If it weren't for the war in the Middle East, Eric would have replaced George W. Bush as Time Magazine's Person of the Year this year.

However, "Time" magazine also sent an invitation to Eric, hoping that he could appear on the cover of the first issue of "Time Magazine" at the beginning of next year, with a detailed interview.

After several well-known media outlets were denied interviews, the reluctant media once again resorted to dogskin plaster offensive, with a large group of paparazzi squatting around Eric all day long, hoping to get any useful news, and the Beverly Hills mansion was no longer enough to stop their enthusiasm, and Eric had to move back to the more secure Manor of Sharp Corner, Malibu.

After Robert Shea was dismissed, he also used his own network resources to try to sabotage the distribution channel of Firefly, but Eric acted quickly on the day of Robert Shay's departure, and with the assistance of Michael Lynn, the relevant distribution channel that was originally in the hands of Robert Shea was reconnected.

Although there was no direct contact with Eric, the movie theater operators and video tape distributors were not in a bad relationship, so although there were some minor obstacles, after a week, all of Firefly's business was back to normal.

"Well, hopefully we can have a good time together, Mr. Cadyes," Eric finally shook hands with the chubby middle-aged man in front of him, an executive of AMC Cinemas, after lunch at a famous restaurant on Sunset Strip. Eric spends most of his time in contact with these people.

Cohen Cadis also shook Eric's hand with a smile: "That's for sure, I'm sure we'll have a happy cooperation in the future, Mr. Williams." ”

The two people chatted casually side by side, walked out of the restaurant side by side, and the reporters who were squatting outside the restaurant quickly surrounded them. Although he was quickly separated by the bodyguards brought by Eric, he still frantically pressed the shutter and asked Eric questions loudly.

Eric wanted to walk to the parking lot as much as he could, but Cohen Kadis, a fat middle-aged man, seemed to enjoy the feeling and struck a self-conscious pose under the flashing lights. Seeing this, Eric only smiled. He gestured to the bodyguards and told them not to rush away from the reporters, so that the fat man next to him could enjoy the sensation of being in the spotlight for a while.

Noticing a brief pause between the two of them, the paparazzi asked louder questions, but Eric remained silent. Cohen Kadis answered a few questions enthusiastically.

A few minutes later, seeing off Cohen Kadis, Eric got into his car and found Alan waiting for him in the car.

Before the driver could start the car, Alan said with a little excitement: "Eric, the fish bites." ”

Eric casually slammed the baffle in front of him, separating the driver and bodyguard in the front seat, before asking, "When?"

"Just yesterday afternoon. But I just found out that the person in charge of contact with Bruce Evans brought back the news that Bruce Evans had sold the script for "Cut Throat Island." They didn't know the exact price, but the buyer was Robert Shea. ”

"Let the guys do a few more scenes and then stop," Eric said, leaning back in his chair relaxedly.

Robert Shea got the script for "Cut Throat Island", which may bring some turnaround in the negotiations between the two sides.

Robert Shea left the Firefly and lost the new line. However, with his character, he will definitely not leave Hollywood so lightly. It is certain to seek a comeback.

And after getting the script for "Cut Throat Island", Robert Shea must be in a hurry to make this script that Eric values. Thus re-launching his fame in Hollywood.

And Eric's previous budget for "Cut Throat Island" also needs at least 70 million, and in memory it reaches 90 million dollars, so in order to make this movie, Robert Shea must get a huge amount of money in the short term, so he is definitely not willing to delay negotiations with Fireflies for too long.

"Find a way to get the news out," Eric thought for a moment and said to Allen, but he quickly shook his head again: "Forget it, don't make a fuss, Robert will definitely not be able to play a big-budget movie like "Cut Throat Island" now, and he will seek cooperation himself." ”

After Eric finished speaking, he thought of Disney, since Robert Shay and Michael Eisner are so close, then Disney must be Robert Shea's first partner, from the matter of "Ghost Love", Michael Eisner is expected to offer a good price again to attract this project.

However, some things are always unexpected by Eric, and while negotiating with Robert Shea, Eric did not expect that Robert Shea would take the initiative to release the news of the project "Cut Throat Island".

Firefly did not give up the right of first refusal, and the shares in the hands of Robert Shea, the Seven could only watch it no matter how greedy they were, but after hearing about the project of "Cut Throat Island", the Seven Da realized almost at the same time that this movie was likely to be another "Human Ghost Love", so they pounced on the wolves of winter.

At the beginning, the loss of this big gold mine because of the lack of full estimation of "The Love of People and Ghosts" made many company executives beat their chests.

If you can realize that this is a movie script that has grossed more than $200 million in North America, even the price of $10 million in the first place would definitely be worth it. After all, the $200 million box office in North America is not necessarily one or two films a year now, and this box office figure means that the overseas box office and videotape peripheral income are comparable, and the profit from the full operation is even worth the total profit of the seven major annual profits.

A black helicopter roared and slowly landed on the tarmac of Jianjiao Manor, and the paparazzi guarding the gate of the manor could only stare at the winged things.

However, the security personnel in the manor quickly approached the tarmac, and many of them pulled out their pistols, because the black helicopter was not owned by the manor's own helicopter team, and they had not been heard of before that anyone had visited.

Elizabeth jumped out of the helicopter with the help of the pilot, dressed in a smart denim outfit, raised her chin slightly and glared at the five or six security guards who gathered around: "What are you going to do?" (to be continued)

ps: There are two more chapters to wait, yesterday's reader's 10,000-point reward, so 10,000 words update, thanks!