I’m in Hollywood Chapter 78: First day Box Office

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Eric nodded, said goodbye to Jeffrey and others, and walked with Jobs to a nearby cafe.

"It was a kingdom full of piety. I saw millions of pilgrims, so that I was pulled away and shaved, but there was no displeasure and resistance. Instead, I followed the flow of people and walked until The banks of the Ganges. However, at the same time, I saw the backwardness and ignorance of that country. "

“Later I thought that perhaps Thomas · Edison ’s contribution to mankind far exceeded those of philosophers or artists. After returning to California, I no longer pursue the illusory philosophy of life, but chose the electronics industry as Struggling for my lifelong goal. One year later, in an abandoned garage, several friends and I established Apple Inc. ... "

In the coffee shop, Eric gently stirs coffee and patiently listens to the Jobs's chats. This opportunity is not easy to encounter. Although Eric does not like the character of Jobs, he admires the talent of Jobs very much.

After more than ten minutes, Eric finally could n’t help but say: “Steve, have you ever reflected on yourself?”

The displeasure of the suddenly interrupted Jobs face flashed away and asked: "Reflection, why should I reflect?"

"For example, why were you driven out by Apple?"

Jobs looked serious and corrected: "No, Eric, I was not kicked out by Apple, but I voluntarily gave up Apple."

Eric shrugged and said, "Look, this is a flaw in your character. You are not willing to compromise. This also leads to the development of both you and Apple. Now if you make a few years ago to Apple Board of Directors With proper compromise, you may continue to stay in Apple. With your strength, it is a breeze to regain the leadership of Apple. "

Jobs retorted: "I made the first compromise, and the gang will force me to make the second, third, and more compromises."

Eric smiled and shook his head, knowing that it was impossible to persuade a juvenile paranoid. And he took Pixar now, I don't know if Jobs will have a chance to return to Apple in the future.

The reason why previous life Jobs can achieve such dazzling achievements, in addition to its own talent and perseverance, luck also accounts for a large part.

If he successfully sold Pixar before, there will be no more glory of Pixar after the release of "Toy Story". And he himself is more likely to be the object of people to laugh at. In that case, Apple, who may be in desperation, would rather file for bankruptcy, and would not be desperate again, please return Jobs.

Eric did n’t mean to convince Jobs, so I moved the topic to the topic where two people met today: "Talk about Pixar, Steve. Since you found me, did you accept my offer? "

Jobs hesitated for a while. The reason why he arranged this meeting was to see if he could persuade Eric to increase some price tag under the face-to-face situation. Jobs was quite confident in his eloquence.

Unfortunately, I just said so much. The young man in front of him either interrupted himself or showed an unmoved look. In the end, he also understood that if he said the price increase, the other party would just pat the **** and leave as he did on the last phone call.

"Eric, I agree with the 20 million USD offer, but all payments must be paid in one lump."

"No problem at all," Eric put down the coffee cup and happily called finger click.

Jobs watched suspiciously as Eric, who had been calm before, suddenly showed an excited expression. At that moment, he even felt that he might have made a huge mistake unconsciously.

But since the decision is made, Jobs will not regret it anymore, he is a person who rarely regrets it. So Jobs immediately asked again: "Eric, are you interested in personal computers?"

Eric raised the eyebrow, quickly understood the meaning of Jobs: "Do you want me to invest in your next computer company?"

"Yes, personal computer is an electronic product with great development potential. Look at the development data of IBM personal computer business in the past few years, just knows, only last year ..."

"Stop, Steven, I am not interested in the professional data. I just ask, if I invest in the next share, will you accept my suggestion for the company's management?"

"This ... Eric, you only need to invest five ... no, 30 million, plus 20 million of Pixar, I have enough funds to implement a good idea before me. I believe that It will definitely bring you enough profit. "

"That is to say, I am only responsible for investment and dividends, and I do not have the power to intervene in the management of the computer company?"

Jobs nodded. After the Apple incident, he will not give up the absolute leadership of his company again: "Eric, you are an excellent Director, but I think, in terms of electronic technology, I definitely understand You are much more. "

Originally, Eric was still a little emotional, but after Jobs made the statement clear, Eric could only shake his head and said: "So, I refuse!"

"Uh, Eric, I have a project planning book here, maybe you can take a look first, actually ..."

