I’m in Hollywood Chapter 625: Natural habits

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At 6:30 in the afternoon, Eric slowly walked out of the studio where the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show studio is located. There are too many things he has to do. If it is not agreed with Buffett and others for dinner, Eric may work overtime to 8 o'clock. .

The driver and the new assistant Kelly Haynes have been waiting outside. Eric and Kelly Haynes got into their car together. The driver consciously launched car towards the agreed restaurant.

"Mr. Williams, this is the document you need, I have made four copies," Kelly Haynes handed over the morning document to Eric again.

Thank you for Eric, and took the folder and looked at it intently.

Although it has been Eric ’s assistant for several weeks, this is the first time Kelly Haynes has been in the car with Eric. It took a few minutes for the female assistant to relax and inadvertently glanced at the young Boss beside her, suddenly Some are fascinated.

After the release of Box Office in "The Lion King", I heard that Eric is about to close Disney Hand-Drawn Animation Department. Like many people, Kelly Haynes thinks that Eric must be crazy.

But in recent days, at the command of Eric, Kelly Haynes took the team to sort out the document at the time of Eric, she suddenly felt that if it was herself, she would definitely close Disney's Hand-Drawn Animation Department because of this document 'S persuasive power is so strong that she can't find a reason to refute.

At the same time, Kelly Haynes was also very shocked by his keen insight of this Big Boss. You should know that many of the data in this document are not much related at first glance, but when combined, they form a series of very Strong evidence chain.

Kelly Haynes can't help but think, perhaps it is this keen insight that allows him to make another super hot movie.

Eric reading the documents in his hand, while smelling a strong smell of Chanel No. 5 perfume beside him, he also felt that the female assistant with a good face and a good figure has been staring at him for at least a minute, This made him uncomfortable. Eric is not narcissistic enough to feel that he has the charm of letting a mature neodymium commit love-struck fool.

Moreover, the problem in Kelly Haynes's mind is not a big deal for Eric. If Eric is not a rebirth, then it is difficult for him to see the decline trend of 2D Animation. But with the memory of previous life in his mind, he made a reverse inference based on the results, enough for him to discover the reason why a series of 2D Animation movies are bound to decline.

After reading most of the sorted documents, Eric finally could n’t help but watch the woman next to her and moved her body. Turned his head and glanced at the left hand of Kelly Haynes, and did not find a wedding ring.

The sudden movement of Eric also awakened Kelly Haynes and panicked his gaze, realizing that he had just behaved and inexplicably panicked.

Eric felt the panic of the woman. In order to avoid embarrassment, she put her eyes on the document again and said casually: "Kelly, ask a more abrupt question, are you married?"

Kelly Haynes's face is reddish. Subconsciously want to refute the sentence you know it is very abrupt to ask, but the words come to the mouth but it becomes other answers: "I have been married once, but I am divorced. I am now living with my daughter. Her name is Nina. Years old. "

"Sorry, it's delayed your time with your daughter for dinner."

Kelly Haynes shook his head and smiled: "It's okay, Nina is very sensible and accompanied by a nanny."

Simple dialogue to resolve the slightly awkward atmosphere between the two. Eric can feel the cramps of the female assistant. In order to avoid the silence in the carriage again, he actively asked: "Do you like Chanel No. 5?"

Kelly Haynes did n’t expect Eric to be able to directly say the name of the perfume he used, and remembered some of the subconscious motives when he first chose this perfume. His face was a bit unnatural again: "I, recommended by a good friend, only recently started to try, I feel, it's okay."

Kelly Haynes tried his best to make his tone appear natural, and Eric didn't hear anything strange. Dao: "Although Chanel No. 5 matches your temperament, but the most suitable for this perfume is still used on party. In daily work, in fact, the light fragrance will look more appropriate."

"I will consider your suggestion, Mr. Williams," Kelly Haynes replied in a low voice, with some shame and anxiety in his heart. Since Eric knows this perfume so well, he must also be aware of some of the special effects of this perfume , For example ... Cui Qing.

Eric never looked away from the file in her hand, just as a casual chat, so she did n’t notice the strange flash of Kelly Haynes ’s expression, and felt the female assistant ’s voice turn low, thinking she was a little against her suggestions. I looked up at her and said, "I'm sorry, I just said it casually. You don't care, if you like it, just continue to use it."

