Drew had been quietly listening to the two of them discussing how to get the copyright of superheroes such as "Spider-Man". Hearing that Eric even had the idea of acquiring Carlock Films, Xiao Nizi couldn't help laughing Come on, looking overjoyed. ¤,
Eric looked at Drew and asked, "Is it funny?"
"Of course, it's just the copyright of "Spider-Man". If Carlock wants to jointly develop it, he doesn't necessarily need this movie. We can exchange it with them for the capital injection rights of "Mission: Impossible" or "Night at the Museum" , It’s all about financing anyway.”
In the original time and space, "Spider-Man" was too successful, so Eric subconsciously felt that if he wanted to obtain the copyright of this superhero, he had to increase his bargaining chips. Hearing Drew's words, I suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
Amy Pascal said: "Drew, I have also considered this possibility. However, for films that they are very optimistic about, film companies usually use debt financing when raising funds for shooting. You only need to repay the principal and interest of the debt, and you don’t need to share the copyright and benefits with others. We didn’t plan to distribute the film ourselves. In this case, we already need to give up a part of the distribution share. If you introduce film companies such as Carlock Co-production, we can get less profit."
"Okay, then pretend I didn't say it." Drew shrugged indifferently, picked up a glass of juice on the table and drank it on his own.
Amy noticed Eric's emotional expression and said, "Eric, don't you really want to do this?"
"I think this is a good way. Let's do it like this." Eric looked at Amy Pascal with some reluctance. Said: "Amy, I assure you, you will never regret it in the future."
Of course, it is impossible for Amy Pascal to know whether she will regret it in the future, but since Eric spoke, she had no choice but to agree: "Well, Eric, if they ask to share the copyright, should I agree? "
"We can slightly increase the investment ratio. But the copyright must not be shared. "Mission: Impossible" and "Night at the Museum" are both series of films. We must ensure that the start of the sequel and the choice of the protagonist are completely up to us. You can make some small concessions on the investment in the sequel," Eric will not make the mistake of Paramount and Cruise co-developing "Mission: Impossible", because Cruise holds "Disc" in his hand. Half of the copyright of Spy, after Paramount broke with Cruise, they didn't even have the right to change the protagonist, so they had to pinch their noses and invite Cruise back.
Eric was just about to ask how Amy Pascal was talking with Cruise, when he saw Nicole walking towards him not far away.
Eric waved to Nicole. Standing up to meet her, the little girl next to her first floated to Nicole's side and hugged her tall figure. He also rubbed against Nicole, with an overly enthusiastic look: "Hey, Nicole, wow, I didn't expect your skin to be so tanned now, I'm so envious, I must go to Africa when I find time. "
"Thank you for your compliment, Drew," Nicole said, but unceremoniously reached out and pulled Drew away from her body, and walked towards Eric.
"Hi, Nicole," Eric also stepped forward to hug Nicole, because there were many guests around, neither of them made any intimate moves.
Amy Pascal greeted Nicole, then walked to other places with interest.
Drew did not leave, and the three sat down at the small round table. Eric poured a glass of red wine and handed it to Nicole, asking, "How does it feel to be filming in Morocco?"
Nicole showed an expression of lingering fear: "That place is terrible, and there is still a war. During the whole filming process, we lived with 500 soldiers sent by the local government. The only fortunate thing is that the whole filming process None of them were attacked, you know we stayed in a small town for five days, but we just left, and the next day we heard that the town was ransacked by the army anyway.”
Eric doesn't know much about the political situation in North Africa, but he also knows that choosing to shoot in Morocco can save Universal at least 10 million US dollars in production costs: "I think as long as the first "Mummy" succeeds, the sequel Michael A. Sina will definitely not let you go to Morocco to shoot."
"Of course, I would rather give up the role in the sequel than go back to that ghost place," Nicole said, and touched her tanned skin distressedly. Based on her understanding of Drew, Xiao Nizi praised her beautiful complexion just now, so she must listen to it the other way around. And from Eric's reaction, it can be seen that most Westerners advocate to tan their skin to a healthy wheat color. After Nicole returned to Los Angeles, many friends praised her for her beautiful complexion. Only Eric Ke was unmoved by such a visible change in her.
Several people were chatting, the sky had darkened unknowingly, the lights in the manor were turned on, and more and more guests attended the party. Eric also had to get up to entertain some important guests.
Until seven o'clock, when most of the guests were present, Eric and the main creators of "Jurassic Park" smashed the ice sculpture symbolizing a billion-dollar box office together in the villa lobby, and the party officially started.
Although Thanksgiving is approaching, many of Eric's women stayed in Los Angeles. Except for Nicole and Drew, Famke Jansen and the Cruz sisters all appeared at the party. Eric thought Jennifer Connelly He should have rushed home to eat Thanksgiving with his parents, but unexpectedly, the girl also rushed over.
After returning to Los Angeles, Eric has not been able to spare time to see the little guy Julia and Emma, so he specially called to invite Julia to bring Emma to the party, so Julia made an excuse that day Elizabeth's invitation to take Emma and Elizabeth to New York together made Eric dumbfounded. Eric is sure that Julia's state is absolutely hopeless. Eric no longer has any expectations, but Julia is like a rope tied to her legs but not locked in a cage. The little sparrow, looking at the unobstructed sea and sky, tried to flap its wings from time to time.
Had a round at the party. Eric looked at his watch. It was nearly eight o'clock. Buffett didn't feel it yet, just now he was going to ask someone to ask if there was any other situation, when he saw a lot of female guests gathered on a sofa next to the glass curtain wall of the villa, talking and chatting with a smile, which made Eric even more Surprisingly, all his women are there. Perhaps this is also the reason why a group of gorgeous women got together but no uninterested male guests stepped forward to strike up a conversation.
