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San Diego that Qualcomm Headquarters is at south California, is away from Los Angeles, only then less than two hours of driving distance, the communication is convenient. Eric after Irvine Jacob expressed buys stock the intention of Qualcomm, both sides then started the close consultation.
In the Firefly cinema city Eric office, just Kelly that hurried back from San Diego gave Eric a memorandum, said: „Chris can also consult with Qualcomm several important shareholders in the afternoon, he made me just come back first, this was the negotiation result, Qualcomm Board of Directors is only willing to accept us to propose that in the morning the half of note capital amount, their manner were not that firm, eventually achieved the transaction to be only the time issue.”
Eric opens memorandum that Kelly hands over, said: „Since starts the formal contact, this matter will not definitely be able to conceal the truth to be too long, delaying the time to grow will present any accident unavoidably. I care also only then time issue, one week, I hope that this transaction determines within following one week.”
Kelly said: „Eric, if will negotiate to compress to one week within, we will be very definitely passive.”
Eric shakes the head, said: „This matter cannot fight a battle to force a quick decision, causes too many people to pay attention, we truly will fall into passively. You will continue to go to San Diego tomorrow, terribly explained clearly with the Qualcomm aspect, AT&T just attained the frequency spectrum license plate to announce GSM as its technical standard, several other attain the operator of frequency spectrum license plate hesitant not to be long, if they, because hesitated erratically, missed is the best time of CDMA lobby, we will give up this transaction without hesitation, therefore, had one week.”
Firefly attempts to buy stock the Qualcomm news, once passes on. Not only will cause the stock price to rise suddenly. Also may cause the person with high aspirations to follow up. After all. Firefly in recent years the investments receives very rich repayment to the Cisco, AOL, Yahoo as well as Nokia and other enterprise in now, the capital market already started to pay close attention to the Firefly investment the trend. If the negotiations drag too for a long time, in the process emits another suddenly in the company that Qualcomm is interested, that is the biggest trouble.
Kelly has considered the moment, nodded: „Good, I will prepare.”
Eric looks at the memorandum, discussed with Kelly something needing attention, takes up on the desk a thick package. Sets out saying: „Wachowski Brothers arrived immediately, you also together come.”
Kelly followed, said with amazement: „Eric, you planned really makes them direct «The Matrix»?”
Eric said: „Has not determined that foresight saw says again.”
„I always thought that this matter some too...... Odd, they are only two unknown small screenwriter.”
Eric said with a smile: „I once was also only unknown small screenwriter.”
Kelly said: „But you have not directed the budget such huge movie from the beginning, the «Home Alone» initial budget 1 million, afterward also had 《Pretty Woman》 and «Home Alone 2», 《Running Out of Time》 as well as «Ghost», you until sixth «Twister». Starts to attempt to produce the movie greatly.”
Eric explained: „At that time my courage was quite small, if manufactures to invest hundred million big projects directly. The Box Office disastrous defeat, surely did not have present me.”
Some Kelly doubts, the directing route that once from infancy to maturity fortified at every step from Eric, he is very sane person, but this time behavior appeared some is not very sane.
Because «Jurassic Park» attains greatly successfully, the movie reorganization of Firefly to Eric this «The Matrix» has very great anticipation, the movie-making budget has arrived at 100 million USD directly. Katzenberg and the others hope actually Eric can continue to direct personally, but Eric actually directed work no Hollywood new military recruits to have the interest to two newly emerged successive one, this was really beyond comprehension.
Is nearby administrative building Eric often has the lunch as before that small dining room, just passed through the gate, waited for the two brothers in dining room then to stand up, the side is also accompanying a cinema city staff.
Eric sends that the staff who is responsible for accompanying to leave, sat in the Wachowski Brothers opposite with Kelly together, is looking at Wachowski Brothers of this time or man, Eric has a strange feeling inexplicably, perhaps is the cultural idea difference reason, Eric is very difficult to understand the idea of transgender.
Feels the Eric vision, appearance brings the eyeglasses thin and weak but is actually being elder brother's Larry Wachowski looked at Eric to place the package on tabletop conveniently, said: „Mr. Williams, excuse me, think that our tentative plan about the «The Matrix» is what kind of?”
Eric receives the bewildered thoughts, pulls out the minute of scene rough sketch in package, said: „You can call me Eric, I think in your rough sketch and tentative plan of 360 degrees revolving scene about the bullet time am cool, but, I felt that you have not deferred to my novel to reorganize completely, but in these rough sketches has not given detailed script, can say you first regarding the concrete idea of plot?”
