"Eric, everyone knows about this, why do you ......"

Eric directly interrupted Murdoch's words and asked, "Who is in charge of this, I want to know this." I know it's definitely not Fox, not to mention that there is so much cooperation between the two of us, Fox has gained enough benefits, and even if you do, it will definitely not be at this time of the year, and the box office of "Sleepless in Seattle" has been greatly affected by this turmoil. So, who took the lead? ”

Murdoch was stunned and said: "Eric, even if you know what to do, although the means this time are a little fiercer, it is also a very normal competition in the industry." ”

"Who is it?" Eric asked coldly again.

Elizabeth, who was just listening boredly, slapped the cutlery in her hand on the table, glared at Eric with disgust, and said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, Eric, how can you talk to my dad like that, he's an elder anyway!" ”

The tense atmosphere was completely lost by the girl's low voice.

Murdoch really wanted to pat his daughter's head and praise her, and sure enough, her daughter was born to her father. Of course, Elizabeth was too old to do that anymore, so she just smiled and took a sip of her wine.

Eric looked at Elizabeth helplessly, but the girl glared back without showing weakness.

This little girl who owes a cigarette, what kind of interjection does a man say!

Eric took a deep breath, softened his tone, and said: "Mr. Murdoch, the box office of "Home Alone 2" is still very bright this time, although it is not as good as the first part, there is no problem with the global box office exceeding 300 million US dollars, and according to Stu's current age, this sequel can be reproduced at least three more times. What do you think? ”

"Michael. Eisner," Murdoch blurted out without hesitation.

Elizabeth looked at her father in astonishment, this selling teammates is too undisciplined, right? I'm sorry that I just helped you out.

A few glances between the two 'hateful' men. The girl puffed out her cheeks and drank the red wine angrily. At the same time, I swore in my heart that no matter what happened next, I would never speak again.

Eric didn't notice the girl's movements, and he was only shocked now.

During this time, he has thought more than once that it may be Warner or Universal who is leading this matter. It could be Columbia, or Paramount, which is not doing very well right now, and it could be Disney's Michael. Eisner was the least suspicious, and even Disney was second to Fox in terms of suspicion of manipulating the matter.

After all, he was in a relationship with Michael. Eisner didn't have much contact, but Michael. Eisner has always shown that he admires him very much in front of him, and Disney's cooperation on the two films "Island Cry" and "Steel Magnolia" is also very sincere.

Seeing Eric's expression of disbelief, Murdoch said, "Eric, if you don't believe me." Feel free to verify, this matter is in the past, and I have no need to lie. From the beginning, things were Michael. Eisner took the lead, and he did a lot of the work, and the other of us just tried to cooperate. ”

"How could it be...... Well," Eric muttered in disappointment.

Murdoch thought about it, but said slowly: "The three outstanding professional managers who came out of Paramount back then, Barry. Diler is the most pragmatic, and he feels that as long as he does it well. There's definitely enough to get in return, so I think he's also the most naïve. That's why he was relieved to be at the helm of Fox. And Jeffrey. Katzenberg is the most passionate about filmmaking, and he puts his main focus on film. Therefore, he is not suitable to be at the helm. As for Michael. Eisner, on the other hand, is the most unscrupulous, and he can do anything to advance his career. So, I think in the future these three people, it will definitely be Michael. Eisner has achieved the most, but I don't think I can control this person, so I didn't even think of recruiting him under my command. ”

Eric sighed lightly and shook his head, "I just thought it was too surprised. ”

For some reason, Murdoch couldn't help but be sorry for Michael. Eisner defended: "Eisner just did what a standard businessman should do." ”

"yes, standard merchant," Eric smiled self-deprecatingly.

"So, Eric, about the Home Alone series......"

"Firefly can sign a direct contract with Fox for the next three Home Alone series, but I won't be the director myself, but I will also be the producer."

Murdoch looked happy and worried: "Eric, why didn't you come in person?" ”

"I got a little tired of making two films in a row, so I wanted to save time to make other films. Moreover, the signature of Home Alone is Stuart. Runkel, so as long as the style of the film remains the same, it doesn't matter who directs it. ”

Eric replied that although this was partly a reason, the main reason was that only two of the previous "Home Alone" films were a huge success, and the third was due to Macaulay. Culkin grew up and changed the protagonist, and his grades were a failure.

