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Chapter 640 Katherine Kennedy

Chapter 640 Kathleen Kennedy
Ten days of 2007 have already passed in the blink of an eye.

The fact that Tursi did not reappear relieved Liu Jin, but also left him with a sense of disappointment.

But it's normal.

America isn't French; there aren't that many artsy young women there.

Liu Jin is not Franklin, who can be liked by everyone.

In fact, even Franklin had his share of dislikes, didn't he?

So he quickly came to terms with it!
……

Alizee left New York again and returned to France.

She was going back to visit her parents, and also because Joey was pregnant, she planned to visit her there as well.

Afterward, she would continue preparing for her world tour, which would begin at Memorial Stadium in Los Angeles and conclude at Madison Square Garden in New York in March 2008. The New Year's tour would last nine months, spanning three continents and featuring a total of 81 concerts.

Next, Alizée will need to prepare for the upcoming concert through various promotional and publicity efforts.

This is a big deal for Alizee.

Although Liu Jin was somewhat reluctant, he could understand...

After all, Alizee is already twenty-three!

She debuted at the age of sixteen and has been in the industry for seven years.

From a French pop star to a globally renowned pop star, she certainly needs a grand tour to solidify her position in the music industry.

Eva is filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment!

However, she is not in a hurry, because she will be filming two projects this year.

One is "Love at Sunset" which he co-starred in with Liu Jin, and the other is "Night at the Museum," which will begin filming in the second half of the year.

Liu Jin had someone make a budget.

The total investment is approximately between eight hundred and one hundred million US dollars.

This is also Liu Jin's largest investment to date...

The producer of "Night at the Museum" is named Kathleen Kennedy.

Uh, not Kathleen Kennedy.

A veteran film producer who co-founded Amblin Entertainment with Spielberg, specializing in film production.

She has many well-known and excellent works.

The 1980s saw the release of excellent works such as Indiana Jones 2, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

In the 1990s, there were productions such as Pretty Woman and Jurassic Park.

After 2000, there were outstanding works such as Pentair, Jurassic Park III, Artificial Intelligence, and Munich Massacre.

To be honest, Liu Jin isn't qualified enough to be a producer.

Fortunately, Spielberg facilitated the deal, and Sofia Coppola was confirmed as the director of the film.

Incidentally, Sofia and Kathleen Kennedy are related.

Moreover, Catherine also owns shares in her father's Metropolitan Film Productions.

At the beginning of the new year, Sophia returned to New York and took Liu Jin to visit Catherine.

After some discussion, Catherine agreed to serve as a producer for Night at the Museum.

"Amos, is a budget of one hundred million dollars enough?"

Catherine raised a question.

After reviewing Sofia's budget, she said, "This film will definitely require location shooting and a lot of special effects. One hundred million dollars is a bit tight. I suggest you increase the budget to one hundred and ten million to one hundred and twenty million dollars, that would be more sufficient. Also, who are you planning to collaborate with on this film? You can't possibly invest in it yourself."

If you were to invest on your own, I guarantee you'd lose everything.

How deep are the waters in Hollywood?

Want to invest yourself?
The distribution aspect alone could ruin Liu Jin.

Liu Jin then retrieved the list of partner organizations.

Alizée's SNEG film company is certainly involved, as is Coppola's Metropolitan Films. In addition, there's the French film company StudioCanal, which has an office in London and considerable influence, capable of resolving many issues.

"Remove the scattered light; they're not qualified enough."

Catherine crossed out Leonardo DiCaprio's film company.

"It's just a minor skirmish; Leonardo and Rick Yorn can handle the scattered light without much trouble."

However, they are not qualified to participate in projects involving more than $100 million... We need to find more authoritative companies to cooperate with. I will contact Disney, Paramount, and Columbia Pictures; I believe they will be interested.

After all, this novel has a large readership and considerable influence; small workshops are best advised not to get involved.

In Catherine's eyes, neither DiCaprio's Scatterlight nor Matt Damon's company were qualified to participate in the production of such an A-list project.

Read on.

"China Film Group is a good partner, and we can bring them in."

"Shadow Demon, huh..."

Without the authority to approve imported films, its appeal is naturally limited.

Moreover, the involvement of too many Chinese film institutions would raise concerns among Hollywood capital, so China Film Group is sufficient.

