I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 297
[Chapter 293 Eisner’s Decision]
After a while, Eric returned to the conference room with his mobile phone, and Robert Shay also put down the coffee cup in his hand and looked at Eric inquiringly.
“It’s Michael Eisner,” Eric explained with a hint of briskness in his tone.
“Do you want to invite you to talk?” Robert Shea raised his eyebrows slightly and asked. He also knew that the storm was caused by Michael Eisner behind the scenes.
Eric nodded and sat down on the chair again: “Yes.” “Did you promise?” Robert Shea asked curiously road.
“It’s okay to listen to what he has to say, I’m fine tonight anyway.” Eric said, putting his mobile phone in his hand, and then continued: “Robert, since you don’t want to take over the “Instinct” “, then pick the script as soon as possible, it’s already March, if the project is not confirmed, it is estimated that it will be difficult to catch up with the summer schedule.” Robert saw that Eric no longer put “Instinct” ” This script was forced to me, and while I was a little relieved, it was inevitable that there would be some contradictory loss. After all, this is the script written by Eric himself.
However, he quickly adjusted his mood and said, “I understand, I have collected six more scripts these days, and I will ask the assistant to show it to you later, so you can help me read it.” Eric shook his head: “No, I think it’s better for you to choose by yourself, and I can’t guarantee 100% that the movie will be successful. After you choose the script, give it to I’ll just sign it.” Robert Shay was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that Eric was ready to let go. He must take full responsibility for himself.
But Robert Shea is not a man without responsibility.
After just a moment of hesitation, he nodded: “Then, I will select the script as soon as possible.” … After get off work.
Eric drove back to Malibu, but the destination was not his own pointed manor.
It was Michael Eisner’s mansion in Malibu.
“Eric, I’m glad you can come here, please come in,” The servant led Eric into the gate of the mansion when Michael Eisner greeted him with a smile on his face.
“Hello, Mr. Eisner,” Eric smiled politely and shook hands with Michael Eisner.
Michael.
Eisner didn’t care about Eric’s indifference.
Still smiling, he said, “Eric, I specially invited a famous French chef to make dinner tonight, let’s go in.” Eric nodded and followed Michael. Eisner came directly to the restaurant. During the entire dinner process, apart from the servants who appeared from time to time, there were only Michael Eisner and Eric in the restaurant.
Michael Eisner skillfully introduced Eric the exquisiteness of the French dishes served one after another. After the meal was finished, he specially invited the French chef with a high chef hat to come out. The three of them took a picture together.
While secretly admiring Michael Eisner’s patience, Eric quietly enjoyed the dinner.
Anyway, the initiative is now in his hands.
After dinner, Michael Eisner took Eric into his study and waited for the servant to finish the coffee and exit.
Michael Eisner said, “Eric, since everything is over, I think it’s time for us to talk about cooperation.” The chuckle: “Cooperation?” Michael Eisner still smiled and said: “Yes, cooperation, Eric, there are no permanent enemies in this world, only permanent interests, although This is the British diplomatic strategy. However, I think. It is the same between companies.” “There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.” Eric shook his head and smiled a few times. , then said: “Mr. Eisner, if you have the choice to cooperate with your friends or neutrals, will you cooperate with your enemies?”
“Of course not,” Michael Eisner said: “But, Eric, do you think Firefly has friends in Hollywood? Although you have a great time working with Fox, trust me, as long as If there is a chance, Murdoch will definitely stab the firefly in the back.” “I know this too, so I will try not to give Mr. Murdoch this chance, and at the same time , for the enemy who has already inserted a knife in the back, I will not give them a chance,” Eric said casually, holding up his coffee.
Michael Eisner still smiled when he heard Eric say this, and said, “Eric, I think I know something, and I don’t deny it, so I I think we should reconcile.” “Reconciliation?” Eric raised his head and asked, “How to reconcile?” Confidently said: “How about the script of “The Ghost Story”?” Eric shook his head if he wanted to: “Mr. Disney cooperation. If there is no Ghost Story, then I will choose something else. And, I promise, Disney can’t make the Ghost Story that I have already conceived in my mind, you will this When a movie is made, it may make a small profit, but it is absolutely impossible to become a classic, and it is even more difficult to say whether it can be a big sale.”
“No no no, Eric, I don’t think you fully understand what I mean, I mean, Disney transferred the script of “The Ghost Story” to you, and then we reconciled, how about it?” ; Eric finally raised his head in surprise and saw Michael Eisner’s confident gaze, and immediately, Eric thought of some other questions: “Mr. Eisner, I think Disney It must have cost a lot of money to buy the script of “The Ghost Story”, and maybe even promised Bruce Joy Robin some dividends, right?” Eisner nodded and said, “$1 million in cash and 3% of the North American profit share.” Eric calculated that if he used his previous life results, the sum would exceed 3 million. , perhaps, the money is nothing for future profits.