Nicole just noticed that Eric looked towards them in surprise, and walked towards them without a trace.
When Nicole walked in, Eric asked curiously, "What are you talking about?"
"Gossip, clothes, cosmetics, men." Nicole smiled and said, "Anyway, you men are not interested in anything, so let's talk about it."
"Actually, men are very interested, especially the last item you mentioned, can you tell me something secretly?"
Nicole blinked mischievously: "Of course not."
Eric shrugged and said with a smile: "Okay then, I'll take the time to torture and extract a confession."
Nicole's face was slightly red, but she didn't say anything else. She stretched out her little hand to Eric: "Shall we go dancing?"
Eric shook his head regretfully: "I'm waiting for an important guest, I'm afraid I can't accompany you."
Nicole tapped the corner of her lips as a coquettish, but she was very witty and didn't get entangled. Just about to leave, Eric pulled Nicole. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Tell them for me to stay tonight."
Nicole thought that Eric was going to whisper something, but when she heard this sentence, she immediately gave him a blank look, but said helplessly: "I'm just responsible for telling the story, it's none of my business if they don't want to stay."
"Of course," Eric was about to tease a few more words, when he saw Jeffrey waving to him not far away, Eric realized that Buffett might be here, nodded to Nicole, and hurried to Jeffrey walk in.
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Eric took Jeffrey, Katzenberg and others to the parking lot, and saw an old man in his sixties with silver hair and tortoiseshell glasses getting off a black Mercedes.
"Hello, Mr. Buffett," Eric stretched out his hand to the other party, and at the same time couldn't help but look at the legendary rich man again.
On the list of the world's richest people, most of the rich have accumulated amazing wealth by relying on a company or a product, such as Bill Gates who made his fortune by Microsoft, or Larry Allison who became rich by database software. There is Warren Buffett who has repeatedly climbed to the throne of the richest man in the world by relying on diversified investment methods.
"Eric, nice to meet you," Warren Buffett held Eric's hand enthusiastically: "I'm formally sorry, I came a little late because of something."
"It's okay, Mr. Buffett, let me introduce to you..." Eric introduced Katzenberg and others one by one, and then walked towards the villa surrounded by everyone.
When I saw Eric leading Firefly and other executives to the parking lot solemnly, I already realized that someone important was coming. When the guests found out that this person was Warren Buffett, many of them showed surprise and understanding expressions. After Eric and Buffett disappeared in the villa, some guests couldn't wait to run to the corner to take out The mobile phone broadcasts the message to the outside world.
Obviously, since the major shareholder of ab TV station appears here, it is self-evident that Firefly Pictures has the goal of acquiring the TV network, and the news of tomorrow will definitely affect many things, such as nb and ab, whose stock prices have been rising recently. bs, the rising trend of stocks will definitely come to an abrupt end, and there may even be a decline, while the stocks of ab will definitely have the opposite result.
Most of the people attending the party tonight are people in the Hollywood circle, and there are not many people who have intersected with Buffett, so Eric directly brought Buffett to his study.
"Eric, when Firefly acquired Disney, I actually wanted to meet you. Unfortunately, I never had the chance. You know, I was a shareholder of Disney back then."
Eric poured twice the Coca-Cola he had prepared earlier, handed Buffett a cup, and sat down on the opposite sofa: "Actually, I am too, Mr. Buffett. Like many people, I admire your investment methods very much." , I also considered buying some Berkshire shares."
Buffett fumbled for the glass of Coke in his hand with great interest, and said: "If you want to invest, of course I would welcome it very much. Before coming here, I have watched all the films you have participated in, although some of them I am not. I like it too much, but it is undeniable that these are commercial films with great box office potential, I am curious, how did you create or select these scripts?"
"Let's rely on personal feelings. We all know that film investment is like gambling. Before a film is released, no one can know whether it will be popular with the audience. Otherwise, the production of "Star Wars" back then was absolutely It won't be George Lucas."
Eric's explanation is absolutely impossible to satisfy Buffett. However, Buffett has no intention of delving into it. In the small house in Omaha, he has been thinking about Eric over and over for a long time. Eric Ke is like a darling kissed by the goddess of luck. Since his rapid rise in 1988, this young man has never missed a single step, whether in investment or movies. Although he is unwilling to admit it, Buffett feels that Eric He should be the same kind of person. Since the 1960s, Buffett has been picking and choosing among different investment portfolios. The reason why he has been able to accumulate nearly tens of billions of dollars of wealth now is also because he has not been in the company all these years. There have been huge mistakes in investing.
Therefore, since Firefly Pictures announced its withdrawal from Fox Television Network, Buffett has been closely watching every move of Firefly. On the day Firefly Pictures announced its bid with Viacom for the Blockbuster chain store, Buffett realized from a series of clues that Firefly's real purpose was definitely not Blockbuster.
"Eric, I'm curious. The annual growth rate of the video tape industry is absolutely no less than that of the movie box office, while the development of the TV network has been sluggish for a long time. Why didn't you choose Blockbuster instead of buying ab? "
Now that Buffett has come to the door, Eric did not argue anymore, and said: "I remember you once said a word, I am fearful when others are greedy, and I am greedy when others are fearful, is that true?"
Buffett smiled, expressing his acquiescence.
"Now the development of the video tape industry is at a moment when you said that everyone should be greedy for its profits, and the TV network happens to be the kind of existence that discourages many people, so I don't think it is so unexpected to choose to acquire ab right?" (To be continued.)