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"The first draft has been completed. I will have someone prepare a copy for you tomorrow," Amy said. Seeing that there was nothing else to do, she also packed up the folder in front of her. After a while, she remembered something and looked up again: "There is one more thing. Well, Simon, "Who's gonna be a millionaire" and "Survivor" are such successes, how about a weekend to celebrate?"

Although the other two reality shows are yet to air, Daenerys Entertainment has become the envy of every TV producer in Hollywood with two hit reality shows, Who Will Be a Millionaire and Survivor , it is also proper to hold a celebration party to reward the creators.

Moreover, the maintenance of contacts has always been very important to the development of a film company.

Many executives of major Hollywood film companies hold various parties almost every week to connect with superstars and celebrities in the industry. Compared with them, Simon is very indifferent to this matter. It should far exceed the frequency of being the host.

However, Simon also understands that this kind of thing cannot be avoided at all, nor can it be avoided. If these things are completely handed over to senior executives such as Amy, once there are unexpected changes in the company's management, he will change in terms of connections. Be very passive.

After thinking about it for a moment, Simon said: "Let's hold it at the villa in Palisades. The date is set for Saturday. You can draw up an invitation list."

On the first day of its broadcast, it achieved more than 2000 million viewers, and "Survivor" quickly became the subject of heated discussions in the media in the following days.

NBC quickly adjusted the marketing efforts of "Survivor". At the same time, in order to avoid falling into too much disadvantage, ABC also stepped up the promotional offensive of "Who Will Be a Millionaire". FOX and CBS are full of expectations for "Big Brother" and "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", which will be broadcast simultaneously on Wednesday.

However, as expected, "Big Brother" and "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" failed to replicate the ratings miracles of "Survivor" and "Who Will Be a Millionaire" after all.On the first day of the broadcast on Wednesday, the average viewership of FOX's "Big Brother" at 1535 o'clock finally reached 1170 million. The average number of viewers for the first episode of CBS's "Beverly Housewives" at [-] o'clock was even lower, only [-] million.

Of course, such ratings data is actually only relative to "Survivor" and "Who Will Be a Millionaire".

Compared with most of the premiere episodes of this era, the two reality shows that have exceeded 1535 million are already very good. "Big Brother" with 2000 million viewers has even reached the excellent level. With the accumulation of popularity , the future ratings data of this reality show can even hit the 1500 million mark, and the average ratings data for the next few seasons should also be able to maintain around [-] million.

As for "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", although it ranked last among the four reality shows, the number of viewers of more than 1000 million exceeded Simon's expectations.In the original time and space, because it was a TV program on a basic cable station, the best ratings of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" were only about 300 million.

Moreover, although it did not explode like "Survivor" and "Who Will Be a Millionaire", both FOX and CBS also expressed their willingness to renew after the series started.

Faced with the sudden wave of reality shows, Hollywood film and television production companies have also begun to look for similar TV programs, and the North American media have analyzed several reality shows at length.

Undoubtedly, the reason why Daenerys Entertainment was able to hit its own TV business with four reality shows this autumn is, in the final analysis, because of the previous strike of Hollywood screenwriters.

If there hadn't been a screenwriter strike for more than five consecutive months, the four major TV networks would never have given up so much initiative to sign such a lucrative contract with Daenerys Entertainment.

Now, all parties in the industry have generally reacted.

In the previous general strike, the Screenwriters Guild of America and the four major TV networks were completely lose-lose. Other Hollywood production companies also suffered heavy losses to varying degrees in this strike. Only Daenerys Entertainment reaped a lot of profits from this strike.

Not only are these four reality shows that made Daenerys Entertainment a lot of money, but in the end of the year, due to the long-term strike that led to the suspension of a large number of film projects, Daenerys Entertainment's films can also get more money because of this. many market resources.

Fully wanting to understand these things, while lamenting the good fortune of Daenerys Entertainment, the traditional forces in Hollywood have also begun to instinctively protect their own interests.

