Hollywood Hunter

Chapter 675 The following week (Tuesday)

Simon is not going to take any girl tonight, and he will return to Dumei Cape Manor later. The weekend time to accompany his family is a tacit understanding formed between him and two Jenny.

After watching the kittens fighting for a while, Simon smiled and turned their attention away, and said to Yasmin and Naga: "Regarding the establishment of a charitable fund, I have to think about it recently. Remember, don't touch politics, you play Sorry. Environmental protection is easy to be thankless and do not toss. Medical treatment is difficult to produce specific results, and it must be skipped. Therefore, it is best to focus on education, subsidize poor children, and donate some teaching buildings, these are all It is a result that can be seen and touched. Also, take this matter seriously as a long-term cause. Don’t think of speculation or deliberate publicity. You will find the benefits over time.”

Yasmine Gary posted and spoiled: "You are really overbearing, Simon, let us consider, but everything has been decided."

Simon caressed his waist, a waist that people could not put down, and took the initiative to talk about a problem that the two women were more concerned about: "As for the funds, I will give you $1 million first, and I will add it after it is done. Now."

Naga Allman on the other side pointed out, "Simon, will you always have it when you're done?"

Of course, Simon understood the meaning of leg essence. The original agreement was only one year old. Because of the storms of the previous period, the two women exposed by the media have been labeled as Westeros lover, and it is impossible to get rid of it in a short time.However, both Simon and Waist and Leg know that this relationship cannot be sustained for long.

Once they leave Simon in the future, there seems to be no reason for men to continue to support their charity funds.

However, in the face of Naga's problems, Simon nodded without hesitation and said, "As long as you do this matter seriously, no matter what the future will be, you can get financial support from the Westeros system."

Many ordinary people's first impression of charity is tax avoidance, but in fact, the highest realm of charity should exert a subtle influence on the entire society through its own capital strength.

This is actually a power in disguise.

The Rockefeller family is able to maintain its six generations of glory, largely because of the Rockefeller Foundation's potential influence on all aspects of this world.

For all considerations, the Westeros system will continue to increase investment in charity.However, in order to achieve the subtle effect, the best charity model should also be reduced to zero, infiltrating all aspects of this world through countless types of foundations.

Simon plans to establish a charity foundation for the education field with waist, leg and leg together, which is a chess piece laid out according to this plan.

As long as they are functioning properly, the two women will certainly be able to gain a corresponding social reputation from this charity fund. However, in the final analysis, such a charity fund is still part of the Westeros system in the field of charity.

Simon has even identified the first charity project for the two women’s foundation and funded the renovation of primary and secondary school teaching buildings in some poor communities in Wisconsin. The charity project planned to be launched in the second half of the year will put as much merit as possible. Go to Robert Holtville, a Wisconsin Republican senator candidate supported by the Westeros system, to win more basic ballots from Hoteville's opponent Craig Ames.

Therefore, even if waist and leg are no longer Simon’s lover in the future, as long as the operation direction of the charity fund in charge of the two women still conforms to the interests of the Westeros system, they will continue to receive financial support.

Simon did not respond to his teasing, Cindy was disappointed, but insisted that he did not go away, and some hately speculated that Naga Orman had just said something bad in the man's ear.Listening to the conversation between Simon and the two women about the charity fund, I could not help but feel a little envy and jealousy.

Fortunately, Simon got up and left the party,

The weekend passed and the time was already June 13.

On Monday, Daenerys Entertainment officially announced the listing date of corporate stocks, July 1st, at the same time, Daenerys Entertainment united with the two major underwriters Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs on June 13th. , Officially opened the global roadshow before the stock listing and trading.

It stands to reason that since the formal submission of the prospectus, companies applying for an IPO must enter a period of external silence, and the target company may not publish any information intended to stimulate the stock price.

Daenerys Entertainment has strictly followed the silent clauses related to the quiet period in recent months.However, whether it is the popular online social game "Happy Farm" during this period, or the rapidly popular backstreet boy group under Daenerys Records, or even the "four wedding and "Funeral", "Detective Aircraft Head", "Stargate" and other blockbuster movies all show the prosperity of Daenerys entertainment at all times.

Therefore, many industry media and investment bank analysts have frequently made judgments that the Daenerys Entertainment Group's first day of listing is likely to create a peak in the market value of US listed companies.

On the other hand, just after the beginning of the new week, the traditional media circle has heard that Simon Westero personally made a price limit on some of the assets that the Hearst Group intends to sell. The Westero system does not prevent Other companies acquire assets of the Hearst Group, but they cannot exceed the maximum transaction price set by Simon, otherwise they are enemies with the Westeros system.

Subsequent rough price lists also spread.

The Hearst family intends to sell a total of 13 newspaper and magazine assets. If before the storm, the total value will not be less than 500 million US dollars, but in the case of assets that have recently depreciated significantly, Westeros Once again, the price has been reduced by a large amount, leaving only 30% of the actual value. The total transaction price is only 150 million US dollars, which is simply a direct bargain cut on the ankle.

The Hirst family originally selected the asset that was intended to be sold, which was the most affected by the storm. It had already been expected to sell at a low price, even if it was a half discount from the original value, because of the capital Extreme demand, barely acceptable.

Simon's statement directly caused the Hearst family to abandon the plan to sell cash.

It was sold at a discount of 30%, and the assets of 500 million US dollars became 150 million, which was too much painful anyway.

Simon's sniping action also made the Hearst family fully realize that if they want to get rid of the predicament at this time, it is still on a young man, so they have to take the initiative to engage again, but after the last offer, Simon But there is no meaning to relax.

In the midst of busy schedules, another box office week has passed.