"Of course not," Kelly Haynes shook his head: "I also think this perfume is too flamboyant, and I plan to replace it recently."

Eric closed the last page of information and said, "Oh, that ’s fine, actually, I prefer women ’s natural body fragrance, which is the inherent charm of women. Just like you, I think You do n’t need any perfume now ... "Eric said inadvertently, this time finally noticed that Kelly Haynes turned red obviously, and quickly stopped the topic, saying:" I am sorry, I am not harassing you, just ... "

Kelly Haynes saw Eric's slightly embarrassed expression and suddenly became bold. Then Eric said ridiculously: "... is it just playboy's natural habit to coax a woman?"

Eric nodded bitterly with a smile, but also realized something, said: "It seems that I have just been talking about a less flattering topic."

Kelly Haynes laughed and said: "You finally realized that, I thought it was a genius flaw inherent in genius."

"I'm not a genius," Eric shook his head and was about to say something. car stopped in front of a common Italian restaurant. Eric looked at the restaurant outside the window and asked, "Yes Is it here? "

Kelly Haynes took out the memo, confirmed it, and said, "Yes, this is it," noticing Eric's doubts, Kelly Haynes explained: "This should be selected by Mr. Buffett, who has always been ... frugal. "

Eric knows that the word that Kelly Haynes really wants to use is ‘stingy’, because the whole world knows the stingy character of Buffett.

Get out of the car with that document. Eric looked at the female assistant who was still sitting in the car and suddenly asked: "Come on together, if you are not in a hurry to go home with your daughter?"

Kelly Haynes is a little emotional. But after looking at his serious professional suit, he shook his head and said, "I still can't. My current dress is not suitable for the dinner."

Eric pointed to the Italian restaurant behind the food stalls and smiled: "Do you think old man who can choose such a restaurant will care about what guests wear?"

Kelly Haynes laughed and followed the car generously.

The two entered the restaurant. Eric looked around for a week. Fortunately, I did not see the Buffett in the lobby. Please know that this is the meal time, not to mention the confidential needs of the topics to be discussed next. Eric believes that if you eat in the lobby, this meal After eating, the reporters who are coming from the wind will be watching.

After a few words with the welcoming waiter, they were taken to a box.

Warren Buffett, Tom Murphy and David West saw Eric coming in and stopped talking and stood up.

Eric shook hands with the three people and said, "I'm so sorry, everyone. I have been too busy working recently, so I couldn't pick you up at the airport in person."

"It doesn't matter, work is the most important thing," Buffett said with a smile, Tom Murphy and David West both nodded.

Eric introduced Kelly Haynes to several people, and each of the five talents sat down.

The wait staff did n’t recognize the three old mans of Buffett, thinking that they were just ordinary guests, but Eric he definitely could n’t have known. He even remembered the identity of Buffett with him and looked at the big men sitting in front of him . The waitress was a little excited, and at the same time he couldn't help calculating how many tips he would get next. He said earnestly: "Gentlemen, do you order now?"

None of Buffett finished. Look at Eric together.

Eric smiled towards the waitress: "Sorry, can you order in fifteen minutes, we still have something to talk about?"

"Of course, of course, no problem, Mr. Williams, anytime." The waitress was flattered by the tone of the Eric consultation, nodding with a smirk, and voluntarily quit the box.

After the waitress left, Eric took out the folder he carried with him, Kelly Haynes took the initiative to stand up and put the tableware on the table aside, then sat quietly beside Eric.

Give the copied documents to three people separately, Eric said with a smile: "In order to make the next dinner more enjoyable, I think we still have to solve this problem first."

Of the three, the 55-year-old David West is the youngest. As a large foundation Chairman, he is also the most sociable. Therefore, he laughed at the joke that accompanied Eric, but the other two old man could not wait to open the file After reading it, Tom Murphy put on reading glasses seriously.

