Hollywood New Century - Chapter 411

“Clap clap clap,,,” a cheery applause sounded at the end of the movie at the screening test at the Paramount headquarters in Hollywood.

“It’s a good sequel,” Simon said as he clapped to Tom Cruise and Brad Gray next to him.

“The plot is tight, the scenes are thrilling, and the performances of each character are very tense. It is indeed a good movie,” Brad Gray, CEO of Paramount Pictures, also praised it.

The film’s director Brad Bird, starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton and other main creators are also smiling.

In particular, Jeremy Renner, who gained popularity with “The Hurt Locker” by Venus Pictures, and who played Hawkeye in the upcoming “Avengers”, will surely become famous by then.

The schedule of “Mission Impossible 4” is in November again, and it will also help the film’s promotion at that time, and everything is going in a good direction.

“Simon, are you going to have dinner together later?”

“No, I’m still busy at night, let’s wait for the next time,” Simon retained Brad Gray’s proposal after finishing the business.

Later, Brad Gray and Tom Cruise sent Simon away together.

“Hey, Simon Parker’s vision on the film is too great, this “Mission Impossible 4” was praised by many people during the internal preview before, “Brad Gray has to admire, Universal Pictures, this The first investment of $45 million must have been a big hit.

“The ability is very strong, and he also gave a lot of opinions on the script,” Tom Cruise said, watching Simon’s frame go away,

“We would have partnered with David Ellison’s Skydance without Universal’s investment this time around.”

Brad Gray smiled, as it should, but fortunately Universal Pictures introduced an agreement with Relativity Media, and now Paramount has a stable source of funding.

“Now Hollywood needs people with capital like them. Didn’t Sky Dance participated in “Jack Reacher”? Not bad, “Brad Gray doesn’t matter who it is, as long as he provides funds.

Jack Reacher is an action detective film based on a famous novel currently being filmed by Tom Cruise.

“Okay, I’m leaving too, and we’ll be discussing the release plan for the movie,” said Tom Cruise, who also prepared to leave with his assistant.

Simon is having dinner with California Trust Governor Jerry Brown at an Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

“California’s budget deficit is high now, and the state legislature has decided to reduce budgets at all levels to reduce the budget deficit,” said Jerry Brown, a veteran Democratic California lawmaker, angry at the mess Schwarzenegger left behind.

“Whether it is Congress, the state legislature, the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, the technology industry in the San Francisco Bay Area is irreplaceable to the United States,” Simon frowned,

“Hollywood, as America’s foreign cultural window, cannot be without the slightest advantage in financial subsidies and taxation.”

California’s two major economic engines, Los Angeles and San Francisco, have always been an important embodiment of California’s economy.

“I understand that Hollywood’s annual economic volume is very large, and Los Angeles, as the entertainment capital of the world, has an unshakable status, but now the state government’s finances are insufficient, and many aspects still need to be reduced,” Jerry Brown is now Serving as governor of California for the third time, 73 years old.

As a representative of the conservative party of the Democratic Party, Jerry Brown is basically a miser, neither radical enough nor stable enough. Otherwise, it will not be able to enter the Senate for so many years.

As soon as he took office this year, he proposed an ambitious high-speed rail project from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

“Economic freedom is good.” Simon had dinner with Jerry Brown tonight, and he also hoped that the policy on reducing California’s welfare system would get Simon’s support. Simon doesn’t care, just let the media cheer.

“By the way, I support the high-speed rail project between Los Angeles and San Francisco. In this regard, you can go to China to see. The high-speed rail construction there is very mature, and there is a lot of experience in operation and maintenance,” Simon reminded again. Although I knew that this project could not be successful, but the support is certain.

The United States is vast and sparsely populated, with a developed highway network and cars all over the place, and it is basically difficult to support the construction of high-speed rail. Financing and land acquisition are enough, plus the high labor costs, sky-high prices!

“China, it’s true, I’ve already researched it, maybe next year I’ll visit China’s high-speed rail cities,” Jerry Brown nodded, this proposal is very good.

The two stayed in the restaurant for about an hour and a half before separating.

“Catherine, what do you think would happen if California built a high-speed train from Los Angeles to San Francisco?” Simon asked in the car on the way home.

Kathryn Hills thought for a while and smiled bitterly: “Of course it’s good to build, but it’s obviously too difficult. High-speed rail operation requires a high-traffic crowd effect. There are too many cars in the United States, which is the main way of travel; “

“The railways in the United States are mainly freight transportation. The construction of high-speed rail will indeed speed up travel and ease the way of car travel. However, this involves too many aspects, and the price of high-speed rail construction is also sky-high!”

“Yeah, our new governor’s idea is good,” Simon also heard from Kathryn Hills’ words that he was not optimistic. Maybe the high-speed rail project is very attractive to the bottom people.

Unfortunately, people at the bottom have never had the right to speak. How many people’s interests will be affected by the construction of high-speed rail? Oil companies, car manufacturers and railroad operators are all established Republican supporters.

How much financial support can Jerry Brown get from Congress? Is it relying on California’s deficit-filled finances?

“Actually, I have seen some of the new governor’s policy proposals, which are of some interest to ordinary Americans, but they are a little uncomfortable for foreign immigrants and illegal immigrants,” Kathryn Hills, a lawyer, still has some insight into politics. of.

“California is a big immigration state, and reducing benefits can indeed save a lot of money.” Although it is not friendly to foreign immigrants, do Americans care about those immigrants?

“Fortunately, there are preferential tax treatment in tourist resorts,” Simon said, leaning back on his seat.

“I remember Nancy Lopehi resigning as Speaker of the House and Congressional Democratic leader;”

“Support Jerry Brown, give him some money, the Speaker of the House is tough, and see if you can push him into the Democratic leadership position.”

Kathryn Hills nodded, because Nancy Lopehi and Hillary were involved in the Harvey Weinstein incident. Nancy Lopehi has basically become a scapegoat, and her support rate is very low according to numerous media reports.

Jerry Brown is old, but he has rich political experience and extensive connections. If he has capital support, it is not a big problem.