Another guy with the same idea as Murdoch, Eric still feels very happy in his heart. What he needs most at this time is a lot of cash, and Disney will send it to his door, even if he is very disliked by Michael Eisner , Eric did not intend to refuse.
But on the surface, Eric asked teasingly, "Does Disney still have money?"
Michael Eisner's complexion suddenly became a little ugly. During the summer holidays, Disney's Bo Wei has released four films. Except for a small unknown production that is distributed by other production companies, the others are invested more than A $30 million big production, in addition to the previous "Firebird Attack" and "Rocket Expert", at the end of June, Disney also released a "Little Devil", which is a film with Spielberg's Co-produced by Abelin Film Company, it tells the story of a small town being invaded by mutant spiders. The film is currently in its third week of release, with a total box office of just over 30 million.
The production cost of the three films plus the publicity investment, Disney’s summer loss has exceeded 100 million US dollars, and “Ghost Love” was jointly released by Disney and Firefly, because it did not participate in the investment, Disney can only get 10% It is impossible to even think about the distribution share of the follow-up video tapes, so "Human Ghost Love Is Not Ended" sold well according to the rules of the previous life, and it is difficult to make up for Disney's losses. It is conceivable that Disney's financial report at the end of the year will be very ugly.
"Eric, you don't have to worry about it. If you need money, I can lend you 100 million dollars," Michael Eisner said lightly.
"I'm in a hurry, I need it within ten days." Eric also added.
Michael Eisner suppressed the joy in his eyes and said: "No problem. But Eric. Since you want to get the money within ten days, then you must pay the money back within three months, otherwise if… "
"Shares of Firefly?" Eric took the initiative to answer.
Michael Eisner nodded: "My request is the same as that of Mr. Murdoch, 100 million US dollars, it will be calculated as 10%."
"Yes," Eric said without hesitation, according to the plan made before. Eric planned to stop within three months, and reached an agreement, Eric turned his thoughts around, and soon showed a faint smirk: "Mr. Eisner, why don't you come and play, this But a great opportunity."
Michael Eisner shook his head: "Sorry, Eric, I never take part in such uncertain bets."
"Actually, I am the same," Eric said in his heart as he turned his head to look at the big screen.
I originally planned to attend the premiere the next day. Eric planned to return to New York, but what happened next forced him to stay in Los Angeles for a few more days.
Maybe hear from Fox or Disney. The executives of the seven major film companies have found Eric one after another to become a good fortune boy. Even the dilapidated MGM has sent over 50 million US dollars, and Eric will accept everything. Of course, he also mortgaged the Firefly With more than 50% of the shares, except for the repayment date negotiated with Murdoch in half a year, the loans of several other companies are only three months at most. Warner even proposed a two-month repayment period, but Warner paid Also the most, reaching 150 million, Eric accepted it without hesitation.
A few days later, Eric returned to New York, and the results of the duel between "Die Hard 2" and "Ghost Story", two of the most watched heavyweight movies in the summer, were officially announced.
"Die Hard 2" won the box office of 24 million US dollars in the first three days because of the popularity accumulated in the first film, and "Ghost Love" is not like the previous life, which was not paid much attention but suddenly became a hit. This version of "Human and Ghost Love" has reached the limit of what film companies can do in this era, both in terms of publicity and attention.
Therefore, in the first three days, "Ghost Love" not only took away countless tears from fans, but also harvested a box office of 27 million US dollars. After the results are released, the box office statistics agency expects the first-week box office of the two films will both exceed the $40 million mark. Before again, "Total Recall", the highest-grossing "Total Recall" in the first week of the summer in 1990, was only 36 million, and within a week, the two films released at the same time all broke through the box office of 40 million US dollars. This amazing result also made many people look forward to the two films. The spectators who lost both sides were stunned.
At this time, Eric was not in the mood to pay attention to the movie.
In the 60th Soho Hotel Suite on Sixth Avenue, Chris, who discovered that his account had added more than 500 million US dollars, was looking at Eric with a serious expression. He did not tell Jeffrey the news. These days Jeffrey is already worried enough. If the old man knows that Eric has mortgaged more than 50% of Firefly's shares, he will probably go crazy.
"Eric, I thought you were just crazy at first, but now I think you are really crazy."
"Chris, don't worry, even if all the money is lost, I will not lose control of Firefly. I have asked Caroline to apply for a loan with my remaining 20% of the shares. The loan will be paid within three months." It can definitely be done, and it is impossible for me to lose everything, so in the end, I will definitely be able to redeem enough shares and still maintain the absolute controlling position of Firefly," Eric recounted the original thought in an orderly manner .
"You know, that's not what I'm talking about, Eric, I think you have completely lost your mind, stop it, it's still too late, you see, we have invested 120 million in the past ten days, but now There is not much profit on the account. Just imagine, if Saddam Hussein obtained enough benefits from Kuwait as he did in the past to blackmail other small Middle Eastern countries and then died down, the price of crude oil would immediately drop sharply. As long as the drop is close to 10%, Eric, Just 10% and all the money in your account will be wiped out."
Eric rubbed his hair in distress: "Chris, why can't you have some confidence in me."
"Because this is a very real world, no one knows what will happen in the future. Eric, I will not allow you to mess around anymore. I will not move a penny of the 500 million US dollars. If you want to buy it forcibly , then I will quit immediately.”
Eric became quiet, and the relaxed expression on his face disappeared. After a long silence without saying a word, he whispered to Chris: "Before that, can you help me find another acquaintance to help me, you know, I don't have any connections on Wall Street?"
Chris froze for a moment, sighed, stood up lonely and walked out of the hotel room.
Eric didn't get up to see him off, he held Drew who had been sitting quietly beside him in his arms, put the girl's head on his knees, and lowered his head to stroke Xiaonizi's tender face: "Girl, if one day I let you Are you disappointed, will you be sad?"
Xiao Nizi licked Eric's palm like a cat, shook her head and said, "No."
"But I made Chris sad. In this world, there are not many people who really care about me. Jeffrey and Chris are two of them."
"At least there's me," Drew said solemnly, placing Eric's palm on his doll's face.
The next day, Eric got up early in the morning, mechanically brushed his teeth, washed his face and ate breakfast, walked to the office of the trading studio, and saw Chris at a glance. Rarely, he felt a little wet in his eyes.
"I'm worried, I'll do it," Chris explained in a low voice.
Eric stepped forward and gave Chris a bear hug, and he didn't let go until Chris was out of breath. (To be continued..)