America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM.

Chapter 106 104. Good people should not be held at gunpoint, and innocence after death is not innocence either.

Double Star Entertainment.

After touching Omei's little head, Eric coaxed in an apologetic voice: "I'm sorry, little Elizabeth, there is still no role suitable for you."

Seeing that the other party was a little disappointed, Eric pinched her nose and said: "But although it's not available now, there will definitely be one next year. There will be many teenage characters in that movie, and I can give you the ones with heavier roles."

"Really?" O'Mei asked in surprise with her eyes widened.

"Of course it's true. I never lie to my fans."

After sending Elizabeth away, Mary Olson asked: "Eric, do you really have a role?"

"Of course. Isn't it fun to trick children?"

The movie Eric is talking about is of course "The Hunger Games". It is originally a work for teenagers, so it is easy to stuff an Austrian girl into it.

He crossed his legs and leaned on the sofa: "But Elizabeth's height has almost caught up with you two. She developed quite early. Apart from her baby face, she doesn't look like a child."

"Are you saying we are short?" Ashley said suddenly dissatisfied.

Eric shook his finger: "Of course not. I never comment easily on a woman's height, weight and age. In my eyes, you are all beautiful girls."

"A smooth-tongued man." Mary stuck out her tongue.

"You should be lucky that you have a handsome face." Ashley snorted.

After chatting for a while, the two sisters began to report on the recent company performance.

Since the last time, Double Star Entertainment has begun to implement a bundling sales strategy. Not long ago, MGM produced a short film that merged the classic cartoon character Pink Panther with the cartoon characters of the two sisters.

The short film is not long, less than 6 minutes, but after its release, it received a lot of praise for its interesting story. The linkage method has always been loved by the public.

"Eric, although this method has only been implemented for less than twenty days, the effect is really good. According to the data we obtained, Double Star Entertainment's turnover has increased by 33% compared to last month."

"If we compare it for a complete month, this number should reach more than 50%. The best-selling among them is undoubtedly the collaboration series with Pink Panther. This single IP has driven more than 25%."

"We estimate that this number will grow next month, and the growth trend should continue for at least three months. The peripherals of "The Walking Dead" are currently in production and will probably be launched this week."

Looking at the numbers in the report, Eric was quite satisfied, which proved the correctness of his decision.

"Ashley, how many production lines does the company have now?"

"Six lines, actually originally four, but two production lines have been restored recently. If the sales data continues to grow like this, we will need to continue to increase it within a few months. This will depend on the situation."

"How many new workers have been recruited?"

"120 people, 60 people per production line, this is the optimal number based on experience. Whether it is more or less, it will lead to reduced efficiency."

Eric nodded and looked at the videos of these two little girls who were not yet 18 years old in front of him, but knew not to underestimate them.

Although the Olsen sisters have a poor eye for film selection and their acting skills are average, over the years, their commercial skills have at least improved.

How many people can do better than them before the age of 18?

Not to mention the United States, even if it were extended to the whole world, it would not be too much.

According to Eric's idea, now we must rely on Double Star Entertainment to gradually establish MGM's own sales network.

When the time is right, the commodity processing link will naturally be relocated to China to enjoy the demographic dividend there.

In this day and age, the wage gap between workers in Huamei is huge. Of course, it will still be huge twenty years later, but it is even more exaggerated now.

According to data released in 2002, the average monthly salary of an employee in the United States is approximately US$2400.

The average monthly salary of workers in Yanjing is about 2000 yuan, and the exchange rate difference between the two is nearly 10 times.

The cost of employing 120 people in the United States is enough to employ 1200 people in China. More importantly, there is not much difference in the level of workers between the two sides. Why do you think those big companies and factories like to settle in China?

In the elevator, the Olsen sisters sent Eric out.

"Eric, didn't you invite me to the MGM studio last time? When?" Little Elizabeth asked.

Eric rubbed his palms. He was so busy every day, how could he remember such a small thing.

