Chapter 945: a pair of eyes suitable for horror movies
Discussing Yahoo's development plan for the next morning, near noon, everyone went offline, and Eric was able to check today's box office data on Jurassic Park 3.
The first day of the Jurassic Park 3 box office was $19.02 million. Although it was not comparable to the box office data of $23.1 million on the first day of "Rush Hour 2" last week, it was not beyond the forecast of the Firefly Film Distribution Department.
According to the analysis report of Los Angeles, according to the box office and word-of-mouth status of the first day of 19.02 million US dollars, the first week of the Jurassic Park 3 box office should be around 80 million US dollars, the North American total box office can easily break through 200 million US dollars. According to some data feedback from the overseas box office market, the film's overseas box office should also be able to reach 400 million US dollars.
In the previous Jurassic Park series, because of Spielberg’s second ticket, the whole trilogy was not as good as a word of mouth or a box office. At the moment, after the careful care of the Firefly Group, the new Jurassic Park trilogy still maintains a very good reputation and business prospects. Although the global $600 million box office is far from being comparable to the previous two, it has already surpassed the 90% production in North America.
However, after the third part, the series will be completely suspended, waiting for the future to mature and restart.
I made an appointment with Chris to go to Manhattan to attend a fund manager meeting this evening. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, I left East Hampton with Chris.
The party was led by JP Morgan Chase and was located at the Plaza Hotel.
The winter was very short. Eric and Chris arrived in Manhattan and the night was near. I chose a restaurant for dinner and two people rushed to the Plaza Hotel.
It has just ravaged the whole of Southeast Asia. Even in the United States, there are many people who are critical of what these hedge funds are doing. Therefore, this gathering is very low-key, there is no red carpet, no reporters, and there is no indication of this. A group of financial tycoons in the hotel are secretly meeting. Eric followed Chris until he came to the door of a banquet hall and watched him show his invitation to understand the destination.
Entering the banquet hall, Eric saw several middle-aged men in suits and greets them, and smiled and asked Chris: "I don't know where to see, Soros likes to participate in artists, Writers, musicians and other kinds of parties, but do not like to participate in the gatherings in the circle, will he really come today?"
Chris nodded: "Of course, I specifically called him and said that you will come over, and then he will say that he will come over."
Eric remembered that Chris had flirted with his words a few days ago and suddenly remembered a joke. "I suddenly think that you guys are quite...black."
Chris obviously didn't understand the phrase that Eric had put together, saying, "Oh, is this a compliment?"
"Count," Eric nodded.
Under the introduction of Chris and several fund managers, I feel that these fund managers suddenly looked at him and Chris.
Turning around, Eric saw an old man with a gray face and a straight face coming in from the door, it was George Soros.
Soros nodded to the people who paid attention to him, but went straight to Eric and reached out: "Hey, Eric, nice to meet you."
Eric did not recognize his life, and smiled and reached out and shook him. "Hello, George."
Soros obviously didn't mean to have too much contact with everyone. He just greeted the people in the hall. He found a seat with Eric and sat down with a bit of chattering voice. "Eric I’ve been gonna see you. I met Jeffery at the party last time. He said that you wrote a few words on my book. I also asked him to copy it for me. Very interesting. However, one of my Chinese friends said that you may want to use these words to express an imposing manner, but in fact, their true meaning is not what you think."
From Soros's words, Eric can feel the old man's enthusiasm for a while, and he just took a bit of temptation.
Smiling and listening to Soros, Eric said: "I naturally know that the heavens and the earth are furnaces and the work is made for work; the yin and yang are the anthrax, and all things are the copper. These ancient Chinese are actually explaining the ancient Eastern A philosophical thought of the law of existence in heaven and earth. However, as the famous saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlet in the eyes of a thousand readers. Everyone has their own understanding of one thing, I see It is a magnificent scene in which the world is used to smelt everything in the world."
