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Eric walked into the party hall, greeted the familiar guests, looked around, looking for Nicole, Columbia Pictures CEO Bill Michanik walked over with a middle-aged man with black-rimmed eyes, recognized the middle-aged man as Barry Sonanfeld, the director of the "Men in Black" series, and Eric greeted him.

As he approached, Barry Sonenfeld reached out to Eric and greeted him with a smile, "Good evening, Mr. Williams." ”

"Hello, Barry," Eric and Barry Sonenfeld shook hands, reached out to Bill Michanik, greeted the two of them, and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Bill Michanik said: "Something about cinema. ”

Sensing Bill Michanic's vague tone, Barry Sonenfeld raised his glass to Eric playfully, and said, "So, Mr. Williams, you talk, I'll go say hello to Will." ”

Eric nodded at the other man, watched him leave, took a glass of red wine from the passing waiter, walked to the corner with Bill Michanik, and asked, "How was the talk?"

Bill Michanick and Barry Sonenfeld came into contact, and the topic could only be the "Men in Black" series.

Bill Michanick shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Barry and Will have just signed a contract with Warners, and Jon Peters' project is a TV series adaptation called "Hurricane Warriors". I've inquired, it's a science fiction film about two detectives who fight to protect the president against an evil doctor, set a hundred years ago. Moreover, I think Warner is clearly replicating the model of "Men in Black" this time, in addition to Strong Peters, Barry and Will, Warner also intends to use another male protagonist similar to the character of Tommy Lee Jones. Sci-fi films, two male leads, comedy style, except for the alien replaced by a mechanical monster made by Doctor Evil, the other elements are exactly the same. ”

Eric couldn't help but frown slightly as he listened to Bill Michanik's words.

After Sony removed the two columbia helmsmen, Peter Cooper and Jon Peters, a few years ago, Peter Cooper who has reaped the benefits is already enjoying retirement, but Jon Peters is still active in Hollywood, once again moving to his old club Warner.

The original "Men in Black", although it was the project selected by Eric, was mainly responsible for the team in Colombia at that time, that is, Jon Peters and others.

It's not unusual for Hollywood to follow the trend, but this kind of near-exact replication is a bit disgusting, and if Warner pulls Tommy Lee Jones in again, it will be an alien version of "Men in Black".

Eric doesn't have the impression of the film "Hurricane" in his memory, I don't know if it's a butterfly or too much to hit the street.

After continuing to ask Bill Michanick a few words, Eric realized that "Hurricane Cops" should be counted as a western costume science fiction film to be precise.

Western, costume, science fiction, these three elements are combined, completely giving people a sense of nondescriptry, Eric even thought of the Disney box office fiasco "Rocket Expert", which was also a more retro science fiction film, but "Hurricane Police" added some more street-like western elements.

Thinking involuntarily as he felt like he was starting to fall into thinking bias, Eric shook his head and shook off the thoughts.

"Pirates of the Caribbean", a film that hit the streets, has been a box office hit, and who is sure what the outcome of "Hurricane Cop" will be?

However, speaking of which, Warners has been making a lot of moves in the film business lately, first winning the distribution rights of Adam Sandler's "Daddy Rushes Forward", then snatching "Lola Run" at the Sundance Film Festival, and now this "Hurricane Warriors".

AOL's merger with Time Warner is under intense review by the U.S. Department of Justice, and it is thought that these moves should be the urgent efforts of Time Warner to make some achievements to consolidate their power in the new company after the merger.

Although this "Hurricane Cop" is really a bit of a mouthful, Eric has no intention of engaging in any battle with Warner.

Of course, don't think about what good advertising resources this film wants to get on the TV platform of the Firefly system in the future, and the digital field will not provide any special effects support for this film, Warner is ready to let itself do it in the era of light and shadow that Universal and Paramount have worked together.

