I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 631

[Chapter 625: Natural Habits]

At 6:30 in the afternoon, Eric walked out of the studio where the Victoria’s Secret show studio was located. He had too many things to do. If he hadn’t made an appointment with Buffett and others for dinner, Eric might have Work overtime until eight o’clock.

The driver and the new assistant Kelly Haynes were already waiting outside. Eric and Kelly Haynes got into their car together, and the driver consciously moved the car towards the agreed restaurant.

“Mr. Williams, this is the document you need, I have made four copies,” Kelly Haynes handed the morning document to Eric again.

Eric thanked him, took the folder and looked at it intently.

Although it has been Eric’s assistant for several weeks, this is the first time that Kelly Haynes is in the same car with Eric. It took several minutes for the female assistant to relax and glance at her body inadvertently. The young boss next to him suddenly lost his senses.

After the “Lion King” box office release, when Eric heard the news that Disney’s hand-drawn animation department was about to close, Kelly Haynes, like many people, thought Eric must be crazy.

But in recent days, under Eric’s order, after Kelly Haynes led the team to sort out the document in Eric’s hand at this time, she suddenly felt that if it was herself, she would definitely take Disney’s The hand-drawn animation department was closed, because the persuasiveness of this document was too strong, and she couldn’t find a reason to refute it.

At the same time, Kelly Haynes was also shocked by the keen insight of her big boss. You must know that many data in this document have little connection at first glance, but when they are collected, they form a A very strong chain of evidence.

Kelly Haynes couldn’t help but think that perhaps it was this keen insight that allowed him to produce one blockbuster movie after another.

Eric read the document in his hand, and while the strong scent of Chanel No. 5 perfume came from beside him, he also felt that the female assistant with a good face and a great figure had been staring at him for at least a minute. , which made him a little uncomfortable.

Eric wasn’t narcissistic enough to think he had the charm to make a mature nympho.

Moreover, the problem in Kelly Haynes’ mind is nothing to Eric. If Eric is not a rebirth, then it is difficult for him to see the declining trend of 2D animation.

But with the memory of the past life in his mind, he can make a reverse inference based on the results, which is enough for him to realize the reason why a series of 2D animated films will inevitably decline.

After reading more than half of the sorted documents, Eric finally couldn’t help the gaze of the woman beside him and moved his body.

He turned his head and glanced at Kelly Haynes’ left hand, and there was no wedding ring.

Eric’s sudden movement also awakened Kelly Haynes, looked back in a

panic, realized what she had just done, and was inexplicably flustered.

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Eric felt the woman’s panic, in order to avoid embarrassment, he put his eyes on the document again, and said casually: “Kelly, ask a more abrupt question, you Are you married?”

Kelly Haynes blushed.

Subconsciously, I want to refute a sentence, you know it’s abrupt and you want to ask, but the words turn into other answers: “I married once, but I got divorced. Now I live with my daughter, her name is Nina, this year Seven years old.”

“Sorry for the delay in having dinner with your daughter.”

Kelly Haynes shook her head and smiled, “It’s okay, Nina is very sensible and has a nanny

to accompany her.” The simple conversation was resolved. There was a slightly awkward atmosphere between the two.

Eric could feel the female assistant’s cramp. In order to avoid silence in the carriage again, he took the initiative to ask, “Do you like Chanel No. 5?”

Kelly Haynes didn’t expect Eric to be able to directly say what he used The name of the fragrance reminds me of some subconscious motives when I first chose this fragrance.

His face was a little unnatural again: “I was recommended by a good friend, and I just started trying it recently. I feel, it’s okay.”

Kelly Haynes tried her best to make her tone seem natural, and Eric didn’t hear anything unusual. .

Said: “Although Chanel No. 5 matches your temperament very well, this fragrance is most suitable for parties. In daily work, light fragrances will be more suitable.”

“I’ll consider your suggestion, Mr. Williams,” Kelly Haynes replied in a low voice, a little embarrassed and apprehensive. Since Eric knows so much about this fragrance, he must also be aware of this. Some special effects of this perfume, such as… Cui Qing.

Eric never took his eyes off the document in his hand, it was just a casual chat, so he didn’t notice the strangeness in Kelly Haynes’s expression just now, and felt the female assistant’s voice lowered, thinking she was not interested in his own. The suggestion was a little bit contradictory, so he looked up at her and said, “I’m sorry, I just said it casually, you don’t need to worry about it, just keep using it if you like it.”

