Levy was surprised to agree to Theron's request so easily.

For Levy, though, this is not a problem.

During this time, Levy has been very tired during the filming process. And to his delight, Theron was always by his side when he was filming the movie. He was also quite grateful to Theron, and since Theron had made such a request, he would just help her do it.

Moreover, Theron has been dissatisfied with the progress of her acting skills over the years, although she is not considered top-notch in terms of talent, but if she encounters a good script, it is not difficult for her performance to be in a good state. Levy believes that he can find a good script, which is not difficult for Levy.

For Levy, it was a gesture, but his move made Theron quite happy.

After Theron was pacified, Levy called Bundchen, and Bundchen agreed to his invitation without hesitation.

Now she is the host and co-producer of the American Supermodel Contest, and can be said to be one of the senior workers who work for Levy. Relying on this show, she can now be said to be known to everyone in the fashion circle, and no one knows it, which has saved her a lot of wrongful paths. And more importantly, the income brought to her by this show is nearly tens of millions, making her firmly sit on the first place in the income list of the modeling industry, and the second and third places together are not as high as her income, Levy gave her the fame and fortune she needed, how could she refuse Levy's request?

What's more, it's not a bad thing. It's the Oscars - for many, it's a dream opportunity. If I didn't shoot a TV show for Levy's company, how could I take my turn to take this opportunity?

Therefore, after receiving Levy's call, she did not hesitate to contact the designers she was familiar with: the American Model Contest is now a very popular show, and many designers are trying to send their works to be displayed. And this also allowed Bundchen to have a good network in the circle of designers, and wanted to find a good designer to design clothes for himself. It couldn't be easier.

In fact. This is also one of the most important reasons why Levy came to her: who knows how to dress better than a model? On important occasions, it is also very good to have a female companion who can give you a long face in front of everyone.

When the end of March arrives, the Oscars will be held as scheduled. Levy also took Bundchen to attend the award. Sure enough, it was exactly what he expected. Bundchen's dress was so easy that it became the center of attention on the red carpet: compared to her. The figures of other actresses are almost all good.

Without much effort, Levy's female companion has become the target of everyone's attention. But. Those things were just an episode for Levy - he wasn't the media, he didn't have the time to focus on women's clothes, he cared more about women than women on the red carpet, but about faceless women in the venue.

"Hey, Nick. How's the new movie going? I'm looking forward to Robert's gangster movie. ”

Levi didn't pay much attention to the hustle and bustle outside, but when he sat in the temple auditorium, facing the people of his film's distribution company, Levy's attention had to be focused.

The person in front of him was no stranger to Levy: it was Amy Amy, the new president of Columbia Pictures. Pascal. This movie, Levy co-produced with her company, and although their relationship is not as close as that between Levy and CBS, it is quite good, at least if Levy chooses the film company to distribute the film, they will be the first choice.

However, they are Levy's biggest partners in the film industry.

"It's only been a long time since we started shooting, and where is it so fast. I think the shooting will be completed in May, and I think we will be able to make it in time for the summer season. ”

"If that's the case, then we'll have to consider giving you the summer slot. I don't want to compete with you and watch our own movies go haywire. ”

Pascal said that he didn't want to hedge with Levy's film, and Levy also expressed his gratitude, but he knew very well in his heart that Columbia didn't have much production in the summer, and their main purpose was the movie Black Hawk Down, which will be released at the end of this year - it was a blockbuster movie in which they invested nearly 95 million, and Pascal came to greet Levy, in fact, to make sure that Levi's film could be staggered with their movie. Levy is also very clear, so he insisted on releasing it in the summer.

Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, these words sitting in the hall are the things that really affect Hollywood.

"Nick, if this movie is shot quickly, the shooting is over, and the X-Men should launch a second part, right? Now many viewers are looking forward to the movie, and you should strike while the iron is hot. The first part is so good at the box office, don't let its heat cool down, go directly to the second part. ”

After negotiating the schedule of the movie, Pascal changed his mind and talked about the most recent film made by Enigma. The film was not distributed by Columbia, and now her words have crossed the boundaries of business, and it can even be said that she is looking for business news.

