I’m in Hollywood Chapter 430: White dress
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"That ’s just a gimmick." The Others "itself has a very good plot, and the subsequent release process spans the Thanksgiving and Christmas files that do not have the same type of competitors, so I can get such a good through the long-term screening. Box Office. "
Nicole grabbed the information in the hands of Eric and looked at it, refuting: "There is no competitor of the same type in" Billy Bathgate "?"
Eric was robbed of the data by Nicole and didn't care. Just happened to put his hands around Nicole, one hand stretched out from the gap of the bath towel, stroking the girl's smooth skin after bathing and said, "The positioning of" Billy Bathgate "is a crime A feature film, this kind of movie is not a mainstream commercial type, but rather a little popular. In addition to the star effect of Dustin Hoffman and Bruce Willis driving Box Office, the most reliable way to recover costs is still impact. But Disney chose to release it on November 1st, Rather than using dot mapping to accumulate reputation, it is equivalent to giving up Oscar. Nearly 50 million USD investment. After the Box Office score of this movie comes out, there will definitely be more shareholders who are disappointed with the current management ... "
Nicole is being pressed by Eric on the hand of his thigh, he feels that he suddenly stopped, curiously: "What's wrong?"
"Michael Eisner is certainly aware of this, I was thinking that Disney will probably postpone" Billy Bathgate "," Eric finished, staring at the delicate face of Nicole for a few seconds, and a smirk appeared: "Nicole, Give you a task. "
"Huh?"
"The timing is very sensitive. If Disney abruptly postpones" Billy Bathgate ", it will definitely become a topic of media chase. You just received the Heroine film appointment, if the reporter asked about it, you said I watch After script, you are not asked to pick it up. "
Nicole immediately understood the intention of Eric to let himself say this. Once those words were said, even if the Billy Bathgate changed the schedule, it would cause a similar negative impact on the failure of Box Office. After all, no one knows that Eric is the prophetic vision brought about by the memory of rebirth. All his success so far is attributed to his keen eye for the movie. Take a few movies from the recent summer season, for example, "Hot Shots! Part Deux" wants to get rid of the profits of Eric. As a result, the whole series smashed the pot completely, and Disney took the "Cutthroat Island" script from Eric. In the end, it was defeated. Conversely, at first, it was not the Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Pixar animation studios that were favored by others, but after Eric's hands, it shined.
"Okay, I will say so when the time comes." Nicole nodded, put the information in his hand on the coffee table in front of him, and leaned over his arms around Eric: "Eric, do you really want to download Disney? "
"All of them have made such a lot of movements, do you think I am playing around?"
Nicole smiled and said: "No, I mean, did you buy the Disney's money the last time you earned on crude oil Petroleum?"
Eric said: "Now many people want to know the source of funds for my acquisition of Disney's. Such information can be easily sold to 100,000 USD or more. Are you sure you want to know?"
"Okay, I will stop asking," Nicole shook his head. This question seems a bit sensitive. As a smart woman, Nicole quickly understood from Eric that this kind of thing is still not known, otherwise, once the relevant information is leaked, she will definitely become the suspect of the leak.
"You still don't know the best for this kind of thing," Eric added, and then added: "The two new year schedules are also very important for Firefly. So I will go to each studio in person to take a look What happened to "The Heat" over there, how come you are free today? "
"Two days of filming Rosie. I just took a break," Nicole explained.
"What about Paula Wagner?"
"She heard that this is a script that you personally conceived. Of course, she was very attentive and did not think about it elsewhere. However, Paula has also been preparing the next film of Cruise, a story about the migration of Europe residents to the west of United States Story, Paula also invited me to be Heroine, but then it was gone, I heard it was Cruise, no. "
Eric thought that it was "Far and Away" where Cruise and Nicole co-starred in the memory. If the history does not change, it would be no problem for the two to star together.
But now the situation is different, Nicole is already a frontline actress. In the consideration of self-interest, first-line actresses have rarely appeared in Cruise movies, because investors usually have corresponding Actor budgets. If the actress's salary is high, Cruise will also get a lower salary.
"Don't worry about him, just shoot" The Heat ", if this movie is successful, you will have the ability of monoclonal antibody Box Office, maybe the future pay will exceed Cruise."
Some expectations flashed in the eyes of Nicole, but he couldn't help shaking his head: "Ah, there are still fewer scripts centered on Heroine."
Eric looked up and down Nicole and asked: "Did you ever practice ballet, are you still there?"
Nicole shook his head: "Ballet is to be practiced all the year round. I was only a little while after I was a kid. What do you ask about this?"
"Because I want to see how you play action movies, I have never seen you play action movies."
Nicole, although feeling a bit strange in Eric, still said: "I have only made a few movies, I might try it in the future."
The Nicole dramas in the original time and space are very broad. Basically, comedy movies, dance movies, horror biographies, etc. have been tried, but there are no action movies. This has to be a pity.
However, although there are many popular movies based on Heroine, there are not many successful female action movies.
After thinking about it for a while, Eric decided to wait until the end of the two female heroine films "The Heat" and "The Long Kiss Goodnight" to be released and watch the situation. Especially "The Heat", which has been advanced for many years, if Box Office is not bad, it means that the film with female protagonists has considerable market prospects. Some female action movies can also be developed in advance.
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When it was dark, car of Michael Eisner and Frank Wells drove directly into a mansion of Beverly Hills, and the two had just got off. Summer Redstone has ushered in.
After a greet for a while, Summer Redstone introduced the two into the villa ’s dining room. Someone was busy in the kitchen not far away. After the people were seated, the hearty dishes were quickly delivered.
Having eaten half of the dinner and a lot of words of mutual temptation, Michael Eisner finally became the first to lose his breath. Asked: "Mr. Redstone, would you like to invite us here today?"