Although Stuart is only nine years old this year and can continue filming because of Eric's proper casting, Eric has no confidence in the prospects of the series, so he generously signed a direct release contract with Fox for the next three parts.

When Murdoch heard Eric's explanation, he couldn't find a reason to refute it, and most Hollywood directors at Eric's level didn't like to shoot sequels. So he easily accepted Eric's explanation.

"Eric, although you don't want to direct it yourself, I want you to continue to be in charge of the script." Murdoch said reluctantly.

Eric nodded, "I'll definitely be involved in this." ”

At this time, the dinner in front of the three people had been eaten, and the waiter removed the dishes and replaced them with coffee.

Now that Eric has gotten the answer he wants, Murdoch discussed with Eric about several programs on Fox TV, Firefly is a shareholder of Fox TV after all, Eric readily promised to personally supervise the production of "Who Will Become a Millionaire", to ensure that it can be broadcast smoothly at the end of this month, in fact, "Who Will Become a Millionaire" has been prepared very well, and even the question bank has been almost designed, if it weren't for this turmoil, Perhaps it will be officially available in early March. And the situation of "The X-Files" is similar, originally the first episode should have been completed.

Although Firefly's delay also violated the contract signed by the two parties, Fox originally thought that if Firefly gave in, he could take all the full rights of several shows, so he did not react much to Firefly's breach of contract. And now that the two sides have reconciled, it is impossible for Fox to pursue the matter anymore, but only skip the matter in a few words.

After discussing the matter, Murdoch took a few sips of coffee before asking casually: "Eric, do you have a plan for this year's movies, how many do you plan to make?" ”

Hearing this question, Elizabeth, who was originally absent-minded, also cast a curious look.

Eric took a slow sip of coffee, thought about it and said: "Two parts, one has been decided, but the script is still deadlocked, the screenwriter's price is a bit outrageous, plus the things during this time, I don't have time to talk about the script for the time being." ”

"Is that the script about ghosts?" Elizabeth couldn't help but interject.

Eric looked at the girl curiously, has this been so widely spread?

Stared at by Eric, the girl's face turned slightly red, and said, "I heard that you ...... I'm quite optimistic about this script, so I also inquired about it. ”

Eric could tell at a glance that Elizabeth must have had the idea of cutting off her beard, but it certainly didn't seem to have succeeded.

It seemed that she had seen through her thoughts, and the girl was even more embarrassed, but continued: "But...... But I got people to contact the guy named Bruce. Joey. When Robin wrote the screenplay, the other party said that the script had been sold. ”

Eric stood up abruptly in surprise and looked at Elizabeth, "Sold?" ”

"yes, isn't it...... Didn't you buy it? Elizabeth asked with a raised face as she looked at Eric, puzzled.

"Sorry, I need to make a few phone calls," Eric said to the two of them, picking up his phone and heading around the corner.

Looking at Eric, who was standing not far away with his mobile phone and constantly dialing, while turning around a little anxiously, Murdoch asked his daughter, "Liz, what script is it?" ”

The girl looked at Eric's figure and said to her father with some schadenfreude: "It's a love story script, I haven't been able to see the full story, but I've probably heard about it, it seems to be a bank clerk who was murdered by a colleague and turned into a ghost, and then protected his girlfriend and took revenge or something, anyway, that's about it." ”

Murdoch looked at Eric, his eyes flickering, not knowing what he was pondering.

It was a long time before Eric returned to his seat with a disappointed face.

The old god Murdoch was drinking coffee on the ground, and there was no intention of speaking, and then Elizabeth spoke: "Eric, who bought it?" ”

"Michael. Eisner," Eric reluctantly squeezed out a name.

The girl asked, "Then what are you going to do?" ”

What can Eric, almost imagine, to Michael. Eisner was shrewd enough to buy the script, and he would definitely not rush to have Disney shoot it himself, but intended to use it to work with him. (To be continued)