Accompanying Eric for a round of entertainment in the arena, Edgar Bronfman and Michael Eisner separated from him, walked to the other side of the party hall, looked at Eric who was still surrounded by a group of people, and felt The state around him was obviously deserted. Although Edgar Bronfman knew that it was impossible to catch up with the fireflies in a short time, he also felt strongly unwilling. He said to Michael Eisner beside him: " Michael, after paying the relevant acquisition payments, the Seagram Group still has about 1.5 billion US dollars in cash, which direction do you think we should expand in next step?"
Seagram Group's acquisition of ma mainly comes from the sale of DuPont's equity of 9 billion US dollars. After paying Panasonic 7.5 billion US dollars, there is still 1.5 billion US dollars in cash.
Edgar Bronfman originally had no intention of investing the money in Hollywood immediately, but seeing Eric's glorious appearance, Edgar Bronfman was envious and unwilling, but at the same time, it was inevitable that he would feel The desire to rapidly expand the Hollywood industry.
Michael Eisner could feel Edgar Bronfman's mood, so why not himself? He heard the words and said, "Edgar, you know the Blue Sky studio that Fox and Firefly recently acquired together. Firefly has already Owning two animation studios, Pixar and Disney, but spared no effort to support animation companies outside of Firefly, and last year, Viacom spent a huge sum of money to acquire Disney's hand-drawn animation team from Firefly, all of which can be seen. For the future, I think we should first establish Universal's animation department."
Edgar Bronfman nodded and said, "Then do you have a detailed plan?"
"We can imitate the Blue Sky Studio they supported this time, and also acquire a special effects studio with a relatively good foundation. G special effects and 3D animation are common in many aspects. Then we can dig some skilled workers from the two studios under Firefly. Animators come over. Although the salaries of Pixar and Disney are very generous, as long as we are willing to pay high prices and give heavy tasks, we will definitely be able to recruit some key talents," Michael Eisner has been thinking about this matter for a long time, but this This plan requires a huge amount of money, and Panasonic simply refused to spend the money in the first two years.
Thinking of this, Michael Eisner added: "However, Edgar, I need to declare in advance that animated films are not that easy to make. We may need to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the early stage, and I can't guarantee that the first An animated film can be a big success, it needs enough accumulation.”
Edgar Bronfman still does not lack a long-term vision for development. Since most of Hollywood is fully committed to the development of animated films, Universal wants to become bigger and stronger, so it must not turn a blind eye. He nodded and said, "Funding is not a problem, you can prepare a plan as soon as possible."
Surrounded by the crowd, Eric didn't know what Edgar Bronfman and Michael Eisner were discussing. Even if he knew, he wasn't too worried.
3D animation films need many factors to be successful. Creativity, technology, team, funds, and time are all indispensable. After the success of Pixar's "Toy Story" in the previous life, several other major film companies have tried the production of 3D animation films, but outside of Disney, for more than ten years, It is really barely considered a success, but only the Blue Sky Studio.
The long production cycle and high production costs of animated films are important factors that restrict other studios from developing this business. Even Time Warner silently gave up after trying to invest in several animated films to no avail.
Fox was stimulated by "Toy Story" a few years ago and established its own animation department. Elizabeth also specifically mentioned it to Eric.
After the completion of the blue sky studio transaction, Elizabeth also suggested that the Fox animation team be merged into the blue sky studio. Eric did not object at first, but after watching the animated film called "Frozen Planet" produced by the Fox animation department, I completely gave up on this idea.
"Frozen Planet" has nothing to do with "Ice Age". It tells the story of mankind entering the space age after the nuclear war, and a story of a space military academy being attacked by alien forces. The idea is good, but the level of the animators is really appalling. In Eric's opinion, the completed animation clips are not even as good as Disney's TV animation. Hearing Eric's comment, Elizabeth simply disbanded the entire animation department. Of course, the millions of dollars spent on this must have been in vain.
Holding a glass of red wine in his hand, he patiently dealt with the over-enthusiastic guests around him. At this time, Eric also realized that his appearance very unkindly took away the scenery that should belong to the host of this party.
Firefly's Burbank headquarters is only two kilometers away from Universal Studios. Eric discussed project production issues with the "Matrix" team at Firefly's headquarters until after seven o'clock in the evening. When he left, he remembered Ed Jar Bronfman personally called for an invitation, so he temporarily planned to come over to join in the fun, but he didn't expect this to happen.
After more than ten minutes, the guests around him gradually dispersed.
Diane Kruger patiently waited until now, seeing the big people beside Eric finally leave, took a deep breath, tried to make herself smile, and walked over with her skirt.
However, when Diane Kruger made this action, the other four 'mermaids' swimming in the party surrounded Eric almost at the same time. Their current status is all held by Eric himself. There were too many people just now, and they couldn't squeeze in because they were delicate and weak. Of course, they had to go up to say hello immediately.
Seeing the five most glamorous beauties in the venue hugging and kissing Eric one by one, while being envious, some ordinary guests who thought it was their turn to go up and get acquainted with each other took the initiative to stop. Reluctantly continue to wait.
"Hey Eric, good evening."
"Linda, your outfit tonight is so beautiful."
"Cindy, your black dress is great too."
"Oh, and Christie..."
After Cindy Crawford hugged Eric. He smiled and said, "Eric. Why do you only praise our clothes. Aren't our people beautiful?"
