I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 215

[Chapter 210 Why not be a player?]

Although most of his thoughts are still on “Friends”, Eric has not let go of his company and movies.

On the third day back in Los Angeles, Eric joined Jeffrey and Robert to their new location for Firefly Films.

“Eric, what do you think of this place?” The three of them got off a commercial vehicle, and Robert Shea pointed to a seven-story building near the highway.

Eric looked up and looked up. This office building has a silver appearance and is full of metal texture. There are not many high-rise buildings in Los Angeles except the city center. Therefore, the seven-story office building in Burbank It is also more in line with Eric’s psychological expectations.

But after a while, Eric pointed to the fast-moving highway behind him: “Robert, this place is close to the highway, will it be too noisy?”

“No,” Robert Shea shook his head: “I Jeffrey and I have visited each floor before, the sound insulation inside is very good, if you close the windows, you can’t hear the cars outside at all. And, you see, we can also take the land north of this building together Down, there are about 10,000 square feet in total. If we need it in the future, we can build a few more office buildings with some of the inside, so that we don’t have to worry about noise.”

Eric subconsciously converted Robert Shea’s office. In terms of area, this piece of land covers an area of about 1,000 square meters. Looking at the map handed over by the assistant, ∵, .. in a rectangular shape, about 400 meters from north to south and less than 300 meters from east to west.

“If that’s the case, why didn’t an office building be built a little further away from the road in the first place?” Eric looked up and asked after reading the map.

“The real estate company that originally owned this land planned to build a small business district here. It’s a pity that after the stock market crash the year before, the company’s capital chain broke. There was only time to complete the building, so, Eric, if If we take over the whole company now, I think it will be a good investment for Firefly.”

Eric was a little moved when he heard this sentence, and when he bought this place, Firefly was considered to have his first real estate.

More importantly, until Eric’s rebirth, real estate was a very profitable investment. Even though the North American real estate market has experienced several turbulences such as the subprime mortgage crisis, it has generally shown an upward trend.

“How much will it cost if you take them all?” Eric finally asked.

“20 million,” Robert Shea said, as if afraid that Eric would be too expensive, Robert Shea added: “Eric, this price is absolutely acceptable. You can’t find it in Burbank when you look around. It’s a big plot. And the traffic is still so developed, and the highway is next to it.”

Eric smiled, turned his head and asked Jeffrey on the other side: “Jeffrey, what’s your opinion?”

“Me and Robert I think the same,

I also suggest to take all this land. It is absolutely suitable for the new headquarters of Firefly. Robert and I have repeatedly investigated. Within a radius of five kilometers, there are Disney headquarters, Warner studios, and Universal Studios. , there are several other film company branches, and there is a small park next to it,” Jeffrey said, pointing to the hill next to the guide, and said: “Eric, look there, over that hill, is The sign.”

Eric followed Jeffrey’s gaze, and the gentle slope Jeffrey was referring to should be considered an extension of Beverly Hills, but he did not see the famous Hollywood sign.

“It was blocked by the hillside, but it was there,” Jeffrey explained, “I heard that the owner of that hillside was the famous Howard Hughes, but now I don’t know which real estate company it fell into. ”

Eric looked at the hillside with yearning again.

Seeing that Eric was a little stunned, Jeffrey and Robert stood beside him one by one, and followed him.

Howard Hughes, a man with a little ambition in Hollywood, may yearn to become the second Howard Hughes.

“Okay, let’s go here.” After a while, Eric came back to his senses and made a decision directly: “Let’s go in and have a look.”

Robert Shea followed Eric with a happy face, This piece of land was introduced by a friend of his, and to facilitate this transaction, although Robert Shea could not get any rebates, he could make the New York real estate developer owe him a favor.

Of course, the price of 20 million US dollars has nothing to do with it. Robert Shea is also a shareholder of Firefly, and it is impossible for him to suffer.

In fact, this land has such a good geographical location, and there is no shortage of buyers, and even the price may be a little higher, but there is no one like Firefly who can pay the full amount at one time, and the seller is in urgent need of this money. own financial crisis.

A few people strolled around and sat down on a bench beside a lawn before Jeffrey asked, “Eric, aren’t you planning to attend the “Friends” celebratory dinner tonight?”

Robert Shea Also cast a look of attention.

Eric shook his head, then nodded again. Seeing the confused expressions of the two, he quickly explained with a smile: “I will go, and if we delay, Murdoch will definitely see something.”

