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On the second day of Thanksgiving, "Toy Story" officially released its first weekend at the box office. With a box office figure of 4673 million US dollars, it easily topped the single-week box office champion position.

In comparison, the equally popular "The Addams Family" had a box office of only US$3117 million in the first seven days of its opening week.

Of course, compared to the production cost of 3000 million US dollars, the box office of "The Addams Family" was 3117 million US dollars in the first week, which still appears to be very successful.

The No.3 Bruce Willis action comedy "The Last Boy Scout" was impacted by two strong new films "Toy Story" and "The Addams Family".

According to such a box office curve, the total North American box office of "The Last Boy Scout" is likely to stop within 2500 million U.S. dollars, and even the production budget of 3000 million U.S. dollars will not be met, and the defeat is already set.

On November 11, North American theaters once again registered three important new films for release.

Daenerys Entertainment's crime thriller "Cape Fear" taken over from Universal Pictures, last year's "Home Alone" starring Macaulay Culkin's new film "Baby and Little Lover" and MGM's new 007 series "007 GoldenEye.

Cape Fear is directed by Martin Scorsese and stars Robert De Niro.

In my memory, "Cape Fear" is also a movie with good reputation and box office. Simon once heard about this project and had the idea of ​​snatching it from Universal, but he gave up because the plan to acquire MCA has already been implemented.

"Baby Lover" is invested and produced by Columbia Pictures. In addition to Macaulay Culkin, the film also has two stars, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd. The budget cost reached 3000 million US dollars, of which Just Macaulay Culkin walked away with $500 million.

Speaking of which, although a perfect contract was signed in advance, in "Home Alone 2", which will start filming next year, Macaulay Culkin's salary is also 500 million US dollars, which makes this young actor who is only 11 years old this year a He has become the highest paid child star in Hollywood, none of them.

With two films making roughly $1000 million, some things were inevitable.

For example, Macaulay Culkin's wonderful parents, in order to avoid the couple's various troubles affecting "Home Alone 2", Daenerys Entertainment even sent a lawyer's letter to the two, warning the couple Don't put too much negativity in the media.

As for the parties involved, this is destined to be a tragedy.

Even the parents don't care about it, no one can be the savior. Perhaps, those who want to save will be regarded as enemies by the mercenary couple.

Simon attended the film's Los Angeles premiere on Wednesday before filming began.

The Johnston family took a stake in MGM and became the largest shareholder of this established film company with a 30% stake. Of course, this incident was not without splashes.

Many people know that the Johnston family's stake in MGM is actually equivalent to Simon Westeros controlling the company.

Over the past year, many facts have also proved this point.

However, before the transaction, MGM was already an asset of Australian capital, and the investigation that someone in Washington tried to provoke was also suppressed under the operation of the Westeros system. Many creditors of MGM also liked this. , and even secretly fueled the flames.

Letting Simon Westero control this company will definitely benefit MGM a lot, and the interests of all creditors can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

As long as it does not harm its own interests, or even benefits its own interests, capital does not care about monopoly.

The other major Hollywood studios who are most likely to raise objections were originally not too optimistic about the mess of Simon taking over MGM. In addition, several other studios have formed close ties with Daenerys Entertainment, even if there is a suspicion Paramount, also reached a settlement in the process of Daenerys Entertainment's merger with MCA.

Therefore, MGM fell into Simon's control almost logically.

In the past year, in addition to the blockbuster "A Few Good Men" in the summer, MGM has also reached a number of cooperations with Daenerys Entertainment in accordance with the original plan, such as IP image licensing and classic film and video tape distribution.

In addition, with the support of Daenerys Entertainment, MGM re-signed the agreement with Turner Broadcasting, which took a large part of the company's film and television rights.

The means by which Turner Broadcasting took away a large number of television broadcasting rights of MGM’s classic films was originally controversial. After negotiations between the two parties, although the broadcasting rights have not been taken back, the original authorization period will still be fulfilled until 2003, but Turner The broadcasters have also increased the prices they pay and loosened the terms of MGM's simultaneous sale of broadcast rights to other networks.

This also means that Daenerys Entertainment's TV stations can also broadcast MGM films in the future.

All in all, in just this year, the entire Hollywood can experience signs of improvement in MGM's business situation.

Whether it is "Cape Fear" created by Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, Macaulay Culkin's "Baby Lover" or "007's Golden Eye" which was born four years in advance, none of them can cover up the The Light of Toy Story.

As the Thanksgiving schedule continues, more information is revealed.

Not only the box office of 4673 million US dollars in the first week, according to the "Los Angeles Times" report, with the screening of "Toy Story", the peripheral toys of this 3D animation movie were also sold out for a while.

"Toy Story" is just the name of this 3D animation movie, and it can be seen how valuable the peripheral development of the movie is.