Soros originally thought that Eric had only tasted it, and did not deeply understand the Laozi and Zhuang philosophy contained in the ancient Chinese. Although he felt that it was very good for a young person like Eric to achieve this level. It is.
At this point, listening to Eric said that he realized that Eric’s understanding of this was no worse than him. He nodded. Soros said: “I understand, these days, I have been with the Chinese friend. Discussing the Lao Zhuang philosophy of the East, this philosophical system pays attention to the fact that people must respect the laws of the world and the earth, and they follow the trend. On this point, they put themselves in the position of 'people'. But you understand that sentence. At the time, I put myself in the position of 'Heaven and Earth'."
"Oh, if these words are heard by others, I will be treated as arrogant." Eric couldn't help but laugh.
"No, you do have this capital. The only advantage we have in front of you is that we are older," Soros followed with a chuckle and said: "Eric, I still have one." I don’t quite understand the facts. In this case in Southeast Asia, why did you skip the currency of other countries after the Thai baht and the Indonesian rupiah and directly bet on the won? Seriously, the capital you invested in this time is very small. However, in this crisis, your rate of return definitely exceeds that of most hedge funds. More people are reluctant to give up all the opportunities in the past six months, but instead they have not been able to get much."
Eric is not surprised that Soros can know the various layouts of the firefly investment in this Southeast Asian economic crisis. He certainly can't give Soros an explanation, and he doesn't want to talk nonsense. He has to shirk his way: "George, this kind of thing, I think you still ask Chris better. I actually only know some basic theoretical knowledge."
"I have already asked, Hansen said, this is the result of your insistence." Soros finished, his eyes fixed on Eric.
Eric squinted at Chris, who was talking and laughing, and spread his hand: "If you must have an answer, I think it should be because I am an outsider, others are smashing Southeast Asia one by one." I don’t do this when I’m in a country’s currency, and I’m not so greedy, I’m stuck with it in all countries’ goods, or I’m focusing all my power on one point. As Southeast Asia’s economic strength, it’s the most In developed countries, I think the last battle of this crisis should be South Korea. The biggest profit from slamming the won is that it has enough time for layout."
Soros carefully tasted Eric’s words, just wanted to recognize the nod, and then shook his head, saying: “No, South Korea is not the last stop of this financial crisis.”
Eric also shook his head: "The profit from launching the second round of attacks on Southeast Asia is not big. Although there will definitely be people doing this next year, I don't think it is necessary. Others, I don't think there are any valuable goals."
Soros followed the temptation: "You think further north, the polar bear."
Eric felt that Soros was like a wolf who jumped into a trap with a sheep. He could feel that the old man was not malicious to himself, but still unconsciously wanted to dig himself into the pit: "George, if I remember correctly that Russia introduced $10 billion in foreign capital through the issuance of treasury bonds and stocks this year, which is more than the previous five years. In this 10 billion-mile, quantum funds should account for a large share. Well, do you really want Russia to have an economic crisis?"
In memory, in 1998, Russia did inevitably fall into the midst of an economic crisis.
But this time, Soros’s attitude is to maintain the exchange rate of the ruble. Because he was in the past year, due to the optimistic view of Russia's economic recovery, large profits from the currency markets of Southeast Asian countries were used to buy Russian government bonds and stocks. Subsequently, due to the sharp depreciation of the Russian currency, stocks and bonds fell at the same time, Soros lost nearly $3 billion.
Soros looked suspiciously at Eric, and this time he was really surprised: "Eric, you don't seem to be optimistic about the Russian economy?"
Eric shrugged and said: "Your "financial alchemy" still benefits me a lot. You call the influence of human factors on economic activities reflexive. The less the economic activity is disturbed by humans, the more In line with the theoretical economic law.
