I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 644
[Chapter 638 I don’t want to owe you anything]
“Mr. Katzenberg has personally started your plan in an affiliated private equity fund under the operating group. Hathaway, State Street Global and Firefly Investment are also following up. If you want to avoid being noticed by Marvel , we also need about a month,” Kelly handed over the next document and said: “Also, several newspaper groups have made a second round of bids for our print media assets, and the highest bid is currently. It’s $1.4 billion from Condé Nast.”
Eric read the document in his hand quickly and said, “Let Jeffrey start the acquisition negotiations, Yahoo Network and AOL both need a lot of money, tell Jeffrey, there is no need to Too much fuss over the price. As long as the price reaches the estimated $1.5 billion, but I want the buyer to pay the cash as soon as possible.”
Kelly nodded, wrote it down on the memo, and then looked up: “That’s all for serious business. Now
…”
Eric glanced at the closed office door and joked, “Don’t you want to do something rude here?”
Kelly rolled him a glance and handed the last document to Ai Rick, said: “This is from Miss Murdoch. The “New York Post” was going to be published tomorrow, but she was stopped. She said let you watch it yourself, she can stop the “New York Post” ” report, but I can’t control other newspapers, and there is also a copy of the dossier related to this press release.”
Eric glanced at the title of the press release, “The Dark Past of a Genius Girl”, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
Seeing Charlize’s name in the article, Eric almost guessed the general content.
After reading the article roughly, Eric confirmed his judgment.
In the original time and space, Charlize was nominated for the best actress Oscar for “The Devil”. In the subsequent media public relations battle, the news that Charlize’s biological father was shot by her mother for drinking and violence when she was fifteen years old was once again hyped by the media. , Charlize, who was originally a simple victim, was even forced by the unscrupulous media to the word ‘father murder’.
Eric didn’t pay much attention to that storm. His own result was that Charlize still successfully won the Oscar for Best Actress.
Right now, maybe it’s because Fox’s “Dumb & Dumber 2” is about to hit theaters.
However, the box office momentum of “Charlie’s Angels” has not weakened in the slightest. The “New York Post” did not know where to dig this news, so it had similar ideas to those of the media in previous lives, but.
It may be because of the Firefly’s side, the article does not deliberately distort the facts as in the original time and space, but the tendentious hints between the lines will still evoke reverie.
“Since this incident was discovered by the media, it must be hidden,” Eric thought for a moment.
He tore off a piece of sticky note and wrote a line of words, handed it to Kelly, and said, “You communicate with that side in person, and also let the public relations department cooperate as much as possible, and follow this guideline for Yulun guidance, I don’t want to see anything. Messy news came out.”
Kelly took the note that Eric handed over,
saw the words ‘Unfortunate family tragedy, a strong girl who walked out of the shadows’, nodded and said again: “Migao May’s Frank Makasso doesn’t know the phone number here. Called me to make an appointment with you to talk about “Charlie’s Angels”, MGM hopes to start two “Charlie’s Angels” sequels at the same time. ”
These things, let them go to Jeffrey and discuss it…” Eric said halfway, raised his head and asked, “Did something happen?” Just as
Kelly was about to speak, Eric suddenly realized Said: “Oh, it must be Penny and the three of them.”
Kelly nodded: “The person in charge of DreamWorks hopes to sign the contract for the next two sequels with Miss Cruz and the three at one time, but Michelle over there Ms. Simmons has not responded.”
Eric said: “I will help ask the three of them what they are thinking, and let MGM do a good job of publishing.”
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In the following days, with the cooperation of Firefly’s public relations department, brokerage company and MGM.
News began to appear in the media about Charlize’s childhood past, but most of the information put Charlize in the victim’s perspective to express full sympathy, and at the same time fully promoted Charlize’s experience in Hollywood alone. It completely shaped the girl into an image of a self-reliant girl who walked out of the dark shadow smoothly.
The first impression effect of ordinary people is very powerful.
Since such a concept was instilled in them for the first time, articles that smear Charlize in the media in the future will only arouse the disgust of most people.
At the same time, the popularity of Charlize, who originally had a weak presence in the “Charlie’s Angels” trio, has also risen by a blessing in disguise.
In the second week of July, Fox’s “Dumb and Dumber 2” was also officially released, but it was affected by the box office decline of “The Lion King” and “Charlie’s Angels”.
“Dumb and Dumber 2” only made more than 33 million box office receipts in the first three days of the first weekend, which is 4 million US dollars lower than “Charlie’s Angels”. It is expected that the box office will stop within 45 million in the first week.
However, compared to “Charlie’s Angels”, which cost more than $80 million to produce, the biggest cost of this vulgar comedy is only Jim Carrey’s salary, and the entire production budget is less than $40 million. Therefore, Fox is on this film. Still very profitable.
