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After respectfully saying goodbye to the phone, and hanging up, Harvey Weinstein took a deep breath, turned and walked towards the banquet hall, his expression full of complacency.

The call came from News Corp. Chairman Murdoch, who was far away in New York. Although it was just a simple congratulatory remark, it was already past twelve o'clock in the morning in New York. From this, it can be seen that News Corp. Lamax's attention.

Tonight's Oscars ceremony is definitely the most glorious moment in Miramax's 16-year history.

After being acquired last year, relying on the strong financial support of the parent company News Corporation, Miramax finally got rid of the predicament that he could only make small troubles because of financial constraints. For films such as Flying Broadway, Red, and Angel of Sin, Miramax has won a total of 27 Oscar nominations, covering all the heavyweight Oscar awards, and successfully won 9 statues.

Behind these glory is Miramax's annual net profit of more than 200 million US dollars in 1994, which is even close to the profit scale of 20th Century Fox.

In pride and excitement, Harvey Weinstein was also a little disappointed. Had he not sold the company last year, or had left more shares, he would have received more dividends from Miramax's annual earnings. But he quickly got rid of this idea. Many things in this world are impossible. Eric, who was just emerging a few years ago, also sent an acquisition invitation to Miramax, if he agreed to that deal. , even if there are only 10% or less of Firefly's shares left, it will be a huge fortune.

Shaking his head shyly, Harvey Weinstein had just returned to the party hall when a figure with disheveled hair and a black suit came over.

Hey, Harvey, the man had apparently been sitting around for a while, knowing that Weinstein was busy and didn't beat around the bush. He said in a hurried tone: I heard that the firefly celebration party is upstairs. Do you remember what I said to you?

Harvey Weinstein is very careful to have a good relationship with good filmmakers. Although the New Zealand director in front of him has nothing to gain tonight, Harvey Weinstein did not show the slightest perfunctory. He stopped, thought for a moment, and said, Peter, do you mean The Lord of the Rings?

Peter Jackson nodded quickly and said, Yes. Harvey, isn't the film copyright of the Lord of the Rings series in the hands of Flower Pictures, I was thinking, can you recommend me?

Out of some subtle ostrich mentality, Harvey Weinstein didn't want to see another guy who was more shining in Hollywood now, he hesitated a little, and said: Peter, look here, so many guests need to be entertained, I can now Can't go away.

Peter Jackson was undeterred.

Said: Harvey, it doesn't matter if you don't have time. I was thinking, you can let someone take us into that party. I just went up and was blocked from the outside.

Oh haha……

Harvey Weinstein froze for a moment, then patted Peter Jackson on the shoulder with a laugh: Of course that's fine, Peter.

With Weinstein's help, Peter Jackson was not stopped this time. Easy access to Firefly's party hall.

Although Firefly has only one heavyweight Oscar movie, there were obviously more guests at the party than Fox's, and there were 200 people in the bustling crowd.

Weinstein's assistant Brad Gray sent Peter Jackson into the party hall and left without any further introductions.

Peter? Jackson did not expect so. Holding a glass of champagne, he wandered through the crowd for a while, before he noticed Eric Williams' figure, but there were men and women around Eric Williams around No. 7 or 8, who seemed to be enthusiastically enthusiastic. What's being discussed, Peter Jackson knows now is not a good time to reach out. I had to wait patiently for Eric to be free.

Eric was surrounded by Katzenberg at this time, Alan Feisman, the former assistant he sent to the TV production department, the little girl hanging on his body, and the Victoria's Secret Angel Five.

Everyone didn't talk about too formal topics. On the surface, they were just casual chatting. However, the Victoria's Secret Five seemed to realize something, and they were very smart to bring the topic to the reality TV show, and from time to time to Eric. Try a few words.

Inadvertently, the figure with unkempt hair and a very incongruous black suit fell into Eric's eyes. Watching the other party lingering around for more than ten minutes, Eric tilted the corner of his mouth without a trace, and reached out to push. Pushing the little girl: Drew, can you get me a glass of champagne?

The girl blinked her big bright eyes, why didn't she understand that Eric was trying to pull her away? Although it was very unpleasant to look at the five long-legged stunners in front of her, she took the initiative to release Eric's arm to save face. Go to the long table where drinks are placed not far away.

Peter Jackson waited patiently for more than ten minutes, and found that the people around Eric had no intention of walking away. People came out.

He immediately realized that this was a good opportunity. Although the copyright of the Lord of the Rings series was in the hands of Flower Pictures, Peter Jackson knew very well that Eric Williams and Drew were the real makers behind Flower Pictures. ? Barrymore is just a spokesperson for outsiders. But at this time, there is no chance to talk to Eric Williams at all, and the chance of success in forcing it is even more slim. It is worth a try through contact with Drew Barrymore.

Although it's not clear why Eric is pulling himself away, the girl doesn't bother about it, noticing a tall figure in a light gray dress who is also surrounded by people not far away, his eyes rolled, and he was about to go up. After taking a closer look at this shy temperament, I heard someone call my name: Miss Barrymore.

Turning around and looking at the white man with unkempt hair and a stubble beard, the girl wondered whether the poor suit was borrowed or stolen, but there was a sweet smile on the baby's face: This gentleman, you call me?

Yes, Peter Jackson hurriedly nodded and stretched out his hand to the girl: Hello, Miss Barrymore, my name is Peter Jackson, and I'm a director.

Oh, the girl reached out and shook her head and nodded. Wait for the other party to continue.

