America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 103 The zombies are coming

Gal Gadot's apartment.

As Judy and Bar Refaeli left, Eric was the only one left in the living room.

Turn on the TV and jump to the HBO channel. It's only 7:40, 20 minutes before "The Walking Dead" starts.

Looking at the water glass on the table and the obvious red lip print on the edge of the water glass, Eric picked it up and walked to the kitchen.

Wow!

Turn on the faucet and rinse, then nod with satisfaction. When you don't like someone, often everything about him is wrong, and you will hate even the good side of the person.

After doing all this, only 2 minutes later, Eric sat on the sofa, looking at the Nokia in his hand, and couldn't help but miss the smartphones of later generations.

In the mobile phone war of later generations, Apple will certainly have the last laugh.

As a Chinese, although Eric doesn't have a good impression of Apple, he has to admit that it is definitely the only one in the world.

However, the current Apple mobile phone has not yet risen, and Nokia is still the big brother in the industry.

Although this time is not the best opportunity to buy Apple stock, it is still appropriate.

It's a pity that Eric's available funds are really stretched, and he has no extra money to buy stocks. Especially after talking to his father last time, he felt the other party's difficulties.

MGM now has as many as a dozen projects launched at the same time. Even though they include many low-budget horror films, and even if the film does not invest all the cost at once, there is still a lot of pressure.

Especially among them are major productions such as "Transformers" and "Frozen" with an investment of more than 500 million US dollars. In another month, Weta Digital will have to pay a second payment, which is another tens of millions of US dollars. .

There are also bank debts. The principal of US$50 million has been repaid so far, but the interest is still huge. By June, it will be time to repay the second quarter interest.

There are not many things in Eric's hands that can be used as collateral for loans. The most valuable thing is the 16% shares of Hasbro. To be precise, part of it has been used for loans. Otherwise, he and Elena would have been sold by JPMorgan Chase. Sent to court.

In principle, it is okay to continue to use the remaining part as a mortgage loan, but the total loan is not the same thing. This thing is like smoking a big cigarette. The more you smoke, the more addictive you become. The bank does not give you the money for free.

The second way to ease the financial pressure as soon as possible is to re-list. However, after discussing it with their father, they both felt that now is not a good time. As long as it can wait for the release of "Transformers", MGM's market value will at least double. times.

Money! Poor!

So don't envy those who drive Daben, maybe they bought it with a loan.

"Eric, what time is it?"

Gadot walked out of the bathroom, wearing a bathrobe and her damp hair hanging on her shoulders.

In the picture of a beauty taking a bath, even without makeup, she is still beautiful, especially the pure aura that makes her exude temptation.

"Let me see, there are two minutes left, it's 8 o'clock sharp."

"What! Then I don't have time to dry my hair."

"Just go blow it, beautiful lady. Although I can't wait to hug you, I also heard that wet hair makes women uncomfortable."

Gadot laughed and said: "But I don't want to miss watching the show. The beginning is very important. If you skip it, you will miss key information."

Eric pointed to himself: "Look here, look who I am, baby, sitting on your sofa is the writer and producer of "The Walking Dead". If you want, I can get the back right now." A few episodes worth.”

"Hahahaha, you're right. Why did I forget your identity? Well, I'm going to blow dry my hair first, and you can tell me the plot later."

The sound of the hair dryer sounded in the bedroom, and Eric's eyes shifted to the TV screen.

As a yellow-haired lion roared, the plot officially began.

In a small town, a police car parked on the side of the road, and the hero Rick was chatting with his colleague Sean.

The content of the chat was mainly about family. Rick said that the relationship between himself and his wife Lori has been tense recently, while his good friend Sean said that it was nothing. It was common for couples to quarrel and that he could help persuade them.

The subsequent plot changed somewhat from the original time and space, where the two policemen went out to intercept the prisoner's car.

But Eric thinks this is too unrealistic. Generally, when encountering a prisoner running away with a gun, at least dozens of police officers will be dispatched, and a single ground thorn is very thin.

So it was changed to a situation where a family member of a patient was causing trouble in the hospital. Rick and Sean went to deal with it, but the other party suddenly took out a hidden dagger and gave it to Rick.

