Women are always very troublesome, especially beautiful women. ∈↗,
With Eric's consent, Cindy Crawford and the girls walked into the changing room behind them and changed into sexy bikinis. The red wine, drinks, and snacks in the villa were also collected on the terrace one after another. The women They even brought out the stereo in the living room, and with the sound of music, it was like a mini party on the terrace.
In Los Angeles at the end of March, the temperature barely rose to around 20 degrees, which is not a good time for swimming, but the problem of temperature has never been a problem for women who love beauty.
Eric was lazily leaning on the deck chair by the pool, watching the five beautiful beauties playing in the pool, and enjoying himself very much.
After a while, Linda Evangelista took the lead to swim to Eric, stretched out half of her body and lay on the edge of the pool, looking at Eric who was still wearing the shirt and trousers, said: "Eri Ke, why don't you come together?"
Eric looked at the delicate face that was slightly neutral because of the short haircut, and said with a smile: "Do you have goldfish at home?"
Linda Evangelista slammed her chin on her smooth arm, her eyes widened and she shook her head doubtfully: "I don't have one at home, but Christie likes to have one."
Eric raised a few beauties in the swimming pool, smiled a little badly, and said, "What do you think will happen if you put a shark in a goldfish bowl?"
Noticing Linda Evangelinesta's movements, the other four women also swam over one after another, but they all followed Linda Evangelinesta's appearance and lined up by the pool, just to hear Seeing Eric's words, amidst the coquettish laughter, Cindy Crawford showed provocative or teasing eyes: "Mr. Shark, you can come down and try to see if you can eat us."
Eric didn't expect her to be so bold, and the hint was too obvious.
However, after calculating the time, Eric still shook his head and said, "Not now, I have a guest at ten o'clock."
Cindy Crawford and the girls were a little puzzled. Diane Kruger was right next to Eric last night and said, "Is that, Alan Hassenfeld?"
"Yeah, that's him." Eric nodded. However, the copyright of Transformers is very involved. Eric didn't want to discuss too much, so he took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Aren't you going to attend the Oscars ceremony the day after tomorrow? Are you ready?" How about it?"
All the girls realized that Eric wanted to change the subject, so they wisely didn't ask any more questions. Linda Evangelista said: "I've been ready for a long time, huh, I haven't thought that one day I will be able to climb Going to the Oscar stage."
After chatting like this, seeing that Eric didn't intend to go into the water, all the girls also came out of the pool one after another.
Eric admired the perfect body in front of him that made the men's blood spurt, and thoughtfully picked up the bath towels next to them and handed them to them respectively.
After drying off his body, several reclining chairs were lined up in two in Eric's order, and the warm sunlight near ten o'clock shone on his body. Very comfortable, the women quickly showed a lazy look, like a cat enjoying the master's touch.
Eric went to the stereo and changed to a soothing music, went back to his chair and lay down, and asked, "After participating in the Oscars, what are you all planning to do?"
"The brokerage company can do whatever they want, but until September, most of the time is free," said Linda Evangelista, who was lying on Eric's left hand side: "September It’s about to get busy, the four major fashion weeks that need to fly around. There is also the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, busy until November, and then I will be free again until the autumn and winter fashion week in February and March next year.”
Cindy Crawford failed to get a seat next to Eric. Across Linda? Evangelista, propping up her curvaceous body, probed her head and said, "Eric, do you have any job introductions for us?"
In order to maintain the popularity of the Victoria's Secret Angels, in addition to the Victoria's Secret show, the Firefly Group has also been providing them with opportunities for media exposure. This is also the main reason why the identity of the Victoria's Secret Angel was robbed by the model circle. However, the sum of these opportunities is not necessarily more valuable than the opportunities provided by Eric himself. So, realizing some meaning in Eric's words, Cindy Crawford couldn't wait to ask.
Eric's answer did not disappoint them, saying: "Yeah, when I was preparing for the Victoria's Secret show last year, I was already thinking about it. To put it simply, this is a reality show for model selection. link, and jointly compete for a lucrative Victoria’s Secret Angel contract.”
Diane Kruger on Eric's right said, "It sounds like this is the same as the model contest held by the agency?"
"Of course it's different," Eric shook his head and said, "The show I want to create is not a competition in essence, but a reality show. Since it's a show, I'm responsible for choosing what the audience is interested in and showing it to them. My plan is to choose a supermodel with more qualifications in the circle as the host, invite some well-known fashion celebrities to be the judges, and set up various interesting but not lacking in professional levels in each episode , through a very tense and fierce elimination mode, and finally select one from a group of players as the champion, and get the final reward contract."
After Eric finished speaking, Tyra Banks suddenly said: "Eric, you mean, like "Survivor"?"
Eric looked at Tyra Banks with great interest, nodded and smiled and said, "Yes, just like "Survivor," looking at the beautiful eyes around him that became eager almost at the same time, Eric Immediately poured some cold water on them, saying: "However, this is a professional reality show after all, and the ratings are definitely not comparable to "Survivor"."
Christie Turlington asked: "Then, Eric, what do you think the ratings of this... reality show will be?"
Eric shook his head and said, "I can't guarantee this. Before a program is officially broadcast, no one can accurately predict its ratings."
Cindy Crawford also asked, "Will it be on abc?"
Eric shook his head and said: "No, any TV program has its own fixed audience. Most of the programs broadcast by ABC are aimed at audiences of all ages. And this program... temporarily called "America's Next Top Model" Well, the audience of "America's Next Top Model" is mainly aimed at young audiences between the ages of 16 and 28, especially female audiences who are very interested in fashion. Therefore, after the production is completed, Firefly will sell the show to upn, wb, MTV is a TV station where young viewers gather."
