Chapter Four Hundred and Fifty Seventh Waste of Time

"Mr. Dahe, this matter is not something that can be achieved in a few words," Eric said, holding a glass of champagne in his hand, and standing face to face with Sony President Dahe Dianxiong.

Dahe Dianxiong said: "Of course, but Mr. Williams, we are very sincere, and I hope you can think about it carefully."

After the signing ceremony, as usual, it was a celebration reception. Eric finally knew the reason why the president of Sony would come to Los Angeles to attend the reception. Nori Oga hoped to persuade Eric to allow Firefly to join the promotion of Sony's home video recorder products. .

After Sony first developed the home video recorder, Hollywood fought a lawsuit with Sony for ten years because of concerns about piracy. Although Sony finally won the case, the home video recorder market was first occupied by Panasonic, which has superior performance.

Sony bought Columbia Pictures in order to promote its home video recorder with Columbia's film library. However, although Colombia has received sufficient funds from the Japanese in the past two years, it has not achieved the expected results. Firefly suddenly cooperated with Columbia, and Sony came up with the idea of ​​Firefly. Firefly is not comparable in scale to Time Warner, which has embarked on a diversified development, but its development momentum is definitely the first in Hollywood. Among the camps that promote Sony's home video recorder products, even if it can't beat Panasonic, it is enough to make Panasonic's home video recorder's market share plummet.

However, even if Eric doesn't know a lot about some things, he also knows that in a few years, DVDs will rise rapidly. And soon replaced the videotape. Although Oga Noir has just promised some benefits. But those will take a long time to be realized. If Eric agrees, I am afraid that before the benefits are realized, home video tapes will be launched on the stage of history.

The two talked for a while before Dianxiong Dahe turned around and left. Eric greeted the people he knew around him, came to the corner of the reception hall, and found a sofa to sit down. Sipping the champagne in his glass, he intends to rest for a while.

After a while, several executives of Firefly also came over and sat down beside Eric. Geoffrey asked curiously, "Eric, what did Daga Noono talk to you about?"

Eric briefly explained the situation.

"If we can really cooperate, it seems not bad, what do you think?" Jeffrey said after listening.

Eric shrugged: "No idea, let someone collect some relevant information tomorrow and see if we can decide, but I heard that DVD technology is already under development, if this technology can replace video tapes. We don't seem to need it. Add the tapes to the muddy waters."

"I have also seen some information on DVD technology,

Katzenberg said at this time: "Compared to videotape. The cost of piracy of DVDs is even lower. I think once this technology is promoted, it will not be a good thing for Hollywood. "

"The emergence of television sets and the emergence of home video tapes are not good things for Hollywood, but the progress of technology is difficult to stop. All we can do is to follow the progress of technology and change our survival strategy, otherwise we can only be disuse."

Katzenberg touched his bald head and smiled, and said, "I understand that, let's not talk about it, Eric, do you have an idea about the films that you will cooperate with Columbia?"

"Not yet," Eric shook his head. Many of the more classic blockbusters in his memory were series, but Eric didn't want to take out films with obvious series development value to cooperate with Columbia. After all, even in copyright The relevant clauses have been signed on the company, but if the interests involved are too great, it will definitely be unclear in the future: "How about you, I just saw what you have been talking about with Peter Cooper?"

"He wants to be able to develop one of the four big-budget films that Firefly has announced to develop with Columbia," Katzenberg said bluntly.

"Which one?" Eric asked.

Katzenberg said: "The Great Clash of Heaven and Earth."

Firefly announced the four major production films, namely "Jurassic Park", "Crash Between Heaven and Earth", "True Lies" and "Speed ​​of Life and Death", of which "Jurassic Park" and "Crash Between Heaven and Earth" belong to special effects blockbuster. "True Lies" and "Speed ​​of Life" tend to lean more towards traditional stunts, and one is a remake and the other is a road thriller. After watching the "Tornado" trailer at the Super Bowl, it's no surprise that Columbia would want to collaborate on "Clash of the Earth".

"They finally knew a little bit and didn't ask for Jurassic Park," Eric said. When Firefly released the news, he had already revealed that Jurassic Park would be made into a series. It seems that Peter Cooper understands very well that Firefly will definitely not take out "Jurassic Park" to cooperate with them, and choose the disaster film of the comet hitting the earth as the second best choice.

"What do you mean?" Katzenberg also had a little anticipation in his eyes. He also hoped that Eric could bring "Clash of the Earth" for Disney and Columbia to develop together. This movie was written by Eric himself. The synopsis of the story, combined with the comet-hitting gimmick, the odds of failure are slim to none.

Eric thought about it for a while, but shook his head. Firefly already has a detailed development plan for these four films. "Speed ​​of Life" will be released at the end of the year, and the release dates of "Jurassic Park" and "Crash" have been set. In the summer of next year, "True Lies" directed by Cameron will be produced next year, and it will be released in the summer of 1994. At that time, there will be another big gimmick. Don't forget, Katherine Bigelow "Saving Private Ryan" will also be in production next year, on June 6, 1994, the 50th anniversary of D-Day.

Now that "Clash of the Earth" is handed over to Disney and Columbia, a lot of the preliminary work that Firefly has done is scrapped. For a large film company, under normal circumstances, although the number of films released each year is as high as 20, but every year It is conceivable that there are often only three or four flagship films, and if they are successful, these films will even account for about half of the studio's annual box office total. How much resources and effort the studios will spend on these films. And Firefly released four films. They are all ranked in the main ranks of the next three years, and certainly cannot be easily changed.

"I will start the work on Jurassic Park after this Oscar, and there is still a month left. This time is enough for me to choose a few projects. If you have any good plans, you can also recommend them. Me," Eric finished, looking at Michael Lynn: "That matter. How did you negotiate with Peter Cooper?"

