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Burbank's Daenerys Entertainment Division.

After two weeks of tug-of-war negotiations, Danny Morris, president of New World Pictures, finally got the rights to a thriller novel called The Silence of the Lambs.

The Silence of the Lambs, published two years ago, is the sequel to author and screenwriter Thomas Harris based on his other novel, The Red Dragon.

"Red Dragon" was published in 1981, and was brought to the big screen in 1986 under the name "The Evil Dead".

It's just that "Desire to Kill Eve" originally invested a budget of 15 million US dollars, but only recovered more than 8 million US dollars at the box office, which can be described as an extreme failure. Therefore, although the novel of "Silence of the Lambs" is very popular, Hollywood is not very keen on its film and television adaptation. In the past two years, the project has been turned around among some filmmakers, but the shooting has not been successful.

Until Daenerys Entertainment expressed interest.

Before that, only Orion Films, which had just received a $200 million capital injection from Canada’s Seagram Group and survived the bankruptcy crisis, had been in touch with the project on and off.

The news spread, and various Hollywood studios immediately expressed concern and made tentative bids.

When Daenerys Entertainment did not retreat decisively because of the scramble of the crowd as before, the bidding war started.

According to Daenerys Entertainment's practice of purchasing copyrights in the past two years, when a project is looted, the company will not participate in the bidding war.

However, "Silence of the Lambs" is an exception.

Because Simon said that the copyright must be negotiated.

Then we talked.

The final transaction price was $1 million plus a 5% share of the global box office net profit.

Just the basic $1 million copyright transaction price far exceeds the original offer for the adaptation rights of "The Silence of the Lambs".

According to Hollywood accounting standards, the net profit share usually does not exist.

However, Thomas Harris' agent is not a layman, and the cost of the project is limited to $30 million in the contract. In other words, no matter how much Daenerys Entertainment invests in the project in the future, it will only be calculated at a fixed cost of $30 million.

This cost limit is actually very high.

You know, if you want to get a share, it means that the future global box office of "Silence of the Lambs" will reach at least 70 million US dollars.

However, even if you don't get a share, the $1 million advance is far more than Thomas Harris expected.

Moreover, Danny Morris feels that if "Silence of the Lambs" really has the kind of value that Simon values, the global box office will be at least about 200 million US dollars.

200 million US dollars, 30 million fixed costs, Thomas Harris will be able to get another 3 million US dollars at that time.

Of course, if Daenerys Entertainment is also making a lot of money based on the global box office of 200 million US dollars, such an expenditure is worth it.

It's just that Danny Morris still doesn't quite understand why Simon suddenly expressed a strong interest in this project, and he did not hesitate to make an exception. Once such a case is opened, there will definitely be more copyright holders in the future after Daenerys Entertainment expressed interest.

Santa Monica.

Simon ended the call with Danny Morris, feeling helpless.

Why is there an exception to "Silence of the Lambs", not only because it is a box office hit in the original time and space, but also to snipe Orion.

Speaking of which, this is also an oversight by Simon.

Should have thought of this project long ago.

The second horror film nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture after "The Exorcist", it made a movie star in just 15 minutes of performance, and the box office was also very good, but these are not to be missed by Simon.

However, he ignored the film until he came across a batch of copyright materials sent by New World Pictures.

If other Hollywood studios have already acquired or tried to acquire the rights to the project, Simon may be able to work with them to make "Silence of the Lambs" one of the original 10 film plans.

Not so with Orion, however.

In the original time and space, "Silence of the Lambs" can be said to be Orion Pictures' last box office hit.

Now, because of Simon, things have changed a lot.

Affected by Simon's series of great successes in Hollywood, many capitals are more interested in the North American film and television industry.

As a result, Australia's Qintex successfully acquired MGM, and Canada's Seagram Group also tested Hollywood in advance. At the beginning of this year, it injected 200 million US dollars into Orion, which was already in bankruptcy, from the original major shareholder of Orion, John Kruger. Acquired a 25% stake in the company.

With financial support, Orion has weathered the storm and is gearing up to get back on its feet.

