Eric recounted his speculations on the phone about what had happened in the past few days, and Jeffrey in New York also realized the seriousness of the matter and said that he would return to Los Angeles tomorrow morning.

After hanging up the phone, Eric sat alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and continued to be in a daze, as the sunset completely sank to the sea level, and the living room without lights dimmed. Xiao Nizi didn't know where the madness had gone, and the servants of the manor would not take the initiative to enter here without being instructed, so Eric was the only one in the whole villa, which seemed silent and empty.

I don't know how long it took, but the walkie-talkie in the living room rang silently, and after Eric got up and pressed the call button, the voice of the manor security guard came: "Mr. Williams, a man named Arnhorn Carpenter is coming to visit." ”

Eric wondered, "I don't know such a person, did the other party tell me about his intention?"

The security guard said: "No, but he said that he was a 'messenger'." ”

"Messenger," Eric repeated in a low voice, quickly remembering something and telling the security guard, "let him in." ”

"Okay, Mr. Williams," the other side said, ending the call.

Eric turned on all the lights in the living room, and the originally dim living room was soon as bright as day, and then Eric walked towards the study.

A few minutes later, a well-mannered white man with glasses carried a black leather bag into... ◆ Opened the door, looked around at the gorgeous decoration of the mansion in the bright lights, and let out a few low admirations, although I knew that I might not be able to have such a mansion in my life, but when I thought of what I was going to do today, I inevitably felt a little deformed self-satisfaction.

The man saw that there was no Eric in the living room. There is no politeness at all. He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and sat down on the sofa. Looking out the window at the sparkling sea, he patiently waited for the appearance of his master.

After a while, Eric came out of the study, and frowned slightly when he saw the strange man who was already sitting on the sofa, but quickly regained his composure and walked towards the strange man.

Hearing footsteps, the man stood up, but did not move. He stood there and waited for Eric to approach before he reached out and introduced himself, "Hello, Mr. Williams, my name is Arnold Carpenter. ”

Eric stretched out his hand to shake the other man's hand, but did not speak, and saw that Arnhorn Carpenter was not concerned about his coldness, and was about to continue to sit down in his place, before Eric spoke: "I'm sorry, Mr. Carpenter, this is my favorite position. Please sit down over there. ”

Arnhorne Carpenter's expression changed, but a sneer soon appeared on his face. Standing up in a pretended style, he said, "As you wish, Mr. Williams." ”

Eric sat down in the seat that Arnone had given up, and then looked at Arnhorn Kaput, who was sitting opposite, and said, "I heard that you are the 'messenger', so tell me what you are here for." ”

Arnhorne Carpenter didn't speak immediately, but opened the leather bag he was carrying, took out a stack of photos from it, and pushed it in front of Eric: "Mr. Williams, you can take a look at these first." ”

Eric took the thick stack of photographs, and saw the first one of Drew curled up in his arms like a kitten, taken at the gate of the Malibu Manor a few weeks ago, and the little girl yelled that she had hit her knee.

A flash of clarity flashed in Eric's heart, it turned out that his feelings were correct that day, and someone was indeed following and secretly filming him. Well, maybe his other feelings these days are not wrong.

Although he was very shocked, Eric still quietly flipped through the next photos, except for his 'intimate photos' with Drew, none of the women he had contact with were spared, the time span was a whole year, and even many photos Eric didn't remember at a glance, and he needed to recall carefully to roughly remember the time and place where it happened. And these photos are quite cleverly taken, so that people can know at a glance that the relationship between men and women in the photos is ambiguous.

After looking at the photos, Eric immediately determined that the incident had nothing to do with Fox, because Murdoch had personally admitted that a reporter from News Corp.'s New York Post had followed him for months. Moreover, there are even photos of him and Nicole in this stack, but there are no of him and Elizabeth. If these are the handiwork of other forces, wouldn't the relationship between the newly rising famous director and the daughter of a media tycoon be even more sensational when exposed?

However, while Fox can be seen in the photos, Eric is certain that things will not be that simple. If the News Corp is trying to use these tricks to force him to comply, it will only lead him to other powers, whether it is Murdoch or Barry Diller, who cannot be so stupid.

