Eric and David Fincher chatted until the afternoon, finalizing most of the details of "The Seven Deadly Sins", and David Fincher did not hesitate at first, and Eric felt very comfortable with this kind of decentralization and cooperation that seemed very bold in other Hollywood studios, and he had already made a definite promise to direct the film when he left.

Each left their contact information, and Eric personally sent David Fincher away.

Xiao Nizi didn't come back at noon, just made a phone call, got intimate, and had to help Eric order takeout in person from afar.

Gwyneth Parrott didn't leave, sending David Fincher away, and Eric didn't want to bother with her anymore. The Paltrow family can definitely be regarded as a Hollywood 'giant' in the eyes of those young actors with no background, but in Eric's eyes, it is not worth mentioning, and the two sides have no friendship, Eric does not need to give any face, after David Fincher left, Eric also politely invited her out.

Since she doesn't like the heroine of "The Seven Deadly Sins", Eric doesn't have to stick to the habit of using the 'original cast'.

In Eric's view, this seemingly inconspicuous role is actually the 'turning point' of Gwyneth Paltrow's career in Hollywood in her previous life, even if she relies on her family influence to act in ten small-budget solo movies, the influence brought by it is definitely not as good as "The Seven Deadly Sins", after all, those solo movies with a box office of only one or two million or even no chance to be released are basically impossible to bring much popularity to the actors. For actors with mediocre qualifications, 'brushing their faces' in blockbuster films is the best way to maintain their careers, and if they have enough popularity, they will have box office appeal, so that they can get better movie contracts.

As for missing out on this film, Gwyneth Paltrow will be able to go in Hollywood. It's not Eric's concern.

In the days that followed, until the Oscars, Eric basically spent a series of busy periods such as script discussions, actor auditions, budget meetings, and film set-ups.

The Oscar PR for "Saving Private Ryan" is still second, and after re-determining a "Seven Deadly Sins", Eric's number of films that need direct attention and enter the substantive production stage has reached seven, including "Titanic", "The Matrix", "Death Island", "Jedi Warriors" and "Seven Deadly Sins" five key films scattered under several labels of the Firefly Group. In addition, there is "Men in Black 2" with Colombia, and "Thunderbolt 2" under DreamWorks Productions with MGM.

In addition to these live-action films, Blue Sky Studios successfully completed the deal and was affiliated with Twentieth Century Fox.

The inside story of the deal quickly spread in Hollywood, and the news that Blue Sky Studios would receive full technical support from Firefly in 3D animation naturally caused a wave of envy. There's not a single studio in Hollywood that doesn't covet the 3D animation technology in the hands of Fireflies.

During this period, Fox also quietly won the film rights of "Shrek", and Eric also handed over the idea of "Ice Age" to Chris Witch in advance, just these two blockbuster animated film series. It's enough for Blue Sky Studios to eat for ten years.

During this period, the only thing that didn't go well was the copyright of "Transformers".

Elizabeth wanted to talk to Hasbro about the live-action film adaptation rights of "Transformers" in the same silence, but Hasbro is different from other copyright owners, as a world-class toy giant, although it knows that once the live-action version of "Transformers" is filmed, it can play a very big role in promoting the sales of its series of toy brands, but the conditions are not soft at all. Not only does it require huge copyright fees, but it also limits the scale of film production. It is also required to participate in the investment of films.

Elizabeth certainly couldn't compromise easily, and as soon as the two sides reached a stalemate, the news quickly spread through Hollywood.

There is no shortage of smart people in Hollywood, and when the news spread, some people sensitively smelled the 'firefly smell' behind the matter by noticing Elizabeth, who led the copyright negotiations. So the result can be imagined, there was a rush, and Hasbro immediately waited for the price to sell.

In order to show their 'innocence', fireflies also joined the competition.

However, Eric did not make a high offer. The desire for competition is not too strong. Because of the limitations of special effects and other aspects, it is far from the time to make the live-action version of "Transformers".

In fact, the best time for "Transformers" to be produced is 10 years later, and even if it is advanced, it is best to put it after 2000, before that, if you want to make the live-action effect in Eric's memory, the cost must be more than 200 million US dollars, otherwise the effect can only be unsatisfactory.

Eric doesn't believe that other major film companies will have the courage to invest $200 million in a movie, not to mention, even if they have the courage, they will not have the industry-leading level of special effects in the digital field.

Without these prerequisites, even if several other major film companies grabbed the rights and forced the project to launch, the chances of success were not great.

If it fails, copyright will naturally be put on hold, and it's only 1995, so there's still a lot of time, and who knows what will happen in the meantime?