"Of course not, you are the perfect bodi I personally selected," Eric said with a smile on his lips, chatting with beauties was much more comfortable than being surrounded by a group of old men.
After greeting Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Christie Turlington, and Tyra Banks, Diane K. Luge stretched out his hand and said, "Diane, what's the matter, why don't you give me a hug?"
When Diane Kruger hurried forward and embraced intimately, the girl realized that although Eric's attitude towards them hadn't cooled down, if it was just that, then she would be no different from the other four girls. In just a split second, Diane Kruger made a bold decision. Just as Eric let go of her waist, she turned sideways. He reached out and took Eric's arm.
During the production of the Victoria's Secret show, Cindy Kruger felt Eric's special treatment for Diane Kruger. Seeing Diane Kruger's intimate actions at this time, there was no surprise expression, but Eric raised his eyebrows without any trace.
Although she knew that she couldn't achieve Diane Kruger's intimacy with Eric, Cindy Crawford looked at Diane Kruger's movements, still feeling a little unwilling, looking at Eric He pretended to be unintentional and said, "Eric, why did you come here alone?"
Eric just came to this party on a temporary basis, and originally wanted to bring his female assistant, but Kelly had to rush back to have dinner with his daughter, so he had to come by himself.
I thought I would meet my own woman at the party, such as Nicole. Because of the cooperation with "The Mummy", Nicole has a fairly close relationship with Universal, and it is impossible not to join in this occasion. It's just that Eric was a little miscalculated. Nicole had already attended a few days ago. It is impossible to come to every party to join in, and of course she didn't come today. Except for Nicole, Eric just looked around for a week, but couldn't find any other women.
However, these certainly cannot be clearly explained to Cindy Crawford. Eric reached out and hugged Diane Kruger who was holding his arm, and said with a smile: "Isn't this my female companion?" ?"
Cindy Crawford was bold, and reached out to hold Eric's other arm: "In this case, I will be your female companion too."
Eric blinked his eyes with a bad expression, and said with a smile: "Okay, the five of you are fine together."
This obviously pun-inspired remark caused a little anger on the faces of the women, but none of them walked away.
Among the party crowd, Hasbro's eo Alan Hasenfeld never took the initiative to say hello and waited patiently. However, after seeing the intimate behavior of Eric and Diane Kruger, I gradually understood something in my heart.
After thinking about it for a while, Alan Hassenfeld changed a glass from the waiter's tray and walked towards Eric.
The girls who were around Eric saw someone approaching so ignorantly. Although they were unhappy in their hearts, they took the initiative to move aside. When Diane Kruger saw Alan Hassenfeld approaching, The arm holding Eric tightened involuntarily.
Alan Hassenfield nodded slightly to Diane Kruger, and stretched out his hand to Eric: "Hello, Mr. Williams."
"Hello, Mr. Hassenfield," Eric said, reaching out to shake his hand.
Alan Hassenfield heard Eric blurt out his surname. Although he had expected it, he was still very surprised and said, "Mr. Williams, do you know me?"
Eric smiled and said, "I don't have the habit of pretending that I don't know someone."
Alan Hassenfeld laughed a few times, but he was thinking quickly in his mind. Eric Williams knows himself, so the rumors are ninety-eight out of ten to be true.
Recalling the little action Edgar Bronfman and Michael Eisner made just now, Alan Hassenfeld turned to Diane Kruger and said, "Miss Kruger, I'm so sorry, I didn't know you and William just now Mister James, when Edgar and Michael introduced me, I thought you were single."
Diane Kruger was puzzled by Alan Hassenfeld's sudden remark, but she responded politely: "It's okay, Mr. Bronfman."
Diane Kruger didn't understand, but it doesn't mean that Eric couldn't figure it out, and Cindy Crawford, who heard these words, didn't know the identity of Alan Hassenfeld, but she also heard that meaning in his words. Edgar Bronfman and Michael Eisner introduced Alan Hassenfeld to Eric's woman, apparently to create conflict between him and Eric over the woman.
Eric was also a little displeased when he heard that Michael Eisner and the others played such a trick that couldn't get on the stage.
However, he didn't show it. Michael Eisner failed to separate him and Alan Hasenfeld, but at this time, Alan Hassenfeld said this, but he also wanted to return the other's way. Create a conflict between him and Michael Eisner. If Firefly and Universal fight over the Transformers copyright because of this matter, Hasbro will just be able to benefit from it.
Few people who can achieve the eo position of a large group are idiots who roll up their sleeves and act recklessly after being provoked by others...
Not Alan Hassenfeld, not Michael Eisner, and certainly not Eric.
Seeing that Eric's expression didn't change, Alan Hasenfeld didn't know if he didn't understand the meaning of what he said just now, or if he heard it but remained calm. After thinking about it, he tried again: "Mr. Williams, since you know me, you have been paying attention to Transformers for a long time compared to Firefly, right?"
Eric said: "Transformers, it is indeed a very interesting toy series. I played Transformers when I was young."
"Oh, and what do you think of the prospect of developing a live-action movie for this toy line?" Alan Hasenfeld pressed.
Eric shrugged: "I don't think Transformers has any movie development value now."
Alan Hassenfeld frowned: "Mr. Williams, can you tell me your reason?"
"The reason," Eric smiled, and said, "I was also very interested when I heard that someone was vying for the copyright of Transformers, so I asked the technical department to make some relevant evaluations. Do you know what the result is?"
"I would like to hear more about it," Alan Hasenfeld said with an air of listening attentively. (To be continued.)