Halfway through the Vanity Fair Dinner, Charles Capet took Scarlett Johansson back to his beach villa in Santa Monica Palisades.
At the same time, in Harvey Weinstein's Malibu beach villa, Harvey Weinstein, who had just vented his anger on a young girlfriend, complained angrily to his brother Bob Weinstein.
"That Charles Capet, he doesn't respect me as an elder at all, and even dared to threaten me not to make any inappropriate moves?"
Bob Weinstein looked puzzled, "What did you do again? How did you get involved with Charles Capet again?"
"Our negotiation price with Disney has not been finalized yet. Although Michael Eisner is no longer the chairman, he is still the ceo. Our main task now is to secure our rightful interests from Disney!"
The fat on Harvey Weinstein's face jiggled twice, and he shouted in a boorish manner, "Is there any way to teach him a lesson?"
Bob Weinstein looked at Harvey Weinstein as if he were an idiot, "Have you played with women so much every day that you've become stupid?"
"To deal with Charles Capet, what do you have? Do you know how much capital he has on hand? Do you know that Capet Pictures is negotiating a large commercial loan on Wall Street? Do you know how high the combined box office of the six films Capet Pictures has already released is?"
"Do you know how many investment institutions are lining up to give him money? If you mess with him, Miramax's profits in the past two years are not even enough for one of his movies. You don't know anything, you're just a fat pig who only knows how to play with women!"
Bob Weinstein almost yelled at Harvey. After all, the two brothers had a very bad relationship. Bob Weinstein, who was eager to make money, had long been dissatisfied with this lecherous devil's practice of investing money in art films and spending money on public relations.
"Bob, shut up! Dimension Films is your responsibility, and it hasn't made much money either!" Harvey Weinstein, wearing pajamas, also stood up and roared.
"Aren't the'Scary Movie' series, the 'Mimic' series, and the 'Hellraiser' series all low-budget films that made money? Weren't the profits taken by you to invest in those art films?" Bob Weinstein didn't want to argue anymore and turned to leave. At the door, he turned back and said,
"If you really get into a big scandal, don't expect me to face it with you. Charles Capet is a rich man with a net worth of five or six hundred million dollars, not those unknown actresses and small models you've harassed, who can be dealt with by simply finding a lawyer or threatening them with some money."
"Use your hormone-filled brain to think clearly about the consequences of offending a young and ambitious rich man!"
After Bob Weinstein finished speaking, he left the beach villa directly, extremely angry. The negotiations with Disney were not going smoothly.
Disney wanted to keep the Miramax brand and copyright library completely, but the price they offered for the shares he and Harvey owned was not satisfactory!
The 2005 Academy Awards Ceremony ended under such circumstances. The film "Million Dollar Box Office" was the biggest winner, but the excellence of "brokeback mountain" was also undeniable.
As the first Asian to win the Oscar for best director, Ang Lee's reputation also reached new heights with "brokeback mountain."
The Academy Awards Ceremony was big news in the eyes of the media, with many things to report, and the audience also paid close attention to the Oscar entertainment news.
However, Charles Capet would certainly not pay too much attention to it. The important things were the film's box office and profits. As for Ang Lee, who won the best director, Charles Capet estimated that they would not cooperate in the future.
He was completely American in his thinking, and he didn't care about his Chinese identity at all. His various ideas also didn't appeal to Charles Capet. There was no need to waste any more time on this person.
Capet Pictures' various film projects were also proceeding in an orderly manner. After several months of preparation, "the da vinci code" finally held a media release conference and was ready to officially start filming.
However, because it involved sensitive topics such as the secret history of Jesus and religion, "the da vinci code" was met with considerable controversy from the beginning. Protests and opposition letters from the Catholic League and ministry groups came one after another, quickly making the film a controversial film of the 2005-2006 year.
In Charles Capet's office, director Ron Howard was actively responding to questions about the film, reiterating that "the da vinci code" would not dwell too much on religious issues and emphasizing that the film's focus was on the thrilling and suspenseful plot.
"A very far-fetched, heretical novel?"
Charles Capet said, turned off the TV, and walked to the window of the office, sighing. It seemed that controversial films in the past two years were all related to Capet Pictures.
"the passion of the christ," "brokeback mountain," plus this "the da vinci code." Fortunately, he didn't get involved in "fahrenheit 9."
"Boss, what's wrong?" Phyllis Jones asked with a puzzled expression.
Charles Capet shook his head. Capet Pictures couldn't give people the illusion of relying on controversy to gain attention. The sequel to "the da vinci code" should ideally be given up!
The habit of hogging everything is not good, especially for controversial exclusive content. There should be accomplices. Besides, the prequel "angels & demons" is not as exciting as "the da vinci code."
"Can the crew enter the Louvre Museum for filming?"
Phyllis Jones nodded, "At the end of last year, Mr. Brown and director Howard went to Paris to meet with French President Chirac. After an hour of talks, they obtained permission to film in the Louvre Museum."
"Filming will take place after the museum closes at night, or on Tuesdays when the museum is closed."
"However, 'Mona Lisa' is the Louvre Museum's most prized possession, so the original will not be used for filming. A precisely proportioned replica will be provided for the crew to film."
Charles Capet nodded. The scenes in the Louvre Museum were very important, especially the painting "Mona Lisa," which was an even more important prop.
"However, one of the key scenes in the script, Westminster Abbey, was not smooth and the crew was not allowed to film there. But Lincoln Cathedral, which has a very similar internal structure to Westminster Abbey, opened its doors to our crew. The crew signed filming agreements with both Lincoln Cathedral and Rosslyn Chapel," Fili continued to explain to Charles Capet.
"I hope Nicolas Cage's portrayal of Robert Langdon this time won't disappoint me!"
Nicolas Cage's treasure hunt adventure film "national treasure" has now grossed over 300 million dollars globally, heading straight for a billion dollars.
Charles Capet certainly hoped that "the da vinci code" could achieve even better results. After all, "national treasure" was an original script with a budget of 100 million dollars;
While "the da vinci code" was a script adapted from a best-selling novel, with a budget of 100 million dollars, Capet Pictures itself put up 30 million dollars in cash, and the remaining 80 million dollars were financed.