Chapter 275: Urging
Cooperate?
Hearing this question, Eric thought about it for a while, but still shook his head, although he had another soul in his heart, he didn't feel any obligation to help Hong Kong movies break into Hollywood. ๏ฟกโ๏ผ
And there are not many examples of successful cooperation between Hollywood and Hong Kong films, only one "Rush Hour" series can be used in memory, but this movie is obviously not suitable for taking it out now, Jack Cheng in his previous life was paved by several movies, and only launched the "Rush Hour" series after Hollywood became famous, and fortunately just touched the appetite of Westerners, it was a great success. Although Jack Cheng is now in Asia, he is not well-known in Hollywood, and if he is invited to star in "Rush Hour", it is not much different to find a Hollywood Chinese-American action actor, but the other party's salary is converted into dollars and is not much different from that of Hollywood A-list stars.
"Mr. Zou, I don't think it's a good time to work together, I also know a little bit about the history of your film company, Golden Harvest's star Mr. Jack Cheng tried to enter Hollywood in the early 80s, but several attempts failed. I don't think he will abandon his status and career in Hong Kong and come to Hollywood to develop rashly, right?"
Mr. Zou pondered Eric's words for a moment, with a look of disappointment and helplessness in his eyes, Eric is indeed right, Hong Kong movies are now in an explosive period, Jack Cheng has learned from previous failures, and it is impossible to agree to come to Hollywood to develop lightly. And apart from Jack Cheng, he can't come up with other actors, after all, he can arouse the interest of Hollywood. There is only Chinese kung fu. Even this time's large-scale "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". In fact, it's all under the guise of some kung fu. The four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the movie are all played by Hong Kong martial artists.
"It's a pity," Mr. Zou shook his head and said, although he still had some thoughts of participating in Eric's film investment, but this young man in front of him is the director of Hollywood's highest-grossing films this year, and there are countless people in Hollywood who want to invest in his films, and it is impossible for an outsider like Golden Harvest to participate in a piece of the pie.
After eating the food in front of him, Eric said goodbye to Mr. Zou before getting up to leave. Just a few steps. A tall woman in a black gown walked up to Eric with a glass of red wine, looking like she was the same old again.
It's really uncreative, Eric smiled helplessly, turned sideways slightly, quickly reached out and grabbed the girl's wrist, and with the other hand, he took the red wine in the other party's hand, and raised it to the woman with a slightly red face: "This young lady, thank you for the red wine." โ
Seeing that her intentions were recognized, the girl was a little embarrassed, but she immediately seized the opportunity and said, "No...... You are welcome. Mr. Williams, my name is ......."
The girl was about to introduce herself. Eric stretched out a finger to plug the girl's red lips, looked directly into the girl's slightly widened eyes, and said, "This young lady, I once heard a very philosophical saying, called 'Why do you have to know each other when you meet', so don't say your name, okay?"
When Eric withdrew his finger, the girl nodded, "That...... Well, Mr. Williams, would it be a pleasure to dance with you?"
Eric shook his head, "I'm sorry, miss. โ
The girl didn't dare to dwell too much, she turned around and walked away, and Eric was about to leave, when a slightly teasing voice sounded in her ears: "Why do you have to know each other before, Eric, why did you leave me in the office when we first met?"
"Because we are destined to meet thousands of miles away," Eric turned and looked at Nicole beside him with a smile, the girl at this time looked cold and glamorous, and there was no wolf bรจi in the study.
Seeing Eric glancing at her face, Nicole glared at Eric and whispered in a hateful tone, "Don't you think about it next time...... Don't want me to do that again. โ
Eric shrugged his shoulders and said, "As you wish, Nicole, you must know that I am a very merciful person, and I will never force a woman to do anything." โ
Nicole bit her lip angrily, remembering that in the study Eric clung to her face to prevent her from dodging, and almost couldn't help but splash the red wine in her hand on Eric's face.
"You're so shameless. โ
"I like it most than ever for a woman to compliment me like that," Eric laughed, "Miss Kidman, may I dance with you?"
