(Revised version)

As soon as Mo Fei's words came out, not only the Brosnans, but even Catherine, who was sitting next to Mo Fei, was a little surprised, acting in a TV series is wasting her talent, what a high evaluation this must be.

No one knew that Brosnan would be the most successful James Bond after Sean Connery, and no one would know that his Bond would bring more than a billion dollars at the box office, and the profits brought to MGM would even reach almost one billion dollars after inflation, and the subsequent and peripheral profits would be even more difficult to calculate.

Throughout the history of world film, there are really very few actors who can bring more than one billion dollars in box office profits, and even fewer can bring such great benefits with four films.

Regardless of how surprised Catherine or the Brosnans were at his words, he continued: "Pierce, I think you should be able to guess that I asked you to make a movie today, or that I didn't have more than this one in mind. I know MGM has gone to you before, but they didn't work out and couldn't get your film contract from NBC, but I'm different, first of all, my film doesn't have the roles of a spy, a secret agent, a detective, and secondly, my shooting schedule doesn't conflict with "Steele", and I don't have any competition with NBC. Another thing, I don't care much about your salary, as long as the price offered by NBC is not too outrageous, I can accept it. ”

Regarding these points mentioned by Mo Fei, Brosnan also knew that it was indeed more advantageous than MGM. At least in terms of roles, if it's not a spy, a secret agent, a detective, or something like that, NBC won't be too opposed, like he just starred in "Nomad" some time ago. It is in this that the role of an anthropologist is played. And the filming schedule of "007" is indeed uncertain, and it is necessary to shoot in many different regions, and the filming of "Steele" cannot be guaranteed during the period.

There is also the competitive relationship that Mo Fei said, the eight major companies fight with each other, but they cooperate with each other, but the major TV network companies will not come to this set, they all catch their opponents and beat them to death. How could NBC possibly give MGM a good face to himself who may well be a threat to himself on the television network.

Finally, there is the question of money, since MGM was bought by the casino tycoon, it has either sold land or used land to build hotels and casinos. is simply running for those lands, the film company completely ignores the life and death, and the funds invested are getting less and less, of course, you have to live a careful life. It's impossible to give much money to NBC, which is not at ease in the first place.

So many conditions combined. That's why MGM couldn't get the contract. But Brosnan doesn't believe that Mo Fei can win it, no matter how MGM is, it is one of the eight major companies, and the current boss Kirk Cockline is much more entrenched than Mo Fei, what he can't do, how can Mo Fei do it, after all, the foundation of Phoenix Culture in Hollywood is not thick enough.

Regardless of whether he can get a contract from NBC or not, Brosnan is willing to take over the film Phoenix Culture, as for the contract. It's not at all that he can call the shots now, saying: "As long as Mr. Mo, you can get a film contract from NBC." I'd love to do it with Phoenix Culture, but about the contract, I think it might be going to disappoint you. You know it's not that I look down on Phoenix Culture, but MGM didn't succeed with NBC, so I guess Phoenix Culture should have a hard time doing that......"

"Oh, that's okay, I'll try to talk to NBC about it, as I said, Phoenix culture and MGM are fundamentally different, maybe what Kirk Cockline can't do, another person can do." It's just to look at Brosnan's attitude, if he's not interested in Phoenix culture, he has to find another suitable candidate.

Brosnan's analysis was very agentary, but there was one thing that he didn't understand at all and couldn't possibly think of it. The biggest reason why NBC rejected MGM's request for a film contract was that it wanted to buy MGM, especially MGM's film library, which is the most coveted thing for NBC, and there are thousands of film materials there.

For a TV station, so much film material is enough to make people commit a crime, let alone spend money to buy it. But unfortunately, the offer given by everyone at MGM today is too high, and the two sides naturally can't get along, and Brosnan's film contract has been put down like this.

Originally, I didn't know the key very well, but when I carefully analyzed the information collected by Li Lu the night before, I was surprised to find that one of them was an item that NBC and MGM negotiated several times, including the acquisition of MGM.

This also reminds me of the previous life after MGM was bought by the cable network, and then sold an empty shell to Kirk Klein, which should be the real reason why MGM couldn't sign Brosnan at that time. Otherwise, as long as there are enough interests, what is a drama or an actor's contract, is it more important than thousands of movies?

Because of this, he believes that Brosnan's film contract will definitely be able to get it, and even he is thinking that if there is a considerable interest in exchange, there is no problem for NBC to stop this "Steele" and transfer Brosnan's contract, but this interest is not known yet.

But as long as Brosnan has the intention of cooperating with Phoenix Culture, then it is easy to say anything, and it is worth doing something about it. And now the main thing is to fool Brosnan first, and say: "Pierce, I still want to know if you still have ideas about playing James Bond." I know what that means for an actor, but let's face it, there's no way NBC can transfer your contract to MGM, and MGM can't wait until you're out of contract to start filming a new episode of 007, and they're probably already looking for someone else. ”

Being forced to give up the opportunity to star in "007" was a great loss for Brosnan, but he had to do it again. Now he is still depressed, saying: "To tell you the truth, James Bond's selection conditions are very strict. But no actor with the right conditions is willing to give up, and I am the same. Although I had to give up this time, I will still work hard for it, maybe there will be a chance, and MGM has also said when I was approached that there may be a chance when my contract with NBC ends. ”

Of course, he knew that Brosnan did have a chance. But it will take almost another ten years, and this ten years will not be a short time, and it will have to be boiled slowly. And how much Brosnan will go through in the next decade. It was completely unpredictable for him at this moment, and there were at least two things that he would never have thought of now.

