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Thinking of this possibility, and then contacting Paramount's precarious situation, Martin Davis could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and slapped the tableware on the table and accused: Eric, I wasted more than one hour on Kauai. You can't just throw me such a perfunctory answer this week.

Eric was a little surprised at first, then smiled coldly, and said, Martin, did you make a mistake? I'm not your subordinate, please don't speak to me in this tone. Moreover, from the beginning From the beginning, I never promised you anything.

You... Martin Davis stared at what Eric was about to say, and suddenly thought of the current situation: Okay, Eric, what do you want?

Eric shook his head gently: It's not what I want, but what you want, Martin, you want to keep Paramount, but the current situation is that other shareholders of Paramount have not The company's performance is constantly declining, and they want to cash out the shares in their hands. Therefore, to dispel those people's idea of ​​selling the company, what Paramount needs most is a good news that makes people full of confidence in the company's prospects, not just It’s a collaboration of one or two films.”

good news?

Yes, for example, Firefly Pictures took a stake in Paramount, Eric said without concealing his destination.

This sentence made Martin Davis fall into silence. With Firefly's excellent performance in the film, Martin Davis knew that this proposal was indeed of great help to Paramount's current situation, but on the other hand, Martin Davies also had a vigilance that the territory was invaded by outsiders.

After thinking for a moment, Martin Davis said tentatively: Eric, if Firefly and Paramount exchange shares to form a cooperative alliance, I can promise you.

Sorry, Martin, Firefly has no plans to introduce external shareholders yet. I mean to pay cash to acquire part of Paramount's equity.

Martin Davis wanted to shake his head almost immediately, but resisted the urge. Ask again: How many shares are you going to buy?

Not much, 20 percent, Eric gave a number.

Martin Davis almost scolded, 20% less?

Eric. You know it's impossible for me to promise you, and now that you have mastered Firefly Pictures, the Federal Exchange Commission will not approve the acquisition of 20% of Paramount's shares so easily.

Martin. Why be so absolute, everything is negotiable.

Eric's tone didn't change at all, but Martin Davis didn't have the idea to talk about it. If it was to exchange shares with Firefly, let alone 20%, even if it was more, Martin Davis would also I am very happy to agree. After all, Firefly Pictures, which has a series of high-quality assets such as Disney, Pixar, and digital fields, is an investment target that any capital force is envious of.

But he would not agree to the way of the cash acquisition, because of the sale of the shares. It is equivalent to handing over a large part of Paramount's power to Firefly, but not getting any bargaining chip to contain Firefly. Although he is still the largest shareholder after selling 20% ​​of Paramount's shares, his shareholding gap with Firefly is similar. Firefly may even join other shareholders to oust him at any time as long as he wants.

Eric, since you are so insincere, I don't think we need to talk anymore, Martin Davis said, straightening up.

Eric also showed a look of regret: That can only say sorry. Martin, I thought this would be a chance for Paramount.

Martin Davis almost couldn't stand Eric's nonsense, but he only saw that this was an opportunity for fireflies,

This young man did not have the childishness that a young man his age should have. Instead, he is like a person who has experienced world events, who only wants to take advantage of the fire.

After sending Martin Davis away, Eric returned to the tent. Allen noticed the situation here and followed.

I thought you'd be working with Paramount again, Allen recalled the disappointed expression on Martin Davis's departure. said with a smile.

Eric ate ​​the lunch in front of him and said vaguely, I want to cooperate, but unfortunately he doesn't agree to the conditions I gave.

Allen could think that Eric must have made an unacceptable condition. He was not too interested in it, but asked: Eric, in those film projects of Paramount, there is really no such thing as Do you like it?

There is really no one at the level of Tornado. As for the level of Fighting Condor, there is absolutely no need to waste time.

Allen showed a look of surprise. With the box office trend of Tornado, the global box office of this film is at least 600 million. Eric's request seems to be too high, but he also quickly realized If it wasn't for this level of film, there would be no need for Firefly to cooperate with each other, and to cooperate in the development of a film of the same level as Fighting Condor would only compete with Firefly's film of the same level.

