"Hopefully we will have a good time working together in the future, Eric," said Robert. Shay stood up with a smile on his face.

Eric also stood up and shook Robert. Shay's outstretched hand: "That's for sure, Robert." ”

On the last day of August, after nearly a month of negotiations between the two sides, Firefly Films, owned by Eric, finally acquired the old Hollywood film company New Line for a 15% stake and $60 million in cash. The scale of the two companies is far less than that of the Hollywood giant Columbia Pictures, which Sony wants to acquire, and it does not involve too many interests and games like Columbia, plus both sides have a relatively strong willingness to cooperate, so after the price is negotiated, everything becomes logical.

As Hollywood's sudden upstart and established second-tier film company, the merger of Firefly and New Line attracted a lot of media attention, and after the signing ceremony, the two sides also complied with the media's request and held a brief press conference, followed by a celebration of course.

Although Eric didn't want to participate in similar entertainments, he preferred to stay in his study quietly, but since he lived in such a country, such a thing as sending duì was always unavoidable, and if he hadn't refused a large number of invitations, with his current status, it could be said that he could almost receive invitations from all kinds of drinking parties every day.

"Eric, I heard that the test film you wrote was very popular, right?"

"yes. But as you must know, I've signed a distribution deal with Disney before, and the two films are together. Disney made a very high share offer, making it hard to refuse. Eric nodded, and briefed Robert about the situation.

He thought Robert. Shay remembered the distribution rights, so he patiently explained to the other party. Now that the contract has been signed, Robert. Shay is now his own, and he will be the CEO of the new Firefly Film Company, along with Jeffrey, who has been reappointed president. Over the next few months, the two companies will be fully integrated.

"No, I think you misunderstood me." Robert. Shay shook his head and said, "I don't want the distribution rights, in fact, it's like this, since it's very popular, then I think you must be good at writing horror film scripts." So, I thought would you be able to work on the next script yourself, what do you think? ”

Hearing Robert's request, Eric remembered the information about the new line he had seen before, as a very important series of horror films for the new line, during the negotiation process, Firefly collected more detailed numbers, which was much more accurate than the mixed memories in Eric's mind before, although the first part only had a box office of 25 million. However, because the cost was very low, the new line also made a lot of money at that time, and the cost of production and distribution of the next three films gradually increased. In the end, it also made money.

But the situation of the latest film is not optimistic, this new work was released on August 11, and in three weeks now, it has only received more than $16 million at the box office, and the final box office is about $22 million, after getting a share from the theater. Excluding the production and distribution costs of about 10 million, the new line is equivalent to not making any money.

Carefully recalled. Eric said: "Robert, the horror style has been fixed, and I definitely can't write anything new. In my opinion, according to the box office number of the latest film, I think this series can be stopped temporarily, since the audience is tired of watching the murderous plot in Freddy's dream, then we will forcibly make a sequel, it will only outweigh the losses, if it is refrigerated for a few years, wait for the new generation of young audiences to grow up, and the older generation of audiences have nostalgia, it is the most appropriate choice to start this series. ”

Robert. Shay's expression changed imperceptibly when he heard Eric's words. But the new line of housekeeping horror film series, although intellectually speaking, he understands that what Eric just said is very reasonable, but he is still very uncomfortable in his heart, just signed a contract with Firefly, Eric plans to cut the sequel, which reminds him of the ancient king who annexed another country to purge the forces in the new territory and erase the original mark of the other party.

After all, Eric is a two-life human being, so when he noticed that Robert . When Shay's expression changed, Eric quickly understood the other party's thoughts, and he didn't want to bury a rift in the cooperation between the two sides because of this low-budget horror film, so he hurriedly remedied: "However, Robert, this is just some of my personal opinions, you know that I am still just a newcomer in Hollywood, and many things must not be considered so clearly." So if you feel the necessity, the sequel can continue to be made, as far as I know, the third and fourth parts both got more than 40 million box office, maybe this time it was just an accidental mistake. ”

Robert. Shay's expression softened slightly, and he realized that Eric was compromising with him. Since the other party has made concessions, of course he will not hesitate not to look back: "Then, Eric, just do what you said, but I don't think it's good to end it immediately, and we will make a final chapter next year...... Well, it's called, make an end to this series for the time being, and I believe that the gimmick of the ending chapter will definitely get a good box office if it is put here. ”

"That's a good idea," Eric said, admiring Robert a little. Shay's wit, so he made a small promise: "Perhaps, I can help with the script of the last part." ”

"Really?" Robert. Shay couldn't help but be sure, he thought that what Eric said just now was a clear refusal, and the value of Eric's script was recognized in Hollywood.

"Of course!"

Eric nodded decisively, and at the same time added in his heart that of course he would not participate in the signature, he didn't care about the false name and interests of the screenwriter. But in case after the signature, the last part will be released with a bad reputation, and it is certain that he will be scolded, and among a large group of creators, even if he is just a screenwriter, he will definitely be the most conspicuous one, and he will definitely become the focus of fans' firepower.

Although it is said that there is no way to stand by the river without getting his shoes wet, but Eric doesn't want to get involved with bad movies just after approaching the river for a year or two, and the box office invincibility of making zuò movies is the sharpest bargaining chip in his hand now.

At the same time, this is also the reason why Eric only copied and copied the classic films in his mind for the time being, and did not shoot completely his own movies according to his own wishes. Maybe after a few years, when all the dust has settled, and his status in Hollywood is completely unshakable, then he will definitely make a few films that he did not have in his previous life and that he is very interested in. (To be continued)