On the following Friday, Daenerys Entertainment received a rating report from MP for "Scream", requiring Daenerys Entertainment to modify a large number of excessive violent and bloody plots in the film, otherwise, the film will be destroyed. Graded to the strictest NC 17.

"Scream" was originally aimed at young audiences over the age of 16, and Simon never thought of earning ticket money for this film from twelve or thirteen-year-old children.However, NC 17 does not just mean that audiences under the age of 17 are forbidden to watch. Once a movie is determined to be such a rating, it also means that the movie can only be played in a limited number of specific theaters, and it cannot be broadcast on a large scale. Publicity.

In the original time and space, "Scream" did spread the news that it had to undergo multiple revisions to avoid the fate of NC 17, but Simon, who is very familiar with the Weinstein Brothers' operating methods, knew that this was basically just a publicity stunt ,

The brothers have been operating on this ratings gimmick almost since their debut, and it's worked.Sometimes, the Weinstein Brothers even took the initiative to send NC 17-rated films for MP to review, and when the news got out and attracted media attention, they were revised to R-rated and resubmitted for review.Audiences were also generally more interested in a film that 'almost' rated NC 17.

But this time, Simon is very clear that what happened to the new version of "Scream" is not a gimmick at all, but a blow to Daenerys Entertainment by the MP Rating Committee under the control of the Seven.There is only one and a half months left before the release of "Scream", and suddenly encountered this situation, director Wes Craven had to rush to work on the weekend to make changes to the film, and Simon had to participate in it himself.

In the midst of being busy, the time came to Saturday, September 9 without knowing it.

As the evening approached, people from all over the city began to gather towards Simon’s mansion in Palisades. A celebration party with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

However, it is not just a series of main creators of the four reality shows, many celebrities and superstars in Hollywood have also received invitations.

Because Daenerys Entertainment has been frequently looking for actors for a series of projects under it recently, many stars who had not been able to get the invitation letter also tried to attend the party through various channels, hoping to get a chance to meet Simon Weiss. Tello or Daenerys Entertainment other high-level contact opportunities.

Simon and Wes Craven spent a whole day in the editing room editing for "Scream", and it was nearly eight o'clock when the two arrived at Simon's mansion in Palisades.

After a busy day, the hungry two simply greeted the guests in the mansion, and hurried straight to the buffet table.

After choosing a plate full of food, Simon and Wes Craven were hiding in the corner and continued to discuss the revision of the film in a low voice. Sandra Bullock came over with a smile and put his arms around Simon's arm. He greeted Wes Craven, leaned into Simon's ear and whispered, "I didn't see Jenny, did she not come over tonight?"

Simon looked at Wes Craven, who turned away with an ambiguous expression, picked up a grilled shrimp and stuffed it into Sandra's mouth, and said, "There's no need to express the idea of ​​cheating so bluntly, everyone? They're all decent people."

Sandra rolled her eyes and raised her hand to stop the grilled shrimp stuffed by Simon. She ate in her hand, but she still didn't let go of her other hand, and said, "I regret that I didn't take the initiative like Jenny. In the end, the good man was snatched away. But, I really didn't see Jenny?"

Simon took Sandra to a dining table near the cliff and sat down. Looking at the beautiful scenery of Los Angeles at night, he explained with a smile: "She has gone to France."

Chapter 204 Making things difficult (repair)

When Sandra heard the words, she leaned towards Simon and asked curiously, "What is Jenny doing in France?"

"I'm going to buy some real estate in Europe," Simon was explaining, when he saw Terry Semel walking towards this side through the party crowd, he got up and shook hands with him unexpectedly, and said, "Terry, I didn't expect you It's a surprise to be here tonight."

"Mel is here too, he is chatting with Pascal," Terry Semel smiled and shook hands with Simon, and then greeted Sandra: "Good evening, Miss Bullock, you are so beautiful tonight .”

"Thank you, Mr. Semel."

