Entering the last week of September, MCA and Panasonic held another meeting on Tuesday, September 25, but the result was still unhappy, and Daenerys Entertainment, which was closely watched by the media, still did not make any moves, and the originally boiling acquisition seemed to have reached a stalemate.

After the Forbes 400 list at the beginning of the month, this week, the team of Westeros Systems restarted the preliminary preparations for the acquisition of Bell Atlantic, and James Raybould also began to quietly absorb Bell Atlantic's shares, intending to take 4.9% of Bell Atlantic's shares in advance before the acquisition was exposed.

Although Forbes magazine will release the list of the world's richest people next month, Simon's ranking on this list is no longer in doubt, so it will not cause much more waves.

On Daenerys TV's side, Simon's hand-picked sitcom "Seinfeld" at the beginning of the year also officially launched with the ABC TV network this Tuesday, and ABC gave a 9 o'clock broadcast time slot, and "Who Will Be a Millionaire" as a lead.

After the official launch, the ratings of 15.6 million people in the premiere episode of "Seinfeld" directly made ABC announce that it would renew the next two seasons at one time.

In terms of films, David Lynch's "Wild Heart", which previously won the Cannes Palme d'Or, opened last Friday with a scale of 532 screens, which has been controversial and polarized in terms of word-of-mouth from Cannes to North America, and the box office reached $5.73 million in the first seven days from September 21 to September 27, exceeding the $10,000 sales level, exceeding many people's expectations.

After seeing the box office data for the first three days of "Wild at Heart", Gaomen Pictures began to urgently allocate screens, and it is expected that the number of screens in the second week of filming will reach about 800, and the film is also expected to hit the $20 million box office mark in North America. Although it signed a share distribution contract, the North American box office exceeded $20 million, and Daenerys Entertainment can still make a good fortune when it comes to the subsequent release of videotape and television rights.

Compared with "Wild at Heart", the Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore's new film "Family Journey", which was released on September 7, failed to arouse any direction from the audience after several screenings, and finally only hastily recovered $170,000 at the box office in the North American market.

Gaomen Pictures originally invested $1 million to obtain the North American omni-channel rights of "Family Journey", and judging from the results of the theater box office, the loss is inevitable.

Counting "Cinema Paradiso," which was bought by Universal Pictures and messed up due to a misguided distribution strategy, Tornatore's two feature films failed to make any waves in the North American market, and the Italian director is destined to find it difficult to win Hollywood's favor in the future.

Except, of course, Simon.

Giuseppe Tornatore's future "The Pianist of the Sea" and "The Belle Belle Legend of Sicily" will surely make a move if two excellent films come along.

Los Angeles.

After a short day off in Seattle with his female assistant, Simon returned to Hollywood for the week.

Knowing that Simon intends to readjust the speed of the DC Cinematic Universe, Warner Bros. Pictures CEO Terry Semel immediately objected, and then Steve Ross also called Simon's office.

The planned follow-up to the first phase of the DC Cinematic Universe has been the highlight of Time Warner's continuous promotion for most of the six months since the merger.

Moreover, although most investors recognize the win-win status of Daenerys Entertainment and Time Warner Group in the DC Cinematic Universe plan, there are also shareholders who criticize Time Warner's management for ceding too many interests and initiative to Daenerys Entertainment.

It is conceivable that once the first phase of the planned five-year and ten-part DC Cinematic Universe project is suddenly extended to 7 to 10 years, those shareholders who have been accusing Time Warner's management of giving too much profit will definitely be more dissatisfied, and some investors who were originally on the side of the management may also change their attitudes.

What's more, this incident will definitely affect Time Warner's share price.

Now that he has made up his mind, Simon will not easily adapt his own ideas.

After several disputes, Time Warner still had to compromise, because the control of the entire DC Cinematic Universe was actually completely in Simon's hands. If it really makes a fuss, Daenerys Entertainment is definitely not afraid that the plan will be completely shelved, but Time Warner can't bear the consequences of this.

However, Simon also made appropriate amends.

