's test film will be very successful, whether it is the senior management of Twentieth Century Fox or the representatives of theater operators, they are unanimously optimistic about this youth campus comedy. During the Thanksgiving-Christmas season, if Eric hadn't appeared, Twentieth Century Fox would have only released a comedy starring Harrison Ford and Sigouney Weaver during Christmas on December 23.

Now there is, and the November Thanksgiving slot, which was not originally planned to be released, is also filled by this movie. After discussion, it was determined that it would be released on November 18th, and Eric was very satisfied with this release time, and from the movie schedule materials seen by Twentieth Century Fox, Eric found that throughout November, there was not a single high-grossing movie in his memory, which was simply tailor-made for quietly entering the village. Among the movies released in December, only three of them squeezed into the top ten of the North American box office list in 1988 in their previous lives.

Towards noon, James Brooks finally led Eric to a middle-aged man in his forties with eyes. This is Karta Hunt, the director of distribution at Twentieth Century Fox, who introduced each other, and James Brooks left the space to the two, although he has a good sense of Eric now, but after all, the two are not related, and he will not waste favors to help Eric with his small-budget films.

"Hello, Mr. Karta." Eric shook hands with Karta, and the other party also politely praised Eric's acting skills in the room.

However, after Eric explained his intentions, Karta refused without even thinking about it: "I'm sorry, Eric, the company's release plan for this year is full, and it's impossible to temporarily cram in a small-budget movie, so I can only apologize." ”

This excuse is very far-fetched, if Spielberg recommended his own movie, it is estimated that Karta Hunter would have jumped up and hugged his thigh in tears.

Although Karta refused very simply, Eric still fought for it: "Mr. Karta, can we see my movie first, I just brought the copy, you only need to spend more than an hour watching it, I swear it's a great movie." ”

Karta shook his head again, many small companies that promote their own films to him are almost all these words, especially recently, because of the close to the hot schedule, many film companies that do not have their own distribution channels are trying to sell him their own films, and he has also seen a few films due to some favors, basically there is little commercial value, so it is even more impossible to waste time on a low-budget comedy of an eighteen-year-old boy now: "Eric, you know, I am very busy with my work right now, and I will have to arrange distribution work soon, I have to go to the headquarters for a meeting in the afternoon, so I can only apologize. ”

Eric is not one to give up so easily, and with a cheeky plea, Karta finally impatiently finds an excuse to turn away.

"Eric, how's it going?" Back in the crowd she knew, Penny Marshall asked.

Eric shook his head with a wry smile, and Penny Marshall patted Eric on the shoulder comfortingly, "Don't be discouraged, Eric. Film distribution also requires costs, and the publicity and distribution costs of many films are even higher than the production costs, and once the box office is not ideal, the person in charge needs to be held responsible, so you should understand Karta. You should have spent a lot of money making your own movie, and after this time, I can help you introduce a video distribution company, and after the release, with your fame, you can more or less recover some funds by directly distributing the videotape. And I think you should spend more energy on screenwriters and actors, your talent is good, and if you go down-to-earth, you will always make a difference. ”

"Thank you, Penny." Eric thanked him, but he felt a little bitter in his heart, everyone seemed to regard it as a real movie for his rookie, and he really wanted to tie all the people present to the seat and forcibly put it again. It's a pity that this idea needs God's help to operate.

Somewhat frustrated, he returned home, and since Twentieth Century Fox was out of theater here, he had to try it with other studios.

Aniston curled up on the living room sofa like a cat, bored watching the BBC soap opera, saw Eric open the door and came in, poked his little head and asked, "Eric, how is the situation?" ”

Eric walked over and took Aniston into his arms, rubbed her back, and said, "Twentieth Century Fox refused, but it's okay, I'll try other studios." ”

Aniston felt a faint dejection in Eric's tone, hugged her boyfriend's waist and raised her pretty face to comfort: "It's okay, Eric, it's so good, their rejection must be their loss, I believe that after the release, they will definitely regret what they did today." ”

"Oh, baby, your words are heartwarming." Eric pinched Aniston's face.

The two couldn't help but kiss each other, and after a while, the phone rang, and it was several times before Eric reluctantly let go of the girl under Aniston's push.

"Hey, this is the Williams house."

“……”

"Hello Jeffrey, what's the matter?"

“……”

Eric listened to the voice on the phone and suddenly raised an eyebrow, Aniston knew that this was a gesture that only happens when her boyfriend was happy, and leaned over curiously, but she didn't hear what Jeffrey Hansen was saying on the phone.

Eric nodded in agreement, hung up the phone, and spun Aniston in his arms a few times.

"Hehe, Eric, I'm a little dizzy, let me down, what's the good news?"

Eric put Aniston back on the couch and said, "Jeffrey happened to run into a friend from Columbia Pictures this morning, and he said that friend was very interested in the movie. Jeffrey said if I didn't sign a deal with Twentieth Century Fox, I could give it a try. ”

"Columbia Pictures? That's the ......," Aniston posed for the Statue of Liberty.

"That's right, that's it." Eric nodded.

……

"Amy is a good friend of mine, very capable, in her early thirties and already in the top of Columbia, and she has two films that she helped bring in and distribute. I met her yesterday and she happened to talk about you, and she seemed to know about you, and then I told her about it. In a café, Jeffrey Hansen told me what had happened.

Eric, who was sitting opposite, was curious: "Amy, you mean the other party is a woman?" ”

"Of course."

Eric said that it wouldn't be such a coincidence, and then thinking of Columbia Pictures, Eric couldn't help asking, "That, what is Amy's full name?" ”

"Amy Pascal."

Sure enough, she may have been more exposed in the nineties of her previous life, Shirley Lansing, the first female head of Hollywood who brought Paramount from the trough to the top again, but Amy Pascal's achievements are not much worse than Shirley Lansing, and this strong woman has ruled Columbia Pictures for longer than Shirley Lansing.

Eric chatted with Jeffrey again, and when the agreed time was two minutes away, Amy Pascal hurried over, one meter and six meters tall, wearing a small black suit, long brown hair, delicate facial features, very temperamental.

After greeting each other, the three of them sat down together.