When the video call screen was connected, Amy Pascal, who was far away in the Malibu Studios in Los Angeles, was slightly stunned, because the first thing she saw was a delicate little girl like a doll, blinking a pair of light eyes and looking at her curiously.

Simon then appeared, hugged the little one into his arms, and motioned, "Nina, where is your politeness?"

The little girl reacted and greeted the camera obediently: "Good afternoon, ma'am, my name is Nina, what about you?"

Amy can be sure that this is not the illegitimate daughter of a certain guy, because his own boss will not hide this kind of thing at all, and he thinks that he is the daughter of a certain lover, seeing that the little guy is so beautiful, the mother must not be bad, and at this time, he can do it in Simon's arms, obviously he is also very favored, so he said patiently: "Hello, you can call me Amy." ”

"Amy, nice to meet you, are you far, far away from us?"

"Of course, this is Los Angeles. Nina, where are you?"

"Mom said that this place is called St. Petersburg. ”

"Oh, I know, it's a beautiful city. ”

"Yes, and there are a lot of people here who speak Russian, Mom said, because this is my hometown, Russian is my mother tongue, Amy, what is your mother tongue?"

Amy soon noticed that the little girl on the screen was a little talkative, but she was still patient, and smiled: "English is the language we are speaking now." ”

"So, Amy, do you speak Russian?"

"No, it won't. ”

"Why? Nina knows Russian, her father knows it, so does her mother, and Ivana, and Yulia, and Vera, but Vera is only two years old and can just speak. ”

The little girl was in the middle of the balabala, and next to her, a pair of fair-skinned slender arms that were obviously women's hands reached out and picked up the little one, and Amy just shook in dissatisfaction and recognized the identity of the girl who took the child away, Yulia Shulshikina.

In the original live broadcast of the London girl, this woman with a delicate face and a perfect body like an elf was noticed by many people for a while.

Last year's stunning "Bach's Last Day" ballet solo MV once again made Yulia Shulshikina a blockbuster.

Then it fell silent again.

Everyone knows that this woman is hidden by Simon Westeros's Golden House, and no matter how indignant many fans who have watched "Bach's Last Day" are, this woman has never been exposed.

Everyone only knows that she lives in London.

At first, it was watched by the media for a while, and then the London gossip tabloids were warned, and there was really not much to dig into this woman's private life, after all, everyone knew the identity of the most obvious Westeros lover, and gradually became cold.

I didn't expect to see it in the video today.

And the daughter of such a cute and quirky elf.

However, when the little guy was hugged by his mother and left, Amy didn't say much, and talked directly to Simon: "Boss, have you read the news about the film industry in China yesterday?"

Simon nodded.

Today is May 31st, it's 9 o'clock in the morning in Los Angeles, and I just went to work, and here in St. Petersburg, it's 7 o'clock in the afternoon, and in the evening, the time difference between the two places is exactly 10 hours.

And just yesterday.

On May 30, local time in China, the Chinese government officially promulgated two documents related to the film industry.

The first is the long-awaited "Film Management Regulations".

This document issued by the Ministry of Radio and Television mainly stipulates all aspects of the production, review, and distribution of China's film industry.

Simon had actually gone through the general content of the document before it was released.

In his opinion, what has a slight impact on Hollywood is that it is clear that the duration of domestic films screened in Chinese domestic theaters shall not be less than two-thirds of the total duration, which is a clear domestic protection after the Chinese film market has been dominated by imported films in the past two years.

At most, it only clarifies some of the unspoken rules on paper.

The other one, which Simon is more interested in, is the "Interim Regulations on Foreign Investment in Cinemas".

This is actually one of the results of Simon's last trip to China.

Needless to say, the core of the detailed terms is that China is opening up foreign investment in the mainland to invest in cinemas.

Of course, the main restriction is also expected by Simon, the mainland does not accept wholly foreign-owned enterprises for the time being, and can only cooperate, and the shareholding ratio of joint venture theaters must not exceed 49%, and the controlling stake must be controlled by the Chinese party.