Summer Redstone wiped his mouth with a slow napkin. Just said: "I heard that Disney's management has encountered some trouble recently?"
Michael Eisner shrugged: "Everyone knows this very well."
Redstone did n’t care about Michael Eisner ’s sloppy tone, and continued: “In fact, this is the case. Viacom also wants to join the ranks of acquiring Disney's.”
Michael Eisner frowned, another one.
Frank Wells glanced at Michael Eisner without saying a word. Turned his head to Redstone and said: "Mr. Redstone, Viacom operates a large chain of theaters. According to the antitrust law, I am afraid it is not suitable for the acquisition of Disney?"
"If we can reach a certain consensus today, I will strip out the theater business in a short period of time, so that it will not violate federal laws."
"What about the funds?" Frank Wells asked again.
Summer Redstone said: "Actually, I have acquired a Film Studio a year ago, so I have been preparing in secret. The first thing I like is Paramount, but now Disney seems to be a better choice."
Michael Eisner suddenly said: "Mr. Redstone. Or talk about yours?"
Redstone smiled confidently: "Michael, I know you have some entanglements with that Eric Williams, if Firefly bought Disney's. You will definitely not stay in Disney CEO. So, I hope we can cooperate, This is a win-win situation. If I buy Disney, I promise you to continue to be Disney's CEO. "
"Then what am I going to do?"
"You have to convince Disney's Board of Directors and the management to stand on my side, I think shareholders will definitely not ignore the opinions of the Disney management."
"Those people will only see the benefits." Michael Eisner complained of the cold reception he had received the previous week.
Redstone waved its hand: "Of course I will give them enough benefits. As long as you give me a month, I can raise 5billion USD of funds, so I hope you can cooperate with me and must delay this acquisition as much as possible. , The longer it takes, the more money I can raise. "
"There is another very important issue," Frank Wells said at this time: "Now we do n’t know how much Eric Williams is. They quoted the price of 4.2 billion USD for the first time. If Firefly insists on the current wholly-owned acquisition Strategically, this price will definitely rise to 5billion USD. "
Redstone said: "I have made a corresponding assessment. During the oil crisis that started last year, Eric Williams raised a total of 700 million USD principal. If it is calculated according to five times the leverage, his income will be in 5 billion USD. Around, so our strength should be comparable. "
Michael Eisner asked: "Are you sure?"
Redstone nodded confidently: "Of course, I hired the top investment team of Goldman Sachs to do simulated investment calculations. Unless Eric Williams can tell the prophet, five times is the Petroleum leverage he is most likely to use."
Michael Eisner and Frank Wells glanced at each other, and Redstone looked at the two of them, picked up the coffee in front of him and drank, waiting for their decision.
To be honest, if you can choose, Michael Eisner certainly hopes that Disney will remain intact, because Disney ’s current shareholding is very scattered, and the largest shareholder has only Disney16% of the shares. No one has absolute control over Disney's, which is convenient for him Can control Board of Directors, and then firmly hold Disney in his hands.
But now that Disney is facing acquisitions, it has become a fact that even if Redstone does not take action, there may be other companies issuing acquisition offers in the future. In this case, it is better to choose an acquirer that is more beneficial to you.
Michael Eisner is not ignorant of Redstone, Redstone is also a person with a strong desire to control, but compared to wanting to kick himself out of Disney's Eric Williams, Redstone is undoubtedly a good choice.
"Mr. Redstone, if we are to cooperate, I hope to sign an agreement. I want absolute control of Disney's."
"This is impossible," Redstone shook his head: "Michael, in fact, since the failure of" Cutthroat Island ", even without the current acquisition, you can no longer get absolute control of Disney's, you should face this fact . The Disney shareholders let you control the Board of Directors a few years ago because you can bring them enough benefits. "
Michael Eisner looks a little embarrassed.
Redstone continued: "Of course, if I can buy Disney's, I will still give you enough permissions, I can guarantee this."
Michael Eisner's heart is slightly coldly snorted, this guarantee is almost equal to no guarantee.
Redstone seemed to see the concerns of Michael Eisner, got up and left for a while, and quickly took a copy back and said, "I know what you think, and the verbiage is unfounded. This is a contract I drafted. You can take a look first. If I buy Disney's, you can still master the most important strategic planning department, consumer production department of Disney, and broadcasting TV Department. Viacom will only strengthen the supervision of the financial part of Disney's and participate in the development of Disney film project. "
Michael Eisner unfolded the pieces silently, and Frank Wells also got together.
After more than ten minutes, the two of them finished reading the pieces in front of them. Although the conditions stipulated in the contract did not meet their psychological expectations, this seemed to be the best result. Although he was unwilling to admit it, Michael Eisner understood that Redstone was right. After several consecutive failures in the movie, his absolute control over Disney's had begun to shake. Even without this acquisition, Disney's shareholders would start to intervene in the company ’s affairs.
Closing the folder, Michael Eisner raised his head and said: "So, let's talk about the specific cooperation plan."
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It is very rare that Los Angeles rains.
Opening your eyes, Eric saw the fine rain on the glass window.
The Nicole shrunk in the arms of Eric was awakened by the man ’s movements, and was confused for a while, and then looked out of the window, some inexplicably excited in the tone: "It is raining."
"Yeah," Eric said, and was about to get up, but Nicole was tightly wrapped up: "Eric, why don't you sleep again, it's raining so early this morning."
Feeling the Nicole's fragrantly soft body sticking to his body unobstructed, the desire for vitality in the early morning is even stronger.
So tired for so many days, let ’s relax.
Thinking in my heart, Eric embraced the girl and fell to the bed again.
Nicole smirked a few times, ripped off the thin quilt, slender legs tightly wrapped around the waist of Eric. (To be continued)