There are white clouds floating in the blue sky, and below the white clouds is the blue water, which licks the shore slightly, bringing up splashes, adding a hint of coolness to the sea breeze, and falling on the people sitting on the shore, bringing out a feeling called comfort.

On the terrace of a seaside villa, Nicolas Cage watched the small rolling waves, enjoyed the pleasant sea breeze, and had a cup of morning tea, feeling relaxed and happy that he had never felt in recent years.

What debts, what debts, what lawsuits, what king of bad movies, as if they were all trampled under his feet.

On the chair opposite, Sofia Coppola picked up her coffee cup, took a sip, and said, "I'm right, follow Matthew Horner, and you'll definitely get out of trouble." ”

The facts of the past three days of the weekend were in front of him, and Nicolas Cage couldn't deny it, nodded slowly, and said, "Sophia, I owe you a favor." ”

Sofia Coppola waved her hand, "It's all my own family, why are you talking like this?"

"My career could be turning around. "Nicolas Cage has been through so much, and there is no longer the unruliness of his youth," and the vicious cycle of declining salaries will also stop. ”

Sofia Coppola thought for a moment and said, "Nikolai, give you a piece of advice. ”

How could Nicolas Cage listen to his sister before?

Nicolas Cage withdrew his gaze from the sea and looked at Sofia Coppola, "We are brother and sister, let's talk about it if we have something to say." ”

Sofia Coppola said very seriously, "Keep up with Matthew Horner, it will get you out of the woods completely." ”

Nicolas Cage laughed, "That's what I thought too. ”

On the series "The Conjuring", he signed a contract for a trilogy, and now the first part has been successful, if the next two continue to be successful, the king of bad movies or anything must have nothing to do with him.

And the salary of the sequel has increased significantly, and following Matthew Horner to shoot a few films, maybe you will be able to pay off all your debts.

At that time, he will not have to make films to pay off his debts, and he will have room to choose the script.

Sofia Coppola took a cup of coffee and stood up to say goodbye, "I'm going to Burbank, let's go first." ”

Nicolas Cage nodded, it was all his own family, and he didn't go out to see her off.

When Sofia Coppola left, he picked up the newspaper on the table and read it, and couldn't help but sigh, how many years have I not watched the box office report of the movie he starred in so seriously?

In the early days, I have been succeeding, and I can't look at it at a glance, and later, I have been failing, and I will only be unhappy when I see it, so why should I look at it?

Now, his fate suddenly took a turn in the hands of that young man named Matthew Horner.

That's from the Los Angeles Times.

"The Conjuring's excellent film quality, with the help of Matthew Horner's branding, and the effective promotion of the distributor Warner's social media operations, all led The Conjuring to a box office hit. And that's exactly what happened. ”

The film began to be released in 3,491 theaters in North America on Friday, and won $16.95 million on the same day, topping the box office charts; although it declined on Saturday, the 17 percent decline also ensured a relatively stable trend, collecting another $13.93 million in a single day; on Sunday, the box office still maintained a relatively stable trend, earning $10.96 million. ”

Three days after the first weekend, "The Conjuring" has won a total of $41.53 million at the North American box office, nearly three times the production cost, leaving behind several other films with much larger production scales that opened in the same period, and at the same time, "The Conjuring" also became the highest-grossing horror film in 2012, and topped the box office list of original horror films in one fell swoop. ”

The sudden rise of "The Conjuring" has made the industry exclaim, in fact, this is due to the gradual accumulation of director James Win's popularity! The director, like the actor, is also one of the main elements of the box office. ”

"Now "The Conjuring" has two titles: the highest opening of horror films in 2012 and the highest opening of original horror films in film history.

Nicolas Cage sighed, how long has it been since he had a film that has grossed more than 100 million in North America? Matthew Horner's success effect is really powerful.

Not to mention the movies starring himself, not to mention the big hits, even the movies he invested in have continued to be successful.

Thinking of this, Nicolas Cage continued to read the newspaper, and from the perspective of the audience composition in the first week, the female audience of "The Conjuring" accounted for 53 percent, and the audience over 25 years old accounted for 59 percent. In addition, the film's Cinema Audience Score achieved a brilliant "A", which is very rare among horror films.

In terms of media evaluation, the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is as high as 85%, and the comprehensive evaluation from 33 media on the relatively strict MetaCritic also has a score of 68.

