Although there are some differences with Disney, the protagonists of "Shaking the Basket" are quickly determined.

Not only Rebecca DeMony, the original villain No. 1, but also several other protagonists are also the original cast, and the film is expected to start in December after another month of preparation.

In addition, "Sleeping with the Enemy", which will be released at the earliest next summer, has officially started shooting in North Carolina on the East Coast.

On October 27, with the release of several new films such as "Scream 2", the Halloween schedule opened.

Due to the great success of films such as "The Grim Reaper" and "Scream" on Halloween in the previous two years, Hollywood studios have also paid more and more attention to this holiday, and the schedule has inevitably become crowded.

In addition to "Scream 2", there are five other new films released on the same day, of course, only New World Pictures' "Scream 2", Universal Pictures' "Alien" and Warner Bros.'s "Notify Yin and Yang" have more than 1,000 screens, and the other three new films are only a few hundred or even a few screens on a small scale.

Among them, "Alien Monster" produced by Universal Pictures is produced by Ron Macmillan, who previously left Daenerys Entertainment.

Although Daenerys Entertainment collaborated with Universal Pictures on "Ten Days of Danger", there are still some popular articles in the media about "Alien Monster", "Touching Porcelain" and "Scream 2". Universal has done a good job of proportion, and it has not caused many contradictions, and this kind of 'touching porcelain' has boosted the popularity of both films, and Daenerys Entertainment has let it go.

Because of the box office failures of "The Grim Reaper" and the sequel to "The Butterfly Effect", Daenerys Entertainment is inevitably worried about the commercial prospects of "Scream 2".

However, probably because the "Scream" series is a complete story, rather than the sequels of "Death is Coming" and "The Butterfly Effect", which are just a model that most of the main creators have withdrawn from the template of the first part, the popularity of "Scream 2" has not lost much.

Coupled with Daenerys Entertainment's unsparing publicity offensive, "Scream 2" earned $22.63 million at the box office in the first three days of the first weekend, which has exceeded the box office data of the first seven days in the first week.

In comparison, "Alien Monster", which tells the story of a small town attacked by mutant insects, grossed only $5.91 million in the same period, and although it ranked second on the weekend list, the data was less than one-third of that of "Scream 2".

Warner Bros.'s "Inform the Yin and Yang World" grossed $3.55 million in its opening weekend, ranking third, and still did not pose any threat to "Scream 2".

After that, the other films on the weekend box office list are not worth mentioning.

Janet was not around on Halloween, Catherine hadn't been to Los Angeles for a long time, the female assistant still lived at her uncle's house, and the holiday was spent with relatives, so Simon had to choose a random party in the circle to celebrate the holiday.

Santa Monica.

It's already Thursday, November 2nd.

At Daenerys Entertainment headquarters, a meeting on Blockbuster's IPO lasted an afternoon.

After several months of preparation, Blockbuster has basically confirmed that it will carry out an IPO in January next year, planning to issue 15 million new shares, roughly equivalent to 22% of the original total share capital of 68 million shares. The specific issue price of the IPO is still being negotiated with Morgan Stanley, which is responsible for underwriting the new shares, and will be roughly between $13 and $15, raising a total of about $200 million.

Based on the estimated offering price, Blockbuster's valuation has more than doubled from the $400 million it took when Daenerys Entertainment took a stake, approaching $1 billion.

At the same time, Daenerys Entertainment will ensure that its 35% shareholding in Blockbuster remains unchanged by participating in the subscription.

After Wayne Huyzzanga, chairman of Blockbuster, Wayne Huyzzanga's shareholding in Blockbuster was reduced to 7%, and the other partners, including Wayne Huyzanga himself, held less than 20% of the total shares.

Daenerys Entertainment, which still maintains a 35% stake, will thus become the largest shareholder of Blockbuster with the strongest voice.

Sending Blockbuster's senior management team out of the company's headquarters, Simon was about to return to his office, and Nancy Brill followed: "Simon, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game will be released tomorrow, speaking of which, did you try the cartridge I handed you last time?"

"I've been too busy lately, you can let me go, I'll tell you all the opinions I can give. Simon walked up the stairs with his little children, spread his hands, and said, "Also, have you discussed with Blockbuster management the plan to take over Daenerys Analytics?"

Seeing Simon change the subject, Nancy had to say: "No, I think the current state is not bad, by continuing to charge consulting fees to Blockbuster is enough to meet the operation of the analysis company, and the headquarters itself can get a lot of useful information more conveniently." ”

You're right, but once the company goes public, shareholders are likely to see all they see is Blockbuster paying exorbitant fees to a consulting firm that they may not need, and may even be used as an illegal benefit. ”

"Since BesTV has chosen an IPO, even if it doesn't do so, there will definitely be other kinds of doubts," Nancy didn't care, and said: "Moreover, if someone raises questions at that time, the way to deal with it is actually very simple, Daenerys Entertainment can pay to buy the shares in their hands." ”

Simon was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Good idea." ”

Since you have chosen to go public, it is fundamentally inevitable to accept market scrutiny and skepticism no matter what.