It's late March, and the Oscars are approaching.

However, before that, the most sensational event in Hollywood was that Canada's Seagram Group finally reached a deal with Panasonic after more than half a year of negotiations, acquiring Panasonic's MCA Group and its Universal Pictures for $7.5 billion.

The deal was supposed to be completed by the end of last year, but because of the Michael Ovitz incident at the end of last year, several parties to the deal have been arguing for a long time over Michael Ovitz's huge severance payment, and there was even news that the negotiations had broken down.

The deal was delayed for more than two months, but it was finally closed.

While neither Panasonic, Seagram nor Universal disclosed the final compensation agreement with Michael Ovitz, it was no secret to Eric.

Michael Ovitz eventually took $120 million in severance compensation from Universal, which was shared between Panasonic and Seagram, and at the same time, Michael Eisner, CEO of Universal, also re-signed an employment contract with Universal during this period, voluntarily reducing his options and bonuses in the next few years.

Although the dispute was finally barely resolved. But there was no winner in this case, Panasonic and Seagram were naturally indignant about the $60 million they paid for nothing, and Michael Eisner was also greatly depressed because his salary was compressed.

As the apparent beneficiary of this matter, Michael Ovitz was actually the most unsuccessful party, and if he had not left CAA in the first place, he would have only owned half of CAA's shares. Michael Ovitz receives tens of millions of dollars in dividends every year.

In order to join Universal, Michael Ovitz 'got out of the house' and sold all the CAA shares in his hands, and wanted to show his strength on a broader platform, but he was kicked out of Universal in less than a year, and several other major Hollywood studios did not accept his intentions, and it is even more impossible to return to the brokerage industry. It also cut off the path he wanted to start from scratch.

It can be said that Michael Ovitz, the entertainment industry tycoon who dominated the 80s, has completely lost his career in Hollywood.

The losers can only be quickly forgotten, but the Hollywood upstarts can't wait to show their presence.

After the deal was completed, Edgar Bronfman, the helm of the Seagram Group, quickly spread the invitation and threw a series of huge parties at Universal Studios in Burbank, which was a bit of a newcomer to the "Pier", just in the run-up to the Oscars. Los Angeles is full of superstars and celebrities, and it's only natural that there will be a cloud of them.

Night has just fallen. The party halls inside Universal Studios are already crowded, and a steady stream of guests is still arriving from all over Los Angeles.

Edgar Bronfman was greeted by Michael Eisner, who was standing next to a middle-aged white man in his thirties.

"Edgar, that's what I told you, Hasbro CEO Alan Hassenfeld. Michael Eisner enthusiastically introduced the two: "Alan, this is Mr. Edgar Bronfman of the Seagram Group. ”

There are some similarities between Seagram and Hasbro, both companies are family businesses and are also in the hands of the founding family, which was founded by the Bronfman family in the early 20th century. Hasbro was also founded by the Hassenfield family in the early twentieth century.

Although the world has experienced several months of turmoil, everything still has to go on.

During the acquisition negotiations, Panasonic also once proposed that since the contradiction between Michael Eisner and Michael Ovitz is irreconcilable, then the one with the cheaper liquidated damages will be kicked out, Michael Eisner is undoubtedly the 'cheap' one, and in the end it is Edgar. Bronfman forcibly kept Michael Eisner, Panasonic is going to leave Hollywood, naturally has no scruples, but the Seagram Group knows that Michael Eisner, who has opened up the situation around the world, is definitely more valuable than Michael Owitz, and the difference in liquidated damages of tens of millions of dollars is nothing compared to it.

Therefore, Michael Eisner was also eager to prove the correctness of Seagram's decision at this time, so he was particularly eager for the copyright battle for Transformers.

He can be said to be the first group of people to realize that the copyright of Transformers may be related to Eric, and, even if this matter really has nothing to do with Eric, after a period of detailed research, Michael Eisner also found that Transformers, a toy image with worldwide popularity, if the current popular CG special effects technology is used to produce a live-action movie, it definitely has very great commercial potential, and it is completely worth grabbing the copyright at all costs.

Edgar Bronfman had already heard Michael Eisner's detailed assessment of the Transformers rights, and heard him introduce Alan Hasenfeld, and he was also very eager, Michael Eisner was eager to prove himself by doing some more dazzling results, as did Edgar Bronfman, who bet most of his family's resources on Hollywood.

