In the living room of the villa, only one wall lamp was turned on, Spanish voices came from the TV, and the couch was facing the door. Eric saw a Spanish girl curled up on the sofa, staring at the TV screen intently, with a Holding a bag of potato chips, I stuffed a piece into my mouth from time to time, making the sound of a mouse gnawing on something.
"Hi, Kitten," Eric greeted as he approached the sofa.
The Spanish girl turned her head, and suddenly saw Eric, her eyes widened, her little nose twitched, and when she smelled the alcohol on Eric, she even flinched back, holding a bag of potato chips' Protect' in front of the body.
Eric also felt that something was wrong, but he also felt that maybe it was because he drank too much wine tonight, so he shook his head instinctively, but it caused a burst of dizziness. He couldn't help but sit down on the sofa and put his arms around him. The girl beside her put a little force on her lap.
"Sorry, Petunia, I accidentally drank too much," Eric took out the bag of potato chips that the girl was still holding and threw it on the coffee table, and kissed the girl on the lips with his head.
The girl who had been in a daze felt Eric's movements, her face immediately became extremely hot, and her eyelashes blinked a few times quickly, and the girl recovered from this series of unexpected situations. At this time, she also recognized Eric Rick put his hands on Eric with a little shyness, and stopped the man from moving forward, and said in jerky English: "Williams, sir, I, no, Penny, I am, Monica. "
"What did you say?" Monica Cruz's accent was a bit heavy, and Eric, who was still dizzy, couldn't hear clearly for a while.
Just as Monica was about to explain, a voice rang out: "Monica, I just heard the sound of a car outside, is it Eric... ah!"
Penelope came down from the second floor and walked to the stairs, just in time to see her sister riding on Eric's lap shyly. Suddenly let out a soft cry of surprise.
Eric turned his head and saw Penelope standing at the stairs, still in the black dress in the afternoon, looking at the girl in the white nightgown in his arms, and then remembered that Penelope mentioned her in the afternoon My sister has arrived in Los Angeles. The two girls look so much alike, although you can tell they are two people if you look closely. But it was difficult for Eric to tell where the two sisters looked different.
Seeing Penelope at the top of the stairs, who was surprised at first and then had a weird expression on his face, Eric subconsciously held Monica's waist, hugged the girl and put the girl beside him, and said, "I said it feels a little light, so it's younger sister."
Monica Cruz looked confused, but Penelope burst out laughing, ignoring the slightly embarrassed Eric, walked to the sofa, and whispered something in her sister's ear. Monica nodded shyly, stood up, said good night to Eric, and ran towards the second floor.
When Monica's figure disappeared, Penelope imitated her sister's appearance just now, sat on Eric's lap, put her arms around Eric's neck, and pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Eric, do you think I A little fat?"
Penelope didn't mention the oolong just now. Eric would not take the initiative to lift it up, caressing the girl's slender waist. Said: "Yeah, but I think women still feel more fleshy."
Penelope followed Eric's strength and stuck to the man's body, and leaned into his ear and asked provocatively, "How does it feel?"
"I'm a little drunk, I can't remember it for a while, I have to try to know."
"Then try it," Penelope leaned over and nibbled on Eric's ear. He whispered: "It's all right here."
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Thinking of the voices she heard while hiding at the stairs last night, Monica Cruz couldn't sleep well all night. For the man of her sister, Monica Cruz was originally in awe and curiosity. In Spain, she I have heard of a series of miracles created by Eric more than once. But that little oolong last night. Inexplicably, the awe and curiosity in the girl's heart were transformed into other unknown things.
She had to go to school during the day, and even though she didn't sleep well at night, Monica still got up on time, remembering that Eric must still be here, she stood by the closet and hesitated for a while, before picking out a pink dress to put on, although She still had to wear a school uniform when she went to school, but she felt that even if it was only for a while, it would be good for him to see.