Moreover, after the audience finished watching the movie, they found that retail stores such as Toys R Us had already put a lot of peripheral toys about "Toy Story" on the shelves in advance. Americans have always been very willing to spend money on movie peripherals. Similarly, children The body is also very willing to spend money.

So, in just one week, by rough count, Toy Story sold $2.3 million in toys.

The initial best expectations of retailers who had completed the $2 million distribution ahead of schedule also meant that the toys could be sold within a month.However, in less than a week, retailers have to start restocking.

McDonald's and other brand cooperative manufacturers that signed the agreement of intent in advance also quickly responded to the prosperity of "Toy Story" and launched corresponding peripheral products one after another.

Considering that there will be a more popular Christmas in the future, the industry predicts that in the next two months, the sales volume of "Toy Story" will steadily exceed 10 billion US dollars.

According to the calculation that Daenerys Entertainment can get about 15% of the net profit from the sales of peripheral products, the peripheral sales of 10 billion US dollars is expected to bring Daenerys Entertainment a net income of 1.5 million US dollars.

Obviously, this is just the beginning.

According to the data in Simon's memory, the average sales of peripheral products brought by the two "Toy Story" movies is 45 billion US dollars.

As the media focused on the astounding profits brought by "Toy Story," their eyes inevitably fell on Pixar Studios.

Of course, it is not that no media has paid attention to this animation studio before, and Pixar, which won the Oscar for Best Short Film with "Tin and Iron Soldier", is not unknown.

However, at the time, most people felt that it was very unwise for Simon Westeros to continue to spend money on an emerging animation genre that could not prove its prospects at all.

Now, surely no one would have similar thoughts.

With the success of "Toy Story", "Business Week" directly increased the valuation of Daenerys Entertainment by US$50 billion, which includes the value of Pixar itself and the value of 3D animated films to Daenerys Entertainment's consumer goods department. and the powerful boost brought by the theme park business.

In addition, "Business Week" also extended the topic to the powerful synergy among the various business departments within the comprehensive media group.

The success of "Toy Story" has driven the growth of Daenerys Entertainment's other major business departments, which is undoubtedly the most vivid embodiment of this synergy.

"Business Week" predicts that with the increasingly powerful synergies displayed by various business units under Daenerys Entertainment, the horizontal integration of the US media industry will further accelerate.

Chapter 452 Birth (Revised)

Janet is due on December 12, however, the woman had irregular contractions just days before Thanksgiving.

After Thanksgiving, after examination, it was confirmed that the little one would be born in the first few days of December. Under Simon's persuasion, Janet was obediently admitted to a private hospital near Pepperdine University in Malibu.

Westeros' own hospital is definitely not needed now.

Just in case, Raymond Johnston sent the entire team from the Johnston Home Medical Center in Australia.

Simon himself took a complete break from work before Thanksgiving and plans to stay with Janet throughout December.

The news of Janet's pregnancy had just been announced, which triggered a burst of heated discussions in the media.

As the time of the little guy's birth approached, the outside world began to pay attention to this matter again, and many paparazzi appeared near Dumei Point Manor.

Simon was very strong about this, and asked Pat Kingsley to personally inform the media one by one. Anyone who recently sent reporters to inquire about this matter will not be welcomed by all companies in the Westeros system in the future. .

This statement is a bit serious.

Now not only is Daenerys Entertainment, but the entire Westeros system, there are too many things worthy of media attention every year.

If a newspaper is blocked by the Westeros system, compared to other media, it simply means that a large source of content is missing.

In addition, the Cape Dume Manor and the private hospital where Janet was admitted to give birth have greatly improved the security level. Even the internal team of the private hospital has been replaced by doctors and nurses from Australia, so the media also dismissed it. The idea of ​​inquiring about this matter is only waiting for the official announcement from Westeros.

Of course, even without first-hand information, discussions about the little guy in the media are still inevitable.

The most eye-catching thing is the name of the little guy.

Melbourne Westeros.

Regarding the name, neither Simon nor Janet deliberately concealed it from the outside world. After the last baby party, the news spread.

Inevitably there will be criticisms of the 'unorthodox' first child's name in Westeros.

However, most of what appeared in the newspapers were various interpretations of the name and other meanings that Simon Westeros gave his son by this name.

Many people think that the name is more likely to be taken by Janet.

The reaction of the Australian media to this name was quite enthusiastic. In an interview with the media, the mayor of Melbourne said very excitedly that it was an honor for the city that Simon Westero named his son 'Melbourne', and he would like to express his gratitude to the upcoming birth. The little guy sent a blessing.

Not to mention anything else, just two consecutive "Batman" series filmed in Melbourne have greatly increased the city's international reputation.

Because of the rise of the film industry, Melbourne has also become the most popular tourist city in Australia in the past two years.

So until April 12th.