«The Matrix» novel version that in order to avoid the thought collision, Eric initially wrote besides name and master line conception, has not walked in the memory the route of movie version, does not have the abstruse methodology, but is mainly the actor Neo accident discovered one live after illusory, resists the parent substance to return to the reality with the partners together the story.
Hears the Eric issue, Larry Wachowski said: „Eric, actually, before I and Andy, has excessively similar conception, but is just some scattered fragment ideas, until seeing your novel, we decide our story script, minute of scene rough sketch that therefore, you see, is I and Andy unifies your novels as well as our some ideas draws up. We thought that to the novel version, this kind of story should be able to hold the excavation and discussion of deeper level, about is realistic and illusory, root wait/etc. about life, but should not merely be only a science fiction.”
Eric nodded, said: „, Abandons my story completely, said your ideas?”
„Naturally does not have the issue,” Larry Wachowski said: „Our ideas are this, in the middle of illusion of parent substance manufacture. Neo should be is skilled in the programmer of hacker technology. Some day. A mysterious person contacts with him suddenly......”
Wachowski Brothers starts to narrate that full of enthusiasm own story idea, Eric often inserts several words, unknowingly, gradually was attracted the discussion including Kelly.
Until around 2 : 00 pm, several talented people remember to have the lunch, simple filling the belly, Eric starts to inquire that the Wachowski Brothers concrete shoots idea, so has discussed in the evening. Wachowski Brothers leaves the Firefly cinema city.
Eric makes the attendant remove the coffee on table, has ordered the supper while convenient, then asked Kelly: „You thought that they are what kind of?”
Kelly thinks that said: „Has the two people of idea very much, but, if according to their idea shoots, this movie likely can some...... Obscure, if manufactures low cost the ult piece, may become the classics. But invests over a hundred million big manufactures as one, the Box Office aspect is very difficult to guarantee.”
Eric nodded. The vision of female assistant is very keen.
In original space and time, to draw to the investment of «The Matrix». Wachowski Brothers restrains in the script aspect, just right wanting oneself wants to express the methodology as well as the commercial element that unifies, therefore the audience saw a cool vigor fully actually not the deficient connotation science fiction big piece. «The Matrix» first part is published, immediately has caused the stir, not only Box Office reputation double harvest, makes legal proceeding Wachowski Brothers become Hollywood Director. Hollywood has a very simple and crude rule, so long as you can be Film Studio produce the movie that Box Office sells greatly, you can obtain all that wants. Therefore, after first part success, two brothers become Hollywood Director, won the full domination in sequel manufacture, movie-making side Warner nothing which is not has also permitted regarding two brothers' requests, therefore, the two brothers started gasser their idea to the movie, the sequel while was swaying the special effect unscrupulously the plot becomes is also gloomy and obscure, this type violent did not coordinate the disastrous consequence that caused is, the movie fans were waiting for deeply worried four years later, finally actually saw the work of two sequel inferior to the previous work, after second part «The Matrix Reloaded» a series of reputation of basically will consume completely., The movie fan disappointment will sway directly on third, causes to be series peak end has reduced for entire series Box Office and reputation dreariest.
Recalls these matters, Eric was saying to the female assistant: „The script aspect I will check personally, definitely will not make them act unreasonably with wishes fulfilled.”
„Eric, but they do not have any to direct the experience eventually, according to the general filmmaking periodic table, all smooth words, «The Matrix» needs three months of shoots time as well as the similar four months of post production probably, the earlier arrangement also takes three months probably, in addition is also probably less than one year. From the present to next year summer files, our also one -and-a-half years of time, in the future announcement can also carry on with the later period, time card is tighter, could make them use in the half year the time, first directs a low cost movie to exercise.”
Eric nods: „This actually great idea, um, one -and-a-half years of time...... Volume, one -and-a-half years, 18 months, six months, in 1995, in 1997......”
Kelly saw Eric to say was saying, the complexion fluctuated suddenly continuously, strange muttered, worried that stood up: „Eric, you how?”
Eric calmed down, to smile reluctantly, puts out a hand to pat small hand of Kelly according to in own shoulder, said: „I am all right, but has thought of something suddenly.”
„How to have related?” Kelly somewhat worried as before, pastes the hand back on the Eric forehead, except for some thin perspiration, has not felt any difference actually.
With a smile small hand who Eric seizes the female assistant placed the lip to kiss, said: „Is all right, but thinks suddenly I have possibly neglected something.”
Kelly had been kissed on the hand back by Eric, feels not far away attendant surprise the vision, the complexion micro red withdrawing small hand, sat once more, actually forgot that inquired why Eric will be a moment ago rude.
