Hollywood Hunter

at dusk.

Outside a mansion in Palisades halfway up the mountain, the narrow mountain road was almost impassable due to crowding of the multi-media reporters, and the dense flashing lights were constantly on.

Before the party, many media outlets offered high prices and hoped to be able to enter the scene, but they were rejected.However, Simon's refusal attracted more journalists to join in the excitement, and some TV stations even drove live cars.

Compared with the thank-you party at the end of June last year, the scale of this birthday party has also expanded a lot.

Many of the projects established by Daenerys Pictures are in the preparatory stage. For the obvious purpose, only Simon’s agent Jonathan Friedman took 100 invitations, and according to Two guests per invitation letter calculated that the number of guests in WMA reached the scale of the last party.

Due to the change of identity, Simon’s social circle expanded rapidly unconsciously in the past six months. Many guests from New York and San Francisco came to this party deliberately. Simon did not skimp and rented two The business jet is responsible for the transfer.

In addition to the many Hollywood natives, the total number of guests at this party exceeded 700, and the security personnel, waiters, bands and other service personnel at the party site also reached 100 people.As a result, the spacious manor that originally occupied an acre of land immediately became crowded.

When Sandra Bullock arrived, the party had not officially started, and the manor was already full of people.After exploring the crowd for a while, she found Simon's figure. He was talking to Warner Bros. Films CEO Terry Semel, and the atmosphere did not seem to be very harmonious.

"Terry, I didn't mean to make Warner unprepared. I wanted to shoot "Batman" and I also like "Superman". It's that simple."

"When you negotiated Batman with us, you must have been in contact with Salkind. Simon, Warner only got the news at the last minute."

"You should understand why I did this. Terry, I am interested in anything now, and its value will suddenly soar. I don’t like being treated as a fat sheep, I can only deal with it in a low-key manner, and Although I got the copyright of "Superman", the terms of the contract will not change, and Warner still enjoys the rights you should have."

"Simon, I know you want to buy DC, and I'm sure you have other ideas now. But anyway, I hope that both of us can communicate very frankly so that we can win a win," Terry Semel looked at After Simon said this, he slowed his tone and reached out to him, saying, "Also, happy birthday."

Simon and Semel shook hands and said, "Thank you, Terry, have some fun tonight."

Sandra Bullock waited patiently for Terry Semel to leave before Simon stepped forward and hugged her, saying, "Sandy, you are so beautiful tonight."

"Thank you," Sandra and Simon separated and looked back at him a little step, saying, "Happy birthday."

Simon said: "So, what about gifts?"

Sandra took a box from her handbag and handed it over: "Here."

Simon took this mini-box with a delicate package but less than two centimeters square, put it in the palm of his hand and looked at it, pretending to be dissatisfied: "So small?"

Sandra said: "If you like big, I will prepare it for you next time."

Simon looked at Sandra and nodded solemnly: "The bigger the better."

Sandra was a little embarrassed by Simon: "Can you not stare at me when you talk like this."

Simon smiled: "I don't mean anything else."

Sandra gave Simon a white look and said, "You dare to have other meanings, coward."

"Too provocative?"

Sandra repeated without hesitation: "Coward."

Simon immediately lost: "Okay, I'm a coward."

Sandra made a really boneless expression of contempt, and glanced casually at the crowd around her,

Simon said: "Do you play "Scream"?"

Sandra immediately shook her head and refused with a smile: "If you don't act, so silly script."

Simon said again: "What about Catherine's Thunderbolt and the Blue Sky?"

Sandra thought of the ambiguous relationship between Simon and Catherine, feeling weird, shaking her head again: "I, I still don't think it's appropriate."

"Both of these films are heroine films. If you don't want to act, there is no suitable for the time being," Simon shrugged and said: "You have seen other projects, these are commercial films, no It might make you a supporting role."

Sandra looked back carefully, and then glared at Simon: "I blame you, I can't even find the right character. The last Tom Cruise's "Cocktail", Paramount had already agreed Let me star in the heroine, and then inexplicably change the story again. Jonathan heard the news, Cruise thinks I am too famous."

"Cruise is like this, what does it have to do with me." Simon said innocently: "And, I recommend to you a "fish called Wanda" is also very good, if not last year I also Without enough funds, the script will definitely be snatched away."

After the success of "Rola Run" at the box office, although two "Return to the Future" series were signed, the movie will not be released until the second half of this year. Sandra cannot naturally be idle and started looking for other projects.

There is no suitable character for her in "Pulp Fiction". She picks and chooses. Finally, under the recommendation of Simon, Sandra performed a very interesting black comedy, "A Fish Named Wanda."

In Simon's memory, "A Fish Named Wanda" tells the story of four stupid thieves stealing a multi-million-dollar diamond through cold and humorous expressions of absurdity and coincidence and various British and American cultural conflicts. The film has not only achieved great success at the box office, but also won many awards including Oscars.

Sandra heard Simon mention this movie and complained half-truth: "Also said, then a low-cost movie, $1 million plus 10% of the net profit share, I don’t know if I can get the share , But I listened to your suggestion before accepting it. In case of a mess, you have to compensate me."

After Sandra confirmed his participation in the show, the production cost of "A Fish Named Wanda" was only 8 million US dollars.Because of the success of "Rola Run", Sandra's package price for two "Back to the Future" series is $5 million. If you participate in a commercial film alone, the film will definitely be paid higher. The "Wanda" crew obviously does not Up.

Jonathan was also reluctant to take Sandra to take over the movie. He even hoped that the girl could participate in Cruz's new film "Cocktail".After the "Cocktail" bubbled, and Sandra's persistence, Jonathan and the producer MGM Films negotiated a self-reducing share contract.

In Simon’s memory, the North American box office of A Fish Named Wanda exceeded US$60 million, but the net profit share in this respect can exceed Sandra’s worth, not to mention that she signed a full channel Profit sharing contract.

The box office, video tapes and television broadcasts add up. Although it will take several years to get back all kinds of income, the total income may even exceed 10 million US dollars.

In the 1980s, actresses who could reach ten million dollars in film pay were counted in one hand.

When Sandra signed the film, "Roller Run" has exceeded 200 million US dollars, almost locking the annual crown, she is equivalent to supporting a North American box office championship work of the year.Therefore, MGM now attaches great importance to the film that Sandra participated in after "Roller Run", and also set the date to the next hot summer file. It is absolutely a breeze to think of success again.

Simon is naturally impossible to say this to Sandra. Hearing the girl's complaint, he just smiled and said, "Well, it really failed. I will compensate you."

Sandra looked at Simon with an elusive smile and couldn't help saying: "Then, compensate yourself for me."

Simon's expression immediately became heavy: "Do you want to be cooked? Jenny will definitely cook me."

Sandra laughed with a thump, noticing that many people around him looked over, quickly squeezed her expression, and nodded viciously, "Yes."