"Hi Sophia, long time no see!"

"Don, I thought you weren't coming!"

Sofia Coppola walked over quickly and hugged Donn gently.

It's a brand new yacht, not too big, not too luxurious, worth $1.5 million, Sophia's latest purchase, inviting some friends over for her yacht party.

Sophia glanced at Donn's female companion, who was very familiar, it was French movie star Sophie Marceau, who was also famous in Hollywood. She said playfully, "I heard...... Didn't you get along with two supermodels?"

Sophia is not only a Hollywood star, but also a fashion expert, and some rumors of top supermodels have also been heard.

Before Don could speak, Sophie Marceau smiled and said, "They're back in New York, otherwise how could this guy take me out?"

"Oh no, Sophie, you're too modest!" Sophia quickly hugged her, "In my eyes, you're as beautiful as an angel......!" The real angel is not the kind of Victoria's Secret. ”

Don laughed, and Sophie Marceau couldn't help but laugh, "Sophia, you're too good at talking. ”

Sofia Coppola and Don rarely see each other, but they are very good friends and usually send funny messages to tease each other.

Don followed Sophia on a tour of her new yacht, "By the way, your cousin isn't here?"

"Nicholas?" Sophia shook her head, "No, you know, he's been ...... lately Ran into some trouble. I thought you did it. ”

Tang En said bitterly: "I, Sophia, I thought we were friends, and we had the closest contact, and we already knew each other very well, which is a great grievance." ”

"Alright, don't talk about the past!" Sophia glared at her, the thing she regretted the most was that she slept with Don twice, so much so that every time she teased Don about his private life in a text message, he would always fight back with such an excuse.

Don groaned slightly and sighed, "Sophia, we're friends, so I'll just say some things straight. I don't have much contact with Nicholas, that is, the last time I was at your house, I had the experience of dining at the same table once, and I haven't spoken yet. He's a man...... How to say it, a little arrogant, even conceited, such a character, will suffer a big loss in the future. ”

Sophia shrugged, "No way, no way." But...... He is my cousin after all, and even if he changes his surname, he is also a member of the Coppola family. ”

Don understood what Sophia meant, was silent for a while, and nodded, "Mr. Coppola has helped me a lot, and I am deeply grateful for the support he gave me during the last public relations crisis. Nicholas Affair...... It's not serious now, and at the critical moment, I will help him. ”

Sophia smiled happily, "Then I'll thank you for my cousin first!"

Don blinked quickly and looked at her playfully, "No pay?"

"Or ...... Shall I introduce you to a beautiful model again?" Sophia rolled her eyes with disdain.

Don En snorted, and then his voice changed, "By the way, have you been busy with movies lately?"

Sophia raised her fist to express her displeasure, "Don't forget, I'm a director!"

"There's a new project again, you can find Tang En Pictures, I'll invest in you, how much budget you want, just ask!" Tang En said very angrily.

Sophia pouted and said, "I know, you're a rich man! Don't worry, when you use money, you can't run if you want to! But not now, I haven't written a script yet, and the story is still being conceived." ”

Tang En's heart moved slightly, and he thought slowly and said, "Sophia, in fact, I have a lot of good scripts in my hands, if you want, you can choose at will." Self-written and self-directed ...... It's beautiful, but it's too difficult. This is Hollywood, and directors here don't need to be all-rounders. ”

The pattern of self-writing and self-directing is the mainstream in Europe, where directors often control the absolute screenwriting rights of the script. Hollywood is a producer system, and the screenwriting power is in the hands of the producer.

Sophia felt the concern from Don and smiled at him, "Thank you, Don, I understand your kindness, but ...... I refuse!"

"Why?"

"Because I'm going to prove myself. ”

"Huh?" Donn raised an eyebrow, "How?"

Sophia hesitated for a moment and sighed faintly, "Donn, the whole of Hollywood knows that I am the daughter of director Coppola, and in everyone's eyes, Sophia is a rich lady who is commanding, and they always look at me with colored glasses!

Don was a little moved and deeply moved.

Since Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon, there has been another type of person around him - Sophia Coppola.

Hollywood is very unfriendly to women, and some female artists who are willing to go with the flow may not matter, but there are always a few people who want to find a pure land in this muddy quagmire.

"I don't want to be seen as a joke, I'm going to prove it to them in my own way!" Sophia said calmly, but the sharpness in her eyes couldn't escape Donn's eyes.

"But with my script, you'll be more likely to succeed. I'm sorry, Sophia, I'm not questioning you......"

"Okay Donn, you don't need to explain. Sophia interrupted Don with a wave of her hand, "I know you're ten, hundred, a thousand times better than me in film......! Have you ever thought that even if I make your script and succeed, how much of this glory of success will belong to me?"

Tang En shook his head, "False name doesn't matter to me, you can write your name in the screenwriter column, you are still writing and directing." ”

Sophia smiled, laughing happily, and turned her head to look at him, "Donn, you know what, that's why I'm going to be friends with you bastard who likes to play with women!"