"No use" Eric waved to interrupt the Jobs words: "Steve, I know you are a very thoughtful person, I also believe in your talents. But I will not put my money into one I can not Among the projects under control. Just as you stubbornly believe your thoughts, I am also a stubborn person. When our ideas are inconsistent, conflicts like Apple Inc. will break out again a few years ago. "

Jobs stopped pulling files out of the purse. He thought that with his eloquence, it should be easy to persuade an 18-year-old young man. Unfortunately, Eric didn't listen to his statement at all, which made the proud Jobs feel a trace of anger.

"Okay, this is really regrettable," Jobs calmly endured his anger and calmly said: "Eric, do you need to visit Pixar first? I hope our deal can be concluded as soon as possible."

Eric thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow is not available, 《Pretty Woman》 will be released tomorrow, The Day After Tomorrow I will fly to New York, my girlfriend's birthday ..."

In the thought of Jobs, the movie can also be said to be a big event, the girlfriend ’s birthday, how can this kind of thing delay the transaction with Pixar: "Eric, maybe, you can just ask someone to give a gift to your girlfriend. Okay, you seem to have more than one girlfriend anyway. "

Eric looked at Jobs silently: "Maybe I am a big The Day After Tomorrow ..."

Jobs immediately patted the table, interrupting the words of Eric: "Okay, just The Day After Tomorrow, the girlfriend's birthday is still very important!"

It is said that the next day is not free, in fact, Eric has nothing to do in person, but every Director will have a screening anxiety disorder that troubles him, and Eric is temporarily not in a mood to turn his attention to Pixar .

Fox has arranged everything, because the scale of the premiere is much larger than that of the film critic audition, so the 《Pretty Woman》 movie reviews appearing on newspaper the next day have also begun to develop towards multi-polarization.

In addition to the subscribed newspaper, Eric bought more than ten copies of newspaper at random early in the morning, and read all the reviews about 《Pretty Woman》. Of the total of 17 newspapers, nine praised, both praise There are five criticisms, and the remaining three are unkind criticisms.

Eric according to the formula consider as finished in his mind, the praise should be 7.5. In the previous life movie review site, this score should be considered relatively high.

The word of mouth remained good, and Eric let go of a worry. After breakfast, Eric drove to Fox at Headquarters in Century City. Because it is not the golden period of the movie, Fox easily raised 1900 screens for 《Pretty Woman》, which has reached the blockbuster level of this era.

In the previous two movies, Eric only got Box Office data after one week. Now, he has reached a level where he can get Box Office data from a single day within Fox.

Starting in the early morning, several executives of Eric, Jeffrey and Fox were nervously waiting in the meeting room, and even Fox Chairman Barry · Diller was left as an exception. Even though the meeting room was large and the windows were open, the cigar smoke was still floating in the room. At the same time, seven or eight staff members were making quick calls outside and recording Box Office data.

When I was a kid, the Box Office of that day was finally counted. The statistician passed the data to the hands of several executives, and everyone gathered together.

Carter · Hunte sat outside and saw the data first: "Wow, 4.36 million USD, another" Home Alone "."

After seeing the s data on the report, Eric finally breathed a sigh of relief and let go.

Cheers rang from the meeting room, and everyone ’s original drowsiness was swept away.

Jeffrey said: "In this way, Box Office will be higher tomorrow, and it may reach 5 million. 15 million Box Office will be collected on three days on the weekend. Next Tuesday is Valentine's Day. There will be an outbreak on Box Office, and it is also possible to take it on working days. To Box Office of 10 million USD. "

Carter smiled and retorted: "Jeffrey, you are a bit conservative in this way. Box Office on Valentine's Day will definitely exceed the weekend. I think that it is not a problem for Box Office to exceed Home Alone in the first week."

Eric saw that these over-excited people set their goals on "Home Alone", but he knew that this was obviously impossible, maybe because of the huge publicity effect before, Box Office would be very high in the first week, but the next One week cannot last any longer.

Thinking of this, Eric could n’t help but say: “The key is that the fall of Box Office will be relatively large next week, and it is not a holiday period after all. So do n’t compare it with“ Home Alone ”, but“ Home Alone ”is Box Office for six consecutive weeks More than 20 million USD. "

All the people present are professionals. Of course I know that Eric is telling the truth.

Barry · Diller said: "Eric, you can concentrate on the next movie. If you need any help, Fox will fully support you."

Eric pretended not to understand the meaning of Fox and wanted to intervene in his lower movie, and laughed: "If you can, Fox will do the celebration party."

Barry · Diller did n’t mind Eric ’s fools, and laughed: “Haha, this money Fox is still very happy. Just put it next week, Beverly Hilton Hotel.”