But for Disney, who had no idea of the outcome, the asking price was outrageous.
Seeing Eric’s silence, Michael Eisner said: “Eric, Disney is very sincere, so as long as we reconcile, I will give this script for free Transfer it to Firefly.” “What about your contract?” Eric asked subconsciously: “I don’t think Bruce Joy Robin will be reconciled.” ; “This is actually a good solution. Disney will transfer the script to Firefly and wait for the film to be produced and distributed by Disney. Then, the share belonging to Bruce Joy Robin can be allocated from Disney’s profit. , what do you think?”
“Firefly and Disney are co-distributed, and the film copyright belongs to Firefly,” Eric said after a quick thought. Since Michael Eisner can make such a bold choice, if he himself It would seem too petty to be too petty.
On the other hand, it is possible to maximize the benefits by completely handing over the movie to Disney for distribution, but then Firefly’s own channels will not be expanded, and if this situation continues, Firefly will definitely It will become like the DreamWorks of the previous life, able to make good movies, but not strong enough to distribute, and can only struggle to survive among several major film companies.
In addition, these few years are the best and last time to expand the distribution channels of Firefly, because the cost of film production in the early 1990s was not too high. Therefore, Eric Make up your mind, even if you make less money in the past few years, you must develop Firefly’s distribution channels.
Otherwise, in the late 1990s, special effects blockbusters emerged, and the production cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, if there was no distribution channel of its own, then the situation would be very miserable.
Most of the profits were taken away by several major film companies that mastered the distribution channels, and the production companies even found themselves unable to recover the production costs in the end.
Hearing Eric’s tone loosen, Michael Eisner didn’t even think about it, nodded and said, “No problem.” Michael Eisner finished speaking This sentence, the atmosphere between the two sides suddenly became a little silent.
Michael Eisner’s own goal was achieved, and Eric, who originally wanted Michael Eisner to hit a nail, couldn’t stick to it.
After drinking the coffee in front of him, Eric stood up and said, “Then, Mr. Eisner, if there is nothing else, I will go back first.”
“I’ll take you off,” Michael Eisner stood up.
After sending Eric out of the mansion, Michael Eisner returned to the study with a cold face and silently, and picked up a few inconspicuous folders that had been in the corner of the desk, inside which were several The movie project planning book of “The Ghost Story” made by a Disney director.
Michael Eisner can be said to be at the helm of the seven major film companies.
sonicmtl.
com was the one who knew the best about Eric, and also the one who knew the best about Eric’s personal potential.
Therefore, he joined several other film companies to launch a joint suppression of Firefly a few years ago. Unfortunately, due to some flaws in the process, things did not succeed.
After seeing the news that Murdoch took the initiative to contact Eric, Michael Eisner made up his mind to reconcile with Eric.
After all, as he begins, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.
Moreover, Michael Eisner did not intend to reconcile with Eric at the expense of the script of “The Ghost Story”, but he asked several well-known directors of Disney some time ago He studied the script of “The Unfinished Business”, and then, none of the project plans provided by these people, that is, the things in his hands, satisfied Michael Eisner.
(To be continued)
Michael Eisner can be said to be at the helm of the seven major film companies.
sonicmtl.
com was the one who knew the best about Eric, and also the one who knew the best about Eric’s personal potential.
Therefore, he joined several other film companies to launch a joint suppression of Firefly a few years ago. Unfortunately, due to some flaws in the process, things did not succeed.
After seeing the news that Murdoch took the initiative to contact Eric, Michael Eisner made up his mind to reconcile with Eric.
After all, as he begins, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.
Moreover, Michael Eisner did not intend to reconcile with Eric at the expense of the script of “The Ghost Story”, but he asked several well-known directors of Disney some time ago He studied the script of “The Unfinished Business”, and then, none of the project plans provided by these people, that is, the things in his hands, satisfied Michael Eisner.
(To be continued)
Michael Eisner can be said to be at the helm of the seven major film companies.
sonicmtl.
com was the one who knew the best about Eric, and also the one who knew the best about Eric’s personal potential.
Therefore, he joined several other film companies to launch a joint suppression of Firefly a few years ago. Unfortunately, due to some flaws in the process, things did not succeed.
After seeing the news that Murdoch took the initiative to contact Eric, Michael Eisner made up his mind to reconcile with Eric.
After all, as he begins, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.
Moreover, Michael Eisner did not intend to reconcile with Eric at the expense of the script of “The Ghost Story”, but he asked several well-known directors of Disney some time ago He studied the script of “The Unfinished Business”, and then, none of the project plans provided by these people, that is, the things in his hands, satisfied Michael Eisner.
(To be continued)
[End of this Chapter]
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