who is very afraid of the cold." ”

"So," Michelle Pfeiffer's expression was a little more charming, "You're alone now?"

"Obviously," Simon shrugged and asked rhetorically, "what about you?"

"I'm alone, too. ”

The hint is already very obvious.

Simon suddenly remembered that it seemed like a long, long time ago, when he had just come to Los Angeles and met Courteney Cox by chance, Courteney said that he wanted to become a big star like Michelle Pfeiffer, and Simon said that he hoped to invite Michelle Pfeiffer to participate in his own movies in the future.

Speaking of which, Michelle Pfeiffer, who is yes, is only the peak of the second line.

In the original timeline, Michelle Pfeiffer rose to prominence by participating in Brian De Palma's "Scarface", and reached her peak after participating in Catwoman in "Batman Returns".

Simon's appearance led to a lot of things changing.

The Catwoman character belongs to Valerie Golino.

In recent years, Michelle Pfeiffer has still reached the first-line coffee position with "The Witches of Easttown", "Dangerous Liaisons", "Sleeping with the Enemy", "The Baker Brothers" and other popular or blockbuster films, but among them, "Sleeping with the Enemy", which has the best commercial performance, has only a box office performance of just over $100 million, which is far from being comparable to Catwoman.

Coupled with the rise of the new generation of Hollywood actresses, Michelle Pfeiffer's current first-line coffee position is not stable.

For Hollywood stars, if they want to stabilize their position, they must either have a box office or an award, just like Meryl Streep, although there are not many super blockbusters in the films, but because of a series of actresses, Meryl Streep is one of the few first-line actresses in Hollywood who can be paid $5 million steadily.

In the blink of an eye, Simon suddenly understood why Michelle Pfeiffer came over and was quite proactive.

Michelle Pfeiffer came to Berlin this time because of the film "Field of Love" in the main competition.

"Field of Love" is a drama film produced by Orion Pictures, which tells the story of a housewife who insists on rushing to Washington to attend the wedding of Kennedy after the assassination of Kennedy, and the film interweaves various elements such as politics, race, and homicide. Michelle Pfeiffer plays the heroine in the film.

Unlike "Toys" and "Hoffa," which have already been released on a large scale, "Field of Love" only had a small screening at the end of last year to qualify for the awards season.

It's just that the film's reputation is not satisfactory, and the Oscar nominations were announced at the beginning of the month, and "Field of Love" only received a Michelle Pfeiffer Best Actress nomination.

Counting "Dangerous Liaisons" and "The Baker Brothers", this is Michelle Pfeiffer's third Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

already has the first two nominations as a foundation, and the works and strength of the other nominees this year are not expected, so this should be Michelle Pfeiffer's most promising Oscar.

The Oscar actresses in the nineties still have a higher gold content.

If she can get the actress, Michelle Pfeiffer will be able to completely stabilize her coffee position in the next few years, even if it is a longer term, with the Oscar queen crown, she does not have to worry about her lack of film appointments.

It's just that it's not easy to get this award.

Michelle Pfeiffer found that if there was no other help, this year's actress, Emma Thompson, the heroine of "Howard Manor", would have a much higher chance of winning than her.

Because "Howard Manor" is a film produced by Daenerys Entertainment's Gaomen Pictures, the previous Golden Globe Awards, Emma Thompson has successfully won a Best Actress in a Drama category, compared to last year, Daenerys Entertainment has also performed very strongly in this year's awards season, and its research efforts are far from being able to compete with the declining Orion Pictures.

The Oscar nominations have been announced, and the key to the awards PR is this month.

Noticing the clarity in Simon's eyes, Michelle Pfeiffer no longer concealed it, stepped forward slightly, looked up at Simon slightly, stretched out a hand to put his arm around Simon, and said, "Simon, the hotel I stayed in is really a bit bad, you must have a place to stay in Berlin, how about we go to your place to talk?"

Simon greeted the woman's purpose, raised his hand to hold the tiny little hand that the woman called and shook it, but let it go, with some playfulness in his smile, shook his head slightly and said: "It's a pity, Michelle, the Oscar heroine can't be given to you this time, so, do you want to go to me to talk about it?"