Peter Jackson considered many ways to stir up the topic, but when the event came to a close, his thoughts became scattered, and he hesitated for a long time before saying: That's it. Miss Barrymore, I have been a Tolkien fan since I was a child, and even walked on The path of directing is to hope that one day I will be able to bring The Lord of the Rings to the big screen. I heard that Huahua Pictures holds the copyright of the Lord of the Rings series, so I hope to get the opportunity to direct.

Xiao Nizi asked, Have you ever directed a similar film?

Peter Jackson shook his head and said, Not yet, but I have been doing related preparations for years, about the adaptation of the script, the framing of the film, the modeling of the characters, etc. As long as you can give me a chance to show it, I believe in myself. It will surely convince you.

Xiao Nizi blinked and said, Then tell me about your shooting ideas first. I'll listen.

Peter Jackson glanced at Eric, who was not far away, hesitant, wondering if it would be useful to tell the little blond beauty in front of him. The girl also noticed the change in his eyes, smiled slyly, and said : You said that you have been preparing for this film for many years, but you don't even have the patience to tell me your thoughts?

Peter Jackson realized his mistake. If he couldn't seize the opportunity in front of him, what else could he talk about, so he quickly cheered up. Said: It's like this, Miss Barrymore, first of all, I don't think The Lord of the Rings should be made into just one film. It's better to make it into a trilogy mode, otherwise it's a waste of this epic masterpiece. , nor can it fully represent the grand world of Tolkien's framework.

The girl nodded, with some more recognition in her heart, and said, Eric also said so, you continue.

Peter Jackson heard the girl's words. He was also refreshed and said: In the script I conceived, the story can start from the 111th birthday of the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins. Thousands of years ago, the Supreme Lord of the Rings built by the Demon King Sauron went through a series of twists and turns. In the hands of Bilbo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins showed off the magic of the Lord of the Rings at his birthday party, and was discovered by Gandalf who came to visit. Under Gandalf's advice, Bilbo Baggins left the Supreme Lord of the Rings to his nephew Frodo Baggins. At the same time, after thousands of years of slumber, the awakened Sauron made a comeback and sent nine Nazgul to find the Lord of the Rings...

Peter Jackson realized that the girl was very interested in this story, so he relied on his familiarity with the original book The Lord of the Rings, and told the story with twists and turns. He also answered questions that the girl occasionally asked. After finishing the script idea of ​​the trilogy, I started to talk about my shooting ideas. Before I knew it, more than half an hour had passed.

Although the girl bought the film copyrights of all Tolkien's works according to Eric's request, she did not have the patience to read these things over and over. At this time, she listened with great interest. When Peter Jackson finished speaking, the girl turned to look at it. Not far away, the five long-legged fairies beside Eric had disappeared, and he said to Peter Jackson, Come with me and take you to meet the person you want to see.

Peter Jackson was a little embarrassed to hear this sentence. It turned out that his mind had been completely guessed by others, but he followed closely without any hesitation.

Eric, this is Peter Jackson. He wants to make The Lord of the Rings. He just told me some ideas, and it's not bad. The girl introduced it succinctly.

Eric smiled and shook hands with Peter Jackson: Hello, Mr. Jackson.

Hello, Mr. Williams.

I just saw that you have been chatting for a long time, are you discussing this matter?

Peter Jackson nodded. Yes, Mr. Williams. Miss Barrymore is a very patient listener.

Eric turned to look at the girl beside him: What do you think?

He prepared very carefully, I think he can try it.

Now that everyone else has come to the door, Eric doesn't want to waste his energy in a pretentious manner. He is not at all leisure now, and said to Peter Jackson: In this case, you can go to the headquarters of Flower Pictures tomorrow to meet Amy? Ms. Pascal will talk again. However, there is one more point, even if it is negotiated, this project will not be able to start for a few years, you better be prepared in advance.

When Peter Jackson heard Eric's words, he got up and down again. He was a little happy to finally see some light, but he didn't understand how long the years in Eric's words was.

Fortunately, the girl asked for him: Eric, when will it be activated? I'm not short of money here?

About a year or two, Eric smiled and said, When you have the ability to independently distribute this film, it's probably time.

Eric said this, the girl probably understood, Eric meant that it should be after Huahua Pictures won MGM.

With the current situation, that doesn't seem to take long.

MGM has tossed for so many years, the production department has reached the point where it can be ignored, and only the distribution department is still perfect. What Flower Pictures needs is also MGM's film distribution network.

After leaving contact information and sending Peter Jackson away, Eric turned his attention to Katzenberg and Allen beside him, but asked another question: Which of them do you think is more suitable? Some?

Eric was referring to the candidate for the host of America's Next Top Model. He just chatted with the Victoria's Secret Angels Five, and he actually had the thought of researching and testing.

Allen looked at Katzenberg, Katzenberg was not polite, and said: Eric, Miss Kruger is definitely inappropriate, her current age and her charming temperament can't support it at all. Start a show like this.

Eric shrugged when he heard Katzenberg's denial of Diane Kruger so eagerly: Jeffrey, do you think I'm the kind of stubborn crony?

Katzenberg grinned and said to himself who knows what you think. He still thinks that Eric's use of the Wachowski brothers to shoot The Matrix is a bit sloppy. Rick asked Diane Kruger to act as the host of America's Next Top Model. Katzenberg certainly wouldn't be too surprised, he would only feel too chaotic.

In addition, Miss Durrington's high-street fashion temperament is too heavy, and her eloquence does not seem to be very good, and it is also not suitable for this kind of reality show that requires intimate interaction. The rest are Cindy Crawford, Linda ? Evangelinsta and Tyra Banks, well, Tyra Banks is a little young, less senior, and not a flattering complexion, but her outgoing energy is ahead A big advantage over the other two. (To be continued.)

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