Chapter 293 Eisner's Decision

After a while, Eric returned to the conference room with his mobile phone, and Robert Shay also put down the coffee cup in his hand and looked at Eric inquiringly.

"It's Michael Eisner," Eric explained with a hint of briskness in his tone.

"Do you want to invite you to talk?" Robert Shea raised his eyebrows slightly and asked. He also knew that some time ago, the turmoil was caused by Michael Eisner behind the scenes.

Eric nodded, sat down on the chair again and said, "Yes."

"Did you promise?" Robert Shea asked curiously.

"It's okay to listen to what he has to say, I'm fine at night anyway." Eric said, putting his mobile phone in his hand, and then continued: "Robert, since you don't want to take over "Instinct", choose the script as soon as possible. Well, it's already March, if the project is not confirmed, it is estimated that it will be difficult to catch up with the summer vacation."

Seeing that Eric no longer forced the script of "Instinct" to himself, Robert was a little relieved, but at the same time, he was inevitably a little contradictory. After all, this is the script written by Eric himself.

However, he quickly adjusted his mood and said, "I understand, I have collected six more scripts these days. I will ask the assistant to show it to you later, and you can help me read it."

Eric shook his head: "No, I think it's better for you to choose by yourself. I can't guarantee 100% that the movie will be successful. After you choose the script, just show it to me for signature."

Robert Shay was stunned for a while, and then realized that Eric was ready to let go completely. Then, the success or failure of the film in the future will have nothing to do with Eric, and he must be fully responsible. But Robert Shea is not a man without responsibility. After just a moment of hesitation, he nodded: "Then, I will choose the script as soon as possible."

...

after get off work. Eric drove back to Malibu, but the destination was not his own pointed manor. It was Michael Eisner's mansion in Malibu.

"Eric, I'm glad you can come here, please come in," The servant led Eric into the gate of the mansion, and Michael Eisner greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Mr. Eisner," Eric showed a polite smile and shook hands with Michael Eisner.

Michael Eisner didn't care about Eric's indifference. Still smiling, he said, "Eric, I specially invited a famous French chef to make dinner tonight, let's go in."

Eric nodded and followed Michael Eisner directly to the restaurant. During the entire dinner, apart from the servants who appeared from time to time, there were only Michael Eisner and Eric in the restaurant. Michael Eisner skillfully introduced Eric the exquisiteness of the French dishes served one after another. After the meal was finished, he specially invited the French chef with a high chef hat to come out. The three of them took a picture together.

While secretly admiring Michael Eisner's patience, Eric quietly enjoyed the dinner. Anyway, the initiative is now in his hands.

After dinner, Michael Eisner took Eric into his study and waited for the servant to finish the coffee and leave. Michael Eisner said, "Eric, since everything has passed, I think it's time for us to talk about cooperation."

A mocking chuckle finally hung on the corner of Eric's mouth: "Cooperation?"

Michael Eisner still smiled and said: "Yes, cooperation, Eric, there are no permanent enemies in this world, only permanent interests, although this is the British diplomatic strategy. However, I think. The same goes for the room.”

"There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests." Eric shook his head and smiled a few times, then continued: "Mr. Eisner, if you have the choice to cooperate with your friends or neutrals, then you will Cooperate with your own enemies?"

"Of course not," Michael Eisner said: "But, Eric, do you think Firefly has friends in Hollywood? Although you have a great time working with Fox, trust me, as long as there is a chance, Murdoch will It will definitely stab the firefly in the back."

"I know this too. Therefore, I will try not to give Mr. Murdoch this chance. At the same time, for the enemy who has already inserted a knife in the back, I will not give the opponent a chance," Eric said casually. Said from coffee.

When Michael Eisner heard Eric say this, he still kept a smile and said, "Eric, I think I must know something, and I don't deny it, so I think we should reconcile."

"Reconciliation?" Eric raised his head and asked, "How to reconcile?"

Michael Eisner said with a touch of confidence: "How about the script of "The Ghost Story"?"