Eric looked at Buffett, which had quickly turned over the first page, and said: "I believe that after reading these materials and data, you will definitely be able to understand some things, but I will explain it myself, so it is more simple and clear. "

Buffett has the ability to read and count data faster than ordinary people. However, after reading the first "Comprehensive Release Trend of Hollywood Movies" quickly, Buffett did not see any factors related to Eric about to close Disney Hand-Drawn Animation Department. At the time of hearing Eric, Buffett stopped decisively to continue turning the page, and looked at Eric, who was well-thought-out. The other two also paused following the movement of Buffett.

Eric sorted out the ideas and said, "First of all, I want to state that" The Lion King "is an" event movie "similar to 《Star Wars》," ET Alien "and" Home Alone "," The three of them showed a puzzled expression on the term "event movie", Eric can only continue to explain: "The so-called event movie is a movie that Box Office is far from Film Studio's previous predictions. The appearance of this kind of movie is full of chance, maybe ten years In 20 years, you may not be able to meet one. Strictly speaking, even my Jurassic Park last year cannot be regarded as an event movie. The success of "Jurassic Park" can only be regarded as the expansion and expansion of the global Box Office market. The inevitable development trend of making CG special effects films favored by the audience. In the next few years, there will definitely be CG special effects films with global Box Office exceeding 1billion USD. "

David West asked: "Eric, since you said that" Jurassic Park "is the inevitable trend of market development, why can't" The Lion King "be the normal performance of the market for animation movies?"

"Because before" Jurassic Park ", we have seen signs from the Box Office market response of" Terminator 2: Judgement Day "and" Twister "special effects films. The global Box Office of" Terminator 2: Judgement Day "is 500 million USD, and the cumulative global of" Twister "should be close to 700 million USD? "The last sentence of Eric looked at Kelly Haynes beside him.

Kelly Haynes was looking at Eric's sarcasm with a slight mood, and when he suddenly turned to himself, he inexplicably remembered the Eric morning phrase 'I like women who are sensitive to numbers', and instantly felt his heart beat faster. However, the female assistant reported a number without hesitation: "According to the final statistics, the global Box Office of" Twister "accumulated 688 million USD, which is less than 700 million by 12 million."

Eric nodded and turned to the opposite three, saying: "" Terminator 2: Judgement Day "global 500 million," Twister "global 700 million, then," Jurassic Park "global 1 billion, these data should be able to prove the market development trend, but in, In the 2D Animation movie, I have not seen this trend at all. There is a corresponding analysis in this document, and everyone will see it next. "

Although the David West who asked the question was a little unwilling, he found that he could not refute it, but Warren Buffett nodded slightly and signaled to Eric: "Eric, please continue."

"So, confirm that" The Lion King "is an event movie that is difficult to copy. Let's first look at an important change in the Hollywood movie distribution model in recent years."

Eric said, opened the document in his hand, and said: "After the first saturated release model of 《Jaws》 in 1975, it has gone through two decades. Although this release model has been recognized by Hollywood, it is in the nineties. Before the decade, the modes of saturated distribution and long-term distribution still coexisted in commercial films, which you can see in the data statistics table in the file. "

Leave some time for some people to look at the data, Eric continued: "But with the arrival of the 1990s, the saturated release strategy of the upgraded version has risen rapidly, and in recent years there have also been proprietary terms- Full distribution. This distribution model is more radical than the traditional saturated distribution. Film Studio invested huge amounts of money in the early stage for large-scale advertising and promotion. After accumulating enough influence, it immediately spread out 2,000 to 3,000 theaters. In general, through Eight weeks of screenings yielded Box Office of 80% to 90% of the total share of Box Office. Ten years ago, taking Universal's "Back to the Future" as an example, the cumulative Box Office of this film in the eight weeks was only 57% of the total Box Office, even if it was Because of the accumulation of first part's word of mouth, a similar full-release model of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was adopted in second part. The Box Office was only 77% in eight weeks. The screening time of "Back to the Future" and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was also a very interesting number. "Back to the Future" played a total of 37 Week, and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was only screened for 20 weeks. We can see from the document that the films that have been fully released in recent years have a significantly larger screening time than the 1980s. Short. The greatly shortened screening time means that the theater can free up more time and canvases and arrange more movies. The rapid rise of Hollywood in recent years Box Office has a great relationship with the popularity of this model. Therefore, comprehensive Distribution will be an inevitable trend of Hollywood's future film distribution model. "(To be continued.)