"America's Next Top Model" broadcasting station in the previous life was CW, which was actually established after the merger of Paramount's UPN and Time Warner's WB. However, even if history does not change. That should be ten years later.
Cindy Crawford hosted a fashion show "Fashion House" on MTV a few years ago, and she knows the status of these TV stations. Although the ratings of these TV stations are generally not high, the audience is very concentrated. It is convenient for advertisers to place advertisements to specific targets, so their popular TV shows are also very profitable.
If "America's Next Top Model" can become a "Survivor"-level reality show on these niche networks, then this show will definitely cause a sensation. If she can win the position of host, not only can she get a generous reward, but more importantly, through the exposure of this reality show, she can further enhance her status as the first sister in the circle.
Therefore, remembering that Eric just said that he would choose a supermodel with deep qualifications in the circle as the host, Cindy Crawford's eyes flickered, looking at Linda Evangelista beside her, Can not help but bring a little vigilance.
To say that the oldest person in the supermodel circle is undoubtedly Linda Evangeline Star. She can be said to be the first supermodel recognized by the fashion industry, and Christie Turlington's qualifications seem to be deeper than hers. Although Tyra Banks and Diane Kruger don't seem to have much competition on the surface, no one knows if Eric will come up with some other ideas. ? Banks or Diane? Kruger as the host, no one can stop.
Cindy Crawford was thinking like this, and the expressions of the other girls also showed some slight changes.
Eric didn't feel the change in the minds of the girls around him. He became interested for a while, and continued on his own: "Although "America's Next Top Model" can't compete with "Survivor" and "Who Will Be a Hundred Years" in terms of ratings? Compared with public TV reality shows such as "Millionaire", its production cost is also very low. The main cost expenditure is actually the appearance fee of the host and guests, and the requirements for the shooting location are not high. I have probably considered .As long as you can gain a firm foothold on the TV station, it will be easy to make a profit through broadcasting rights, distribution of videotapes, and distribution of overseas copyrights. Moreover, this low-cost reality show has another very big advantage, that is, as long as there is a market , it can be produced forever. Ten seasons, twenty seasons, or even thirty seasons are no problem."
When the five women heard Eric's words, their little hearts jumped almost simultaneously.
The short career life of models has always been the biggest problem plaguing their group. Usually, once they are over 30 years old, even if they are still beautiful, they will gradually be replaced by the new generation. If you can get the host position of such a long-lived reality show that can produce dozens of seasons, it is almost equivalent to getting an iron rice bowl. Even if the pay for this program is not that high, as long as they can maintain their fame through it, they can still obtain a steady stream of income through other channels.
Eric picked up the juice next to him and drank a few sips, and was about to continue to say something, when the communicator on the wall beeped a few times, it turned out that Alan Hasenfeld had arrived.
Eric said a few words into the communicator, then turned to the girls on the deck chairs and said, "Go ahead and play, I'll go see the guests."
Cindy Crawford rushed: "Eric, do you need my help?"
"Oh, no need," Eric shook his head and refused.
The girls knew just now that Eric didn't want them to know too much about Transformers, but they didn't force them.
However, after Eric pushed open the glass door not far away and left, the atmosphere on the terrace suddenly became visibly colder.
The five pairs of eyes looked at each other inadvertently, and they could clearly see a hint of hostility in each other's eyes. There can only be one host of "America's Next Top Model." The main reason why the girls can maintain a harmonious state of pseudo-girlfriends is that they are all in the same status by virtue of their status as Victoria's Secret spokespersons.
But if the "America's Next Top Model" host fell to any one of them, that delicate balance would be thrown almost immediately.
Alan Hassenfeld parked his car in front of the Liberty City villa, and after getting out of the car, he couldn't help but look at everything around him, especially the Liberty Building in front of him, which was frequently ridiculed by the media as an alien flying chess because of last year's "Men in Black". City, with envy in his eyes.
Although Hasbro has a market capitalization of two billion US dollars, after more than half a century of development, Hasbro, like many companies with a long history, has become a publicly held company. Although the Hassenfeld family still controls the toy company, they are no longer the largest shareholder, and their family wealth is only 500 to 600 million U.S. dollars. Alan? Hassenfeld's personal net worth is even less than 100 million U.S. dollars. Looking at this dream villa that many rich people are envious of, they can only be slightly envious.
Perhaps, it was this disparity in wealth that made Alan Hassenfeld's confidence a little weaker unconsciously. I also seem to be nervous about the upcoming negotiations on the copyright of Transformers.
The door of the villa not far away opened, and Alan Hasenfeld saw Eric coming out, and hurriedly greeted him.
After the two greeted each other, Eric led him into the villa and went straight to the study.
Sitting down on the sofa, Alan Hasenfeld saw Eric walking to the side to make coffee, and said, "Eric, why don't you let the servants do these things?"
"Oh, I prefer quietness, and I'm not used to people dangling in front of me. So they usually stay outside and don't take the initiative to come in."
Everyone has their own unique personal preferences. Hearing what Eric said, Alan Hasenfeld nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions.
After making coffee and pouring a cup for each of them, Eric sat down on the sofa and said, "Well, Alan, I think it's better for us to be direct. Regarding Transformers, Hasbro's final cooperation conditions What is it?"
"Uh..." Alan Hasenfeld was stunned for a moment, put down the coffee cup in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Eric, about what you said last night, I would like to ask first, if the Transformers were handed over to Firefly Let’s do it, when will you be able to officially launch it?” (To be continued.)