Eric was going to take Murdoch to the small living room, but after the old guy entered the door, he offered to go to Eric's study to have a look, Eric readily agreed, if Murdoch surrendered his identity to be a commercial spy himself, he also admitted it, not to mention that even if it is a study, the most important things are generally in the safe.

When Jennifer Connelly walked into the study with a pot of coffee, she saw an old man of about 60 years old standing with his hands behind his back, looking up at the drawings on the wall, and admiring it from time to time.

The girl quietly placed the coffee pot on the coffee table and walked softly over to Eric.

"Eric, this is the storyboard for Jurassic Park, right?" asked Murdoch, pointing suddenly to an area on the wall.

"Well, that's just preliminary thoughts," Eric nodded in response.

Elizabeth, who was standing beside her father, snorted dissatisfiedly: "Maybe even the script has been written." ”

Eric shrugged his shoulders and made an expression of whatever you want, Elizabeth suddenly became even more proud, but Murdoch didn't seem to see his daughter arguing with Eric, and continued to point to the footage sketches of several disaster movies and asked, "What about these?"

Eric didn't explain to Murdoch in detail what he did to Cameron, but said lightly: "This is another series." ”

"Tsunami, hurricanes, strong earthquakes, thousands of miles of ice, the collision of heaven and earth... ∫↓… Tut-tut, if these scenes could be perfectly presented on the big screen, it would have caused as much of a sensation as Star Wars," Murdoch admired from the bottom of his heart, adding that Eric's big investment in digital is no secret in the industry. Many people think that Eric is hot-headed because he has too much money. Before you see these drafts. Murdoch had this idea too, but seeing Eric's huge plan with his own eyes, the old guy immediately understood that Eric was not only not hot-headed, but was playing a big game.

"It's definitely not as good as Star Wars, and it's hard to replicate the series," Eric said honestly, not that he was modest. Star Wars has become a cultural icon, and the peripheral value it has generated is incalculable.

While the planned Jurassic Park series and disaster film series are sure to be a huge hit, it's unrealistic to surpass Star Wars' influence.

Murdoch looked at it again before he walked to the corner couch and sat down, Connery felt that the study was not the place he should be, squatted next to the coffee table and poured coffee for the three of them, so he whispered to Eric, "Eric." I went out first. ”

Eric nodded, glancing at Elizabeth sitting next to Murdoch, "Liz." Someone has sent a lot of scripts these days, TG hasn't decided on the next movie yet, you can pick it up with Jenny. ”

Seeing that Eric was going to kick himself out with the little vase he raised, Elizabeth raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction, glared at Eric and said, "Why don't you let me pick one here?"

Eric said lightly: "You can't hold up the project here. ”

Elizabeth, who felt despised in her heart, was even more angry in her heart, and was about to refute, but she saw her father glancing at her, and the girl snorted twice, but she didn't play petty anymore, and stood up slowly and was about to go out, when she saw Connelly, who was also standing up next to Eric, her eyes rolled, and she stepped forward in three or two steps and grabbed the girl's arm affectionately: "Miss Connery, you are so beautiful, um, so fragrant, what perfume do you use?"

Connelly glanced at Eric, who was dragged out by Elizabeth, and when he heard Elizabeth's words, he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Miss Murdoch, it's Chanel...... Ahh

As Connelly spoke, he suddenly felt his buttocks being grabbed twice by a small hand, and he screamed in surprise, looking at Elizabeth beside him in disbelief.

Because Eric was sitting in the direction of the exit, he just saw Elizabeth turning into a female hooligan and reaching out to attack Connery's buttocks, and the girl turned her head to look at him demonstratively after she finished doing it, and the corners of Eric's mouth couldn't help twitching, is this taking advantage of yourself, is it appropriate for you to do this as a woman?

Murdoch turned his head to look at Eric's surprised gaze, only to see the back of his daughter holding Connery up the stairs: "Eric, what's wrong?"

"Well, it's nothing," Eric said, shaking his head, taking a sip of his coffee.

After the two women left, the two of them drank coffee slowly, and talked about the weather in Los Angeles for a while, before Murdoch tentatively stepped into the topic: "Eric, I heard that you have been raising funds recently?"

"Yes, because there is something to do," Eric said, quickly calculating Murdoch's intentions.

The less than $200 million withdrawn from several companies such as Firefly will definitely not satisfy Eric, and this money can only be magnified to $2 billion according to 10 times leverage, and the expected profit is far from Eric's expectations, and he needs more chips.

Therefore, during this time, Eric was trying his best to raise more funds, and all the credit cards in his hands were overdrawn to the limit, even the small coffers of Virginia and Nicole.

Originally, borrowing money from the bank was the best way, but if you want to get a large amount of money from the bank, it will take at least a month to add up to all kinds of procedures, and it is already in August, the war in Kuwait has broken out, and it is too late to get the money to enter the market.

Eric's speculation in crude oil futures is not top secret, with Murdoch's strength, it is easy to know the inside story, although I don't know what the little guy in front of him is crazy this time, but Murdoch judged from his behavior that Eric is making a big gamble.

Everyone knows the truth of losing nine out of ten, and although Eric has achieved a staggering achievement in Hollywood in just two years, Murdoch absolutely does not believe that Eric can replicate the same miracle on Wall Street, so he keenly feels that this is a great opportunity.

Before entering this room, Murdoch's original plan was to lend Eric a sum of money, if Eric lost the money in the oil futures market, Murdoch could justifiably offer to redeem the 10% stake in Fox TV, although Eric had never intervened in Fox TV's affairs before, but the 10% stake was like a thorn in Murdoch's restlessness.

But seeing Eric's huge plans for several special effects blockbusters, Murdoch quickly changed his original plan, and felt that it would obviously be a more cost-effective business to take a stake in Firefly than to get back the stake in the TV station.

"Eric, if you need money, Fox can lend you some of it. ”

"What about the conditions?" Murdoch got straight to the point, and Eric didn't beat around the bush, put down the coffee cup in his hand, and asked seriously.

Murdoch leaned back on the couch and said with a smile: "It depends on your sincerity." ”

"How much can Fox come up with, I mean, in ten days at most?"

"Ten days?" Murdoch straightened up again, "Eric, ten days is too short. ”

Eric said: "Mr. Murdoch, if I had enough time, I would go directly to the bank for a loan, and with my current net worth, I think any bank would be more than happy to lend me hundreds of millions of dollars." ”

Murdoch narrowed his eyes and looked at Eric for a moment, as if to find some useful information on Eric's face, but the old fox was quickly disappointed.

"Well, I'll make a phone call first," Murdoch said, standing up.

Eric gestured to the desk not far away, "Please." ”

Murdoch walked over to the desk and dialed a few phone calls, and without hiding what Eric meant, he spoke directly to the other side, and Eric listened attentively, and Murdoch was roughly asking News Corp about the financial situation.

Returning to the couch and sitting down, Murdoch said to Eric: "In ten days, I can give you 80 million." ”

Noticing Eric's disgusted look, Murdoch was a little angry, but a little helpless: "I know you have raised nearly $200 million before, but News Corp is not my alone, and I can't siphon out all the cash like you." (To be continued......)