Sandra got up with Simon, seeing that Terry Semel obviously wanted to talk to Simon, she took the initiative to find a reason to walk away temporarily.

Terry Semel sat down with Simon and said: "I heard that the ratings of "Scream" are not going well?"

Simon picked up the tableware, looked at Terry Semel's sincere concern expression, and nodded: "It needs to be revised, it's not a big problem."

Unlike the American Film and Television Producers Alliance, which is composed of hundreds of film and television production companies, MP (Movie Association of America) has always been in the hands of several major Hollywood film companies, and the directors of the association are basically the leaders of major film companies.

It is hard to say whether Warner was involved in the suppression of "Scream" in terms of ratings.

Terry Semel felt Simon's flat tone, and understood that it was impossible to treat this young man as a layman.However, he added: "If you need any help, you can contact me at any time."

Simon nodded politely and said, "Of course."

That said, Simon had no intention of seeking Terry Semel's help.If Terry Semel really wanted to 'help', it would definitely work, but he didn't want to owe the other party a favor.What Daenerys Entertainment does is not a one-shot deal. If you owe a favor this time, you may have to continue next time.

Simon would prefer to be able to resolve this issue once and for all.

Terry Semel suddenly felt that he shouldn't have started talking about "Scream" just now, so he just bypassed it and chatted about "Batman": "The studio thing, Simon, I know you never The reason for renting Fox Studios is because I live in Malibu, which is relatively close, but Warner’s studio must be able to give you more cooperation and help.”

At the beginning, Terry Semel's proposal to buy the MGM studio in Culver City was rejected. Daenerys Entertainment can only temporarily rent from the seven major studios in case of demand, whether it is filming or TV series. studio.

Simon returned from Australia, and the preparations for "Batman" also began to accelerate. In recent days, he rented a special studio in Fox Studios for the shooting test and actor rehearsal of "Batman".

Terry Semel mentioned this incident, and Simon seemed to forget the topic just now, and chatted with him about the preparation of "Batman".Moments later, Mel Gibson and his wife, Robin Moore, came over to say hello, and we talked about "One Fly More".

With people coming and going to socialize like this, Simon had a full stomach and got up to greet some guests. Sandra came over again and unceremoniously took the position of his female companion tonight.

Just turned to chat with Robert Iger, who flew over from the east coast, and Madonna, who was wearing a white low-cut evening dress, appeared next to Simon, and recommended herself very bluntly: "Simon, I heard that you are preparing for Lawrence Kasdan's "Bodyguard", how about I be the heroine?"

Simon nodded to Robert Iger, and then shook his head with a blunt smile at Madonna: "Not very good."

Madonna was very dissatisfied: "You are so ungentlemanly to reject a lady so bluntly."

Simon looked around and asked with a smile, "Why didn't you see Sean?"

When Madonna heard Simon mentioning Sean Penn, her tone of voice was obviously not as greasy as before, and she said, "Of course he has his own affairs, and the two of us haven't grown up together."

Calculating the time, Madonna has just signed an actor contract with C in the past few months. Presumably, she should have hooked up with Warren Beatty, Hollywood's number one playboy, and maybe she will act in the other party's next step like the original time and space. The movie "Supreme Detective", her marriage to Sean Penn also ended.

The separation and reunion of men and women in Hollywood is commonplace, and Simon didn't bother to pay too much attention to it. He returned to the topic just now and said: "It's a pity, Maggie, we have already confirmed the heroine of "The Bodyguard."

"May I know who it is?" Madonna thought that Simon was just perfunctory, glanced at Sandra beside him, and said, "It can't be Sandy, right?"

"Of course not," Simon shook his head and said, "You must know Whitney Houston."

Although it was a few years earlier, Whitney Houston, who debuted around the same time as Madonna, has also been in full swing in the music scene in recent years, and the other party also intends to develop in Hollywood. After Daenerys Entertainment contacted her, the two parties almost hit it off.