"The Silence of the Lambs" was not originally a key project of Orion. First of all, its previous work "Murder Night" failed very well at the box office, which has largely affected the producer's judgment on the film's box office prospects, memory , the film's release date was the unpopular February, and it was almost abandoned.

However, it was just that successful.

If Daenerys Entertainment has contacted as usual and immediately gave up because of peer attention and competition, this project is likely to eventually fall into the hands of Orion Pictures.

in order to get

Orion's film library, but also in order to reduce Daenerys Entertainment's Hollywood competitors, Simon will not allow Orion to have this kind of success again.

Having already taken away "Dances with Wolves" that originally belonged to Orion, and now taking "Silence of the Lambs", Simon's memory of Orion's last two blockbuster films will all fall into his hands.

The Seagram Group is actually just testing the water. The Canadian Bronfman family’s ambitions for Hollywood do not stop there, and it is impossible to continue to invest in a small pool like Orion.

As long as the $200 million is burnt out and performance fails to recover, Orion will come to an end in Hollywood.

After cutting "Silence of the Lambs", the next step is to set up a project and shoot.

This time, Simon didn't hesitate to drop the idea of ​​Anthony Hopkins as the male lead.

As the actor of the "Batman" series butler Alfred, if Hopkins suddenly becomes the best actor, it will only add more changes to the advancement of the project. Therefore, Simon would rather "Silence of the Lambs" shrink or even fail at the box office due to changing roles, rather than allow Daenerys Entertainment's focus on the DC Cinematic Universe plan to flourish.

Speaking of which, if the actors participating in the DC Cinematic Universe series can perform their contracts safely and securely, Simon doesn't mind giving them a hand. But because of what happened after the release of "Batman: Hour of War", Simon gave up this idea directly.

People are always fickle.

Simon was not a person who believed too much in people's hearts.

Busy, the first week of the 1990 Easter season passed quietly.

Easter this year is April 15th.

During the Easter week from April 13 to April 19, a total of two Hollywood films were released, namely "Children of the Corn 2" produced by Daenerys Entertainment's New World Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Produced the family comedy "Genius" starring Daryl Hanna, and the opening screen scale of both films was around 1,300 yuan.

"Children in the Corn Field 2" has not been well received by film critics, nor has it shown the potential of a dark horse. In the first week of its release, the box office was only 7.13 million US dollars. In the 11th week of its release, "Pretty Woman" barely won the box office champion this week, and the total box office in North America is expected to be around 25 million US dollars.

Compared with the film's cost of $3 million, the expected box office of $25 million is naturally very successful.

Paramount Pictures' "The Genius" grossed $5.76 million in its first week. If the decline can be controlled, the total domestic box office is expected to exceed 15 million US dollars, which is not too bad. However, the budget cost of the film was also $15 million, and Paramount had to rely on overseas and other channels to recoup the cost.

At the end of last year, "Batman: Hour of War", "Driving for Miss Daisy" and "Pretty Woman" on Valentine's Day in February have all entered the final stage.

The box office champion of the Easter week failed to break through the 10 million box office in the first week, so this Easter seemed a bit deserted.

By the end of April, Hollywood has generally begun to prepare for the summer vacation a month later.

Daenerys Entertainment has recently started to put on TV the TV previews of "Ghosts" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which are the key projects of Daenerys Entertainment this summer, scheduled for June 1 and 7 respectively. June 6. In addition, there is also a "Ghost Chasing Soul 2", whose schedule is confirmed to be on August 10 at the end of the summer season. Naturally, the scale of the announcement cannot be compared with the previous two films.

"Sleeping with the Enemy" cooperating with Fox and "The Hand Shaking the Cradle" cooperating with Disney are scheduled for June 15 and July 27 respectively. The announcement of the two films does not require too much investment from Daenerys Entertainment energy.

However, after all, the number of projects related to Daenerys Entertainment this summer has reached 5, which is more than any Hollywood studio.

Simon has always wanted to restrain his edge subconsciously, but the reality is difficult to avoid.

Saturday, April 21.

There are too many things to do recently, and I still work overtime on weekends.

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, I was talking on the phone with Terry Semel of Warner Bros. about the preparations for "Desperate". Jennifer opened the door, Sandra followed the female assistant, watching Simon on the phone, He walked in unceremoniously and sat down opposite him.