Seeing this, Nicolas Cage is sure that the North American box office of this film will definitely exceed 100 million.

Even an inexplicable film like "The Hunger Games" can take more than $400 million in North America, why can't "The Conjuring" exceed 100 million at the North American box office?

At the same time as the box office of the opening weekend, Matthew and James Wing called a press conference to announce that preparations for "The Conjuring 2" had begun, and it was revealed that an independent film would be made for the horror doll "Annabelle" in the film.

This is also equivalent to officially announcing the existence of the "horror universe" to the outside world.

For a while, the media exploded, and the successful movie universe is obviously going to add another one.

Today, there are two cinematic universes that are recognized as taking shape, Marvel's "Avengers Universe" and Matthew's "Fast and Furious Universe" with David Ellison, which has now increased to three.

And how can it not be surprising that two of them are both invested and led by Matthew?

"It has to be said that Matthew Horner has grown into Hollywood's most successful investor and producer outside of superstardom, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most successful producer since the new century!"

The news in The Hollywood Reporter also completely confirmed Matthew's identity as a "gold medal producer".

The report on Vanity Fair is even more exaggerated, arguing that the success of Warner Bros. and Walt Disney, especially the latter's boom in recent years, is related to the close cooperation of Matthew Horner, and arguably with Matthew collaborators to dominate the North American film market.

In this relatively uneventful late October and early November, perhaps the entertainment media needed to explode, and Matthew met the demand, and with the success of "The Conjuring", there was a sudden rush of coverage of Matthew in the media.

The New York Times has analyzed Matthew's producer identity in an all-round way.

"Producer is a very sacred, responsible title, because the word 'Producer' means producer. Therefore, the producer should be a combination of entrepreneurs and artists, and also the mainstay of the film industry and artistic accumulation. ”

"Matthew Horner is undoubtedly one of Hollywood's most successful producers since entering the 21st world. ”

"As a producer, Matthew's involvement in the film is so deep that I am afraid that many full-time producers will be ashamed. He once said in an interview with the media: I will participate in the overall planning, select actors, read scripts, write instructions, watch clips, etc., and read daily logs. ”

And the things he didn't say but have been doing include sparing no effort in the distribution, promotion and marketing of films, and using his knowledge and experience to make precise judgments and decisions about the market.

"Matthew is respected by people in the industry, and Matthew is said to be the world. ”

"He has a keen eye, not only can he see very far, but he can also see things that others have not discovered, and see things that others have not seen. A good producer must have such a unique vision and broad vision, must understand and control the market, and learn to discover good scripts and new projects, which is the foundation of life. ”

In addition, Matthew has a big heart - raw and cold, resistant to heat and cold, water and fire, and itchy and itchy. He said that the producer must have strong patience and determination, even withstand beatings, endure loneliness, and have a stronger heart than anyone in the crew. ”

This report has been widely circulated, and Matthew has also seen it under the reminder of Margot Robbie, and he does have all the qualities mentioned in the article, but he knows that his success is very special.

He certainly knows that it's not enough for a successful producer to have that.

A qualified producer needs more literacy.

First of all, you have to talk enough, be able to speak loudly, and be able to speak for more than 4 hours in one go, otherwise how can you fool investors, persuade directors and actors, and command a large group of people to let them follow you?

Secondly, we must dare to fight lawsuits, make plans in the early stage, solve all things that do not go according to plan in the medium term, tear up and fight lawsuits in the later stage, and fight those who want to pounce on them to grab money, such as I am the original author and the like, all of them.

Also, you have to be a money junkie. Not only will you ask for money, but you will have to spend money. It is necessary to have basic financial ability, to do what should be spent, to be the province of the province, to know the proportion of funds allocated to guide, photography, lighting, beauty, clothing, chemistry, and Taoism, and even to know how much a screw is.

Matthew asked himself that after the tempering of several crews and long-term exploration and learning, he has the most basic ability, and there is still a long way to go from being excellent.

Fortunately, he is self-aware and knows how to hire professional people to do professional things.

In this series of promotional reports, "The Conjuring" has always maintained a certain popularity, and the box office fell by only 46% the next weekend, and it continued to top the North American box office list with $22.2 million, plus the harvest of the previous four working days, the total box office in North America has reached a total of 84.95 million US dollars.

It is inevitable that the North American box office will break 100 million.

Matthew also left Los Angeles and came to London again to join up with the crew led by Justin Lin and begin filming Fast & Furious 6.