America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 32 The first box office champion

Los Angeles, outside an apartment in the West City.

After sending Gal Gadot into the house, Eric didn't stay much, but Judy followed him out.

"You son of bitch!"

Arriving at the car, Judy punched Eric in the chest.

"What? Are you crazy?"

Eric rubbed his chest. This girl was so strong. She was the biggest among the five of them.

Judy looked gossipy and excited: "You actually kidnapped Gadot for three days and two nights. Who is the son of a bitch if you are not? She is only 17 years old, still a minor. Tell me how many times you did it. Second-rate?"

Eric was speechless: "Don't think everyone is as dirty as you. We are just going to Disneyland in California for a vacation. You also know that I have been very busy recently, so I just went to relax."

"Yes, yes, I understand. That's why we need this little beauty like Gadot to accompany us, right? Seriously, how many times have we done this? Is she still a chick?"

"OMG! Judy Newhouse, why didn't I see that you were such a gossip before? Go back! I'm going home."

"I only gossip about beautiful women, and I won't allow you to leave until I make things clear." Judy said and pressed her hand on the hood.

Eric pointed above and saw Gal Gadot and Bar Refaeli standing side by side in front of the window, looking at the two of them with smiles.

"Okay, stop making trouble, you have to go to work tomorrow, and you don't want to have your wages deducted, girl."

Judy could only beep a few times in a low voice and let him go reluctantly.

Yes, as Eric said just now, he and Gal Gadot really went on vacation and just played for two and a half days.

You asked Eric if he didn't want to do anything deviant?

Of course he wants to, and he is sure that although Gadot will resist, she will eventually succumb to his power.

But Eric can't, at least not now, because Gal Gadot is not yet 18 years old. This is a red line, a red line involving the law, and it is still very sensitive.

In the eyes of many countries, the United States is a very open country, especially when it comes to sexual behavior. There are many people who lost their virginity in high school. In fact, this view is indeed correct.

But when it comes to the protection of minors from being violated, American laws are one of the most sound in the world. The reality and the law are very contradictory.

For example, in the United States, having sex with a girl under the age of 10 is a first-degree felony without any defense. In states that retain the death penalty, the crime can be sentenced to death. In states that do not have the death penalty, it can also be sentenced to life imprisonment.

The only defense for those aged 10-16 is that I did not know she was an underage girl, but this reason is very subjective and can be easily overturned. Once convicted, it will be a second-degree felony, with a minimum sentence of 20 years.

Even if the woman is over 16 years old, the man still has restrictions. One of them is that he cannot be older than 3 years old, and he cannot be a teacher or coach who can use authoritative coercion. This regulation is of course taking into account the factor of free love. .

Before reaching the age of 18, Gal Gadot is also a minor, whether in Israel or the United States.

Moreover, Eric is 4 years older than her, and in theory he has control over her future. He is a character who can sexually bully and deprive her of sex, and all the rules are met.

So if Eric and Gadot have a relationship, they only need to be caught by someone who wants to do it. So even if Gal Gadot is willing to protect him, such as admitting that he took the initiative, Eric still cannot escape punishment.

20 years is not a problem, but you can't avoid a few years in jail. Although you can pay a sky-high bail amount, once your reputation is ruined, your future prospects will be ruined.

In this regard, the most famous case is probably the Woody Allen case, which ended up being a mess, hurting a lot of people, feeding a lot of people, and boxers who boxed like crazy.

So if you want to pierce that layer of window paper, the time has not come yet, and by April next year, Ms. Gadot will not be able to escape even if she wants to.

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In the new week, Cooper and his son arrived at the company early together for a rare occasion.

However, when the two of them entered the elevator, the originally joking elevator suddenly became quiet. Some of the employees lowered their heads, while others looked ahead like robots, standing straight.

Arriving at the office, Volvo and Bordeaux soon came to report on their work.

As the first movie he has worked on, Eric was also a little excited: "How was the box office of "Red Dragon"?"

Volvo grinned directly: "It exceeded our original expectations. The company's estimate was between US$45 million and US$50 million, but the result was unexpected. We got US$58.9 million. It would be better if we were lucky. , the data will definitely exceed the 60 million mark!”

Hearing this number, the temperature in the office rose several degrees.

Eric hurriedly asked: "Who is the champion? Don't tell me there are other opponents."

Volvo frowned at first, then spread his hands: "No, not one. Whether it's Jackie Chan's "The Magic Tuxedo" or Roman Polanski's "The Pianist," none of them can beat it!"

On the chair, Charlie Cooper suddenly stood up, punched the air three times with a set of Klopp farmer punches, and laughed loudly.

MGM has been so bad this year. It has been a long time since he saw what a champion looks like. Even if it is just a first-week box office champion, this will undoubtedly give MGM a shot in the arm.

He wants outsiders to see that MGM, under the leadership of the Cooper family, will bid farewell to the sick lion of the past, and a king of the jungle will return to this land.

Eric also laughed heartily, and the opening weekend box office of nearly 60 million proved that their decision was correct.

The crazily crazy money-spending promotion had a very good effect. Although he didn't know the box office of "Red Dragon" in the original time and space on the first weekend, the total global box office was about 200 million US dollars.

Judging from the quality of the film "Red Dragon", there is a high probability that there will be no wild plunge in the second week, which means that the first weekend box office of the original space will definitely not be much higher.

Perhaps as Volvo said, the expectation is 45 million, or it may not even reach this number. After all, the final results are there.

Of course, the figure of $60 million is not an exaggeration. After all, a few months ago, people just saw a boy next door who could spin silk and jump between high-rise buildings.

That Boy's first-week box office was $1.6 billion, twice as much as "Red Dragon."

This was a record-breaking figure that shocked countless people at the time and made many analysts want to hit the wall.

Before this, no movie had ever touched the 100 million yuan mark at the box office in its first weekend, and "Spider-Man" did it.

Looking at the entire year of 2002, there are still three months to come to an end, and all filmmakers' eyes are fixed on two movies, because only they have the hope of breaking the record of "Spider-Man".

They are "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" to be released in November and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" to be released in December.

As for "Red Dragon", no matter how stupid the analyst is, he doesn't think it can be done. Let alone "Red Dragon", even Spielberg's new movie "Cat and Mouse" is not optimistic.

However, the figure of 60 million is quite good for a thriller and suspense film, and the reputation is also good. The IMBD score is currently 8. This number will definitely decrease with time and the number of moviegoers, but a score of 7 or above is stable. .

With the support of the previous film and its good reputation, it can be predicted that the box office will not drop too badly this week, and it will not be a big problem to collect 30 million.

The impact of good results is positive. The entire MGM seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. While everyone was relaxing, they were more motivated and full of hope for the future.

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