Hollywood Hunter

Chapter 800.

After lunch, the afternoon was devoted to production and distribution meetings for the two films on the New World Pictures side.

The time is already Friday, October 18.

Daenerys Entertainment's Halloween season kicks off this year next week, on October 26, with the release of Annabelle, the newest series in the trickster cinematic universe from New World Pictures.

Another extension of the Summoning Spirits Cinematic Universe series, Annabelle is based on a story that takes place in 1970, also from material provided by psychic investigators the Warrens, and tells the story of a Muppet doll who is possessed by an evil spirit.

The film still cost $15 million to make, far more than the $6.5 million of the original time period 2014 version, and that's without taking inflation into account.

Once Warner's Annabelle, a spinoff of The Summoner series, started production after the success of 2013's The Summoner, and there was no concept of a Summoner cinematic universe at the time, so it didn't hold much expectation, not only was the production budget shabby, but even the film's director and protagonists were all newcomers. billion dollars, and it was only after that that Warner began to build the trickster movie universe in earnest.

This time was certainly different.

The all-new Trickster Cinematic Universe, which began with two series, Trickster and The Haunting of the Morgue, both of which have been successful, and the new version of Annabelle, which Danielle Entertainment took very seriously from the start, thus locking in a production budget of $15 million straight away, has considerable roots in both the director and the cast relatively speaking.

The most important actress, for example, this time is Madeleine Stowe.

The actress, who debuted in the eighties, has always seemed a bit underwhelming, but has received considerable recognition for both her looks and acting skills, having worked with such greats as Kevin Costner, Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day-Lewis, so it's safe to say that all that's missing is an opportunity.

Annabelle, which basically relies on the woman to hold it together, is such an opportunity for Madeleine Stowe.

While horror films often don't offer too much of an actor's curiosity, as long as the project achieves the kind of success that the first two series of the Requiem Cinematic Universe had, the actress whose positioning has always leaned toward the vase will be able to shed the shadow of the once-popular curiosity and thus gain more attention and resources from Hollywood.

Because of this attribute, the original "Annabelle" actress also went through a good deal of competition.

The film's production was completed two months ago and the distribution was launched at the same time, and the afternoon meeting was just to discuss the final week's distribution sprint and some subsequent distribution arrangements after the film's release.

The other is American Pie.

The teenage sex comedy has been casting for some time now, and the first American Pie had a production budget of only $1,000 compared to the $15 million starting budget of the Soul Revealing Cinematic Universe, but because it's a project under the Danielle Entertainment banner, it still attracted a lot of teenage actors or actors pretending to be teenagers.

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

The last YA craze, by the way, would have been the years just after Simon's debut in the eighties, giving several series in a row, "Death Comes to Town", "The Butterfly Effect" and "Scream", which are now largely silent a decade later, and with the rapid rise of a series of super-heavy bombshell films in recent years, the YA genre has fallen into a slump.

Now, "American Pie" could just as well be a fresh start.

To facilitate this plan, Simon has specifically arranged for Daenerys Entertainment to sign as many long-running film deals as possible with the chosen actors this time around, starting with three and more all in a packaged five-part deal, essentially buying out a group of new or pretend new rookies for the next decade.

Next, the same squad.

And, despite being tied, it's a boon to the actor himself.

After all, one of the biggest characteristics of past youth film actors is the high rate of short elimination in the acting cycle, and after a few films, they are often forgotten by the audience. Danielle Entertainment creates a regular crew for youth films to control costs, maintain continuity in the series, and for the actors to continue their careers as long as possible.

Plus, "American Pie," as the start of yet another teen movie craze for Denise Entertainment's New World Pictures, the project is a direct hit for next summer, and again fits in with the idea that Denise Entertainment's three labels are starting out side-by-side.

The entire afternoon session on Annabelle went on for an hour, with all the other time reserved for American Pie and the related youth film project.

Simon is still most interested in the pile of fresh meat that Daenerys Entertainment has signed in the meantime.

Many of the names are familiar because of the presence of Simon intervening.

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

Such as Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt's pair, and the very short shelf life of the young but quite stunning Jordana Brewster, in addition to Reese Witherspoon, Anna Farrell, Jennifer Esposito, Nosha Elizabeth, Keri Russell and even Charlize Theron who unexpectedly jumped on this list, among others.

One American Pie is definitely not going to run out of these actresses, but everyone gets a good shot at the next project.

And, if it wasn't for the fact that it's a bit of a time to be really ambitious, Simon would all want to throw a special party to bring the girls together for entertainment.

In order to promote the casinos, which are already under the control of the Westeros system, Simon plans to set the original version of The Hangover in Atlantic City on the East Coast and shoot the R-rated comedy in advance, which has created a phenomenal viewing experience.

However, compared to "American Pie" or "Annabelle," which will open next week, the project will have to be pushed to the year after because even next year's slate is already full.

This also happens to give the project an adequate amount of creative time.

In addition, the project could also be used to foster the rotten boy gang in order to compete with a few of the current comedy stars.

Ending the week's work, Simon left again the next day to head to the East Coast.

Mostly to come over and spend time with the women.

In addition, the four major fashion weeks have officially closed, so also the first phase of the final rehearsal of the last phase of the Victoria Mi show, but also need to Simon personally keep a close eye on it.

