Hearing Eric say this, Cherissa Cody hesitated for a moment.

But she soon realized that her hesitation was ridiculous.

She knows very well what Brad Pitt is doing now, and in the past six months, Brad has only occasionally played small cameo roles in some movies or TV series. In this case, as long as you can get the role of the leading actor in a blockbuster TV series, what else is there to fear, you must know that many second- and third-tier Hollywood stars are involved in the competition for the male and female protagonists of "The X-Files".

Thinking about this, Sharissa Cody said: "Mr. Williams, I believe that "The X-Files" must be a very good TV series, if you can play the leading role in this TV series, even if it is stereotyped, what does it matter. ”

This woman is really good at talking, Eric thought to himself.

But she saw that Shelisa Cody then said: "But, Mr. Williams, is it too long to sign a contract for five seasons in one go?"

Eric immediately shook his head and said in a non-negotiable tone: "It's not long at all, the six leading actors of "Friends" have signed contracts for five seasons. ”

Shelisa Cody doesn't know if what Eric said is true, if that's the case, she really can't find any reason to bargain, not to mention, let alone five seasons, even a few more seasons, it seems that she and Brad Pitt don't have the right to bargain and 3◇,www.chips.

Eric observed Cherissa Cody's expression and said, "If you're okay, I'll go see Brad Pitt's audition tape tomorrow if his performance satisfies me." I'll let you know to sign up. ”

The next day. Eric arrives on the set where Fox is in charge of the audition. found the video of Brad Pitt auditioning, watched it several times, confirmed that Brad Pitt's current acting skills are indeed enough to be qualified for the role of Fox Muller, and asked the producers on both sides of Fox and Firefly to discuss it together, and it was quickly determined.

The rest is the heroine and some other small supporting roles, and of course Eric can't care about those small supporting roles anymore, just focus some energy on the selection of the heroine.

At the same time, another variety show of Promise Fox has finally started. After thinking about it for a long time, Eric finally chose the safest variety show, "Who Will Be a Millionaire".

In his previous life, the show originated in England and became popular all over the world in the late nineties, and Eric remembers that many domestic TV stations on the other side of the Pacific had similar parody programs at that time. And until Eric crossed over, the show still did not leave the TV screen, and there were often rumors that there was another millionaire on this show in a certain country. This show grasps the psychology of ordinary people who want to get rich overnight, so there are no limitations of the times, unlike some other shows, although it may be successful now. But it is a lot more cumbersome to operate. "Who Will Be a Millionaire" is much simpler.

Therefore, after the plan is written. Eric first sent people to many countries around the world that pay attention to intellectual property protection to register the copyright of the program, and after the show became popular, I believe that it can make a lot of money just by selling the copyright.

"Na, na, Eric, what do you think of this topic, how many brothers and sisters are there in Kevin's family in Home Alone?" In the car driving to Malibu, Drew, who was sitting in the passenger seat, held a small hardcover notebook in his hand, and wrote and drew on it from time to time.

Hearing the girl's question, Eric shook his head with a smile: "No, I said it, the problem of design must be closely related to life, and it must be very interesting, your question is completely in the test of people's memory, who will be idle to care about how many brothers and sisters Kevin has." ”

Drew pouted and retorted, "Then the problem you designed is even more boring, who would have nothing to do with how insects breathe." ”

Eric glared at Xiao Nizi helplessly: "At first glance, I didn't care at all when I was in school, and this problem must be in the biology textbook." ”

"You're quibbling, only nerds would care about these issues. The girl shook her ** head, bit the ballpoint pen in her hand and pondered for a while, and then asked: "What about this, what year did the Hollywood sign appear?"

Eric nodded: "That's a good question, write it down, write it down." ”

"Hehe," the girl smiled triumphantly, and then wrote it down in the little notebook.

Eric thought for a moment, then looked at the girl and asked, "By the way, I really don't know what year the Hollywood Sign was erected, what year was it?"

Xiao Nizi gave Eric a blank look: "How do I know." ”

“……”

Eric asked, somewhat speechless, "And how did you come up with this question?"

"I just passed by there yesterday. The girl bit the ballpoint pen again and pondered, then looked up at the road ahead: "How far is it?"

"Five minutes, it's coming soon. ”

The car stopped outside the manor in Malibu's sharp corner, and Eric opened the door and got out of the car, only to hear a strange cry from the girl in the car: "Ahhhh ”

"Climb out on your own," Eric thought that Nizi was doing something wrong again, so he ignored it and walked straight to Frank Gehry and his personal lawyer, Edward, who were waiting at the gate of the manor.

"Whoa, Eric, you're so ruthless," Eric was about to reach out to Frank Gehry, who was enthusiastically luring him, when a limpic body pounced on his back.

Eric slapped the girl's little ass with a backhand: "Don't make a fuss, don't you see so many people here? ”

"I really hit my knee, it's all red, don't believe it. Xiao Nizi, who was hanging behind him, said aggrievedly.

Eric scooped up the little girl hanging on her back in three or two times, hugged the girl and looked at the white and tender calves exposed under the knee-length pleated skirt, although there was indeed a small patch of blue and red on it, it was neither bleeding nor swollen.

"It's not lame, just run two kilometers on the ground. With that, Eric put Drew down. Xiao Nizi giggled and grabbed his neck and messed around for a while. only to barely let go.

Eric just let go of Drew. In the afterglow, I felt that someone in the distance was faintly looking this way, and I looked in the direction of my intuition, but I didn't find a figure, and I thought that I might be a little suspicious. I don't know why, he always has an uncomfortable feeling as if he is being followed these days.