The last two remaining spots in Daenerys Entertainment's 10-film program were all given to Warner Bros. Pictures, further tying the interests of both parties. Moreover, Simon agreed that he would not officially disclose such adjustments to the outside world, and would only unknowingly delay the plan during the implementation process under the pretext of some project preparations.

Having barely reached an agreement on this matter, Simon understands that there must still be a rift in the cooperation between Daenerys Entertainment and Time Warner Group.

However, this kind of thing is inevitable.

Daenerys Entertainment and the entire Westeros system want to continue to expand, which is destined to harm the interests of more and more people.

Friday, September 28th.

In the office loft on the second floor of Daenerys Studios, the team dedicated to the DC Cinematic Universe project occupies a special office area next to Daenerys Special Effects Company in LOFT No. 2, where all aspects of the DC Cinematic Universe plan will be generated.

In addition, the team is stationed here, so that it is convenient to discuss the feasibility of various special effects scenarios with Daenerys Special Effects at any time.

Simon, Amy and Semel are all present in a more than 70-square-meter event room in the DC Cinematic Universe office area, which was used for auditions a few days ago, and the walls are densely packed with photos of various actors, mainly related to the three major series of "Batman", "Wonder Woman" and "The Flash".

The core character of "Batman" has long been decided and does not need to be discussed.

A series of creators of "Wonder Woman" have also been finalized during this time, including Farmic Jensen, the actor of Diana Prince, Joanna Cassidy, the actor of Queen Hippolyta, and Linda Hamilton, the actor of Queen Hippolyta's sister Antiop, etc. This week, one of the supporting roles in the series, Steve Trevor, God of War Ares and other characters were also finally decided.

Today we are discussing the final candidates for the characters of "The Flash".

Of course, the power to discuss and ultimately make the decision is still in Simon's hands.

"Since everyone has no opinion, the role of Barry Allen will be handed over to Jason Jedrick. ”

After carefully watching a few samples and the background information of the actors, Simon said.

Jason Jaderick, 25 years old, debuted in 1983, and previously participated in "Guaranteed Admission" starring Tom Cruise, "Born on the Fourth of July" directed by Oliver Stone, Michael Hoffman's "Dream State" and other films, acting skills and qualifications are enough, Simon also appreciates the other party's performance in "Dream State".

Moreover, when Simon was invited by Robert Redford to watch his new film "Havana" on Wednesday night, Redford also specially recommended Jason Jaderick, who has already entered the final list, to Simon. The difference between the last few candidates is not big, Jason Jedrick is enough in all aspects, and Simon also sells a favor to Redford.

After everyone nodded, a staff member in the activity room pinned a picture of Jason Jedric to the wall in the blank space of the male protagonist of "The Flash".

Finalizing this matter, Simon let go of the other document in front of him and said, "Next, the heroines, Tracy Paulan, Robin White, and Amanda Wise, let's re-watch a few audition videos of the three first." ”

After Simon finished speaking, the staff in the activity room closed the curtains and turned on the projector without commanding.

Moments later, the first video of Tracy Paulan's audition appeared on the screen on the side of the activity room.

Tracy Paulan is 30 years old, debuted earlier than Jason Jeffrick, and has the same acting experience, in addition, the actress is also the wife of Michael Fox, a popular Hollywood student, which is the most important condition for her to enter the final round of casting.

Robin White is 24 years old. is not only the 'Jenny' in "Forrest Gump" and the 'Mrs. Shimogi' in "House of Cards" in Simon's memory, but also Rob White also happens to be the heroine of the hit drama "Santa Barbara" produced by New World Pictures and later taken over by Daenerys Entertainment.

"Santa Barbara" began broadcasting in 1984 and officially stopped broadcasting last year. During this period, Robin White also participated in films such as Rob Reiner's "The Princess Bride".

Amanda Pace, 31 years old, is also a TV series actress, because she is the oldest, she has more acting experience than the previous two. Moreover, Amanda Pace should also be regarded as the most beautiful of the three candidate actresses.