"Alan, I hope you have a good time tonight," Edgar Bronfman shook Alan Hassenfeld's hand with a smile on his face, and added: "Regarding the matter of Transformers copyright, I hope you can think carefully about it, Universal is very sincere in cooperating." ”

"Of course. Hasbro is also very keen to work with Hollywood," Alan Hasenfeld replied with a shrewd look in his eyes and an ambiguous smile without giving any reply.

Edgar Bronfman didn't seem to feel Alan Hasenfeld's perfunctory, smiled unchanged, and said, "In that case." Alan, why don't we play golf together tomorrow, and we'll talk about it in more detail then?"

"Edgar, I probably don't have time tomorrow, so I'm sorry," Alan Hasenfield shook his head.

Michael Eisner knew that it was impossible to reach an agreement on such an occasion, and the most important thing was to entertain Alan Hasenfeld, noticing Alan Hasenfeld's gaze from time to time looking at the surrounding crowd and saying, "Alan." If you'd like to know someone there, maybe I can introduce you to it. ”

Alan Hasenfeld smiled silently, just gently brought the red wine in his hand to his lips.

Edgar Bronfman's eyes flashed, and he realized that Alan Hasenfeld was here, but he didn't bring a female companion, and after thinking about it, he said: "Alan, the girls in Hollywood are very enthusiastic, you must not be restrained. If you are interested in which actress is no longer here. We can help get in touch. ”

As he spoke, there was a commotion at the entrance to the party hall. The three of them could clearly feel that everyone's eyes were turned to that side, and some of the guests were walking towards the door.

Michael Eisner looked at the three curiously, and at the entrance, five dazzling girls walked into the party scene one after another, like five mermaids, and instantly became the focus of everyone's attention. Although there is no shortage of beauties in Hollywood. But the five tall girls, dressed in gorgeous haute couture dresses, with high heels on their feet, and five delicate and flawless faces, immediately showed a glamorous momentum, as if instantly attracting the brilliance of all the women in the hall.

Looking at the five stunners with enchanting postures and delicate faces not far away. Edgar Bronfman couldn't help but sigh again at Eric Williams' eyes.

Although they are not movie stars, in recent Hollywood, the media still gives a lot of attention to these five Victoria's Secret angels. They will also present the first award of this year's Oscars as Oscar presenters.

Moreover, in the eyes of many people, with their current popularity, there is still almost no threshold for entering the film and television industry, not to mention Eric Williams's glittering connections, if they show that they want to appear in film and television dramas, those film companies that are interested in them will definitely not be stingy with the film contract in their hands. In the past, supermodels who wanted to appear in movies were usually only able to get a few small roles, because even if they were at the peak of their fame in the circle, they often did not have much public awareness.

But under the operation of Eric Williams, these five Victoria's Secret angels have completely jumped out of the boundaries of supermodels, and at this time they are completely national-level surname idols.

Thinking of Eric Williams, Edgar Bronfman has some mixed tastes, the recent party, of course, he can't not invite the other party, and even in order to show his attention, after sending the invitation, Edgar Bronfman also made a phone call in person, but Eric didn't attend the previous parties, and I don't know if it will appear today.

Michael Eisner saw Cindy Crawford and other five girls appear, and his heart was also a little mixed, when he first met, the young man who seemed to him to be a little unearthly, now not only stands at the peak of Hollywood, but even spreads his powerful influence outside Hollywood, and he is still racking his brains to think about how to stabilize his position in Hollywood.

However, Michael Eisner's sighs did not last long, and his attention quickly turned to Alan Hasenfeld, considering that there was no point in considering these things that had become facts, and that it was important to do the things in front of him.

Noticing that when the Hasbro CEO looked at the five women who were surrounded by everyone, there was also an unconcealable eagerness in his eyes as a man, Michael Eisner thought for a moment, and some thoughts suddenly popped into his mind.

Reaching out and pulling Edgar Bronfman beside him, he secretly made a look, Michael Eisner said to Alan Hasenfeld: "Alan, these five beauties should be regarded as the most beautiful people in the world, let's go and get to know each other." ”

Edgar Bronfman didn't understand what Michael Eisner meant, but said very cooperatively: "Yes, in the recent selection of the most beautiful actresses of the year in some magazines, the five of them are basically in the top few ranks, and it would be a pity that such a beauty doesn't know it." ”

As soon as the two of them pouted, Alan Hasenfeld no longer refused, nodded, and said, "I'm also looking forward to getting to know them." ”

While the three of them were talking, the five Victoria's Secret angels, surrounded by different guests, had gradually dispersed throughout the hall.

Michael Eisner took Alan Hasenfeld with him, but walked directly to Diane Kruger, who was dressed in a burgundy evening dress. (To be continued.) )