When Madonna heard Whitney Houston's name, she was obviously disdainful: "Simon, Whitney Houston is black. Even if you don't want me to play the heroine, there is no need to find a black man, right? I read the script, " Bodyguard" is a romance movie."

Racial discrimination has been deeply rooted in this country. Simon was not surprised by the obvious racial inclination in Madonna's tone. Sandra beside him also showed some searching expressions similar to Madonna.

“Whitney Houston’s fame now more than makes up for the color of her skin,” Simon explained. There's nothing wrong with that."

"Well, it's not a movie I spent money to make anyway," Madonna said indifferently, and was about to say goodbye and walk away when she suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Simon, do you still remember our original agreement? ? What you promised me on the set of Pulp Fiction?"

Of course Simon remembered that in order for Madonna to cooperate with the filming, he agreed to act as the guitarist for a concert for Queen Madonna.

"You don't seem to have any concert plans recently, do you?"

"Indeed, I just want to remind you, lest you forget," Madonna said, reaching out to touch Simon's chest, and said: "A super rich man with a net worth of more than 30 billion US dollars wants to come to my concert as a guitarist. It's kind of exciting to think about."

Simon reluctantly opened Madonna's little paw, and said, "If you're too excited, there are many rooms in the villa, you can find a bedroom and touch yourself."

Madonna didn't mind Simon's teasing at all, but instead gave him a wink: "Do you want to see it? Find a room and I'll show it to you."

Simon shook his head very firmly: "I don't want to."

"Hey, what a duplicity man."

Madonna narcissistically gave Simon a final word, pursed her red lips and blew a kiss to him, then turned and walked away with a smile.

Simon watched Madonna walk away, and was about to take Sandra to greet other guests. Three beautiful women in gorgeous evening gowns walked towards them with a burst of fragrance. This is "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" Three of the six lead actors.Due to Simon's personal preferences, the wives selected by Daenerys Entertainment do not have the crazy plastic faces in the original time and space, at least on the surface they all look very normal.

In the 80s, American society has not yet reached the level of openness that it will be more than ten years later. In addition, it is a public television network. Simon has made a lot of adjustments to the positioning of the new version of "The Housewives of Beverly Hills". The tearful scenes in the film tend to show the daily life of women in the upper class of the United States.

Of course, if it's just this kind of daily stream, it will definitely be difficult to attract viewers for a long time.The six housewives in the series basically have their own different "storylines" during the shooting of the reality show. Some want to start their own fashion brands, some are distressed by the problems encountered by the family business, and some are re-planning. Some people are facing emotional and marriage crises.

The United States has a very large group of full-time housewives, which is the main target audience of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills".

For The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Simon's ideal goal is to make it, and possibly other Housewives series that will follow, a trend-setting model for North American housewives in terms of clothing, recipes, home furnishing, and travel.

Previously, because he was too busy, and he actually had great doubts about the success of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", Simon did not plan these things in detail.

Now, now that the show has achieved good ratings and CBS has announced a renewal, Simon can dig deeper into the show's commercial potential.

Speaking carefully, although "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" has the lowest ratings among several reality shows, it has the highest syndicate potential in subsequent domestic and overseas TV station distribution.After watching "Survivor" or "Who Will Be a Millionaire", the audience may not be interested in the replay after knowing the final result, but "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" can attract the audience to revisit it repeatedly.

In order to follow and imitate the exquisite life of these upper-class housewives more deeply, the audience will even spend money to buy video tapes. These are the incomparable advantages of the other three reality shows.

Few of the women who can become "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" are simple-minded people. When Simon elaborated on the idea of ​​making "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" into a brand, the eyes of the women became more eager. Realizing that if Simon's goals are really achieved, this show will bring all-round boosts to their families and careers.

Noticing the eagerness of Simon's chat, the other three housewives also threw off their husbands and participated with great interest.

After half an hour, the women walked away satisfied.

