When he got home, Eric saw more reporters gathered outside the door, so he could only call and inform the lawyer to come to his home to discuss the compensation agreement. Although he had confirmed Columbia's trick, he still felt that it was better to be careful.
After finishing these, Eric finally remembered that it was time to call Aniston. He dialed the number several times in a row, but no one answered. At this time, Aniston should be at home. When Eric put down the phone and was about to call again, the phone rang suddenly.
"The Williams family?" Eric answered the phone.
"Eric, it's me." Aniston's voice sounded from the opposite side.
Eric said happily: "Annie, are you okay? I just kept calling your apartment, but no one answered."
"I moved in with my dad, Eric. Don't you know? The paparazzi found out about our relationship, followed me everywhere, and even knocked on the door of my apartment pretending to be a courier. I was terrified." There was still a touch of fear in Aniston's voice.
Eric said anxiously: "Annie, are you alright? By the way, when did this happen? I called you yesterday before getting on the plane, aren't you alright?"
"I'm fine, Eric. Even this morning, I don't know how the paparazzi found out. Anyway, it was in the newspaper this morning, and they said... and said..." Aniston's voice was a little unhappy, and Eric thought for sure It's not a good word, so I can only comfort him: "Okay, Annie, as long as you are fine, you can stay with your father for a while, and you can quit your job at the convenience store."
Aniston complained very unhappy: "Eric, it won't be like this all the time? Then how can I live?"
Eric said: "Of course it won't be like this all the time. It will be fine after a while. In fact, there are many reporters around my house. You leave me your father's address. I will visit you when I have time."
Aniston reported the address, Eric wrote it down, and said a few words of comfort before hanging up the phone.
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In a villa in Beverly Hills, Aniston hung up the phone unhappily, glanced at the pile of crumpled newspapers on the ground, picked up the pillow on the sofa, and hammered it hard a few times.
Those newspapers described the relationship between Eric and her as the Hollywood version of Prince and Cinderella. They exaggerated Eric and belittled themselves at the same time. Almost all newspapers were not optimistic about the future of the two, and some newspapers even compared her and Cinderella Drew took it out and compared it, and the result was that Drew was more suitable to be Eric's girlfriend than her.
Seeing the end, Aniston gradually felt inferior and uneasy. In her heart, Eric was so outstanding, but she was so ordinary.
Now, he is about to become the youngest billionaire in Hollywood, but he is the 'convenience store salesperson' mentioned in the newspapers. The gap between the two is really getting bigger and bigger.
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Eric didn't know the entanglement in Aniston's heart. After waiting for half an hour, the lawyer in charge of the VAM agreement rushed over.
"Hello, Mr. Edward, thank you for coming in person." Eric let Edward Lewis, the lawyer in charge of the gambling agreement, and his assistant into the room, and stretched out his hand.
Edward Lewis quickly reached out to shake Eric, and said with a little respect in his tone: "Eric, I didn't expect "Home Alone" to be so popular, congratulations. This is my assistant, Carter."
The three sat down on the sofa, and Eric took out the compensation agreement offered by Columbia and explained what happened.
Edward Lewis listened quietly to Eric's narration, picked up the compensation agreement and read it carefully, and said after a few minutes: "Eric, there is nothing wrong with this agreement, you can sign it with confidence."
"That's good," Eric nodded reassuringly, took out a pen and signed directly on it.
Edward Lewis looked at Eric, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Eric, I think, maybe you need a team of full-time lawyers to take care of your daily legal affairs."
"Huh?" Eric heard Edward Lewis' self-recommendation, and raised his head with a smile.
Edward Lewis looked at Eric's smile, and stopped beating around the bush, and said directly: "I think my firm is strong enough to take charge of this matter, Eric. From what you just said, we can know that if If you are not vigilant enough, you may face the situation that the gambling agreement will be torn up. Therefore, I think that my law firm team can be your agent and be fully responsible for the next negotiation with Colombia. Even if Colombia If you breach the contract, we can do our best to fight the lawsuit for you and guarantee your interests."
Eric had seen the professionalism of Edward and his team of lawyers since the beginning of drafting the VAM agreement. Moreover, Eric knew that he really needed a team of full-time lawyers, and after a few conversations, the two parties quickly reached an agreement. Edward Lewis took out an agency authorization agreement that he had prepared a long time ago, and Eric signed his name on it immediately.
"Then, I will leave the rest of the matter to you, Edward, and you will hand over this compensation agreement to Columbia. I really don't want to deal with the other party anymore."
"Okay, Eric, if there is nothing else, we will take our leave first."
After sending Edward and his assistant away, Eric finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then he can concentrate on his beloved film career.
He was very relieved about Edward Lewis's firm, after all, the other party was only his agent and did not have the power to make decisions for him. If the other party conspires with Columbia to plot against him, then once the matter is revealed, in this country where credit is extremely important, the careers of the entire firm owner of the other party will be completely ruined, and it is impossible for Columbia to offer money to support this large group of people. The price tag for the rest of your life.
Eric was indeed relieved, but because of Eric's statement, Columbia fell into a whirlpool of public opinion.
Because of Eric's statement, many newspapers that had already been finalized were retyped again. After all, the news was too hot. That evening, Eric's statement about Colombia's condemnation appeared in the newspapers. All kinds of analysis and speculation soon appeared in all the media. In order to expand sales, most newspapers chose to fan the flames.
After publishing Eric's statement in its original form, these newspapers began to analyze it word by word. It has to be said that the power of brain supplementation is powerful.
Some newspapers somehow linked Eric's statement to Michael Eisner. Before the statement, Eric did cheat Michael Eisner a little, saying that the two had a good chat and had the opportunity to cooperate. This led the newspaper to speculate that Michael Eisner played a positive role in exposing Colombia's 'bad methods'.
Michael Eisner was still hesitating how to tell his old friend that Eric had punctured the tricks of both parties. The first time I saw the news in the newspaper, I quickly called Blunt Cohen to explain, but unfortunately the other party obviously didn't believe it.
Michael Eisner could only smile wryly. He also knew Blount Cohen's suspicious character. He secretly sighed that this friendship was over, but inexplicably, he didn't complain much to Eric in his heart, but appreciated him more.
Some newspapers quickly found out that this week "Home Alone" was released with only more than 1,500 screens, which was even less than the 1,600-odd screens of "Return to Seventeen", which had already increased the number of screens. This discovery made the media overwhelmed Cursing Columbia, at the same time began to question the integrity of the Columbia company.
The media controlled by other film companies were jealous of Columbia's monopoly on "Home Alone" and condemned it one after another. Some tabloids even called on movie fans to boycott Columbia and refuse to watch films produced by Columbia.
After the news appeared in the newspaper, Columbia's public hotline was directly blasted by people full of justice. Several female employees who answered the public calls were all scolded and cried. Two of the girls died the next morning. Submitted a letter of resignation.
After Columbia President Blount Cohen smashed everything in the office, he still had no choice but to call the executives of the public relations department to hold a meeting immediately to discuss the countermeasures.
That night, the TV station controlled by Columbia issued a statement, defending the number of screens of "Home Alone" this week, announcing the compensation agreement between the two parties, and at the same time implying that what Eric said was Columbia's attempt to tear up The matter of the agreement is purely fictitious, and it is entirely because of the dispute over the number of screens that Eric has a bad association.
However, the media and the public generally did not believe Columbia's explanation because Eric did not come forward to respond.