At six o'clock in the afternoon, the first day of business of the "Titanic" theme exhibition hall ended. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

According to preliminary statistics, in addition to the $100,000 revenue from 20,000 tickets, the first-day income from other souvenir shops, restaurants, bars and other consumption items in the park also reached $570,000, that is, the entire theme exhibition hall has a full-day operating income of $670,000. If this popularity can be maintained, the annual operating income of the exhibition hall will exceed 200 million US dollars, and Firefly will invest less than 15 million yuan in the entire exhibition hall.

Of course, it is unrealistic to want the "Titanic" theme exhibition hall to keep this hot. Since it is a single movie-themed project, the ticket price of the venue is only $5, less than one-tenth of that of Universal Studios, but with such a good start, it is only natural to continue to expand the theme park of Firefly Studios.

In the evening, the movie-related exhibits on the ship are closed, but restaurants and bars remain open until late at night, and the ship's grand ballroom will be open for a variety of parties in the future.

In order to celebrate the opening of the "Titanic" theme exhibition hall, Firefly held a grand celebration party on the big ship today. Eric didn't plan to join in the fun, but he was forcibly pulled over by the girl.

"The problem now is that the studio is bordered by the Barona Canal to the north, the dense residential area to the south, and Lincoln Avenue to the west. But the East Side has also gradually developed into a residential area in recent years, and if the news of the expansion of the theme park comes out, the residents of the East Side will definitely sit on the land and start the price, which is not without precedent, and this kind of problem was encountered when Disney World Orlando was built, when the price of land was speculated several times higher due to the leak of the plan in advance. ”

On the top deck of the ship, Katzenberg and Eric leaned against the railing, looking at the crowds of people around the ship, discussing the expansion of the studio.

Eric turned and glanced to the east, where the night was lit up in contrast to the desolation of Firefly Studios when it was first established.

When I bought the land at my feet, it was basically based on the price of wasteland, and Preavista gave a lot of concessions in order to promote Firefly Studios to be located in its own tax district.

But now, if the cinema wants to expand to the land that has already formed a residential area in the east, it is absolutely impossible to follow the original price of cabbage. Even, considering the current strong capital strength of the Firefly Group, no one will miss the opportunity to make a big profit.

Retracting his gaze and continuing to lie on the railing, Eric pointed to the dark area west of Lincoln Avenue, "Jeffrey, where is that?"

Katzenberg followed Eric's guidance and said, "I've had people collect information over there, and there are about 160 hectares of vacant land west of Lincoln Avenue to the seaside, which is larger than the area of the studio. It's just that if you buy it for theme park development, the "Titanic" exhibition hall here and some other tours planned to open in the studio will be cut into two pieces by Lincoln Avenue. And, even if you don't consider the division of Lincoln Avenue, the distance from the "Titanic" exhibition hall where we are now to the beach is more than 4 kilometers in a straight line, and tourists are too willing to run back and forth so far. ”

Eric thought for a moment and said, "In this way, Jeffrey, you first contact the Preavista District Mansion to get the land on the west side, and let the theme park team try to plan it, even if it doesn't work, we can also build a large parking lot in the west, the theme park will definitely not work without a spacious parking lot." ”

Katzenberg nodded, buying the 160 hectares to the west would not cause any financial pressure on the Firefly Group: "Eric, what about the east?"

"Let's come together, we can buy as much as we can, but we can't be wronged, if the tenants ask too much, forget it," Eric added, "In addition, you can also let people spread the false news that the theme park will be built on the west side, so it should be easier to buy more land." ”

……

In the crowded ballroom of the big ship, Melanie Gleeson had just left to serve two cocktails when she saw two boys talking to Caroline.

Quickening her pace, Melanie Gleason stepped directly between Caroline and the two boys, glaring at each other with a bit of pixigen, and said, "Hey, guys, my sister is only twelve years old, you better stay away from her,"

Although the two boys were a little dissatisfied, they didn't dare to make trouble here, and looked at the petite girl like a doll with nostalgia, and then reluctantly walked away.

Perhaps infected by the lively atmosphere around her, Caroline's face was a little rosy, and she took the cocktail from Melanie's hand, but she was a little dissatisfied, and said, "May, how can I be so small, didn't you say I was fourteen years old last time?"

"The little bastard is getting bolder and bolder now, and fourteen years old is no longer useful," Melanie leaned over and kissed Caroline's little cheek very rogues, watching the girl shrink her neck coquettishly, and smiled: "Let's go, let's go around first, and then meet Mr. Boss, whom you have been thinking about day and night." ”

"You're messing with me again," Caroline protested, looking around regretfully, "It's a pity that Rachel is back in England, or she would have come over today." ”

"Think about yourself first," Melanie said, "Are you really going to follow Eric?"

"I, well, I think it's a good opportunity," said Caroline, her long eyelashes drooping and her tone inexplicably gloomy, "and, like Peter, working with Eric for a while, I'm probably going to work somewhere else." ”

Melanie sighed, she also knew that this Nizi actually knew a lot of things. Although Caroline seems to be a petite doll forever, and every time Melanie uses the guise of a girl being a minor to help her stop the pick-up, in fact, she is 26 years old this year, and she can't be the little girl who just left the ivory tower after all.

Reaching over and carefully holding Caroline in her arms and hugging her, Melanie said, "So be it, anyway, every girl wants to grow up, she has to meet a few bastards." ”

Caroline patted Melanie lightly on the body and said, "You're making fun of him again with lines from Eric's movies, he's not a jerk." ”

"Yes, yes," Melanie agreed, remembering some of the funny things Rachel had talked about with her, and continued with a smile, "He's a badass. ”

Caroline blushed and said, "It's so annoying that Rachel even told you this." ”

Eric chatted with Katzenberg about the expansion of the studio, entertained some of the more important guests, and noticed that Caroline and Melanie had arrived on the top deck, so he beckoned the girl over.

