Eric cleaned up the recording and handed the recorder to Carter, the bodyguard in the co-pilot. Moen, and then to Tina. Fei Dao: "I'll give it back to you when I leave, don't take this thing now." ”

Tina. Fei listened to Eric's tone without discussing with himself at all, knowing that it was the clever he had just played that made the other party unhappy, and he acquiesced.

The car drove for more than twenty minutes, and Carter in the front seat. Moen received a phone call, turned to Eric and said, "Mr. Williams, there are also reporters gathered outside the hotel, and they are calling over there to ask if they should go through the main entrance or go straight up from the elevator in the parking lot?" ”

Eric didn't want to be blocked again, and said, "Let's go up from the elevator in the parking lot." ”

Tina. Fei waited for the two of them to finish speaking, and couldn't help but be curious: "Where are we going?" ”

"The acquisition of Disney, of course, is going to be a celebration party," Eric replied, glancing at Tina. Fei asked again, "Are you interested in going and seeing?" ”

Tina. Fei hesitated, couldn't help the temptation of the Hollywood faction, and nodded lightly. She originally thought it would be a more relaxed celebratory duì, but she didn't expect to follow Eric into the banquet hall of the Hilton Hotel, only to find that things were not as she imagined.

The hall of several hundred square meters is bustling with people, with men dressed in formal suits and women dressed in elaborate or ornate evening gowns. Tina. Fei looked down at her beige trench coat and washed jeans, and really felt the urge to turn around and run away.

Eric walked to the door and was about to go in when he found Tina. Fei stopped, an embarrassed look on her face. In the blink of an eye, she understood her situation. Beckoning to a hotel manager. whispered a few words. The manager politely addressed Tina. Fei Dao: "This young lady, please come with me." ”

Tina. Fei glanced at Eric for no reason, and when she saw Eric nodding, although she didn't know what to do, she obediently followed the manager away.

Anyway...... It's better than staying here, she thought to herself.

Tina. Before Fei's figure disappeared, the people in the hall who found Eric's figure had already gathered around.

Eric smiled politely and stepped forward to greet them one by one.

In addition to the executives of the Firefly Company. The CEOs or president-level executives of several major film companies such as Fox, Paramount, and Universal all appeared in the banquet hall at this time, which can be said to be another big gathering of Hollywood executives.

Eric was not surprised by the presence of these people.

After Firefly acquired Disney, it not only strengthened itself, but most importantly, inherited Disney's position in the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). If Firefly was just a pawn in the big chessboard of Hollywood, joining the MPAA, Firefly's identity has changed to that of a player with the rules of the 'Hollywood chessboard'.

The status of the MPAA in the American entertainment industry is similar to that of the State Administration of Broadcasting and Television on the other side of the ocean, and the power to classify all Hollywood movies is in the hands of the MPAA. Take "Terminator 2" as an example, if Firefly had a seat in the MPAA. "Terminator 2" will definitely get a PG-13 rating, not an R rating. Today, the audience of young people is getting bigger and bigger. The film was rated R, which is equivalent to losing a large number of audiences before it was released, but fortunately, "Terminator 2" is good enough to offset the disadvantages brought by the rating to the box office.

Of course, the United States has always claimed to be a free country, and any film has the right to choose not to participate in the classification. However, all major theaters in the United States have signed agreements with the MPAA to only show movies that have been rated by the MPAA, and if you don't participate in the rating, it is equivalent to losing the opportunity to be released in mainstream theaters, and can only be shown in a small number of underground theaters with very poor conditions, and the loss of this 'pursuit of freedom' is greater than the film being rated NC-17.

The reason why the declining MGM has always been called one of the seven major Hollywood companies is not only because of the heritage it has accumulated for more than half a century, but also because MGM has its own seat in the MPAA, even if its business performance is always surpassed by second-tier film companies, no one can shake MGM's status. For Firefly, if they fail to buy Disney, they will have to go through a difficult game if they want to join the MPAA.

In addition to the film classification powers, another major function of the MPAA is to lobby the federal government on behalf of Hollywood to change the relevant laws to protect the commercial interests of the seven members.