In the hospital, Rick was taken directly to the operating room.

Then there are some vague memories. Sean often came to visit him, and he would bring a bouquet of flowers every time. His wife Loli came a few times at first, but then she didn't show up. After that, even Sean stopped coming.

I don't know how much time passed, but there seemed to be screams and gunshots in my ears. Rick woke up slowly and looked at the withered flowers next to him, which meant that Sean hadn't appeared for a long time.

At this time, a pair of cold little hands suddenly grabbed Eric's neck from behind: "The zombies are coming!"

Eric raised his head and looked up to the sky: "If zombies all look like you, I think men all over the world will hope that the end will come soon, and by the way, Judy too."

Gadot giggled a few times and then kissed Eric.

"Well, although I really want to continue tasting it, this position is really not friendly to the cervical spine."

"Then what do you want?" Gadot blinked.

Patting her thigh, the girl sat up obediently, leaning her whole body in Eric's arms, and the two of them lay half on the sofa.

"OMG! Seeing this environment, I can imagine what kind of disaster this place has experienced.

On the TV screen, as Rick explores the hospital, the surrounding environment is presented to the audience.

The corridor was in a mess, the lights flickered on and off, the floor was covered with broken glass, and the walls were stained with blood, but they were obviously dried in color, and there were still a lot of bullet holes.

It was obvious that there had been a fierce battle here, which corresponded to the shouts and gunfire that Rick heard in a trance.

Rick wanted to call, but the signal had been interrupted. He could only search aimlessly, and everything made him confused.

At the same time, it also makes the audience confused. The audience wants to know why it is like this and what will happen next.

Just like Gadot, originally the two of them were still making circles with each other, but now her hands are no longer moving, and her eyes are attracted to the plot, and all this took less than 3 minutes.

This is the excellence of "The Walking Dead". It is tense and exciting, and it can capture the hearts of the audience instantly.

Suddenly, Eric felt his hand being squeezed tightly, because on the TV screen, the first corpse had appeared. It was a female corpse that had been chewed up until only the skeleton was left, with a little bit of flesh hanging on it. , looks very scary.

This kind of picture is rare even in large-scale movies, and it is full of impact.

If this kind of scene is discovered during the MPAA review, forget about R-rating, and it will most likely be labeled NC17.

"Gadot, are you scared?" Eric asked softly.

"No, just nervous, he's going to that door and it says don't open it!"

Bang bang bang!

As if smelling the breath of a living person, the iron door kept banging, and suddenly several filthy, rotten hands stretched out from the cracks in the iron door.

Frightened, Rick turned around and left in a hurry. Dragging his weak body, he struggled to walk out of the side door of the hospital.

As a result, just as the door was opened, a wide-angle lens appeared, showing the entire hospital to the audience.

It is obvious that some buildings here and around have been reduced to ruins.

When the camera moved down to the ground, countless white body bags were piled on the ground, abandoned ambulances were parked in disorder, and there were also a large number of corpses piled in the truck bed.

Flies were crawling around on the corpse, and Rick's mouth was open and he couldn't make a sound.

This shot had a strong impact. Eric was shocked when he first saw it, and the apocalyptic feeling was instantly created.

Looking at Gadot, she frowned and her expression became more nervous.

Then Rick walked to the military camp stationed not far from the hospital. Unfortunately, it was also reduced to ruins, as if it had experienced a war.

"Is the world destroyed?" Gadot looked at Eric and asked.

"Yes, the army is gone. Of course the world no longer exists. This is originally a story of survival. Look, he found a bicycle."

Gadot's attention returned to the TV again. As a result, when Rick was about to ride away on the bicycle, half of the zombies not far away suddenly moved and bit him with a low roar.

Only half of her body gave Gadot a strong shock in an instant. She couldn't help but tilt her head slightly: "Eric, how was this shot? I feel a little scary."

"Originally I wanted to use special effects, but Darabont just found dwarf actors and put on makeup and that was it."

"Well, after listening to you, I don't feel scared anymore."

After that, Rick rides his bicycle home, and a sick man rides his bicycle in the last days. The comparison makes people smile.