“Of course not,” Kelly Haynes shook her head: “I I also think this perfume is too flamboyant, so I plan to change it soon.”

Eric closed the last page of information and said, “Oh, that’s fine. Actually, I prefer a woman’s natural body fragrance. That’s the inherent charm of women. Just like you, I think you don’t need any perfume now…” Eric said casually, this time he finally noticed that Kelly Haynes was obviously turning red. With a look on his face, he quickly stopped the topic and said, “I’m really sorry, I’m not harassing you, just…”

Kelly Haynes saw Eric’s slightly embarrassed expression, and suddenly became bold, and then Eric The words teased: “…just a playboy’s natural habit of coaxing women?”

Eric nodded with a wry smile, and realized something, and said: “It seems that I have just been talking about a topic that is not very pleasing. After reading the book w?ww 1.”

Kelly Haynes laughed: “You finally realized it, I thought it was the inherent emotional intelligence defect of genius.”

“I’m not a genius,” Eric shook Shaking his head, he was about to continue to say something when the car stopped in front of an ordinary Italian restaurant. Eric glanced at the restaurant outside the window and asked, “Is this here?

” After issuing the memo, I confirmed it, and said, “That’s right, it’s here.” Noticing Eric’s doubts, Kelly Haynes explained, “This should be selected by Mr. Buffett, who has always been more… frugal.”

Eric knew that the word Carrie Haynes really wanted to use was ‘stingy’, because the world knew Buffett’s stingy character.

Get out of the car with that document.

Eric looked at the female assistant who was still sitting in the car, and suddenly asked, “Why don’t you come together, if you’re not in a hurry to go home with your daughter?”

Kelly Haynes was a little moved.

But after looking at his serious professional suit, he shook his head and said, “No, my current dress is not suitable for a dinner party.”

Eric pointed to the food-level Italian restaurant behind him, and said with a smile, “Do you think it can be done? Would an old man who chooses such a restaurant care what the guests wear?”

Kelly Haynes laughed and got out of the car generously.

The two entered the restaurant.

Eric looked around for a week, fortunately, he did not see the three Buffetts in the lobby. You must know that it is meal time, and Eric believes that if you eat in the lobby, not to mention the confidentiality of the topics to be discussed next. , If you can’t finish the meal, you will be surrounded by reporters who come to hear the news.

After a few words with the waiting waiter, the two were taken to a box.

Warren Buffett, Tom Murphy and David West saw Eric come in and stopped talking and stood up.

Eric shook hands with the three of them respectively and said, “I’m so sorry, everyone. I’ve been too busy with work recently, so I couldn’t pick you up at the airport in person.”

“It’s okay, work is the most important thing,” Buffett smiled. Said, Tom Murphy and David West nodded in agreement.

Eric introduced Kelly Haynes to several people, and the five talents sat down each.

The waiter didn’t recognize Buffett’s three old men at first, thinking they were just ordinary guests, but it was absolutely impossible for Eric to not know him. He even recalled Buffett’s identity and looked at the big men sitting in front of him.

The waiter was a little excited, and at the same time couldn’t help but calculate how much tip he would get next, and said eagerly, “Gentlemen, do you want to order now?”

All three of Buffett didn’t finish.

Look at Eric together.

Eric smiled at the waiter: “Sorry, can we order in fifteen minutes, we still have something to talk about?”

“Of course, no problem, Mr. Williams, anytime.” The waiter Sheng was a little flattered by Eric’s negotiating tone, nodded with a smirk, and took the initiative to exit the box.

After the waiter left, Eric took out the folder he was carrying with him. Kelly Haynes took the initiative to get up and put the tableware away from the table before sitting down quietly beside Eric.

Handing the copied documents to the three of them, Eric said with a smile, “In order to have a more enjoyable dinner next time, I think we need to solve this problem first.”

Among the three, the fifty-five-year-old David West is the youngest. As the president of a large foundation, he is also the most sociable, so he smiled along with Eric’s joke, but the other two old men couldn’t wait to open the document and read it. Tom . Murphy also put on his reading glasses with all seriousness.

Eric looked at Buffett, who had quickly turned the first page, and said: “I believe that after reading these materials and data, everyone will definitely be able to understand some things, but I’ll explain it myself, it will be simpler and clearer.”