After the audition video was played in turn, Simon looked at the people around him.

Terry Semel began by saying, "I think Tracy Blans is good, and as Michael Fox's wife, this can also be a very good promotional point. ”

Although the "Back to the Future" series starring Michael Fox has ended, it is not a problem for this popular Hollywood student to continue to maintain his first-line popularity for a few years. As Fox's wife, just like Demi Moore, Tracy Paulan does have an innate advantage.

However, as soon as Semel's voice fell, Amy said: "I don't think the advantage of Michael Fox's wife is obvious, Amanda Pace should be better, her acting experience is more commanding than the other two." Moreover, her image and temperament are more in line with the setting of Iris West News Reporter. ”

George Cosmatus, the director of "The Flash" recommended by Warner, said at this time: "But, Amy, Amanda Pace is 31 years old. ”

George Cosmatus has served as the director of big-budget films such as "First Blood 2" and "Bloody Demon", although he does not meet Simon's criteria for selecting directors of the DC Cinematic Universe series, Warner is not as big as Simon after all, so he hopes to have a more experienced director of the horizontal bar "The Flash" series.

The budget of "The Flash" was borne by Warner, and Cosmatus could not interfere in crossover series such as "Justice League", and after several communications, it was confirmed that the other party's production ideas did not contradict him too much, and Simon agreed.

Amy heard Cosmatus say this, picked up a photo and showed it to him, and said, "George, if I say Amanda is 20 years old, probably some people will believe it, right?"

Amanda Pace has a softer Asian face, and although she is 31 years old, she is very well maintained, and some people believe that she is 20 years old.

Since the last three have been selected, Simon is actually satisfied with every actor, and any one of them will have no problem ending up as the heroine of "The Flash". It was precisely because the other people knew Simon's attitude that they would seriously discuss it. Otherwise, everyone can simply wait for Simon to decide for himself, and there is no need to waste words at all.

"But, Amy," Cosmatus added, "Amanda Pace is really beautiful now, but if the Flash franchise lasts for ten years, can you imagine her still looking like she is 41 ten years from now?"

Simon hadn't noticed the problem at first, but Cosmatus's words suddenly woke him up.

Imagine the "Friends" series that lasted for ten years in my memory, and the heroines of the series were very good at the beginning of the series, but at the end, even the most beautiful Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox gave people a strong feeling that the years were a pig-killing knife.

Moreover, even if it can't be compared to "Friends", in the "Iron Man" series, Gwyneth Paltrow, who was originally quite attractive, appeared again after ten years of the series, which is also unbearable to look at.

Amy said at this time: "According to your statement, George, Amanda Wise and Tracy Paulan can be directly out." ”

Simon ignored the argument between the two and looked back at the information in front of him.

Although any of the three candidates have no problem playing Iris West, Simon naturally has some tendencies, and he originally favored Amanda Pace. This actress does not lack the intellectuality of a female reporter, but also has another capable temperament.

Moreover, in the plot of "The Flash", Iris West is definitely not a vase-like existence, because of her profession as a journalist, she will also cause a lot of plots, including the plot of the DC Cinematic Universe crossover.

Amanda Pace in the original time and space is not very famous, and Simon can't remember what the other party will look like in ten years, not to mention, Simon can also see that this woman should have had plastic surgery, he didn't care too much about this, but it is obvious that a woman who has undergone plastic surgery is actually more vulnerable to the ravages of time.

After thinking about this, Simon drew a cross directly on Amanda Pace's profile page, then looked up, interrupted the dispute between Amy and George, and said: "Amy, George's words just now reminded me, age is indeed a very important issue, I remember thinking about this before, if it wasn't for George's reminder, I almost forgot about it, Amanda Pace is really not suitable, PASS." ”

Amy paused, nodded, and said, "So, what about Tracy Paulan?"

Simon didn't hesitate too much and said, "Brush it off too." ”

The heroine of "The Flash" is about to come out.

Everyone in the office also realized that a certain girl, who was only 24 years old this year, unknowingly took advantage of her age. (https:)

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