"How can you be happy that you have just been pestered by Michael Eisner to blackmail a movie," Eric said helplessly.

Although Eric didn't say it explicitly, Jeffrey quickly understood what he meant: "That...... What conditions did Disney give?"

"Not yet," Eric shook his head, "I just paid lip service to Michael Eisner." ”

Jeffrey breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, it's just a movie, anyway, you make a movie like a hen laying eggs." However, I just heard the news two days ago that Disney is going to suspend its cooperation with Warner in overseas film distribution and hand over all business to its subsidiary Bowei International. ”

"What does this have to do with me?" Eric didn't care about Jeffrey's teasing, and didn't bother to think about it when he heard it, so he asked directly.

"Of course, it has a relationship, after severing cooperation with Warner, Disney will definitely be in chaos in overseas distribution, and it is estimated that it will take at least half a year for Bowei International to integrate this aspect of the business. If you promise Disney's movie to be scheduled for the first half of next year, it is likely to be used as cannon fodder by Bowei to open up overseas markets, and it will be much better if it is placed in the second half of the year. ”

Eric wondered, "It's unlikely that Disney will use my movies as cannon fodder, don't they want to make money?"

Jeffrey stuffed his handkerchief into his pocket and beckoned a nearby waiter to bring him a glass of red wine before he continued: "Behemoths like Disney don't value the box office benefits of one or two movies, they value the expansion of channels more." And the worldwide influence of your first few films is the best tool to use to expand your channels. Disney is making a lot of things go smoothly when Disney is in the name of your movie and at the same time cedes some of its interests to engage with overseas distributors. Maybe a movie will be released. Disney can establish new distribution channels in several countries, and compared to these channels that can create profits for a long time, what is the benefit of a movie? ”

Eric nodded clearly, Disney uses its own films as a road opener, so in the process, it will definitely lose a lot of overseas box office due to the imperfection of the channel and other reasons, if so, Disney has expanded the channel. But he and the fireflies didn't do much good. Although the share of the overseas box office is not high, with the overseas box office scale of his previous films. That's also a million-dollar benefit, and he didn't sacrifice himself to fulfill Disney's kindness, unless Disney could compensate him for the loss in advance.

Thinking about this, Eric also made up his mind in his heart. At the same time, he asked, "Jeffrey, I just remembered, what did you mean when you said you had nothing to talk about with Robert Shay?"

"There's just nothing to talk about, Robert Shea insisted on a 15% stake plus $60 million in cash, and refused to give a step back, so I came to you in a hurry, and you as the chairman of the board of directors had to make a decision yourself. ”

Eric pondered. He asked, "Are you sure this is his ultimate bottom line?"

Jeffrey nodded: "Sure, Robert Shay has also made it clear, this is the final bottom line." There will be no further retreat, and there will be ......" Speaking of this, Jeffrey showed a strange smile: "Robert Shay also specifically told me that he will not accept any of your invitations to meet unless you are willing to agree to this price." ”

"Uh...... This one. Eric was momentarily confused.

Jeffrey didn't leave him confused for long, and explained with a laugh, "The first time you had dinner with him. Those words probably left too much impression on him, and he was afraid that he would not be able to help but back down from fighting you again, well, I think it must be so, although I didn't attend that meeting, but it seems that in the end, Robert Shea was stimulated by your instigation, and he took a big step back, right?"

"How can it be instigation, I'm telling the truth or not," Eric retorted with a laugh.

"Anyway, that's the way it is, in fact, I think the price is quite reasonable, after all, the new line is a 20-year-old company. I'm going to put more thought into the preparation next, and I'll leave the acquisition of the new line to you, and I'll have the secretary send it to your office tomorrow. ”

"Well, I see," Eric nodded, and looked at Jeffrey with some apprehension, "Jeffrey, you know, if the acquisition is successful, you may ......"

Jeffrey patted Eric on the shoulder and gave him a square look: "I've figured this out these days, I gave up the CEO position to Robert Shea, I just need to be the president in charge of production, even if it's a vice president." ”

"Thank you, Jeffrey," Eric looked gratefully at the fat old man who had gone out of his way to support himself from the beginning.