Walking out of the bedroom, the corridor on the second floor was very quiet, and the door of Penelope's room next to her was still closed. She thought that her sister and Eric hadn't woken up, so she was a little disappointed and went downstairs to prepare breakfast.
When she came downstairs, Monica saw Eric busy in the kitchen, and there was still a faint scent of oatmeal in the air.
Hearing the noise behind him, Eric, who was making fried eggs, turned around. This time, he did not admit his mistake. The two sisters are indeed very similar in appearance, but there is a big difference in temperament. Penelope took There is a kind of wild charm, but Monica does not have this kind of aura.
After saying good morning, Eric knew that Monica didn't know much English, so he asked slowly, "Is Petunia awake?"
Monica felt very comfortable talking to Eric deliberately slowing down her tone, and said obediently: "Not yet." After saying this, Monica added in a strange way: "She often sleeps in."
After saying this, Monica noticed the playful smile that flashed on Eric's face, and immediately lowered her head a little shyly, secretly regretting that she shouldn't have said that.
"Then let's leave her alone, help me get out the porridge, let's have breakfast first," Eric said, pointing to the side.
Although Monica still couldn't understand some words, she was very clear about Eric's gestures. She hurried forward, took out two small bowls from the cabinet, and filled out the fragrant oatmeal.
After sharing two breakfasts, the two walked to the nearby restaurant together. After sitting down, Eric looked at the somewhat empty right hand side. There used to be a stack of newspapers here, even in Europe.
"Have you ordered the newspaper yet?"
Monica raised her head, confused for a few seconds before remembering the meaning of the word 'newspaper': "Yes, I'll get it."
After a while, Monica walked back to the restaurant with a few newspapers and handed them to Eric.
There are not many newspapers in Penelope, most of them are women-oriented newspapers, and two gossip tabloids. Fortunately, Eric found a "Los Angeles Times" among them. This time the spread is at hand.
Monica sipped her breakfast reservedly, and from time to time pretended to look up at Eric unintentionally, and if she happened to meet her eyes, she would smile obediently.
Eric turned a page of the newspaper and asked, "Today is Wednesday, do you still have to go to school?"
"Yes." Hearing Eric speak, Monica immediately concentrated, and said the name of a private school that Eric could not understand at all, which sounded like Spanish.
Chatting casually, Penelope didn't get up until after breakfast. Eric remembered that Penelope said that there was nothing to do today, so he didn't wake her up.
Monica took the initiative to clean up the tableware after breakfast. He went back to the room, and walked out a few minutes later in a school uniform with a schoolbag in his hand.
"very beautiful."
Eric, who was flipping through the "Los Angeles Times" in the living room, saw Monica appearing in front of him wearing a white sleeveless shirt and a red and black plaid skirt, and politely praised him. Speaking of school uniforms, relative Generally speaking, Eric prefers the sailor uniforms of Japanese girls, and the school uniforms of American middle school students are relatively more serious.
"Thank you. Eric, I'm leaving then." Monica waved her hand, and after getting a response, she pushed the door and walked out.
Eric looked at his watch. The time should be about the same. He left a note for Penelope, rolled up the copy of "Los Angeles Times" that he hadn't finished reading, and walked out of the Spanish girl's villa. I plan to continue reading it in the car to work.
The driver was already waiting on the side of the road at the entrance of the villa. The lights were dim last night and he didn't notice it. Only then did Eric see the front of the villa. His eyes crossed a lawn and a gentle slope, and he saw the endless blue sea. The sound of lapping waves can also be heard faintly. Moreover, the road in front of the villa happens to be a C-shape. There are no buildings on both sides, and the privacy is very good. If you want to be more secluded, you can build a wall. It seems that the Spanish girl has put a lot of thought into it. Of course, these small thoughts are It was only 1993. In Santa Monica, there were not many mansions worth close to a million dollars. At this time, the price of most houses in Santa Monica would not exceed $300,000.
