After lunch, the afternoon was followed by a meeting on the production and distribution of two films from New World Pictures.

It's Friday, October 18th.

Daenerys Entertainment's Halloween schedule this year will officially start next week, that is, on October 26, the latest series of the Conjuring Cinematic Universe "Annabelle" produced by New World Pictures will be officially released.

As another extension of the Conjuring Cinematic Universe series, "Annabelle" is based in 1970 and is also based on material provided by supernatural investigators Mr. and Mrs. Warren, telling the story of a ragdoll possessed by evil spirits.

The production cost of the film is still $15 million, far exceeding the 6.5 million in the 2014 version of the original space, which is still without taking inflation into account.

Once Warner's "Annabelle" derived from the "Conjuring" series, because it started production after the success of "The Conjuring" in 2013, there was no concept of the Conjuring Cinematic Universe at that time, so it did not have much expectations, not only the production budget was shabby, but even the director and protagonist of the film were all newcomers, and as a result, the film was a great success, with a production cost of $6.5 million, and a cumulative global box office of more than $200 million.

This time is certainly different.

The new Conjuring Cinematic Universe, the first two series, "The Conjuring" and "Morgue Haunting" have been successful, and the new version of "Annabelle", Daenerys Entertainment has attached great importance to it from the beginning, so it has directly locked in a production budget of 15 million US dollars, both the director and the actors have a relatively considerable foundation.

For example, the most important heroine, this time it is Madeleine Stowe.

Although the actress who debuted in the 80s has always been a little tepid, she has been quite affirmed for her appearance and acting skills, and has worked with big names such as Kevin Costner, Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day Lewis, so it can be said that what is missing is just an opportunity.

"Annabelle", which is basically supported by the heroine, is such an opportunity for Madeleine Stowe.

While horror films often don't offer much for actors, as long as the project achieves the kind of success of the first two series of the Conjuring Cinematic Universe, the actress, who has always been positioned as a vase, will be able to get rid of the shadow brought by the big names and gain more attention and resources from Hollywood.

Because of this attribute, the original heroine of "Annabelle" also experienced a lot of competition.

The finished film was completed two months ago, and the announcement was launched at the same time, and the afternoon meeting was just to discuss the final week of release sprint and some follow-up publicity arrangements after the release of the film.

The other one is "American Pie".

The casting of this youth sex comedy has been completed during this time, compared to the starting budget of $15 million in the Conjuring Movie Universe, the production budget of the first part of "American Pie" is only $1,000, but because it is a project of Daenerys Entertainment, it still attracts many teenage actors or actors who pretend to be teenagers to fight for it.

Inspired by "American Pie", Simon also realized that he could start another youth film craze in the next few years.

Speaking of which, the last youth film boom should have been Simon in the years when he first debuted in the eighties, and successively gave several series of "Death is Coming", "Butterfly Effect" and "Scream", ten years later, these series have basically fallen silent, coupled with the rapid rise of a series of super blockbuster films in recent years, youth films have fallen into a low ebb.

Now, "American Pie" can be used as a new beginning.

In order to promote this plan, Simont arranged for Daenerys Entertainment to sign as long as possible film contracts with the selected actors this time, starting with three films, more of which are packaged five-part contracts, basically buying out a group of newcomers or rookies pretending to be newcomers for the next ten years.

Next, the same team, horror films, sex comedies, spoof films, etc., can be tried. As long as some potential brand effect is formed, the market will definitely favor this same group of people.

Moreover, although it is bound, this is also a good thing for the actors themselves.

After all, one of the biggest characteristics of actors in youth films in the past is that the short-term elimination rate of the acting cycle is high, and after a few movies, they are often forgotten by the audience. Daenerys Entertainment has created a fixed team of youth films, which can not only control costs, maintain the continuity of the series, but also continue their careers as much as possible for actors.

Speaking of "American Pie", as the beginning of another youth film boom in New World Pictures, a subsidiary of Daenerys Entertainment, the project directly finalized the hot schedule for next summer, and it also once again fits the idea of the three labels of Daenerys Entertainment starting side by side.

Throughout the afternoon, the meeting on "Annabelle" lasted for an hour, and the rest of the time was reserved for "American Pie" and related youth film projects.

Simon is most interested in the bunch of small fresh meat signed by Daenerys Entertainment during this time.

Because of Simon's involvement, many names are familiar.

Of course, it was the actress who mainly attracted Simon's interest.

For example, Sarah Michelle Gaylar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Jordana Brewster, who had a short shelf life but was quite amazing when she was young, as well as Rishi Witherspoon, Anna Farrell, Jennifer Esposito, Nosha Elizabeth, Kelly Russell, and even Charlize Theron, who accidentally jumped into this list, etc.

These actresses, one "American Pie" will definitely not be exhausted, but in the next plan, everyone can get a good opportunity.

And, if it weren't for the fact that Simon wanted to throw a special party to bring the girls together for fun.

At the end of the meeting, Simon did not forget to talk about "The Hangover", which was a plan that arose when he was in New York some time ago, in order to promote a casino that was already under the control of the Westeros system, Simon planned to arrange the scene of the original "Hangover" in Atlantic City on the east coast, and shoot this R-rated comedy that caused a phenomenal movie-watching boom in advance.

However, compared to "American Pie" or "Annabelle", which will open next week, because even next year's film list is full, this project can only be postponed to the next year.

This also happens to give the project enough time to create.

In addition, this project can also be used to support the rotten boy gang in order to compete with several comedy stars at this stage.

At the end of the week, Simon set off again for the East Coast the next day.