Eric didn't care about Allen's expression, and continued: The current situation of Paramount is mainly caused by Martin Davis himself. Professionals have become puppets, and the director or producer who has a good project in their hands often hates working with such a layman.”

There are not many bosses who are willing to hand over power to professional managers, Allen said with a smile, while looking at Eric meaningfully.

So I still admire Murdoch very much. He can skillfully find a balance between delegating power and control. If he had restrained Barry Diller's hands and feet like Martin Davis did, he will now be There won't be 20th Century Fox and the Fox Network. And when Barry Diller wanted to turn the tables, Murdoch didn't hesitate to part ways with each other. So, although the media often refer to Murdoch and Raystone To make a comparison, but Murdoch's achievements are destined to surpass Redstone, who has a similar style to Martin Davis, Eric said, looked at his brooding assistant, and smiled: Alan, Have you been with me for four years?

It's only five months away and it's only four years away. That was when Pretty Woman was filmed. I was originally your assistant director. Later, Mr. Hansen said that he couldn't find a suitable person for the time being. I did a good job, so let me I temporarily served as your assistant secretary, and it came to this without knowing it, Allen's tone was a little sighing, when he applied for a job at Firefly, a company that had just emerged with Home Alone, he originally wanted to become a director.

Have you ever wanted to be the head of the department in the past?

Allen remembered that recently Eric always talked to him about topics that he would not talk about before, as well as the slight temptation, and finally understood Eric's intention. For Eric's proposal, Allen is of course very moved. Although the salary is very high by Eric's side, it also limits his development: Of course I thought about it, Eric, you now have a suitable secretary assistant. Candidate?

Not yet, but... Eric seemed to think of something and laughed: But your next one must be a woman, and she must be beautiful, temperamental, and capable.

It's not easy to find, Allen laughed, and suddenly thought of a figure: But there is a good ready-made choice.

Forget it, Eric immediately understood who Ellen was referring to: Even if Liz agrees, it won't last long. Her identity is there. Anyway, I won't let you down immediately, slow. Just look it up.

Allen nodded, was about to leave, and asked again, By the way, Mr. Davis has left, should I continue to pay attention to Paramount's affairs?

Of course, it's a big deal for Hollywood after all.

...

Martin Davis's return empty-handed was not unexpected. The reason why Barry Diller didn't rush to Hawaii was because he guessed the result. He knew the situation of Paramount very well and knew Martin. Davis definitely can't afford to pay like Columbia, and Eric won't be that kind of guy.

However, because Redstone publicly announced its intention to acquire Paramount, Paramount's share price, which was stimulated by the possible cooperation with Firefly, did not fall back, but continued to rise. Although Barry Diller did not have a clear and public acquisition intention, a series of actions he made made these clear his intentions.

While Eric was silently watching the situation in Hollywood, the shooting of Jurassic Park was still proceeding in an orderly manner. Martin Davis, who returned to Los Angeles, had several phone calls with Eric, but failed to reach any agreement. protocol.

As July has passed, the North American summer program has officially come to an end, and the two blockbusters of the Firefly summer program have entered the final stage. On the Disney side, the Nun is Crazy released by Bo Wei has some problems, because Eric Because of being optimistic about this movie, Disney has increased its distribution efforts. However, this movie has the same release scale as Greeks in Disguise, and the box office in the first week is only half of that of Grangers in Disguise. When he heard the news, Ai Rick himself almost thought the movie was off track. However, in the second week, the box office of Nuns Are Crazy not only did not drop as sharply as Firefly executives feared, but instead rebounded due to the fermentation of word of mouth. The rapid decline has made many people overjoyed. Although it is limited to the subject of black comedy, it will not perform very well overseas, but with its box office trend, it may even surpass Geek in Disguise in North America.

So far, in just one summer season, Firefly Pictures has won 10% of the estimated total box office in North America for the whole year, and many media have begun to predict whether Firefly will surpass Warner this year. (To be continued.)

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