Looking around through the dense crowd, the Runkel house in the west was empty, and less than three days after the screening, the Runkels hurriedly took Stewart out of the publicity crew, and it is said that someone asked Stewart to shoot an advertisement at a high price.

When Eric was out of town, information about the family had already appeared in the newspapers, because of the fire, Stewart had made millions of dollars through various endorsements and advertisements in just a few days, and the news that the whole family had moved into the Beverly Hills mansion.

Although I hope that the Runkels are not as mercenary as Macaulay Culkin's parents in the previous life, but depending on the situation, this couple is no different from the couple in the previous life, Eric can only hope that Stewart will not follow the old path of Macaulay Culkin, after all, the sequel still needs this smart little guy, the third part of the previous life, because there is no Macaulay Culkin, the box office plummeted from 170 million in the second part to 18 million.

Surrounded by reporters, he was so cranky, and finally after more than ten minutes, someone found out about Eric's predicament and called the police, and Eric was rescued from the crowd by the police.

Driving to the headquarters in Colombia with a trail of tails, the two front desk ladies recognized Eric at a glance, they didn't know the complicated feelings of the Colombian top brass about the box office, but they knew that Eric was about to become the youngest billionaire in Hollywood. Therefore, after informing the president's office, the two girls changed their ways to get close to Eric, and if they were taken by this young and wealthy young man, they would fly directly to the branches.

Eric was also happy to laugh with the two beautiful vases, and said a few little jokes that were slightly erotic, making the two girls giggle, and before they knew it, there were two more small cards with the smell of perfume and contact information written in their hands.

"Hey, Eric." While chatting with the host girl, Eric suddenly heard Bront Cohen's voice ringing nearby. Turning around, he found Blunt Cohen with his arms outstretched, and Eric enthusiastically stepped forward to hug Bront Cohen.

"Mr. Blunt, why did you come down in person, just send someone to bring it up."

Blunt Cohen laughed, "What, do you think I'm an old man bothering you young people to flirt?" ”

"Of course not," Eric quickly denied.

Blunt Cohen said: "With such a beautiful box office result, I should pick you up in person, let's go, let's talk about business first and then think about dating girls, young people still have to put their careers first." ”

Eric nodded, flicked the pink cards in his hands at the two girls, and followed Bront Cohen to the elevator.

Watching Blunt Cohen and Eric walk into the VIP elevator, a petite girl at the front desk asked the other girl with some expectation, "Miria, do you think Eric will ask me out?" ”

Tall, blonde-haired, Miria leaned into her ear and whispered, "Who knows, maybe Eric will date both of us at the same time, would you?" ”

"Huh? So how...... How? Thinking of some possible scenes, the petite girl's face heated slightly.

Miria suddenly laughed and said, "Okay, Lisa, don't be delusional. Judging by what Eric Williams has just said, it's clear that he's a veteran of the flowers. The two of us together must have been played by other people. ”

"How is it possible, he's only eighteen?" Although she had just been teased by Eric, the girl named Lisa had a good impression of Eric. The world is like this, if an ordinary person teases them, the result will definitely be beaten up by the security guards and thrown out of the Colombian headquarters, but replacing it with a handsome guy who is young and rich will make the two girls flattered and have a good impression.

"To correct a little, it's a handsome eighteen-year-old guy who is about to become a billionaire. To achieve such a great achievement at such a young age, the two of us together can't catch it, and, don't you notice? Just now, Mr. Blunt Cohen glared at us, apparently warning, as he left. So, Lisa, be realistic, come with me to a nightclub at night, and I'll introduce you to two handsome guys. ”

Lisa nodded in disappointment, but couldn't help but glance at the VIP elevator not far away.

……

In the office of the president of Columbia, Bronte Cohen enthusiastically asked Eric to sit down on the sofa, went to the wine cabinet to get a bottle of wine, and said: "Eric, let's celebrate a little first, and when we get down, I will definitely have a big celebration for you." This bottle of white wine is my own wine in Burgundy, and there is only the last bottle left. ”

Eric picked up the goblet and sniffed it expertly, the amber liquid overflowing with a fresh pineapple aroma.

Having learned about Eric's archives and knowing that the young man in front of him had never been exposed to such a top-notch wine before, Blunt Cohen thought Eric was pretending to be pretending and asked with interest, "How do you feel?" ”

Eric nodded and exclaimed, "Great wine, Burgundy wine is not easy to produce pineapple aromas." ”

Blunt Cohen was a little surprised: "Eric, I didn't think you knew anything about wine. ”

"I just heard about it by chance," Eric told the truth.