The Eric expression quickly restored as usual, actually not to put down the thought at heart.
Because of Kelly reminder, Eric has thought suddenly the «RMS Titanic» manufacture cycle, in the original space and time, after «RMS Titanic» creates the Box Office miracle, manufactured the detail to be dug up by the media. Eric remembers clearly that «RMS Titanic» in original space and time started to arrange from the second half of 1995, starting from 1996 official shoots. Fox the plan in 1997 summer files screened. Finally Cameron will manufacture the cycle to repeatedly delay. Finally was towed at the end of 1997 to screen, entire manufacture cycle nearly two years.
Although from the beginning was «RMS Titanic» has authorized the manufacture budget of 150 million USD, but Eric has the preparation that Cameron can exceed expenditures absolutely at heart, so long as can bring with the original space and time in same classics, Eric to did not mind that Cameron will budget to clash once more high to 200 million USD. But he accidentally has actually neglected, Cameron not only will exceed expenditures in the budget, will also go over the time limit in the manufacture.
Because of the auction of last year Disney Hand-Drawn Animation Department, Firefly must at an animated film present one time to be out of stock in one year in next year summer files. If «RMS Titanic» cannot screen as scheduled, in 1996 Firefly summer files possibly on only the remaining «The Matrix» this movies.
In the past few years, Firefly summer the several hosts of files pushed the movie creation the profit to account for about annual Film Industry service profit half, thus it can be seen summer the importance of files to Firefly Film Industry service department. If the summer files movie will be fooled scale shrank to suddenly in the past one-third next year, the Firefly Group Film Industry service was affected inevitably greatly.
This matter, dies to stare at Cameron definitely not to have any effect, finally only possibly makes him the decibel in the square roaring again high.
Eric decided at heart quickly, prepare to ahead of time well.
Moreover, fortunately, now just at the beginning of 1995. If realized in the second half of the year again this matter, wanted to arrange to lift up in 1996 again summer the movie of files. Time definitely without enough time.
......
The «The Matrix» Director candidate under the Eric personal decision, has determined Wachowski Brothers quickly.
Eric also according to the suggestion of Kelly, in the «The Matrix» earlier period mounting phase, making Wachowski Brothers a shoots low cost movie temper the Director skill ahead of time.
The Wachowski Brothers book is screenwriter, in hand just personally compilation named «Bound» script, but script had sold to one to accommodate alongside in Warner the production company of single-handedly, in Eric personally acts to coordinate as well as Firefly complies in the situation of joint investment, Warner consented gives Wachowski Brothers refreshedly the Director authority.
Is continuing with the negotiations of Qualcomm as before, the news several days was revealing afterward inevitably, several big telecom operators expressed the close concern, even also has the AT&T high level through Warren Buffett calls to inquire the Eric intention.
Although the Qualcomm stock price also immediately rises suddenly, but, under the Firefly tough stance, the Qualcomm shareholder and Board of Directors starts to compromise step by step.
Hollywood, the Golden Globe Award presentation ceremony nears. Eric actually little pays attention to this matter, to avoid the Cameron «RMS Titanic» dragging time will cause the summer files not to have the piece to be possible next year on, Eric will start to bustle about in choosing the script matter.
„Mr. Williams, the story is this, because marine corps military officers the discontented United States mansion treated the manner of soldiers killed in action, leading the subordinate to capture a number of toxic bombs, was changed to the prison islands of tourist scenic zone to kidnap a group of tourists as the hostage, threatened the United States mansion to pay the 100 million USD ransom money to be used by this to compensate the soldiers killed in action. That abandoned the prison once is called ‚Alcatraz Island’, guard is famous strictly. Rescues in the process of hostage, compels to discover that a United Kingdom former agent was only one once the criminal who escaped from prison from Alcatraz Island successfully, will therefore compel the management to deceive that agent he to receive the United States mansion ****, the premise was leads the special troops to enter Alcatraz Island to save the hostage......”
The Firefly cinema city, in the Eric office, a thin middle-aged person was narrating own script idea to Eric, but also was often gesticulating some hand signals, Eric was listening attentively peacefully, sat in other one side Jerry Bruckheimer actually kept nodding, when the middle-aged person finished narrating that said: „Eric, David the creativity is what kind, is very good?”
Smiling of Eric shows neither approval nor disapproval, to thin middle-aged humanity: „Mr. Weisberg, you goes back first, if there is a result, some people will inform your.”