Simon chatted with Terry Semel a few more words, put down the microphone, and made a mark on a cast file in front of him.

This is Harrison Ford's murdered wife candidate cast information in "Desperados", a role with a small role, the original version was played by Sheila Ward.

This time, Sheila Ward still delivered her resume.

After all, she was a woman who spent her spring night with herself, and she was also an original candidate. Simon didn't intend to audition and directly gave the role to the other party.

Putting the information aside, looking up just happened to catch Sandra, who was probing her brain, Simon put down his pencil and smiled: "Don't read blindly, this is a commercial secret."

Sandra pouted: "I'm not interested, tell me, what are you calling me for? I'm very busy, I made an appointment with everyone to go to Palm Springs for the weekend, and I'll leave later."

Simon handed over the script of "The Silence of the Lambs" and said, "See if you are interested, I have already had someone pass the script to Bob, if you are also interested, your brothers and sisters can happen to star in this movie together. ."

The Bob Simon mentioned was Robert Duvall, also a client under Jonathan's name, and because he had studied under the name of an acting teacher at the same time, although he and Sandra were more than thirty years apart, they were teachers. siblings. When Sandra first entered Hollywood, Du

Val also helped this little junior sister.

Since Anthony Hopkins is not going to be used, Simon will no longer necessarily pursue the original version for the main creator of "Silence of the Lambs", and he is not too familiar with the original heroine Jodie Foster. It is better to let Sandra try. In addition to not having the title of actress, Sandra's personal fame and box office appeal in the past two years are actually stronger than Jodie Foster.

And, if the project is still successful, it might help Sandra get an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

If it fails, then it fails.

Sandra picked up the script and flipped through a few pages, then put it in a satchel, and said, "I'll read it when I'm free this weekend. Is there anything else?"

Simon pretended to be sad and said, "I'm in such a hurry to leave, I'm so disliked by you now?"

Sandra rolled her eyes: "You are already a married man, Mr. Westeros, I don't want to have any more scandals with you."

"I understand, you're worried that Jenny will settle accounts with you."

"whatever you think."

Sandra said this, obviously still excited by Simon, stood up as if to say goodbye, but suddenly leaned over across the desk, grabbed Simon's collar and pulled it towards herself.

Simon thought she wanted to kiss her forcefully, but saw Sandra open her little white teeth and snapped at his nose, which startled Simon. When she reacted, the girl had already walked out of the office with a smile.

Touching his almost bitten nose, Simon shook his head helplessly.

The female assistant pushed the door open again to remind him that Simon got up and left the office and walked to a conference room in the office building.

James Raybold and Apollo Management's Leon Black were both in Los Angeles over the weekend to discuss the mca acquisition today, mainly about funding after the official launch.

Although it started operation very early, it is also known that Japan's Panasonic is also secretly preparing for the acquisition of mca. However, Simon still decided to officially launch an acquisition offer for mca in September of the second half of the year.

In my memory, the acquisition negotiations between Panasonic and mca started very early, but because of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the North American stock market suffered a severe setback. Enough time.

After the war broke out, the stock price of mca fell because of the setback in the stock market, which happened to be the best time for Daenerys Entertainment to enter the game.

However, the early preparations are naturally the sooner the better.

The more prepared you are, the better your chances will be in the future.

After this period of private contact with some banks in North America and overseas, James Raybold has basically solved the source of funds. Some big banks in Europe, Australia and even Japan are very interested in Daenerys Entertainment's financing plan.

Because of the excellent financial data exposed by Daenerys Entertainment, and the rich assets accumulated by the entire Westeros system in recent years, these banks are not worried that the huge amount of money that Simon has borrowed cannot be repaid.

With the huge sum of more than $3 billion in the plan, Simon will of course not choose only one bank, although even if he does, there is a good chance of success. However, spreading out the loan is actually tantamount to drawing a potential ally for Daenerys Entertainment.

In this world, as long as you borrow enough money, you can always be more confident.

Continuing to weave a big net for Daenerys Entertainment and the entire Westeros system with interest implication, this is something Simon has focused on in recent years.

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