Catherine considers all aspects of a problem.

Hollywood already has reservations about Chinese investment.

Just like the Americans, who have always been wary or hostile towards China, it's the same concept.

Liu Jin nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, he signed a contract with Catherine in the name of SNEG, and Catherine would be in charge of all the work of attracting investment and preparation.

After leaving Catherine's residence, Sophia smiled and said, "Amos, you're in luck."

"How to say?"

"Actually, before I came, I wasn't sure if Aunt Catherine would agree."

Because I heard her schedule is already full this year… Just now, when we were having tea, she told me she's already taken on two projects. However, she's more interested in your *Night at the Museum*.

"Wouldn't that mean she'd be breaking the contract?"

"That's not the case."

Sofia started the car and explained as she drove, "One of the two projects she took on is 'Indiana Jones 4,' directed by Uncle Steven. But with Uncle Marshall overseeing things, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Is Steven's 'The Eye of the Beast' finished?"

"It's still a little short, but it should be finished before March."

Liu Jin nodded.

That's true, Spielberg wouldn't ruin his own reputation. "Who is Uncle Marshall?"

Frank Marshall, Aunt Catherine's husband, was also a very good producer.

Besides, Uncle Lucas is also a producer…you know, they’ve been partners for a long time. Aunt Catherine said she’s tired of looking at Uncle Steven’s old face.”

As she spoke, Sofia couldn't help but giggle.

This is the foundation of the second generation of directors!
Any name she casually utters is a famous figure.

Lucas, it must be George Lucas from Star Wars.

Liu Jin had never heard of Frank Marshall.

But judging from Sofia's tone, she's no ordinary person either.

"What about the other project?"

"Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" is an animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

The reason for approaching Aunt Catherine was mainly to leverage her connections to publish the product on America's side.

The production companies are Studio Ghibli and Toho, both of which are small-scale production companies.

Aunt Catherine said that if it weren't for the irresistible price they offered, and the reputation of Hayao Miyazaki, she wouldn't have bothered with them at all.

This is the confidence of a top producer.

Eh?
Liu Jin finally remembered who Catherine was!

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button... one of his favorite movies.

I watched it many times, so it left a very deep impression on me.

Kathleen Kennedy is the producer of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button!

But that doesn't seem right either. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, also known as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, is based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the same name and was released at the end of 2008. Liu Jin specifically checked the production information for this movie; there were two producers.

One of them, named Chean Chaffin, is a photographer.

Baidu has information about her, but the novel *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* is not listed among her representative works.

However, Chean Chaffin's name appears in the film information for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

In other words, it's just a nominal position!

The other producer was Kathleen Kennedy.

Production of this film began in the first half of 2007 and took six months to complete.

Logically speaking, it's already January, and Kathleen Kennedy should have already been in contact with this project!

But judging from Sofia's words, there seemed to be no indication.

More importantly, Catherine took on the role of producer for Night at the Museum.

That's *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*...

Disappeared?
But it shouldn’t be!

Liu Jin knew he was very capable.

Especially in France, he earned the title of "the conscience of France" thanks to his two works, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Les Misérables".

But this is America!

No matter how arrogant Liu Jin was, he wouldn't dare say he was better than Fitzgerald.

That's the author of "The Great Gatsby," a writer with enormous influence in America in the early 20th century, a big shot who mingled with people like Mark Twain.

If Catherine were to choose between "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Night at the Museum," Liu Jin believes she would 100% choose "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" over "Night at the Museum."

It's been postponed?
Liu Jin suddenly felt extremely curious!

……

Sofia stayed at 76 Parry Street again during her trip to New York.

She drove onto Parry Street, parked her car on the side of the road, and saw Eva come out of her house and walk excitedly toward the neighbor's house.

The door next door was open.

It looks like they're doing renovations...

What was she doing next door?

Liu Jin paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "What else could we be doing? Checking on the renovations."

"It's not her house..."

Wait, you didn't buy it, did you?

"It wasn't me, it was my studio that bought it."

"what?"

“Ali said she wanted a place to stay in New York, but she didn’t want to live under someone else’s roof, so I bought that townhouse.”

"how much is it?"

"1200 million!"

"you you you……"