Prior to June 10, a total of two new films were released on the North American theater. They were Disney's barracks comedy "The Story of the Soldier" and Paramount's children's comedy "The Ghost Out".

The former is directed by Penny Marshall, the director of "Flying Over the Future", and tells the story of an advertising company planning to enter the military camp and teach soldiers after being unemployed. The style is actually similar to the "Good Morning Vietnam" that was sold in previous years.Paramount's "Ghost Out" is also a comedy that tirelessly follows the trend of "Ghost Alone".

From June 10 to June 16.

Without any suspense, "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight" won the single-week box office list champion. The next week, the film fell by 49% of the expected, and continued to account for 65.09 million US dollars.Two weeks into the painting, the cumulative box office of this DC superhero bombshell in North America has quickly reached $19.72 million, only $7.28 million away from the local box office of $200 million. It is expected that the first day of the third week will be Break through the 200 million threshold.

The overseas box office of the film also began to feedback.

Under the premise that Japan, France, Germany and other major ticket warehouse countries have not yet been released, "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight" in the 27 overseas countries and regions that have been painted, the cumulative box office receipts in two weeks are roughly estimated to reach 2.7 One hundred million U.S. dollars.

Half a month after its release, "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight" has reached a total of 470 million dollars at the global box office.

Moreover, as the DC movie universe series becomes more and more successful, the share ratio of Warner Bros. and domestic and foreign cinemas signed during the release phase is also increasing. However, in the United States, the estimated share ratio of Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight will reach 65 It is about 10%, which is 10 percentage points beyond the average cinema line of Hollywood movies. Although the situation in various countries and regions overseas is different, the approximate share ratio has also increased a lot.

Therefore, although the total investment in the production and announcement of "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight" reached a staggering US$215 million, the two-week box office receipt of US$470 million has already allowed the two producers to recover all the production and announcement inputs. And began to generate profits.

With the general opening of the Eastern European and Asian film markets in recent years, according to the current box office momentum, whether it is the production of Daenerys and Time Warner, or the media of all parties who are always concerned about the box office of the film, they are generally optimistic about the "Batman: Dark" The Rise of Knights is expected to exceed the important threshold of $1 billion.

Prior to this, the North American film history box office champion was "Jurassic Park", with a global box office of 980 million US dollars, and the runner-up was "Batman: Moments of War". The global box office was 960 million US dollars, which is only one step away from the global 1 billion box office threshold. , But failed to cross.

Although it is also a film under Daenerys Entertainment, the original Jurassic Park surpassed Batman: The Moment of War to become the box office champion of North American film history, but it still dissatisfied the huge DC movie universe fans, but this is the reason. The box office of "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight" can be elevated invisibly.

Counting the expansion of overseas markets and the natural growth of the film industry, the start has broken a series of box office records "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight", the global impact of 1 billion US dollars at the box office, is really just a problem.

Daenerys Entertainment’s saturated comprehensive release strategy for the super blockbuster, to a large extent, provided enough room for other Hollywood films to be released the following week. This is also Disney and Paramount’s dare on June 10. Launch of two important new films.

However, whether it's Penny Marshall's "The Story of the Soldier" or Paramount's "The Devil's Move" is really too disappointing.

Therefore, from the week of June 10 to June 16, the box office runner-up was shown in the fourth week of "Life and Death Speed", this action starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock The blockbuster box office fell 25% this week, with a total of 9.69 million US dollars. It was released four weeks ago. The cumulative box office of the film exceeded the 80 million US dollar threshold and reached 80.18 million US dollars.

Obviously, the runner-up box office is only 9.69 million US dollars. Except for "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight" this week, there is no other movie that has exceeded 10 million US dollars in a single week.

However, for "Speed ​​of Life and Death", successfully passed the "Batman: Rise of the Dark Knight" to crush this hurdle, the cumulative box office broke through 80.18 million US dollars, and then not only successfully promoted to 100 million clubs, and even Can go further up.

Disney's "Total Recruitment" finally held the third place, and immediately after "Life and Death", the first week of the box office was $8.2 million.However, the average of only $4,654 in the first week of the film is obviously a life-and-death.

The fourth place was also taken as the new movie "The Devil's Move". The first box office of the film was $7.12 million, and the size of the 1955 block of paintings was $3,641 in the first week, which is even more bleak than "The Story of the Soldier".

The "Stargate" directed by Michael Bay ranked fifth on the list. This week's box office fell by 35%, and received another 6.02 million US dollars. The cumulative box office reached 96.56 million US dollars, breaking 100 million soon.

In addition to the top five, the most bleak is undoubtedly "Gambling Horsepower" starring Mel Gibson.

Compared with "Life and Death Speed", it has maintained the size of 2869 screens for four weeks. Because the opening performance was less than expected, the number of screens in the third week of the film's release began to shrink. The number of screens for the week that started on June 10th was even more The 1969 block of the week was reduced to 1326 blocks, which also led to the film's box office plunge after being crushed by "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight" last week, and this week's drop was still as high as 53%, with only a poor 3.19 million left at the box office in a week US dollars.

Therefore, in the new week, most of the mainstream cinemas in North America withdrew the screen of "Gambling Horsepower" for the first time. The film is directly downgraded, and the North American box office is also fixed at a low of 46.99 million US dollars.

Perhaps the subsequent two or three rounds of screenings in remote areas can continue to receive a box office of one or two million US dollars, but the overall situation is irrelevant. This super bomb with a total investment of 105 million US dollars completely makes Time Warner lose it. tears. Perhaps with the box office of "Batman: The Rise of the Dark Knight" and the huge profits around it, it can quickly fill the huge deficit caused by "Gambling Horsepower", but the failure of such a huge investment project still directly triggered Time Warner who is used to infighting. Internal high-level shocks.