I’m in Hollywood Chapter 278: Preacher

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Eric talked on the phone about the various things that happened these days and their own guesses. Jeffrey on the New York side also realized the seriousness of the matter and said that it would return to Los Angeles tomorrow morning.

Hang up the phone, Eric sat alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and continued to be in a daze. With the sun setting sinking completely into the sea, the living room without lights turned dim. small girl did not know where he went crazy. Without being instructed, the servants of the manor would not take the initiative to enter here, so there was only Eric in the whole villa, which seemed silent and empty.

I do n’t know how long after that, the intercom in the living room rang loudly. After Eric got up and pressed the call button, the voice of the manor ’s security came: "Mr. Williams, there is a man named Anon Carpenter. People come to visit. "

Eric wondered: "I don't know such a person, did the other person say that he came?"

Security said: "No, but he said he was a" talker "."

"The talker," Eric repeated in a low voice, and soon thought of something, said to the security guard: "Let him come in."

"Okay, Mr. Williams," said the other, and terminated the call.

Eric turned on all the lights in the living room, and the originally dim living room soon became bright as daylight. Then, Eric walked to the study.

A few minutes later, a handsome white man with glasses carrying a black leather bag entered the door, looking at the magnificent interior of the mansion in the bright lights, and gave a few low praises, although I knew I might It is impossible to have such a mansion in a lifetime, but when I think of what I am going to do today, I will inevitably have a somewhat deformed sense of complacency.

The man saw that there was no Eric figure in the living room, and he did n’t mean it at all. He walked to the sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window and sat down, looking patiently at the sparkling sea outside the window, waiting for the owner to appear.

After a while. Eric came out of the study and saw a strange man sitting on the sofa, frowning slightly. But soon he calmed down and walked towards the stranger.

Heard footsteps. The man stood up, but did not move his footsteps. He stood on the spot and waited for Eric to approach, before extending his hand to introduce himself: "Hello, Mr. Williams, my name is Arnold Carpenter."

Eric reached out and shook hands with each other, but did not speak. Seeing Arnold Carpenter didn't care about his coldness. Just about to continue to sit down in place, Eric said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Carpenter, this is my favorite position, please sit over there."

Arnon Carpenter ’s look changed, but a sneer quickly hung on his face, and he stood up pretending to be chic: "As you wish, Mr. Williams."

Eric sat down at the position ceded by Arnold, and then looked at Arnold Capt, who was sitting opposite, said: "I heard that you are a" talker ", so let me talk about your intentions. . "

Arnon Carpenter did not speak for the first time. Instead, he pulled open the bag he carried with him, took a stack of photos from it, and pushed it in front of Eric: "Mr. Williams. You can take a look at these first."

Eric took a thick stack of photos and saw the first photo of Drew curled up in his arms like a kitten. shoots was the door of Malibu manor a few weeks ago, small girl shouted The time he knocked himself on his knee.

Eric's heart flashed in a clear way. It turned out that he felt right that day. It was indeed someone who was tracking the candid camera. Well, perhaps his other feelings have not been wrong these days.

Although I was very shocked, Eric still read the following photos quietly, except for his "intimate photos" with Drew. None of the women who had contact with him had let go, and the time span spanned a full year. Many photos Eric are not remembered at a glance and need to be carefully recalled. In order to roughly remember the time and place of occurrence. And these photos are quite clever shoots, let people take a look at the relationship between men and women in just knows photos ambiguous.

After watching the photos, Eric immediately determined that this matter could not be separated from Fox, because Murdoch had personally admitted that a reporter of News Corp's "New York Post" had followed him for several months. Moreover, there are even photos of him and Nicole in this stack of photos, except for him and Elizabeth. If these are the handwriting of other forces, wouldn't the newly emerging relationship between the famous Director and the media tycoon's daughter be more sensational?

However, although Fox can be seen in the photos, Eric can be sure that things are far from that simple. If it is only the News Corp family who wants to use these tricks to force him to follow, then the result can only push him to other forces, whether it is Murdoch or Barry Diller, it is impossible to be so stupid.