It's a pain in the ass to say the least.

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

One in Grace's belly.

One in Maria's belly.

And the last, one in Erin Landae.

The first two were fine, the last of the Landae girls was the trouble, mainly, Simon did not really have too clear a plan at first, just the rise of a casual explanation to the housekeeper in charge of certain things, a little, well, risky elements in it, did not expect a shot in the arm.

Now can only honestly bear the consequences.

This time over, it was to discuss that.

When Irene and Simon were together, they always half-sincerely, half-grudgingly mumbled 'you can't marry me again' clouds, and the thought was self-evident, except that marriage was out of the question, and if Simon dared to divorce Janet, according to the woman's original statement, the result would be a gutting of the heart, no other meaning, a completely literal gutting of the heart.

Simon had never considered it either.

So, after a full day of discussion with the woman and even her family elders on Sunday, a set of options was finally put together.

First was the ownership of the child.

Will be raised by the Lauder family, even if this side also does not care much about money, but also must pay alimony, one million dollars a month, by Irene personally responsible for until the child is 18 years old, if not spent it all will exist in a specially created trust fund. If it is other rich people, one million dollars a month is certainly not easy to afford, for Simon, no problem at all.

Again, none of the money issues are a problem.

Second, there's the more tawdry subject.

Last names.

Unlike other fathers out there who have made a child out of even recognizing the father, Simon is adamant that the child's last name be Westeros, and the Landae family, as Irene Landae mentioned to Simon last time, are only their sisters, no boys, and if they have a child, preferably a boy, that would just happen to be the last name Landae to carry on the family business.

In the end, it was the Landae's who made the compromise, but the child would definitely have to have the middle name of 'Landae' added to it.

Again, there was a topic that Simon hadn't thought much of.

The Lauder family demanded that the child convert to Judaism in the future.

The Landae family, perhaps less noticeable to many, but indeed, were Jewish.

Simon has never been very sensitive to religion, much less some kind of deep-seated Western prejudice, so he was very quick to accede to a solemn and obviously apprehensive request from the Landais.

Actually another layer of meaning was that Simon acknowledged that the little one in the woman's belly was Jewish.

It didn't matter.

All in all, after a busy day, outside of the main three topics, with all sorts of details, the secretly invited lawyer had compiled a full hundred pages of legal documents about the child.

Though oriental in his bones, Simon had no aversion to these either.

It was like the prenuptial agreement he'd signed when he'd married Janet.

It was good for both parties to have many things determined beforehand.

After a busy day, Simon was retained in the evening to attend a party organized by the Landae family.

Seeing that many of the big Jewish names in East Coast politics and business were quietly in attendance, Simon realized again that this child, could mean many other things.

A little thought goes a long way.

The huge Westeros system had grown to the point where it had a pivotal influence on the entire world economy, and more importantly, the industrial fields in which the Westeros system was involved, whether it was Hollywood or the fashion industry, or even Wall Street, were all areas where the Jewish community gathered, and even Hollywood was basically Jewish territory before Simon's appearance.

And Simon himself, until now, has not been able to determine his specific ethnicity at all, except for the Johnstons, and there are simply not many people out there.

Certainly, it can be easily distinguished that Simon Westeros is certainly not black.

All right.

In short, while, as with religion, Simon has never been too sensitive to such things as ethnicity, that doesn't mean that everyone else is either.

Whether it's Anglo-Saxon, Jewish, or even nationally divided Italians, French, English, etc., there are actually quite tight ethnic circles, and the deep-rooted racism in the West is actually rooted in this, because the different ethnic groups are actually distinct, even if they appear to be the same after more than a decade.

Different ethnicities, naturally, mean different racial interests.

Simon had never been open about his ethnicity before, and perhaps in many people's minds, the orphan from the orphanage himself didn't hear it clearly, in that case, he could only hope for the other's offspring.

However, the two women in the Dume Point Manor, the two Jennies, were obviously standard Anglo-Saxon, which meant that the same was true of a few of the little ones in the Dume Point Manor.

If these little ones were to succeed Simon Westeros as masters of Hollywood and the fashion world, it's hard to say whether they would still be as insensitive to the different ethnicities in their various circles as they are now.

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

Now that Simon Westeros has suddenly had a child with the daughter of the Landae family, things are suddenly a little different.

The Landae family was a representative of the Jewish Consortium and a representative of the Jewish Consortium in the field of fashion.

As long as this child could be a little more justifiable and become Simon Westeros' heir in the future, then, at the very least, the Jews would certainly not seem too passive in the future of the Westeros system.

Most likely, this was actually one reason why the Landae family made concessions on the surname.

After all, whether the child's last name will be Landae or Westeros in the future will certainly mean different things to many people out there.

Manhattan.

Inside the Landae family mansion.

Irene Lauder, with Simon's arm around her, socialized in the crowd, chatted with Terry Semel sovietly for a while, and finally said to the man next to her as she led Simon towards him, "Do you understand?"

Simon nodded, "Yeah, like, he's screwed."

Erin was disgruntled, "Get a clue, asshole, did you farm my belly out, or did you do it on purpose, I'm the one who should be screwed."