However, when he lowered his head and saw the resentful yet expectant look in his eyes, Eric was embarrassed to say no. He had just said in person a few hours ago that he would not lie to his fans.

"Elizabeth, when do you want to go? Just decide the time."

"That's it for today. I don't need to go to school today, okay?" Elizabeth said loudly.

Ashley patted her on the back: "Eric still has something to do. I'll take you with me when Mary and I start the movie. You can play as long as you want."

"Will he be there?" Omei looked at Eric.

"Of course he will be there. Eric is the director. How can we shoot the movie if he is not here?" Mary said.

"Okay, then listen to you."

As he spoke, he had already passed through the lobby on the first floor, and the front desk lady opened the door.

Eric was just about to say stop sending it off when suddenly a group of reporters sprang out from nowhere and ran toward them.

"Damn it, squatting in the grass again, this scene seems familiar!"

The memory of being squatted last time began to attack him. Eric subconsciously thought that he was secretly photographed again while hanging out with some girl. He turned around and wanted to return to the company.

But what was unexpected was that these reporters were not coming for me. Instead, they surrounded the Olsen sisters in the center and began to ask questions in a sarcastic manner.

"Ashley, what do you think about the Michael Jackson case?"

"Mary, "The Real World of Michael Jackson" was aired on Fox last night. Did you watch it? Tell us what you think about his child molestation case."

"Mary, you have all been invited to Neverland. Have you ever been assaulted by Michael Jackson?"

"Ashley, do the Olsen sisters keep in touch with Michael Jackson? What kind of person do you think he was?"

The endless questions made Eric understand the intention of these gossip media. It turned out that they wanted to hype Michael Jackson's child molestation case.

This incident happened in February this year. At that time, Eric had just finished cheating Hasbro in the stock market and was busy filming "Transformers".

He didn't hear about it until he came out of the Nevada desert, but by then the climax of the matter had passed.

The cause of the matter can be traced back to 2000, when a boy named Gavin Arvizo was diagnosed with cancer, which resulted in his spleen and one kidney being removed.

Notified by the hospital that his end was imminent, Gavin Arvizo expressed his last wish, hoping to see Michael Jackson. So with the help of charity businessman Jamie Masada, the family successfully contacted Michael Jackson.

As we all know, Michael Jackson has been committed to protecting and helping children because he had a terrible childhood. He likes to bring joy to other children.

So after he spent a huge amount of money to buy and build Neverland Manor, he invited his children to play in the manor on a long-term basis. When the children were happy, he also felt happy.

Therefore, after learning about Gavin Arvizo, Michael took the initiative to contact him, paid for his medical expenses, and matched him with a blood supply team.

This kind of support, which could bring down a family, lasted for three years.

With Michael's help, Gavin Arvizzo's condition improved significantly, and after he was able to move normally, Michael invited him to Neverland.

Gavin Arvizzo visited Neverland 8 times in total, and met Michael in 2 of them accompanied by his parents. The remaining 6 times Michael was not at the manor and the children were free to play.

If things ended here, this would be a very beautiful and kind-hearted story, but in reality, the story is often about farmers and snakes.

In February this year, British journalist Martin Basheer hoped to shoot a documentary about him on the condition that he would "connect Michael with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to organize a charity event in Africa to help AIDS children." Naturally, Michael was very happily agreed.

Gavin Arvizzo and his family were also invited to appear during filming.

But after the documentary was broadcast, Michael discovered that Martin Basheer did not report truthfully at all, but used editing and guidance to portray himself as a pedophile who wanted to have something with Gavin Arvizo. Pedophilia.

This has happened before, in 1993, when a jerk named Evan Chandler used his 13-year-old son, Jody Chandler, to blackmail Michael.

In the end, in order not to delay his career at its peak, the company, agent, and team behind Michael persuaded him to settle out of court, for which he paid US$2200 million.

Now that Martin Bascher was framed with the same crime, Michael was naturally very angry and wanted to sue the other party. At the same time, he also took out counterattacks.

After 1993, he assigned himself a personal photographer, who also recorded the interview process.