"Do we need to talk about this between us," Jeffrey held up his red wine, touched it with Eric, who came over, remembered one more thing, and asked, "By the way, can Jonathan Demmy be alone in Venice, do you want me to go with me, in fact, if you can, it would be better to let Kapoor go, he has more connections in Europe, but unfortunately he is an agent, and he doesn't plan to change careers." ”

"Michael Eisner talked to me before you came, and he's going to use some Disney resources to help with this and try to win an award at the Venice Film Festival. In this year's nine-member jury, John Landis happens to be a Hollywood director. ”

Jeffrey frowned and thought for a moment: "John Landis, the director of the blockbuster last year?"

"Well, in fact, John Landis is better at horror films, so, you know, the subject matter plus the label of a Hollywood movie will definitely add a lot of impression points to his heart, and Disney will also send someone to contact him. ”

"And when are you going to Venice?"

"A few days after the opening ceremony, the award ceremony will not be until mid-September. I definitely can't stay there for that long, and I don't plan to go again at the awards ceremony, and suddenly I find that my time for the rest of the year is really tight, September and October, at most plus the first half of November, I have to get all the products out, and I have to be busy with new things during the period, and I will definitely have to pay attention to the later stage of Al, so I don't have a day of free time. Eric snapped and complained.

"Who told you to do so many things at once, most directors can direct two films a year, you have four plans at once, and you also produce two. Jeffrey laughed, "Surely you won't be so busy next year, will you?"

"I won't be killed anymore, I'm going to have a good rest next year, I'm living so big, I haven't enjoyed life yet!"

"Yes, I've lived for nineteen years," Jeffrey teased with a little envy in his tone, looked around, patted Eric on the shoulder and said, "If you're tired, go back early, I saw a few acquaintances, go over and say hello." ”

"Well," Eric replied, not trying to get up, and Jeffrey didn't mind, picking up his wine and standing up to leave.

Eric slowly sipped the remnants of the red wine from his glass, intending to leave the place and go home to rest, but soon a tall woman in a silver fish-print bandeau evening dress appeared in front of him.

"Eric, I've always wanted to come and say hello to you, but you've always had someone around you," Brooke Smallice graciously sat down next to Eric.

"You're so pretty, Brooke," Eric smiled and raised the wine in his hand to Brooke Small.

"Thank you, but some people don't like it," the girl said with a wry, as if she was still minding how Eric had rejected her several times in a row.

Eric chuckled and didn't answer the question, the girl has always been very good at this kind of provocative expression, but maybe before, Brooke Smalls had always wanted to rely on him, and now the girl with that amazing encounter girl role, there is no need to pay for the role of the flesh and body at all.

Looking up and down at the girl's beauty, in fact, he really wanted the girl to stand up and turn around in front of him so that he could enjoy it: "I heard that you recently received a big zuò movie from Warner, what is it, it won't be a sequel, it will definitely be a big fight, but being able to participate in blockbusters with a cost of 100 million yuan in this era can gain greater fame because of it."

Brooke Smalls shook her head, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "No, the talk with Warner collapsed, and I chose to cooperate with Disney, so I happened to be here today." ”

"Oh, that's really...... It's not a pity, what kind of Disney films, is it convenient to reveal?" asked Eric curiously.

Brooke Xiaosi nodded: "I can't say much about the specifics, but the name is set for the time being, and it is likely to be changed later, so I can sue you." ”

"Rocket...... Expert," Eric almost squirted out a sip of red wine, and in his memory, the movie should have been released in '91, so at least it will have to wait until next year to start filming. Eric knows that because of his appearance, although many Hollywood movies have not disappeared, the filming and release schedule have become chaotic. However, these are not the point, the point is that Eric just remembered this movie, which was the big hit on the street that made Jennifer Connor's interest in the film for five years in his previous life!

Eric looked Brooke Smalls up and down, the girl still maintained a softer image, and apparently realized that this image was more suitable for her development in Hollywood than her previous imposing and glamorous appearance.

However, Eric sighed twice in his heart, how bad does this girl have to be to step on such a big hole. (To be continued)