White clouds float on the blue sky, and below the white clouds are sea water that is comparable to the sky. The sea water slightly licks the coast, bringing up water splashes, adding a hint of coolness to the sea breeze. It falls on the people sitting on the shore, bringing out a feeling of comfort.

On the terrace of a seaside villa, Nicholas Cage looked at the rolling little waves, enjoying the comfortable sea breeze, and putting a cup of morning tea to the stomach, and feeling relaxed and pleasant that has never been seen in recent years.

What debts! What debts are owed! What lawsuits! What king of bad movies! It seems that he is trampled under his feet.

On the chair opposite, Sofia Coppola picked up the coffee cup, savored it carefully, and said, "I'm right, follow Matthew Horner and you will definitely get out of the predicament."

The facts of the past three days of the weekend were in front of him. Nicholas Cage could not deny it, so he nodded slowly and said, "Sofia, I owe you a favor."

Sofia Coppola waved her hand, "It's all her own family, why do you say such a disgusting thing?"

"My career may turn around here." Nicholas Cage has experienced so much, and he no longer has the rebelliousness he was when he was young. "The vicious cycle of continuous decline in pay will also stop."

Sofia Coppola thought for a while and said, "Nicolas, give you a suggestion."

If it were before, how could Nicholas Cage listen to his sister? But now is different from the past.

Nicholas Cage withdrew his gaze from the sea and looked at Sofia Coppola, "We are brothers and sisters, just say it directly."

Sofia Coppola said extremely seriously, "Follow Matthew Horner, this will completely get you out of the situation."

Nicholas Cage laughed, "I think so too."

In the "Summoning" series, he signed a three-part contract, and now the first one has been successful. If the next two movies continue to succeed, the king of bad movies will definitely have nothing to do with him.

Moreover, the pay for the sequel has increased significantly. After filming several films with Matthew Horner, they may be able to pay off all their debts.

Then he doesn't have to make a film to pay off his debts, so he has room to choose scripts.

Sofia Coppola had a cup of coffee and stood up to say goodbye, "I'm going to Burbank and leave first."

Nicholas Cage nodded, all of them were their own family and did not go out to see her off.

When Sofia Coppola left, he picked up the newspaper on the table and read it. He couldn't help but sigh, how many years have you not watched the box office report of the movie he starred in so seriously?

At first, I was successful and I could just look at it. Later, I was failing all the time, and I would just feel unhappy after seeing it. Why should I look at it?

Now, his fate suddenly turned around in the hands of the young man named Matthew Horner.

This is from the Los Angeles Times report.

"The excellent quality of "Summoning" films, with the help of Matthew Horner's brand effect, and the effective promotion operation of the publisher Warner on social media, everything guides "Summoning" to a box office start. In fact, that's exactly what it is."

"The film began to be released in 3,491 theaters in North America on Friday, and won $16.95 million on the same day, parachuting the top spot in the box office; although it declined on Saturday, a 17% decline also ensured a relatively stable trend, with an additional $13.93 million in a single day; on Sunday, the box office still maintained a relatively stable trend, earning $10.96 million."

"Three days after the first weekend, "Soul Conjuring" won a total of US$41.53 million in North America, nearly three times the production cost. While leaving behind several other much larger-scale films that opened at the same time, topped the box office list, "Soul Conjuring" also became the highest box office horror film in 2012, and won the top of the box office history of original horror films."

"The sudden rise of "The Conjuring" made the industry exclaim. In fact, this is thanks to the gradual accumulation of popularity of director James Wen! Like actors, the director's personal appeal is also one of the main guarantee elements of the box office."

"Now "The Conjuring" has the highest opening of horror films in 2012, and the highest opening of two titles of original horror films in film history. If the trend can be stable next week, it will have the strength to hit the 100 million level!"

Nicholas Cage sighed. How long has it been since the film had exceeded 100 million in North America? Matthew Horner's success effect is really powerful.

Not only did the movies starring themselves make great success, but even the movies invested in have been successful.

Thinking of this, Nicholas Cage continued to read the newspaper. Judging from the audience composition in the first week, the female audience in "The Conjuring" accounted for 53% and the audience over the age of 25 accounted for 59%. In addition, the cinee scored the cinee to achieve a brilliant "A", which is very rare in horror films.