However, Levy didn't think it was a big deal to reveal some information to her.

The X-Men movie did make a lot of money - four weeks after its release, the global box office of that movie has exceeded 300 million, although the popularity has declined a little now, but when it comes to the next painting, there is absolutely no problem with more than 500 million.

Because of the high box office of the movie, there are also many people who hope that the X-Men will be able to shoot a sequel immediately. And this is also one of the important topics in Hollywood, after all, high-grossing movies are the focus of people's attention at all times.

"Are you sure it will work next year? As far as I know, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor are all next year, and the speed of life and death, mummies, and Jurassic Park are all going to shoot sequels, are you sure you want to compete with these movies at the box office? ”

Levy's rhetorical question left Pascal speechless. Of course, she knows that there will be a lot of commercial films to be released next year: in 98 and 99, Hollywood has also been affected by the financial turmoil, and there are fewer commercial films, but now the major companies that have recovered are all waiting to make money.

Releasing a new movie at this time is not a wise choice - fortunately, it is also the answer Pascal hopes to get.

Columbia has been in a recession for years, and they are afraid that there are too many competitors. One less strong enemy is not a bad thing for them.

"And, don't forget, one of the selling points of that movie was the special effects. Without special effects, the selling point of the movie is much less. Now when the special effects shoot the first part, there is not much transcendence, and if you shoot another one, I don't think the box office of the movie will be very good. ”

Levy knows very well how his movie sells money, and now if he shoots a sequel and does not make a breakthrough in special effects, it will be difficult to arouse the enthusiasm of the audience. This is not the work of smart people.

Pascal was silent for a moment before he spoke, "Maybe, but I think the director is also a big factor in the success of this film...... Nick, if you're not going to shoot the new X-Men, how about lending us this director? He had a good script and asked us to shoot it. ”

Hearing her words, Levy turned his head.

Columbia wants Nolan to shoot a movie, but Nolan is not stupid at all, he wants to shoot his own movie, and he doesn't want to lose his position as the director of the X-Men, so Pascal is testing himself here.

However, this is also acceptable.

"If you need to, let him shoot it. I'm also very optimistic about him, Director Nolan has good insights into the setting of suspense and the structure of the movie, and he can explain a very simple truth very complicated, so that he can shoot commercial films, there is absolutely no problem. ”

Levy has no problem with letting Nolan shoot other films: anyway, Nolan and his film company signed a contract for three films, and he became famous elsewhere, and it is impossible not to shoot it, so is it bad for Levy's company?

Levy's agreement made Pascal laugh, "Nick, I absolutely believe in your vision, I believe that this director will also be very good, if there are any good movies or good talents in the future, you can recommend them to our company." ”

"Don't praise me like that, I can't tell for sure. He's not the only director I've taken a fancy to him - I recently brought back a director from Japan and I'm going to recommend it to Lionsgate, and I think his film style is very much in line with Lionsgate's requirements, and he can shoot some oriental horror film style, which I don't think Columbia likes very much. ”

"Oh? Lionsgate's style, I thought you'd dislike it......"

Pascal's expression was somewhat stunned, he didn't expect that Levi and Lionsgate, which had not been established for a long time, would also begin to hang up their relationship.

She was well aware of Levy's trip to Japan: the Columbia company was a subordinate of Sony, how could she not know. It's just that she didn't expect that Levy had already arranged for the Japanese to shoot the movie so quickly, and it wasn't through the way of Columbia - the work of Mystery Company, which was bigger than she imagined.

Columbia, Disney, FOX, these companies already have an inseparable relationship with Levy. Now, Levy is ready to work with Lionsgate. There are not many movies produced by the mystery company, and it has always been very low-key, but I have to admit that this company has its own place in Hollywood.

Levy could compromise with Columbia, but Enigma was definitely not a subordinate that Columbia could control—Levy brought up Lionsgate to remind her of that.

"I'm looking forward to the difference between the Eastern horror films you talked about and the Western horror films, next year, but there will be too many surprises."

Pascal snorted and didn't say anything more, she was now sincerely glad that Levi was such a partner who was willing to tell his film company about his plans.

Anyone would be proud to have such a partner. (To be continued......)