However, if you look at Russia, although it appears to be a capitalist country, capital does not play any decisive role in the country’s economy. The people who really decide the Russian economy are moving, but people are selfish, they have In my own position, I have my own selfishness. In the face of these interests, I am really willing to make a few concessions for a country and a nation. For his political ambitions, Yeltsin dragged the entire Soviet Union into the abyss and let the huge empire that once contend with the Union fall apart. He is still in the position of the Russian president. Who can guarantee that he will not do this for the second time? Who can guarantee that there will be no second Yeltsin to appear?
Therefore, I am pessimistic about the future of Russia. Look, George, once the economic crisis spreads to Russia, the first thing that the group of people consider is only to protect their own interests. In the final analysis, the ruble is devalued. The most hurt is the civilians. They will only pass this damage on civilians as much as possible. ”
Soros suddenly felt that he could not understand the young people in front of him. Eric seemed to be talking about Russia, but he seemed to be talking about others. However, he felt that Eric’s words were very reasonable. What is the current Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Soros is clear, but he suddenly regrets that he has invested a large sum of money in Russia, but at this time, he wants to withdraw the billions of dollars from Russia in the short term. Unrealistic.
Temporarily let go of this matter, Soros said: "Eric, I found out that you are a complete pessimist."
Eric also felt that he had just had some gaffes and shook his head in mockery. Anyway, he had nothing to do with himself.
Letting one's heart become cold again, Eric quickly smiled and said: "Yes, many people around me say that I am a pessimist. I don't think there is anything wrong with this. I am pessimistic. It is also a force to drive people forward. I feel that I still have a lot of things to do, so don't be too optimistic."
"Speaking of this, Eric, you seem to be too obsessed with the investment in new technology. The combination of firefly investment, in my opinion, is basically a bunch of bubbles. The Nasdaq market will soon be shattered. If I It is you, I would rather use all of the funds for the development of the Firefly Group."
Eric knew that Soros was really giving himself advice, but he still disagreed: "George, in this respect, you are too pessimistic. Now the technology stocks have begun to bubble. It is not false. But, thousand The tens of billions of dollars of foam piled up, even if it is broken, the dust and debris left behind is a huge wealth."
Eric provoked this topic, and the two began to talk about the new wave of technology, and talked about the third technological revolution. Occasionally, Soros will also pull the topic to his favorite philosophical topic, and he is self-deprecating that he is the most in the financial world. The philosopher who failed.
When I watched the two people chattering, the people who wanted to come over and pick up the shackles could only beat the clock. Only Chris came over and gave them two glasses of wine, accompanied them to talk a few words, and walked away without any trace.
It was already ten o'clock in the middle of the night when I left the party.
Eric exchanged the business card with Soros when he left, but neither of them said anything about seeing you next time. After a night of communication, they also found that they are the kind of people who like to keep a distance from others. character.
In a few hours, it was inevitable to drink a few more glasses. Eric returned to his apartment on Sixth Avenue, and took a shower, but the wine was stronger.
Wearing a bathrobe and rubbing wet hair into the living room, Eric lay lazily on the sofa and didn't want to move. He picked up the remote control and turned on the TV.
Fox Channel is playing a costume drama, and it is not clear that the characters in the series are decorated with some Western-style fantasy games like the Elder Scrolls that he played in his previous life.
Eric took a few moments, and the episode of this time should be a replay. He has no interest in Western costume dramas. I was about to change the stage, but I was attracted by a female archer in the drama.
Not because of the beauty of the female archer, mainly the eyes.
The actress's eyes are not too big, and they don't touch the words like pretty flattery. However, I don’t know if the colors of the eyes are too light, and the pupils are very dark and eye-catching, giving a witch-like feeling of sorrow, but her whole temperament is like a cat that may be scared at any time. It seems timid and fragile, and even a little nervous.
Eric has been looking for the heroine of "Midnight Rings" during this time. At this time, seeing the actress named Vera Famega on the screen, Eric suddenly felt that there is such a pair. The eyes of the horror film, she is tailor-made for the heroine of "Midnight Ring".