Chapter 618: Unexpected Results

Seeing that the twins were obviously going to morning exercise, Eric nodded and said, "Just right, accompany me to the gym." ”

Eric was about to walk out, but the twins looked at each other and didn't move. Eric asked, confused, "What's wrong?" ”

One girl hesitated, "The boss won't let us accompany you anymore...... Fitness. ”

This time the boss should refer to Drew, Eric was still stunned, only to understand that the girl said that Drew did not allow them to accompany him to 'fitness', should not let them accompany him to boxing, after all, he only has to be beaten in the ring.

Eric, of course, has no masochistic penchant, and said with a smile: "I don't want you to hit me, I mean let you go with me for a run, a ball game, or whatever." ”

The twins quietly followed.

Eric looked at the meek and harmless appearance of the two girls, and joked as he walked: "Drew is your boss, and I am the owner of this manor, so you should call me master." ”

Although the twins' English hadn't improved much for so long, it wasn't so good that they couldn't even hear the concept of stealing in Eric's words, but the twins didn't hesitate too much, and said in unison, "Yes, master." ”

Eric has always been a little puzzled about the twins' psychological state, hearing the two girls call themselves masters without hesitation, and the bland reaction of the two girls when Xiao Nizi casually said last night that she wanted to give them as a birthday gift to herself, her heart was even more strange, and when she came back from morning exercise, while the twins were going to make breakfast, Eric asked this question to Xiao Nizi who had just gotten up.

"It's easy, because I bought them." The girl brushes the toothbrush with a mouth full of foam. Murky and winked at Eric in a funny way, "You can try out the kitchen PALY right now." They're definitely going to be submissive, and they're virgins. ”

Eric leaned against the door of Yumuro and glared at the girl, and asked, "Why?" ”

Drew snorted and rinsed his mouth, washed his face and began to do a facial, saying, "They would have been sold to the United States, if it weren't for the fact that I paid for it from Sean. Kim bought them there, and they must have been crippled now, if not dead in the underground boxing ring. A lot of people like to watch this kind of scene. And even if he survives, he will end up in some disgraceful technical institutes. ”

There is no shortage of good things in this world, and under money and power, they fall prey to the dark desires of some people. As his status progressed, Eric was gradually able to reach these corners of the world that ordinary people could not see. Hearing Drew say this, he just shook his head slightly.

The girl rubbed her face and glanced at Eric's expression, and said, "So, not only did I save their lives and give them a life that they couldn't have imagined before, but I also helped their family escape from the ghost place in Moscow where they can't even eat now, what reason do they have to refuse my request?" ”

"Oh......" Eric nodded in a dragging voice, "Is that all?" ”

"Huh." Nizi grinned, not minding her perverse side in front of Eric for a while. "I just told them very bluntly that if I'm not satisfied, I'll return them to Sean. Kim is good. ”

If it is returned, it means that the twins will once again suffer the bleak fate that the girl just said. Eric sighed softly in his heart, walked over and hugged the girl's soft waist, and said, "You won't do this, will you?" ”

Little Nizi twisted her body and turned around, snorting and chirping around Eric, and said, "If you don't let me do this, I won't do it." ”

Eric patted the girl on the back and said, "Looks like I'm going to take good care of you little goblin, lest I let it out and harm the world." ”

Xiao Nizi slammed her chin on Eric's shoulder, and said in a soft tone: "Eric, you are my world, and I don't care about the others." ”

……

The dismal box office of $1.72 million on the first day of "Beverly Hills Police 3" was like a basin of cold water, which extinguished most of the 'ambitions' in many people's hearts that tried to jointly snipe fireflies.

In the fierce competition in Hollywood, there is no shortage of walls and crowds, and then the media overwhelming bad reviews hit the next day box office of "Beverly Hills 3" to an even more bleak $1.5 million. The $3.22 million total in the first two weeks was just a fraction of Paramount's original projected $12 million.

Even outside of Hollywood, many people saw a noticeable change in the situation, and Eric had a lot of emails in his mailbox in the days that followed. On the day of the first day of the box office release of "Beverly Hills Police 3", the Firefly Group released the "Matrix" series plan and Eric's "Runaway Bride" tailored for Julia again after "Pretty Woman", Firefly's long-term bond sales immediately increased by 50% compared with before, with total sales of $200 million, as long as the situation does not change much, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank's original plan to complete the bond distribution plan in three months may be completed within two months.

On May 27, Universal's "Mummy" was released in 3,100 theaters in North America, breaking the record of 3,000 screens premiered in "Jurassic Park" last year, and Universal Pictures also took the trouble to apply for a Guinness record for this gimmick.

Because "Beverly Hills Police Detective 3" was completely swept into the corner, the box office of "The Mummy" achieved a small explosion on the first day, reaching $16.9 million, while the follow-up "Beverly Hills Police Detective 3" only had a single-day box office of 4.5 million. "The Mummy" earned $18.1 million and $16.3 million in the next two days, and although the box office of more than $51 million in the first three days of the opening weekend was a little higher than the industry and Universal's internal box office figures, it was only Universal's interior that was most excited.

As long as there is no situation where two strong films are sandwiched between "Saving Private Ryan", Firefly will not have much pressure, and even after "Jurassic Park" was released with saturation last year, it failed to withstand the 40% box office decline in the next week under the super high reputation, and "The Mummy" is expected to be 75 million in the first week, and the box office in the next week will definitely fall back to the range of 40 million to 50 million. The highest weekly ticket warehouse in North America has reached a high of $170 million. The subject matter of the two films is also completely different. The next week box office of "The Mummy" will not have much of a suppressive effect on "Saving Private Ryan" at all.