Maybe it's time to hire a team of bodyguards, Eric thought to himself, but on the surface he focused on the few people in front of him.

"I'm sorry, but girls always like to mess around. Eric shook hands with Frank Gehry and Edward Lewis.

"It's all right," laughed Frank Gehry, and Edward Lewis chimed in.

"Then let's go in, keep looking at the design drawings, wait for more than half a year, and finally build this place. ”

Eric looked impatient, which made Frank and the others laugh.

"Please come with me," Frank said, beckoning everyone to get into the car, and the gates of the manor were opened by the makeshift guards. The group drove directly to the mansion on the edge of the cliff, as for the other buildings in the estate. Eric didn't have the heart to inspect them all, as long as he passed the inspection, these buildings were places where servants or guests lived.

A few cars drove along a curving road to the main building on the cliff bank, which Eric called 'Liberty City'.

The group got out of the car, and Eric couldn't help but let out an exclamation when he saw the shell-shaped silver building in front of him, which was even more delicate and atmospheric than the one in his mind.

The Iron Man Malibu mansion in my memory is only a concrete building, but although the building in front of me inevitably uses some reinforced concrete, most of the main structure is made of granite, special glass and low-alloy high-hardness steel, and the shell-like building surface is also covered with silver titanium alloy material, which shines in the sun.

Originally, Frank Gehry submitted a budget of only $5 million for the construction of the estate, but under Eric's promise of unlimited funds, Frank Gehry increased the budget again and again, first to $10 million, and finally to $20 million, and at the last moment of construction, he asked Eric for a budget of $2 million, 90% of which was spent on this building, you must know that in this era, $20 million can already build a 20-story building. Now, the housing prices in the entire Malibu have not yet reached the level of tens of millions of dollars in later generations, most of the Malibu villas are only a few hundred thousand dollars, and the prices of luxury houses with private beaches and other facilities are only a few million. This shows how extravagant this single building, which cost $20 million to build, is. Eric remembers that the 100 million yuan mansion of Bill, who many people talked about in his previous life, actually cost only more than 50 million US dollars, and that was after 2000.

The group stood outside the silver building for several minutes before Frank Gehry said in a smug tone, "Okay, I think we'd better go in and have a look, I'm sure the inside of this building will be even more surprising."

The staff opened the door to the mansion, and Frank Gehry walked in with the group.

As soon as they stepped into the hall, the first thing the group saw was not the large living room, but the sparkling sea.

"Wow, that's beautiful. A group of men still maintained restraint and reserve, but Xiao Nizi didn't care about this, and threw herself into the floor-to-ceiling window more than ten meters long and more than two meters high in surprise.

"Eric, Eric, come and see," Drew leaned against the glass window without hesitation, looking out at the sponge.

Eric was a little worried, "Mr. Gary, are these glasses all right?"

"Of course not," said Frank Gehry, "this is special glass, which looks no different from ordinary glass, but this glass is actually three layers with a layer of polycarbonate material in between, and even if you are shot, as long as it is not a large-caliber sniper rifle, you can block it." So an ordinary impact will not cause any damage. ”

One of Edward's assistants was surprised to hear Frank Gehry say this: "Mr. Gehry, according to what you said, this is not bulletproof glass, it must be expensive, right?"

Frank Gehry shook his head and said honestly, "It's not as bulletproof as it gets, but it's pretty much the same." As for the price, isn't the $20 million spent on these things? Eric, shall I show you around?"

"Of course," Eric said, ignoring Nizi, who was lying on the glass and looking at the sea, followed Frank Gehry to the rest of the world.

As he walked, Frank Gehry explained: "This floor is mainly the living room, kitchen, fitness room and reception room. According to the design you gave us, Eric, the basement level is a studio. There are a total of eight bedrooms on the second and third floors, as well as a study, a small screening room, and a total of 12 bathrooms in the villa. ”

Eric nodded slightly, walked up the spiral staircase all the way to the second floor, listened to Frank Gehry's introduction, looked around, and then everyone went to the top floor, where there was a large master bedroom with a large view of the surrounding area, through the glass windows, not only the view of downtown Malibu, but also the ocean in the distance.

Looking around, Eric suddenly thought of a question and said to Frank Gehry, "Mr. Gehry, are these glasses one-sided?"

"Of course, such an important detail that I could have overlooked, all the glazing in this building has been specially treated, and although you can see the light from the outside and look in, it is impossible to see anything inside. ”

"That's fine," Eric nodded, looking at the view around the master bedroom, which would be too bad if he and some girl were looking through the window while he and some girl were in the big bed.

It took more than ten minutes to turn around, and the group came to the living room again, but Xiao Nizi was nowhere to be found.

"I think Miss Barrymore must have gone outside to the pool," said Frank Gehry with a smile, "and it just so happens that the view is very nice, let's go there and talk about things." ”

Passing through a car door next to the living room, several people came to a huge open-air swimming pool facing the edge of the cliff.

Although the indoor business is also very good, after all, after being covered by a layer of glass, there is no shelter here, and it looks like a sea and sky.

"Mr. Gehry, are you swimming now?" said Niko's voice from behind a chaise longue.

Only then did everyone find that the girl didn't know where to find a pair of sunglasses to wear on her face, and was lying on a recliner basking in the sun.

"Of course, Miss Barrymore," said Frank Gehry, who seemed to like little Nizi, with a smile, "but only until Mr. Williams has signed the contract for the acceptance of the works." ”