After a while, Eric returned to the meeting room with his mobile phone in his hand. Robert Shea also put down the coffee cup in his hand and looked at Eric inquiringly.
"It's Michael Eisner," Eric explained with a touch of lightness in his tone.
"Do you want to invite you to talk?" Robert Shea raised his eyebrows slightly and asked. He also knew that Michael Eisner was responsible for the incident some time ago.
Eric nodded, sat down on the chair again and said, "Yes."
"Did you agree?" Robert Shea asked curiously.
"It's okay to listen to what he said, anyway, I'm fine at night." Eric said, putting his mobile phone in his hand, and continued: "Robert, since you don't want to take over "Basic Instinct", then choose the script as soon as possible." Well, it's already March, if the project is not finalized, it may be difficult to catch up with the summer schedule."
Seeing that Eric no longer forced the script of "Basic Instinct" to himself, Robert was a little relieved, but at the same time felt somewhat contradictory. After all, this script was written by Eric himself.
But he quickly adjusted his mood and said, "I understand. I have collected six more scripts these days. I will ask my assistant to bring them to you later. You can help me and have a look."
Eric shook his head: "No, I think it's better for you to choose it yourself. I can't guarantee 100% that the movie will be successful. When you choose the script, just bring it to me and sign it."
Robert Shea was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that Eric was going to let go completely, so. success or failure of future films. Will have absolutely nothing to do with Eric. He must take full responsibility himself. But Robert Shea is not a person without responsibility, he just nodded after a moment of hesitation: "Then, I will choose the script as soon as possible."
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After get off work, Eric drove back to Malibu, but the destination was not his Pointe Manor, but Michael Eisner's mansion in Malibu.
"Eric, I'm glad you're here. Please come in," the servant led Eric into the gate of the mansion when Michael Eisner greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Hello, Mr. Eisner," Eric showed a polite smile, and slightly shook hands with Michael Eisner.
Michael Eisner didn't care about Eric's indifference at all, and still said with a smile on his face: "Eric, I specially invited a famous French chef to cook dinner for tonight, let's go in."
Eric nodded and followed Michael Eisner directly to the restaurant throughout the dinner. Except for the servants who appeared from time to time, there were only Michael Eisner and Eric in the restaurant. Michael Eisner skillfully introduced to Eric the delicacy of the French dishes served one after another. After the meal was over, the French chef with a certain tall chef's hat was specially invited to come out, and the three of them took a photo together.
While secretly admiring Michael Eisner's patience, Eric enjoyed the dinner calmly. Anyway, the initiative is now in his hands.
After dinner, Michael Eisner took Eric into his study, and after the servant finished serving coffee and left, Michael Eisner said: "Eric, since everything is over, I think it’s time for us to talk about cooperation.”
Eric finally had a mocking chuckle on the corner of his mouth: "Cooperation?"
Michael Eisner still smiled and said: "Yes, cooperation, Eric, there are no permanent enemies in this world, only permanent interests. Although this is the British diplomatic strategy, I think it is best to place it before the company." The room is equally common."
"There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests." Eric shook his head and smiled a few times, and continued: "Mr. Eisner, if you have the choice to cooperate with your friends or neutrals, then you will Cooperate with your enemies?"
"Of course not," Michael Eisner said, "But, Eric, do you think Firefly has any friends in Hollywood? Although you have had a great time working with Fox, believe me, as long as there is a chance, Murdoch It will definitely stab the firefly in the back."
"I also know this, so I will try not to give Mr. Murdoch this chance. At the same time, I will not give the enemy a chance that has already stabbed a knife in the back," Eric said casually. Said from coffee.
Michael Eisner still kept smiling when he heard Eric say this, and said, "Eric, I think I must have known something, and I don't deny it, so, I think, let's reconcile."
"Reconciliation?" Eric raised his head and asked, "How to reconcile?"
Michael Eisner said with a touch of confidence: "How about the script of "The Ghost"?"