Blunt Cohen didn't dig deeper, picked up his glass and said, "So, for the sake of success, cheers." ”

"Cheers."

After drinking, Bronte Cohen asked the assistant to pack up the drinking utensils, returned to his seat and sat down and said, "Eric, let's talk about business next, this is the box office number of the previous week, you can take a look first." ”

Eric took the article and opened it, not only the box office number jù on the text jiàn, but also the box office number of all the movies being released this week, the number of 27.55 million US dollars was at the top of the list, and the second place dropped directly to 13.12 million US dollars, although this number is already quite good, but it is much more palpable compared to one.

"That's right, Eric," Bront Cohen straightened up, a little ashamed on his face, "there's something we need your understanding for, and it's about the screen this week. ”

Looking at the expression on Bronte Cohen's face, Eric had a slight bad feeling and nodded for Bronte Cohen to continue.

"According to our gambling contract, Colombia should increase the number of screens to 2,000 this week, but unfortunately, because the box office far exceeded Colombia's expectations, we were not fully prepared, and the director could only add 500 screens this week," said Blunt Cohen. ”

While Blunt Cohen's reasoning was reasonable, Eric was keenly aware of the problem.

"So, Mr. Cohen, what is Colombia going to do?" Eric asked calmly.

"Eric, Colombia is quite serious about the agreement between us. But after all, this incident is beyond everyone's expectations, and it is impossible for the theater company to adapt to our gambling contract with an empty screen, so Columbia has negotiated a compensation agreement. ”

Eric was slightly vigilant in his heart: "Compensation agreement? ”

"Yes, Eric, don't worry, there will be no changes to the original VAM agreement. On top of that, because of the damage caused by our underestimates, starting next week, on top of the agreement, we will add an additional 100 screens until the film is released, and I think that's enough to show Colombia's sincerity. Blunt Cohen said with a smile.

Eric nodded subconsciously, if this is really the case, this compensation agreement is indeed acceptable, however, Eric still feels a little strange.

Seeing Eric nodding, Bronte Cohen took out the prepared compensation agreement, pushed it in front of Eric and said, "This is the compensation agreement, Eric, you can take a look at it, and sign it if it's okay." ”

Eric picked up the agreement and looked at it, it was very short, with a few articles, and the language was very straightforward, and there were no contract traps on the surface. However, Eric was cautious: "Mr. Cohen, can I show it to my lawyer?" If it's okay, I'll send the contract back after signing. ”

"Of course no problem," Bront Cohen nodded generously, and continued: "So, let's talk about the overseas release next, Eric, due to the popularity of this movie now, the sooner it is released overseas, the higher the box office, once the festival is missed, the overseas box office will be reduced by at least half, so we want to win it with 16 million US dollars or 8% of the overseas box office share, what do you think?" ”

"Mr. Cohen, 8% is a bit less."

Blunt Cohen shook his head and said: "It's a lot, Eric, we can only get about 20% of the overseas box office after deducting the local theater share and high film tax, and you don't need to pay any price to get 8% of the box office, which is very reasonable." ”

Eric snorted coldly in his heart, what does it mean not to pay any price.

If not, there would not be a single film in Colombia that could make $50 million from the North American box office share alone, and even in the whole of 1988, there were no more than 10 films that could make $50 million at the North American box office. Relying only on the share of one movie, Colombia's performance in the Big Six this year will jump directly from the bottom to the top three.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Cohen, I need to think about it." Eric shook his head and rejected Bront Cohen's proposal, Eric would not give up the benefits he should have received because he made too much money in the gambling agreement, in his values, what should be yours can be yours, but mine must be mine.

As if anticipating Eric's answer, Bront Cohen nodded and said, "Alright then, Eric, you can go back and think about it again, but please give me an answer." ”

Walking out of Bronte Cohen's office, Eric encounters Lester Reed, who is in charge of the project.

"Hi Lester, good morning."

Lester didn't expect to run into Eric so coincidentally, and said with an unnatural expression: "Hello, Eric, congratulations on your success." ”

"You're the same, Lester, you're in charge, and you'll definitely get a generous year-end bonus, right?"

Getting a stinking scolding was about the same, Lester scolded a sentence, but his face did not show Xiàn, and he smiled awkwardly.

"By the way, Lester, where is Ms. Pascal's office? If she hadn't helped recommend her, she wouldn't have been so successful, and I wanted to thank her in person. ”