Tang En couldn't cry or laugh, and shook his head frequently, "So, you agreed?"

"No!

"Huh? Why?"

Sophia looked firm, "Because I have to prove not only to Hollywood, to the world, but also to myself! I, Sophia Coppola, rely on myself for my success!"

Don sighed.

Children born in wealthy families, the family is their glory and their shadow.

Nicolas Cage chose to change his name, but Sophia, as Mr. Coppola's daughter, she couldn't.

How difficult is it to get the world to recognize a rich second generation?

……

The mutual discrediting of "Sixty Seconds of Extreme Speed" and "." has caused the box office expectations of the two films to drop significantly.

Another movie in the same period, "Spider-Man", made a profit and became the biggest winner.

The "Spider-Man" movie premiered in North America on June 22, was released worldwide on June 23, and by June 20, 10.87 million movie tickets had been pre-sold.

Based on the average movie ticket price of $5.4, the advance box office has exceeded $58 million in the first two days before the release of "Spider-Man"!

Successfully broke the North American advance box office record of $57 million set by Star Wars Episode 1: The Ghost Man Menace.

It is conceivable that on the 21st and 22nd, the pre-sale box office will continue to increase, and "Spider-Man" will continue to set records.

In times of economic crisis, there is always a boom in the entertainment industry.

Now, the popularity of "Spider-Man" has surpassed last year's "Star Wars Episode 1", which is the best proof.

On June 21st, "Sixty Seconds of Extreme Speed" was the first to be released in the whirlpool.

However, the response was mediocre, and the first-day box office of 3,089 theaters in the United States only earned $3.12 million, which was seriously lower than expected.

The film is even less influential in Hollywood than a Manhattan company's announcement.

Towne Capital announced two things: first, to raise $100 million, and second, to spend $80 million to acquire a 5% stake in Hasbro, and Done Walker will join Hasbro's board of directors as a director.

Hollywood was amazed by the importance that Don attached to Hasbro.

Previously, Towne Pictures and Hasbro launched a series of strategic cooperation, and now Towne Capital has made a high-profile stake in Hasbro, this is to reach a hardcore alliance, right?

How important is it to get the copyright of a few toys?

However, the American media has focused more and more extensively on Donn's huge investment in Elon.

$100 million, not to mention in this high-tech stock market crash, even at the height of the bubble, would not easily invest such a huge amount of money in a new company that has only been established for a year.

Done, what is this for?

Crazy?

It can't just be for the sake of attracting attention, right?

Accounts differ and opinions vary!

At the time of Donn's public relations crisis, he made a secret agreement with Wall Street: Donn would invest heavily in the high-tech industry to give investors confidence, and Wall Street would help him launder his name.

It's a matter of mutual benefit.

Now, Don Capital has finally made a move, although the company it invested in is somewhat inexplicable, and no Wall Street institution is optimistic.

But Don finally fulfilled his promise and invested, didn't he?

Tang En chose to make a move, and Wall Street naturally moved when they heard the wind, and they must take advantage of Done's momentum to try to win back the hearts of investors.

The Wall Street Times reported on the details and inside story behind the financing in a high-profile manner, and the title of the report was particularly eye-catching: "The new era of stock gods strikes again, and he is optimistic about the prospects of Internet companies!"

A few days ago, Towne Capital, an emerging investment company in the limelight, completed its third round of financing, totaling more than $100 million. After this financing, the shares of the company's original shareholders will be greatly diluted, and Tangen Capital will monopolize 55% of the equity!"

With the outbreak of the bubble crisis, many investment institutions have lost confidence in the high-tech industry and have withdrawn their investment. However, under this predicament, the famous director Donn Walker, who had infinite scenery in the stock market in the first half of the year, chose to make a move, and as soon as he made a move, it was a big deal that shocked the whole United States!"

Some people may question that Don En doesn't know how to invest and fool around, but is this really the case? Don't forget, Don't forget, Tang En is a stock god, and he has never missed a deal in investment! Not only has he been successful in film investment, but he has also been successful again and again, and Google, the Internet company in which he invested last year, is also thriving. ”

"Now, Google has 18 million searches per day, making it the largest internet search platform. Yahoo also chose Google to replace Inktomi as the default search engine. At the same time, Google launched the Adords product and used a bidding model, which greatly boosted the company's revenue. After the bubble crisis, Google turned a profit in the second quarter!

"The economic crisis is not optimistic, but the stock god tells us with actions that the high-tech industry is not over! The predicament is only temporary, and the beauty is the future! Seize the opportunity of the times, please invest in the NASDAQ, maybe ...... You're the next Donn, the next god!"

……

Of course, there is one more thing that is also compelling.

On June 21, 2000, Apple completed its second stock split, following its first stock split in 1987.

After the stock split into two, the stock price changed from $19.8 to $10.

There was a slight increase overall.