With these thoughts in mind, Eric was about to part ways with Bill Michanick when suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, called out to him again, and asked, "John Wu has been in charge of an action movie on your side lately, right?"

"Well, "Stand-in Killer", the main creator has just been confirmed recently, and it will be started soon," Bill Michanik nodded, "Eric, is there any problem?"

"No, I mean, is Wu still preparing a war movie?"

"Yes, he also showed me the script called 'The Windtalker,'" said Bill Michanik, remembering it again, "By the way, Kenneth said hello to me last time and told me that you told everyone not to get involved in the project, so I didn't continue to talk to him." ”

Eric said that it was indeed "The Wind Whisperer", but on the surface he was silent, but Bill Michanik instructed: "You have a way to push this project to Warner." ”

Bill Michanik immediately understood what Eric was going to do, and a wry smile appeared on his face again, and said, "But, Eric, you haven't read this script yet, in fact, I think this project is still good, are you so sure that Wu will mess up?"

"Everybody has something they're good at," Eric said, "Have you ever heard of Wu making war films? Actually, I don't understand why he is interested in war films, he used to make comedies a long time ago, and his results were a mess, and then he turned to the field of action movies, so he found the right direction, and now he wants to transform, I am not optimistic at all." ”

"Every director wants to try something new," says Bill Michanick, "haven't you been doing it all the time?"

"I'm not in the mood to fight you about this," Eric shook his head and laughed, "Anyway, you just do what I say." ”

Bill Michanik was a little confused, and said, "But what should I do?"

"That's your business, use your brain," Eric raised his hand and flicked it on the glass in his other hand, and said, "For example, you said that after I read this script, I suddenly became interested in this project again, and then I talked to Wu, stuck the conditions harder, and then quietly released the rumors, and naturally someone would come to grab it." ”

"What if it's snatched by Universal and Paramount?"

"Anyway, as long as we don't do it," Eric shrugged, "However, I think it's the most likely to fall on Warner, on the Universal side, Michael is now more savvy than you think, and as for Paramount, Lei Shidong is becoming more and more conservative and is unlikely to make a move." ”

"Alright," Bill Michanik nodded helplessly, and couldn't help but say, "Eric, what if, I mean, if Windtalker succeeds?"

"Two ways," Eric said, but he only raised a finger and shook it in front of Bill Michanic, and said with a smile, "You help me carry the black cauldron, or do I carry the black cauldron myself?"

"BOSS, CAN I PICK THE SECOND ONE?"

"What do you say?"

Separated from Bill Michanik, Eric had just noticed Julia's figure, and walked straight to a booth not far away.

When I came to the booth, I found that in addition to Julia and Elizabeth, and Amy Pascal, Tina Brown was also here.

Even though he is the boss, Eric can't pay attention to the specific itinerary of his subordinates. Tina Brown is the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, and the Vanity Fair party was created by her, and although she has already joined Yahoo, Eric's presence here is a little surprised, but not at all surprised.

After greeting him, Eric unceremoniously sat down between Julia and Elizabeth.

Julia's little daughter-in-law beckoned the waiter to Fetch a glass of wine for Eric and handed it over, but Elizabeth asked curiously, "What were you talking to Bill about just now, and for so long?"

"The topic between Hollywood men, of course, is saving the world," Eric made a joke, was lightly slapped by Elizabeth, and didn't mind, and asked with a smile, "So, what about you?"

Elizabeth glanced at Eric and said, "I'm asking Amy to help me come up with an idea of what movie to make for Firefly, what do you think of Harry Potter?"

Eric put down his glass and raised his hand to make a surrender, 'begging': "You let Harry Potter go, count me in debt to you, okay?"

The women laughed together, apparently knowing about Eric and Elizabeth's $100 million box office bet on "Blair the Witch." In addition, in the past two years, as the popularity of the "Harry Potter" series has continued to rise, the Firefly Group has also begun to discuss the issue of officially launching the film project, and recently the news has spread to the media.