Then he met the Morgans and his son, and the director told the audience the current situation through them.

Rick's body began to recover under the care of Morgan and his son, until the father and son faced the decision of whether to completely kill the mother who had turned into a corpse. The first test of humanity in "The Walking Dead" came.

"Eric, if it were you who really encountered this kind of thing, what would you do? Can you do it?"

Eric nodded without hesitation: "I have to take action, even if it is the person I love the most."

"Why? Can't you bear it? After all, she is your wife or mother!" Gadot frowned.

"Yes, I know, but the dead are gone. Is it good to let them survive in this form? And I also want to protect the living family. The living are more important than the dead."

"If I transform into a corpse, and I still retain my thoughts after transforming into a corpse, then I will definitely hope to die, as long as this can protect those who are alive."

Gadot climbed onto Eric's neck and kissed his face gently: "I agree with this answer. I would do the same if it was the case."

The two lingered for a while. Rick on the TV had already brought Morgan and his son to the police station. They took a hot bath to relieve the tense plot, and the weapons found in the police station made the protagonist look less powerless.

On the way to Atlanta, Rick contacted Sean using the car radio, but unfortunately the signal was so poor that they didn't recognize each other.

Sean has now become the leader of a small team, which also includes Rick's wife Lori and son Carl.

Just when the audience thought Sean was a hero who saved his good brother's wife in the apocalypse, he had already rolled in with Lori.

Gadot stared at all this, pointed to the TV and asked: "Wait a minute, let me think about it, Rick just took out the photo of his wife, this is the woman, right? In other words, his wife is the same as him." Good brothers got together?"

"Yes, this is the end of the world. Under the pressure of survival that you will die at any time, the shackles of morality have become weaker and weaker."

Gadot shook his head: "These two actors are going to be criticized. The audience will not think so much. Most people can only see what is in front of them."

"Then let them scold you. Anyway, a drama always needs villains. We can't let these emotionless zombies be the villains."

"You mean, this Sean?"

"I didn't say anything. I don't know how Darabont will shoot it."

"But aren't you a screenwriter?"

"I'm just kidding you!"

"Damn, you're getting worse honey."

The time came to 8:50, 10 minutes before the end of the first episode, and the next classic shot appeared.

In the far distance, a man and a horse are riding on the road into Atlanta. On the left are rows of abandoned vehicles. They are very crowded one next to the other. You can't see the end at a glance. You can vaguely see corpses in the cars. people.

On the right is a derailed train, with many broken bones remaining around the train.

After entering Atlanta, the horses, feeling threatened, began to neigh, but this behavior instead provoked a siege by zombies.

Rick ran away on horseback, only to encounter Love around the corner, where a whole street of zombies gathered.

After seeing Rick, these zombies immediately rushed over.

Soon, the space for escape was completely compressed by the zombie tide. Rick fell off the horse, and the horse was also knocked down by the corpses and eaten.

Facing thousands of zombies, the audience realized that the weapons Rick obtained from the police station were completely useless.

Moreover, these zombies move very quickly, far beyond the usual zombie movies.

The atmosphere of despair filled the air, and Gadot held Eric's hand tightly again and stared at the TV screen intently.

I saw Rick escaping into an abandoned tank, but it still didn't help because the zombies were even pulling open the tank's entrance cover.

In a desperate situation, Rick knew there was no hope of escape and prepared to kill himself with a shot.

Just then, a voice sounded on the radio.

"If you want to survive, follow my orders!"

The mysterious voice on the radio stops, and the camera finally freezes on Rick's horrified expression.

The first episode of "The Walking Dead" is over!

Seeing the behind-the-scenes credits begin to pop up on the TV screen, Gadot stared at Eric speechlessly: "That's all? Is it gone?"

Eric spread his hands: "What else do you want? The first episode is a special broadcast of 60 minutes. It's already been an hour, girl."

"What! So fast? I didn't feel anything at all. Tell me what happened next." Gadot asked with a look of longing.

"You can't say you're asking me to violate my confidentiality agreement, girl."

"Hehe, how about I exchange something?"

Eric pondered for a moment and pretended to think: "Then let's see what it is."

"How about this?"

"Well she's worth a lot!"