America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 79 77. Drive the tiger and swallow the wolf? Luring the wolf into the house? (Please subscribe and reward)

"Have you read the script?" Eric asked when he returned to the office.

Ashley Olsen nodded: "Yes, we have read the script, but there is a problem."

"Speaking!"

"Mary and I noticed that the script involves a lot of intimate scenes. As professional actors, we are not opposed to it, but can we delete those parts that are too large? What we mean is, just keep the kissing stage."

Eric thinks this request of the Olsen sisters is reasonable. After all, they are biological sisters, and it is unacceptable to overdo it on the big screen.

If you really can't pass the review, you can only get the DVD. The more popular scenes can be put in the director's cut.

Moreover, "Adele's Life" is a relatively fresh and fresh girl's movie. The two heroines are both high school students, so they can compromise on the scale.

"I think it can be considered, and we can communicate more about the details. After all, this is not the final script. In fact, in my heart, I have already made a good positioning for you."

"what?"

"As for your role positioning, Ashley, you are suitable for playing Adele, and Mary is suitable for Emma."

Next to her, Judy was still staying in the corner and refused to leave. When she heard this, her eyes lit up and her expression gradually changed to a crazy one. No one knew what she was thinking.

"Why? Why should I be Adele?" Ashley Olsen was puzzled.

"Can't you see? Wait, I will give you the answer soon."

Eric said and called the makeup artist in: "Give them simple tops according to these two characters."

The makeup artist looked at the character images drawn by Eric, and then began to dress the two of them. They quickly completed the simple outfits, and then took out a blue wig and put it on Mary Olson's hair.

After putting on makeup, the feeling between the two of them immediately came out. Since sister Mary Olson's chin is relatively pointed, after putting on short blue hair, she obviously has a tomboy feeling and is more aggressive.

Sister Ashley Olsen's chin is relatively round, and she obviously feels a little lost and depressed after applying makeup.

The two sisters stood together, clearly visible at a glance.

"Did you see it? Your two temperaments and facial shapes have already determined your respective identities, Judy, don't you think so?"

Judy laughed strangely a few times, which made the Olsen sisters even more strange. From the moment she saw them, there was something wrong with this woman. Her eyes were full of desire, as if she wanted to eat people.

"Ashley, Mary, you are absolutely perfect. You must star in this movie. I think there is no one more suitable than you!"

After saying that, he looked at Eric: "Can I be a producer? Please, please let me be the producer. You know me, and I will do my best!"

Eric nodded slowly: "Yes, I am extremely convinced on this matter. Okay, Judy, please go out first. I have other things to discuss with them."

After sending Judy, the idiot, away, Eric said: "The script still needs to be polished, but it will not take more than two months at most. In short, you have set aside a schedule recently."

The Olsen sisters nodded in agreement. In fact, due to successive failures, the two sisters could no longer get film contracts. Otherwise, they would not have to find someone to write the script and solicit investment from everywhere.

Schedule? That thing is the most abundant thing they have now.

"Then the movie is settled and the contract will be drawn up as soon as possible. Now it's time to talk about Double Star Entertainment shares. What do you think about it?"

Ashley Olsen spread her hands: "Let me ask, if we can't reach a consensus on this matter, will the movie not be our turn?"

"That's right! This is part of the deal, you should understand it!" Eric said it openly and openly without hiding it from them.

"Yes, in business, we have no problem with that, but there is a problem at the moment."

"what is the problem?"

"Eric, you should know that since Mary and I debuted, we have always had a regular agent, and his name is Robert Solny."

"He helped us pick up movies and set our future path. He even helped us found Double Star Entertainment. Our parents divorced very early. It can be said that Robert's help in career is far more than our parents."

"Although Double Star Entertainment is nominally my and Mary's company, the ownership does not entirely belong to us. Robert also holds a large share of the shares."

"So if you want to buy shares, it's not enough for the two of us to agree. You have to get him to agree too. That's the problem."

"How much does Robert Solney own?" Eric asked.

"45%!"

"So high! You actually let your agent own nearly half of your company's equity!" Eric was a little surprised.

