Eric had also planned to find a manager, but it was not an easy task. Although he has not yet received a share of any of the films, no one can deny that he is now worth more than $100 million.

And only Eric himself knows that the copyrights in his hands, Pixar Studios, and in the future, he will plan to continue to win the 'gold mines' of future generations, which will make his assets easily exceed the level of tens of billions of dollars in the future.

In this case, it is impossible for him to leave the assets in his hands to an outsider to take care of. Professional ethics is something that only when there is not enough temptation that people stick to it.

It is not uncommon for Hollywood stars to be deceived by their own financial managers, although the bankruptcy of Nicolas Cage in the previous life is inseparable from Cage's personal profligate personality, but it is not easy to say that without his financial manager 'helping' from it.

The more chaotic an employer's finances are, the easier it is to fish in troubled waters. The accounts are clearly organized, and the appreciation of assets is also owned by the employer, and the financial manager can only get his own share of the remuneration.

Hitchhiked back to Los Angeles in Edward's car, Eric went to the Hilton parking lot to retrieve his car and drove straight to the Firefly headquarters.

Jeffrey had already taken the adaptation rights by the time Eric left Los Angeles, and Eric had not yet had time to write the script. Jeffrey also raised another question, which was the financial situation of the Firefly.

The filming has already spent all the money that Eric has invested in the company, and to get the film share, it is normal to wait until after the film is released. Although he has a good relationship with Fox, Eric is sure that if he goes to talk to Barry Diller about it, he will definitely talk to him about business.

And Eric got a loan of $50 million secured by the contract, spent 20 million to buy Pixar, and left another 10 million as the upfront capital, and now only 20 million dollars are left.

The money wasn't enough to invest in his next film, let alone Eric's plans for several other films.

Eric signed a check for $20 million and handed it to the company's finance manager, and then said to Jeffrey, "In this case, let's prepare first, I'll get the script out in the next few days." ”

"And what about your movie?"

Eric shrugged: "I can only continue to take out loans." ”

Anyway, I've already borrowed it once, and this kind of thing, even if I resist it at first, I get used to it by borrowing. Anyway, he won't let other film companies interfere in his film projects for the time being.

"By the way, Jeffrey, this is my ...... One script I came across by chance, directed by Herbert Ross, is still in the casting stage. I've heard that the budget for this film is not very loose, you can contact him to see if you can win the project, Firefly is willing to co-invest, and at the same time can convince Julia Roberts to join the film. ”

Jeffrey looked at the storyboard that Eric handed over, read a few paragraphs, and didn't see anything special. But he didn't raise any objections, and by now, he no longer doubted Eric's vision for the movie. As Eric said, he is more suitable for the role of producer, and the content of the film is still left to Eric to decide.

"No problem, I'll do my best to contact Herbert Ross."

After dealing with the matters that needed to be done by him in the morning, Eric was about to go home when Jeffrey knocked on the door and walked into his office: "Eric, remember Amy Pascal?" ”

Of course, if it weren't for her, it wouldn't have been so smooth with the release. Speaking of which, I haven't been able to say thank you to Amy in person. ”

"She's calling," Jeffrey said, pulling Eric up, "Haven't hung up yet, looking for you." ”

Eric quickly got up and followed Jeffrey to his office.

"Amy? …… I haven't seen you for a long time, and I've always wanted to say thank you to you, but unfortunately you suddenly quit last time...... Of course, no problem...... Well, see you later. ”

Hanging up the phone, Eric and Jeffrey looked at each other.

Jeffrey was the first to say what he knew: "Amy has returned to Colombia as vice president for the time being, and Bront Cohen has left the company, and I heard that he is taking early retirement and going to France. ”

"She just sued you?"

Jeffrey nodded: "I talked to her a few words before, what is Amy looking for you?" ”

"Said he was inviting me to dinner,"

The two of them chatted for a few words, and didn't figure out anything, Eric looked at his watch and said, "Then I'll go to the appointment first, Jeffrey, I'll leave everything to you, I'll be at home in the next few days to catch up on the script, so I won't come to the company, and I'll call me if there's something." ”

"No problem," Jeffrey replied, and the two walked out of the office side by side.

……

Arriving at the agreed restaurant, Eric finds Amy Pascal already waiting there. The girl was dressed in a black professional suit, and her shoulder-length blonde hair was permed into wavy curls, and the strong woman's hairstyle was said to show her mood, and Eric didn't see what the hairstyle represented.

The two hugged lightly, and Eric said, "I'm sorry, Amy, there was a traffic jam on the road, so I asked you to wait for me here." ”

"It's okay," Amy Pascal smiled, "You're not late, I'm too early." ”

The two sat down at the table together, and Amy Pascal handed the menu to Eric: "What do you want to eat?" ”

Eric took it and suddenly smiled: "It feels so strange, the order of the two of us is completely reversed, and I should have said that sentence just now." ”

"Forget it, big boy, I'll treat you to this meal, don't be manly."

Eric shrugged and didn't retort, Amy Pascal didn't have much contact with him, and he didn't know the mature side of his personality, so it was understandable to speak to him in the same tone as a young man his age.

Ordering a casual lunch, Eric handed the menu to Amy, and the girl didn't look at the menu, skillfully saying what she wanted, and then handed the menu to the waiter.

"Do you come here often to eat?"

"yes, the food here tastes good."

Amy was not in a hurry to explain her intention of inviting Eric, and Eric was not in a hurry, until the two of them were eating lunch together, casually chatting about topics such as weather and current affairs, and it was not until lunch and coffee that Amy said her purpose.