Chapter 376 I'm Used to You, Right?

Elizabeth took the check and glanced at it. The amount was 30 million US dollars. According to the information that Eric said earlier, the production cost of "Dancing With Wolves" was only 18 million. Now the film has not been released, so there is no cost to announce it. So this 30 million is enough to buy out the entire movie and Orion's distribution contract, and if the negotiation strategy is right, it may not even be spent.

For most Hollywood studios, investing in a movie that costs about $20 million, and if it can earn more than 50% of the profit after a few years of distribution operations, then the project is considered a great success. A movie with a super high rate of return like "Home Alone" may not appear in the entire Hollywood in a few years. It is more common in Hollywood. Instead, millions of dollars are invested in it, and in the end, everything is lost.

However, at this time, Elizabeth raised the check in her hand and stared at Eric with contempt: "You bastard, can you be more shameless, I became the villain, and the ownership of the movie I finally bought belongs to you, Don't even think about it."

Eric asked without blushing: "Then do you have the money to buy it yourself?"

"I can borrow it from my dad."

"Alright then, return the check to me, and you can pretend that I haven't been here today," Eric said, reaching out.

Elizabeth subconsciously wanted to return the check, but she quickly received it back. Eric was so straightforward, but made her feel a little uneasy. After a moment of hesitation, Elizabeth reluctantly said: "One and a half, you take it. 15 million, I'll ask my dad for another 15 million."

"Pay me the check."

"You bastard, the copyright belongs to you, but the distribution belongs to Fox. Is this the head office?"

"Deal," Eric snapped his fingers and said with a smile on his face again, "Actually, I haven't finished talking yet, and this is part of it. You can use this condition as a bait to tell the film's producers. , as long as they agree to sell the movie to you, you can lobby Fox to help distribute it, and you can even promise to help them release future movies. For such a small Hollywood production company, climbing up to a giant like Fox is like Walmart It’s like agreeing to help a small workshop underwrite their products. The temptation is very strong, as long as the bait is thrown, as long as the owner of the production company is not a fool, it is impossible not to agree.”

After Eric finished speaking, the living room was quiet for a few seconds. Drew and Julia quickly understood that Elizabeth was tricked by Eric again. The two girls immediately threw themselves on the sofa and laughed. Elizabeth threw the pillow in her arms again: "You bastard. , take advantage of my family again, I'm quitting, I'm quitting whatever you say, and you can be the villain yourself."

"I am using resources reasonably.

And if I come forward in person, this movie will definitely be regarded as a big gold mine by everyone, and the possibility of trying to grab it at that time is almost zero. So this time, not only can I not come forward, but the whole thing can't even have any connection with me. I will try my best to avoid suspicion, and you have to pretend to be a bit like it. "

Elizabeth's eyes lit up, and she looked at Eric while touching her sharp little chin and said, "Oh, that's true. The movie you're watching now, even if it's a piece of garbage, will be regarded as a treasure. That said, I can leave you alone and do it alone."

"Yeah. You'd better convince your dad to let Fox Network and Fox Pictures break up with me, and let's be honest, put "Friends," "Who Will Be a Millionaire," and the next "X-Files" is broadcast on Fox, I think it's still a big loss."

Elizabeth immediately said: "The Millionaire and The X-Files share the copyright between Fox and Firefly, you can't take it away, and "Friends" has signed a contract for several seasons."

"But I can do the same thing at the beginning of the year and let the first two projects go on hold. The big deal is that everyone won't make any money. Anyway, I have a lot of ideas in my head, and I can come up with a few more TV series. As for "Friends", hum, then Easier."

Elizabeth said unwillingly: "If you do this, your reputation in Hollywood will stink."

"Who cares if their collaborator is an angel or a devil if it can bring them a lot of profit?"

"-of..." Elizabeth couldn't help but want to say a dirty word just now, but in the face of Eric's threatening eyes, the girl immediately swallowed the last word: "You... bad guy, I can't be a bad guy. Get the copyright for you, and you won't get anything in the end, you're like a miser in Balzac's pen."

"Didn't we just agree, get the copyright and distribute it by Fox. In the information I got, it's a four-hour movie, four hours, you should know what that means, the cinema is at most every day It can only be lined up for four games. The box office of this movie will definitely not be very good. It is estimated that I will have to rely on the final videotape release to recover the cost. I am interested in the Oscar potential of this movie. Firefly also needs to be decorated with Oscar movies. Down the door."

Eric is telling the truth. Although the movie has won important awards such as best picture and best director in memory, Eric does not know how the box office of this movie is, but according to the memory of this movie. The film was four hours long, and Eric felt that "Dancing With Wolves" should not be very good at the box office.

Elizabeth was surprised: "Four hours, are you serious?"

"Yeah, four hours, longer than The Godfather. Although I think this movie may be good, I think it's impossible to surpass The Godfather."

"Okay, I'll trust you once," Elizabeth said, looking at the check in her hand, rolled her eyes, and said, "I heard that you made a lot of money in the oil futures market this time. If there is any leftover after the copyright is issued, I will not return it to you, I will use it as pocket money."

"That's fine," Eric said with a smile.

Elizabeth pretended to be surprised and said, "Ha, it's unbelievable that a miser could say such a thing."

"I have always been generous with my women."

As soon as the voice fell, another pillow slammed over.

Eric "couldn't bear it anymore" grabbed the pillow again, got up and walked around the coffee table to Elizabeth: "It's the third time, little girl, I'm used to you, right?"

Elizabeth screamed and wanted to run away, but was pushed by Eric on the sofa.

"Hey, hey, how can you hit a woman, you bastard, oops, Julia, help me, woohoo, you go and hit Drew, she likes this, bastard, stop." (To be continued)