Looking at the young face of Eric, who has officially become one of the masters of Hollywood, the executives of several other major companies have an inexplicable sigh, and they can't help but think of their situation when they were twenty years old.

Of course, Eric can also understand the complicated feelings of these people in front of him, and after doing his best of etiquette, Eric raised his glass to several people and said, "Thank you very much for coming to this celebration banquet in person, I hope you can have a good night." ”

Several executives should also disperse one after another, Eric and the others dispersed, and hurriedly caught up with Barry, who was walking to the side. Diller.

"Barry, can you go over there and have a chat?" Eric gestured to a round table not far away.

Barry. Diller nodded, and followed Eric to the round table and sat down.

Eric asked, "Barry, you're leaving in the middle of next month, have you thought about what you're going to do next?" ”

Barry. Diller laughed, "Eric, I know what you're trying to say, but I'm definitely not going to sign another employment contract." ”

Beginning in the seventies, Barry. Diller has led the two giants of Paramount and Fox to re-emerge in succession, and Firefly has acquired Disney. Eisner's departure was inevitable, and Barry. Diller is undoubtedly the replacement for Michael. The best candidate for Eisner.

Eric persuaded again, "Barry, why don't you listen to my terms first?" ”

"Eric, let's not talk about this topic anymore, since I decided to leave last year, I have made up my mind that I will no longer be just an employee with a full wallet. I'm going to be 50 soon, and I'm going to try to make my own business. ”

"Well, well. If you need help. For example, money or something. Feel free to contact me," Eric said Barry. Diller raised his glass.

Barry. Diller also raised his goblet and took a sip of red wine, saying, "If Michael can't stay, maybe you can try Jeffrey. Katzenberg, he and Michael used to be my assistants, and I think he's now up to the position of CEO of Disney. ”

"Actually, I've thought about it, but you know, Jeffrey is a workaholic. I've heard that for a long time, he came to the office at five o'clock in the morning and worked seven days a week. If that's all there is to it, he always asks his subordinates to be workaholics like himself, and although he has done a good job in controlling Disney Studios in recent years, the entire production department complains about him. Give Disney to him, I really don't know what's going to happen. ”

"It's just a different position, and Jeffrey is now just in charge of a production department, which is inevitably a bit radical if he is made the CEO of Disney. He will definitely adjust his management style appropriately," said Barry. Diller said. He looked at Eric and said, "Moreover, with you supervising from behind, it is unlikely that Jeffrey will want to mess around." ”

"I'll talk to him," Eric said, and asked, "What about you, what are you going to do when you leave your job?" ”

Barry. "I'm going to walk around and visit some tech companies, and after I recently handed over most of my work, I suddenly became idle, and I realized that the world has changed dramatically from 20 years ago, and I recently bought a very interesting little thing, Apple PowerBook, you know?" I feel like this thing could change the world. ”

"Of course, I know that I've been using my laptop for some business, first with IBM, and recently with a PowerBook 140," Eric replied, a little surprised by Barry. Diller's sharp intuition.

He has always been very concerned about Apple, and when Apple released the first PowerBook 100 last year, Eric bought one to play with, $2,500, which is not expensive, and definitely not cheap. It's just that the current laptop configuration is maddening, even if it is the latest PowerBook140, the top configuration is only 4M memory and 120M hard disk.

Barry. Diller glanced at Eric with some surprise, and quickly realized that Eric was a young man, and that Cheng Dù must be much more receptive to these new things than an old man like him, and he was immediately relieved.

The two chatted for a while about personal computers and computer networks. Diller got up to leave.

"Eric, congratulations," Barry. As soon as Diller left, Drew in a rosy red gown pounced.

Eric grabbed Xiao Nizi's waist and put the girl on the seat next to him, and when he looked up, he saw another tall girl also coming over, and greeted with a smile: "Claudia, why are you together?" ”

"I just auditioned for 'Weirdos in Disguise,'" Claudia. Schiffer sat down on the other side of Eric and explained.

