If it weren't for the war in the Middle East, Eric would have 100% replaced George Bush and become Time Magazine's Person of the Year this year.
However, "Time" magazine also sent an invitation to Eric, hoping that he could appear on the cover of the first issue of "Time Magazine" in the beginning of next year, and a detailed interview will be attached. For the other party, because of the introverted nature of the oriental people in his bones, he still feels that this kind of limelight can be avoided as much as possible, although he is already in the limelight now.
After many well-known media's interview requests were rejected, the unwilling media once again adopted the offensive of dog skin plaster. A large group of paparazzi squatted around Eric all day long, hoping to get any useful news. The mansion in Beverly Hills has been Not enough to stop their enthusiasm, Eric had to move back to Malibu Pointe Manor, where security was tighter.
After Robert Shea was dismissed, he also tried to destroy Firefly's distribution channels through his own network resources, but Eric took quick action on the day Robert Shea left, with the assistance of Michael Lynn , to reconnect the relevant distribution channels that were originally in the hands of Robert Shea.
Although I have not had direct contact with Eric, those movie theater distributors and video tape distributors will not make things difficult for them, so although they encountered some small obstacles, after a week, all the businesses of Firefly returned to normal .
"Well, I hope we can work together happily, Mr. Caddis," Eric finally shook hands with the fat middle-aged man in front of him after lunch at a famous restaurant on Sunset Boulevard. an executive. these days. Eric spends most of his time connecting with these types of people.
Cohen Caddis also shook hands with Eric with a smile: "That's for sure. I believe we will have a pleasant cooperation in the future, Mr. Williams."
The two chatted casually side by side, and walked out of the restaurant side by side. The reporters squatting outside the restaurant quickly surrounded them. Although they were quickly separated by the bodyguards brought by Eric, they still frantically pressed the shutter and shouted at Eric. Rick asked.
Eric originally wanted to walk to the parking lot as soon as possible, but Cohen Caddis, a middle-aged fat man, seemed to enjoy this feeling very much. He also posed in a self-styled pose under the flashing lights. Seeing this situation, Eric just smiled, and gestured to the bodyguards, telling them not to rush to push the reporter away, so that the fat man around him could enjoy the high-profile feeling for a while longer.
Noticing that the two paused for a short while, the paparazzi asked louder, but Eric remained silent, but Cohen Cadis answered a few questions enthusiastically.
A few minutes later, Eric got into his car after sending Cohen Cadis away. He found that Allen was already waiting for him in the car.
Before the driver started the car, Allen said with a little excitement: "Eric. The fish bit the hook."
Eric opened the baffle in front of him casually, separating the drivers and bodyguards in the front row, before asking, "When?"
"It was just yesterday afternoon, but I just found out that the person in charge of contacting Bruce Evans brought back news that Bruce Evans had sold the script of "Cutthroat Island". They did not know the specific price. I didn't find out, but the buyer must be Robert Shea."
"Let those people do a few more scenes and stop," Eric said, leaning back in the chair relaxedly.
Robert Shea got the script of "Cutthroat Island", which may bring some turning points for the negotiations between the two parties.
Although Robert Shea left Firefly and also lost New Line, but with his personality, he would definitely not leave Hollywood so easily, and it is certain to seek a comeback.
After getting the script of "Cutthroat Island", Robert Shea must be eager to produce this script that Eric valued, so as to re-establish his reputation in Hollywood.
And Eric's previous budget for "Cut Throat Island" required at least 70 million US dollars, and it even reached 90 million US dollars in memory. Therefore, to make this movie, Robert Shea must get a budget in a short time. A huge amount of money, so he is definitely not willing to delay the negotiation with Firefly for too long.
"Find a way for someone to release this news," Eric thought for a moment, and said to Allen, but he quickly shook his head again: "Forget it, don't make extravagant complications, "Cut Throat Island" With a big investment in movies, Robert will definitely not be able to play now, and he will seek cooperation himself."
After Eric finished talking, he thought of Disney. Since Robert Shea and Michael Eisner are so close, Disney must be Robert Shea's first partner. On the other hand, it is estimated that Michael Eisner will once again offer a good price to win over this project.
However, some things are always beyond Eric's expectations. While negotiating intensely with Robert Shea, Eric did not expect that Robert Shea would take the initiative to get the news of the "Cutthroat Island" project Release it.
Firefly did not give up the right of first repurchase. Regarding the shares held by Robert Shea, the Seventh Congress could only watch it no matter how greedy they were. However, after hearing about the "Cutthroat Island" project, the Seventh Congress did a detailed investigation. Almost at the same time, they realized that this movie might be another "Ghost Love", so they rushed to the winter wolves.
Losing this big gold mine because of not fully predicting "The Love of Ghosts" made many company executives beat their chests.
If you can realize that this is a movie script with a North American box office of more than 200 million U.S. dollars, even the original price of 10 million U.S. dollars is definitely worth it. After all, the box office of 200 million US dollars in North America does not necessarily produce one or two films every year. This box office figure also means that the overseas box office and video peripheral revenue are comparable in value. Total profit.
A black helicopter roared and landed slowly on the tarmac of the Angle Manor. The paparazzi guarding the gate of the manor could only stare at the thing with wings.
However, the security personnel in the manor quickly surrounded the apron, and many of them took out their pistols, because the black helicopter was not owned by the manor's own helicopter team, and they had not received news of anyone visiting before. .
With the help of the pilot, Elizabeth jumped out of the helicopter, put on a smart denim outfit, raised her chin slightly and glanced at the five or six security personnel who surrounded her: "What are you going to do?" (To be continued.. )
ps: There are still two chapters to come, yesterday the reader gave me a reward of 10,000 points, so the 4,000 words are updated, thank you!