But that's nothing, MGM is a complete mess now, and the sense of insecurity is too strong. It's a good time to get involved. If it was MGM in the past, then there really wouldn't be any chance.

Mo Fei nodded, picked up his wine glass and touched Brosnan, and said, "Okay, Pierce, let me tell you about my plan, first of all, I will try to get your contract from NBC, whether this is successful or not." I hope you can sign a contract with Phoenix Culture. As you should know, Phoenix culture is developing vigorously. More films will be made in the future, and I can guarantee you that every two years there will be a movie starring you, or more. And, I'm going to try to get you the next chance to play James Bond, which can be written into our contract, and if the next Bond is not played by you, your contract can be terminated at any time. ”

This condition cannot be said to be unfavorable, with MGM in such a chaotic situation, it is bought today by this, and it is sold again tomorrow, many departments are closed, and every piece of real estate is built into a hotel, God knows what it will be like in the future. But in such a situation, he dared to guarantee to get Bond's film contract, if he didn't have a certain certainty and strong confidence, then he must be a liar and a madman.

But can a person who can make the film company to the level of Phoenix culture a madman, although Brosnan felt a little incredible, but he was also moved by Mo Fei's sincerity, whether this thing can be done or not, at least his attitude is convincing enough.

Brosnan was about to say yes when Cassandra Harris kicked under the table, a signal that the female military division was going to speak. Brosnan immediately swallowed back the words that came to his lips and saw what he was going to do as a female military teacher.

It's okay to choose to sign a contract with Mo Fei's Phoenix Culture, but Harris feels that he should be more cautious and be guarded against people. Among the previous three Bond actors, except for the unlucky George Lazenbey who played one episode and was replaced, the other two acted in six episodes and one in seven episodes, and if this Bond actor played another six or seven episodes, it would be at least ten years later. Too many things can happen in more than ten years, and it is not certain what the contract will be when the time comes, and it is obviously not appropriate to sell yourself rashly now, at least to see Mo Fei's ability.

There are some things that Brosnan can't say, but it's different when a woman says them, Harris didn't know if he noticed the couple's small movements, smiled apologetically, and said, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Mo, Miss Bigelow, I have to think about Pierce's future." So I don't think it's the right time to talk about this now, if Phoenix Culture can get a film contract from Pierce, we will be very willing to cooperate with Phoenix Culture, but I think we need to think about signing a future contract, at least until Phoenix Culture gets a film contract from NBC. ”

He didn't object to this, and he didn't plan to sign a contract with Brosnan now, saying: "No problem, madam, I agree with your statement, at least wait until we get the film contract before talking about it, I believe it won't be long." ”

The rest of the conversation was very lighthearted, and there was no talk about the movie until the end of the dinner, and the four people were from Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, so there were so many interesting things to say.

When it was time to separate, Brosnan and his wife walked out a few steps, but suddenly remembered something, stopped Brosnan, and said: "Pierce, there is something I want to tell you, although this may be a little rude, but I think I must say it, otherwise it will be irresponsible to you." ”

Brosnan didn't know what Mo Fei was going to say, but Mo Fei's expression told him that this matter was very important, and he nodded: "I understand, Mr. Mo, if it is something important, even if it is not good, please say it." ”

"Well, it might be a bit weird to say, but you have to trust me." Mo Fei first got the vaccination before he continued: "When we were eating just now, I noticed that Cassandra had a problem. You know that I'm from Eastern China, and we have a very old but amazing medical technique that allows you to see a person's physical condition through their outward appearance, and I know a little bit about it. ”

"You mean, Cassandra, she ......" Brosnan was also a little surprised, this is indeed an unbelievable thing, just by observing a person's appearance, he can judge whether there is a problem with his body, this is simply more powerful than medical equipment, but Mo Fei's expression and tone made Brosnan want to believe that he really found something.

Mo Fei looked at Brosnan with very sincere eyes, and said: "It's indeed like this, Bruce, I suggest you take Cassandra to do a serious physical examination, the most important thing is her reproductive system, it is likely to have a considerable problem, this matter is rather credible than not, you better listen to my advice, I will not joke about such things." ”

Looking at Brosnan's somewhat heavy back when he left, he knew that he would definitely do it, so his wife's life might be saved, which was definitely a great thing for Brosnan.

In the next few days, Brosnan took Cassandra Harris for an examination, and sure enough, some problems were found, malignant ovarian cancer was early, fortunately it was detected in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Maybe he wouldn't even think that because this incident happened, it was because of his reminder that Cassandra Harris was saved a life, and Brosnan was so grateful to him, since then, he has been dead, no matter what the situation, he has not had the intention of leaving Phoenix Culture. (To be continued......)