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In another room near the two crew lounges, Eric was chatting with the bosses from other companies who had already arrived.
Although these executives are their own masters, many of them are actually very familiar with each other, and there is no sense of unfamiliarity when chatting, because the executives of the seven major film companies are very frequent.
For example, Barry Diller, who was not present, was in charge of Paramount before 1984 and is now the CEO of Fox. Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, who were originally in Paramount, were Barry at the time. · Diller's deputy, the two are now the CEO of Disney, and the other is the president of Disney. If history does not change, Jeffrey Katzenberg will be the CEO of DreamWorks in a few years. And Columbia's Amy Pascal was a Fox executive before joining the company. It is precisely by relying on these intricate interpersonal relationships that several major film companies can ensure that they compete with each other and at the same time fully cooperate with each other.
"Eric, how much box office are you going to get for the two films this time? Tell me first, so that we can have a reference when we quote?" Michael Eisner ∏↓ asked in front of other people Dao, although he looked casually as if nothing had happened, there was some inexplicable expectation in his eyes.
Eric put down the coffee cup and said with a smile: "Mr. Eisner, to be honest, I can only guarantee that the quality of these two films is excellent. As for how much box office they can get, it depends on the audience and the market." reaction."
"This is not possible. You have become so tactful at such a young age. Young people have to have the courage to act and speak out." Nader Thane, the president of Paramount, said that the other party was a man who was almost sixty years old. The old man, with white hair and a smile on his face, has an amiable look on his face. It sounds like the elders are encouraging the younger ones, and it will naturally make people feel close.
Eric smiled and showed an open-minded appearance, but in fact he was slandering in his heart. These old guys are more tactful than the other. If he really listens to their opinions, he will wait for being cheated and pay for it.
Speaking of which, since Barry Diller and Michael Eisner and others led a large number of executives to leave, Paramount has suffered a lot. The current film performance is a mess. This year, only one "Raiders of the Lost Ark" can win However, the producers and directors of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" are the famous George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Both of them are very shrewd film businessmen. To be able to earn some distribution fees, most of the benefits must have been shared by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
In the previous analysis, Eric felt that Paramount might be the one with the highest bid. This time, the trial film will adopt a hidden bid method. After everyone has watched the film, they each offer their own conditions. The sharing conditions offered by several film companies determine which party to cooperate with. However, the appearance of Michael Eisner suddenly made the predictable result confusing, because Michael Eisner's attention is likely to arouse the desire of competition from several other major film companies. In just five years, Disney's performance has soared, and now its "status" in Hollywood even faintly surpasses the momentum of its old boss Barry Diller.
Alan Fissman gently pushed open the door, walked lightly to Eric, tried not to highlight his presence, bent down and whispered in Eric's ear: "Mr. Williams, Fox people are coming."
Eric nodded, smiled and said to Michael Eisner and others: "Sorry everyone, wait a minute, I'll pick someone up."
Walking out of the room, Eric led Allen towards the elevator, and it is estimated that the other party will come up soon. Allen said again at this time: "Mike at the reception downstairs said that there are two people from Fox, besides Karta Hunter, there is also a woman."
Eric froze for a moment before asking, "Do you recognize who the other party is?"
Allen shook his head: "I don't know. Mike said that the girl is only about twenty years old, very young, but Karta Hunter is very respectful to her."
Karta Hunter is in charge of Fox's film distribution, and he is also at the vice president level in terms of rank. It is estimated that there are only a few people such as Barry Diller who can keep him respected. around age girl.
Unable to figure it out, Eric stopped thinking about it and came to the elevator. The special elevator just dinged softly, and a man and a woman walked out.
"Hello, Karta," Eric walked forward with a smile, and hugged Karta Hunter lightly. At the same time, he glanced at the blonde standing beside Karta, looking at him with great interest. The girl looks to be about twenty years old, 1.7 meters tall, short blond hair just covering her ears, she is very beautiful, with an awl face, slender eyebrows and eyes, wearing a black and white plaid shirt and light yellow casual trousers, with her feet on her feet Black flats.
This should be a standard business woman, Eric had an idea in his mind, because she was very similar to Amy Pascal sitting in the lounge.
After greeting Karta, the other party was about to introduce, but the girl offered her hand: "Hello, Mr. Williams, my name is Elizabeth Murdoch."
Eric raised his eyebrows slightly. From the Murdoch family, based on Carta Hunter's attitude towards the girl, Eric felt that the other party should be Rupert Murdoch's immediate family.
"Hello, Miss Murdoch, you can call me Eric."
The girl let go of Eric's hand and asked solemnly, "Then why don't you call me Elizabeth?"
Aggressive woman, Eric thought to himself, and said calmly: "Because we just met, it is very inappropriate to call a girl by her name without permission."
Elizabeth Murdoch raised her chin slightly and looked at Eric: "Okay, Eric, I allow you to call me Elizabeth."
"Forehead… "
Seeing Eric's embarrassing expression, Carta Hunter quickly smoothed things over and said: "Eric, Elizabeth is Mr. Rupert Murdoch's second daughter. She recently worked as an intern at Fox. She is very impressed by your... movie I'm interested, so I want to take a look, I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not," Eric said with a smile: "Let's go to the lounge, the audition will start at two o'clock, and we have to wait a while."
Several people walked to the lounge at the end of the corridor together. Elizabeth Murdoch took the initiative to get close to Eric, and Allen stepped back wisely and followed behind the three. (The novel "I Am Hollywood" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right "Add friend", search public Number "dd" and pay attention, hurry up!)