Eric didn't care too much about "Strange Jack in Disguise" during this time, and asked Drew on the other side: "With Kim. Kerry's contract is done? ”

Drew Doll immediately showed a little invitation on her face, stretched out two white little fingers and shook it: "Well, the two films are about, 8 million." ”

Eric was a little surprised: "What's the matter, didn't I ask you to make a package salary of 10 million?"

"This is all his own doing," Drew's expression became a little angry, and he said: "After the project was prepared, we talked to him three times with kind words, and he never let go, and he still wanted a single salary of 6 million, and he was only willing to sign one." ”

"Oh, what happened then?" Eric asked.

Drew shrugged his shoulders and said lightly: "Then I sent him the contract directly, the first time, the contract salary sent was 10 million for two films, and the second time it was reduced to 9 million, and when the third contract of 8 million was sent, they took the initiative to come over and sign the contract." ”

Eric laughed, reached out and rubbed the girl's head, and boasted, "Yes, promising, by the way, why didn't I see Liz today, and Mr. Murdoch didn't come?" ”

"The whole family is back in Australia, it looks like her grandmother's birthday is coming," Drew explained, and then asked, "Eric, who is that woman just now, and you found a new one?" ”

Eric subconsciously asked, "What woman?" ”

Drew pursed his lips: "That's the one in the beige trench coat." ”

"Oh, you said she," Eric was about to explain, when he saw Tina, who had changed into a sky blue bandeau gown. Fei appeared in the field of vision and hurriedly beckoned to the other party.

Tina. Fei cautiously carried the skirt of the borrowed dress and walked over a little crampedly.

"Yes, it's pretty," Eric commented, looking up and down at the approaching girl.

Tina. Fei doesn't have a sense of joy for Cinderella to become a princess now, and if the borrowed Armani custom dress on her body is dirty and torn, she doesn't know if she can afford to sell herself.

Drew from Tina. Faye quickly understood what the other party was afraid of, and didn't care that Eric was beside her, so she giggled. Claudia on the other side. Schiffer has been a model for several years, and often has to be careful with the work of those well-known designers. Fei's mood also raised his wine glass to hide the smile at the corner of his mouth at this time.

"Eric, this is too petty, when did you like this type?" Look at Tina. Faye sat down in front of the three of them, and Drew leaned over to Eric and muttered in his ear.

Eric glared at the girl, not letting her talk nonsense, before he introduced, "This is Tina. Miss Fey, she's a journalist, Tina, it's Drew, and Claudia. ”

Tina. Faye would love to correct herself as Elizabeth. Fei, but seeing Eric's natural look, he still acquiesced and greeted the two Drews politely.

Eric didn't want Tina. Faye continued to stay in front of the two girls in embarrassment, and took the initiative to stand up towards Tina. Fei stretched out his hand: "Let's go dance together." ”

"Good...... All right. ”

Seeing Erekla and Tina. As Faye left, Drew blinked and set his eyes on Claudia. Sever, scanning up and down.

"What's wrong?" Claudia looked down at her chest.

Drew shook his little head and sighed: "Man's heart is in the sea, you big beauty is sitting here brightly, and he actually dragged a little earth girl to dance." ”

Claudia was stunned for a moment, glanced at Eric's figure not far away, and couldn't help but feel a little lost, but couldn't help but defend Eric: "Mr. Williams is a gentleman, and he is helping that young lady to solve the siege." ”

Drew giggled, leaned into Claudia's ear and said, "You'll know in the future, he's not a gentleman in bed." ”

Claudia's cheeks were slightly hot, but she asked curiously, "Have you slept with him?" ”

"Yes," the girl admitted without hesitation, and then stared at Claudia with a smile on her lips, "You're not going to report him, are you?" ”

Claudia shook her head quickly, she even regretted asking the question, knowing that this kind of thing would not do her any good.

Drew didn't say anything more, stood up and stretched out a small hand to Claudia: "Beauty, can I ask you to dance?" ”

Claudia took the small hand handed over by Drew and smiled, "The two of us?" ”

"Of course, I don't want to dance with those stinky men, you're the best, you're fragrant."

Claudia reluctantly stood up and let Drew lead her towards the dance floor. (To be continued......)