Courtney just stood beside Simon and watched him paint with some restraint, but Christie leaned over and stuck to Simon's side, a strand of beautiful blonde hair dangling in Simon's afterglow, and said while watching him paint, "No, we're going to a party, Simon, why don't you come along?"

Simon was noncommittal, continued to draw, and asked, "What party?"

Matthew held a celebration of the box office success of "Skipping Class" starring him. Oh, Matthew Broderick, you know what?"

Simon nodded, although he has the memories of the other twelve people, but in order to fully increase his understanding of Hollywood in this era, he has been reading Hollywood's two ace print media "Variety" and "Hollywood Reporter" during this time, so he knows the popular movies that are currently being released.

In this ongoing summer season, Hollywood's most watched film is undoubtedly Tom Cruise's "Top Gun". The film, which was released in mid-May, has already grossed $75 million in less than two months.

In Hollywood in the 80s, the full-scale distribution model of rolling out thousands of screens at a time had not yet emerged, and the mainstream distribution methods of major film companies were still a combination of long-term distribution and multiple rounds of screening.

The basic characteristics of this traditional distribution model are the small scale of the film and the long screening time.

Even three years ago, in "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi", the number of screens was only a little over 1,000. But on the other hand, as long as it is a popular hit, it can basically be released in North American theaters for more than half a year.

"Top Gun" also opened with about 1,000 screens, and achieved a box office of $75 million in less than two months after its release, temporarily ranking first in the North American box office list in 1986.

Based on the usual box office curve of long-term screenings and the current popularity of "Top Gun", the film can make at least $75 million more in the next few months.

Hollywood only had three films at the domestic box office exceeding 100 million last year, and "Top Gun" is expected to have a total North American box office of more than $150 million, almost locking in the annual box office champion in 1986.

Indeed, Simon remembers very well that the final North American box office of "Top Gun" was $179 million, which topped the North American box office charts in 1986.

Relying on the popularity of "Top Gun", Tom Cruise successfully promoted from a Hollywood popular student to a world-class movie superstar.

In addition to "Top Gun", the campus comedy "Skipping Class Genius" released in June, with a production cost of $6 million, has achieved a box office of more than $30 million in just three weeks, which is also a box office dark horse in this summer file.

In the next few months, even if the total box office of "Skipping Class" cannot break 100 million, it is very likely to squeeze into the top ten of this year's North American box office list.

Simon is not familiar with Matthew Broderick, the actor of "Skipping Class", except for the current movie, he probably only remembers that the other party is the actor of the 1998 Hollywood version of "Godzilla" in the original time and space, and the "Godzilla" that year brought almost all negative effects to several creators, and the acting careers of the heroes and heroines were also greatly affected.

However, Simon paid great attention to the movie "Skipping Class" at this time, because the director of the film is named John Hughes, the screenwriter of the famous "Home Alone".

"Home Alone", a super-hit work that grossed nearly $500 million worldwide in the early 90s, Simon naturally didn't want to miss it.

Chatting casually with the two girls next to him, and finishing the sketch in his hand, Simon planned to leave and go back to the hotel. He wasn't interested in the party that Westerners were keen on, not to mention, it must have been late at night after the party, and although the downtown area of Santa Monica was relatively safe, Simon didn't have a car, and if he walked alone at night late at night, it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't encounter any accidents.

However, Christie didn't let Simon go, forcibly dragged him into Courtney's white car, and finally secretly made a 'You owe me once' expression to Simon, apparently believing that he had thoughts about Courtney.

Now that she was in the car, Courtney didn't show any refusal, and Simon agreed.

The party will be held at the Airship Bar near Santa Monica Beach.

The trio arrived outside the bar in Courtney's white sedan, and it was nightfall, and there was already a long line at the entrance to the bar.

Christie stepped forward to say a few words to the tall doorman, who looked through the list in his hand, checked the driver's licenses of the three men, and stamped the back of Simon and Christie, who were under the age of drinking, before letting the three of them in.

Simon then learned that Christie, who also played a not-so-inconspicuous role in "Skipping Class", was officially invited today, unlike the men and women who lined up outside the door hoping to enter the Hollywood social circle.

