Hollywood New Century - Chapter 397

“Next year will be the 100th anniversary of Universal Pictures, and the centennial celebrations and listing plans are a bit interesting,” Simon leaned lazily on his chair, indeed with a long history.

“Boss, Paramount will also celebrate its centennial next year, and our Universal Pictures is only the second oldest in Hollywood. Although both were founded in 1912, Paramount is more than a month ahead of us,” Laura Collins laughed.

“Okay, I know,” Simon was actually a little embarrassed. In the early twenties and thirties, Paramount was the giant, and then MGM dominated, Universal? They are all based on shoddy production, and it was not until the 1960s that they made famous movies, and it was not until the discovery of Steven Spielberg after the 1970s that they became a giant.

History with Paramount? Isn’t that humiliating? Before the 1970s, Universal didn’t have a few Oscar trophies?

“Now we are a giant. Last year’s market share was the first. Next year, we have to do special costumes, new logos, Blu-ray restoration of classic films, historical recollections of the archives, etc., and the momentum has grown. “Simon doesn’t care so much, Now that the world is strong, it will be listed next year to commemorate the centennial, how attractive!

“It’s already in the works, Kubrick’s Spartacus, Lewis Milestone’s All Quiet on the Western Front, Hitchcock’s Birds, Spielberg’s ‘Jaws,’ ‘Alien E.T’, as well as 13 classic films such as ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Vampire,’ and ‘The Bride of Frankenstein’ will all be released on Blu-ray,” said Laura Collins.

“Hey, look, there aren’t many classic movies in the Universal Studios library that have resounded around the world. Look at Paramount and MGM, a lot.” Simon can’t help it, Universal, Warner Bros., 20 Century Fox really can’t compare to MGM and Paramount.

“Forget it, at least it’s a century-old store, isn’t it? You can’t ask for too much. Thinking about the situation where MGM, which was once mighty, is about to go bankrupt, I feel much better,” Simon comforted himself again.

“By the way, boss, isn’t the biographical script “Escape from Tehran,” based on the hostage crisis at the Iranian Embassy years ago, not being developed this year?” Laura Collins asked.

“The political thriller already has a “Hunting Ben **”, which will be released next year. This “Escape from Tehran” is also a political thriller. Don’t put it in next year, let’s put it in the year after, “Simon There is consideration, next year is the year of the presidential election, and a “Hunting Ben **” is enough as a gift.

Mario’s current approval rate is obviously not as high as in his previous life. Whether he can be re-elected or not, Simon does not know that “Escape from Tehran” is always politically correct when it is released in 2013. It can’t be more correct. After all, the United States has various sanctions against Iran. After Mario took office, he not only did not end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also continued to increase its troops. This year, he launched a war against Syria. This guy actually won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. .

Whether it’s a gesture of affection to the old president or a gift to the new president, “Escape from Tehran” is good.

“Oh, alright!” Laura Collins certainly didn’t know all the twists and turns.

“Aurora Pictures is going to release Wen Ziren’s horror film “Hidden” at the end of the month?” Simon asked suddenly.

“Yeah, 3.24, there’s nothing wrong with the publicity,” Laura Collins responded.

“In 2009, didn’t we buy the script of a haunted house based on a true story from producers Tony Gurender and Peter Safran, and the one that was auctioned by New Line Pictures, let Aurora Pictures meet He is very suitable for Wen Ziren to adapt and shoot, “Simon said the script idea is Wen Ziren’s “The Conjuring”, Wen Ziren was in charge of “Lurting” last year, and this year is just fine for “The Conjuring”, and next year he can continue to film “The Conjuring” Insidious 2″.

The three-film contract is expected to continue to cooperate in the future, but he will definitely set up his own personal production company by then.

After all, Simon is also ready to hand over Marvel’s “Poseidon” to him for filming. Seeing how successful the “Sea King” he developed for DC in his previous life will be clear about his ability.

“Well, okay, then next year, Aurora Pictures will release three horror movies, “Ghost Record 4”, “Silent Hill 2: Apocalypse” and “The Conjuring”! If you come across any good and suitable movies, It is estimated that there will be more, and the results of Aurora Pictures are amazing,” Laura Collins said happily, after all, last year’s “Smart: Ghost Record 2” was a huge hit!

“Well, there was basically a lot of turbulence in Universal Pictures last year, and there were few film projects involved, and there will be more starting next year!” Well, it was basically rejected by Simon.

“Boss, the first season of “Game of Thrones” will premiere on Netflix. In November, the film has been released, and the response has been very good, and the audience is looking forward to it. “Laura Collins is also looking forward to it. In fact, one episode $5 million to make!

“Inform Dick Cook, pay attention to the budget for Netflix’s self-produced dramas, and now have copyright support from NBC and our Xinghai TV department, the number of members increased is very good, Netflix’s user stickiness and global promotion must be done well, and technical operations are concerned. There is Reed Hastings, and there is also Dick Cook in global promotion, so now we have to seize the market first, “Simon attaches great importance to Netflix, but he will never let Reed Hastings mess up, like the previous life. A highly indebted bubble value.

Budgets are not arbitrary. Netflix is ​​now only a part of Xinghai Entertainment, and everything has to be done according to the requirements. However, as the first to eat crabs, the future prospects are absolutely promising.

“Also, inform Jeff Zucker that the cable TV station is still very valuable, and some of the shares we hold in AMC TV, Bravo Pay TV, and SyFy Channel can be sold if a buyer makes a suitable bid, and the returned funds will be injected into Universal Pictures. City Resort Group, “After the development of streaming media, the blow to the cable TV station will be big, and it is enough for the NBC TV network to keep the USA cable station.

“Is it sold so much?” Laura Collins was surprised. Now the TV media’s income is the largest, although the film and television entertainment business has also made a huge profit in recent years.

“It’s better to take advantage of the current sale to get back the funds to expand the Universal Studios Resort. We don’t need that many cable TV stations, especially the premium Bravo channel. The number of users is still good and the price is high. AMC cable TV station doesn’t matter. Now, the copyright of the TV produced by the Xinghai TV department is in our hands, the TV station is only the first broadcast right, and the overseas market, the disc market, the Internet and other markets are also distributed by ourselves!” Simon spent money to invest in AMC TV when there was no TV station. On the Internet, how much did the two “Breaking Bad” and “The Walking Dead” increase the ratings of AMC TV?

“okay!”