Eric looked around, and Monica had disappeared. The school bus in the American school was very convenient, and Eric didn't care how the girl would go to school. He got into his Bentley commercial vehicle and ordered the driver in the front row to drive.
The car drove forward tens of meters. After turning the corner, Eric looked up by chance and saw Monica standing quietly beside the fork, asking the driver to stop. Eric rolled down the window and waved to the girl: " Want me to take you to school?"
Monica originally said that the school bus would be coming soon, but seeing Eric's gentle smile, the girl's heart throbbed slightly, and she hummed slightly. Eric pushed open the car door, moved in, let Monica sit next to him, asked for the address of the school, and the car started again.
The school where Monica was located was not too far away. In less than ten minutes, the car stopped at the gate of a private middle school. Although the United States is a country on wheels, many ordinary people still cannot reach Bentley's aggressive models. Moreover, Santa Monica is not a rich area like Beverly Hills. Most of the students here Also only middle-class family children. After the car stopped, many middle school students walking towards the school gate frequently looked at Eric's car, and some students stopped, as if they wanted to see who would get out of the car.
After all, she was just a sixteen-year-old girl with a simple mind. Feeling the gaze from the car window, Monica's little vanity was greatly satisfied, and there was more special meaning in the gaze that looked at Eric. .
"Come here, I won't get out of the car, I will be recognized," Eric stretched out his hand, and helped her open the car door on the other side over the girl.
Feeling Eric's arm touching her inadvertently, Monica didn't dodge this time, she said thank you shyly, hesitated for a moment, then came over suddenly, kissed Eric on the face, and then escaped Also got out of the car.
Eric smiled and touched the cheek that had just been attacked, thinking that he hadn't cleared the strategy yet, and the dungeon was already 90% complete.
Putting aside some little evil thoughts in his heart, Eric picked up the schoolbag that the girl next to him had pulled down and handed it to the driver in the front row: "Send it to Miss Cruz."
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The negotiations in Paris on the division of shares in DreamWorks Films came to a final result in the last three days. Firefly Films took a 30% stake and became the largest shareholder of the production company. Some European film capitals divided the remaining shares. 55%, and finally MGM Pictures obtained 15% of the shares through an equity swap. At the same time, DreamWorks holds close to 9% of MGM's shares.
After the final plan was released, MGM Pictures once again started publicizing with great fanfare. However, the management of MGM Pictures once again resorted to tricks, and did not disclose the specific terms of the equity swap between the two parties, but only repeatedly publicized MGM has a 15% stake in DreamWorks Films, the single second largest shareholder after Firefly.
Affected by this good news, MGM's stock price rose by 11% in just one week, and there was also a lot of interested capital in the shares of MGM Pictures in the hands of Lyon Credit Bank. , but at this time, Crédit Lyonnais was no longer in a hurry to sell, even though in the following three years of cooperation, DreamWorks Films produced a movie with a box office record that was half of the current "Jurassic Park", MGM Pictures The market value of the company will continue to rise. When the time comes, Credit Lyonnais will choose the right time to make a move again, and it will even be able to make back all the losses of hundreds of millions of dollars in the previous period, and may even realize a part of the profit.
After the DreamWorks contract was confirmed, Eric also began to lead the preparations for the production of "Charlie's Angels". In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, this time he still personally named the producer and participated in the entire production process of the film.
At the same time, Eric also began to frequently meet with several major Hollywood brokerage companies to select suitable scripts for DreamWorks' remaining eight film plans except "Charlie's Angels" and "Resident Evil".
It was the first time for Eric to publicly select scripts on a large scale. Although it was not for Firefly Pictures itself, the script brokers of the three major brokerage companies broke through the threshold of Firefly Pictures' copyright department in just a few days. The high-quality projects to be developed were sent to Eric one after another, which made people dazzled, and also made many independent film companies who wanted a good script but couldn't get it. (To be continued..)