Chapter 077 (1/2)
Simon thought about it for a moment and said, ”you can take this as an alternative career experience, Amy. First of all, you only need to spend two years. I have three projects in hand now, and there will be at least three next year. In the next two years, we will cooperate to complete these six projects. Relying on the popularity accumulated by ”Lola Run”, I believe it is not difficult for another one of the six projects to make it into the top ten at the box office in North America. ”
When Amy Pascal heard Simon say this, she couldn't help interrupting: ”Simon, although” Lola Run ”is very successful, in my opinion, there are too many accidental factors in it. There are about four or five hundred cinema movies in North America every year. It's definitely not as simple as you think if you want to make it into the top ten at the box office. It's not just the quality of a movie itself. ”
Simon listened patiently to Amy Pascal's words and then said, ”Amy, Lola Run, butterfly effect and death are coming. I don't think you can deny that they are all excellent, right?”
Amy Pascal hesitated and nodded.
Simon went on: ”now that I can produce these three excellent scripts, I am confident that I can run six excellent projects in the next two years. This includes ”death is coming”, in addition to my two future directing works, as for the other three, I will also be very careful. I don't think it's too much of a problem to have six chances and another impact on the top ten box office in North America. If you insist that it's impossible, then we really don't need to talk about it any more. ”
Amy Pascal shrugged: ”well, Simon, I agree with your hypothesis for the time being. What's next? You don't seem to have given me a reason to work for you? ”
”If you didn't interrupt me just now,” Simon said, pointing to a round table not far away. Amy didn't refuse. They walked over and sat down together. Simon continued, ”so, why. Come and work for me. Compared with your current authority as vice president of fox production, your participation in the next six projects will increase significantly. Even in the future, many people will take this as your credit, because Simon westero is just a kid under 20 years old after all. Moreover, as long as we reach the goal of hitting the top 10 box office list again, it will become your qualification. With this qualification, if you are going to leave in two years, it's easy to find another job in the big seven. If you want to stay, I welcome it. ”
Amy Pascal heard Simon's self teasing just now, with a smile on the corner of his mouth. When he finished, he quickly put away his expression and said, ”Simon, I found a problem. If you fail in all six projects, the top seven may never accept me again.”
”Of course, everything is risky,” Simon did not deny, saying, ”but what if it works? Even very successful? Your current position is vice president of fox production. As a woman, I think you should understand that this has almost reached the professional ceiling in Hollywood. If you want to go further, maybe it will be ten years later. But choose to work for me for the next two years, if the project in our hands is very successful. Well, those old timers at the top of Hollywood are likely to think, ”Oh, maybe you can let that woman have a try.”
With Simon's words, Amy Pascal's eyes finally flickered. Noticing the boy looking at herself, the woman sipped her champagne and said, ”Simon, this is sexism.”
Simon said innocently, ”Amy, this is sexism in Hollywood. It has nothing to do with me. If I'm sexist, you won't hear what I just said. ”
Amy Pascal hesitated and said, ”Simon, what you just described is a very ideal result. To be frank, I think I'm more likely to meet you when I stay in fox. ”
”Fox hasn't had a movie with a box office exceeding 100 million for several years, has it?” Simon asked back, and without waiting for Amy to answer, he continued, ”I know what you're worried about, Amy. It's crazy to think that a little director who is just emerging in Hollywood is going to recruit a vice president of a big film company. But there are so many great things in the world that start with a crazy idea. You are only 29 years old. Are you going to lose your adventurous spirit like those old men in their 50s and 60s? ”
Amy Pascal didn't answer quickly this time, sipping the champagne in her hand.