Mary Olson looked at Eric meaningfully: "That's why you need to convince Robert. Ashley and I have already discussed it. You can buy the shares, but only for Robert."

"If you can reach an agreement, Ashley and I will support it with both hands and promise not to interfere with it!"

After chatting for a while, Chen Xing took the Olsen sisters out of the MGM building instead of Eric.

Looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the two sisters got into a red car from behind and then merged into the traffic flow and disappeared without a trace.

The pencil on the fingertips rotated smoothly, and suddenly there was a crisp sound, and sawdust fell to the floor.

"Do you want me to help you clear the obstacles? Drive the tiger and devour the wolf! Hum!"

The red Lamborghini had no speed at all during the rush hour and could only move forward slowly in the traffic, with the Olsen sisters sitting safely in the back seat.

"Ashley, is this really a good decision? Are we really going to bring Eric Cooper into the company? I always feel like this is a dangerous path to take."

Ashley Olsen looked at her sister helplessly: "So do you want to continue to endure Robert's manipulation?"

After being stunned for a while, Mary Olson sighed: "No, I've had enough of him after more than ten years, and he really can't keep up with the times. Look at the route he chose for us, will he still put us behind us?" Treat her like the little girl she was ten years ago.”

"The current Robert Solney is no longer the man who moved everything and everyone. Maybe he has some energy in the TV industry, but it is no longer what we need. What we need is the big screen, and he can't do it."

Ashley Olsen also sighed: "Yeah, it's a pity that this man still regards himself as the role of godfather. It is difficult to break away from him just relying on our strength."

"But Eric Cooper, I'm worried that he wants not just a portion of the shares, but the entire Double Star Entertainment." Mary Olson said worriedly.

"Mary, everything has risks. At least getting rid of Solny is what we need most at the moment. As for Eric Cooper, in the worst case, if he gets all the shares of Solny, it will only be 45%. "

"And the two of us also own 45% of the shares, plus David and Garnetti each own 5%. We still have absolute say."

"Well, I hope so. By the way, little Elizabeth's gift, I almost forgot about this. Tomorrow is her 14th birthday."

"What did you buy?"

"I can't tell you this. We can compete to see who Elizabeth likes more."

Today is the weekend, Santa Rosa High School is on holiday, and the crew is also on vacation. Eric doesn't plan to go to the crew, so he can wait until Monday.

Yesterday, the movie "Whale Rider" purchased at the Sundance Film Festival was released. Since it is a literary film, the scale of the screening will definitely not be too large. There is no way around it. Even if MGM wants to screen it on a large scale, the theaters have not agreed, because they are worried that the profit will be too low.

So it’s actually only registered in more than 600 movie theaters, and the publicity is not big. Eric approved a funding of 100 million US dollars, which is very meaningful.

The money was not much, just enough to buy some space in some newspapers, and then hired trolls to hype it up on the Internet, focusing on publicity from the perspective of environmental protection and animal protection.

Just like racial issues, sexism, vegetarianism, etc., environmentalism and animal rights have always been popular in the West and are absolutely politically correct.

Those who object can object in their hearts, but they often get into trouble if they speak out. Both groups have die-hard fans and idiot fans.

Similar to "Barbershop" and "Get Out", it's Blackie's money that makes money, and "Whale Rider" makes money from them.

Over at AK Film and Television, Bema Hadi and Warren found two novice directors from nowhere, and then each recruited a cast of extras to film the script written by the ninth-rate screenwriter they found.

There is a movie called "Saw", and it goes without saying that it is a copycat.

The other one is called "Dragonfly Man", and its target is naturally Sony's "Spider-Man".

As for whether Sony will get angry and sue AK Films, there is no need to worry about this issue. Let alone Sony, even if Disney comes, it will still not win.

Because among the laws regarding copyright and authorship, there is an article called transformative use.

The general meaning is that if you quote someone else's work, but add your own secondary innovation in the middle, then this forms a new work and belongs to a new copyright.

The core is to have your own innovation, so that after watching it, the audience will understand at a glance that it is completely different from the spiritual core of the original work, and can replace the uniqueness of the original work.