Jeff Li smiled and said: “Haha, you have been avoiding the past few days. It is estimated that Fox and everyone were scared enough by you. They must have heard that the three major TV stations are planning to snatch the news of the next episodes of “Friends””

Eric Looking up at the blue sky of Los Angeles, he said with a relaxed expression: “If they were a little calmer, they wouldn’t have such concerns, but under the current situation, I don’t think even Rupert Murdoch would be able to. Keep calm.”

“Why is that?” Robert Shea asked curiously, and Geoffrey also had an expression he didn’t quite understand.

Eric explained: “If the three major TV stations want to cut off the Hu, Fox will definitely not be reconciled, then there will definitely be a lawsuit to fight, during which “Friends” will definitely not be broadcast. This kind of lawsuit is usually a dozen Just a year and a half, the three major TV stations can use this time to calmly clean up Fox TV station and suppress its rise. But in the end, we will also take advantage of the situation because “Friends” cannot be broadcast. After the lawsuit is over, all the dust It’s settled. Who knows if the three major TV stations will fulfill their promise to us at the beginning.”

Robert Shea suggested after listening: “Then don’t change the first season, and give the broadcast rights to other TV stations. I have estimated that with the scale of the three major TV stations, the advertising fee we can get can be increased by at least 10%.”

Eric turned to look at Robert Shea and said, “Robert, why don’t we pay attention to it? In the long run, even if we get a higher share, we are still in the position of chess pieces. So, since there is such a good opportunity, why not work hard in the direction of the players.”

Robert Shea was stunned, very A wry smile appeared, and a thought popped into his mind: Is he getting old, or is this boy too ambitious?

On the coastal road, the purple Lamborghini ghost was obviously being driven through the traffic at high speed. Aniston, who was sitting in the co-pilot wearing a white corset dress, took out his vanity mirror from time to time to look at his makeup.

“Eric, please help me, is there any problem with the makeup on my face?” Xiaoyi Niu looked at it.

After tidying up the slanted bangs on his forehead, he turned his head and asked Eric.

Eric leaned on the steering wheel and looked at the little girl.

He turned his head quickly: “Yes, it’s beautiful. But, Jenny, did you choose your own dress?”

“Yeah, it’s beautiful, right?” If it wasn’t in the car, Aniston would definitely stand up and ask again Eric showed it.

Eric endured it for a while before he said, “I’ll call Kapoor tomorrow and ask him to find a better stylist for you. You’re a big star now, so learn to dress yourself up.”

“Um,” Aniston heard the big star’s words coming out of Eric’s mouth, obviously very useful.

But Xiaoyi Niu is not stupid, she quickly understood, and asked a little unconfidently: “You mean… there is something wrong with my dress?”

Eric nodded lightly, and said in a gentle tone as possible: ” In fact, there is no problem, but this dress is more suitable for the red carpet of the awards ceremony, not suitable for the party.”

“Wow… it seems, it seems to be true, no, Eric, turn around, I have to go back and change. Drop it,” Little 丨 Niu lowered her head and pondered her dress carefully, and when she saw the obviously too long skirt, she was about to reach out and grab Eric’s arm.

“Hey, hey, don’t make trouble, I’m driving.”

Aniston quickly withdrew his little hand, still saying: “Turn around, I’m going back to change my clothes, this is the first time I’ve been to a party with you, I can I don’t want to be laughed at.”

Eric tapped the watch on his wrist: “It’s too late, and if you go back now, you’ll definitely be late.”

“Well…” Aniston buried his head depressed, and then hated it again. He raised his head and stared at Eric angrily: “You must have noticed the problem from the beginning, right? Why didn’t you remind me when you

came?” “I didn’t react at the time, I just thought you were beautiful.”

“Hmph .

, what should I do now?”

Eric looked at the road sign outside the window, and UU read www.sonicmtl.com before saying: “There is a way, it’s quite close to Virginia’s villa, if you want, we can Go to her and see if there is a suitable dress, I have the key to her house.”

“No, I’d rather be laughed at.” The little girl turned her head away immediately.

Eric shrugged helplessly: “That’s fine, as long as you are careful at the party and don’t trip over your skirt.”

The “Friends” celebratory party didn’t choose any hotel, but at one of the Murdoch family’s Malibu estate.

The sports car came to the gate of the manor, Eric handed the key to the waiter, and walked towards the manor holding Aniston.

Upon hearing the news of Eric’s arrival, Rupert Murdoch and Barry Diller, who had arrived ahead of schedule, greeted him at the same time.

Eric was a little surprised to see that Elizabeth, who had not seen him for a few days, actually took old Murdoch to greet him. Although the girl had a ladylike smile on her face, Eric looked at Elizabeth from her face. Out of a touch of reluctance.

(To be continued…)

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