Throw the photo in your hand casually on the coffee table in front of you. Eric raised her head and stared coldly at Anon Carpenter on the opposite side: "What does this mean?"

Arnon Carpenter slightly dodges Eric ’s indifferent gaze to the freezing point and says: "Mr. Williams, this is what you know to ask."

The voice of Eric said without a trace of waves: "Do you think that these small tricks can affect me?"

Arnon. Carpenter said: "Can or not, it depends on whether my Boss is willing or not. Mr. Williams, you have to understand that many famous people like you in the history of Hollywood may be because of one or two The scandal, which was not very conspicuous, flickered like a meteor, do you need me to list a few? "

Eric Shen said: "The women and me in the photos are what you like and I want to be exposed. At most, I am regarded by the public as playboy. There are not many playboys of Hollywood."

Arnon Carpenter sat upright with a sneer and said, "Mr. Williams, the" public "in your mouth is the most ignorant group. What kind of people they will think of you depends on the control. The media of public opinion wants them to treat you as a kind of person. And the person who let me talk just happens to control a large part of the media of North America. So, these photos are enough to make you infamous. And, this is just the beginning. However, after a little trouble, there will be more trouble waiting for you. "

After hearing Arnold Carpenter say something like this, a hint of different color flashed in the eyes of Eric, but he quickly covered up the emotion and said in a slightly angry tone: "Carbon Mr. Te, can you tell me the Boss behind you, or who are the Boss? "

Seeing that Eric was finally irritated by himself, Arnold Carpenter said triumphantly: "Mr. Williams, you are so smart, how can you not guess?"

"Okay," Eric continued: "So, what are the conditions for them?"

"Forty percent of Firefly Film Studio shares," Arnold Carpenter said this sentence smoothly like an endorsement, and then said: "Look, Mr. Williams, Boss who sent me to spread the word at all Not greedy, give up 40% of Firefly shares, then you are still the largest shareholder of Firefly. But if you do n’t agree, wait for everything to start, and then want to let my Boss close, the price is far more than that. . "

Eric coldly snorted, forty percent of the shares, does not seem greedy, but after losing the forty percent of the shares, minus the three percent of the shares that were just transferred to Jeffrey not long ago, he Only 42% is left. Although it is still the largest shareholder of Firefly, it does not reach absolute control.

Although Robert Shay is mediocre, he has always been a person with very strong power *. If those people obtain 40% of the shares and promise to give Robert Shay what he wants, Eric can be sure that Robert Shay will definitely fall to each other. At that time, Eric will also lose control of Firefly.

After the merger with the new line, Firefly, which has a movie distribution channel, has not yet reached the scale of the seven giants, but it has also initially developed into a prototype of film giants. Once the control of Firefly is lost, Eric can be sure that it will be difficult for him to develop a Film Studio with a perfect distribution channel under the combined pressure of the seven major Film Studio. In addition to the advent of the 1990s, Film Studio and Media Group will usher The general trend of integration was that at that time, Eric would only be thrown farther and farther in the face of film giants, which merged with the media group. Even if he can still keep selling movies with shoots, he can no longer have the strength to bargain with those Film Studios. Eventually, he will only become a chess player of a big group, not a player who can control the game.

Thinking about this, Eric did n’t want to go down with the stranger of the other party, and directly issued a eviction order: "Mr. Carpenter, go back and tell your Boss, if you want Firefly, just come and get it. See if you can get it. "

Arnon Carpenter ’s expression became more complacent, and then said: "Mr. Williams, my Boss already guessed in advance that you will be young and arrogant and directly rejected this proposal, so he told me to tell you that you still have Consider the time of the day, calm down a bit and think about it. You see, this villa is so gorgeous and luxurious. If you want to maintain everything here, I am afraid that the annual expenditure will not be less than 1 million USD? "

It seems that Eric did n’t hear Arnold Carpenter, pointing to the door: "Mr. Carpenter, in fact, it ’s very uncomfortable for you like a stranger to be here, so please Leave now, I ’m afraid I wo n’t be able to control it, let the security guard throw you into the sea, you know, this is a private territory, I have the right to do so. ”(To be continued)