Buffett has the ability to read and calculate data faster than ordinary people. However, after reading the first article “Comprehensive Trends of Hollywood Movies”, Buffett did not see anything related to Eric’s imminent closure of Disney’s hand-drawn animation department. Hearing Eric’s words, Buffett decisively stopped to continue turning the page, looked at Eric who was confident, and the other two also followed Buffett’s actions and paused.

Eric sorted out his thoughts and said, “First, let me state that The Lion King is an ‘event movie’ similar to Star Wars, et Aliens and Home Alone. ,” Feeling the three people’s expressions of doubt about the term ‘event movie’, Eric could only continue to explain: “The so-called event movie is a movie whose box office is far away from the film company’s previous predictions. The appearance of such a movie Full of chance, maybe ten or twenty years may not be able to meet one. Strictly speaking, even my “Jurassic Park” last year can not be regarded as an event movie, “Jurassic Park” The success of CG can only be regarded as the expansion of the global box office market and the inevitable trend of large-scale production of CG special effects films to be favored by audiences. In the next few years, there will definitely be CG special effects films with global box office over 100 million US dollars.”

David Wei Sturt asked: “Eric, since you said that “Jurassic Park” is an inevitable trend of market exhibitions, why can’t “The Lion King” be regarded as a normal manifestation of the market’s demand for animated films?”

“Because in “” Before Jurassic Park, we have seen the clues from the box office market response of special effects films such as “Terminator 2” and “Tornado”. The global box office of “Terminator 2” is 500 million US dollars, and the global box office of “Tornado”. The total should be close to 700 million US dollars, right?” Eric’s last words were looking at Kelly Haynes next to him.

Kelly Haynes had been watching Eric’s eloquent chatter with some emotion. Seeing him suddenly turn to her, she inexplicably remembered Eric’s morning sentence ‘I like women who are sensitive to numbers’. It felt like the heartbeat increased a lot, but the female assistant still reported a number without hesitation: “According to the last statistics, the global box office of “Tornado” has accumulated to 688 million US dollars, a difference of less than 700 million.

Eric clicked Nodding, turning to the three people on the opposite side, he said: “”Terminator 2” has 500 million worldwide, “Tornado” has 700 million worldwide, and immediately, “Jurassic Park” has 100 million global, these data should be able to prove the market trend, but in, In terms of 2D animated films, I have not seen this trend at all, and there is a corresponding analysis in this document, and everyone can see it later.”

Although David West, who asked the question, was a little unwilling, he found that he had nothing to refute. Warren Buffett nodded slightly and motioned to Eric: “Eric, please continue.”

“Then , confirming that “The Lion King” is an event film that is difficult to replicate, let’s first look at an important change in the Hollywood film industry model in recent years.”

Eric said, opening the document in his hand, saying: “In 1975 It has been 20 years since the saturation line mode appeared for the first time in “Jaws” in 2008. Although this line mode has been recognized by Hollywood, before the 1990s, the saturated line and long line mode were still used in commercial films. They coexist, and you can see them in the data statistics table in the file. UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com”

left a few people some time to look at the data, Eric continued: “But with the ninety With the advent of the 1990s, an upgraded version of the saturated line strategy has risen rapidly, and in recent years, a proper term has emerged—comprehensive line. This line model is more radical than the traditional saturated line, and film companies have invested huge amounts of money in the early stage for large-scale advertising. After propaganda and accumulation of sufficient influence, 2,000 to 3,000 theaters will be launched immediately. Under normal circumstances, about % to % of the total box office share will be harvested through eight-week screenings. Ten years ago, with Universal’s “Back to the Future” as an example, the eight-week cumulative box office of this film is only 57% of the total box office, even if it is because of the accumulation of word-of-mouth in the first film, “Indiana Jones 2” adopted a similar comprehensive model in the second film. , the eight-week box office is only 77%, and the screening time of “Back to the Future” and “Indiana Jones 2” is also a very interesting number. “Back to the Future” played a total of 37 weeks, while “Indiana Jones 2” only showed It has been a week. We can see from the documents that in recent years, films that have taken a comprehensive approach have significantly shortened their showtimes compared with the 1980s. The greatly shortened showtimes mean that more theaters can be vacated. Time and canvas, arranging more films, and the rapid rise of the box office in Hollywood in recent years has a lot to do with the popularity of this model. Therefore, a comprehensive approach will be an inevitable trend for Hollywood’s future film industry model.” (To be continued. .)

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