Chapter 28: Countermeasures
Sure enough to anger to himself, Lester Reid lamented in his heart. However, in this case, he did not dare to refute, or he would definitely be swept out.
"Mr. Cohen, we might be able to try... Try to negotiate with Eric Williams and re-sign the sharing agreement."
“Is this what you came up with?” Blount Cohen snorted: “If you are Eric Williams, would you agree to re-sign the agreement?”
Lester Reid swears hard: "Eric Williams should know that according to the current box office trend, it is unfair to Colombia, which invests far more than him, so..."
Before Lester Reid finished, Blount Cohen directly patted the table and said: "Enough, fair, when have you seen the world fair? I want countermeasures, one can fight for Colombia." The countermeasures of interest, not whimsical."
Lester Reid bowed his head in silence, no longer speaking. Blount Cohen looked at the others and finally fell on Amy Pascal, who was sitting at the end of the conference table. In the conference room, only Amy Pascal was opposed to Eric Williams's gambling agreement, which gave him a glimmer of hope.
Blount Cohen gently eased his tone to Amy Pascal: "Amy, do you have any good ideas?"
Although Blount Cohen was screaming in the conference room, Amy Pascal was a little absent-minded. She was disappointed with Blount Cohen in her heart. She was conservative, lacking courage, suspicion, and was not calm. There was no one. The style of the person, do not know how Coca-Cola chose this mediocre president. Amy Pascal even thought that she might have to change her job.
However, when he heard that Blount Cohen asked himself, Amy Pascal still sorted out his thoughts and said: "Mr. Cohen, I have no way to deal with the gambling agreement. Even if we directly force the film now It is also impossible to obtain the copyright of "Little Ghosts" for free, but instead face up to hundreds of millions of dollars in claims by Eric Williams."
Said here, Amy Pascalton took a moment, giving everyone a chance to think, not waiting for Blount Cohen to speak again, then said: "So, what we should do now is to try to get Eric Williams Seriously implement the gambling agreement to show Colombia’s sincerity. The "Little Ghosts" box office is worth more than 50 million US dollars, so overseas and other surrounding copyrights will return to Eric Williams. On the other hand, "Little Ghosts" will definitely make a sequel. We have maintained a good cooperative attitude this time. When making the sequel, I believe that with the savvy of Eric Williams, I will definitely continue to cooperate with us. I think This is the only way to win more for Colombia."
After Amy Pascal said, the other top leaders in the conference room couldn't help but nod. Blount Cohen, although somewhat agree with Amy Pascal's point of view, remembered Amy Pascal and Jeffrey Hansen. And Eric Williams may be a friend's relationship, and the suspicious personality makes him feel that Amy Pascal's suggestion is somewhat biased towards Eric.
So Blount Cohen couldn't help but say again: "Amy, you are a Colombian employee, try to think about the company, don't always go to outsiders. If you can figure out a way to overthrow the gambling agreement, get more for us. The benefits, I will give you a promotion immediately."
As if the scene was reproduced a few weeks ago, she worked hard and tried her best to bring high-quality film projects to the company. She did her best to advise the company. As a result, she was kicked out of the project team of "Little Ghosts". She felt that she needed to avoid it. There is no complaint. Then she was asked to speak because she was the only opponent of the wrong decision. She once again raised a suggestion that she thought was reasonable, but she was once again questioned.
This made Amy Pascal feel a bit cold, and her strong grievances went straight to her head. She felt her nose sour, and some liquid in her eyes could not be suppressed. The woman was made of water. She was just a woman.
Suddenly stood up, the back chair was knocked over to the ground because of her sudden movement, and a loud bang was heard.
"Mr. Cohen, I am resigning!"
The cold female voice rang in the conference room. After saying this, Amy Pascal did not finish the documents in front of him as I did last time, but turned away and left the office.
"It's too much, the truth is too much. Who do she think she is?" Because Blount Cohen, who was at the tip of the "Little Ghosts," did not reflect on his own mistakes. He broke out again and turned around. To the assistant behind him: "Notify the security guard, let the Bichi get me out of the way, don't let me see her again in the Columbia headquarters."
"Okay, Mr. Cohen." The assistant snorted and whispered, and carefully got up and left the meeting room.
Taking a sip of coffee and stabilizing the mood, Blount Cohen whispered: "Well, continue, give me the spirit, or I don't mind signing a few dismissal documents today."
Although many people in the executives feel that the advice of Amy Pascal is the most correct, after all, they are able to sit in this conference room and are quite capable professional managers. However, Blount Cohen has been completely immersed in some kind of hysterical mood, and no one will risk the dismissal at this time to support Amy Pascal's suggestion.
Therefore, the executives can only discuss it with a slap in the face. After several hours of deliberation, everyone finally discussed a countermeasure.
At the end of the meeting, Blount Cohen couldn't wait to help the assistant: "Help me contact Mr. Michael Eisner of Disney. I asked him to eat at night, and said that there are important things to discuss, about "Little Ghosts"."
"Okay, Mr. Cohen." The assistant felt that the suffocation of Blount Cohen had disappeared after the meeting, and he was relieved and no longer trembled.
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The next morning, the first week of the "Little Ghosts" $25.75 million box office was revealed by the newspaper, so that Eric, who had received a lot of attention, once again became the focus of public opinion. If the movie was released, many news about Eric also It’s just that the two giants have made it for the promotion of the film, so now it’s the self-issuance of the media.
In this case, Eric, who returned to Los Angeles the night before, wakes up and finds that there is no reporter in front of the house. It is already full of reporters. It’s good, it can only be used to describe these people. The quantity, the slap in the face, holding all kinds of long guns and short guns in his hand.
Because of the intentional or unintentional concealment of Colombia, Eric did not get the box office information about "Little Ghosts" for the first time. But when I saw these reporters, Eric knew that the box office of "Little Ghosts" was bursting.
Although I am grateful to these reporters for 'notifying' themselves in this way, Eric has no desire to deal with reporters. After breakfast, he directly touched the garage. He plans to drive out of the reporter’s encirclement and go to the Colombia headquarters to find out. .
However, it is obvious that Ehrek did not encounter such a 'scenario' in the past, so the way of coping has gone wrong. When the car just got out of the house, it was directly surrounded by a bunch of reporters. Several reporters even climbed to him. On the hood of the car, while asking aloud, he slammed against Eric on the driver's seat with impunity. Journalists in other directions also madly tapped the door and shouted a variety of questions.
"Mr. Eric, what do you think of the $25.75 million box office in the first week of "The Little Devil"?"
"Mr. Williams, do you think "Little Ghosts" will exceed "ET"?"
"Eric, according to the gambling agreement, you are about to become the youngest billionaire in Hollywood. What do you do after you have the money?"
"Mr. Eric, I am a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Can you give me an exclusive interview?"
"Eric..."
"..."
As if the 10,000-word duck kept yelling in his ear, Eric was excited about hearing the $25.75 million first-week box office, but more was nervous and upset, and there were too many reporters around the car. He did not dare to step on the gas pedal with the scalp. The fat white reporter in front of the car was obviously eager to try, a wretched look of 'seeking for contact.'