When this real video was released, public opinion changed somewhat, and Gavin Arvizo's family also stated that Jackson was a good man, not a pedophile.

In this case, if Michael and Gavin Arvizzo always stand together, things will definitely gradually change for the better.

But people's hearts cannot be guessed, and this family, like Evan Chandler's family, finally chose to compromise with money.

Their whereabouts began to become strange, and they stopped speaking out for Michael. Instead, they began to contact child protection organizations and legal agencies.

The media also photographed Gavin Arvizo’s mother, Janet, going to the offices of the lawyers and psychiatrists who helped Evan Chandler frame Michael. Her purpose is not difficult to guess.

Just yesterday, April 4th.

Fox TV broadcast a more complete interview record provided by Michael, and the originally quiet incident naturally once again ignited the public and media.

The Olsen sisters were also guests of Neverland at the beginning, and now they are also celebrities, so they are greeted by the media.

Facing this group of vampire leeches, Ashley and Mary could only keep silent. They had to be cautious in dealing with this matter. If they were accidentally caught in a language loophole, countless big hats would be slapped on their heads the next day. .

But the media obviously refused to let the two sisters go and continued to press them with questions, and most of the questions had obvious tendencies.

Rumor-mongering, scandals and gossip are always what people like to read, no matter what era or country.

"Michael Jackson is innocent!"

In the chaos, a low roar came from Eric's mouth, but it could be clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone present.

As if a shark smelled blood, the reporters suddenly looked at him collectively.

"Eric Cooper."

A paparazzi shouted, seeming to have just noticed who was standing next to him.

"There's a big fish!"

Realizing Eric's identity, the paparazzi immediately turned their guns and pointed their microphones at Eric.

"Mr. Cooper, can you repeat what you just said?"

A paparazzi asked, with a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes.

Ashley and Mary hurriedly pulled Eric's clothes quietly from behind, signaling him not to comment.

But as an MJ fan in his previous life, Eric knew the ins and outs of the whole thing. MJ could not be treated like this!

Good people don't deserve to have guns pointed at them, and innocence after death isn't innocence either.

He pushed the three Olsen sisters and motioned them to stay away, and called the cameraman from Double Star Entertainment to ensure that the complete video of his speech was preserved.

Eric then said eloquently: "I believe Michael Jackson is innocent, not only innocent this time, but also innocent of the accusation in 1993."

"Michael was so kind that his kindness was exploited again and again, like the farmer and the snake in Aesop's fables."

"The vicious snake not only enjoyed the warmth the farmer gave it, but after enjoying it, it also wanted to kill the farmer and even take possession of his property."

"Some people are poisonous snakes, and some media act as the snake's fangs!"

call!

The paparazzi at the scene immediately groaned and gasped in displeasure.

"Mr. Cooper, why are you so sure Michael Jackson is innocent? Do you have any evidence?"

I looked at the other party's nameplate and saw that it was a reporter from the Independent.

"I have no evidence to prove Michael's innocence, so do you have any evidence to prove that he committed a crime?"

The reporter sneered: "I have no evidence, but everyone is watching the documentary and what happened in 1993, and the United States is a country of free speech. Journalists are responsible for letting the public know the truth. I am just exercising my rights."

"Is the right of journalists to mislead? You have the right to report but not to mislead. Do you think you can make decisions instead of the law? Mr. Reporter!"

When Eric glared at him, the other person's tone weakened: "No one can replace the law, I just..."

"Yes, no one can replace the law, but whether it was 1993 or today, the law did not find Michael guilty."

"If you use words like that again I have to question your professionalism and whether the Independent is a fair and equitable newspaper."

"Please tell me, does The Independent still represent fairness and justice as it did in the past?"

Frightened by Eric's aggressive momentum, the reporter was speechless. There was no way to answer this question. Suddenly, he seemed to have forgotten that he was the one holding the microphone.

Behind Eric, the three Olsen sisters showed strange looks.

"This guy is pretty good."

(End of this chapter)