The top of fame and fortune [Comprehensive British and American]

After a trip to Italy in midsummer, Erica returned to Los Angeles with the investment contract of "The English Patient" and the adaptation rights of "The Lord of the Rings".Zaentz, as the legal copyright owner of the "Lord of the Rings" book, authorized her independent studio to make the film.

Of course, Erica paid a lot of copyright fees for this transaction.

After returning to Los Angeles, she did not continue to work without stopping, but arranged a family vacation.

Right now is the peak tourist season in North America, especially the beautiful beaches in Southern California, which can be called holiday destinations.Erika chose the free and exquisite Laguna Beach, a small town between the Pacific Ocean and the canyon.

As for the members of this family trip, apart from Aunt May and Peter, Erica certainly did not forget to invite Steven. Can join this trip.

However, they said that Erika and her family were very welcome to come to London for vacation.Erica is there for her next family trip.

"The shallow surf in Laguna Beach is really good," Aunt May continued, "the tide pool is even more beautiful when the tide is high." Steven and Peter seemed to like it here.

Erica was glad that they liked her choice of vacation spot. She chose dinner at an American restaurant with a history of nearly half a century, but her appetite didn't seem to be very good.

Peter mistakenly thought that Erica was not having a good time, so he said with concern, "Tomorrow we can go to the art museums and galleries here, by the way, there are also various antique shops."

Artists gather in this seaside town, and the cultural and artistic style is not inferior to the beautiful sea view, and Erica has always liked these.

Erika realized that her family had misunderstood her emotions, so she quickly smiled, "Of course the galleries here are great, but I also like going surfing with you and soaking in the tidal pool."

She then told some anecdotes here in a witty way, and the dinner was very pleasant.

When the lights come on at night, it looks like a golden diamond between the coast and the canyon. Erica rents a bicycle and rides slowly and leisurely along the seaside path that turns up and down.

The sea breeze blew her blond hair a little messy, and the endless coastline was on the side of the road, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sea surface into lavender. Erica slowed down her breathing, feeling that the recent anxiety had dissipated a lot.

She is actually a bit reluctant to admit it, but she is indeed worried about the future development of her career. Her recent high financial expenditures can almost be regarded as reckless. If she fails in Waterloo, her career will collapse I'm afraid it's only one step away.

At present, she has not been able to repurchase the studio equity in Ovitz's hands. After this expense, her financial books will become tight, and the income from investing in "The English Patient" and "Titanic" But it will be two to three years later, after the movie is released.

According to her original plan, she tried to acquire Columbia Pictures from Sony before "Titanic" was released.But judging from the current situation, she obviously can't afford the $30 billion needed to acquire Columbia Pictures.

Sony bought Columbia Pictures for US$34 billion that year, but due to years of unfavorable business operations, the company's market value has dropped repeatedly. Erika believes that US$30 billion will be the psychological expectation of Sony's headquarters' sale.

Although she plans to push that number even lower.

But this is all in the future. In the current situation, on the basis of maintaining the efficient operation of independent studios, she can no longer spend a lot of money at will to prevent the studio's funds from being broken due to emergencies.

As for her long-term plan, to put it simply, she is short of money.

"Lika——" a clear and clear male voice came from behind Erica, it was Peter Parker, and after he caught up with him on a bicycle, he kept a distance beside her, "You look a little tired."

Erica looked at Peter who was staring at her with concern, and his beautiful bushy eyebrows began to frown. She couldn't help smiling, let go of the handlebar with one hand, and patted his short hair with the palm of her hand, "I'm fine, don’t worry."

But Peter continued to press, and Erica had to talk to him about some of the career pressures she was facing recently.

"Lack of funds?" Peter's expression was a little surprised at first, and then he was more surprised, and he couldn't wait to say to her, "Li Ka, have you forgotten my Parker Industry? At present, its market value has exceeded tens of billions of dollars. You provide the funds."

This time, it was Erica who was surprised. She did not pay attention to the affairs of Parker Industries recently, and its development process has obviously exceeded Erica's expectations. She asked Peter, "Are you ready to file a complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission?" Submit listing application?"

"In early September, the listing will be completed." Peter reminded Erica, he was a little unhappy, "You seem to have forgotten that you own 30% of the shares of Parker Industries."

Erica didn't know what to say. She made an angel investment of 50 US dollars for Peter. In fact, she just wanted to make his career start more smoothly. , booming at a speed like a rocket.

Looking at Peter's handsome boyish face, she couldn't help laughing, "I saw some media calling you a 'slightly poorer Tony Stark'."

Peter didn't seem to dislike the title at all. He pressed Erica, "How much financing do you need?"

"Not yet," she said. "What I lack is the money to buy Columbia Pictures, but I don't have any plans for it in the near future. The timing is not right."

"Then you can shoot "The Lord of the Rings" as soon as possible?" Peter said immediately, as if he couldn't wait to do something for her.

Erica looked at him, a little dumbfounded, "I'm still looking for a director, screenwriter and special effects team suitable for making "The Lord of the Rings."

Getting the rights to The Lord of the Rings was obviously just the beginning, and there are stars and stars involved in making a film.It may take several years just to write the script, and the fantasy epic that the film needs to present has extremely strict requirements on the set and special effects.

Therefore, even if Erica has enough funds, it is impossible to start this production plan in a short time.

On the shore of Laguna Beach, Peter reluctantly accepted the fact that "I can't 'spend a lot of money' for Erica recently", but he still nagged and told her, "At any time, if you lack funds, you can Be sure to let me know."

Erica would have chosen him more than Harry, Luther, or Wayne, he thought.