Eric shook his head directly if he wanted to or not: "Mr. Eisner, I don't lack scripts, so I don't want to cooperate with Disney. If there is no "Ghost Love", then I will choose something else. Besides, I Guarantee, Disney can't make the "Ghost Love" that I have already conceived in my heart. If you make this movie, you may make a small profit, but it is absolutely impossible to become a classic. Hard to say."

"No no no, Eric, I don't think you fully understand what I mean, I mean, Disney transferred the script of "The Ghost Story" to you, and then we reconciled, how about it?"

Eric finally raised his head in surprise and saw Michael Eisner's confident gaze, and immediately, Eric thought of some other questions: "Mr. Eisner, I think Disney wants to buy "The Ghost Story" It must have cost a lot of money for the script, and maybe even promised Bruce Joy Robin some dividends, right?"

"Yes," Michael Eisner nodded, "$1 million in cash and a 3% North American profit share."

Eric figured it out. According to the results of the previous life, the sum of money would be more than 3 million. Perhaps, for future profits, this money is nothing. But for Disney, who had no idea of ​​the outcome, the asking price was outrageous.

Seeing Eric being silent, Michael Eisner said: "Eric, Disney is very sincere, so as long as we reconcile, I will transfer this script to Firefly for free."

"Then what about your contract?" Eric asked subconsciously, "I don't think Bruce Joy Robin will be reconciled."

"This is actually a very easy solution. Disney will transfer the script to Firefly and wait for the film to be produced and distributed by Disney. Then, the share belonging to Bruce Joy Robin can be allocated from Disney's profit. What do you think? ?"

"Firefly and Disney are co-distributing, and the movie copyright belongs to Firefly," Eric said after a quick thought. Since Michael Eisner can make such a bold choice, if he himself is still preoccupied, That would seem too petty.

On the other hand, it is possible to maximize the benefits by handing over the movie to Disney for distribution, but then the Firefly's own channels will not be expanded, and if this situation continues, the Firefly will definitely become like the DreamWorks of the previous life. Able to produce good movies, but not strong enough to distribute, can only struggle to survive among several major film companies.

Moreover, these few years are the best and last time to expand the distribution channels of Firefly, because the cost of film production in the early 1990s was not too high. Therefore, Eric made up his mind, even if it was just a few If you are young and earn some money, you should also open up the distribution channels of Firefly. Otherwise, in the late 1990s, special effects blockbusters emerged, and the production cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, if there was no distribution channel of its own, then the situation would be very miserable. Most of the profits were taken away by several major film companies that mastered the distribution channels, and the production companies even found themselves unable to recover the production costs in the end.

Hearing Eric's loose tone, Michael Eisner didn't even think about it, nodded and said, "No problem."

After Michael Eisner said these words, the atmosphere between the two parties suddenly became a little silent. Michael Eisner's own goal was achieved, and Eric, who originally wanted Michael Eisner to hit a nail, couldn't stick to it.

After drinking the coffee in front of him, Eric took the initiative to stand up and said, "Then, Mr. Eisner, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."

"I'll take you off," Michael Eisner followed and stood up.

After sending Eric out of the mansion, Michael Eisner returned to the study with a cold face and silently, and picked up a few inconspicuous folders that had been placed in the corner of the desk. The movie project planning book of "Ghost Love".

Michael Eisner can be said to be the one at the helm of the seven major film companies, the one who knows Eric the most, and also the one who knows the best about Eric's personal potential. Therefore, he joined several other film companies to launch a joint suppression of Firefly a few years ago. Unfortunately, due to some flaws in the process, things did not succeed. After seeing the news that Murdoch took the initiative to contact Eric, Michael Eisner made up his mind to reconcile with Eric. After all, as he begins, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

Moreover, Michael Eisner did not intend to reconcile with Eric at the expense of the script of "The Ghostly Love". However, some time ago, he asked several well-known directors of Disney to make "The Ghostly Love". He took the script to study, and then, none of the project proposals provided by these people, that is, the things in his hands, satisfied Michael Eisner. (To be continued)