In terms of media evaluation, the freshness of rotten tomatoes is as high as 85%. The relatively strict metacriti also has 68 points in comprehensive reviews from 33 media. Professional evaluations that are already of good level are even more eye-catching when viewed in horror films.

After seeing these, Nicholas Cage confirmed that the box office of this film in North America will definitely exceed 100 million.

Even the inexplicable films like "The Hunger Games" can take away more than 400 million US dollars in North America. Why can't "Summoning" have a box office of over 100 million in North America?

Just as the box office was released on the first weekend, Matthew and James Win convened a press conference to announce the start of preparations for "Soul Conjuring 2" and revealed that the film will produce an independent film for the horror doll "Annabelle".

This also means officially announcing the existence of the "terror universe".

For a moment, the media was in a panic, and the successful movie universe was obviously going to add another one.

Today, there are two recognized cinematic universes, namely Marvel's "Avengers Universe" and Matthew's "Fast and Furious Universe" collaborating with David Ellison, which has now increased to three.

And two of them are invested and dominated by Matthew, how can we not surprise people?

"I have to say that Matthew Horner has grown into the most successful investor and producer in Hollywood in addition to superstars. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most successful producer since the new century!"

The news in the Hollywood Reporter also completely confirmed Matthew's identity as a "gold producer".

The report on "Vanity Fair" is even more exaggerated, believing that the success of Warner Bros. and Walt Disney, especially the latter's boom in recent years, are related to the close cooperation between Matthew Horner, and can be said to be dominated by Matthew collaborators in the North American film market.

In this relatively dull end of October and early November, perhaps the entertainment media needs a burst of fire, and Matthew meets the needs. With the great success of "The Conjuring", a wave of reporting on Matthew suddenly started in the media.

The New York Times has conducted a comprehensive analysis of Matthew's identity as a producer.

"Producer is a very sacred and responsible title, because the word 'per' means maker. Therefore, producers should be the combination of entrepreneurs and artists, and are also the mainstay in ensuring the accumulation of film industry and art."

"Matthew Horner is undoubtedly one of the most successful producers of Hollywood since entering the twenty-one world."

"As a producer, Matthew's deep participation in films may make many full-time producers ashamed. He once said in an interview with the media: I will participate in the overall planning, select actors, read scripts, write instructions, read clips, etc., and read daily logs."

"And what he has not said but has been doing includes: spared no effort in the distribution, promotion and marketing of movies; using his knowledge and experience to make precise judgments and decisions on the market.

"Matthew has been respected by industry insiders, and everyone says that Matthew won the world."

"He has a sharp eye and can not only see far, but also find things that others have not discovered and the realm that others have not seen. A good producer must have such a unique vision and a broad vision. He must understand and control the market and learn to discover good scripts and new projects. This is the foundation of his life."

"In addition, Matthew has a big heart that is not resistant to cold and heat, resists heat and cold, does not avoid water and fire, and has pain and itch. He said that the producers should have strong patience and determination, and can withstand beats and loneliness, which is stronger than the heart of any person in the crew."

This report was very widely circulated, and Matthew also saw it at the reminder of Margot Robbie. He did have all the qualities mentioned in the article, but he knew that his success was very special.

Of course he knew that it was far from enough for a successful producer to have these.

A qualified producer needs more qualities.

First of all, you need to talk enough, be able to speak loudly, and be able to speak for more than 4 hours in one go. Otherwise, how can you fool investors, convince directors and actors, and direct a large group of people to let them follow them?

Secondly, we must dare to sue, make plans in the early stage, resolve all things that are not planned in the medium stage, fight and sue in the later stage, and fight those who want to jump up and grab money, such as I am the original author, and fight all of them.

Also, you must be a financial fan. Not only can you ask for money, but you must also be able to spend money. You must have basic financial capabilities to achieve what you should spend and what you should spend. You must know the allocation ratio of funds for guidance, photography, lighting, beauty, clothing, and roads, and even know how much a screw costs.

Matthew asked himself that after several crews’ training and long-term exploration and study, he had the most basic abilities and was still a long way from being outstanding.

Fortunately, he is self-aware and knows how to hire professional people to do professional things.

In this series of publicity reports, "Soul Conjuring" has always maintained a certain popularity. The box office fell by only 46% the next weekend, and it won the North American box office list for US$22.2 million. Together with the previous four working days, the total box office in North America has reached US$84.95 million.

It is inevitable that the box office in North America will exceed 100 million.
Chapter completed!