I’m in Hollywood

? Eric calmly listened to Robert Shay's defense, trying to cover up not to let himself sneer on the spot.

Robert Shea said that he had no selfishness, and he looked upright and upright on the surface. But Eric can be sure that Michael Eisner has definitely discussed with Robert Shea 'heart-to-heart', and there is no doubt that some benefits are promised.

Otherwise, Robert Shea wouldn't have been so obvious that he wanted to hand over the overseas distribution rights of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Disney.

With the success of a series of films, Eric is no longer the young boy who first entered Hollywood a year ago, and his ambitions are getting bigger and bigger.

And, Eric said to more than one person, his goal is the whole of Hollywood. In this case, it is inevitable to recruit talents for his own use, and he doesn't mind giving power to those who can help him rise rapidly.

In that turmoil, Robert Shea obviously took advantage of the fire and took 10% of Firefly's shares again, and Eric endured it. You must know that at that time, Firefly’s five films at the end of the year were all very successful, and Firefly acquired the copyrights of five more big-selling films, and the 10% stake was far from being able to get a mere $60 million.

But as long as Robert Shea can take care of the fireflies wholeheartedly, Eric feels that these efforts are nothing.

Because New Line and Firefly have now been fully merged, the profits from the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be distributed at the end of the year according to the proportion of each person's shares. Eric would take more than 70% of the profits. Robert Shea, the biggest hero, can only get 25% of the dividend. Under this circumstance, it is understandable that Robert Shea is unbalanced.

Therefore, Robert Shea just played some tricks on the Sleeping with the Enemy movie, and Eric just let it go.

But now, Eric is completely disappointed in Robert Shea when he hears that Robert Shea will hand over the overseas distribution rights of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Disney.

It's not that he didn't tell Robert Shea about his plans for the Firefly.

Although merged with New Line, Firefly's distribution capabilities are still relatively weak.

Just like Ninja Turtles, because it was affirmed by Eric. Firefly took out 2,000 screens in one go, but it was also the limit of Firefly. Because of the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a small production film left by the new line had to be postponed, because Firefly could no longer take it. Out of any theater resources.

By contrast, any of the Big Seven studios,

If necessary, they can raise more than 5,000 screens to support the simultaneous release of two or three large-scale movies. Of course, ordinary film companies will not do this. Because this will only create vicious competition.

From the beginning, Eric planned to use the next few years to expand domestic and overseas markets with the advantage of Firefly's outstanding blockbuster movies.

As long as a complete distribution channel can be established. Even if you make less money for a while, it's nothing, because having a complete and powerful distribution channel is the foundation of a large film company's survival.

After all, everyone knows that relying on other studios' distribution channels is not a long-term solution.

And now, it's just the accidental success of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Robert Shea's mentality is so unbalanced that with the development and growth of Firefly, the internal turmoil of Firefly in the future is almost inevitable. Firefly is the most important cornerstone of Eric's entry into Hollywood. He will never allow this to happen. Then, there is only one solution, and that is to remove Robert Shea.

Although he has already made up his mind, Eric also knows that now is not a good time to do this. The new line and Firefly have just completed the integration. Most of the current heads of various departments are still the direct descendants of Robert Shay. If Robert Shea was kicked out of the company immediately, it was hard to say whether these people would leave with Robert Shea with the help of other forces.

Once that happens, the distribution channel of the new line integrated by Firefly will soon be paralyzed, which is something Eric doesn't want to see anyway.

Eric, are you listening to me?. Seeing Eric's distracted appearance, Robert Shea tapped the table lightly with a dissatisfied look on his face.

Oh, by the way, where did we just say? Eric raised his head and asked calmly.

I mean, how about handing over the overseas distribution of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Disney, I have someone calculate, according to Michael Eisner's share, so that we can make at least 10 million US dollars more.

Eric shook his head: Robert, I disagree.

Why, Robert Shea raised his voice.

Eric said, Robert, have you ever thought about why Michael Eisner offered us such good conditions?

This is...a win-win situation, Robert Shea hesitated before saying.

Eric immediately shook his head: No, Robert, according to Firefly's current overseas distribution capabilities, maybe if we release it in person, the overseas box office may only be 60% or even lower than when the seven major releases were released. However, I have talked to you before, Although we make less money, we can use this to develop channels and form a distribution network overseas. If we follow Michael Eisner's suggestion, we may be able to make more money temporarily, but we will never be able to form our own distribution network. .

Eric, don't you think that the cost is a bit high? To expand the distribution network, I think it can be expanded with low-cost small productions, so that it won't lose too much money. And Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is so successful It's a waste of money to expand channels.

Eric placed his right hand on the conference table in front of him and pressed it down slightly, as if he was suppressing what came out of his heart, but soon he let out a sigh of relief and continued: Robert, low-cost small production If your movies can't sell well, you won't make much money overseas. If you can't make money, those overseas distributors are not charitable. Why do they help distribute? It's not that you don't know, and many Hollywood box office is less than 5,000. Movies worth 10,000 dollars are basically bought out directly to overseas distributors, and even the seven major film companies are too lazy to do global distribution.”

Eric, Robert Shea stared at Eric's eyes and said seriously: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the movie I lead, I hope it can maximize the benefits, I think, Firefly's main task now Or make money, as long as there is money, I believe that expanding channels will be a breeze. (To be continued...)