Throwing the photo in his hand on the coffee table in front of him, Eric raised his head and stared coldly at Arnhorn Carpenter opposite: "What does this mean?"

Arnhorne Carpenter dodged Eric's cold and pressing gaze slightly, and said, "Mr. Williams, this is why you knowingly asked. ”

Eric said without a hint of emotion, "Do you think you can use these little tricks to affect me?"

Arnhorn Carpenter said: "Whether you can or not, it depends on whether my boss is willing or not." Mr. Williams, do you want me to help you list a few of the most famous figures in Hollywood history who have become meteors because of one or two scandals that were otherwise inconspicuous?"

Eric said in a deep voice: "I and these women in the photo are all willing by you and me, and when it is exposed, I am at most regarded as a playboy by the public, and there are not many playboys in Hollywood." ”

Arnhorne Carpenter sneered and sat up straight and said, "Mr. Williams, the 'public' in your mouth is the most ignorant group, what kind of person they will treat you, and the key depends on what kind of person the media controlling public opinion wants them to treat you as." And the person who asked me to speak happened to control a large part of the public opinion media in North America. So, these photos are enough to make you infamous. And that's just the beginning, after the small troubles, there will be bigger ones waiting for you. ”

Hearing Arnhorne Carpenter say this, Eric's eyes flashed with a strange color, but he quickly concealed this affection, and said in a slightly angry tone: "Mr. Carpenter, can you tell me who the bosses behind you are, or who the bosses are?"

Seeing that Eric was finally angered by himself, Arnold Carpenter said proudly, "Mr. Williams, you are so smart, how could you not guess?"

"Well," Eric continued, "So, tell me what they all have?"

"Forty percent of the shares of Firefly Films," Arnhorne Carpenter said as smoothly as an endorsement, and continued, "You see, Mr. Williams, the boss who sent me to deliver the message is not greedy at all, and if you give up 40% of the shares of Firefly, then you are still the largest shareholder of Firefly." But if you don't agree, wait for the qiē to start, and then try to get my boss to stop, the price to pay is far more than that. ”

Eric snorted coldly, forty percent of the shares, it really doesn't look greedy, but after losing these forty percent of the shares, minus the three percent of the shares that were just transferred to Jeffrey not long ago, there are only forty-two percent left in his hands, although he is still the largest shareholder of Firefly, but he can't reach absolute control.

And Robert Shea, despite his mediocre talent, has always been a very powerful person. If those people had taken 40% of the shares and promised Robert Shay what he wanted, Eric would be certain that Robert Shay would have fallen on him, and at that point, Eric would lose control of the Firefly.

After the merger with the new line, Firefly, which has a film distribution channel, has not yet reached the scale of the seven giants, but it has also initially developed into a film giant. Once he loses the control of the firefly, Eric can be sure that it will be difficult for him to develop a film company with perfect distribution channels under the joint suppression of the seven major film companies, and with the advent of the 90s, the film company and the media group will usher in the general trend of integration. Even if he can still keep making blockbuster movies, he will no longer have the strength to bargain with those film companies, and will eventually become a pawn of a large group, rather than a player who can control the game.

Thinking about this clearly, Eric didn't want to be a stranger to the other party, so he directly ordered the eviction: "Mr. Carpenter, go back and tell your boss, if you want fireflies, come and get them, try to see if you can get them." ”

Arnhorne Carpenter's expression became even more proud, and then he said: "Mr. Williams, my boss has already guessed in advance that you will be young and vigorous and refuse this proposal directly, so he asked me to tell you that you still have one day to think about it tomorrow, calm down a little and think about it." You see, this villa is so gorgeous and extravagant, if you want to maintain a single qiē here, the annual expenditure will probably not be less than a million dollars, right?"

As if he hadn't heard Arnhorn Carpenter's words, Eric pointed to the gate and said, "Mr. Carpenter, I am very uncomfortable that a stranger like you is here, so please leave immediately, I am afraid that I will not be able to control you and let the security guard throw you into the sea, you must know that this is private territory, and I have the right to do so." (To be continued......)