Heads Up Hollywood

"Hi Sophia, long time no see!"

"Twain, I thought you weren't coming!"

Sofia Coppola quickly walked over and hugged Tang En gently.

Here is a brand new yacht, not too big, not too luxurious, worth 1.5 million US dollars, it is Sofia's latest purchase, and she invited some friends to her yacht party.

Sophia glanced at Tang En's female companion, who was very familiar with her. It was the French movie star Sophie Marceau, who was also very famous in Hollywood. She had a playful face, "I heard...you're getting along with two supermodels, aren't you?"

Sophia is not only a star in Hollywood, but also a master in the fashion industry. There are also rumors of some top supermodels.

Without Tang En speaking, Sophie Marceau smiled and said, "The two of them have returned to New York, otherwise how could this guy bring me out?"

"Oh no, Sophie, you're too modest!" Sophia quickly hugged her, "In my eyes, you are as beautiful as an angel! Well... a real angel is not the one from Victoria's Secret."

Tang En laughed out loud, and Sophie Marceau couldn't help laughing, "Sofia, you are so good at talking."

Sofia Coppola and Twain seldom meet each other, but they have a good friendship and usually send some interesting messages to tease each other.

Tang En followed Sophia to visit her new yacht, "By the way, your cousin isn't here?"

"Nicholas?" Sophia shook her head, "No, you know, he recently... encountered some troubles. I thought it was you who did it."

Tang En said bitterly: "Me? Sophia, I thought we were friends and had the closest contact. We already knew each other very well. This is a great grievance."

"Okay, don't mention the past again!" Sophia glared at her. The thing she regretted the most was that she had slept with Tang En twice, so that every time she teased Tang En's private life in a text message, she would always be caught. He fired back with such an excuse.

Tang En pondered for a while, and sighed, "Sophia, we are friends, so I'll just say something straight. I have no contact with Nicholas, that is, the last time I was at your house, I had a meal at the same table, and He didn't say anything. He... how should I put it, he's a bit arrogant, even conceited, with such a character, he will suffer a lot in the future. "

Sophia shrugged, "I can't help it, I can't control it. But...he is my cousin after all, even if he changes his surname, he is still a member of the Coppola family."

Tang En understood Sofia's meaning, fell silent for a while, and nodded, "Mr. Coppola has helped me a lot. He also supported me during the last public relations crisis. I am very grateful for that. The matter of Nicholas... ...It's not serious right now, I will help him at critical moments."

Sophia smiled happily, "Then I will thank you for my cousin first!"

Tang En blinked quickly, and looked at her playfully, "No pay?"

"How about... I'll introduce you to another beautiful model?" Sophia rolled her eyes with contempt.

Tang En laughed, and then changed his voice, "By the way, are you busy with movies recently? Or are you mainly focusing on the fashion circle?"

Sophia raised her fist to express her dissatisfaction, "Don't forget, I'm a director!"

"Have you got a new project? You can find Tang En Pictures, and I'll invest in it for you. Just ask how much budget you want!" Tang En said angrily.

Sophia curled her lips and said, "I know, you are a rich man! Don't worry, when you spend money, you can't run away even if you want to! But not now, I haven't written the script yet, the story is still being conceived."

Tang En's heart moved slightly, and he slowly thought about it and said, "Sophia, in fact, I have many good scripts in my hand. If you want, you can choose any one. Self-writing and directing... It is really beautiful, but it is too difficult. Here is Hollywood, directors here don’t need to be all-rounders.”

The pattern of self-writing and directing is the mainstream in Europe, where the directors often control the absolute screenwriting rights of the script. Hollywood is a producer system, and the screenwriting rights are in the hands of the producers.

Sophia felt the concern from Tang En, and smiled at him, "Thank you, Tang En, I understand your kindness, but...I refuse!"

"Why?"

"Because I want to prove myself."

"Huh?" Tang En frowned, "How do you say it?"

Sophia hesitated for a moment, then sighed faintly, "Tang En, the whole Hollywood knows that I am the daughter of director Coppola. In everyone's eyes, Sophia is a domineering rich lady. They always wear colored glasses Look at me! You know what? I've won the Razzie twice, twice!"

Tang En was a little moved and deeply touched.

After Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon, another kind of person appeared beside him——Sofia Coppola.

Hollywood is very unfriendly to women. Some female artists who are willing to follow the crowd may not care, but there are always a few people who want to find a piece of pure land in this muddy quagmire.

"I don't want to be seen as a joke, I want to prove it to them in my own way!" Sophia said calmly, but the sharpness in her eyes couldn't escape Tang En's eyes.

"But filming my script, you will be more likely to succeed. I'm sorry, Sophia, I'm not questioning you..."

"Okay, Dunn, you don't need to explain." Sophia waved her hand, interrupting Tang En's words, "I know, your ability in movies is ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times mine! There's nothing shameful about it. Because you are Tang En! But... have you ever thought that even if I succeed in filming your script, how much of the glory of success will belong to me?"

Tang En shook his head, "Fame is not important to me, you can write your name in the screenwriter column, you are still writing and directing yourself."