After returning to Los Angeles from Boston at the end of May, after more than a month of intense and hectic work, Eric checked most of the film projects that he needed to personally take care of, and his schedule gradually relaxed. Wei Entertainment’s layout, he also spent more time on the preparations for the Victoria’s Secret show.
In the studio of the Victoria’s Secret show, Eric just sent away the director of Firefly’s music department who had sent a stack of singer tapes, the three girls who had just returned to Los Angeles after a European and East Asian tour, and Penelope’s Sister Monica walked into his office together, and Penelope and Kate were each holding a gorgeous set of angel wings.
After greeting Eric, Penelope couldn’t wait to draw a set of butterfly wings behind him and said, “Eric, are these the angel costumes to be worn on the Victoria’s Secret show? So beautiful. ”
Eric smiled and watched the two women put the angel wings on their bodies, and said, “You must have taken them from the shelf next to the door of my office. These are all waste products that need to be disposed of. The angel wings that were really selected were all taken by them. Keep it in the vault.”
Kate asked curiously: “These are already so beautiful, those selected must be even more amazing, can we take a look?”
Eric shook his head and said, “I will give you a few at that time. No one can see it now.”
Kate stuck her tongue out at Eric and said, “It’s stingy.”
Eric didn’t answer, and saw that he had been very quiet since he came in, obviously with a concern. Charlize, joking: “Charlie. Are you planning to take Kate’s role in the sequel?”
“No, of course not,” Charlize shook his head quickly.
Just as Eric was about to say something, Penelope heard Eric mention the film, and couldn’t wait to gossip around Kate: “Eric. You don’t know, when we went to Tokyo, Japan to promote, there were This guy saw Kate at the scene, and he started crying on the spot, and he was crying and waving about what he wanted to rush to the stage, which frightened us.”
Kate pushed Penelope away dissatisfied and said: ” Why do you think he’s coming for me, maybe he wants to pounce on you.”
Penelope laughed: “Although I don’t understand that guy’s Japanese, but ‘Selena’ Everyone can hear this pronunciation clearly.”
Eric said: “I have seen in the newspaper that Kate is now the most popular Western actress in Japan. How does it feel?”
Kate shook her head and said: “No, people in that country always make people feel weird.”
“This is because of cultural differences. Different countries and different ethnic groups will have this feeling when looking at outsiders, otherwise there will be no racial discrimination and so on. It’s over.” Eric explained briefly, and then said: “Stop talking about this, someone asked me to ask, what are your three plans for the sequel?”
The three girls looked at each other a few times, but didn’t speak for a while.
Eric pointed to Penelope: “Penny, tell me.”
“Eric, we don’t mind shooting a sequel. But we don’t want to rush the two sequels so tightly If we don’t do it, we will definitely be shaped by the characters.”
Eric recalled that MGM wanted to add the two “Charlie’s Angels” sequels to DreamWorks’ 10-film plan, which was planned within three years. Inside.
Hearing Penelope’s answer, Eric almost understood.
He tapped the table lightly and thought for a while, seeing the three girls looking at him with more and more uneasy eyes, Eric suddenly smiled and said, “I have no confidence in me, and are you worried that I will sell you?”
Eric Although he is very gentle in life, when it comes to movies, he is often very strong.
The three girls were really worried that Eric forced them to make one movie a year. After hearing Eric say that, Kate, who had the brightest mind, relaxed and laughed, “Who made you so bad.”
Eric Ke smiled and said, “It seems that I need to find a time for you to help me recall the bad things I have done.”
Kate was stunned for a moment, her little head recalled quickly, and she didn’t recall anything for a while, but she still couldn’t. He snorted convincingly.
Eric didn’t care, and explained patiently: “You must be thinking too much. In this case, let’s change it to two years. In fact, the production plan of any Hollywood film company is not fixed. Involving tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, the production process cannot be overly cautious, and it is normal for all kinds of changes to occur during the period. Although the original agreement was ten films in three years, if the final agreement is due to various reasons If it is not completed, the remaining projects are either yellowed or delayed, just like Spielberg, he still owes Universal several film contracts, which are said to be contracts more than ten years ago.”
Penello Pu rolled his eyes and asked, “What about our salary?”
“Your remuneration has nothing to do with me,” Eric laughed again: “Although Firefly has a 30% interest in DreamWorks, the film production funds come from Europe, so just let Michelle help you negotiate. Now, you can get as high as you can, but don’t play too much, be careful that everyone shoots and splits.”
Kate asked: “What do you think our price is appropriate?”