Simon doesn't happen to be satisfied with the company's current 35% stake in Blockbuster, and if someone really jumps out to find fault, Daenerys Entertainment can pay to buy back more shares.

Arriving at the office, Nancy sat down across from his desk without waiting for Simon to give in.

Simon leaned back in the leather chair, looked at the woman sitting across from him, and said, "Don't always wear high heels if you don't feel well, it's not good for your body." ”

There was a clear flash of surprise on Nancy's face, she didn't expect Simon to notice such a small detail.

It's definitely not so easy to step on the sky-high for a long time, Nancy will never stand when she can sit on weekdays, and she will secretly take off her shoes in her office. It's just that she didn't intend to admit this to a little man, and said stiffly: "No, I like to wear high heels the most." ”

Simon just shrugged his shoulders and looked down to open a copy of the Home Alone script that John Hughes had just passed on today.

It's past the end of work, because of the afternoon meeting, there are no other arrangements for the future, Simon has long been used to leaving the company at six or seven o'clock, so he plans to read the script of "Home Alone" again before leaving.

Seeing that Simon didn't pursue her high heels anymore, Nancy said again after a while, "Simon, do you think we can succeed in testing the waters in the field of video games?"

Simon didn't look up, with a smile in his tone, and said, "At the beginning, you took dozens of pages of planning books to encourage me to invest, and now you have no confidence?"

"Of course not, I did everything I could, and, if it were me, even if I failed, I would continue, the scale and profitability of the video game industry is obvious to all," Nancy said, shaking her head, and added, "I just think that your attitude towards this project is a little special." ”

"Why do you say that?"

"For example, you're very strict with the budget requirements for other projects under the company, and the budget for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has doubled, and you haven't said anything. ”

Simon glanced up at Nancy and nodded, "Well, I did value this project from the beginning. ”

Nancy was not satisfied with this answer, and persistently asked, "What else?"

Simon looked up at the woman with a strong curiosity in his eyes leaning over slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "You really want to know?"

Nancy felt the gaze of the little man opposite, suddenly understood something, and instinctively shook her head: "I don't want to!"

Simon turned his attention back to the script in front of him and said, "Then go back and rest early." ”

Nancy paused, but didn't get up, she still couldn't help but ask curiously: "If you're like this, aren't you afraid that one day, well, will you suffer?"

Simon shook his head: "Don't be afraid." ”

When Nancy heard him say this, she remembered what Janet had called a certain guy in private, and whispered something. Without saying hello, he got up and left Simon's office.

When she came to the outside room and saw Jennifer dutifully guarding her desk, Nancy inexplicably felt some dissatisfaction, and took the initiative to step forward and say, "Jenny, do you want to go to dinner together?"

Jennifer was a little surprised by Nancy's sudden invitation and politely declined, "I still have something to talk to Simon." ”

Nancy came to the female assistant's table and said, "Now tell him, I'll wait for you." ”

Jennifer just shook her head again.

Looking at Nancy leaving suspiciously, Jennifer sorted out the documents on the desktop, got up and knocked on the door and walked into Simon's office, saying, "Just called from Santa Monica Airport, the plane arrived at 6 o'clock, do you want to go over and have a look now?"

The Boeing 767-200ER had been delivered a few days ago, but Simon sent the plane directly to Australia.

In my memory, there are many news that private jets have been bugged, and even some heads of state have ordered planes that are all oversized bugs, Simon does not trust Boeing, or even the anti-eavesdropping detection team on the American side, so he asked Janet to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the plane first.

Since the return was successful, I think there should be no problem.

Raising his wrist and looking at his watch, Simon said to Jennifer, "Wait for us to go to New York for dinner together, and stay there tonight." ”

Jennifer's face was slightly red, and she said, "Fly over now, it should be one o'clock in the morning when you arrive on the East Coast." ”

"Oh, I forgot about jet lag," Simon thought for a moment, "then I'll go to Hawaii, and it'll be evening." ”

Jennifer shook her head again and said, "Over there, there is no house, do you want to stay in a hotel?"

Simon certainly wouldn't tell Jennifer about the last time she took two women to Hawaii for a weekend. The female assistant was different from other women, and he didn't want to borrow an apartment from others, so he simply said: "Then on the plane, you have seen the interior design of the cabin, and it seems to be very good." ”

Jennifer's face finally turned red, and she glanced at Simon: "I don't want to be on the plane, you can fly by yourself, I'm going to get off work." ”()

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