In front of the call screen.

Seeing her boss nodding, Amy said: "Boss, in that case, do we still stick to the established plan?" I have recently learned more about the film industry in Chinese mainland, and most of the theaters in Chinese mainland are losing money due to the impact of the TV industry and piracy, not to mention, we don't even have control. ”

Simon shook his head and said, "Amy, the impact of television and piracy, this is actually the same in the United States, and even around the world, when TV and video first appeared, Hollywood was also like a big enemy, and in the end, these channels only increased our revenue." ”

"China is different. ”

"yes, but only temporarily. And, as long as there is enough interest in it, the Chinese government will certainly take steps to move the industry forward. The three items that are basically determined now, the reform of the cinema chain, the networking of cinemas and the investment in open cinemas this time, are a kind of progress. Amy, don't forget, China has a population of 1.2 billion. ”

"So, what about the control thing? Boss, if we invest but don't have a say, the outcome can be very bad. ”

Simon shook his head and said, "You got one thing wrong, majority ownership does not mean absolute control. You know, I have a lot of investments in China, so many affiliated companies, as long as you just pull some involved investment, 49% can easily become 51%, so you can organize the team of Auden Cinemas to go to China for inspection, heh, and the inspection team of the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television of China will go over there, which is considered our return visit, and I have other arrangements over there. ”

Now that Simon has thought it through, Amy didn't say anything more, nodded and said, "Then I'll arrange it as soon as possible." ”

After the two finished talking about it, they discussed some other company matters before ending the call.

Los Angeles, inside the office of Daenerys Studios in Malibu.

Amy first told her assistant to arrange an evening dinner with Blake McKillnan, president of Auden Cinemas, to discuss the layout of China in detail, and then picked up a box office report.

In addition to the past week, this report also mainly mentions the box office overview of the films released by Daenerys Entertainment in the first half of the year.

Because as of yesterday, May 30, the first half of 1996 was basically over.

The first is "Rush Hour", which was released in February.

Because of its early release, the global distribution of the $30 million action movie was basically over, and the film's domestic box office in North America ended at $141 million, and the overseas results were weaker, but it also reached $126 million.

The global cumulative is 267 million US dollars.

Definitely a big profit.

Therefore, "Rush Hour 2" is currently in preparation, of course, Hollywood will not be as rushed as Hong Kong, and it is expected to be released in two years.

And then there are the two films on the Easter schedule.

In order to free up screen resources for today's large-scale opening of "Mission Impossible 2", the two movies in the Easter schedule, "Morgue Haunted 2" and "Detective Plane Head 2" were painted together.

Mortuary Haunted 2 ended up grossing $137 million at the box office.

With the same production cost of 30 million US dollars, a large profit has been achieved in China alone.

Overseas, the release has not yet completely ended, but the overseas box office has reached $116 million, and the final overseas box office is expected to be around $150 million, which is stronger than that in North America.

The final domestic box office of "Detective Nose 2" was $108 million.

It's also a $30 million cost. The same is profitable locally.

In addition, the overseas distribution of this film is also continuing, and the overseas box office of the film is currently about 76 million, which is expected to exceed 100 million.

Up to now, these three films, which are completely independently distributed by Daenerys Entertainment, are all in the top ten industries of the annual box office list, and all of them are 100 million yuan box office club works, and they are the only three 100 million yuan box office club works before the start of the summer season, which actually shows Daenerys Entertainment's strong pattern in Hollywood at this time.

Not only that, since the start of the summer season, the two movies independently released by Daenerys Entertainment, "Romeo and Juliet" and "Black Man", are just small films in the eyes of many people, but they both show the potential of box office dark horses.

plus the equally strong collaboration film "The Mummy" and "Mission Impossible 2", which was just released today.

Amy Pascal herself couldn't help but sigh.

It seems like a long time ago, at the instigation of someone who was just a young boy, she gave up her role as vice president of Fox to join a small start-up company, and she didn't expect to get to where she is today.