The main thing is to come and accompany the woman.

In addition, the four major fashion weeks have officially ended, so the final rehearsal stage of the Victoria's Secret show of the first phase and the last phase also needs Simon to keep an eye on it personally.

It's a bit of a hassle to say.

After last month's thoughts, before I knew it, the Westeros family had three more children in the process of conceiving.

Grace has one in her belly.

Maria has one in her belly.

And finally, Erin Lauder one.

The first two are okay, and the last Lauder girl is the trouble, the main thing is that Simon didn't actually have a very clear plan at first, but he casually explained to the housekeeper who was in charge of some things, a little, well, the adventure element is in it, I didn't expect a shot.

Now we can only honestly bear the consequences.

This time, I came here to discuss this issue.

When Erin and Simon were together, they always half-truthed and half-false and half-resentful chanting 'You can't marry me' Yunyun, the mind is self-evident, but it is impossible to get married, if Simon dares to divorce Janet, according to what the woman said at the beginning, the result is to dig out the heart and lungs, there is no other meaning, it is completely literal.

Simon never thought about it either.

So, after a full day of discussion with the woman and even the elders of her family on Sunday, she finally came up with a set of plans.

The first is where the child belongs.

In the future, it will be raised by the Lauder family, even if this side doesn't care much about money, but it must also pay child support, $1 million per month, which is personally responsible for Erin until the child is 18 years old, and if it can't be spent, it will be stored in a specially set up trust fund. If it were other rich people, $1 million a month would certainly not be easy to afford, but for Simon, it was not a problem at all.

Again, money is not a problem.

Secondly, it is a rather tug-of-war topic.

Surname.

Unlike other fathers who don't even dare to recognize their children outside, Simon insists that the child's surname is Westeros, and the Lauder family, as Erin Lauder told Simon last time, is that there are only two sisters in the family, no boys, if there is a child, it is better to be a boy, then it happens to be surnamed Lauder to inherit the family business.

In the end of the dispute, it was the Lauder family who made a compromise, but the child must add the middle name of 'Lauder'.

Again, there's a topic that Simon didn't think much of.

The Lauder family asked their children to practice Judaism in the future.

The Lauder family, many people may not have noticed much, but it is true, they are Jews.

Simon has always been insensitive to religion, and he does not have some deep-seated prejudices in the West, so he readily agreed to a solemn and obviously apprehensive request from the Lauder family.

In fact, another meaning is that Simon admits that the little guy in a woman's belly is Jewish.

It doesn't matter.

All in all, after a busy day, in addition to the main three topics, with all kinds of details, the secretly invited lawyer sorted out more than 100 pages of legal documents about the child.

Although he is an Oriental at heart, Simon does not have any aversion to these.

It's like the prenuptial agreement I signed when I married Janet.

Determine a lot of things beforehand, which is a good thing for both parties.

After a busy day, Simon was left behind for a party organized by the Lauder family in the evening.

Seeing that many Jewish bigwigs from all walks of life in politics and business on the East Coast were quietly attending, Simon realized that this child could mean many other things.

If you think about it, you can see it.

The huge Westeros system has developed to the point where it has a decisive influence on the entire world economy, and more importantly, the industrial fields involved in the Westeros system, whether it is Hollywood, the fashion industry, or even Wall Street, are the fields where the Jewish community gathers, and even Hollywood was basically Jewish territory before Simon appeared.

And Simon himself, until now, except for the Johnston family, there are not many people in the outside world who can judge his specific ethnicity.

Of course, it is easy to tell that Simon Westeros is certainly not black.

All right.

All in all, just like religion, Simon has never been too sensitive to ethnicity, but that doesn't mean everyone else is too.

Whether it is Anglo-Saxon, or Jewish, or even Italians, French, British, etc., who are distinguished by countries, they actually have quite strict racial circles, and the root of deep-rooted racial discrimination in the West actually lies in this, because between different ethnic groups, even after more than ten years, it seems to be the same, but in fact, it is also distinct.

Different ethnicities naturally imply different racial interests.

Simon has never disclosed his ethnicity before, and perhaps in the hearts of many people, this orphan from a welfare home does not hear it clearly, so he can only hope for the other party's descendants.

However, the two women in the Dummy Manor, the two Jennies, are obviously standard Anglo-Saxons, which means that the same is true of the few little guys in the Dumey Point Manor.

If these little guys inherit Simon Westeros' career and become the masters of Hollywood and even the fashion industry in the future, it is hard to say whether they will be as insensitive to different ethnic groups in various circles as they are now.

Simon's obtuseness to race and religion is certainly no secret to those around him.

Now, Simon Westeros suddenly has a child with the daughter of the Lauder family, and things are suddenly a little different.

The Lauder family is the representative of the Jewish Consortium and a representative of the Jewish Consortium in the field of fashion.

As long as this child can be justified and become Simon Westeros's heir in the future, then, at least, the Jews will certainly not appear too passive in the future Westeros system.

Most likely, this is actually a reason why the Lauder family has made concessions in terms of surnames.

After all, whether this child's surname is Lauder or Westeros in the future will definitely mean different things to many people in the outside world.

Manhattan.

Inside the Lauder family's mansion.

Erin Lauder, who was holding Simon's arm, socialized in the crowd, chatted with Terry Semel for a while, and when she walked to Simon with him, she finally said to the man next to her, "Do you understand?"

Simon nodded: "Yes, it seems, I was trapped." ”

Erin was immediately dissatisfied: "You can figure it out, bastard, did you raise my belly, or did it on purpose, I should be the one who was trapped." ”