Michael Lynn looked around subconsciously and made sure that no one was approaching here before he whispered: "If the time is too fast, things will be too obvious. I have discussed a plan with Peter Cooper, starting from Oscar After that, the plan will continue until the end of the year, so that not many people will find out.”

Eric is not worried about what tricks Peter Cooper will play. Now the initiative is entirely in the hands of Firefly, if Peter Cooper doesn't fulfill his promise. Fireflies have plenty of ways to make each other pay, not to mention. It's not his own thing anyway. Peter Cooper has no reason to go back on his word. Eric has heard that Peter Cooper and John Peters have already started to increase their salary. It is estimated that the contract with Firefly will expire in three years. Even if you can't maintain your position, you can leave Colombia full of money.

After talking about the matter, several people began to raise their glasses and chat about relaxed topics with a smile. Some sharp-eyed guests noticed the changes in several people's emotions and knew that they had finished talking, so they eagerly came up.

"Let's talk, I'll leave," Eric suddenly raised his head, saw Nicole in a lavender tube top dress smiling and looking here, then got up and said.

"Eric," seeing Eric walking in, Nicole raised his glass to him, Eric reached out and took the champagne in Nicole's hand and put it aside, took Nicole's slender hand and said, "We Go dance."

"Okay," Nicole let Eric drag her and walked to the dance floor.

In the slow music, Eric hugged Nicole's slender waist, sniffed the fragrance on the girl's body, and said softly with dancing steps, "Do you know what purple represents?"

"Huh?" Nicole looked at Eric's eyes with an inquiring look.

"Purple represents nobility and mystery. Generally women don't dare to wear purple dresses, because they often don't have a strong enough aura, and they will look nondescript when they wear them."

Nicole's thin pink lips curled into a smile: "Then what do you think of me wearing this dress?"

"Your Highness, I want to get down on one knee and kiss the back of your hand," Eric said half-truthfully.

Nicole glanced at the exit of the reception hall, with a little teasing in her eyes: "I'm looking forward to this kind of scene, why don't we go out and try it?"

Taking advantage of the people around him not paying attention, Eric slipped his palm around Nicole's slender waist, and patted it lightly: "Woman, don't go too far."

Nicole glared at him lightly and angrily, changed her tone, leaned over slightly, and said softly, "Eric, I watched "Jurassic Park" recently, do you think I played Elle S. How is Dr. Teller?"

"In the production plan, all the actors of this film can only receive the minimum salary stipulated by the union. Would you like to?"

"I do," Nicole replied without hesitation.

Eric said with a smile: "When you answer my yes, you won't think about anything messy, right?"

Nicole blushed slightly: "No."

Eric made a joke before saying seriously: "The protagonists of "Jurassic Park" will be those dinosaurs from ancient times, just like "Tornado", this movie not only makes the actors familiar with the audience in front of the audience, but not in the Playing too many roles. With your current status, appearing in this movie is a bit of a waste of time."

"Didn't you say that you want to prepare two movies for me to separate Tom Cruise and his partner? There's "Hot Hand Police Flower", what about the next one?"

"Uh..." Eric stared at the slyness of the girl's eyes, and then realized that the pit was waiting for him: "It's getting late, I think we should go back and talk about such an important matter. Well, like, in bed."

Nicole straightened her chest without fear: "Okay."

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Feeling the movements of the people around her, Nicole woke up almost at the same time as Eric, the skin on her back pressed against the man's firm chest, making her shrink back, instinctively leaning back, and then she felt Eric's morning desire was aggressively pressed against her hips.

Nicole rubbed it twice as a mischief before turning over with a laugh and meeting Eric's eyes: "Morning."

"Morning," Eric came up and pecked Nicole's thin lips.

The warmth between the kisses made Nicole feel warm in her heart. She stretched out an arm to wrap her arms around Eric, narrowed her eyes and leaned over to continue to sleep, and then was disturbed by the aggressive little guy on her lower abdomen.

"I really want to cut it off, it's disgusting," Nicole complained, squeezing it hard.

"That's because you didn't find the right way to use it," Eric smiled and took Nicole into his arms, pushing the girl's legs with his knees.

Nicole hummed a few times and let out a deep breath.

"Go to sleep, it's still early, you can sleep for another half an hour," Eric's voice sounded.

"Bastard, how... how do you sleep?" Nicole slapped Eric on Eric's back in a funny way.

So the half-hour sleep time was changed to morning exercise.

Then got up, stood side by side in front of the bathroom sink, brushed his teeth and washed his face in front of the mirror, he shaved, she did skin care, then changed his clothes, went for a morning run in the manor together, and came back after a day's newspaper, Eric Sitting at a long table in the dining room reading a newspaper, Nicole cooks breakfast in the kitchen opposite.

Putting a plate of bread on the dining table, Nicole poured milk for the two of them, noticed Eric's dazed expression, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"Suddenly remembered a story," Eric said, looking at the buns just taken out of the oven in front of him.

"Oh," Nicole raised her eyebrows, handed over the milk, sat down opposite, and said, "What story?"

"Two killers, they met by chance in a chaotic city, fell in love, and got married."

"Well..." Nicole took a bite of the bun, nodded her head, the golden bangs on her forehead shook playfully, she suddenly raised her head and asked, "Hey, the two killers you mentioned are one man and one man. female?"

"..."

"Hehe, just kidding, you go on."

"But they don't know each other's identities. Although they are both top killers in the industry, they belong to two different killer groups. They live in an unremarkable community, live a plain life, and have their own cover. Occupation, the neighbors call them: Mr. and Mrs. Smith." (To be continued..)

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