The thin middle-aged person looked at Jerry Bruckheimer, some unwilling hearts said to Eric: „Mr. Williams, your conceivable, the role of United Kingdom senior agent by Shane Connelly acts, first 007 act the United Kingdom agent, laughs uproariously fully, that expert on chemistry can give Nicolas Cage, Director chooses John Wu, his Director style is suitable this script. Comes out by this card division shoots. The movie will sell absolutely greatly.......”
Eric does not have what to indicate as before that Jerry Bruckheimer actually patiently did not knit the brows, said: „David, listens to Eric, you go back first, in the afternoon I will call you.”
David Weisberg feels Jerry the disgruntledness of Bruckheimer, does not dare to pester again, set out to leave the office honestly.
When the office door closes. Jerry Bruckheimer said to Eric: „Eric, can you say your idea now?”
„Jerry,” the Eric booth lets go, says with a smile: „You know that my custom, I do not hope initially the «Cutthroat Island» script event occurred again.”
Knew that Eric is seeking script, for several days, Firefly receives massive script that script manager delivers. However, the absorption past lesson, wanted to deliver to front of Eric script, script all people needed to sign a strict intention contract with Firefly first. Determined after Eric chooses script, screenwriter will not seek after the benefit to give other Film Studio the script monopolization.
Today. Jerry the Bruckheimer region screenwriter is walking in suddenly in high spirits, indicated that the good drops recommend to him, therefore then had the situation.
Jerry Bruckheimer said: „I am certainly clear, moreover I also thought that initially that matter, was you gave Michael the pit that Eisner dug, I guessed right?”
Eric shrugs, even if all people guess that he will not acknowledge.
Jerry Bruckheimer understands clearly smiled, then explained: „I have bought this script, therefore puts down, so long as Firefly complies to invest, other will not have the issue.”
„Jerry, you have neglected probably an issue, until now, I have not known this script name.”
„Volume, this I have neglected actually, but the script stage movie name often is undecided, naturally, David gave a name to this story, called «The Rock».”
„Good, «The Rock»,” Eric read, said with a smile: „That, David Weisberg just said that Shane Connelly and Nicolas Cage and John Wu, Oh, your this gold medal movie-making, in this case, have you calculated film budget?”
Eric does not know in the original space and time Shane salary of Connelly in «The Rock» is many, but he actually exactly knows that Shane Connelly has attained the own first 20 million salary in afterward that «Entrapment», now is lower, will not lower are too many. Cage current salary also in 15 million USD about, John Wu Jingli three have sold the movie greatly, the Director salary is not lower than 10 million USD similarly, Jerry Bruckheimer this gold medal Producer, does not have 10 million definitely also definitely is incorrect. Then, this movie is only the Lord creates the salary merely, will not be lower than 50 million.
Jerry the Bruckheimer plate consider as finished moment, said: „Eric, the acting the leading role disbursement of this movie was high, but movie not too many special effect and magnificent scenes, therefore budgeted to be able to control in 80 million.”
Eric does not know that previous life «The Rock» has attained many Box Office, but this movie was actually at that time home earliest a number of introduction pieces, wants to come North America and global Box Office will not be absolutely bad. Knocked the seat arm rest to consider moment, the Eric nod saying: „Good, Jerry, only then 80 million, moreover you know that Firefly has not signed the salary to award marks the custom of agreement, therefore this 80 million is all movie-making disbursements.”
Jerry when Bruckheimer sent out this budget actually has raised, according to his estimate, movie 75 million USD can complete probably. Eric not like he had worked together as colleagues these Film Studio high levels, takes away a Lord to create or reduce 120 million budget to have the difficult problem to the producer intentionally, makes him feel is comfortable, therefore the nod said: „Does not have the issue, Eric, I and Shane Connelly is very familiar, I can help to convince him to join this project, Cage and John Wu Nabian, you had better be able personally act to greet.”
They discussed in detail this project, Jerry Bruckheimer is just about to leave, Eric cracks a joke saying: „Jerry, in the recent several days, enters this office may leave behind 1-2 script drops, won't you plan such to leave?”
Jerry Bruckheimer haha smiled, remembers itself not to have what urgent matter to leave, Eric said that then sat, turns upwards the leg expression to say at will: „Here but actually really also script, but some hackneyed stuff, are imitate the «Lethal Weapon» two police look up the male holotype the crime action movie, I planned sold to Columbia to trade a change, does not budget high, only then 19 million, are you interested in listening?”
Eric narrows the eye slightly, smiling face is invariable, said: „Oh, does script name?”
„«Bad Boys».”( To be continued.)
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