Chapter 188: Vigilance
"Liz, does it have to be like this? Maybe...... I can give him my clothes back. In the small courtyard of Julia's house, the girl looked at the tin bucket used to burn the debris in front of her, and asked with a twinkle in her eyes.
Elizabeth forcefully pulled out the shirt that Julia was holding in her hand little by little, stuffed it into the bucket, struck a match and threw it in, the flame rose briefly, the cotton fabric quickly turned to ashes, and finally only a few plastic buttons were still flickering with unwilling small flames.
Clapping her hands, Elizabeth patted Julia's shoulder, who was staring at the small flame in the bucket and was a little stunned: "Okay, Julia, if you want to get that guy out of your life completely, this is the process you have to go." Hurry up and pack your bags, I've contacted the private jet, let's go to New York first, and if you haven't had enough, we can fly to London, Paris. ”
"I think I should talk to my agent first, I remember there will be announcements in the past two days......"
"Hey, you're the top actress in Hollywood now, Julia, not one of those last-minute actors who are pinched by their agents and don't have much freedom."
"But ......"
Elizabeth interrupted Julia: "Nothing! Where's your passport, and if you don't want to pack, bring your passport and credit card, and let's have a walk-and-go trip. ”
A little over an hour later, a Boeing private jet took off at Los Angeles International Airport.
Also taking off at the same time was director Jonathan. Demy. Passed by Michael. Eisner's Dot, Eric and Jonathan. After Demi communicated, Jonathan the next morning. Demi flew to Venice, Italy. In preparation for the anti-war campaign, although there are still more than two weeks to go before the start of the Venice Film Festival, Jonathan . Demi doesn't have any connections in Italy, so he still needs to explore it himself, and the more he prepares, the more sure he is.
A few days later, Eric accidentally contacted Kapoor and heard the other party's complaint, only to learn that Julia had been abducted by the Murdoch tomboys. Except for the imagination of some lace and silk edges again, Eric did not think that there would be a reason for this. He thought it would be better for Julia to go out for a walk, and the girl's drunken reaction that night still made a big impression on him.
In mid-August, the first two episodes that Eric was in charge of were also completed.
And after his personal training, the six leading actors have completely entered the role state. Let the director of the series, who took over the filming, Kevin. Bright saved a lot of effort.
After the test meeting, within a week one after another, Disney, Paramount, Warner and other film companies have made their own offers. Eisner is really determined to win, Disney submitted his offer directly the day after the test meeting, both of which are 35% of the North American box office share and 10% of the overseas box office share, after seeing this number, Eric instantly had a sense of déjà vu. And Jeffrey directly broke it, and what Disney gave was exactly the share of the movie he enjoyed from Fox when he directed the movie himself. And it is completely in accordance with the specifications of the North American box office exceeding 100 million yuan, otherwise, it will be difficult for Disney to get any profit.
If you calculate it carefully. In fact, this condition is much higher than what Fox gave, because Fox got the videotapes and peripheral management rights of Eric's movies at the same time, and from there Fox can also get a large amount of profits, but this time Firefly made it clear before that it would not sell the videotapes and peripheral rights of several movies, only the distribution rights in North America and overseas.
After Disney, Paramount, which is more desperate to get the distribution rights, offered the second place. Warner and several others followed, while Colombia didn't even make an offer outright.
To Eric's surprise, it was indeed Fox. On the second day of the audition, Fox sent someone to go to the script outline, and a few days later, Fox's Karta. Hunter personally approached Eric and brought what Fox hoped he would be able to make, but he didn't say a word.
It is clear that Elizabeth's impromptu plan has aroused the shrewd Barry. Diller's attention, and after evaluating it, Fox is obviously more optimistic, so there is such a play.
Eric didn't know what else had happened, but Eric refused Fawkes's proposal. Changing the contract will certainly require a series of negotiations, and it is difficult to determine what will happen in the meantime, and since Disney has already offered the same price, Eric certainly won't ask for trouble.
After determining that there was no competition, Firefly and Disney soon signed a distribution contract for both films.
"Eric, I heard you bought Pixar?" At the reception after the signing of the contract, Michael. Eisner asked.
Eric shook the red wine in his glass quietly: "yes, I'm more interested in cartoons, so I'll buy it to have fun." ”
"Really...... Young man," Michael. Eisner didn't know what to think of, and shook his head: "So, the original cooperation between Pixar and Disney in flat animation rendering was also cut off by you, right?" ”
"The Disney family has a big business, will it care about a little Pixar? As long as Disney says hello, I don't know how many animation companies will be willing to cooperate with you. ”
Michael. Eisner smiled helplessly, although Disney started out as an animate, but Michael. When Eisner took over, he did not place as much emphasis on animation as his predecessors, which led to opposition from some board members, but as Disney prospered, those objections weakened.
But not enough attention is paid to animated films, just relatively, Michael. Eisner is just more focused on live-action films than his predecessors, and does not represent Michael. Eisner did not value the status of Disney animated films in Hollywood. Therefore, as Eric slowly rose to prominence, his acquisition of Pixar half a year ago also caused Michael. Eisner's attention, and more importantly, Michael. Eisner's hearing that Pixar's zuò was a new form of 3D animation had to alarm him. (To be continued)