Melanie nudged Caroline, and the girl walked over alone, greeting politely, "Good evening, Eric." ”

"You too," Eric said with a smile as he looked at Caroline's knee-length tuxedo tonight, complimenting, "You're so beautiful tonight." ”

"Thanks," Caroline nodded, watching Eric lie relaxed on the railing, and took a slight step forward, standing reservedly next to Eric to take in the night view in the distance.

After thinking about it for a few days, Eric made up his mind completely. Looking at Caroline, who looked obediently standing next to him, he didn't rush to the point, and chatted casually: "So, how are you doing?"

"Very well," said Caroline, instinctively wanting to spend more time with Eric, so she took the initiative to find a topic and said, "My aunt came to see me in Los Angeles last week." ”

Eric felt something suddenly flash through his mind: "Your aunt?"

"yes, it's the first time I've seen her, Eric, have you forgotten that I showed you a picture of her when we met at Harvard that year. ”

Eric suddenly remembered, and at the same time another figure popped up in his mind, the woman in the black shirt he met at the London premiere of "Casino Royale".

When she met her at Harvard a few years ago, Caroline showed herself a picture of her aunt, although the light in the corridor was dim at that time, but after Caroline's reminder, Eric was still 100% sure that the woman was Caroline's aunt.

It's just that why the other party appeared at the premiere of "Casino Royale" remembered that Caroline said a few years ago that her aunt mentioned herself in the letter. Thinking about it this way, the other party may have rushed to 'see' her boyfriend for her niece, which is in line with some customs in his previous life.

However, recalling the woman's expression at that time, Eric inexplicably felt that things were not as simple as he imagined.

"So, Caroline, do you have your aunt's picture with you now?"

Caroline didn't understand why Eric was asking about this, but she nodded, took out a wallet from her handbag, flipped it through twice, showed it to Eric, and said, "Now, I took it on the Walk of Fame with my aunt last week." ”

Eric took the girl's wallet and looked at the woman in the photo who was hugging Caroline affectionately, and once again had a feeling of complete confusion in his heart, and he struggled for a while, but finally couldn't tell what was wrong.

Caroline saw Eric staring straight at the photo for a long time, remembering that the T-shirt she was wearing that day was a little short, as if revealing a part of her waist, and her face was a little red, and she wanted to get the wallet back, but she was embarrassed, so she could only find words: "But, well, Eric, I feel that your eyes are similar to my aunt." ”

Caroline's utterly unintentional words were like a bolt of lightning that split Eric's chaotic thoughts, and he only felt that as soon as his hand was released, the girl's delicate pink wallet had already fallen.

A woman, if she is just checking her boyfriend for her niece, will definitely not show an expression similar to apologetic.

However, if you think about it along a certain line of thought, many details seem to make sense. Moreover, Eric finally understood that the strange feeling in his heart was called déjà vu.

The wallet fell, Eric also came back to his senses instantly, quickly apologized to the girl, and ordered a waiter on the lower deck to throw the wallet up, catch it and hand it to the girl, and said, "I'm really sorry, I accidentally fell down." ”

"It's okay," Caroline shook her head, put the wallet back in her bag, and looked up, only to see Eric looking at herself again, smiling shyly, "Eric, what's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing," Eric said, reaching over and twisting it on Caroline's shoulder, "There's a hair here." ”

"Hmm...... Ah," Caroline just wanted to nod, but she already felt a tense on her head, and tilted her head in accordance with Eric's strength, and the girl saw Eric casually withdraw his hand and put it into his pants pocket, and wrinkled her little nose dissatisfied: "Eric, you are so bad." ”

Eric looked at the girl's little expression that was obviously angry but even cuter no matter how she looked at it, hesitated, gestured to Melanie, who had been standing not far away, and waited for her to come before saying, "That's it, Melanie, you and Caroline will come with me in the future." ”

Caroline and Melanie looked at each other for a moment.

In fact, Melanie had this idea in the first place, but she also knew that she couldn't be by Caroline's side forever. What's more, if Eric needs two assistants at the same time, in terms of ability and qualifications, it probably won't be her turn.

Eric didn't explain anything more, and seeing that the two girls didn't object, he said, "Then it's decided, let Kelly arrange it for you next week, let's go play now, I still have some things." ”

After the two girls left, Eric leaned against the railing and silently drank a glass of red wine, leaving the top deck to find Katzenberg, who was discussing the preparations for "Spider-Man" with Cameron. The two of them went to an office in the cabin together, and Eric handed Katzenberg a paper bag with a simple folded napkin, and said, "Jeffrey, do me a favor, besides, the fewer people who know about it, the better." ”

Seeing Eric's serious expression, Katzenberg nodded solemnly and took the paper bag with doubts in his eyes.

Eric took the initiative to explain, "It's two hairs, I need you to find someone to do a kinship." ”

Katzenberg clearly didn't quite understand what Eric was saying: "Progeny?"

"It's DNA testing, you ask people to check if the owner of these two hairs, well, is it a cousin. ”

When Eric said this, Katzenberg immediately understood.

Although he was becoming more and more curious, Katzenberg also knew that Eric would give him this kind of privacy out of trust, so he couldn't help but get to the bottom of it, took out his wallet and put away the paper bag seriously, nodded and said, "Don't worry, Eric, I'll let someone do it right away, and I'll give you the results on Monday." (To be continued.) )