When the dust settled, Eric let go of his worries and began to focus on the production of the film in his hand.

He now holds control of some of Hollywood's most important films.

Firefly Headquarters's "Jurassic Park 2", "Solo Day", "Toy Story 2", "Changing Face", etc.

Flower Pictures' "Mission Impossible" series, "Wonderful Night at the Museum" series, and Forrest Gump.

Firefly's last two films with Columbia, "Jumanji" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith 2", "Breaking Bad" series with DreamWorks, "Resident Evil" and other films. Even MGM's upcoming "007: GoldenEye", Firefly also participated in part of the investment.

Although Fox's "Braveheart" has no interest in Firefly, it is certain that Eric will inevitably be asked by Elizabeth for a free consultation in the end.

The production schedule of these films varies. Some have entered post-editing, and some are still in the script revision stage, and Eric only had time to check the progress of the special effects of "Game of the Brave", and he has been working with the newly completed "Mission Impossible" director Brian . Morality. After Parma discussed the post-production work of the film in detail, the time had already raced to June 3.

After a huge premiere, "Saving Private Ryan" officially opened in 2,700 theaters across North America.

As a war film with the theme of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Normandy landings of World War II, major European box office countries such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have also opened the simultaneous release mode for the first time, and the number of countries in the world has reached 29.

The real and tragic Normandy landing scene, the argument of the values of the eight to save one, the growth and struggle of the little people in the war......

As soon as "Saving Private Ryan" was released, a lot of discussion about the film appeared in the media.

Many box office analysts have such a general conclusion that a movie will eventually box office. Usually it is directly proportional to the topicality of the film. When the media began to dig deep into Catherine, intentionally or unintentionally. After Bigelow, a female director, the topic of "Saving Private Ryan" has also reached a peak.

Firefly had planned to use Catherine's ex-husband and wife relationship with Cameron for publicity. For this reason, the two-week release interval of Firefly films was also deliberately changed, and the release date of "True Lies" was placed one week after "Saving Private Ryan".

But with the publication of an article in The Hollywood Reporter questioning whether Catherine could really shoot such a real war film as "Saving Private Ryan" as a man, as other media reprinted and followed the discussion, the topic quickly provoked a backlash from feminist groups in North America and even Europe, and the plan could not catch up with the changes, and Firefly's original intention to hope that "Saving Private Ryan" and "True Lies" would form a healthy box office competition also failed.

However, this result did not affect the box office of "Saving Private Ryan" at all, but because a large number of female audiences who were not interested in war movies suddenly joined the ranks of support, "Saving Private Ryan" has been popular at the box office. After earning $42 million in the first three days of the opening weekend, the war film earned another $31 million in four days on a weekday with unstoppable momentum, and the $73 million in the first week was a full $25 million higher than the Firefly's projections, most of which according to statistics, benefited from the sudden support of female audiences.

When "True Lies" was released the following week, the trend didn't cool down at all, and it seemed that some feminists who suddenly noticed Cameron's relationship with Catherine also openly published advertisements in newspapers at their own expense, advocating that female friends continue to support "Saving Private Ryan", trying to trample "True Lies" under their feet, and these initiatives seem to have really worked.

"True Lies" box office in the first three days of the weekend was $37 million, although the box office of "Saving Private Ryan" failed to surpass, but it was only less than $1 million behind "True Lies", and it is really difficult to determine who will die at the final weekly box office, Eric and other high-level executives of Firefly are excited about the box office explosion of "Save Private Ryan", and at the same time, they can't help but have a thought in their hearts: Don't mess with women, since they can make a movie 50% higher than expected, It can definitely make a movie's box office figure 50% lower. At the same time, Eric is also secretly glad that "True Lies" is a thoroughly male-oriented film, and if it is a film aimed at female audiences, then this time it will definitely end very miserably.

"True Lies" finally froze at $51 million at the first-week box office, barely surpassing the more than $49 million in the second week of "Saving Private Ryan." Although it is not as good as "The Mummy" and "Saving Private Ryan" in the previous two weeks, it is also in line with Firefly's original expectations. The excellent box office performance of the two movies has completely disappeared from the voice of the original declining Firefly summer performance, even if the next "The Lion King" does not perform well at the box office, no one will ever jump out to question the strength of the Firefly Group. In this case, Katzenberg, who is back in New York, has much less resistance to reshuffling the ABC.

The Firefly Studios in Preavista, after being expanded again, makes the studio more noisy and bustling.

During busy working hours, most people rush from place to place, seemingly indifferent to everything outside. However, when several buses slowly drove into the studio, it still instantly attracted a lot of attention, and when the five buses stopped outside a giant studio that had just been built and not yet opened in the studio, they even attracted onlookers. After all, although I am used to seeing too many beauties in Hollywood, not many people have seen the formation of beauties talking about car outfits.

Many of the men on the lookouts couldn't help but swallow their saliva as they watched a group of tall and curvy girls rush out of the bus, but before they could make a statement, they were dispersed by a tough security guard. In fact, when some of the staff of the studio watched with envy, the models who got out of the car also looked longingly at the huge studios around them, compared to the models whose professional life span is usually only a few years, if they can find their place in Hollywood, then even if they can't become popular, they can find a good husband to marry.

What's more, if they can meet the big man who is about to appear this time, they will have an endless luxury life for the rest of their lives. (To be continued.) )

PS: In reality, "Beverly Hills Police Detective 3" did make a tragic comeback, for unknown reasons.