After breakfast, Simon was walking with Janet in the garden of the private hospital. The woman suddenly felt unwell. When the team of doctors and nurses on call arrived, Janet's amniotic fluid had broken.

Sufficient preparations were made in advance, and Janet was sent to the delivery room in an orderly manner, and Simon also changed into a sterile suit and stood by the woman.

Because it is the first child, the doctor estimated that it may take more than eight hours.

In the multiple checks in advance, both the woman and the child were very healthy. Although Janet was very afraid of pain, she also chose to give birth naturally.

He was just lying on the delivery bed and frowning, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh?

Simon was actually full of anticipation and apprehension for the little guy who was about to be born, and he patiently stayed by the bedside.

I entered the delivery room from eight o'clock in the morning until two o'clock in the afternoon.

At 8:[-], an [-]-pound little guy finally came into this world with a loud cry.

After continuing to be busy for more than half an hour, seeing the newborn son with her own eyes, and chanting "so ugly", Janet, who was already exhausted, fell into a deep sleep.

I personally carried Janet to the next ward, and the little guy was placed directly on the crib next to Janet.

After placing the mother and child, Simon finally walked out of the ward with a kiss on the face of the sleeping Janet.

Outside the ward, many people have rushed over.

The female assistant kept answering the phone in a room, and wrote down the blessings from all directions at the first time.

I greeted executives from companies such as Daenerys Entertainment, Eaglet, Cisco, and AOL one by one. Everyone saw the little guy in the crib outside the ward through the glass wall, and all the talents came one after another. Disperse.

Sending off Amy Pascal and Nancy Brill, who were the last to leave, Simon returned outside Janet's ward, and the female assistant came over and accompanied Simon to stand in front of the glass window and look at the little girl in the crib inside. Guy, with envy in his eyes, did not forget to talk about the business: "Australia, everyone has boarded the plane and arrived at around eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

Simon nodded, but his eyes did not move away from the little guy inside the glass window.

The newborn baby's body is very sensitive and fragile, and it is not suitable for too much contact with people, so just now everyone looked at it through the glass window, and the nurses on duty in the ward must also be carefully disinfected when entering and leaving.

As for the matter of appearing in front of people with the baby in his arms just a few hours after he was born, Simon is not that big-hearted yet.

The Westeros family doesn't need to satisfy anyone's curiosity.

After Jennifer finished talking about this, she looked at her memo and continued: "Steve Ross just called from New York himself, and sent someone to send a gift card, as well as my dad."

Speaking of this, the female assistant smiled and skipped over, saying: "In addition to Mr. Iger from the East Coast, Mr. Smith from Verizon, Ms. Fish from Europe, etc., the other major studios in Hollywood The masters all called, and they all sent gifts."

After listening to the female assistant, Simon said: "You should deal with these first, and then make a list. I will call them back at night."

Jennifer responded, and then said: "Also, are we going to announce the news? Ms. Kingsley also called just now, saying that many media are waiting for news."

After all, it is something to be happy about.

Simon thought for a while, nodded and said, "Let Jeff post an announcement on the Yahoo portal."

The female assistant continued to agree, but did not leave immediately. Instead, she stood outside the glass window with Simon, continued to look at the little guy in the crib in the window for a while, and suddenly said, "How does it feel to be a father?"

Simon looked at his son in the crib, and said truthfully, "I'm a little dazed."

"Ok?"

"I don't know what will happen to him in the future?"

The female assistant paused, and quickly understood Simon's mood at this time.

If it was an ordinary family, they would definitely worry about many things now, such as the little guy's diet, health issues, education issues, and so on.

However, none of this would be a problem for Simon, or for that little fellow named Melbourne Westeros in the crib.

This is destined to be a child born with a golden spoon in his mouth, destined to receive all the best resources.

Since it can give all ordinary children everything they imagined, Simon's bewilderment at this time is easy to understand.

What's more, the female assistant has always known that he has never been a very secure person.

Involuntarily, she leaned against the man and stopped after touching his arm. Jennifer said softly, "Moore will definitely become an outstanding person like you in the future."

He understood that this kind of thing was unlikely, and he also knew that the female assistant was trying to comfort him.

Simon smiled, raised his hand and patted the female assistant's waist with some reassurance.

The female assistant was born in 1962, only two years younger than Janet. According to the original agreement, she can have a child next year.

Now that he has agreed, Simon will certainly not regret it.

Sensing the emotion of the man beside her, the female assistant smiled softly, and didn't mention it, but said: "I'll go and prepare some food for you, you haven't eaten since morning."

For the rest of the day, Simon remained patiently in the hospital.

Outside the hospital, after careful consideration by the PR team, and finally getting approval from Simon, Ygritte Portal issued a very brief press release with the theme: The first child of the Westeros family was born.

This is similar to the announcement when Janet was just pregnant.

Of course, no photos.