Hollywood New Century

Berlin to Venice with a stopover in France and landing at Venice's Marco Polo International Airport.

As the "Pearl of the Adriatic Sea", Venice, the water city, is of course the ancient Venice Film Festival that makes it famous.

"Sure enough, it's a city on water," Simon, who came to the film festival venue, also sighed, it's really not for nothing.

"Let's go, let's go to the hotel. Tomorrow is the closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival. We came at just the right time." Sarah Bradna was very happy, and the 6-hour flight time did not seem to be exhausted.

"Closing Ceremony!" Simon smiled. This Venice Film Festival is still impressive. The Chinese film Lust and Caution won the Golden Lion Award for Best Film.

The Venetian Lido Island is a slender island about 12 kilometers long that runs across the southeast of Venice. It is the venue of the Venice Film Festival, and the island is a well-known international health resort, otherwise Simon would not have come here for vacation.

After arriving at her beachfront villa on Lido Island, Sarah Bradna, despite the exhaustion of her journey, wanted to go to the private sandy beach outside to blow air.

Simon still agreed, after all, the night view of the Adriatic Sea is also good.

Starlit and neon glowing, Simon and Sarah Bradna lay on the beach together and looked at the sky.

"Simon, what's the matter?" Sarah Bradna turned her head to see Simon Pike staring at the moon in a trance.

"Oh, nothing!" Simon looked at the Adriatic Gulf in front of him, which used to be the Ionian Sea, and then connected to the Mediterranean Sea, just thinking of his hometown.

"Sarah, do you understand China?" Simon asked suddenly.

"China?" Sarah Bradna shook her head and said, "I haven't been there, so I don't know, but there are several Chinese films at the Venice Film Festival that are very popular!"

"I know that in the film Lust, Caution, directed by Ang Lee, he is the best director at the Oscars," Simon smiled.

"Simon, you don't seem to like this great Chinese director?" Sarah Bradna heard from Simon's tone.

"Chinese, he, like me, is an American citizen," Simon reminded.

Sarah Bradner shook her head helplessly and said, "Brokeback Mountain, which was filmed by director Ang Lee before, is very good!"

"It's not bad, now this "Lust, Caution" is rated as NC-17 by the American MPAA Association," Simon curled his lips, and the Yankees like to call the *** movement outside. Much thicker than Europe and Asia.

"Okay, then let's go to see this movie tomorrow, and then go to sea!" Sarah Bradna said, pressing her head on Simon's body, her sexy body leaning against Simon.

Simon nodded, now the season is excellent in Venice, the weather is pleasant, and it is a good time for tourists to go to sea.

"Sarah!" said Simon, holding the girl in his arms and kissing

As the first of the three major international film festivals in Europe, the Venice Film Festival is unparalleled in terms of commerciality. The Cannes Film Festival has a greater artistic pursuit, and is a little worse than the Venice Film Festival in business.

Every year, the largest volume of films is traded at the Venice Film Festival, and the most important achievement of the Venice Film Festival is that it has greatly increased the opportunities for film exchanges around the world.

Meanwhile, in another hotel on Lido Island, Simon's old friend Harvey Weinstein was sitting on the sofa in his bathrobe, opposite his pimp, Fabrizio Weinstein, the head of the Italian branch. Lombardo.

"Several good movies seem to have been divided up by Focus Pictures, Fox Searchlight, Sony Classics, Paramount Advantage," Harvey Weinstein touched his head with his fat hand, helpless!

Fabrizio Lombardo is simply a person who doesn't understand movies. Anyway, he only needs to be responsible for arranging women for the boss, so he sits silently by the side.

"Wait for the commercial reception, there will be a lot of independent producers participating, we can think of a way," Fabrizio Lombardo couldn't help but reminded, after all, this is Weinstein International Pictures Organized, as the head of the Italian region, arranged first-hand.

Harvey Weinstein nodded and asked again: "Xinghai Pictures doesn't seem to have any works to participate in the exhibition?"

"That's not true. Their "No Country for Old Men" participated in the Cannes Film Festival. As for the upcoming "26 Dresses", there is no chance to participate," Fabrizio Lombardo said with a smile, Xinghai Pictures is an important opponent of the boss.

Harvey Weinstein frowned, he really couldn't understand, Xinghai Pictures is now bent on building its own distribution network.

However, you need to have some movie content in the first place for movie distribution, especially before building a distribution network, you need to stock up on ammunition. Isn't Cannes and Venice a great place to buy and sell movies?

"Alas, Xinghai Pictures didn't look for a distributor for a few movies next year. I'm going to see how they distribute those movies themselves," Harvey Weinstein smiled. The background is still very important.

It's true that the six major distributors are vegetarians. Now that Xinghai Pictures' movies are so popular, if they release their own movies, there will be one more person in the distribution cake.

At that time, DreamWorks was extremely powerful, and it was not the six major collaborations that most movies were looking for!

"By the way, I heard that Simon Parker's focus is now on Wall Street. He doesn't pay much attention to Xinghai Entertainment. He invests in hedge funds on Wall Street. I heard that this time he seems to have invested all his net worth," Fabbri said. Zio Lombardo reminded.

"Wall Street, he invested in

It’s just a technology company that has successfully invested in a technology company, and I think I can play on Wall Street. It’s really over the top, and it’s not in film investment,” Harvey Weinstein laughed. It’s better that the guy goes bankrupt, and then gives Xinghai Pictures to the company. Best to sell.

Fabrizio Lombardo also smiled and nodded. After all, for the elites of Wall Street, in the gold field, these people in Hollywood are of course not enough to watch; but in terms of film investment and subsequent benefits, these people in Hollywood are not enough. The film company can play with the elites of Wall Street, produce, promote, distribute, and the accounts of each link have a story!

"By the way, it seems that Nicole Kidman is also in Venice," Fabrizio Lombardo reminded again.

"Hmph, I think Miramax helped her launch a few good movies. Now that she has Xinghai Entertainment as a backer, she no longer takes Weinstein Pictures seriously," Harvey Weinstein said. Just angry, Nicole Kidman dared to be so cold to herself during the Miramax period?

"Forget it, let's go!" Harvey Weinstein said, waving his hand.