Everyone laughed, and Tina Brown said, "Speaking of which, 'Blair the Witch' is a miracle, Eric, I came here to personally sort out the marketing plan for 'Blair the Witch' here, which will definitely be a great inspiration for Yahoo's business." ”

Hearing Tina Brown explain his intentions, Eric nodded and said, "I'll have breakfast with Jeffrey tomorrow morning, so come over and let's talk." In addition, if there is any information that needs to be accessed, I will let this side try to cooperate with you. ”

With direct help from the big boss, Tina Brown naturally couldn't ask for it.

After chatting for a few words, Eric did not snub Amy Pascal, and took the initiative to ask: "Amy, how is the preparation of "Spy"?"

"Doug Liman has just finished his new film, I've talked to him, and he's happy to take on the film," Amy replied, "Also, in terms of the actor, ICM has recommended a few candidates to come over, and I'm planning to send you the information next week." ”

Eric sensed something was wrong, thought for a moment, and asked, "By the way, what about the producer?"

Amy replied, "John wants to take charge himself, and I think it's possible." ”

The John Amy was talking about was supposed to be John Cali, the vice president of MGM.

Eric didn't have the heart to explore the reason for this, so he shook his head and said, "Isn't John Cali in charge of the TV business, he should concentrate on doing this well," Saying this, Eric thought for a while, and said: "I remember, over there, Frank Marshall and Catherine Kennedy want to quit, you try to get in touch with them, and it's best to pull the two of them over." ”

Because Hollywood history has been seriously distorted by Eric's big butterfly, Spielberg and others replaced Amberlin Pictures, which was once established as a dream factory, and it has declined much faster than in the original time and space, but in the past few years, Lao Si and his gang feel that flying alone is far from being as simple as they imagined, and now there are signs of dispersion.

Frank Marshall and Katherine Kennedy were once Spielberg's ace producers, and the couple were involved in the production of the famous "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series and "Back to the Future" series. The former "Spy Shadow" series also happened to be from the hands of their couple, and it would be great if they could pull the two to MGM and make up the 'original team'.

"It shouldn't be easy," says Amy, "and I've heard they want to start their own production company." ”

When Eric heard this, he didn't worry.

The two couples will definitely have to find a big studio to set up a production company, which is probably the same as the relationship between Jerry Bruckheimer's production company and Firefly, and Eric does not believe that with the current situation in Hollywood, Frank Marshall and Catherine Kennedy will want to set up a single film company to produce and distribute films independently.

"You get in touch with them first, and if necessary, I'll talk to them personally. ”

Amy nodded and said, "Okay then, I'll make an appointment with them tomorrow." ”

As Eric and Amy talked, noticing Elizabeth's eyes flickering beside her, he smiled and stretched out his little finger to hook the back of her hand, and before the girl could react, he asked, "What about Drew, she should be here, right?"

"How do I know," Elizabeth pouted, "and I didn't keep her as a daughter." ”

Speak of the devil.

As soon as Elizabeth's words fell, the girl's voice came from the side: "I think you can be my mother already." ”

Eric turned around, and the girl's little body in a ginger one-shoulder dress had already squeezed past Julia outside, and sat on Eric's lap, but her little hands groped around him, and asked with a smile: "Where, where, I obviously heard that she was coming, but I couldn't find her after looking around, you must have hidden her, right?"

"Don't touch it," Eric said with a smile as he pressed the girl's restless paws, "I'll make her smaller and hide it in my ears, and I'll go back and show it to you secretly, don't scare everyone." ”

The girl snorted twice dissatisfiedly, three people sat on one chair in this booth, and the four people couldn't squeeze in, seeing that Julia and Elizabeth didn't mean to give up their place at all, the girl had to rub out again dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Amy and Tina, who were on the other side, both got up with a smile and said that they were going to say hello to the others. When the two left, the girl sat down opposite, a little reluctant, and said, "You must have hidden her, didn't you?"