Another location in Los Angeles.

Jett Lee, who has been tired of socializing in recent days, probably feels the same way.

For "Black Man", of course, I initially wanted to try to hit the North American market.

In fact, no Hong Kong film company has not had this kind of thought, but there are very few successful people after all, and "Black Man" actually didn't have too many expectations at first, otherwise it would definitely follow Jack Cheng's example and take the initiative to add some Hollywood elements.

Now, no one expected that it would succeed.

Although it was only $10.38 million in the first week, and the total box office in North America is expected to be only $25 million, this is close to 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

What's more, even in North America, such a box office is definitely not insignificant.

After all, the cost is put there.

Jett Lee also recently saw the newspaper statement that the total revenue of the film will exceed the $100 million "Evaporation Order", and this alone is enough to raise eyebrows.

Moreover, at this time, in the internal café of the Sunset Tower Hotel in Beverly Hills, the Sony Pictures executive in front of Jett Lee had seen it at a circle party some time ago, but it was far from the enthusiasm at this time.

"Lee, I know what you're thinking, keep working with Daenerys Entertainment, they're probably going to lift you to the same heights as Jack, right?"

Jett Lee was noncommittal and glanced back at the entrance of the café.

The Sony executive didn't care about Jett Lee's absent-mindedness at all, the other party didn't answer, he didn't get angry, and said, "Jet, you must think so." But have you ever thought that for Hollywood, the living space of Chinese actors is very small, and since a company has already produced a famous Chinese actor, and Jack now has the "Rush Hour" series, will Daenerys Entertainment provide you with more resources? So, it's better to cooperate with Sony, you know, although I'm not from the East, but Sony is a Japanese company after all, and the oriental culture is common, and, as long as you agree, we can sign an agreement immediately, $2 million, the next film contract, what do you think?"

Hearing the figure of $2 million, Jett Lee raised his eyebrows slightly.

Of course it's not too much.

However, if you look at his previous value again, of course, it is not a lot. It's just that before "Black Man", and after "Black Man", how can it be the same?

The waiting agent hadn't arrived yet, and Jet Lee was about to deal with a few words, and then left directly, when the phone suddenly rang.

Gesturing to the other party, Jett Lee answered.

A voice came from the other side, presumably slightly distorted by a transoceanic phone.

"Hi, Mr. Xiang...... Yes, everything is fine, Mr. Xiang...... Well...... Oh...... This, I can only help ask, in fact, Mr. Xiang, you can contact Daenerys Entertainment directly...... I'm sorry I probably won't be able to go back lately...... In the case of a sequel, it also depends on everyone's meaning, after all, I'm just the main actor...... Well, that's it...... Ok bye. ”

Hanging up the phone, Jett Lee's expression was subtle.

Sony's executive said again at this time: "Jett, let's continue, or, 2 million may be a little less, 2.5 million, how about it, you know, Jack didn't have such treatment at the beginning, we signed a contract directly, and we can pay you half of the salary in advance, and then we are picking projects, or, if you have any good ideas personally, we can also talk." ”

As the other party was talking, another Asian face finally walked into the entrance of the café.

Jett Lee stood up and greeted him, "Hi, Jerry. ”

Jeremy Zhao looked apologetic: "Jeter, I'm so sorry, I'm late, oh, Mr. Kendrick, you're here too?"

"You are?

"Jeremy Zhao, I'm Jett's agent," the middle-aged Asian said, handing over a business card and saying, "We met at last week's party, but you certainly don't remember me." ”

"Oh, remember, remember, Jerry, why don't we sit down and talk?"

"I'm sorry, we've already made an appointment. ”

"It's okay, let's talk about it tomorrow, or when you two have time. ”

"No problem, Mr. Kendrick. ”

"Jim, just call me Jim. ”

"Oh, well, though, Jim, we're really leaving, give me a business card, and if you don't mind, I'll call you sometime." ”

"Of course, this one has my home, office and mobile phone numbers on it. ”