Nicole hesitated, but put her little hand in Eric's hand, and as the man dragged her to the dance floor, Nicole couldn't help but ask, "Why did you refuse that 'nameless' lady? โ
"Because I don't like her eyebrows, do you accept that?" said Eric on the dance floor, putting his arm around the girl's waist.
Nicole followed the man's strength and leaned close to Eric, and retorted, "Hell, I think you're scared of Jenny here." โ
"What about you, if you stick it so close, aren't you afraid that Jenny will have any associations when she sees it?"
"Of course not, because Jenny went outside. Having said that, Nicole couldn't help but look around.
Seeing Nicole's reaction, Eric smirked again, "Nicole, do you think that our conversation is very similar to that of a couple of adulterers and adulteresses?" โ
"You're nasty. โ
"Hey, you're starting to praise me again, that's not good, men are very unpraised, why don't we go to my study again?"
Nicole put her red lips to Eric's ear and threatened: "As long as you are not afraid of being seen, I have no opinion at all, but if it is exposed, I will blatantly rob Janie of a man." โ
"Wow, forget it then," Eric said as if he had thought of something terrible, pretending to be cold, and didn't mention it again.
The lively pie lasted until twelve o'clock at midnight, and Eric used the master bedroom on the top floor to have a 360-degree view of Malibu without dead ends.
The next day, Eric went to watch "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" with Robert Shea and Mr. Zou from Hong Kong in the morning, to be honest, because he had experienced the baptism of countless special effects blockbusters in his previous life, Eric watched this "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" with "five cents" special effects, and had the urge to get up and leave several times.
Because the box office results are already known, it is too easy to find the advantages of this movie in turn, so after watching it, Eric still endured the discomfort in his heart and praised the movie fiercely, so that Robert can rest assured that the power to release the film. After all, no one can afford to live with the dollar.
With Eric's affirmation, Robert Shea reassured that the release date of the film was set for Easter, although this schedule is not as good as the summer one, but it is also quite good. Besides, the summer file must be reserved for your own movies. Although the new line of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" also has some investment, it is still not considered biological.
After discussing the matter of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Eric just left the screening room when he saw Alan waiting outside, saw Eric come out, walked up and said, "Eric, Disney President Frank Wells and Fox TV President William Bell are waiting for you." โ
"Did they come together, did they say anything?" asked Eric, confused.
Alan shook his head: "I didn't come together, and I didn't say anything about you." โ
Eric looked at his watch and said, "Let's go over then." โ
When he came to his office, Eric saw two middle-aged people sitting in the lounge chatting, so he greeted him, and wanted to invite the two of them to his office together, but Frank Wells and William Bell glanced at each other, and had no intention of being together. โ
"No problem, Eric, I don't have anything to do in the morning anyway. William Bell smiled and sat back on the couch.
Walking into the office with Frank Wells, Eric asked what the other party was about.
"That's right, Eric, didn't you promise the distribution rights of a Disney film before, and Mr. Eisner asked me to discuss this matter and sign a contract by the way, so that Disney can also include the distribution plan in next year's work. โ
Eric thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wells, I haven't decided what film I'm going to make next year, so how about waiting for the New Year? โ
Frank Wells remembered Michael Eisner's instructions when he came, and said, "Eric, in fact, this is okay, can we sign a contract of intent first, you don't need to provide a specific film plan, as long as you can make sure that you give Disney a movie next year." It's like...... Just like the three film contracts you gave Fox last year, I remember you didn't talk to Fox about the other two films in addition to Home Alone 2, didn't you?"
Eric spread his hands and said, "Frank, you must know that the Firefly is not the small workshop it was a year ago, so I can't be so presumptuous to promise you, many things need to be planned." Since you talked about my contract with Fox last year, you must also know some of the turmoil that occurred during this period, so I will plan my plan for next year during this period of time, and I will guarantee that I will sign with Disney. โ
Frank Wells said a few more words, and when Eric didn't let go, he left disappointed. Very few people know about the matter that the six CEOs discussed in Malibu so far, and in order to ensure that the secret is not leaked, there are only a few people who are directly responsible for the execution. Michael Eisner didn't tell Frank Wells about this, so Frank Wells also felt that the reason given by Eric was enough to take it back and explain it to Michael Eisner. (To be continued......)