Eric thought for a while and said: “Two The sequel contract is worth 12 million US dollars per person, not to mention the split. After all, there are three of you, and the average salary of 18 million US dollars for each leading role is already sky-high. The producer still has to invite other actors. It will cost 25 million. If you ask for too high a price, the producer can only compress the shooting budget, which will definitely affect the quality of the sequel, which will be detrimental to you.”
Eric said it lightly, but even Charlize, who has always been worried Couldn’t help but be speechless.
After all, they were only paid two or three hundred thousand dollars in the first film, and they suffered so much, and now their worth has suddenly skyrocketed to the level of ten million.
I never thought I could earn so much money before.
After being surprised, Kate quickly thought of something and said, “Is it more than 45 million? I heard that Nicole Kidman can earn more than 30 million with a “The Mummy”.”
“The Mummy” North America And the overseas box office is very hot, and it is expected that various incomes will be added together in the next few years.
It can bring a net profit of nearly 400 million US dollars to Universal Pictures. It is precisely because of the box office explosion of “The Mummy” that Michael Eisner easily regained control of Universal from Michael Ovitz after heart surgery. right.
However, the biggest personal profit of this film is undoubtedly Nicole. The original 8% omni-channel sharing contract will bring Nicole no less than 30 million US dollars in income, which also makes her the highest paid in Hollywood. Actress, it is estimated that it will be difficult to be surpassed in the next ten years.
“Like Jack Nicholson’s super-high salary in “Batman”, Nicole got so much this time. It was just an accident. Universal probably regretted it to death. They only needed to spend 10 million US dollars. Those who can invite Nicole have now paid three times the price. Moreover, Nicole will definitely only get a fixed salary to participate in the next sequel.”
Penelope said: “Then we will follow you .
Let’s talk about the numbers given.”
Eric nodded, glanced at the angel wings beside him, and said with a smile, “These look good only when you wear them in inner clothes, there is a fitting room next to them, go and show them to me. ‘
Kate immediately blushed and glared at Eric.
Penelope picked up the wings with a smile, and pulled Kate out, “Kate, let’s try, we don’t have to show it to a guy.” The
two women had already left the office as they spoke.
Eric looked at Monica, who was blinking with big eyes, and pointed to the door: “You go too, and help your sister change clothes.
” , with his head down, he walked out in a panic.
After the office door was closed, Eric asked Charlize, “Did something happen?”
“No.” Charlize shook his head, hesitated, and added, “Michelle told me, I I also saw the note you wrote, I…I just wanted to thank you.”
“Oh,” Eric nodded and joked, “You know, I’m a capitalist, you made money for me, I Of course, I will cover you.”
Charlize bit her lower lip, tangled for a moment, and said, “I, I don’t want to owe you anything.”
Eric smiled and said, “Although I really want to say righteously that you don’t owe me anything. , but you know, men are all vain. So what I’m actually trying to say is, if you feel you owe me something, just keep owing it, and whenever you think of a beautiful woman, you feel like you owe me a I am very satisfied.”
Charlize finally couldn’t hold back, and she laughed for the first time since she came to this office, but the girl quickly restrained her expression, glared at Eric lightly and angrily, and said, “You, privately Is this how you coax girls?”
“Not necessarily, it depends on the person, for example, you have to do the opposite, to use a term in the Eastern Art of War, it’s called play-by-play,” Eric said with a smile on his face He pointed to the door and continued ‘talking’: “For Kate, this kind of proud little girl, you need to be more powerful, and for Penny… there is no need for any method.”
“You What a bastard,” Charlize couldn’t help laughing again, but the girl had moved to the door unknowingly.
Then, under Eric’s astonished gaze, Charlize reached out and locked the office door, and then walked towards Eric ‘imposingly’. Eric was about to get up in confusion, but was pressed by Charlize. On the large leather chair, the girl’s slender body was bullied up, and she reached out and pulled Eric’s tie, like a cat that suddenly went mad, but the panic hidden in the girl’s expression completely betrayed her.
Just as Eric was about to say something, Charlize put the torn tie in front of Eric’s eyes as a blindfold.
After that, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com kissed awkwardly on his thin, cool lips.
When those thin lips that were trembling from nervousness left him, and his two small hands were tugging at his shirt, Eric subconsciously joked again: “Charlie, you have to know that in America, some crimes are not It’s only for men.”
However, as soon as these words fell, Eric suddenly felt a bite on his shoulder.
In the voice of the man gasping for breath, the girl with a slightly trembling voice still insisted and said bitterly, “Let you ignore me on purpose.”
“My Lady Queen, this is the office, or let’s go home and talk about it. , don’t worry, I will definitely not let you go…”
“Shut up, don’t move.”
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*PS: I watched “Casino Royale” today, and then there is this chapter…
***(To be continued.)
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