In the courtyard of the mansion, Sandra watched a group of graceful women leaving, and noticed that Simon was trying to put his hands in his pockets as if nothing had happened. Not daring to be too ostentatious to attract the attention of the surrounding guests, he directly stuffed it into his bag, and by the way gave a certain guy a hard look.

Simon ignored Sandra's eyes and said with a smile, "At least leave one for me?"

"Don't even think about it," Sandra refused, and suddenly realized that even if she confiscated these business cards, it would be completely easy for Simon to get the contact information of those women, so she couldn't help but raise Kun Bao on the man After clapping, he exclaimed angrily, "Asshole."

Time for a lively party always flies by.

From ten o'clock, the guests began to leave one after another.

Sandra stayed very patiently until the end, directing the staff of the party company to clean up the mess like a hostess.After dismissing the party company's team, it was almost one o'clock in the morning, and the originally noisy mansion was completely empty.

After checking all over the mansion herself, Sandra came to the backyard, and Simon was standing by the railing on the edge of the cliff.Walked over with light steps, stood quietly beside him and looked at the city lights on the side of the dark bay that were obviously sparse, and unconsciously began to enjoy this quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

After a few minutes like this, Sandra still couldn't help but said first: "Hey, are you thinking about how to drive me away?"

When Simon heard Sandra's voice, he came back to his senses, looked sideways at her young face, which was not very beautiful but definitely attractive, stretched out his hand to touch it, and said with a smile: "Of course not, as a man, I I definitely hope that the more women like me, the better."

Sandra raised her chin slightly to feel the caress of Simon's fingertips, and then leaned towards the man emotionally for a moment.

Simon lowered his head and kissed Sandra on the lips cooperatively, but quickly parted, saying, "Okay, don't be too greedy."

"Obviously what you said just now is greedy," Sandra was a little dissatisfied, but she didn't pester her again. She lay down on the railing with Simon again, raised the bag in her hand and said, "Those business cards are still there, do you want them?" take it away."

Simon shook his head and said, "I'm not used to being the object of hunting."

Sandra was stunned for a moment, then understood, and hummed a few times mockingly.

Hunting for beauty has never been exclusive to men.

In the eyes of those housewives, a young man like Simon, who has accumulated great wealth and fame just after he turned 20, is definitely much more attractive than a hormonal fitness trainer in the gym or a handsome waiter in a restaurant. The most perfect hunting object.

Thinking of this, Sandra stayed with him quietly for a while, and Sandra said again: "Then, what shall we do tonight?"

Simon said, "Have you seen "When Harry Met Sally"?"

"Of course," Sandra nodded, and said, "The movie you picked, how could I not watch it."

"Maybe, we can be good friends like Harry and Sally. If we really go to bed, it may be difficult for us to maintain our current relationship."

Sandra was a little distressed, but found that it seemed to be the case.

If something really happened between the two of them tonight, she didn't mind, and she believed he didn't mind either.However, she also knew that she couldn't snatch him away from Janet just because of this, but would become at a loss because of the further development of the relationship between the two.

However, Sandra quickly became dissatisfied: "Like Harry and Sally, but you have a girlfriend, but I don't have a boyfriend."

Simon nodded: "Well, this is indeed a problem."

Sandra glanced at Simon: "Don't you suggest that I find a boyfriend?"

Simon shook his head honestly, and said, "I don't have the habit of suggesting that women who like me find other men."

Sandra reached over and pinched his arm, but said without force, "You really are a bastard."

"How about," Simon turned his head with a smile and said, "You try to find a girlfriend?"

Sandra was confused for a moment before she understood, and reached out to pinch his arm again, this time with obvious force: "Asshole, why don't you find a boyfriend."

"Of course not, two men together is simply too cruel, but two beautiful girls together, Sandy, you imagine this kind of picture," Simon became more and more excited as he spoke, describing with a bewitching tone, seeing Sandra was about to get mad again, so she quickly blocked it and said, "Don't worry, I think this idea is very good, you really should try it."