Walking down the hallway into the bar lobby, Simon found that the oval layout of the hall was indeed like its name, and the décor was full of technology.

At this time, the hall was already crowded with young people, the lights were flickering, and the music was deafening.

Instead of immediately merging into the crowd, Christie first led Simon and Courtney to the other side of the bar, where the hero of tonight's celebration party was instructed, as a waiter had pointed out.

After half a circle in the oval-shaped crowded hall, the three of them found a few young men and women sitting around a round table at the bottom of the bar.

Several people at the round table saw someone coming, and they didn't mean to get up, Christie stretched out his hand to a boy with a little tender face, shook it with the other party, and said with a smile: "Matthew, congratulations." Also, this is my friend, Curt, Simon. ”

After Christie finished speaking, Simon and Courteney also stepped forward to shake each other's hands, and Matthew Broderick was still sitting, smiling when shaking hands with the two, but also with obvious coldness.

After a brief greeting, seeing Matthew Broderick's cold expression, and not even interested in knowing what Simon and Courtney's names were, the three of them planned to leave. However, just as he was about to move, a boy sitting opposite Matthew Broderick glanced at Christie and pulled a chair from the side.

"Now, you guys go play, I'll talk to Matthew and them for a while," Christie saw this, her originally somewhat lost expression immediately disappeared, and she said to Simon and Courtney, and when she saw the two of them walking away, she sat down with a smile and said, "So, what are you talking about?"

"Matthew's new movie," Christie's boy replied, handing her a drink, then looked at Matthew Broderick across from him, and asked, "What's that called?"

"The Butterfly Effect, a cool script," Matthew Broderick's tone came alive with no outsiders around, "Do you know what the butterfly effect means?"

Everyone shook their heads in unison.

"Actually, I don't know," Matthew said, amid everyone's laughter, "However, several senior executives within the WMA are very important to this script, and are still considering making it a package project of the WMA, just like CAA." ”

The girl next to Matthew Broderick saw that he had been circling, and she pretended to be dissatisfied and shook his arm, and said, "Matthew, what kind of story is it?"

"Well," Matthew enjoyed the coquettishness of the girl next to him, but still shook his head and said, "I can't say it for the time being, you will definitely know after a while." Moreover, there are a lot of young characters in the script, and you will also have the opportunity to participate in the audition, so maybe I can help when the time comes. ”

Everyone gathered around Matthew Broderick, looking forward to this kind of opportunity, so when they heard his last words, their expressions were a little more eager and flattering.

Christie also interjected at this time and asked, "Matthew, when will the movie start?"

"The project is still being coordinated, and it should be introduced to the studio in the near future," Matthew Broderick said, glancing at Christie's pretty face, "and Norman felt that there were too few scenes in the script that belonged to me, and he wanted the screenwriter to revise the script." In short, everyone knows that a good movie is not so easy to complete. ”

Everyone nodded yes, and some were envious of a certain person's name that Matthew had lightly mentioned in his words.

Norman, whom Matthew just mentioned, is named Norman Broca, who is his agent and one of Hollywood's legendary agents. Many years ago, Norman Broca also represented a legendary superstar like Marilyn Monroe.

Due to the death of two veterans of the WMA in the first half of the year, Norman Broka, who just turned 60 this year, successfully became the president of the brokerage industry giant with his years of experience in the WMA.

Several of you here are in Hollywood, and they also have their own good agents.

It's just that everyone knows very well that if they can find an agent like Norman Broca, their acting career will definitely be a smooth road. Matthew Broderick was also born into an acting family, which allowed him to sign with Norman Broca at a young age.

As everyone chatted with Matthew Broderick in the center, there was a sudden commotion on the dance floor not far away, and with the sound of lively commotion, a small open space quickly cleared up on the dance floor, and it seemed that someone was fighting.

Someone made trouble at his celebration party, Matthew Broderick's face suddenly couldn't hold back, he got up with a sinking expression and walked towards the dance floor, and several other people hurriedly followed.

Approaching the dance floor, Christie recognized the two figures at the center of the commotion, and her pretty face immediately became bitter.