Eric shook his head if he wanted to or not: "Mr. Eisner, I don't lack scripts, so I don't want to cooperate with Disney. If there is no "Ghost Love", then I will choose something else. And, I Guaranteed, Disney will not be able to produce the "Ghost Love" that I have already conceived in my heart. You may make a small profit by making this movie, but it will definitely not become a classic, and it will be even more important if it can sell well It's hard to say."
"No no no, Eric, I don't think you fully understand what I mean, I mean, Disney transfers the script of "Ghost Love" to you, and then we reconcile, how about it?"
Eric finally raised his head in surprise, and saw Michael Eisner's confident gaze, and immediately, Eric thought of some other questions: "Mr. Eisner, I think Disney bought "Human Ghost Love" The script of "Unfinished" must have cost a lot of money, and maybe Bruce Joy Robin was promised a part of the dividend, right?"
"Yes," Michael Eisner nodded, "US$1 million in cash and 3% of North American profits."
Eric figured it out, if according to the results of the previous life, then the sum of money would add up to more than 3 million, perhaps, for future profits, this sum of money is nothing. But for Disney, who doesn't know the result at all, this asking price is simply outrageous.
Seeing that Eric was silent, Michael Eisner said: "Eric, Disney is very sincere, so as long as we reconcile, I will transfer this script to Firefly for free."
"Then what about your contract?" Eric asked subconsciously: "I think Bruce Joy Robin will definitely not be reconciled."
"This is actually a very easy solution. Disney transfers the script to Firefly, and when the film is produced and distributed by Disney, then the share belonging to Bruce Joy Robin can be allocated from that part of Disney's profits. What do you think? ?”
"Firefly and Disney jointly distribute, and the copyright of the film belongs to Firefly," Eric said after thinking quickly. Since Michael Eisner can make such a bold decision, if he still cares about it, That would seem too petty.
On the other hand, distributing the film entirely to Disney can maximize the benefits, but Firefly's own channels will not be able to expand. If this situation continues, Firefly will definitely become like DreamWorks in its previous life. Can produce good movies, but do not have enough strength to distribute them, so they can only struggle to survive among several major film companies.
Moreover, these few years are the best and last time to expand the distribution channels of Firefly, because the cost of film production in the early 1990s was not too high, so Eric made up his mind, even in these few years Earn some money when you are young, and open up the distribution channels of Firefly. Otherwise, in the late 1990s, with the rise of special effects blockbusters, the production cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, if there is no distribution channel of its own, the situation will be very miserable. Most of the profits were taken away by the major film companies who controlled the distribution channels, and the production companies even found that they could not even recover the production costs.
Hearing Eric's tone loosen, Michael Eisner nodded without thinking, "No problem."
After Michael Eisner finished speaking, the atmosphere between the two parties suddenly became a little silent. Michael Eisner's own goal has been achieved, but Eric, who originally wanted Michael Eisner to hit a wall, failed to persevere.
After drinking the coffee in front of him, Eric stood up and said, "Then, Mr. Eisner, if there is nothing else, I'll go back first."
"I'll see you off," Michael Eisner followed and stood up.
After sending Eric out of the mansion, Michael Eisner returned to the study with a cold face and silence, and picked up a few inconspicuous folders that were originally placed in the corner of the desk. Inside were several Disney directors. The film project planning book of Ghost Love Unfinished.
Michael Eisner can be said to be the one at the helm of the seven major film companies who knows Eric the best, and he is also the one who knows the best about Eric's personal potential. That's why he teamed up with several other film companies to launch a joint suppression of Firefly. Unfortunately, due to some mistakes in the process, the matter failed. After seeing the news that Murdoch took the initiative to contact Eric, Michael Eisner decisively determined to reconcile with Eric. After all, as he said at the beginning, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.
Moreover, originally Michael Eisner did not plan to reconcile with Eric at the cost of the script of "Ghostly Love", but some time ago, he asked several well-known directors under Disney to make "Ghostly Love" Take the script for research, and then, none of the project plans provided by these people, that is, the things in his hands now, satisfy Michael Eisner. (To be continued..)