Hollywood New Century - Chapter 392

Since the rise of streaming media, sites like The Pirate Bay that illegally download and watch Hollywood movies and TV have been the targets of the MPAA Association.

After lobbying last year, the “Anti-Internet Infringement and Counterfeit Products Act” proposed by Congress and passed by the U.S. Senator’s Judiciary Committee has not been followed. Towards the end of the year, Silicon Valley stepped up its congressional lobbying for internet freedom with the “Internet Society,” a group of tech companies including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, AOL, Facebook and Yahoo.

This has angered the Hollywood Alliance, which loses billions of dollars every year to pirated websites provided by these Silicon Valley companies, and Hollywood can no longer sit still.

The Intellectual Property Protection Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act have been reintroduced to combat pirated websites, starting the process of lobbying Congress.

At present, because of these two bills, there has been a direct confrontation between Hollywood bigwigs and Silicon Valley bigwigs. One side opposes, one side supports, and each other is not.

The Mario government’s willingness to favor Silicon Valley is also obvious. Although Simon’s investment in Silicon Valley is not small, he is now a pivotal member of Hollywood.

It is also a duty to stand on the side of Hollywood, and at the same time, I am not happy with Mario’s stupid behavior.

Therefore, Nina Jacobson, one of the co-founders of Universal Pictures, also confronted Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, and Warner Bros. to form lobbying representatives to Washington Capitol Hill.

As for Disney and Sony, in this case, the identities are already on the same level as DreamWorks, Lionsgate, and MGM.

As for such trivial matters as the scandals of several Hollywood stars, they are only the people’s concern, and the high-level concerns are all about their own interests.

The fire was lit, and the attention was diverted, and the layoffs of Xinghai Entertainment were slowly subsided. Hollywood can fight infighting, but when it involves the overall interests of Hollywood, it is also necessary to unite to the outside world.

As for Simon, of course, he didn’t stay in Los Angeles to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Anyway, he was a chicken feather.

Simon came to the Cowboys Stadium in Texas at 2.5 to enjoy this year’s Super Bowl game between the (AFC) Pittsburgh Steelers and the (NFC) National Football League Green Bay Packers.

The Cowboys Stadium is located in Arlington, Texas. It was built by the billionaire Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the government at a cost of 1.4 billion US dollars. It was completed in 2009 and is equipped with the latest and most modern sports facilities. With the world’s largest large-screen TV, it can accommodate up to more than 100,000 spectators to watch the game.

In the box at the Cowboys Gym, Simon sat on the window porch with Charlize Theron, who had come to watch the game.

As one of the clubs with the highest market value in the world, the Dallas Cowboys are also known as “Team America”. Its base, the Cowboys Gym, has a retractable ceiling and covers a huge area. The stadium is completely an entertainment complex.

“Envy?” Charlize Theron asked with a smile, watching Simon look up around the gymnasium.

“It’s okay, the Dolphins’ stadium is the stadium that hosts the most Super Bowls. Miami’s enthusiasm should not be underestimated.” However, although the Miami Dolphins’ home stadium, the Wells Fargo Center, was renovated last year, it is not the same as this newly-built stadium. The stadium certainly can’t compare.

Charlize Theron is in a good mood this year, because the blockbuster “Superman Hancock” released in December last year made $230 million at the North American box office, $420 million overseas, and $650 million worldwide. Theron’s film is the highest-grossing film.

At the halftime, the American hip-hop rap group The Black Eyed Peas performed as a halftime guest.

Simon felt bored, so he got up and went to the box to rest for a while and drink some wine. Soon, Charlize Theron also came in.

After calling the waiter to deliver the meal, the two enjoyed food and drinks in the box.

“Don’t like this kind of performance?” Charlize Theron asked, after all, people of Simon’s age don’t like rap, hip-hop and the like!

Simon shook his head and said casually: “I don’t like any rock, rap, hip-hop, jazz or other music;”

“I prefer piano music, light music, etc., but I also like Chinese classical instruments and the like!”

Charlize Theron nodded. Everyone has different hobbies and said with a smile: “It seems that you know a lot about China. Hollywood knows that you like Chinese food, but you also like Chinese music!”

“Music is not my strong suit, I just have a little understanding of the public’s taste,” Simon shook his head and said.

Charlize Theron smiled without saying a word. The Star Records company has made amazing achievements in recent years. Several of Hollywood’s biggest singers are from the Star Records company, plus the now popular Canadian star Justin Bieber.

“Nowadays, many people say that Hollywood is about to give up on original movies. There are special effects blockbusters and sequels everywhere, and the artistry of movies is slowly losing. How do you see this?”

“Heh, I’ve always heard that you have a lot of ideas about literary films, and you don’t mind your identity and beauty in movies,” Simon smiled, with an appreciative smile.

“To tell the truth, in Hollywood, with the development of the film industry and increased commercialization, the most important thing for film companies is their interests,” Simon took a sip of champagne,

“However, as a filmmaker, I also hope for more good movies!”

“Charlize, you are very good. There are not many actors that I can admire in Hollywood. You are indeed one of them. You are able to control various types of roles, and you are willing to spend time trying to figure out the psychology of the characters, which is not bad.”

“Ah, thank you!” Charlize Theron was a vase early on, and later became famous by winning the Oscar for best actress through the disfiguring “The Devil”.

“Actually, there are still many very good actors in Hollywood, but they don’t have the chance,” Charlize Theron seemed to think of his past and sighed a little,

“Here, opportunity is more important than ability!”

“Opportunity,” Simon smiled, “Hollywood is a place where it’s easy to get lost. Who doesn’t want to gather in the limelight? Who doesn’t like this kind of life of a drunkard? Who doesn’t want to dream of flying away? Soaring to the sky, a scene for everyone to support?”

Charlize Theron nodded. In fact, in recent years, his own resources have not been very good! After all, there is no success at the box office.

This “Superman Hancock” also featured Will Smith, but as the heroine, it was not bad. It achieved such a good box office, and its influence has increased a lot.

Simon Pike looks up to himself, and it’s not bad!