Sophia smiled happily, and turned to look at him, "Dang En, you know, this is why I will be friends with you, a bastard who likes to play with women!"

Tang En didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head frequently, "So, you agreed?"

"No! I refuse!"

"Huh? Why?"

Sophia looked determined, "Because I not only want to prove to Hollywood and the world, but also to myself! I, Sofia Coppola, my success depends on myself!"

Tang En sighed.

For children born in wealthy families, the family is their glory as well as their shadow.

Nicolas Cage chose to change his name and surname, but Sophia, as Mr. Coppola's daughter, could not.

How difficult is it for the whole world to recognize a rich second generation?

...

The discrediting of "Sixty Seconds" and "Titan A.E." caused the box office expectations of the two films to drop sharply.

Another movie "Spider-Man" in the same period became the biggest winner.

The "Spider-Man" movie premiered in North America on June 22, and was released globally on June 23. By June 20, 10.87 million movie tickets had been pre-sold.

Based on the average movie ticket price of US$5.4, in the first two days before the release of "Spider-Man", the pre-sale box office has exceeded US$58 million!

It successfully broke the North American pre-sale box office record of US$57 million created by "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace".

It is conceivable that on the 21st and 22nd, the pre-sale box office will continue to increase, and "Spider-Man" will continue to set records.

When the economy is in crisis, it will always be accompanied by the prosperity of the entertainment industry.

Now, the popularity of "Spider-Man" has surpassed last year's "Star Wars Episode 1", which is the best proof.

On the day of June 21st, "Sixty Seconds" was the first to be released in the whirlpool.

However, the response was mediocre. Among the 3089 theaters in the United States, the box office on the first day only received 3.12 million US dollars, which was seriously lower than expected.

The influence of this movie in Hollywood is not even as good as the announcement made by a company in Manhattan.

Dunn Capital announced two things: first, it raised USD 100 million to X.com, a high-tech company in Silicon Valley; second, it spent USD 80 million to acquire a 5% stake in Hasbro. Identity, access to Hasbro's board of directors.

What surprised Hollywood was Tang En's emphasis on Hasbro.

Tang En Pictures and Hasbro launched a series of strategic cooperation before, and now Tang En Capital has made a high-profile investment in Hasbro. This is to form a hard-core alliance, right?

Is it that important to get the copyright of a few toys?

However, American media has focused more and more extensively on Tang En’s huge investment in Elon Musk’s online payment company X.com.

100 million U.S. dollars, not to mention that during the high-tech stock market crash, even when the bubble was at its peak, it would not be easy to invest such a huge amount of money in a new company that has only been established for a year.

What is Tang En doing here?

are you crazy?

It can't just be for eyeballs, right?

Opinions vary!

When Tang En was in a public relations crisis, Tang En and Wall Street reached a secret agreement: Tang En would invest heavily in the high-tech industry to bring confidence to investors, and Wall Street would be responsible for helping him clean up.

It's a matter of mutual benefit.

Now, Tang En Capital has finally made a move. Although the company it invested in is a bit inexplicable, no Wall Street institution is optimistic about it.

But Tang En finally fulfilled his promise and invested, didn't he?

Tang En chose to make a move, and Wall Street was naturally moved after hearing the news. They must use Tang En's momentum to try their best to win back the hearts of investors.

The "Wall Street Journal" made a high-profile report on the details and inside stories behind this financing, and the headline of the report was particularly eye-catching "The New Era Stock God Makes Another Shot, He is Optimistic about Internet Companies' Prospects!" "

"A few days ago, Tang En Capital, an emerging investment company that is in the limelight, completed the third round of financing from the online payment company X.com, with a total amount of more than 100 million U.S. dollars. After this financing, the shares of X.com's original shareholders will It will be greatly diluted, and Tang En Capital will monopolize 55% of the equity!"

"Only after the big break can there be a big stand. With the outbreak of the bubble crisis, many investment institutions lost confidence in the high-tech industry and withdrew their capital one after another. However, under this predicament, Tang En, the famous director who had a great reputation in the stock market in the first half of the year Walker chose to make a shot, and it was a big shot that shocked the entire United States!"

"Some people may question that Tang En is fooling around without knowing how to invest, but is this really the case? Don't forget, Tang En is a stock god. He has never failed in investment! Not only in film investment, but he has repeatedly succeeded. Last year he The Internet company Google invested in is also thriving.”

“Now, Google has 18 million searches per day, making it the largest Internet search platform. Yahoo also chose Google to replace Inktomi as the default search engine. At the same time, Google launched AdWords products and used the bidding model, which greatly increased the company’s revenue. After the bubble crisis, Google achieved profitability in the second quarter! This is Tang En's investment vision!"

"The economic crisis is not optimistic, but the stock gods have told us with actions that the high-tech industry is not over yet! Difficulty is only temporary, and happiness is the future! Seize the opportunity of the times, please invest in Nasdaq, maybe... you will be the next Tang En, the next stock god!"

...

Of course, there is one other thing that stands out as well.

On June 21, 2000, Apple completed its second stock split after the first in 1987.

After the stock was split into two, the stock price changed from the original $19.8 to $10.

Overall a slight increase.