For example, Emperor Gate's "Scream" series spoofed a large number of well-known movies such as "Scream", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "The Matrix", "The Exorcist" and "The Grudge", but it does not constitute infringement.

Because the audience understands that this is a funny shit movie and has nothing to do with horror.

And videos like film and television commentary, such as Mr. Liu, Lao Xie, the UP hosts of Station B before Eric traveled through time, are strictly considered infringements.

Because they are commentaries and complaints based on film and television works, but they are just simple explanations and complaints without adding their own innovation. The audience knows very well that you are talking about this movie, and you do not call it innovation by saying a few witticisms.

If the companies that own these works take serious legal action, the UP owners will almost be wiped out.

Beverly Hills, Cooper's House.

"Dad, Robert Solney, do you know this guy?"

Charlie Cooper nodded: "I have dealt with the CEO of Double Star Entertainment before. He is the agent of the Olsen sisters and has some energy in the TV industry."

"What is this person's character? What is his character like?"

"I don't know about this. We haven't had any in-depth communication. I can't remember the last time I saw him. Now I can't even find this person's appearance in my mind."

Dad's eyebrows jumped as he said this: "Why are you asking him? Is it related to Double Star Entertainment's shares?"

"Yes, Robert Solny is our target."

Eric recounted yesterday's conversation with the Olsen sisters, and of course an old man like Dad could see the clues at a glance.

"It seems that the Olsen sisters do not intend to continue to cooperate with Solny, but after all, they have been in a relationship for more than ten years, and the sisters do not want to break up with Solny directly. They are worried about their reputation."

"That's right, but MGM must take Double Star Entertainment's shares, so the problem is how to convince Solny."

Charlie Cooper pondered for a moment and slowly said: "Let's do this. I will first secretly understand the situation of Double Star Entertainment, and then explore Pearney's words."

"If he plans to sell his shares, he can even acquire them at a premium. Of course, the price must be within our acceptable range."

"If Solni refuses to sell, we will find a way."

"Well, I hope he is a person who knows how to advance and retreat. Otherwise, we can only give him a trap. In short, we must make him 'willingly' sell." Eric looked into the distance with cold eyes.

Santa Monica is not far from Los Angeles. Because it is close to the Pacific Ocean, it is a good place for vacation in the summer.

At this time, in a resort hotel, a waiter was walking in the corridor pushing a cart.

When passing by Room 706, the high-pitched screams almost broke through the walls. You must know that the decoration here is soundproof.

"Damn bitch, are you screaming so loudly, is someone going to kill you?"

She couldn't help but squat down and put her ear to the door to eavesdrop. Now the faint scream became clearer.

As I was fascinated, I felt a surge of excitement in my heart. I didn't know how long I had been squatting in a daze.

"Ouch!"

Feeling a little numb in his legs, the waiter fell to the ground and hurriedly looked around. When he found no one, he blushed and left quickly.

"Oh it's so embarrassing, but it's so uncomfortable. By the way, call Francis, he always wants me."

Cough

In the room, Chloe Sevini coughed violently. The powerful impact and the feeling of foreign matter pouring into her throat made her cough uncontrollably.

He rolled his eyes at the half-naked Eric: "You're still so rude, Eric Cooper!"

"But you like that, don't you?"

"Hmph! Did I say I liked it?"

"No, but the honesty of the body cannot be deceived."

"You hateful guy, you just use me as a tool to vent your desires."

Eric frowned: "Sevi, what you said is a bit hurtful. In this world, no one is someone else's tool. The only difference lies in the use."

Chloe Sevini looked at him with complicated eyes: "Why can you say such shameless words openly? As a man, shouldn't you be coaxing me, even if it's just pretending?"

"Well, in principle, yes, but you also said you were pretending. I think it's better for people to be more real."

"But I feel uncomfortable." Sevigny pursed his lips a little aggrievedly.

Seeing this, Eric's expression turned into a smile, and he gently helped her up from the ground: "Will doing this make you feel better?"

"Yes, at least you know how to help me up."

"That's it!"

Snapped!

With a crisp sound, Chloë Sevigny fell on the bed, covering her red cheeks, and looked at Eric in surprise.

Then her eyes became excited: "I like it better!"

(End of this chapter)